Written in 2019, uploaded 12/24/2022
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Noxus sat in one of the church's many pews, inspecting several strange items.
"Mister Noxus, what are you doing?" Asia asked as she approached and took a seat next to him.
Noxus shrugged. "I'm just inspecting these incredibly elusive items, sweetums. Like say, check this out." He held up a small phial. "Phoenix Tears. Capable of healing just about anything. Just like your [Twilight Healing]. Isn't that just cool?"
Asia giggled. "Y...Yeah, it is, Mister Noxus."
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Noxus put the phial back in the pile of various objects, all assorted carefully in a small wooden crate aptly labeled 'Property of Noxus, no touching.' "Miss Argento. Is something bothering you?"
The nun looked away.
"Look, if you need to talk about it, I'm all ears."
"W...W-Well...I...am I cursed, Mister Noxus? This Sacred Gear of mine, it's—" She was interrupted by a certain floating hand grasping her shoulder.
"Stop right there. No, you are not. Asia Argento, you are a bright young lady who was merely caught up in a series of unfortunate situations. You simply did what you thought was the right thing to do without any way of knowing the consequences until it was too late."
"Life is...unfair, miss Argento. People, even more so."
"I...I see."
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"Miss Argento...if there was anything you wish you could do, what would it be?"
The nun thought for a moment. "W-Well, I'd really like to spend more time with Mister Hyoudou and Mister Kuraima...! I don't care if Mister Hyoudou is a devil! He's...he's one of the nicest people I've met...!"
"I see..."
He paused, staring at the evil device that would be used in a few hours to extract Asia's Sacred Gear.
"Can I make a request of you, miss Argento?"
"...Y-Yes?"
"Promise me that you'll be strong."
"Huh?"
"Be strong for me. I can't promise that you're gonna make it out alive. I myself can't help; using [Hand of Noxus]'s true power would level the entire building. This will hurt me just as much as it's gonna hurt ya'."
"So please, be strong. For me. For God. But most importantly, for Issei and Kuraima. Promise?"
"...I promise."
"Thank you. Please, allow me to do this. I'd hate for ya' to die without knowing what's under the hood."
Noxus pulled his cloak back, revealing his true identity.
"Yo."
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School that day went by rather quickly, to say the least.
Once Kuraima got home, he found the Desert Scourge waiting for him, an array of gear displayed before her.
"Ma'am, what is this?" He asked picking up a pair of fingerless gloves.
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The Stars Above
Fanfiction[A Terraria Calamity Mod + Highschool Dxd crossover] Now fully-up-to-date with the Fanfiction.net and AO3 versions! When a young student by the name of Sensou Kuraima comes across a fragment of a dead god, he is bestowed new powers and slammed facef...
