The Demon's War, The Girl's Heart

A Riviera Fanfic that (once again) stars an Original Character (His name is Vol) who falls in love with Fia, also there is a sort of Asgard Vs. Elendia story going on as well. I do not own any of the characters from Riviera (except my Original Character Vol). This Fanfic is rated Mature for violence, and mature sexual themes (not immediately but eventually).

--Intro--

There was once a great war between the Gods and angels of Asgard and the demons of Utgard, the two fought continually until the Grim Angels (divine messengers of the gods) came and instituted The Retribution which destroyed the island of Utgard and sealed the demons and the gods away for a long time to come.

Then many years pass until the demons return however they, without a leader, wandered aimlessly, killing all those whom they met along their path. So in retaliation the seven magi who were entrusted with the safeguarding of Asgard sent two Grim Angels to fight them, Ledah whose diviner was named Lorelei and Ein who wielded the diviner Einherjar.

The two Angels were seperated from one another, Ein then met many new friends who helped him along his journey, Fia a healer, Lina an archer, Serene an Arc, and Cierra the witch, who aided him in trying to dispel the demons from the land. However they learned of the purpose behind the Retribution and they went after the being who was truly orchestrating everything, one of the seven magi Hector. Using the souls of Sprites his subordinate the Grim Angel Malice had killed, he brought forth the ultimate being of destruction Seth.

After defeating Hector and Seth Ein and co. had thought they would have a bit of rest. However the seven magi, unaware of Hector's plotting, saw this as an attack against Asgard by the Sprites and have begun amassing an army to fight them ever since. However as fate would have it the nearly harmless Sprites weren't to be their only opponent. Because while Seth was being destroyed a being that they thought had been sealed was ressurested inside of a man whom was seemingly an invisible spectator to the entire mess. A seemingly innocent man who called himself Vol.

--Chapter 1: General of War--

--Yggdrasil, just before The Maze of Shadow's appears--

--Vol--

Vol walked through the forest like areas of Yggdrasil, he was wandering through here because he felt a voice within him call out that it wanted to go here for some reason or another. Vol was on the outside a far from simple, he had bushy brown hair that he left uncombed and just let flow around his skin was white but not pale and his eyes shown a deep sensual scarlet red, he wasn't exactly buff per say but he certainly wasn't scrawny, his arms and legs were long, his hands and feet (although not huge) were kinda big as well. He was clothed in black pants and a black shirt with red lines in the shape of a spider on the front.

Vol continued down a pathway made of beautiful limestone like material, to his either side were large trees in the bloom of spring, Vol was heading towards one of the Aquariums that protected the being that resided here in Yggdrasil, Ursula the overseer of the Sprites lived in Yggdrasil protected also by the Cefiro which are almost like demonic boduguards for the people of Yggdrasil, however they do not distinguish friend or foe.

Vol approches the gate leading to the Aquarium thinking it will be heavily guarded he takes out one of the three weapons he'd been carrying with him, he'd been carrying an ancient (but dormant) weapon called Fanelia, the sword that he was going to use Archeron, and a large purple sword almost in the shape of a lightning bolt, so with Archeron in hand Vol ascended the steps toward the Aquarium.

Vol hadn't just come here on the whim of some inner voice although that was some of the case, when Vol was a child he had been found lying on the ground in a forest near a village called Elendia, while he was there he had befriended a girl whose name was Fia, and fell in love with her. When he was forced to leave the village the two promised to see each other again, and Vol once he stood at steps to Yggdrasil sensed that Fia was indeed inside. So Vol continued up the steps toward the Aquarium.

Once he arrived he found the Aquarium was destroyed, the large crystal's shards were scattered across the ground and the life water inside flowed around them. Also scattered around the ground were black feathers. Vol sensed some kind of life coming from the feathers on the ground, it was faint but still there.

Vol sheathed Archeron and drew the purple sword from it's sheath on his back, for reasons unbeknowst to him at the time a spell to bring esscence into life started running through his head and the name of the purple sword came back to him.

"Awaken this beings power, bring it back to this world, Awaken it Nebiros" the sword Nebiros glowed with an immense power and a dark red light, Vol stabbed the sword on the ground in the center of the feathers upon which the dark light shot outwards from the blade and encased all the feathers that were strewn upon the ground, upon which the feathers, encased in that dark light, came together and in their place a black and red fire floated.

The fire opened revealing the being within it, he was tall with a pale face and large wavy yellow hair, he had brown eyes and a matching colored tunic with a scarlet red cape and a white sash, he also had large black wings and in his hand he held a large red spear. Slowly the being opened it's eyes.

--Ledah--

Ledah opened his eyes expecting to see the afterlife all he saw was a man standing before him in the place where he had been killed by Malice. Ledah looked around and saw that it was indeed the place he died.

"Are you alright" the man asked.

"Yes i'll be ok" Ledah answered, "But who are you"

The man chuckled slightly, "I could ask you the same question but i'll answer first" the man stood up, "My name is Vol" he reached out his hand, "i am Ledah" Ledah shook his hand and stood up. "I'm in you debt Vol" Vol shook his head, "No really it's fine" Vol responded. "So Vol what are you doing here in Yggdrasil?" Ledah questioned, Vol looked up ahead of the path "I'm here because i think someone i love is in here somewhere, and..." he looked down to what looked like a diviner in his hand! "This sword, Nebiros is it's name, we have something to do here in Yggdrasil" he had a puzzled look on his face suggesting that he didn't exactly know what that thing was but was doing it anyway.

Ledah straightened up and held his diviner Lorelei beside him. "Then allow me to help you, i'll become you're bodyguard and lead you through this land" Ledah offered, Vol shook his head in acceptance, "Alright if you so wish" Vol answered, so the two walked forth towards Ursula's lair.

A couple of minutes later Vol and Ledah came across four harpy type Cefiro, Ledah readied Lorelei and Vol unsheathed Archeron, Ledah wondered for a moment why Vol wouldn't use that sword Nebiros, it looked like a diviner but Vol didn't have any wings so unless he was like Ein that meant he had to have stolen the diviner! Although he doubted it he kept it as a side thought in his head as they fought.

Ledah leapt into action first as he flew into the sky to get the first harpy creature, the harpy tried slashing at him with her claws but Ledah blocked with the end of his spear then brought it upward slicing the harpy in half. The next one attcked Vol, it came down dive bombing at him, it's terrible screach hounding through the air, Vol side-stepped and avoided the attack coming behind the harpy. He leaped forth and sliced through the harpy he dodged and the third one which came to try to help it's friend. Ledah finished off the last harpy and the two continued on their journey.

Along the way Ledah questioned Vol further about his reasons for trekking through Yggdrasil while the Cefiro were around, "Well" Vol began, "i sorta already told you i'm here to save Fia, and uncover why Nebiros dragged me here" Vol finished. "Why did you have to leave Elendia" Ledah asked, "Well..." Vol began but was cut off by an ambush of Cefiro.

There were four female vampire type Cefiro, who were being led by a mage and his dragon. Ledah jumped into the fray but a blast from the dragon knocked him backwards and against a rock, "Stop" Vol yelled, the Cefiro continued to advance, "Oh yeah the Cefiro aren't actually demons" Vol remarked, but before Ledah had a chance to wonder what that meant he saw something horrifying nearby.

Nearby two sprites were being cut to pieces by warrior angels, dressed in white tunics and wielding large swords warrior angels were the basic infantry of Asgard! Vol turned to the angels "Stop that what are you doing" he screamed, the angels turned and attcked the Cefiro, after killing them they turned towards Ledah. "Grim Angel if that person that you're traveling with is a sprite terminate him immediately" Ledah was shocked at such a request, "Sir, by order of the seven magi, for the killing of the magi Hector the sprites are to killed..." "Stop" Vol cut in.

Vol drew Nebiros out and a mysterious black and red glow emanated from both him and the sword. "Nebiros, shield down" as Vol said this there was a flash of light that partially blinded Ledah until he heard a yell. Ledah opened his eyes and saw that one of the two angels was cut in four pieces on the ground his blood flowing everywhere, then Ledah looked toward Vol. He had two black wings coming out his back which also had red lines like veins pulsating on them.

"My name is Volsados Dementium, i am one of the angels who instituted the first Retribution, upon which i reincarnated to escape my sins, i then found out i was the reincarnation of the king of the demons, so if the people of Asgard wish war tell them the demons of Riviera shall be their opponents." At that the angel left returning for Asgard.

Now the stage was set, two powers were about to go war with the sprites caught in the middle, forced to choose a side, Now Ein and co. were going to have to choose to help the ones who have hurt them in the past or the ones hurting them now...

To be continued in Chapter 2...