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~Apocalypse~ Talking

(Draig) Talking

[Albion] Talking

{Powers/techniques/abilities}

*Thinking*

'Talking'

Before we start, I must warn you of the changes I implemented. For starters, I noticed that the sign I wanted to use to distinguish Apocalypse's dialog isn't displaying on fanfiction. I decided to change it to something else to make it easier for you guys to know when he is talking. The sign I chose is displayed above with the rest of the dialog signs.

I have recently taken a look at one of the books that I own and decided to use its structure to tell the story. I also changed regular dialog sign to the one displayed above because it is used in the book for dialog and I quite liked it. I know that my English isn't the best, but I want to make it as enjoyable as possible for you guys to read the story, so I am experimenting here.

The Dragon Awakens

At the ORC clubroom.

Rias and her peerage were currently seated in their respectable places, contemplating James's words before he stormed outside.

Flashback*

'That bastard…' James said. 'Rias!'

'Y-yes?'

'Change of plans!' He exclaimed. 'Tonight, I am going to wipe out those fallen assholes!'

'But, you said that there were two angels left. Even if you have killed them one at the time, two will prove to be too much for you. Not to mention, they have thirty mercenaries you mentioned earlier as well as an unknown number of exorcists stationed there. You will surely be killed!'

'I won't stand idly by when Asia's life is in danger. I know fully well the dangers that await me if I go there, but it won't stop me from saving my friend!'

The entire room went silent. After a few minutes of said silence, James turned towards the exit and walked forward.

'I am heading out. If you and the rest want to come and help me, then go right ahead. But if you aren't going to, then you might as well stay out of my way. You will just get in my way.'

With these words James left the room, leaving everyone with sad-surprised expressions.

Flashback end*

'Chief, what are we going to do?' Issei asked hoping that he could go and help his friend in his task.

Curious as to what kind of powers James possessed, she decided that would be best for them to go with him. She tuned to her servants and gave them an order.

'Akeno, Kiba, Koneko and Issei, get ready. We are going on a fallen angel hunt.' She said with a smirk on her face.

With James…

'Hey uh, Apocalypse?'

~What is it, partner? ~

'I was wondering, can I use Twilight Healing to heal my injuries during battle?'

There was no answer. A few minutes later, Apocalypse spoke up.

~James, you cannot use the girl's Twilight Healing. ~

'Why not? The book stated that any ability can be learned, so long as I witness someone use it.'

~Sacred Gears are an exception… God saw this to be an overpowered ability that could cause a lot of problems if left unchecked. You are lucky he didn't remove it completely. You should also know that you need to train on using the abilities you learn. Using it when you learn them for the first time drains your energy that you use to cast them by large amounts. Luckily for you, you seem to have affinity towards magic. If you spent some time learnings spells, you could become a great magician.~

'Wait, magicians exist?'

~Correct. Magicians existed for many years, they just simply don't show their powers as they are part of supernatural. There have been many notable magicians throughout history, such as Merlin. You should try learning some spells to aid you in your future endeavours.~

'You make a valid point. Perhaps I'll ask Rias for some more information about it. If I make out alive tonight that is. You mentioned I had affinity for magic. What did you mean by it?'

~There are humans out there, who have natural talent for magic. Merlin for example, was one such human. He was able to cast many complex spells without getting showing even the slightest signs of fatigue. But nobody started at the top. Even if you have natural skills with magic, you would need to train in that department to become skilled at magic.~

'I keep that in mind. Anyway, I got to go get Asia back. I will talk to you later.'

With that, James cut off his link with Apocalypse.

He was in front of his house. It didn't look like it was broken into from the front. Once inside, James dashed up the stairs with great speed and entered Asia's Room. The window was broken and the bed covers were messed up.

*So that's what happened. They broke the window to get in, messy bed indicates a struggle. Considering Asia's frame and the fact that we am dealing with fallen angels here, she had no chance* James made a conclusion in his head. He then exited the room and entered his own. He opened his wardrobe to find a box similar to the one that contained some gear similar to the warehouse raid. Opening it up, he found a black swat uniform inside along with a black USP pistol and a black silenced M4a1 assault rifle. Checking the box again, James found some flash bangs and smoke bombs. There was also a grappling hook inside with a long rope attached to it. He took it out and attached it to his waist. Satisfied with the equipment he got, James made his way out of the house and headed towards the church.

After 15 minutes of running, he finally reached his destination. Upon closer inspection, he found the church exterior to be guarded by 20 odd armed guards and exorcists. There was no sign of the devils.

*I guess that means I am on my own then. This will be hard to do by myself. Now then, how do I get in without getting noticed by the guards?*

James noticed that the roof was clear of soldiers. Using the plant life as cover and taking out any guards that got into his way, James made it to the building's walls. Making sure that nobody was looking his way, James hurled the hook high up which managed to get stuck on the skirting board. He pulled the rope with a bit of strength to see if it held. Feeling confident that the rope will hold him, James proceeded to climb up the rope and soon found himself on the roof top. There was a bell tower on top of the church with large windowless frames. He jumped up high enough to grab hold to the dodge of the window frame and pulled himself up. Once inside the tower, James hat to shoot of the door locks, to be able to proceed further into the church. Making his way downstairs, James found himself at a doorway that lead to the main hall. There were 20 more exorcist/guards there. Taking out one of his flashbangs, James pulled the pin and tossed it into the room. The noise made by flashbang attracted everyone's attention. The flashbang went off, effectively blinding everyone except for James who jumped out from his covered and proceeded to shoot everyone with his M4a1. It was over as fast as it started, with 20 bodies littering the church floor. James took out the blue prints that he had in his pocket in order to find the secret entrance to the chamber located under the church. The entrance was shown to be under a wooden desk in front of a stone altar. Taking a few steps forward, James had to dodge a bullet that seemingly appeared out of nowhere. Footsteps and clapping sounds came from the left side of the altar. A slim man with medium sized white hair, with red irises, wearing priest's robes came out from the direction the sound came from. He stopped in front of the wooden desk, facing James with a crazy expression on his face.

'Hello, hello, hello! We finally meet. Oh how happy I am. I get to make my boss happy by murdering you. The only question is, how should I do it? Should I shoot you with "Futsumata" until you die? Or perhaps cut you into pieces too tiny to count with my sword? Oh I just can't make up my mind!' The man said with a crazed laugh. Before pulling out the weapons he mentioned earlier from his coat, and licking his pistol in ecstasy.

'You must be Freed…' James said with narrowed eyes while removing his helmet and tossing it to the side.

'Oh you remember me? That's good! I want to hear you scream my name as you beg for mercy!'

'I am afraid, you want get such pleasure from me.'

'Oh, so you are going to resist? I love when shitty devil worshippers such as yourself, try to act tough. Their faces are the best once they realize their dooms at hand!'

'Can you shut up already and fight? I am short on time as it is.'

'Well, if you are so desperate to die… who am I to deny such a request,'

After a moment of silence, the two men jumped behind cover and opened fire at each other. James had hidden himself behind some church benches, which blocked Freed's gunshots. He had to change cover though as multiple shots proved to be too much for the benches to handle, eventually breaking from the impact. Freed was hiding behind a stone altar, occasionally peeking out to shoot at James. Eventually, the two ran out of ammo, so they discarded their guns and rushed at each other for close-quarters combat. James dodged Freed's downwards slash by twisting his body to the right. Using the momentum, he threw a punch at his opponent. Seeing the fist flying towards his face, Freed quickly put his arms up to guard to block the attack. He was surprised to find himself skidding across the floor a few meters away from his opponent due to the force James's punch packed.

'Oh no! The shit faced brat managed to push me away with a punch. Whatever should I do?!' Freed laughed out mockingly at James.

Freed charged back at James with his sword raised and ready to cut down its master's foe. He aimed the sword at James's head, narrowly missing him as James ducked the attack. Freed then used his right leg to kick at James who blocked it with his left elbow. Another slash aiming for James's chest, but seeing the attack coming at him, James jumped back saving his skin from bearing a new scar. James grabbed a piece of a broken bench and threw it at Freed, who performed a downwards slash, effectively cutting the broken furniture into two pieces. His eyes widened, when he saw James with his right fist already thrusted out towards his face. Freed took the punch as he didn't have enough time to dodge or block the punch. He didn't have enough time to rest as well as another broken bench piece came flying at him. He dodged the bench and then rushed at James. Suddenly, a pink spear of light appeared between the two combatants, which caused them to stop dead in their tracks and look towards the direction it came from. It was the fallen angel "Mittelt". She was floating above the stone altar while observing James with malice.

'Times up Freed. The devils are coming so we need to kill this guy fast.' She commanded Freed who looked at her with a disappointed face.

'Aw but we were having so much fun! I was about to cut off his legs, then arms, then stab him a few more times. And when he would die… Stab him a few more times just to make sure that he can never be brought back from the dead!'

'Man you are annoying. All you do is talk, and talk and talk. How about you shut up and just come at me already.' James taunted Freed.

'Oh, I will. And with Mittelt here, and the blessing I received from my boss, we gonna turn you into dog food!'

The fight continued with Mittelt joining in. Seeing no other option, James summoned his own spear of light to help him out. Freed and Mittelt were surprised to see James wield a weapon of light. The surprise was brief though as Freed stuck out his tongue in excitement before charging in at James with crazed smile. Mittelt summoned some more spears and threw them one by one at James. James dodged the spears by jumping backwards, and with a spin on his weapon, he slashed at Freed's face. Freed blocked the attack with his sword and then dashed at James with great speed. Mittelt decided to try a sweep attack, using Freed's distraction to her advantage. It worked as James side stepped Freed's thrust attack, only to meet Mittelt's fist connecting with his face. James went flying until crashing into some benches, breaking them in the process. With a grunt he got up, a small trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth. He wiped the blood off and looked at his adversaries with killing intent.

'Man, he is one stubborn guy. But it's ok. Raynare probably extracted the nuns sacred gear by now.' She laughed before looking at James again. 'Do you know what happens to sacred gear users when it gets extracted from their bodies?'

'Oy, oy. Don't ruin the surprise now Mittlet.'

'Why? It's not like he is going to get to her anyway. You know what will happen to Asia? She is going to die! That's right! You are too late! And because of your weaknesses as a human, you cannot save her!' She laughed even more when she saw James's shocked face.

'S-she's going to die?' He stuttered. Mittelt confirmed with an evil grin and more laughter. A scream was heard from bellow. It was Asia's scream. Recognising the voice, James jumped towards the wooden desk, hoping to break it open so he could help Asia out.

'Asia! I am coming! Just hang on!'

'I don't think so!'

Freed punched James in the face, sending him crashing into a wall. James got up from the rubble with blood coming down from the left side of his forehead. Mittlet charged at him, intending to impale James.

'It's time to die!' She exclaimed. She widened her eyes when James's body was enveloped in red lighting that crackled uncontrollably.

'GET OUT OF MY WAY!' He screamed out.

James then launched a lighting attack at the fallen angel. Mittlet screamed out in agony as the powerful lighting magic hit her and begun to cook her, inside out. In mere seconds, the fallen angel was dead. She dropped on the ground, her body charred and her wings on fire. Freed looked at James with a shocked expression before backing away a few steps. He pulled something out from his pocket.

'I can't let myself die her tonight! I still got many shitty devils and shitty devil worshipers to kill!'

Freed dropped the flashbang that was in his hands, blinding James temporarily. When James recovered, Freed was already gone. Feeling fatigue taking him over, James dropped onto his right knee while using his left hand to grab hold of a bench for support.

~Partner, that lighting attack drained a lot of your energy. You need to rest before you continue.~

'I know that. But I don't have the time to recover. I must push on to save her.'

'Then let us take over while you rest.'

A red magic circle with Gremory symbol appeared a few feet away from James. From it, Rias and her peerage stepped through. James stood up from his resting position and looked at Rias with relief, before he frowned at her.

'Took you guys long enough. I almost went downstairs to finish the job all by myself.'

'Apologies for making you wait. We needed some time to prepare ourselves.' Rias said.

'I hate to say this, but could you help me save Asia? There is a hidden passage way to a secret chamber, under that wooden desk.'

Koneko approached the object of interest and broke it with a punch.

'Don't worry James. We will take the lead and rescue the girl. You stay here and rest.'Issei said with a toothy grin.

'No. I will come with you guys. Asia will need to see a friendly face after all she has suffered through.'

'Suit yourself man. Just don't jump in unless you have to, k?'

'Okay. Let's go. We're wasting time.'

With that said, the group went through the hidden entrance. It didn't take them long to reach an opening to a spacious chamber. It was filled with many exorcists who wore black priest robes and black masks with two holes for eyes. At the end of the room, there was a stone stair case that led to a stone altar. On the said platform, there was a black cross with odd lines on its surface. Asia was on the cross, held by chains that were attached to it. She wore nothing but a cloth dress that struggled to hide her womanly parts. Next to the cross was a smirking Raynare.

'So, you finally came? Too bad, you are too late. The ritual is almost complete!'Raynare said.

'Asia!' James yelled out.

Asia screamed as she began to feel an immense pain rocking her entire body. Her chest began to glow a green colour.

'What is she doing to Asia?!' Issei asked.

'That bitch, is extracting Asia's gear. She needs it to live!' James said as he rushed towards the altar.

'Not so fast you filthy heathen!' one of the priests shouted before throwing a punch at James. Rias shot out her power of destruction, effectively killing the priest and clearing the path for James.

'Thank you, Rias'

'Go now! We will hold them off.'

Without wasting a second, James rushed up the stairs, only to find a scene that left him shocked. Raynare was holding Asia's "Twilight Healing" in her hands with an evil smile. Asia on the other hand, was hanging loosely on the chains. She was still alive, but the light from her eyes was now gone.

'Asia!'

'Twilight healing… It finally belongs to me.' Raynare said with joy as she absorbed it into her being.

'Giver her back her gear!'

'Can't do that. I have sacrificed too much to just give it all up now. Tell you what though. I no longer need the girl so you can have her.

The chains opened up, setting Asia free. James rushed forward to catch her so that she doesn't hit the ground.

'Asia. Come on wake up. We need to get out of here.'

'J-James?' Asia spoke up.

'Don't talk. You need all the strength you have to stay alive. I am getting you out of here.'

'I didn't say you can go anywhere!'

Raynare threw her spear of light at James. She was surprised to see that James managed to dodge it and run down the stairs.

'Well, no biggie. I can always deal with a small fry later.'

James rushed over to the devils, stopping briefly.

'Rias. I am taking Asia upstairs and away from the fight.'

'Okay.'

James proceeded to go up the stairs. He soon found himself at the church's main room. He found an un-broken bench and placed Asia on it.

'Hey, Asia. It's going to be alright now. Just hang in there.'

'I wish we could have been friends… just a bit longer…'

'What are you talking about? You're going to make it. After all this is over, we are going to town again, to do some clothes shopping and eat ice cream together. I will introduce you to my friends. They are perverted, but they are still great friends to be around with. There are so many things I got to show you still. Like the library, the beach, the movies and so much more!'

'I only wish… that I was born here… so that we could have gone to school together…'

With her last breath, Asia passed away, leaving our protagonist in shock. Unable to hold his tears any longer, James let out a loud wail.

'Why?! She was the most innocence person in the world! She helped countless amounts of people, without asking for rewards or praise! The only thing she wanted was to find some friends! Is that too much ask, God?! Why do you ignore your most faithful follower? Is it because she healed a demon? If so then why does that blasted sacred gear have that ability? All those books… All the people that mentioned your name in glory… It's all lies! You are just a sick fuck too stuck up to drop his pride, and admit the mistakes he made! Isn't it? If you are so high and mighty, then come face me you bastard!'

'And just why should god waste his time on a simple small fry such as you?'

James turned his head to see Raynare sitting on a bench.

'You! What happened to the devils?!'

'They have been dealt with. All that remains is you. A weak human, that couldn't save his friends.'

'Shut up you bitch! I swear I will…'

'Do what? Cry some more? You don't have the power to hurt me, much less kill me. Here take a look.'

Raynare showed a cut on her left arm. She brought up her right hand and begun to heal herself.

'Isn't it wonderful? The power to heal all wounds. Truly I have become a top tier angel, wouldn't you agree?'

'Shut up you bitch!'

James rushed at Raynare with his right first cocked back and ready to strike. The fallen angel grabbed the fist with ease and threw James towards the stone altar, which cracked from the impact.

'Foolish boy, don't you see?! The power difference between us is too great. You have no chance at beating me. In fact, you should be bowing down before me, begging for a quick death.'

'I won't bow… to a sadistic whore, that enjoys torturing others!'

Raynare threw a light spear which impaled James's right shoulder. Blood splattered from the newly created wound, which James acknowledged with a grunt and grabbing hold of the spear with his good arm.

'Insolent worm! You won't get to live long enough to regret your words to almighty Raynare!'

'Damn. Why do you let this kind of shit happen? You watch it all from your throne, yet you do nothing. You act like you are the holiest being of all, someone that we should offer our souls to just to earn your mercy in the afterlife. Well, if that is the case, then you can go fuck yourself! I won't offer my soul to a corrupt god. No. I rather offer it to a devil, because they have proven to me in just one day how much better they are than you.'

'Hmmm… it seems like I have broken him. Well, everyone has their limits; you just got to hurt them until they snap.'

'Satan… the God has abandoned me and Asia… I beg of you, lend me your strength, so that I can avenge her. Give me the power I need to make this bitch pay for her atrocious acts.'

James was slowly standing up while praying to Satan. Red aura begun to emit from him as his power begun to increase. Soon the rubble began to shake from the pressure that James's aura was emitting. Raynare backed up a few steps on instinct.

'W-what is that power?! You are nothing but mere human! A fallen angel such as myself is superior to you in every way! So why are yo-'

'Shut up.'

Raynare immediately stopped talking. James's cold voice, instilled fear into her very core.

'I am no ordinary human… I am a host… to a legendary sacred gear known as "Soul of the Apocalypse"!'

James opened his eyes, which revealed his irises to no longer hold the blue colour they once were, but a crimson colour instead. Apocalypse's voice rang out.

~Black Dragon Emperor, Dragon's Rage!~

The sudden power surge blew Raynare away causing her to crash into a wall. She looked horrifyingly at James's powered up state. James was now fully standing on his feet. His Face was bloodied and his swat suit was damaged from the fighting. James used his good hand to pull out the spear from his shoulder without showing any signs of discomfort. The entire time he was staring at Raynare with a penetrating gaze.

'I-impossible! The higher ups never told me of this! So how can the host of Apocalypse be here?! I have to get out of here!'

'It is time to answer for your crimes, Raynare!'

Raynare threw two spears at James in hopes of buying enough time to escape. Upon making contact with James's aura, the spears shattered, leaving Raynare fearfully-shocked. She then flapped her wings to take flight.

'There will be no escape!'

James disappeared from his spot, appearing in front of Raynare and grabbed hold of her legs. Using his strength, James smashed Raynare against the floor. He then grabbed hold of her wings and begun to pull with the intention to rip them off the angels back. Raynare let out a scream as her wings gave in to James's strength, fibre by fibre. Only when the wings were barely held by anything, did James increase the force to instantly tear Raynares wings away. Raynare let out an agonizing scream at the top of her lungs. He then grabbed her by the head and smashed her skull against the floor. Feeling dazed from the impact, Raynare could do nothing but crawl towards the big exit door in hopes of getting away. James decided to let her get close to the door as he wanted to shatter the fallen angel's hopes and then torture her some more for her crimes. As Raynare was about to reach the door, she felt a hand grab around her right ankle. She could only scream for help as she was being dragged deeper into the church. Once they were in the middle of the room, James proceeded to break Raynares fingers, one finger at a time. The angel begun to cry due to the unbearable pain she was receiving with each finger that he broke. When James ran out of fingers to break, he opted for breaking Ryanares limbs instead. Only after he broke the angel's arms and legs did he stop to inspect his handy work. Raynare was laying on her back with her limbs and fingers twisted in unnatural ways. Her face was almost fully covered in blood and tears, and she was missing a few teeth.

'Please… have mercy.' She whimpered

'Mercy… that's funny.' James proceeded to laugh in a dark tone. 'Just how many lives have you taken? How many times did the people you killed, begged for you to spare them? Did you care? No. And now, look at how the wheel of fate has turned around. I will show you mercy only when I have decided that you can have it. By ending your life before the night ends! Rias. show yourself.'

Rias came out of hiding with her peerage at hand.

'How did you know?' She asked.

'You are a high-class devil Rias. There is no way that you would die to trash such her. Anyway, do you need anything from this repulsive creature or can I kill her already?'

'I have no business with her.'

'Good. Then I shall erase this filth from the face of the Ear-'

'Issei.'

At the mention of his name, Issei looked at the fallen angel, who now appeared as Yuuma.

'Please help me Issei. These people are hurting me. I beg you save me from them. I love you, Issei.

'Yu-Yuuma?'

Issei begun to walk towards Yuuma, who gave him a weak smile.

'Look at my wrist Issei' I kept this from our date. I have been treasuring greatly since that day.'

Issei saw the wrist band he bought for Yuuma. Tears begun to well up in his eyes. Issei turned away from Yuuma, not wanting to look at her.

'Just how far are you willing to go with this…?' He whispered before looking at James.

'James. Please… end it.'

'Sure thing bro.'

He walked up to Yuuma who was now looking at him in fear.

'For the crimes that you have committed and the life's you have stolen, I hereby sentence you, to death!'

James raised his palm, aiming it at Raynare. Red energy began to form in his hand. Recognising her own power, Rias stared at James in shook.

*Just who is this man?* She thought.

'Your life ends here!'

James released the power of destruction, obliterating Raynare into nothingness and permanently silencing her screams. Issei was gazing into a blank space, remembering his moments with Yuuma in sadness. The twilight healing was slowly falling from the sky and landed on James's hands. He stayed silent for a few minutes before turning around to face Rias.

'Rias, are you still able to reincarnate Asia?'

'If I wanted to, I could.'

'Then I would like to make a deal with you…'

'What's the deal?'

'Resurrect Asia. In return, I am offering you my soul.'

Rias looked at James for a bit before making her decision.

'Okay, but put her sacred hear on her so that I can resurrect her with it.'

James went over to Asia and did as Rias told him to and then backed off, to let Rias do her work. In the meantime, Rias took out a bishop piece from her evil piece box. She then placed the bishop on Asia's chest before beginning a chant.

'I, Rias Gremory, command by my name, to thee, Asia Argento. To allow thy soul to descent to this Earth once more to become my devil servant. As your new master, I grant you with a new life!' Rias finished the ceremony.

The bishop disappeared into Asia's chest. A few seconds later, Asia's sacred gear also disappeared. Not long after, she opened her eyes and looked around in confusion.

'Asia! You're alive!'

'James? What happened?'

'I'll explain it all later.'

'I was going to reincarnate her anyway, as her ability to heal devils is useful. I trust that you'll fulfil your end of the bargain, James?' Rias asked.

'I don't break my promises.'

'Glad to hear. Which piece would you like to be then? Judging from your fight, I'd say you would make an excellent rook.'

'I would like to go with pawn.'

'Pawn it is then.'

Rias took out the 6 remaining pawns from her box and handed them one by one to James. The pieces glowed slightly when James accepted the 6th pawn. This showed that it was enough to reincarnate him into a devil. He put the pawns against his chest and nodded at Rias, indicating that he was ready. Rias then started her chant again, only slightly differently. When she finished, the pawn pieces glowed red and disappeared in James's chest. He felt a new power surge through his body, making him stronger. He was no longer human.

'Welcome, to Gremory team. Issei, you will be showing them the ropes as you are their senior.'

'Yes chief.'

'James, what is going on?' Asia asked.

'Everything is going to be ok now Asia. We can now stay together forever.'

He hugged Asia with relief. His eyes returned back to normal blue. Asia was surprised by James's hug, but she returned it soon after.

The following day…

James entered the ORC club room.

'Good morning.'

'Ah, hello James. How are your wounds?' Rias asked.

She was sitting on the left sofa with a mug in hand. The mug was filled with tea.

'Asia healed all my wounds from yesterday. I noticed she was wearing Kuoh uniform. Does that mean she will be attending class?'

'That right. I spoke to my friend and she arranged for Asia to be placed in our class.'

'That's a relief. I don't have to leave her at home anymore then.'

Rias took a sip from her tea before asking James a question.

'Hey, James. During your fight with Raynare, you used a sacred gear called "Soul of the Apocalypse" correct?'

'Yeah. I have been speaking to apocalypse for some time now. He seems like an interesting dragon.'

'Doesn't that sacred gear grant you the ability to learn other people's skills? You used my power of destruction to finish off Raynare back at the church.'

'It does, but I can't learn from other sacred gears. Turns out, that asshole of a go-'

James grunted in pain from a sudden headache he received.

'Ow, what the hell?'

'Since you are a devil now, you can no longer use his name. Every time you try, you will get a headache.'

'Damn. Well, as I was saying. The you know who guy, removed that ability cause apparently it was too dangerous to be left unchecked.'

'I can understand his concern. Still, it is really useful. There are many creatures out there with unique abilities that you can learn from. I am certain you will become a powerful pawn one day.'

'I don't want to become just a powerful pawn. I want to be the best there is. My name is going to be a legend when I am done, permanently marked in history as the most powerful warrior to every exist.'

He gave Rias a toothy grin.

'So is that your dream?'

'Sure is. That reminds me. Could you tell me a bit more about magic? Apocalypse said that I have a high affinity for magic and that I should train in casting spells and all that.'

'Sure.'

Rias shifted to get herself more comfortable.

'Magic exists in all living beings. Some have more magic than others. We the devils, are well known for our magic. In fact, every devil family has a different magical ability, such as my power of destruction that hails from the Bael clan. Most devils do prefer to use their clan signature magic; others learn multiple spells to aid them in combat. There are a few that do prefer to use their physical strength instead. Unfortunately, they are looked down upon by our society.'

'That is quite interesting. Do you have any spell books or something that I could use to learn magic?'

Rias summoned a blue book into her hand and gave it to James.

'This book contains some of the most well-known spells ever used. It features from defensive and offensive spells to spells that can manipulate elements and objects around you. You should ask Akeno to give you a bit of training in magic use so that you get more accustomed to magic.'

'Thank you. I will definitely go ask Akeno for some help. But before that, you used 6 pawn pieces to turn me into a devil. Does the number of pieces indicate how strong I am or is there something else to it?'

'It does require more pieces to reincarnate strong creatures, but their potential is also taken into consideration. For example, Issei has taken 2 mutated pawns. Mutated pawn pieces have quadruple value to that of a regular piece. A pawn has a value of 1 so Issei's value is 8. You took 6 regular pawns so your value at the moment is 6.'

'So basically, Issei will be stronger than me someday?'

'Not necessarily. You see, if the reincarnated creature becomes too powerful for the evil piece to handle, it will turn into a mutated piece to compensate for the host's power. You may find yourself to have 6 mutated pawns at some point.'

'What happens if the host becomes too powerful for the mutated pieces?'

'I don't know. Nobody has ever achieved so much power, that the mutated evil pieces couldn't handle. Anyway, I think others should be here any moment now. We are going to have a welcome party for you and Asia.'

As soon as Rias finished, the entire peerage except for akeno walked into the room.

'Hey, Prez. You called for us?' Issei asked.

'That's right. We are having a welcome party to our 2 new members. Akeno, bring the cake here.'

A white side door opened, revealing Akeno with a serving table. The table had a big white cake on it with a card on top that said "Welcome, Asia Argento and James". There was another shelf below the cake with cups, plates and cutlery.

'Well then. Let the welcome party begin.' Rias said.

Laughter and chatting filled the ORC club room as everyone begun to interact with each other. However, unknown to them, a phoenix like bird was standing on a tree outside the window, watching the devils as they enjoyed each other's company.

End

Hello guys. Chapter 6 finally complete and with it, the fallen angel saga is also finished. So now, I am going to be moving into the phoenix saga. I am sorry to say that I will have to slow down on the story as I have things in life that require my time as well. I brought out as much of the story as I could in a short amount of time as I could in the free time I had. But enough about that, It's time for this chapter's character introduction:

Freed Sellzen- The crazy, psychopathic priest we know and love.

Time for power levels:

Issei (Reincarnated) – 275

Kiba - 2700

Koneko - 2850

Akeno - 4000

Rias - 5200

Asia (Reincarnated) - 67

Freed (Raynare's blessing) – 795

James – 865

James (Enraged) – 1100

Raynare – 1750

Raynare (Twilight Healing) - 1900

James (Dragon's Rage mode) - 3050

James (Reincarnated & recovered) - 1935

And that's that for power levels. In the next saga, James is going to learn some magic. I got the idea while watching overlord so I thought 'Meh, give James the ability to cast spells, should make things a bit more interesting." Anyway, leave a review if you dis/like somethings or if you have any ideas that I should put into my story. In the meantime, I will see you guys in the next chapter. Bye.