Sorry for the late update but I haven't had much time to write the past week but here is the next chapter of The Black Flame of Kuoh Academy. If you hadn't noticed I am using the normal Introduction Arc to give some backstory into who Zazuki Kurosuki is, as nothing really occurs in Highschool DxD until the Riser Arc.
Looking around his surroundings Zazuki walks through the underworld. The sky is a deep red but other than that the world is almost identical to the human world. Zazuki is currently on edge it is his very first mission to the Underworld as a part of the Magus Conclave. It's still surreal to him just two days prior he was an ordinary mage, but now he has hundreds of people lining up for apprenticeships. Shaking away the nervousness Zazuki continues towards the magnificent castle in front of him. This castle was for none other than the Phenex family. The meeting he was about to have could lead to a much more stable peace than what there is now. Walking through the wrought iron gate Zazuki is welcomed by the butlers working at the gate. Nodding politely at them Zazuki continues his way through the courtyard where he runs into a young teen with bright blonde hair. He couldn't be much older than Zazuki. Zazuki politely apologizes for almost running into the young teen before continuing towards the main house. At least he attempted before he felt a hand upon his shoulder turning him around and a voice yelling at him "Who do you think you are. I am Riser Phenex a noble while you are nothing but a lowly human you should be begging at my feet for forgiveness."
Not allowing himself to be pushed around Zazuki grips the Phenex's wrist with a surprising amount of strength to the Phenex at least. With his dark hair shadowing his eyes Zazuki applies a small illusion to his eyes causing them to glow a murderous crimson he puts even more pressure causing Riser to wince even further then then lowly states "You had better keep your hands off of me little bird. As a member of the Magus Conclave I will not be disrespected to this extent"
He then throws Riser's hand down and continues on his way to the castle while Riser sits there holding his wrist and glaring daggers into the Kurosuki's back. Zazuki continues to walk into the castle where he is then greeted by a woman with bright blonde hair and azure eyes who seems to be in her early twenties. "Hello you must be Kurosuki Zazuki-dono to be honest I was expecting someone older. Not to insult you but it is quite rare for one as young as you to be a member of the Magus Conclave."
Smiling and brushing off the concern of the woman in front of him Zazuki replies "There is no need to concern Lady Phenex. My case is very rare so don't worry you haven't offended me."
"Unlike my youngest son Riser" She replies smoothly
Zazuki has the decency to look sheepish and rubs the back of his head "I'm sorry about that Lady Phenex. Since I am young I cannot afford to show any signs of weakness or I'll risk not being taken seriously"
Lady Phenex just giggles lightly while waving Zazuki off "Don't worry I am just glad you didn't do more Riser needs to learn to be respectful to our guests, or he could risk offending guests that are less benevolent then you are. Now follow me and I will lead you to my husband."
Zazuki follows her through the magnificent castle before being led into a rather large office with a man who looked like an older version of Riser this is Lord Phenex. He stands up and introduces himself to Zazuki "Hello Kurosuki-dono I am Phenex Ryota current head of the Phenex family we have the shipment ready for you."
"Thank you Phenex-dono this shipment of Phenex tears will hopefully go a long way in stabilizing this tumultuous ceasefire." Zazuki replied while he magically seals the large shipment as he finishes he bids the family head farewell. He then left the Phenex Manor and uses a teleportation spell to leave the Underworld.
Zazuki reappears in front of a pure white mansion and everything surrounding was white as well he was now in front of the main palace in Heaven. Chuckling lightly to himself at how he just went from one extreme to the other Zazuki strides into the palace with an almost regal posture. Sitting at a round table were several angels and seated directly in front of the door was none other than Michael the leader of the Angel faction since God was killed in the last war. Directly to his right was probably the most beautiful woman Zazuki had ever seen with her golden blonde hair and light blue eyes. This was none other than the Seraph Gabriel who most certainly lives up to her name as the most beautiful woman in heaven. Zazuki breaks himself out of the trance he was in and announces his appearance to Michael "Michael-dono I have the shipment of Phenex tears from the Devil faction for you"
Michael stands up and moves in front of the table before bowing lightly in thanks "Thank you Kurosuki-dono for making this delivery."
Zazuki unseals the large shipment Zazuki waves him off "Don't worry it is my job as a member of the Magus Conclave to do all I can to insure that another war doesn't break out. Now it was lovely meeting you I hope we can do business again, but I must take my leave the Conclave is awaiting my return."
"Of course Kurosuki-dono it was a pleasure to meet the son of Kurosuki Kaya as well" Michael replies. Zazuki just nods as he teleports away
Zazuki wakes up in his lavish bed with a groan 'God I hate the morning' he thinks as he rolls off his bed. Zazuki then goes through his morning routine lethargically not at all interested in going to Kuoh Academy. Zazuki after finishing dressing in his uniform which he left like he did the other day untucked with the top buttons undone and his red tie with black flames hanging loosely around his neck. As he made his way down the stairs the smell of food being cooked enters his nose the maids must have heard him awaken. He greets the group cooking politely as he could given his current hatred of being up at six. As a Magus Conclave member he was allowed to wake when he wished and he did so never waking before nine in the morning. He then asks for a coffee which the maids provided without hesitation. Sipping the brown liquid Zazuki's mood increased exponentially as the caffeine entered his body. Breakfast was a quiet affair which Zazuki didn't mind as it allowed him time to think about the dream he had the night before. Ever since he had awakened his magical power each night carried a new vision. Some were of things that had happened in his past and others about people long past. This was the true reason Zazuki knew so much about the Great War and why he was so against another occurring in his lifetime. He had dreams about the bloody battlefields and of the unbridled hatred the factions had for each other. Each dream of his past carried some sort of meaning towards his future which is why Zazuki wondered why the dream was about that mission. He had no plans to visit Heaven or the Phenex at any point in the foreseeable future which worries him immensely he hates having major events occur without him able to prepare beforehand.
Shaking the thought out of his head Zazuki excuses himself from the table and makes his way towards the garage where he would make the biggest decision of the day. Which car was he going to take he had permission to drive any of them which makes him feel like a child in a candy store. The choice was made for him when he saw the car at the very end of the garage. It was a chrome silver Aston Martin DB9 Zazuki's all time favorite car. Grabbing the key off of the board that Azazel left the keys to the cars Zazuki makes his way to the car. Sitting inside of the drivers seat Zazuki lets the feeling of exhilaration settle into the pit of his stomach before hearing the roar of the engine as he turns the key to start the car. Zazuki then drives off to make it to Kuoh Academy so he could sleep for a while longer at the Old School Building.
When Zazuki finally made it to the school the few male students that were there were standing and gawking at the sight of Zazuki exiting the Aston Martin. He pays no attention to them as he makes his way to the Old School Building. He passes a few students who he waves out of politeness to on the way to the clubroom. When he enters the clubroom he sees that Rias and Akeno were already there and hasn't noticed him yet. The two were in what seemed to be a heavily contested match of chess Akeno had Rias completely cornered or at least that was what it had seemed before Rias took Akeno's Rook and put her into checkmate. "That was quite the match Rias" Zazuki says announcing himself to the two which startles them.
"Oh Zazuki I didn't notice you there" Rias says slightly flushed at how he entered the building without either her or Akeno noticing his presence. She then stands dusting herself off even though it was unnecessary before turning towards the mage. "So what are you doing here" she asks politely
Replying quickly to the young heiress Zazuki says while yawning "Trying to find a spot to sleep for a bit before class but I wasn't expecting for you two to be here" He then lays on the open couch while leaving his bag on the floor beside the couch. He was then expecting to catch some sleep however it wasn't to be ask a stoic voice says "You're in my spot".
Zazuki looks up and sees Koneko looking down to him he sighs knowing that any chance he had at sleeping before class was ruined. He then sits upright so Koneko could sit beside him the young girl sits silently before she pulls out a small box of chocolates and eats without acknowledging Zazuki again. Zazuki seeing the girl isn't going to be any sort of company looks towards Akeno and asks for a cup of tea to which she agrees and in a few minutes Zazuki is sitting down enjoying tea with Akeno. To fill the silence Zazuki begins asking Akeno some questions "Akeno" the black haired beauty looks up at Zazuki before replying "What is it"
Zazuki finishes another sip of his tea before continuing "What is it like being a reincarnated devil I've always wondered if it is similar to normal life." Akeno laughs lightly making Zazuki smile to him Akeno looked quite cute while laughing.
"Well to me it is about as normal as before I was reincarnated since we are based in the human world, and we rarely go to the Underworld for extended periods of time." Akeno replies to Zazuki's question before finishing her cup of tea. Deciding it was time for him to go to class Zazuki thanks Akeno for the tea before he heads out.
The day was just as nice as the day before much to Zazuki's enjoyment with his extreme affinity towards fire sunny days are his favorite. He continues walking towards the classroom politely waving to the random female students that greeted him. He was at the track when he heard the sound of what seemed to be a stampede and in a sense he was correct. Across the track were three boys being brutally chased by the entirety of the female kendo team. Even with being in Kuoh Academy for only a day he knew about the infamous Perverted Trio. It was then he sensed it the one in front had a weird aura which he recognized as a Sacred Gear. He racked his memory trying to come up with his name a few seconds later he remembered that he was Issei Hyoudou. Reminding himself to keep an eye on him Zazuki then heads to class.
The sun is setting as Zazuki leaves the school building at the end of the school day he then remembers to see if anything supernatural approaches Issei for his Sacred Gear. When he was alone Zazuki uses a spell to seal away his bag before he completely hiding his presence and searches out for Issei. After a few seconds he finds the young man's presence and it surprised him. Issei's presence was fueled not by perversion but by what seemed loyalty. The kid's presence was similar to those of his acolytes which is stunning to say the least. Deciding that Issei was more than what he seemed at first glance Zazuki disappeared in black flames. He reappears underneath a bridge that is around a mile away from the school. He notices that Issei is currently walking home alone with nothing out of the ordinary occurring, and it stayed like that for but a moment it was then that Zazuki felt the aura of a Fallen Angel approach him. Not wanting to be noticed Zazuki stays under the bridge however that leaves him unable to hear the conversation going on. He stays there knowing that nothing would happen as the Fallen had no malice in their aura. A few minutes later the Fallen leaves to which Zazuki does the same as he transports himself back to the car. Deciding that he would have to meet with the small group of Fallen the next night before somebody makes a move towards Issei Zazuki heads home knowing that things were about to get interesting in the next few days.