AN: High ho, High ho, onto chapter 2 we go.

Now we're getting into the juicy, meaty beginning part of the story. Chapter 1 was more like a prologue by letting you know who the main character was.

Matthew will deal with all the perks and bullshit of being directly affiliated with the supernatural now. Wonderful indeed!

Oh yeah, I'm making Matthew's date with Raynare on Saturday instead of Sunday so that he can adjust to his new abilities before he goes back to school.

I'm also aware of a few punctuation errors. I will try to resolve that.

Side Note, just finished watching High School HxB Abridged parts 1 and 2 from 2GS BootLegged. Gonna be real with you, that's probably the funniest shit I've seen when it comes to abridged anime. Check it out, it's fucken hilarious.

Reviews from people:

Kaijin36- Thanks for liking it

Sangai-Havoc- Glad you like the changes. Hope you enjoy the rest of the story.

Raidentensho- Thanks for the review. Not sure about the cross you're talking about though. I'll be sure to go back to chapter one to look for that part. The Scale Mail based pieces will appear, but the regular version of Balance Breaker will be different. You'll find out later in the story what is is though.

Sonic (Guest)- Glad you liked the chapter

Moops- Buddy, sometimes they don't go stray because if they will, their friends and family get hurt for that. Not exactly something that they want. I don't think that the evil pieces brainwash a person's mind, and you're going to need to give me better grammar if you want me to understand the rest of the message.

And that's pretty much it. Enjoy the chapter!

[Ddraig speaking]

'Matthew thinking'

"Ddraig speaking with Matthew in mindscape"

Chapter 2: Dying is not fun

(Saturday, day of the date)

Waking up was early on Saturday should not be fun for anyone, and for Matthew, it was a mix of dread and excitement because of one thing.

Him and Yuuma, on a sort-of-but-not-really date.

Oh boy, to say he was freaking out a bit would be a correct statement.

'Hey, snap out of it,' Matthew told himself mentally, 'it's not really a date. You're just going to be showing her around Kuoh so she knows the layout. Not that big of a deal.'

It calmed him down somewhat, but he still felt a little like jelly.

Matthew and Yuuma had agreed to meet up with each other at 1:45 in front of the Kuoh Academy entrance. Yuuma knew where it was and Matthew would sort of just lead her around from there.

Getting out of bed in his usual loose, black tank top, grey basketball shorts and pair of fuzzy red socks, he went downstairs to see that as usual, Pyrrha was eating breakfast before him.

"Good morning Matthew. Are you ready for your date today?" Pyrrha asked in a teasing tone.

Matthew gave her a grouchy look before replying, "I'm just showing her around town since she's new here. It's not a date. I think."

"Oh? But if I recall yesterday, Yuuma said that it could be considered a date if wanted it to be a date," Pyrrha replied smugly.

"Stop making it sound more than it actually is," Matthew groaned. He was not in the mood to deal with this kind of crap at 9:00 AM on a Saturday morning.

"I'm being serious Matthew. If you and Yuuma do become a couple, I'll give you my support. She's really nice, and while you're rough around the edges, I know that you've got a good heart," Pyrrha stated honestly.

Matthew sighed but couldn't deny his sister's words, "Thanks Pyrrha."

"Anytime Matthew."

"So when are you leaving with the Kendo Club. I'm leaving the house at 1:15 so that I can get to Kuoh Academy by 1:45. I also might get home when it's dark outside, so if you're leaving after I'm gone, don't leave anything on."

"You know, I was thinking that you might not get home at all. You and Yuuma, getting a hotel together to spend the night, doing 'fun things' while you rack up noise complaints nearby," Pyrrha teased.

"One, answer my question. Two, when did this side of you pop out? Normally you don't tease me to this extent," Matthew asked incredulously.

"Fine," Pyrrha pouted before answering, "I'm leaving at 11:30. As for the teasing, I can't not tease you with that kind of stuff when you have a girlfriend!" She exclaimed.

Giving Pyrrha another grouchy look, Matthew prepared a bowl of cereal and some OJ before sitting down and eating.

'I pray that my luck does not have me screw this up,' he thought.

If Matthew had to be honest, being with Yuuma was not nearly as awkward as he thought it would be. Sure, the first few minutes were awkward, since they knew how it would look to the average passerby, but it was pretty fun.

Yuuma had come wearing a black skirt, a short, light purple blouse top, and a pink purse.

Matthew on the other hand wore a red, North Face pullover hoodie, plain black workout pants, a plain black T-shirt, and grey sneakers.

Pretty casual, but then again, it wasn't a date, and it wasn't like Yuuma was wearing anything that was pretty fancy either.

So far he had shown her around neighborhoods, malls, stores, restaurants, entertainment buildings, and the park.

She had said that she wanted to come back to the park at the end of the day. Not too weird. The park did offer some really good sunsets at the end of the day. And since it was the end of the day, they were headed to the park.

All in all, it had been a pretty good day for Matthew. Yuuma was fun company and seemed to be enjoying herself, and he himself had relaxed after a weird week. He had also bought her a red scrunchie which seemed to make her happier.

The only strange part was that when he was waiting for Yuuma, a strange girl in a sexy bat costume had handed him a flyer. It looked like a circle used for demonic sacrifices and had the words 'We grant your wish'. Pretty weird and something he was planning on throwing out once this was over.

"Thank you for accompanying me Matthew-san," Yuuma said as they approached the fountain.

"No problem. You didn't know the layout of Kuoh, I decided to show you around. Simple as that. Although, do you know your way home? If not, I can show you how to get there," Matthew offered.

'Thank you dad, for showing me how to treat a lady.'

"You don't need to show me how to get home. But there is actually something you can do for me," Yuuma replied, walking forward a few feet before stopping with her back to him.

'Is it just me, or are her shoulders shaking slightly?' Matthew thought.

"Alright, you can tell me." Matthew said.

Yuuma seemed to take a deep breath before turning around to Matthew with a sad expression.

"Will you die for me," Yuuma whispered.

"Could you repeat that please. I didn't hear you," Matthew told her. He was getting pretty worried at Yuuma's behavior.

"Will you die for me," She repeated in a louder tone, although there was a bit of a waver in it.

'What,' was Matthew's thought before Yuuma's outfit shredded and was replaced with a very, stripperific outfit. Yuuma's appearance also changed. She grew taller, looked more mature, and he swore that her breasts got a bit larger.

She also grew wings.

Black, crow-like wings.

'What the fuck,' Matthew mentally asked himself. 'Did I drug myself or something?'

"Please don't hold this against me, but you were a threat to our organization. If it was my decision, I would have left you alone, but a superior's orders must be carried out." 'Yuuma' said as she seemed to form a spear of light out of nothing.

"I'm sorry," was all she said before throwing the spear into his stomach, not giving him any time to react.

As Matthew fell back onto the ground, all he could think was that he had seen 'Yuuma' grow wings and create a spear of light.

'So magic is real huh? And now I'm dead because of it. Fuck, this is not the way I wanted to go out.'

He was vaguely aware of 'Yuuma' walking over to him, sitting down and pulling his head into her lap.

"I know that you have questions, so I will answer the ones that you most likely have," she said.

"First, my name is not actually 'Yuuma Amano'. It's an alias for my real name, Raynare. Second, I am a Fallen Angel. Devils, Angels, and all other forms of mythology exist. Third, the reason I was forced to kill you was because of something you have inside of you called a Sacred Gear," Raynare told him.

Taking a deep breath, she said, "I'll be honest, I didn't want to kill you, but my superior said he would kill me if I didn't kill you. Please understand that. You were nice to me, and I don't want you to hate me because you thought that I played with your thoughts," she pleaded.

'Answers some questions, and saving your own life by taking another's is something I can understand. I definitely don't like dying, but I guess I can understand why she did it. I'm not going to hold it against her too much. Still, there is something she can do for me,' Matthew thought in pain. Being impaled by piece of light made it feel like he was being burned from the inside.

"R-Raynare, there is som-something that y-you *cough* c-can do f-for me," Matthew painstakingly bit out.

"That's fair," Raynare replied with a sad smile.

"I-I want you t-to promise m-me that yo-you w-won't have m-my family d-drawn into th-this," Matthew pleaded.

"I promise. And I mean it Matthew-san. Again, I am so sorry for doing this. This isn't something I had much of a choice in," Raynare whispered sadly.

"Th-thank you, a-and I un-understand," Matthew slurred, his consciousness fading away. He was vaguely aware of Raynare gently removing his head from her lap while frowning sadly.

Through the increasingly foggy haze, he could see Raynare flying away from the park, leaving him drowning in a puddle of his own blood.

'I want to live, I want to live so badly so that I don't have to imagine Pyrrha crying her eyes out. Raynare did tell me her reason for killing me, but I WANT TO LIVE!' Matthew thought.

That was the last coherent thought he had before he died.

He also missed the crimson summoning circle that appeared beside him not a second later, nor did he see Rias Gremory as she stepped through and the sad yet pleased look she had.

'If this is what the rest of eternity is like, I am going to be incredibly bored,' were the thoughts of one Matthew Walker.

He had lost track of time while floating through the black void, and what could have been minutes felt like days to him.

'I can't see anything, I can't feel anything, for fucks sake, I can't even do anything!' He thought exasperated.

Just as he was about to give up and accept his fate of going mentally insane through sheer boredom, he impacted something.

'Ow! What the hell is this? Floating around for days and the first thing I feel is pain? That's bullshit,' he thought.

"So we finally meet together. I will admit, it was boring watching you for years but not being able to do anything," A voice spoke.

'Who the hell is that?' Matthew wondered. He accepted the fact that he really was going insane if he was now hearing strange voices in his head.

"No, my host, you are not going insane. And to answer your question, my name is Ddraig, the Red Dragon Emperor! Tremble in my presence!" The voice rumbled out.

Then, as if a curtain had been lifted, Matthew could see again. What he saw was a large red dragon with a long neck and green eyes. Matthew could also see red and golden spikes throughout the dragons body. To make it more impressive, large amounts of fire were swirling around its body.

Looking down, Matthew could see his body and feel his body. Looking back up at the dragon, he replied, "I'm Matthew Walker, and I have no idea what's going on."

"I can tell that you are confused, my host. Allow me to answer some of those questions,"

"How are you inside my mind?"

"I have been awake inside your mind for a long time. I was awakened when your mother died. The fluctuation of your emotions and your sense of need to get stronger to help your family were the reasons why I was awakened. However, since you yourself were not in any mortal danger, you could not awaken the Sacred Gear itself. I am awake however, which means that you will not receive the Twice Critical state of the Sacred Gear I am inside," Ddraig answered.

Matthew frowned as he asked, "If I could awaken the Sacred Gear by being in mortal danger, how come it didn't before I was killed?"

"Your mind was not able to fully comprehend what you were seeing. I suspect that you were in shock and thus not fully able to tell that you were in danger. The Fallen did not give you a chance realize this."

"What kind of Sacred Gear did I have? Raynare said it made me a threat to the organization that she worked for."

"You have the Boosted Gear, one of the 13 Longinus. All Sacred Gears of this class are capable of killing a God. Boosted Gear has the ability to double its user's power every 10 seconds. There are a few more abilities that it has, but that is the first ability you will notice. The Fallen was not lying when she said you would have been a threat to her organization," Ddraig told him.

"There is also another thing you should know. When you awakened me, I masked the presence of your Sacred Gear so that nobody could tell that there was one inside you. However, I was forced to lift the mask a bit once I sensed the presence of a Sacred Gear inside your sister growing stronger. I know how much you care for her, and I tried to mask your sisters Sacred Gear as well. Unfortunately, this led to your demise," Ddraig told him sadly.

All thought in Matthew's brain came to a screeching halt.

"Is she in any danger? Also, what type does she have? I don't want her killed just because of how powerful the Sacred Gear is," Matthew said worriedly.

"Well, now that people know that you have a Sacred Gear, I have been able to entirely mask the presence of your sisters Sacred Gear. She is not in any danger at the moment. As for the type, I am not sure what it is exactly, but I can tell that it is rare. Not a one-of-a-kind, but still rare."

"Thank God," Matthew sighed in relief. For some reason though, saying God's name hurt his head a little.

"Also, can you tell me the basics of the supernatural? Raynare created more questions than answers when she said that all mythologies exist."

"Of course," Ddraig nodded, "It's just as she said, all mythologies in the world exist, from God's, Youkai, monsters, heroes of legend, Angels, Fallen Angels, Devils and Dragons. The supernatural creatures that you need to know the most about are Angels, Fallen Angels and Devils since they have the most influence in the world. Oh, I forgot to mention, this will affect you even more since you have been reincarnated into a Devil," Ddraig said.

"Wait, what?" Matthew asked confused, "So I'm alive again? Who do I have to thank for that?"

"It is not as wonderful as you make it out to be," Ddraig growled at him, "The only reason she reincarnated you was because you have a powerful Sacred Gear inside you, and you were already dead so you would not have a choice in the matter. Simply put, she forcefully reincarnated you into her servant."

"Okay, now that person just sounds like a selfish bitch," Matthew said in anger before asking, "Wait, she. And how would this person have reincarnated me?"

"Let me explain first," Ddraig said.

The next three hours were spent with Ddraig explaining the Judeo-Christian pantheon, Dragons, Sacred Gears, and the basics for the rest of the supernatural while Matthew asked questions.

By the end of it, Matthew's head felt a bit dizzy from the information overload.

"So just to confirm a few things, I have been revived into a [Pawn] from the game of chess, I am now a slave to a little Devil Shithead that couldn't find it in her to simply ask before this day if I wanted to become her servant, I am now the owner of one of the most powerful Sacred Gears out there, I now have superhuman strength, better endurance, enhanced senses that let me hear and see better, now have night vision, can live for about 10,000 years, and I'm now extremely vulnerable to anything related to God. Did I miss anything?"

Ddraig nodded and said, "If you become a high-class Devil, you can gain a peerage and possibly a harem. Scratch that, definitely a harem. The scent of a Dragon will linger on you because of my presence in your Sacred Gear, and that will inevitably draw females closer to you."

"A harem, a harem," Matthew muttered, "This honestly seems like a generic magical shounen harem anime where I'm apparently the OP main male character."

"Is there a problem with that?" Ddraig asked.

"How the hell does one make a harem work? The girls have to agree to share you, and you've got to be really charismatic to get them to join."

At this, Ddraig simply shrugged his massive shoulders.

"Most of the devils, and by extension the supernatural, have accepted that harems are going to be common. There were simply more females than males to begin with, and the Great War caused that ratio to increase with Devils themselves having a ratio of 6:1 for females to males. Dragons themselves almost always have naturally large harems. Accept that fact, for it will happen to you," Ddraig rumbled out.

Matthew sighed before saying, "So anyway, can you create a training regimen for me. Right now it sounds like the supernatural is batshit crazy sometimes, and I want to be prepared for anything. I also think that you're going to need to create a workout schedule as well."

"Now that's what I like to hear," Ddraig grinned before adding, "Also, before you wake up, which you will do soon, you will be able to communicate with me. You can also say things mentally and I will still hear it. Before we begin our training, I will show you how to summon the Boosted Gear."

"Sweet. Also, you did say that a devil's magic was influenced by imagination, right?"

'Oh, the sweet possibilities. So many powerful attacks from anime, shows, movies, games! So many choices!' Matthew thought.

"Correct, but the Devil must also be able to have the will to make it happen. That is the key part. Also, since we will be working together, I get the right to call you 'partner'."

"Fine by me," Matthew said, "Seems like I'm waking up. See you then, and may we beat our opponents together."

And so it began, the start of Matthew Walker's new life in the supernatural.

Waking up, Matthew saw that he was on his bed alone in his room. Without thinking, he decided to touch the area where the spear of light had pierced him. He was surprised to find that it had been strangely closed, which meant it had been healed.

'Huh, weird. Ddraig, can you hear me?' Matthew asked mentally.

[I'm here partner. Need anything?] Ddraig asked.

'No, but I'm just wondering why the wound in my stomach is closed.'

[That's because your new master must have healed the wound for you. Devils are able to heal mortal wounds by having skin contact with another while in the nude. Speaking of which, I'm not able to sense your new master with you. Odd. I would have thought that she would be here to explain the situation to you]

'So my master pretty much abandoned me? Who is my master anyway?' Matthew wondered.

[Your master is Rias Gremory, that girl at your school. She's also the heiress to the Gremory pillar. I also sensed the heir of the Sitri clan, Sona Sitri if I'm not mistaken. Although you would know her as Souna Shitori] Ddraig told him.

'Well shit. Does that the ORC and Student Council are also made up of Devils?'

[Indeed they are. I was able to sense that they were all Devils. It was a mix of pure-bloods and reincarnated Devils] Ddraig confirmed before adding, [Be aware that the Fallen who killed you might have tampered with the memories of those who met her. So the school and your sister might not remember her.]

'So if I asked around about the name Yuuma Amano, the entire school and my sister wouldn't be able to remember her.'

[Correct, although since she doesn't know that you were revived, she might make up a story of how you were killed. It would be extremely suspicious for normal Humans to find out that you were killed by unknown causes.]

'Fucking great,' Matthew thought sarcastically, 'Is Pyrrha going to think that I was killed?'

[She will partner. It's going to be a shock for her that you're actually alive]

'This is fucking bullshit,' Matthew thought angrily, 'Raynare, I know that you were forced to kill me, but now you're forcing me to deal with the repercussions of actually being alive when I should be dead.'

Getting out of bed, he see that he was naked from being healed and could also see his clothes on the ground. He also noticed the hole that went through his hoodie and shirt.

'Yeah, gonna need to get those replaced. It's not going to do me any good if people wonder why I've got a fucking hole where my stomach is,' Matthew thought warily.

Changing into a sleeveless black shirt and red basketball shorts, he prepared for the inevitable shitshow that was about to happen once Pyrrha saw him.

Walking downstairs silently, he creeped into the kitchen to see that it was empty. He could, however, hear that the TV was on in the living room.

Walking silently into the living room, he could see the back of Pyrrha's head as she watched some sort of tragic romantic soap opera. Her shoulders were hitching up and down, and he could hear her sniffling every 10 seconds. He could also hear the semi-silent cries that she was letting out.

Trying to act as casual as possible, Matthew said, "Morning Pyrrha, how was your Kendo Club stuff yesterday."

He could see Pyrrha's shoulders freeze, and very slowly, she turned around to face Matthew. He could see the tear stains that rain down her cheeks, the bags under her eyes, and her skin looked paler than usual.

"Matthew?" She asked in an infinitely small voice. She looked ready to burst into the waterworks again, although it would be from sheer relief and joy rather than grief.

'Well shit, how do I proceed? Eh, screw it, I'll just make shit up as I go.'

"Yeah, It's me. How come your crying? Was there a sob scene in the drama you're watching right now?" Matthew asked, acting confused.

"Matthew!" She yelled, literally leaping from where she was sitting and latching onto his torso with a vice grip, crying into his chest. Seriously, any tighter and she might have cracked a rib.

"That's me, seriously Pyrrha, is anything wrong, because I'm kind of worried with how you're acting right now."

'If I manage to pull this off and convince Pyrrha that I'm fine, I think this would deserve a 'Speech 100' in my mind.'

Sniffing loudly, Pyrrha looked up at Matthew and choked out, "There was murder last night, a-and the description ma-matched y-yours, so I-I thought that y-you had d-died and-" words stopped coming from Pyrrha's mouth as she burst into tears again.

Wrapping his arms around her, Matthew whispered, "It's okay, It's okay, I'm here now. There's nothing to worry about."

'Add that to the fact that she didn't see me come home last night and I can see where she's coming from.'

Seeing as how Pyrrha wasn't letting go, Matthew said, "Pyrrha, I'm serious. I'm alright. If it makes you feel any better, all I did was wonder around town yesterday and go to the gym. That's it. Sorry for not giving you a heads up that I came back, but I was dead tired. So, can you let go now?"

Giving a nod, Pyrrha reluctantly untangled herself from Matthew.

Giving him a serious look, Pyrrha declared, "I should slap you."

"Yeah, you probably should," Matthew sighed. And true enough, the sound of a hand loudly smacking against a piece of flesh could be heard.

'Fucking ow,' Matthew thought as he rubbed his cheek, 'Alright, after I change and get something to eat, it will be time to train.'

After reassuring Pyrrha that he wasn't going to be brutally murdered in an ally, Matthew left the house wearing a black hoodie and started to go down the sidewalk in a red Nike tank top and the black workout pants. He also took his phone and earbuds with him in case he got a text from Pyrrha and so he could listen to workout music.

'So, Ddraig, what do you have planned for a training regimen today,' Matthew questioned.

[Well partner, I was going through your memories, I actually decided to pick the training regimen from One Punch Man, although it will be somewhat modified. Be aware that I will be pushing you to your limits and beyond, so this will be your schedule, 100 pushups, 150 sit ups, 75 squats, 4 miles of running, 24 minute planks, which will switch from left to right to middle every minute, 15 200m sprints and then bear crawls with a 45 pound weight on your back, which will keep your back flat. The I will also slightly boost up the gravitational force of your body a bit to make it harder for you. Then our regular training will begin] Ddraig answered happily.

'...Are you a sadist' Matthew asked cautiously. This just seemed like his legs were going to be amputated once he was done.

Ddraig snorted, [Partner, you wanted a workout from hell to become stronger. I am giving you a workout from hell. Metaphorically speaking of course.]

'I know I'm a Devil, but please God, save me from this torture!' Matthew desperately called out, ignoring the small pain in his head when he said that.

And so began the lovely training with Matthew feeling like he was going to drop dead from exhaustion while Ddraig happily sang a god-awful tune inside Matthew's head.

After nearly four hours of physical conditioning, Matthew found himself looking at an empty clearing which Ddraig said would leave them uninterrupted. He felt like he was running on fumes, and he had stretched before and after the 'Workout from Hell' so that his body wouldn't cramp up.

"Looks like a pretty good place," Matthew murmured.

[Indeed, now head to the center of the clearing. The sooner we unlock Boosted Gear, the sooner we can get to training.] Ddraig commanded.

Walking to center, Matthew simply stood there in silence, letting the sounds of nature soothe him.

[Now, I'm going to show you an image in your mind of what the Boosted Gear looks like. It will be your job to make it appear] Ddraig told him.

Once he said that Matthew closed his eyes and immediately saw what appeared to be a red gauntlet with a green jewel, two golden spikes and five sharp claws where the fingers would be.

[Now think of the strongest attack that you have ever seen, and picture that you are using the Boosted Gear to carry out that attack] Ddraig instructed.

"Alright, that sounds easy," Matthew replied. Of course, how could he not use the Kamehameha attack from DBZ. In Matthew's opinion, that attack was the OG of all OP attacks in anime.

"Alright, here goes nothing," Matthew muttered. He still had his eyes closed so he could still visualize the attack in his mind.

"Kame...Hame… HAAAAA!" Matthew yelled out. All of the sudden, green light appeared on top of his hand, followed by the red gauntlet that he had visualized.

[Dragon Booster!] The gauntlet called out.

'Well I'll be damned, this is pretty badass,' Matthew thought.

Inspecting the gauntlet and wiggling the five claws that were attached, he couldn't help but notice how perfectly the gauntlet seemed to fit on his hand. It also seemed to cover the majority of his forearm.

[Now we're getting to good stuff] Ddraig grinned, [For combat training, we'll be entering your mindscape so that you're are to learn how to fight. The easiest and best way to fight in my opinion is from a read and react style. While we're doing this, you will be meditating in the real world to help build up your magical energy reserves.]

"My body will need some serious rehabilitation by the time we're done," Matthew deadpanned.

Ddraig simply chuckled and for the next two hours, Matthew trained in his mindscape while meditating in reality.

(Inside Matthew's mindscape)

"Did you really need to break my arm?" Matthew queried, wincing in pain from a particularly strong punch from Ddraig managed to break the bones in his forearm.

"Doesn't really matter does it? You healed yourself up immediately since it's your mindscape. The damage also doesn't transfer over towards your actual body so I don't see the problem," Ddraig shrugged.

Right now Ddraig was in Human form with tan skin, spiky red hair, green eyes with slit pupils, a leather biker jacket and ripped jeans. To put it simply, he looked like a delinquent.

"True enough," Matthew conceded, "But there is another problem as well. Boosted Gear is a really good melee weapon, but I think that I'm going to need a sword. Boosted Gear simply doesn't have the reach that a three foot long sword does. I think that I might also need a ranged weapon as well."

"I can understand the sword, but why a ranged weapon? Wouldn't Boosted Gear be able to do that?" Ddraig questioned.

"Boosted Gear is able to build up pretty powerful magic attacks," Matthew acknowledged, "But it takes a little long for the attack to power up. If I were to allow 5 boosts to build up for a powerful ranged attack, that would mean that I would need to wait 50 seconds to do so. In those 50 seconds, I would need to approach my opponent to have a fighting chance in melee, all while my opponent could simply sit back and bombard me with ranged attacks. By having a ranged weapon on standby, I would be able to have a fighting chance from a distance without having to wait for Boosted Gear to charge up and attack."

"I see your point. Very well, we'll go see if there is a weapon we can get you. On the date with the Fallen, there was a gun store you passed by where I sensed a supernatural presence coming from. Not from the store or weapons themselves, but there was someone running the store who has an obvious connection to the supernatural," Ddraig informed him.

"So I could get a good ranged weapon with magic from there if I identified myself as a Devil?" Matthew wondered.

"You probably could. Keep in mind that they might just be running a store to live a normal life and might not actually have anything magical. Or they just might have something. I also sensed a few artificial items that seemed to have a connection to me. I want you to check it out."

"Noted"

Exiting his mindscape, Matthew got up from the ground and proceeded to make his way to the store Ddraig told him about.

[And we have arrived] Ddraig reported.

"I'll be honest Ddraig, it looks like a pretty nice place."

The store they stopped in front of was a three story building with the sign 'Guns N' Roses'.

He could see through the windows that there were a variety of weapons ranging from AR's, SMG's, semi-auto rifles and more.

Entering the shop, he could see that there were various different weapon parts as well such as scopes, grips, barrels, suppressors and other things. Walking towards the front of the shop, he could see that no one was there, but there was a bell and sign that said 'Ring of no one's out front.'

Ringing the bell, Matthew only had to wait a moment before an absolute bombshell of a woman came out. A mane of golden hair flowed down her back to her waist, lilac eyes, fair-skin, and a bust size that rivaled Rias and maybe even Akeno in size. She was also wearing a yellow hoodie and tight blue jeans that emphasized her waist.

Fixing him with a friendly smile, she said, "Hello and welcome to 'Guns N' Roses! How may I help you?"

[Partner, she has the scent of a Dragon and Youkai on her. I think she can be trusted with what you need. In fact, the Draconic scent seems vaguely familiar.] Ddraig told him.

'Got it,' Matthew replied mentally, "A Dragon in my left arm named Ddraig said that this store might sell weapons with magic. I'm going to need one of those and I already have a design in mind."

"..."

"..."

The two stared at each other, the woman with incredulity and Matthew with a neutral expression.

[Partner, I know that you're not very subtle, but this is simply ridiculous] Ddraig muttered.

'It's called getting straight to the point Ddraig. Politicians could learn a thing or two from communicating this way.'

[You are going to offend so many high-class Devils in the future. I can already see it] Ddraig stated.

'Not my fault high-class Devils like to dance around issues. As for offending them, well, those who are offended can simply kiss my ass if they think I'm going to care if I make them bitch and cry about something.'

Focusing back on the woman, he could see an amused grin on her face. Closing her eyes for a moment and reopening them, he could see that her pupils had changed into vertical slits, like a Dragon.

"I see that your a straightforward kind of person, and I appreciate that. We get so many supernatural creatures that try to be subtle about who they are. After sensing you were a Devil with a hint of Dragon, I thought you might be like the rest. I'm glad I was wrong. It's incredibly refreshing to meet someone who's throat you don't want to tear out. As for custom made magical weapons, you might want to head to the back with me. I'm not skilled enough to build those weapons, but my sister is. She's incredibly smart like that," she gushed.

"Well then, lead the way Miss…"

"Xiao Long. Yang Xiao Long, at your service. Also can I see the Boosted Gear? I want to see it for myself."

[That's where I recognized her scent from!] Ddraig suddenly exclaimed.

'Oh? Do tell Ddraig,' Matthew urged. He was quite curious after all.

[If my suspicions are correct, then I know her father, Taiyang Xiao Long. That was his Human name while Tai was his nickname he had. His Dragon title was the 'Sun Dragon'. He was also an apprentice of mine before I fought Albion and sealed inside Boosted Gear.]

Storing this information, Matthew materialised the Boosted Gear onto his arm which Yang took the time to look at in awe before leading him to the back of the store.

Suddenly Yang turned to him and exclaimed, "Now I remember where I heard the name Ddraig! I know that he was the Red Dragon Emperor, but dad said that Ddraig used to be his mentor or something. Since you're the host of Ddraig, well, there are some things that you might want to pick up from here."

[Good to see that Tai remembered me] Ddraig rumbled proudly.

"Can I ask what exactly I'm picking up? Ddraig said that there were a few artificial items that seemed to have a connection to him," Matthew informed her.

"Apparently some of Ddraig's teeth, although they had to be downsized. They were then cloned so that my sister would have multiple teeth to experiment on and see if she could make a weapon that was as durable as the teeth," Yang stated.

"Got it," Matthew replied.

A few seconds later they came in front of a metal door. Yang opened it and motioned for Matthew to follow her. Once he stepped inside, he was greeted to the sight of a room that seemed to be a weapons workshop with a few elements of a lab mixed together.

Disassembled gun parts, different types of bullets, welding torches and different metals were strewn across a large table while extremely detailed weapon sketches were hung up on multiple bulletin boards. Sitting at a desk that had what seemed to be an extremely advanced computer was a young girl who was drawing a very detailed weapon.

"Rubes! We have a custom order from a Devil here. He also says that he has a pretty good idea of what he wants," Yang called out.

As she turned around in her chair, Matthew could see that the girl had fair-skin, silver eyes and black, almost shoulder-length, choppy hair that graduated to dark red at the tips. She was wearing socks, loose blue jeans, and a red and black hoodie with the sleeves rolled up.

"Ooooooh! A custom order? Finally, I get to make one of my weapon sketches a reality!" The girl cheered out.

Matthew made a mental note that she was apparently an energetic person as well.

[Hmm. She also seems to have Taiyang's scent. Those two don't look anything alike though. I'm suspecting different mothers. Which means Tai built a harem. Which will happen to you in the future] Ddraig reminded Matthew

Ignoring Ddraig, Matthew was about to say something when Yang pulled him close and whispered in his ear, "Look, you seem like a good guy, but if you touch her in any where your hands shouldn't be, I'll just have to remove some dangly bits from you. Kapeesh?"

"Yes Ma'am," Matthew replied fearfully. Seriously, as he turned to Yang, he thought that he could see a bit of red in her eyes.

'Holy Hell she's scary.'

"Yang!" The other girl whined, "I don't need you scaring away all my potential clients. They give me stuff to build!" She finished indignantly.

"Oh really, and how will your clients know who to thank if you don't introduce yourself? After all, you still haven't done that with this fellow," Yang teased.

"I forgot! Hello, my name is Ruby Rose! I like weapons, cookies, milk, building weapons, and…" The now named Ruby trailed off awkwardly, trying to find new things to say if her scrunched up face was any indication.

"Nice to meet to Ruby. I'm Matthew Walker, your current client," he replied.

"Alright, tell me what you need done, or hand me a sketch, and I'll have a pretty good idea of what to make. Yang, you can head out front."

"Alright," Yang shrugged, "If you need me for heavy lifting, call me. And remember buddy, nothing sexual. Still though, if Rubes ends up liking you, I guess I'll approve of you."

"Yang! JUST GO!" Ruby cried out with a bit of a blush.

Yang chuckled a bit as she shut the door, although not without one more look thrown Matthew's way, this time with a bit of intrigue.

"Sorry about Yang, but she's like that a lot."

"No problem. Anyway, want to get on to the design?" Matthew questioned.

"Of course!" Ruby beamed, "Show me what you need and I'll be sure to make it."

"Alright, I was wondering if you could make this," Matthew told her, pulling out his phone and showing her a picture of an Emperor's Wrath MK7 Astartes Chainsword from Warhammer 40K.

"There are a few modifications that I want you to make however. I want the teeth of the chainsword to be replaced with the teeth of Ddraig so that I have incredibly sharp, indestructible teeth that can cut through pretty much anything. I need the materials to be made of a light, but very strong and durable material so that it doesn't break but it's also not that heavy. I'll also need it sized down so that it's about three feet long, five inches across when it's laid flat on the ground, not including the teeth length, and about an inch thick. I'm also going to need something like an AR that hurts supernatural beings," Matthew told her.

He may not of gone out of his way to express it, but when it came to things like WH40K Chainswords, he was a geek for that stuff.

Why you may ask? Because Warhammer had the most ridiculous, OP, Fuck-logic game that he had ever played.

Ruby also looked incredibly happy by the prospect if the stars in her eyes were any indication.

"Heck yes I'll do this! Although, I have to ask, why not combine your melee weapon and ranged weapon together?"

He simply gave her an incredulous look and asked, "You can do that?"

Ruby rapidly nodded her her head and replied, "You can do it. My baby Crescent Rose is a Sniper-Rifle Scythe hybrid. Two in one. Incredibly convenient, not counting the extra weight and weapon maintenance."

"I like how you think," Matthew told her.

'What to choose, what to choose,' Matthew thought, 'Hold on, there's Pumpkin from Akame Ga Kill. That thing was literally a three-in-one weapon combo. I think I'll go with the long barrel version, but with a scope and vertical grip. Also, if I remember correctly, Pumpkin didn't actually use bullets but instead used Spiritual Energy Blasts that increased in power and range based on how much danger the user was in. That would be really useful.'

"Okay, have you ever seen the long barrel version of Pumpkin from Akame Ga Kill?" At Ruby's nod of confirmation, he continued, "I want something like that. I'll let you figure out how to design it and all that, but I also want a scope and vertical grip attached. So basically, a Chainsword and long barrel Pumpkin combined together to make a Chainsword-Sniper hybrid."

"You mister, definitely have a deal. It will take me awhile to get the final design and all the materials ready, but I think that I'll get this done in a week tops. And before you ask, I'm really good at building weapons, and I'm pretty quick with everything I do. Magic helps with that. Don't worry though, It will be the second best weapon ever! Crescent Rose will always be first."

"Thanks, although there is another thing," Matthew confessed, "I don't have any skill in wielding a sword, so I was wondering if you were able to teach me."

Ruby thought for a bit before saying, "I don't really know how to wield a sword, but I know that my Aunt Raven does. I would call my Uncle Qrow, but he's always travelling around the world, drinking and apparently 'getting laid', whatever that means. But yeah, come over anytime you want. I'll let Yang know that you'll be expected to come here."

"Thanks. Do you mind If I stay for a little bit longer? I've got to come up with some magical attacks."

Ruby waved him off saying, "I don't mind, so stay for as long as you want."

"Alright. Ddraig, I'm entering the mindscape. There are a few things that I've thought of, and I want to see if they work."

Texting Pyrrha that he would be coming home a bit late, Matthew turned off his phone and entered his mindscape where Ddraig was already waiting for him.

"Shall we get started?"

"You didn't even have to ask."

After a few hours of getting his body getting knocked around by Ddraig inside his mindscape, Matthew decided to exit his mind. He had created a few new attacks and techniques that he wanted to test for real.

Ddraig told him that they would be extremely useful against other opponents, and that just increased Matthew's desire to try out the attacks.

The moves were called, Dragon Shot: Beam, Crimson Scattershot, Ukaku, and Time Dilation.

Dragon Shot: Beam was basically the Kamehameha attack and hit the opponent with a tremendous amount of force which could make someone little more than a blood splatter. If they were inside the beam however, they would be crushed because the gravity inside the bream was significantly increased. The attack would also give the target severe burns.

Crimson Scattershot was a pretty basic but powerful attack. The attack fired several hardened, incredibly hot fragments moving at Mach 8 speeds which caused the kinetic force of the fragments to increase exponentially. It was basically a shotgun. And this shotgun could turn any opponent into a gory mess without even trying. Matthew was planning on finding out a way for it to move faster and reduce the spread of the fragments.

Ukaku was inspired by the Ukaku kagune from Tokyo Ghoul. It created a pair of red wings of pure demonic energy that was released from the shoulder area. They could be used for flight and combat. In combat, they allowed increased Matthew's speed and mobility and were able to shoot very sharp, spike-like, crystallized shards from the wings at high speeds. It could also wrap around Matthew's entire arm and act as a shield against melee attacks, or he could use it as a sharp blade for combat.

Time Dilation basically sped up time a bit for the Boosted Gear. However, Ddraig was not affected by this. After creating it, Matthew decided to keep the technique on at all times. Matthew basically sped up time a bit for the Boosted Gear, reducing the time between boosts from 10 seconds to 9 seconds. It did give him a massive migraine and completely drained him of his energy, and Ddraig said that the strain of creating this technique might actually kill him if he tried to reduce the time interval to 8 seconds.

Looking around the room, Matthew could see that Ruby was looking over the sketch of what he assumed was his future weapon. Not a single detail had been left out in the sketch. Ruby must have sensed some movement because she turned back to him with a smile.

"Hello Matthew. I finished up the basic sketch, and there are some things that you should be aware of once it's done," she told him.

"And that would be?" Matthew questioned.

"Well, since it's two weapons mixed into one, the total weight by the time I'm done is going to be about 55 lbs." Ruby admitted with a wince.

"Alright, unless I become the Incredible Hulk, I really don't think that I would be able to wield that effectively at all," Matthew stated.

"You know, I could put some magical seals on the weapon," Ruby told him after a thinking for a bit, "It would basically make the 55 pounds feel like 3 pounds. Once you get stronger, the seal would start to lessen but you still wouldn't be able to feel a difference in weight. This way, you can wield the weapon effectively."

"Good idea, because lugging around a 55 pound sword that actually felt like 55 pounds was going to be a pain to deal with. Anyway, I've still got a bit of time before I go. Mind me staying a little longer?" Matthew asked.

"Not at all," Ruby smiled.

For the next hour, Matthew and Ruby simply traded casual information about themselves before he left, with Matthew finding out that Ruby was apparently a Half-Dragon, Half Grim-Reaper and was able to move at speeds that left after-images of herself. Her scythe was also able to cut a person's very soul in half because of her Grim Reaper heritage.

They also exchanged phone numbers so that Ruby could call and text Matthew to let him know the progress of how his sword was going.

"Alright, well see you two later," Matthew called out as he left the store.

"BYE!" Ruby shouted, waving her hand in the air wildly.

As soon as Matthew left, Yang turned towards her sister with a shit-eating grin.

"So, I heard that you managed to snag his number. Wow Rubes, I honestly didn't expect you to be this bold. It warms my heart a bit," Yang teased.

Her half-sisters reactions to this kind of stuff were very amusing, which is why Yang burst into laughter when Ruby's face turned as red as her namesake and started to punch Yang, which didn't have any effect on her.

"Sorry sis, but sometimes your reactions are too funny to pass up. Besides, he actually seems like a nice guy. A bit blunt and sarcastic, but still a pretty good guy. I definitely approve of your choice," Yang grinned.

At her words, Ruby simply turned a darker shade of red and faced away from Yang.

Yang didn't stop though.

"Besides, he kinda seems like my kind of guy. If you won't have him, then I most likely will. Unless, he's fine with us sharing him. He is a Devil with the spirit of a Dragon, so I don't think he would have any issue if we shared."

"HE'S MINE YANG! YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM," Ruby shouted before turning away with a pout and a blush.

"Already laying claim to him, eh? That's pretty possessive of you, isn't it?" Yang smirked.

Ruby had been digging herself into a whole and didn't realize it until now.

"I hate you," Ruby muttered. Her entire face looked like a cherry from how embarrassed she was. Still, she couldn't really deny Yang's claims, even if she wanted to.

(Evening)

'All in all, pretty good day, right Ddraig? I feel like I can get used to this kind of stuff.' Matthew mentally confessed.

At the moment, they were walking home after spending a fair amount of time at Guns N' Roses. Still, the time spent there was pretty enjoyable.

[Indeed partner, although I couldn't help but notice that your Dragon aura seemed to draw in both of them. Looks like your harem is already starting]

'Please don't remind me of that. Also, did I get get high on some LSD brain juice, because the sky seems to be moving around like it's water, and it's also got some purple and other shades of blue mixed together. It looks like that weird painting by Vincent Van Gogh with the swirling stars, except this time it's a more trippy.'

[Partner, Dodge!] Ddraig roared.

Stepping to the right, Matthew narrowly escaped getting impaled by a yellow light spear. Tracing the light spear to where it would have been thrown, he saw a navy blue hair who looked at him with disgust. Matthew also noted that she seemed to be wearing a maroon, trench coat-like top with a wide collar that did little to hide her breasts. He also noted that he could see her wearing nothing else besides the top.

Couldn't forget the crow wings on her back either.

"So Raynare failed to kill you?" The women asked, "Nevermind, I'll simply crush you like the cockroach you are," she added in a condescending tone.

"Maybe I am hard to kill," Matthew replied, "But it would look pretty bad if I managed to get killed by a lowly prostitute," he added with a grin.

"Why you little…" The women started, but Matthew cut her off saying,

"Now I can't help but notice that you tried to pierce me with a light spear. Thing is, I thought that I was supposed to be the one doing the penetrating. Then again, if you are a transgender, I won't blame you for it," he smirked.

[Partner, what are you doing?] Ddraig asked flatly.

'Getting under her skin. She seems like one of high and mighty kind of people, so by doing this, I get her riled up, and she'll try to kill me without actually thinking of a way how to. I know I'm better at being sarcastic, but innuendos work just as well,' Matthew told him. This is what Matthew did constantly. Be the one sarcastic asshole who said stuff just to annoy people.

He wouldn't do that with Pyrrha, her friends, his dad, Ruby and Yang, but he would do it to everyone else.

"You will die for your insolence! My name is Kalawarner, remember it when I kill you," she said as she formed another two light spears and threw them at Matthew.

Matthew simply dodged and said, "Uh huh, you sure are doing an absolutely amazing job at killing me. Truly, I'm shaking in my boots," he drawled. Ducking as another light spear flew at him, he added, "Your aim is also incredible. Honestly, you must have won an award for your skill with a light spear."

"Shut up and die, worm!" Kalawarner yelled as another dozen light spears were sent at him.

At this, Matthew materialised the Boosted Gear in all its glory.

[Dragon Booster!]

[Boost!]

Matthew used the boost to double his speed and he found it significantly more easier to dodge the spears, taunting the women all the while.

"Alright, Imma be honest with you," Matthew said as another light spear whizzed by him.

[Boost!]

"Did you win an award for missing the target, because your aim sucks ass. Seriously, get some help."

"BRAT!," Kalawarner roared out, "I'LL KILL YOU!"

[Boost!]

"Oh by all means, go ahead and try. I'm sure that you'll succeed. Don't worry though, I'll be cheering you on as encouragement," Matthew grinned.

[Boost!]

'Just gotta get her to close the distance. Once she gets close, well, there's gonna be a fuckin' massive hole in her body,' he thought as he pointed Boosted Gear at her.

"DIE!" She screeched as she flew at him at rapid speeds to him.

'Gotcha,' Matthew thought, his grin becoming feral.

"Your a stupid little slut," Matthew laughed.

[Explosion!]

"Have fun in the afterlife," he mocked.

[Crimson Scattershot!]

As Boosted Gear said this, several hardened, incredibly hot fragments were shot out of it straight at Kalawarner. She didn't even have time to do anything before most of the fragments hit her stomach at mach 8 speeds.

The end result of the attack was definitely not pretty, as Kalawarner crashed into the ground, Matthew could see that the force of the attack had pretty much blown away her entire stomach. The only thing connecting the top and lower half of her body together was her spine. To be honest, it was a mystifying for how the shots managed to miss her spine.

Taking a moment to look over his handiwork, he realized that this was the first time that he killed someone.

It was not as heart-wrenching or as sickening as he thought it might have been.

[Are you alright partner? This was your first real fight after all]

'I'm fine, just need a bit of rest and I'll be good. On a side note, can we continue training this week? I have a feeling that I'll need it more than school.'

[Very well. Also, once we get to your house, I will be forced to reset the Boosted Gear as you've reached your limit in boosts. You will most likely be asleep for a day]

Sighing, Matthew made his way home to where Pyrrha was waiting for him with some leftovers. Gratefully eating them, Matthew told Pyrrha that he was going to bed. Luckily, she didn't seem to notice the bloodstains on his hoodie, which was a good thing.

Taking a shower and changing into his sleepwear, Matthew got into bed.

'Okay Ddraig, hit me," Matthew mentally said, referring to the reset.

[Reset!]

Not another thought lingered in Matthew's head as he was pulled into a state of unconsciousness.

AN: So I got a PM asking who's gonna be in the harem. This is what I've got so far.

So far: Raynare, Ruby, Yang, Asia, Irina, Xenovia and Kuroka.

In consideration: Ravel, Le Fay, Rossweisse, Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Ingvild Leviathan and a few others.

If you think the harem's too small, send me a PM or leave a review and get people to support that review.

For people that will say that the fight with Kalawarner is unrealistic, all Matthew really had to do was dodge her spears. Once she closed the distance, she was done for. The only reason that Matthew won that fight was because he pissed her off, she was over-confident, and he had a few tricks up his sleeves.

For people asking 'How did Kalawarner not recognize the Boosted Gear?' Kalawarner was in a blood rage and trying to kill someone. Let's be honest, Kalawarner was arrogant, so even if she did recognize it, she would have dismissed that thought because she would have thought that it would still be easy to kill him.

Will I ever upload as fast as this? Hell no. The only reason I managed to get this done this quick was because I spent nearly two days of nonstop writing. I'll have that kind of time over Thanksgiving, but don't get your hopes up about quick uploads.

Plz leave a review, PM questions, hope you enjoyed, all that stuff.

And so I begin writing the next chapter. Yay.

Probably botched the dialogue a bit in this chapter, but what can you do about it?

See ya, StoinkyDoinky0