Actually, I'm skipping Rias' battle vs Riser. I think you've read their battle like, 100 times? Wkwk.
Highschool DxD is not mine.
The ten days handicap was finally over, and the day of her first Rating Game was finally upon her and her peerage. She was nervous, alright, but that nervousness was drowned by the will of becoming free. She had obtained a piece powerful enough to beat her unwanted fiancée, and her peerage had trained their hardest last week. She was as prepared as she could ever be.
" Buchou, here's the tea."
Akeno put down a tray with cups of tea in front of her. Like her master, she too was nervous, afraid even. But, if she were to show it, their underclassmen's morale would certainly sink. The same applied to Rias. Thus, they had to do their best at concealing their fear.
There was a guy that didn't seem nervous at all, though.
Hiiro Bloodreaver. That man who Rias somehow added to her peerage. Looking at his demeanor, it was clear that he was a seasoned veteran. Rather than nervous, he had a calculating look on his face, as if he were trying to bring down every chance of them losing. He wore a black jacket with skull patterns above a same colored t-shirt, plus a pair of jeans and a chain belt. Coupled with his raven hair, his appearance was nothing short of imposing. She couldn't even fathom the fact that this man was significantly younger than her.
" 15 minutes to go…Are you all prepared?"
Issei, Koneko, and Kiba stood up and rechecked their preparations. Koneko fastened the wraps of her boxer gloves, Kiba sheathed his newly acquired sword on his side. Rias and Akeno just smiled at their enthusiasm. Suddenly, a magic circle glowed on the floor, and they all transported through it.
The teleportation worked, and they now stood inside a replica of Kuoh Academy created inside a fake dimension. This way, the damage wouldn't extend to the real world. On the sky, Grayfia, along with several higher-ups of devil society in form of holograms appeared.
" Riser Phenex had filed a protest about your new pawn, Rias-hime. You haven't reported him to the headquarters, thus he is deemed illegal to enter Rating Games. As the law states, new recruits must immediately be reported, and you've neglected that."
Hiiro looked at the sky in disgust. Those stinky old critters were crafty as hell. He never heard of a law like that in his whole life. Then again, he wasn't a devil, so relaying protests didn't hold any merit for him.
" Would you mind showing me the proof of that law?"
Those old geezers sweated a bit, then grinned. They showed a rough copy of a paper with that thing they called law.
" Seriously?"
Rias fell to the floor. With her main cannon gone, her plans had gone awry. She too never heard about such laws from any book she'd read. But, the elders' words and writings were absolute, not even a Maou could deny them. They were the most ancient devils surviving the war by cowering and licking feet, and rose to power as soon as the war ended with their so-called wisdom and experience. Beside her, Hiiro's image flickered and disappeared. Hiiro was actually removed from the game by those people.
" RIAS!"
She looked up and saw Hiiro's face on the sky.
" Go with the plan. You can still win!"
She seemed unsure for an instant, then her eyes lit up. Giving up would get nothing for her, thus her only choice was to fight to the best of her abilities. The moment you accept this ridiculous thing called fate, it would control you to no ends.
She was Rias Gremory, and she must control her own fate with her hands.
" Hiiro was taken away, but that doesn't mean we can't win! Let's show them Hiiro's not the only powerful member of my family! Let's teach that arrogant prick Riser not to mess with us!"
" YEAAH!"
Her speech boosted her peerage's morale quite effectively, and they charged to battle.
Hiiro could only watch Rias's peerage fell under Riser's regenerative traits. Their firepower wasn't good enough to overwhelm him, thus giving him enough time to let fatigue consume them and pick them one by one.
" Hiiro…"
Tamamo called him, but she got no response. Instead, she felt a drop of liquid on her skin.
" Oh, this is not good. Every time he gets serious, no one can leave unscathed."
The next day…
He was allowed to enter the banquet the Phenex and Gremory family threw in to celebrate Rias' and Riser's forced marriage. Was that the elders' way to compensate by giving him one last chance to see her, or was that just a way to mock him?
He believed it was the latter.
However, he decided to take a stroll and formulate a plan to fulfill his client's hope. A chance would present itself eventually, he was sure of it. He loitered around while eating to conserve his stamina, but mostly because the food there was basically irresistible. Maybe royal devil cooks actually liked human cuisine, and decided to copy them, albeit with a little improvement.
As he wolfed down his fifth plate of food, he saw Riser Phenex walked up to the podium. He adjusted the microphone and spoke.
" Everyone! I, Riser Phenex, thank you from the bottom of my heart for coming to see this grand occasion. Right now, two great families will join, with me and my bride as the ambassador. Now, let me show you my bride."
Bright flames erupted from the podium, revealing Rias Gremory. She wore a low-cut white dress that revealed parts of her cleavage, and left her back open. It was more like showing the trophy he had gotten than revealing her as a bride.
" And so, I would like to ask for your—"
" I REFUSE!"
" SCREW YOU!"
Two voices bellowed at the same time. One was from Hiiro, while another was from a boy about Rias' age. They looked at each other and shouted.
" DON'T COPY ME!"
Hiiro sighed as he massaged his head. This loud kid was grating on his nerves. How could someone scream right in front of him, anyway? He ignored him and faced Riser.
" Riser, were you so afraid of me that you sent me out of the game?"
The man grinned at him.
" Not really. Riser was just making sure his bride abide the law."
" Yeah? Then, how's this?"
He revealed an mp3 player and switched it on.
" He must be prevented from entering the game, father! I can't beat him!"
" Ara, what's this?"
" Ooh, elders, can you help me pave the way to this marriage?"
"It's easy, child. Fear not, this is important for us, too. Especially with this contract we have."
Hiiro ended the recording and smiled at all the spectators. They were all flabbergasted at the sudden revelation.
" Well, I didn't think the honorable Phenex family would do something like that, so I am a little doubtful, but facts speak, you know?"
The elders looked at each other worriedly. This boy might have found out that they received an exorbitant amount of money from Phenex family to make sure Hiiro couldn't interfere if he had watched them to the end.
" So, how's that? I just want to fight for her, actually, but if you're using…peculiar ways, I'll gladly use some too."
Riser gritted his teeth in both anger and hesitation. After being persuaded by the elders, he faced both of them.
" Fine, I'll take both of you plebs! But, to not humiliate you too much, I'll bring my brother Ruval Phenex in too."
He turned to a man younger than him, with aura surpassing Riser himself. He wasn't the poser of bad boy like Riser, so his manners were far better than him. His hair was a bit disheveled, but otherwise, he seemed less of a prick than his brother.
" Riser, I don't really want to fight these days…"
He looked far less motivated than her brother in fighting these two, but he knew for a fact that his brother was a loser that relied on his regeneration alone. Take it from him, and he'd be no more than a little child throwing a tantrum.
Knowing that, he had to help his brother, didn't he?
So, he walked forward and faced both youngsters opposing his brothers. The one with black jacket seemed experienced, but he wasn't of noble blood. On the other hand, the devil boy came from a distinguished royal family, the clan of Halphas, which was said to have the power to demonize parts of his body. However, he had little to no experience in terms of battle.
" What's going on here?"
A man in a regal devil cloak entered the fray. He was almost like the male version of Rias Gremory, with face prettier than girls. However, the aura of strength around him wiped all the thoughts of him being weak. He shot a quick glance at Hiiro and smiled.
" Oh, you're the new addition to Rias' peerage, aren't you? You've got guts. So, in return for winning this impossible battle, what do you want?"
He emphasized the impossible to press on two sides. The elders and Hiiro.
" To be honest, I want money, house, and many other things, but I'll skip on that. How about Rias Gremory's freedom?"
" Wait, Lucifer-sama! There's no need to give this poor trash anything!"
" Oi, old bastards…"
He growled, getting full attention of everyone inside.
" Don't try playing God while I'm around, or you'll regret it."
They sweat dropped because of his threatening tone. They might be survivors, but frankly, they had to rely on youngsters to protect them.
" H-Ha! Is that a threat to us, damn kid?"
He didn't even spare any effort to contain his killing intent. His eyes constricted to slits, and his face adopted a maniacal grin.
" It's a promise."
As they were intimidated by his aura, the one beside him tugged his elbow.
" Hey, I'll help you."
" And tell me why I should even let you."
" I'm Rias' childhood friend. I just don't want to let her get married off like that."
He glanced at the self-proclaimed childhood friend of his client. Brown hair and built body, plus his magic power weren't bad at all. Maybe he could even the odds.
" Don't get in my way, what-cha-malit guy."
" It's Roy Halphas, suspicious scary guy."
They both entered the magic circle personally provided by Sirzechs and disappeared from the room. All four contestants were teleported to a pocket dimension which looked like a massive chess board, pieces and all.
Like how artificial dimensions should be, the sky was painted. This time, it was colored by Gremory's symbolic color, red. Roy cracked his knuckles and grinned. His right hand suddenly grew hard scales with patterns like tortoise's back. It also changed color to sickly green and emitted some kind of smoke to the air.
" I've heard of Halphas clan's unique magic. They could demonize parts of their body to increase strength and their overall stats. Still, seeing it up close is kinda creepy."
If its size stayed, he wouldn't look too scary. But, the arm started to expand rapidly, to the point it was as big as a dragon's claw.
" Quit staring and start fighting!"
Roy swiped his hand across and slapped Riser dead in the face. The force was so great that not only his face, but also the upper half of his body was gone as well. On the other hand, Ruval hovered above them, effectively avoiding that surprise attack. Hiiro stared at Riser's regenerating body with amusement in his eyes.
" My idiot brother relies completely on his regenerative traits. But, I'd prefer not getting hurt anytime, even if I'm a Phenex."
Ruval sighed at his brother's recklessness and cast a glance at the remaining fighter.
" Yo."
Hiiro had already pulled out two UZIs out of nowhere and emptied an entire magazine on him. The Phenex let all the bullets pierce his body, relying on his regenerative traits to heal his wounds. He dived straight for him and encased his right hand in orange flames. Seeing the enemy's commando attack, he fell back and smacked his head with his guns.
However, he didn't fall down.
Ruval skillfully planted his foot on the floor and uppercut him. Once he was in mid-air, Ruval quickly created a geyser of fire that would roast anyone beside him. To avoid getting caught in that, Hiiro sacrificed a little amount of his blood to make a shield. He soared up due to the force involved and dropped to the ground.
" Looks like you ARE stronger than your brother."
" Hmph."
Unlike his brother, Ruval was quite a level-headed person. He already analyzed Hiiro's fighting style, which involved a lot of guns and bullets. However, this guy seemed to be inept in close combat. He had to use it to his advantage.
And take it he did.
Ruval closed in to Hiiro, making him unable to shoot him down with his UZI, and aimed for a lariat with flames. Before he could reach him, Hiiro's heel was suddenly on his forehead, a fatal axe kick.
" What?!"
He could only mutter that one word as he crashed to the ground, leaving a crater on it. Hiiro jumped back, wary of his counter. As he expected, Ruval sent out a pillar of flame from his body. Hiiro discarded his UZIs, useless after the barrels were damaged by the pillar of flame earlier. He dashed forward, starting to beat up the Phenex with his bare hands. He wasn't able to follow him, because of pure shock he experienced before.
Meanwhile, Riser was barely holding his own against Roy. Apparently, he could enhance his whole body by changing all parts of his body. Now, Riser was basically fighting a humanoid dragon with insane physical prowess. Roy's whole body was covered in thick grey scales that even Riser's full power could barely crack it.
Roy threw a full-powered punch at him and blew up a hole on Riser's torso. Then, he balled his other fist and slammed it to his jaw, sending him flying and wrecking his face.
" One thing I like about Phenex is they can be a practical punching bag. Human-sized, easy to use, and able to repair itself."
He kept on punching Riser until his regeneration started failing him. His broken nose healed slower, and his stomach still hurt even after fully healed. There were bruises that took longer to heal, and his stamina was fading fast. Roy had dealt so much damage that a Phenex's regeneration traits were eventually overwhelmed.
" Kuh…How could a mere Marquis like you can defeat a Great Marquis like me?!"
He was silenced by a kick to his neck, severing it.
" Maybe because you're weak."
He spat at the headless Riser who was already healing his neck. At least his regeneration still allowed him to live out as a punching bag. His flames were already proved ineffective, so he was left without any means to fight.
" Riser! Use this!"
Ruval shouted and threw a vial to his brother. Roy could've caught it and crushed every hope Riser had left, but it wouldn't be fun, would it? If that vial could give more fun to this fight, he might as well give it to him.
" Thanks, brother! With this, we can finally turn the tide of this battle!"
He revealed the content and stabbed the syringe into his neck. His veins pulsed and his nerves became visible. Then, his flames darkened. It first became red, then crimson, and finally reached black. He let out a horrifying screech and gripped his head hard.
" Oh, man…"
Hiiro was in a bit of pinch as well. He didn't know that Ruval was actually a rare breed, a black phoenix. His normal powers were just a weak extension of the strength he'd been hiding. But, such power was considered a taboo by the Phenex clan, thus he had to hide it until now. Power wasn't something that the devils hated, but powers that exceeded their own were possible to be feared, and by extension, ostracized.
He clicked his tongue and resorted to magic. Lightning sparked near his body, dancing in light blue arcs, easily carrying thousands of volts each. He thought of trying him first, so he shot a simple thunder at him. To his surprise, he dodged it and dashed forward, using the fire as propeller.
Hiiro immediately put up his blut vene, a way to protect oneself by hardening all blood vessels with energy. Blood was already rich of energy by itself, it was a kind of colloid form, and it could harden and soften easily. It was alive. How could flame annihilate such thing?
So, he completely withstood the blast, unharmed. But the area around him did not.
" Wow. I can't believe you survived that blast."
Hiiro grinned from behind his crossed arms and spoke.
" Believe it."
He spread his arms and delivered a deadly strike to Ruval's neck. He struck the sides of his neck with his fists, nearly breaking his neck in process. Unfortunately, a black phoenix's regenerative traits were heavily losing compared to a normal phoenix because they sacrificed it all for sheer power. It took a heavy brunt when Hiiro dealt that blow, and he couldn't fully recover from that yet.
He staggered, holding his neck like his life depended on how firm his grip was. Wasting no chance, Hiiro kneed him in the face and slammed his fist with power enough to blast a container truck away to Ruval's face.
But this time, he coated his whole body in black fire.
So, when he retracted his fist, it was already blazing.
" Heheh…If I can't touch you, you can hit me all you want. But, you know the con-"
He was silenced with a nasty uppercut straight to the jaw. The flames burned his skin profusely, and started leaving scorch marks on his skin. Even his unnaturally thick skin was burnt in seconds, while not even steel swords was able to pierce it
But, he slammed his fist together, and the flame was dispersed. The scars remained, but nothing his fast healing couldn't fix. Ruval widened his eyes at him and left his jaw open, although his jaw was still hurting like hell.
" So, what? Holy flames won't burn angels, the same goes to unholy flames. It's strong but not…effective enough."
" …No, holy flames burn angels, too. It's like normal flame for them."
Ruval's statement made his eyes turn wider.
" Really?"
" Actually, yes. I read it once in a book."
…
" Man, don't believe everything the book says. You've got to experience it yourself to be sure, you know?"
Hiiro sighed and cracked his neck several times.
" And how can you? War and skirmishes between factions are highly prohibited. If a devil clashed with them, they'd be labeled as stray devil immediately."
" True…I've got a lot of chances to try. From my childhood, there's always someone from the church on my tail. I've fought several angels for my life, and have lost them so many times until now. I killed one by locking him inside a fireplace when I was a kid, dropping a few wooden logs to make the fire hot enough to kill him."
The Phenex stared at him in agape.
" I don't really know nor care how and why you got caught up in that. But, it is interesting. Why'd angels hunt a child?"
" Hypothetically speaking, devils should be the most unholy being in three factions, considering the first devil was an archangel cast out from Heaven, right?"
" Yes."
They continued their brawl while talking.
" So, what happened to the balance of holy and darkness before the devils exist?"
Ruval thought a bit too deeply and got Hiiro's feet planted on the back of his neck. He quickly grabbed his leg and tried throwing him to the wall. However, before he could swing his arm, he already back-flipped and kicked his chin.
"What do you think of that theory? Interesting, isn't it?"
His feet touched the ground without making any sound, just like a skilled assassin. Ruval rubbed his bruised chin and sighed. This guy was good, making him talk to disrupt his concentration from battle.
" It got me a kick, though."
" Your fault for being distracted so easily."
He couldn't deny that.
Meanwhile…
" This is bad, this is bad, this is bad…."
Tamamo who was watching from the tribune bit her fingers worriedly. She wasn't that worried about Hiiro, it's more like she worried about the reason he always used guns to smack or shoot his opponents and rarely used his own fists and legs.
It wasn't because he couldn't do powerful attacks.
His personal uncontrolled attacks were just too powerful.
" At this rate, it's just a matter of time before he accidentally loses control and levels the whole field…come on, Hiiro, finish it fast, will you?"
Riser Phenex was fighting toe on toe with Roy, despite getting used to wipe the floor with before. With his temporary black flames, he could injure him even with his scales on. In return, his regenerative powers were greatly reduced to the point he couldn't take blows carelessly like before.
" Kuh! Bas—'
The Halphas devil's weighted fist connected with Riser's gut, making him vomit blood. But, like his brother, he had covered himself in black fire, hurting his attacker more than the damage he took. Man, he was lucky he had scales for skin. Thanks to that, his hand would remain intact despite being charred black.
Seriously, getting a sudden power-up seemed too unfair for him.
As a member of a former extra devil clan, he had to claw his way up. His magic talents were horrible, and his family was often called cheater. He often found himself sneering at that stupid fact. The Halphas family only had demonization as ability. They had the power to go 'berserk' and strengthen their body parts beyond that of legendary beasts. How could his little quirk be called cheating when most 72 pillars had more mind-blowing magic?
He channeled some power to his feet, changing its very muscle structure to that of a beast. One leap was all it took to close the distance and drop kick poor Riser to the ground. He literally buried him six-feet below ground.
Riser couldn't even hope to finish his cussing.
Well of course, considering Roy was beating the hell out of him in frenzied state. He ignored his burning hands and focused on how to make Riser's face look like mincemeat as fast as possible. If his fists were tired, he switched to legs, and so on.
" YOU—"
His face was stepped on harshly and his voice gone under the sole of his shoes. Roy might not be a sadist, but he felt good having a self proclaimed noble under his foot. Those smug nobles really needed a lesson on humility once in a while.
Suddenly, a man-sized lump was thrown at his direction, so he reluctantly lifted his foot off Riser's head and dodged. Lucky for him, but unfortunate for the poor Riser, the lump landed right on him.
" Nice shot!"
He gave double thumbs up for anyone who just threw so accurately at something he stepped on earlier. One look, and he could tell that his compatriot was the one throwing. The projectile was Ruval Phenex, bloody beaten. His flames were forcefully extinguished. It looked like Hiiro electrocuted him so badly that he couldn't even channel his power without getting major muscle spasms.
" Wow…You're going too far, even with my standards…."
Hiiro walked into the fray, his whole body crackling with sparks. If there were anyone who could pull off being scary without even trying, it'd be him. Right now, he had the presence of a literal demon oozing from him. He extended his hand and grabbed Ruval's necktie, forcing him to look up.
" You've got some guts, I'll give you that. I can't believe someone actually looked me up from deep internet. "
" Heheh…You've done your research, and so have I. It's basic war strategy, right?"
Despite having blood in his mouth, this Phenex was still able to pull off a malicious grin. Seeing this, Hiiro cracked. He released an evil cackle that sent shivers to everyone hearing it, and pulled Ruval's collar even closer.
" Do it and I'll hang you on your ass, Marquis or not."
His imminent threat was totally scary, and honestly, Ruval nearly wet his pants. But, he put on a brave front. Can't have his brother see him leak under pressure, right?
It was kinda hard to stand after getting all his nerves paralyzed. He tried to move his toes, yet hips moved. He tried to move his fingers, his ankle twitched.
Nope, no way.
Did he get electrocuted so badly to the point his nerve system short-circuited? Just how much magic power someone needed to overload a Phenex's nerves?
This male here was no pushover, he thought.
" Stand up, Ruval Phenex."
" I…"
" Brother, don't!"
"…forfeit."
The match had ended as an anticlimax. Hiiro zapped the older Phenex until he got numb, and Riser was pulverized to near death. Silence crept up, and finally, the referee snapped out of her trance and announced.
" Phenex team has forfeited! Victory goes to Roy and Hiiro pair!"
The winners high-fived, although it was more like Roy forcing Hiiro to meet his hand. What choice did he have? If he didn't raise his palm, the head was gonna get it. Roy, on the other hand, was peachy as hell, and what a coincidence, they were literally in hell.
They were transported back to the wedding hall with the angry elders shooting dirty looks the moment they stepped into the room. But, there was someone who looked pretty happy. The older male version of Rias had a satisfied smile on his face.
" Will you be so kind to escort Rias back home?"
Hiiro sighed and looked at his partner-in-crime, Roy Halphas. He nodded and took a griffin with her to return to ORC room. He raised his arm just in time to stop one of the elders' magic bullet. For his amusement, that didn't even itch. The ones who tried to play God on him had less magic power than a Low-class devil.
Funny? Very much so.
Still, they looked proud with the smokescreen they just provided. From behind the smoke, Hiiro could see those old farts hug each other, perhaps thinking 'Wow, we killed the guy not even Phenex devil could. Nice, we are strong, we deserve cookies!'
Talk about idiocy. And these guys were the elders? The Underworld's future looked kinda bleak to him.
" Child play."
He sighed from beyond the smoke, looking at the shocked elders. They probably thought, 'How can this boy withstand my high pretty cutie beam?' Or something like that. Considering the sissy ass magic in that bullet before, maybe that was true. They did use something from magical girl as an attack.
Then, he silently gripped his fist to take control of one old of those elders' blood vessels. The blood inside his throat stopped, effectively choking him. The guards raised their spears and tried to spear him. Hiiro released his choke and calmly stepped on the marble floor. The waves created from that was enhanced drastically, creating a large crack on the ground and downing all those soldiers instantly.
As more started to surround him, he raised his arms and looked at the male version of Rias.
" Self-defense."
Sirzechs Lucifer sighed at his sister's antics and rubbed his temples. True, no one could prove he was actually choking the elder, so his action against the soldiers was pure self-defense. No one could charge him for that.
" CHILD! YOU—"
Suddenly, a wave of pure magic reverberated in the room. It was like Hiiro had emitted so much pressure that the air went away from him. All who had low magic power paled and fell to the ground unconscious, including the elders.
" What? Like I said, self-defense. They could've murdered me, you know?"
It sounded funny, coming from a person who defeated Ruval Phenex, one of the Ultimate-class devils. But, he was smart. He didn't attack them head-on, nor did he leave any magic trace of the attack before. It looked like they fell to sleep on their own.
He waved at the ORC and went to the door.
" TAMA-CHAAN~"
He called, getting a smack from his girlfriend who just teleported to the room. She was just getting her belongings when she heard him shout.
" Now, you're getting an earful on how to control your power, kelp-brain. I can't believe you fried his nerves. Killing a noble would give us a bad name, you know!"
" I know, I know! Geez, tone down the smack, will you? It hurts!"
" Seriously?"
" It hurts my heart. Not my body."
Sighing at his antics, she grabbed his arm and teleported away from there. All devils present could only shook their head and ask themselves.
" What just happened?"
He returned to his home with Tamamo, but not before visiting the academy. They found Rias and Roy cuddling together. The woman took a pillow, and the male threw it with incredible force with his demonized arms. The impact sent him flying out of the room.
" Okay, not funny guys…"
He threw the pillow back in while rubbing his back. The walls were really kind to catch him the instant he got thrown away. It's a shame they were made of stones instead of sponge.
Some messed up logic, isn't it?
He entered the room again with bright red light covering him. His hands reached inside his chest (don't ask how. It's magic) and pulled out 8 pieces of pawn pieces from there. He handed them all to Rias and smiled.
" Our contract is done. Nice working with you, princess."
She scooped all her pieces, safe and sound. She was prepared to lose all of them after Riser was defeated, but he returned them to her. She found it a bit hard to believe that he was a cold-blooded assassin.
" Enjoy your time."
He and Tamamo left, but not before he closed the door behind them. Roy could hear their distant footsteps and sighed.
" Quite interesting mercenaries you've got there."
" Yeah. Although interesting doesn't really cut it, don't you think?"
Roy assumed his thinking position, one hand below his chin, wrinkled eyebrows, and visibly smoking ears. He was more of a brawn type of a guy, but that also meant he was very loyal to his friends.
" I can't believe what he'd done. I smelled ozone in the air, loud zaps, and screams, and suddenly Ruval got sent flying to bird guy, already incapacitated. Then, I looked back and saw a demon walking to me, until my brains could register it as Hiiro."
" Uh-huh. I doubt those two are going out of hospital soon."
Roy smiled at his childhood friend.
" Which means more time for us to spend together. So, wanna keep the nostalgia going and watch some movies? Unless you're not okay with it, I suppose."
She giggled.
" Of course I'm okay, silly. Now, you get those movies, I'm getting the pillows."
Tamamo and Hiiro had already arrived home, courtesy of her teleport spell. He casually stripped and entered the bedroom. The fox goddess sighed and collected his clothes and threw them to the laundry. He'd been absent-minded every time he entered Underworld. The fact that most of his species were locked there somewhere didn't help much.
" He always does this whenever he's mad. I wish he'd cry to me sometimes."
Perhaps the time he spent together with Rias and her peerage gave him a light nausea. If he were not okay, he'd throw in some dry jokes intended to mask his emotions. You just had to laugh even if your joke was dry, right? The childhood he lost, the friends he could've gotten, and a life he could've enjoyed, were all gone just because the church decided to hunt him. They could repel any attackers just fine, but wiping the memories afterwards was a hard thing. If they left a shred of information about them, they'd live their lives with big questions on their mind.
The world was anything but kind to him, yet he persevered. She just hoped he'd be able to point his middle finger at whoever messing up with his life and said: "Screw you, f***er!". That would be nice.
He came out of the bathroom with towel wrapped around his waist and wet hair. His toned abs gave her a slight shiver. He was barely 17, yet he was muscular enough to shame international athletes. She patted the spot beside her.
" Sit here."
He obliged and seated himself after wearing his clothes. She giggled when he gestured at her, telling her to either turn or get out. Then, she grabbed his head and gently pulled him to her soft lap.
" Tama—"
" Shhh…You need rest, so close your mouth and sleep."
He yawned and closed his eyes, lightly snoring in peace. She leaned down and gave him a kiss on the forehead.
" Sweet dreams, my love."
She caressed his black hair as she watched him sleep peacefully
Aand it's done! It's late, I know, but in my defense, I got midterms to worry about. I focused everything there, so I guess I neglected writing a bit. Anyway, thanks for reading, as always, and please leave some review. Ciao!
