"So dark…" A first word coming from Asahi's mouth.
"It is… The darkness realm is the darkest place you know." Asagi said insi inside Asahi's head
"Hey, Asagi…"
"Hmm?" playfully respond at Asahi.
"Don't you 'Hmm" me, what are we going to do after this?"
"Waiting…" Once again playfully responded to her.
"For what?" she asked.
"Until she comes to us. She might be feeling it, this is her realm, every entry and exit will be noticed." For the third time for her playful answers.
"We can just wait here, they are probably fighting, we couldn't just let them…" anxiously concerned Asahi.
"Relax… I'm about to tell you something important that is related to Saega's nature."
"???" respond to her,
"As we know, her ancestor is a fallen angel, not only she becomes the princess of hell, the gods cursed her to not ever let her claim heaven. But eventually she forgives. But the godas forsaking her, betrays her, and lets her rule the hell."
"But after ruling the hell for sometime, she'll become hateful. Swear vengeance towards the gods, it makes her want to destroy the world with her darkness. Sheds her beliefs at gods. But the hell king betrays her. Not wanting her the dominion of hell, the king actually did not want her to take the throne."
"One day, a human enters hell meeting up with the fallen angel that becomes a demon. The human made contact with the demon and the human became possessed. Free the demon outside of this world and begin her quest to get her to dominate the world with fear."
"Killing thousands of innocent people, spreads her threats all over the world, causing chaos amongst mankind."
"But it all stops after she meets someone who can see her real nature. Noticing her suffering and disappointment. That human is powerful enough to absorb her demonic power, darkness that hugs her, and her into that state. It made the fallen angel powerless to fight back."
"Separate her from the human that she possesses, the human offers life along with the human and protects them instead."
"But it will cost her to live as a mortal and will he reincarnate after her death."
"Not having any choice and having fate that the gods finally looked at her suffering and believing that she'll finally be redeemed, the fallen angel accepted the offer. Let the human make her live as a human."
"But it left some of her darkness energy and still made her unable to unleash her angelic power."
"And guess what? The human that makes the fallen angel a mortal is our ancestor. The First Forgotten Princess. That's why we have the same darkness power as her."
Asagi revealed the truth of the origin of Saega's real power, nature and history.
"That is impossible! Angels being mortals?! Our ancestors?!" Inquires the explanation, is not giving any logic at all.
"Nothing is impossible, Asahi. Just witnessing what I've become now is the only fact that this world does not work according to logical explanations." Asagi states a point that cannot be argued.
"So what? How would that explanation answer our situations now?"
"We do the same thing as the First do, But instead of us absorbing her darkness will only destroy our body. Takaya will do it." Asagi said.
"Are you crazy?! Letting him deal with a power that could destroy us-"
"He has the Prince's power. His pure energy is powerful enough to get Saega's angelic power be awakens once again." Asagi retorts.
Asahi is unsure about the idea, but sensing Asagi's thought might be a good reason to do that,
"Asagi… What are you actually after?" She inquired about Asagi's thoughts.
Asagi, smirking at the question, realized that Asahi might already feel her unknown objective.
"Changes of fate." Asagi casually answers the question.
All of this answered Asahi's doubts after knowing everything about herself and the problems she was currently facing. Fate keeps turning round and round until it becomes very confusing for her to do the best thing.
"Last thing… Is this part of your plan to save Takaya from this twisted reality, or is this the Forgotten's doing?" An obvious question that Asahi could ask.
But no answers from Asagi. She's already gone from Asahi's sight, left alone in the darkness. But suddenly a bright light lightens the realm, making her eyes finally can see a white flare that shrinks to somewhere on the realm. She trace the light before it's completely vanished.
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Back at Takaya's place, he is having a hard time fighting Saega. No matter how much he tries to talk to her she won't listen and keeps attacking him without saying anything. Her flat expression is only a given explanation that she is not in control of her body anymore.
Knowing this will not end by only talking to convince her, he has no choice but to put her down. He couldn't find a chance to do it, she is not giving him any chance by attacking him tirelessly.
"Guh, I need to create a space between her…" Takaya still evaded Saega's attack and quickly raised his hand and a bright energy started to glow and slowly brightened.
"Illumination!" He shouted and suddenly a very bright light appearing and makes Saega's lost her sights.
Creating a far distance between them Takaya starts to cast another light from his hand,
"I have no choice but to use my incomplete trump card, with this all will end shortly…"
His hand glows red and began to form a big giant ball of energy, even larger than Deva.
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Asahi quickly flies as quickly as she can before the light disappear, but a shining light began attracting her attention, seemed familiar with that signature energy she quickly notices Takaya preparing to cast a more powerful move than Deva,
"That is… Oh no you're kidding me, it's Veda?!" Asahi said that in shock, And attempts to stop him,
"Takaya stop it!!!!" She shouted at Takaya,
And Takaya quickly realized Asahi's presents from afar, he became distracted and Saega caught him out of guard by ambushes him drawing her short sword to slice him off,
But Asahi surprisingly arrives first and clashes with Saega defending defending Takaya with her shield,
"Asahi?! What the… How did you-" Confused Takaya inquires why Asahi can be there.
"Long story! Now cancel that! Save your strength, I've got a plan!" She shouts it out loud and blasts with Violet Shot, blasting Saega off them but also blasted herself,
Takaya immediately cancels the move and catches Asahi that blasted by her own shot,
"Asahi! How the heck did you get in here?!" Takaya asked worriedly,
"I said it's a long story, for now our priority is to stop her, then get the hell outta here!" Asahi answered Takaya seriously,
"You said you have a plan?" Takaya recalls Asahi's words from before,
"Yeah, we need to awakened her angelic power to return her from her darkness, but we need your power in order to do that-"
"Where did you get that info? Ai and I still working on about the angelic power-"
"What?? So you do know about it?! Why didn't you do that from the start?!"
"It's because I'm still not sure about that, and unfortunately she's not in control."
"What do you mean?!" Suddenly Saega's attack Asahi, but her sharp eyes catches her movements and began to exchanging blows with Saega,
"You see??" Takaya shouted to Asahi,
"Yeah I see it damn well now, How did she become like this?!" Asahi shouted back while still exchanging blows with Saega,
"No clue! But she said her consciousness is taken over by someone else!" Takaya tries to attack Saega helping Asahi to push back Saega,
"But I have a feeling she's being controlled by The Verdant!" Takaya said that to Asahi,
"The hell is that?!" Asahi surprised,
"Another ancient warrior, I have a evidence leading on Saega's little sister missing, it could be them who planned Saega goes berserk."
"What a loser! Giving us this mess, what's the point?!" Asahi furiously angry hearing that someone planned all of the event,
They managed to blast Saega once again and creating much further distance, Takaya and Asahi stick together and prepared another move,
"Fine, after we're done here we'll find them and get their asses kicked!" Asahi smiled angrily, showing her annoyance.
"All right, let's get this over. But how can I awaken her angelic power?" Takaya asked the obvious question.
Asahi became confused by the question because she herself didn't know how to do it, She silently tries talk with Asagi once again,
"Asagi… What should we do???" Asahi tries asking Asagi for instructions,
"You think I'm going to tell you? Why Don't you think for once?" Asagi mocks her.
"Hey this is your Idea! You supposedly proceed with this thing rather than me!" Asahi angrily retorts her,
"Oh you've become so annoying… I'll help you again this time, but next time you should find a way to use it by yourself." Asagi summons the Great Sword same as Erisa's.
Takaya is surprised by the suddenly appeared sword,
"Infuse both of your power on that, and stab her." She instructed her to do as she was told.
Asahi holding the sword with her left hand, and began to draw it Infront of her,
"Okay wonder boy, now infuse your power, much of it into this sword, and I'm gonna stab her." Asahi instruct Takaya,
"S-stab? You are serious?!" Takaya doubted the idea,
"HURRY BEFORE WE LOST THE CHANCE!" Asahi seriously said that, making Takaya have no choice but to do what she said.
He began to infuse his power into the sword, the sword began to glows brighter and become heavier than before, Asahi reacts to the weight but tries to manages her stand to keep the plan goes,
"That's enough, now find a way how you will stab her." Asagi said.
Asahi began to shaken by the sword weight, and look at Saega that already prepares to shoot a dark energy towards them,
"I'll create you an opening, I'll deal with her attacks, And you stab her!" Takaya flies over Asahi's and shoots numerous beams towards Saega to distract her.
She flies to saver place to find a way to get near Saega, while Takaya still shooting a beam to Saega, but it doesn't changes Saega and she suddenly shoot a big darkness beam towards Takaya,
"You're kidding me… I have no choice!" Takaya move his hand toward himself and quickly shoots a energy beam and struggles with Saega's,
But his power wasn't enough to hold the struggles and slowly come toward his way,
"Asagi, can we absorb Takaya's power into our body?" Asahi asked Asagi seeing Takaya about to lose the struggle,
"Why don't you try?" Asagi said that,
"Fine!" She flies back toward the energy beam from Takaya direction and directly get in to the struggled beam, tries to hold Saega's energy with her shield and absorbing Takaya's,
"What are you-"
"Keep it up!" Asahi cuts Takaya, and he keeps the energy flow toward Asahi,
"I'm feeling it, my body became so light, this is power!!!" Asahi smiles happily, and feels stronger.
Her body begins to glow a purple light, and she easily forces herself toward Saega's energy. Her armor begins to crack and she grunts while she moves toward Saega.
"Open your eyes… RISE, BE THE ANGEL ONCE AGAIN!!!" She stab the sword on Saega's chest and suddenly a large explosion coming from her caught Asahi in front,
"Dummie, You owe me one, Asahi…" a voice heard from Asahi's head and a dark purple energy began to flow forming a shape of a girl, once again Asagi materialized as human in front of her and protecting Asahi from the explosion.
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Outside of the academy backyard, the blue skies suddenly cracked and exploded. Followed by a falling Saega and crashed to the ground, and a purple light slowly went down near Saega's crashed place.
Reveals Takaya and Asahi that made it out safely soon after the lights dissolved. Both are surprised by the fact they stopped Saega.
"We…. Made it…" Asahi said with a relieved voice.
"We did…" Takaya responded to her calmly,
Asahi's armor suddenly shattered and reverted to her tactical suit. While Takaya unde his transformation. He then walks toward Saega seeing her already undo the transformation and glows a white energy,
"(Seeing Takaya coming closer) …. Ah… It's you… You freed me…" she spoke haltingly
"Welcome back, Saega. Everything is going to be fine. Rest yourself…" Takaya welcomes back Saega after she loses control.
"(Raises her hand) ….. am i… going to be… fine… if… i just… trust you?..." She tries to confirm whether or not she can trust Takaya.
"(Grabs her hand,) We'll find your sister. And will help you with anything you are troubled with." Takaya said.
Asahi comes to her side and also grab her hand,
"We will help you with our power to solve this all… Don't hold everything for yourself, you have us now…" Asahi smiled and calmly said the most comfortable words to assure Saega.
"(Smiled) Ah… Why didn't I ask you guys earlier? You were very kind…"
The three finally grow their trust in each other, Saega willingly to trust them as allies. Share their moments from intense fights to friendships.
"By the way… How long are you gonna hold my hand like that? I'm very sore right now…"
Both Takaya and Asahi looked at each other and looked at their hands still holding Saega's hand together.
"Ahh.. I knew it… Asahi…" Saega smiled mocks Asahi,
"What?" She confusingly asked.
"You are enjoying touching Takaya's hand are you…" Saega mocks Asahi and reveals her excitement.
"What?? No" Letting go her hand and blushed with embarrassment.
Enjoyable laughter heard from Saega for the first time, making them relieved that Saega already became a more friendly person than before. But a tears coming out from her eyes
"Thank you… All of you… For saving me…" Saega happily cried after she laughed.
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