What's up?! The sky? A bird? Maybe a flaming chicken? Definitely a flaming chicken.
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Chapter 7: Threats And Facts
Riser grins letting out a maniacal laugh. "So you are here! You made Riser's job so much easier!"
"Stop talking in third person!" Yuudai growls. "It's really annoying."
Rias and her peerage stare at Yuudai with worry in their faces. Rias is worried more for the fact Riser has interest in the boy. The fact he even knows of him is alarming.
"You tell him Yuudai!" Issei cheers.
"As much as seeing him bleeding would be nice, I'm afraid a mere human like you wouldn't be able to beat an immortal." Grayfia states.
Yuudai doesn't even take his eyes off Riser. "Watch me."
"So cool." Issei states.
"Rather foolish." Kiba comments.
"I hate to admit it, but compared to Riser, not even an army of fallen angel and stray priests would match up to Riser." Akeno says.
"No...that wasn't the extent to his power." Koneko states looking at Yuudai in curiosity.
"Such a fiesty human. If you agree to agree to being my pawn to use whenever Riser pleases, Riser'll spare the blond." Riser offers.
"How about this. You get the hell back to where you came from or I kick the crap out of you." Yuudai replies.
Riser frowns. "You dare to threaten the heir to the Phoenix family?"
"I don't care who you are, what you are or where you're from. This will end with you gone and Asia and Issei safe." Yuudai states.
"Oh? You don't care about the beautiful Rias Gremory?" Riser questions.
"Like I care what becomes of her." Yuudai says cold heartedly. "Her brother took me away when I was needed most. I have no intention of helping her or her family for my whole life. Not directly anyway."
"That actually really hurt." Rias says.
"That would hurt anyone to be honest." Akeno agrees.
"Riser wants to have a test first." Riser states. "Is my peerage enough to defeat you?" Suddenly behind him twelve girls appear. Each unique, but not enough for Yuudai to care (Meaning the author is being too lazy to describe them all right now). "Mira, show this boy that he should learn to accept generous offers when offered."
Mira nods moves forward quickly attempting to have him with her wooden staff. Yuudai sees this as a slow movement, so he waits then grabs the staff once close and rips it from her hands then in the same flow, spins letting the staff hit her abdomen sending her into the wall in the other side of the the room. Yuudai glares at Riser throwing the staff away from him.
"Nice try, but I'm not slow." Yuudai states.
His peerage looks at Mira noticing she is out cold. "She's unconscious." Yubelluna says letting Riser know.
Riser glares right back at Yuudai. "You think you are so strong, don't you?"
"It's hard not to when I sent your underling into the wall. Without any effort." Yuudai replies.
"No fighting." Grayfia orders. Her eyes clearly show some respect for the human boy now. "Originally, Sirzechs assumed you and Ria's we're going to argue ending in the result of a rating game, but I see you'd rather fight Yuudai here."
"Where are you going with this?" Riser asks as respectful as he can manage.
"I mean that you will be participating in two unofficial rating games." Grayfia tells him. "The first is against Rias and her peerage for her freedom and the other is against Yuudai."
Rias sighs in relief. "But isn't it unorthodox to fight a human with an entire peerage and a very powerful leader?" Rias asks.
"Yes, but your brother has allowed any devils that wish to fight him in a rating game is allowed as long as it's unofficial." Grayfia informs.
"Your brother sucks!" Yuudai tells Rias with his fist raised comedically. Yuudai then smirks. "Kind of like Riser's girls here." He points at his peerage earning sounds of girls being offended.
Riser grits his teeth. "Keep your mouth shut human." Riser orders.
"Or else what? What are you going to do?" Yuudai taunts. Ile and Nel walk over pulling out a chainsaw each. "Why are you two carrying freaking chainsaws?"
"Easy!"
"To chop-"
"-you up!" The two finish each other's sentence running at him.
Yuudai glances at Grayfia earning a hesitant nod. He readies himself right when the twins flank him from both sides. Yuudai jumps as the two spie their chainsaws at him from opposite sides. Once over the chainsaws, he spin kicks Nel in the chin knocking her unconscious as well. Yuudai lands on the floor and propels himself towards Ile sending a sucker right into her gut.
On connection, she coughs up some blood and her eyes go white dropping to her knees. She falls on the floor face first with a thud. Yuudai returns his gaze back on Riser who is looking very irritated.
"You don't look to happy." Yuudai observes. "Good. It's a nice thing to see."
"How dare you make a mockery of Riser Phoenix!?" Ravel exclaims in anger.
Yuudai looks to the twin funnel shaped hair girl deadpanning. "I think you know how well that phrase has worked on me...did you say Phoenix?" Yuudai questions.
Ravel smirks at him. "Of course! Brother and I have the blood from the immortal phoenix itself!"
Yuudai sighs. "While that may be surprising, it doesn't change the fact that I will beat him down." The black haired boy with blue streaks looks back to Riser. "You and your team better practice hard if you want a chance at landing a solid blow."
Riser frowns. "I'll have you eating those words human."
Yuudai walks to the door. "Unlikely. Hey Issei and Asia, let me know when the rating game or whatever will be."
"No problem! I can't wait for you to beat him!" Issei replies. "You're the man dude! Truly an inspiration!" He then remembers his comment about Rias. "Somewhat.'
"Thank you." He says walking out the door closing it behind himself.
"Not exactly what I expected." Grayfia says out of nowhere.
"I really wish someone else brought him back here." Rias states. "That way I could get him in my peerage."
"Get those three up off the floor." Riser orders his peerage. "While Riser may have been expecting an abnormal, that human is something more." He looks back at Grayfia. "Ten days for both battles? On the same day." She nods approvingly. "Train hard Rias Gremory, for we will be training to fight the human and if you don't train that hard either then you'll only be walking into a fight you couldn't even win in the first place."
Rias sweat drops. "That's actually the most useful thing I've ever heard from your mouth." She says.
Riser wordlessly disappears in a portal with their house sign with his entire peerage. Rias sits on the couch unsure of how to feel. "Why must brother screw up something that could have been my biggest accomplishment then make it worse by telling the whole underworld that they can fight him?"
"Sirzechs is only trying to help in his own way." Grayfia states defending Sirzechs in her usual tone. "If he fights the devils of the underworld then he thinks that perhaps he can finish his anger off long enough to let him know what truly happened after he left the last dimension."
With Yuudai
"So you improvised it seems." Azazel says from beside Yuudai.
He looks to the fallen angel nodding. "I couldn't let her die. No matter how much I hate the way she was brought back."
Azazel laughs a little bit. "Putting that aside, I actually did come here for a reason."
Yuudai raises an eyebrow. "Oh? And here I thought you came to have a nice chat." Yuudai jokes.
"While I'd love to do that soon, right now would be a terrible time." Azazel tells him. "I assume you know the story of excalibur and how it was broken into pieces?"
"Actually I do." Yuudai answers.
"Well all but two of the blades were stolen." Azazel informs the black haired teen. "And the leader that planned the operation has his eyes set on you."
The teen sighs. "Why am I so popular?"
"When you are brought back by a satan and then kill an entire group of fallen angels with everyone under the assumption you are human people tend to notice." The fallen leader states.
"Why do you care if they are aiming for me?" Yuudai asks.
"Because I want you to have someone that you can count on to have you informed on things like this. After all, who else will?" Azazel replies.
"Fair point." Yuudai deadpans at the man. "And you wanted a powerful ally, didn't you?"
Azazel laughs scratching his cheek. "Well helping you deserves advantages, am I right?"
Yuudai laughs a little bit himself. "I guess you're not wrong."
"Well that's all I had to tell you, good luck on your odd rating game." Azazel says. "Honestly, this is the first time it has happened." The man's eyes narrow. "Watch out for anyone going by the term Hero Faction or Khaos Brigade." He advises disappearing with only a couple black feathers left.
Yuudai tilts his head. "The Hero Faction and Khaos Brigade? He makes it sound like those people are trouble." Yuudai mutters. He shrugs. "Oh well. They're not causing any trouble right now, so I guess it doesn't matter."
High in the air, a man in silver armor is watching unimpressed. 'This is the human that I've heard Azael talk so much about?' He thinks. 'Pitiful.' The mysterious guy is about to leave until he notices the human is looking right at him. 'How did he notice me?'
Yuudai keeps a blank face staring at the person in the sky. He wordlessly turns walking away. He has no interest in anyone right now. Not anyone like that at least.
'So he isn't completely pitiful. I'll test him one of these days.' The guy thinks leaving.
Next Day
"Please help us train!" Rias requests bowing in front of a drowsy Yuudai. Behind Rias is her peerage staring in shock. They never thought they'd see the day she begged someone for anything. They are in the ORC building since Issei and Asia dragged Yuudai to the building upon Rias' orders.
Yuudai rubs his eyes trying to get rid of the sleepiness. "I thought I made it clear yesterday that I would never help someone related to that crimson haired guy." He states releasing a yawn. "Jeez, I sound so unthreatening this early in the morning."
"I'm not even asking you to help me!" Rias exclaims. She then points to her peerage. "I'm asking you to help them! If we lose that Rating Game then not only will I be forced to marry him, but my peerage will be subjected to anything that he wants and be trapped in the underworld forever…"
Yuudai sighs. "So you can put your life on the word that this is for their sake and not just for yourself?" Yuudai questions.
Rias nods. "I swear my life on it!"
Yuudai looks into her eyes looking for any sign of deceit. He then looks over her peerage. "I honestly don't know what I'm supposed to help with since I typically use close range combat." He says leaving out the fact he has a gun made of pure darkness then steals any magic based thing's power and form allowing him to absorb the magic from only blue bullets.
"I don't know, I just want you to help them become stronger!" Rias says.
"Fine. Just remember that if I think you are only asking for my help for your own benefits then I'll end my training right then and there." Yuudai warns.
Rias smiles happily. "Thank you so much. I thought you'd say no again."
Yuudai sighs. "I would have, but I want to watch over Asia and get Issei strong enough to do it himself." He explains. "The others I don't know, so I guess they are just lucky to have them in your little group." Yuudai lets a sly grin show. "Plus if I can see Riser lose twice in a row it'd make an awesome video to watch again and again whenever I need to laugh at something disappointing."
Issei lets out a laugh. "I actually planned on recording your fight with him for the same reason." He admits.
The group stare at the two boys. "Hey, us guys with senses of humor need a scapegoat once in a while. " Yuudai states defending him and Issei. Rias shakes her head giggling a little bit. "Well it seems part of my soul just died. Metaphorically." Yuudai mutters.
"Thanks for agreeing. We are heading out right now. So get what you need for the next ten days and we'll be heading out." Rias tells Yuudai.
Yuudai's mind flashes back to the moment before he left for Newcastle with his old friends and unknown enemy at that point making him smile. "Alright then. I'll be back soon."
End
And that is the finish to this chapter! I think this was fairly well done. Do you? THEN FREAKING TELL ME! Hehe, I'm just playing around, you don't have to.
Yes, Yuudai is hiding some things and still remembers his past. Deal with it. I enjoy this. And what do you think about Yuudai having his own battle with Riser solo? Don't worry, I'll more than likely flesh out the exact reason at some point.
And nobody has said their opinions about the harem thing, so I guess you all don't care. The harem will be pretty much love and not really all about lust. And another question (SHUT UP AUTHOR!), when shall I have Yuudai fight Vali? Sucks that one isn't up to you hehe.
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