New Recruits

I studied the abandoned house carefully as the Acolytes of Merlin Patrolled the outside. They had raided a Devil Town in the Underworld and had been sent packing. However there were a few loses so the Satans had declared open season on them. A fact that had them running scared and they were doing all they can to hide including avoiding the use of Barriers and Wards to protect themselves.

"I hope the Descendant is open minded as I would rather not kill her if I can help it." I said drawing back the bow I had borrowed until I could make one completely out of magic. I had decided to go without magic as well in case there was a Sensor Mage around, which apparently I was the Devil Equivalent of. I let the arrow fly straight into the throat of the sentry making him gurgle on his own blood. Two arrows later and all three sentries were dead.

I placed the bow on my back and floated down from my perch on top of an adjacent building. I quickly made my way to the back door without making a sound. When the door opened I didn't hesitate to crush the unlucky bastard's throat and use the dagger he had on his belt to slit the throat of the man behind him. I grimaced at how easy it was for me to kill now I was a Devil. I slowly moved my way through the house checking the empty Living Room on the way upstairs. I quickly threw the dagger in my hand at the Mage outside one of the bedrooms. I caught him before he could make too much noise and listened at the door.

"…get out of these cuffs I will show you why Descendants are feared amongst the Three Factions!" A female voice snarled in rage at someone else in the room who just laughed. I used the sound to cover my entrance in the room to see a blonde cuffed to the radiator while a female mage stood over her.

"You talk big Zelda but you're all bark and no bite. I think you should be taught your place." She said making me roll my eyes at the dark glee in her voice. As she swung the staff back to hit her captive I grabbed it and shoved it at her throat just in time for her to turn around.

"So~…if I take those cuffs of are you going to attack me or can I do that and get us both out of here?" I asked Zelda as she glared at me from her place on the floor. After her glare turned to a shocked look I waited a minute before destroying the cuffs anyway.

"You're not human." She said as she massaged her wrists.

"Not for a week now. Now decision time, do you want to come with me and become the Bishop of my King, who while an arsehole doesn't ask too much except that we put our all into training, or do you go it alone from here?" I said keeping an eye out for more Mages.

"I would have expected you to try and glorify life as a Devil." She said with a raised eyebrow.

"I didn't exactly have a choice because he took a liking to me but I plan on having only those that know what they're getting into as part of the Peerage so lying is counterproductive, besides, it hasn't been all that bad unless you count the fact he keeps trying to get me into his bed and as a wife." I said with a shrug making her think hard for a moment.

"I have nothing better going for me so why the hell not?" I laughed with her as we left.

KAC

My eye was twitching as Issei hysterically told me what had happened on the day I was gone and how no one believed him when he told him about the girlfriend that sounded too much like a Fallen Angel for my liking. The part that really got me was the fact I could sense his connection to Rias Gremory who just left him alone after bringing him back from the dead.

"Issei, calm down. When school lets out go to the Archery Building and we'll see about getting you answers." I said trying to calm him down. The bell went telling us it was time for class. I growled in anger as I went to class but saw Kiba on the way there. "Kiba, tell Rias that she is to be at the Archery Building after school or I will drag the stupid bitch there by the hair. DO NOT PUSH ME RIGHT NOW." I stormed off before he could say anything. Classes dragged on until finally the last bell went off allowing me to get to the Archery Building were Issei, Zelda and Ronin were waiting.

"I heard you threatened Rias." Ronin said with a glare. "While normally I would take you to task for that Issei here has filled me in so I can't blame you but no more threats and you definitely won't attack Gremory. Am I clear?" I glared at him but nodded my accent before standing next to a worried and confused Issei.

"Don't worry Issei, everything will be explained soon." Zelda said soothingly calming us all, something she could do before but her Devil abilities had enhanced it, just as Rias stormed in with Akeno.

"Who do you-…?" Rias started before Ronin unleashed his aura bringing us all to our knees until I flared my power to make it easier on Issei who was struggling to breathe.

"Tell me Rias, as a fellow King, what in the name of Lucifer convinced you to abandon your newest Pawn?! Especially when you revived them after they were gutting by a Heaven damned Fallen!" Ronin roared at the downed King. I sighed in relief when he reined his Aura in allowing us to get to our feet. "WELL?! Should I just let Rin have free reign in purging these trespassers?"

"That could restart the war!" Rias said in horror as I gave her a feral grin. Ronin looked at her for a moment before slamming his palm off the table breaking it.

"You are the Heir of the Gremory and co-owner of Kuoh and the surrounding area! This is known to all Three Factions so they will be the ones to start the war or are you too much of a coward to defend your territory as you should?!"

"What the hell is going on?! Wars, Kings, bright lights around people! What is going on?!" Issei demanded before Rias could say anything. We all looked at Rias expectantly since it was her job to ensure he learned as his King. I snarled in disgust as she froze and told him a basic summary of what happened to him and the Three Factions. "So let me get this straight, you're a devil, I'm a devil, Yuma was a Fallen Angel that killed me and Rias Gremory brought me back to life but since she hasn't explained anything you two are majorly pissed."

"That pretty much sums it up." I said glaring at Rias who looked to be on the verge of a tantrum.

"Rin, go somewhere and calm down. I'll make sure that even if Rias continues to neglect Issei then he will know what he needs to know." Ronin said allowing me to storm out and barged pass Akeno when she 'subtly' got in my way. I smirked as she fell on her arse, she should have known better since I was on my way to becoming a True Queen unlike her who only focused on magic becoming a Bishop Queen.

KAC

"So this is why you accepted his invitation." Issei said later that night as we sat on the roof of our house. "I find it amazing he was so angry at Buchou and yet he basically forced you into this life."

"Despite that he takes his job as a King seriously and has been teaching me all he can. The thing that pissed us off the most is the fact that the Gremory are famous for treating their servants as family and yet Rias just abandoned you. Did you get an answer to why?" I said wondering why I was defending the arsehole.

"Yeah, she wanted to draw out one of the Fallen and basically tell them I was off limits. The Bastard didn't like that and tore into her calling her an idiot and while I think he went a little too far he was right in that it wasn't a good plan. Oh and apparently I have something called a Sacred Gear." He said making my head snap over to him.

"Seriously? Does she know which one or do you have to unlock it first?" I asked wondering what one it could be.

"Either a Twice Critical or one called Boosted Gear." He said making my jaw drop. "Is it really that big of a deal?"

"Issei, out of the Sacred Gears documented the top thirteen is known as the Longinus after the spear that pierced the side of Jesus Christ and Boosted Gear is one of those thirteen. The thing to remember about the Longinus is that it allows wielder the potential to Kill Gods." I snickered at the look on his face as I said that. "Let's get inside, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow."

KAC

"Nice place." Zelda said sarcastically as we arrived in the Familiar Forest. It seemed the Devils liked to keep to their spooky roots. "So where do we look for a familiar?"

"Usually the Familiar Master takes people around but he's ill today so I guess we just have to go with your gut feelings." Ronin said as he stroked the feathers of his raven familiar. "Split up to save some time. I've wanted another familiar for a while but Quoth is as possessive as I am." I chuckled as I watched the raven guide him away. I looked to Zelda who shrugged and walked in a single direction prompting me to go another. I smiled as I passed several wondrous species but none of them seemed right. I was very surprised when something orange latched onto my face.

"Please tell me you're looking for a familiar." The orange thing on my face said as I pried him off to see it was a small T-Rex with large arms rather than small ones associated with the species.

"It is because of things like this that we don't get out of the forest Agumon." Another creature said making me turn to see it was a reptile of some kind wearing a fur pelt. "Excuse my friend but he really wants to get out of the forest to grow stronger. I'm Gabumon."

"I'm Rin Hyoudou, if you don't mind me asking, what are you two?" I asked curious about them and slowly putting down the pouting Agumon.

"We're Digimon, Digital Monsters, and while we usually stay in the Digital World some of us go to the Real World or other places like this. We got tired of the constant crises in the Digital World and came here. However this place can be right boring at times so we want a Summoner. It acts like a Digivice but our Digivolution depends more on our strength than our summoners." Agumon said excitedly making me raise an eyebrow in question.

"As Digimon gather more Data we can Digivolve, short for Digital Evolution, into stronger forms. This is our Rookie Form but we can reach Champion, Ultimate or Mega if we get strong enough." Gabumon explained making me nod.

"So if you two became my familiar I could use my power to substitute for Data as long as you have enough experience to reach those Forms. If you do accept me as a Summoner then you will be expected to train hard since my King accepts nothing but full effort." I said getting excited nods from the two. "Follow me then."

"Two, you don't do anything by halves." Zelda said when I entered the clearing we had arrived in as she tended to a winged unicorn. "Then again something had to draw our annoying King to you."

"We all know you wouldn't have me any other way." Ronin said with a smug grin on his face as he entered with a Black Direwolf at his side. "Riser is going to be annoyed my new Familiar isn't flashy and is actually useful."

"That's the brother you don't get on with, right?" I asked having had a quick overview of his family as he planned to introduce us all soon.

"Imagine a more arrogant and greedy version of me that doesn't train much, hell I'm pretty sure you two could beat him in one-on-one battles even with his regeneration. That also doesn't say anything about the fact that he uses his Peerage as a Harem rather than an extension of himself like I do. The only Peerage Member he isn't sleeping with is Ravel and that's only because she's our sister. Enough about the prick though, let's bind our Familiars."