It was raining hard outside. We were lucky that it rained after the tournament.
"SLAP!"
There was also a bitter sound which echoed along with the sound of rain. Rias just slapped someone. It was Kiba.
Naru's Peerage started to hear Rias berate her Knight and decided to leave back towards home. It was their inner problem, not theirs, so it was best to leave.
Naru though couldn't blame her sister for being angry. Her knight did very little during the tournament today and even then, he wasn't putting his all into it.
Everyone left to do their own thing, as the group of Naru, Ravel, and Gawain remained.
Naru and Ravel were sharing an umbrella while the Knight held his own. As he continued the walk home, Gawain stopped short and the two first years stopped a few feet ahead of him.
"Are you okay Gawain?" Naru asked with a tilt of her head.
The white Knight didn't answer for a minute as his eyes were closed and had a concentrated look on his face, "… I knew I recognized that." He murmured as he stood straight, "Your highness, I sense a holy sword in the area. May I go investigate?" he asked
"Do you feel that it is necessary?" the redhead asked.
"My King, there are three sisters of the Maou in this town, it may very well be the church or it could be one who seeks glory in slaying one or all three of you… of course it could just be a traveler who is at rest, but I would feel more comfortable if I could confirm it." He said in a strong tone.
Naru looked him in the eyes sternly, a rather rare look for her, "You have one order. You are to return to my side, safe. Is that understood?" she ordered
The Knight held his arm across his chest and bowed his head, "By your word." He answered dutifully.
"Then you may go."
With a nod from the wavy haired Knight, a pair of black leather bat wings ejected from his back and he took flight at great speed.
"Was that wise?" Ravel asked as she watched the Knight disappear into the rainy night sky.
"I have a bad feeling; this could be the cause of it."
"… Should we prepare?" Ravel asked, since when Naru had a bad feeling, something unusual happened.
Naru shook her head, "No, just have everyone on their guard for now. We need to know more if we have to make a move."
"Understood."
"Where are you?" He said to himself. The only possibilities would be either the Excalibur fragments from the church, Durandal, Ascalon, the fragments the church didn't possess, and Ruler that his cousin was trying to find… unless he somehow found it.
Then finally Caliburn, the ultimate holy sword his family possessed. There was no way in hell Arthur would lose it so the Knight may have a family reunion soon if it was that one.
As the cold rain pelted his body, he landed on a nearby rooftop in the general area where he sensed the holy energy.
*CLANG!*
His head whipped around. The sound of swords clashing!
He leaped to the area and saw the Knight of Rias Gremory and a priest with… Rapidly? Yes, he remembered that one.
His fellow Knight's arm was slashed and he lowed kicked the priest to the ground. Now!
He conjured a fireball in his hand. When you had a brilliant magic using cousin, you tended to pick up a few things. The Knight launched it at the downed priest, sending him back down the street as he jumped in front of the wounded second year.
"Are you okay?" Gawain asked, only to get a shocked look from his fellow blond.
"Waah! Cheap! Outside help!" the burned albino priest shouted as he stood and with Rapidly in front of him.
Gawain drew Galatine from a white magic circle and held it before him in a tight grip.
"Whaa! I know that one! Hey, you're that guy that killed those exorcists ain't ya? Yeah, went crazy like me and left them ya did, nice to meet you again senpai Gawain of the holy sword Galatine!" he said in a cheery tone despite being just burned by the Knight.
"… Who are you?" Gawain asked as he did not remember working with anyone this crazy.
"Eh?! It's me, me! Freed Sellzen! We did that job together in London. You were all like 'One slash, one kill' on those shitty devils. It was, like, orgasmic!" he shouted as he made swoosh and swing noises for added effect.
As the priest continued to act like a fan boy. Gawain and Kiba looked at one another and then back to Freed in sync.
"Eh? What? Do have something in my teeth? Ah fuck! I knew I shouldn't of had spinach! That shit always fucks me over!" he exclaimed as he used his finger to rub his teeth, "Did I get it?" he asked while smiling big to them.
"… You've met him before?" Gawain asked the younger Knight.
"Yes."
"Was he always…"
"Yes."
"Ah."
"Dang it!" Freed declared as he rubbed his teeth harder and stopped as he licked his teeth a bit, "But still, man, this is like totally awesome! Or some other surfer lingo. The Countryside massacre is like my favorite story!"
A scowl came upon Gawain's handsome features, "This is why I left the exorcists, because they were like you! The church claims that devils are evil, yet I've seen humans in the very house of the Lord that are more like the devils they speak about then the real devils themselves!" the Knight stated in a chilled tone.
"Thank you pretty boy!"
"Still," Gawain said as he bent his knees a bit, "Having some loose exorcist like you with an Excalibur fragment around is not good for my King. So I will have to kill." He said in a polite tone.
"Eh? King, ah, no way! You became a shitty devil?!" Freed said in a scandalized tone, "Is this what it's like when you find out your favorite singer just lip-syncs?! Why God, why? Ah, wait, I never did believe in you, so why am I praying to you ya douche nozzle!" he said with a psychotic laugh.
"No!" Kiba shouted, "He's mine to destroy, along with that sword!" he said, summoning his Holy Eraser.
"Eh? That again?" Freed said while picking his ear and had a bored look, "You know that thing ain't gonna work on my Excalibur-chan, right? Right? Or are you slow in the head?"
"You're injured from getting hit, that cut will hinder your movements. Let me handle him while you get the young maiden to heal you." Gawain rationalized logically.
Kiba looked at him, a hint of pleading in his eyes, "Please, this is mine." the boy said in a low tone, "From one Knight to another."
"Your swords aren't going to be able to aid you here." Gawain stated firmly, he did not want the young Knight to die from a foolhardy decision.
Kiba gritted his teeth at that.
Gawain sighed at the boy; he was clearly clouded by whatever hate he had for the Excalibur. Fighting with that kind of mentality would only get him killed.
"I know what to expect now, so, yes, I can do it. My Demonic Swords will do fine."
"This is Rapidly, it is meant for speed! Add in the Holy power of it and your little swords won't do you any good."
Freed watched as the two blonds bickered through logic on who should fight and started to sweatdrop when it went from the efficiency of their blades to seniority to height to even who was a natural blond, between the Knights of Gremory.
"Oi! as much as watching you two shits argue gives me my shits and giggles, I wanna stab at least one of you before—", but a small magic circle came to his ear, "Huh?" he nodded his head, "Okay." he hung up, "See! Before something like this happens!" he shouted to Gawain, "So, raincheck?" he asked
"No."
"Oh well." He said as he pulled out a light gun and shot it at both of them.
Gawain blocked the light bullet only to be blinded a second later by a light grenade. He grunted as he quickly covered his eyes, he lowered his arm a second later and looked around, "Blast. A slippery one huh." He mused as he turned to Kiba.
It seems he is swift to flee, the coward." The White Knight stated.
The demon sword user glared at him a bit, "That was my fight." The younger blond spat out as he walked away.
The holy sword user sighed at the retreating Knight, "It seems something big is going to happen." He said while looking at Galatine, "Are you ready my friend?" he asked the sword.