Stray Introduction

AN: I would like to apologise for this not being up on time. I had distraction after distraction so it was slower going than it should have been. The next one will be up when it was supposed to be if this one wasn't late like this. Once again, sorry.

"Grayfia, I wasn't aware you were coming over." Venelana said with a soft smile at seeing her daughter in law and her grandson. Being a grandmother allowed her to spoil the boy while leaving discipline, which wasn't much as even at two years old Millicas was a well mannered boy, to his parents. Well, Grayfia at least. She doubted that Sirzechs could ever discipline his son.

"Lord Lucifer came to speak with Lord Gremory about certain matters." Grayfia said glancing at Rias. "May I ask what is going on?" There was a subtle threat in her eyes as she watched Azazel, while she knew the man it didn't change the fact that he was a Leader of one of her Species enemies.

"Long story short, the girls got a book detailing an alternate future to save them some headaches down the line and I was sent here by Zelretch because he's keeping an eye out for them." Azazel said with a calming smile on his face.

"It follows a Rook I have in that world but won't in this one because he doesn't exist." Rias said starting off excitedly before frowning. She wanted to have Ren in her Peerage as he stuck by his friend even after being killed.

"He also comes from a world in which we are fiction." Sona said giving Grayfia and Venelana's ample breasts a pointed look making the Lucefuge frown. She did not like the fact that people in other worlds would be seeing what was or her husband only.

"I see, then I shall sit with you. Perhaps I could provide input where others cannot." Grayfia said as an excuse before handing her son to his grandmother who placed him on her lap.

the next morning Issei and I were walking to school. Issei was down as he had failed to get a contract from the geek who had summoned him and gotten attacked by a Fallen Angel the previous night.

"Aw man, the Presidents gonna scold me," sighed Issei before looking at me, "How did your contract go?"

"I wish I could say I was surprised." Sona said with a sigh. "I believe you have a slow learner there, Rias."

"He has time. Besides, at least he cares what I think of his performance." Rias said looking on the bright side of things much to her mother's amusement. It was something she inherited from Zeoticus and something that drew Venelana to him.

"it went alright, Matsu just wanted me to play games with her," I said.

"That sounds fun," said Issei, "All i got was a heated debate about DBZ."

I scowled.

"glad i didn't get that," i muttered.

"I wonder how there could be a heated debate about that." Venelana said with a raised brow. From what she remembered it was a pretty straight forward series, even if the Power Levels quickly became useless. Then again, you really shouldn't underestimate fans.

suddenly, we were interrupted by a squeak and a thud. we turned around and Isseis face went straght into the floor when we got a face full of white panties and he pulled out his monkey face.

"Fucking Pervert," i muttered as i headed over to the girl and held out my hand, "You OK?"

"Owwee, yes im fine," said the girl, taking my hand and letting me pull her to her feet. as expected, she was wearing a habit, cross and a vial with a blue cross on the forehead.

"Your Peerage has quite interesting luck, Lady Rias." Grayfia said while the young girl went wide eyed in shock. If Ren knew this would happen why didn't he steer Issei away from it?

"Thats great Nun-san," I said with a grin, "I'm Ren Tenno and the idiot on the floor over there is my friend, Issei Hyoudou."

"Nice to meet you," said Issei, reining in his perversion on his own for once.

"its nice to meet you to, I'm Asia Argento," said the nun before looking around and seeing her suitcase open on the ground with a large number of clothes strewn over the road, including some rather lacy underwear.

"My, my, she's my kind of Nun." Azazel said with a perverted grin before he was turned into a large ice cube with only his head free.

"Please keep your unsavoury comments to yourself while around young ears Lord Azazel." Grayfia said with a hard glint in her eye. She was not going to let Sirzechs corrupt her son so there was no way she was allowing him to either.

"AH!"

she then moved faster than eye could follow, grabbing all her clothes and shoving them into her suitcase and slamming it shut, her face glowing like a traffic light.

"Ahh, you saw the bad side of me," said Asia, blushing brightly.

"It appears she's less naughty and more trying to find her feminine side." Venelana said in pity knowing that Nuns did suffer from a lack of femininity because of their 'Pure' upbringing.

I smacked Issei upside the head without looking and smiled at the nun.

"Don't worry about it. are you new in town?"

Asia nodded.

"Yes, i was just assigned to take care of the church in this area," said Asia, looking down, "But i'm lost."

"I can now see why Ren didn't avoid her. She's absolutely adorable!" Rias said with a quiet squeal so as not to hurt her nephew's ears.

"We can show you the way, can't we Ren?" asked Issei, shooting back to his feet.

I shook my head.

"Sorry, i gotta run," I said, "I promised Koneko i'd help her with her Chemistry homework."

I turned to Issei.

"You take her, but remember to hurry back."

"She must be important if Ren is willing to leave Issei alone with her." Sona said with a frown. She doubted that the girl could do too much physical damage even with prayers but the emotional damage she could cause Issei, who wore his heart on his sleeve, was immense especially given the fact he was killed by his girlfriend.

"I think she was kicked out. She might have been taken in by the Fallen in the town which doesn't bode well for her." Azazel said with a dark frown. He was well aware of what his less morally sound fellows could do to someone so innocent. The elder devils clearly understood as well given the sharp glint that appeared in their eyes.

I walked off, waving over my shoulder.

at school, i headed to the clubroom to find Koneko sitting in her usual spot with a large amount of papers and textbooks scattered across the table and a look on her face like she'd love nothing more than to pitch the lot of them into the sun.

"Having fun?" I asked before chuckling as the normally stoic girl directed a death glare at me, "OK, lets get started."

I sat next to her and leaned over to look at the sheet she was looking at, completely missing the way she shifted closer to me.

"I do believe that someone has an admirer." Venelana said with a wide smile dispelling the solemn atmosphere from the last comment. Rias was clearly happy for her Rooks while Sona was mildly interested in how such a relationship would work. Inner Peerage relationships that didn't involve the King were rare after all.

a few hours later, we were just finishing of the last question when Akano entered the room with a serious expression on her face.

"Come on you two," she said, " we got orders to take out a Stray."

Koneko immediately got up and left the room while i made a confused face.

"Stray?" I asked. i knew of course, but i had to play newbie.

"It would be suspicious if he already knew." Grayfia said with a nod glad that the boy was doing what he could to make things easier for Rias instead of more difficult like some Reincarnates. The dislike towards reincarnates wasn't solely down to blood.

"A Stray Devil is a Devil who has abandoned there master in pursuit of their own desires," said Akano, leading the way down the hall and to the clubroom where the others were waiting, "They also often kill their masters to escape. it always ends badly for all those involved."

we reached the club room to find the rest of the guys waiting for us in a teleport circle. a flash of light later and we were standing before a large ruined house.

"Rumour has it that a stray devil has been luring people into this house at night and eating them," said Akano, "The job is simple, search and destroy."

"Shouldn't they have been trained a little first?" Grayfia asked Rias curious as to her reasoning to brining along two untrained Devils.

"Well it would be a good demonstration for them and between Kiba, Koneko, Akeno and I it would be safe to assume that we could easily deal with a Stray and protect them especially if Ren knows what is happening " Rias said after a moment's thought. "I just hope that they're all different Pieces so they can get a proper look at how each one works." Venelana smiled proudly as her daughter explained.

"Gross!" exclaimed Issei.

"Stray Devils are pure evil," said Kiba, "They don't care about anything but their own selfish desires. and that always ends in ugliness."

I just looked around, grimacing at the strong coppery scent of blood that layered the area.

"Jeeze that stinks," i muttered, covering my nose with one hand as Koneko nodded in agreement.

"The worst part about Strays." Azazel said having run into a few and ordered the deaths of several others. Strays were a threat to all Factions and the uninformed.

"This will be a good opportunity for the two to see how devils fight and the abilities of the different servants," said Rias.

"What do you mean?" asked Issei.

"Are you familiar with the game of chess?" asked Rias.

"Yes, but i'm not very good at it," said Issei.

"Yep, I not a bad player," I said, "Since you're asking i'm guessing that has something to do with us?"

"He's making it easier for her to explain by giving her a starting point." Sona realised making them all pause before she was realising she was right. When something was to be explained there was usually an uncertainty of where to start but Ren had just handed it to Rias. Now if only they knew if he was doing it on purpose or not.

Rias nodded as she looked into an empty room.

"Thats right," said the red-head, "As the master, i'm the king. my empress is the queen, my cavalier the knight, my tank the rook, my clergyman the bishop and my foot soldier the pawn. devils of nobility grant the characteristics of these pieces to each of their servants."

"that sounds cool," said Issei.

"We call these our Evil Pieces."

"I always did wonder why they're called Evil when you're trying to get away from the 'Devils are EVIL' bandwagon." Azazel said having finally thawed out. He made a note to watch his comments around Grayfia, unless she was drunk. She was always a fun drunk.

"We weren't quite at that point when Ajuka created them." Venelana said with a sigh as she remembered the day they were introduced. It didn't help that most were clearly thinking of enslaving others at that point.

"Why are you telling us this?" asked Issei.

"My guess is that she wants us to watch the others and learn how the other pieces fight," i said, "Right boss?"

Rias nodded.

"I'm still not sure if he's doing that on purpose or just trying to show his intelligence." Sona said with a frown not liking that she really couldn't tell.

"The best way to learn about the different pieces to to see them in action," said Rias.

"Its here," said Koneko, looking towards the shadows.

"Oh what is that foul faecal smell?" said a voice with a hint of madness in it, "And something smells quite delicious as well. i wonder if it tastes sweet or bitter."

from the shadows behind a pillar, a figure emerged. it was the upper body of a beautiful woman and was completely naked, something that appealed to Issei immensely.

"I'm going to have a lot of work cut out for me, aren't I?" Rias said bewildered by how taken the boy was with nudity. While it was something to admire at times there was a difference between appreciation and creepiness.

"I see big boobies!" exclaimed Issei before my fist met his head.

"Not the time idiot," I growled.

"Viser you wretch, you betrayed your master and ran away to fulfil the lustful wants and desires that have consumed you," said Rias, "Your sins are worthy of a thousand hells. in the name of the great Marques of Gremory, begone, or meet your death!"

"Quite the dramatic speech, Lady Rias." Grayfia said dryly causing the young girl to blush. She blamed anime for going for dramatics over practical Or it was Sirzechs's influence on his younger sister that caused it. It sounded like something he would do when putting on a performance.

"Oh give it a rest you little slut," said Viser, "You've always had it in for me. your just jealous cus your breasts will never be as luscious as these!"

She grabbed her breasts and started rubbing them, giggling insanely.

"This is your final warning, go back to your master now," said Rias, only to be ignored.

"Wow, this is a stray devil?" asked Issei before his face changed to perverted monkey, "She looks like a softcore late night cable star!"

"I will be beating some of the perversion out of him when you Reincarnate him." Venelana said with a 'kind' smile directed at the pervert. Peerages were meant to reflect their King and at the moment Issei wasn't earning himself any brownie points with his King's Mother.

"let me show you what I'm made of then!" said Viser as a huge hand tipped with red talons emerged from the darkness.

"Gah!"

"See what i mean?" asked Kiba, "When i said it ends in ugliness, i wasn't joking."

indeed he wasn't. the monster before us had the upper body of a beautiful woman, but from the waist down she was a hideous monster. it was gigantic and resembled the lower half of a centaur. but with a pair of humanoid talons tipped with glowing red claws and what looked like teeth in her stomach cavity. while i was expecting this, the Anime really didn't do this thing justice in terms of how horrifying it was. and there was no way it could have conveyed just how badly it smelt. a combination of blood, rotting flesh and excrement.

"I suppose that is something anime can't really convey." Rias said giving a grudging acceptance that her anime wasn't perfect like she had believed before. Oh well, it wasn't like she was going to let that stop her from enjoying it anyway.

"Shes got a really nice rack though, what a waist," said Issei. i would have slapped him, but was more worried about the magic circles that had appeared around the monsters nipples. her laughter became more psychopathic as the circles got bigger. a second later, beams of yellow energy shot from her breasts. I deadpanned before leaping out of the way, just barely avoiding getting dissolved.

"Ah, this is a porno i don't wanna be in!" exclaimed Issei as he gaped at the holes.

"Please be careful," said Rias, "Kiba!"

said boy grabbed the hilt of the sword at his hip and vanished, although i could still follow is movements slightly due to my Martial arts training.

"I'm impressed." Azazel said as they watched the boy move.

"At the speed of Kiba or the fact that Ren can keep up slightly." Sona said with a raised brow,

"Both."

"He disappeared!" exclaimed Issei.

"No, hes moving extremely fast!" i exclaimed, keeping my eyes trained on the fast moving swordsman, "Incredible, i can barely keep up!"

"In this game Kibas my Knight," said Rias, "His attribute is speed and his ultimate attack is his sword."

the Knight appeared below the Stray and sliced off her huge taloned arms. the Stray screamed in agony as Koneko stepped forwards. Visers face began to change, becoming more demonic with parana like teeth and pointed ears as her stomach opened to reveal a massive mouth.

"Gross, at least we know which Piece Kiba is now." Rias said scrunching her nose up as they watched Koneko approach the disgusting Stray.

"Koneko look out!" yelled Issei as the Stray bore down on the small girl, the huge jaws slamming shut on her.

"No," said Issei.

"Its all right," said Rias, smirking. Viser shook as she struggled to keep her mouth shut, only for it to be forced open, revealing Koneko standing there looking none the worse for wear.

"I knew she was a Rook before but the sight of such a small with such strength is rather intimidating." Azazel said with an exaggerated shiver. The females in the room just smirked at him.

"in the game shes my Rook," explained Rias, "Her attribute is simple. she has unparalleled strength. that won't even put a dent in her."

Issei gaped at the small girl as she stood in the monster's jaws, keeping them open with seemingly no trouble. i was a little too distracted to be shocked as Visers attack had shredded parts of Konekos uniform.

"See you on the flip side," said Koneko, swinging her fist and shattering Visers teeth, sending her flying into the pillars.

"Note to self, do not piss her off," said Issei, with me mentally agreeing.

"You have a good Peerage so far, Rias." Sona said respectfully at seeing them work. She hoped that hers were as good as Rias's were, if not better.

"Akano," said Rias.

said girl began to move forwards, a creepy smile on her lips.

"Oh is it my turn?" she asked, "How exciting, i so love this game. fufufu!"

as everyone was distracted, one of the arms that had been sliced of earlier twitched before shooting at Rias. Issei saw it and dashed forwards, activating his Sacred Gear. before he could stop it though, a bolt of yellow energy collided with it, blasting it to pieces. Issei and Rias both followed the bolts trajectory to see me with my hand held out and smoking lightly with my hand encased in the Oberons Gauntlet.

"At least the two of them are aware of what is going on around them." Venelana said giving Rias a pointed look as it was clear her older self was too engrossed in the obvious threat to look for subtle ones.

"Thanks Ren, you've improved," said Rias.

"Naturally," I said, dismissing my armour.

"Akano, finish her off please," said Rias, turning to the black haired beauty.

"At least I'm still polite to my Peerage." Rias said having a slight fear that she might have treated them badly as the deadline drew closer. At least with these people in her Peerage she had a chance of fighting back.

"I've got news for you," she said, "You're not the only one who likes to play rough around here. so whats say you and I have some fun?"

she raised her hands and yellow lightning began to generate between them.

"Akano is my Queen," said Rias, "Her attributes are a perfect combo of all the other pieces. ses simply unbeatable."

"Don't be so sure, Lady Rias." Grayfia said disapprovingly with a frown aimed at the young girl. "No one is unbeatable. I am your Brother's Queen and yet I was beaten by Lady Leviathan for the Title. Overconfidence could lead to your end." Rias looked away with a blush but took it to heart.

Riser glared up at the Queen from her place on the floor.

"Tough girl, still not ready to give up?" asked Akano, "Goody, i get to play some more!"

she raised her hands and unleashed a massive bolt of yellow lightning that shocked the Stray.

"Definitely Baraqiel's daughter." He said with a frown. Why wasn't she using her full potential?

"Her weapon is a dark magical power," said Rias by explanation, "And thats not all…"

"All this violence, its making me so hot," said Akano, a light blush on her face as she ran her tongue over her lips.

"...shes really into S&M," finished Rias as Akano continued to shock the Stray, giggling madly.

"That explains a lot." Azazel said filling up the stunned silence at the casual admittance. Venelana sighed knowing that she was going to have her hands full in ensuring that one acted like a proper Queen for Rias. It wouldn't do for her to get distracted by her vices like Issei seemed to.

"Is this as good for you as it is for me?" asked Akano over the sounds of lightning and screaming.

"You mean she gets off on this?" asked Issei. i just shuddered, not even wanting to get into that.

"Akano, i think shes had enough," said Rias, prompting her Queen to let up and allow the Stray to fall to the floor, steaming lightly.

"Aw, over already?" asked Akano, "And I was just starting to enjoy myself."

"It really explains a lot." Azazel said while the older ladies rub their foreheads.

I shivered again,

Rias walked over to the groaning form of the Stray.

"any last words before we end this?" asked the King.

"Go to hell," snarled Viser as an answer.

"Not really an insult to a Devil." Venelana said dryly since they essentially lived there.

"Alright, lets get this over with," said Rias, spreading her arms as a red magic circle appeared in front of her, "Game over."

with a flash of red, Viser was completely annihilated, leaving nothing but a scorched stretch of floor.

"You've gotten better with your Power of Destruction." Sona noted remembering her earlier attempts to destroy the book. Rias obviously remembered too as she pouted at her best friend.

"We're done here."

Rias turned to us and smiled.

"Lets go home."

"Sounds good to me," was everyones response except Issei.

"He's going to ask what Piece he is. I wonder which one." Rias said leaning forward so she didn't miss it.

"Wait," said Issei.

"Whats wrong?" asked Rias.

"What am I?" he asked, "Am i something cool like a Knight?"

"I doubt it since he couldn't keep up with Kiba's speed at all." Azazel said before wincing as he realised what Piece hadn't been mentioned. The boy was unlikely to like it.

"You are a Pawn," said Rias, walking away.

"But I don't want to be a Pawn," said Issei, "And whats Ren?"

"Sorry, but thats what you are," said Rias, "And Rens a Rook like Koneko."

They all gave a small smile at the fact Ren was right, even if it was obvious.

I snickered at the look on Issei face.

"Aw don't worry Issei," I said, "If this is like a chess game then the Pawn has the most potential of any piece."

"What do you mean?" asked Issei.

"Well, in chess if you manage to get your pawn to the other side of the board, they can be promoted to any other piece beside the king. is that right Boss?"

"That time was deliberate." Grayfia said much to Venelana's amusement as Sona's eye twitched. She couldn't read him properly.

Rias nodded.

"Thats right," said Rias, "If a Pawn advances far enough into enemy territory, as defined by the King, they can temporarily become any other piece beside the king."

"Thats cool i guess," said Issei.

"Enough talking, lets get outta here before i puke!" I exclaimed, having had enough of the foul smell the house was full of that had now been joined by the stench of burnt hair and flesh. i had no idea how Koneko was still conscious.

"I guess Koneko wasn't human before she became a Devil." Sona said with a curious tilt of her head. Personally she would prefer humans as they would be more inclined to understand her dream and more likely to help her fight for it.

"It does look like Rias has a Varied Peerage." Venelana said with a smile at her daughter being open minded. "I do wonder how you came across them though." With all the threats that could harm her they had ensured that Rias didn't go too far from their territories and she doubted that these children would be on their territory and not be known by now.

"I have an idea." Grayfia said with a twitching eyebrow. There is only one person that would dare to influence Rias into gaining such valuable Pieces. It seemed that a certain Satan was poking his nose where it shouldn't be.