Chapter 57 : Devils Race

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Chapter 57 : Devils Race

As Grayfia watched them she couldn't help but not smile seeing the silent interaction between the two youths.

She remembered that it was almost the same thing with her, she at first hated Sirzechs but after fighting him almost all the time during the war, her hatred slowly turned into love, the same she now saw in both Issei and Lucy.

Only difference is there progress was far quicker then what she had.

"Well, that is something I didn't see in a long time, Lucy. You are smiling again, it's nice compared to your fake one." Grayfia told her as she had taken a sit opposite of Issei.

"Thank you sis, it's nice to be free from those thoughts." Lucy answered as she sat herself beside Issei making both of them blush. Not that both of them minded that they were close. In contrary it made Issei relax while it made Lucy feel secured.

Nodding with a smile, Grayfia suddenly turn serious making both of them gulp with a little fear. They both knew that Grayfia won't do anything to them it was still unnerving to see her serious side.

"Now I assume that Issei told you about his story correct Lucy?" Grayfia asked her little sister.

Nodding Lucy answered her. "Yeah, he did, and I can understand why you sent him to help me. You both have my gratitude."

Issei just shook his head at that. "You don't need to thank me, I would do anything to help someone in trouble no matter how much it took."

Lucy turned to look at him and again smiled making him mentally swear to protect that beautiful smile that she head and to keep her safe from anything that would endanger it.

Nodding Grayfia turned to Issei and told him why she has come here.

"Ise, there is a reason why I came here. I know that Lucy most likely tried to tell you why she was in that state but couldn't, so I will tell you. Keep in mind you two, what I tell you doesn't leave this room. Understood?"

Grayfia questioned. Steading himself, Issei nodded at her feeling ready to hear what happened to Lucy. As Lucy also steadied herself to hear it from Grayfia's point.

"It all started after the Great War, as three sides were left decimated without their leaders. The descendants of the original Maou's wanted to continue what their fathers started. Seeing that it would lead to the complete annihilation of the Devils race.

At first, I was like you, Lucy though that we are the strongest, but as the Anti-Satan Faction formed I started to realize that even if we marched whit our full force and somehow managed to win it would be the worst kind of Pyrich victory.

With a completely destroyed race and with nothing to gain out of it. The other factions would pick off the scraps that were left and there would be nothing of us left. Completely forgotten by the history.

Though that was after I meet on a field of battle Sirzechs and after battling him for hours and hours I finally understood why he was against the next Great War."

Grayfia stopped a little to let it settle into their minds, and after a minute or so Lucy's and Issei's eyes went wide as the understood it crystal clear. If they went to war… it would be the end of Devil kind. Clear and simple.

"Now, after I understood it I tried to make you both Lucy and Euclid understand it also but you were too blinded by the words of those bastards to hear it clearly.

So on that fateful day when the final battle was taking place, Sirzechs did what he did, though he didn't want to kill him, he was aiming at you to make you unconscious so he could fight Euclid whit out you jumping in between.

But somehow he underestimated Euclid and unleashed more power then he should have… killing him."

Grayfia told her sadly as both her and Issei saw that Lucy had tears in her eyes, Issei quickly pull her into a hug to let her know that he was now here for her.

After a few moment's Lucy collected herself enough for Grayfia to continue. Lucy nodded a little too Grayfia made her continue the story.

"After that event as you remember Lucy you were in prison as a POW but on both of Sirzechs and mine intervention you were released.

Though after that he tried to apologize several times, but you would just attack him which would force him to leave not wanting to hurt you even more then he already did.

Though now that Issei managed to break through your defenses and make you open up a little, it looks like it all went good."

"Yes, it all ended up good. You don't have to worry Grayfia, I will do whatever is in my power to keep Lucy safe and sound. Even if it kills me."

Issei told them with passion as the fire was burning in his eyes that made Grayfia have a big smile while Lucy was bright red with steam coming from her ears at his passionate words.

'What is happening with me?' Lucy thought as she looked at Issei before quickly looking away as he turned to her. This reaction made Grayfia giggle a little.

"That is nice to hear Issei, and like both Sirzechs and I told you, your path to freedom is now on a right track.

If you manage to surpass your own abilities and keep doing what is thought impossible you will be very soon on becoming a High-class devil."

Grayfia answered him making his eyes go wide with a big smile on his face at the thought of being free.

Lucy hearing that her sister was helping Issei also smiled a little, as she knew that he deserved it after fighting Two High-Class devils and coming out on top.

She would only hope that when Issei became a High-class that he wouldn't forget her and move on.