Chapter 8: Chapter 8: Ajuka!
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"Oh." Rias replied. "Then, what can we do?"
"Well." Sirzechs created a magic-circle on the floor. "I do have one idea." A mid-sized lion with fur that seemed to be made of mythical blue fire appeared on the magic-circle, and looked obediently up at Sirzechs, who looked back, giving his familiar, a hellcat, a mental command.
The hell-cat nodded, and disappeared through a transportation-circle of its own.
"What did you tell your familiar to do, brother?" Rias asked, curiously. However, her question was answered almost as soon as it left her throat, as the hell-cat reappeared through a transportation-circle, with someone else accompanying it.
This someone was a bewitchingly beautiful and attractive young man, appearing to be in his early-twenties, with light blue eyes, and slicked-back green hair.
He had a mysterious aura around him that gave Rias the shivers, and wore a green shirt, blue jacket, and blue dress trousers.
"Sirzechs." Ajuka Beelzebub, one of the Four Satans, Sirzechs' childhood friend and the godfather of both Rex and Millicas, spoke, as Sirzechs' familiar disappeared. "What have you called me here for?"
"Ajuka, my friend, I'm sorry to bother you, but I need you to help me." Sirzechs replied. "I need you to try and scan this spot, here." He gestured to the spot he was standing on.
"I have great reason to believe that Rex- yes, Rex, was here, and left through a transportation-circle, at this very spot, late last night."
"Hmm?" Ajuka raised a green eyebrow at the mention of his god-son, whom he cared for very much when Sirzech' first-born was a child. "Of course, Sirzechs."
Ajuka stepped over to the spot that Sirzechs was standing at after he stepped aside, of course and began pooling his own demonic powers the raw amount of which was similar, if not equal to, Sirzechs into the place where he stood.
"Hmm..." He hummed, to himself. "Yes, I can definitely feel something… here."
"Are you able to bring it up?" Grayfia asked. "We know that you're the undisputed best at this sort of thing."
"Yes, yes, I'll be able to do it. I'll be able to find your son." Ajuka replied. "Don't worry yourself, Grayfia." There was silence in the Church for another ten seconds. "Come on, come on... yes!"
A burst of demonic energy flared at Ajuka's feet, and he stepped away to reveal a transportation-circle, with the sign of the Astaroth Clan, a green capital 'A' with a curved trail-like design, rather than the sign of the Gremory Clan, in the middle of it.
"Sweet!" Sirzechs replied, rushing forward into the magic-circle, with Grayfia quickly following. "Thank you so much, Ajuka!"
"Anytime, Sirzechs." Ajuka replied, a slightly prideful smile upon his face, as he raised his hand and prepared to trigger the transportation-circle.
"Make sure to give Rex my hello when you see him."
Ajuka closed his hand, which activated the transportation-circle, and a green light enveloped Sirzechs and Grayfia, which, Ajuka thought, would take them through the transportation-circle, and to wherever Rex came out.
However, that didn't happen.
The green light that was a signal of the activation of Ajuka's transportation-circle faded away, and Sirzechs and Grayfia still stood where they were seconds before.
"...What the hell?" Rias was the first to speak. "What happened?"
"Evidently, nothing." Mirajane replied.
"Hm." Ajuka stepped forward. "That's unexpected." Sirzechs and Grayfia just realised that they were still standing where they were before.
"Ajuka, what's going on?" Grayfia asked, light killing intent beginning to seep from her body, making Rias and Mirajane, a High-Class Devil and a Mid-Class Devil respectively, shiver. "I thought this was supposed to take us to Rex!"
"One, Grayfia, that transportation-circle was supposed to take you to where that transportation-circle went, not directly to its user." Ajuka replied. "And second... I'm not sure. Step off for a moment, and let me try something."
Sirzechs and Grayfia stepped off, as Rias and Mirajane looked at each other, utterly perplexed at what was going on.
Ajuka stepped into the spot Sirzechs and Grayfia were in, seconds before, rebuilt the transportation-circle within five seconds, and activated it.
The same thing happened. The green light, a result of the circle activating, faded away, and Ajuka stayed in the Church.
"Hmm." Ajuka hummed. "How puzzling. I was sure I did everything on this end right."
Ajuka tried for a third time, and got the same result. Or lack thereof, I should say. The green-haired Satan furrowed his brow.
"Yes, I did do everything on this end right!" Ajuka, slightly irritated, muttered. "But what the fu-" he stopped, and looked from the spot he'd been trying to activate the magic-circle on, to Sirzechs and Grayfia, and back again.
"What?" Sirzechs asked. "What is it, Ajuka?"
"I think I've got it." Ajuka replied. "There must be something preventing the transportation-circle from opening on the other end, wherever Rex teleported to last night. That's the only reason I can think of that this isn't working."
"Something preventing the transportation-circle opening on the other end?" Rias repeated. "Do you mean... like protection wards, or something like that? Like the ones surrounding the Gremory Manor?"
"That's exactly what I mean, Rias." Ajuka replied. "Yes, there must be wards on the other side of this transportation-circle! Powerful ones, too, if they rejected my magic-circle."
"Or many-layered." Grayfia replied. "Or even both."
"Indeed." Ajuka replied. "I'll return to my lab and see if I can work on this. I'll let you know if there are any results, Sirzechs."
"Thank you very much, Ajuka." Sirzechs replied. "I'm indebted to you."
"Oh, you needn't be." Ajuka replied, opening another transportation-circle. "We are best friends, after all."
And with that, unlike with the three transportation-circle that he used in an attempt to get to wherever Rex had teleported to the previous night, Ajuka left.
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