The older man that was listening to the news couldn't help but wryly note that devils always did like to talk big.
But to be fair, it wasn't like his people didn't either...
Azazel was sitting in his personal quarters, relaxing and drinking some wine to unwind from the long day. Researching was tough work after all~
The fallen angel was about to put the wine in his lips, ready to enjoy the faint buzz that came with drinking...
"But you have to admit that Uzumaki Naruto's name is already becoming well known, right? That means he has already made a lasting impression in a sense."
Azazel froze, his lips touching the tip of the bottle and aware on some subconscious level that he was looking like an idiot.
Oh...but it was worth it. This was juicy!
The leader of the fallen angels jumped from his chair, moving quickly through the hallways of the Grigori facility that he was staying at in order to find a certain someone.
Many fallen angels complained audibly when he nearly crashed into them in the narrow hallways, but he was too excited, like a kid racing to get his birthday presents.
After nearly crashing into several more researchers, he reached his destination and opened the training room to-
The second he entered, he was forced to duck as a body came flying straight at him, eventually soaring over him as the hapless fallen crashed into the wall behind him.
That guy looked familiar...
Purple eyes watched in complete fascination as his apprentice wrestled with another familiar fallen angel, pushing her back with superior strength.
Azazel clapped his hands. "Ok you two, that's good enough I think."
Both women stopped, separating from one another as they both gasped for more oxygen in their lungs, though it was obvious that his apprentice didn't have to take in as much.
"Azazel-sama...what is...the problem?" Kalawarner blurted out, desperately taking in huge gulps of air.
The Governor General merely pointed at the other woman. "I need to borrow her."
The young woman blinked at that. "Will this...take long?"
The older man merely grinned in response. "Come on, you'll love this. I promise."
Violet eyes regarded the fallen angel with suspicion, before moving to follow him.
Azazel immediately left the room, nodding silently at the fallen form of Dohnaseek along the way, his sacrifice wouldn't be forgotten.
They didn't walk far, the older man only deciding to take her to a room with a television instead of his room, knowing full well that the young woman would get impatient.
The Governor General immediately turned on the television once he found such a room, changing the channel to the news that he saw earlier.
The black-haired woman tapped her foot impatiently, frowning heavily at all of the secrecy. "Azazel-sama...can this wait? Maybe you could show me this later, I was in the middle of some important-"
"-we couldn't get a proper image for this broadcast, but we managed to have someone draw this young man's image, mostly by using the description that devils that attended the party gave us. So here he is; Uzumaki Naruto."
The young woman stopped speaking immediately, snapping her head to the television screen and staring at the visage. Suddenly entranced.
"...Now are you glad that I grabbed you when I did? You would have been quite upset if I didn't show you immediately. It seems that our blond friend has been quite busy...huh...Raynare?" Azazel muttered, smirking his enigmatic smirk.
Raynare didn't respond, she merely stared at the image that haunted her dreams of late.
"Nothing is over...until it's over."
A slow, almost reluctant, smile spread across her lips.
"...Seems I wasn't the only one busy." the black-haired girl whispered, closing her eyes in satisfaction.
Azazel watched the young woman, gauging her reaction of the young man that she hasn't seen in quite a while. The young man that she credited with the shift in her life.
"Well...this was indeed nice to see." the Governor General admitted, before his expression turned serious. "Unfortunately, I actually have to speak to you about something else now that you're here."
Raynare tilted her head to glance at her new guardian through the side of her eye. "Is it important?"
"It is, but not time sensitive. I was going to tell you tomorrow...but I need you to be aware that Kokabiel has gone missing."
The young woman's eyes widened. "What? How long has this been happening? Should we send scouts to search for him? Why go to me about this?"
Azazel raised his arms in alarm, trying to quell the rapid-fire questions. "Woah there! Relax! This has been going on for a while...but I have reason to believe that he's up to no good. You don't have to worry about the implications, no worries. However...if Kokabiel should do anything stupid...I want to call upon you to seek out the aggrieved parties and disassociate our faction from his actions."
Raynare frowned, looking intensely uncomfortable. "...Is it that bad? Will it be like my mother's...?"
The older fallen looked grim.
"It could be worse."
The black-haired woman turned away, staring at the ground with intensity, unwilling to meet her guardian's eyes.
"...So will you do it?"
Raynare continued to stare at the ground for a few more moments, before her face hardened in determination.
For what he's done...this was the least she could do.
"You can count on me."
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