#ADRIAN REYNOLDS POV#
I stare at the Fallen Angels in front of me, along with Xenovia and Irina, while Asia peeks at them from behind me
Griselda stands next to us as we stare at the Fallen Angels
"Why weren't they executed?" Irina forces out as she glares with anger at the Fallen Angels
"This is a part of the deal that was made between the Church and the Fallen Angels," Griselda starts
"They are yours to with as you please," She finishes as I try to process that
Irina looks at them with hatred, which is understandable
"What was the deal?" I ask her as she grimaces at my question
"I am not at liberty to say," She says while shaking her head
Irina looks to the side angrily
Xenovia and Asia simply stay quiet
"Alright...if they are staying here...they might as well be useful," I say after a few minutes of silence, causing Irina to stare at me
"WHAT???" She screams out before waiting for me to explain
"Magic power," I answer as she blinks a few times
"What...oh, I get it," She says as I stare at her, making her look at me for a moment before turning around
Damn...I messed up, didn't I?
Griselda stares at me for a moment before letting an o-sound as she remembers my plans for the Estates' defenses
"Either way...we could make use of them," I say, rubbing my chin, much to the growing fear of the Fallen
Asia pulls at the back of my shirt
"What do you mean?" She asks me with a look on her face that nearly made my heart churn...damn this girl is adorable
"Don't worry...nothing too bad...just using them as batteries," I tell her as she takes a moment before remembering my plans for the wards
"Oh...it won't hurt...right?" She asks me
"Not really...unless they do something stupid," I say as I turn to look at the Fallen Angels, and curiously, I can see that they are trying hard to fight off the urge to look at me
Irina stays quiet as she stares at them
"One move...just one wrong move...and I will cut off your heads myself," Irina spits out towards the Fallen Angels with hatred in her voice
The rest of us stay silent as we watch Irina walk inside, shaking in anger
Frowning as she leaves, I turn to look at the Fallen
"I am with her...if you make a wrong move...I am killing you," I tell them as I motion for them to follow me inside
They stay quiet as they follow me
"Adrian...here," Griselda says, making me stop and turn to look at her
She hands me a stack of papers, and I quickly read through them
Damn...these...these are slave contracts
Oh sure, they have a lot of flowery words, but there is no mistaking that with this stack of papers...I have to put a drop of blood in order for me to become their...master...
Damn
They really fucked up if this was their only chance to survive whatever consequences that they brought upon themselves
A bit of regret starts to enter my heart at this...
Looks like Irina won't be killing them anytime soon
I force any expression from showing on my face as I motion for them to follow me...
'I am sorry, Irina...'
I bring them over to one of the rooms that I prepared with the rest of the girls in order to accommodate people from the Church in case they ever needed a place of rest and recovery, since Asia's healing is a good way to make friends in high places
"This is where you are going to be staying in," I tell the four Fallen Angels
They stay quiet as they glance at one another
"You...are you an angel?" The girl Mittelt asks me
"I don't see how that is any of your business," I tell her rather harshly
"Please...we need to know..." The blue-haired one, called Kalawarner, begs, surprising me with her change in attitude
I stare at the Fallen Angels as they look at me with a mix of frustration and exhaustion
"I am not..." I answer, and they all flinch visibly, but the one who looks the most affected is Raynare as she all but lets herself fall to a bed
I walk out slowly and methodically, ready to strike out at a moment's notice in case they try anything
I close the door as I walk out and stand there for a bit, wishing that they would try something...
I walk over to my Workshop and look at the stacks of materials and papers waiting for me to use them
I take a deep breath as I go over and start working on the plans again...
#TIMESKIP 4 DAYS LATER#
I wipe the sweat from my brow as the Wards activate...
The Fallen Angels look uncomfortable as their magical energy is taken to start powering up the wards
Irina, Xenovia, and Asian stand close to me, as a small amount of their magical energy is taken as well
I close my eyes as I focus on providing the lion's share of magical energy
In the span of a few minutes, I am left with only a tenth of my reserves
I hunch over, feeling lethargic at losing an immense amount of magical energy in such a way
Sure, I have passed out before due to using too much before...but what I did right now was slightly more dangerous. I was consciously draining myself over a period of time...digging deeper and deeper into my reserves
I smile despite feeling like crap as I can tell that the Wards are fully up and running
I turn to look at Xenovia as she helps sit on a chair
"Thanks," I tell her, to which she just nods
Turning over to the Fallen Angels, they are all on the ground, passed out as they are being drained...
I hesitantly slow down the draining as I don't want them to die...yet
Cracking my neck, I slow down the draining of Irina, Asia, and Xenovia
Checking over the Wards themselves, I let out a wide smile as I looked at the Magical Storage capacity of the wards
Not even a single percent of the storage capacity has been filled
Damn...I outdid myself
If I am right...this thing could possibly store as much energy as a minor god...
I blinked as I realized what I had created
Wow...I AM getting better, huh
My eyes narrow as I connect to the Ward's and look them over again
I close my eyes for a moment as I wonder how much of the wards were made due to my effort and hard work, or was it something that I only managed to create due to my increasing magical affinity and talent for it...
I shrug as I decide to just take it in stride and enjoy the benefits I am receiving...
I let out a sigh as I look at the Fallen Angels on the ground twitching and panting in exhaustion
"We need to bring them inside...I made sure to slow down the drain of their magical energy, but it will take them a while..." I tell the others as I grab 2 Fallen by their feet and start dragging them back to their room...