Hello all once more!
I am back with another chapter of the Pentakill Peerage! I had quite a bit of fun writing the last chapter, so I'm gonna keep writing more.
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Chapter 2: Rocking the Boat
The next morning was weird for Issei. He had gone around the school, but it seemed almost as if no one had even known Yuuma existed. Not even his three best friends had any faith in him. No one seemed to believe him. Then there was that weird interaction with that creepy transfer student Karthus.
Issei had been walking down the hallway when he saw Karthus and that towering giant of his friend. Mordekaiser or some shit like that? Either way, the crowd was parting before the two friends as they walked along. Karthus sent a glance up to Mordekaiser, who nodded and kept moving. Karthus stopped and placed his hand on Issei's shoulder, leaning in beside his ear. It took all of Issei's willpower to not shudder as the kid's cold breath washed over his ear.
"Welcome to your blessed undeath kid. Enjoy your stay."
Before Issei could even turn to look at the white haired teenager, he was gone, leaving Issei alone and searching for anything that could explain what just happened.
Issei shook his head. That, compiled with the lack of Yuuma was more than enough to put him on edge. So much so that he was still very far out of it even while watching porn with his friends later that evening. Then the weirdness really started.
It all happened when the guys turned out the lights to watch the porn better. Sure, for them, it may have gotten darker, but for him, it was as if it was still bright as day in that room. He dismissed himself from the group quickly and began his trek home. However, he soon found himself back near the fountain from his weird dream the night before. He half expected to see Karthus there again, or maybe the big breasted bitch that killed him in the dream. However, it was just him.
Or so he thought.
Little did he know, Mordekaiser was nearby, tasked with keeping an eye on the boy Rias had resurrected. His boss had wanted to know if there was anything special about the boy, seeing as she somehow brought him back, and Mordekaiser knew that it couldn't have been the kid's charming personality responsible for it. So he was some distance away, watching but out of earshot. He started approaching, however, when he saw a man in a trench coat start closing in on issei. Trench coats never meant safe business after all. The man's mouth was moving, but Mordekaiser couldn't tell exactly what he was saying. He saw the kid leap backwards over the fountain, and an eyebrow raised. Huh. maybe this kid had something special after all. He picked up his pace a bit more. The kid started running and the man took off after him on black feathered wings. Just like the woman Karthus had mentioned. Mordekaiser swore and picked up his pace so he was sprinting. Two hits in as many days. Whoever wanted the pervert dead really wanted him dead. He pulled his guitar keychain out and channeled some magic into it, transforming it into his beloved guitar axe, Numero Uno. He saw Issei turn to run from the man and see him. The kid stopped in surprise at the sight of him, and Mordekaiser couldn't help but let out a smirk. His devil wings erupted from his back and he leapt forward, soaring through the air. He was almost to Issei when a glowing blade sprouted through the pervert's chest, evidently having been thrown by the trench coat man. He cleared Issei's kneeling body and came down on the man like the hammer of god. The man had evidently not seen his charging form until it was too late, and he brought another light blade up to defend himself from the overhanded swing of the guitar. The man evidently hadn't been prepared for Mordekaiser's unyielding strength, however, and got flung backwards from the force.
Mordekaiser was always one of the two most physically powerful members of Pentakill, and the blessing of the Rook piece did nothing but improve upon it immensely. Mordekaiser rose to his full height and rested Numero Uno on his shoulder as he smirked at the man, who was just getting up from where he landed, some twenty yards away.
"Crow! What is your name, you pathetic wretch?"
"My name is Dohnaseek, you scum. What connection do you hold to that stray?"
"Me? Nah. I got none. Some chick seems to have particular interest in him. But I must say, that light blade trick is pretty neat. Now, are you going to give me a good fight or not?"
Dohnaseek growled. "You devils are all the same. Overconfident, and just cowards when it comes down to the wire." He formed two light blades in his hands and got in a stance. Mordekaiser narrowed his eyes and spit in his direction.
"The only thing that stopped me last time was when a mountain dropped its peak on me. I dare you to try." With that, the Master of Metal charged forwards, as his opponent did the same. Mordekaiser led with a powerful swing to the side, his guitar starting to glow. "MACE!" He cried out. Dohnaseek blocked with both, but had to redirect the swing in order to not get blown away by the force. He deflected it upwards, but before he could swing at Mordekaiser's exposed side, the guitar was already returning. "OF!" Mordekaiser yelled. His guitar was glowing even brighter now. Dohnaseek ducked under the swing before launching himself backwards. Mordekaiser launched himself back at Dohnaseek, bringing his brightly glowing guitar over his head. His eyes were glowing red, catching Dohnaseek off guard. He stumbled back, and Mordekaiser was instantly upon him. He raised his blades and crossed them, hoping beyond hope that he would be able to block this. "SPADES!" Mordekaiser roared with a voice that sounded like many.
And down came the axe.
Mace of spades had always been one of Mordekaiser's favorite abilities in combat. Boosting his first swing, boosting the second swing further, and doubling the crushing force in his last swing was always a quick and easy way to put overconfident opponents on the ropes. This fancy new bonus of being a rook certainly helped magnify it even further. So needless to say, Dohnaseek was yet again caught off guard when the axe came down with twice the force of Mordekaiser's previous swings. His light blades held firm, but his arms and legs did not. Without a proper stance, Dohnaseek's limbs never stood a chance. With a horrific crunching noise, the bones in his arms and legs completely shattered, causing his blades to slam into his chest and embed himself in the pavement. His eyes were wide and unseeing as he gasped and struggled to even breathe. Mordekaiser, more than satisfied, stood up and turned to look at Issei. To his mild surprise, he saw three girls there as well, members of the Occult Research Club, if he wasn't mistaken. The red haired one, Rias, was knelt over issei's bleeding body, picking him up. The busty black haired one and the midget white haired one was simply staring at him, the bimbo with a heavy blush on her face and a dreamy smile, one suited for the bedroom rather than public spaces. He approached the three, slinging his axe over his shoulder.
"So… What are you all doing here?" He asked, looking between them all.
"I'm saving one of the members of my peerage." Rias said, standing up with Issei in her arms. "But I see you have already taken care of that pesky fallen angel." She said, glancing around his massive frame at the twitching figure in the pavement. Mordekaiser chuckled.
"Yeah, I was hoping he would put up at least a little fight before I broke him."
"Ara ara, didn't know you were so dominating, Mordey-kun" Akeno said.
Mordekaiser looked at her. "Wait, aren't you the chick I ended up choking that first day? Well, whatever. Yeah I'm strong. You don't get a body like this by being lazy all day." He smirked. He looked at Koneko, who looked up at him. Her blank eyes stared at him for a while, before she mumbled "big" and formed a magic circle, teleporting away.
Mordekaiser shrugged. "Anyways, I gotta get back home. Work to blow off. See you all later!" He said, before leaping into the sky and flapping his wings, sending his huge frame rocketing back home. Akeno glanced at Rias with a slightly pleading look. Rias sighed.
"Go ahead. But try not to get yourself killed."
"Right!"
And with that, she teleported away. Rias looked down at the dying Issei. "Better get you home so I can heal you up." She murmured, a magic circle forming beneath her feet as well. With that, she teleported away, leaving a quietly whimpering Dohnaseek behind.
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The Pentakill household was rarely a lively affair in the morning. Everybody woke up at their own time and ate breakfast whenever, then they all went to school as a group. However, This was not one of those peaceful mornings.
"WHAT THE HELL!?"
SLAM
The other members of Pentakill jerked awake and looked around. The sound had come from Mordekaiser's room, and they were rather curious about what could make the giant react in such a way. Olaf was the first to the door and kicked it open, revealing a very naked Mordekaiser standing, holding Akeno Himejima by the throat in a similar state of undress. Immediately, Olaf burst out laughing. "Wh-What the hell happened here?' He gasped out between guffaws. Mordekaiser growled and tightened his grip on her neck, causing her to gasp and cry out, albeit with a very heavy blush on her face.
"This masochistic bitch was in my bed when I woke up! Both of us naked!" He glared at her. "All you had to do was ask and I'd gladly fuck you. But never do I trust someone who just appears in my bed."
By this point, everybody got to the room. Karthus looked in and shook his head. "Mordekaiser, Akeno, get dressed. Then come downstairs, where Akeno shall explain before she walks with us to school. Understood?"
Mordekaiser nodded and gave one last squeeze before dropping the coughing Akeno to the floor.
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The gossip around the schoolyard was quite abuzz. It had really started when Pentakill had arrived with the Great Lady Akeno walking along with them with a big purplish bruise around her neck clearly in the shape of a hand. And the only one with a hand large enough was Mordekaiser. Rumors had begun to spread immediately, tall tales of the entire band gangbanging her forcefully, with Mordekaiser being the focus of the harshest stories. He had instantly become shunned and hated. That is, until Akeno confronted the rumors herself and denied them, instead saying how she had asked him to choke her for fun. Now people were already aware of her Sadomasochism, so they just accepted that instead. The band found it rather amusing how weak-minded teenagers were. Just a few words here and there could easily change a person's mind. Now the rumors were that the powerful Mordekaiser would be the one to tame Akeno. Mordekaiser would just growl and shake off the questions people would ask. It was all just a waste of his time.
The rumor mill began full force again when Issei walked in, right next to the beautiful Rias Gremory. This caused no small amount of freakouts. For while Akeno being potentially violated by a heavy metal band of delinquents was bad enough, this was Issei Hyoudou. People felt kinda bad for jumping to conclusions about the foreigners, but everyone knew the perverted trio. So there was no sanction for the newest devil in town. When Rias had parted ways with the pervert, she made her way up the stairs towards Sona Sitri. After exchanging words about the situation, they both looked over as Karthus approached. He tossed a lazy salute their way.
"Hey there. So… you mind telling me what is so special about that kid?"
Rias narrowed her eyes, then shrugged. He was a fellow devil, and the kid was already in her peerage. So might as well. "We believe that he possesses a special relic called the Boosted Gear, one of the thirteen Longinus class weapons, capable of killing even the almighty."
Karthus whistled with a grin. "Man, that's an awful lot of power to be wasted in that person. Where the hell did he get it?"
"Sacred Gears are manifested in people since birth. The Lord himself gives them out." Sona Sitri said, adjusting her glasses as she glared at Karthus. She was not a fan of the rambunctious group of punks.
Karthus burst out laughing, causing some people to glance over and start gossiping. Why was the leader of a group of punks chatting with one of the great ladies and the student president? Karthus settled down and shook his head. "You mean He, the father of Heaven, thought that there was a justifiable cause to put such a devastating weapon in such a kid as that?" He pinched the bridge of his nose. "Is he a perverted old man or something?"
The other two devils stared in shock at their fellow king. They couldn't believe what he just said. He shook his head and turned his back to them and began walking away. He waved over his shoulder. "Whatever, just enjoy your new piece…" He said, walking over to where Kayle was waiting for him. The two other kings narrowed their eyes as they watched him go.
"I still don't like him or his peerage." Sona said, adjusting her glasses again. "I can't ever get a good read on any of them. They are too dangerous to be kept as variables. Either we need to confirm they are on our side, or they need to be removed from town."
Rias looked at her companion in shock. "Wow Sona, you really do not like these guys at all. But I don't think that we need to go that far. Yesterday, Karthus's Rook Mordekaiser viciously beat and crippled a fallen angel that had attacked Issei. And he did it with just four blows. These guys are strong, just very free spirited. I think that they will likely leave us alone, as long as we don't get in their way. I think they are actually rather nice, if you get close to them. They almost seem like a family."
"Speaking of family…"
"Please don't Sona. Just… don't."
"As you wish."
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After school had ended, the members of Pentakill decided to meet in an empty room to discuss recent events.
"Alright, Mordekaiser. So you said that the man you brutalised called himself Dohnaseek and was a fallen angel, right?"
"Yeah. Pathetically weak."
"That's besides the point. This morning, I found out why Rias wanted him so badly. Apparently he has a weapon within him capable of killing even the rulers of heaven and hell. We can only assume that the fallen angels are more than aware of this, seeing as they have now tried to kill the kid twice in as many days." Karthus summarised. Olaf let out a whistle.
"Damn. The kid doesn't look particularly strong, and the less said about him himself the better." He said, earning nods of agreement from Kayle and Sona. "So what's the plan boss? I'm getting rather antsy. Only Mordey has gotten a fight and I'm itching for my shot."
"Damn it not you too…" Mordekaiser groaned. "I hate that nickname. I used to be fearsome…" He grumbled, causing yorick to chuckle lowly and pat his shoulder. Karthus chuckled as well and shook his head.
"I sense a great deal of conflicts arising. I want each of you to stay in Issei's general area each day in case the fallen angels try again on any future day. Is that understandable?"
"Yep!"
"Now let's go back home. Olaf, you're to stay here and escort Issei home tonight."
"You got it boss." Olaf said, twirling his keychain around his fingers. "Maybe I'll get some drumming practice in as I wait for him." he muttered, making his way out of the room.
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Olaf was in the room of the school for instrumental classes. Fortunately enough, it was close enough so that olaf could look out the window and see when Issei would leave the schoolhouse building. He had currently arranged all of the available drums and percussion equipment around him, enabling him to beat out several complex and heavy rhythms. He was using his personal drumsticks so that he would not break every drumstick the school owns. He momentarily paused when he heard the old schoolhouse's door open, and he used that moment to glance out the window to see Issei on his bike. Olaf grinned. Time to see what wonderful action he would see this time.
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Man was he disappointed.
The best part was all the exercise he was getting as a result from having to run after Issei on his bike. But all the action he got to see was Issei calmly handing out flyers with magic circles on them. Olaf groaned with every place they stopped at. It was so boring! Why did Mordekaiser get all the good stuff? Damn giant…
Olaf perked up when they started heading back to the old schoolhouse. He figured Issei would need to report back after working after all. At least the damn pervert had a good work ethic, though his motivations were less than savory.
Who the hell screams out "I'm gonna be the Harem King" in the middle of night in public?
But here he goes, once more tearing off on his bike.
Wonder what's got him all riled up? Maybe it's a good fight!
Olaf grinned and sprinted after him.
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Olaf wanted to scream. He spent the whole evening bored out of his mind as Issei and that civilian dragged on and on about some show or something. He wanted to fight, dammit! He almost wished that Issei could get himself killed again so that he could fight someone. The boy seemed to be good at that. Now Olaf was following Issei at a sedated pace.
Suddenly a barrier came down and a woman appeared. Olaf's eyes widened with barely concealed bloodlust. But he waited for a moment.
"I, Kalawarner, was ordered to eliminate any traces of you. This truly is unusual."
Olaf's hand clenched as he used a miniscule amount of magic to bring his drumsticks to combat size.
"How are you still alive?!"
Black feathered wings. A match for what had been described. Hold it Olaf…. Hold it…. Don't attack yet… Wait for it...
"You were supposed to have been killed by her!"
A glowing spear formed in her hand and she dexterously flung it straight at issei. Olaf couldn't help it anymore and let out a gleeful roar as he sprinted into battle. Kalawarner jumped back as a large metal club with a skull on it flew right by her face as Olaf jumped down. As such, she didn't notice the gremory crest appear on Issei's hand. She spun around to face Olaf, who threw his jacket off to the side and rolled up his sleeves, revealing bulging muscles. He gripped both club handles again and grinned as he stared her down.
"Who the hell are you?" Kalawarner demanded, summoning another light spear. "Are you the one who attacked Dohnaseek?"
"Nah, that was my buddy Mordekaiser." He growled with a feral grin. "M'name's Olaf. I'll be your doom for the evening." He said, tapping one of his clubs on his shin. Kalawarner's eyes narrowed.
"Why are you defending this devil? Dohnaseek muttered something about the Gremory clan, but you don't match the description of any members."
"Nah, the kid belongs to her. I don't have anything ta do with that bitch." He snorted. "Kid might as well be part of our peerage, with the amount of time we spend defendin' him. Think his owner woulda done something by now. The kid's pathetic, that's fer sure. But boss wants him protected. So protected he shall be. Now can we just get to the part where I beat you into the ground? Thanks." He said as he charged forwards with a roar.
Mordekaiser said that being a rook boosted his damage even further than it had ever been. Boy could he feel it. Each blow whistled through the air with the power to pulverise stone. Kalawarner could obviously sense the power behind the swings, so she made sure to avoid and deflect rather than try to meet him head on in a test of strength. Inside, she was panicking. This mission had supposed to have been easy. But now, here was this ridiculously strong hunk trying to beat her into the ground for no good reason. She really did not want to end up like Dohnaseek, and Raynare had mentioned something about a man obsessed with death radiating a strange power. These were all new pieces on the board, and they were all posing a rather high threat.
Meanwhile, on the ground, Issei was in shock, trying to mentally process everything happening. Was… Was what Olaf said true? Was he really so pathetic? It was the third time one of these Pentakill guys had been near him when he was attacked, and the second time they defended him from a fallen angel attack. How could he get stronger if he had to rely on others all the time? How could he protect a lovely harem if he couldn't even protect himself? He closed his eyes, remembering the words Rias had said to him. He focused hard on it and let out a shout. Olaf and Kalawarner paused what they were doing and glanced over. They let out a surprised shout in unison as a beam of light overtook them, blasting the clothes off of both of them. Kalawarner flew up and out of reach.
"Sacred gear? Rather than kill you here I should return and report this!"
With that, the busty bluenette flew off. Olaf looked down at himself, completely naked, before turning an icy glare towards Issei, who looked at him and screamed, covering his eyes.
"Dude! Why are you naked!?"
"You made it happen!" Olaf roared back.
"Get some damn clothes on then! If you were a girl I wouldn't mind but I'm not into guys!"
"Dude! That's what you're thinking about?" Olaf shook his head. "Whatever, I'm heading home. Congrats on getting your powerup I guess. See you tomorrow."
"Wait that's it? You're just gonna leave?"
Olaf looked back with a fierce glare. "My evening has been spent following you on your bike while I was on foot, watching you hand out pamphlets and geek out over something pointless, I finally get into a good fight and… You blow my clothes off and let her get away. I'm done. I'm going home."
There wasn't much Issei could say to that.
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There was a definitive chorus of laughter when Olaf returned later that night. Mordekaiser in particular took great delight in taunting Olaf's now nude state. However, Karthus was interested in what had caused it. He leaned forward from his spot on the couch, fingers steepled in front of him.
"So, Olaf. Can you please describe what this thing on Issei's arm looked like?"
"Sure thing. Damned thing was a red spiky gauntlet thing… Had a big emerald gem in the middle. Looks like it could earn a pretty penny, if I didn't want to smash it so bad."
"Certainly sounds like a weapon. But to be able to kill deities? You said there was a bright light and your clothes were obliterated?"
"Aye. Blinding light, and the clothing fell away as if by some concussive blast. Certainly not a God killer by any stretch of the imagination." There was a collective wince at the deity's name causing a slight pain to all of them. That was something they needed to get used to.
"Well, now we know for sure that he holds something. That much is guaranteed. But what concerns me is the fact that the other faction, the fallen angels, they also know he has something at least. So now it seems that he would be just as much at risk now than he ever was. We will need to protect him until he has become strong enough to protect himself."
"Boss. If I may." It was more of a statement than a request. Everyone turned to look at Yorick, who was the one to speak. This was an oddity. Yorick was rarely the one to start a conversation, after all. The creature in a teen body had spent so long by himself, buried in the tombs of Shurima, that he long since had a need for conversation. But now he was speaking up, so all paid attention.
"Why the fuck are we protecting this kid?"
Karthus grinned. It was only a matter of time before someone questioned his motives. "We all want to fight, to destroy, and to rock. Correct?"
A chorus of agreements were heard.
"Well, if you ask me, someone with the power to kill an almighty being is someone who will be deeply rooted in any conflicts that may arise in the future, if not the focal point. If he dies, than there won't be any really strong opponents actively coming to this area. All we would have to fight would be the two royal demons here. While most likely strong in their own right, I do not wish to sour our relations with them so soon. So, we keep the boy safe, we fight strong people who come. Simple as that. Any objections?"
Various degrees of shaking heads across the room.
"Very well. Tomorrow, Yorick, you're up. Everyone else, rest up. Something big is going to happen soon."
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Alright! That closes up Chapter 2 and Episode 2 as well! Next chapter, we get to meet Asia, and get to see Yorick in action. Thank you to all who have reviewed! This is looking to be one of my most popular fanfictions of all time! So thanks!
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A'ight, that wraps up the reviews for chapter one! I shall see you all in chapter three!