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Chapter 10 - Chapter:10 The Feeling In His Arm

"What Azazel wants?!" His grin widens before continuing. "Sorry to break it to ya, toots, but I don't give a fuck about what that coward wants! The fact that he refused to continue the war between the three Factions makes him a fucking joke! I'm here to fulfill Kokabiel-sama's desire to bring that bloodshed back, and I'll start by taking your precious human's head!"

Raynare growls at Dohnaseek's declaration.

'Of course… I knew he'd be involved.'

Before Raynare could respond, Dohnaseek slightly widens his eyes for a moment and then grins as his stare is now on a tree to his left.

"Hmm… the other brat's here too… Look's like my job will be quicker than I thought it would be."

Raynare raises an eyebrow at him, not understanding who he meant by the other "Brat." But she later understood when she followed his stare, and suddenly felt a familiar surge of magical power It wasn't powerful to the point of a higher class, but it was the strength where the power is flowing without its user controlling it.

'This magic energy… No way! He's here too?! Why?!'

Meanwhile, Ginjo knew who Dohnaseek was talking about, and it made him keep as still as he could in his hiding spot.

"Oi! You might as well come out, pal!" Dohnaseek shouts at the tree as he conjures up another spear. "I know you're here! I can sense your magical energy flowing out uncontrollably!"

Ginjo stiffened and tightened his grip on his right wrist when he heard him shout at him. He could feel his heart pounding loudly, his legs trembling out of fear, and sweat on his forehead as he knew that this man wanted him, and his brother dead. He didn't know what to do. If he came out, he could die, but if he didn't, he'll still die. What will he do? He had a hard time thinking of a plan to save himself, and his brother.

Speaking of his brother, who is still standing there in mass confusion, Issei didn't know who Dohnaseek was talking about and why he was hiding behind the tree the man was staring at maliciously. With the talk of Sacred Gears, this "Azazel" character, magic power, and of course, how his girlfriend transformed into a more hotter chick with black feathered wings, he couldn't wrap his head around what was going on right now.

Koneko watched Ginjo with guilt and fear in her face. She never meant for him to be in such a tight situation like this. She could feel his fear radiating off of his body at every second. Before she could do anything to help, she, along with Ginjo, Issei, and Raynare heard Dohnaseek snicker as he aimed his spear for the tree Ginjo was hiding behind.

"Heh! If you're not gonna come out," Dohnaseek then readies his arm to throw the spear. "Then I'll force you out of there!"

Dohnaseek then threw the spear and watched it fly towards the tree. After he did that, Ginjo felt his instincts kick in and immediately rolled out of the tree, dodging it in case he thought the spear could penetrate the tree.

And sure enough, it did. The blue light spear has stabbed through the tree by the time Ginjo moved out of the way. Splinters of wood protruded from the impact of the spear's sharp, glowing tip.

It was at this moment that Raynare and Issei widen their eyes at Dohnaseek's target, with the former being the most surprised.

"G-G… Ginjo?"

Ginjo looked at his brother with a shy expression, expecting him to be this surprised.

"I'm sorry, bro. The bad feelings I've been getting brought me here."

Ginjo then turns his stare towards Raynare, trying to make a stern expression, but failing due to the constant shaking in his right arm.

"I'd ask how you've changed and sprouted out a pair of wings, but judging by what the hell's going on here, it's not the appropriate time."

Raynare was about to respond but was interrupted when the sound of laughter was heard by Dohnaseek.

"Well, well, looks like we got two corpses for one grave."

After he said this, Raynare looks towards Ginjo and notices that he was holding onto his right wrist, which was shaking nervously. Before she could question the younger Hyoudou, her eyes widen and immediately shift back to Dohnaseek to see that he was holding another blue spear in his hand, prompting her to take a protective stance.

"I won't allow you to kill these two just because of their Sacred Gears!"

Raynare then extends her right arm to her side. After some time, the Hyoudous look to see that she was conjuring up a light spear of her own, albeit hers was red instead of blue.

"Dude…" Issei whispers to Ginjo while nudging his shoulder. "I got me a super-girlfriend… This… is… fucking… sweet!"

"This isn't the time to be turned on by her transformation!" Ginjo whispers back. "That guy up there, who has the same wings as her, wants to kill us!"

Before Issei could respond, the Hyoudous felt a breeze of air that came from in front of them. Looking towards the source of the breeze, their expressions turn into awe when they saw Raynare clash spears with Dohnaseek.

The Hyoudous go "Whoooooah…" with twinkling eyes when they saw the two flying people's combat, visibly impressed with the battle. Dohnaseek was on the offense while Raynare was on the defense, with their modes in combat shifting from offense to defense from random periods of time. As the two continued to fight, they flew around the area and started throwing their spears at each other, attempting to take down one another with ranged combat.

As two kept throwing spears for three more minutes, Dohnaseek aimed his next spear right at Raynare's stomach. Naturally, she dodged the spear as soon as he threw it at her. But when she turned her head around, her eyes widen in horror to see where his spear was heading towards.

"Issei-kun!"

Issei widens his eyes when he saw the spear fly at him, as did Ginjo. Wanting to protect him, Ginjo shoved Issei out of the spear's way. As he did this, Ginjo then closed his eyes, awaiting his possible doom, knowing the consequence of his heroic act.

STAB!

Ginjo flinched when he heard the sound of the spear penetrating something. But as he waited for a few seconds, he realized that he wasn't hit. He slowly opened his eyes and looked towards his body. By the time he did, he noticed that the spear didn't touch him. He was okay.

He first looked towards his brother and saw that he was okay and that the blue spear has penetrated the ground next to him. He also saw that his face held a flabbergasted expression, but it wasn't aimed at him, but it was someone else; someone who Ginjo finally realized that he was being carried by.

Looking down to see who saved him, Ginjo shares the same expression as his brother's when he recognized the petite girl carrying him with both hands.

"K… Koneko-san?! What are you doing here?!"

Ginjo knew that she was strong, seeing how she roughed up some perverts before with her fists, but he didn't think she'd be strong enough to be able to lift him.

Dohnaseek saw the girl save him, and only squinted his eyes at her.

'What's a Devil doing here?'

Koneko puts him down on the ground, allowing Ginjo to stand. She then looks at both him and Issei with a serious expression.

"You two need to leave this area! Now!"

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