Chapter I

Hello and greetings to all! Yes... I know. Yet another new story. I apologize deeply! However I guarantee this is not just a redo of another story like most of what I have been doing recently. This story, as I am sure you noticed, is title Gremory's Guardian. The main character is, unlike most stories, is Basara Toujo, the lead character of Testament of Sister New Devil. It is a harem story (As if I'd ever do anything else) and I can also guarantee some "sticky" content later on. As per usual, my coauthor for this new venture is Bakuto Masaki, my eternal sounding board for batshit insane ideas. This is a crossover story, as everything I write is. Mainly between High School DxD and Testament of Sister New Devil. There are others involved, such as Senran Kagura, but I cannot really go into too much detail about those yet. I am sure you will see them when the time comes. Now if you have seen Testament of Sister New Devil you have an idea how the story goes, and it will be a lot of that with some changes. And of course DxD and others. That said, I hope everyone enjoys the chapter and story, be sure to leave a review if you do. Anyway! Enough babbling, you guys want to read the story. So let us get started!

In a wide, open abyss, a tall, stone, grey castle stood, sticking out from the abyss.

At the top, a young man with short, messy, spiked, brown hair that was parted to the left side over his dark green eyes, with several scars on his face, sighed as he stood next to two figures.

The first was a tall, large, red-scaled, reptilian beast with massive wings, green eyes, and golden horns.

The second was a young woman with long, calf-length, light blue hair that flared out in wing-like shapes near the ends, her straight-cut bangs ending just above her dark purple eyes, wearing a short, sleeveless, black dress that clung tightly to her moderate bosom, with a pleated skirt, and blue and purple armored corset over her dress, matching, shoulder-length gauntlets, and equally matching, thigh-high armored, high-heeled boots.

The young man sighed heavily. "Will they ever stop…?"

"You're a stubborn old lizard, Ddraig!" the woman chided.

The dragon, Ddraig, growled angrily. "Dumb blonde Valhallan! You're always such a prude, Brunhilde!"

The woman, Brunhilde, twitched an eyebrow. "Prude?!"

"You heard me! You are a ppprrruuudddeee! And you're supposed to be from Valhalla of all Realms!"

Brunhilde huffed as she folded her arms under her cleavage. "Merely because I hail from a land of brigands does not –!"

"Shut up!" the young man shouted as he suddenly awoke in the passenger seat of a car.

"Uuhh… I didn't say anything, Basara," a new voice commented.

Basara looked to the side and saw an older man with short, messy, spiked brown hair, more unkempt than Basara's own, with dark brown eyes and multiple scars on his face, wearing a white dress shirt, dark grey pants, and black shoes. Basara sighed as he turned to the man. "O – Oh, uh, sorry, Dad…"

The older man chuckled lightly. "Were they arguing again?"

Basara sighed with a groan. "Yes… It seems like that's all they do. Wish I knew how to get them both to just stop."

Basara's father shrugged in response. "Ah, well maybe your new little sisters can help."

"Right…" Basara answered, unconvinced. "Actually, speaking of which, where'd you even meet this woman?"

"This 'woman' is your new stepmother, so have a little respect. And we met at the supermarket."

Basara's brow flattened slightly as he deadpanned, "For some reason I'm not surprised. At all…"

'Ask him her three sizes,' Ddraig urged in Basara's mind.

'Shut your maw!' Brunhilde interjected, appalled. 'That is private information!'

'Why? Scare she'll outclass you Benny?'

Brunhilde huffed in derision. 'She is just a mere human. I am a Valkyrie. And don't call me Benny!'

Basara sighed in exasperation.

Basara and his father sat at a booth in a small restaurant, waiting for others to arrive.

"So…?" Basara muttered in thought. "When will they get here?"

"Soon enough," his father replied.

'I'm bored,' Ddraig grumbled. 'Hey, see if any waitresses will give you their number.'

Brunhilde sighed heavily. 'Ignore that oaf.'

'Ignore the prude.'

Basara sighed heavily and then turned to his father. "I need to use the pot."

Basara's father nodded in understanding and then laughed weakly. "Right. Oh, and try to lean up on the language a little. These girls aren't like your gaming buddies."

"Right…"

Ddraig then interjected, 'Doesn't mean your online harem?'

'Shut it,' Basara snarled. 'They're just my friends.'

'Rriigghhtt.'

Shortly later, Basara stood in front of a door to a bathroom and looked around, seeing only one. "Seriously? What kind of restaurant has unisex bathrooms?"

'The hentai café kind,' Ddraig remarked.

Basara sighed again. 'That's not what this is.' Basara then immediately opened the door and saw a beautiful young woman with long, flowing red hair, two pieces tied in pigtails with black ribbons, her bangs hanging down, framing her face, and her fringe ended just between her dark pink eyes, wearing a spaghetti strap, yellow top that was low-cut, revealing a portion of her significant bosom, along with extremely short, jean shorts, and red sandals.

However, the thing Basara noticed mainly was that the girl was in the process of standing up, her shorts partially pulled back in place, exposing her bright pink panties. Her eyes immediately widened in horror.

'Damn that's a nice ass,' Ddraig noted.

'Crap!' Basara shouted in his head, trying to decide what to do, finding only one course of action. He immediately pushed the redhead against the wall and put a hand over her mouth. "L – Listen to me! Don't scream, please don't scream. This is just a misunderstanding, I swear! Now, I'm going to turn around and leave and pretend this never happened, okay?"

The girl nodded slowly.

Basara sighed in relief and backed away.

She then took in a deep breath. "PERVERT!" she shrieked before swinging a leg up, hitting Basara between the legs before running out.

Basara turned blue and fell to the ground, grasping his groin.

'Ouch,' Ddraig commented in faux concern. 'Lesson one kid. Never turn your back on a woman.'

Basara, in severe pain, grumbled, 'Why'd she… kick me…?'

'Really, kid? You saw her nearly naked.'

'B – But I told her… it was an accident…'

'So? Tsunderes never listen to reason.'

Basara's father sat at the table when he noticed Basara limping towards him.

Blinking, his father asked, "Uuhh… what happened to you?"

"Don't ask…" Basara groaned as he sat.

"Ookkaayy…?"

"You're Jin Toujou, correct?" a new voice asked.

Basara and his father, Jin, both turned and saw two people nearby.

The first was a girl with waist-length, straight, silver hair with two large beads on the sides, bearing the symbols for male and female, and her straight-cut fringe ended just before her dark purple eyes, wearing a knee-length black dress with white fringe, a dark brown corset, a matching mantle over her shoulders with a keyhole-shaped buckle, black stockings, and tall, high-heeled, brown, platform boots.

Nodding, Jin answered, "Yes."

'Oh boy…' Ddraig remarked.

'What?' Basara asked.

'Look behind the Loli.'

Basara raised an eyebrow and peered behind the silver-haired girl and saw the redhead he had run into previously, and she equally noticed him.

'Ah crap…' Basara groaned.

The redhead paled. "Y – You!?"

Jin blinked curiously as he looked between the duo. "Oh? You've met?"

'Oh how you met,' Ddraig remarked with a snicker.

The redhead pointed at Basara, her face the same shade as her hair. "Y – You're the peeping pervert!"

Basara flinched as the other patrons of the restaurant began looking at the group. "Sh – Shush! You're making a scene!"

Jin blinked in confusion and then laughed weakly. "Pervert? My son? Are you sure you saw the right person?"

Basara stiffened and the growled. "Dad! You're not helping!"

The two girls blinked in bewilderment and then asked in unison, "Dad?"

Jin then motioned to the duo. "Basara, these are Mio," he pointed to the red-haired girl, "and Maria," he pointed to the petite silver-haired girl, "your new stepsisters."

Basara stiffened in shock.

Ddraig whistled in amazement. 'Wow. Stepsister threesome anyone?'

Brunhilde growled. 'Hold your tongue, degenerate!'

'Nyah! Ya can't make me, Benny the Prude!'

'Wh – Why… you…!'

Basara groaned heavily.

"This…" Jin began, "doesn't seem to be the best meeting."

"Understatement of the year…" Basara mumbled.

"I refuse!" Mio shouted as she, Basara, Maria, and Jin sat at the table. "This pervert can't be my new older brother!"

Basara twitched an eyebrow. "Hey! It's not my fault the bathrooms are unisex!"

"Why didn't you knock?!"

"Why wasn't it locked?!"

Jin sighed and put up a hand between them. "I think that's quite enough. Basara, it was rude of you to barge in unannounced. Mio, it was unwise of you not to lock the door first. So accept that you're both at fault and move on."

'Like a Tsundere accepts her faults,' Ddraig chided.

Basara and Mio then sighed in exasperation. "Fine."

'Wow… that was easy.'

Brunhilde huffed proudly. 'See? Women aren't all the same you vagrant.'

'You have no idea how wrong you are, black lace.'

Jin sighed lightly. "Why don't we just enjoy our first meal as a family?"

Basara nodded but then raised an eyebrow. "Wait, where's my new stepmother?"

"She spends most of her time working overseas."

Ddraig remained silent for a moment. 'That sounds suspicious…'

Basara, Mio, Maria, and Jin stood in front of a large building located on a shrine.

"What's this…?" Basara asked with mild disbelief and annoyance.

"Our new home," Jin answered.

"Seriously?"

Jin laughed weakly and patted Basara's back. "Come on, it's not that bad. It's got plenty of room!"

Basara sighed in exasperation. "It looks like one of the buildings back home. It really doesn't mesh with the other homes."

Jin shrugged in response. "Maybe. But the landlady's nice."

"Landlady?"

At that moment, one of the two large doors to the property opened, and a figure stepped.

Basara's eyes widened as he saw a young woman roughly the same age as Mio with long black hair tied in a ponytail that still managed to reach her ankles that had two long antennae sticking out and sloping backwards along with violet eyes and a bust even larger than Mio's wearing a simple, red and white priestess uniform stepped out and bowed. "Welcome to my home."

'Whoa!' Ddraig shouted in Basara's head. 'Look at those bazongas!'

Jin motioned to the young woman and explained, "This is the landlady and owner of this house.

'Ask if sex is an acceptable form of payment for living here. Keep money and bang a hottie. Win-win.'

Brunhilde grumbled in disbelief. 'Silence you incorrigible pig!'

The young woman smile toward Basara. "It's good to see you again, Basara."

Basara blinked in mild confusion. "Do I… know you…?"

The raven-haired woman pouted somberly. "Aaww… you forgot about li'l ol' me?"

"Uh… huh?"

"Have you really forgotten your Akeno-Neechan?"

Basara remained silent in thought. "… Eh…? … EEEHHH!? A – Akeno?!"

'Hot mama!' Ddraig exclaimed. 'She grew up good! Definitely Grade-A! You're so getting to live here for free if she still loves you.'

Jin then interjected, "Come on, Basara. Your room's already placed."

Akeno nodded with a smile. "Fufu, and it's right next to mine in case you… need anything."

Ddraig whistled slightly. 'Oh I am ssuurree you'll need something. Imagine the boobjob she could give you. Or how tight her throat is.'

Basara's face began reddening.

'S – Silence!' Brunhilde snapped.

Akeno blinked in confusion and stepped towards Basara. "Basara? What's wrong?"

"N – Nothing!" Basara answered uncomfortably.

Ddraig continued, 'Oh, and let's not forget the fun positions you could put her in as you bloat her with your baby batter.'

Basara immediately slapped a hand over his nose.

Jin laughed weakly. "Wh – Why don't we head inside?"

Soon, the group sat in a moderately sized dining room with a long table in the center, seated atop tatami mats with the kitchen to the left side.

Basara groaned as he sat.

"This is quite a house you've got," Jin commented as he looked around.

Akeno nodded in agreement. "My mother left it to me."

"I see," Jin noted.

Akeno then turned to Mio and Maria in curiosity. "So, who might you two be?"

"They're my stepchildren. And Basara's new younger sisters."

One of Akeno's eyebrows twitched very subtly. "Is that so?"

Jin nodded with a smile. "Yep. This is Mio and Maria."

"Nice to meet you." Akeno's smile then turned overly sweet. "Just so we're clear, I'm Basara's actual family."

Jin sighed slightly. "Oy, oy, they are too now. So try to get along."

Akeno's smile remained in place as her eyes narrowed. "Oh, I am just letting them know where we all stand. So let's be 'good' friends, okay?"

Mio and Maria stiffened as a shiver of terror went down their spines.

Jin sighed heavily. "Oh boy…"

'Oh you are getting lucky soon,' Ddraig remarked.

Basara groaned. 'Brunhilde, please do something to shut him up?'

'Oy! Yer takin' her side?! That's not fair! You know the prude will never help you in pleasing a woman! She's barely able to please herself!'

Brunhilde sputtered and huffed. 'Kya! Sh – Shut up you despicable slob!'

Basara groaned heavily.

Basara walked into a small room with a bed in one corner and a desk on the opposite wall with boxes sat in the room. "Okay, everything's here, just need to set it up."

Akeno walked in behind him and asked, "Do you need any help?"

Basara stiffened as he turned to her in surprise. "H – Huh? Uh, no, I'm okay."

Akeno pouted slightly.

Jin then interrupted, "Akeno, there's still a few particulars we need to sort out, so why don't you help me with that instead?"

Akeno sighed in disappointment. "Very well."

After the duo left, Basara looked around the room and then sighed. "It's probably been a week since I logged in." Scratching his head in thought, he then groaned. "Nazuna's gonna bite my head off…"

'Which head?' Ddraig muttered.

Basara merely sighed and began unpacking the boxes around the room.

'Think Nazuna's prepping an orgy for you?'

Brunhilde huffed. 'Such things are not possible in that virtual realm.'

Ddraig grumbled in annoyance. 'A dragon can dream. Now, let's talk about the possibility of you banging Akeno into pregnancy.'

Basara merely groaned in annoyance.

"Finally," Basara noted in relief as he looked over his fully set up and organized room before turning to his computer. "Now, to get everything turned on."

Ddraig interjected, 'Then naked Akeno rubbing up against a naked Mio, their boobs smooshed together.'

Basara slapped a hand over his nose. 'D – Don't you have something better to do?! Like sleep or something?!'

'When you have two hotties and a loli here? Nope.'

Basara groaned as he grabbed a small, visor-like helmet and plugged wires from it into a nearby computer. 'You two are going to drive me insane.'

'Can't make what already is!'

Basara twitched an eyebrow as images flashed on his screen before the home page for a game called Elder Tale appeared. "Now then…"

As soon as he logged in, an exasperated, frustrated, female voice shouted, "SOUJI!"

Basara stiffened. "H – Huh? N – Nazuna?!"

The other voice, Nazuna, grumbled, "Where have you been?! It's been over a week since you logged in!"

Basara sighed heavily. "Sorry about that. Life has been… hectic."

"I see…" Nazuna answered with a pout. "Well, as long as you're sorry. So, how about we get going?"

Several hours later, Basara sighed as he pulled the headset from his head and then glanced at the clock. "Whoa, I didn't realize it was that late."

'Because you were staring at Nazuna's ass,' Ddraig commented.

Basara twitched an eyebrow. '… I'll give you that one.'

'Because it's true.'

Basara sighed and then stretched. "Geez… I need to get some sleep."

'Then sleep and dream of an orgy!'

The next morning, Basara groaned as he awoke, feeling something jostling him. "Geez… what now…?" Opening his eyes slowly, he saw Mio sitting atop him, grinding her hips slowly.

Mio smiled with satisfaction. "Ah! You're finally awake!"

Basara remained silent in shock and annoyance.

Ddraig urged, 'See if she'll keep going.'

Basara blinked in bewilderment. "Uh… what are you doing…?"

Mio tilted her head. "Huh? Waking you up. I thought guys liked being woken like this."

'Kid…' Ddraig muttered. 'I am liking this redhead.'

Mio blinked as she straddled Basara's hips. "I feel something hard."

'Oh she'll feel something hard alright.'

"I – I'm not –!" Basara began to argue.

"N – Not that!" Mio interrupted, her cheeks reddening as she threw his comforter up and crawled under it.

'Hohoh!' Ddraig cheered. 'She's going for it!'

Mio then sat up, holding a small, purple game box. She looked at it and then turned red as she gasped, dropping the box and falling off the bed.

Basara blinked in confusion. "Uuhh… what's wrong?" He picked up the box and looked at it in thought. "'I'm Going to Take My Real Stepsister's Garden'? What the hell?!"

Mio sat up and scowled at Basara. "I can't believe you! You've just started living with us and you're playing stuff like that?!"

Basara widened his eyes and shook his head adamantly. "N – No I'm not! I don't even play these kinds of games!"

'Which is sadly true,' Ddraig lamented.

"Liar!" Mio shrieked. "You really are a –!" Mio began to accuse before catching her foot on the blanket once more and falling.

Basara immediately lurched forward to stop her from falling but caught his own foot on the blanket as well and landed on top of the redhead.

'Man, kid,' Ddraig mumbled. 'You must really want in her.'

Mio widened her eyes and then slammed her knee into his groin. "PERVERT!" she shrieked before running out of the room.

'Damn that Tsundere is quick.'

Basara sighed as he sat at the dining room table.

"So how's your morning?" Jin asked.

Basara scowled slightly. "Annoying."

"Oh?" Akeno asked with an overly sweet smile. "Point out the bug that's bothering you and I'll squish it."

Basara frowned slightly. '… Is it wrong to actually consider doing that?'

'Remain calm,' Brunhilde commented. 'I'm sure there's an explanation to this.'

Maria then walked in, carrying a pot of food, and set it on the table. "So, Basara, did you like my gift?"

"What's wrong with you?!" Basara shouted angrily.

"Huh? You didn't like it? I bought it just for you. I wanted to provide it for reference."

"Reference for what?!"

"Fufu, when you have two cute stepsisters, what else would you do but 'train' them?"

Ddraig was speechless. '… I like her. I like her a lot.'

"Or maybe… the game wasn't enough and you want to practice on me in real life."

Basara groaned.

'Oh man this Succubus is awesome! Take her up on the offer!' Ddraig cheered.

"Where did that come from?!" Basara growled.

"Hey," Jin interjected, "I have an idea."

"Oh?" Akeno remarked.

"Why don't we take a family photo?"

"Sounds great!" Maria cheered.

"Then let's head out front," Jin suggested.

Out front of the building, Basara, Mio, Maria, Akeno, and Jin stood in front of it.

Basara sighed as Jin set up a camera on a tripod.

Jin nodded appreciatively. "There. All set!"

Mio turned to Akeno, confused. "Why's she in the photo?"

"Because she's my cousin," Basara answered.

"Ah…"

Akeno nodded with a smile. "Yes. So it is only right for me to be in it." She then hugged Basara's arm tightly, burying his arm in her cleavage. "Right, Basara?"

"R – Right…" Basara answered with a reddened face.

"And…" Jin noted as he pushed several buttons on the camera, "go!" He then immediately ran behind the others.

Basara sighed slightly.

"Now smile!"

Jin held a roll of film in his hand as he looked at Basara and the others. "Okay, I'm going to go ahead and get these developed."

Basara nodded in understanding. "Right, Dad. See you later, then."

Basara sighed as he sat in his chair.

'Bored again,' Ddraig groaned. 'See if that li'l Succubus wants to come in and play. Or ask your cousin if you can fondle her.'

'Shut it,' Basara growled.

'Nah. If I don't talk I'll have nothing to do except watch Benny play with herself.'

Brunhilde sputtered and stammered. 'Y – You were looking?!'

'Whoa… I was just joking. I didn't even know you really were. Who were you fingering yourself to? Me or the kid.'

'Sh – Shut up!'

'I'll take that to mean the kid. Now I've got to stay up and see if you rape his mind in his sleep.'

'Y – You're disgusting!'

'And you're a prudish Tsundere.'

Basara groaned before hearing a knock at his door.

'Huh. Looks like you might get lucky after all.'

"Come in," Basara announced before Akeno walked in, wearing a black vest with white trim, which was left open under her large bust, a white, pinstripe, button-down, long-sleeved blouse, a black bowtie, a short, pleated, maroon skirt with white frills, long white stockings, and brown shoes with a black mantle draped over her shoulders.

Ddraig whistled lightly and noted, 'Well, better take off those trousers kid.'

Akeno gave an apologetic smile and stated, "Sorry, Basara, but I have some activities with my club that have just come up, so I need to leave for a bit."

Basara raised an eyebrow in thought. "Huh? Oh, sure." He then furrowed his brow in consternation. "What kind of club is it?"

"It's the Occult Research Club."

Basara flattened his brow. "… Kinda ironic club for you to join, don't you think?"

"If it makes you feel any better, it's just a cover."

"I see. Do you enjoy it?"

Akeno smiled happily. "Greatly."

Basara nodded with a smile in return. "Good to hear."

Akeno then bowed gracefully and left the house.

Basara sighed before turning to his computer but then heard the house's main phone ring.

'You give that cute waitress your digits?' Ddraig wondered.

'I don't even know this house's number,' Basara rebutted before picking up the receiver. "Hello?"

"Basara?" Jin, on the other end, asked.

"Dad? What's up?"

"Something's come up with work, so I need to head overseas for a few weeks. Sorry it's so sudden."

"It's okay. I'll look after everything here."

"Okay. Akeno should be able to handle anything you need."

"Right," Basara answered before noticing Mio heading for the front door. "Huh? Where are you going?"

Mio glanced at him dismissively and answered, "That woman doesn't have any good food, so I need to go shopping."

"What's wrong with the food?"

"It's all meat."

"… You're a vegetarian?"

'Couldn't tell with bazongas that big,' Ddraig remarked.

Mio huffed lightly. "No. I just want some chocolate."

"Ah…" Basara mumbled.

Basara sighed as he carried a large number of bags that Mio had bought. "How can one girl eat so many sweets?"

'You'd be surprised,' Ddraig interjected. 'I bet Benny here could eat a mountain of candy.'

Brunhilde huffed lightly. 'If I so desired, I could. I keep myself fit and active enough that it wouldn't effect me.'

'Which is why you're lacking in the chest.'

'M – My bosom is just fine!'

'Really? Seems a bit on the small side to me.'

Basara sighed and turned to Mio. "Wait here, I'll get the bike."

"Just hurry up," Mio retorted.

After Basara walked away, four men walked up to Mio.

"Hey, you alone?" the first man asked.

Mio turned to the group, confused. "Hm? No."

"Want to have some fun with us?" the second man asked as he put his arm over Mio's shoulder, only for her to push him off.

"Don't touch me! Touch me and I'll kill you a hundred times over."

"Hoh?" the first man groaned. "She says she's gonna kill us. Well let's see it."

"You have a problem with my friend?" Basara challenged as he walked up to the group.

"Huh?" the second man grumbled. "Who the hell are you?"

"Basara…?" Mio asked in surprise.

"Basara?" the first man questioned, annoyed. "The hell kinda lame name is that?"

Basara twitched an eyebrow. "The one my mother gave me." Basara then grabbed Mio. "Come on, Mio, let's go."

The man, however, grabbed Mio's wrist. "She was just about to have some fun with us."

Basara narrowed his eyes. "Unhand her or I break your wrist."

However, before Basara could make good on his threat, something suddenly slammed into the man from behind, knocking him to the floor.

He blinked in bewilderment and then looked down and saw a beautiful girl roughly his age with waist-length, flowing black hair, dark lavender eyes, and an impressive bust wearing a simple pink blouse and black skirt.

Basara blinked at the girl in thought. "Uuhh… you okay?"

The girl sat up and rubbed her head lightly. "Y – Yeah… I got distracted and lost control of my bike…"

"You bitch!" the man growled as he stood. "You just ran into me!"

The other man then lurched at Basara from behind, earning him a foot to the abdomen.

Basara hissed as the others circled him and then jumped on his bike, grabbed Mio and the raven-haired girl, and began to ride away. "Hang on!"

Basara panted heavily as he sat on the side of the road with his two escapees. "That was close…"

The raven-haired girl looked at Basara worriedly. "U – Uh, thank you, Mr.…"

"Basara. Basara Toujou."

The girl nodded. "I'm Yuuma Amano. Nice to meet you, Toujou. Erm, if you don't mind me asking, why'd you save me too?"

"Those guys were assholes," Basara sneered. "And they would've just taken their anger out on you if I just left with only Mio."

Yuuma widened her eyes with slight surprise. "Mio?"

Basara raised an eyebrow. "You know her?"

Yuuma stiffened and then laughed weakly. "N – No, it's just a pretty name."

"I see."

"A – Anyway… thank you, Toujou." Bowing, Yuuma added, "I need to head home."

"Uh, sure. Take care."

Later, Basara sighed as he and Mio walked back into their house.

"How was your shopping trip?" Maria asked happily as they entered.

"It was… eventful," Basara muttered. "Is Akeno back yet?"

"Hm? No."

"That's odd. Well I'll be in my room if you need me."

Maria glanced at Mio and then nodded. "… About that."

"Hm?"

"We're going to need you to leave," Maria commanded bluntly.

Basara's eyes narrowed. "Oh?"

Maria's body was then bathed in light, her clothes shredding before being replaced by a simple, tight, leather top that exposed some of the underside of her petite cleavage, with a keyhole buckle on the collar, with two straps leading down to a garter belt attached to her thigh-high, pink and white striped stockings, black, leather panties, knee-high, black boots, long, black gloves with pointed fingertips, and small wings protruding from her back.

'Nice,' Ddraig commented.

Basara remained stoic at the sight.

Mio then walked past Basara with a cold expression. "You saved me earlier, so I'll give you a chance to live. Get out."

Basara huffed lightly. "First, this isn't your house. It's Akeno's. Second, try and make me, it won't end well."

Maria growled in mild annoyance. "Do you even know who she is? She's Mio, the daughter of the previous Demon Lord, Wilbert!"

"Does it look like it matters to me?" Basara challenged. "Just because she's the daughter of some Niffleheim big shot doesn't mean anything."

Maria then raised her fists. "If that's how it is, then I'll –"

However, before Maria could act, or even finish her sentence, a large, curved, silver sword with a large green jewel near the hilt appeared in Basara's grasp in a flash of green light. He then immediately pinned Maria to the wall and put his blade near Mio's throat, shocking them both at his speed. "You'll both do nothing but leave if you continue trying to push my family around."

Maria stood still, stunned. "H – How…?"

Basara narrowed his eyes. "You don't do very good research on your marks if you don't understand even this. After all, if you did you wouldn't have tried conning a Sacred Gear holder."

"Wh – What…?" Maria asked in shock.

"I'm from the Hero Tribe," Basara explained bluntly.

Maria and Mio both paled.

Basara raised an eyebrow. "Huh. At the very least you know of that place. Sorry, but I won't let you endanger my family. Get out."

The two remained silent for several moments.

"I agree," Akeno interjected as she walked into the room.

Basara turned in surprise. "Akeno, when did you get back?"

"Just now," Akeno answered evenly before turning to Mio and Maria. "You can't stay here. Leave."

Basara sighed as he sat in his lounge. "… Hey, Akeno, why did –?"

But before Basara could finish his question, the phone began ringing.

Basara frowned slightly and picked it up. "Hello?"

Jin, on the other end of the line, asked with mild amusement, "So has Mio tried to kick you out yet?"

"Yeah. And failed miserably."

Jin went silent for a moment. "You didn't…"

Basara furrowed his brow in thought. "Why?"

"Oh boy…" Jin mumbled with a sigh.

"Dad… what are you hiding from me and Akeno…?"

"You're the only one in the dark." Jin then redirected, "Is Akeno there?"

Basara furrowed his brow in thought. "Yes. Why?"

"Put me on speaker."

"Wh –?" Basara began to ask.

"Just do it," Jin urged.

"Okay. You're on speaker now."

"Akeno?" Jin asked.

"Yes?" Akeno wondered.

"Wilbert's dead," Jin stated plainly.

Akeno stiffened and paled. "… Wh – What…?"

Jin sighed and explained, "He was assassinated a year ago. His power is now inside Mio and every member of the Underworld wants to rip it out of her. That's why she 'tricked' me into thinking I was marrying someone who didn't exist. She wanted to use us as a way to establish a base and defend themselves from onslaughts."

Basara turned and began to leave.

"Basara!" Jin shouted, anticipating Basara's action. "I'm not finished."

"They're in danger," Basara explained bluntly.

"And you still have a veil over your eyes," Jin argued. "Let me lift that, then go rescue them. You see, Akeno's been hiding something from us as well."

Akeno stiffened.

"Wh – What…?" Basara asked in shock, turning to Akeno.

"I'll keep it short," Jin began. "Mio's father, Wilbert, was the king of Makai. There's another nation, Hell, which Makai is at war with. The leaders of Hell are, effectively, the Gremory clan. Akeno is the servant of the Gremory's heir."

Basara frowned incredulously. "… Then the reason you wanted her to leave too was…?"

Akeno stiffened and then sighed. "… Yes. Because Mio is my enemy."

"Correction," Jin argued. "Was."

"What?" Akeno asked in bewilderment.

"The current Demon Lord wants Mio's power, meaning Makai is Mio's enemy. And you know the old saying."

Akeno frowned in thought. "… The enemy of my enemy is my ally. And I ended up kicking her out…" Akeno groaned heavily. "Just great…"

"So, Basara," Jin interjected, "what now?"

"I protect my little sisters," Basara answered plainly.

"Good man," Jin answered happily before hanging up.

Mio and Maria made their way down a moonlit street, Mio sighing heavily.

"Now what?" Mio asked in exasperation.

Maria sighed. "No idea…"

However, nearby, a figure appeared from a swirling vortex nearby. "I have a suggestion."

Mio and Maria stiffened as he appeared.

"Dammit!" Basara cursed as he and Akeno ran, looking for Mio and Maria. "Where are they?!"

'I don't know,' Brunhilde answered. 'I'm still trying to sense their presence.'

"I think I found them," Akeno interjected.

"Really? Where?" Basara demanded.

Akeno pointed to a large fireball nearby.

Basara furrowed his brow. "Good. Then let's get over there now!"

Basara and Akeno arrived in an open park area and saw a tall, lanky man with a mask and black bodysuit stood, shadowy tendrils extending from the ground, ensnaring Mio.

Nearby, a large, extremely muscular man holding an unconscious Maria.

Basara growled angrily.

Ddraig remained silent for a moment and then urged, 'Kid… tear them in half.'

'I was planning on it!' Basara snarled before extending a hand out. "Brunhilde!" he shouted as the silver sword appeared in his grasp once more.

The thin man huffed and snapped his fingers, causing copies of himself to emerge from the ground. "Rip them apart."

Basara rushed forward and swung Brunhilde, slicing several of the copies apart, killing them.

More of the copies rushed Basara but he split them in half.

The large man dropped Maria and charged at Basara. "I'll kill you!"

Basara hissed as he jumped about the man and launched himself at the large man, but his sword glanced off. "Wh – What the…?!"

The large man growled and turned to Basara, swinging his large fists, sending Basara slamming into a tree with great force.

"Basara!" Akeno shouted in terror before turning to the large man.

The thin man snapped his fingers once more, causing a large group of copies to appear from the ground.

Akeno hissed angrily.

Basara growled as he stood from the tree, only to need to immediately roll to the side as the large man swung his fists, knocking the tree down.

'This guy looks and hits like a walking mountain,' Ddraig remarked.

'And he's faster than he looks,' Basara added.

The large man charged at Basara, but the brunette leapt to the side and then swung his blade. "Demon Fang!" he shouted as a blast of blue energy shot from his blade and at the large man.

The large man grunted as the blast hit him.

The thin man snarled. "Derma! Kill him!"

The large man, Derma, growled as he stood. "I'm trying, Doga, but he's fast."

Doga hissed. "Then just keep him busy so I can get the power out of this girl."

Basara narrowed his eyes angrily. 'This isn't good. I need to take these guys out fast.'

'Then I'd say it's time for prime time,' Ddraig commented.

Basara sighed and then nodded, stabbing Brunhilde into the ground and splaying his arms out.

Derma narrowed his eyes in confusion. "What are you doing…?"

Basara clenched his fists and then slammed them together. "Boosted Gear!" he shouted before his forearms were bathed in light. When the light died down, his forearms were covered in large, red, metal gauntlets that left his fingers and palms exposed, with green jewels on the back of the hand, and small yellow spikes on the back.

"Dragon Booster!" a voice from the gauntlets howled as the gems glowed.

Derma stumbled back in shock. "Th – That's…!"

Basara grabbed Brunhilde and then dashed forward, nearly vanishing. He reappeared above Derma and swung his blade down with great force. "Crushing Demon Fang!" he howled as a massive blast of red energy shot from his blade, causing a crack in Derma's stone-like skin.

"Gah!" Derma growled as he stumbled forward and then swung back at Basara, only for the brunette to vanish. "Th – The hell…?"

Basara appeared behind Derma once more.

"Boost!" the gauntlets bellowed.

Basara pulled his sword to his side and then thrust forward, a cone of energy surrounding him as he shot forward at Derma. "Sonic Thrust!" he shouted before flying forward at great speed.

Derma howled in pain as his abdomen exploded, Basara bursting through it, sending stone and blood flying in all directions.

"Derma!" Doga shouted angrily. He then turned to where his many copies fought with Akeno, getting dominated. Growling, he turned his attention to Basara. "So be it. I'll handle this myself." He then flicked his wrists, causing two long, straight, black swords to appear in his grasp. "I'll kill you and then take what I want from the girl!"

"Boost!" Basara's gauntlets howled once more as he charged.

"I'll stop you dead!" Basara snarled as he readied his blade.

Doga huffed and then charged at Basara in return, the duo's blades clashing as they collided. "You're nothing more than a damned human, what hope have you against a devil?!"

Basara narrowed his eyes and kicked Doga in the abdomen, sending Doga sliding back. "I'm protecting my family, that's why I'll win."

"Boost!" the gauntlets howled as Basara swung his blade down at the ground.

"Crushing Demon Fang!" he howled, sending another blast of red energy at Doga.

Doga huffed and stabbed one of his blades into the ground, causing a black spot to appear on the ground that swallowed Basara's attack.

Basara charged forward and vanished, reappearing behind Doga.

Doga spun on his heels and blocked Basara's attack with his blades. "You're outmatched, human. Surrender now and I shall make your death swift."

"That's my line," Basara challenged as he suddenly swung a fist at Doga, swept his feet out and then slashed his blade down.

Doga barely managed to block with one of his dual blades but Basara spun his blade and then stabbed down, piercing Doga's chest. "Wh – What?!" Doga collapsed to the ground before his body vaporized.

Basara dispelled Brunhilde and rushed to catch Mio as the tendrils vanished and she fell.

Mio moaned lightly as she awoke.

"Are you okay, Mio?" Basara asked as her eyes opened.

Mio blinked curiously. "Ba… sara…?"

Basara nodded with a smile. "Yeah, it's me."

Mio's eyes suddenly widened and she wrapped her arms around him. "Basara!"

Akeno twitched an eyebrow as she stamped a heel on the last of the copies, destroying it.

Maria groaned as she stood up weakly.

Mio pulled away from Basara and looked at him confused. "… Why…?"

Basara raised an eyebrow. "Why what?"

"Why'd you save me…? I tried to kick you out of your house… threatened you."

Basara blinked in thought and then smiled. "You're my little sister. Do I need any reason than that?"

Mio remained silent, her eyes widening.

Basara then pulled out his phone and showed her the image of their family photo. "I came to get my family."

Akeno interjected, "We should head back."

Basara nodded in agreement and turned to Mio. "Let's go home."

Mio nodded slowly, still shocked.

Basara sighed as he sat on the sofa in the lounge. "Geez… what a day…"

"Ah," Maria muttered as she walked into the room, "there you are, Basara."

Basara hummed quietly in thought as he turned to her. "Hm? Hey, Maria. What's wrong?"

Maria sighed in frustration as she sat next to him. "I want to ask you something."

"Sure, shoot."

"Why'd you save us?" Maria asked, somberly.

Akeno then stepped up to Maria and handed her a glass of tea.

"Thanks," Maria answered before drinking it.

Akeno frowned slightly. "You're not afraid to drink it?"

"I doubt you'd go through the trouble of saving us from those people only to then poison us."

Basara then interjected, "The answer is simple. I heard from my father. He told me about the situation you're in."

Maria stiffened in her seat and then slouched slightly. "… He did? So Jin knew everything…?" She then chuckled lightly. "That man is the worst."

Basara nodded slightly. "Well I won't argue that. Dumbass could have told me all this beforehand and you two wouldn't have been in danger." He then hardened his expression. "I'm the same as my father. I'll protect what I want to protect and I absolutely won't leave someone to die when I know the circumstances. She's innocent."

"I see…" Maria mumbled in thought. "Also, you said the Hero Tribe is watching us…"

Basara waved a hand dismissively. "My father and I have no relations with the village. We're just ordinary humans."

Akeno frowned suspiciously.

"Oh, is Mio alright?"

Maria nodded. "Mio-Sama always takes long baths. I just hope that is enough for her to calm down."

"I see…" Basara answered unsurely.

Maria then stood and moved to the door.

"Maria?"

"We have to put our things back in place," Maria answered. "After all, aren't we still your little sisters?" She then walked out of the room.

Basara leaned back in his chair and sighed. "Little sisters, huh…?" He then smiled slightly.

'Yeah…' Ddraig muttered. 'You're into incest.'

Basara slumped and sputtered. 'Sh – Shut up!'

'What? One's hot and the other's a Succubus!'

Mio sighed as she stepped out of the shower, water slowly dripping down her bare skin. She then trembled as images of Doga and Derma attacking her filled her mind. "Wh – Why…? Even though Maria taught me for six months to use magic… If it weren't for him, I'd be dead. O – Or worse… Just remembering it makes me tremble uncontrollably… I'm useless. S – So fucking useless!" She then stiffened when she heard a knock at the bathroom door.

Basara, on the other side of the door, asked, "Mio, you in there?"

"… Y – Yes…"

"Do you have a minute?"

"Yeah…" she answered unsurely.

Basara sighed slowly. "… I'm sorry."

Mio stiffened in surprise. "Wh – What are you apologizing for?!"

Basara sighed again. "For getting you in danger. And… for getting so angry before getting all the facts."

Ddraig rebuffed, 'Kid. Your not at fault. That dumbass you call a dad is.'

Mio frowned in frustration. "… I'm the one who should be apologizing. I… I didn't like going around lying and manipulating people, but Maria said I couldn't trust anyone, so I…"

"Still…" Basara remarked. "I want to apologize."

"B – But that…" Mio's vision suddenly became hazy before she suddenly collapsed.

On the other side of the door, Basara flinched slightly when he heard a loud thump. "Huh? Mio?"

'Oh boy,' Ddraig muttered.

"What's wrong? Hey, Mio?!" After a pause, Basara grabbed the door. "Y – You okay? I – I'm opening the door." He pulled the door open and then gasped as he saw Mio lying on the floor, only a towel covering her. "Mio!" he called as he rushed to her side. "Mio, are you okay!?"

Mio moaned lightly as she sat up. "I – I'm fine."

"Geez, don't bathe so long you get dizzy." He then extended his hand to her. "Here, can you stand?"

Mio then suddenly slapped his hand away before frowning with somber confusion. "Why would you apologize? We deceived you."

Basara sighed and then smiled warmly. "I hid the fact that I was from the Hero Tribe, too. We're even, right?"

Mio frowned. "But I tried to drive you out."

Basara nodded in understanding. "Desperation makes people do stupid things. Besides, with your demon powers, there are faster ways to do it. Instead, you tried to manipulate my memories so I would leave unharmed. Admirable. Pointless but admirable."

Mio sighed slightly. "That's… because we didn't want you to get involved."

Basara nodded once more as he stood. "Which would have been the dumbest thing. After all, no one can survive without someone to support them. Besides, if you did manage to somehow kick me out, Akeno might have skewered you with a light spear."

Mio stiffened as she turned to him. "L – Light spear…? But I thought only angels and fallen angels could use those."

"She's half fallen."

Mio's eyes widened in disbelief.

"All the same, I understand why you did it. That was a performance to protect me, right? There's no need to do that sort of thing anymore. My father and I have both decided to protect you. And I'm sure Akeno will help too. So don't worry."

Mio frowned slightly. "What are you say –?" Mio asked before Basara suddenly helped her stand, "Hey!" She then frowned slightly. "… What?"

Basara smiled to her. "We're family now. And family protect each other."

Mio frowned in annoyance. "But the remarriage was all a lie!"

Basara interrupted her and patted her head softly. "If you want to live with someone and protect them, they're family, aren't they?"

"Oh?" Maria hummed in amusement as she observed the duo. "I see the two of you are less reserved when around one another."

'Oh how true,' Ddraig added.

Mio's face turned bright red as she pulled away from Basara, covering herself. "Wh – What, Maria?! I'm not really…"

Maria grinned playfully. "Just remember not to use protection! This is really reassuring. Basara seems really strong, too."

Basara shook his head in rejection. "No, don't count on too much from me."

'Seriously?' Ddraig deadpanned.

"Now, now," Maria argued, "you negated my magic, didn't you? Not to mention you have that gauntlet as well."

Basara frowned incredulously. "You saw that…?"

"Yep!" Maria chirped.

Mio blinked in confusion. "Saw what?"

"Nothing," Basara urged flatly before walking away.

Maria pouted as Basara left.

Mio sighed as she sat on her bed, Basara's words registering in her mind. "Family, huh…? I guess… that isn't so bad…" She then pulled a cracked photo out of her drawer showing her standing with an older man and woman. "Mama… Papa…" She then winced as images of several people being burned alive filled her mind. She then stiffened as she heard a knock at her door. Wiping her eyes, she called out, "Oh, yes?"

Maria then walked into the room.

"Maria?"

"Mio-Sama," Maria began, "how are you feeling?"

Mio nodded slowly. "I'm okay."

Maria then glanced to the side and noticed the old photo. "Thinking about them…?"

Mio nodded slowly. "Yeah… does he really intend for us to be a family?"

Maria nodded in return. "Yeah." She then put a print-out of the new family photo over the old one Mio held.

Mio looked at it curiously. "What's this?"

"Basara printed it out for us."

Mio stared silently in thought.

"Do you think Basara and Jin were faking how they interacted with us?"

Mio remained silent for a moment. "… No."

"Then why not accept their kindness? Right now, you need every ally you can get, Mio-Sama."

Mio frowned in thought and then looked at the photo before nodding with a small smile.

Maria nodded with a satisfied smile. "Then it's settled! We are going to get the Red Dragon Emperor's help!"

Basara sat in the lounge with Mio and Maria in confusion. "What's going on, Maria?"

Maria nodded and explained, "I was thinking of something we should do to help in the future."

Ddraig noted, 'Sex, sex, and more sex. That'd be the best help.'

"A Master-Servant Pact."

'So sex.'

"Why…?" Basara asked in confusion.

Maria explained, "It'll increase your and Mio-Sama's fighting ability and allow you to sense each other's locations at all times."

Ddraig snickered. 'Oh it will do more than that. Agree to it.'

Basara sighed slightly. "… Fine."

Maria smiled happily. "Okay! I'll get everything ready."

Shortly later, Basara, Mio, and Maria stood over a large, bright orange, complex circle with several star symbols on it.

"I still don't know why we have to do this," Basara muttered.

"So that you and Mio-Sama can always know each other's whereabouts," Maria explained.

"Then wouldn't a cellphone's GPS be better?"

"Who knows when that might malfunction?!" Maria grumbled. "We can only do this on the night of a full moon, we can't afford to miss this opportunity!"

'She's right kid!' Ddraig interjected. 'Besides, you'll love it!'

Basara sighed and then leaned to the side and looked at Mio. "Come on Mio, say something."

Mio glanced down slightly with a flush. "I – I'm fine with it."

'See?' Ddraig argued. 'She's fine with it! Now get to it!'

Basara twitched an eyebrow before Mio turned her gaze back to him, frustration.

"But, do you… have something against doing it with me?"

Basara gulped, his face reddening slightly. "N – No… I don't."

'Cool,' Ddraig interrupted. 'Then take her into your bed later.'

'Shut it.' Basara then looked around curiously before turning to Maria. "Wait, if the pact is between me and Mio, why'd you create the circle?"

Maria shrugged in response. "Because Mio-Sama doesn't know how."

"I see…" Basara muttered, unconvinced.

Brunhilde huffed in irritation. 'Stop grinning like that, dragon. It's disturbing.'

Maria nodded and then pointed to two different spots on the circle. "Right. Mio-Sama, you stand here. Basara, you stand there."

Ddraig sniggered in excitement. 'Hoho this is gonna be awesome!'

"Once you kiss the seal that appears on the back of Mio-Sama's hand the pact will be complete."

Basara rubbed the back of his head in confusion. "K – Kiss her hand…? That's an outright master-servant relationship, isn't it?"

'Oh big time,' Ddraig commented.

Maria merely continued. "Now each of you put a hand over your heart."

Sighing, Basara, as well as Mio, did as she suggested.

Maria grinned and raised a hand. "Here we go…!"

Brunhilde hummed in thought and then gasped. '… Wait, Basara, stop! You're on the wrong –!' She was suddenly silenced by Ddraig.

Basara sighed but then glanced down and noticed a glowing symbol on the back of his hand. "Huh? Oy, there's something showing up on my hand."

Ddraig laughed loudly.

Maria smirked but was then immediately shaken by an annoyed Mio. "Maria! What's the meaning of this!?"

Maria laughed unconvincingly. "Th – That's strange… where did I err…?"

'She didn't "err",' Ddraig remarked. 'She purposefully made you Mio's Master.'

Basara growled. "Y – You did this on purpose?!"

Maria gasped overdramatically. "N – No, of course n –"

Mio interrupted Maria by shaking her once more. "What do we do now!?"

Maria laughed weakly, somewhat dizzy. "W – Well our goal is to know each other's location… so if you could kiss Basara's hand…"

Mio twitched an eyebrow. "You can't be serious! Why do I have to be his slave!?"

'Uh-oh…' Ddraig mumbled.

Basara glanced down and noticed the symbol on his hand start to blink. "Uh, hey…"

Mio turned to him, irritated. "Be quiet, Basara!"

"But this might be important. It looks like it's about to disappear."

Maria gasped and then turned to Mio. "Oh no! Mio-Sama, hurry up and kiss it! Kiss it now!"

Mio frowned. "Why the hell should I?!"

"It can be released on the next full moon!"

"But that's so long…"

Basara blinked in confusion as the symbol vanished. "Uh, it disappeared."

Maria trembled in disbelief and then collapsed to her knees. "Ah shit…"

Mio sighed with relief but then suddenly tensed and began to gasp as a symbol appeared on her neck. "Wh – What's this…?" she mumbled in shock before collapsing to the floor.

"H – Hey…" Basara muttered as he walked over to her. "You alright?" he asked as he put a hand on Mio's shoulder, causing to violently lurch back and moan loudly.

"Uwah!" Maria gasped. "The Curse is already taking effect!"

"What curse?"

'I love this part!' Ddraig shouted ecstatically.

Brunhilde huffed and argued, 'What part, you perverted worm?!'

Basara then put his hands on Maria's shoulders with a twisted smile. Why don't you explain it?"

Maria laughed weakly, realizing she was caught. "Th – The point of the Pact is to maintain the subordinate's loyalty. So if he or she takes actions that are rebellious, traitorous, or endanger the Master, the Curse activates to punish the Servant based on the gravity of the offense."

Ddraig interjected, 'And the best part is that the punishment is based on the race of the caster!'

"And the type of punishment is determined by who created the magic circle. And since I'm a Succubus…"

'She's getting horny!'

Phew! That is the first chapter of Gremory's Guardian finished. Hopefully everyone enjoyed the chapter. If you did, be sure to leave a review letting me know. If you were confused, unsure, or have any questions about anything, be sure to leave them as a review as well and I will do what I can to address them in a reviewer response. If you did not enjoy the chapter, review if you must but might I suggest doing something you actually enjoy instead? At any rate, I have nothing left to add here, so until next time, bye-bye!