What's up, everyone. This is GKC here bringing you a crossover that is sure to excite some people. I'm sure many of you have heard of Tatsunoko Productions and well I'm bringing in a personal favorite of mine from that company. Now for the disclaimer.

I do not own, except my OC, Karas or Highschool DxD; all rights go to their respective owners.

Now let's get this party started… BEGIN!


Karas DxD

Chapter 1: The Raven Takes Flight

It was the middle of the night in Kyoto, Japan.

Many were either walking through the shining streets or at home with their families. Everything seemed to be peaceful for the humans in Japan, but only to the naked eye.

On a dark corner of a lonely street, a young woman was walking through the street lit path on her way home, unaware of the lone figure with glowing red eyes following her.

The young woman felt the presence of someone following her before she looks back to see no one there, but this only quickened her growing fear as she began to walk faster until she heard footsteps following her which caused her to break into a sprint.

The woman made a sharp turn down an alley and hid behind a dumpster as she held her breath, listening to the sound of footsteps as it drew closer and closer only for her to mentally sigh in relief as the footsteps grew quieter and quieter.

After exiting her hiding place, the woman turns to go home only to meet the face of a pair of sinister glowing red eyes.

She tried to scream only for a clawed hand to cover her mouth to prevent her from making a noise then she began to shrivel up as tendrils pierced through her skin and began to drain every ounce of her life blood. Eventually, she became nothing more than a shriveled up corpse who faded away to dust.

"Aw, that meal was delicious. It's always better to drain blood from a woman than a man." The figure said before his hand returned to a normal human hand.

"Now to find some more prey." The figure stated as he walked off before he stops in fear when he hears the voice of a girl.

"One"

"Two"

"Three"

"Four"

The figure searched around for any sign of the voice but couldn't see anyone.

"Five"

"Six"

"Seven"

"Eight"

"Nine"

The figure looks around only to see the shadowed outline of a young man wearing a white coat, which brought fear into the figure's eyes.

"And it is ten. Sway to and fro, sway."

The young man, whose hands were in his pockets, took out a strange amulet as he released a breath.

"I-It's you… that fucking crow…" The figure shook with fear before his clothes tore off and skin peeled away, revealing a grotesque creature with dark red metallic skin, two curved horns, razor sharp claws, large teeth, and glowing red eyes.

"Do it now, Karas." The girl's voice ordered.

"Roger" The young man answered before he threw the amulet in the air, caught it in his hand once more before thrusting it out as an ancient alchemic circle appeared in front of the man before he passed right through it and out of the circle came a figure in black armor with glowing blue eyes, holding a katana.

"Now release." The girl's voice spoke once more before chains that sealed Karas's sword disappeared as the black armored warrior unsheathed his blade in a rapid motion and got into a stance.

"You won't stop me, bastard!" the demon shouted before it ran at Karas, hoping to take the warrior down.

"Your fate… is at an end!" Karas spoke coldly before a light blue aura shined around his armor as he sprinted at high speed before reappearing behind the demon in a flash before he slowly sheathed his sword.

The moment the blade fully sheathes, the demon's torso erupted in a spurt of dark red blood before it disappeared in a wave of green particles.

"Excellent work…" the girl's voice said once more causing Karas to turn to the source as a girl who looked to be about fifteen or sixteen with long pale blue hair with two pigtails while the rest flowed down her back, light skin, pale blue lips, and amber colored eyes that were almost slitted like a cat's. She wore a black jacket with some red outlines as well as a giant zipper, a yellow skirt with orange stripes, black tights, and black boots with white soles. She had goggles on her forehead with purple lens that showed the right side with an opened blue eye while the left had a closed eye with a tear. The hair beads that kept her pigtails were black with red eyes. She also had a blue scar tattoo on her left eye.

"You've grown stronger since last time you faced a Mikura, Ren Sanada." The girl praised lightly while having an expressionless look.

Karas nodded before his armor vanished in a flurry of golden feathers revealing a young man about eighteen years old with black hair styled like Lelouch Lamperouge, crimson red eyes, pale skin, and fang-like teeth. He wore a black t-shirt under a white tailcoat, blue jean pants, and black boots.

"Thank you, Yurine-san, but I'm starting to see that the Mikura are growing weaker every time I see one. The other Karas may have seen the same thing, considering the Karas in Shinjuku killed that rouge Eko." Ren stated with a blank expression.

"Yes, in any case, I've received word from the Council that we've been given a mission at a high school called Kuoh Academy." Yurine said.

"What are we dealing with this time?" Ren asked with a raised eyebrow.

"It seems that the three factions. The Devils, the Angels, and Fallen Angels are causing some trouble… and they want a Karas to deal with any… troublemakers." Yurine answered while putting an emphasis on 'troublemakers'.

Ren's blank expression turned into a sadistic grin. "About time… I was looking for a chance to destroy those filthy creatures anyways. When do we leave?"

"Immediately" Yurine responded. "Don't worry about the city, I already received word that the Council will be sending in another Karas to guard it until we come back."

"Good, I don't want to leave the humans here defenseless against any Mikura that are still crawling through the shadows. Now let's go send those winged monsters back from whence they came." Chris said with a determined glare as both figures disappeared in a flurry of feathers as a raven flew through the night sky.


(Begin One Reason by fade)

(Instrumental) The screen opens to show Karas's amulet before it opens to reveal the eye

(Instruments and Chorus) The camera shifts to show Yurine covered in chains that ensnare her body before changing to show ravens flying through the sky before the title appears in a flash of light with the words printed in blood red

(Think I'm thrown off reason and reality) The camera shifts to show Ren on a ledge holding a blood-covered katana in his right hand while in his left was his amulet as a feint afterimage of Karas appeared behind him

(Cut myself and scream for their insanity) The camera changes to show Rias giving the screen a sly smirk as her devil wings appeared on her back before changing to show Issei with his Boosted Gear equipped while a shadowy figure with glowing green eyes appeared behind him

(Wake up to this nightmare that will never end) The camera changes to Akeno with a sadistic gleam in her eyes as lightning fluctuates around her before it changes to show Kiba with a small smile in a field of swords as he held to two in his hands

(The main attraction of this twisted master plan) The camera shifts to show Koneko eating a sweet while giving the screen a bored expression before changing to show Asia with a warm smile as light radiated around her

(Instruments and Chorus) The camera shifts to show the silhouettes of the Devils, Angels, and Fallen Angels walking separately while a figure with a malicious grin holds puppeteer strings as a way of mimicking their movements before it changes to show a flock of crows pass four individual beings wearing armor similar to Karas

(I will be your Deadman) The camera changes to show Karas with his sword out as blood covered his armor

(With nothing but this blood on my hands) The camera changes to show Rias completely naked as she holds herself with tears spilling from her eyes while her devil wings cover her

(Stuck in you wonderland) The camera changes to show Issei in his Balance Breaker holding his head before releasing a bestial roar shattered the earth around him

(I wanna make you bleed just like me) The camera changes to show Akeno charging up a small amount of lightning in her hand before a sadistic smirk appears on her face

(So make me your Deadman) The camera shifts to show Kiba looking at his reflection from one of his swords while his younger self appeared on the other side

(With only poison in my veins) The screen changes to show Yurine holding Ren's body while Karas appeared behind the two

(Stuck in your wonderland) The camera changes to show Rias holding onto Karas while being covered by his armored cape as the black warrior draped an arm around her in a single-armed hug before he disappeared in a flurry of feathers

(Stagnated by the passivity) The camera changes to show Ren breaking through chains that bounded him before running towards a bright light

(I'm gonna make you bleed like me!) The scene changes to show Karas's sword embedded into the ground as a single black feather dropped right next to it

(End of Opening)


[Kuoh Academy]

It was a mild and slightly cloudy day over Kuoh Academy; the Academy was a prestigious one which was also the only one in the small town of Kuoh. Rumor had it that the school had an abundant number of beautiful females and also a lack of proper sense of decency. Several of the more capable teachers and students who could think properly often wondered why the faculty made the girls' uniform so short, or why the cheerleaders of the school enjoyed flashing their underwear to anyone willing to look because of their poor excuse for a skirt.

Of course the percentage that thought about these things were miniscule, it was considered unimportant. This was mostly because most of the male (and some of the female) staff and students were more than overjoyed to get their lust and perverted urges satisfied from the free and enjoyable eye-candy.

But in a classroom marked as Class 3-A, a teacher was getting her students situated while at the same time an excited smile graced her lips.

Among many of her students was a young man around seventeen years old of average height with short brown hair and light brown eyes while wearing the Kuoh Academy boys' school uniform. This was Issei Hyoudou; a member of the Academy's supposed Perverted Trio.

He sat at his desk, bored out of his mind while also thinking up of the many parts of the female body especially their breasts. Outside of his thoughts, he had a goofy perverted grin plastered on his face that caused many of the girls in the room to scowl at him distastefully.

"Ugh, the pervert is at it again."

"I know when will he just disappear already?"

Issei was completely unaware of these comments before he returned to the real world when the teacher decided to interrupt his thoughts. "Alright, settle down, everyone. We have a new transfer student here with us, today. So I expect each of you to be on your best behavior."

The teacher turned to the door with a warm smile before saying, "You can come in now."

The door slid open as everyone noticed the new transfer student walk in and took a step next to the teacher. "Everybody, this is the new transfer student from Kyoto."

The transfer student turned out to be a teenage boy about eighteen years old, possible a senior, with black hair styled like Lelouch Lamperouge, crimson red eyes, and pale skin. He wore the Kuoh Academy boys' uniform. He had a blank expression on his features.

"Greetings, I'm Ren Sanada, I hope we can get along." Ren said as he bowed. He heard a couple of students whisper to each other.

"That's the new student?" One guy said.

"He looks so cute." One girl whispered.

"I hope he isn't a pervert." A blond girl added.

"He seems kind of nice."

"Alright that's enough. Ren, I'm assigning you to a seat next to Gremory-san." The teacher ordered. At hearing her command, the boys' whispers to each other in class became more audible.

"First day here and the transfer gets to sit next to Gremory-san. I'm jealous!"

"Oh man, why can't I sit next to her?"

"He better not do anything to her!"

Even Issei was angry that a transfer student got to sit next to one of the Great Onee-samas but kept it in his thoughts. 'Great, another one of those fucking pretty boys and he gets to sit next to Rias-senpai.'

Ignoring the whispers, Ren looked around to find his desk only to see an empty one that was near the window next to a rather beautiful redhead with blue-green eyes that almost sparkled in the sunlight and a body that many men would kill to get. He took notice of the girl's features and believed she was foreign but he felt a sort of dark aura around the girl.

Sitting down next to the girl, he looked out the window lost in thought while Rias looked at him with a warm smile but frowned when she noticed Ren didn't return the gesture, merely looking outside with an off distant look.

On the outside, it seemed that Ren wasn't paying attention to anything but on the inside he was in a conversation with Yurine about the dark auras he felt when he entered the classroom.

"Yes, I felt her energy and it seems to harbor darkness, I assume that Rias Gremory is a devil and due to her last name, I'm also to guess that she's the Gremory heir in Hell." Ren thought in seriousness.

"Correct and it seems she's not the only one there. Her Peerage along with any other devil is also situated in the Academy." Yurine responded through their link.

"What's our next move?" Ren asked through the link.

"You are to spy on Rias Gremory and her Peerage as to discover what they may be hiding. If you are caught… leave no witnesses, we can't have either devils, angels, or fallen angels discover about our existence." Yurine ordered.

"Roger, I will commence the mission after classes are over, Yurine-san," Ren said as he cut their link before focusing back on the teacher.


[Rooftop]

After class had ended, it was lunchtime and Ren decided to head up to the roof to eat his meal despite the fact that he isn't human but he isn't exactly a spirit either.

The raven haired boy was devouring an onigiri from a bento box that he made at his apartment. While finishing up his last onigiri, he felt he was being watched before he looks back only to see nothing, but he had a feeling it was one of those devils, possibly from Rias's Peerage.

"I know you're there. Come out now." Ren demanded in a stern tone.

A small figure came out of the door only to be revealed to be a petite girl around fifteen years of age with white hair and hazel eyes. She wears the Kuoh Academy girls' uniform but without the shoulder cape. She also has black cat-shaped hair clips on both sides of her hair.

Koneko Toujou, if Ren remembered correctly, was her name.

"What do you want?" Ren sternly asked with narrowed eyes.

Koneko didn't answer merely walking up to him before taking a seat right next to him before she took out a box from who knows where and began to eat what he assumed must have been Pocky.

Ren was completely confused by the girl's silent treatment so he asked again but in a softer tone. "Can you please tell what you want and why you're sitting next to me?"

Koneko looked at Ren with her cat-like eyes before uttering, "Lunch spot"

"Okay…" Ren replied a bit uncomfortable by the way his kouhei was staring at him. He returned to finish his meal as the two sat in silence the entire time.

"By the way…" Ren started getting Koneko's attention. "I never introduced myself. I'm Ren Sanada, third year."

"Koneko Toujou… first year…" Koneko said before returning to her treat.

Ren had no idea what to make of this girl. Despite her presence as a devil, he couldn't sense any malicious intent coming from her… but every tree has a bad branch.

"Senpai…" Ren looked at the girl who called to him. "Why are your eyes red?"

The raven haired man flinched a bit before he sighed a bit. "I was born with a genetic defect that caused my eyes to turn red and my teeth to grow fangs." Emphasizing his point by showing her his fanged teeth.

"They're pretty…" Koneko said while turning away as a faint blush appeared on her cheeks.

Ren couldn't help but chuckle at his kouhei's general interest in his eyes and pats the girl on the hand, eliciting an even brighter blush to appear. "Thank you for the praise, Koneko-chan. I should probably get going; I need to use the restroom after that meal. It was nice meeting you, Koneko-chan."

Ren soon left a still blushing Koneko, who touched the top of her head in remembrance to her senpai's soft touch on her hair.


[Occult Research Club]

"Are you certain, Buchou?" asked Akeno Himajima, Rias's long time friend and Queen of her Peerage.

"I'm certain… I felt Sanada-senpai's power and it was leagues beyond even a High-class Devil." Rias spoke seriously.

Akeno had a sly grin on her face. "So… what are your plans for him?"

"I'm gonna see if I can get him to join my Peerage, of course." Rias stated with small grin.

"Is that the 'only' thing?" Akeno asked with a somewhat cross between sadistic and sly grin which bore the results she needed when the redhead blushed up a storm.

"N-no, it's n-nothing like that!" Rias stuttered, trying to convince her friend she wasn't interested in Ren that way.

"Mhmm… sure it is…" Akeno said before turning away a bit to leave.

"I'm serious! Akeno! AKENO!" Rias both shouted and whined in displeasure as she watched her friend leave while she followed after.


[After Classes]

Ren was walking back to his apartment to rest until the evening so he could patrol for any problems from the three Factions only to stop when he caught sight of Rias and Akeno approaching him, which further irritated him when the Gremory heir stopped in front of him with a warm smile.

"What do you want?" Ren asked in irritation which caused Rias to frown but Akeno had a smirk of her own.

"You don't have to be rude. I merely wanted to introduce myself to you. We didn't get to chat with each other due to classes but my name is Rias Gremory." Rias replied with a light bow and a grin.

"Charmed…" Ren uttered out in disdain as he scowled at the two devils in front of him.

"I'm Akeno Himajima, a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Sanada-senpai." Akeno said with a seductive look on her face as she looked up and down as Ren like a piece of meat.

This made Ren even more annoyed at their actions. He figured out that they must have sensed his power and are trying to recruit him into Rias's Peerage… sadly for them; he doesn't follow anyone other than Yurine.

"Look, I don't have time to play with you two so leave me alone and don't bother me again!" Ren shouted in anger before storming past them, bumping Rias's shoulder purposely before his arm was caught by Akeno.

"Why don't you just try to calm down and crack a smile? You look cuter with one." Akeno suggested as she pressed her large bust against Ren's back. "You might even get a chance to get a girl like us."

"Let. Go. Now." Ren spoke in a dangerous tone that demanded no arguments.

Rias stepped in front of the red-eyed teen with a scowl of her own. "What is your problem!?"

Ren looked at the Gremory heir, who flinched a bit in fear, with a glare as cold as ice. "My problem is that I'm being bothered by a bunch of harlots who won't leave me the fuck alone and are trying my fucking patience."

Rias and Akeno were taken aback by their senpai's outburst as they backed away from him in shock but also in terror as well when he forced out a bit of his power to intimidate them.

"Don't bother me again… I hate annoying girls." Ren stated before he walked past them and out through the Academy's gates.

"Did… Did you feel that?" Rias asked while trembling.

"I did… just a small bit of his power sent shivers down my spine… it was… absolutely invigorating." Akeno said with a heavy blush as a perverted grin appeared on her face while Rias deadpanned at her friend's reaction. "If that's how it is when he's angry then I want all of it when he takes me in his bed."

Rias could only sigh at her masochist Queen before looking back at the direction where Ren left as she thought, 'Ren Sanada, who are you?'


[Ren's Apartment]

The raven haired Karas was currently situated at a shrine, giving a prayer after he had finished his nightly patrol before he stood up.

"Yurine-san, has there been any disturbance?" Ren asked.

Yurine appeared in the physical plane with her usual stoic expression. "Yes, I've been detecting Fallen Angel signatures at the abandoned church along with a few exorcists from the Vatican. I believe that those exorcists are deserters."

Ren merely furrowed his brows in irritation. "I'm guessing I'll have no choice but to kill them, correct?"

Yurine nodded.

"What about the Devils that reside at Kuoh Academy?" Ren asked in a tired tone.

"They are to be left alone along with the other Factions until we detect any signs of retaliation from either side." Yurine ordered.

"If that is your wish then I shall abide by it, Yurine-san." The red-eyed teen said.

"Also, be on the lookout for any Sacred Gear users, they are the ones who are mostly targeted by the three Factions." Yurine informed.

Ren scowled at the wall behind him. "I don't see why we can't just kill all three of the Factions. They cause problems for humanity and deserve to be purged from the world."

"It's because we can't… the Council sees their little squabbles as nothing more than children's games. If they step out of line then we are granted permission to destroy them." Yurine answered.

Ren walked over to his bed as he sat down, pondering over what Yurine said before looking at the demon priestess. "So all we need to do is wait and see what happens. You know how much I hate waiting for long periods of time."

Yurine chuckled in amusement, breaking her stoic expression. "I know, I find it sort of fun to tease you once in a while."

Ren returned the gesture with his own chuckle. "Well… seems I can't win when I talk to you. Might as well get some sleep, I get the feeling that something big is going to happen."

"Very well, good night, Ren," Yurine said before returning back into the spirit world.

Ren smiled in appreciation at his master, despite her stoic nature, Yurine possessed a caring heart just like the others from the other Karas… though some also had a few problems with a few male Karas that liked to flirt with them… that usually ended with them getting a busted nut or two.

Ren could only chuckle at the memory when he saw the Karas that protected Okinawa flirt with his Yurine and it resulted in him getting kicked where the sun don't shine… Ren cringed when he saw that despite the fact the Okinawa Karas was still in his armor it seemed that Yurine were even tougher than that.

Ren closed his eyes and entered the world of dreams.


[Next Day – Kuoh Academy]

Currently, Ren was walking down the path towards the school, when he crossed paths with Issei. He knew that the pervert lived around the neighborhood but didn't consider him to be anything special. After all, Ren disliked perverts but what seemed strange to him was the person next to him.

It was a cute girl with black hair and violet eyes, wearing a school uniform he didn't recognize. But what Ren found strange was the incredible dark aura that surrounded the girl that drew warning signs in his head.

The pervert looked incredibly happy. "Hahaha!" Look, Sanada-senpai! I have a girlfriend! This is Yuuma Amano."

Ren raised an eyebrow. 'Why would he tell me something like that?'

"Good for you, Hyoudou." Ren said with a deadpan before he looked at the girl as he gave her a short bow. "Ren Sanada. Pleased to meet you."

She returned it. "Pleased to meet you, too." There was a tiny hitch in her voice and a less observant person wouldn't have noticed it. But Ren was far from less observant, there was something in the girl's voice that seemed to force him to almost narrow his eyes.

"Gahahaha! Isn't my girlfriend cute?! She's the best!" Issei shouted in exuberance.

"Why are you telling me this?" Ren asked with a raised eyebrow.

"To show off, of course! Now, on to Matsuda and Motohama!" With another round of contained yet hammy laughter, Issei raced away, his girlfriend following him with an indulgent smile.

Ren could only look on in disbelief that his kouhei would brag to him about a girl and not just some girl, possibly a Fallen Angel as well.

"That boy is a complete fool." Yurine stated through their connection.

"Agreed, though it seems he's unaware of the Fallen Angel that is with him… my guess is that Hyoudou possesses a Sacred Gear and it's possible that girl is targeting him." Ren suggested as he continued on the path towards the school.

"It's best that you follow him when he's with that girl. You might need to intervene in case the Fallen Angel really does do this." Yurine said.

"As you wish, Yurine-san." Ren responded as he continued on the path to the Academy.


[That Night]

Ren had followed Issei and Yuuma around the town before they came up to the park. Despite the fact he sensed dark intentions from the girl, he was generally happy for Issei.

"It's almost sad that at the end of this… Issei may be heartbroken for the rest of his life." Ren muttered to himself as he listened to their conversation.

"This was such a great date!" Yuuma cheered, whirling around in front of Issei. "We should do this again!"

"I'm glad you liked it and I do as well." Issei said with a faint blush.

"Though Issei-kun, could you do something for me?" Yuuma asked as if the world depended on it.

"Yes, what is it?" Issei asked curiously.

"Can you die for me?" She asked in a more sinister voice before she began to change from a petite girl to a voluptuous woman wearing a bondage outfit with black wings.

Issei stood there paralyzed in shock at seeing Yuuma's sudden change; he didn't even notice the black-winged woman creating a spear made of light before throwing it straight through Issei's stomach.

Issei coughs up blood as he tries to pull the spear out but it disappears leaving a severely deep wound.

"Sorry but your existence is a great risk to us and we can't have that. If you want to blame someone then blame God for putting that Sacred Gear inside of you." Yuuma explains as she smiles at his pain.

'What the hell is she talking about?!' Issei thinks as another bloody cough comes out of his mouth.

"Anyways… I guess I better take my leave now that my mission is complete." Yuuma stated with a sinister grin as she began to walk away.

"One" Yuuma stops where she is as she looks around for the voice.

"Two"

"Three"

"Four"

"Five"

The black-winged woman summoned another spear of light in case she was about to be attacked.

"Six"

"Seven"

"Eight"

"Nine"

Yuuma catches sight of a masculine figure shadowed by the darkness from within the trees.

"And it is ten. Sway to and fro, sway."

Yurine stands on top of one of the buildings that overlook the area of the park as she swiped her hand across her face before saying. "Do it now, Karas."

[Play Karas OST: Transformation]

"Roger" Ren says before he pulls out an amulet then tosses it in the air before catching it and thrusting it out in front of him. Archaic runes appeared around him while a golden alchemic circle appeared in front of him.

The young man slowly walks through the circle before a new being appeared out of it as it landed in a crouch in front of Yuuma.

The being before her was slim and was masculine as well. He wore a black metal plate that covers his whole chest, a whitish-silver belt with an emblem in the middle and black thigh protectors that have a slit across the top. He also wears black spiked shoulder plates, black knee pads with three ridges lining across vertically, dark gray calf protecters with three leather straps, black metal shoes with a tongue that covers the top of the shoes and ankles and gray arm plates with three spikes lined across. Finally, he wears an odd shaped helmet in the shape of a Raven's head, tiny blue glowing slits as eyes and what appear to be feathers that cover the front of his neck.

The armored man held a katana with an odd sheath that had chains surrounding the hilt before giving it a few twirls before he tossed into the air until it lands on his back as a glowing blue kanji for Raven appeared on his back.

The armored man gets into a martial arts stance as he glares at the woman with his glowing blue eyes.

"Now release." Yurine commanded before the chains on Karas's sword disappeared as the dark warrior unsheathed it in rapid success.

"Who the hell are you?!" The black-winged woman shouted in distaste as she readies her spear to fight.

Karas only gives her silence before he utters, "Your fate… has been sealed, Fallen Angel."

[End Song]

"My fate?" The Fallen Angel laughed sinisterly as a dark grin appeared on her face. "It's your fate that's been sealed, human!"

"Then stop your whining and come fight me." Karas taunted before in the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of her as if he had teleported.

'Too fast!' Yuuma shouted in her head as she quickly raised her spear to block a sword swing that threatened to take her head.

"Bastard!" The Fallen Angel shouted as she lunged to spear through Karas's chest only for the dark warrior to grab her spear and crush it in his hands with no damage at all. "What?"

"You're a fool to think that you're facing a regular opponent." Karas stated before he delivered a side kick that sent his enemy into a tree. "Now who are you really?"

The Fallen Angel spat out blood before she stood up once more, "I am Raynare of the Grigori and I will not be defeated by some human scum!"

"Well then Raynare… I am called Karas and it is time for me to end your life." The black armored ninja said before he performed three hand signatures before as a perfect clone of Karas appeared next to him as they both brandished their swords and charged the Fallen Angel.

Raynare summoned two spears of light and hurled them at both Karas before she took to the sky to avoid a slash from the clone while the real one jumped on the clone's shoulders and delivered a swift haymaker to her face.

"Ah, damn you!" Raynare shouted in rage as she retaliated by kicking Karas to the ground, who stood up without any difficulty.

"I barely even felt that." Karas said calmly before his eyes flashed as his sword spun rapidly in front of him before he shouted, "Ungaikyou"

With a quick thrust of his arms, the spinning katana zipped towards Raynare while a glowing blue aura surrounded his armor as Karas dashed at the Fallen Angel at the speed of light.

The spinning blade was almost about to clip Raynare of her wings until she managed to avoid the attack entirely by flying above it only for her face to meet Karas's boot after he delivered a brutal flying kick that sent the Fallen Angel into the ground while the Karas landed a few feet in front of her as his sword spun back to him and he caught it with deadly ease.

"You're quite skilled… for a filthy Fallen Angel…" Karas stated with a bit of an insult causing Raynare to growl in anger before the black warrior pointed his blade at her. "I'll be lenient and allow you to live this once since you entertained me… but next time I will end your life."

Raynare could only clench her fist tightly in frustration before she took flight and left the area, leaving the armored ninja to look up at Raynare's flight path.

Karas sheathed his katana with a few twirls before he looks back at the body of Issei only to notice to his utter surprise, Rias Gremory.

Using his supernatural ability to stop time, Karas walked over to the red-haired Devil as three spikes erupted from his right bracer, angling them at her slender neck.

Once time returned to normal, Rias flinched a bit in fear when she felt the small blades on her throat. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see a black armored figure with glowing blue eyes that seemed to stare deeply into her very soul.

"What are you doing?" Karas demanded in a tone that expected an answer.

The Gremory heir narrowed her eyes a bit. "I'm trying to save this boy's life."

"Am I to guess that you are reincarnating him as a Devil?" Karas asked as nearly pushed the blades deeper to penetrate Rias's skin.

"I am I intend to save his life." Rias stated with a hidden gleam in her eyes that Karas caught.

"Are you sure it's not because of his Sacred Gear, Rias Gremory?" Karas wondered in slight disgust.

Rias flinched in shock as Karas discovered the second reason why she wanted to save Issei and almost thought that the black warrior was going to kill her. "And what if that is the reason?"

Karas removed his arm away from Rias's throat before he stepped back. "Then I don't care either way. To me, he's nothing of importance but I want to know why that filthy Fallen Angel decided to target him."

Rias could only guess that the man before her seemed duty-bound to some sort of agenda that she couldn't really think of so she decided to ask. "Who are you?"

"That is none of your concern, you disgusting Devil." Karas answered coldly.

Rias furrowed her brows in annoyance. "It is my concern when some unknown man in armor is in my territory and causing a ruckus."

Karas merely glared at the Devil with his blue eyes. "I care not about your damn territory. You Devils along with the Angels and Fallen Angels are a blight to the Human world and deserve nothing but death. But my higher ups will allow you to live a while longer until you step out of line that is… your childish squabbles will either end in terms of peace where you leave the Human world alone… or I will come in and eliminate every single one of you."

Rias almost trembled in fear at Karas's threat before in the blink of an eye; he vanished in the form of golden feathers. Seeing that the dark armored warrior was nowhere in sight, she turned her attention to Issei's corpse as she began the ritual to bind him to her Peerage.


[Ren's Apartment]

After reappearing inside of his apartment thanks to his time-based ability to move at supernatural speeds that slows time, Ren was laying on his bed looking up at the ceiling thinking about the events that happened.

"Something tells me… that this is just the beginning." Ren muttered grimly as he took out his amulet and stared at it for a while.

Yurine materialized at the edge of the bed looking upon the red-eyed teen with slight worry. "Is something troubling you, Ren?"

"Just thinking that… maybe we've gotten ourselves into something rather deep. This night was proof of that." Ren answered.

"Agreed, whatever the three Factions are doing, it seems to resolve around the Sacred Gears, the tools created by God. It might be in our best interests to keep a watchful eye on the Occult Research Club and Rias Gremory as well; these events may revolve around them." Yurine said grimly.

"Roger, I'll keep a close eye on them… even if I don't like it." Ren muttered that last part with a slight frown.

"Remember, Ren, the Factions must not learn of our existence. With luck, they may believe Karas to be a Sacred Gear and we can continue our investigations without any interruptions." Yurine said before disappearing back into the spirit realm.

Ren merely sighed as he thought. 'Easy for you to say… that Gremory girl is quite irritating… though interesting at the same time…'

Ren couldn't understand it but he felt a sort of… connection to Rias that seemed to go deeper within his soul yet he couldn't remember what sort of feeling it was supposed to be. A part of him just wanted to kill her because of her Devil heritage while the other half wanted to… protect her.

The raven-haired teen shook his head in denial while muttering, "There's no way I'd protect some damn Devil… besides all of them are the same… selfish, conniving, little demons that tear away everything around you. They don't deserve to live… and yet I let that Fallen Angel live when I should have severed her head from her body…" Ren looks back at the ceiling. "What is wrong with me?"

No answer came to him so the young man merely drifted off to sleep while outside a raven was looking at him through his window before flying away.

The raven flew over the town before it came upon a secluded tower in the middle of a dense forest as the black feathered bird landed on the arm of a woman.

One look from the raven told her all she needed. "I see… so another Karas has introduced themselves into this war. Continue watching him and report back when you can."

The raven nods before it took flight once more into the night sky while the woman watched.

"Yet another piece on the board has appeared… this is becoming most… troublesome." The woman muttered before she turned around to regard her guests. "Will this one be a problem?"

"Unless I actually meet this Karas then I can't say for certain." One voice said in a masculine voice.

"Hmm… he could be a rather reliable ally if we make contact with him?" Another wondered in an even deeper masculine voice.

"It's better to sit back and watch for now. I'd rather not have the Council find out what we plan to do." The last voice spoke in an almost giddy tone.

"Then it is decided… we shall continue to observe progress then when the time comes… our plans shall unveil." The woman stated as her eyes glowed a fierce yellow while the others glowed either purple, green, or orange.


(Begin Shiny Shiny by NIRGILIS)

(Instruments) The screen opens to show a setting sun in the background

(Ryuusei BLACK & NIGHT namida tomaranai zutto) The camera changes to show Ren and Yurine with the former resting against a wall while the latter sat on top taking a momentary glance at the former

(Fujouri na kono sekai wo urande ita) The camera zooms in to Ren's face while in his hand is his amulet before it opens as the eyeball looked at the screen before glowing a golden light

(Deguchi mo nai kono meikyuu kara nigedashitakute) The camera changes to show Rias and her Peerage in the ORC room as Rias leans against an open window staring at the night sky before a raven's feather fell into her outstretched hand as a soft smile graced her lips

(Jiyuu wa motometeta) Rias looks up in the sky only to see a dark aircraft fly through the air pass the full moon

(Instruments) The camera changes to the setting sun as a dark figure with a cape looks at it

(Sagadachi wo shite sora wo mitte) The camera changes to show the Student Council and the Occult Research Club at the park, enjoying each other's company

(Kinou to wa chigau boku ga ita) The camera changes to show four shadowed figures before they looked at the screen with their eyes glowing yellow, purple, green, or orange

(SHINY SHINY kagayaita) Shows Issei running from the Kendo club while Kiba looked on with a nervous chuckle

(Hoshi wa mugen ni) Shows Akeno smirking at the screen while Koneko eats a fish-shaped biscuit as she stares out into space with no emotion

(Kono sekai wa (Kono sekai wa)) The camera changes to show Asia praying while a heavenly light began to surround her body

(Kono ni mo utsukushii) Shows Rias lightly spinning a red King chess piece between her fingers before she places it on a chess board

(SHINY SHINY hikaru Moonlight) The camera changes to show Ren and Karas falling into a dark abyss with the former and the latter reaching out to each other as Ren's amulet appears in the center

(Kibou wa mi michita) Shows Yurine sitting on the ledge of a skyscraper as she gazed upon the moon while her hair flowed against the wind

(Kono sekai wa (Kono sekai wa)) The camera changes to show Ren being encased in Karas's armor while black wings cover Karas as his glowing blue eyes dimmed

(Kono ni mo suburashii) The camera shifts to show Karas's katana embedded in the ground with a rusted look on the blade as the sun began to rise behind it while Ren's amulet rested right next to the rust-covered blade

(Sou darou) A black feather falls in front of both the katana and the amulet

(Instruments) The camera pans to a picture of Ren with the Occult Research Club with all the members having smiles on their faces while Rias wrapped her arms around Ren, who gave her a nervous chuckle

(End of Ending)


Next Chapter: Secrets, Lies, and Blood


AN: Well, that turned out better than I thought. Now I now you guys are wondering why I started a new story when I should be updating the others. It's simple really… because I get bored rather easily. One minute I'm reading, the next I'm writing, and then I'm playing video games or watching TV.

There's also the fact that my jobs are becoming a pain in the ass as well as co-writing a few stories with other writers. Also my sleep schedule is messed up so I tend to fall asleep from time to time. Make no mistake, I'm doing everything I can to update my stories but you must understand… I'm only human so I have limits.

Now, please review or else I will destroy you.

Peace out, everyone!