Hello, my dear readers and newcomers alike. My name is Ronin, or you can call me Alex, as this is my real name, whichever you prefer. Some of you may know me as an author of Rise of Devil Emperor and Bloodraven of Gremory, two of my most successful stories and my own personal pride, if I do dare to say so for myself. In both of my stories I am infamous for bashing House of Gremory on quite a few occasions and it is already my trademark (unofficial) and I am not going to be lowering this particular trade, only taking a bit of different approach here, more personal and deeper.

I`ve been in a dialog with an author of The Runaway Gremory, which has got my attention and I`ve decided to make my own story, taking his own basis. Everything has been agreed upon and this isn`t some complete copying, as I will try my hardest to make my story feel differently than his.

That being said, the story focuses on Rias` younger twin, namely Shin Gremory, who was born a couple of minutes later then his older twin sister. In this story, I`ll try to touch upon subjects of favoritism, parental love and children`s feelings, which you will see in this story. Also, here is some detailed information about Shin:

Age: 11

Appearance: Shin possesses trademark red hair of Gremory, but was born with purple eyes of his mother, but his are distinguished as being of a darker shade. He is a taller than Rias and has the face similar to that of his father and brother, but at the same time, being that of his own. Preferred colors of dressing are black and dark red, nothing else.

The rest, I believe, you will be able to find out in the story. Have a pleasant reading.

Underworld. Mansion of Gremory.

House of Gremory, one of the most distinguished, richest and famous Houses among the surviving 33 Pillars of Great Devils. A House, who has produced to this world current Lucifer, Sirzechs Gremory, legendary for his incredible power and absolute benevolence towards all things. Once one of the lower noble houses, it has rose to great heights during the turbulent times of Great War and following Devils` Civil War, earning itself riches, fame and power through its son, Sirzechs Lucifer. Along with that, it was one of the two only Houses that has the access to infamous Power of Destruction of Bael Clan, even if it came from mother of current Lucifer and is considered by some to be not the thing to be proud of, as it wasn`t earned in usual understanding of word. Yet, nobody can deny the influence and fame of House of Gremory, fabled for their close ties with their children and Servants, whom they treat as members of their very family.

And the best example of this closeness can be found with their current Heiress of House, Rias Gremory, a shining brilliant of House of Gremory, the pride and joy of her parents and object of envy to the rest of the parents. A prodigy, who has inherited her mother`s incredible power and benevolent persona of her father, seen in both of her Servants, Akeno Himejima and Koneko Toujou, whom she took in when they had nowhere else to go, becoming their sister and best friend, despite Akeno being a Fallen Angel by birth and Koneko a sister of a wanted criminal and Nekoshou. Truly, one couldn`t ask for the better child, as Zeoticus and Venelana believed.

However, while the spotlight is fully reserved for Rias Gremory, there is also one more Gremory of whom most prefer not to mention and talk about, not because of him being a criminal or because of his bad attitude, as he isn`t like that. If anything, he is a meek and modest person, but the reason as to why he isn`t spoke too much is because there isn`t too special about him, nothing like about his twin sister Rias. Shin Gremory, younger twin brother of the Heiress of the Clan of Gremory and the youngest son of Zeoticus and Venelana Gremory, was born soon after his older sister, but his birth, unlike his sister, was an agony and torment for his mother, as there were serious complications and while in the end he was born into this world, damage done to Venelana`s body left her unable to conceive any child, which became one of the main reasons for her personal resentment towards Shin, who also wasn`t born unscathed that night, as he was born without traditional Devil`s wings and ability to fly. Along with that, his magical potential is much lower than that of his own sister, nearly a half of what Rias is capable of, and on top it all off, he wasn`t even born with Power of Destruction or Gremory`s trademark powers. Overall, Shin was simply born with almost nothing special about him, nothing like his sister Rias or brother Sirzechs, a simple, plain child, with nothing to offer to his family. And because of that his parents decided to simply focus the majority of their attention on Rias and her upbringing, leaving Shin mostly alone, with almost nobody to talk to, to confine or simply to listen to him. Basically, Shin is nothing more but an unofficial outcast of his family.

And Shin learned it very early on, leading to him first craving for attention of his family and getting none, only more ignoring. And with this realization came resentment and hatred, boiling inside of him and in need of letting out. Shin found the way to let out his feelings of loneliness and shut away from them, focusing his mind and body in doing one thing that his sister seemingly didn`t even think of: training. Most vigorous, serious and near-bone breaking training of mind, spirit and body. Where Shin lacked at birth, he decided to make up with his training and ever since he was 7 years old. And now he was 11 years old, as he was in the gym, punching to no end the bag, with each of the strikes shaking it and nearly ripping it off from the ropes. 4 years of training have done a lot to his body, strengthening his body and completely relieving him of child`s fat and replacing it with muscles. His magical powers were lacking and he understood that he needed a teacher, but all of them were reserved for his older sister and he had only himself to rely on. And Shin was more then used to this and being a lone wolf was his usual state, as he didn`t even have a set of Evil Pieces, when his sister got one a year ago, when Devils are supposed to get them, but Shin didn`t get it.

Another strike from cruel fate and ignorant parents, just this punch in the bag, ripping it apart and making Shin stop and look at it all.

"That`s 3rd for just today." He recalled, casually strolling towards his bag, from which he took a bottle of water and drink up. "I should probably stop on these bags already and take up something harder." He said to himself, removing the training weights from his arms and legs, as his usual training course for today was over and his body needed to time to relax and regain strength.

He packed it all in his bag, already taking off the top of his black gi, when he suddenly heard as the door in the gym opened up, revealing his sister and her servants following behind her. Shin simply scoffed and turned back to packing his belongings, as he usually didn`t even have the mood or desire to listen to his older sister and her proclamations of him being her one true love and stuff. It seemed to be a trend with Gremory family, for older siblings to madly love their younger ones. Shin seemed to be cursed with this as well, as Rias sought him out all the time. She looked with a pout at her younger brother and spoke up.

"Shin, why you keep ignoring me?!" She critically shouted at him, moving closer to him. "I`ve been looking all over for you the entire morning after I saw you being absent in our room! Why didn`t you wait for me to wake up?!"

"You sleep too long, Rias." Shin flatly stated, dressing up in his usual pants and T-shirt, not caring for salivated looks of Akeno and Rias. "And I am used to waking up at 4.50 AM, while you don`t wake up until 9 AM. You should know this already."

"Yeah, but couldn`t you sleep a little bit longer? Maybe, I could help you with~…" Rias added with a sultry look, with Shin turning with an unenthusiastic face to her. "You do know that my bed is just a couple feet away from yours, so…"

"Not even a chance." Shin simply stated, moving past Rias, but being stopped by Akeno, with her signature smile. "Akeno, out of my way, if you wouldn`t mind."

"Sorry, but not until you apologize to Rias." She said with a devious look on her face. "After all, you did make her worry for you."

"And if you want to know, I can forgive you, if you will…" Rias was already thinking about saying what she wanted, but Shin wasn`t even in the gym and Akeno with Koneko looked like they`ve just snapped from some sort of trance. "Where did he…"

"What did he do to us?" Akeno asked them.

"Illusions." Koneko simply stated with an irritated voice. "Aka-baka slipped passed us."

"SHIN!" Rias roared, as she with the rest of her Peerage went searching for him once more.

And as the gym finally was clear of all unneeded public, Shin casted off his illusion and simply smiled, as he felt a little jolt of happiness that he was once more left to himself for the time being. While he may`ve lacked in any offensive department of Devil`s magic, Shin actually found his best in casting illusions and supportive types of magic. Since he was basically in the constant shadow of his older sister and his parents paid him much less mind, he decided to turn his misfortune into a weapon and so, illusions, diversions, shadows, which seemed to work perfectly with Rias and her new best friends, though Shin didn`t view Koneko and Akeno as his own friends or someone he would willingly trust with his own life. They were way too much under an influence of Rias, so easily taken by Rias` external care and sweet words, so easily casting away their true selves and past, as if it didn`t matter at all. Koneko even went as far as to take up the name that Rias chose for her, 'kitten' on Japanese. Overall, Shin would`ve pitied those two if only they weren`t so infatuated by Rias and doing the best for her, accepting this as if this must be done no matter what. And now Rias is burning with a desire to have Shin to become her own Servant, as she decided to keep for him a Rook position. Shin personally saw this only as another plot of Rias to undermine him in her delirium to make him love her. Needless to say, that it will never happen and even if it does, then Shin will make his best to make Rias regret this decision.

As Shin was contemplating about Rias and her constant schemes, he was on his way towards their shared room, to take a shower and change up in to clean clothes. Just as he was approaching the door of their room, Shin was called out by his brother`s wife and a maid to House of Gremory, Grayfia Lucifuge. Shin didn't understood as to why would she of all people go work for them and not attend to her husband, but he at least got along with her relatively well and without any ill between them.

"Master Shin." Grayfia addressed him, getting Shin`s fullest attention. "Lady Rias has been looking for you for quite some time now. She seemed worried that you weren`t present when your mother came to wake you up for breakfast, which has upset your mother and father as well."

"I woke up as usual, Grayfia and went on my training course." Shin simply stated to her. "As for my breakfast, I`ve got it on the kitchen and we both know that my mother and father prefer to see me as less as possible. As for Rias, I`ve already seen her and if you meet her, then tell her that the answer is still no and I won`t even think about joining her Peerage. I still have pride and I am not willing to sell it to her."

Grayfia looked with an accusing eye at her young lord, as she wasn`t too pleased with the harshness he displayed when talking about his parents and older sister. Shin has always been so… distant from the rest of his family and it troubled Grayfia, as she knew that he was a very good kid and had a good potential in him, seen how she witnessed a couple of times Shin training in the woods or in gym. When he is training, it`s like he is shedding that persona of indifferent child and wears a completely new one, focused, strong and persistent. But as she saw him training, she also saw that hidden red light in his dark purple eyes, a light of anger and fury that burned inside of him. Sirzechs` wife had a feeling that the reason for this was in the attention that Shin was getting from his parents, which was much less then that they paid to Rias and it has taken a toll on Shin, who probably doesn`t even understand as to why he is devoid of the same attention. Not understanding of this and inability to understand can very easily lead a child from desperation for attention to resentment anger and despise. Shin was no different from any child in that regard and it must be boiling in him still. No wonder that he has such a cold attitude for his sister and parents, but still… Grayfia sighed and spoke up once more.

"Master Shin, you do understand that these words are not befitting for a member of House of Gremory." She reminded to him. "Your parents do care and love you and if only you`ve been less… resentful of them and your lineage, then you would understand it, along with the fact that Lady Rias only wishes the best for you, her little brother."

"Grayfia, I don`t want to have a pointless argument with you, especially considering that I will not change my mind." Shin simply stated. "Is there any particular reason you wanted to talk to me, or you just wanted to check up on me?"

"There is." She extended to him a piece of paper with an invitation written upon it. "You and Lady Rias are officially invited to a gathering of Young Devils, which will be held in this mansion. You are advised to be in official dress for this event and on time."

Shin raised an eyebrow and looked at the paper, which confirmed what Grayfia stated to him. He looked at her with curious eye, though hiding it under the mask of indifference.

"I am usually not invited to such gatherings, Grayfia." Shin reminded to her that Shin indeed wasn`t a welcomed guest on any party. "Why this time should I accept this invitation, seeing how I wasn`t clearly welcomed on such gatherings? Besides, it is clear that this meeting is nothing more but another opportunity for Rias to shine on public."

"Unfortunately, but that is unknown to me." Grayfia stated. "Perhaps, your parents were simply waiting for an opportune time to demonstrate you to the rest of the Young Devils and their families?"

"Hardly." Shin coldly stated, returning the paper to Grayfia and opening the door of his room. "Please inform my parents and my sister that I will attend this meeting, but only the official part of the gathering, as such meetings are exhausting and drain me."

"They aren`t that tiresome, Master Shin." Grayfia noted, nodding to him. "I shall be off then. I hope to see you on the gathering, Master Shin."

Shin closed the door behind him, sighing and thinking just what could possibly have in mind his parents, as this is the first time they`ve ever extended an invitation on a gathering of Young Devils. The only thing that came to mind of Shin was that his parents simply wished to present themselves as a complete and close family, so they required their ignored youngest child to also be present this time around, to increase the reputation and make House of Gremory look like an ideal family. All for a prestige of the House and family, Shin thought and he was probably right about it. Still, it didn`t mean that he wasn`t curious about today`s High Class Devils and what are they like, as they must`ve been completely different from those that Shin has read in several of the history books and memoirs in the library and he had a feeling that most will be just like his older twin sister Rias, if not worse. If so, then it will just add more proof to his belief of how Devils have degraded from the days of old.

Several hours later. Guest hall of Gremory mansion.

"And now presenting, Lord Shin Gremory, second son of Zeoticus and Venelana Gremory, second Heir to the House of Gremory." Announcer proclaimed, as Shin appeared before the public in the door`s entrance.

The entirety of attention was immediately drawn to Shin, as he calmly and focused walked through the entrance, his eyes and entire look staying indifferent, yet exuding the aura of something mysterious and charming, causing many of the young ladies to pay extra attention to this boy, as he calmly passed the crowd by, as if paying no mind to the attention. Shin was dressed in a black official suit, without a tie, with a dark red shirt. His hair was as usually tied behind him and his movements were focused, yet seemed calm and relaxed. Shin saw how young girls were looking at him with unmasked interest, while boys and more older Devils had the looks of irritation and even disgust, believing that a young Devil like him shouldn`t look so infuriatingly indifferent and must show respect to them with every step he takes, as if he is the guest here, not the other side. Shin looked past the main crowd and saw the rest of his family awaiting for him to come to them. On the faces of his parents he saw smiles and happiness, as if they were welcoming him, but Venelana`s look of disgust didn`t escape from dark eyes of Shin. That look…

Always there, never leaving his mother`s face when she gazed upon him and Shin couldn`t help but always picture his mother in his mind with this same look. He didn`t even understand as to what was the reason for this resentment and negligence, especially when Shin has put his all in training and studying, trying his hardest to make up for his weaknesses, all for a single reason: to feel cared and loved, without any ulterior motive or hidden purposes. Simply appreciated for no reason, that was Shin`s wish and each day it was further and further away. He didn`t know what was parent`s love for their child, but that didn`t mean that he didn`t wanted to feel towards himself and all of his anger and resentment… All are simply the symptoms of a child not understanding why his parents are acting this way. And as for his father and brother, they seemed to be ignorant or preferred to ignore this, or simply were better at hiding their own eyes. As for Rias, her look was her own, filled with possessiveness and wish to have him all to herself. That wasn`t love, in Shin`s eyes, but a mere desire and selfishness, nothing that he hasn`t seen already.

Shin soon crossed the crowd and reached the rest of his family, putting on the mask of a humble son, as he suspected was required of him now. Venelana and Zeoticus approached their youngest child with smiles upon their faces and former member of Bael clan spoke in nice and calm, carefully hiding venom, voice of a mother.

"Ah, Shin, dear, we are so glad that you`ve joined us tonight." She said with a smile on her face, looking all over the crowd. "My, it seems that you`ve managed to charm all of our guests."

"If you say so, mother." Shin spoken in a less stern and more humble voice.

"Don`t be like that, Shin, you`ve positively captivated all of our guests` attention upon yourself." Zeoticus spoke, with audience agreeing with him on the subject. "I wouldn`t expect anything less of you, my dear son."

"I am glad to please you, father." Shin lied, as they all proceeded to the podium, for a family photo, with Shin taking a place near his sister and in front of his parents, with Zeoticus placing his hard palm upon Shin`s shoulder, making sure that Shin knew his place and didn`t acted out.

Shin understood it and put up a front, letting all of Devils to see that they indeed were a family and soon the photo was done, yet the time of the party only began and Shin understood now that he had to stay here, or face trouble with his parents later. And there were a few times when he had to face them in foul mood and infuriated looks, more often than not it led to Shin getting on the receiving end of their anger. Twice he even was hit by his own mother`s palm and receiving the punishment, at least that was some attention he got from her and his father. Yet, he didn`t understand what has done to them and why was Rias so special to them and got all their love and care. It was one of the questions that Shin constantly asked himself and yet, he has not found his answer…

He spent over an hour in company of his parents, meeting all the guests and receiving them with the rest of his family, until all the young Devils and older ones have finally present themselves and were all minding themselves, allowing for Shin to sneak past them, with a minor usage of his illusions, and situate himself on the edge of the hall, near of the balcony, which was open. A good spot to stay aside of everyone and not draw unwanted attention, along with allowing Shin to observe these Devils and finding out that his belief that today`s young Devils were lax, lazy and self-absorbed with their pride and so called dignity. Deep in his heart he held a hope that it was only Rias that was like that, but to see that the rest of Devils were so… unsightly. Shin may`ve been a child in the eyes of most, but his eyes already saw past this farce and what he saw was simply nothing worthy of seeing. All these High Class Devils and their pride with dignity and big and loud names… Rias must`ve felt like a fish in the water in this, while Shin felt like an air here was tightening and oxygen was drain from here for him. He wished he much rather were in library, with another book at his side and completely immersed in it, to forget for a few short hours all of his troubles and this loneliness that was tightening the grip upon his neck. And this party with all its guests was like a poison for him, slowly taking effect upon him.

Shin was through with all this party for now and he felt a need for a fresh air, so he decided to step outside to breathe fresh air, away from all this facades and farces. The night`s sky was illuminated by stars and moon, with air finally feeling much easier and less tightening for his tastes. Shin took a couple of breathes and looked upon the night`s sky, allowing his dark purple eyes to rest a little from all the glitter and these shines. Shin truly felt himself as not a person of this circle and society. While Shin was gathering his thoughts, with his façade finally down from all eyes to see, he heard how the door of balcony was opened up and from there stepped someone. Shin soon understood who was it, as he heard this familiar voice.

"Shin." Spoke Zeoticus` strong and strict voice, drawing his son`s attention. "You weren`t present at today`s breakfast and lunch. Care to explain yourself, young man?"

Shin sighed and spoke up in his normal voice.

"I had training to do and I didn`t wanted to disturb your meals." Shin explained himself. "As for my meals I`ve taken then at kitchen and eat them there."

"So, you`ve decided to ignore your parents and eat all by yourself, without even paying us good morning or greeting us as a son should?" Zeoticus said critically. "Shin, do you understand that as a member of House of Gremory you have certain responsibilities and duties, such as to show me and your mother, along with Rias the deserved respect. Your attitude and manners can and will eventually put us into a bad position, all because you refuse to accept this responsibility and follow evident rules laid in front of you."

"I meant to do no such thing." Shin defended himself in front of his father, as he closed the gap between them. "I simply didn`t wanted to spoil your meals with my presence, seeing how I wasn`t in the right attire for it. Aside from that, I think that you`ve made it clear a long time ago that my presence on meals isn`t welcomed."

Zeoticus` brow raised, as he placed his strong hand on his son`s right shoulder and in the cruel and strong fashion clenched his hand, causing his son to inhale air, as he felt strong pain from his father`s hand squeezing his shoulder, nearly ripping off half of his shoulder. And as he did so, Zeoticus spoke up in cold voice.

"Next time when you are summoned to a meal, Shin, you will attend, whether you like or not." He was plain and simple with him, squeezing his son`s shoulder. "Today, we were receiving a very good friend of our family and he was curious about you, so I had to lie that you were feeling not well today. Because of your arrogance and ignorance, I and your mother had to lie to our good friend. So, if you ever disobey our request, then I`ll make sure that you learn this lesson the hard way."

Shin inhaled even more and decided to let down his façade, ones in long time and be damned the consequences. He has been a punching bag of his family for a very long time and he really did feel pissed off because of that.

"Perhaps… If you`ve paid me more attention… I wouldn`t be so distant from you." Shin stated with a strained from pain, making Zeoticus` voice twist in anger. "After all… The last time I`ve had a meal with you… Was just a year ago, father." Shin nearly spit it out.

Zeoticus heard it and without hesitation he released his son from his grip and in the next second… Shin had force himself from falling on the floor, as Zeoticus` palm connected with his son`s cheek. Shin felt burning pain in his left half of his face, along with his lower lip being completely damaged and blood dripping from there. The pain felt bad and the feeling with understanding that his own father has done so, to his very own son and just for pointing out the obvious. Just another nail in the coffin of Shin`s dream of him being loved and cared by his family. Shin looked at his father`s furious face, connecting his eyes with his own, matching burning hatred with his father`s. Zeoticus saw clearly his son`s stern glare and that fire in his eyes. Head of Gremory family saw how his son was restraining his own hatred and decided to remind his son his place here. He kneeled down before him and spoke in clear, menacing and cold voice.

"Let this be a reminder, Shin: you live as a Gremory and as long as you do, you follow our orders, and it doesn`t matter how you feel about it." Zeoticus made it completely clear. "Your mother and I had wished that you would be at least half as good as your sister, but instead, we`ve got you, our black stain and a failure, who doesn`t even have wings of a Devil. And because of you your mother can no longer even have a new child, all because of you, so this is your debt you have to pay for." Zeoticus rose up, casting a circle underneath his son. "A week in northern wing should teach you real humility, and while you are there, you are restricted to leave its borders. Should I, your mother, sister or any of the staff see you out of there, next week you`ll spend in much less comfortable conditions. Don`t worry, I`ll excuse you before our guests." And with that, Shin was gone on the other side of the magical circle, with Zeoticus fixing up his attire and turning back to return to his guests, finding himself facing Grayfia of all people in front of him. "Oh, Grayfia, what a pleasant…"

"Lord Zeoticus, I have a question I would like to ask you, if you do not mind." It wasn`t a request from her. "Tell me; just what makes you hate Shin so much? Is there any valid reason for you and Lady Venelana to be so harsh with him, especially considering the fact that Shin isn`t responsible for Lady Venelana`s condition and his inabilities."

Zeoticus inhaled soundly the air in his nostrils, looking with a critical eye at Grayfia and speaking up.

"Grayfia, you have your own son to attend to, so please leave Shin to us. We know best how to handle him."

"My apologies, Lord Zeoticus, but you leave me no choice but to be rude with you. From where I see it, you and Lady Venelana have made your own son into a scapegoat for all your frustration and anger, taking some sort of sickening pleasure from berating and treating him as if he is nothing short of a trash for you." Grayfia said critically and sternly. "And while Rias is enjoying your undivided attention and repays you with love, you`ve casted away Shin and expect him to show appreciation and love, but he isn`t like Rias and you`ve made him like this. You`ve even stripped him of a right to have a Peerage, as if telling others that he is below it and doesn`t deserves it."

"Because he truly doesn`t deserve it, Grayfia." Zeoticus said in irritated voice. "Shin is nothing short of a failure and because of him, Venelana and I haven`t been able to have another child. And as for Shin himself, he is the weakest and most pathetic member of House of Gremory that has ever been born, without even attributes of a Devil and a powers that of his more dignified siblings, such as your husband. Our House may be fabled for close relations with our Servants and siblings, but in return Heads of this House expect loyalty and even greater love and appreciation. Along with that, our House can`t have failures like him tarnishing the name of Gremory. So, if he doesn`t understand this lesson, then I`ll be more than happy to teach him this lesson, through more barbaric ways if needed."

Grayfia listened to this all and she was practically boiling with anger and fury at how this man was so simply talking about his own son being practically nothing more but a failure and a dead weight of the family. She couldn`t help but wonder if her little Millicas were to be born the same way as Shin, then would he be facing this same treatment like this. If anything, Grayfia felt nothing short of pity for poor boy to born with as a child of such cruel parents. Grayfia managed to contain her anger and bowed to her master leaving him alone on the balcony, heading towards her own son, as she felt an urge to see her little boy and hold him in her arms.

Northern wing of Gremory mansion.

Shin placed his bloodied suit on the chair, himself sitting on the covered bed, wiping away the blood on his lips. The northern wing of Gremory mansion wasn`t used by anyone and rarely served by maids and butlers, being basically abandoned and covered in dust, with covered in blankets furniture and beds. Members of Gremory clan preferred to simply ignore this place, as it was used to store those things that weren`t need by them and needed to be put away, like breaking furniture, old paintings, or a rebellious son of the Lord. Shin personally wasn`t too surprised to find himself in this place and would`ve been surprised if his dad had sent him somewhere else. After all, once someone was sent here for a week, it meant that you are basically trash and nothing short of it, just as Shin has been seen by his father when he wasn`t needed in his dealings.

A harsh and cruel truth, one that young Devil understood by his mind, yet refused to believe by his own heart, wishing, hoping and expecting that things will be different one day. Shin dreamt of the day that he will be able to sit at the same table as his sister and parents and they would all act as a normal family, one where he would be simply accepted and not hated and berated for the mere fact of his existence. He hoped to one day see his mother look upon him with a look filled not by disgust, but one of love and care, for her to caringly hug him and not let go, not push away as a disgusting thing. He wished… to simply be accepted and yet… this was his reality.

And with accepting such reality, comes not hatred, but sorrow and sadness, as tears begin to stream from his eyes and Shin doesn`t even bother to wipe them away or hold back his sorrow and emptiness, instead embracing it, as he curled up on an old bed, completely in darkness, with just a little streak of moonlight illuminating bleeding lip of Shin and swollen face from a strike.

That night, servants could clearly hear the weeping of a lonely child, left all alone by his parents in darkness, as his cries crossed the long halls of mansion, long after the lights were turned off. And the only answer to cries of this broken child was nothingness and silence…

Subtlety seems to be not my best thing, but still… I wasn`t expecting to make such chapter at first, yet, it actually represents Shin quite well. So, yes, he is a twin of Rias, but he isn`t just berated, he is hated for the very fact of his existence. He has a lot of emotional issues and nobody to confine, being despised by mother and father, along with being seen as Rias` personal property. And all that Shin really wants isn`t something too grand or incredible… He simply wants to be accepted.

Tell me, don`t all children in their heart of hearts want the same, especially those that are overlooked by their own parents? Shin is very much like that, nothing like Alex or Corvus, who already began as strong and independent characters, while he is at his weakest and he can`t help it. Also, don`t be mistaken, he isn`t weak as a Devil, as he has a very good physical power and while his Devils` magical reserves are limited; he has a good control over illusions. Also, if you are asking if he`ll leave the Gremory, I won`t tell you, but he will have his happy moments…

Please review, leave your comment and also suggestions for harem. Also, there won`t be a Peerage this time here, nope. Also, Akeno and Koneko, along with Rias are immediately out of consideration.

Next time: Training of mind and body and meeting with someone unexpected…