2. Decision

"You already awakened your sacred gear?" Latia asked surprised.

"Yeah. I was playing alone at the time and managed to awaken it. Do you know what type of sacred gear this is?" Aaron asked her as he showed her his sacred gear.

"I don't know but I have information on all the known sacred gears." Latia said to him as she composed herself.

But their conversation was cut short when the fallen slowly started to get up taking their attention as well. Aaron narrowed his eyes as his right arm crackled with lightning as Latia looked at him.

He aimed his hand at the fallen and great amounts of electricity shot from it and hit the fallen, but this time the electricity didn't stop and was much more powerful as the fallen screamed in fear.

"Take some more why don't you!" Aaron said as he sent large bolts of lightning.

"AAAAHHHHHH!" The fallen screamed in pain before they all disappeared in black feathers.

Latia looked at the place where the fallen were with a gaping mouth. The ground was charred and smoke was coming from the ground as black feathers lay there. A reminder of the fallen that were there.

'He killed three fallen so easily.' Latia thought to herself as she looked at the place.

"Heh. Those fallen aren't as strong as I thought they'd be." Aaron said with a smile.

"Did you know about the supernatural before I told you all that?" Latia asked her as she became suspicious of him.

"Yeah. I knew about the supernatural, specifically because I have encountered some of them in here." Aaron said to her with a nod.

Latia's eyes widened when she heard that as she was surprised but she composed herself and looked at him seriously.

"What kind of supernatural beings did you fight exactly?" Latia asked him curiously.

"Nothing much. Just some Panis, Pichashas, some Preta and one time a Vetala. That bitch needed to be killed." Aaron said as he scowled at the end.

"You seem to know a lot about them considering you're a Christian." Latia said as she heard him.

"Yeah well I was intrigued by mythology so I studied it. At the very least it helped me in identifying some of the beings here. Though they are very rare." Aaron said to her with a shrug.

"You said you fought a Vetala. What is it exactly?" Latia asked him curiously.

"Vetala are like the vampires from geb west. They are evil spirits who possess dead bodies for movement. They are usually found in a cemetery and don't like humans very much." Aaron said to her as he rubbed his sacred gear.

"So you fought and killed what was essentially a spirit? Okay I did not expect that. But how did you even come into contact with one?" Latia asked him as she didn't think something like that would happen.

"I was running late one day and it was night as I was passing by a cemetery. And lo and behold one Vetala was sitting on a tombstone after possessing a body. I was shocked and scared at seeing it and she laughed at me for it and started mocking. Eventually my anger at her won over my fear and I used my sacred gear to trap her in a cage of electricity before bringing lightning down on her and disintegrated the body, soon followed by the spirit as well as I saw its spirit burn away." Aaron said in a proud tone.

"You're that powerful?" Latia asked surprised at hearing it.

"Yeah. What I wanted at that time was to just shut her up but I didn't think I could kill a spirit. Then again, electricity is a type of energy so I guess it makes sense." Aaron said to her with a thoughtful look.

Latia was looking at Aaron surprised as she took in the new information she had just gotten from him.

'This... I never expected something like this. Not only did he awaken his sacred gear and knows how to use it, he has apparently killed a spirit as well. And his lighting ability is really useful, almost like the Priestess of Thunder. Having him on my side would help me immensely, but his condition for that was...' Latia thought to herself seriously before blushing as she reached the end.

Aaron looked at her and made sure to be ready to attack if something fishy were to happen. He wasn't going to just let his guard down just because he had killed some two winged fallen.

'That display should've made her want me more now. Becoming a devil has its cons but the pros it gives is also good. A huge lifespan and the ability to use demonic energy, which is quite versatile if you know how to use it correctly. Not to mention a stronger body as well.' Aaron thought to himself as he looked at her.

He waited as he watched her as Latia seemed to have come to a decision as she looked at him seriously.

"Aaron, I want you to become a member of my peerage. I vow on my name as Latia Astaroth that I will be a good Master to you." Latia said to him seriously and with conviction.

"Okay. What about my condition?" Aaron asked her curiously.

Latia faltered a bit at that but she regained herself as she looked at him.

"I'll also complete the condition as well." Latia said to him with a serious face.

Aaron smiled at her words and dismissed his sacred gear and raised his hand to her. Latia looked at his hand before she grabbed it with her own.

"It's good to be working with you." Aaron said with a smile on his face.