Tthey started to break apart and swirl around in the ball of light, gathering in the center of the ball and started to form a shape that was something similar to the spear.
I couldn't tell further than that because that was when the ball of light started to compress on itself and glow even brighter to the point I had to use my hands to block the glare.
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That may or may not have been a mistake to make, as the ball of light ended up coming straight for me and hit my hand, pushing me back with more force than I could imagine and making me hit the wall hard. The glare finally lessened enough for me to risk opening my eyes and seeing what I had in my hand.
Firmly gripped in my hand was the same spear that came out of the devil's body, but this time I could see the runic features that run along the shaft and the brownish green coloring that seemed to shift like river water the longer I looked at it. That one glance showed me a sight that was both beautiful and deadly.
Oddly enough though, the feeling I got from checking its insides seemed to suggest that the spear had somehow merged with the plain sword I used to try and knock it away. It felt solid and whole like with Kiba's blades that I had taken ownership of. For a moment I hesitated, then gripping it a little tighter, I traced the weapon in my hands to understand it.
[Hell's Trident]. That was its name, its ability was to create any type of demonic spear imaginable for its user. Power and strengths are placed roughly in the B-Rank category, and it had been passed down roughly sixteen times in the past 200 years. It has seen many battles, assassinations and other turbulent times.
And now I was the owner of this spear. Oh joy.
I could only look at the spear for a while before letting out a sigh. Raising my head, I took a deep breath and let it out slowly, before I called out loudly.
"Okay, it is safe to come out now."
A moment of silence, then a figure walked out of her cover and faced me before bowing. "Thank you for your concern, but it was not necessary."
"Maybe, but it is basic courtesy to voice that out, even if said person happens to be spying on others for the entire duration of the fight and not bothering to reveal themselves." I said as I loosened my joints while keeping a close eye on the silver-haired maid. Avalon was almost done with removing the poison in me, but my movements were still hampered from all those attacks. And something about this woman was making all the alarm bells in my head go off like crazy.
"I see." Grayfia stood rigid and gave that same watchful eyes as last time. "Forgive me for that, but I had been wanting a word with you for a while, and considering what Ojou-sama was telling me regarding your battle prowess, I wanted to see firsthand whether you were as skilled as she said."
"Well then, did I meet your approval?" I gripped the spear that was in my hand a little tighter than needed as I kept my eye on her. Something was changing about her Prana signature, and the spear was also reacting to her as though it was trying to warn me about some danger.
"Something of the sort." Grayfia maintained her tone and her gaze on me. "That Devil you fought happens to be one of the most wanted on the list, with a particularly high bounty on his head. His skills were very well-praised for assassinations, and until tonight, none lived to tell the tale."
"I will say that you defeating Regeis says something of your skills, so at least that part Ojou-sama said was true. But..."
I was not ashamed to admit that I actually froze for a moment when the amount of Prana leaking out of her changed from a torrent to a tsunami. The intent to kill was enough to make Gae Bolg feel puny for crying out loud!
"When Ojou-sama told me about her attempts to recruit you and your lack of history, I decided to do my own search about you, and I will be honest with you, I do not like what I have found and what not. You have skills yes, one that would benefit Ojou-sama, but I doubt she understands the full extent of your abilities.
Some of your weapons have the type of awareness that should not be possible and the type of power that comes from them are too dangerous to be let out into the world, let alone copied and used by a magician of unusual talent."
The warehouse started to shake at its foundation, causing some dust and loose debris to fall to the ground around us, and the already fragile rooms to collapse spectacularly.
"And then we have your lack of history and your reluctance to talk about it. I have seen several similar types like you, and all have one thing in common." She continued talking in an even tone while maintaining that tsunami of Prana and her posture changed slightly to one loosely similar to one ready to cut off my head with her hands.
"All of them bring some form of danger to the people around them, and under no circumstances would I let someone of that sort be around Ojou-sama."
It was instinctive, but I barely jumped to one side in time to avoid an outburst of ice that protruded from under me and destroyed the column nearest to me. I could not help but gaped at the size of the ice block. Not even the best magus I knew could make an ice block that fast and huge!
"I am going to ask you once. What is your intention being here in this town?" Her gaze fell on the spear that I was currently holding both hands in a defensive position. "Are you here to steal the Sacred Gears that are in both Rias-sama and Sitri-sama's Peerages?"
"Whoa, time out! I am not here to steal anything or do any crap!" I argued my case as I held the spear in one hand and raised my other hand to show I meant no harm. "I only got here by accident because of a fight I had during my last hunt!"
"Then why haven't you leave this town?"
"Firstly, I am still recovering from my last fight that got me here. Secondly, I could use the vacation period to my own studies. And lastly, I am stuck at the academy, so I would need to finish the system before getting out." I replied back a little flatly for the final bit as I tried to juggle my attention between her and controlling the blades inside my reality marble. They were seriously getting spooked by this maid and it was taking a lot of my attention to calm them down.
"I would think that the magic cabal you belong to would be trying to seek you out?" Grayfia raised a good point as she looked back at me.
"Well, those guys could care less about me and some of my buddies." I replied back while remembering the Clock Tower policies. They would no sooner blink an eye at the Executors and Enforcers getting killed in action than get flustered about their work, and being an Asian only made it easier for them to ignore.
Being the adopted son of the Magus Killer would only made them happy if I were dead.
"Why does the Sacred Gear react in that manner towards you?" Grayfia once again looked at the spear in my hand. "If I recall correctly, it also happens with the weapons belonging to Kiba Yuuto."
"That makes two of us, I have no idea why." To demonstrate, I lightly threw the spear in the air where it hung for a while before returning to my hand with enough force to make my knees buckle lightly. "Every time I tried to get away, they just keep following me."
Grayfia was still maintaining the straight posture and gaze on me, and I was honestly getting freaked out by this maid. If Rias scared me because of that odd power that gave me that intoxicating sweet scent, Grayfia was scaring me due to the amount of Prana she could unleashed without hesitation. This woman had no visible openings, and I had half a mind to call upon all of my holy arsenal to just deal with her.
"One last question." Grayfia said as her eyes became almost unreadable and the intent to kill went to an all time high. "Who and what are you?"
Well, this was it. Let's hope the truth would work.
"Shirou Emiya, a third-rate magus and occasionally free-lancer." I paused before adding one more thing. "And currently a student of Kuoh Academy who is trying to get rid of some devils and demons while simultaneously dealing with the rent and my hospital bills."
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