-Kuoh-
-Azazel's house-
Two genuine gods were seated in front of me.
TWO FREAKIN' GODS are right in front of me!
I think I need a moment…
Though their legends and their history were unknown to me, I genuinely hoped that they weren't similar to the Greek gods—I prayed to every benevolent god or spirit out there that these two wouldn't suddenly smite me for saying the wrong thing or because they just felt like it.
The first one to speak was the god known as Lugh, looking both dashing and incredibly handsome, he gave off a terribly powerful aura—an aura of a king who stood above all; one who was so powerful that he had become a king of gods.
"A pleasure to finally meet you, host of Vritra." Of course, he would call me by that name. Most supernatural beings care more about the gear than the wielder, "It is not always I get to meet the host of the legendary Black Dragon King, those in the past always died before I could meet them."
"..."
Is he trying to intimidate me or trying to butter me up?
I don't know. But what I do know is that I better respond with something that wouldn't make me seem like an idiot! "That's… unfortunate. I can assure you that I won't die anytime soon." Unless you decide to attack me right now, but you wouldn't… I sure hope that you wouldn't. "I believe that I am plenty capable of defending myself." I tried showing off, I guess. Having him look at me as a weak human would not do me any good, so I tried to exude as much confidence as I can.
The god of light, Lugh, remained impassive, not a trace of emotion on his face. An awkward atmosphere soon descended on the room, making me inwardly cringe at myself. Gods, I felt like dying in a ditch somewhere.
Thankfully the third individual in the room, the goddess dressed in black, decided to come to my rescue. "Do not mind Lugh, young man. He is not the best when it comes to communicating with others." She said with an apologetic smile.
Badb, her given name, sounded quite familiar to me, as did Lugh. Granted I wasn't familiar with all of the pantheons, but these two gave me the impression that I'd heard of them somewhere—most likely from one of Rias and Sona's many lectures on the existing pantheons.
"You require my assistance?" As much as I would like to know more about them, now was not the time. Azazel trusted them enough to leave them in the same room as me, which means that I should probably be fine. "As long as it's not something above my skill level, not a suicide mission, and not a scheme to take over the world… I'll do my best to help you."
Hey, at least I had to make that clear, you wouldn't believe the amount of people who came over with requests of me helping them take over a country or another pantheon.
"Wonderful!" Badb's voice, just like Asia's, has a magical effect to it. They both have a calming voice, but unlike Asia's, which had the effect of erasing all traces of negative feelings inside of me—keeping me safe from my dark thoughts and suppressing the madness within.
Badb's is…
Her voice and her very presence made me feel like I'm becoming more and more devoid of all feelings—like every single emotion was slowly falling into an eternal abyss, never to be recovered. May it be happiness, anger, regret, or even the taint from Vritra's evil heritage; everything felt like it was eroding. Leaving behind a familiar feeling I once had long ago—the calmness of death.
"Stay conscious, young man, do not stray too far into my voice." I was brought back to reality. Disturbed, I took a step back from her. This woman just made me remember the feeling of death once more—yet my anger refused to rise, for my very consciousness feared the being which stood right in front of me. "I am sorry, those who have walked on the edge of death are more sensitive to my presence. Let us not waste time, the sooner we are done, the better it will be for you." Badb said as she sat back on the sofa.
Both me and Lugh followed suit.
"As Badb said, it is crucial that we finish this as quickly as possible, for I have other matters to attend to." Wow, rude much? "As you have heard, we are Celtic gods from Ireland. We came to Azazel to seek assistance from someone who could help in a very concerning issue we came across a few weeks ago..." Lugh stopped talking and glanced at Badb, urging her on to continue what he has to say.
The black-clad woman sighed, "Fine… I will give the details. You see boy, I hold dominion over a large expanse of land. My domain is absolute, nothing can happen outside my knowledge or control, especially with matters concerning the dead."
The last part just sent a chill up my spine.
"A while ago, I sensed a part of my territory becoming shielded from my influence—like a blank spot I could not look into. Normally I could just destroy such petty attempts of concealment, but the problem lies in the fact that the specific spot belongs to someone I swore an oath to never interfere with. As you might think, an oath is not something a god could break without major repercussions. I tried contacting that person countless times, but they never acknowledged me. This matter worsened when I felt a huge amount of concentrated energy gathering in that area. In which it's amount is sure to bring danger to the vicinity."
It seems like it's another case of a mad mage researcher. Granted, there are plenty of them around the world, with Vapler being a prime example.
"Whoever it is and whatever they are creating is a genuine cause of concern, since gods cannot enter the area and we do not trust the others in fear of this being an inside job. Lugh here advised me to convene with Azazel for a solution, and that man presented you as being our helping hand. And so I ask you, Hikigaya Hachiman, host of Vritra and current Black Dragon King, will you help us?" Her hands extended forward—I could feel the feeling of emptiness inside of me growing exponentially as she neared me. "I am sure we can come up with a suitable reward. Gods can be very generous, after all." She said as her hands touched my forehand; a strange pulse of energy nestled inside me.
"You are not required to travel immediately, host of Vritra. We shall make contact with you in the upcoming days when you will have to enter our territory. We first need to inform the local deities, since we do not want them to grow hostile to your presence, for your name does carry a bad omen due to your actions in the past." Lugh added the last part making me wince once more of how unwelcomed I was in certain places.
Still, I wondered what Badb did just now… what… What exactly was that?
{Break}
(An hour later)
I bolted towards the kitchen, trying to find something sweet or caffeinated to calm my nerves.
"Not even a soda… only booze. I should have expected this." Looking over the contents of Azazel's fridge, I sighed. Seriously, would it hurt the man to buy a single bottle of water, or even better, SUPER coffee?
"That ain't just your run-of-the-mill booze, kid. That there's a Dalmore 62. It cost me a pretty penny to fill up the entire fridge with those bottles." I didn't need to turn around to know that it was Azazel speaking to me.
"For a man of your stature, it's dangerous to get drunk so often, Azazel," I told the man.
Not having any other option and knowing that I was technically an adult, I grabbed one of those bottles and popped it open—earning a raised eyebrow from the damned crow. I needed something in my system, and since I was far away from any SUPER Coffee, I had to resort to this.
"Really? You, of all people, drinking alcohol? Ha! The world might as well end tomorrow." I knew he had some kind of hidden meaning behind his words, but I was still too sober to care. And so, I continued drinking. "By the way, how is your relationship going with Akeno-chan? According to Baraqiel, she seemed to be much happier recently… any reason?" Azazel said with an infuriating smirk.
I nearly did a spit take at Azazel's words.
"Hey, Hey! Don't waste that! What part of the word 'expensive' do you not understand!?"
Ignoring his whining, I'm trying to figure out if he knows what me and Akeno did!?
"None of your business." The bottle looked expensive as hell—my father's yearly wage probably won't be enough for a single bottle of this. I took a short sip… and could barely taste the alcohol itself. Weird, so being away from Asia for long would revert me to my previous state.
Shit.
"Hey, don't keep me guessing here, we all want to know what happened, hehehe! Oh! And what about the Gremory girl? I bet she's still chasing after you… poor Sirzechs! Bastard is a huge siscon; he might try to kill you, y'know!"
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Truthfully I didn't know how to deal with her. "I don't know, it's probably just a phase… with me and Akeno already together, she'll eventually get over it. The concept of loving multiple women at the same time is hard, and it's near impossible for someone like me to maintain both parties happy." I told him truthfully. As annoying as he could be, the man was an experienced veteran in the ways of life. He could understand my scenario better than anyone alive, seeing that he literally fell because he slept with a human woman. I chugged down the bottle, hoping to drown my sorrows in the expensive alcohol—but it just continued to feel numb.
"..."
Azazel suddenly started talking in a somber tone, "You know… for someone like you, it's impossible to get drunk. No matter how much you try, you will never be able to do it. You make excuses for it, and you try to rationalize it by blaming yourself. This makes you look the other way… in other words, you are fooling no one but yourself, right? You can't get drunk."
His words sounded hauntingly familiar to me, feeling like they belonged to someone else.
"If you don't end things properly, it'll fester for the rest of your life. The regret… it'll never end. Relationships you once cherished will be broken. I know, because I made the same mistakes more times in the past than I can count. You can't get drunk, cause you refuse to lose control." He said that last part before he went inside his office and came back carrying a briefcase.
"Life is short, especially for humans—don't live through it wallowing in uncertainties. If something feels right to you, then do it even if it challenges your view of the world. Do it to destroy that part of your being that is holding you back. In other words, don't leave her waiting." He opened the briefcase and immediately I felt a strong reaction from my sacred gear.
"Hurgh!" I watched in fascination as two violet-colored orbs floated on Azazel's hands. Beyond what I can physically see, I could feel them resonating with my soul itself—these were Vritra's other two major sacred gears! "Azazel!? What are you doing!?"
Why was he giving me such a valuable asset without second thoughts? He was planning something. Of whatever it was, I wasn't certain.
"I have no more use for them, my research has encountered a wall that only time could break through. So… why not just return these sacred gears to its true and last owner?"
This was absurd, "Azazel, you know the current state of Vritra's soul, you told me that-"
"He fused with you." He dropped a bomb on me with those words.
I furrowed my eyebrows, giving him a confused stare. "Isn't that how sacred gears work?"
"Yes, sacred gears fuse with their user's soul in order to function properly. But I'm not talking about [Delete Field]... I'm talking about Vritra. Trying to accommodate exactly 294 pieces of the exact replicas of a soul would have killed anyone—from gods to even Great Red and Ophis. No one should be capable of fusing back all of the same pieces of a soul, built to only deal with a single piece, let alone hundreds. Not to mention you were dying as well." Azazel explained. "He had to sacrifice something in return to accomplish such a feat..."
My heartbeat quickened and I began shaking the more I realized just what kind of price Vritra had paid.
"Even Vritra would have died or more accurately [Delete Field] would have been destroyed with you dying along with it. Then it would have appeared inside another newborn, ready to restart the cycle once again. But Vritra—being a wise dragon familiar with all sorts of spells and magic-related mysteries—found a way to solve everything. He forcibly combined his soul and yours in order to become strong enough to sustain those extra pieces and pass on the remaining souls to you. Now, he is bound to you, and if you die, then Vritra will vanish... permanently. Basically, he bypassed the sacred gear fusion process to the host's soul and directly forced his own raw soul into you, without the confines of [Delete Field]. The frequent dreams you're having are parts of Vritra settling into you. No other person will ever experience such a thing, for they are connected only to the gear—unlike you, who is connected to the spirit."
"..."
"In layman's terms, you and Vritra technically share one soul and [Delete Field] is no longer linked to a single user... but two." Azazel sighed in wonder at the dragon's action. "Vritra is no longer protected by God's system, you and him now share the same fate."
I was speechless—both angered at myself and consumed in guilt for what I forced Vritra to do. I was not a fool, I understood that he could have easily avoided all of this and just be placed inside someone else when I died, yet he sacrificed such an integral part of himself. He doomed himself, to save me. "What should I do?" I asked him, internally fighting with myself to keep my emotions from going into haywire.
"Easy: you live. Vritra is still alive and well. It is your duty now to make sure you live no matter what. Or else you'll be dragging along your friend as well. I'm giving you these sealed parts because you'll need them. I wouldn't recommend unsealing them now when he is still in slumber, but once he wakes up, you can become stronger to protect yourself and your partner who sacrificed his immortality to save you." When he handed me the pieces, my sacred gear hummed in delight. I stared at the two pieces for a long time, lost in my thoughts and hoping that one day, I may be able to wake up Vritra.
I owed him so much… a debt of a lifetime.
"Heh, I wonder if the other two Emperors are capable of such a sacrifice..." Azazel said.
{Break}
-Kuoh, Crystal Hills District-
I soon left Azazel's place and decided to stop by Kalawarna's apartment and check on Asia.
I had a few reasons for that. Firstly, I wanted to make sure she acclimated to her new surroundings; and secondly, I hoped she wasn't influenced by that seductress's bad habits. 'That girl is too innocent for that woman to corrupt.'
And there was a third reason.
Just now, I received a call from Rias telling me she and the rest would be going on a hunt for a stray called Viser—a weak monster that had been kidnapping and eating people from the streets recently. This would be the perfect opportunity to teach Asia more about the supernatural world while keeping her safe, and also a chance to introduce her to the gang.
I'm sure Koneko would like her. Kiba was a gentleman, so there was no question there. And while Rias and Akeno would probably need some convincing, I'll manage somehow.
Kala, just like Azazel, lived in one of Kuoh's richest neighborhoods. In fact, so did most of the Fallens. And from what I knew about Rias, she also had a huge apartment complex belonging to the Gremory family, where all the devils of Kuoh resided.
It took me about ten minutes to reach my destination.
The complex was gigantic. It has a very elaborate garden, a communal pool, and even has a tennis court. I remembered Kala living on the 7th floor, so I took the elevator and when I came across the door with her name, I rang the doorbell.
Ding~
"Ah! A-Ano, please wait, I'm coming!" I heard Asia's flustered voice from the other side accompanied by the sound of rapid footsteps. The moment she opened the door, I absolutely choked in bewilderment.
"A-Asia!?"
I exclaimed in surprise as I saw the sister in front of me wearing a tight black leather version of her nun outfit—albeit far more revealing. Her legs were fully exposed with two straps firmly wrapped around her thighs, her boots had been converted to high heels which she seemed to have trouble walking with. Her habit seems to have a cross-like pattern cut out in the stomach area; she truly resembled what could only be described as a sinful nun from some fetishist budget porn parody.
'Damn that dangerous woman…'
I should have known.
"Asia," I said calmly.
"Ye-yes, Hachiman-san?" She was blushing, knowing full well what I was going to ask.
"Did Kala make you wear this?" The girl looked down at her feet—like a little child that was being reprimanded for misbehaving. I couldn't at all get mad at her, nor was I angry in any way. I was just shocked, so very shocked. "That woman… I knew she was trouble."
I asked her if she was getting along well with Kala, and to my surprise, I learned that my secretary was a natural caretaker as well. She treated Asia well and even made her a comfortable living space with every kind of plushie one could think of. Apparently, she had given her this outfit after suggesting to the nun that I liked sexy bad girls like Kala.
"You don't need to wear that outfit, Asia, you looked good in your old one as well," I said while massaging my temples.
"I-I want to keep it, Kalawarna-san went through so much trouble to make this for me, I don't want to waste her gift… " Yeah, I doubt she made it herself. She probably bought it from a local adult store.
"Well, in the end, it's your choice. Now come with me, there are a few friends of mine I want you to meet. They are very nice people and they keep the city safe by killing off the monsters." Thankfully, itt was currently late at night, so no one had to see her in that outfit.
"Monsters?" She asked with a cute tilt of her head.
"Yep, stray devils. They are those who ran away from their peerage and lost control of their powers, turning into abominations that killed and ate other humans." My explanation scared the nun, but I told her that she'll be safe with me and because I would also take this opportunity to enroll her into Kuoh.
Before we left the apartment, Asai called me, getting my attention.
When I turned to her, she was holding an envelope that she pulled out from… somewhere. Where the heck was she hiding that? That outfit was barely able to hide anything, let alone an envelope.
"Kalawarna-san told me to give you this, and that you should open it when you're back home." said Asia, a blush on her face, not able to look me in the eye as I grabbed the envelope. The way she was acting definitely set the alarms in my head blaring non-stop—a telltale sign that whatever it was was sure to be dangerous. But against my better judgment, I decided to save it for later as we were running out of time.
{Break}
With Asia in tow, I brought her to the rendezvous point where everyone would be gathered around. Since I didn't have an anchor set up there, I had to resort to good old walking, which wasn't so bad as Asia got to marvel at Kuoh's night sky.
"Are you sure they'll accept me?" She asked worriedly.
I guess it was natural for her to feel as such—her self-worth had been severely damaged by what happened to her. In her eyes, she was a burden to others and a sinner unworthy of God's forgiveness. "I have known them for years, it's impossible for them to not like you. Everything will go smoothly, trust me."
"If you say so… "
We came in front of an abandoned building. I could already smell slight traces of blood in the air.
"Oh, Hachi-kun, you're finally here~" I heard the voice of Akeno and was soon engulfed in a tight hug, feeling her two huge soft melons on me. "And you brought a friend?" She said curiously while pointing at the fidgeting nun. "Ara, ara. You look like a precious doll." Even Akeno was mesmerized by the girl. I'm glad it turned out well.
I saw Rias, Koneko, and Kiba soon approach us.
Then they saw Asia's… outfit.
I could feel the judgmental looks from them.
"Pervert"
I felt the physical blow in my chest as Koneko made that statement.
Kiba was just smiling at me, enjoying the show.
Rias… was giving Asia a contemplative look before she gave me a smile.
It did not bring me comfort. At all.
Damned devils.
Not wanting to be labeled a pervert, I proceeded to pass the blame to Kalawarna—well, it was indeed her fault in the first place.
Finally getting that out of the way, I turned to look at the red head of the group. Rias seemed better than she did this morning. I don't know how she dealt with Issei, but since he was not here I guess she didn't turn him into a devil. She was eyeing Asia warily after she got a better look at her, I had to facepalm forgetting about the fact that the nun was still wearing her silver cross. 'Woops. I forgot to tell her to take it off.'
Not wanting to waste any time, I proceeded to introduce her to my comrades. "Everyone, this is Asia Argento, a nun from Italy. Before you all freak out, she isn't with the church anymore and was sent here to join Raynare and her group. She is a kind and innocent girl, and I hope you could all welcome her with open arms… also, I hope that she could be enrolled in Kuoh Academy as well." I said the last part while throwing glances at Rias. After a brief silence, the heiress just rolled her eyes at me and nodded.
"Fine, I'll let Sona know. Also, it's nice to meet you Argento-san." Rias said.
"A-ah ano… I-it's nice to meet yo-you too! Ummm, you can ca-call me Asia… Argento feels too formal."
Kiba and Koneko came forward and offered their greetings, trying to be as nice and welcoming as possible to put the clearly flustered nun at ease.
"We're happy to meet you. My name is Kiba Yuuto, I'm one of Buchou's Knights. It would be an honor to be considered as one of your friends." As expected of Kuoh Academy's Prince Charming, he had such a way with words.
"Koneko Toujou… Rook… let's be friends." Koneko's introduction suits her character perfectly.
Akeno was next.
"And I am Akeno Himejima, Rias' Queen. Let's hang out sometimes?"
"Rea-really!?" Asia was so happy that she began praying out of habit.
"Ouch!" Every devil suddenly felt a sharp pain and had to step away from her. Asia was distraught and immediately apologized while bowing down.
"Ahhhh, I'm so sorry!" The girl was literally seconds away from crying.
I had to calm her down once more. For some reason, Akeno found my actions to be rather funny. "Fufufu~ you look like a father taking care of his daughter." Akeno commented. I gave her a slight glare before telling Asia to take off the cross and put it away for now.
...
With all the pleasantries concluded, we decided to continue on with the hunt.
"Oho?"
As soon as we entered the building, I could feel slight chills spreading all over my body. The enemy was near—its killing intent blatantly giving it's presence away.
And it was coming closer.
"I can smell a disgusting snake. But I can also smell something delicious. Is it sweet? Or is it sour?" Oi! Are you telling me that I stink?
A low voice came from below the ground.
Asia, by my side, was holding onto my arms—choosing to hide behind my back out of fear.
"Stray Devil Viser. We are here to eliminate you." Rias declared
"Ketaketaketaketaketaketaketaketaketaketaketaketaketaketaketaketa..." The abnormal laughter echoed around us. Ah, these monsters and their weird laughter always creeped me out.
I wonder what disgusting form it will tak-
"-!?"
A topless woman appeared from the shadows.
Of course, what else should I expect?
Step.
The stray looked like a young woman with a voluptuous figure and flowing black hair. Her lower half looked like that of a centaur's; she had humanoid hands with red claws, and her stomach featured a cavity with teeth to devour her opponents. The lower body of the monster had four fat legs with sharp claws and a snake tail.
She was also holding something that looked like a spear in both of her hands.
From her size, she's definitely more than 3 meters tall. If she stood on her hind legs, wouldn't she be much taller?
Either way, she's a monster… and why were her breasts out in the open!?
"Leaving your master's side and rampaging as you please is a transgression deserving of death. In the name of Duke Gremory, I shall hereby execute your sentence!" Rias exercised her authority as one of the owners of these lands.
"You are beautiful for a little girl~! I will rip apart your body and dye it in red just like your haaaaaaair!!" Viser barked, but Rias just laughed with her nose.
"Grunts sure do speak in a stylish manner. Yuuto!"
"Yes!"
Kiba, who was near me, sprang ahead as soon as Rias gave him an order. "Fast!" Asia was shocked by his display of speed. "I couldn't even see him!"
"Asia, I will teach you a few things about the devil's peerage system and its various pieces." I took this opportunity to teach her about the Evil Pieces' traits and attributes.
"Kiba's position is a knight piece. Its main trait is speed. Those who become a knight have their speed increased drastically." Just as I was explaining, Kiba's speed increased, making Asia feel dizzy from trying to catch up with him with her eyes. "Just like us, Kiba is also in possession of a sacred gear. As for weapons, he mainly uses swords to fight.
Kiba stopped and suddenly he was holding onto a European sword. He took it out of its scabbard, the pale moonlight reflecting off of the blade's surface as it was quickly unsheathed.
And in an instant, he disappeared—only the sound of the wind whistling can be heard.
He disappeared again. The next moment, the scream of the monster echoed throughout the vicinity.
"Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"
When I looked, both of her arms were deeply injured with cuts all over her torso. Blood began gushing out of her wounds. She dropped both of her spears—for she was no longer able to hold them. I felt Asia freeze up behind me, the sight of blood and the guttural screams is probably too much for her to handle for now.
Now it was Koneko's turn.
"Next is Koneko, that small white-haired girl. She is a Rook. The trait of a Rook is its—"
"Damn inseeeeeeeeect!" Viser screamed, interrupting my lecture.
Stomp!
The enormous monster tries to stomp on Koneko but to no avail. The girl with a tiny body was able to lift the monster's foot.
"The trait of a Rook is simple: absolute strength and nigh-impenetrable defense. A Devil of that caliber won't be able to do anything to Koneko." on cue, she then proceeded to completely lift the monster...
"Fly."
…and threw her away like a ragdoll.
I still remember the day I freaked out when I first witnessed her strength.
"Lastly, Akeno, my girlfriend."
"Girlfriend?" Asia looked at me in surprise. "I didn't know Hikigaya-san was in a relationship…"
"Yeah, sorry. You have never met each other yet, so I didn't bother mentioning her."
Why was she pouting?
Rias gave her Queen the order to finish up the work.
"Yes, Buchou. Ara, what should I do?"
Akeno was laughing while walking towards the monster who was on the ground after being thrown by Koneko.
"Akeno is a Queen. She's the one who is the strongest after Rias—the King. She has all the traits of a Knight, a Bishop, and a Rook."
"Guuuuuu...!"
Viser stared at Akeno.
Akeno, in turn, released an ecstatic laugh after seeing the monster's gaze.
"Ara, it seems like you still have some energy left in you. Then how about this?"
Akeno-san puts her hands towards the sky.
[Raigeki]
Then in an instant, the sky shone white, and a familiar lightning bolt attack struck down on Viser.
"Aaaaaaaggggghhhh!"
She got electrified violently, and I could feel Asia's shaking worsening… in hindsight, maybe this was a bad idea.
Viser's entire body got burned and smoke was coming out from her.
"Ara, it looks like you still have some energy in you. Looks like you can take more."
[Raigeki]
Another lightning bolt hit the monster.
"Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"
Viser got electrocuted again. She already sounded like she was dying.
Even so, Akeno hit the poor stray with a third lightning strike.
Akeno's face while striking down the lightning bolt looked increasingly scary even though she was smiling.
That person was enjoying it too much… She's laughing after all…
"As expected of a sadist." Hopefully, I wouldn't ever be on the receiving end of her sadism.
"Akeno excels at attacks using demonic powers. She could use natural elements like lightning, ice, and fire. And most of all, she is the ultimate sadist."
I confessed to Asia like it's nothing.
"A sadist? What does that mean?"
"..."
This girl is too innocent.
Errr… how can I explain this to her?
"Usually, she's very kind, but once the battle starts, she won't stop until she calms down." is what I'm going with.
"…Uuu, I'm scared of Akeno-san."
"You don't have to be afraid, Asia. Akeno is a kind person, so it's not a problem. She even took a liking to you. As her boyfriend, I can tell. She will treat you well and probably even spoil you." Hopefully not in a lewd way, cause you never know with her.
"Fufufufufufufu. How much more of my lightning can you take, monster-san? You still can't die yet, okay? The one who finishes you off will be my master. Ohohohohohohoho!"
Oi, Asia is here. Have some control, will you?
After a few minutes, Akeno's lightning attacks stopped. It seems like she has finally calmed down.
Rias approached Viser who had already lost her will to fight.
She put her hand towards the monster, a red ball of destruction forming on her palm.
"Any last words?" Rias asked.
"Kill me." That's the only thing she said before-
"Wait!"
Shit.
Asia immediately left my side and ran towards Rias. She grabbed her arm and began begging, "Please don't kill her! It's not her fault!"
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Why can't things ever be simple?
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