Fallen Angels Return (Closed/Crocodile)

"Its just as a I left it..." The Valkyrie's said, an empathetic smile on her face as she walked up towards the Castle. Memories fluttered in her head of both herself and Apollo, "You feeling alright Leto?" she asked as she could feel the fairy rustling around in her pocket. "Yeah, I'm fine." A sweet, innocent voice spoke as it flew out from Machi's pocket, stretching and giving a small yawn as she had just awoken from her nap. 

As the fairy began to fly around, Machi couldn't help but only stair at the gigantic, white castle before her. It was the place she had grown up in. Her room was probably still intact, she didn't know who could have possibly gotten up to her room sense the entire place was guarded with angelic beasts, and her room being at the very top of the castle. Yes, the Holy castle, which had sun shining on it every single minute of every single day due to its position on the earth. "What are we doing here Machi?" Leto finally spoke, flying down towards Machi with a confused, yet worried look on her face. 

Machi quickly got out of her daze as she looked up at the fairy. "You aren't ready to go back into the castle. Your far from it actually." Leto told her as she flew just a few inches from Machis face, and crossed her arms. Leto had always been a motherly figure towards the Valkyrie, even if she was only a year or two younger then Machi herself, who was currently giving a sigh. "yeah I know." She responded, brushing some of her blue hair from her face as she walked up to one of the window. "Its just been awhile... I grew up here..." she spoke, placing her hand on the window as she starred at her own reflection. Her blue hair stayed tide up with long blue and black ribbons, and her red eyes sparkled in the sun light which reflected from the glass. Her peach tan skin was radiant and smooth, almost like plastic. She was wearing a skin tight black shirt which was zipped just far enough to cover any obscene parts of her body, however, still showing off most of her cleavage. She wore a skirt which stopped just a few inches above her knees, and had a slit going down one side so that it didn't restrict her movements, which meant that she didn't mind the fact that her white panties showed a bit. She figured it was a fairy trade. 

On her side was a small, 4 inch in diameter white pouch with a violet glowing gold ribbon, and a long blue sheath with a curved silver handle at the top. Over her shoulders she had a white, blue trimmed jacket which was what had the pocket which Leto was sleeping in. "God how i missed this place..." She spoke, turning back around and staring at the sun its self. "Damn it Apollo... How could you just leave me like this..." She was getting a bit over emotional, which was very uncommon for her. However, when it came to remembering her past it was then that it became a common thing.  

She walked over to a near by tree, and sat down beneath it, watching the holy castle glimmer as her eyes began to get droopy. "It was a long trip." Leto spoke. "*Yawn* Yeah, it really was..." She spoke, Leto landing on Machis head as they both quickly fell asleep.

As machi laid there, she quickly came to the realization that someone was with her. Due to being a god slayer, she had an abnormal sense of hearing. At first she ignored the sounds of foot steps, however, it was when she heard the lightning of a cigarette, or even a cigar, and the sound of puffing smoke that her eyes opened up. Machi began to move, which made Leto get up as well. "Whats wrong Machi?" The fairy asked, a bit confused for the sudden awakening. "We have a guest..." She spoke, standing up and cracking her back as she checked to make sure her blade and feathers pouch were still on her sides. 

The Women put her jacket on fully, actually putting her arms into the sleeves. She was starting to get a bit of a chill, even though it was sunny out it was still winter. "Hello sir." she spoke, giving a smile towards him. "Do you need help with something?" she asked. She was acting as if she were the owner of such a place, which was both a true, and false statement. She hadn't been the owner for quite some time now, yet she still felt as if she were the one in charge of the castle. Leto, however, took a more motherly approach, at least, a more motherly approach towards Machi. 

"What are you doing!?" Leto asked, a bit concerned about Machi's ability to just introduce herself randomly to strangers. "Its fine Leto," Machi smiled. "I'm sure he means no harm." The Blue haired Valkyrie spoke, turning back towards the man. "My names Machi," she told the man, extending her hand for a hand shake.

As Machi introduced herself, the man completely ignored her gesture for a hand shake and only commented on her attire. He told her that she needed to cover up more, and her face was over run with the color red. She quickly turned around, facing away from the man as Leto began to fly around both the stranger and the Valkyrie. "We beg your pardon!" the fairy shouted to the man, a bit offended on Machis behalf. "How rude!" Leto did not like it when people made Machi Blush, however Machi didn't really care. She merely zipped up her black top and pushed the blue hair out from her face.

It was then she turned around and looked at the man. "Very well then." she spoke, "Is this a decent enough amount?"  she didn't do anything with her revealing skirt because she was trying to pull off the 'i don't give a shit' look, however, due to her blushing red face it was a fairly hard look to put off.

The man then asked about the holy castle. he had never heard of it, or seen it before. She couldn't help but scratch the back of her head. "Well, I used to live here." She explained to the man. "However, after the master of the house disappeared I ended up leaving to go and see the world for myself. Sadly, i forgot when i left that the place was filled to the brim with angelic beasts, fairly strong ones at that." she made a face of bubbly embarrassment.

Machi ignored his comment about the long skirts, for it was a stupid one at that. "How is one supposed to fight when dressed in a skirt which restricts your legs completely?" she asked the man as he began to walk towards her. He then lifted his hand, and brushed a leaf off of her head.

Her face blushed once again and Leto began to buzz around the two of them again. "What are you doing!" She demanded as the blush quickly faded from her face. "That's enough Leto." It was then she snapped her fingers, causing the fairies body to disappear into thin air. "Sorry about her. Shes a bit... Overprotective." Machi then gave a slight bow and then going back to standing up straight. "Now, to answer your question," she began. "No, he did not make it aware that there were these angelic beasts in the place i called my home. He did not even tell me why he decided to leave." 

The blue haired Valkyrie turned her head back to the mansion, and continued to speak. "I lived entirely on the upper two floors. And judging from what i had been told, their are at least 15 if not more." She then gave a sigh. "I can't really blame him though, i mean, If i was in his position i would do the same thing he had done..."

The man made a comment that women should fight. Machi clenched her fist however still ignored the comment from the obviously ignorant man. "there are a few female wizard saints you know." she told the man. "And a women can be just as good a fighter as a man if not better." The Valkyrie exclaimed. She wasn't a fan of sexism, however, it was then the man asked her a question. 

"Well... Of course I do..." she told the man, looking back up towards the castle. "But i'm not ready yet. There is still more for me to do before i do such a thing..." Her voice was sincere. It sounded almost as if it were a completely different person speaking then the one who was just boasting about a women's fighting abilities. "The beings in there were crafted by a god, it would take a B-rank if not higher the stand a chance in there." She then sighed as the man offered to help her. "As much as I wan't to say yes, I do not feel as if it would be appropriate. It is a journey i must do by myself."

The Valkyrie then sighed as she turned back, facing the man. "Thank you for the offer, but i must decline." Machi then reached down, grabbing the glowing violet, gold string which was what currently held closed the small pouch on her side. "But..." She then tugged on the string, causing it to untie and causing the bag to shoot open. Hundreds of feathers flew out of the small, 4 inch in diameter bag, and grew into real sized feathers. 

As they attached to her bag, she began to squat down. "I have to see if it is still there!" As the 9 foot long wings (9 foot long wing span) formed on her back, she leaped into the air, taking flight towards the highest point of the tower. She was going to Go and charge right in through the window, however, something stopped her. Machi stopped right outside the window, and poked the light magic which had been surrounding the castle, causing it to glow. "Its a barrier..." she told herself, a bit upset. "I guess the only way in is the front door... Apollo really did think of everything..." She then stayed in the air, however, slowly drifted down.

"Its Machi." She told the man, her wings quickly turning back into the feathers and going back into the white pouch. As she tied the string back on she gave a sigh. She looked up at the sky to see the sun was setting. "I got to go." she spoke. cracking her neck and zipping up her jacket all the way up to her neck. "I got a job to do tomorrow with a total stranger. Got to go rest up for something like that right?"  she spoke, giving an awkward chuckle as she looked down. 

"I'll see you around." she spoke, ducking her head down so that the man wouldn't see the blush on his face. Even though the man just insulted her, and the female race, for the past few minutes, it proved he wasn't a pervert. Not being a pervert was a quality that Machi was a sucker for. She darted for the woods, and quickly tried to find her way to the nearest village. "Okay, so i gotta go get some sleep..." She spoke, gathering her composure once again and placing he sack full of feathers back onto her hip. It was then the thought occured to her. "Crap... I never got his name..."

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