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- Alas, five minutes after actually entering combat and proving his 'fearsomeness' by killing an overstrained and mentally unstable girl who was using an inferior machine, he and his entire team are bowled over by Sousuke in one go like so many mooks.
- Esra finally gets fed up with this and challenges her to a combat match, which he wins, proving that in an actual fight, he can protect her.
Source: Fan Fic / The Powers Of Harmony - There's also Asbeel, a summonable ally Marax gives you after proving your combat aptitude to him (Asbeel being one of the renegade Grigori from 1 Enoch).
Source: Video Game / Lemegeton
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