Outsider Chronicles: Devil Fury

Dieing and being reborn into a crazy ass world of Devils, Angels and Monsters is not my idea of a good time. Actually, on second thoughts, it is. Plus, I get an awesome power out of it!

And we're back. Nothing to say, so lets get started. Enjoy!

Chapter 2

Yeah, I was right, that morning did absolutely suck. Surprisingly enough, my Family had absolutely no problem with me being a Devil now, or even that Mum caught me with a naked girl in my room. No, they chewed me out for letting someone sneak up on me! Let me tell you, having three Martial Arts masters scold you for letting your guard down with promises to ensure I didn't do it again is much more terrifying than facing down a Fallen Angel. The fact Akeno was sitting next to me with a smug smile on her face did NOT help matters in the slightest.

Walking to school was an interesting experience, what with all the staring and jealous looks I received as I walked to school with Akeno Himejima and carried her bag for her, like the gentleman I was. Still, it was nothing in comparison to the looks Issei received for arriving in the company of Rias Gremory, the other contender for the hottest girl in school.

"Ah, you've recovered," said Rias as we approached, "I'm glad. I'd hate for you to die after what you did for Issei."

"No problem," I said, "Although I'm not sure how much longer I'll be alive considering Grandpa has one of his...special training sessions planned for me."

"Ufufuf, at least you got to spend the night with a beautiful girl before you died," said Akeno.

I rolled my eyes as as she walked away, swaying her hips. I felt a gaze on me and turned to Issei, who was looking at me with a look of hero worship on his face.

"What?"

"My hero," he said with stars in his eyes.

I rolled my eyes again and headed into school.

After class, I was sat at my desk reading the latest edition of Shonen Jump when the classroom door opened and the girls went nuts as Kiba Yuuto, the resident heart throb entered the room. I groaned and dropped my head onto my arms as the headache I'd been nursing all day flared in protest at the high pitched noise, made even worse by my newly sensitive hearing.

"Excuse me, Sora?" said a voice from beside me.

I looked up and saw that Kiba was stood next to me with Issei.

"Thats me," I muttered, "What's up?"

"Rias-senpai sent me to fetch you and Issei and bring you to the club room," he said.

I raised an eyebrow, before shutting my magazine and standing.

"Alright, lets go."

Kiba lead Issei and I out of the classroom, ignoring the protests of the fangirls, and down the hall.

"Hey, Sora, do you know why Rias-senpai is calling us?" asked Issei.

I glanced at my perverted friend and shrugged.

"Who knows," I replied before deciding to have some fun, "Maybe shes going to tell us shes really a Devil and we're now her servants or something."

I smirked slightly as I saw Kiba trip when he heard that. Apparently not everyone in the Peerage knew I was aware of Devils.

It didn't take long to reach our destination at the Old School Building where the Occult Research club made there HQ. The club room was dark and lit mostly by candles. There were a few sofas and a large desk surrounding a small coffee table and some drawings of magic circles on the wall. I had to wonder if they actually did anything or if they were just for show. I glanced at Issei and saw that he was staring at Koneko who was sitting on the couch eating chocolate wearing a face that made him look like a perverted monkey.

"Don't even think about it," I said.

"What? Why not?" asked Issei.

"Well, to start with, its creepy," I said, "For second, she could probably break you in half with ease."

Issei paled and gulped. The fact that Koneko chose that moment to crush a pair of walnuts she'd pulled from...somewhere probably didn't help matters. Issei let out a whimper and crossed his legs.

"Koneko, this is Issei Hyoudou and Sora Kusanagi," said Kiba, indicating to each of us in turn.

"Nice to meet you," said Koneko, hiding her cake from us.

I raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything, knowing better than to bring up a girls vices. I looked around the room again and spotted a shower in the corner of the room that was apparently in use. I glanced at Issei and rolled my eyes as I saw the look on his face and sat down opposite Koneko.

A minute later, Rias stepped out from behind the curtain, fully dressed and drying her hair with Akeno at her side.

"Oh hey, you're here," said the red-headed Devil, "I know it's terribly rude, but I didn't have chance to wash when I left your house this morning Issei."

Issei gulped and shoved his fingers up his nose to stem the flow of blood.

"O-oh, thats fine," he said, before his eyes glazed over and he grabbed his head.

"Hehe, so your Issei," said Akeno, "I'm Akeno Himejima. Nice to meet you."

"Ah, nice to meet you too!" said Issei, snapping out of his trance.

"Alright, now that we're all here, lets introduce Issei and Sora to the Occult Research Club," said Rias as everyone sat down, "Lets not beat around the bush, everyone in the Club is a Devil."

Issei looked confused and more than a little skeptical.

"I can see that your a little skeptical," continued Rias, "Do you remember that black winged man that attacked you yesterday? He was a Fallen Angel."

"A Fallen Angel?" asked Issei.

Rias nodded and continued her explanations.

"They were originally regular Angels who served God but were cast out into hell due to sin. However, we Devils want to hold onto our control of Hell and have been fighting each other ever since, as well as the normal Angels as they want to wipe out both us and the Fallen Angels. Understand so far?"

"Um, this is all a theoretical discussion, right?" asked Issei.

"Nope, everything I've just said is the truth," replied Rias, pulling something out of her pocket, "Do you recognize her?"

She threw the object on the table, revealing it to be a photograph of a very familiar girl.

"Hey, this is Yuuma!" exclaimed Issei, "How did you get this?"

"She's a Fallen Angel, just like the guy who attacked you last night," said Rias.

"So she did exist," muttered Issei, "How come nobody remembers her?"

"After she killed you she wiped everyone's memories," said Rias.

"Wait, killed me?" asked Issei, looking shocked, "But I'm still here, right? And besides, why would a Fallen Angel want to kill me?"

"Oh, I think I can think of a few things," I muttered.

"Wait, you're not surprised by this?" asked Issei.

"Nope, I already knew all about the Supernatural world," I said.

"Wha...but I thought you were new to?" he said.

"I am, but there are more than just Angels and Devils in the world," I said, "My family are members of an ancient and very powerful Order who once defeated and sealed away an evil Spirit called Dai Shi. When I reached the rank of Master, I was filled in on all things supernatural."

Issei stared at me and I could see that he didn't believe me. I sighed.

"Alright, fine," I said as I got to my feet, "Let me show you what a Pai Zhuq Master can do."

"Please do," said Rias, "I'm actually curious as well."

I nodded and stepped into an open area of floor. I took a deep breath and called my Spirit to the surface. My Spirit emerged from my body with a cry and wrapped its wings around me, creating a solid wall of silver and gold energy. A few seconds later, the energy wall solidified and opened again, revealing my new form. My body was covered in silver and gold armour with subtle feather patterns on the metal, clawed fingers and a short kilt around my waist. My head was that of a falcon, with three spikes on each side that could flex and move, usually displaying my mood when in this form. My wings were massive, reaching from the floor to above my head while folded and nearly stretching from one side of the room to the other when spread.

"HOLY TIT HAMMOCKS!" yelped Issei, trying to jump back, only to go flying over the back of the sofa instead.

"Impressive," said Rias, eyeing me up and down.

"...bird," muttered Koneko.

"Thanks," I said, "I can't hold it for long, but with training and the power boost from being turned into a Devil, I can only improve."

The armour vanished in a flash of light and I retook my seat.

"Well, now thats done, lets move on," said Rias, "I believe that we should all introduce ourselves properly, no?"

The Peerage all stood and opened their wings.

"I'm Kiba Yuuto, a Devil, nice to meet you."

"Koneko Toujou, a Devil, peep on me and I'll kill you."

"Ufufuf, I'm Akano Himejima, a Devil, I'm in your care."

"And I'm Rias Gremory, your master and a Devil, its nice to meet you."

Issei gaped at their wings, before lurching forward as his own wings appeared.

"I think I'll stick with my old wings thanks," I said as my own wings snapped out and vanished again.

"You still haven't told me why I was killed in the first place," said Issei.

"Its because you possess a Sacred Gear," said Rias.

"Sacred Gear, I think I've heard that before," said Issei.

"Sacred Gears reside inside some humans giving them abilities far above the norm," said Akano, "People like Albert Einstein and Leonardo Da Vinci are examples of people who have possessed them in the past. Most only really affect human society, there are some very powerful ones that translate into powers that can even hurt Devils and Angels."

"You have that kind of power in your body Issei," said Rias.

"EH?!" said Issei, covering his crotch, "I know I'm a super healthy and virile guy, but this thing is actually a super famous tool nicknamed Sacred Gear?!"

There was silence for a moment before…

SMACK!

A resounding smack echoed around the room as I brought my fist down on the perverts head.

"OW, what was that for Sora?!" he demanded.

"Because if I didn't, Koneko would have," I said, indicating to the glowering cat-girl.

"Such Vulgarity," muttered Koneko.

"No, just listen Issei," said Rias, "close your eyes and take a pose that feels like you could draw out a strong power from within."

Issei stood and took the Kamihamiha pose from Dragon Ball.

"Really?" I asked, "Out of all the manga you like, you go for that one?"

"HEY, DON'T DISS DRAGON BALL!" yelled Issei, pointing at me.

"Alright, now try using your feelings to unleash all your power at once," said Rias.

Issei got back into his pose and closed his eyes. After a second, he snapped them back open.

"Kamihami...HAAAA!" he yelled, thrusting his hands out. a flash of green appeared on the back of his left arm as an oval red gauntlet with a green gem on the back of the hand.

"Whoa, this is cool!" said Issei, examining the Boosted Gear.

"Do you even know what it does?" I asked.

The smile slipped of Issei's face and he turned to Rias.

"Sorry Issei, but I'm gonna have to do some research before I can tell you that," said the redhead, "But the reason the Fallen Angels tried to kill you was because of those Sacred Gears."

"What? but we're still alive, right?" asked Issei.

"Right, because I resurrected you as my Devil servants," said Rias, "And, if you do well, you could very well have servants of your own one day."

Issei also looked a little down at the thought of being a Devil, but quickly perked up when Rias mentioned the prospect of him being able to have servants of his own in the future. I just rolled my eyes at my idiotic friends antics, especially when he started muttering something about prom magazines.

"So this is what you meant when you said we'd be getting a new little brother soon," said Akeno.

"Thats right," said Rias, grinning at us, "So I assume you're willing to become my servants then?"

"YES RIAS!" exclaimed Issei, "I want my own servants!"

"What about you Sora?" asked Rias, turning to me.

I sighed, before grinning and nodding.

"Sure, sounds like fun," I said.

Rias smiled and nodded.

"Great, where do we start?" I asked.

"At the bottom," said Rias as Koneko dropped a rather large stack of boxes next to us, "Start by handing these out."

She opened the box and revealed that it was full of flyers with summoning circles printed on them.

"Well, we gotta start somewhere, might as well be the bottom," I said, standing up.

A few days later saw the two of us back in the club room having finished the job.

"Not bad, I expected it to take longer," said Rias.

"To get my Harem, this is nothing!" exclaimed Issei.

"I just went to an Anime convention and handed them to the people there," I said.

What? A Martial Arts master I may be, but I'm still a teenger with a love for crazy shows...even if I seem to be living in a crazy show.

"Nice, now its time to move onto the next step," said Rias, "Kiba and Koneko are both double booked tonight. could I ask you two to cover for them?"

"Sure thing," I said.

"Not a problem," said Issei.

"Great, I knew I could count on your two," said Rias, "Akeno?"

"Right."

The black haired beauty stepped into a clear patch of floor and closed her eyes. A second later, a large glowing red circle appeared.

"This is a teleportation circle," said Rias, "We use them to teleport to and from jobs. Give me your left hands."

We held out the requested limb.

"This symbol will allow you to be recognised as a member of the house of Gremory," said Rias as she drew the crest on our palms, "So who wants to go first?"

"Ooo, me!" said Issei.

"Alright, step into the circle Issei," said Rias.

Issei did. In the background i was struggling to smother my laughter at what I knew was coming.

"Get ready Issei, you're going now."

The Circle glowed brighter as a wind picked up and began tugging at everyone's clothes. A second later, the circle vanished in a flash, leaving a confused looking Issei standing there.

"Da Fuck?"

That was it. I fell over, clutching my stomach as I laughed hard enough for tears to begin running down my face.

"Looks like you can't make the jump," said Rias, sighing as she gave me a disapproving look as I finally managed to stop laughing.

"What does that mean?" asked Issei.

"Well, in order to use the Circle you need to have a certain amount of magical power that you evidently lack," said Rias, "However, you still need to get to the summoners location, so you'll need to travel on foot."

"If you go by bike you can make it in twenty minutes," said Kiba 'helpfully'.

I snorted as I tried to keep myself from bursting out laughing again.

"What kind of a devil arrives on a bicycle?" demanded Issei, before facefaulting as Koneko pointed at him with a perfectly blank face.

That was too much for my self control and I dissolved into laughter again.

"LETS SEE YOU TRY, ASSHOLE!" yelled Issei, shooting to his feet and pointing at me as I got myself back under control.

"Alright, lets go," I said, struggling to contain the giggles that kept escaping.

Akeno quickly made another circle and I stepped into the center. There was a flash of light and I found myself in a garage that looked like it had been turned into a rather crude dojo.

"What the...whos this dweeb?" said a stupid voice from behind me.

I turned, about to make a comment on how utterly 90s that insult was, only for the comment to die on my tongue when I saw the people who had summoned me. A middle aged man who could be politely described as 'massive' and a 14 year old boy who was stick thin and loudly chewing on gum. Both were wearing cobbled together outfits that I think were supposed to be based on Samurai training gear and had home made Shiina made of bamboo and tennis balls in their hands.

"Wha…"

"Hey geek, wheres blondie?" asked the kid in a voice so grating I had to resist the urge to check if my ears were bleeding.

"Urr, Kiba's double booked tonight, so the boss sent me along instead," I said, "I'm Sora by the way."

"I'm Bulk and this is Spike," said the big fellow, "But I don't know what a weedy kid like you can do for us."

My eye twitched slightly at being called weedy. I may look thin, but ya don't get made a Master by being weak.

"What does Kiba usually do?" I asked, "I can't guarantee I can do the exact same, but I can try or do something similar."

"He usually shows us some moves to help with our training," said Bulk.

"Training?" I asked, almost dreading the answer.

"Yeah, we're gonna be Samurai!" yelled Spike.

"Owww," I muttered as I cleaned out the ear the shrill voiced teen had just yelled in, "Right, well, I can't help you with your swordplay, but I do know a thing or two about martial arts..."

The two Humans perked up and I suddenly got a horrible feeling that this wasn't going to end well.

Two hours later, I arrived back in the Club Room and slumped down onto the sofa next to Koneko.

"...you look awful," said the girl.

"I feel it," I muttered, "Those two idiots are completely horrible! I've never seen anyone that clumsy and I think my eardrums have ruptured."

"...Bulk and Spike?" asked Koneko.

I nodded miserably.

"Yeah, Kiba regularly complains about them," said Koneko.

I twitched. They must be bad if Kiba didn't like them.

"Christ, he is so lucky that he was double booked tonight," I groaned.

"What are you talking about?" asked Koneko, "He spent the evening training with the Kendo Club."

I froze.

"You mean to tell me," I growled, "That Kiba foisted those two morons onto me...on purpose?"

"Yep."

I took a deep breath as I tried to keep from losing my temper. Unfortunately, Kiba chose that moment to come into the room with his normal smile on his face. It wasn't on there for long though as he was attacked by a giant spectral bird.

And done. So yeah, Sora has an interesting home life. They care more about the fact he let his guard down than the fact he technically died and is now a Demon. And yes, that outlook will be a thing later.

Speaking of Sora's family, I'd like some ideas for potential punny names based on their Animal Spirits. Since the rest of the Masters that appear (with the possible exception of RJ) have pun names and Sora is no different, I could use the help.

Sora's battle form is based on Horus from Gods of Egypt because it looks freaking amazing.

Why are Bulk and Spike Kiba's regulars? Because I couldn't resist, thats why. I have no idea why they're in Japan though.

And with that, I'm done. Please leave a review on your way out!