Chapter 143 | Did you forget?

Word Count 1035

"Asia!" Issei Hyoudou shouted at the top of his lungs as he witnessed the unsightly state before his eyes.

Atop a priestly podium, chained to a saintly cross, was the figure of a half-naked young woman dressed in a see-me-through night dress.

Her current state was unknown, her life barely hanging by a thin thread.

Standing next to the victimized golden-haired woman on the cross, was an attractive woman of inarguably erotic appeal.

She had long black silky hair that flowed to her hips.

The semi-nude outfit that was composed of black leather straps and a revealing thong did nothing but instead, emphasized her voluptuousness.

Surprisingly, sprouting from her back were a pair of dark feathered wings that made her racial origins questionable.

And it was true to say, she was no human but a supernatural entity... she was a fallen angel.

Any man would have found her quite an irresistible delicacy but the current look she adorned on her attractive face would make anyone think twice before approaching her.

Her face was contorted into a maleficent smile; her violet eyes oozing twisted cruelness.

Hovering over her outstretched palms, were two silver rings emanating green lights that illuminated her evil form.

"Haha, finally I have a Sacred Gear." Her crazed voice thundered all over the abandoned church.

Just a tad bit of lightning flashes in the background, and she would have embodied the perfect display worthy of a great villain.

"Sacred Gear Twilight Healing, you are now mine and my status as a Fallen Angel would be further elevated." The so-called Sacred Gear then entered her body through the alluring space between her big breasts.

"Ahh~" She moaned, reveling in the feeling of having Twilight Healing binding with her angelic soul.

She was in her own world, completely cut off from reality.

"Asia!" An annoying scream disrupted her holy moment.

A pissed-off expression crept up on her face as she looked in the direction where the shout originated from.

"So it was you, pathetic swine." She said amusedly, unbothered by the sight of her minions fighting off two other intruders.

"LEAVE ASIA ALONE!" Issei bellowed while bulldozing his way past those who tried to block his way.

"ASIA!"

Courtesy of his two fellow peerage members, Issei Hyoudou's path was uninhibited as he hurriedly climbed up the stairs.

It hurt him deeply to see Asia hurt like that.

When he reached the podium, the Fallen Angel snapped her fingers and the chains relinquished their hold on the feeble girl.

Issei moved just in time to hold Asia in his arms.

"Asia, it's me Issei." He touched her left cheek affectionately.

The remaining warmth of her body slowly seeped through his fingers.

He saw a little bit of hope when he found out that she was still breathing, even though barely.

He couldn't help but tear up uncontrollably.

He couldn't control the immense sadness brewing inside of his heart.

'How ignorant of him to leave his back open in the striking zone of his enemies.' Raynare thought while touching her cheeks.

'But it's still cute seeing him in such emotional pain as he tries to rouse his new dying girlfriend.' Her lips curved into a sadistic grin.

"How heartless of you, Issei dear."

"You have already moved on after breaking up with me. Was your love so shallow for a silly concept as death to make you forget your Yuma?" Raynare lamented with a hurtful expression while putting the back of her right hand on her forehead.

Her brows were contorted in fake pain.

She was truly worthy of an Oscar, undoubtedly.

"Y-Yuma... how can you be so evil, even more than a devil?" Issei couldn't believe what he was seeing.

It was truly regrettable that he had fallen for this two-faced woman.

Yeah, he had indeed fallen for the gentle and caring, and seemingly kind Yuma Amano but boy, not this sadistic persona.

"Yuma, how naive of you. That was a name I made up to make the mood more... commemorative."

"I am still cringing inside thinking about the way I was acting during our boring date."

Issei felt a sharp sword slicing through his weak heart.

It was damn painful thinking how his little heart had been played like the keys of a piano.

How shame-inducing!

How pitiful!

How pathetic of him!

More tears spilled from his eyes.

Seeing him in such a disheartening state, Raynare laughed maniacally.

"Hyoudou-kun!" A blonde, handsome young man called out while fending off a sword attack with his demonic sword.

"Issei-senpai!" A white-haired midget with a pair of cute feline ears atop her head also called out while casually throwing a man across the room.

Those two were respectively, Yuuto Kiba and Koneko.

Seeing Issei's current state, they couldn't help but worry for him.

Their callings were also meant to wake him up back to reality.

Didn't he know that he was in his enemy's attack domain?

Standing next to Issei, unseen by anyone, forever unperceived by even the strongest in Draconic Deus was... Noah.

Yeah, it was him exactly!

He had been boringly watching all of this transpire like a mere spectator.

He had all the time in the world to spare so he gave himself some moments of silent observation.

Issei Hyoudou was a truly pitiful existence and he couldn't empathize with him even when he was still a human in his previous life.

'How could Issei's pathetic tears compare to Subaru's tears, hehe?'

Noah then bent so that he was at the same eye level as the kneeling Issei.

"What are you doing?"

"Stand!"

"Did you forget? Did you forget why you are here?!"

Issei was shocked beyond comprehension when those cruel words hit a chord inside of him.

Infinite terror overwhelmed his expression.

He felt his body tremble uncontrollably on its own, due to fear.

At the corner of his teary eyes, he saw the most terrifying pair of eyes that would forever haunt him, looking menacingly at him!

Those were the eyes of someone who could kill you with a glance!

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[Author's Note]

It's been nearly 24 days since I wrote anything worthwhile so I hope what I have written is at least enjoyable.