AN: Welcome to the fourth chapter of "The Forsaken Crimson Chaos".
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There are few questions that I felt were important to be answered which will be answered in the end.
But know that everything I write from the biggest to the tiniest detail has a reason so don't worry, I did mention that this story will be AU so things will be different from canon obviously.
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"..." Talking
'...' Thoughts
(...) Flashback and time skips
["..."] Talking through the Sacred Gear
[...] Sacred Gear Actions and modes
{..} Sacred Gear Mentions
Murayama was currently in the ORC club room, sitting in a chair in front of Rias Gremory while the rest of the ORC either sat on the couches that were in the club room or stood by the wall.
"Believe in the supernatural? Well I never really thought about it but I guess I do believe in God" Murayama said, giving her answer to Rias.
"Hmm I see, and what about Devils?" Rias asked Murayama.
"I don't know, I never really gave that any thought" Murayama said in a confused tone, she really didn't understand why Rias asked her those questions.
"What if I told you that it's true," Rias said to Murayama in a serious tone.
"Well I don't know but I guess I will want some proves," Murayama said.
"I see," Rias said before standing up which made Murayama cock an eyebrow in confusion as for why she was standing up before it was replaced with a look of pure terror.
Rias who was standing up now looked at Murayama carefully before revealing her Devil wings to Murayama.
"My name is Rias Gremory, A Devil" Rias said to Murayama who was now sitting still in her seat not daring to move an inch, with a look of pure terror on her face.
"A-A-A DEVIL?!" Murayama asked in horror while staring Rias straight in the eyes.
"Yes, but don't worry I am not going to hurt you," Rias who felt Murayama intense gaze said, trying to assure the girl that she wasn't going to hurt her.
Murayama was still terrified but after Rias assured her that she will not be hurt she calmed down a bit and reverted her gaze to a softer one instead.
"I suppose you have a lot of questions to ask, I will try my best to answer all of them," Rias said after sensing Murayama relaxing.
"Rias-senpai why are you a Devil?" Murayama started to ask.
"I was born as a pure-blooded Devil," Rias said answering her question.
"So you to tell me that all this time you were a Devil?" Murayama continued with her questioning.
"Yes, I was" Rias answered.
"Who else is a Devil?" Murayama asked, trying to pry more and more information from the Gremory heiress.
"Well everyone who is currently in this room are Devils with the addition of the student council" Rias answered which made Murayama tense up.
"T-The student council is made out of Devils as well?" Murayama who was now tensed up asked Rias uneasily.
"Yes Murayama, But I also have a question for you that I need you to answer," Rias said which in return made Murayama stop her train of questions and also relax.
"S-Sure I guess, what is it Rias-senpai?" Murayama replied, wonderstruck about what could Rias possibly ask her.
"Would you like to become a Devil and join my peerage?" Rias asked, which took Murayama off guard.
"M-Me? Becoming a D-Devil? Is that even possible?" Murayama asked in bewilderment, not certain on what to think about Rias offer.
"Yes it is possible, there is a system that we, Devils, use in order to reincarnate humans into Devils"
"What kind of system?" Murayama asked in curiosity.
"The Evil Pieces System" Rias said while putting her finger on a crimson Pawn piece that stood on her table.
"Evil Pieces? What is that?" Murayama asked, eager to know more about Devils and everything related.
"The Evil Pieces System was created for us, pure-blooded Devils after half of our kind got killed in the great war" Rias explained before quickly adding.
"The Evil Pieces are special chess pieces that have my Devil energy fused with it, allowing me to reincarnate humans to be part of my peerage" Rias resumed here explanation while grabbing the crimson Pawn piece from her table.
"So the one you are holding in your hand is an Evil Piece?" Murayama asked now noticing the weird crimson chess piece that Rias was holding in her hand.
"Yes, this is an Evil Piece, a Pawn piece to be exact. This piece along with the other 7 pawn pieces belonged to Issei before his death" Rias said to Murayama who gasped at the new revelation.
"Hyoudou was a Devil as well?" Murayama interjected, surprise evident in her voice.
"Yes he was, he also possessed a Longinus class Sacred Gear," Rias said.
"What are Longinus and Sacred Gear are?" Murayama said not understanding what Rias was talking about.
"Sacred Gears are powerful tools that were created by God for humans to have the ability to fight against the supernaturals, each Sacred Gear has a different ability. For example, Asia possesses a Sacred Gear called "{Twilight Healing}" which have high healing capabilities" Rias explained to Murayama.
"Oh wow that sounds amazing, But I still don't understand what a Longinus is," Murayama said, breaking Rias off.
"I was getting to that," Rias said before quickly continuing.
"Anyway, a Longinus is a class of Sacred Gears who are completely unique. only one of each Longinus may exist at the same time, unlike any other Sacred Gears" Rias finished explaining before continuing.
"In Issei case, he possessed a Longinus that host the Welsh Dragon, Ddraig, which was called the {Boosted Gear} which had the ability to boost the wielder power every ten seconds. But after he died it moved on to the next possessor in line" Rias said.
"Ddraig was one of the two Heavenly Dragons with the other one being Albion, the Vanishing Dragon, They were both Dragons who were arch-enemies and during the great war between the Devils, Angels and Fallen Angels they fought against each other since they didn't side with anyone in the war.
With them fighting the three factions agreed to have a temporary truce so they could deal with the two Dragons who were so powerful that they could take on a God and they managed to destroy the Dragons bodies and seal them inside Sacred Gears." Rias explained to the now awe-struck Murayama.
"So if Hyoudou doesn't possess the {Boosted Gear} anymore than who is?" Murayama asked after getting over her awe and was now curious.
"Well that would be you Murayama" Rias responded which made Murayama gasp in surprise.
"Ehhh? M-Me? I am the new possessor of the {Boosted Gear}?" Murayama asked, making sure she heard Rias correctly.
"Yes, You are the new Red Dragon Emperor. Or should I say Red Dragon Empress" Rias said.
"How do you know that I now possess the {Boosted Gear}?" Murayama asked, perplexed as to why Rias was sure she possessed it.
"Well I can sense Ddraig aura mixed with yours although it's weak it's still sensible" Rias explained to Murayama.
"I see, so how can I use it?" Murayama asked after her question have been answered.
"Sadly you cannot use it right now because you aren't strong enough to awaken it yet," Rias said, depressing Murayama.
"Not fair! How come Hyoudou could use it and I can't? I am stronger than he was" Murayama pouted.
"Ufufu...Well, Issei was able to awaken his Sacred Gear after I reincarnated him as a Devil," Rias said while giggling, she missed having someone who could lighten up the mood like Issei did.
"So you say that I will be able to use my Sacred Gear only if I become a Devil?" Murayama asked, becoming serious.
"Yes, being a Devil will grant you increased strength which will be able to awaken the {Boosted Gear}," Rias said answering Murayama question before continuing.
"It will also grant you enhanced senses such as vision and hearing. But the downside is that you'll be weak during daylight.
Murayama was rubbing her chin, contemplating on if she should become a Devil or not before she told her decision to Rias which was followed by gasps from everyone in the room.
"I guess I agree, It's not like all Devils are bad like they are depicted in various places and also it will make me stronger and better so I guess why not," Murayama said, confident in her decision
"You sure? Don't you want some time to think about it? It is a big decision after all" Rias said making sure Murayama understood the complications.
"Yes, I have made up my mind," Murayama said with a smile.
"Okay then, I will now reincarnate you as my Pawn," Rias said with a small smile on her face, finally her peerage will be complete again. Before she started to prepare the magic circle for the reincarnation.
"Ok Murayama please lay on the floor and don't move" Rias instructed Murayama which was answered with a nod before doing what she was instructed to do.
"I, Rias Gremory reincarnate you, Murayama, as my Pawn. You will devote your life to me, your king. And will serve in my command. Rias said before the 8 Pawn pieces that were on Murayama's chest, where her heart should be. Completing the reincarnation ceremony.
Murayama was lying on the floor in the middle of a red magic circle that belonged to Rias Gremory.
her eyes were closed while Rias performed the reincarnation ceremony on her.
She was thinking about many things at the moment.
'How would life as a Devil be? How powerful will I be? How my Sacred Gear will look like' But the thought that made her the most curious was how the Dragon that was inside of her looked like.
Suddenly, she felt a pulse of immense power circulating inside her body when the pulse was gone she felt much more powerful than before.
"Congratulations Murayama! You are now a part of my peerage" Rias told her new Pawn with a smile.
"T-Thank you Rias-senpai" Murayama replied, struggling to get up before she was helped by Rias.
"You must be exhausted Murayama, you should go rest, tomorrow we will discuss how you can awaken your Sacred Gear,"Rias said to the now fully drained Murayama.
"O-Ok," Murayama said while rubbing her eyes.
"I will be going now, see you tomorrow everyone!" Murayama said before leaving.
Issei was in his room in the Grigori, it was a normal bedroom, similar to the one he had back in Kuoh but this one was much bigger and more fancy than the one he had,
The entrance to the room was made out of big double doors that had a fancy pattern on them with golden trims and handles.
The bed was king sized and was decorated with gold and carving of Fallen Angels on it, There was a big desk that was made out of a very fine wood that was almost unbreakable, a small library also was present in the room with books about the Underworld or the Fallen history.
There was also a door that led to a private bathroom that each room had.
the bathroom was equipped with a toilet, a shower and a bath that matched the fancy theme of the room.
He was currently lying on his bed, resting after a long and hard day of training.
He was training intensively ever since he came to see Azazel, he had to get stronger for his encounter with the Apocalypse. Whatever that thing may be.
'Damn today was rough, I forgot that Azazel is an extreme training maniac' Issei thought to himself.
His training was going smooth when he trained alone but when Azazel trained him Issei thought that he would die.
Azazel made him lift extreme amounts of weight and made him run insane lengths.
'I swear that if I will die from anything anytime soon it will be from that crazy man training' Issei thought to himself.
[Well his training methods might be difficult but his intentions are good, he wants you to get stronger] God spoke in his head, trying to comfort Issei who visibly depressed since he still had a long time to go which meant more of Azazel insane training.
*sight* 'I guess you are right but he need to calm the heck up or I will die' Issei replied before continuing.
'How long do you think it will be until I am strong enough?'
[I don't know my boy but you are starting to make progress.] God replied
'Ahh I hope that month will be quick, I can't wait to escape from that crazy old man.
[Don't worry my boy. in the end, it will be worth it.] God said trying to cheer Issei up.
'I guess, still couldn't he be less rough? I feel like he is trying to kill me on purpose' Issei answered, sure that this insane training was a part of Azazel trying to kill him.
He cared about the old man, he was a father figure to him but sometimes he swore that Azazel tried to kill him.
[I do want to ask you something before you cave in to sleep my boy, How are you going to face your old peerage and friends when the times come?] God asked, curious how Issei will deal with his old peerage and friends.
'I don't know, I don't think I will be able to ever forgive them, especially Rias and Akeno, but in time I will be at least ready to face them. They lied to me and deceived me, they were the reason my heart became so fragile like it is now. If it wasn't for their selfish desires to obtain my old powers then maybe they would have killed Raynare before she killed me' Issei deadpanned.
[I see. Go to sleep now my child, you have another hard day coming tomorrow.] God said in his head before Issei sunk into sleep.
(One Months Later)
It has been one month since Murayama has joined the peerage of Rias Gremory and so far everything has been going well.
Murayama has become more easy going and lively which was a good change to her and helped her get along with her fellow peerage members much better than the first weeks of her being a Devil.
She usually hung out with her new friends while still hanging out with Katase from time to time which upset Katase a lot and made her worried since she has been skipping her kendo training almost every time now, saying she have club duties to do.
But still, Katase thought of Murayama as her best friend.
Of course, she didn't know that her best friend was now a Devil nor possessed a powerful Sacred Gear.
Murayama was currently sitting the ORC with everyone else after completing her Devil duties, which to her surprise were actually quite fun.
During this month, she managed to summon her Sacred Gear, a few days after she joined Rias peerage to be exact.
It took some time but she even became friends with Ddraig, the Dragon who inhabit the {Boosted Gear}, talking to him about his past and his past possessors but they talked mostly about one host in particular.
During this month Ddraig has been grieving badly for his deceased host and Murayama felt bad for the Dragon, she didn't really know Issei except for him being a disgusting pervert but clearly, Ddraig liked him a lot, So she tried her best to cheer Ddraig up which after some time,worked. True he was still grieving for the loss of Issei but he started to grieve less and less now that Murayama helped him.
So currently Murayama sat in the ORC room with the others while talking to Ddraig about Issei, she was quite interested to hear about Issei while also trying to become better friends with Ddraig.
'So Ddraig, I know Hyoudou was your host right before I was. Was he a good host or just a mindless pervert like he was in school? Murayama spoke in her head in curiosity.
[Well, Issei was the same pervert you know him for but he was honest about it and never tried to lie or hide his true self. He also had a side that no one but the Gremory peerage and the rest of the three factions saw. Issei had incredible willpower and always did his very best to achieve what he wants and even lay down his life so he could protect his friends and family. He was the best partner I ever had and I am sad that he died the way he did, he had a long life ahead of him.] Ddraig answered with a bit of anguish evident in his voice, describing the one he considered his best host so far and how much he missed him which was rare for Ddraig.
'Wow, I never thought Hyoudou was that kind of person, I always saw him as a shallow pervert who cared about nothing but boobs' Murayama replied to Ddraig, surprised that Issei wasn't who she thought he was at all.
[He did have his perverted side and admired breasts but he was a special man. He wasn't obsessed with power like my past hosts and if he did want more power than it was only so he could protect everyone he cared about.] Ddraig replied, proud that his old partner wasn't a power obsessed freak like the hosts before him.
'It sounds like you really liked being with him' Murayama replied.
[Yes I did, I loved being with him despite his perversions he was a good man and I miss him greatly.] Ddraig said, still badly missing his old host.
'Umm, I see. It makes me a bit sad a bit that I never got to know that side of Hyoudou, I might have liked that Issei, unlike the perverted one who I saw at school' Murayama interjected, sadly. She truly did want to meet that side of Issei. That Issei sounded like a really good person and not like the disgusting pervert she used to know.
[I think you would have liked him. He was really a unique person, He never said no to a friend in trouble.] Ddraig said before going silent.
'sadly we can't know the answer for that anymore' Murayama replied sadly, she really wanted to meet the Issei that Ddraig was describing, he sounded like someone she would really like.
'Well I think I'll head home now, I am kind of tired' Murayama thought to herself, not expecting any reaction from Ddraig.
"Buchou, I am going to head home. I am tired and I need to wake up early for my kendo practice with Katase" Murayama said to Rias who was sitting in by her desk with her glasses on, looking through some paperwork.
"Ok, have a good night Murayama and don't forget that we need to start our training in two days for the rating game against Diodora in two weeks" Rias replied with a smile, making sure to remind her Pawn about the upcoming training they will take for the rating game against Diodora.
(The Next Week)
*Sigh* "I am so glad to be home. I missed my bed so much!" Murayama who was lying on her bed said to herself.
During the training trip with the rest of ORC, she prayed for the moment that she will get home to her soft and comfy bed.
[I'm glad that you managed to survive that training partner, Even I thought that at some point you will just collapse.]] Ddraig voice echoed in the room.
"Gee thanks for believing in me Ddraig," Murayama said in a teasing tone to her partner.
During the training trip, Murayama has managed to get closer to Ddraig thanks to her constantly worrying about him and trying to comfort him.
Ever since the talk they had about Issei in the ORC one week ago she started to see Issei in a new light and didn't think of him as just a disgusting pervert.
[You know I believe in you but at one point during the training, you looked like you were one step from dying.] Ddraig explained himself.
"Well I never thought Rias and the others were completely nuts when it came to training, They were coming at me full force, they made me run around the entire mansion fifty times without a break," Murayama said, remembering her traumatic training.
[While they did almost kill you, you also made big progress with your Sacred Gear.] Ddraig said, trying to cheer the sulking Murayama up.
"Yeah, I guess," Murayama said in a tired voice, she was really exhausted from her training and wished for nothing else than a good night sleep on her comfy bed.
[I was really surprised when you managed to fuse your aura with your sword, Issei never did anything like that. He had his own signature attack called [Dragon Shot] which used his aura as a separate ball that he launched toward his enemies.] Ddraig told Murayama about Issei old signature attack.
"That sounds awesome," Murayama said with a bit of awe before she felt her eyelids closing.
*Yawn* "I am drained, goodnight Ddraig"
[Good night partner.] Ddraig said in her head before she sank into her slumber.
(The Next Day)
It was now five days before the rating game against Diodora was taking place.
The ORC members with the addition of Azazel who was noticeably absent in the past four months were currently in the club room.
Koneko was sitting on the couch with her stoic face, chewing on her sweets.
Kiba was standing by the wall with his eyes closed, thinking about the upcoming rating game.
Asia, Xenovia and Irina were sitting next to each other and were speaking about things related to the bible and God, the two Devils still believed in God a lot despite being aware that he died.
Akeno was standing beside her King, she was humming a happy tune to herself while pouring her King a cup of her famous tea.
"Everyone! I am happy to say that we made great progress on this training trip and we should be more than ready to..." Rias said with a smile but was interrupted in the middle by a large explosion outside.
*BOOOM*
"What the hell was that explosion?" Rias asked with panic.
"I don't know Rias but we should go and check it right away" Akeno replied to Rias with panic written on her face as well.
"You're right, let's go, everyone!" Rias said before getting up from her desk and went outside with her peerage to investigate the mysterious explosion.
Rias and her peerage were currently outside in the schoolyard where they met the student council as well.
"Sona! Do you know what caused this explosion?" Rias asked her best friend in curiosity.
"Yes I do Rias, Look over there," Sona said with her usual strict voice before pointing toward the sky.
"Is that a stray Devil?" Rias asked after she moved her gaze to where Sona was pointing.
"I am afraid it is Rias, but this Devil is very powerful, I doubt we stand a chance against it" Sona deadpanned.
"Well we need to try at least," Rias said before signaling to her peerage to get ready for combat.
Rias and her peerage were currently engaged in combat against the stray Devil.
The stray devil looked like a curvaceous girl with a big bust and long legs.
She wore a big armor that was colored in red.
She had long, purple hair that was set into a ponytail that went all the way to her lower back, her face was deformed, probably from contact with chemicals.
the Devil also had 10 wings on it.
Rias tried attacking the Devil with her demonic powers several times but each time the devil managed to deflect her attack.
Akeno who was in her shrine maiden uniform tried to attack the Devil with her Holy Lightning and Elemental magic but her magic although it hit the Devil did little to no damage.
"Just how powerful that Devil is? I never came across a stray that has so much power" Rias said with irritation.
"I don't know but we need to keep attacking" Akeno replied with annoyance before she resumed her barrage of attacks.
Kiba and Xenovia tried to attack the Devil as well with their swords.
Kiba using his [Sword Birth] to summon multiple swords that could injure the Devil and Xenovia with her Durandal who just rushed at the Devil without really thinking of a strategy which in return got her flying into the floor in high speed, creating a big crater in the process.
Murayama also tried attacking the stray with her sword that had her aura fused with it but she did little to no damage to the devil due to its large armor.
[Watch out partner, I can sense great power coming from her] Ddraig spoke inside her head, warning her from the stray Devi's strength.
Koneko tried to attack with her Senjutsu and her Rook powers as well but she got the same result as Xenovia, being blown into the ground and creating another crater.
After some time the devil started to show signs of receiving any sort of damage, although the damage could be compared to a little scratch it was at least some progress for the Devils.
"Aghh why our attacks don't work against that stray?" Rias asked in annoyance, she was now injured by the stray and was in slight pain.
"Well it seemed like her powers were raised tremendously by something.," Azazel said with his carefree attitude, he had his suspicious about who could be responsible for that.
"Can you help us take that stray down then Azazel?" Rias asked Azazel.
"Sorry but I am not going to involve myself with Devil businesses," Azazel said which made Rias frown.
"But... I can keep it busy until your bishop manage to heal your injured members" Azazel added, feeling a bit bad when he saw Rias frown.
"Ok, thank you Azazel," Rias said gratefully to the Fallen Angel.
Azazel was currently holding off the stray Devil while Asia healed everyone who was injured.
"You seemed to be really powerful, I wonder, is that power entirely yours? Azazel asked while rubbing his hand on his chin.
"Well Well, you seem to have a sharp sight Fallen" The stray answered with what sounded like a praise.
"Ufufu...Well thank you but you haven't answered my questions" Azazel said with a small laugh before he turned serious.
"I see, my powers are not entirely mine, I got them as a gift." the stray said which made Azazel cock an eyebrow in curiosity.
"And who exactly gave you those powers dear? If you don't mind me asking." Azazel said trying to be nice to the stray so she will answer his questions.
But before the stray could open her mouth a large sound echoed through the school schoolyard.
[Divine Mode] echoed a new voice that was unknown to anyone but Azazel.
"This should be very interesting," Azazel said with a knowing grin on his face.
The Devils were all on the ground, Asia treating to the wounded of her peerage while Sona peerage was just watching the stray and Azazel talk when they heard that weird voice.
"What was that voice?" Akeno asked with surprise from the new voice that sounded really powerful.
No one replied to her and they all kept looking at Azazel and the stray talking when they suddenly saw Azazel with a big grin on his face.
"This should be very interesting" they heard him say with his big grin.
They were all confused as to what Azazel meant and tried to think of what could it possibly be but their thoughts were interrupted with something that made them all freeze except Azazel who his grin has intensified if that was even possible.
[Divine Shot] a new but yet familiar voice said before a large golden beam was seen wrapping the stray Devil.
When the golden break disappeared there was a new person near Azazel, a person they thought they would never see again.
"I-ISSEI?!" everyone shouted simultaneously.
AN: That's it, I know another cliffhanger, I am sorry but don't worry I will upload the next chapter in 2-3 days, I want to make sure it will be very good before I release it. And after it's released I will make my best to not make any more cliffhangers for a while ;)
As for the questions I wanted to answer.
Q: Why Murayama accepted Rias offer so quickly? this is so OOC.
A: Well Murayama doesn't really have defined characteristic so I made her as a person that is a fast decider but she is confident in her decisions which I think that correspond well with her well since she is a kendo fighter.
Q: Why Murayama accepted the fact that she possessed the Boosted Gear so fast?
A: Well as I said Murayama doesn't really have defined characteristics so I also made her a person that adapt quickly to new situations which I think that correspond with her well since she is a kendo fighter.