Not what I originally had in mind for Riser, but I wanted to have an awesome return for Grim. Also, I realized the mistake I had made with his name and fixed it. This time on Kings...Rias still doesn't like Grim. I own nothing.

Enjoy,

J

Keep Your Friends Close

Grim stood in the arena, he had removed the Scale Mail and was back to wearing his cloak. He had been waiting to be teleported out for a few minutes now. In the observing room, people where yelling things like "he's too dangerous" and "what did he do to Raiser?", and were in a frenzy talking about what had just happened. Some were talking about working together to stop Grim before he turns against the Devils. Others were simply discussing the power he had. They had never seen either of the great Dragons, and thought that they were sworn enemies. Yet, the boy in the arena had control of both of them, and they were working together. Another, less common, topic of intrigue was what he had done to seal Raiser away in the ground.

"SIRZECHS! You must get rid of this outsider!" Lord Phenex yelled, storming into the Gremory's private viewing room. His wife and daughter were sitting on the floor, mourning the loss of Riser. "He must be punished for killing my son." It was then that Grim appeared in the room, having been teleported back by Grayfia. "You!" Lord Phenex moved to stand directly in front of him. "You will pay for whatever you did to Riser."

"I thought it was a fight to the death," Grim said, calmly, as he turned to Sirzechs. "Was I not supposed to kill him in a fight to the death?" Rias and her peerage had to stifle their laughs when he said this.

"It was," Sirzechs said to Lord Phenex. "Your son agreed to a fight to the death. He should have known the consequences and not underestimated Grim here." He looked to Grim now. "I believe that my sister has something she needs to do, since you won. Unless you plan on causing more trouble." Grim smiled and walked past him toward Rias. He glanced at Issei as he walked.

"I don't know. I have a knack for attracting trouble." Grim said, mostly as an inside joke to Issei, referring to that night by the fountain. When he got to Rias he knelt before her and looked up at her with a now very serious face. "I hope I don't have to do anything else to gain your trust. I mean, I did just help you get the guy, and killed an immortal." Rias just sighed and looked at the ground near Grim. I'm going to end up regretting this, aren't I? She asked herself. She pulled out her rook piece, but it gave her the feeling that it wouldn't be enough. She pulled out her second knight piece, but even then she could tell it wasn't enough. She sat there puzzled by his power. This would be enough for even someone as powerful as Sirzechs. Everybody else was just as surprised as she pulled out her last remaining piece, a bishop. She held the three up to Grim.

"I, Rias Gremory, of the house of Gremory, command you to rise as a Devil and serve me." She said to him. Grim lowered his head and the pieces floated into his chest. "Now if you run away again we are going to show up and I am going to destroy you."

"While I wouldn't dream of running away," Grim started getting up to look down at her with a mischievous grin. "I would love for you to try and fight me." Walked away and stood in front of Issei and whispered. "Sorry for stealin' your thunder and fighting for the girl, but you already have her and I need a way into the group."

"Yeah," Issei told him and they shook hands. "I see you got some upgrades."

"No," Grim said. "I've had those. I don't usually have to use them though. While he wasn't a great fighter, Phenexes can take a serious beating." He looked over at Lord Phenex, "That was a compliment for you, not your son. You gave him great power, and then let it get to his head and make him an egoistical fuck." Before Lord Phenex could retort, Grim looked back to Issei and said, "Hey, Ophis!"

"[What do you want?]" She said, not happy about him disturbing her.

"[We wanted to let you know that we are going to help you get your revenge.]" Avalon told her. "[Yes, we will work to defeat Great Red with you.]" It was Ddraig who spoke up this time.

"[Okay.]" Was all she said, and fell quiet as she went back to sleep.

"I have something to ask you two," Sirzechs spoke up. "Are you not supposed to be enemies? Why are you working together?" Grim groaned at this.

"They aren't working together," He said, displeased. "They are just serving me, as their user. They fight nonstop in the void in my head. The only time they take a break is when we get to fight. It's been a long time since I've gotten a good night's sleep."

"Hey," Rias interjected. "We need to go, and let my brother get back to work."

"Are you sure? Or do you just want to go get cozy with Issei?" Grim laughed and winked at his fried, who blushed at the idea of getting to be with Rias, again. Rias's face turned a deep red and she grabbed Grim by the check and made him look at her.

"No, I need to go punish my stupid servant for all the time he was off where no one could find him," She said and pulled hum toward the rest of the group. Akeno laughed at her friend's reaction and opened a portal. Rias's peerage moved to stand on it as Grim pulled Rias's hand off of his face and rubbed his cheek. He looked up to Sirzechs and asked him, "What have I got myself into?"

After Rias was done scolding Grim for killing a high ranking Devil, and quietly thanking him for beating him, and giving him a long list of rules and things that he couldn't do, all of which Grim knew he would end up breaking, everyone was dismissed. Asia and Issei walked back to his house together, Akeno and Yuuto went to the old shrine that Akeno lived at, and Koneko left for her home, leaving Rias and Grim alone at the club house.

"Shouldn't you be going home with Issei," Grim was grinning at her as he teased her.

"No," She said, not paying much attention as she began to write in her notebook. "Grayfia should be here soon to inform me of what our next steps should be to resolve the problems you have caused. Thank you again for saving me from marrying Riser, but you could have just made him give up." Grim looked away towards the wall, still smiling,

"I couldn't be the King of Death if I had let an immortal live. Or maybe I should be the Rook-Knight-Bishop of Death." He laughed at this.

"Are you going to explain to me how you are so powerful to have made me use all of my remaining Evil Pieces? Even the combined 8 pawns I used on Issei don't come close to the three pieces I used on you. I heard, even together, Ddraig and Avalon weren't as powerful as Ophis, so what aren't you telling us?"

"I am very dramatic, and would prefer to show you, if it was ever really needed." Was his response and looked back to face her. "Besides, I did show off one of my stronger powers." It was then that Grayfia appeared from a portal in the corner of the room.

"Ah, Sir Reaper, I see you are still here," She said as she bowed slightly to greet him. "Ms. Gremory, your brother has informed me to tell you that he will handle everything else if can you find someone worthy of being your husband."

"Issei is currently more powerful than Sirzechs, if that's what you mean by 'worthy'" Grim interrupted nonchalantly. The two women looked at him, stunned at the information. "What? You guys didn't know that? He does have the power of Ophis, and he trained with her for two weeks to practice his skills. He could have easily defeated Riser, but, as I told him, I needed a way into the group." Rias and Grayfia looked at each other with shock still on their faces.

"I guess I'm marrying Issei then," Rias said and Grayfia just nodded and left. I can't wait to see his face when I this him this! She thought, shaking with excitement.

Fun times. Next we will see the return of a certain exorcist.

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