Chapter 5:

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Once Sakura's vision had cleared she found herself in a simple western style room with a double bed viewing out into the gardens outside the window but the main thing that shocked the poor girl was the sky; void of stars and a dark purple shade, like the shade of her hair.

Shirou gently laid her under the sheets of the bed with a gentle smile in which she returned before he sat down beside her on the edge of the bed.

"Are you okay, Sakura?" Shirou asked softly. "Do you need anything?"

"I'm fine now Senpai, thank you... but I must ask why? Why save me, Senpai?" Sakura asked as she pulled the blanket up to cover most of her face.

"Because you are important to me Sakura. I couldn't leave you in that household any longer." Shirou answered warmly as Sakura's face turned red in embarrassment as she hid herself under the soft covers of the bed.

"Thank you, Senpai. Thank you so much." Sakura mumbled with tears forming in her eyes as she felt Shirou lay down next to her above the covers and wraps his arms around her.

"You're very much welcome, Sakura." Shirou softly stated as she went to sit up but soon found herself screaming in pain as she curled up trying to ease the pain. Her grandfather had obviously ordered the worms that were constantly siphoning off her excess magical energy to go on a rampage to devour her body from the inside out.

"Sakura, hold on! Bazzett, get my mother now!" Shirou yelled as he wrapped his arms around her as she continued to scream. After a few seconds, perhaps ten, though for both Shirou and Sakura it felt like minutes, Shirou's mother burst through the door of the room.

"Shirou, what happened?" Zira asked as she made her way over to Sakura and quickly began to analyse Sakura who had started screaming in silence and Shirou could only watch on, waiting to see what his mother would say. Zira's family ability is that of Analysis which allowed them to analyse any person or object they came into contact with and if they wanted they could specifically look for select things such as weaknesses or what was afflicting a person.

"Shirou, we need to get her to the Sitri hospital, now!" Zira shouted as Akatsuki moved without being told and constructed a magic circle to the Sitri hospital as Zira gestured to Shirou to pick up Sakura into his arms while she was talking through a magic circle.

"They are ready for us, go Akatsuki!" Zira ordered as Akatsuki initiated the jump and once the world stopped being white and soon turned into a medical ward, Sakura was taken out of Shirou's arms and put onto the bed nearby by Lady Sitri and other doctors.

"Shirou, honey, I need you to step out and get your evil pieces ready." Zira told her son, blocking his line of sight to Sakura.

"Why mother? What's going on with Sakura? She was fine a minute ago." Shirou continuously asked in a panic as a part of his soul screamed out to be next to her but that feeling was soon suppressed by another part of his soul.

"I'll explain everything afterwards my son, wait outside till I come get you." Zira answered her son while basically pushing him out the door. Shirou numbly went and took a seat in the hallway. As he sat down, he could only look towards the door with the queen piece now in his hand. His mind could only focus on the purple haired girl behind that door and how much she was suffering.

-In South America, Somewhere in the Amazon Rainforest-

Shouts and hurried footsteps were all that could be heard as a girl scampered through the dense foliage of the Amazon Rainforest, flashlights behind her, all seemingly searching for her. The girl was so focused on running she did not notice the environment, or rather reality itself shift around her as she ran into something solid, but not as hard as a tree.

The girl only gazed up at the alien-like being she had run into. Overall she could relate its appearance to that of a spider, a very alien spider, but a spider nonetheless. It had a massive ring behind it and as she looked up at it, she could see what she presumed was one of its eyes, was gazing down at her. Hearing the people she had been running from grow closer she decided in the heat of the moment to hide behind one of the spiders legs.

The being watched as the girl hide being its leg from what it assumed were the other humans that were coming closer to it and it could sense something from the girl, something that made it not want to kill her instantly but rather to protect her and so without thinking to much it acted upon the feeling and in an instant, once the people had entered its territory they died to its power quickly and most effectively for that was its purpose. The soul for the earth that had beckoned it into action to leave its planet and arrive here though it was not time to kill off the infection, the human race, yet so it had remained in this place where it had landed and slept.

The girl came out from its leg and look up at in an admiration, something unseen by the creature during its slumber on this planet.

"My name is Alice. Thank you, Mr. Alien." The girl said politely but the alien couldn't understand it so it just tilted its head curiously at the girl in question.

"Oh. Of course you don't speak English." Alice continued as she slapped her palm against her face lightly before she draw an arrow towards herself with a crystal and wrote her name, hoping for better results but the alien kept looking seemingly lost but curiosity in its gaze.

"Don't worry, I'll find a way for us to communicate because I feel like sticking around for awhile." Alice states with a smile as she sits next to the giant alien with a smile as something in her soul seemed to resonate.

-In Kuoh-

Issei walked through the streets of Kuoh in the early morning air, heading towards the highschool where he knew the Gremory and Sitri clan heads were partaking in school. He had visited the address Father Strada had given him to talk with Shirou Astaroth but no one had answered when he had knocked, so instead he was heading to Kuoh Academy to talk with the Gremory and Sitri heiress' so that he can operate in their territory. As he approached the school, his phone started to ring, and a sense of dread overcame Issei as he answered the call.

"ISSEI HYOUDOU WHAT HAPPENED TO HER, WHAT HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER?" A booming voice sounded from the other end which caused Issei to wince and pulled the phone away from his ear.

"She got excommunicated, Sir, but I'm bringing her back." Issei explained quickly as a low growl sounded from the other side.

"You better boy, or else her uncle and I will come for you and you do not want a repeat of what happened last time. I will go meet with the church now and I expect you to be here by tonight." The voice growled deeply as Issei shivered in fear as memories of him running from a golden dragon and a black dragon after he had made Asia tear up when they had first started dating.

"I will, Sir, I won't let you down." Issei reassured the voice before the call disconnected and he kept walking forward towards the academy. As he stepped through the main gate of the school, he felt a bounded field check him over before it spiked, probably alerting the two devil heiress of his presence and sure enough his assumptions were correct when 12 devils appear around him, all in fairing combat stances.

"I mean no harm, My name is Issei Hyoudou and I just came to ask to be able to operate freely in your territory." Issei explained simply as he raised his hands up in surrender but careful watch for movement.

"Issei Hyoudou, 18, and considered to be one of the church's powerhouses alongside Dulio. You wield Balmung, the sword that killed Fafnir and are also the current generations Red Dragon Emperor." A short black haired girl spoke, whom he recognized as Sona Sitri.

"You are well informed Miss Sitri and yes that is all true. I can guarantee that once my business is finished, I will be leaving back to Europe." Issei explained politely as his attention was directed to the gremory heiress who had a glint in her eyes he did not like at all.

"And what is your business here in our territory?" Rias asked curiously as she eyed Issei, with a look that told Issei she wanted him in her peerage which he disliked immensely but kept silent.

"I am here to rescue my fiance from the grasp of the fallen angels that reside in this town, she had been wrongly excommunicated from the church and I am tasked with bringing her back to the Vatican safe and sound by the orders of Cardinal Vasco Strada." Issei informed the devils with a flat, serious tone.

"I, Sona Sitri, will allow you to operate in my territory as long as no major damage is caused to the surrounding." Sona stated as she saw no harm in allowing Issei to operate inside her territory and it wasn't like she, or her entire peerage, could fight him anyway if they wanted to keep him out.

''I, Rias Gremory, also allow you to operate in my territory." Rias added as well which caused Issei to smile sincerely towards both groups.

"I humbly thank you from the bottom of my heart, I'll be operating tonight and promise to be gone by tonight, as I do have to get her back before her father comes here personally." Issei stated as he bowed slightly and disappeared into the morning rush of people.

"Rias, don't even think of asking to reincarnate him or his fiance."Sona stated once she was sure Issei was out of earshot.

"Damn, am I that easy to read, Sona?" Rias complained, folding her arms under her considerable bust.

"Yes, and let me tell you that if Devil intel is correct that Issei Hyoudou is engaged to Asia Aregento, previous holy maiden and is rumoured that she has been adopted by the Dragon King Fafnir." Sona informed her best friend who just sighed in defeat.

"I see your point. Thanks, Sona."Rias answered as her and her peerage made their way back towards the occult research club. Sona and her peerage made there way to the student council room to prepare for the day though for a mysterious reason, Sona could already feel a headache coming on.

-That night, at the abandoned church-

Issei walked towards the abandoned church, bathed in the moonlight of the full moon above with Balamug in his right hand, surrounded by a faint blue glow as he sensed three fallen angels approaching him.

"If you're here for the nun, I'm afraid you're too late. Soon the sacred gear extractor will activate; her sacred gear will go to our boss and the nun will die." One of the fallen angels, a man in a trench coat and wearing a fedora laughed as he and the two female fallen angels laughed and tossed lightspears towards Issei. Issei swung Balamug, which spewed forth light blue energy that destroyed the lightspears before they could reach him before he disappeared in speed and reappeared behind them.

"I don't have time to waste on you small fry!" Issei furiously shouted, cuts dotting all over the fallen angels' bodies as they fell to the ground. He made his way past them before bringing his sword up to block light rounds that proceed to bounce off Balamug.

"Hey hey, Shitty Exorcist, not to cock-block but you're going to have to wait here till that sexy fallen angel is done with the ritual."A white haired man insanely voiced as he appeared from behind the altar.

"Freed Sellzen, one of the only surviving clones of Sigurd and an exorcist who went rogue after continuously killing anyone who seemed to be 'evil' by your standards." Issei voiced out loud as he charged Balamug with holy energy. "The sentence given to you by the Vatican is death. So fall!"

Issei swung his sword forward sending out a slash of holy energy that blew out the wall behind Freed, who had managed to slip away somehow, though Issei didn't mind too much as he descended down the steps that were behind the Altar. Soon he found himself face-to-face with a basement full of stray exorcists and at the back wall of the basement he saw Asia tied up to a cross with, who he assumed was the leader of this little sect, grinning evilly towards him.

"You're too late exorcist, soon this Nun's sacred gear will be mine and I'll finally be noticed by Azazel!" The fallen angel exclaimed in what seemed to be pure bliss as the words flowed out of her lips.

"ASIA! Use your strength! If you don't, you will die and I can't live without you!" Issei cried out to the girl who slowly opened her eyes.

"Ise?" Asia slowly asked as her gaze met his gaze of worry and concern before she felt her strength return to her and she struggled against the chains binding her to the device.

"It's no use, those are magical chains that can hold even middle class fallen angels, there is no way a human like yourself could break free. Now your sacred gear will be mine!" The fallen angel gloated as Issei thought through the ranks of stray exorcists, not using the energy attacks from before in fear that he could hit Asia or bring the basement down upon them.

Asia's body seemed to glow before she broke out of the chains with a grunt and landed with a thud on the ground.

"H-how? HOW DID YOU BREAK THE CHAINS?!"The fallen angel screamed in rage before throwing a lightspear towards the girl who was then bathed in a golden glow, armour starting to appear around the girl.

Issei quickly made his way up the stairs after dealing with the remaining stray exorcists who were in shock from Asia's sudden display of strength.

"You should know that this nun you thought to exploit is the adopted Daughter of the Dragon King Fafnir and thus he bathed her in his blood, much like Seigfried bathed in his blood after he was killed previously. So she may be human but her body holds the strength of a dragon." Issei explained as he picked up Asia, whose armour faded as the warm of Issei's embrace surrounded her. "Now begone, I'll grant you Mercy because Asia wasn't harmed."

Issei made his way out of the church leaving a stunned Raynare behind, unable to comprehend just how much she had royally fucked up.

Once they were out of the church Asia's soft voice reached Issei's ears.

"Issei, why did you save me? You could've been excommunicated?" Asia asked softly as she learnt further into his embrace as he carried her.

"Because you're my fiance, of course, my princess, and it's a Dragon's job to protect his princess, is it not? And besides, Father Strada has evidence ready to clear your name and your father is also getting those bastards to see their errors. "Issei explained to the girl in his arms whose eyes started to water in happiness. "So let's go home Asia."

"Yes, let's go." Asia agreed with a teary smile of pure joy as Issei boosted some power to Asia so she could teleport them back to the Vatican. As the couple vanish from Kuoh, golden eyes looked on in anger in disgust.

"How dare that human take what is mine? No matter. I'll have her eventually. My dear sweet Asia, I'll enjoy watching you fall." A voice cackled evilly into the night before they also vanished in a green magic circle.

-With Shirou-

Shirou had felt someone enter the bounded field around his home but he did not care as he sat still, eyes glued to the door of the room where his mother and doctors were operating on Sakura, the queen piece in his left hand. He was so focused on the door he didn't notice an arm wrap around his shoulder and pulled him into a one armed embrace. Shirou broke out of his trance and looked up at who had a hold of him and saw his father sitting next to him.

"Father?" Shirou asked curiosity in his gaze, wondering why his father was here and not doing his work as a Mou like he should be.

"I'm here Shirou, work can wait, and your mother wouldn't forgive me if I wasn't here to comfort you." Ajuka stated softly as he held his son in his arms. Silence fell upon them as Bazett and Akatuski just watched and waited.

After what seemed to be another hour or so, the door opened revealing Shirou's mother Zira as she came with blood covering her arms.

"Shirou, come and revive her, she is barely hanging on as is. It's now or never." Zira told her son softly as he quickly made his way into the room to see Sakura looking pale as anything wrapped up in a blanket.

"S-senpai?" Sakura asked softly in barely a whisper as her eyes met Shirou's.

"It's okay now Sakura, but I have a question to ask. Do you want to join my peerage, which will be full of hardships, or you may pass on and hopefully find a place in the afterlife." Shirou asked her softly coming close to her as she reached out her hand towards him and he grasped it quickly.

"If I'm with you...senpai, that is all I want."She stated softly as her eyes dimmed and her hand fell from his grasp.

"SHIROU NOW!" Zira shouted at him who quickly went up to her and placed the queen piece above her chest.

"I, Shirou Astaroth, hereby revive Sakura Matou as my queen in the name of the Great Duke of Hell Astaroth. " Shirou chanted as the queen piece sunk into Sakura''s body, a bright green light enveloping her as life returned to her body slowly. Shirou felt his knees collapse under him but was caught and pulled into the embrace of his mother who held him tightly.

"She is okay now, Shirou, I swear it. She will be fine now." Zira soothingly stated to her son who was now crying softly in her arms for joy. Zira soothingly rubbed his back as what she did ran through her mind.

The poor girl had been infested with a wicked and crude form of magecraft that had worms that served as magic crest, magic crests being passed down as a family lineage in a mage family and were harmless when dormant though it was disgusting how they entered the body and then once active they would force the body to keep producing magic. Someone had activated them and they had started eating away through her magic circuits which would've killed her had Zira not acted and removed them but one of them had been attached to her heart. So either way she would've died but it was paramount that they be removed from her before she was revived otherwise they would probably mutate in the body and become worse for her.

-?-

A white haired man looked towards the girl in front of him. She had his hair no doubt and generally looked like him but what she said to him had him baffled, there was no conceivable way she could exist.

"I am your descendant. Now train me, you trickster."The girl demanded from the man who couldn't utter words but merely laughed joyously.

"What's so funny?"The girl questioned the man, flaring her magical energy.

"Nothing. It's just that even with my clairvoyance, I would never foresee this." The man commented between chuckles. "Fine. I'll teach you my magic so prepare yourself my 'Descendant"

In the man's mind only one question was prominent when he looked at the girl, other than the obvious of how she was his descendant.

'How the hell did she get into this place unless 'she' had something to do with it?' The man thought as he began to run over the basics of his magic for the girl to learn.

A/N: Hello my dear readers and thank you for reading this chapter of lord of swords and boy was this chapter a hard write for me. It took so long due to mostly lack of energy to write and lack of energy overall haha. No matter though, the story continues on and let me know how I did with this chapter and whether y'all enjoyed it. It has been my longest chapter in my fanfiction writing to date so I'm super pleased with it.

Thanks for reading again and as always, this story is far from over.