Chapter 1 is up! Just some minor things though like Haruka awakening his power and to jump start the story. Nothing really important until the next chapter or two where all the key characters will gather.

Chapter 1: Awakening

-6 years later-

"Onii-sama! Wait for me!"

"You're slow Irina."

Haruka shouted to his little sister. Seven months after his adoption into the Shidou family, Shidou Aya gave birth to Irina. Needless to say, Haruka was excited, well, as excited as a seven months old boy could be. The pair grew close as sibling as they grow up together.

"We'll be leaving tomorrow and we won't have time to say goodbye to Ise."

Yes, the Shidou family will be leaving for England the day after. The pair planned to say goodbye to their childhood friend, Hyoudou Issei before they prepare to depart tomorrow so they're running to the playground where they usually meet to play.

"Yo Ise!"

Haruka call out to the brown haired boy who was sitting on a swing.

"Haru, Iri-chan!"

Replied the boy known as Hyoudou Issei.

"So, why did you two suddenly want to meet me?"

He asked.

"Umm… how do I say this… "

Irina try to pick her words carefully before telling the boy that they will move out from Kuoh.

"Ise, sorry to tell you this now but we're here to say goodbye. We're moving to England tomorrow."

Haru bluntly tell Issei.

"W-what? Y-You're moving tomorrow? Why? It's too sudden!"

Issei cried.

"It's because of our parent."

"But… but…"

Tears began to flow from Issei's eyes as he realized that he won't meet his two best friends again.

"Hey, it's gonna be alright. We will definitely meet again, I promise."

Haru assures him with a brotherly smile.

"Really?"

"Of course, we're friends, right?"

Irina cheerfully added.

"Well then let's play together one last time!"

""Ouu!""

The three friends then spend their final day together playing in the playground until night fell. As it is their last day together, they want to spend it together making the best memories of their life before being separated.

When it's almost dark, the children reluctantly stop playing and decided to go home. The wonderful day ended then and they hope that tomorrow will never come as they walk together.

Not far behind the kids, a group of four men observe them carefully.

"Hmm, so that's the children of Touji Shidou?"

"Yes, a boy with silvery blond hair and a boyish girl that matched the description sent by our comrades."

"Time to take revenge."

The four men then disappear before reappearing in front of the three children.

"Hello children."

Spoke one of the men.

"Hello mister."

Irina responded. Haruka suddenly felt a strange sensation on the back of his mind. It is like something is telling him that there's something wrong.

"Irina!"

Haru immediately dived in to save his little sister when he noticed the dangerous smile on the man's face and a sudden unexplainable feeling of power coming from the man.

Shortly after, the spot where Irina once stood exploded in a burst of power.

"Tch, the brat noticed."

The man who attacked clicked his tongue.

"What, what's happening?!"

Issei panicked at the situation.

"Why did you attack us?! What are you?!"

Haru demanded as he shields Irina who is trembling from fear at what had just happened. If Haru were a second late, she would've died.

"Hmph, might as well tell you as all you brats are gonna die."

'Seriously? That was easy. Totally grunts.'

Haru thought, thinking that they look the same as grunts usually found in movies.

"We're here to kill you brats as revenge to what Shidou Touji did to our comrades. As for what we are, we are devils who have a grudge against him!"

The man who appears to be their leader said as he shows them their bat-like wings.

Irina and Issei were surprised by the revelation but not Haru. To say that he's not entirely surprised is wrong though. He is definitely surprised but he is just more composed.

"Hoo, you don't seem surprised boy. That means you are aware of our existence. Then it's worth more to kill you here now."

'This is bad… they are devils huh and they hold a grudge towards tou-san. This means that tou-san is part of the force that goes against them, most likely some kind of priest, maybe exorcist. This is really bad. I presume they have made sure that no one can interfere as they kill us so they must've… '

"Die!"

The lead devil throws a ball of energy at the children as Haru was thinking. Seeing this, Haru immediately jump to the path of the energy ball and took it head on.

"Ugh… guaaahhh!"

Haru screamed in pain.

"Onii-sama!"

"Haru!"

Irina and Issei call out his name concerned.

"Hoo, you are quite tough boy."

The lead devil spoke as he prepares another ball of energy.

"Nooo!"

This time, it was Issei who jumped in, taking the attack upon himself.

"Ise, what are you doing?"

Haru ask as he recovers from the earlier attack.

"Ehehehe… I don't know. My body just moved on its own."

"Stupid! This doesn't concern you! Their problem is with my family!"

Haru scolded his friend.

Issei got up.

"True… but I won't abandon my friend, never. You promised that even after you move tomorrow, we will meet again one day. How can you keep that promise if you won't be alive to keep it?! I will not let that happen!"

[Boost]

"What?!"

The devils were surprised when a sudden burst of power appear from Issei.

Issei's left hand is suddenly covered by a red gauntlet that was not there before.

'Hoo, what's this? My host is still six years old but already awakened me and in the middle of a battle nonetheless.'

A deep, booming voice echoes in Issei's mind.

'Who are you?'

Issei thought.

'Let's leave that for later kid. At your current condition, you can't win against them even if you have awakened me. There is a chance though but it will come at a price.'

The voice spoke to him.

'A price?'

'Sacrifice your arm to me and I will give you enough power to escape. Sadly as you are just a six years old, that is the limit of the price of an arm.'

'No, I don't want to run. I can't leave my friends. Wait, if the price of an arm can let me escape, what will happen if I sacrifice my heart?'

Issei asked.

'Hmm, interesting. That means you will be sacrificing your whole body. You will no longer stay human. Are you really sure about that kid? But even then, you will only have around three seconds to use my power.'

'My resolve cannot be shaken. Take my heart if you have to. I will not let my friends be killed just because of some nonsensical grudge!'

'Hahahaha! Well said! I like you kid, so young but already so strong. Very well, I shall have your heart.'

"Welsh Dragon Overbooster!"

Issei shouted.

"What?! Welsh Dragon?!"

The devils were shocked as a crimson armor began to cover Issei's body. The armor has draconic pattern and green jewels in some parts with the most notable ones being on his chest and his gauntlets.

"Dragon Shot!"

Issei shot a ball of red energy at the lead devil. The devil managed to evade it but the ball hit the two devils behind him and the devil was evaporated.

"Now, Irina, run!"

Haru shouted as he got stood up.

"Damn boy!"

The other devil lunged at Issei who is still in his armor. Seeing this, Issei pull back his right hand and punch the devil right in the gut. But sadly, the armor dissolved right at that moment and both the devil and Issei was thrown back by the force of their respective attack.

While this occurred, the lead devil spotted Irina who is still stunned and cannot decide on what to do, whether she should stay or run.

This costs Irina greatly as the lead devil aimed a bullet of condensed demonic energy at her.

"Die!"

The lead devil shot the bullet.

Irina close her eyes as she notice her impending doom.

But the pain that should've accompanied her death never came.

Instead, to her horror, Haru again caught the attack for her which unluckily, pierce through his heart.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ONII-SAMA!"

Irina screamed in horror as Haru's lifeless body fell to the ground… or should've fallen to the ground.

Instead of Haruka falling, a large burst of silver and black aura came from his body.

"What… what is this?! What is this power?!"

-Underworld-

Serafall Leviathan is working on the stack of paper on her desk when she felt a sudden burst of peculiar energy. It is extremely powerful yet very subtle that she wouldn't have felt it if she did not have her current level of sensing and great familiarity with the energy signature.

Yes, a familiar energy signature. But something is also different. It is very similar to the energy sign she recognized yet also somewhat different. All she know is the fact that the last time she felt this kind of energy signature was six years ago. It is the energy signature similar to that of Shijou Momoka's yet subtly different with a tinge of Kazuya's signature. There is only one person she can think that can possess this kind of energy signature as she is sure that Shijou Momoka was dead since the connection between her and them had been severed. The realization made her cry tear of joy as she immediately prepare a teleportation circle to head to the location of the energy signature.

But she cannot. Something is blocking her.

"Dammit, I forgot that Momo-chan's power over space is very powerful, he must've inherited his mother's power. He had just awakened his power which means the space around him is somewhat distorted due to his sudden awakening."

Serafall sighed as she return to her seat but soon enough, her lips curled upward and she had a relieved expression.

"At least now I know you're alive… "

Serafall Leviathan had never felt happier in the last five years. She is the only one in this world who knew the true consequence of what had just happened.

The awakening of her step-son

"W-what are you?!"

The devil cried as he began to be overwhelmed by the presence of the being in front of him. Shortly after, the torrent of power died down and the boy now held in his hand a crimson katana with translucent blade as if it were made of crystal. The hilt is bright red and a runic pattern is carved on the surface of the blade halfway to the tip.

Before the lead devil could register what had just happened, he felt a stabbing pain running through his heart. When he looked down, the crimson blade is already protruding from his chest.

"H-how…"

The lead devil fell down lifeless while Haru's expression did not change even one bit.

"Damn you brat!"

The remaining devil who had just recovered from his fight with Issei shot a beam of powerful demonic energy with his remaining power.

The attack never reached Haruka. The attack suddenly dispersed as if it hits an invisible wall. The next thing the devil knew is a blade coming straight to his face.

"Checkmate."

Haruka said before he lost consciousness.

When Haruka woke up, he found the concerned face of his parents and Irina looking at him.

"Ugh… tou-san, kaa-san, Irina…"

Haru groaned as he tries to get up from his bed. It appears that he is in his room.

"Haruka, are you okay?"

Touji asked.

"I've been better. My head hurts…"

"Do you remember anything, son?"

His mother asked.

"Right… the devils. Tou-san…"

"It seems that there is some explaining to do. But first, how did you kill those devils? When we arrive, all of them were killed and we found you and Issei unconscious. Irina was crying beside you. She said you shielded her from an attack and was killed. You seem fine and dandy to me."

'Let me explain that.'

A voice echoes in the room. As the family tries to find the source of the voice, a crimson sword suddenly appear over Haru's chest. The sword then turn into a young girl wearing a sailor uniform and her silvery blond hair tied in twintail. Her face somewhat resembles Haru.

'I never thought that I could see you again.'

The young girl turns to Haruka. She caressed his cheek with loving tenderness as tear flow out from her eyes. The girl embraced him lovingly.

"Excuse me but… who are you?"

Haru asked to which the girl immediately release him and clear her throat.

'Ahh yes, we should get that cleared out first. My name is Shijou Momoka.'

She briefly paused before smiling radiantly.

'And I am your mother.'

And Shijou Momoka is back! Seriously I won't kill her so easily... Well, she's technically still dead though. Haruka finally awakens his power and his sacred gear, yeah, I made Momoka into a sacred gear by fusing her with her own sword. How did that happen? Look forward to it (I actually don't have any convincing theories but I'll work one out). Even dead, Momoka still has more use here, even more than most of the living and breathing characters. Anyway, why is Irina using 'Onii-sama' to refer to Haruka? It's a funny story, I discussed with my friend about what should Irina call Haruka and out of all the choices from 'Nii-san' until 'Aniki', 'Onii-sama' got chosen for one reason only. Shiba Miyuki, the bro-con from Mahouka. must've been drunk when I asked though I find it funny to imagine Irina being like Miyuki. Anyway, I still don't know if I should put Irina together with Haruka or keep her as an imouto figure. I'll think about it for a while before making a poll.

Remember, please review and like and whatever. I'll just stay here while daydreaming about Xenovia.