Luciel is now playable on NA Elsword. I've been having so much fun, but I wanted to finish this chapter.
Also, I'm going to start replying to reviews now at the end of each chapter. If not this chapter, then next chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Highschool DxD.
"Talking."
'Thinking.'
"BOOST!"-power up or high grade magic being used
[Talking...]-Kiris talking
{Talking...}-Ddraig talking
Dakarai, Spike and were walking to school, while Issei, Koneko, Asia, and Amara walked in front of them. Spike was the one to initiate conversation between the two.
"You know, you never told me you had a godmother. A hot one at that." Spike said, narrowing his eyes at his brother. "I almost spit out my orange juice when I first saw her."
"Shut up you desperate virgin." Dakarai replied, with a smirk.
"Whatever. But seriously, I wanted to ask you something." Spike said, his tone becoming more serious.
"And that would be?"
"I need you to help me travel back in time." Dakarai widened his eyes at his brother's request.
"Are you serious? Even I couldn't do it properly. Without the proper coordinates, we're just jumping in the chasm of space and time with no idea of where the hell we're going." Dakarai said.
"I know, but I still want to to try it, you know? It must've been nice to have a mother, and to have a woman willing to take that place for you. I never got to know my mother or father." Spike said with a sad look on his face. Dakarai put his hand on his shoulder.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean it that way. Where are you trying to go?" Dakarai asked.
"I have this one memory of my mother when I was a baby. I'm surprised I remember it. All I saw was that is was dark, it was raining, and she was looking at me. She said something, but I can't remember what. After that, I just remember my training with the monk that took me in." Dakarai nodded his head.
"Let's make the jump today." Dakarai said. Spike widened his eyes.
"Are you serious? We have school!"
"We can afford to be late. It only takes a few seconds for me to mark our location in this timeline, so that we can travel back. Just give me the date you were abandoned." Dakarai said as he pulled out a slim, black tablet out of his school bag. He turned the screen on, ready to input the coordinates.
"Hey Issei, we're gonna be a little late for class today! Go on ahead without us!" Dakarai said. Issei turned around.
"Why?"
"Spike and I are going to take a quick trip back to the past. If anything happens, just call me." Dakarai and Spike walked off, leaving Issei behind. Issei started walking again to catch up with the female trio.
"But I don't have your phone number..." Issei trailed off.
"Okay, before we make the jump, you need to clear your head and stop all magic flowing in your body." Dakarai said as he summoned a purple magic circle with a dragon inside of it. Two black gauntlets with purple gems and small, black spikes on his arms. He closed his eyes and put his hands together. Dakarai's body started glowing a light purple color. He opened his eyes, which now had black sclera and purple irises. The clouds above them started to turn black.
"Whenever you're ready. Just punch the date in that magic tablet and we can go." Dakarai said. Spike nodded his head.
"March 17th, 1999." Spike said as he typed the coordinates in the tablet. He stepped inside the magic circle which cause his Sacred Gear necklace to glow. The magic circle started to emit violent bursts of lightning. The wind started to pick up.
'Good thing we're in the forest.' Spike thought.
"Kiris, do I have enough power to make the jump?" Dakarai said, looking down at the gauntlet on his right arm.
[Just enough partner. I've already tethered my power to that tablet.] Kiris spoke as the purple gems glowed. Dakarai looked at Spike.
"This is it, Spike. Are you absolutely sure you want to do this?" Dakarai asked. Spike nodded.
"I'm ready." Dakarai's body glowed even brighter. The wind started to blow even more and lighting started to hit the ground.
"REVERSE ACCEL!" Dakarai shouted. The two disappeared in a flash of light.
Suddenly, a portal opened in the rainy weather. Dakarai and Spike were violently thrown out out it. Dakarai landed on his back, while Spike landed on his face. The portal closed. Spike groaned.
"You could've told me that we would hit the dirt beforehand." Spike said, wiping his face off with his hands. Thankfully, he landed under a tree where he couldn't get wet. Dakarai landed in front of the stone steps of a Chinese temple.
"You hit grass, I hit the pavement and I got caught in the rain. Be thankful." Dakarai said as he got up. Suddenly, the sound of thunder made a loud boom as lightning danced across the sky.
"Check the tablet for the discrepancy rate." Spike did as he was told. His eyes widened. Dakarai walked over to him. His eyes also widened.
"I can't believe it. A 0.00% discrepancy rate?" Dakarai said in shock.
"We actually did it. We traveled back in time." Spike spoke, getting over his shock. He put the tablet in his pocket. Then, he looked over at the Chinese temple not too far from he was.
"This is the place where the monk found me." Dakarai nodded his head. His wolf ears appeared on the top of his head and twitched. Dakarai grabbed Spike and pulled him to the ground, along with himself. They hid behind the tree.
"What gives?" Spike asked. Dakarai put his hand over his mouth.
"Shh, someone's coming." Spike listened, and he heard footsteps. It sounded as if someone was running. They looked and saw a woman dressed in a blue cloak. She held a basket close to her chest. She quickly ran up the steps. She stopped at the door of the temple. She placed the basket down at the door. Dakarai and Spike quietly jumped through the trees. Spike landed on a branch, where he had a direct view of the woman and the basket. Dakarai was on the opposite side, watching.
The woman pulled down the blanket on the basket, revealing a tan baby with blonde hair that had orange highlights. She pulled the hood on her head down, revealing her long, blonde hair with orange highlights. She put her pale hand on her son's cheek. He grabbed one of her fingers with his tiny hands. The woman smiled.
"I'm sorry, my child. You may not remember this, but if I'm still alive by the time you grow up, my name is Luna, a Valkyrie of Asgard. I hope I can get to see you again before I perish from this world." She said as tears ran down her voice and her voice cracking. She put two fingers on her son's forehead. A small, blue, Asgardian magic circle appeared, then faded away.
"That protection spell should last for a few years. I can only hope that you'll meet Kahina's son." Luna stood up and pulled the hood of her cloak over her head again. She banged on the door a few times and started to run back down the steps, but she stopped and looked back at her son. He had a confused look on his face. He started to stretch out his arms towards her, making small noises as he did. Tears continued to run down her face and she gritted her teeth. In the trees, Spike started to also stretch out his arm towards his mother, tears threatening to spill from his eyes. Dakarai noticed this.
'I can't make any noise or she might hear us. Only God knows what kind of consequences that could bring.' Dakarai thought. He stealthily made his way to the other side of the temple where Spike was. The rain made great cover, so Dakarai jumped on the roof, ran across it, and quickly jumped into the tree where Spike was.
"I'm sorry." Luna quickly ran down the steps. Spike started to jump down, but Dakarai grabbed his arm. Spike started to struggle.
"Let me go!" Spike said in a loud whisper. Tears had started to run down his face. He struggled even more, causing the two to fall to the ground. Spike tried to run, but Dakarai punched him in the gut, causing him to fall to his knees.
"I'm sorry, but I had to do that. I can't let you interfere with anything, otherwise you could damage the fabric of time and space." Dakarai said, standing over his friend.
"I can only show you what happened. Nothing more." What Dakarai didn't expect was for Spike to punch him in his gut, making him cough up spit. Dakarai recovered however, and quickly elbowed Spike in the face. Spike landed on his back, panting. Dakarai leaned against a tree. He looked over to the Chinese temple, where a Chinese man with long black hair tied in a ponytail and a beard dressed in a Ssangyong and black pants had opened the door. The man looked down and saw a baby crying.
'He must've heard us fall to the ground and started crying.' Dakarai thought. The monk picked the child up from the basket he was in.
"Who would leave their child in the rain like this? No matter, I shall take you in, little one." The monk said. He closed the door, taking the baby inside with him.
Spike got up after being knocked down to the ground by Dakarai.
"What the hell!? I just lost the chance to speak to my mother!" Spike said.
"Wait-" Dakarai started, but he was cut off.
"Shut up! At least you had parents! I never got to know mine!"
"Quit it! Your mother may still be alive! I know what happened to mine! I still have nightmares about her death!" Dakarai yelled, finally snapping at his brother. Spike widened his eyes. He wiped the tears from his face.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that." Spike said. Dakarai held his hand up.
"Don't worry about it. I shouldn't have yelled at you like that." Dakarai started to create a magic circle. He stepped inside of it.
"You know, if you want, I can help you find your mom." Spike was shocked at his words.
"But-"
"No buts. Brothers help each other out, right?" Dakarai smiled. Spike smiled back and stepped inside the magic circle.
"You're right." Spike held his hand up for a high five while the Sacred Gear necklace on his neck glowed. Dakarai also held his hand up, ready for a hive five.
"REVERSE ACCEL!" The two shouted while high fiving. In a flash of light the two disappeared.
A portal opened in front of a couple of trees at Kuoh Academy. Dakarai and Spike were once again violently thrown out of it as the portal closed. This time however, their landing wasn't as harsh. The two got up and dusted themselves off.
"I am never going to get used to that." Spike said.
"Yeah, the first time I jumped back in time I landed in the ocean." Dakarai replied. Spike chuckled. Dakarai's eyes reverted back to their normal color as the gauntlets on his arms faded away.
"Well, it's a good thing that our clothes got dry and holy crap, we're at school." Spike said.
"Wait, really?" Dakarai asked. Spike pointed at the Kuoh Academy building.
"Wow. Did not expect that. What time is it?" Spike looked at his watch to answer his brother's question.
"7:30 in the morning." He replied.
"Wow, we're not late. Well, let's get a move on then." Dakarai said. The two walked towards the Kuoh Academy school building.
Dakarai was walking home from school. Currently, he was wearing a pair of headsets listening to some jazz music.(A/N: If you're curious to what he was listening to, here's the youtube link: watch?v=58NKCwjz6e8)
[So are we going to train Ddraig's host?] Kiris asked her host.
'Maybe. Still thinking about it. I mean, he seems really interested in knowing how to control his Sacred Gear better, but that dream of his is ridiculous.' Dakarai replied.
[I think you should. He may give you a good fight a few years from now.]
'I thought your previous hosts didn't get involved in the fight between the Heavenly Dragons?.' Dakarai thought.
[None of my hosts got between their fight. I never said anything about my previous hosts not fighting Sekiryuutei's or Hakuryuukou's from the past. Hell, I think 3 of my hosts fought both of them in their lifetimes.] Kiris replied.
'Didn't your hosts live peaceful lives?'
[Most of them did. Now, answer my question.] Kiris spoke.
'If he shows me some resolve, I just might train him. But why don't you take on your physical form and train him instead? It saves me the trouble.'
[The poor child may faint if he saw my appearance. I feel like he would focus on my body rather than the training. So you're the only one that can train him, as you are the fellow host of a Dragon as well.]
'Whatever. Did you finish the adjustments to my body yet?' He asked.
[I did. The seal that Angel placed on that mark helped the process greatly. You can use more of my powers now in exchange for using less of that mark's power.]
'But I want to master the mark's power. Power is power. I'll need all the power I can get if I want to get my revenge.' Dakarai replied as he crossed the street.
[Child, there is more to life than revenge and power. Until we can figure out a safer way for you to master that mark's power, I won't allow you to use it. Keep in mind that you shed quite a few years off of your life span the more you use it and the longer you stay in it. Another thing is that you shed years off of your lifespan when you travel back in time. Now this wouldn't be an issue if you were well-versed in senjutsu, but you aren't. You only have a basic understanding of it. Also, I'm not sure if you noticed this, but you lose small parts of your sanity the longer you stay in that form.]
'You can't be serious. If that's the case, I'm stuck with this mark. Anubis has mastered dark magic, but even he couldn't remove this mark. It wasn't like anything he's seen before. The same went for Isis. All she could do was bless my blood so it would have healing properties and I'd be able to regenerate to a certain degree.'
[I am serious. The only solution I can think of is that you find that cat or your older sister. Some senjutsu therapy should restore your lifespan and recover some of your sanity, while also healing the damage done to your spirit. Though if you look for one, you're bound to find the other one. They're practically best friends.]
'But I don't even know where to start looking for them. And for your information, that cat's name is Kuroka.'
[Of course you would remember her name. You've had a crush on her ever since you were a child. You even said you would take her out on a date when you got older.] Kiris teased. Dakarai nearly tripped.
'I said no such thing.'
[Don't lie to yourself, child.]
'Whatever, but back on topic. What new powers did I get from you?'
[You'll be able to perform more advanced spatial manipulation techniques that will naturally come to you when the time comes. I have a feeling you'll be able to test them out soon enough. Oh, one more thing before I go to sleep, although I hate leaving on a bad note.]
'I'm listening.'
[That mark has started to merge itself even more with your demonic power. Quite frankly, the only thing slowing it down is your holy power and my power. If it wasn't for those two things, either you'd be insane by now, or you'd be dead. While the mark had already merged itself with your demonic power the last time you had allowed it to take total control of you, I was able to slow the process down dramatically.] Kiris paused for a moment.
'How long do I have before it starts to cause me serious problems?'
[Not long partner. On the outside you may look fine for now, but on the inside, your spirit has suffered some damage. The way I see it, the next time you use that mark's power or it takes control, you'll start to suffer from the side effects.]
'I won't let that happen. I will not let myself die until I get my revenge. After that, I don't care what happens to me.' Dakarai replied. After a small period of silence, he realized he may have upset the dragon.
'If it makes you feel better, if worse comes to worse, I'll go to the Azazel and the Grigori. Would that make you feel a little bit better?'
[It would, child. For now, take it easy. Don't stress yourself too much. Although, I do find it important that you find that cat or your older sister.]
'I'll try. Thanks Kiris, but you shouldn't worry about me so much. I'll be fine.'
[I can only hope you will be fine, child. Perhaps it would be good if that cat or your older sister came back. They could put you on the right path of life again. I've witnessed so many like you who lost their lives so young. I don't want you to end up the same way.] Kiris thought to herself before she went to sleep.
(A/N: You could have turned the music off or paused it like halfway through the last part, but you can keep it on if you like.)
Dakarai arrived at the door of his house. He opened the door and walked inside. As he closed the door, he took of his shoes and put on a pair of slippers. He started to walk towards the kitchen, but stopped when he saw Azazel sitting on the living room couch where he was drinking a glass of whiskey.
"What the hell are you doing in my house, Azazel?" Dakarai asked, narrowing his eyes slightly in annoyance as he took off his headsets. Azazel just grinned.
"Dakarai, from now on, call me Papa." Azazel said. Dakarai narrowed his eyes further and a short burst of lightning danced across the palm of his hand.
"No. Way. In. Hell. Will I call you that Azazel. Not even if someone threatened to kill me." Azazel laughed at his response.
"We'll work on it. Gabriel's in the kitchen making dinner. Oh, were you the person behind that surge of energy earlier?" Azazel asked as he got up from his spot on the kitchen, preparing to leave.
"Yes. I made a quick trip back in time with my brother." Dakarai answered.
"I thought so. If you got time, you should stop by and pay me a visit at the Grigori. I'm designing a new device to help you control your Sacred Gear's power better, along with controlling that seal's power." Azazel said. Dakarai nodded his head.
"I haven't felt the mark on my neck act up lately. Would you know anything about it?"
"Gabriel placed a seal on it, blocking it from giving you any power. It should last for a while, or as long as you don't use up too much power." Azazel answered.
"Well, it's about time I head back to my office. Shemhazai keeps nagging me about work." Azazel said as he prepared a magic circle for himself.
"Why don't you just quit? I mean, it's quite clear you're too lazy to be a leader." Dakarai said.
"I'm not lazy, just laid back." Azazel said as he smiled.
"Same thing." Dakarai started to walk to the kitchen, being lured by the smell of Gabriel's cooking.
"See you later, son!" Azazel said as he waved goodbye. He dodged Dakarai's school bag that was aimed for his head.
"Piss off, Azazel!" Azazel laughed as he disappeared inside the magic circle. The magic circle quickly faded away. Dakarai walked into the kitchen, where he was greeted with a hug from Gabriel.
"Welcome home! You're just in time too! I just finished making dinner." Gabriel said. She released Dakarai from her hug as she went back to the pot of soup she was making.
"So what's for dinner?" Dakarai asked. He looked at the counter, where a few pages of paper were on the dinner table. He picked them up and looked at them.
"Grilled fish, rice, and miso soup." Gabriel answered. She started to put the food on plates.
"Could you help me set the table please?" Gabriel asked.
"Sure." Dakarai answered. He started to put the papers down, until he saw his older sister's name on it.
"You put down my older sister's name as one of the children you adopted. Why?" Dakarai asked.
"Well, your mother did want me as the godmother of all her children. Speaking of which, what happened to her?" Gabriel asked.
"She left me and Amara on our own when I was 9. She became drunk with her senjutsu powers and killed her devil master, along with her friend, Kuroka." Dakarai answered in cold voice. Gabriel held his hand, calming him down.
"Is this around the time when you got that mark on your neck?" Gabriel asked.
"I don't know. I just remember running away from the hunters with Koneko and Amara. Everything before that is blank." Dakarai asked.
"Koneko? Is that the white-haired nekoshou Amara was walking with earlier?" Dakarai nodded his head at her question. Gabriel couldn't help but get the feeling that Dakarai wasn't telling her something that was involved with the mark on his neck.
"Where is everyone?" He asked.
"Amara is in the shower, Spike is in the backyard, and the Fallen Angels are in their room." Gabriel answered. Dakarai had finished setting the table.
"I'll be back in a second." He said as he walked upstairs. He walked towards the end of the hallway, then turned to the wall. He used some magic to quickly construct a room for Kalawarner and Raynare, complete with beds and furniture. He knocked on the door of Spikes room, where Kalawarner and Raynare were. Kalawarner opened the door.
"Evening. How'd your job hunting go?" Dakarai asked her as he leaned into the doorway, crossing his arms.
"Good. We got a job at a restaurant." Kalawarner answered.
"Yeah, not a strip club." Raynare said annoyed.
"Personally, in my opinion, you two could have made way more money on the pole. Just saying." Dakarai said as he tilted his head to avoid a pillow thrown at his head.
"Okay, enough with jokes. I made a room for you two to live in." Dakarai said as he pointed down the hallway.
"Thank you." Kalawarner said. She started to walk to the room and Raynare followed her, but Dakarai stopped Raynare from leaving the room.
"Wait just a second. I have something to discuss with you in private." Dakarai said. Kalawarner turned around.
"If you want to discuss anything with her, I also want to be present." Kalawarner stated.
"But this doesn't concern you." Dakarai replied, looking over his shoulder.
"It does concern me if it involves Raynare."
"Let me guess, you two are still afraid I'll kill you?" Kalawarner and Raynare stiffened at his words. Dakarai chuckled.
"Look like I hit the mark. Listen, I won't kill you two as long as you don't give me a reason to. Now Raynare," Dakarai started as he looked back towards Raynare, who was slightly terrified at his gaze, as she remembered what occurred at the Fallen Angel base not too long ago.
"Have you ever thought about apologizing to Issei?" Dakarai asked. Raynare thought for a second.
"I'm not saying you're obligated to do it, nor will I force you to do it. I'm just asking that you take it into consideration." Dakarai stood straight and walked to his room.
"You know, Raynare, I don't know if you noticed this or not, but Issei really enjoyed the date you two had. I think he really started to develop feelings for you. But you betrayed those feelings and tried to kill him instead. Oh, and dinner's ready." And with that, Dakarai closed the door to his room. Raynare stood still, as she was experiencing an emotion she hadn't felt in a long time. Guilt.
Dakarai had changed into a fresh change of clothes consisting of a white t- shirt and black sweatpants. He opened the door, and was surprised as he saw Kalawarner at his door. She was surprised at the sudden opening of the door as well.
"Anything I can help you with?" He asked.
"Why did you kill Mittelt?" Kalawarner asked. Dakarai sighed.
"I understand that she was your friend, and for that, I apologize for killing her. My mother taught me to give people second chances." Dakarai took a short pause.
"But what you saw at the church, wasn't me." Kalawarner was slightly surprised at his words.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"What you saw that night...was a demon." Kalawarner was stunned. Dakarai walked past her, walking towards the stairs. He stopped.
"Kalawarner, have you and Raynare gone clothes shopping yet?" He asked.
"No, why?" She asked, turning to him.
"How about I take you two clothes shopping in two days?"
"You would do that?"
"Yeah, why wouldn't I? It's not like I hate you, Kalawarner. The only one I'm still slightly pissed off at is Raynare, but I don't have a problem with you. And I'm pretty sure my little sister wants her clothes back." Kalawarner laughed at his words.
"I'll take you up on the offer." She replied. Dakarai walked down the steps.
"You know, if that was an attempt at asking me out on a date, you'll need to do better than that." Kalawarner said.
"I wasn't. But the fact that you said means you like me." Dakarai said, grinning. Kalawarner felt a slight blush creep up on her face.
"I won't deny that you're an attractive woman, Kalawarner. Maybe I'll properly ask you out a date some other time." Dakarai dissapeared behind the stairs, leaving a flustered Kalawarner. She shook her head to clear her head of any erotic thoughts she had.
Dakarai was walking to the back door of the house, until he spotted his little sister walking down the steps, drying her hair. She was currently wearing a pair of pajamas. Amara turned her her head to see Dakarai looking at her. He waved at her.
"Sup, little sis?" Dakarai said.
"Hey. You came home kinda late today." She said as she finished walking down the steps. She finished drying her hair and slung her towel over her shoulders.
"I was on cleanup duty. Gabriel finished making dinner." Dakarai said. suddenly, he felt a slight pain in his chest. He coughed. Amara walked over to him.
"Are you okay? You don't look sick."
"I'm fine. Why don't you go ahead and eat dinner?"
"But I want you to eat with us. We haven't eaten together in a long time." She said, a frown appearing on her face.
"I'm sorry, but I feel tired right now. I'm going to skip dinner tonight."
"You always say you're tired!" Amara said. What she didn't expect was for Dakarai to hug her.
"I know, and I'm sorry. I'll find a way to make up for the two years we've been apart. I promise." Dakarai kissed her on the forehead and hugged her a little bit tighter.
"I love you, little sis." He said as he let go of her. Amara brought her hands up to the spot where he kissed her on the forehead.
"You know, I'm not little anymore." She said.
"I was born 2 years before you, therefore making me your big brother. You'll always be my little sister." Dakarai said with a smirk.
"Hey, Dakarai. Do you still think about big sis Straya? It just doesn't feel the same without her here with us." Amara said with a sad look on her face. Dakarai hugged her again and started stroking her hair.
"I do. I know you miss her and that you still love her. I'll find her. But I want you to know you'll still always have me, your big brother." He kissed on the forehead again before letting her go and walking to the back door. Amara smiled.
"I love you too, big brother." She said before walking to the kitchen.
Dakarai closed the door behind him. He saw Spike sitting on the porch, watching a video on his phone. He tapped him on the shoulder, startling Spike.
"You could let me know that you were there, you know?"
"Why, were you about to watch a porno or something?" Dakarai said, teasing his friend.
"No, I wasn't." Spike replied as he put his phone back in his pocket.
"Sheesh, I'm just messing with you. Anyway, dinner's ready."
"Cool. Oh, you noticed anything different about Rias lately. She looks troubled about something."
"No, I don't really pay attention to her. But if that's the case, I get the feeling we'll find out why tomorrow. Wait, how would you know she's troubled? Did you peep on her?"
"No, you know I have better methods of peeping rather than do it blatantly like the Perverted Trio. You gonna stay and eat dinner this time?" Spike said as he walked to the door.
"Nah, I'm heading straight for bed." Dakarai jumped up to his room window and entered it from there.
"That has to be the most unorthodox way to enter a room."
"Burglars do it." Dakarai replied as he closed his window.
"Touche, buddy. Touche." Spike said as he walked inside of the house.
Dakarai walked into his bathroom and turned the water on to brush his teeth. Once he finished, he looked in the mirror only to be staring at a woman with platinum blonde hair, nearly pale skin, and red eyes that were shaped like a snake's.
"You can't run away from me, boy. You'll come to me one day. I know you want power, and I give you it and so, so much more." The woman in the reflection said seductively, putting emphasis on her last three words. Dakarai quickly splashed his face with water and looked into the mirror again. The woman wasn't there anymore, and he only saw his reflection. He turned the bathroom light off and laid down on his bed. He was about to go to sleep until a small blue magic circle appeared in front of his face. A small, holographic image of Anubis appeared in front of his face.
"Hello, my grandson. I hope you've been doing well."
"I have. Why are you calling me this late?"
"I have a favor to ask of you. I recently received a call from Sirzechs, one of the four Maou. I assume you remember him?"
"Yeah, guy with the red hair and armor, right? What about him?" Dakarai said with his eyes closed.
"Apparently, his little sister is getting married to a member of the Phenex household that she absolutely hates. Sirzechs doesn't want the marriage to go through, but he can't do anything himself directly."
"Go on."
"He asked me for help regarding the matter. She actually recorded a message for you as well."
"I'll look at it later. But you're busy with your work, you know, with guiding the souls to the afterlife and what not."
"Exactly. I think you know where this is going." Anubis said, a smirk on his face. Dakarai's eyes shot open.
"Hell no. I'm not helping. Rias is not my little sister, therefore that isn't my problem." Dakarai said.
"Think about how you would feel if Amara was married off to a man she didn't want to marry."
"She's not though." Anubis laughed.
"It seems you inherited a bit of my ruthlessness. Well, I did tell him that I wouldn't make any promises."
"Good."
"But, that doesn't mean you can't do anything. Perhaps you could train Rias and her peerage since the end result will most likely be a Rating Game. Sirzechs did say he would give you a reward if you fought the member of the Phenex household."
Dakarai sighed.
"I'll train Rias and her peerage. But I'm only doing it because I have nothing else better to do."
"Very well. I'll notify Sirzechs of your decision. Also, you're great-grandmother and I will be visiting you and your sister quite soon."
"Bastet wouldn't let you say no, huh?"
"You know her well, don't you?"
"Yeah, how could I not after being around her for 2 years. Anything about my grandmother, Kebetchet?"
"She's still working her post here. But I can assure you that she definitely wants to see you. Goodnight, Dakarai."
"Night, gramps." Dakarai said as the image of Anubis faded away, along with the magic circle. Not too long after that, a small magic circle once again appeared in front of his face. This time, a small holographic image of Rias appeared instead.
"Dakarai, if you get this message, I want to ask you for help. As your great-grandfather told you, I'm getting married to Riser Phenex, the second son of the House of Phenex. I hate this man with a passion as I find him to be a pig and I am disgusted by the way he treats women. I know you don't care about the Devils and their affairs, and that we really haven't connected with each other, but I really do need your help." Rias took a short pause, clenching her fists. Dakarai could actually feel the sincerity behind her words.
"I don't expect you to help me and you don't have to, but please, I beg you. I feel like you're the only one strong enough to beat him. You don't even have to fight Riser, you could just train me and my peerage. Just please consider my request. Thank you." After that, the small image of Rias faded. Dakarai turned over and looked at his roof.
'Can I really ignore her pleas like that? Maybe I should help her. I could actually feel the sincerity behind her words. She was genuine in her actions. Now that I think about it, Rias does look a bit like her...' Dakarai thought to himself.
Dakarai went to sleep not too long after that.
Dakarai was walking to the Occult Research Club Room. He saw Spike and Issei heading in the same direction. He was able to hear their conversation.
"And you didn't bang her? Are you gay?" Spike said in disbelief.
"No! It just didn't feel right!" Issei replied. Dakarai walked up behind the two.
"Anything interesting I missed?" He asked.
"Apparently, Rias went to Issei's place last night and asked him to take her virginity. Issei didn't have the balls to do it." Spike said.
"I'll have you know I do have a pair!"
"You would've banged Rias if you do. You passed up what was quite possibly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sleep with one of the Two Great Ladies of Kuoh Academy. Tell me that isn't gay." Spike said.
"Shut up you two. Let's just get to the club room." Dakarai said, getting annoyed with Spike's and Issei's banter. The three arivved in the club room shortly after.
"Geez, who died?" Spike said, trying to break the silence as he sensed the tension in the air.
"I see the rest of your peerage has arrived, Lady Rias." A woman with silver hair that flowed all the way down her back with long braids on each side with small blue bows at the end, while the rest is let down, ending in twin braids. She was wearing a blue and white French maid outfit with long sleeves and a white maid headband over her head, with red lipstick as a cosmetic accessory. Dakarai instantly recognized this woman.
"Grayfia?" Dakarai said. Grayfia turned to him, slightly surprised.
"Well, isn't this a surprise. It's good to see you, Dakarai." Grayfia said.
"You know him, Grayfia?" Rias asked in mild shock.
"Yes. His father introduced me to him when he was a small child. I have to say Dakarai, your father was very helpful in the war between the Old Satan Faction and the Anti Satan Faction." Grayfia replied.
"I know the stories, Grayfia." Dakarai replied as he sat down on the couch.
"Now that you are all here, I would like to introduce the second son of the Phenex Household, Riser Phenex." As Grayfia finished her words, an orange magic circle appeared in the ORC Club Room. The circle erupted in flames. After the flames died down, Riser Phenex had appeared.
DONE! WHOOOO! Another long chapter for you guys!
Okay, I finished this chapter in two sittings! Actually I wrote the rest of this pretty fast since I'm going on a road trip, so there probably won't be a chapter until next week. If I can't do that, I'll probably write a short omake.
And holy crap, Dakarai is getting sick and being haunted by a mysterious woman! Originally, I was going to make Dakarai suffer more, like how Itachi was really sick, but as you can see, I didn't do that. As for the mysterious woman, think of a female Orochimaru. Yeah, pretty disturbing.
Also, I did take the "And you didn't bang her? Are you gay?" line from Scott Pilgrim vs The World, one of my favorite movies. I plan on writing the scene between Rias and Issei at a later date, but since I leave in like, five hours from now as I'm writing this, I really couldn't.
Here's a preview of next chapter, no wait, two chapters from now.
"Thank you Dakarai! I can't tell you how much this means to me!" Rias said.
"I thought I told you. I didn't come here to save you." Dakarai said, turning his head away from her. Rias smiled slightly.
"Although, I have to ask why you decided to come save me. You seemed content on training us and nothing more."
"You remind me of someone that I used to know." Dakarai said, looking at the moon.
Alright, have a good night! Don't forget to review!
