Guardian Angel

Chapter 9: Confrontations

After the 10 days of training within the desert, Grayfia came to gather Rias and her peerage for the Rating Game against Riser.

"Lady Rias it is time," she announced.

"So it seems," Rias, stated before she and her peerage gathered around Grayfia. "Túrin, Asia, would you both like to come and watch?" she offered.

"While I would love to Rias, I have some duties to attend to in Heaven," he explained. "However Asia you can go because I won't be able to take you to Heaven," he informed him.

"Okay," Asia agreed before she joined the others. "Don't take too long though," she requested.

"I'll try not to," Túrin hoped for before he outstretched his wings and flew up into the sky before disappearing from all sight.

Not long after he left, Grayfia teleported them all to the arena where the Rating Game would be held. Seeing Rias and her peerage to their locker room, they were all confident in their abilities, but there was still a sense of anxiety amongst them.

"Rias, if Túrin trained you all well, and you pushed yourselves to be the very best, you're capable of, I'm confident you'll win," Grayfia encouraged her. "Even Millicas is cheering you on from home," she added with a soft smile on her face.

"Thank you, Grayfia," Rias expressed her gratitude. "And be sure to keep my so-called family, away from Asia," she requested.

"Will do, come along Miss Argento," Grayfia instructed.

"Good luck guys, I'll be rooting for you," Asia assured them before she left. "I know when you met Túrin he was a bit on the assertive side, but he's really nice once you get to know him," she advocated for him.

"I'll keep that in mind, Miss Argento, but how did you even meet, to begin with?" she inquired.

"I was captured by fallen angels and rogue exorcists. They were going to kill me, and out of desperation I prayed to God to send forth an angel to save me, and not a moment too soon, Túrin came and rescued me," she revealed. "Even after he had saved me he continued to stay by my side and made me feel wanted, safe, and loved," she described.

"Sounds like you really love him," Grayfia remarked.

"I do," Asia smiled happily before they walked into one of the spectators' rooms, where Sona and her Queen, Tsubaki were sitting. "Hello, Sona-chan!" Asia happily greeted.

"Asia, what brings you here?" Sona inquired.

"I'm here to see Rias win," she announced.

"Well, we can only hope that's the case," Sona told her. "By the way, this is my Queen, Tsubaki Shinra," she introduced her.

"Very nice to meet you Tsubaki-San," Asia bowed.

"And you as well Asia-Chan," Tsubaki bowed back. "Please take a seat, the fight will begin soon," she told her.

Taking the open seat on Sona's left, they were needless to say all on the edge of their seats.

"Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the first rating game of the fall, between Riser Phenex and Rias Gremory. As per every rating game should one of the team's concede or lose all of its members it will result in the immediate victory of the opposing team," Grayfia announced.

Watching as the playing field turned into an exact replica of Kuoh Academy, Rias and her peerage were in the false Occult Research Clubhouse. Ready to fight at the moment the buzzer went off. The moment it sounded they all rushed out of the O.R.C enacting the plan Rias had made on the final day of training. Issei going with Kiba on the right flank, they came across their first opponents, Riser's knights.