I rode on my bike to obtain more of these dumbass contracts. Of course it's on a Monday as well so I've got to bust my ass twice as hard today since I've been made the errand boy. I heard a cry for help and stopped my bike. I looked around then heard the scream again then looked at a public bathroom building.
I got off my bike and ran towards the building then ran behind the building, seeing three guys trying to get their way with the woman. "Hey! Back away from her pricks!"
The three heard my voice and looked at me. They chuckled and their leader let the woman go then she slid down on the wall.
"So you're feeling kinda brave huh kid..? Well...allow us to teach you a lesson about minding your business!" The main thug yelled and ran over to me.
"These guys are lowly humans, with your Supernatural Condition attacks from them wouldn't even hurt one bit." Asmodeus sighed.
"Belphegor.." I mumbled and the Sloth Symbol shined on my right hand then I dodged the first attack and snapped my fingers.
The three men fell asleep due to my Sleep Inducement ability.
"You could've just used my power for that. I'm surprised Bel even responded to you." Asmodeus said.
"I am awake so there was no issue in helping with such a trivial conflict." Belphegor said.
"Yeah yeah..." Asmodeus said.
I walked over to the woman and held my hand out. "Are you okay?"
The woman looked at me and slightly blushed. She slowly took my hand and I helped her up. "Thank you..I am okay.."
She spoke in a shy and soft manner. She was a beautiful woman as well. Long blonde hair and beauty blue eyes. She's the type of girl any guy would fall for. I noticed she wore a nun's uniform. She also wore a silver cross necklace around her neck.
"I'm glad you're okay.." I said and let go of her hand then stepped back a bit. "So what happened? Why'd those douchebags come after you?"
"I don't know but they were trying to partake in sin with me against my will while I was exiting the restroom to find my way to the church." She said then placed her hands together in praying position. "Dear God, please forgive these poor souls as they have sinned. Bless them in your holy arms in hopes they become renewed. Amen."
"Yuck." Asmodeus said.
"Absolutely disgusting." Belphegor groaned.
I softly cleared my throat then looked away a bit. "So uh, I could help you find your way back to the church.."
"Oh really? That would be wonderful~" The nun said happily.
I helped her pick up her belongings and we walked off together to find the church she was assigned to go to. I don't know why I am helping her. She is a nun and I am a Devil, an Archdemon at that. This has to be breaking some form of law within the Laws of Life and Balance.
"So uhm...I should tell you my name huh..." The nun smiled and looked ahead. "My name is Lily Angels. I come from abroad, Northern Europe to be exact...This is my first time in Japan and I'm still getting used to the customary and traditions around here."
"I-I see...My name is Tatsuya Hayashi. I've been a local here since I was born. It's very nice around these parts, m-maybe I can show you around." I said, giving a nervous chuckle.
'Get over yourself, this is taboo! Wait, taboo?! Wait no! This totally works for me but not for her!' I yelled in my head.
"I'd love if you did." Lily smiled then looked at me. "You'd be the first person to ever show me around and the first guy to ever be this nice to me."
"Wait really?" I asked.
"Yeah." Lily looked ahead. "Ever since coming here people have been ignoring me or just have been kinda mean to me. This is a breath of fresh air and I really like it."
I looked at Lily then placed my hands in my pockets. I closed my eyes and looked ahead. Even though becoming closer to this woman is forbidden, I can't help but just process how incredibly nice she is. How could anyone be mean to her and turn a blind eye to her?
Lily noticed the Church and smiled happily. "There it is!"
I looked at the church and my heart thumped hard then my right arm began trembling. 'Whoa...this feeling is terrifying..'
"Thank you for helping me Tatsuya~ If you'd like you can come in the church with me, the people there are really nice~" Lily smiled at me.
"A-Actually I can't, I've got important errands to run and afterwards I have to go to a club meeting s-so I'll probably see you later!" I said nervously.
"Oh okay, well I'll see you later." Lily smiled and hurried over to the church.
I turned around and gripped my right arm. "Seriously..?!"
"Yes seriously. She's incredibly dangerous the church is Angel Territory. Leave the area now." Asmodeus warned.
I hurried off to report these feelings to Yuki and wanted to see if she could help me on these feelings.
"Those are your Devil Instincts. As a devil you can't get close to a Nun or any church affiliates like Priests, Fallen Angels, or Angels in general." Yuki crossed her arms as she sat on her desk, looking at me.
"I see.." I said then looked at my right arm. "That's why my arm was freaking out on me."
"The Church has powerful beings named Exorcists. They are rare in kind, but a powerful lot. If a demon was to get exorcised, that would be the end of the demon. Null. The End. They are dead for good and there's no coming back from being exorcised. Not even Anti-God can save you as not only your body is destroyed but also your soul. Your existence will cease to exist." Yuki said.
"So that means I can't see Lily again since she's practically an enemy huh." I said.
"I wish there was another way. You're a kind soul, Tatsuya...but because of our nature...it is forbidden and I know Sin is your thing, but committing a Taboo Sin...no devil has ever gone so low to do so. The Demon Lord of Taboo was banished because of his knowledge and his way of exploiting the law. Anti-God locked him away in the deepest layer of Hell, never to be seen again. I want you to be careful...I'd hate to lose you. You're special and important to me." Yuki said.
"I understand Yuki.." I said then placed my hands in my pockets.
Yuki smiled gently and got off the desk to walk towards me and caressed my cheek. "Good, now you may return home. Tomorrow starts a new day of pacts and contracts."
I nodded then walked away, leaving the room.
"The Demon Lord of Taboo...Who is he?" Azuki asked.
"His name is Geas. He was one of the original Law Makers along with some of the other Alpha Angels." Yuki started.
"Whoa he's that old..?" Azuki asked.
"Yeah, Geas is one of the Omega Demons and helped Anti-God set down the laws, soon he broke one of his own laws known as never connect with an Angel. He and an Angel secretly met up frequently and had sexual relations with one another, producing a child as the result. Although Geas is the Law Maker and the original Demon Lord, for his actions he was sentenced to eternity in the deepest layer of Hell as for the Angel she was banished from Alpha Heaven, becoming the Primordial Fallen Angel. What I'm saying is Geas is a dangerous man." Yuki said.
"Isn't one of his weaknesses people commiting taboos? I mean for generations people have done all sorts of taboos, he should be dead by this point." Azuki said.
"Not necessarily. The one thing keeping him alive...are the Angels with their Virtues and Laws of Humanity. As commiting Taboos will kill him off, you would have to break the Laws of Life and Balance to kill him but you will ultimately be punished for commiting it." Yuki said.
"I see. I still have something to learn it seems. I wonder how many Demon Lords there are in reality." Azuki said.
"Seven Demon Lords, The Deadly Sins. Six Demon Gods who are known as the Eternal Sin. These Gods are the strongest known Demons of hell two of them being Gloom and Leviathan who have ended the universe once before in the past due to their unparalleled strength." Yuki said. "Despair and Envy are two Eternal Sins that was able to end the universe ages ago."
"Eternal Sin...Interesting." Azuki smiled and began to gather her things. "I'll be heading home now."
"Alright, I'll see you tomorrow." Yuki waved.
I laid on my bed and looked at my right hand. I thought about Yuki's words and lowered my hand then stared at the ceiling. "Man, she was just so nice to me. It sucks that being friends with her is forbidden, she sounded like she didn't have any friends..."
"It is forbidden to be in contact with people affiliated with the Heavens by Law without proper reason. Even Lucifer, despite being an Ex-Archangel, has to follow this law. Him and Michael had a good friendship in the past, but his pride got in the way. You want to know why this law was created?" Asmodeus spoke.
"Why?" I looked at my right hand, seeing a faint pink glow.
"Because God fears our kind and Anti-God feared his kind as well. The Demon Lord of Taboo had such an easy influence on an angel in the old ages and the same with the angel who slept with him. It's easy to convert people to either side because of this...The Law was created, preventing any conversion and corruption. Imagine Heaven without Michael...and imagine Hell without Lucifer. The Law was created to maintain balance between good and evil." Asmodeus explained.
"But it just sucks! I was the only one willing to show her around and be nice to her! She almost got-"
"Yes I am aware of that. If you hadn't appeared or heard her, who knows what would've happened to that poor nun, but at the end of the day...you are a Devil. Your heart is pure and God and Anti-God sees that...that is why you weren't punished for commiting a Virtue...Compassion." Asmodeus said.
"I see...wait how come we don't get a headache from saying God?" I asked.
"You only get a headache if you pray to God. By law, praying to God as a devil is an ultimate taboo and to stop you from completing a prayer a terrible headache is unavoidable." Asmodeus explained.
"Huh. I see. Well anyway...I'm going to sleep. I'll talk to you in the morning." I said and rolled over on my side.
"Sleep well." Asmodeus said then her voice faded away.
The next few days were the same. The same process of keeping the secret that I was a Devil away from my parents, going to school, completing pacts and go home then rinse and repeat. Every afternoon, however, I always see Lily...just waiting for me so I could walk her to the church. Every afternoon...I ignore her and every afternoon, I see her disappointed yet hopeful face.
One afternoon, I noticed her waiting in the same spot and decided to say screw the law and walk up to her.
"You realize...you may be punished for this right?" Asmodeus asked.
"I don't care...I can't keep disappointing her." I said then walked over to her.
"So foolish..." Asmodeus giggled softly.
"Lily." I called out to her.
Lily looked at me and looked happy. She stood up quickly and hurried to me. "Tatsuya!~ I've...been waiting here for the last few days wondering if I'd ever see you again. I thought it would've been one of those moments where God was saying that you weren't the right one for me, but I kept praying to see your face again and he answered it!~"
I scratched the side of my face with my index finger and gave a nervous chuckle. "Come on, I'll walk you to your church."
"Okay!~" Lily smiled and grabbed her bag then we headed off to her church.
"So tell me about yourself." I said.
"O-Oh uhm...where do I begin? Uhm...When I was a young girl, I used to always go to church with my dad. My mom was a nun of the church and sadly passed away giving life to me and my dad was a famous priest in Europe. I became a nun at the age of 10 in honor of my mother then the church was attacked by a group of Satanists. My dad was killed in the process. I was being taken care of by the church and learned so many skills and talents. Sadly, I was casted away from the church." Lily said.
"Why?" I asked.
"I was deemed a witch for my magic abilities. I tried to tell then that this was a gift from God. The Sacred Holy Tool was a gift from God. They are called the Rings of Heaven which allow me to grant protection and healing. I was able to heal everyone even Devils and Fallen Angels and they didn't like that very much and cast me away." Lily smiled.
"So that's why you're here at this church huh.." I said.
"Doesn't seem right to me." Asmodeus said. "All churches are under a single system in the Heavens. If she was branded a Witch, she shouldn't be allowed in any church unless..."
The sudden realization hit me, but I wasn't willing to jump to conclusions. Forgiveness is the key component when worshipping the Heavens. She could still be a human and not a Fallen Angel.
"It is just a hunch, so don't take it to heart." Asmodeus said.
I nodded and noticed we made it. I looked at Lily and she smiled and looked at me.
"Thank you for walking with me~ I really appreciate it a lot..~" Lily smiled and bowed at me then hurried to the church.
I watched her and placed my hands in my pockets. "Hey you didn't freak out this time."
"Yeah well once you get a feel for a certain kind of energy, you don't really freak out as much anymore." Asmodeus said and chuckled.
"Well I should report back to Yuki." I said then hurried back to the academy.
"Good job, Tatsuya. You've really been on a roll as of lately. 25 pacts made~ Must've had some easy to please humans huh." Yuki laughed softly.
"Yeah well, it's no issue. Well if there's nothing else, I'll head home-"
"Hold on, there's one more thing. Erika is still out fulfilling her quota and there's one she's not gonna be able to make it to on time so do you mind filling in for her on this one?" Yuki asked.
"No of course not, I don't mind." I smiled.
"Good, thanks in advance." Yuki smiled back.
"No problem." I said then hurried off.
I got on my bike and rode off the location of the Dark Call. It was just one extra so one extra soul to take wouldn't hurt.
I made it to the location then parked my bike outside. I walked up to the door and knocked on it. I waited for a bit and there was still no answer. I placed my hand on the doorknob and my heart thumped hard as I got a major bad feeling throughout my body.
"Tatsuya...There is a powerful being in this house. Be careful.." Asmodeus said.
I nodded and opened the door. I walked inside and gulped. "Hello? I'm a devil from the House of Arcane! Anyone order a devil..?" I spoke sounding like a complete sissy.
I slowly walked in and closed the door behind me. The lights were off except for in one room. I walked down the hall and could smell the distinctive scent of...blood. I walked in the room and my eyes widened. I gagged and covered my mouth. Multiple dismantled bodies were all over the floor and there was blood all over the floor.
"Tell me Devil...do you believe God is good?" The man sitting next to the fireplace said. "Because personally I believe God is good all the time and all the time God is good.."
I looked at the man and noticed his appearance. He had white hair, golden eyes, and wore a white priest clothing. He looked at me and gave a sinister smile. I took a step back and grunted softly.
"Punish the wicked...Punish those who call out to The Devil. That is the rule of our Holy Church.." The man said then stood up. "My name is Akriel Wright and I am a Priest...specifically an exorcist. You made a mistake coming here, Devil...because you're about to get exorcised.."
I looked at Akriel in shock then noticed him summon a sword of light named a Blessed Blade. I grunted and summoned my Sin Bringer.
"Oh..? The Legendary Sin Bringer...I am surprised you wield it, but sadly that won't be enough to defeat me!" Akriel dashed to me and swung his sword at me.
I grunted and dodged his attack then looked at him. "You killed them...they weren't even bothering you!"
"It doesn't matter if they weren't! It's my job to eliminate all of you devil bastards!" Akriel laughed and thrusted his sword ahead, shooting a beam of piercing light at me.
I tried to dodge but slipped on a severed arm then the beam hit my right shoulder and I groaned loudly. I held my shoulder and growled at Akriel.
"Asmodeus!" I bellowed and a pink light shined and the Lust Symbol shined on my gauntlet.
I yelled and dashed towards Akriel then went for a punch.
"Too slow!" Akriel laughed as he dodged me and sliced my back.
I yelled in pain and fell to the ground and grunted loudly as my back began burning.
"The light of this sword gives demons like you an insufferable burning sensation! How do you like that?!" Akriel laughed.
I heard a scream and looked back. Akriel looked back as well and sighed.
"Lily, why the fuck are you here? You're supposed to be at the church with the other Fallen Angels. Don't tell me you've forgotten that much.." Akriel said.
"P-Pastor Mariuk called for you a-and.." She stopped when she noticed me and her eyes widened. "T-Tatsuya! What are you doing here?"
I looked at Lily and looked down a bit then closed my eyes. "I'm here because I am a Devil...an Archdemon Lily. That's why I've been avoiding you the last few days...that's why you haven't seen me around as much. That's why I'm on this bloody floor injured."
"No, Tatsuya...you can't be." Lily covered her mouth.
"Aww..~ This little forbidden reunion is touching...but I must cut this short unfortunately." Akriel laughed and walked to me. "After I finish off this demon, we can head back to the church together."
Lily ran in front of me Akriel then cast a protective barrier around me using her power. "No! I won't allow you to hurt Tatsuya! He hasn't done anything wrong!"
"Step aside, Lily. I don't have time for your games." Akriel said.
"No! I won't step aside! God as allowed me and Tatsuya to meet and become friends regardless of the Law! He's such a kind spirit and he's my very first friend! Meeting him was of God's Will and I don't want him to die!" Lily cried out.
"Step aside bitch." Akriel slapped Lily across the room and she groaned as she crashed into a bookshelf. She fell on the ground and grunted lightly. "For all my years...never has an Angel, a Fallen Angel, wanted to protect a stupid fucking demon like this boy! For disgracing God's name you must die as well!"
"I...I can't allow you to...hurt him.." Lily said and got up slowly then walked over to me. "He's my friend...and I...know he's good at heart..."
Akriel watched her and smirked. "You're an idiot and for that you must pay dearly!" Akriel gripped her neck and slammed her against the wall.
Lily grunted loudly and held his wrists.
"Look at you...helpless against the wall by my hand. You used to be a perfect Mary until your powers were discovered...now you're like us...I've always liked you Lily...that's why I've decided to not kill you in the name of God, but take your virginity.." Akriel laughed.
I looked surprised and slowly stood up and grunted.
"Please no..! Please don't do anything to me!" Lily cried and felt his hand grope her breast. "Stop it!"
"Struggling won't help you escape me, so why won't you just stay still and enjoy the pleasure!" Akriel laughed then avoided a magic blast.
"Let her go...right now!" I yelled and glared at Akriel.
"So the little devil really wants to die huh..." Akriel laughed and dropped Lily then pointed his sword at me. "You should know that you're critically outmatched. Not even your toy can save you."
"I'll show you!" I bellowed and my demonic aura surged around my body then I spread my devil wings and flew to him.
He was surprised by my increase in speed then I punched his face. He grunted as he slid backwards. He held his face and growled then looked at me.
"Oh now you're really gonna get it now, bastard!" Akriel yelled and dashed to me.
I summoned a sword constructed of my lust energy then dashed to Akriel. He avoided my attack and punched my stomach. I groaned and coughed a bit of blood. He kicked me against a wall then sent a spear of light through my stomach. I groaned loudly and yelled in pain.
"Stop it!" Lily cried out.
"Now you die little devil!" Akriel laughed then ran to me.
A transportation magic circle appeared in front of me then Erika rushed out of the magic circle and blocked Akriel's attack. I looked at Erika and my vision began to get blurry.
"Eri..ka.." I said before passing out due to me being in critical condition. Not even Belphegor could save me since I could barely function.
Yuki caught me in her arms then held me.
"Well well! If it isn't the Yuki Arcane of the House of Arcane! Heh...Unfortunately, I know when I lost this battle so I will take my leave." Akriel said then grabbed Lily and warped away from the area.
Erika lowered her sword and looked back at me. "He's...in critical condition. If he isn't treated immediately...he will die."
"I've got this covered, thank you for coming Erika." Yuki said then looked at me worried.
Erika nodded then left through the transportation magic circle.
"Oh Tatsuya...I'm sorry for this.." Yuki said then warped away.
The next day arrived and I grunted softly as I opened my eyes a bit. I was back in my room. I have no idea what happened nor how I got here. I felt a little heavy then turned my head to see Yuki in bed with me, naked. I looked surprised then looked at her milkers.
'They are right there...one touch...Just one touch!!' I said in my head.
I slowly reached for her breasts and heard Yuki grunting lightly and quickly moved away. Yuki opened her eyes and smiled at me.
"Good morning, Tatsuya~" Yuki smiled.
"Uh yeah- Good milkers- I mean morning!" I said then blushed at my own embarrassment.
"I'm glad you're okay, but we have to talk about something urgent...so we don't have time this morning to play around. Let's get dressed and head to school." Yuki said.
"O-Okay.." I said then got out of bed. This is the most serious Yuki's ever looked, so it must be intense. I wondered what the topic was going to be about. My mind began racing and my heart thumped with anticipation.