Chapter 4
"" - Talking
'' - Thinking
{} - Sparda
[] - Ddraig
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Ayato's eyes were still focused on trying to get Rias & Stella to help him as he accepted the slaps from his masters as she spoke seriously "How many times do we have to repeat myself? No is no. We can't allow you to save that nun"
"She's got a Sacred Gear that can heal anything including Devils…and they intent to do some sort of ritual to her…It'll start another war if they can heal all there injuries that easily" Ayato retorted, he didn't want Asia's ability to be known but he had to convince Rias to let him go save her.
"You'll definitely get killed if you go. You won't be able to come back alive anymore. Do you understand?" Rias spoke, trying to keep a calm tone
"I would go protect anyone I care about…even if I knew I was going to die because of it…" Yukio spoke with serious eyes, keeping his gaze locked on Rias & Stella , her eyes softening slightly as she spoke
"That's a wonderful thing; I think it's amazing if you can say that. But that is different from what we are talking about now. The relationship between Devil and Fallen Angel is not as simple as you think. The two sides have been glaring at each other for hundreds and thousands of years. If you show them a single gap of weakness, they will come and kill us. They are our enemy…"
Akeno came in and whispered something into Rias & Stella's ears, a serious expression on There faces; she looked at Yukio for a moment before to the other members as she spoke
"I've got an urgent thing to do now. Akeno,Stella & I will go out for a bit"
"But…Buchou & Stella-Sama!" Ayato spoke only to find Rias & Stella' index fingers on his lips as she spoke
"The Pawn's ability is "Promotion & the Queen ability is all of the Other Pieces Combined" as you know… you can change into other classes if you reach the opponent's base. It can be promoted to any other piece besides the "King" piece.
Ayato, you can promote to any piece besides the "Kings" in the location I & Stella acknowledge as an enemy's location"
"Since it hasn't been that long since you became a Devil, there are restrictions, so it's probably still impossible for you to be promoted to the ultimate piece, "Queen". But you could change to other classes. If you wish strongly and say "Promotion" with your heart, then there will be a change in your ability. Also one more thing, it's about the Sacred Gear. When you use your Sacred Gear, just remember this" Rias stroked his cheek as she continued
"Desire. Sacred Gear's power works on the user's desire. It also determines the power as well. Even if you are a Devil, your will to desire hasn't been lost. There's one last thing you should never forget, Ayato. Even the "Pawn" can take down the "King". This is basic in chess. This truth also applies in the Devils' chess pieces. You can become stronger."
After that she,Stella and Akeno teleported to some place from the magic circle, leaving Ayato with Yuuto and Koneko, the silver haired teen taking a deep breath as he started towards the door
"Hosomaki-kun…?" Yuuto called, Yukio stopping as the blonde asked
"Are you going?"
"Yeah…I have to because Asia's my friend…no matter what happens to me as long as she'll be safe I can live with whatever will happen to me" Ayato replied
"I would say it's a good determination but it's still reckless" Yuuto spoke
"That's just how I am" Ayato spoke with a small smile, part of himself resigned to what may happen as he opened the door only for his eyes to widen as he heard
"I'm going too" Yuuto spoke, Ayato looking back in confusion as the Knight continued
"I don't know much about Asia-san, but you are my comrade. Even though Buchou said that, there's a part of me that respects your decision. Also, I personally don't like Fallen Angels and Priests. I detest them."
"Buchou & Stella-sama said that she acknowledges you have come a long way. Of course it also means that I should support you as well. Buchou may have some sort of plan. If not, she would have stopped you by locking you up somewhere"
Yuuto added, laughing slightly as Ayato thanked Rias & Stella for Their kindness before he was surprised once more
"….I'm going as well." Koneko spoke
"Koneko-san…?" Ayato asked, his smile growing happier as he looked to her
"I am Going with you guys as well." Julis Spoke
"Julis-san...?" Ayato asked, his smile growing happier as he looked to her
"…Julis & I feel uneasy if it's only two people going" She added as Ayato spoke
"Thank you, All of you…let's get going"
…
The quartet of Devils were examining the church as the street lamps flickered into life above them, Ayato was sweating as Yuuto spoke "From this presence, it's certain that there is a Fallen Angel inside…Here, look at this map"
Yuuto spread the map of the building on the road, Ayato confused where he got a map of the church that quickly as Yuuto added "Well, it's basic when you are going into the enemy's territory"
"Besides the sanctuary, there is also a dormitory. The sanctuary looks suspicious." Yuuto signalled to them on the map as he spoke.
"So we can ignore the dormitory…?" Ayato asked as Yuuto nodded
"Most likely. Most "Exiled Exorcists" groups usually make some alteration to the sanctuary. They usually perform suspicious rituals under the sanctuary"
"Why?" Ayato asked confused as Yuuto's smile turned bitter as he answered
"It's the place they used to respect as a holy place, and by doing something that rejects God there, it makes them satisfied because it's an insult to God. Because they loved God, because they were rejected, that's why they purposely cast evil spells under the sanctuary as a representation for their hatred."
"The sanctuary is just behind the gates. I think we can go straight in. The problem is to find the door to the basement once we get in the sanctuary and also if we can defeat the assassins waiting for us" Yuuto added as Ayato nodded as he kept his gaze on the church as he spoke
"Let's get this started…"
The Quartet charged in through the entrance and ran straight for the sanctuary, knowing that the Fallen Angels had noticed them by this point. Entering the sanctuary, Ayato looked around for any attackers, his eyes trailing on the altar and long chairs around the large room which was only lit by candles and interior lamps. Clapping rang out in the room as someone made themselves known from behind a pillar, Ayato activating his gauntlet as the familiar priest spoke "Meeting! It's a reunion! So emotional!"
Freed gave them a weird smile as he continued "Well, I never met a Devil twice before! See, because I'm super strong, I cut Devils into pieces when I first meet them! Once I see them, I cut them up on the spot! I then kiss the corpse and say goodbye! That's how I used to live! But since you guys ruined my style, I'm so lost!"
He opened his eyes to see Ayato diving towards him with his gauntlet covered in ice, managing to pull his sword out in time to block the attack. Freed shot his gun only to miss as Ayato spun away from it before going for a low kick which Freed jumped out of the way as he shouted
"Hey! I was talking you shitty Devil"
"I don't care…I'm here for Asia…Not to listen to your rant" Ayato shouted as he charged, Yuuto Koneko & Julis surprised at the silver haired teen attacking so soon before Yuuto unsheathed his sword and rushed over to help as Freed retorted
"You guys came to rescue Asia-tan, right? Hahaha! Devil-samas are big hearted for coming to rescue a bitch like that who would even heal Devils! Well, just being entranced to a Devil should make that Sister die! Well, there are hidden stairs under that altar. From there you can go to the place where they are doing the ritual."
Ayato launched a ball of Ice magic at Freed, the priest dodging it and a pew thrown by Koneko before Yuuto clashed swords with him, the magic ball exploding as Freed spoke "Hmm! Hmm! Such a bother! Why are you guys so noisy? I'm sorry for talking in a death language! Forgive me after you die!"
Yuuto dodged the light bullets easily with his speed before they clashed swords again as he spoke "Impressive. You are strong."
"Ahahahaha! You too! A "Knight", huh!? Not even a single blind spot! Now this is great! Yes, yes. This is it. I haven't had a battle like this lately! I was about to cry because of it! Hmm! Hmm! I'm going to kill you!" Freed spoke with a smirk before Yuuto's face turned serious as he spoke
"Then I will fight seriously for a bit then…Eat this" The latter part was spoken quietly before black covered Kiba's sword, starting to m engulf the light sword. The priest looked confused as he shouted
"Wha…what the hell is this!?"
"It's the "Holy Eraser", a darkness sword that engulfs light" Yuuto explained as Ayato started to close the distance as he spoke
"Activate!" The jewel glowed before calling out
[Boost!]
"You're a Sacred Gear possessor as well?" Freed spoke surprised to Yuuto before pointing his gun towards Ayato, firing several bullets at him as the Pawn & Queen shouted
"Promotion: Knight!" Ayato disappeared from view with his newly gained boost of speed & Magic before any of the bullets hit him as Freed looked shocked as he spoke
"Promotion!? A Pawn?" Ayato appeared in front of him as he threw his fist into the priest's face, feeling something intercept his attack before throwing his other fist into Freed's chest, launching him back across the room.
Ayato sighed in relief as before noticing the cracked handle left in the priest's hand, guessing correctly that the priest had used it as a shield against his first punch as he spoke "That was for hitting Asia"
"Hmm…Huh? Not only I got punched by a trashy Devil, but he's saying something that I don't get…to me…Don't fuck with me" The priest howled as he got back up as he continued
"Don't fuck with me! You shit! You low life Devil, don't mess around with me! I'll kill you! Definitely! I'll kill you! I'm going to cut you into pieces, you shit!" He took a second sword out which only had the sheath, the trio of Devils around him, smirking as he noticed that he was surrounded
"Wow, wow. Is this what you call a crisis? Well for me, getting killed by a Devil is a no-no, so I feel like retreating. It's a shame that I can't exorcise you guys, but I also don't want to die!" He spoke as he took out a weird looking ball before smashing it on the ground, the blinding light concealing his escape as he cackled from out of view
"Hey. The grunt Devil over there… I think your name was Ayato-kun? To tell you the truth, I have fallen in love with you. So I will definitely kill you. Definitely, okay? I won't forgive a shitty Devil who punched me and gave me a lecture, okay? Then, bye-bye."
"Weirdo" Ayato spoke to himself, Yuuto looking at him seriously along with Koneko & Julis as they each nodded before heading towards the altair's hidden stairs
…
The trio walked down the staircase, Yuuto leading them as Koneko spoke "Possibly at the end of this passage…Because this smell is that person's…"
Ayato nodded, although a small part of himself wondered how she could smell that good before they found a large door as he asked "Is that it?"
"Possibly. I'm sure there are groups of Exorcists and Fallen Angels inside. Are you ready?" Yuuto asked, Ayato and Koneko & Julis nodding as he continued
"Okay. Then we'll open the door…." Yuuto and Ayato prepared to open the door only to find that it opened by itself with a loud creak, the room inside becoming visible as a voice called out
"Welcome Devils" Raynare spoke from the other end of the room, priests standing between the trio and her, each holding sword handles as Ayato's gaze locked onto the girl who was attached to the cross as he called
"Asia!" Asia looked up at Ayato, smiling at seeing him, a solitary tear dropping from her eye as she spoke "Ayato-san?"
"I've come to save you" Ayato shouted back before Raynare spoke
"It's a touching reunion, but it's too late. The ritual is about to finish now" Ayato cursed himself for being late as Asia's body started to glow, using his speed to charging past the Exorcists as Asia screamed in pain while he shouted
"Asia!" The priests tried to surround Ayato; only to get knocked back by Koneko,Yuuto,Julis & Ai.
"…Please don't touch me" Koneko spoke as she punched away one of the priests before Yuuto added as he slashed out with his darkness sword
"Burst into bloom—Antirrhinum Majus!". Julis spoke as she waved her sword and a magic circle took form along the arc of its path. With a fierce blast of heat, an enormous dragon made of flame tore forth from the circle at the Priests
"Take this" Ai spoke as she threw multiple light Spears at the priests killing them all.
A large light came from Asia's body, Raynare catching it in her hand as she spoke victoriously "This is it! This is the power that I craved for, for a long time! Sacred Gear! With this, I will be loved!"
She pressed the light into her chest as she hugged it, the green light covering the room before fading to show the Fallen was covered in green coloured light as she laughed "Fufufu. Ahahahaha! I finally have it! The supreme power! With this…! With this I can become a supreme Fallen Angel! With this I can pay back all those who were looking down on me!"
Yukio roundhouse kicked a priest into the wall before hurrying straight to Asia, Yuuto,Koneko,Julis & Ai supporting him by taking out any priest getting in their way as the silver haired Devil spoke "Thanks, you four."
Asia looked lifeless while she was still attached to the cross, Ayato quickly untied her bindings before holding her in his arms as she seemed to look up at him with tired eyes as she spoke "A…Ayato-san…"
"Hey Asia, I came to take you back" Ayato replied as she smiled slightly as she spoke
"…Yes."
"It's futile" Raynare retorted with a smirk as she looked at the pair as she explained
"Possessors whose Sacred Gear is taken away from their body will die. That girl is going to die."
"Give her Sacred Gear back!" Ayato shouted angrily, Raynare only laughing as she spoke
"There's no way that I will give it back. I even lied to my superiors to get my hands on this. I will kill all of you as well to erase all evidence."
"You're a coward! First you attack me from behind and then you do this" Ayato spoke up angrily, starting to build up a crimson aura into his gauntlet
"Fufufu. I believed at the time you had a greater power that would mean I'd lose in a straight up fight…but instead you had that ordinary Sacred Gear inside you"
"Raynare!" Ayato shouted in rage
"Ahahaha! I don't want a rotten brat like you calling my name!" Raynare sneered, not feeling what was building up inside the silver haired teen
"Ayato-kun! Our formation is at a disadvantage while we're protecting that girl! So go upstairs at once! We'll make a path for you! Now, hurry!" Yuuto spoke as he took down more of the priests, Ayato glaring at Raynare as he shot a beam of crimson energy from his gauntlet at her, smashing her into the wall as his eyes widening slightly as he thought
'Cero…I-I can use it now..?' Ignoring his own confusion for the more pressing matters, Ayato picked up Asia gently in his arms as he spoke softly to her
"Hold on, Asia" He turned to see Koneko and Yuuto had made a path for him as he spoke
"Yuuto-san, Koneko-san,Julis-san & Ai-san don't go losing"
"Of course" Yuuto spoke with a smile as Koneko nodded as she added
"…Right" Ayato rushed out of the room, clutching Asia tightly to avoid her getting hurt again.
…
Ayato panted as he laid Asia onto one of the pews, her face blue as he spoke to her
"Just wait a bit! You'll be fine soon, Asia" Asia smiled as she took one of Ayato's hands, Ayato feeling bad at the lack of any warmth or strength in her hand as she spoke
"…I was…happy…that I had a…friend…even for a short while….If I were to be born again….will you become my friend once more…"
"Don't say that…you'll be fine" Ayato spoke, tears running down his cheeks as he tried to smile at her, her hand patting Ayato's cheek as she spoke
"…You even cry for someone like me…now…I…can…." Asia's hand dropped slowly as she added
"…Thank you…" Ayato rested her hand on her stomach as he wiped his purple eyes glowing of blue of rage as he spoke with a tone filled with rage
"Raynare is going to die for this…."
"Impossible…" She spoke as she raised her arm which had a cut on it as she continued
"Look at this. This is the wound I got from the "Knight" boy while I was coming here…Wonderful isn't it. I can heal any kind of wound. To us Fallen Angels, who lost the protection of God, that child's Sacred Gear is a special present" Raynare placed a hand onto her wound healing it easily
"I don't give a fuck about you crows!" Ayato roared, Raynare sneering as she shouted
"How dare you!? Just for that I'm going to make your death painful as possible"
"Bring it! When I kill you I will bring Asia back!" Yukio shouted as he draw his device Ryuuzutsu & slipped into a fighting stance
[DRAGON BOOSTER!]
The jewel on the gauntlet shone brightly before mysterious marks started to appear on the gauntlet as a huge amount power started to flow into Ayato, who charged to slash Raynare with Ryuuzutsu, who dodged easily as Sparda & Satan quietly spoke to not disturb their host
{Amazing…}
"I will explain it so even a dummy can understand. It's a simple power difference. I have a power of 1000. You have a power of 1. You cannot shorten the gap between us. Even with the ability of that Sacred Gear, the power doubled is only 2. It can't be helped. How can you win against me!?"
[Boost!]
The mark on the jewel changed from I to II as Ayato felt the extra power course through his body, charging with his "Knight" class speed only to miss again as Raynare spoke
"Wow! Did your power increase a bit? Still it's not enough!"
{Ayato you can hold Kurokamitsu in its unsealed form now}
"Kurokamitsu! But how?" She prepared a spear of light to throw at Ayato, the silver haired teen Slice it in half with his blade as he shouted as he charged, intent to use the cleaver sword against her
"Guaaaahhh!" Raynare managed to dodge again, only to find herself having to work harder to dodge his attacks around the sanctuary until Ayato's gauntlet shouted again
[Boost!]
Raynare was surprised as Ayato dodged her spear of light before bringing Kurokamitsu over his head onto her back smashing her into the ground which spider webbed under her. Ayato lifted the blade again, Raynare's wounds healing within a few moments before she was smashed further into the ground by his next hit.
Ayato pours all of his magic into his device,Ryuuzutsu as The Ice windstorm born of that power was turned into a cyclone within Ryuuzume, and devoured the surrounding atmosphere. The atmosphere, the debris, the flame & The Moisture ―anything and everything in the surroundings. Before long, what he had made was a sword of raging storm-ice winds, layers and layers of mass stacked together―
"Kori Kusanagi"
"Let's end this Sacred Gears!" Ayato shouted, lifting the Sword of storm Ice Winds as the jewel shouted, shining bright piercing light.
[Explosion!]
The blinding blue of super-dense magical power burned the night sky white as he brought the blade of Ice Wind down on her as The Ice Windstorm slicing through the sanctuary as a fissure formed along the floor and up the wall from his attack
"Kori Kusanagi, the Blade that Severs the Full Ice Moon. Accept & Perish with grace Raynare" Ayato said as the blade of Ice Wind is heading to her at a very fast rate.
{He used that attack so easily}
Sparda spoke surprised at how his host had pulled off such a move already as Ayato rested Kurokamitsu against his Back as he looked down at Raynare
"Impossible. What is this? Why? That Sacred Gear is suppose to be "Twice Critical", a Sacred Gear that doubles the power of the possessor…and you possess Amonusen…Why didn't I sense this power that surpasses mine before…the wave of demonic power is that of a middle-class…no… that of a high-class Devil…no...that of a Super Devil" Raynare spoke shocked as her wounds healed her body which was still weak. Ayato's eyes widened slightly at that comment, sparing a glance to his red gauntlet which had changed during the fight as Raynare continued in denial
"Lies! This is all lies! I am the Fallen Angel that has the ultimate healing power! I turned into a superior being by obtaining this "Twilight Healing"! I received the right to be loved by Azazel-sama and Shemhazai-sama! I wouldn't lose to someone low like you…"
Raynare flew into the air, a spear of light in each hand, which she threw at him. Ayato uses his Ice wind clad Tornado sword to deflect both of them away as he rested the tip against the ground before him, a serious look on his face as he continued staring at her shocked expression, waves of killing instinct coming from Ayato's body.
Ice Hurricane Sword Emperor Ayato Hosomaki is a natural intervention blazer whose element is " Ice & wind ".
He was able to " absorb " all the ice & wind blowing around the world, and turn it into his own magical power, which would greatly increase the power of his abilities.
That's right, he could always do something like that.
Then a logical question arises, why did he not use such power in difficult situations before?
The answer is simple. Previously, he did not even think to use this power.
Ayato has always been a " seeker " who challenges adversity in order to assert himself that he is the strongest of them all.
When Ayato pushed Ryuzutsu high into the sky, the light pouring from his body turned into a giant blinding tornado. A monstrous force that seemed to reach the moon itself spilled over into Ryuzutsu's blade . A raging giant ice tornado enclosed in a sword. This is Ayato Hosomaki's special technique, which he once used in a battle against Stella. Some time ago, Ayato absorbed the force of the Ice & wind until the entire surrounding area became a Iceless & windless space. By controlling, squeezing, and inserting the raging giant ice tornado into Ryuzutsu's blade , he infused his sword with immense magical power. Laying down layer after layer of the Ice tornado's magical power, he squeezed the ice tornado into a glow that was not much larger than his own sword. In other words, -
"Kori Kusanagi - Shinuchi "
"No…!" Raynare shouted as she tried to make her escape flying up into the air.
Ayato Launched the Kori Kusanagi - Shinuchi onto her, Slicing her body everywhere, blasting everything into rubble, blasted out again smashing into Raynare before forcing her to into the now broken wall which fell down atop of her, a large fissure in the wall she'd been launched into.
Ayato panted as he leant his weight on Ryuuzutsu, tired as he felt a tap on his shoulder, spinning on the post only to find Yuuto standing there
"Good work. You actually beat a Fallen Angel '' Yuuto spoke with a smile, supporting him for a moment before Ayato dismissed Ryuuzutsu as he took a sigh of relief to calm himself down.
"Thanks…what took you so long?" Ayato asked, as Yuuto laughed
"Buchou & Stella-sama told me not to interfere" Ayato looked confused at him as familiar voice continued
"That's right. Stella & I believed that you were able to beat the Fallen Angel Raynare" Turning Ayato saw Rias & Stella smiling as They walked towards him as he looked confused
"Buchou? "Stella-sama? Where did you come from?" He asked, confused.
"From the basement, I finished my business, so I used the magic circle to transport me here. I was nervous because it was my first time transporting to a church" Rias spoke with a sigh, Ayato curious where Koneko was going as she walked past him before finding Rias & Stella appeared in front of him as she added
"So you won."
"Yeah…I managed to unlock Kurokamitsu as well…in its unsealed form but…" Ayato replied with a sigh, smiling slightly
{You used Kurokamitsu's unsealed form quite well for your first time…your aura was a lot bigger then most users have controlled} Sparda spoke approvingly
"Excellent, just what I expected from my servant" She spoke as she & Stella tapped Ayato's nose, causing him to blush slightly before Akeno asked with a troubled face
"Oh my. The church is in a mess. Is it alright, Buchou?" Ayato looked embarrassed from what he'd done with using Kori Kusanagi- Shinuchi there before asking Rias
I did make a mess…Is something going to happen because of this?"
"No...This church was originally an abandoned one. So a certain group of Fallen Angels had come here to use it for their own greed. We just happened to have a fight in a place like that. So we didn't step foot on the enemies' actual territory to have war. So it's just a small fight between a Devil and a Fallen Angel. That happens anywhere, every year. That's what happened here." Rias answered, Ayato nodding understandingly as he felt relieved before turning his head towards Koneko as she spoke
"Buchou, I've brought it" The Rook was dragging Raynare who was unconscious & cutted everywhere from her run in with a brick wall and Kori Kusanagi-Shin'ichi as Stella spoke to her
"Thank you, Koneko. Let's wake her up, Akeno"
"Yes" Akeno nodded as she flipped her hand up before using her magic to make water appear, quickly dropping it onto Raynare and causing her to cough a few times before seeing Rias looking down at her seriously as she asked
"How are you doing, Fallen Angel, Raynare?"
"You are the daughters of the Gremory & Phenex Household …?" Raynare spoke as Rias & Stella smiled as They greeted her
"Hello, my name is Rias Gremory. I'm the next heir of the Gremory Household. It will be for a short while, but nice to have your acquaintance"
"Hello, my name is Stella Vermillion Gremory Phenex. I'm The Second Princess of Gremory clan & Vermillion side of the Phenex clan. It is an honor to meet you.
then she sneers.
"…You think you've got me, but too bad. This plan was kept secret from the higher-ups, but there are other Fallen Angels with me. If I get in danger, they will—"
"They won't come to help."
Buchou says it clearly to reject Raynare's words.
"That's because I already eliminated all three of the Fallen Angel Kalawana, Fallen Angel Dohnaseek, and Fallen Angel Mittelt."
"Lies!"
Raynare rejects what Buchou said while sitting up straight.
Buchou takes out three black feathers.
"These are the feathers of those three. You can tell them apart since you are the same kind as them, right?"
Seeing that, Raynare's expression darkens.
Looks like Buchou is speaking the truth.
"When I met with the Fallen Angel Donaseek who attacked Ayato before, I & Kurono predicted that there were a few Fallen Angels plotting something in this town. I ignored it because I thought it was a plan that involves the whole Fallen Angel. Even I'm not foolish enough to take on all of the Fallen Angels. Then I heard that the Fallen Angels were moving around secretly so I went to talk to them, taking Akeno & Stella with me. When I met them in person, they blurted that it was their own plan. By helping you, they said, they would get promoted to a higher status. Low life that move around secretively for their purpose usually brag about their plots."
Buchou smirks.
Raynare is biting her teeth with frustration.
"They must have looked down on us because it was just three girls who approached them. So I asked them as a parting gift. Fufufu, they were foolish Fallen Angels who didn't know who was going to die. Since they were willing to help in your pathetic plot, they themselves were low beings."
So that's why. The "thing" Buchou needed to take care of was that.
She & Stella took down the other remaining Fallen Angels…
Buchou was thinking about this whole incident as well…
Without knowing it, I said so many bad things about her…
Crap. I'm so emotional that I feel like crying.
"Getting hit by a single shot won't even leave a trace. The princesses of the Duke who have the power of destruction. Buchou & Stella-Sama are two powerful Devils one of Stella's magic abilities is that of a Dragon who are called geniuses among the group of young Devils after all."
Kiba makes a comment to praise his masters.
"She is also called the "Crimson-Haired Ruin Princess", you know?"
"Stella is also called the "Crimson Haired Flaming Princess",you know?"
Akeno-san says it while smiling.
R-Ruin Princesses … What a scary nickname…
So that makes me part of both of the Ruin Princess & Crimson Flaming Princess' groups.
T-Terrifying…
Buchou looks at my left arm. I think she's looking at my gauntlet.
"…Red Dragon. Until recently there wasn't a mark like this… I see, so that's what it is…"
Is it me or does Buchou's eyes look as if she's a bit shocked?
"I found out the main reason why Ise was able to beat a Fallen Angel."
Buchou says it quietly.
"Fallen Angel Raynare. This boy,Ayato Hosomaki's Sacred Gear isn't a regular Sacred Gear. That's why you lost."
Raynare has a puzzled face after hearing Buchou.
"Boosted Gear [Red Dragon Emperor's Gauntlet], a Sacred Gear that is said to be the rarest of the rare. The Red Dragon mark on the gauntlet is the evidence. Even you have heard of that name before, right?"
After listening to Buchou, Raynare puts on a very shocked expression.
"If it's just like the legend is told, then the ability of the [Boosted Gear] can double the power of the possessor every 10 seconds. Even if his power starts from 1, it doubles his power every 10 seconds, and it can reach the power of the leader-class Fallen Angels and High-class Devils. And by mastering it, he could even kill God."
Are you serious, Buchou!? I can defeat God!?
… So that's the power of my Sacred Gear.
There is a mark of a Red Dragon carved into my gauntlet.
So the reason why it kept on saying "Boost, Boost" is because it was doubling my power. So that's why my power kept on increasing inside me.
So the reason why Raynare was scared of me is because I had attained a power that surpasses her without realising it.
I unlocked the Boosted Gear at the Age of 4 years old during my Training with Haru.
What a powerful Sacred Gear…
I looked at the Sacred Gear on my Right arm .
Boosted Gear. My Sacred Gear. This is an incredible Sacred Gear.
Ah, does this mean I can leave a legend as a Devil?
"Well, no matter how powerful it is, Sacred Gear, which needs time, has a big risk. There aren't any enemies that would wait for the user to get stronger. Since the opponent was taking it lightly, this was the outcome."
Ugh. Buchou nails it.
C-Certainly, there aren't that many enemies that will wait for me to get powered up.
So my Sacred Gear is powerful but it has many weaknesses.
Buchou approaches me. I can smell something nice from her crimson hair.
Pat-pat.
Buchou starts to pat my head.
"But it's interesting. Just to be expected from my Servant-kun. Just like I thought, Ise is an interesting boy. I'm going to adore you even more."
Buchou smiles at me.
It's a nice smile, but it looks a bit scary…
"B-Buchou?"
"What is it?"
Buchou is smiling. I bow my head down because I feel guilty.
"I'm sorry. When I said I was going to save Asia, I said rude stuff to you because you wouldn't help… But you were helping us behind the scenes and…"
I just want to apologise.
I thought that Buchou & Stella-sama were cold hearted Devils. So I kept on being rude to them.
So I needed to say how sorry I am. But Buchou is still patting my head.
I was crying without noticing it. Yes, I wasn't able to accomplish my goal.
"B-Buchou…I couldn't…protect Asia…"
"You don't have to cry. Seeing you right now, there is no one that will blame you."
"But…but, I…"
Stella wipes my tears with her fingers.
"It's okay. You just weren't experienced as a Devil yet. That's all to it. Become strong. I'm going to make you work hard from now on, so be prepared. My Pawn & Stella's Queen, Ayato
.""Yes."
I
will work hard. I will definitely become stronger.
I promise.
"Now then, I'll finish my last work."
Buchou's eyes become sharp and it looks ruthless.
Buchou got close to Raynare. The Fallen Angel becomes scared.
"I will have you disappear, Fallen Angel-san."
It's a cold tone. It's filled with killing intent.
"Of course, I will retrieve that Sacred Gear back as well."
"Y-You can't be serious!? This healing power is for Azazel-sama and Shemhaza-sama—"
"To live your life for love is beautiful. But you are too tainted with dirt. You have no elegance. And I don't allow that.
"Stella will you do the honors of finishing off this fallen" Rias Asked.
"It will be my Pleasure" Stella Said as she charges up her own power of Destruction to kill her.
Me, here."
Then, a shadow appears from behind the broken wall.
The Priest—, Freed Sellzen.
It's that shitty Priest! He came back despite running away once!
"Wow! My superior is in serious danger! So what's going to happen now!?"
Raynare screams at the appearance of the Priest:
"Save me! If you save me, I will give you a reward or anything you want!"
Freed makes a sadistic smile.
"Hmm, hmm. I received a wonderful order from an Angel-sama. Eh? So I can have sex with you? To me, having sex with an Angel-sama is like the best honour and it will become a good social status for me."
"Ku… D-Don't fool around and save me!"
The Fallen Angel's expression is filled with anger. It also seems like she's in a rush.
No, she is in a rush. She probably thinks that, "A mere human won't betray me".
"Ararararara, you know that I'm actually serious… I mean, something simple like that should be all right, isn't it, Angel-sama? So it's a no? Is that so?
Then I will take my leave now. No matter how you look at it, I'm at a disadvantage, so I will just take off."
Freed says it in a funny tone while curling his body.
"Y-You are a Priest, aren't you!? You are supposed to save me! I'm an all mighty Fallen Angel! I—"
"I don't need a superior who loses to trashy Devils. You are pretty, but you lack plans and you are hard headed. The only thing you are useful for is masturbation. So just die away already. Well, a Fallen Angel who is abandoned by God won't go to either Heaven or Hell, but goes back to nothing. Maybe the experience of turning into nothing will be helpful? Ah, that's impossible. Since there will be nothing left. It's impossible. So namusan. Wait, that's Buddhism. Ah, I'm a former Christian! I'm such a naughty boy!"
"Ayato-kun, Ayato-kun. You have such wonderful abilities. I'm getting more interested in you. You are so worthy to kill! You are definitely in my "Top 5 Devils killing list", so be prepared, okay? The next time we meet; let's have a romantic fight to the death, okay?" Ayato shivered at the creepy tone of the priest, feeling the waves of killing intent from off him as Freed spoke up before disappearing
"See ya then! Bye-bye! Remember to brush your teeth!"
"Now, the Fallen Angel Raynare, who was abandoned by her own servant, Miserable" Stella
spoke with a non-sympathetic tone which caused Raynare to shiver before Stella added
"Now disappear" The magical ball shot by Stella left nothing of Raynare aside from the feathers around the church and an unusual feeling.
…
A green light is floating in the sanctuary.
It's Asia's Sacred Gear.
After Raynare was defeated, it got released.
The warm light shines at me. Buchou takes the light to her hand.
"Now, let's give this back to Asia Argento-san."
"You're going to resurrect Asia…?" Ayato asked as Rias nodded as she produced a "Bishop" piece from her pocket as she spoke
"I've already got one Bishop but they're away on other work….but I've got a spare piece. The Bishop's role is to support other members of the group. This girl's healing power could be useful as a Bishop. It never happened before, but I will reincarnate this girl as a Devil" She stopped in front of Asia, crimson aura around her body as she spoke
"I order, in my name Rias Gremory. You, Asia Argento. I, resurrect you back to this soil as my servant, and have you reborn as a Devil. You, my [Bishop], be delighted with your new life!"
The crimson chess piece glows and goes inside Asia's body. At the same time, Asia's Sacred Gear goes back inside her body.
Buchou stops her demonic-power after confirming that the chess piece and the Sacred Gear went inside Asia's body.
Then Buchou makes a sigh.
I just look at her in a daze.
After a short while, Asia opens her eyes.
Seeing that, I wasn't able to stop my tears from coming out.
"Huh?"
Asia's voice.
The voice that I thought I could never hear again.
Rias-buchou & Stella give me warm smiles.
"I resurrected her because I wanted her power that can even heal a Devil. Fufufu, Ise, from now on, you'll protect her. Since you will be her senior Devil."
Asia raises her upper body. She looks around and finds me.
"…Ayato-san?"
I hugged Asia who looked puzzled.
"Let's go home, Asia."
…
{Seems you can use Kurokamitsu's unsealed form after boosting yourself twice}
Sparda spoke as they got ready so they could meet in the club room before school as Ayato thought back
'I'd like to be able to use it without having to rely on the Boosted Gear but for now I guess it should be fine…Anyway is the Dragon inside the Boosted Gear still sleeping?'
{Not really he's just getting use to things again and looking through what's happened while not being awake}
'Hello Ddraig?' Ayato thought out hoping for a reply from he Boosted Gear only to get a tired yawn from before a voice spoke up
[Hello…Seems I have an interesting host]
{I'm Sparda and this is Satan & Yukio}
Sparda introduced himself,Satan and Ayato, who smiled as the Dragon seemed surprised
{Ayato…I will have to start training you with that reiatsu & Noble Art you unleashed from Kurokamitsu & Ryuuzutsu…Although you seemed to use them naturally to create the ice windstorm}
Sparda decided as Ayato approached the school
'That's the beam thing I used as well? I was only running on instincts' Ayato asked curious
{Yes…It'll take the form of whatever you want it to with enough willpower although the beam you used is known as Cero}
…
"Oh, you came" Rias spoke as Ayato entered the clubroom, just finishing off a piece of toast as he smiled, swallowing his mouth full of food before speaking
"Good Morning Buchou & Stella-sama"
"Good Morning, Ayato" Rias & Stella replied with a smile before asking
"How are you feeling, you seemed drained yesterday" Ayato smiled as he stretched his arms before speaking
"I feel better…" Ayato sat down opposite her as he decided to ask something that had been bugging him
"Umm, Buchou? If there are eight Pawns in chess does that mean that there would be 7 other Pawns beside me? So will there be a day when another Pawn joins?" Rias shaking her head in response to his question as she answered
"No, the only "Pawn" I will have is Ayato" Ayato gulped nervously as he found his cheeks tinge pink as she continued
You're also Stella's Queen for her peerage as well.
"When reincarnating a human to a Devil, we use the Evil Pieces, but it depends on the reincarnated person's ability, and therefore it may consume more chess pieces." Ayato's eyes widened as he had a feeling he knew where she was going as she continued
"There's a saying in the world of chess. Queens have a value of 9 Pawns. Rooks have a value of 5 Pawns. Knights and Bishops have a value of 3 Pawns each. Just like that, there are standard values that also apply to the Evil Pieces. A similar phenomenon happens to the reincarnated persons. There are people who require 2 Knight Pieces to be reincarnated, and also people who need 2 Rook Pieces to be reincarnated. There's also the compatibility of the Pieces as well. You can't use 2 separate Pieces to give them different roles, so it's important to think how to use the Pieces. Since you don't get new Pieces once you use it."
"So…you & Stella used all eight of your "Mutation Pawn" pieces & queen mutation on me when you resurrected me?" Ayato asked, Rias nodding as she smiled
"Yes… Stella & I decided to definitely make you my servant when I & Stella found that out, and given both of your powerful Sacred Gears…I understand why you were worth so much. And with the fact you've got the ability "Promotion" as a Mutation Pawn & Mutation Queen it makes you a powerful servant."
"Our matching is also great since its crimson and red, 'Crimson-Haired Ruin-Princesses' and 'Red-Dragon-Emperor's Gauntlet'. Ayato, first of all, aims to become the ultimate 'Pawn' & 'Queen'. If it's you, you can definitely do it. Because you are Our adorable Servant" Rias spoke with a bright smile as she moved her face closer to Ayato's, the silver haired teen blushing nervously as he wondered what one of his masters was going to do until she kissed him on the forehead before speaking
"This is a good luck charm. Get stronger, okay?"
Ayato nodded shakily as he heard both Sparda,Ddraig & Satan chuckling inside his head as his attention was brought back to Rias & Stella
"I probably should stop here for now, adoring you. The new girl will get jealous of me & Stella…" Ayato looked confused at her for a moment before turning his head to the new yet familiar voice in the room
"Ayato-san?" He smiled as he looked at Asia, who was trying to smile
"Hey Asia?"A small part of him wondered if she was mad about something as she spoke
"It has to be... Rias-buchou is very beautiful, Lady Stella-sama is Also gorgeous, so even Ayato-san will also... No, no! I can't think like that! Oh God. Please forgive my sinful heart." Asia spoke before she made a prayer, quickly screaming "ouch" from the holy damage she took before speaking
"I have a headache."
"Of course. If a Devil praises God, of course you will receive damage." Rias said normally before Asia spoke up slightly troubled
"That's right... I turned into a Devil. I can't face God anymore."
"Do you regret it?" Rias asked Asia, the former nun shook her head as she answered
"No, thank you very much. I'm happy as long as I am with Ayato-san, so I'm fine even if I'm a different person." Ayato blushed embarrassed from her reply, scratching the back of his head as Rias spoke up
"If so, then it's okay. From today, you will be my Servant, and I will make you work along with Ayato."
"Yes! I will do my best!" Asia replied very energetically, Ayato knowing that she would be handing out the leaflets first, a small part wondering whether she would be alright or not before his eyes finally widened as he noticed the difference in his appearance as he spoke
"Asia, you've joined our school" Asia smiled shyly as she did a quick spin as she asked
"Yes…Does it suit me?" Ayato nodded, finding she looked cute in the uniform as he replied with a smile
"Yeah…" Asia blush from Ayato's reply, not fully sure how to react, as Rias spoke up
"Since she is about the same age as you & Stella, she's also in the 1st year. Since I made it her first day transferring, make sure to look after her." Ayato nodded understandingly, figuring he should look out for her as Asia bowed her head as she spoke up
"I will be in your care, Ayato-san,Stella-sama."
"Don't worry I'll look after you, Asia" Ayato & Stella replied with a smile as Yuuto, Koneko and Akeno entered, each greeting them.
"Good morning, Buchou, Stella-sama, Ayato-kun, Asia-san"
"…Good morning, Buchou, Stella-sama, Ayato-sempai, Asia-sempai"
"How are you all doing, Buchou, Stella-sama, Ayato-kun, Asia-san?"
Saying that, Buchou clicks her fingers.
Then, a big cake appears on the table. Wow, is this also demonic-power as well?
"It might be good sometimes to gather in the morning to do these kinds of things, right? S-since we got new members, I made some cake, so let's eat it together."
Buchou says it shyly.
But handmade cake! I will gladly eat it!
Buchou, Stella-sama, first of all, I will aim to become the strongest [Pawn] & [Queen].
I will work hard along with Buchou, Stella-sama, Asia, Kiba, Koneko-chan,Ai-chan,Julis-san and Akeno-san.
After making a promise to myself, I got ready to do kamehameha to raise up the mood for this party.