"So what is it that we need to talk about Hikaru?"
"First of all as you well know the Heavens have contacted me. I have restarted my relationship with Gabriel and Michael and I have an uneasy truce. Lots of new info about me has come to light. Second, I would like to tell Rias and her peerage about my true self." Sirzechs had opted into professional mode. He wasn't my dad at this moment but Sirzechs Lucifer, lead Maou of Devil Society.
"Yes, I did know that you came into contact with the Heavens. Let us start with what you have found out about yourself first, yes?"
"Agreed. I have found that I did and may still hold the Flames of Creation. The original power of YHWH and Lucifer. Lucifer lost his when he Jumped and ripped all his wings. Because I only got a single pair we are not sure. We have also found that I am the last Angel created by YHWH, his chosen heir should I choose that path, and also Gabriel's mate by creation. YHWH had realized that he couldn't be the sole creator of Angels so he had started a program that made a mate for each previously birthed Angel. I was the only one. I was in the beginning, a prototype you could say."
"What do you mean the beginning?"
"YHWH changed my original purpose. While I was created for Gabriel as a mate, near the end of the war YHWH realized that the outcome might be as is today. Seeing this he made a few modifications in the system."
"And what did these changes do?"
"We are not entirely sure of what these changes entail. One of them is Michael being able to work as the system's center. Another change is me being his successor. That is why I might and or did have the Flames of Creation. As well as my constantly growing powers. Even if I hadn't been training we both know that my powers would be in the upper ranges of a High-Class Devil by full maturity. We believe this is also what allowed me to Jump and become a Devil Angel instead of simply a Fallen Angel."
"So is there anything else?"
"I also have YHWH's journal. I found it when I was much younger, right before I found out about YHWH's fate."
"And would you be willing to share this journal?"
"With you and the other Maous only and under my terms. If I ask for it back you give it back no questions asked. If I say that it needs to be released it gets released, and anything else along those lines."
"I will have to talk with the others before I agree with that."
"I am well aware."
"So then we are now on to your restarting relations with Gabriel and your 'truce' with Michael."
"That we are. Gabriel and I would each like to date. We have been told that we were designed to love each other. We want to love each other based on ourselves not our creation. To love a person, not to love a forced half."
"That is understandable. I personally think this is a great accomplishment. In time you could help bring Heaven and Hell together in peace. I support you completely."
"The only problem with that is; there will always be those who are against the peace of many nations and then there are the Fallen. I have not spoken with any of them and neither have you in many decades. I believe I have talked with one, incognito though. His costume was good, his presence hiding was severely lacking. I believe he was even Cadre level."
"Well I am sure that a meeting could be worked out."
"I have an idea for such meeting, well a more plan for peace."
"Would you care to share?"
"The Fallen have a few agents in Kouh. They happen to be watching a young Human boy; he is in my school. They are under direct orders from Azazel to do this. I want to offer them a place at Kouh as weary friends. Trust them to unite us. Many of the agents are my age or younger. I would say about half of them are. There are three females and one male. This male will be a problem, he has a will to fight any with strength and I believe even agrees with the warmonger Kokabiel. If this plan were to occur he would have to be relocated. The single female not my age is about the age of a senior in college today. If she were to follow with this plan she would have to attend the college and then become a teacher at Kouh next year. As I am sure you have plans in motion to make this a coed school as soon as possible."
"That is correct. What I plan is to have a few males join this coming next year, you are of course among them. Then bring the school completely coed the following year.
"So by the time the young man joins and Kouh is coed Koneko will be in High school?"
"That's the plan."
"And when can we have the meeting with the Maous to talk about my coming out and the Fallen Plan?"
"Grayfia please check."
"Yes Sirzechs-sama."
"So when she gets the date that's free will you try to move things around to make things sooner?"
"Yes."
"The earliest you can get a meeting with the other Maous is this coming Monday. Hikaru would miss school."
"Oh and I am sure he would mind and fall oh so far behind in his class." Grayfia looked to be trying very hard at fighting a small smirk.
"I'll contact my teachers and get any work and clear my absence."
"Good. So we shall meet on Monday at… shall we say 6:30 am for the revealing and then again for lunch to discuss the Fallen Angels, Gabriel and such?"
"Sounds good to me. I'll tell Serafall, haven't visited her in awhile."
"Okay. Have a good night Hikaru. And remember I am not ready to be a grandfather. And Serafall is not ready to be an aunt." I could feel the heat rise to my face.
"And neither of us are ready for a child, sex, marriage or anything along those lines Dad."
"Hehehe, that's for damn sure."
"Bye Ze-chan."
"Good night Hikaru."
"Bye Grayfia, have a nice night."
"Bye Hikaru-sa-"
"You are off duty Mom."
"Bye Hikaru." Grayfia let a small, rare smile grace her lips.
Time Skip
"Serafall! I'm here to visit and tell you some things!"
"Hiiiiikaaaaruuuuuuu! I'm so glad you came to visit!" Serafall came bounding down the stairs wearing her signature magical girl outfit. As she came closer to the ending of the stairs she put out her arms for a hug.
"Before we get to all that I need to talk with Leviathan-sama on serious business." I could see Serafall straighten, pout, put her arms down, and slow down to an elegant walk. I had found her crying because Sona had told her off and didn't want to play with her. I told Serafall that she should be more serious when it's called for. It would make Sona respect her more and also show Sona that she can be serious. As well as make Sona more comfortable on calling her for emergencies and such. So Serafall asked me to notify her on when to be serious and when it's okay to be her modern self. Yes, that is right I remember the Serafall Sitri that rose to the position of Leviathan during and after the Great War. I also told her to show Sona the past versions of Serafall Leviathan slowly and properly.
"What business needs to be held?"
"On Monday at 6:30 am Sirzechs Lucifer shall be calling a meeting of Maous to discuss business of the House of Abaddon, and again at lunch to discuss a plan for peace with the Fallen Angels, also involving the House of Abaddon."
"Understood. Tell Sirzechs I shall be there for both meetings."
"Okay. That concludes all important business." I spreaded my arms before finishing the "Okay," because the moment after I said "concludes," Serafall started rushing forward to give me one of her signature hugs.
"I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOUUUUU!" Once I was released I took a step back and look Serafall in the eyes.
"I am officially dating Sona."
"WHAAAAAAAAAT!"
Monday Morning
"I now call this meeting to order." Today was the day. Once we came out of this meeting I can never go back. "The order of business first to be discussed is Hikaru saying he wishes to tell the young Gremory group about his true nature. Thoughts?"
"I think it will be interesting to see. Questions though, how will you make sure no one tells another person, no one overhears and do you plan on telling the young Sitri group? We are all aware that Sona Sitri knows." Ju-kun said.
"First of all I do intend to tell the Sitri group as well. Second of all I have worked out a type of magic that allows my words to be… basically cursed. If any person over hearing these… cursed words they will not be able to tell another person, living or dead, and to top it off they will be punished by the magic worse and worse with each try."
"As I am sure you know you will have to show us this new magic."
"Of course. Would you like to be my guinea pig?"
"Ha! Why not, Hikaru!?"
"Would you please walk into the hallway with me Ajuka-sama?" Ju-kun nodded and followed me out.
"So what are you going to use?"
"My favorite past time is not writing or reading."
"That's it?"
"Yeps. Let's go back in and have you attempt to tell one of them."
"Sirzechs Hikaru just told me…" Nothing came out. Ju-kun looked puzzled. While he started pondering I watched as all the others jaws dropped. A single bee appeared and landed on Ajuka's head. Then began to crawl down on his face and proceed to sting him once, before dropping to the floor dead where it poofed into nothing. "OW! Dammit! Serafall, he told me that his…" Again silence. This time three bees appeared and stung Ajuka. "OW! OKAY I GET IT HIS MAGIC WORKS I AGREE TO THIS!"
I smiled, "Trust me?"
"I do." Serafall said.
"As do I."
"So it's decided, I can tell the two groups?"
"Yes. That brings us to another matter. YHWH's journal. Hikaru found it as a young boy and has had it ever since. He has given us permission to read and go over this under a few conditions."
"These conditions are as follows, the journal is only going to be borrowed, you will give it back when I ask for it back, no questions; and it shall be released to the public when I say."
"That last condition is what causes me to bring this matter to the table. No one here can say that it is a safe method. If you decide to show the public in a moment of rage or despair or negative emotion you could disrupt life as we all know it. May even cause another war." Sirzechs said.
"Be that as it may, do I really seem like I would call for that in a moment of negative emotion? Do I really seem like a person who would let emotion cloud their vision to the point of causing mass hysteria? Have I not shown that I have the makings of a good leader? Of an proper leader? One that can put aside emotion? Please remember that I am not as old as I look. Neither are any of you. I am over 100 years of age. Have I not earned the right to be seen as a true leader and or person of trust and responsibility!? Ajuka you yourself were surprised at my Evil Pieces because a half set of Mutation pieces was rare. Rare to the point of only happening less than five times before me. Your system sees that I have the makings of a good leader. Do you not? Do any of you not see that?"
"You bring up excellent points Hikaru." Ajuka-kun said
"But?"
"But we are hundreds, and some of us are close to thousands, of years old. You are still a child in comparison to us." Serafall ended.
"And yet you are willing to trust real teenagers with the knowledge of my existence? Even if my magic works there are always loopholes. As Ajuka knows more than all here, besides maybe Serafall in terms of political affairs, loopholes are everywhere for everything. There is always a way out. I am a Devil. That much is undeniable. Yet I am also an Angel. I have the best and worst of both. I have the Angel sense of duty, honor, and purity. Yet I have the Devil sense of deception, leadership, greed, and weird honesty. I am the good and bad of basic Human beliefs. I think you all should take the chance. Prove that you are truly willing to go that far not only for peace but for your people."
"An amazing speech Hikaru. Truly inspiring. Because I have spent more time as your father though my word is only for if there is a disagreement between the other three Maous. Even if one of them keeps falling asleep and you haven't really talked to him. He will most likely say yes just to get it done. So it is between these two." Sirzechs said gesturing to Serafall and Ajuka.
"I vote we try it. I am very interested in what Hikaru will do and what YHWH had on his mind."
"I second that. Hikaru we agree to your conditions and shall accept them. When can we look at the journal?"
"That actually brings us to our last matter for this meeting. I have been contacted by the Heavens and Gabriel and I are restarting our relationship as I am sure Serafall and Sirzechs know. I know you, Ajuka knew only about the contact. I am sure you had your suspicions though. Michael and I have an uneasy relationship right now. He is angry at me because of what I put Gabriel through. I am angry at him because of what he did to try and "fix," it. We are both unsteady but we can be civil around Gabriel and in meetings should it be called for."
"I see. And let me guess they have the journal right now."
"Yes they do but their conditions are higher and come at a price."
"I see. So we shall get it after them?"
"Of course Ju-kun."
"Thank you. I think that concludes our morning meeting. Serafall, is our lunchtime meeting still on?" Sirzechs said.
"Yes Sirzechs-chan."
"Okay. Hikaru you have," Sirzechs checked the time. "Three hours until you need to be back here, do what you want."
"Sounds great. I'll be back on time, love y'all bye."
I had gone straight from the office to the Fallen Angel-Devil border. I was going to see just how long I could last in there while hiding my presence. It wasn't the main headquarters of the Grigori but it was Fallen Angel populated.
The town looked like any other average town a person would find, except a large amount of the people didn't walk; they flew. Probably because they were more accustomed to flying to their destination before they fell.
I saw a large amount of female Fallen but the ratio of men to women was very low. It was somewhere along the lines of 1:5. It was very odd. Most male Angels were iffy on keeping to the rules. Especially after visiting the Mortal world a few times. As I walked down the street I began recognizing a few people, most of which were Angels a few years ago. As I continued farther I began to see even more familiar faces. Three of which are going to be the topic of my meeting in two hours and forty-five minutes. I can't lose track of time. I must be on time and without trouble. I hope they don't recognize me. That probably wouldn't turn out very well. But that doesn't mean I can't mess with them if they don't.
"Kalawarner! Hey Kal!? How have you been!? I haven't seen you in what feels like forever!" I started walking towards the trio. "So who are your friends?" Kalawarner had a very confused look on her face, it was kind of cute. "Do you not remember me? It's Markov. I completely understand the confusion. It has been a long time since we last spoke." Kalawarner looked like she was trying to place my alias with my face. This is where being semi-familiar will come in handy.
"I'm so sorry I don't remember you very well. You seem familiar, but not entirely."
"It's okay, like I said I completely understand. Would you want to get some coffee or something and catch up?" I was standing directly in front of Kalawarner. To the sides I could see Raynare and the loli Fallen girl getting annoyed and what seemed like angry at my ignoring them.
"That sounds nice. I think I'll take you up on that offer."
"Well then where would you like to go and would you be willing to introduce me to your very beautiful friends?"
"Oh my! I'm sorry where are my manners? This here is Raynare."
"Hello… Markov."
I grabbed her hand and kissed the top. "A pleasure to meet you Ms. Raynare."
"And this is Mittelt."
"A pleasure to make your acquaintance Mr. Markov."
"Please just Markov and the pleasure is truly mine." I said kissing the top of her hand as well. "So where would the lady like to go?" I looked to Kalawarner.
"How's a coffee shop in the Human world? I know this great place with excellent service."
"I'm sorry but I would prefer to stay down here if that's possible." If it's the coffee shop I'm thinking of my entire cover maybe blown.
"Then we may have to reschedule. I have a mission I need to perform in the Human world."
I hope this doesn't blow up in my face. "You know what we haven't talked in so long why not? Let's go. Lead the way m'lady." And so Kalawarner motioned me closer and we teleported into a Kouh back alley.
"Follow me Markov." Kalawarner began leading me on a very familiar route towards a very familiar cafe. As we neared one of my few safe havens, I began seeing the sign over the door and in the window, Faerie Queen Cafe. Without alerting Kalawarner I sent a quick text to a friend.
Do NOT act like you know me. Please. This is a matter of life and death. I shall explain tomorrow. Promise.
What? Why? Okay. You better tell m G.
Got it. I promise.
I ran ahead of Kalawarner and held the door. "Ah! I love that smell! Coffee is one of the few decent Human inventions!" Kalawarner exclaimed.
"It's not a Human invention. It's actually a Faerie invention and I don't suggest you say that too loudly in here when not hiding your presence very well. You might end up with a foam topping that you don't like."
"What!?"
"Stop for a second. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Now focus on every presence you feel around you. Focus even harder on the staff. Now compare to the customers and the people outside. Now yourself. What do you find?"
"Lots of Faeries. Some Orcs, a few Werepeople. I see your point. What I want to know though is why don't I feel you?"
"I'm an undercover agent remember? I have to hide my presence as much as possible. Azazel himself couldn't sense my presence if I was on his back." the Devil inside me was pretty good at lying and making cover stories.
"Oh. I'm really sorry I don't remember you that well."
"It's okay. So what would you like to order?"
"I shall have my usual. Just tell them Kaly would like her usual late night. Okay?"
"A-okay. Go ahead and find a seat and then I'll find you with our orders." Kalawarner nodded and walked off. I walked up to the counter and rang the bell to be greeted by a familiar face, Hayley, A.K.A Glorianna, Faerie Queen in waiting. The moment she saw me her smile dropped and her glare began.
"And what would you like to order?" Even though it was stereotypical, Glory's voice was Soprano and so when she got angry her voice was strained, tight and more of an Alto. These were her vocal signs. The fact she wasn't smiling, didn't greet me like she usually does and didn't stop glaring were her Human tells. After delivering a few orders she would excuse herself on break into the basement where she would take out her frustration with either Magick or music. Either or tended to be obvious to those who actually knew her.
"I would like my usual please, and then Kaly would also like her usual late night order. Please? Thank you."
"Okay then, your total comes out to 3000¥."
"3000 YEN!? I CAN SEE THE CASH REGISTER I KNOW THAT OUR ORDERS TOGETHER COME OUT TO LESS THAN 2000 YEN!" I whispered with intensity. I had to keep my cover of course.
"I'm sorry sir but please settled down. If you do not like the price than simply take off some of your order or leave."
"I'll pay the price but you owe me big time!" I went over to where the orders were given out and then waited. Once obtaining our drinks I went over to Kalawarner. I still had one hour and forty-five minutes left. "Got the drinks!"
"Yay! So what have you been up to?"
"No."
"Huh?"
"I'll ask the questions. You don't really remember me. It's only fair. You forgot me. I did not forget you."
"What? How does that work?"
"Because I said it does." I shot Kalawarner a smile. "So what have you been up to recently?"
"Okay then." Kalawarner smiled. "Recently I have been on a mission from Azazel to watch over a Sacred Gear holder."
"Oh? And what is their name?"
"Issei Hyoudou. He holds something along the lines of a Twice Critical. Azazel thinks it's something more, obviously. He wouldn't have us watch over him if he didn't."
"Watch over him from what?"
"The Devils." Kalawarner said the word like it was poison on her lips.
"Oh? And they are a problem for this boy?"
"No. They could be a problem for us."
"I see. As in they recruited the boy?"
"Exactly." Kalawarner and I talked for the rest of the time I had before I told her I had a meeting to attend and that I wanted to talk more again.
Upon returning to the counsel room I could feel Sirzechs, Serafall, and the Fallen Angel Governor all approaching. Sirzechs and Serafall arrived at the same time, soon after Azazel arrived. The first order of business was to get the three women here. They arrived together and the first thing they did was scream, "MARKOV!?"