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Chapter 24 - The Grand Betrayal

Rize was with Anna he was on his way to bring Anna home.

 "What are we going to do?" asked Anna.

 "I am taking you home. So, you will be safe," said Rize.

 "What?" questioned Anna.

 They both stopped.

 "You're planning to run away? Aren't you?" asked Anna.

 "Yeah, if these guys are for real I need to leave here," said Rize.

 "But, you just came back. I do not want to lose you again," said Anna, who looked like she was about to cry.

 "Anna," said Rize. "I know this is hard, but I just want you to be safe."

 "I don't want you to run away. I want to fight beside you. Is that what an Esper is supposed to do?" asked Anna.

 "I'm sorry, but I won't be gone long, I will figure something out," said Rize.

 They would turn around and see Raze's house but would be shocked when they saw The Wolf Knight waiting for them.

 "Shit," said Rize.

 It starts to rain out as The Wolf Knight approaches them. Rize tries to protect Anna by hiding her. But when he looked back he saw the Tiger Knight behind them with a cloaked person who was short.

 "Leave her out of this," said Rize.

 "I knew you came here. You always protected her," said The Wolf Knight.

 "It's my job as her Esper User, I was told that by my older brother," said Rize.

 The Wolf Knight stopped for a bit as if he was thinking for a bit but kept walking forward. The Tiger Knight came from behind and grabbed Anna.

 "Let her go...," said Rize before he felt something sharp in his stomach. He looks and sees The Wolf Knight stabbed him in the stomach in a vital area with a knife.

 "Rize!" yelled Anna.

 "You sick freak," said Rize.

 Rize goes in and slams his right fist at Wolf Knight's Helmet. Which knocks it off revealing the Wolf Knight's identity to Rize and Anna who were shocked to see that the one who just stabbed Rize was Judas.

 "Judas? But why?...," questioned Rize as he finally fell to the ground from the wound inflicted on him.

 "I'm sorry Rize," said Judas.

 Anna started to struggle and was crying.

 "Let go of me," said Anna.

 She bites the Tiger Knight's right hand which makes him let her go. She goes over and checks Rize.

 "No," said Anna. "Why would you do this? I hate you, Judas."

 Judas just looks down at her turns around starts to walk away and drops the knife he stabbed his younger brother with.

 "Anna, let's go inside," said The Cloaked Figure who was Yumi.

 "Leave me alone," said Anna, who was a mixture of angry and sad.

 "It alright when dad comes home he can help her," said The Tiger Knight, who took his helmet off to reveal it was Issac. He looked sad as he watched Judas walk away.

 Rize would find himself in a familiar place which he had been before a black void with a twelve throne as he sat on one which would make thirteen.

 "I am dead this time," said Rize. He looks and sees all the thrones where falling apart in front of him but one which he saw a familiar orb which was Azazel.

 "Ah, Rize, we finally meet once more. But I was hoping we meet in person," said Azazel.

 "Lord Azazel, I am sorry, but I do not know if that's going to be possible," said Rize. "I am dying."

 "I know my brother. I sense your pain but I also feel sadness inside you," said Azazel.

 "I was stabbed by someone, who I thought I could trust. He was my older brother," said Rize. "He was one those Knights that serve a man called Drazel."

 "King Drazel, God of the Yggdrasil. I have heard of that god. A very powerful being even stronger than the demon king. But Rize what will you do now? Just lay there and die or would you like another chance to fight back?" asked Azazel.

 "I have a chance?" asked Rize.

 "Of course, I have the power to even help you from here. I only need your answer," said Azazel.

 Rize thought about and only thought of one thing and that was to protect Anna.

 "I want to fight," said Rize.

 "As I expected from you," said Azazel.

 Judas walking away still when he sensed something was off and turns back. He saw Rize getting up with a black aura around him as Anna was staring in shock. He saw Rize's stomach wound was healed fully. Issac tries to grab him, but only to be punched in the face by Rize's left hand at a fast speed. Rize's shirt starts to rip and they see his left arm has taken up to his left shoulder now. They saw the final circle around was blinking and it finally shattered giving Rize his full demon powers.

 "The hell?" questioned Judas. 

 Rize glared at him and before Judas knew it he was punched by Rize in the face in seconds before he noticed he moved. Judas flew back a bit before he landed on the ground on his feet. He grabbed his nose with his left hand as it was bleeding.

 "Judas. You will pay for making her cry," said Rize with anger.

 "You're so childish," said Judas.