Chapter 68: Twilight
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Swaying on his bare feet, covered in blood, and showing far more than he ever intended, Lelouch's Wrath began to fade away, the smoky energy vanishing into the air.
Lelouch coughed slightly and almost collapsed to his knees in exhaustion when he tried to take a step forward. In fact, he would have, were it not for Kiba speeding towards him to wrap one of Lelouch's arms around the blond's shoulders to help hold him up.
"Tired." Lelouch murmured quietly, as his eyes flickered from crimson to violet a few times before settling on his usual violet.
"So… tired." Lelouch had fought every single second of his possession, expelling energy in an effort to force the parasite out of his mind and body with no success.
That feeling of sheer, utter helplessness. It was something he had only felt one other time before he had sworn to never allow himself to be that weak again.
He had failed. Darkness was encroaching on his mind rapidly before he was jostled by the other Knight.
"Hey, buddy." Kiba shook Lelouch slightly to try and keep him conscious as he saw the black-haired Knight's eyes begin to droop. "You gotta stay awake, at least until we can check to see if there are any lingering problems after the possession.
" The grip on Kiba's shoulder became sharp and painful for a moment as Lelouch's gauntlet reappeared on sheer reflex in response to Lelouch's rage before it vanished.
The Knight's growl had been unsettling as well so Kiba made a mental note to never bring up this incident unless it was absolutely necessary.
Lelouch blinked as he slowly recognized his state of undress and found himself too tired to blush. "Please tell me my clothes didn't just disintegrate." Still, he was rather mortified. This… was not how he expected to find himself once he managed to off the parasite.
Kiba chuckled as he slowly led Lelouch down to where the rest of Rias' Peerage was gathering, once they snapped out of their stupor.
"Well, technically you lost them when you blew that priest to bits." The Knight was greatly enjoying the moment, as it was a rare sight to see Lelouch off-kilter like this.
"What's wro…" Asia turned around after rousing Issei from his unconscious state to see if anyone else needed her to heal them before she witnessed Lelouch walking down with Kiba's help, naked as the day he was born. She squealed in embarrassment and blushed a bright red, which drew Issei's attention.
After waving Asia's concerns off after she used her Sacred Gear to heal him, he most certainly wouldn't be forgetting the momentary pleasure of having her sit on his head that he had before he was knocked out, he turned his attention to what had made Asia freak out and groaned.
"Dude, put that thing away!" Issei closed his eyes to avoid getting another eyeful of another man's junk, pissed off that he had seen it at all. "You can't just let it all hang out like that!" Even Issei, notorious pervert that he was, didn't expose himself so blatantly.
"My clothes were destroyed, dumbass." Lelouch felt his eye twitch in irritation at Issei's comments, attempting to cover himself with his free hand as he was led down to the middle of the exhibit they had arrived at less than an hour ago.
"Or did you think the Kuoh Academy uniform is only destroyed in battle if a girl's the one wearing it?" Seriously, that uniform was one of the least durable things he'd ever worn in his life.
"Just sit down, and Kiba, cover him up with your jacket." Rias' voice sounded with authority, though it did tremble as she tried to fight down her blush.
"Asia, please check Lelouch out." When Asia blushed, Issei made an indignant noise, Koneko growled, Kiba snickered, and Akeno giggled, Rias amended her previous statement.
"I meant so we can make sure that he won't be suffering any long-term side-effects from the possession." She clarified, glaring at Akeno who just kept on giggling.
She missed the death glare Koneko sent her, but Akeno certainly didn't. 'It'll be fun to have a rival I suppose.' Akeno thought to herself, considering ways to try and gain an advantage in the future. Koneko had a greater advantage since Lelouch lived with her, but Akeno had the advantage in maturity.
She was rather proud of her appearance and wondered if that could offset whatever advantages Koneko had.
Koneko clenched and unclenched her hands, working on controlling her irritation at this situation. 'Just do your job and make sure he's okay.' Koneko mentally grumbled, annoyed at Asia's embarrassment. Her glare kept shifting from Rias to Akeno, wondering which one was the bigger threat.
Ignoring the chaos spawning around him, Kiba slipped off his uniform jacket, though it was slightly ripped by some of the attacks that had managed to get through it was still enough to cover Lelouch from waist to his knees, concealing the weapon he had between his legs and making it easier for Asia to focus on healing.
Asia focused her powers on Lelouch's head first and began her clinical analysis, doing her best to suppress her embarrassment so that she could make sure Lelouch would be okay after this.
'No sign of a concussion.' She slowly wrapped up her scan of Lelouch's head. "Well, I can't sense any lingering effects in the mind and there's no sign of a concussion or other head injury.
" Redirecting her attention to elsewhere, she found herself drawn to the oddly shaped scar on Lelouch's chest.
"Where did you get this?" Her tone, while still clinical, was touched with genuine concern. 'There's something strange, I can't heal it.' Asia frowned as she listened to Lelouch's answer before finishing her analysis of his condition.
"I have no idea." Lelouch answered, gently brushing his fingers over the scar he had seen after being resurrected as a Devil all those weeks ago. "It's just been there for some time, I honestly forgot about it." The scar, now that it had his attention, was actually itching a bit.
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