Wrought Iron Devil: Gate of Blades

Balance Breaker

After bearing witness to the punishment of the two Pawns, it was time to return home. Except instead of a good night's sleep, you were going to be resting up while Enty watched over the clergy and Kiba as they continued their pursuit. In other words, you slept with one eye open. If the three of them were enough to make the disgraced men retreat, then there was no immediate need to follow. Furthermore, the other members were slightly worn from the fight before, or in quite a bit of pain after getting hit in one area a thousand times.

Still, between yourself, Sona, Rias and their VPs, there was a sense that things were far from over, especially after you revealed the revelations you had, concluding that Kokabiel was most likely going to target her and Sona.

"I'll take Issei back to the house. We can heal him there. Normally I wouldn't let that punishment be mitigated, but we'll need everyone ready to fight in a minute's notice." Rias said. You and Sona nodded to the idea.

So for a good part of the night, you were resting on your bed, catching whatever sleep you could while also monitoring what Enty was seeing. It was certainly irritating. This was supposed to be a weekend. And it was being ruined because villainy apparently did not respect the sanctimony of weekends. Maybe there was extra compensation for Devils when you work overtime.

And then of course, when viewing from Enty's point of view, a flash of light occurred where one of the pursuers, Irina was. She banked over to the source to investigate. The three had long since split up to cover more ground. Unfortunately, they were moving to fast and erratic for Enty to pursue and relay the message that it was probably not a good idea. Then more flashes of light, and Enty found Irina in a clearer part of the forest. And she was bearing multiple wounds, collapsed on the ground.

You sprung out of bed immediately and went for the phone. Rias picked up immediately.

"What happened?" She asked.

"Irina's down. Have your familiar hone in on Enty." You said immediately. You had different orders for Enty.

'Stay over her position and sweep the area.'

'That priest is still around.' She warned. 'There's something else here, and it's talking with him.'

'So it's a trap.' You concluded.

'And what will you do?' Archer asked, almost wearily as if he already knew the answer.

"Spring the trap." You said, exiting your house and running as fast as possible. Only for a magic circle to appear in front of you.

"I have a short cut." Akeno greeted.

"I'll take it." You said, stepping in immediately. The teleportation circle immediately got you close to Irina's position. The rest of Rias' peerage along with Sona and Tsubaki had also arrived.

"Eyes peeled!" You shouted. "They're still here!"

As they started to separate and scan the tree line, you ran to Irina and knelt down next to her. She moaned in pain. Her combat attire was torn in a manner that suggested a rather sick mind. And Issei was with Rias the whole time.

Wait. Why waste time looking her over?

"Trace... on."

For the first time, you employed Structural Analysis on a person. This was a process that would certainly inform you of any wounds and problems with the body. But that also meant acquiring knowledge about the body that was more intimate than what could be allowed. You had previously dismissed the idea because of this reason, only making an exception for emergency. And this qualified.

The analysis was quick and to the point. You sorted away the irrelevant information and focused on the medical part. Multiple lacerations. Bruising. Bones broken in the wrist and chest. She was also currently in shock.