A.N: Hello all, this the second chapter, this chapter is going to be more of an introduction chapter, the fight between Riser and Touma will happen in next chapter. Now then, to answer some questions.
ImagineBreaker 7 :Yes, Issei will appear in this story, he will be an important character in the next story arc or the next two story arc.
Fortis499 : Your first question : Not going to tell you now, but it'll be explained in a much later chapter about who Aleister Crowley, what role is he playing, and the existence of Imagine Breaker.
Your second question : Not going to tell you now...
Your third question : I already mentioned on the first chapter that the setting of this story is the DxD Universe, and there will be no Academy City, though let me tell you, that does not mean the science side do not exist.
Thero : You're right, making Misaki calling Touma 'Kamijou-san' was my mistake...i will change it in her future appearance.
Also please note that there will be no esper level in this story, so i will not mention level 3, or level 5 for espers, and before the story happened, Kamijou still does not know that supernatural beings like devils are real, and this is IMPORTANT, Kamijou does not have amnesia like in the original series.
PART 1
"Riser Phoenix!" An elderly man speak in an intimidating voice and also with an angry look to the person in front of him. " What is the meaning of this foolish action?!"
The person the elderly man was speaking to was none other than the prodigy of the Phoenix household, Riser Phoenix, and he answers the question with incredible calmness. He said...
"I don't see the problem with my actions..."
"YOU DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM?!" This time, the elderly man not only said his words in anger, he also followed it with a loud slam to his desk, it's quite a miracle that the desk does not break when it was struck by such an incredible force.
"Child..." This time, an elderly woman sitting next to the elderly man speak to Riser. "Do you not realize that your action will only brought shame to the name of the Phoenix household...?"
With a smile, Riser calmly said. "Are you talking about my decision of challenging a human boy...?"
The elderly woman stays quiet at his answer.
Riser takes that action as a yes from the elderly woman.
"To be honest, i don't really see the problem..." Riser calmly said.
"What are you saying?" The elderly woman asked at Riser Phoenix's reasoning of challenging that human boy.
"Riser continues his reasoning. "Please change your view regarding that, don't think of it as a battle, think of it as more of an...entertainment act, so to speak." Riser said.
"Explain." The elder woman asked Riser with a displeased face.
"Come now, are you underestimating me so much that you think i might lose to a brat like him...?" After saying that, Riser continues his explanation. "It is only going to be a mere side entertainment for all, in that 'battle' with that boy, i'm going to simply toy with him, i'll make him think that he has a fighting chance at the beginning, then i'll crush that stupid false hope in an instant, then, he will show a great face filled with despair and hopelessness after he realized that i'm merely toying with him." He finished his words with a sickeningly cocky smile.
"I see..." The elderly woman said as Riser finished his explanation. "But tell me, how does that boy manage to ruin the rating game between you and Rias Gremory...?"
"I don't know...i can't feel anything from that boy...from what i can see, he's just a mere human..."
"Then how come that mere human manage to destroy the rating game field...?"
"Simple, he wasn't the one that destroys it..." Riser answers to the elderly woman's question. "If you ask me, i personally think that Grayfia-sama herself was the one that destroy the rating game field when she saw Rias was losing."
"That is impossible, child." The elderly woman responds. "It is impossible that Grayfia-sama was the one that destroys it. As powerful as she is, she can't simply dispell the rating game dimension, and if she's the one that destroys it, then she would have to come out from the referee room and destroy it with force. But as you can see, Grayfia-sama never come out of the referee room before the rating game dimension was destroyed."
"It must have only meant one thing, the boy you're facing...is not just a mere human..." The elderly woman finished her words with that statement.
"Then, don't tell me...he's the one...from the prophecy...?!" The elderly man speaks in surprise and shock.
"He might be..." The elderly woman said to the question asked by the person beside him.
"Tck." An agitated expression was shown in Riser's face after he hears the word prophecy from the elders in front of him.
"Child...what have you done...? The elderly man looked at Riser with a look of fear mixed with panic. "Child, take back your challenge immediately! Have you forgotten about the prophecy made by..."
"FUCK THE PROPHECY!" Riser cuts in before the elderly man finished his words. " You really think that someone like me will lose to a human?! There's no fucking way it'll happen! It's not possible! I'm Riser Phoenix! The man who is destined for greatness and glory! You really think i'll be beaten by that brat?!" Riser said angrily to the words of the elderly man.
"CHILD! I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK, THIS IS AN ORDER FROM YOUR ELDER! TAKE BACK..." This time, the elderly man was interrupted by the elderly woman.
"Riser..." The elderly woman said Riser's name with a calm but stern voice. "You are someone who have the most talent and skill in the Phoenix household today. Time and time again you have proven your ability by finishing what is asked of you, but this is a whole different matter compared to what you are facing before. You are not facing a person, you're facing the hands of fate itself."
"...I know..." Riser admits. "I know that i'm challenging fate itself,but..." Riser looks directly to the eyes of the elderly woman. " But things like those will never stop me! I am someone who will one day stand at the top of the Demon World! I am someone whose name will be written in history! My ambitions will not be stopped even by fate itself! And i'll show you...i'll show you all that by beating that boy, i, Riser Phoenix, have beaten even destiny itself!"
"...You're crazy..." The elderly man said to Riser. "DID YOU HEAR WHAT HE JUST SAID?!" This time, he said to the woman beside him. "HE'S WAY TOO OVER HIS HEAD! HE THINKS HE'S-" Before he could finish, he was cut off once again by the woman.
"Be quiet!" The woman ordered. "...Very well, Riser...i have the utmost confidence in you...if you're so determined to prove yourself, then do so...i won't say anything regarding your actions." The elderly woman calmly finished.
"WHAT?!" The elderly man loudly questioned the elderly woman's judgement of Riser's action, only to be met with a glare from the woman.
"Though remember Riser, there will be...dire consequences should you fail to beat that boy..."
"...I understand." Riser replied the elder warning with a smile.
"Very well...you may leave now..."
"Then i excuse myself..." Said Riser as he stand up and leave the room quietly and satisfied.
After Riser closed the door, the elderly man said to the person next to him. "What are you thinking my lord...?! His actions will only bring ruins to the Phoenix name!"
The elderly woman, now revealed to be the leader of the Phoenix household, calmly respond to her right-hand man. "Are you questioning my judgement...?"
"N-no, it's just that..."
"Then leave..! I still have works to do..."
"Y-yes my lord!" Said the elderly man as he quickly leave the room.
*sigh* The elderly woman relaxed after she's the only one in the room, leaning her back against the huge comfortable chair, she revealed a dangerous cunning smile. "Hahaha, that boy sure is as cocky and arrogant as ever...but that's fine, that's what makes him so easily controlled anyway." This time, she(?) spoke in a whole different manner, not only that her(?) voice changes, her(?) tone is also becoming different from the elderly woman tone before, to more of a cunning evil tactician. "Aaaaah, it sure feels nice when everything went according to plan." She(?) followed her words with a little laugh. "Though i never imagined that Imagine Breaker would be the one that witness the battle in Kuoh. It is really impossible to predict what Imagine Breaker would do...haha, misfortunate indeed...though thanks to him i don't have to use my power..." She(?) stood up after saying that. "Now then, time to continue my plans."
PART 2
Flashback (2 weeks ago)
"Come in!" A person sitting on a big chair said to the person knocking on his door.
The person opened the door after hearing the response, revealing himself to be Riser Phoenix.
"Ah, the successor of the Phoenix household,come , sit." The man said as Riser enters the room.
"Thank you for your hospitality, Lord –"
"Ah, there's no need to be so formal with someone like me." The man takes a teapot from the top of his desk. "This tea from my region is quite good, i must say. Care for a taste...?"
"Ah, no, it's okay..."
"Now, don't be shy..." The man picked up an empty glass, then pour the black tea into it. He hands it to Riser.
"T-thank you..." Riser took the glass handed to him. For some reason, the voice of the person in front of Riser sounds very...calming...it almost feels like his voice could hypnotize you if you listen to it for a long period of time.
"I'm sorry for the sudden notice, but this is very important..." The man changed his tone to a more serious tone.
"Here are the results of my divination regarding your future..." The man said as he looks at Riser. "You are destined to be a great leader of the Phoenix, which you will lead to even further more fame and glory. Your name will be recorded in history as one of the greatest household leader of all time...however..." The man paused for a short time. "Before you managed to reached it, a person will appear in front of you, a person that hold power like no other, a special power, a power that can even slay the strongest being. When you meet this person, you will know that you cannot possibly beat him. When you meet him running away is not a shame at all-
Flashback end
"FUCK!" Riser said in anger when he recall his meeting with the oracle.
"There's no way...there's no fucking way that that guy is the one..." Riser said. Then, Riser recalled the feeling he get when he saw that boy punch his queen.
Why did he suddenly feel that he will lose if he face that boy...?
Why did he suddenly feel that the only chance for him to win is if he strike that boy when he was not prepared...?
"FUCK!" Riser again, said in anger after remembering his meeting with that boy at Kuoh academy.
"Just you watch...i will defeat you...i will show that i can't be stopped by anyone!"
PART 3
"Well then, i'll be taking my leave..." The frog faced doctor said as he exited Rias Gremory's hospital room.
"Are you OK...? You're that girl in the miko outfit, right..?" Kamijou asked to the girl that just entered the room.
"Yes, thank you for your concern...i'm sorry, i don't know your name..."
"Ah, right, my name's Kamijou Touma, yours?" Said Touma as he introduced himself.
"It's Akeno. Akeno Himejima, it's nice to meet you, Touma-kun, and thank you for helping me and Rias." Akeno said as she introduced herself to Kamijou.
"No - no, i just do what anyone would do in that situation, that's all."
"Fufu, you're very humble, Touma-kun." Said Akeno as she pulled a chair from the room and place it beside Rias's hospital bed.
"...So, what happened back then? Why are you and that girl.." Kamijou pointed at Rias. "Fighting with dangerous guys like those guys...?" Kamijou said to Akeno as he recalled the incident at Kuoh Academy.
"...It's a long story...it's certainly going to take a while...still want to listen...?"
Kamijou nods his head.
"Very well..." Akeno pointed her index finger at Rias "That girl is engaged to that man, Riser Phoenix, without her consent...it was a deal that her father, the lord of Gremory household and the lord of the Phoenix household made. That girl though, refused to marry Riser, so she make a deal with him...if she and her team, which consists of her, myself and another 2 person, can win in a rating game against him and his team, then she can break the deal and be free, but if Riser's team win...well, you get the idea, i'm sure..."
Kamijou again, nods his head, though this time, he had a frown on his face. How disgusting it is that her own parents put her in a situation like this Kamijou thought.
"They gave us 10 days to train ourself, so we used that time to train as hard as we possibly could, but in the end, we were still beaten quite easily by them, just like what you saw when you somehow entered the rating game dimension...come to think of it, Touma-kun..."
"Yes?"
"How did you break the rating game barrier anyway...?"
"About that..." Kamijou shows Akeno his right hand. "I don't know how i get it, but somehow i have this right hand that can nullify any esper power, no matter what... be it fireballs, or electric blast...or even my own luck..." Kamijou said the last part with a sad tone. "I can nullify it somehow..."
"I see...though i never heard an esper power like that..."
"It's not."
"I'm sorry?" Akeno was confused after hearing what Kamijou said.
"It's not an esper power, when i was checked if i have an esper power or not, the doctors said the machines did not detect anything..."
"...Is that so...?" Akeno was intrigued, she have never imagined before that there could exist such power that is neither magic nor esper power. It is true what that boy, Touma said, she can't feel any magic or esper power whatsoever.
"Oh, come to think of it..." Kamijou said as he remembers something from the incident.
"Who created the barrier anyway...? I never heard of an esper power that can do that..."
Akeno smiled at Kamijou's question, now it's his turn to be intrigued.
"It's not an esper power."
"...Beg pardon?" Kamijou replied to what Akeno said regarding his question.
"It's not an esper power." Akeno said again. "It is what you call magic." Akeno then continues her explanation. "The dimension, the barrier, even the school replica was created by a mix of dimensional and demonic magic."
"..."
Kamijou stayed silent after hearing her explanation. Is she one of those people from cults that says they have magical power different from esper power, or maybe she just hit her head too hard during that battle...?
"Haha, it's quite hard to believe, isn't it...?" A male voice said from the now opened door.
In front of the room, stood 2 people, a small, petite girl with a silver hair and a black cat hair clip in a school uniform, from her stoic expression, it is impossible to tell what she's thinking or feeling.
Beside her, stood a handsome blonde haired boy with grey eyes and also wearing the same school uniform, but for boys, of course.
"Oh, it's you two, are you two okay now...?" Akeno said to the 2 person at the door, then she turned her head to Kamijou's direction. "Touma-san, those two are the other 2 in Rias's team, the boy is called Yuuto, and the girl next to him is called Koneko-chan."
"It's nice to meet you." Kamijou said to the 2 new figures in the room
The petite girl simply nods at what Kamijou said and the boy responded with a friendly smile, then the boy called Yuuto turns his head to Akeno's direction. "Yes, we are fine, we do not sustain any injury from the rating game, since we are killed instantly by the opponent, unlike you, Akeno-san who got injured before being killed."
"Killed...?" Kamijou was surprised when he heard that word from Yuuto's mouth.
'Don't tell me...they're gh-ghosts?! Then is this room a place where deceased soul gathers...?!' Kamijou thought fearfully in his head, if they're really ghosts, then he must make an opening to call an exorcist.
"Yes don't worry about me...the doctor who tended me is very skilled...i don't know how he did it, but when he finished tending me, i couldn't feel the pain from the injuries anymore, i don't think even the Underworld doctor could do something like that..."
"Underworld?! I KNEW IT!" Kamijou quickly stood up from his chair "I don't know why you're here, but i won't let you take mine or that girl's soul!" He makes a declaration to the 'ghosts' near him.
"What?!" Yuuto looked surprised as he heard Kamijou's outburst.
"Touma-san, wait!" Akeno is at a lost here, somehow, the boy in front of her thinks that they're ghosts, she figured that her conversation with Yuuto and Koneko might have caused a misunderstanding.
"I never hit a ghost before, but i don't have any other option at the moment! Prepare yourself!" Kamijou rushed to Yuuto in order to strike him. "HAAAAA!" He aimed his right fist to Yuuto's face with quite a power, but Yuuto did something unpredictable to him.
"That was close..." Yuuto said in relief, he managed to summon his swords from the ground in time before Kamijou managed to leave a bruise on his face, he managed stopped Kamijou's movement by having the swords surrounding him and trapped his legs.
"What the!?" Kamijou was surprised, he certainly met with a lot of strange phenomenon today.
PART 4
"Well, i certainly got a lot of guests today..." Heaven Canceller said to the person walking to his direction.
"I just passed Rias Gremory's hospital room, it's pretty lively in there." The man with a black hair with golden bangs said to the doctor in front of him. "It has been a while, old friend." The man greets the frog faced doctor with a smile.
"Indeed it has..." Heaven Canceller replied to the man's greeting. "How have you been, Azazel?"
"Pretty good, i'm currently enjoying playing caretaker..."
"Haha, it's certainly been a very peaceful time for us, hasn't it..."
The person known as Azazel nods his head while smiling.
"But still, even at current time, that thing still is the center of trouble again..." Azazel said as he leaned against the hospital's wall and ruffled his hair in annoyance.
"Imagine Breaker, you mean?"
"What else could i be talking about...?" Azazel replied to the doctor's question.
"With that boy's personality, it's no wonder...in fact, i would be surprised if he wasn't involved in conflicts like these..." Heaven Canceller said regarding the boy who has the mysterious Imagine Breaker on his right hand.
"I heard he's going to fight the successor of the Phoenix household...?" Azazel said to the mysterious doctor.
Heaven Canceller nods his head.
"Tck, what is Grayfia thinking? Having a human challenging a Devil like that is just ridiculous..." Azazel said. "Doesn't she know that there's quite a chance that that boy will be killed or the seal holding Imagine Breaker is broken...?"
"Don't worry about the seal, i just checked it a while ago, the seal is still very strong, it's still suppressing Imagine Breaker quite wonderfully, in fact, and i'm sure that Grayfia will stop the fight if she sees that that boy can't fight anymore."
"*sigh* If you say so, Doc..."
"Shouldn't it be easy for that boy to win with Imagine Breaker's power...?" Another person said to both of them.
"Oh, Grayfia..." Heaven Canceller said to the person that has just joined the conversation.
"What are you thinking...?" Azazel said to Grayfia. "Don't you know the danger of the thing in that boy's arm?"
"I am sorry for my selfish action, Azazel, but do not worry, it is like what the doctor said, i will stop the fight if things have gone too far. This is the only thing i can do to help my sister in law, Azazel, again, i'm sorry for my selfishness..." Grayfia said.
"*sigh* Fine, i understand...i would do the same thing if i were in your position..." Azazel replied to Grayfia's words. "Though i still kinda wish that it was someone else who interrupted the rating game instead of Imagine Breaker...preferably a strong esper..."
"Yes, i agree with you..."
"Just make sure to stop the fight when things get dangerous..." Azazel gave a warning.
Grayfia nods her head at the warning.
"Imagine Breaker..." Grayfia said to Azazel "Shouldn't Imagine Breaker be too strong for someone like Riser Phoenix at his current level...?"
"Not quite..." Azazel responded. "The current Imagine Breaker can only negates any magic or esper power, it is not possible for the current Imagine Breaker to simply negates an existence that is not human like us, hell, it can't even break a longinus or a high level sacred gear by touching it,or any supernatural being that is covered by a physical body, the best it can break is at least a mid and low level sacred gear,though it can still negates the effect of a high level sacred gear and longinus if he touches it...see how weakened Imagine Breaker is...?" Azazel then continues his words. "Though if Imagine Breaker have at least an eight of it's original power, then he should be able to win this battle..."
"It's a good thing, though..." Heaven Canceller said. "The weaker Imagine Breaker is, then that means the seal is still strong..."
Grayfia then said. "Then, can that boy wins against Riser...?"
"I highly doubt it..." Azazel answered. "The ability of the members of Phoenix Household is that of fire manipulation, they can freely use fire magic at their will or turn their own body to that of fire, and when that happens. Imagine Breaker can negates any fire attack Riser sends as long as it manage to touch the attacks, but what if Imagine Breaker touches Riser while his body is that of fire itself?" Azazel then answers his own question. "If Imagine Breaker somehow manage to touch that body made of fire, he would damage Riser greatly since he doesn't have any physical form of protection from Imagine Breaker, he can even destroy the magic inside Riser, but if that happens..."
"The Phoenix bloodline..." Grayfia continues what Azazel was about to say.
"Exactly...the Phoenix are not known for only it's powerful regeneration and healing powers, but..."
"Haha, you're quite pessimistic now, aren't you Azazel...?" Heaven Canceller cuts in.
Azazel raised his eyebrows after hearing what Heaven Canceller said. "What do you mean...?"
"If i were you, i wouldn't dismiss that boy's chance this early..." Heaven Canceller then continues. "I don't know how, but that boy will always save anyone he decides to save...i should know...i've seen him save a lot of people by himself...trust me on this one, it doesn't matter if he wins or lose his fight, what will happen is that he will definitely save Rias Gremory."
"Oh..? That boy is certainly something if he can earn the praise of the one known as Heaven Canceller himself... " Azazel responded to what Heaven Canceller said with a smile filled with interest.
Azazel then said to the doctor. "Well then, i suppose this is time for me to leave...doctor, Grayfia, i'll see you later..." Azazel walked to the hospital exit after saying his goodbye.
"I just remembered that i haven't explain anything to that boy..." Grayfia then turns around and walked to the direction of Rias's hospital room. "It was nice talking to you doctor." Grayfia said with a polite and graceful bow and then resume walking to her destination.
After he can no longer sees Grayfia, the frog faced doctor also decided to continue his work in his room.
PART 5
"So...you guys are not ghosts...?" Kamijou asked the 3 'devils' in front of him after he calmed down. "And this girl...Rias, was it..." He pointed at the sleeping Rias Gremory . "Is also a devil like you guys, and she's the boss of all of you...?"
"Yes, that's about it..." Akeno said.
"Haha, it's hard to believe, i know." Yuuto said to Kamijou. "Touma-kun, i also had a similar reaction to you when i found out that the beings known as devils are real." Yuuto said in an understanding tone.
"Right, and sorry man, for almost punching you like that..." Kamijou said as he apologize for his reckless action.
Yuuto responded with a smile that has the meaning of 'no problem, i understand'.
"This is still quite hard to believe...wait, what's that thing called...Rating Game was it...?What is it anyway...?" Kamijou said as he remembered Akeno's explanation from before.
"It's basically a battle competition between 2 devil teams to determine who is the strongest, that guy Riser and his teams are ranked as one of the most promising teams in the professional rating game league." Akeno answered Kamijou's question
"The rating game also uses chess terms, such as Buchou over there ss the King of our team, and Akeno-san is the Queen, while me and Koneko-chan over here are Buchou's Knight and Rook."
After hearing Yuuto's explanation, Kamijou wondered how these Rating Games worked...maybe it's like those action strategy chess game where if the pieces meet each other, they'll do a battle until one of them is defeated...or for a more precise term for there Rating Games, killed.
"And what's this talk about getting killed in the games...? Kamijou again asked a question about the Rating Games.
"The common way to win the Rating Game is to beat every opponent or just simply defeat the king, though it also has different rules and restriction for each Rating Game match...if you are beaten by the opponent, you will be transferred to a medical room that is already prepared by the referee of the Rating Game." Akeno explained.
"Killing in the game is also not prohibited, since you don't actually dies and will immediately be teleported to the medical room without any injuries whatsoever if you are killed instantly, though if you sustain any injuries before being killed, it will still be carried when you are teleported to the medical room." Yuuto continues his explanation. "Like Akeno-san over there, she received injuries in the Rating Game match before she was defeated, so she had to be treated here, while me and Koneko-chan was taken out and was embarrassingly killed instantly by a sneak attack while we were facing the opponents around us."
"Hmmm..." Kamijou nodded after hearing the explanation, though he had to wonder why the devils chose this hospital in the human world, shouldn't they choose a hospital in the Underworld, their world instead of here...?
"Akeno-san, did the doctor that treated you had a frog like face...?"
"Yes...do you know him...?"
"Yes...he's the one that treated me every time i come to this hospital...and i come here plenty of times..."
So that doctor was the one that treated Akeno, Kamijou wondered...come to think of it, he always thought that doctor is a very exceptional, he's too skilled even, he had never come across a doctor as good as that Gekota-like doctor is...but did he know that these guys are not human...?
Before Kamijou could ask, the door opened, revealing the maid that teleported Kamijou and Rias here.
"I see they've explained some basics to you about us devils..." Grayfia said to Kamijou.
"...You're a devil too, right?" Kamijou asked to the lady in maid outfit.
Grayfia simply nods her head.
"I see...sorry for interfering in the game, but i had my reasons..."
"It's fine, no use crying over spilled milk, you didn't know anyway..." Grayfia cannot show how grateful she was for Kamijou's action, but she had to show neutrality to everyone in this room.
"Tomorrow, meet me in front of Kuoh Academy at 4 p.m, i will take you to the Underworld for your battle with Riser." Grayfia then continues. "Remember to keep your words, boy...if you lose, then she would have to marry that guy, if you win, then she's free from her engagement with Riser...that's what on the line for this battle..."
"Right...i understand...i'll definitely win..."
"...Battle...?" A voice behind Kamijou said these words, when Kamijou looked behind him, he saw the red haired girl trying to get up from her bed.
"Buchou, you shouldn't get up yet." Akeno said as she tried to stop her King from hurting herself.
"I see you have awaken, Rias." Grayfia turned around to exit the room. "Good bye, Kamijou Touma, do not be late for tomorrow." Grayfia closed the door after saying that.
"Touma-kun, what is Grayfia-sama talking about?" Yuuto asked about what is going on between the spiky haired boy and the wife of the Maou.
"Right..." Touma decided to explain. "Because i interfered the Rating Game between you guys and that prick, i had to fight him since because of me, no winner can be decided from the game."
"What?" Yuuto was confused, just how did Touma managed to interfere with the game...?
"Yuuto, it's true what Touma-kun said." Akeno said to the surprised Kiba.
"But like what that woman said, the deal still stands, if i beat him,then your boss's engagement will be called off, but if i lose...well, don't worry about it! I'll definitely not lose to that guy!" Kamijou said quite confidently.
"Don't...just what do you think you can do..." Rias said grimly. "Just what do you think you can do...you don't even know who that guy is!" Rias said in an outburst.
"Rias..." Akeno said softly after seeing her best friend's words.
"You don't know how powerful that guy is, you're just a human, that guy's a devil, just what do you think you can do to him?! If you're only doing this just to play hero, then stop it! The only thing it'll do is just adding more guilt and sadness to myself..." Rias said coldly to Kamijou, she was very close to a complete breakdown. "I...i don't want to see anyone getting hurt anymore because of me..." Rias recalled the moment when she saw her 2 servants, Kiba and Koneko was ambushed by the enemy and were killed as the result, she recalled when she saw her best friend, Akeno, getting hurt in the fight against the enemy queen. "Just...stop it...just leave me alone..." This time, Rias was already crying in a mix of regret, pain and frustration.
Kamijou stays silent after hearing her words, then, he decided to walk forward to her.
"Look around you..." Kamijou said to the crying girl. "You said you don't want to get anyone hurt anymore because of you, but look around you...can't you see that your actions right now is hurting them...?"
Rias looked around her as what Kamijou said, she notices the looks shown by Kiba, Koneko, and Akeno. The looks on their face shows concern for her, regret for not doing better for her, and sadness because their effort only led to their leader being sad.
"To you, do they look like they blame you because they got hurt...? Do they look like they regret their actions of standing up for you...? No, right...? If so, then why do you decided to give up before they have given up...? Why do you decide to throw the towel even though they haven't given up...?"
"Shut up!" Rias said scornfully after hearing Kamijou's words. "Shut UP! You think you know how i feel?! You think you know how i feel when i saw my servants get hurt for my sake?!"
"No. I don't." Kamijou answered honestly.
"Then-"
"But i know how they feel when they saw their precious master get hurt..."
Rias did not expect that Kamijou would say something like that.
"I know that they felt that they wished they should have done better so that they did not disappoint her, that they felt that they wished they could take some pain off their master, that they wished they were the one that felt the pain you feel right now, so why? Why do you decide to be so selfish that when a chance to save you was offered, you would reject it...? Do you not realize how many people care about you...?"
"I, Kiba, Akeno-san, Koneko-chan, don't want to see you sad like this, we all want to see you smile happily."
Rias stays silent after hearing Kamijou's words.
"Why...why do you care about me so much...why do you even care so much about someone you have never even met before? Someone you doesn't even know...? Why would you even want to help a stranger you have never even spoken to..?
Kamijou smiled at her question. For him, it was such an easy question.
"Because that stranger needs help from someone."
How...how do that boy know...how do that boy know that she wants someone to help her even though she never said it, even though she never asked him...how do that boy knows that she was screaming 'help me!' from the bottom of her heart...
"Haha...are you a superhero from a movie or something...?" Rias asked.
"No, i'm not a hero or anything like that." Kamijou then lightly patted Rias's head with his left hand. "But if being a hero means i can save you, then so be it, i'll be your hero." Kamijou smiled saying that last part. "So rest well princess, tomorrow, everything will be fine..."
Rias then looked up to Kamijou's face, she managed to say to him between her cries. "...Thank you...please...save me..."
"Aaa, i will, Kamijou-san will definitely win tomorrow!"
Kamijou then gently put her head on top of the hospital pillow, then heads out to the door in the room.
"Wait...!" Rias said as Kamijou was about to exit the room.
"...Please...stay here...just for today..." Rias makes a request to Kamijou, but this time, her expression was not an expression filled with sadness despair, it was filled with a gentle smile.
"...Sure." Kamijou answered her request with a smile on his face.
"Ara, Buchou..." Akeno said after hearing the banter between that boy, Kamijou Touma, and her best friend.
"Buchou..." Kiba muttered in happiness after seeing her master finally not being sad anymore because of the boy he just met.
"...So cool..." Koneko muttered to herself, with a little shade of red on her face.
That night, a smile finally return to Rias Gremory's face, because of her servants being there for her, and because of a certain boy.
PART 6
"Listen, Fukiyose, i'm really sorry for this, but i really gotta go!" Kamijou said as he exited the class with haste without finishing his cleaning duty for today.
"Ah, Touma, wait!" Fukiyose yelled in no avail. "Jeez, he could've at least told me why he's in such a rush..."
"Oh, Kami-yan is in a hurry today..." Tsuchimikado Motoharu said regarding his friend's decision to bravely skips cleaning duty when Fukiyose Seiri was in charge.
"I don't think i've ever seen him in such a hurry before..." Aogami Pierce said after seeing his friend running away.
PART 7
" I thought you decided to run away..." Grayfia said to the tired boy in front of him.
"*huff* *huff*Of course not...we already make a deal don't we...?" Kamijou responded to her words.
"*chuckle* Very well, let us make haste to Underworld then."
A magic circle for teleportation appeared below Kamijou and Grayfia.
In an instant they were teleported to the Underworld.
"We have arrived at Underworld..."
"That was quick!" Kamijou said in surprise.
"Kamijou Touma." Grayfia called the boy by his name. "The battle against Riser Phoenix will start in a short while, until then please wait in this room." Grayfia said as she exited the room.
"Right..."
After closing the door, Grayfia saw 2 person in front of her.
"Did everything go as planned...?" A man with a crimson length blonde hair said to her. That man is Sirzechs Lucifer, the current Maou.
"Yes...but i reckon what you said is true, right...?" Grayfia looked to the person standing next to her husband.
"Yes...you do know that i know the past, the present, and the future with 100% accuracy, right...?" The man said to Grayfia's question. "What i saw was that Riser Phoenix will be defeated by that boy who interfered in the Rating Game." This man was also the one that gave Riser the prophecy about his future.
"Baal Berith..." Sirzechs said the name of the person next to him. "Do not think that i will trust you even if what you said is true."
"*sigh* Why do you and the current Beelzebub still don't trust me...? I don't know about Beelzebub's reason, but what about yours, Sirzech-sama...? I already ruined a very promising devil's future for the sake of helping your sister from her current...situation..." Baal Berith said to Sirzech's cold response.
"Ruining a promising devil future...? I thought that was the result of your divination..."
"Well." Baal Berith answered calmly to Sirzech's question. "When i find out about that future i saw, i could always change it you know...you wouldn't even believe how easy it is for me to trick that boy and led him to his doom" Baal Berith let out a little laugh "...But, i didn't do any of that, for you of course...you wanted to save your sister from her arranged marriage made by your parents, so i tell you about what i saw so you would stop sulking, even though i can just simply kill Imagine Breaker and make sure that no one can save your sister..." Baal Berith tries to hide his smile at the last sentence. "Surely that is enough to earn your trust, no...? Or do i need to do another favor for you again...?How many times has it been since i-"
"Leave..." Sirzechs said in a threatening voice.
"Kukuku, so easily provocated...very well...i shall take my leave now...you'll thank me by the time the match is over..." After saying that, Baal Berith teleported to his domain.
"Grayfia...how do you feel about that boy...?" Sirzech asked his wife.
"I...have to agree with him..." Grayfia answered to her husband's question. "I also feel that Kamijou Touma could beat Riser."
"...Is that so...?"
"Well, the rest we have to see for ourself..."
PART 8
"Hooo...i thought you wouldn't come, brat..." Riser said to Kamijou Touma who is standing in front of him.
They were standing in the prepared arena for their battle. It was a simple square shaped field.
It was time for their fight.
"Shut up...let's just get this started."
"Well then...here i go,brat! Don't give up so soon after this." Said Riser as he dashed forward to Kamijou.
TO BE CONTINUED...