Chapter 8

I don't own DxD; I just use its characters and techniques. All credit goes to its creator. Same applies for anything that I used from other animes.

Welcome to Chapter 8. After accepting their mission, Vali, along with Asia, Raynare, Issei, and Murayama, made her way to the village. Meanwhile, Rias began her training with the rest of her peerage hoping to prepare themselves for the battle with Raiser. After a slight misunderstanding it seems as though things are heating up for all parties.

(Café)

"So Issei, do you wanna tell me what's going on?" Vali says annoyed. After revealing the truth to Kuroka, Arthur makes the suggestion that everybody go to eat. Obviously there's a lot to be discussed, so things are a bit tense.

"Simple version of a complicated story. Sirzechs had been trying to help you find a peerage since you had been struggling. So he sent you on this mission. He realized that this town would be perfect to address your situation." Issei says calmly.

"What did Sirzechs tell you?" Vali says irritated. Something had clearly hit a sore spot with her and it was obvious.

"He didn't tell me anything. I just know that thanks to your circumstances, things were tougher for you." Issei says calmly.

"Damn you Sirzechs!" Vali tries to whisper but is caught up in it.

"Hold it, hold it, hold it. Why should we go with you guys? I mean yeah, the silver haired girl is strong. But why should we join you?" Bikou says irritated.

"For once monkey boy is right. Give me one good reason why we should serve you. After all, devils screwed my life up pretty badly." Kuroka says curious how Vali would react.

Vali was clearly annoyed at what happened so decided that she should reveal all of her cards. "You should join me because I am the White Dragon Emperor. DIVINE DIVIDING!" Vali shouts as the white shine of divine dividing appears on her back.

"Interesting. It seems quite the person has come to join us. Although I get the feeling you're hiding something." Arthur says amused.

"Nii-sama, what's wrong?" Le Fay says stunned.

"I was under the impression that the brown haired boy was the leader, at least due to the way he was acting. Am I wrong?" Arthur says confused.

"Yes. Vali is indeed my leader. But I know a few things about the supernatural world on my own. After all, being in the presence of the heir of the legendary Pendragon Clan and his sister. Along with the Monkey King's descendant that's a rare treat."

"Whoa whoa whoa! How do you know that?" Bikou says amused.

"I'll show you." Issei says activating a magic circle and a few files come up. Handing the papers to the respective groups they're stunned at what the papers contained.

"How did you get all of this on us?" Bikou says amused.

"The truth is Sirzechs specifically thought you guys would be beneficial to Vali. Your town is always being monitored by the Devil Kings. Due to the fact you haven't done anything, the information stays secret." Issei says amused.

"Issei, how did you get all this?" Vali says still stunned. She couldn't believe that her queen had turned the tables so easily.

"After everything was finished with Sirzechs, I stayed behind. I got Sirzechs to tell me why he was sending you here." Issei says amused.

"Why didn't you tell me all this?" Vali says still bothered by all the secrets.

"Let me guess, it's because if you told her, Vali would've gone back to this Sirzechs and complain." Kuroka says amused. "But now I have two questions. First, why is he doing all the talking? Secondly, why did you mention my sister?"

"To answer your first question. I'm doing the talking because it's easier for me to do it. Vali is my king, but she had no idea about all this. I mentioned your sister because of the fact that I know how important she is to you. Makes the talk much easier."

"I see, so you used the fact that Kuroka clearly cares for her sister to make things more interesting for us." Arthur says amused.

"That's right." Issei says amused.

"This guy's hiding something else, Arthur. Even if all that was true his master is the white dragon emperor. This guy must be special in his own right in order for him to have some say." Bikou said calmly.

"That's right, I have one more secret. BOOSTED GEAR! I'm the Red Dragon Emperor. Any other questions."

Bikou and group look stunned at the gauntlet. "Woah! So the Red Dragon Emperor would be my teammate, this is awesome! Wait, I've always heard that the red dragon and white dragon were enemies. So why are you guys working together?" Bikou says amused.

"There are special circumstances behind it. However those aren't your concern, monkey boy." Issei says getting a bit bloodthirsty.

"ENOUGH. Issei you've done way too much." Vali says still stunned at Issei's actions. "But now it's time to make my pitch. After all as you master it wouldn't look good if I didn't add my own pitch." Vali says determined.

"Alright missy, so what's your secret. I get the feeling your hiding another big one. When he mentioned your circumstances, you flipped out. So spill it; what are you hiding." Kuroka said both intrigued and amused.

Turning to her queen Vali looks on with regret. "Well the truth is Issei, my name isn't Vali Lucy. My actual name is Vali Lucifer. My grandfather is Rizelvim Van Lucifer, the Morningstar. He is the third of the super devils." Vali says a bit regretful.

"Wow! Even I've heard of that guy. He's some kinda wacky." Bikou says terrified.

"Well yeah. When I was young my grandfather treated me horribly. Thanks to my mother, I was able to run away and escape. When I ran into Sirzechs he gave me a brand new life. I didn't want Issei knowing about my past." Vali says a bit ashamed.

"So what's your point? Your grandfather is an asshole, that happens. That's not gonna change how I view you. I mean hell, Asia here is part dragon and Raynare tried to kill us. The two guys who were my best friends spent most of their time watching porn and imagining what it would be like for a girl to take off their freaking tops in front of us. One of those girls is right here." Issei turns to Murayama and chuckles. "The reason Sirzechs suggested these guys, is because the people around them have screwed them over. In the end all that matters is this. I'm gonna be there for you because you're my master and I don't care who gets in my way."

Arthur looks at the exchange and simply applauds. "Well said my friend. Ms Lucifer, it seems you have an incredible queen on your hands, and if he can display such loyalty, I have no doubt of your character. I, Arthur Pendragon, swear my allegiance to you, Vali Lucifer." Arthur says taking the sword out of his pocket and presenting it to Vali.

"Arthur's right. I mean hell, even I know how the white dragon and red dragon are supposed to hate each other, but this guy is very supportive. I can get behind it, as long as I get to kick some ass." Bikou says smiling.

"I'll go with Nii-sama." Le Fay says nervously.

"It's all on you Kuroka." Issei says smiling.

"Ya know what? Fine, as long as you can promise me my record gets expunged and you can explain everything to my sister. I'll help you out." Kuroka says smiling.

"Alright then. Bikou, Kuroka, Arthur, Le Fay; all I have left is 2 rooks and 7 pawns. Luckily for me 1 of the pawns are mutations so that'll help with Arthur." Vali said happily determined to get everyone back in place.

"I was a bishop before, but I didn't like that. Make Monkey boy and me the rooks. Give Le Fay one of your regular pawns and Arthur the 2 mutation pawns. However you gotta get this old bishop piece out of me safely." Kuroka says smiling.

"Deal." Vali says calmly as she makes Arthur and Le Fay pawns and Bikou a rook.

"Now let's rest up. You guys can gather whatever you have and we'll leave in the morning." Vali says her confidence problems over.

'Good for you Vali. I'm glad everything worked out.' Murayama said smiling to herself. Having been with Vali for a while, she was glad that her master finally got a proper peerage.

(Rias's Villa)

Meanwhile after a long day of training, Rias was exhausted. It was clear to Rias that she has a lot to do before she faced Raiser and today proved. Taking this time to sit in the bath, Rias reflected on many things, including what got her to the current situation. About what her next move is going to be once Vali returned. Katase, her best friend's knight, Vali, was alongside her.

"Lady Rias, what are you thinking about?" Katase says concerned. Katase had to admit she was surprised by the woman. Despite the obvious disadvantage, she was determined to go through with the battle. Katase was no expert, but she realized that even with Kiryuu, things were going to be far harder than Rias believed. Luckily for her Kiryuu's training was apparently going well. At least according to Kiryuu and Tiamat.

"I'm thinking about a lot of things. Why my life has gone so bizarrely. What could've been and should've been." Rias says worried.

"What do you mean? It seems like you're doing fine. The Raiser situation is going to be fine." Katase said carefully.

"Listen Katase, I'm going to lose. Even if we get far stronger, Riser has all the advantages." Rias says disturbed. "If Issei was fighting for me I'd have a chance. I can tell he's hiding a lot of power and cleverness. But he isn't, so I'm gonna lose." Rias says, tears in her eyes.

"It's quite amazing that you are so fascinated by that simple pervert. Even if he is the Red Dragon Emperor." Ravel said arriving in the bath. Ravel clearly looked down on Issei and after the incident with Raiser her distaste was obvious.

"What do you mean simple pervert?" Katase says getting angry.

"Katase, no offense, but Issei was one of the three perverts the most hated guys in the school. Sure, he's the most level-headed of them, but he never stopped those two from spying on you guys constantly. Even in my classroom there are tons of rumors about him. Just because he has a fancy gauntlet doesn't mean that changes" Ravel says rudely.

"Yeah he is definitely a pervert, but there are some good qualities to him." Katase says calmly.

"Hmph I doubt it. Then again it seems like you and Murayama have a crush on him. Love is blind I guess." Ravel says smirking.

Katase was caught off guard by this one. Blushing heavily she continued. "Yeah, he acted like a weirdo. But there was always something about him that seemed off. I can't explain it, and neither can Mury. It was as though his perversion was an act." Katase says trying to justify herself.

"Maybe so. But if he's managed to get two of the four queens to sleep with him, there's something to him. Perhaps I just don't see it." Ravel says amused.

"Of course not, then again I'm surprised you're criticizing him considering how twisted your brother is." Katase says angrily.

"My brother is ridiculous, I won't disagree with that. But let's face it, give Issei a peerage and he'll probably act just like my brother." Ravel says scoffing at the girls.

"Hah! You're wrong. Issei is a good person. I think that Matsuda and Motohama were to blame for his actions." Katase says cursing. The two continued the argument for a while longer until Rias got tired of it and shut them up. She never imagined Issei had this much of an effect on the girls.

(Hotel)

"ACHOO!" Issei sneezed as though to react to the girls actions.

"Wow Issei, seems you caught a cold. I wonder if I should get dressed again." Vali said sitting with Issei naked in his bed. After the meeting the group was led to a hotel that they could rest in to end the day. Apparently Issei was able to get a hold of Sirzechs to try to get Kuroka's piece changed. At the same time, Vali did indeed give Sirzechs a lot of grief for the true purpose of the mission. Since it would take a few hours to arrange everything for Kuroka, the group decided to relax in the meantime.

"Nah, somebody's probably just talking about me." Issei says amused.

"Probably so. I wonder what my new recruits would say if they knew I was sleeping with you?" Vali says amused.

"Who knows, but hey, that doesn't matter. I'm more worried about the girls I already know." Issei says amused.

"What do you mean?" Vali says surprised.

"Well it's simple. Katase already tried to sleep with me, and I can tell Murayama wants to as well. Sure I have you as my mate, but I feel like I owe it to those girls to give them some time." Issei says amused. "That and I think Rias is attracted to me as well."

"Well I don't know about Rias, but Katase and Murayama definitely want you. Katase's actions during the trip should've shown that" Vali says kissing her queen on the cheek. "I told you before the only reason they haven't killed Matsuda and Motohama yet is because they wanted you to start peeking. I'm a little surprised they haven't used some of their magic on you." Vali says chuckling. "By the way, when am I gonna get to see your real power? After all, you haven't fought at all so far."

"Soon Vali, I'll show you what I can do soon." Issei says amused. As the two sit in bed wondering what would happen next.

(The next Day)

Vali and gang gathered in front of the hotel they were staying at the next morning. Thanks to Sirzechs arranging it; Kuroka was able to get her bishop piece safely removed and now was using the rook provided by Vali. It was time for one final announcement.

"Alright everybody. I sent a message to Rias saying we'd meet her at her villa. I didn't say anything about you guys, but once we get there I want you to start helping with their training."

"I'll get to talk to my sister, right?" Kuroka says excited with anticipation.

"Yes, I'll make sure you get some time to do that." Vali says calmly. "Now let's go everybody." Vali says before activating a magic circle.

(Rias's villa)

"Alright everybody, listen, Vali will be arriving soon. She's gonna help with the training so we can really heat things up." Rias says excited. Since everybody had sat down for breakfast it would be a very peaceful morning before the intense training could begin.

All of the sudden a magic circle appeared and soon Vali popped out, but to Rias's surprise there were more people then she originally expected.

'Hmm, that's weird. It seems as though a few new faces are part of Vali's peerage. I wonder what happened on the mission?' Rias thinks surprised. As the new faces appeared, Rias's eyes quickly widened. It wasn't the blonde man or the man with the bow staff that surprised her, but the women who appeared with Vali who did. "So Vali, you wanna tell me what's going on?" Rias says shocked.

Of course she wasn't the only person surprised. Koneko was absolutely petrified. Something her rival quickly noticed. "Koneko, is everything alright?" Ravel says concerned.

"Nee-sama...it's you. What are you doing here?"

"Hello Shirone, it's been a while." Kuroka says smiling as she appears before her sister.

"Vali, we need to talk." Rias says with an annoyed expression on her face.

That's it for chapter 8. Yeah, I got rid of the side arc pretty quickly, but it was so we could make things much more interesting. I made Bikou rook because it was easiest, but remember the pawns are mutation pieces. I didn't include a lot of scenes today because the training arc will be a heavy focus for the next two chapters. As for why I am not writing as many lemons, it's because I want to make the lemons a part of this but not the main focus. For those who remember the early parts of the savior, I had tons of lemons. Don't worry some actual lemons will come soon.

Vali's peerage

Queen- Issei

Bishop 1- Asia

Bishop 2- Ravel

Knight 1- Katase

Knight 2- Murayama

Rook 1- Kuroka

Rook 2- Bikou

Pawns: Raynare 2, Arthur 1 (mutation), Le Fay 1

Pawn 5-8 Open

Harem for Issei: Vali, Katase, Murayama, Tiamat, Kuroka, Ravel, Irina, Kiryuu, Asia, Le Fay (possibly)