A relieved smile had begun to form on Allura's face when Akira opened his eyes. [I]He's alive...[/I] She thought, but her relief was short lived due to the events that would follow in the next few moments. Akira went from screaming in pain to talking as if everything was fine, but Allura knew something was off as soon as he said that first word: [I]Sister.[/I] There weren't many people who called her that and the ones who did were either dead or supposedly did not exist. [I]Oh man...they've found a way to speak to me directly...[/I] She thought nervously to herself, but was careful not to show it to the being inhabiting Akira's body at the moment. It would only make Allura seem more guilty. She did, however, wonder how the being was able to overtake his body like that anyway and wondered if it had something to do with her healing Akira's wound. Shaking that thought away, she focused on the task at hand: making the angel believe that she still had not found Akira....though Allura wondered how long she would be able to keep this up.

"Brother, I apologize for the minor set back. This woman's son was dying and I couldn't just ignore her plead...after all, it is our duty to defend [I]and[/I] help the people. Allura stated, crossing her arms as she did so. At that same moment, she felt herself falling forward and she quickly reached out a hand to steady herself against the bed. She was still quite weak from using her power to heal Akira, but she tried not to let that affect her conversation with the noisy little angel. "As for me, I have come into contact with other demons and fallen angels during my search for Akira and, let's just say that those battles were particularly nasty." Allura frowned slightly as images from their last fight popped into her mind but she quickly moved on. "So we are not the only ones searching for the demon, though I feel as though I'm right on his tail now. He was last spotted in this town two days ago so, if I leave tomorrow, I should be able to catch up to him by the end of the week." Lie on top of lies....but Allura just hoped that the angel would believe it before it found out that it was using the same body as their most wanted target. "I want you to tell the master that this is no easy task, but I am still capable of completing it...without help." She added firmly at the end,

As the angel waited for an answer, she wondered how the old woman was taking this entire situation. She had no doubt figured out that they had lied to her but Allura just hoped that she had enough common sense to keep her mouth shut or she would end up getting hurt as well.