POV Third

As you climb the tower, you all hear footsteps nearby. Turning around, you see exorcists heading your way.

Exorcist: "We've just about quelled this riot! You won't be getting away!"

Y/n: "Shit, there's no end to these guys! I'll stall, you two, climb the latter."

Velvet: "Got it." *Starts to climb*

Seres: "Be careful." *Climbs after Velvet*

As they climbed, the two charged in, but I blocked their attacks before launching fire arrows at the mage in the back, burning them. Afterwards, I jump back before launching Eruption on them, taking down the last two. With them dead, I climbed up, only to see Velvet staring down with her claw arm out.

Y/n: "What did I miss?"

Seres: "the path has collapsed."

Before you could say anything, you see Velvet jump. Fearing for her, you run over, only to see her sliding down.

Y/n: "I swear, she's going to be the death of me!"

You jumped down after her and as you got closer, you arm vanished. Acting quickly, you pull her in before crashing onto the ground.

Y/n: "FUCK! That hurts like Bloody hell!"

Velvet: "..." *Gets up and walks away*

Y/n: "... Your welcome!" *You cast First Aid on your arm before seeing Seres teleporting in* "... You could have teleported us?"

Seres: *smug smile* "Not like you asked." *You flip her off as she walks away towards Velvet*

Gathering yourself, you run after the two as they enter the building.

Seres: "Are you sure? This way leads to the main entrance."

Velvet: "If they know you're here, they'll have found your ship by now. The guards expect us at the rear, not the front!"

As you head for the front, you start to have a bad feeling about all this. That something bad was going to happen...

Velvet: "We're almost there!"

???: "That's enough."

Turning towards the voice, you see an exorcist and his two Malak.

Y/n: "Damnit, we were almost home free." *Gets into a battle stance*

Seres: "Oscar... I had no idea an exorcist praetor has been assigned to this island."

Oscar: "you surprised me, Seres. Aiding criminals now, are you? Did Lord Artorius request this?"

Y/n: "Wait, 'Lord'???"

Seres: "... No, I'm acting on my own."

Oscar: "A Malak with free will? I had thought he was the only one?-"

Y/n: "Fuck you too, Flynn-wannabe."

Oscar: "-And yet... I sense someone's strings guiding you."

Velvet gets ready to fight, but Seres stops her.

Seres: "Hold on. A praetor is far more dangerous than an orderly."

Velvet: "I'm all out of subterfuge. And besides, if we can't overpower this one, our end goal was hopeless to begin with."

Y/n: *sighs* "I really picked the wrong group... Ok, I'll back you up."

Velvet: "Thanks."

Oscar: "You're a daemon, but still a lady, so I'll show you due respect. I am Oscar Dragonia, praetor of the Abbey of the Holy Midgand Empire. And who might you be?"

The three of you stare him down, waiting for his first move.

Oscar: "... Hm... All right, 'Graceless Daemon' it is, then."

As you and Velvet charge in towards the praetor, Seres stayed back to provide support. Taking out the two Malak were easy, yet fighting him head on was harder then even Daemons. Jumping back, you launched fireballs at him, which he easily blocked before charging at you. As you blocked his attack, Velvet charged in to finish the fight.

Velvet: "Swallow Dance!"

As he's knocked back a bit, you decided to counter attack along with Velvet

Y/n: "Demon Fang!"
Velvet: "Searing Edge!"

The attacks connect as he's knocked back.

Oscar: "Damn you both! I'll have to expend a Malak or two for this."

One of the Malak launches an attack that separates us as another grabs onto Velvet.

Y/n: "No!"

You rush in as the other launches an attack on the two. After pushing the Malak towards the attack, you grabbed Velvet and moved out of the way as the attack hits the Malak, making it scream in pain.

Seres: "What are you doing?!"

Y/n: "Oh no..."

Oscar: *charging in* "'Control your feelings to control the tide of Battle!'" *tries to attack you, but you block it after pushing Velvet away*

Velvet: "More of your vaunted 'reason'?"

Velvet attacks to separate him from you before attacking him.

As the two dodge each other, the Malak from earlier is starting to grow a dark aura.

Seres: "NO!"

Y/n: "Hey! Get away from the Malak, NOW!"

Velvet: "Wha-?"

They look at the Malak as it's aura started to grow before it started to transform.

Velvet: "A Malak... With Daemonblight?!"

Oscar: "Ungh! It's lost control!"

The drake roars before knocking Oscar and the other Malak back. It then charged at Velvet, and without thinking, you ran in front of her, shocking her as you stood between her and the dragon's attack.

Velvet: *gasps* "Y/-!"

SLASH

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THIRD UPDATE, MOTHER FU-!