Raynare's/Yuma's POV

Maybe...maybe I shouldn't have done it like that...he...he was genuinely nice to be with! I know that he was just a failed mission, but I'm sure as Hell not gonna fail him!

I feel really guilty right now, I could visibly see his world crumble down when I said that, but it was for my future mission!...I still regret my word choice though at the very least...but I couldn't think of anything else!
'You're pathetic. You're worthless. Who would ever love you? Now get out of my sight!'

I...need to apologize...enough thinking about my mission! This is about making sure that he feels better!

I kept wandering, trying to sense his presence.

'You know, I never actually followed him to his home before. I wonder what it's like?'

Images of luxurious homes, extravagant servants, and excessive class filled my thoughts; soon, turning into thoughts of me and him, leisurely living in luxury together, and cuddling in the pool while watching the stars, teasing him with my bikini~

No! Enough! I need to find him, I need to focus on the task at hand!

As I wandered, I sensed him. It was a bit faint, but I could tell where it was. It was the bridge where I normally see him walk across, the first place that I formally met him.

As I started heading over there, I noticed that the signal kept getting fainter and fainter. The way I'm detecting him is by sensing the presence of his soul, or by extension, his life force.

"But if the signal is getting weaker, then that means..."

I couldn't waste any time after I fully understood what that meant this entire time the signal was getting weaker. Why did I not figure it out!?

My words echoed through my head

'Would you die for me?~'

And the man in front of me had earnestly replied

'Yes, if I have to I will not hesitate'

Does that mean what I think it means!?

I quit sprinting and quickly transformed, reverting back to my usual form and attire.

His words continued to flow through my mind

'You're the first one to ever care about me like this, thank you~'
'You know, I always enjoyed this sunset. I hope it's the last thing I get to see before I die...'
'I'd do anything to help the one who believes in me'
'I guess...this is goodbye...I'll...See you then'

'Thank you'

Why? Why?! WHY!? Why am I such an idiot!? Why did you smile even then!? You idiot! You can't do this!!! I'm not going to let you!

I couldn't understand what was going on. Why did I care so much for the boy that I was intending to kill just two hours earlier? Why was he acting so strangely? Why did he have such a satisfied expression at the end!? I don't get it!

I kept flying, I don't care if I'm weakened, I don't care even if I reveal the entire supernatural world by doing this, I only need to make it to him before it's too late!

I wasn't going fast enough, so I picked up pace.

I still wasn't going fast enough, so I pushed further.

I kept pushing, pushing with all my strength to go faster, but I realised that I still wasn't going fast enough...

"Damn it!" I cried out " I need more! I need to be stronger! I need...to be able...to reach him!!"

I screamed in anger, pushing to go faster, until I realised something... I was going multiple times faster than I was before. I couldn't understand why or how, but I had sprouted two more sets of wings mid flight.

I had been given the chance, I need to save him.

It took far too long to arrive, but I finally managed, I'm at the bridge...but he's not here...

I could tell he was still alive, I could FEEL that Y/n was still alive! He was here! But where?!

I soon quickly realised 'What if he's underneath?' Soon diving down as quickly as I could, I penetrated the concrete and stone, and witnessed a sight I had seen countless times. But this time, I felt much more than I had before.

I saw Y/n, hanging there, suspended by a rope wrapped tightly only around his neck, scrapes and bruises all over his body, and his wrists slashed open.

"Y-y/n!" I cried out, before quickly summoning a spear of light and cutting him down, severing the rope suspending him there, and quickly catching him as he fell to the ground.

His skin seemed paler than usual, probably due to the blood loss.
His injuries are serious. Damn it! Why isn't that healer here yet!?

I...I have to do this myself...

I quickly picked him up, applying as much magic as I could in an effort to heal him, and flew him to our base at the church.

'Don't worry Y/n, I'll...I'll definitely save you...'

Time skip to the church

I burst in through the window, shielding Y/n from the glass. The door would've taken too long, I don't have much time left to save him.

"Ray-chan?!", "Lady Raynare!!", "Raynare!"-
"Why are you here!?"
"Why is HE here!?..."

That was what I heard from my three associates immediately after my arrival.

"I need your help...please...," I quietly pleaded in a low and soft voice, covering Y/n in order to keep him warm.

"Yes, we would be happy to help you. What do you need us to do?" Kala and Mittelt replied, with Dohnasheek just staring at me with a blankly agressive gaze.

"I need help...I need...to save...him..." I slowly open up my wings, unwrapping and showing Y/n's condition.

The three were shocked regardless, but Dohnasheek seemed more disgusted at him than anything.

"Why is this mere human here!?" Dohnasheek was the one who questioned this, and was trying to refute my wishes to save his life.

Kala and Mittelt seemed to question it as well, but did not refuse after seeing my look of distraught.

"Okay, we'll help you," both of the others said resolutely, while Dohnasheek was forced and looked absolutely reluctant with denial.

As we kneeled down, I managed to convince the rest of the priests in the building besides Freed to help as well, Hell knows what would happen even if he was here.

As we were all inexperienced in the field of healing magic, we all were inefficient, but with all of us working under my order, we were able to heal most of his wounds until there was only one left. A large, cross shaped wound inscribed into his chest extending all the way from his neck to his lower torso, and across the span of his shoulders.

Almost all of us were exhausted of all our mana, the only ones who could manage to continue the healing process was a few elder priests, Dohnasheek who surprisingly didn't look tired, and myself.

We kept going until Dohnasheek and I were the only ones left able to continue.

But the wound wasn't healing!
It wasn't even showing signs of clotting!...
I kept pouring in more and more mana, I refused to let this happen

I kept going until Kala and Mittelt both got up, and put their hands on each of my shoulders.

"Ray-chan..."
"Raynare-Sama..."

They didn't say anything else after that, but I could feel that they were giving me sympathy.

No!! I refuse to let him die like this! I don't know why I feel like this! I feel like I'm being torn apart from my very soul just thinking about him being gone. I can't, I just can't!!

"I...can't...please...Y/n....don't go...you have so much left to experience... please..."

I lowered my head to his chest. It still wasn't healing. It wasn't rising or falling either...he wasn't breathing at all...

"Ray-Chan...we're sorry but...he's gone..."

Mittelt leaned doen and comforted me.

I...I wasn't crying at all, I just slumped down, and stared down at him, at his broken body...his lifeless corpse... I don't know why but...I broke...

I just sat there, for the rest of the day, staring at him, watching him as everyone left, with the last to leave my side being Dohnasheek, simply muttering under his breath "finally...good riddance"

I was alone again...just like before...

"The sunset...it really is beautiful...isn't it Y/n?"

I sat there until the sun had finally set, and the full moon sat high in the sky, almost as if god were staring down at me, judging me for my failure to save even a single life. Punishing me for my sins...

"I'm sorry Y/n, but...I failed you..."

I had finally acknowledged all of the emotions that were now flowing through my mind, I picked up his body, and carried him, flying around the city, seeing the sights, and believing in the beauty of this world, the beauty which he had given me a glimpse of.

"Y/n, I ...I didn't deserve you to begin with, but...if you and I ever meet again...in another life...I hope that you could forgive me for my mistakes..."

I soon landed in the middle of the cemetery, slowly and gently lowering his body down on an altar in the center, and with him a beautiful bouquet of roses.

As I laud him there, I closed his eyes, and stood there, resolving myself

"Y/n...I promise I will make this right, and I will find out who did this to you!...And I will slowly, painfully torture them until their unruly demise~..."

Goodbye...my first and only love...

??? POV

I watched as that fallen angel had finally flown away, I checked what they had laid down, and discovered that they had laid down a body

But this wasn't just any random corpse, this was the body of the boy that Sona had just appointed to our club!

I felt bad for him, a fallen angel killing him and I can't even sense that he has any powers or special abilities...

As I looked at his face, I felt a bit strange about it...I decided I'd try something

"Be grateful," I began "for I, Rias of the Gremory household, shall bring you back from the gates of death!" And with this I began the ritual.