Hey, here's the first chapter for an idea I've been working on. It'll be my first attempt at an OC that is a High Class Devil and I am using a similar Kichirou to the one in Atlantis Dragon which I intend to work on the next chapter once I have Hollow Dragon's done. Anyway, the peerage will be different and the extra pieces was inspired by reading Legend of the Golden Satan by redwarrioroflight which should add some interesting differences to things and hopefully they work. This is set during the end of the Asia arc and everything that happened beforehand in regards to Issei is the same. Hope you enjoy this first chapter.
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A spiky brown haired five foot six young man stood in empty room which he knew was filled with recording devices for the test that his guardian wanted to use to keep track.
'I can't believe that Ajuka-san thinks I might be a Super Devil' He thought to himself, patting down the thigh length dark blue coat he was wearing over a turtleneck black jumper and black jeans, black boots on his feet. His emerald green eyes flickered over the long panel window that showed Ajuka Beelzebub, Sirzechs Lucifer and Grayfia Lucifuge watching interested as the former's staff moved worked away at consoles.
(We're ready to begin when you are Kichi-kun) Ajuka spoke into a microphone attached to the desk, Kichirou nodding as he took a calming breathe before stretching.
"Do you really think he could be a Super Devil?" Sirzechs asked his friend and fellow Maou quietly, Ajuka shrugging as he replied
"It's possible, Kichi-kun's control over ice is amazing, even with his [Freezing Archaeopteryx] aiding him, that's why I asked Grayfia to help teach him. I'm sure you've heard of his Sacred Gear evolving to act as an avian based armoury for him as well. I think that Kichirou can use ice at a colder temperature then most other Ice Magic users can"
Sirzechs nodded as he remembered Grayfia bring it up after one of her lessons with Kichirou. [Freezing Archaeopteryx] was normally an Avatar type Sacred Gear with the prehistoric bird being about the size of a Vulture, Kichirou's version could act as avatar or various weapons that all had appearances that linked back to the avatar form.
"Temperature starting to decrease" One of the staff spoke, drawing attention to Kichirou and the swirling icy mist that was starting to form around him. The same person called out numbers as ice started to spread out from around Kichirou's feet till it covered the whole room.
"-200 Degrees Celsius and levelling out" The man stammered in shock, Ajuka focusing on Kichirou as he noticed the brunet's eyes scrunch up and hands clench as his icy blue aura flared into life around him, his breathe coming out quicker.
"Looks like you were right, Ajuka… No devil has managed to even touch that temperature and he's doing fine in their" Sirzechs spoke amazed, Grayfia watching with a critical eye the calculating look on her [King's] face before Ajuka spoke into the microphone
(Kichi-kun are you just using your demonic energy?)
Kichirou nodded, opening one blue glowing eye to look at the window as Ajuka shook his head ruefully as he spoke (Use the other parts then as well)
Kichirou smiled as he nodded, Sirzechs and Grayfia looking at Ajuka as the staff stammered out "-273 Degrees Celsius… Absolute Zero…"
"I thought so…" Ajuka spoke with a nod, glancing to his shocked friends as he moved to the mic
(You can stop now Kichi-kun, good job… You reached Absolute Zero, that's about -273 Degrees) Kichirou's eyes widened in shock as he relaxed and look around in awe as the sheets of ice around the room and the nipping air that wasn't having any effect on him.
(Go ahead and bring the temperature back up, Kichi-kun) Ajuka spoke, Kichi nodding before the Maou turned to explain
"Because Kichi-kun wasn't using his Fallen Angel side he was subconsciously limiting his own power to some degree… Think of it more that while your, mine or any full Devil's reserves are completely made to channel demonic energy, Kichi, as a hybrid, has to channel both demonic and holy from his reserves meaning he can't release full power without tapping into the areas a Fallen Angel could even if he's not aiming to use the Holy aspect"
"Looks like there's a new member to the club then" Sirzechs spoke amused before a calculating look forming on his face as Grayfia turned her gaze to the window where Kichirou was finishing with getting rid of the ice before walking towards the lone door. A small smile forming on the silver haired maid's face at hearing the hurried footsteps behind her heading in the same direction.
"So did you find out what I asked?" Ajuka asked curiously, Grayfia nodding to him before handing over a slim file as he nodded his thanks as Sirzechs asked
"Is this about what Serafall wanted you to meet her parents about?" Ajuka's nod was the only response Sirzechs got, making the crimson haired Maou look on thoughtful.
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The five foot three young woman smiled as she walked towards Kichirou, her shoulder length blonde hair held in a side ponytail by a blue ribbon on her right side while the rest framed her brown eyes. She wore a long sleeved pinstriped white shirt with a black ribbon tied around the collar, a short wine coloured skirt, a charcoal grey waistcoat fitting her body like a second skin, a shoulder cape in the same colour and black knee high boots
"That was great, Kichi-sama" She spoke with a bright smile, Kichirou smiling back as he replied
"Thanks Lucy-chan, did they say anything else?"
"Not really… They aren't sure if your Super Devil ability is Ice based or Temperature based at the moment" Lucy replied, Kichirou nodding as he brushed off snow and ice from his clothes before using magic to change them into the Kuoh Academy male uniform, minus the ribbon.
"Well, we best head back home and get the others before we head back to Kuoh… It's been a rather long week" Kichirou spoke with a sigh, Lucy nodding at the thought as she replied
"I know what you mean… The mission was longer than any of us could expect and I can see Lenalee wanting to get away from Komui-san as well by now."
"Yeah, I can see that as well. Well let's find out if we have something else to do today, I'd rather not cause any more delays" Kichirou spoke with a smile as they started to walk towards where Ajuka and Sirzechs was standing.
"Ajuka-san, Sirzechs-sama, Grayfia-sensei… Is there anything else you need me to do today?" Kichirou called, the three devils turning to smile as Ajuka shook his head and replied
"No Kichi-kun… You can head back to Kuoh today, I need to look over the data we collected although I'm sure Lucy-chan has already told you about being a Super Devil" Lucy blushed at being caught as Kichirou nodded, creating an icy blue magic circle under the pair's feet as Ajuka added
"Oh, keep your status a secret for now... We wouldn't want others to act on that information, would we now?" Ajuka shot Sirzechs a knowing look as Kichirou nodded, the group exchanging their 'goodbyes' before he and Lucy disappeared in the glow of the magic circle.
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Kichirou and Lucy appeared from the magic circle in the corridor towards his wing of Beelzebub Palace, the home that Kichirou had raised since he was six by Ajuka, his peerage and the staff. The whole place was decorated in a mixture of blues and bronze giving it a regal look, painting on the walls as the pair walked towards the living room for the wing.
"Do you know where the girls are?" Kichirou asked a nearby maid, the blue and bronze dressed young woman smiling to him as she replied
"Pyrrha-san and Cassie-san are in the living room. I believe Lenalee-san was going to visit her brother, Komui-san…"
"Thank you. Can you tell Lenalee-chan to meet us in the living room, please?" Kichirou asked the nearby maid, getting a smile and a response of 'Yes Master Kichirou' before she left.
Inside the large room had several sofas and armchairs along with a coffee table and a large television mounted to the wall and bookcase against another, along with a holographic table that contained hundreds of different games ranging from Chess to Space Invaders to different types of Rating Games which could be played with any one of dozens of preloaded Peerages.
"Ah Kichi-sama, Lucy you've returned!" Called a female voice from the game table, Kichirou smiling at seeing the six foot tall young woman with waist length red hair that was held in a waist length ponytail, her bangs framing her vivid green eyes. She wore the Kuoh Academy uniform like Lucy but with knee high red socks and brown ankle boots.
"Nice to see you're back so quick, Kichi-sama, Lucy" Another female voice spoke, pulling Kichirou into a hug after the redhead had. A five foot five young woman putting the bookmark into her book as she stood up from one of the armchairs, with green hair that was tied of on the back of her head creating two flat pony tails that reached her shoulders while two hair strands come down behind both her ears and three bangs cover her forehead with separations in-between them to frame her brown eyes. She had added thigh high white socks to her Kuoh Academy uniform and a pair of slip on shoes.
"Thanks Pyrrha-chan, Cassie-chan." Kichirou replied with a smile as Pyrrha, the redhead, and Cassie, the greenette, approached them as the latter spoke
"How did the test go? I'm kinda surprised they moved it earlier"
"Well I wanted to get back to Kuoh given Rias hasn't contacted me just to say everything was alright… and the test went really well, I'll explain the results when Lenalee-chan is here" Kichirou replied, getting understanding nods as Pyrrha added
"You still need to find out Murayama-san and Katase-san's choice to your offer as well"
"Ah yeah, I nearly forgot about that" Kichirou replied embarrassed, scratching the back of his neck as Lucy asked
"Has there been any contact from Elizabeth-san…?"
"None at the moment… I think she's seeing what other offers she's getting from other [Kings]" Kichirou answered with a shake of his head, hearing the door open behind him. Turning he saw a five foot five young woman with dark green hair held in chest length twin tails, three bangs framing her purple eyes, a bright smile was on her face as she hurried over to Kichirou to hug him as she spoke
"Welcome back, Kichi-sama"
"Hey Lenalee-chan…" Kichirou replied with a smile, returning her hug before a familiar voice pierced the air
"LENALEE-CHAN, YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME!" The group winced at hearing that, Lenalee breaking her hold on him as she sighed
"Onii-san… I have to, I am part of Kichi-sama's peerage" Komui Lee shot Kichirou a dark look, his sister complex overcoming the fact the brunet had gotten him a place on Ajuka's scientific staff and helped Lenalee escape from Exorcists.
"This is your fault!" Komui shouted as he pointed at Kichirou, making the brunet sweat-drop as he replied
"Hey! I didn't force her to join my peerage Komui-san and you said it was fine for her to join as well" Kichirou moved so Lenalee was behind him, Komui's glasses shining with a dark gleam as he pulled a remote from his lab coat, pressing a button on it as he shouted
"Komlin! Get him!"
Kichirou sighed softly to himself before an icy blue aura burst into life around him, Lenalee moving back to the other three as the wall around Komui exploded with the giant quadruped robot entered the room above him. Kichirou's eyes hardened as they flashed icy blue as he spoke "Let's make this quick, Komui-san… We do have school today"
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Rias smiled at seeing Issei turn up early like she had asked, hoping he'd like her surprise as she spoke "Oh, you came."
"Good morning, Buchou" Issei Hyodo greeted as he sat down on the sofa opposite her as she replied
"Yes, good morning. Looks like you have gotten used to the morning."
"Yes, thanks to you." Issei replied with a smile, Rias smiling growing slightly before looking at Issei's legs as she asked
"How's the wound from the Fallen Angel?"
"Yes, it's healed thanks to the healing power." Issei answered. Rias nodding to herself impressed at the Twilight Healing Sacred Gear of her new [Bishop], Asia Argento, as she replied
"Is that so? That girl's healing power is very impressive. I can see why a single Fallen Angel would desire it, even keeping it a secret from its superiors."
"Ummm Buchou? If there is the same number of Evil Pieces as in chess itself, then it's possible to get 7 other Pawns besides me, right? So will there be a day when another Pawn besides me will join?" Issei asked curiously, Rias' smile growing as she shook her head and answered
"No, the only [Pawn] I will have is Ise." Rias stop herself from giggling at Issei's confused look, guessing he was trying to gauge whether it was some sort of confession or not as she explained
"When reincarnating a human to a Devil, we use the [Evil Pieces], but it depends on the reincarnated person's ability, and therefore it may consume more chess pieces. There's a saying in the world of chess. [Queens] have a value of 9 [Pawns]. [Rooks] have a value of 5 [Pawns]. [Knights] and [Bishops] have a value of 3 [Pawns] each. Just like that, there are standard values that also apply to the [Evil Pieces]. A similar phenomenon happens to the reincarnated persons. There are people who require 2 [Knight] Pieces to be reincarnated, and also people who need 2 [Rook] Pieces to be reincarnated. There's also the compatibility of the Pieces as well. You can't use 2 separate Pieces to give them different roles, so it's important to think how to use the Pieces. Since you don't get new Pieces once you use it."
"How is that related to me?" Issei asked confused, Rias smiling as she answered
"Ise, I used all of the [Pawn] pieces when I resurrected you. If I hadn't, I couldn't have made you into a Devil. When I found out, I decided to definitely make you into my Servant. But I couldn't find the reason for a while. But now I'm convinced. The Sacred Gear that is said to be superior, one of the [Longinus], the [Boosted Gear]. And you, Ise, who have it. That's why you had that much value."
'Kichi-kun won't be too happy with me if he finds out how I recruited him' Rias thought to herself with a mental cringe, noticing Issei looking over his arm as she added with a happy smile
"When I was trying to reincarnate you, the only Pieces I had left were 1 [Knight], 1 [Rook], 1 [Bishop] and 8 [Pawns]. To make you into my Servant, I could only use all 8 Pieces of [Pawn]. The other Pieces didn't have the power to reincarnate you. But to begin with, the value of [Pawn] is still a mystery. Also because of [Promotion]. That's why I gambled on that possibility. As a result, you were the best." Patting Issei's cheek Rias soon decided to add
"Our matching is also great since its crimson and red, [Crimson-Hair Ruin-Princess] and [Red-Dragon-Emperor's Gauntlet]. Ise, first of all, aim to become the ultimate [Pawn]. If it's you, you can definitely do it. Because you are my adorable Servant." With that she kissed Issei on the forehead before adding
"This is a good luck charm. Get stronger, okay?" Issei's face reddened at what had happened, Rias glancing behind him as she smile before sitting back down as she added
"I probably should stop here for now, adoring you. The new girl will get jealous of me." Issei looked confused at her before a familiar voice made him jump
"Ise-san...?" Turning around, Issei was surprised to see Asia standing there as he spoke surprised at the small frown she wore
"A-Asia?"
"It has to be... Rias-buchou is very beautiful, so even Ise-san will also... No, no! I can't think like that! Oh God. Please forgive my sinful heart." Asia spoke, making a small prayer only to hurt herself as she added
"I have a headache."
"Of course. If a Devil praises God, of course you will receive damage." Rias spoke normally, hoping that Asia would adjust to it as the blonde spoke, troubled
"That's right... I turned into a Devil. I can't face God anymore."
"Do you regret it?" Rias asked with a hint of concern, Asia shaking her head as she replied
"No, thank you very much. I'm happy as long as I am with Ise-san, so I'm fine even if I'm a different person." Issei blushed at hearing that, Rias smiling as she nodded and spoke
"If so, then it's okay. From today, you will be my Servant, and I will make you work along with Ise."
"Yes! I will do my best!" Asia replied energetically before the trio was surprised by the icy blue magic circle that appeared over the magic circle that was on the floor of the room.
"Looks like he's come back" Rias spoke to herself with a bright smile, Issei frowning in confusion before his eyes widened at seeing Kichirou appear with his peerage. Kichirou blinking in confusion at seeing Rias, Issei and Asia there as he spoke
"I didn't expect you to be up this early Rias. Looks like you've been busy as well…"
"Well I had to introduce my new servant to everyone…" Rias replied signalling to Asia who was looking confused as Kichirou nodded.
"Eh? What the hell are you doing here, Bifrons?" Issei shouted shocked, Rias resting her hand on her head as Kichirou blinked confused before turning to the redhead and asking
"You didn't tell him about me?"
"I was waiting till you came back from your mission, Kichi." Rias replied, averting her eyes embarrassed as Issei stared between Rias and Kichirou as the latter sighed before the former continued
"Ise, Asia, this is Kichirou Bifrons, he's a High Class Devil like me and my childhood friend"
"Wait so… Bifrons has a bunch of babes as his peerage and he grew up with you Buchou" Issei spoke, getting angry at the idea of Kichirou already being ahead of him, also being jealous that he had grown up with Rias, who sighed silently at her [Pawn's] jealous glare.
"That is what Rias-sama said, Hyodo" Lucy replied, wrapping her arms lovingly around Kichirou and making him blush, and resting her head on his shoulder as he managed to roll his eyes as he spoke
"Please don't rile him up, Lucy-chan… Plus you should introduce yourselves to them"
"Of course, Kichi-sama…" Lucy spoke with a smile, moving to stand in front of Kichirou as did Cassie, Lenalee and Pyrrha as they introduced themselves with a small bow.
"I'm Lucy Heartfilia, Second Year and Kichi-sama's [Queen]"
"I'm Cassie Lockheart, Third Year and Kichi-sama's [Knight]"
"I'm Lenalee Lee, Second Year and Kichi-sama's [Marshal]"
"I'm Pyrrha Nikos, Third Year and Kichi-sama's [Pawn]"
Kichirou could tell they were doing it for Asia's benefit more than Issei's and he couldn't begrudge them for it with the pervert's reputation around the school and the fact Issei was now sending him a jealous glare as Asia smiled kindly and introduced herself
"A-Asia Argento… Erm, Second year, starting today and I'm Buchou's new [Bishop]"
"Ise…" Rias spoke, making her [Pawn] break off her leering and introducing himself
"Er… Hyodo Issei, Buchou's [Pawn]. I've never heard of a [Marshal] before…"
"Kichi-kun was raised by the creator of the [Evil Pieces] and one of the Maou Ajuka Beelzebub…"
"Eeehhh?" Issei spoke shocked, Kichirou moving to sit down as he started to answer the unasked question while thinking back to when Ajuka had explained the additions to himself.
{Flashback}
A fourteen year old Kichirou looked at the ornate wooden box that he knew his [Evil Pieces] was set inside, a mixture of excitement and nervousness inside him at the idea of starting to build his own family after… Kichirou shook his head from the thought of what had happened to his parents, opening the box after Ajuka's nod before being confused at the extra four pieces sitting in the box. His gaze moving to Ajuka who smirked as he started to explain
"This is the first of an upgraded version of the [Evil Pieces] that I've settled on after looking through the Fairy Chess pieces. There are the standard set of pieces with an additional [Pawn] piece. The other pieces are the [Marshal] which is a combination of the powers of the [Rook] and the [Knight]. The [Janus] which is a combination of the [Knight] and [Bishop] Pieces. And lastly, this is the [Wazir], the combination of the [Rook] and [Bishop] Pieces." Ajuka signalled to each piece, Kichirou nodding as he took in the information before asking
"Are these going to be the new standard, Ajuka-san?"
"Yep. This is also why I didn't want to give you your pieces when Rias and Sona got them… I figured it would help you more with bringing back the [Bifrons Clan]"
"Thanks Ajuka-san" Kichirou replied with a smile, hugging the man before going about connecting them to his own power.
{Flashback End}
"Woah… So that'll mean I can have a bigger harem when I get to High Class" Issei spoke eagerly, Kichirou blinking confused at the reaction while seeing Rias facepalm at her [Pawn's] words and the girls, aside from Asia, giving him disgusting looks
"Pervert…" Koneko spoke with a glare from the doorway, Akeno and Yuuto behind her as the former spoke with a chuckle
"Ufufu… Looks like Kichi-kun is back"
"Welcome back, Kichi-sama" Yuuto spoke with a smile, Koneko giving Kichirou a welcome nod before taking a seat of her own away from Issei.
"Thanks, Akeno-san, Yuuto-san, Koneko-san… I hope I haven't missed out of anything too interesting" Kichirou replied curiously, everyone settling down in seats as Rias and Akeno explained what had happened during the week he had been gone. Issei scowled annoyed at how Rias was leaning against Kichirou, who nodded as he spoke
"So… The Fallen Angels were after Asia-san's Sacred Gear and Issei-san was the one who saved her…" Kichirou barely managed to avoid laughing at the looks of shock from Lucy and Pyrrha before he turned his gaze to Issei as he added
"That was a dangerous thing you did, Issei-san… But I guess it worked out in the end, just remember next time that you should plan more" Issei blinked in surprise as he slowly nodded, suddenly realising that Rias had left out how he had become a Devil.
"Anyway… Make sure you look after Asia, Ise" Rias spoke as she looked over to Issei who nodded while Asia bowed her head from where she sat next to him.
"Well, let's shall we start the party, shall we?" Clicking her fingers, Rias made a large cake appear on the table, Kichirou chuckling as he glanced to his peerage as he spoke
"Looks like we came back at a good time"
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Slipping out during the party, Kichirou smiled as he shook his head at how the girls seemed to take to Asia almost as a little sister given her naivety.
'I just hope they don't try and change her mind, she seems pretty adamant on Issei-san that I wouldn't be surprised if she has a crush on him' Kichirou thought with a smile as he started to walk to the main school building. From how Rias explained Issei's actions since becoming a Devil, Kichirou could tell he was a good guy under when the perverted side was put to one side, planning to storm a church filled with Fallen Angels and Exorcists on his own was a good sign of it, even if it was a stupid plan at his current level of strength.
'Can't believe that Issei-san has the Longinus, [Boosted Gear]… Maybe the dragon inside can calm him down'
Shaking off his thoughts about Rias' [Pawn], Kichirou came to a stop outside of the Student Council room and taking a calming breathe before knocking on the door. He waited for a few moments before a stern female voice called out "Come in!"
"Good Morning Kaichou" Kichirou spoke as he entered the room, Sona's eyes widening at seeing him before a small smile formed on her face as she greeted him
"Welcome back Kichi-kun. Why don't you take a seat and tell me how did the mission go?" Sona signalled to the chair on the opposite side of her desk, Kichirou smiling as he moved to take the seat as he replied
"Thanks… It went rather well, considering we had to explore a small Old Maou base in my Clan's territory. We only had to fight a pack of horse sized hellhounds that were roaming wild inside"
"Horse sized Hellhounds?" Sona asked surprised, Kichirou nodding as he explained
"Apparently the place was being used by the Old Maou Faction to experiment on demonic creatures to make them more dangerous… well that's what the information I got from the computers said. Beelzebub-sama is looking through everything we brought back so should know some more sooner or later"
"I guess we'll just have to wait till the data is all analysed" Sona spoke with a frown as she tried to figure out what the plans would have been for the Old Maou how had resided there. Kichirou nodded in agreement, letting his gaze drift to the chessboard on the desk with an incomplete set of dark sapphire coloured chess Pieces: a [Knight], a [Rook] and three [Pawns].
'She only had one [Pawn] before, didn't she?' Kichirou thought to himself before asking
"New [Pawns]?"
"[Pawn]…" Sona replied, smirking slightly at seeing the pieces click as Kichirou nodded and spoke
"Sacred Gear user then"
"Of course… I'll introduce him to you the next time you're here" Sona confirmed with a nod, resting her head on crossed hands as she asked
"Are you going to finally talk to those two about joining your peerage?"
"Hopefully I'll set a meeting today with them after school… Whether they join or not is another matter and you know I don't like forcing the decision with people" Kichirou replied with a shrug, Sona chuckling as she retort
"I remember it took Cassie and Pyrrha a week of constant prodding before you accepted them and they were born Devils already" Kichirou blushed and averted his eyes at remembering that time, Sona enjoying the moment to look over the brunet who shrugged as he muttered
"At least I can't get prodded constantly now… especially due to the secrecy we have to operate under"
"I'm sure some of your fans would still manage it" Sona spoke with an amused tone as Kichirou's face reddened in embarrassment before he shook his head as he replied
"I should get going so I can ask Lenalee-chan to talk to them about setting up a meeting"
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Kichirou smiled as he walked to his classroom with Lenalee and Lucy, chatting about homework and what lessons they were to have today as they glanced around for Katase and Murayama.
"So… What do you think of Asia-san?" Kichirou asked curiously, Lenalee tapping a finger on her chin as she thought to herself before answering
"Well she's a really nice girl… a bit naïve but she's too kind to probably hurt anyone"
"I agree with that" Lucy added quietly to avoid being overheard, Kichirou nodding in agreement as he added
"That's what I thought… She'll be a great Healer but I figure Rias will focus on defensive magic with her when she gets around to it. I'll have to warn them about Diodora if they run across him"
Entering into the classroom, Kichirou smiled as he broke away from Lucy and Lenalee who headed over to the girls to find out what gossip they had missed before moving to take his own desk, his gaze meeting the five foot two young woman who sat at the desk behind him, her orange hair reaching down to her large chest while warm brown eyes focused on him as she spoke
"Good Morning, Kichi-kun… I hope you enjoyed your trip back to your home" Kichirou's smile grew at hearing that as he replied
"Good Morning Orihime-san… Thank you, everything back there has been settled now. How was your weekend?"
"It's was rather peaceful…" Orihime started, Kichirou enjoyed the conversations he had with the friendly young woman ever since the start of the year where they had ended up in the same class.
'It's a shame she doesn't seem to have any special ability…' Kichirou thought to himself with a mental sigh, Lucy and Lenalee got along great with her as well but he didn't want to force the supernatural world onto her if he decided to ask her to join his peerage.
"Glad you enjoyed yourself with the others even though I couldn't go…" Kichirou replied, sheepishly scratching the back of his neck as Orihime offered him a bright smile.
"Welcome back, Kichi-kun" Katase spoke as she and Murayama entered the classroom, Kichirou offering a smile to the pinkette and brunette as Murayama added with a blush
"Nice to see you're back, Kichi-kun"
"Thank you both. Orihime-san was telling you two went shopping with her and a few others" Kichirou replied with a smile, Murayama's blush darkening as Katase gave her friend a teasing nudge as the former blurted out
"N-Nothing special really…" Katase arched her eyebrow in expectance at her friend while Kichirou looked curious at the embarrassed reaction before the teacher walked into the room to start the day, forcing everyone to take their seats.
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Kichirou took a calming breathe as he sat on one of the pair of comfortable sofas in the room next to the Occult Research Clubroom, a room he had managed to set up for the meeting with Murayama and Katase. Kichirou decided that it would be easier for him to talk to them without members of Rias' peerage around to distract them or in Issei's case to stop them from mistaking the pervert as being part of his peerage.
'Plus it'll be an interesting to Rias' reaction if they accept' Kichirou thought amused, Pyrrha setting down a large tea set onto the coffee table set between the two sofas. The rest of school had been rather peaceful with him letting Lenalee know about setting up the after school, and Kendo practice, meeting.
"This is great. Thanks, Pyrrha-chan…" Kichirou spoke with a smile as she moved to sit down next to him as she replied
"Lucy gave me a hand with it before she and Cassie went to check on the church"
"I'll have to thank her when she comes back" Kichirou replied with a nod. He'd asked Lucy and Cassie to go check that the church was free of Fallen Angels and Stray Exorcists so that if Katase and Murayama join they wouldn't have any problems with them like Issei had. Also he didn't like the idea of letting something that could rip a Sacred Gear from its host being around so he had told them to destroy if it was still there.
He was brought of his thoughts by a knock on the door, soon followed by Lenalee's voice coming through the door "Kichi-sama, I've brought them…"
"Come in!" Kichirou called back, the door opening to reveal Lenalee leading a nervous Katase and Murayama into the room. The brunet signalling to the other sofa as he spoke
"Please take a seat and we can start… Do you want some tea?"
"No thank you" Katase spoke abruptly, cheeks reddening in embarrassment while taking her seat as Murayama added
"I'm fine, thank you"
"Ok…" Kichirou replied, Pyrrha handing him a cup of tea which he took a sip of before starting to speak
"So… The reason I asked you both to come here today is to find out if you've made a decision about the offer I made to join my peerage about a fortnight ago. Of course, if you have any more questions I'll be happy to answer them now… Please feel free to talk amongst yourselves if you need to"
"Why would a Devil go Stray?" Katase asked curiously, Kichirou sighing sadly as he answered
"Sometimes devil servants become Strays by going against their master or hurting them or their fellow servants or abandoning their [King]. The reason we have to hunt them is because they risk Devils being found out by the normal people, like what happened with both of you, or they can even do some gruesome things towards humans as well"
Kichirou shuddered at saying that, Katase and Murayama doing the same and reminding them of how they found out about him being a Devil.
{Flashback}
Katase and Murayama glanced around warily as night set in, the pair walking back to their shared apartment after grocery shopping while they talked about random topics. A loud crack on their left made the pair stop as Murayama asked concerned "What was that?"
"Don't know…Let's not wait around to find out" Katase spoke warily, pulling along her friend so they could continue to walk. A loud thud behind them made the pair turn to see a large werewolf with ripped pants and several injuries over its body working to get back up, its eerie yellow eyes locking onto them.
"Leave them alone!" Kichirou shouted as he suddenly appeared in front of Katase and Murayama, Lucy flying above with her Devil wings while Cassie, Lenalee and Pyrrha suddenly rushed out from the park they were near to attack the Werewolf Devil, each holding their weapons ready to attack.
{Flashback End}
"Would this interfere with our Kendo practice?" Murayama asked, Kichirou smiling as he shook his head and answered
"No… You are free to keep doing that as it will help you with our training and would seem too odd for you to leave that club now. The only thing you'll both have to get use to is keeping your power at human accepted levels around the other Kendo members and explaining the increase in skill that will come about from our training. Devil duties will usually range from after school to late evening so I don't think one will affect the other very often"
"What sort of Devil duties are there?" Katase asked, Kichirou tapping his finger on his chin in thought before answering
"Typically it will be Devil contracts although that won't be until you learn about the leaflets and do a few delivery routes for them. Elsewise we occasionally fight Stray Devils but we share that work with two other groups in the school and in the future there will be competitive battles with other peerages but I'll make sure to explain the rules and such well before time for those."
"Don't forget that we have to accompany you to those High Class parties" Lenalee spoke amused, Pyrrha smirking as Katase and Murayama looked surprised while Kichirou shuddered as he explained
"Yes… There are those as well. Most of those you'll be free to do what you want but as you would be representing my Clan you'd have to ensure you act in the proper manner"
"What pieces would we take?" Murayama asked, trying to stop blushing at the idea of dressing up and dancing with Kichirou and aware her friend was blushing for a similar reason.
"I was going to make you both [Pawns] as while you are both capable swordswomen, I can see the [Promotion] ability being able to aid you better, especially once Pyrrha-chan has helped you adjust to the effects of it. Plus it would keep you both on an even level with each other and your synergy and natural teamwork would make you a formidable duo" Kichirou explained, making them smile as they shared a look before nodding together.
"We'll accept" Katase and Murayama spoke together, Kichirou smiling brightly as Pyrrha nodded approvingly and Lenalee smiled.
"Right.. So let's get started" Kichirou spoke to himself, summoning two [Pawn] Pieces from the box they were contained in as he stood up.
…
Lucy and Cassie looked up at the damaged church, stretching their senses to pick up if anyone was inside as the former spoke "Looks like no one is home…"
"Guess it's a good sign that the Gremory Team did a good job clearing it out" Cassie spoke with a smile, Lucy chuckling as they walked inside to see pews in disarray and several cut into pieces or out of place.
"Yeah… but it seems a bit odd to only have one Exorcist up here during the whole ritual" Lucy spoke as they walked relaxed towards the staircase that lead to the underground section of the church.
"They probably didn't expect Hyodo-san to go for the others… and underestimated him, Yuuto-kun and Koneko-chan" Cassie replied, Lucy biting her lip as she looked around before nodding
"Makes sense…." The pair walking in comfortable silence for a few moments before Cassie decided to ask
"How do you think Kichi-sama is dealing with Katase-san and Murayama-san?"
"He'll make sure they know what they're getting into despite already having told them enough when they first found out about the supernatural world and then make the offer to join again" Lucy replied with a knowing smile, Cassie smiling in agreement as she spoke
"He's always been a bit stubborn about recruiting others even when we were offering to join… worried that we are giving up parts of our lives for him when he doesn't deserve it"
"They'll soon set him right on that if the looks I've seen are any sign" Lucy spoke with a giggle, Cassie joining in as they stepped into the large room below the church. Their laughter was cut off once they spotted the large cross that they had been told Asia had been hanging off when she lost her Sacred Gear.
"So that's what can remove a Sacred Gear from its host" Lucy spoke with a frown as they looked at it from afar.
"I can't believe someone would create something so barbaric…"
"Some people just can't accept the power they have" Lucy spoke just loud enough for Cassie to hear, the greenette nodding as she remembered some of the Stray Devils they had run into who had thirsted after power.
"I'll destroy the cross, you look around?" Lucy asked, Cassie nodding before disappearing in a burst of speed as the blonde walked up to the cross, stopping a several feet away to avoid getting caught in the backlash of its destruction as she pointed her hand at the cross, knowing that it would be a waste to use her true magic on the device. A golden yellow magic circle quickly formed on her palm before a ball of demonic energy shooting out and making its target explode on contact.
"Good riddance…" Lucy spoke to herself, clapping non-existent dust from her hands as she looked around to try and sense if there was any other devices around before turning to see Cassie walking over to her empty handed as she answered the unasked question
"Looks like there wasn't much aside some Exorcist weapons and a few charging crystals for that thing. I took a few so Beelzebub-sama can have a look at them"
"Alright, let's head back and report to Kichi-sama" Lucy spoke with a smile as the pair made their way to leave the church.
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Author's Note
Well guess I should start by pointing out that where Kichirou's peerage is from for those who don't know. Pyrrha Nikos is from RWBY, Lucy Heartfilia is from Fairy Tail, Cassie Lockheart if from Freezing and Lenalee Lee is from D Gray man, it probably makes sense about why they took their pieces given there abilities. Hopefully I've managed to pull of the characters' personalities right. Also Kichirou is a Super Devil but his special power isn't set yet aside from it being Ice related like the Bifrons Clan is, well in this story they are. Also no dragon powered Kichirou seeing as I wanted to make him not reliant on that aspect of his power but Freezing Archaeopteryx won't be forgotten.
Anyway hope you enjoyed it and please let me know what you think.