Have you ever asked yourself, what would you do if you came face to face with God? Or the Devil? Have you ever wondered what both are really like? Well there is one man who has. His name is Church Diggers. He's an average looking boy, with short brown hair, ice blue eyes, and an average body build. At 16, Church lives a rather interesting life. His family owns a small chain of hotels so they're well to do, he has a successful Youtube channel, and he lives in Kuoh Town, Japan alone and attends the prestigious Kuoh Academy. You'd think he would be happy as could be, but that isn't the right assumption.
Church battles with Depression and Aspergers. Both affecting his life in different ways and taking their tolls. The illness that reaps the most awards would be his Depression. Since two weeks ago, when he started attending Kuoh Academy, it's been having party after party with his feelings.
On his second day he was walking to his locker to get his stuff and go home when he rounded a corner and ran into two girls. He fell on top of one and his head landed on the young woman's chest. She and her friends were livid. Despite Church's apologies they branded him a pervert who planned to jump on the girl just to cop a feel. He shrugged off their words and went about the rest of his day. When he returned the next day, he found, to his horror, that the same girls had spread the word about what happened to every other student they could find that afternoon. Their view on his intentions were believed by most of the girls and boys. Thus his time there had taken a turn for the worse.
But why did this happen? Why did the girls, and eventually the boys, believe what they said? Well Kuoh Academy wasn't always a coed school. It was once an all girls private school. But during the last school year, the school decided to allow males to start attending. But as is with all young men, some are normal people, others fall prey to their hormones and urges and become perverts. And quite a few have started attending the academy. This lead to a lot of the girls becoming paranoid and resentful towards men, all accept their own fathers of course.
Church was hoping to make friends here. Though he was never very good at doing so. The internet is where his social skills seemed to bear fruit the best. Online friends were alright but what he really wanted were people he could hang out with at his house or theirs. People he could hug when he was sad and comfort when they were sad. People he could call… his family. But these rumors, lies, and title he was given made such a dream nothing more than just a dream. But despite the social shunning he was given he continued to soldier on. He was strong, he told himself, and he wouldn't let a bunch of ignorant jerks stop him from getting good grades and worsen his problems.
It's lunchtime now. Students were allowed to wander the grounds however they saw fit and eat. Church however wasn't going to the cafeteria for lunch, instead he was sneaking off to little spot he liked to sneak off to and eat. It was underneath a large tree by the building that use to be the original main building of Kuoh Academy. From what he learned by asking teachers, the building he takes classes in currently was built a year before the school became coed.
He liked it. It was quite the beautiful building and it had a calm aura about it. Taking a deep breath he planted himself under the old wooden giant and pulled his lunch from a brown paper bag. Two chicken drumsticks that he didn't eat during dinner last night, a sweet apple, and large bottle of ice cold water. He ate well that day. Stuffing the parts of his meal that he couldn't eat into the same paper bag; he balled it up and sat it next to him. There wasn't much time left for lunch and he wanted to enjoy it. He leaned back against the tree and took in the silence. But this silence wouldn't last. "Hey Diggers!" A young man cried out.
"Ugh…. shit." Church groaned to himself. It was Matsuda and Motohama, the "Perverted Duo" of the school. They were the biggest perverts the school had to offer, so perverted it was amazing that they haven't been expelled yet for sexual harassment. What they wanted with him probably wouldn't be good. "Hey man!" Matsuda exclaimed. "We heard about that move you pulled on Katase the other day. Pretty sweet man!" His praise, rather than make Church happy, annoyed him greatly. He stared at the two with disdain. He couldn't stand pervs like them. How could people take such pride in such vulgarity? "Uh… yeah okay." He replied in a flippant tone. "Yeah so we were wonderin' if ya wanted to hang for a while? We were gonna go get sneak at kendo club girls while they're changin'!"
Church couldn't believe his ears. They were actually gonna peep on them. They had the gall to go and do something like that and ask him, or anyone, to come along and participate in it. He had to get out of this quickly. He couldn't stand people like them. Sighing, he lifted himself up from the ground and crossed his arms. "Look guys… uh I know there's all of those stories about me and what happened with Katase and Murayama the other day, but I'm not into that sort of stuff okay?"
"W-WHAT?! What are you saying man?! You're saying you're gay or somethi-?! Matsuda cried out before he was cut off by his smarter friend. "Matsuda keep your voice down. There's no need to make such assumptions about him." Out of the two, Motohama was the most likeable. But sadly there wasn't that much to like. Shrugging off Matsuda's ridiculous words Church continued. "Not to mention you guys shouldn't be doin' stuff like that in the first place, it's invasive and not to mention really wrong. You guys could get whacked by those girls or get detention." As he spoke a certain someone was aroused from their activities by the noise and now stood at a window, watching and listening to the fiasco outside their headquarters.
"Aw jeez Diggers! You're such a killjoy man!" Church huffed at Matsuda's whining. 'At least I'm a smart killjoy jackass…' He thought to himself. "We should get going Matsuda, if we don't leave now we'll miss the girls." Motohama was getting a little annoyed at Matsuda's outbursts, he wasn't the sort to go around causing trouble that wasn't sexually related. "Eh yeah let's beat it. Aw man… I thought you were cool Diggers! Let's go Motohama…" And with that they were off. With a roll of the eyes and an annoyed sigh, Church went to his ball of trash to throw it away inside the school. When he stood back up from grabbing it off the ground, that's when he saw her.
A sea of red hair danced from the one who watched the scene take place from a window in the old building that use to be the main, and only building that Kuoh Academy had to it's before the new building was built. It was a young woman of extreme beauty. Blueish green eyes, a large bust, long crimson red hair with a cute ahoge on top, that's who stared down at Church Diggers. Who was this young man on her turf? There was something about him that she liked. He was certainly cute and apparently well mannered from his words a moment ago, however something else about him peeked her interest. His name escaped her, but Church certainly knew her name.
Rias Gremory. Along with her friend Akeno Himejima, they were the Two Great Ladies of Kuoh Academy due to their beauty and exceptional grades. Every girl in the school admired and envied them. He had certainly heard about them through gossip, but he had only seen them once or twice and it was always at a distance. They never really held a place in his thoughts until now. Thinking back to things he had heard, he had to admit they were rather strange. They apparently used the entire old school building a club they run. An entire school building. But that wasn't the strange part about them no. It was the club that they ran. The Occult Research Club. Whenever something like that is brought up a person can't help but think a person interested in such things was crazy. But then again, who was he to think that she, her friend Akeno, or the other club members were crazy or strange for being interested in the topic? He himself was also a little interested in the occult.
They stared at one another for a small moment before Church gave her a small, sweet smile and a tip of his cap. His actions earned a small blush from miss Rias, a chuckle, and a small wave. Something about this he liked, and wanted it to last a bit longer. But apparently the popular red head had matters to attend to and left the window she was looking out off. A good thing to make him forget about the annoying incident a moment earlier. With that, he began his walk back to the main school building.
"That guy just now…" Rias said to her friend Akeno who stood away from the couch Rias sat. Akeno was very similar to Rias in body shape. Yet her hair was much longer, black, and tied into a ponytail with a yellow bow, and her eyes were violet. "Yes?" Akeno replies. "The one with the hat…" Looking to the ceiling, Akeno thought for a moment about the young man. "From class 2-B… hmm I think his name is "Church Diggers". Anything particular about him?" Rias processed a few things through her mind before answering back. Akeno and Rias were playing a game of chess when Motohama and Matsuda came by and started a ruckus. However, the pieces being used in the game weren't your average chess pieces.
"I'm not quite sure… I sensed something when I was looking at him." She clutched one of the game pieces in her fingers and placed it on the spot she needed. "Checkmate." She said while standing up. Akeno bent over to examine the board. "Awwww…" She whined, a little annoyed that she lost to her best friend again; Rias chuckles as she walks behind her friend to a set of curtains. "It was simple problem really." She begins stripping her clothes and placing them on a couch.
"Well I promise not to make the same mistake again." Akeno smiles at Rias, she liked chess but it wasn't really her game, though she was getting better. "I'll have high hopes for next time then." Rias muses on the challenge that would come in the future between she and her friend. Removing her panties and placing them on the couch, she pushes her hair back with her hands. "Should I send someone to keep an eye on Church?" Rias stops herself as she opens the curtains. "Yes, if what I sensed is true… he'll surely start gaining attention." She pushes past the curtains and walks into a large shower room. She turns a faucet and shower heads embedded in the ceiling began soaking Rias. "Understood club president." Akeno's leaves to inform another club member of their new task. Rias starts running her fingers through her long hair as she contemplates Church. 'Could he really be the…?'
At a later time, school was over and everyone was on their way home. Church walked along a bridge, wishing his scooter wasn't in shop. He stops and leans on the railing. He looks out into city before him. The sky a warm orange from the setting sun, cars traveling back and forth, people walking along. He sees a small group of kids from a different school walking on the sidewalk below him. They were all very friendly and what not. Seeing them made him feel alone, which he was kinda. Sighing, he looks to the sky. "... I just wish I could find someone to be with…" He mumbles to himself.
"Um… are you Church Diggers from Kuoh Academy?" A female voice asks from Church's left. "You are right?" Snapped out of his depressed trance he turns to see a young woman around his age, long raven hair, violet eyes, and blushing. She was wearing a schoolgirls uniform and holding a bag in her hands. 'What school is she from? I don't recognize that uniform…' He mumbles in his head. There weren't many schools in Kuoh Town, and Church thought he had seen kids wearing uniforms from every school in town. "Y-Yeah I am. Can I help you miss?" The young woman stumbles her words a little before taking a breath to continue. "Diggers-kun… are you seeing anyone right now?" She asks meekily. Her question causes Church to blush as well, was she interested in him? "U-U-Uh no I'm not… why?" She perks up and gives a cheery smile. "That's great! U-Um…. would you… go out with me?"
Church's eyes widen in shock at her request. 'Did she just ask me out?!' No girl had ever asked him out before. "W-What..?" He didn't know what to think. He didn't even know her name and here she was asking him to go out with her. "U-Uh… well you see… I've seen you walking across the bridge all the time… and well that's when I fell… um… so would you… would you please date me?! I would like for you to be my boyfriend!" She exclaimed, apparently not able to contain her feelings anymore. Her words were processed quickly by him. But several things didn't add up. First, he only walked on this bridge when his scooter was in the shop, and that has only happened three times, including this time now. Second, he hasn't seen her school uniform before, so she could be from another town entirely. And third, he doesn't even know her name yet. Logic bashed him over the head and roared to him, saying that he shouldn't date this girl until he knows her better. But she seemed nice; he decided on a compromise. "W-W-Well I… I don't know… you seem nice and all but… I don't even know y-your name yet. I-I'm not saying I don't want to! Don't get me wrong! B-but maybe we could get to know each other a little better before deciding if we really wanna date? H-How about we go on a walk together? I don't need to be home for awhile… so we can head out right now if you want!" His sincerity was clearly well received as the young woman gasped and smiled brightly. "S-Sure! That sounds great!" Church smiled back and walked towards her. "Alright then! S-So tell me… what's yer name?" Her smile appeared sincere, yet something about it seemed rather… dark. "It's Yūma Amano~" With that they set out on their walk, as a pair of catlike eyes witnessed their departure and frowned.
"No…!" Rias murmured in an angered tone as she sat in a candle lit room. Akeno, the girl that watched Church and Yūma, and another girl with blonde hair and grayish-light blue eyes listened, waiting for their president's orders. "Your premonition was right, Ms. President…" The unfamiliar girl with cat eyes said. "Spot-on you say…?" Rias aks and sighs. "I was right to have you keep watch on him… thank you Koneko." The girl with feline eyes and white hair nods as a way of saying "you are welcome". Akeno steps forward, a worried tone lingers in her voice. "Ms. President, what shall we do?" Rias replies, "... He's going to need us." She stands and folds her arms, looking angered and worried. "I hoped we would have more time to be sure… but it seems we must proceed. You three, stay and begin preparing things… I will go to him." The trio nods in unison as they understand what she plans on doing. Rias reaches down and takes several unusual chess pieces in her hands. "Our newest member is about to join us…"
Yūma and Church walked for two hours. Chatting sweetly as they made their way through the maze that was the city. The sun, having now set, still casted a warm, orange glow on the sky. The two youngsters had come to the town's park. No one but them was there and they stopped at the fountain that stood in the parks center. "Y'know… it's getting kinda late." Church chimed looking to Yūma. "Oh yes… does this mean you'll be heading home?" She sounded a little down about their time together having come to an end. "Yeah… but I do wish I could stay longer. I… I really enjoyed this Yūma." He blushes with a smile. She does the same and skips to his front. "This was so wonderful Church-kun… but… there's something that would make it all perfect!" Her blush darkens and this causes Church's blush to do the same. He sees her purse her lips for a slight second and wonders. 'I-Is she going to kiss me…?!'
"A-And… what would that be Y-Yūma?" She begins hopping towards him in small bursts until she's right in front of him. Her proximity to him makes him gulp and darken his blush. Her smile is all the shines as she dips her head down a little and says something. Yet what he heard was clearly either a mistake on his part or hers. "U-Uh I'm sorry could you say that again?" He mumbles. Her smiles grows slightly, becoming ominous and dark. She closes the space between them, moving her face to his ear. He quietly gasps at the action. She purrs in his ear something that made his stomach churn, in a twisted and smug whisper she says "Could you die for me~?"
"GAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" Church wails in horrible, horrible pain. His eyes, now dinner plates, slowly and shakingly look down. A long, twisted, glowing red rod was sticking out of his gut, the tip pierced through and barely poking through his back. At the middle of this horrible spear he saw Yūma's hand. He was stabbed. Fatally wounded. Yuma had just stabbed him. "That's it~ Diiiie for me~" She purrs in a sick tone before making a great leap back. She pulls the spear with her and out of Church, causing more suffering for the young man. The rod appears to shrink and then disappears into nothingness. Yūma lands at the fountains edge on her feet, Church drops to one knee, shaking, clutching at his gushing wound. What happened next caused his heart to roar with speed. Yūma's clothes bursts into nothingness, revealing her naked form to him for a brief moment. Black, strap-like objects that resemble latex appear and form around and under her breasts, as well as a thong-like piece with three thin straps holding it up on her hips, gloves that run up her arms, a shoulder guard with three large, sprouting spikes on her right shoulder, and black thigh-high heel boots. And then, two, large, black feathered wings spring from her back. "D-D-Dear… G-God… what the Hell?!" He mumbles and groans in disbelief and fear as the sun's light disappears and night falls upon the sky.
"Those brief moments we spent together… I had fun… hehe kidding~" She chuckles in that tone that he would come to hate. "Such a naive fool… I'm sorry about this, oh wait I'm not hehehe. But when we gained intelligence that you were a threat to us, they sent me… I decided to do away with you~" Resting and leaning her head on her hand she continues. "If you want someone to blame you should really blame yourself, going with a girl you don't even know, how stupid of you~ I bet you were hoping to get in my pants at the end of the night~ How pathetic, virgins like you are so easy to fool~" Her mockery was pissing him off. "Or… you could blame God~ After all he gave you the Sacred Gear in the first place~" Sacred Gear? She was spouting gibberish to him. Nothing about this made sense. She said God… could this be an act of God? But why would God command this? "W-W-W-What're… what're you t-talking abou-?!" He begins throwing up. Upchucking great amounts of blood mixing with what stomach contents that hadn't already seeped out of his stomach wound, creating a foul vomit that partially landed on his chest and pants. The rest falling splattering on the ground and trickling down his and throat from his mouth. "How pathetic and disgusting~ Oh well~! This was fun, for me at least~ Tata! Enjoy dying Church Diggers~!" She cheers with her wings springing up as she begins floating off the ground, causing a gust that pushes the now incredibly weak Church on his back. She flies off with sick happiness.
Church is left gurgling on his blood, trying to breathe but to no avail. "W-What was this…?" He whimpers. "W-Why…? G-God… God dammit no… ffffu-fuck... I can't. I can't die this way… I won't die this way…" He lifts up his right hand and stares at it, the blood, the crimson color filling his memories of earlier. When he saw that girl with the long, red hair. Her beauty giving him a strange sense of comfort. "R-Red… red hair… her hair… red like the blood on my hands…" His hand flops to the ground, he can't hold it up anymore. His head tilts to the side, seeing rose bushes under a tree. Tears stream down his eyes. "Red… like roses… God… please God… send me her… send me an angel." But it wasn't an angel that came, twas the devil. A rushing of winds sounds and blows over him as the sound of feet tapping on the ground sound and a red glow lights up the small area. It came from behind him. His eyes look upwards and he sees the outline of a woman with large, bat like wings standing above him, looking down on him with crossed arms in the red light. He can't make out her whole face, only a small frown. "... I don't know… w-who… or what you are but… please… please help me…" The last thing Church saw before he blacked was the woman's frown become a smile. And the last thing he heard, made the last thing he felt be safety. "You will live for my sake…"
"Guuh!" Church gasped as he sprang up in his bed. The moment from last night still filled his thoughts. He darts his eyes around his bedroom, wondering how he got home. "H-How?!" He then looks down at his stomach, feeling it and seeing there was no wound… no scar. His deep breaths continue as he tries to make sense of the situation. "Was it… a dream… n-no… no it was too real… it had to be re-... huh?" Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a large bulge ,under his covers, next to him on the bed. "W-What the He-Hell?! WHHHHHAAAAAAAAAA!?" He screamed and jumped off the bed. He had lifted the covers, to find that underneath them, was none other than Rias Gremory, lying completely naked in his bed asleep.
"W-What the Hell?! W-What're you doin' in my bed?!" He screams. His cries stirs Rias from her rest. Her eyes flutter open as she groans a little from drowsiness. "Mmm… morning?" She rubs her eyes all while Church looks on in disbelief. She rises slowly, raising a hand into the air and placing the other to her chin she yawns and stretches, giving Church a full view of her breasts. But he doesn't care about them, he's focused on the intruder in his home. After her stretch she takes notice of Church. "Ah. Goodmorning." Her voice is sweet and warm, something a person could listen to for hours. "W-What're you doing in my home…?! T-This has to be a dream…" He says dipping his head, unsure if this was reality. "Nope~ This is all real." Rias says as she brings up her leg and resting her head on her hands which sit atop her knee. This pose reveal her vagina though she doesn't seem to care. "Wha-?!" Before Church can reply he is interrupted. "Hello, Church Diggers, I am Rias Gremory. I am a Devil. And, your new master~"