It had been three weeks since the three children had been attacked by the birdman in the park and three weeks since he had awakened his sacred gear,
Divine dividing.
Since then Issei has had to make some adjustments to his wheelhouses, but this was nothing new, Issei had known ever since he had chosen to angle his attention and his focus in the direction of the wizard class, that it would be an ever-evolving door.
Smiling as he thought of the days ahead, opening his eyes he saw his twin sister rolling around in the backyard using her magic to reinforce her fists, smiling as he jumped off his chair and walked down the stairs, he soon felt the grass between his toes.
Watching as he saw his sister distracted, flipping and diving on the ground a blush grew on his face as he noticed her budding breasts wobble and jiggle in her shirt.
It might seem uncommon and even frowned upon by many in the world but for devils, incest was quite common practice, and for an exiled family such as his, it was even more so. He still remembered the day his father told them the real reason why they didn't reside in the underworld with others of their kind, how they once served Asmodious as faithful bannermen of the extra demons, how even after serving the original devils they were seen as weak for not wanting to kill humans but befriend them,
That was the main reason why they weren't friends with the remnants of the old satan faction but their allegiance to the old kings was the reason why they weren't welcomed back into the underworld, people didn't trust them. And he couldn't blame them, to both sides they were traitors, no matter which way you looked at it.
Because of this to keep his bloodline pure in the eyes of demon kind some of his ancestors had practised incest, wedding brothers to sisters, uncles to nieces, it was still very recent just a few generations back it was practised, but it was the point were if there was no suitable match to be made, they would marry succubus a lower class of demon often seen as nothing but sex workers and other such professions,
However, Issei's ancestors were of a higher stock so to say, this is where many of his predecessors and his sisters inherited.
As he continued to walk to his sister, Issei smiled raising his left hand and shooting out an attack of magic at his sister knocking her off balance and causing her to end up in the dirt, letting her brown hair fly messily in the wind.
Watching as she stood up, he couldn't help but laugh as she stood up revealing a massive brown mark across her face, Grabbing his stomach as he continued to laugh he noticed a cold aura beginning to glow around his sister. This wasn't the first time that he had done this to her and it wouldn't be the last either.
"Issei, how many times do I have to tell you," Ikumi said as she threw a fist towards her brother's face, only for him to place up a magical circle in the path of her fist, seeing her throw another, Issei continued to place magical after magical circle only angering his sister.
Watching as the two siblings continued Irina couldn't help but chuckle at the two's behaviour, unlike them who due to their heritage had gifts, she was nothing but a true human, a rare marvel in these times, but a true human nonetheless.
As her chuckles continued to get louder and louder, the twins soon turned their attention from each other and to her, watching as the two continued to look at her Irina soon felt her body become weightless as she began to float into the air, Irina began to look around only for her eyes to come with his own.
"Put me down, Ise" Irina said as Issei continued to play with her, causing her to flip and float around, as a smile grew on her face.
"I think you have had your fun, Ise," Ikumi said as she looked at her brother who placed their best friend back down on the ground gently, watching as she walked towards them,
"Afternoon, to the both of you," Irina said as she looked towards the two and she hugged both of them smiling.
"Irina we didn't hear you come in" Issei said as he looked at her as the group walked towards the back door of the house.
Reaching for the door knob the three soon heard the voices of their fathers talking in the kitchen above them. Stopped dead in her tracks as the other two continued walking, it wasn't long until the two behind her crashed into her back
Turning around and looking at the two with a dumbfounded look on her face, she was soon met with four hands placed in front of her in an apologetic tone followed soon after, Looking at her friends the young chestnut hair-coloured girl shook her head and she looked towards the door once again.
Placing her ear as close to the door as she could she began to hear the voices of her father the twin's father talking amongst themselves about the state of the mythological world and the damning rumours arising in northern Europe.
"So you're saying that the testing on kids," Mr Hyoudou said as he heard a glass clink against the wooden table.
"From what I've heard, but by the time it gets to me in Japan it could be a tad embellished from the truth, however from what I've heard there's a rogue element, within the church conducting experiments on children to try to get them to be able to wield holy swords," Mr shiodu said as he looked towards his friend who scratched his chin in somewhat confusion and what they were going to do.
"There's not much we can do with this information without starting a full-scale war, unfortunately." Mr. hyoudou said as he continued to think internally about what could be done.
"Oh there is that but this experiment is meant to be in closed circles, I highly doubt that anyone within its inner workings would want it to be leaked to the wider world as many will help to stop it, Issei's father continued.
"Yes that is true, however, the informant is a low-level employee working under Valpa Galilee, the next Archbishop and one that is fanatical about recruiting holy sword users to his cause," he replied gaining a look of somewhat confusion in his direction.
"Someone that high is conducting this, surely the church knew his intentions before he left" Mr Hyoudou continued before his friend could get a word in.
In the two seconds since his last response, Issei's Father continued to look at his friend's face, yes he knew it wasn't his fault however as a former exorcist of the church, and still a member of it. He would have thought that his friend would have done everything he could to try and stop it or at least slow its progress.
"This is why I'm telling you, I don't know what to do, but perhaps if you have still some connections within the underworld a premeditated attack might solve the church issue for them" Mr Shidou replied only to be cut off quickly by his best friend,
"even if I have friends in the underworld which still isn't many as we are an exiled clan, it would cause war between at least the devils and the angels, no one in the underworld would even risk attacking it even if it was to save a bunch of kids," he replied as he scratched his the stubble on his chin somewhat frustrated that was going what was going on.
"I thought you would say that, but I had to get it off my chest, I don't know what to do, I have had multiple summonses back to Rome as my exhibition in Japan is coming to an end, I'm not very happy about it but for me to look like I am loyal to every aspect of the church I must follow these orders." He said as Irina dropped her head knowing that she would probably have to leave her friends shortly.
"Well that's not a problem at the moment, anyway I'll see what I can do," Issei's Fathe said as the three children open the back door walking into the house feeling that it was the right time to come out of hiding.
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As Issei lay in his bed watching his sister sitting at his desk playing on her computer, Ikumi noticed a Skype notification pop up on her desktop, clicking on the icon and seeing that Irina was trying to contact her brother the younger of the two twins didn't hesitate and he answered the call being soon met the face of the chestnut head friend.
"ikumi" Irina said startled at seeing the female twin rather than the male that she was expecting to see.
"Hello, Irina it's good to see you too, what are you doing up this late I thought you would have been in bed by this stage" Ikimu replied as Issei stood up from the book that he was reading, walking towards his twin sister and the computer screen where he could see his best friend's face.
"While I was in bed but, considering what we heard today I couldn't sleep, surely there's something that we can do, children shouldn't die four any reason even if it is something to do with the church," she said got out as Issei stood behind his sister looking at his best friend through the screen who smiled when she saw him.
"Hello, Ise," she said as he smiled back at her.
"What do you expect us to do, where only children still" he said as he looked at his best friend he awkwardly scratched the back of her head
"Well, I was thinking the current generation of the white dragon emperor along with your sister's battle prowess, and my swordsmanship should be enough to at least cause a distraction or enough kids escape so that they can retreat," Irina said as she smiled standing up revealing her pink pyjamas for the twins to see.
"Ive only unlocked my sacred gear two weeks ago there's no way that I'm ready to face actual combat yet." issei replied as he saw the look of defeat on Irina's face causing his sister to speak up.
"Well we could at least try a diversion," Ikumi Said as she looked towards her older brother, he shook his head in disappointment knowing what could be the implications of the set attack.
"But ise," Irina said but she heard a noise downstairs followed by a commotion. Standing up for her computer I'm looking towards the door the young girl was surprised when she continued to hear activation coming from downstairs
crash bang smash, were soon heard from downstairs,
followed by yelling, Irina's father could heard and by the tone in his voice, he knew who his attacker was but was more confused about why they were there. Wanting to walk towards the door she soon heard her two best friends advise her otherwise as doing so may put her life in danger,
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Blue and red lights illuminated the darkened Street, by the time Isseihis sister and their parents had arrived at Irina's house, although it was just down the street due to all the commotion and their parents' somewhat apprehension in going down to her house the street was soon filled with human policemen and a couple of ambulances while other neighbours rang the emergency services believing that it was a breaking that had gone wrong.
Walking up to the blue and white police tape that surrounded the house they were soon stopped by a policeman wearing a police uniform who placed his hand up in front of him barring them from entering.
"Sorry everyone but this is an active crime scene we can't have anyone coming," he said as he looked towards his father here politely at the maid before placing his hand on his shoulder and looking deep into his eyes,
"We're family you will let us enter," he said as a man's pupils dilated as he nodded in agreement, before lifting the police tape allowing the four to walk.
Looking around Issei noticed multiple men and women police people and paramedic uniforms running around frantically as they tried to do their job both twins soon felt their mother's hand being placed upon each of their shoulders as she looked around for an ambulance that a young girl was being carted into the back of it.
Looking over the twins noticed their best friend in a rough shape, her eyes were both black, and her neck had a brace around it protecting it from any further damage. There's a thin trickle of blood running from the side on the left of her face exiting her mouth and running down towards her chin.
Running to her as they closed the door behind them, the twins could see her orange-coloured eyes looking at them weakly through the back of ambulance windows, smiling weakly.
"What happened" Ikumi said and she looked towards her older brother he shook his head not knowing what was going on however take care of having someone over gut feeling about what could work
As he looked over to see his two children standing there helpless as their best friend was driven away in the ambulance Mr hyoudou continued into the house when he saw his best friend leaning up against the wall with a sword embedded in his lower abdomen causing blood to flow out of it at a rapid pace.
Looking at him wondering if he was dead the small short rising and falling of his shoulders indicated that there was some at least life left in the exorcist. Smiley, seeing that his best friend is still alive Mr. Hyoudou continued towards him crashing down in front,
"What happened to you," Mr. Hyoudou said to his best friend smiling weakly and coughing up some blood before we spoke,
"the rogues," he said weakly. "The holy sword project, it was some of them I think somehow they found out that I told you about the programme they want to shut me up for good.
He said as he pulled the blade out from his abdomen as blood gushed forth spewing out onto the floor.
Looking around to make sure that there were no humans present his father his hand above his best friend's chest it magical circle appeared healing the wound slightly before, his best friend grabbed his wrist shaking his head and inadvertently telling him to stop.
"I need them to think their attack send its message to me" he replied as his father nodded in agreement.
"Irina, is she alive" he replied his best friend nodded confirming that his daughter was still alive however in a rough shape.
"Make sure I end up in the same hospital as her, these rogues are going far and beyond to remove any rumours of their existence," Mr. Shidou said as the shadow ran from behind the door out into the street and beyond the police type with tears in his eyes.
Running into the ally across the road from Irina's house, Issei stretched for the wall next to him, missing the first time, scraping his fingers across the rough surface of the wall, the second time he tried to grab ahold of it.
He could feel his breathing begin to steady, as he laid his back up hard against its surface putting his hands on his face trying to calm himself down. Rushing in after her brother Ikumi almost passed him if not for almost tripping over his legs as he sat up against the wall in a distressed state
"what's wrong" she said as he looked up at her although Mr psychotic looked upon his face.
"We're going to stop them," he said as he looked at her as he is but he began to go bright blue
stepping back from him as the light continued to glow brighter and brighter only to see almost instantaneous before again expanding causing her to close her eyes to shield him from the damage that the light may cause.
"Vanishing dragon balance breaker" Added a dragons voice said he said, as the body was encased, in what battle amour with his wings of his divine dividing sacred gear causing the blue glow to emanate throughout the alleyway?
"What," Ikumi said as she looked upon her brother in his balance breaker,
"Are you coming" he's he said as she nodded her head almost robotically wondering where she was taking him,
Opening up a magical circle on top of them that will almost instantaneously transporter from the cool automaker of their hometown is it almost freezing and frigid evening temperature of northern Europe,
almost instantly wrapping her arms around her chest as she began to feel goosebumps emanate across her skin, Ikumi only watched as her brother began to drag his way through the snow from where she was standing almost unfazed by the cold weather within his armour.
Shaking her head in a disapproving manner, before opening up her magical circle and magically changing her clothes that were more suited to this climate, a blue beanie, red scarf and a white hooded jumper accompanied by white track pants soon tasted her body still feeling the cold somewhat, she placed a cream coloured trench coat on top of her jumper trying to him in any body heat that might escape.
Stepping forward she could feel the black snow boots crunching the snow underneath her foot as she continued down the track that her brother had made shortly beforehand in their attempt to find the people who ordered his best friends to be here.
Running in the snow after him she soon caught up to him as he lay on a hilltop looking down on what appeared to be the European church down below, laying next to him as she too looked towards the church, and Ikumi was shocked to see that it appeared to be already on fire with children grown adult and young teenagers running out of it in all directions.
Each in a different state of distress with the adults chasing the children and the teenagers down, mercilessly and the children and teenagers running away from them in terror,
as if almost on cue the massive wooden arched front doors of the church opened up revealing an elderly man with an old-style haircut almost giving orders to the men around him as he looked at them with a disapproving glance.
"I want you to hunt these children down, we can't let the knowledge of this facility get out to the wider world," the man said gruffly as he pressed his index finger onto the taller man's chest closing him to back away in somewhat shock and almost fear at the smaller of the two.
"As you wish Sir" the man said as he nodded before turning around and giving chase to what appeared to be a blonde-haired tween running through the snow towards the tree line.
Running as fast as they could and then attempting to escape the facility that they had been locked in for two years, the fresh feeling of snow on their exposed feet almost brought an instant numbing sensation throughout the nervous system.
"Cold," they thought to themselves as I continued to run coughing up a bit of blood I said registered trail and as magical bullets whizzed past their head embedding themselves in the trunks of the nearby pine trees and shattering a few of them,
turning around 3 men were being led by the assistant chief scientist for the programme, it was all they could do not to fall on their backs and give up awaiting the fate of execution that had been given to so many of them in the moments preceding their escape.
"Get here now," one of the men said as he pointed his piece at them firing a few shots and heating the snow around their feet, ducking under a branch grabbing hold of it as I went through before letting go and pausing to swing back and he one of their pursuers in the face knocking them off their feet.
"You can't escape another said as the group began to dissipate or the differing speeds of the pursuers,
watching the tween right over the hill, Ikumi looked to her right to where her brother was lying only moments before to say that he had disappeared from where he was lying revealing a perfect indentation of his battle armour in the snow.
Looking up to see a hint of blue running through the top of the trees on the opposing hill, Ikumi ran her hands through the indentation as her brother's body armour removing any evidence the very he if anyone stumbled across the indentation in the snow.
Following her brother as he ran through the trees, ikumi was soon met with the grim sight of a female body lying there in the snow with her arm almost completely torn off from the socket with pink snow lying around the exit wound in her arm playing five metres away in the trees above,
trying to think of I viable explanation as to why this woman was needed that didn't include her brother, ikumi decided to continue to run over the top of the hill where she soon found two more bodies that would dismembered but similar fashion to the one that she had found halfway up the hill,
"Issei," she thought to herself she continued to run harder and faster trying to close the gap between the two siblings, as she needed the top of the tree she was soon greeted with a small melee that was taking place between her brother and the man that had been ordered to capture the escaped prisoner at all costs.
To describe it as a mele would be a complete understatement as it was more like a one-sided slaughter from her brother's perspective with the man unable to put up much of a fight against her brother.
Watching I said Brother flipped in here and threw his right-wing forward removing the man's head, his body flunked in the snow with an almost cushioned sand,
beginning to walk over to the individual who was on the ground she was surprised when the armour that he was wearing was almost shattered into a million pieces older brother was still in the same clothes that he was wearing in the alleyway.
Running over to him as he coughed up blood Issei collapsed at the sight of his younger sister picking him up out of the snow I looked around to make sure no one knew they were there,
looking over at between the trees as he smiled, issei saw a flicker of Crimson blowing in the wind, before a magical circle opened up behind the tween, revealing a girl,
"you can't take them" he mumbled as he looked into the blue eyes of the girl,
"it's OK, they'll be safe with me" she said as she winked at him before grabbing a hold of the twain a soul creating a magical circle and disappearing.
Alright guys that will do it for this chapter I hope you guys liked it as I'm going to start to get the ball rolling with a couple of chapters of this story in a row for your entertainment, please review this story is it like to see what everyone's thoughts are on it if I like the direction the story is taking,
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