DEVIL WARRIOR
by Gunman
Disclaimer: I do not own Evangelion or Highschool DxD, or their characters.
Summary: Shinji is introduced to the Occult Research Club, and told exactly what he has become now.
Idea from Reisfriend.
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Chapter 2
Devil Shinji
Shinji's eyes blinked open, his eyesight adjusting to the soft light of the room. But as he tried to move his body he realized something.
Three things actually.
1-he was naked.
2-a woman, judging from the two round and soft objects pressing against his back, was behind him, a pair of slim arms wrapped around his chest.
And 3-another sexy young woman was snuggled up against his chest, was also naked, and had her arms wrapped around his waist. Her dark hair was covering her face from view.
Analysis: Two sexy young women, both naked, had him locked in a 'Shinji Sandwich' from which he could not escape.
Result: Panic!
"What is going on here?" Shinji gasped aloud.
"Oh, good. You're awake." a soft voice yawned from behind him.
"Huh?" Shinji said as he turned his head around to try and see who the girl was.
He gasped when he recognized Rias Gremory smiling at him, her arms still around his chest. He blushed when he felt her rubbing her hands over his skin.
"G-Gremory-senpai?" Shinji gasped.
"Glad to see you awake, Shinji-kun." Rias smiled and removed herself from him. "I'm sure you have a lot of questions."
"Yes. I do. Where am I? How did I get here? Why am I, why are we, naked? And..." he looked down at the mop of dark hair that seemed oddly familiar. "Who is this?" he asked of the girl who was still hugging him tightly.
"1-We're in my club room at Kuou Academy. 2-We brought you here after you were killed. 3-We bathed you in magical light to bring you back, which is easier to do when we're naked. And 4-I'm surprised you don't recognize the woman who gave you a jump start." Rias said, fluffing out her long reddish hair with her hands.
Shinji looked down as the woman shifted her body, her hair brushing aside and revealing the face of...
"Himejima-senpai?" he gasped, his heart beating faster at seeing the beautiful young woman who had been his crush since he came to Kuou.
"Hmm. Shinji-kun..." Akeno sighed contently as she snuggled deeper into his chest.
However, Shinji's rapidly beating heart, and something else beginning to rise, that woke Akeno up, her head raised and looking at Shinji with a warm smile and an enthusiastic look on her face.
"SHINJI-KUN! YOU'RE AWAKE!" she shouted, releasing his waist and wrapping her arms around his neck, which thrust his face in between her generous boobs.
(Which is not unlike a certain blue-haired succubus from a certain monster school)
Rias just smiled as she picked up her black silk bra and panties from the floor.
"While I'm glad to see that you're happy Akeno, maybe you should let Shinji breathe before he dies again?" Rias smiled, picking up the rest of her clothes.
Akeno paused, blinked, and released Shinji, the latter stumbled out of the bed, naked as the day he was born and breathed in deeply.
"Oh. Sorry, Shinji-kun." Akeno said with an apologetic smile as she bent over the side of the bed to stare at him.
"It's... okay." Shinji said, hiding his still hard manhood with his hands. He looked away from her.
"Is something wrong, Shinji-kun?" Akeno asked.
"You're... still naked." Shinji gasped, trying not to stare at the gorgeous dark-haired woman.
"You can look at me all you want." Akeno said with a smile, not bothering to cover her voluptuous body.
"Uh... really?" he asked.
"Akeno, I'm going to take a shower. If Shinji has any questions don't hesitate to answer them." Rias said as she headed into the back.
"You have your own shower?" Shinji asked.
"Yes." Akeno said as she helped Shinji to the couch, the pair still naked. "Do you have any questions Shinji-kun?"
"Uh... some." he said, still covering his privates with his hands even as Akeno said next to him, completely unashamed of her exposed and healthy body.
"Feel free to ask anything." Akeno said.
"Uh... what's going on? I thought... I thought I was dead." he said.
"You were dead." she said.
"I was?"
"Yes. A Fallen Angel named Reynalle stabbed you in the stomach. By the time we arrived you were dead. I brought you back, temporarily, using my powers, but it was Buchou who brought you back to life." Akeno answered.
"What? You brought me back?"
"Yes."
"But... Gremory-senpai brought me back to life? How?"
"Resurrection. She brought you back using her Devil powers." she explained.
"But... if you brought me back, then..." he started to ask.
"I can't do full resurrections, only temporary ones. But it was long enough to get you to agree to accepting our help." Akeno said.
"What help? What's happened to me?" Shinji asked. "And what did you mean 'her Devil powers' when you mentioned Gremory-senpai?"
"Because that's what she is. And so am I, just like you are now."
"I'm... a devil?" he asked.
"Yes." she said with a smile. "But it's not as bad as it sounds."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean..." she said, leaning over and taking Shinji's hand. "...you're not alone anymore."
"Senpai..."
"You are one of us, Shinji-kun. Like me." she said with a soft smile.
"Himejima-senpai..." Shinji whispered her name.
"Just Akeno-san is fine." Akeno whispered back.
Shinji just stared at the beautiful young woman as they slowly moved closer to each other. Their lips were a couple inches from touching when,
"If you're going to kiss, could you do it in less awkward way?" Rias asked, returning from the back shower, fully dressed.
"Oh!" the pair gasped as they pulled back.
"Akeno, take a shower and get dressed. Shinji will be next." Rias said.
"Of course, Buchou." Akeno said as she got up, picked her clothes off the floor, and walked towards the bathroom, slightly distraught over leaving Shinji.
Rias tossed Shinji a blanket and went over to sit down in her chair at what he thought was her desk.
"Senpai, what's going on?" Shinji asked.
"Akeno didn't tell you?" Rias asked.
"Not... everything." Shinji said as he wrapped himself in the blanket.
"I see. Well, then let me break it down for you. I am a Devil and you are my servant." Rias said as Shinji looked a little confused. "Devils, as in biblical ones." she said as she stood up, and exposed her wings, which popped right out of her back, but didn't appear to shred her clothes. "Akeno is one as well, and like her you are my servant. There are two others who serve me. You'll meet them later."
"I'm really a devil?" Shinji asked.
Rias smirked as she snapped her fingers, and Shinji felt his back pulse and wriggle, right before a pair of wings shot out of his back and stretch out fully. This naturally caused the blanket he had around his body to fly off, revealing him standing in all his glory before her.
Rias smirked as she looked at Shinji.
Oh yes, I'm sure Akeno is going to be very happy with you. Rias thought as Shinji brought his wings around to cover himself. Like a cloak. Though I wonder if this is a result of the Devil-transformation process or if Shinji-kun really was that endowed beforehand. It's difficult to know since I couldn't compare him before I turned him.
Breaking out of her musings, Rias started to explain.
"Being Devils, we are trying to survive when we are attacked by Angels and Fallen Angels." Rias said to him, even as she pulled her wings back into her body. "As my servant, you will need to learn how to live like one of us, starting tomorrow. I will teach you the rules and how you will work, and my strongest servant, Akeno, will teach you how to use your powers."
"I get to spend time with Akeno-san?" Shinji asked, brightened up.
"Does that... please you?" Rias asked with a smirk.
"Well, I..." Shinji said, a blush forming on his cheeks.
"You're attracted to her."
"...yes." he said softly.
"Only her? Am I not attractive enough to gain your attention?" she smirked.
"No! You are! It's just..."
"You don't need to explain, Shinji-kun. I was only teasing you. You really need to lighten up." she smiled.
"That's what Misato used to tell me." he said in a near whisper.
"You're guardian." she replied.
"How did you..." he started to ask.
"I know everything about the servants I resurrect. So, any other questions?"
"Akeno-san said that a Fallen Angel named Reynalle killed me. Did she kill me because of my piloting the Eva's?" he asked.
"Yes. And no. You see, ever since ancient times, Angels, Fallen Angels and Devils have been at war with each other. Angels are Gods warriors tasked to destroy Devils and Fallen Angels. Fallen Angels used to be Gods warriors, but because they had impure thoughts and used humans to destroy us, they fell from grace and are now trying to destroy both Devils and Angels. And we Devils defend ourselves against both of them. Got it so far?" Rias asked.
Shinji nodded.
"Good. We Devils make contracts with humans who desire something they can't get normally to strengthen ourselves. In exchange for our services, we eventually get their souls. Or something that is of interest to us from them." she said.
"But isn't that wrong?" Shinji asked.
"Humans make the choice to summon us. We don't force them into contracts unless they absolutely have no other recourse." Rias explained. "It's also how servant's become high class devils who can take their own servant's. I have always been from a high-class family so I have never been anyone's servant. The number of servant's that a single Devil can take is limited. We call them The Evil Pieces."
"Evil Pieces? You mean... like... chess pieces?"
Rias smiled at his intuitiveness. "Exactly." she said pointing to a set-up chess board on a table nearby. "I am King. Akeno is my queen. I also have a knight and a rook. You, Shinji-kun, since I had no other choices, are a pawn." she explained.
"So, I'm expendable." he said with a depressed sigh, barely noticing that some of the chess pieces were missing from the board.
"No you aren't." Rias countered. "A pawn has one power that the others do not: Promotion!"
"Promotion?" he asked, clearly confused.
"Yes. If you enter into enemy territory, you can 'promote' yourself into a stronger piece, other than king, of course." she said.
Shinji looked a little relieved, but still confused. Mostly since he didn't know just how powerful he could become.
"But Reynalle killed me, because I killed Angels. When I was working for NERV." he said. "But... why did you say 'Yes and no'?"
"Yes, I did say that. While she did kill you for revenge, she also killed you because you have a Sacred Gear." Rias said.
"Sacred Gear?" Shinji asked, still confused.
"Sacred Gear is an ability accidentally bestowed upon some humans. Most humans who history remembers have had Sacred Gears that gave them supreme abilities in their fields of expertise. You hear stories about them all the time."
"I've never heard of them." Shinji said, confused.
"Oh, of course you have. Hercules. Perseus. Achilles. Merlin. Arthur Pendragon. Zhou Yu. Joan of Arc. Mathayus the Scorpion King. David of Israel. Sinbad the sailor. The Dalai Lama. Hattori Hanzo. Beowulf. Robin of the Hood. Jonayaiyin. Modjadji." Rias explained.
Shinji looked at her, confused. "I've... never heard of those last two." he said.
"Jonayaiyin was a shaman from North America. Modjadji was a famous African warrior queen." Rias explained. "Though most of their exploits were often exaggerated, giving them an almost mythical status, these people did at one time exist. For centuries, uniquely gifted individuals like these have occasionally sprung up to battle threats and dangers to the world that no 'mere mortal' could handle. Invading armies, monsters, demons..."
"Devils and Fallen Angels?" Shinji asked.
Rias smiled. "Yes. Angels, Fallen Angels and Devils never receive these abilities for some reason, that's why we try to recruit humans who do have them."
"And none of these humans have ever tried to use these, Sacred Gears, against the Devils?"
"Some have. Every so often there are humans who get a Sacred Gear that would be dangerous to Angels and Devils. Yuuma, or Reynalle, killed you because your Sacred Gear is something that is dangerous to Angels. And even Fallen Angels." she said as Akeno came back into the room, toweled off and wearing her school uniform.
Shinji bowed his head. "That's why I was chosen to fight the Angels for NERV." he realized.
"No. The only ones who knew about the Sacred Gears are the servants of God, or people of the church. SEELE or your father couldn't have known about your Gear, since even you didn't know about it. And the church doesn't divulge this information to everyone. But even if you didn't know about it, it still gave you enough strength to fight and helped you to control your, Eva was it? Which is why you tested so well with it. And since you rejected Third Impact, no one else on this planet knows you have it." Rias explained.
No one else knows. Shinji thought, echoing her words.
"Of course things haven't always been this way since the Fallen were the ones who triggered Second Impact."
"What?" he asked, shocked to hear that.
"You didn't know?" Akeno asked.
"I thought Second Impact was triggered by the Angel Adam exploding in Antarctica." Shinji said.
"Yes, that's true. But do you know who was responsible for him exploding?" Rias asked.
"I thought humans were." Shinji said.
"Humans were merely the tools. Coerced and tricked by the Fallen in order to trigger Second Impact." Rias said.
"But why?"
"To gather enough strength and power to create their new bodies." Akeno said.
"You mean..."
"Yes, Shinji-kun. Life-force energy from both Adam and the humans that were killed during the Second Impact. This energy, properly channeled into their bodies, enabled them to create newer, bigger, and stronger forms for their own purposes. But at a terrible cost." Rias said.
"Three and a half billion lives. Human lives!" Shinji hissed in disgust.
"What The Fallen considered as a means to an end." the red-haired devil said.
No wonder they fell out of favor with God. Shinji thought.
Just then, two other people walked in to the Club Room.
"Oh, good. Shinji Ikari, my new servant, please meet the other members of our club. I'm sure you recognize Kiba Yuuto and Toujou Koneko. Kiba is my knight, and Koneko is my rook."
"Really?"
"Yes. As my rook, Koneko possesses incredible strength and superior defensive abilities. As my knight, Kiba's strength is incredible speed and he is an expert swordsman. His swords have a variety of abilities."
Shinji looked at the famous student's who just entered and then suddenly realized that he was still naked. Even with his wings around his body, Shinji was still without clothing, and rushed into the bathroom.
"Is he an exhibitionist?" Koneko asked Rias.
"Of course not. We just bathed him in magic to heal him." Rias answered.
"And how is he coping with his current situation?" Kiba asked.
"All things considered, he's actually doing pretty good. Akeno is willing to help him adjust. You should have seen their faces when I caught them about to kiss." Rias said.
"Buchou!" Akeno exclaimed.
Rias was giggling at her queens reaction while Kiba looked surprised. Koneko was crackling her knuckles and looking at the bath with narrowed eyes.
"Now, now Koneko, she was trying to kiss him just as much." Rias said.
Koneko shrugged. Akeno started to pick up Shinji's clothes and took them to him.
A few minutes later the pair came back out, dressed and presentable.
After they came back, Rias turned to Shinji.
"So, Shinji-kun, do you know Kiba-kun and Koneko-chan?" Rias asked.
"Not personally, but Koneko-chan is the schools adorable mascot and Kiba is the bishounen whom the girls adore and most guys regard him as their enemy." Shinji answered a bit hesitantly.
Kiba sweat-dropped and Koneko looked passive.
"That's a blunt way of putting it, but yes. So Kiba, Koneko, meet Ikari Shinji-kun, our new member." Rias stated.
"Let's get along, Shinji-kun." Kiba said nicely.
"If you cross the line, I will pummel you, Shinji-senpai." Koneko said.
Shinji looked at her with a puzzled expression.
"You have to forgive Koneko-chan, she is a bit of a tsundere to new people, especially if the first meeting happened while you were naked." Rias explained.
"I... don't want to make enemies." Shinji said nervously.
"Good. Now, let's talk about your Gear." Rias said.
"Okay, but... how do I activate it?" Shinji asked.
"Raise your right hand and imagine the strongest image you can." Rias tells him.
Shinji lifted his right hand, stretching it out before himself, and concentrated on the strongest image he could think of.
However, strength has it's own definitions, and in Shinji's case, it was not one of being a great warrior, or his victories over the Angels. (Or Fallen Angels) But instead, Shinji's mind conjured the image of his mother Yui, his guardian Misato, his first crush Rei, and even that of his roommate and fellow pilot Asuka. All standing around him and smiling, as if happy to see him.
The second that image appeared in his mind, Shinji's body glowed with tremendous force, as a white glow wrapped around his arm. From his fingers to his elbow. The glow stopped and everyone could see that the fierce-looking white metallic gauntlet that had silver lining and a pair of gold blades sticking out the back of the gauntlet along the elbows. There was a clear crystal on the palm top of the gauntlet with a gold diamond in the center.
"You managed to summon it on your first try. Impressive." Rias complimented him as she moved up to examine the Gauntlet.
However, the second she got close enough to see it, she gasped. She spent the next five minutes going over every inch of the gauntlet, like an archeologist who had read about something ancient and was seeing it for the first time.
"It can't be! It just can't be!" She gasped, both in shock and awe at the gauntlet.
"What is it Buchou?" Akeno asks.
"It's one of the 13 Longinuses!" She says with a very excited face.
"The 13 what?" Shinji asked.
"The Longinuses were extremely powerful Sacred Gears that first appeared during the Devil Wars, over 100,000 years ago. Some of them were destroyed during the fourth war while the others went missing. No one has seen these weapons in person for almost 20,000 years. I never thought I'd see one of them!" Rias explained.
"Seriously?" Shinji asked.
"YES!" Rias shouted.
"Not so loud!" Shinji said, jumping back slightly.
"Sorry, but you have to understand, Shinji-kun, this is extremely important!"
"Why?" he asked.
"Why? WHY? Don't You Know?"
"Uh... no. I don't."
"Oh. Right." Rias sighed. "Well, let me explain. As I said, The Longinuses are extremely powerful Sacred Gears that are more powerful than other Sacred Gears."
"How much more powerful?" he asked.
"Well... have you ever seen the anime Bleach?" she asked.
"Uh, sort of."
"Well, the Soul Reapers of that series have different ranks. The higher up you are, the stronger you are. As compared to most Sacred Gears, the Longinuses are practically 'Captain-level'. In this case, there are only a few Sacred Gears powerful enough to kill Gods." she explained.
"You mean..."
"Yes, Shinji-kun. Yours is one of them. But... this one seems different than the ones I've read about." she said, still staring at it.
"What do you mean?"
"The strongest Gear I've ever heard of is The Gauntlet of the Inferno Dragon."
"Is it this one?" he asked.
"No. If it was, it would be red with a green crystal imbedded in it." she said as she physically turned over the gauntlet that was still attached to Shinji. "This one is... Oh My!"
"What?"
"This is the Gauntlet of The Golden Dragon!"
The others gasped.
"Is... that good?" Shinji asked, clearly confused.
"Good? GOOD? IT'S ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!" Rias shouted.
"What does she mean?" Shinji asked, backing away from the now hyperactive young woman.
"Most of the Longinuses have incredible destructive powers, but the Golden Dragon is said to have both destructive and defensive abilities, and can drain energy from other sources. But only the person who wields it can use it." Akeno explained.
"So... anyone can use this thing?" Shinji asked.
"No. Only you, Shinji-kun." Akeno said.
"The Longinus is apart of you, Shinji-kun. So, even though you work for me, I can't use this weapon. You're the only one who can wield it's power." Rias said.
"Even if you took it off of me?" he asked.
"If I did that, I'd kill you. And the gauntlet wouldn't work. It would disintegrate before I could empower it to make it work for me."
"Unless you used a special ceremony in order to transfer the power to you." Koneko said.
"But that only works if Shinji agreed to give it to me." Rias said.
"I could have." Shinji muttered to himself.
"Well, now that I have explained all that..." She paused. "Shinji-kun, how would you feel if Akeno moved in with you?" Rias asked Shinji.
"Ehh!" Shinji gasped.
"Moving in with him?" Akeno asked.
"The reason for this would be that if you want to try out your powers, then Akeno would be there to make sure you won't blow up the entire block, and also to help you to overcome your hedgehogs dilemma. And since you are attracted to her, then it should also help you to overcome your shyness." Rias explained.
Shinji was blushing madly and shaking, but said nervously: "If it's okay with Akeno-san, then I don't mind."
"My my Shinji-kun, just call me Akeno. And I don't mind living with you, since I have always wondered what it would be like to live with someone I care about." She said sweetly with a gentle smile after she had taken his hand in her own hands.
Rias was feeling a bit jealous at the affection between them. Kiba hoped that he would have a relationship like that. Koneko narrowed her eyes ever so slightly.
"Great. Since Shinji's apartment is pretty small, I took the liberty of having his things moved into your place, Akeno. So you should go and get settled in, since tomorrow we will be doing some extensive practice and training with him." Rias said.
"Understood. Come on Shinji-kun." Akeno said and started walking out while holding his hand.
Rias couldn't help but still feel a bit jealous as the pair left.
When Shinji and Akeno were out of the schoolyard, she turned to ask him something.
"Shinji-kun, Buchou said that you were attracted to me? Any particular reason for that?" she asked.
Not wanting to lie, he answered: "Because you have a gentle and outgoing personality and your voice fills me with warmth."
"You're not going to say that I'm beautiful and gorgeous?" She asked.
"You are, but I know there's more to you than just looks. And I'm sure that several guys have already said that to you." Shinji said to her.
"That's why I like you Shinji-kun. You're honest and not so shallow as to lust after me because I'm beautiful." She said with gentle, approving smile.
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"But why would you suggest such a thing, Buchou?" Kiba asked once the pair had left.
"Because both Akeno and I agree that Shinji's strength lies in his compassion for other people. If he has someone to care for, and care for him in return, like a girlfriend, then his true power will emerge." Rias explained.
"True power? Having one of the 13 Longinuses isn't enough?" Koneko asked.
"The Longinus is a weapon, but Shinji's inner strength is what makes it so powerful. Even in the day time." Rias said.
"You mean..." Kiba started to say.
"Yes, Kiba-kun. Shinji could be the answer to a lot of our problems."
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Authors Notes:
Hope everyone enjoys this second chapter. Also, it should be noted that I have not seen the anime or read the manga of Highschool DxD. So, just let me know how good I'm doing with this.
Also, I'm working on a lemon for this pairing later on. So for now, just be happy with what you read here.