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"So is it all done?"
The Courier or Six was currently at Big MT. with the Think Tank[1] looking at the time on their Pip-Boy[2].
7:21 AM. Hope this doesn't take long.
Dr. Klein turned his attention away from the giant monitor."WE'VE CREATED THE ITEMS YOU'VE ASKED WE SIMPLY REQUIRE THE TRANSPORTALPONDER[3]."
Man, I need to adjust his volume knob. His yelling is depleting MY patience.
Six gave him the Transportalponder and kept an eye out for any suspicious moves. The last thing needed was for one of them to get clumsy, destroy the device or worse, escape.
Dr. Klein immediately got to work, modifying the device. After 10 minutes he was done.
Six was given back the Transportalponder. A quick scan of the device showed an orange switch and three adjustable knobs colored red, white, and blue respectively. Each numbered one, two, and three.
Understandably confused, Six asked for an explanation. "So, what are these additions?"
"SIMPLE, THEY'RE LENGTH, WIDTH, AND HEIGHT. WHEN THE SWITCH IS FLIPPED ON A HOLOGRAFIC CUBE WILL APPEAR. IT'LL ACTIVATE THEN ADJUST TO WHATEVER CRUDE SETTINGS YOU APPLY."
Sighing in relief, Six moved on. "Great. Send me the blueprints in case I ever need 'em. Now what 'bout the Stealth Suit[4]?"
"YES, THE STEALTH SUIT FINALLY HAS THE ONE FEATURE WE WANTED MOST, THE STEALTH FIELD. ONLY REQUIRING 2 MICROFUSION CELLS[5] TO ACTIVATE IT."
Six couldn't help but feel excited at the news and eagerly grabbed the suit. "How long will the Stealth Field[6] be active?"
"WE'VE OPTIMIZED THE LIFESPAN TO 72 HOURS EXACTLY." Dr. Klein proudly stated.
"This'll work. What's the status of the wormhole?"
"EINSTEIN ROSEN BRIDGE." Dr. Klein corrected.
Six sighed in response. "Yeah, whatever. Has it been tested?"
Dr. Klein sneered at the mere suggestion. "OF COURSE. WE'VE SUCCESSFULLY SENT SCRAP METAL FROM THE TABLES TO THE CENTER OF THE ROOM."
Satisfied Six went into one of the rooms, changed into the stealth suit, then took the elevator up, went inside their room then threw the Elite Riot Gear[7] armor they're wearing on the bed.
I'll hang that in one of the lockers later. Actually…I think I'll take the duster and helmet. I always liked the four inside pockets inside the duster. Can't imagine not using it.
Returning to the second floor Six told the Think Tank to start up the device.
"Just stand on the X on the floor my dear teddy bear. and you'll be teleported west. If you desire to return, simply use the transportalponder."
Six did so and reached inside the right pocket of the duster gripping the gun Joshua Graham[8] had given them.
With this the NCR's[9] days are numbered. The mere idea that the Legion could strike at anywhere, anytime, will strike genuine fear.
Once the machine activated their vision grew blurry then faded to darkness.
Upon Six's senses returning they're greeted with the sound of birds chirping, the feeling of a gentle wind breeze, and trees with healthy green leaves.
What the…but…I thought…where am I?
Six spotted nearby a man holding a leash connected to an odd looking furred animal.
That a dog? I've never seen one with orange fur on its back and a white they've managed to find some rare breed?
『また明日』
Six stopped dead at the words uttered.
What the hell did that guy just say? Maybe it's some tribal language?
Six quickly looked at their Pip-Boy and looked at the map. Written in both English and this place's native language.
Kuoh? Is it new? Never heard of construction for a town in NCR territory.
Six looked up and noticed another problem. It's almost sunset.
Wait…sunset? Six quickly looked back at the Pip-Boy.
5:53 PM
Then an unfamiliar sound rang nearby. Six ran to the source with a sinking feeling in their stomach.
Below were dozens of moving, unrusted, fully functioning cars whizzing past one another.
Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit.
Back leaning against the fence, Six thought the situation through.
Calm down, think. Wait…what if the Think Tank betrayed me? Could the device be some knockout ray and they put me in a vr machine? Is there a way to test if where I am is real and not some simulation?
While Six stared at the road below a voice behind him spoke.
「クールなコスプレだね！写真を撮ってもいいかな』
Six quickly turned around gripping the gun in their pocket tightly.
A boy with brown hair, wearing a white unbuttoned shirt on top a black t-shirt and pants, was holding a camera. Next to him was a cheerful girl with waist long black hair, a pink top, black skirt, and a pink bracelet.
A camera? Is NCR investing in repairing old world equipment? But why would a civilian have 'em?
The boy fiddled with the camera then a flash and a shutter close later the boy was looking at the picture with his female companion.
Ohh he wanted one of me. Well I might as well ask for directions while they're here.
"Hey I'm a bit lost where am I?"
The boy looked at him confused and hesitant but answered.
『 申し訳ありませんが、私は英語を知りません。』
Guess English isn't spoken around here.
『 申し訳ないが、私も知らない。』
Feigning understanding, Six nodded
The two then walked away with the boy waving goodbye.
Still a bit confused, Six waved in return.
Wait, this can't be a simulation. All this data needs to be stored somewhere and there's no way all this can be rendered with this much complexity or detail without somewhere to store it. They'd have to make some huge server room and I definitely would have gotten at least some hint of it.
Six turned back around and decided to explore the area and noticed a sign with a familiar image on it.
Kinda looks like noodles but actually appetizing instead of that two hundred year old crap. Doubt they'd accept caps or Legion coin though.
Returning to the park a couple hours later, Six came across a church. After knocking on the door and nobody answering, Six opened the door and walked inside.
Nice place. Dusty but its far cleaner than anything in the Mojave.
Taking off the duffle bag and using it as a pillow Six stared at the ceiling pondering on what to do next.
Maybe…go back? No, I might as well gather info on this place. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I've had nothing to do since Hoover Dam anyway.
Skimming through their notes, Six saw one they'd haven't read.
Dear teddy bear, due to Dr. Borous arguing with Dr. Zero on how he wasn't a 'commie fink-tattle-tale' accidentally erased the exact amount of energy needed to operate and return you via transportponder. We know that it has a minimum requirement of 10 microfusion cells.
Irritated upon reading the note. Six charged up the transportalponder 1 microfusion cell at a time. When done Six took off their duster, using it as a makeshift bed sheet then spent the next half hour struggling to fall asleep and eventually managing to catch some rest.
Unbeknownst to Six below the podium where a priest would stand behind, was a stairway leading to the basement where dozens of dark robed men and women began to set up a cross with 4 winged individuals watching in the background.
"Is it ready?" asked a winged woman.
"Almost lady Raynare[10]. It'll be ready by friday." One of the men answered.
"Good. I'll go meet with Freed to get his report on how things are with that Asia girl." Raynare started up a magic circle and a flash later she left the room.
"I almost feel bad for what she did to that boy but it's better taking care of him now before those devils recruit him. Your thoughts Kalawarna?[11]" Said a black winged, bearded man in a full gray suit and fedora.
The woman to his right also possessed black wings along with a red suit and a matching short skirt. She chuckled at his question "I wish I was there. It would've been hilarious to see his reaction."
A young girl appearing no older than sixteen in a black and white frilly dress sitting nearby brushing her hair sighed in boredom.
"Hey Dohnaseek[12, what about that human upstairs? We doing anything with her?"
The man simply shook his head."Easy Mittelt[13]. You heard Raynare. No unnecessary risks. He's of no consequence. Just some cosplaying homeless human."
Mittlet pouted at his answer."You're no fun but fine. She'd probably just die instantly anyway if I messed with her."
Six was woken up to the sounds of birds chirping. Yawning as they sat up.
Damn that was some good sleep. Haven't slept that good since my first day back from the Madre. How long was I out?
A quick glance at the time and it read 10:23.
Well there goes the early morning. I might as well get familiar with the area.
Leaving the church. Six walked around the park receiving looks from the locals all the while.
These people are definitely familiar with English but it's gotta be a foreign language to them.
Distracted by the signs and billboards on the streets, Six accidently bumped into a young blond girl making her fall on her rear on the sidewalk.
"Oh sorry. I wasn't payin' attention." Six said, patting himself down checking for anything missing in their pockets.
Having done the same trick on others as a teen had given them experience on the target spots for a thief. Pretend to not pay attention in front, bump into someone, then steal whatever's in their pockets when you make contact.
Good. Nothin' is missing. Don't want to have to hurt this kid and bring attention to myself.
"Oh it okay. I just turn corner and not pay attention."
Ok so some do speak English here albeit broken.
Giving her a hand up Six noticed her necklace.
"Are you from the church 'round here?"
The girl perked up at the question."Yes! A priest is kind to accept me after I leave my home in Italy!"She said excitedly.
Italy? Never heard of that town. Must be out east.
"Oh that's nice. Oh! I forgot to say my name. It's a bit hard to pronounce so you can just call me Six." Six said, doing their best to appear friendly.
"Nice to meet you Six! My name is Asia Argento[14]. I'm not busy, I don't mind helping you." She excitedly answered.
"Thank you. I need to get somewhere where I can read lots of books. Do you know where I should go?"
No doubt somewhere around here there's gotta be a large collection of books. If I can find an atlas I'm set.
"Yes! Library near. Open eight to six. It's only thirteen minutes away by bus."
Public transportation?! Damn shame I don't have any of whatever currency they use.
"Thanks but I'm having some money problems. I don't think I can take the bus." Six said dejectedly trying to play on her kindness.
Asia frowned pitifully at the news. "Oh that terrible! Here, this should be enough to get there and back. The library name is Kuoh public library. It also written in english so you can find easy."
Thanks kid but you shouldn't believe what some random stranger tells you so naively. But I might as well give you something for your help.
Before leaving, Six offered a handshake, slipped a gold Legion coin[15] in her pocket as they shook hands and walked towards the bus stop.
As Six walked away Asia was left questioning her strange encounter.
What strange clothes she had. Wait, were they a man or a woman? That mask muffled their voice and made some static whenever they spoke.
Asia pulled out her phone and grew alarmed at the time.
11:19! I need to get to the church! Father Freed said to meet there at noon!
Finally arriving at the library after being given somewhat uncomfortable stares by the bus's passengers.
Six stared at the library in all its beauty.
No radiation, burned or worn books, no abominations, no raiders. This town is amazing but…how have I not heard of it? I've never heard the slightest hint of a place like this.
Looking through the shelves Six found a translation book on english to-
Japanese? So that's what they're all speaking. Guess I'll be busy with this for the whole day.
As the hours passed Six had managed to learn a couple greetings and a dozen commonly used phrases in the language.
Six glanced at the clock hung on the wall and realized it was 10 minutes until the place closed. Placing the book back they left the library and made their way back to the church.
After taking the bus back Six decides to wander the streets for a while and practice their newly learned japanese on the locals.
On their way home, in the distance Six hears a distant scream of a woman.
Running in the direction of the scream Six encounters a large seemingly abandoned building on the outskirts of town.
Sneaking up to one of the front windows of the building, Six activated the low-light vision embedded into the helmet and saw 3 human torsos and several arms and legs laid about.
Poor bastards. Looks like the aftermath of a mother Yao Guai having caught 'em near her cubs.
Behind a support pillar Six saw an arm presumably being eaten. Although the animal was obscured, the arm shook at the animal's violent eating.
Sneaking around the building looking for angles to observe from, Six eventually found a broken window blood smear across.
Perfect.
Reaching inside the front right pants pocket Six pulled out a loaded flare gun[16], gripping it with the left hand, pulling out a .45 pistol or as the engraving on it said, A Light Shining in the Darkness[17]. Then hit the glass with the firearm to get the animal's attention, and upon seeing the head begin to turn, Six fired.
The body caught fire once the flare hit it and from the darkness an ear ringing screech pierced Six's eardrums.
Realizing the scenario could be far more dangerous, Six returned the flare gun to its rightful pocket, gripped the gun with both hands tightly, aimed for the torso, and fired six shots.
Its body jerked back and forth with each shot with more pained screeches after each one.
Upon the last shot Six saw a silhouette begin to stand up at full height growing larger and it stopped It was as tall as a loaded semi truck and wide as the front of a sedan.
The monster then began charging at the window to strike back. In response, Six jumped back as hard as they could, barely missing the shoulder tackle the monster did to smash through the wall.
Six dropped the gun, upholstered The Mysterious Magnum[18]- a .44 revolver, Locking the gun against the hip, Six fan fired all chambers straight into the torso again and with the monster in arms reach, all shots landed forcing it to howl in pain.
The monster stomped on the floor, unbalancing Six and making them lose stable footing. Then it followed up with a swing of both hands trying to use its claws to tear out Six's throat.
Starting to get desperate, Six ducked then dived between the gap of its legs. Now laying on the dirt behind it, Six dropped the revolver and pulled out Pew Pew[19]. Despite its ridiculous name this laser pistol was easily more powerful than the revolver. The major downside being, it could only shoot two shots before needing to be reloaded.
Not wanting to waste a single shot, Six activated VATS and aimed straight for the creature's eyes. Thanks to the body still being on fire there was ample light for the targeting system to plan a well aimed shot. The lasers hit it straight in the back of the head, burning a hole through the back and out each eye.
The body began to tilt to its right then hitting the pavement lifeless and still burning.
Oh shit! I need to preserve the body!
Looking around the building Six spotted a fire extinguisher inside on a nearby pillar. Retrieving it and putting out the fire, Six took a good look at the corpse.
It was human. Half human. Its lower body had some wide gaping mouth that closed vertically. Its teeth were as thick as a forearm. Beneath that mouth the thing had two grotesque, disfigured, hairy legs. Each toe had a claw as long a thumb and thick as tree bark.
Disgusting doesn't begin to describe this thing. But I know the brains back at will have a field day with this.
Six picked up the Mysterious Magnum off the floor and holstered it. Then placed a hand on the corpse, pulled out the handheld teleporter from its holster on the left side of their waist and pulled the trigger and Six's vision began to fade to darkness.
Reappearing back in the dome, Six looked around. The Think Tank hearing the teleporter activate gathered around.
"That was qui-" Dr. Zero said and then cut himself off awestruck at the specimen the lobotomite brought.
Not wanting to hear all their questions and comments, Six told them what happened, only telling them the contents of the fight.
"An' that's all I know, an' now this is where you all come in. I want you to run every single test you can on this thing."
"VERY WELL, PARTNER." Dr. Klein said calmer, and somehow quieter than usual.
"BOROUS, YOU'LL BE EXAMINING THE LOWER HALF AND DALA, THE UPPER. DR. O, AND 8 BEGIN MAKING AN MRI MACHINE, ULTRASOUND, CT SCANNER, AND FLUOROSCOPY MACHINE TO FIT IT."
"Klein there isn't enough space for or materials for all those machines."
"Oh."
"Klein, my name is Zero" Dr. Zero told Dr. Klein wearrily, tired of having to correct the others on his name.
"No, not you Zero! I meant 'oh' as in I 'oh didn't expect that.' "
" =$_-] ?" asked 8.
"I agree with 8. The Auto-docs already can already do all we require, we simply need to make a big one. The one in Y-17 will do just fine for base parts. The only issue is-" Added Dr. Dala.
"Deciding to either bring the machine here or make treacherous pilgrimages there."Dr. Klein said, looking at the Courier with the rest of the Think Tank following suit.
Sighing at the obvious Six spoke up. "Yeah, yeah, I get it. I've seen a forklift somewhere around here. I'll be back in an hour or two."
True enough, roughly one hour and a half later the Think Tank's favorite lobotomite was trying to fit a bathtub sized Auto-Doc through the door.
"Why are you having such difficulty? Just turn it the other way." Yelled Dr. Zero.
Six stopped pushing the machine upon hearing the suggestion.
"Ohhh why didn't I think of that?" Six said facepalming their helmet.
"Probably because it's a cylinder!" Somewhat tired, Six leaned on the machine.
I didn't want to but I guess I'll just have to disassemble it to get all the parts inside.
Then another hour and half later of unscrewing dealing with conflicting instructions from each Think Tank member on what to disassemble and in what order, the entire machine was disassembled and moved into the Think Tank dome.
"This 'nough? Won't you need more spare parts or somethin'? " Six asked hoping they won't have to go on another errand.
"ONLY SCRAP METAL AND SCRAP ELECTRONICS BUT WE HAVE AN OVERABUNDANCE OF THOSE. I PROJECT COMPLETION IN….AN ESTIMATED 1 TO 2 WEEKS."
Nodding in response, Six went up the elevator to the Sink.
Walking inside a familiar voice rang out "A most rapturous good 'morrow on your return to your domicile, sir." Greeted the Sink Central Intelligence Unit[20].
"Yeah, nice to see the place no different than when I left it. Now, I'd like to buy some things."
"Very good Sir. What do you require?"
"All the Microfusion, Electron Charge Packs[21], and Energy Cells[22] you've got."
"Certainly Sir, that'll be 350 caps sir."
Six then inserted the requested amount and the SCIU confirmed the transaction. "It'll be delivered to the dome's doorstep by nine sir."
Glancing at the time Six found that only a day passed and it was now 8:34 AM.
That confirms it then. Wherever Kuoh is, it's nowhere near the Mojave. The time zone difference is huge.
Eventually the ammo arrived, Six placed it all that would fit in the ammunition box on the floor next to the workbench and the rest of it on top.
That thing… it took all those hand loaded rounds to the chest and kept moving. Maybe Hollow Point would've been more effective? I'm honestly unsure how well they'd do against that thing. Energy weapons will probably be my best bet since the immense heat from them easily tore through it.
Going to the storage trunk in the bedroom, Six pulled out the Holorifle and 2 weapon repair kits then began disassembling, cleaning, and repairing.
"Hey, Muggy[23]! Have you made any electrical components?" Six yelled out focused on the Holorifle.
"Yup, here ya go. You look busy so I'll place them underneath the table."
"And look through your duffle bag for some coffee mugs" It whispered as he approached the duffle bag on the floor.
Ignoring Muggy's antics Six began reassembling the gun then went to the workbench to start converting ammo.
"Hey, Sink, play a song for me. I could use some background noise."
"Certainly sir, here is Clair De Lune."
After about twenty minutes all the energy weapon ammo Six possessed had converted to either a microfusion cell or an energy cell, made into its max charge counterpart.
I'll need a couple repair kits to take back with me. This type of ammo really shreds through my weapons condition.
Six placed all ammo in their respective compartments in the duffle bag and began looking through the storage trunk to select a set of weapons to take.
First my specialty, explosives. Fifteen Nuka Grenades, ten frag grenades, and fifteen frag mines. Then handguns so I'll need A Light Shining In The Darkness, Ranger Sequoia, fully modded .45 auto pistol, four flare guns, MF Hyperbreeder Alpha and the Sonic Emitter, Robo-scorpion version. Now two handed guns. Definitely the Holorifle, sawed-off shotgun, and that LAER Elijah worked on.
But…I need something else…an ace in the hole, some sort of trump card, a hail mary, for those most desperate of scenarios.
Then Six looked off to the corner of the room. Leaning against the wall was Esther, a weapon capable of hitting someone with a mini-nuke from over 1,500 meters away.
I can't carry that on my back without terribly hindering movement. Maybe I should have it planted somewhere for an emergency? Yeah, and I'll send it back the moment I'm done. I can't carry the ammo for it though so it'll have to be placed already loaded which means I get one shot.
Meanwhile in Kuoh, five teens were in the same abandoned building that the Courier fought in.
"President, someone has already taken care of the stray devil." Informed a blond haired and blue eyed boy wearing a white buttoned up shirt with a black blazer and pants.
"Oh my, it appears so. Maybe a fallen did so?" Questioned the black-haired girl, her hair pulled back into a ponytail tied by a yellow ribbon, clad in the same uniform along with everyone else.
"No, I don't sense any magic." Corrected the white haired, petite, girl.
"President! Look!." Announced a boy with brown hair. He was holding several bullet casings of different sizes.
"Then that confirms it. Koneko doesn't sense anything magic and Issei being able to hold the casing without being burned means it's not a holy bullet." Declared the crimson haired girl whom everyone kept referring to as president.
Looking at bodies she decided it was time to move on."Everyone, send your familiars to find anyone connected and wipe or alter their memories. We'll have a reporter say it was a wild animal. Now let's clean this up then get out of here."
After picking up the bullet casings and removing any traces of the stray devil the teens left the building and headed to their respective homes.
Yawning as they sat up, Six looked at time.
3:03 PM
I should get back to Kuoh. I need to look for any clues on what that thing was.
After getting dressed, and checking all the equipment Six went back down the elevator, activated the teleporter and returned to Kuoh. Then checked the time again.
6:12
Reappearing in the park Six looked at their immediate surroundings. Upon confirming nobody saw their return Six began the walk to that abandoned building from yesterday. Upon reaching the area it had been closed off with some yellow tape and police officers blocking off the area.
Ah whatever. I wanted to go to the library instead anyways.
Not wanting to draw any attention, Six left the area and decided to return to the library to learn the local language more, this time focusing on vocabulary for everyday items. Not noticing the girl with short white hair in a school uniform who was watching with curiosity while Six read.
After seven hours had passed Six put returned the book and left the library intending to go to the church to search for the young girl he met the other day. Unfortunately, having spent all of the money the girl gifted, Six had no choice but to get there on foot.
Finally, I'm here. Can't believe what took me two hours on foot took the bus thirteen minutes. I need to obtain some form of transportation.
Six spotted a block away Asia walking and talking with an older man.
「さて、アジアさん、家庭訪問に行きましょう。」
All I got from that was: Asia, visit, house. I hope that kid doesn't do anything stupid.
「はい！頑張ります！」
And she just agreed?! Damn it kid! Weren't you taught not to follow strangers home?!
Following the two from a distance, Six kept an eye on the twenty year old looking man making sure he did nothing inappropriate. Eventually the two arrived at a house and went inside. Six immediately ran up to the door listening carefully.
「さあ、寝室に行ってバリアを設置して。」
He just said bedroom! I'm not about to let some kid get assaulted!
Six pulled out a bobby pin and screwdriver then picked the lock on the door after 2 minutes. Then before entering Six pulled out the Mysterious Magnum and heard the sound of something dropping to the floor.
Slowly opening the door Six peeked around and saw blood all over the floor along with a barely visible pair of legs on the ground.
Oh he's just here to kill this guy. But why's he here with Asia? Well who cares who he kills. I might as well get some info from him. For that though I'll need to have the upper hand.
"SS, activate the stealth field." Six whispered as quietly as possible.
"Shhh….we're very stealthy." The suit joked then the light hitting six was refracted and bent in such a way that made them impossible to see.
Opening up the door as quietly and slowly as possible, Six entered inside then spotted the target sitting on the couch. Approaching quietly, Six pushed the barrel of the gun against his head and spoke.
"Don't move an' if you speak anything above a whisper you're dead."
The man made no sudden movements and began slowly turning his head to make eye contact. Six pushed the barrel against his temple forcing him to face forward.
"Don't turn 'round either. If all goes well you an' I will only talk…maybe even you'll benefit from this. But firstly, who are you an' what are you doing here?"
The man grinned and answered in a whisper. "Freed's the name and Devil hunting is the game."
"Devil huntin'? What the hell are you talking about?"
"It's not what the hell I'm talking about. It's who that should be in hell that I'm talking about. That guy there, he summoned a devil to get something in return the devil takes a form of payment."
"I don't get it. What devil? Do you know anythin' about that monster in that abandoned buildin' on the edge of town?"
"Oh that thing? That was a devil. I was going to kill it this morning when I heard about it but all I found was some dead bodies along with a bit of gunpowder. Devils don't use guns and I didn't find out it was here until this morning. So I'm guessing that was you."
"These devils you're talking about…what do they want?"
"Power. They make deals with humans for a price. When they're paid they grow stronger, letting them manipulate and murder. It's my job to kill them and those they associate with." Freed answered, his grin barely containing his excitement.
"Then it looks like I was wrong to interfere with your work. Sorry 'bout that." Six then began to stand up, deactivating the stealth field, and holstered the gun.
"Glad you understand. Now, it's your turn to talk." Freed inquired.
"Call me Six. Here, take this as an apology." Six then handed Freed a stimpack[24]. "It speeds up the healing process immensely. Look." Six pulled out their favorite bowie knife- Blood Nap, removed their left glove and did a shallow cut across the palm followed by injecting the stimpack.
Freed's eyes widened and his grin grew wider with the demonstration."It's only one time use though. Be sure to inject the whole thing."
"Now that we're on good terms, how about answering a few more questions?"
"By all means go ahead."
"These devils. Where are they?"
"Kuoh Academy. It's their territory along with the rest of the town. There's a whole horde of them there but don't bother going in there guns blazing. You wouldn't survive."
"A school? Any idea why they're playin' at being regular kids? what makes you so sure I won't last long against 'em?"
"There's not just one or two of them at that school, it's at least eleven of them there in two separate Households."
"Whad'ya mean by household?"
"These devils have a device known as 'evil pieces' capable of reincarnating someone as a devil. They're granted to high ranking devils in order to grow their numbers."
"Wait, doesn't that mean anybody could be a devil? How do you tell 'em apart?"
"Through holy tools such as crucifixes , holy water, a divine weapon, detection magic, or be trained to like me. The moment a holy object touches them it'll start burning away at them. Being near or even better, inside a church will affect them negatively since they're related to the divine."
Pulling out a gun tucked away in his waist he continued. "But that's all old school. This gun uses exorcist blessed devil purging rounds. One shot from this is super effective on those bastards." Freed said enthusiastically. Sliding his hand down the barrel of the gun to pet it.
"These bullets, how do I obtain them or make 'em?
"You won't be able to make any. I can tell you can't use magic and I can't bless any for you unfortunately."
"Is there someone who I can buy these from?"
"Not yet. Not everyone has a talent for magic so we're working on mass producing them. I know the man in charge personally, he's not in town but he'll be visiting soon."
"Interestin'. He sounds like a very talented man. I'd like to meet him."
"It might be sooner than you think." Freed said, chuckling.
"Well, if you don't mind, could I join you? I would very much like to help get rid of these devils."
"Of course, I'd be glad to have you join me."Freeds grin now became a freakish smile on the offer.
"In that case I'll let you take the lead. You must be a pro at this so I'll follow your lead."
Freed chuckled at the suggestion."You know, I think we'll get along real well."
"Mmhm. While we're at it, how about I guard that girl to make sure she's not attacked."
Freed nodded in agreement then cast his attention towards the front door while Six went inside the room Asia had gone in.
Moments later, someone knocked on the door and entered inside.
"Well, well, well if it isn't mr. devil. Your client has canceled his appointment but he wants to talk to you. He's over there." Freed said, pointing to the far end of the room.
"Thank you very much." The boy then walked further inside and turned to talk to his client.
The moment he turned his back, Freed pulled out his light enhanced sword then swung down, slashing the boy's back. "Don't thank me just yet!"
As Freed dealt with the devil, Six decided to speak with Asia.
"Hello Asia." Six greeted. Asia let out a brief "Oh!" before jolting in surprise.
"Asia, tell me, what are you doing here?"
"You're that person from a couple days ago! What are you doing here?"
"I saw you with Freed walking down the street. At the time I didn't know who he was and was worried you might be getting into some trouble so I followed you. Tell me Asia, what are you doing here?"
"Father Freed said we're going to visit a person who had summoned a devil to convince him to change his ways. My job here is to make a magic barrier to prevent devils from teleporting inside."
Again with the 'magic'? They probably just discovered some pre-war tech. That monster from the other day isn't a real devil. Willin' to bet it's made by splicing its genes just like Cazadors. Those blessed bullets or whatever Freed has is probably made by that gun heating up bullets before firing them.
"Listen Asia, tha-" Six ceased speaking when he heard the sound of gun fire.
Shit! I can't let him kill a source of information! I'll need to draw the rest of his devil friends here. If I play my cards right I'll be able to play both the devils and whoever Freed's with.
"Asia, stay here. Get underneath the bed, hide, an' don't make any noise or use magic. Freed could be in trouble so don't come out ok?" Six then pulled out A Light Shining in the Darkness and slowly opened and closed the door.
"Freed there's a problem. Asia's terrible at casting barrier spells. It looks like the devils could be here any second."
"Tch. That dumbass girl! Whatever, backup will find out any second, make their way here, and we can kill whatever devils come."
Then Freed swung down his sword to finish off the devil teen but right before he could a magic portal opened and a blond boy rushed out blocking the strike last second.
"Hyoudou-kun, I'm here to help."
What the hell?! How'd he get here?
Taking a deep breath to calm down, Six quickly made a mental note of the name 'Hyoudou-kun'.
"What's up you shitty devils! I was starting to get bored with this weakling." Freed then did a front kick with his right leg but the swordsman immediately hopped back out of range.
Seeing Freed distracted, Six pulled out a stimpack and injected it into the bleeding out devil on the floor.
"Here, this should help. My name is Six. Be sure to tell whoever you're with that I'm not their enemy when you get outta here. I'm going to try to punch you so get ready to dodge."
The devil on the floor looked up, his eyes widened at who helped him followed by a nod in understanding. Scrambling to get up,he jumped out of the way, and got behind the other visitors.
He's that kid from a few days ago. That's another piece to the puzzle.
"Freed, that devil healed himself! You deal with the swordsman. I'll finish the other one."
The room then became bathed in a purple light. Freed pointed at the purple magic circle appearing in the ceiling."Backup's here! Get ready to die you basta-" Freed was then cut off by a leather recliner thrown at him.
"Shut up." Demanded the white haired girl who'd thrown the recliner.
"Sorry we took so long the barrier was interfering until a moment ago." The crimson haired girl apologized.
"President, should we leave or do I get to give the stray exorcist and his friends a warm welcome?" The girl with a long ponytail asked eagerly, the tip of her fingers dancing with electricity.
"Our objective was to rescue Issei and we succeeded. Let's go." The teens then left through the portal they came in and reappeared back in their clubroom in Kuoh academy.
"President, the one with the helmet and red eyes, she had the faint smell of devil blood on her. After going to where the stray devil was, I'm think it was her who killed it."
"Wait! He's not our enemy. When Yuuto was dealing with that exorcist, he approached me, healed me, and gave me a warning that he was gonna attack me. Look, here's where Freed hit me." Issei then showed his back to everyone. The back of his shirt was covered in blood and had a large cut from the right shoulder down the waist. Yet there was no wound on the skin. Not even a faded scar.
"He? But Koneko just said they were a girl." Yuuto inquired, confused.
"Not sure. Didn't get a look at their face or was ever close enough to tell." Koneko admitted.
"And I couldn't tell through their voice. It was a bit muffled and static came out whenever they spoke." Issei added.
"That aside, why heal Issei or give a warning if he's with that stray exorcist?" Akeno questioned sitting down on the couch.
"Either he knew he'd die when we got there and wanted to get on our good side or he's not really on that exorcist's side." Deduced Rias.
"Regardless, he could be a potential ally if we ever need to deal with those fallen." Kiba said while examining his sword's edge.
"Agreed but remember, POTENTIAL ally, not a current one."
Rias sighed at the conclusion of the day's events."That's enough for today, let's head home."
Upon returning to the church Raynare demanded for a report.
"So she's the one that took care of that stray devil?"
"Yeah, shame I wasn't there but the bullets he's using are the same calibur and have no trace of magic. It's not hard proof but who else would know and use regular guns?" Freed answered laying down relaxed on a bench wiping the barrel of his gun.
"Don't worry I didn't come empty handed." Six then pulled out 5 stimpacks,repeated the demonstration shown to Freed and handed out the leftover four stimpacks to them.
Raynare smirked at the stimpacks "You good for anything else?"
Now that I've gotten a good look at her she's definitely that girl that guy was with when I first got here.
"I'm good at repairing stuff. How about I take a look at the thing up there?"
"No. It'll be done soon. You just stay on lookout for those devils."
Six nodded in turn. "Understood but what about Asia? Freed left her back there."
Freed then snapped his fingers upon hearing her name. "Ohhh yeah. I thought I was forgetting something."
"Damn it Freed you're useless!" Raynare chastised followed up by throwing a light spear at Freed only for him to jump off the bench.
"Well how about I go look for her?"Six suggested.
"You go look in a 6 block radius from here and Freed go up north." Raynare commanded, pinching the bridge of her nose in irritation.
Six nodded. "I'll start with the house we were just at."
Upon arrival the house looked the same as when they left but Asia was nowhere to be found.
Damn it. Now I'm gonna have to get the K9000[25] to track her down. I wonder if I should take her with me to Big MT.
After a quick trip to Big MT. Six activated the stealth field then began using the weapon's built in senses to track down Asia.
About 50 minutes later after walking through the streets at sunset she was in a playground sitting on the swings.
Pulling out the Transportalponder Six sent back the K9000 and walked up to Asia.
"Hey Asia, you ok?"
"Oh Six-san! You found me." Asia said, staring at the ground with a small frown.
Six-san? The hell does 'san' mean?
"Yeah everyone's worried. They've been looking all over for you." Taking note of her silence Six could tell she was upset.
She must've seen the body.
"Something wrong Asia? Everything ok?"
"Six-san, I-uh…umm-I…saw the body. He looked so scared. I don't know…if I want go back."
"Asia I'm sure if you ask Freed he'll give you a good explanation. It could be that the man attacked Freed and he had no choice but to defend himself." Six took a moment to suppress a chuckle and smirk at the thought.
Asia then played with her hair in uncertainty. "I'm… umm…. not-"
"Look Asia, you have nowhere to stay right now, an' you're not safe on your own. If you stay out here you could get in trouble or get sick."
She slowly nodded, her frown deepening. "Ok… I'll go back." The two walked in silence on the way back. As they walked Asia sneaked a glance at the Courier, gripped the coin in her pocket and let out a long sigh.
On their way back Six noticed a couple of kids wearing the same white shirt, black blazer and pants walking through gates talking.
「陸上部の練習は楽しいけれど、放課後に終わるのに時間がかかりすぎないといいな。私は駒王学園から少し遠く離れたところに住んでいるから、ちょっとめんどくさいんだ。」
Kuoh...Academy? Didn't understand the rest of it but that explains why they're wearing the same outfit as those devils. Now I know where I'm stopping by next.
Upon Asia arriving, Six asked Raynare on what they'll be doing with her.
"Oh her? She'll help us with something tomorrow and then we'll be waiting on the higher ups on what's next."
So she still doesn't trust me with the info which guarantees it's sensitive intel. The kind the devils at Kuoh Academy would appreciate.
"Understood, but aren't you worried about the devils interfering?"
Raynare smirked in response. "They don't know where we are, we're stronger, and outnumber those dumbass devils."
Six nodded in return. "Well I should get going but I'll be here tomorrow by sunset."
Now to confirm if they're watching me or not.
Six then spent the rest of the night going from a cash for gold store, a cheap clothing, a ramen restaurant, then ending the night at a hotel.
"So did you see anything?"
"No potential target found using sensors."
Then that settles it. If they turned invisible the thermal would've spot 'em and the radar would've picked anything up in the air. Now for a long due shower.
After stepping inside the shower Six halted before beginning to undress and walked towards the light switch.
Downstairs in the manager's room 3 boys were watching a screen with immense anticipation.
"Finally! Now we'll see if Motohama's right." Exclaimed a boy with a shaved head.
"I hope so I don't want to see some dude getting naked."
"Don't worry fellas. This one was tough to figure out but I'm confident in my answer." The third boy wearing glasses confidently replied.
"Oh, she's about to take it off yo!"
The three then got their faces close to the monitor, their breath fogging it up.
"Wait why she'd stop?" Issei asked, irritated at the sudden halt of action.
The subject of surveillance then walked towards the door and flipped the light switch off.
Issei slammed his fist on his knee."Damn it! How'd she find out?" Issei roared.
"There's no way they knew! Nobody does! My uncle's kept this top secret!"
"Who even does that?! She'll be blind the whole time!"
The room's door then was opened and in walked a man in his mid thirties."Alright time to go guys. Your parents just called Motohama. They want you home now."
Motohama slammed his fist on his knee."Curse those fools! But yeah, we should go. Later uncle."Then reached for his blazer and school bag.
Glancing at his watch, Matsuda gave a small sigh."I better head out too. It's already nine. See ya guys."
Issei's eyes widened at the time."Oh shit! I haven't even started on the homework due the next day!" Issei threw on his blazer, snatched his school bag, then began running home.
"There was homework?!"
"Damn it! I started it but barely did it!"
The other two then picked up their pace and ran to their respective homes.
The next day Six woke up feeling more refreshed than ever. The hotel's comfortable mattress, pillows, thick walls, and lack of gunshots in the vicinity gave Six another reason to take some things home.
Now off to find Kuoh Academy.
Then Six glanced at the armor they laid out squarely folded on a chair.
Not dressed like that though. I can't believe it took me until yesterday to realize how out of place I was. But that's where the clothes I bought come in.
Six had a black blazer over a white buttoned up shirt, black khaki pants, a one hole ski mask underneath sunglasses, a black snapback hat, a white scarf, a medical mask, and black gloves
This is as close as I could get to their outfit while still covering up my skin. The headwear makes me look suspicious but that's what the umbrella is for. If I have the underside of the umbrella on top of my head it'll cover up my face.
Six then left the hotel, looked around for students on their way to school and followed them. Upon arriving at the school Six began asking in broken japanese other students where to find "Hyoudou-kun".
Eventually one of them pointed Six towards an old building.
What a weird academy. The school is built in a different architectural style compared to the rest of the town. Then there's the 'old school building'. It's overgrown with vegetation. Reminds me of that vault.
After walking inside Six was stunned by its interior. The elegant wooden tables and sofas, the soft purple carpet, the candles throughout the room. It looked like an old world painting. Six was shaken out of their gawking by the sound of footsteps.
A teenage girl with crimson hair and another with a long black ponytail walked towards Six.
I recognise that crimson hair along with the ponytail and yellow ribbon. The red one might speak english. I best speak in a deeper tone of voice. The more I throw them off the better.
"Hello? Is Hyoudou-kun here?"
"No sorry. He's usually here after school. Do you want me to pass on a message?"The Crimson haired girl answered.
"Kinda. Does the name Raynare or Freed ring a bell?"
Upon hearing the names the girls lost their smile. "They do. Choose your next words wisely." Said the red head.
I need to disarm them. Or at least make them more open minded.
Six shifted to keeping an open, relaxed, posture, while using open hand gestures as the left hand held the umbrella. "Is Issei's back ok? I'm the one who healed him. I came here to check up on him and talk."
The crimson haired girl uncrossed her arms. "He's feeling better. What did you want to tell me?"
"In the town's church there are three more of those like Raynare an' many more like Freed. I don't know the details but they have some machine in the shape of a cross an' they plan to do somethin' with a girl named Asia Argento."
"And I'm just supposed to believe this? How can I trust anything you say?"
"That's true. You don't know if you can trust me. But you do know. from yesterday's incident, that Raynare and her friends are in your territory definitely up to somethin', and you don't want them to succeed."
Hearing no rejection, Six continued knowing they're now interested.
"I'll help you out too. You can follow me back towards the church. I'll go inside and warn them that you're on the way here. I'll take one or two of your teammates inside sayin' I knocked them out. From the inside we can surprise attack 'em while the rest attack from the outside."
"I cannot accept that level of risk. If you betrayed us you would have my members inside surrounded. Instead take this." The red haired girl then handed Six a piece of paper with an odd design on it.
"That paper will allow us to be summoned when the person holding it has a desire they want granted. In this case for us to be summoned there to fight the fallen. However you're not going to summon us inside the church. You're going to draw them outside of the church then summon us. We'll be ready by Six pm so summon us then or you're on your own."
"I understand. I'll go with your plan."Six nodded, took the slip of paper then left the school.
Now to blend into the crowd, see if they're following me, lose them on the way back to the hotel, or when I change outfits inside.
Six then left the school's premises. Deciding to lose potential pursuers by staying in crowds, crossing streets, looking in reflective surfaces for followers, and entering crowded stores with multiple entrances.
When finally within ten minutes of the hotel Six covered their mouth, faking clearing their throat.
"Anythin'?"
"Nope! No entities have consistently followed you by land or air. Interestingly, there's almost no security cameras throughout town." The Stealth Suit jovially reported.
Wouldn't be surprised if those devils had something to do with that. Makes one less thing to worry about when doing any operations. Just goes to show how much of a hold they've got on their territory.
Finally arriving back inside the hotel Six swapped clothes. Then passed the time studying the writing system.
Six walked into the church at five. Inside was a familiar face.
"About time you showed up. They'll be done soon, just keep an eye out outside." Commanded Freed laying down on a bench shining his gun.
Six nodded and closed the church doors on the way out.
Best plant some frag mines in that forest nearby.
By the time Six had finished covering up the tenth mine in dirt, twigs, and leaves. It was time to summon the devils. Pulling out the piece of paper, Six spoke.
"I wish for help."
I'll need to take this back to Big Mt. Given enough time maybe they can reverse engineer it.
The symbol on the paper then began to glow bright and emit a larger version of itself. Then instantaneously five people appear around Six.
"I believe we didn't introduce ourselves properly last time. My name is Rias Gremory. This is Akeno, Kiba, Koneko, and Issei."
Six nodded at her introduction and returned with their own."My name is Robert House."
"Here's what I know. Inside of the church are two floors. The ground floor where Freed is an' the underground floor. There's dozens of men and women down there who I assume are using the same weapons as Freed."
"Where's Asia?!" Issei interrupted.
"I didn't go downstairs but I'm pretty sure she's down there."
"Then what are we waiting for? let's go!" Issei demanded.
"Rias wanted me to draw out everyone inside. Which I'll do but there's another problem. When I was patrolling the area I spotted one of Raynare's winged friends at the rear of the church. "
"So?" Issei asked. Uncaring of the info.
"So they're she's on lookout but I bet one or two are hiding nearby ready to help. When the ambush starts they'll head over here addin' more enemies to fight simultaneously."
"What are you suggesting?" Rias inquired.
"I tell Freed that there's dozens of devils attacking this place, he an' his buddies come out, they follow to the open field nearby. To make sure Raynare an' her cronies don't cause more trouble, someone stalls them. Then we head inside."
Rias nodded in agreement. "Me and Akeno will stall. Koneko, Kiba, and Issei, you'll be hiding in these bushes."
"When I get to the field, attack me and push me into the field. From there I'll shoot at the Exorcists." Rias looked at Koneko and nodded, which she did in turn. Satisfied, Six then ran towards the church.
Before progressing, Six turned towards Rias. "One last thing, try to avoid killin' the fallen, we need to interrogate 'em." Then resumed running.
Once Six was out of sight, Issei turned towards Rias. "President, how did you know that when he summoned us we wouldn't be ambushed?"
"I had my familiar here ahead of time watching from a safe distance what was going on. She informed me of what Robert was doing the whole time."
"Which brings me to another thing. The forest behind us is littered with landmines. Unfortunately, they're well hidden and my familiar couldn't get any closer without risking being spotted."
"Freed! There's devils on the way here! I overheard them saying they're gonna blow up the church!"
"WHAT!?"
"Us two won't be enough, we need to send all the exorcists!"
"Fine, fuck it!" Freed then ran downstairs.
"Hey! Some devils are going to blow up the church! Go and kill those fucks!"
Freed along with roughly twenty men in black trench coats, pants, ski masks, and fedoras ran out of the bottom floor.
"This way! This is where I saw 'em last!" Six beckoned them then ran outside to the ambush point. Upon reaching it Freed spoke up.
"So?! Where are those shitty de-" Demanded Freed. The next moment Six was hit by a flying kick, tumbling him into the forest.
"Well if it isn't everyone's favorite runt-" He was then cut off by Koneko's fist striking him straight in his jaw followed by her grabbing his neck and her knee forcing all the air out of his stomach. As the exorcists reached for their weapons several of them roared out in pain. Kiba and Issei had attacked the rear of the pack. Gunfire rang as the exorcists desperately tried to fight back causing the fight to further descend into chaos.
From the forest, Six activated VATS, shot seven exorcists in their foot with the modded .45 then switched magazines. Seeing some of the exorcists clutching their feet in pain, Issei and Kiba began targeting them.
A few exorcists caught on to the gunshot coming from the forest then ran in to attack, in response Six fell back deeper into the woods, one of them stepped on a mine instantly triggering it, killing three. The remaining five continued pursuing and met the same fate. By the time Six had returned to keep hindering the enemy Koneko was beginning to gain the advantage over Freed.
Koneko dashed forward towards Freed, he swung his sword towards her head and stepped back to try to stay out of range, Koneko crouched down, the sword gliding over her, swung her right leg and landed a powerful kick on Freed's right calf.[26]
Moments later Freed began struggling to move and was forced to put his most of his weight on his left leg, he aimed his pistol at Koneko, Koneko instantly dashed towards her left and Freed's bullet whistled by. Freed was then slashed in the back by a sword, thrown off balance by a fist to his wound, Koneko piled on front kicked him in the stomach sending him flying then crashing into a tree.
By now all of the exorcists had been rendered unable to continue leaving Freed alone. Freed then pulled out a syringe none of the trio had ever seen before then injected into his back then got back no worse for wear. The three rushed him again only for Freed to pull out a small white ball, throw it on the ground, releasing a blinding light forcing all of them to close their eyes. When they opened them, he was gone. In his place was a small note. Issei walked up and picked it up with the two right next to him. It read:
"See ya later you fucks!"
Crumpling the note in irritation, Issei spoke up."He got lucky. Next time I'll get him for sure. C'mon let's go get Asia!"
Upon reaching the church and going downstairs the group was greeted with a familiar face.
"Welcome devils." Greeted Raynare
Issei pointed to the machine shaped in a cross."There's Asia!"
"What a touching reunion, but you're too late. The ritual will be done any mom-"
The machine then grew brighter as Asia thrashed back and forth in response, shivering, throwing her head from side to side, tightening her fists so hard that blood began to drip, she screamed as loud as she could.
"Issei! Help!"
"Don't worry Asia! I'll sav-!"
Then just as suddenly, she stopped, her body went limp, her eyes slowly closed, and her breathing came to an end.
Then out of her torso a pair of silver rings adorned with a green jewel appeared out of her chest, emitting a faint green light.
"With this Azazel and Shemhazai will love me! I'll get back at all those bastards who made fun of me! I'll become a Supreme Fallen Angel!"
She picked a ring and moved to put it on. The moment she did though, a bright beam hit her wrist, instantly burning through it, making the hand it was connected to fall to the ground, less than a second later, her other wrist was shot. The pair of rings fell and Raynare screamed in a mixture of pain and fear.
Everyone immediately turned around to face the attacker.
It was Six, holding Elijah's LAER. Raynare stared into the blood red lenses of the helmet. "You." She hissed. "It all makes sense now."
Raynare then jumped into the air, flapping her wings in an attempt to escape. In response, Six activated VATS, shot her three times in her left wing, causing her to crash into the ground.
"Surrender. There is no escape. Don't make me destroy you."
"Like I'll let some pathetic hu-" Six then interrupted her rant, shooting two more shots into her left wing causing raynare to scream again in response.
"Do what you're gonna to do, I won't get in your way, I'll take this one outside." Six then forced Raynare at gunpoint to walk outside.
Issei sprinted to Asia's body, picked her and the rings up, took her upstairs, and laid her down on one of the benches. He sat next to her looking at her face.
"I'm sorry I was too late Asia. If only I wasn't so damn weak, I could've gotten here sooner." Issei slammed his fist on the bench. "Damn it! I'm so fucking weak!"
Koneko and Kiba stared at him unsure what to say. Minutes later Rias and Akeno teleported right outside the church. Next to Akeno was the body of a man wearing a Dohnaseek.
Rias glanced at Asia's corpse."I'm sorry about your friend Issei."
Issei wiped his sleeve against his eyes."Don't be sorry. If anybody should be sorry it's me."
"And her Sacred gear?"
"They were a pair of rings. I put them back on her, it felt like the right thing to do."
Rias then pulled out a red chess piece from her pocket.
"President, what's that?" Issei questioned.
"My last bishop piece. It's unprecedented, but her healing ability would certainly prove useful."Rias then the red chess piece on Asia's chest. "I, Rias Gremory, Call to thee, Asia Argento! Heed my command! Return thy soul from the shadows of death and rise once more as my servant. Rejoice, for thou hast been given life anew as my bishop!" Declared Rias.
The chess piece let out a red glow, sinking into her chest as Asia's sacred gear gave a green burst of light. Immediately, Asia's eyes opened and Issei let out a sigh of relief when she sat up.
In front of the church stood Akeno with Dohnaseek unconscious next to her. Six stood across from her with their own fallen angel sitting down on the floor. "The others didn't make it?"
Akeno covered her mouth to suppress a chuckle. "Unfortunately for them, our President's patience ran thin. The other two are gone."
"Where's their bodies?"
"Oh, my mistake, when I said gone I meant gone completely. Nothing more than a feather remains of them. They were COMPLETELY annihilated."
That makes no sense. During the fight I never once heard any kind of combat off in the distance. Looks like another thing to interrogate the fallen over.
"What about him? How and why was he spared?"
"Oh him? Well, my specialty is holy lightning which if done in small quantities, will render someone unconscious instead of a smoking ash pile."
Six nodded in turn. "Glad this wraps things up." Six then pointed towards Rias."Looks like Rias is doing something with Asia."
Akeno turned around, smiling at Issei and Asia talking. "Glad she chose to bring her back. Don't you agree Raynare?" Hearing no response Akeno turned around only to find Dohnaseek, Raynare, and Robert were gone. Frowning slightly at their disappearance, Akeno walked inside to give the news to Rias.
"President, Robert along with the fallen angels have disappeared. Possibly by teleportation.
"Possibly?"
"I don't know how they disappeared. I didn't sense any magic, hear or see any movement. They just vanished."
"We'll discuss it tomorrow. For now, let's take Asia to Issei's home."
"Where are we?"Asked Raynare.
Six pointed the LAER at her. "Pick up the man and start walking to the left door."
"LIke HELL I wi-!"Raynare yelled, moving to attack only to be shot twice in her right thigh. "You're not in a position of strength here. Besides, if I wanted to kill you I would have already. I'm here to help you."
"How is this helping me?!" She yelled.
"I'll explain later. Now pick him up and walk."
Seeing no alternative, she picked up Dohnaseek, placed him over her right shoulder, walked to the door and took an uncomfortable elevator ride up.
Pointing to the Auto Doc Six gave another order. "Undress him to his underwear then put him in there." After she did so Six faced the Auto Doc. "Lobotomize him. Perform the brain scrub done to me" Sitting down gripping her thigh wounds, she looked at Six confused."Who are you talking to?"
"You got it. I'll let you know when he's done." Her eyes widened in surprise upon hearing what she initially thought was nothing more than a metal box talk. "What the-" Before she could continue Six shot her twice in her other thigh causing her to scream and grip her wounds in agony.
"Wh-why?" Indifferent to her pain, Six answered. "In case you try to run. Those wounds will make sure you don't get far." Six walked away to their room, opened a chest, then returned with a bundle of rope and a roll of duct tape. "Lay down on your stomach, place your hands behind your back, and have both palms touching." Hesitantly, she followed instructions, Six then tied her wrists, ankles, and wrapped duct tape all over her hands.
"Again, how is this helpi-" But before she could finish Six slapped a strip of tape over her mouth, picked her up, threw her on the floor in front of the couch, and pulled out a book labeled 'Japanese for dummies' to pass time. Hours later the Auto Doc alerted Six that the operation was done.
"Is he still unconscious?"
"Sure is. He'll wake up between one to two hours." Six pulled out Dohnaseek, laid him down nearby, picked Raynare then pushed her inside the Auto Doc. "Same procedure. Be sure to knock her out immediately. I don't want her damaging anythin'."
"You got it. I'll tell you when she's done." Satisfied, Six picked up the body, rope and duct tape, then carried him down to the elevator.
This is where the fun begins.
Roughly an hour and a half later, Dohnaseek woke up in a steel room on a creaky, dusty, worn out bed. Across from him sat the human Freed brought in, sitting on a chair staring at him.
"It's ok you're safe. How are you feelin'?"
Dohnaseek took a deep breath in and out."I feel fine. Tell me what happened."
"The church was attacked by devils, me, Freed, and the exorcists went to stop them from blowing up the church but were ambushed, Freed fled, the other exorcists are dead."
"And Raynare?"
"I managed to secure both of you. I don't know what happened to the other two."
"The sacred gear?"
"Are you referring to the pair of rings?"
"Yes, what happened to them?"
"The devils interfered and took the rings. What was the goal of all this?
"Raynare's held a grudge against any fallen who she thinks has wronged her. These tensions served as a means for her to seek revenge against specific targets and gain favor with Azazel and Shemzhazai."
"Why come to Kuoh just for this? Devils claim it as their territory. Surely there must be better ways of achieving either goal."
Dohnaseek rubbed his eyes, still feeling sluggish and drowsy. "I cannot answer that."
"In exchange for rescuing you, Raynare agreed to give me information and before she went unconscious she told me to give the job to you."
"Do you think I'm a fool? Even if that were true then we'll just wait until Raynare awakens then we'll tell you what you want to know."
"I understand. I'll go check on her and talk with the doctors on what to do next with you. I'll be right back." Roughly ten minutes later Six returned with a mug, syringe, clipboard and pencil.
"Good news, it looks like Raynare should be awake within one to two hours. The doctors also want to do a checkup on you to make sure you don't have any internal injuries so you'll need to be injected with this." Six then extracted the clear liquid in the mug into the syringe.
"What's that for?"
"The machinery here causes discomfort or pain. To make sure it is able to accurately examine you they want to numb you just enough so you don't feel it. You'll still be awake, just extremely relaxed."
"Very well. Proceed."
"First lay out your left arm." Dohnaseek nodded and did as instructed. "Now stay still." Six slowly inserted the syringe into the arm's vein, pushed the liquid inside, and slowly pulled out the syringe.
"It slipped my mind. What is this and how much is being injected?"
"Oh this? It's midazolam. Ten milligrams worth."[27]
"Now to make sure you're ok I'll ask some questions. Don't worry it's just obvious stuff anyone would know. So tell me what's your name?" Then picked up the clipboard and pencil.
"Dohnaseek."
"Where are we?" "Japan." "What day is it?" "Thursday." "Feelin' light headed?" "No. I am feeling somewhat relaxed." "Ok that's good."
"Now point at me." Dohnaseek pointed at Six. "Touch your nose." He touched his nose without issue. "Lift your hands above your head." Again, no problems.
"Feelin' more comfortable?" "Yes, much more. Sleepy as well." "Good, good. How old are you?" "Four thousand and one hundred. Give or take a few decades."
Six ceased writing for a moment when he said that.
"Right. Time will do that to ya." "Haha yeah. I stopped counting a while ago."
"Who's name did I mention a few minutes ago?" "Uhh… Raynare."
"Who does Raynare work for?" "Azazel. Er… well she technically still does but she's taking orders from Kokabiel."
"Who was the person you tried to take the sacred gear from?" "Asia Argento."
"Who was the boy she killed a few days ago?" "Issei Hyoudou." "Who ordered you to come to Kuoh?" "Kokabiel."
"Who are Kokabiel and Azazel?" "Azazel is the Governor General of the Grigori. Kokabiel is a high ranking official of the Grigori."
"But Azazel is the leader?" "Yes but Kokabiel has gone behind back, taking command of a fifth of all fallen."
"So Azazel doesn't know about what you're doing here?" "He's none the wiser."
"Why do this behind his back?" "Azazel prefers peace while Kokabiel loves war. Kokabiel always believed that we're the superior race and that we were on the verge of victory when the great war ended."
Six ceased writing when Dohnaseek spoke of the Great War.
The midazolam must've confused him. I'll have to interrogate Raynare to see if he's telling the truth.
"Give me a brief summary of the Great War."
He looked at Six confused. "For various reasons we Fallen Angels, those Devils, and the Angels went to war. I didn't have a role that saw combat. Mine's was paper worked focused. You know, keep track of who went to fight in what area, who gets what supplies, who lived or died and so on."
So they've got their own unrelated war called the Great War.
"What is Kokabiel's goal in Kuoh?" "To restart the great war." "Do you have any info on his plans?" "No. We've been only given information on this mission."
"What do you know about Rias Gremory?" "She's the sister of Sirzechs Lucifer, leader of the Devils. She's heir to the Gremory Clan, she possesses the Power of Destruction which she inherited from her mother. Uhh there's als-"
"Tell me more about the Power of Destruction."
"It's the Bael clan's signature ability. Rias Gremory used it on two of my allies. Its power is horrifying. Unlike typical magic this doesn't burn, freeze, pierce, or even attack your mind. It removes you from existence. The power of destruction is an eraser and its target, a drawing. Not even ashes or smoke remain of its victims."
I'll need to develop countermeasures. Maybe blind the user?
"How do you stay in communication with your superiors?"
"We use magic." "Do you know any other locations where other fallen might be?" "No."
"Given your current situation, what would happen next to you and Raynare?" "We'd be sent to go work with another team then after their operation is over we'd be punished for failure."
"Well that's all I've got for you. Your body is responding well. I'll be back in a few minutes."
Six then left the room again and returned with a transparent, plastic, face mask attached to a tube which was connected to a metal cylinder.
"Ok I'll just put this on your head then you breathe in and out."
Dohnaseek nodded. No doubt too incoherent to even recognize the words Anesthetic Gas on the container. He drifted to sleep, not noticing Dr. Dala entering the room, all too eager to vivisect him.
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[1]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Think Tank or Youtube: The Storyteller: FALLOUT S1 E14 - Think Tank's BIG MT
[2]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Pip-Boy3000 or Youtube at 6:12 : The Vault Dweller's Essential Companion: The Evolution of Pip-Boys in Fallout
[3]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Big Mountain Transportalponder
[4]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Stealth suit Mk II
[5]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Microfusion cell (Fallout:_New_Vegas)
[6]Youtube: When you find a stealth boy in Fallout or Youtube: So, what exactly is a Stealth Boy?
[7]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Elite riot gear
[8]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Joshua_Graham or Youtube: In the end, there is light in the darkness
or Youtube: The Storyteller: FALLOUT S1 E12 - Caesar's Legates
[9]Fallout Fandom Wiki: New_California_Republic or Youtube: The Storyteller: FALLOUT S1 E6 - New California Republic ( NCR )
[10]High School DxD Fandom Wiki: Raynare or Youtube: Raynare kills Hyoudou Issei l High School DxD
[11]High School DxD Fandom Wiki: Kalawarna or Youtube: Kalawarner tries to kill Issei and he awakens his Sacred Gear
[12]High School DxD Fandom Wiki: Dohnaseek or Youtube: Rias saves Issei from Dohnaseek
[13]High School DxD Fandom Wiki: Mittelt
[14]High School DxD Fandom Wiki: Asia Argento
[15]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Legion Aureus
[16]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Flare_gun_(Lonesome_Road)
[17]Fallout Fandom Wiki: A_Light_Shining_in_Darkness
[18]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Mysterious_Magnum
[19]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Pew_Pew
[20]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Sink_Central_Intelligence_Unit or Youtube: The Sink Central Intelligence Unit Is Repaired
[21]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Electron charge pack (Fallout:New Vegas)
[22]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Electron charge pack(Fallout:New Vegas)
[23]Fallout Fandom Wiki: Muggy or Youtube: Fallout: New Vegas - Muggy (Old World Blues)
[24]Fallout Fandom Wiki:Stimpak or Youtube: The Storyteller: FALLOUT S2 E10 - Chems
[25]Fallout Fandom Wiki:K9000 cyberdog gun
[26] Youtube: Brutal Calf Kicks Knockouts in MMA Highlights - MMA Fighter
[27]Youtube at 1:50: Truth Serums and False Confessions or Youtube: Vsauce Describes Taking "Truth Serum"