Ise's POV
"So your my Fiance?"
"Yes Rias, yes I am".
"Are you sure its not the blonde guy?"
I felt a massive urge to kick the living shit out of Kiba and I decided that after tending with Rias, I would. Kiba, who was also in the room sensed this and gulped audibly. I turned to him and gave him the same look I gave him before I broke his legs. I then turned back to Rias.
"Yes, I'm sure its not the blonde guy".
"Good. I'm not too crazy about blondes".
I felt it was strange that my fiance, who's just been diagnosed with slight amnesia, had already formulated an opinion on blondes, But I was too happy that she wasn't interested in Kiba that I brushed it of. Kiba breathed a sigh of relief as well.
I was honestly afraid that she would forget about me and be with someone else and just the thought of it almost drained my will to live. The doctor reassured me that she might gradually get her memory back bit-by-bit so even if she fell for Kiba, she'd remember who she fell in love with and we'd be a happy couple with our happy peerages...except Hinata wouldn't be happy because if Rias ever fell for Kiba...
He'd have to be eliminated..
Akeno and Sona were then set with the task of telling her how the Evil Piece system worked. After an hour of speaking, Rias spoke up.
"I..I remember everything"
I shot up out of my chair and ran to Rias.
"You remember? Thats great".
"Yeah I remember now. I had a team full of adorable servants..."
I stared expectantly at Rias who just smiled back cutely at me. Well its a start.
"She seems to remember basic stuff about Devils , the other factions and mythylogical beings. She's a bit hazy on Rating Games, but she remembers Sacred Gears and the Heavenly Dragons. She remembers her bother, nephew, cousin, and her parents but their the only people. It will take some time but I'm sure we'll get the normal Rias back you mind if I stay with you to help her recover?"
I decided to blow off school while I take care of Rias and it seems like Sona was thinking the same thing. Akeno was also planning on staying to help as well. I'm sorry Saji, it looks like I'm going to be living with your master who you love. Whoops!
It was going to be hard for Kiba to deal with all the students when we went back to school, so I decided that it will just be me and him on the first day to test out how everybody feels about us being Devils.
"Sure thing Sona. Its no problem".
Sona told me that everybody in the SC fixed the damage and school would resume tomorrow morning. Their had been news reporters there so word that Devils roam the earth was probably all over the news.
Come to think about it, How will the world leaders deal with this? Humans usually fear things that they know nothing about. I'm sure all the Clan Leaders are making sure that there Devils are kept in check. Same with the Fallen Angels. Stray Devils are going to cause a huge problem for us though. Whats gonna stop the Humans thinking that were no different from them?
As I was thinking these thoughts. Rias speaks ups
"Ise, is it? I'm sorry to have caused so much trouble for you whatever I did. I'll try my hardest to remember. I feel bad for being the cause of you missing your education".
Theres the Rias I know and love. I hold down the urge to pick her up and hug the amnesia out of her as I tell her.
"No.. Don't be sorry. You were just doing what you usually do. Being a great leader and a great Fiance. Don't worry, you'll be back to normal in no time".
I smiled at her and she smiled back. It was then Sirzechs, Grayfia, Milicas, Lord and, Lady Gremory showed up.
Sona was right, Rias does remember them. Besides Millicas, she's known them all her life so its no surprise. They had been talking for a few hours and I could tell that Lady Gremory and Grafyia was supressing the urge to berate Rias for being so reckless.
Sona re-taught Rias how to play chess and they were currently enjoying a game. Sirzechs then says it to me.
"Its a good thing your peerage is coming along nicely or the attack could have been much worse for all of you. Well done".
"I don't consider it sucessful looking at Rias' condition. I let my guard down and forgot about Cao Cao...I'm sorry".
"We all make mistakes so don't worry about it. Cao Cao is quite the opponent and coming back with only one injury should be applauded".
"Thanks...Onii-chan".
I smile at Sirzechs who gets slightly taken back by what I said, but smiles back
Kiba's POV
It was the next morning and Rias was discharged from the hospital. Me and Ise were going to school to 'test the water' with our situation with other students.
I assumed that there weren't going to be that much people in attendance from the snake bites, and the fact that Devils with all these super-powers were attending the same school as them, but atleast we didn't have to worry about being heckled. Nobody in their right mind would talk bad about us to our face
"Ready Kiba?"
Ise tells me as he prepares the teleport circle. I nod and we both go through it.
"This isn't awkward at all".
"You mean everybody staring at us with fear in their eyes? Pftt..Course not"
We were in our homeroom getting ready for class and everybody was staring at us expectantly. I honestly felt like spreading my Devil wings just to scare them off but that would just make things worse.
"Hyoudou. Yuuto, do you know where Kaichou is?"
Looks like Saji came into school as well. Ise was going to have a hard time explaining to him that she was in his house and that she was staying there until Rias fully recovered.
"She's in our house. She'll be staying there for a while as well".
But I didn't.
"Its not what it looks like Saji, she's just taking care of Rias until-"
"No its fine, I understand. Is Rias alright?"
I didn't expect Saji to be ok with it...Damn! Just when I thought I could have some fun.
"She's good. She had an operation and she's recovering at home... But unfortunately, she has Amnesia".
"What! I'm sorry to hear that Hyoudou".
I could tell Saji was slightly happy that he and Ise were now both on the same level with their masters. It looks like Ise could tell as well.
"Are you really sorry to hear that Saji?"
He asks him in a serious voice. Saji backs away defensively and then sighs.
"I truly am sorry though".
He says patting Ise on the shoulder. Before Ise could respond, Saji sighed again and looked around.
"What are we going to do about this situation?"
The students were all backed in the corner far away from us silently staring at the 3 of us. Ise sighs and massages his temples before saying.
"Look, guys, forget what the Bastard yesterday said. We are not the bad guys. Rias and Kiba have been Devils since they joined this school, have thay done anything bad? And If I recall, Rias and Kiba are the most popular people in the school. Were not going to hurt you so please, don't be afraid of us".
One by one, everybody went back to there seats and started talking like normal. Thank god we cleared that up. Now if only the rest of the school would be like this as well.
"No Kazuka, don't do it".
We turned to a group of boys and one of them gingerly walked up to Ise.
"Umm.. Per...Ise. Is Rias okay?"
"She's alright. The surgery fixed her up. But unfortunately, she's got amnesia meaning she doesn't remember me.. Tch. So I guess the students have something to celebrate from all this".
I felt bad for Ise. Jealousy can be a disgusting thing and I'm sure most of the females who still believed Rias was under some sort of spell, would be happy about it as well.
"I'm sorry to hear that..If you need anything, you could ask me".
He tells him nervously and scurries off. Ise seemed slightly surprised when he said it to him. Then Matsuda and Motohama walk up to us.
"Were sorry for what we've said to you Ise. We were just extremely jealous and we made up romours to quel our anger".
"We overheard what happened with Rias and were sorry to hear it. Would you find it in your heart to forgive us?"
"Yeah of course. Don't worry about it".
Ise told me that when he was depressed about Irina moving to England, he was brought out of it by getting two new friends in Matsuda and Motohama. They've been his best friends for ages and being fellow perverts, it was no surprise he forgave them so easily. But I know Ise well enough to know that they won't escape punishment. Soon the five of us were in a conversation.
"Hey Ise, You said Rias and Kiba have been Devils since they joined the school. Were you not a Devil then?"
Motohama asks
"Nope, remember the day I walked into school with Rias for the first time? That was the day she re-incarnated me. The day I was killed".
"You were killed? By who".
"Oh.. Ise, Kiba, you're both in".
Raynare couldn't have come in at a worse time. Ise and I looked at her wide-eyed in disbelief. Matsuda and Motohama quickly caught on.
"T..The new girl is the one who killed you?"
Matsuda asks in shock. As soon as Raynare hears this she pouts and almost starts crying.
"Raynare, while I can't completely forgive you, A daughter of Azazel is a friend of mine".
There's the Ise I've come to respect. If thats the case then I will too. Raynare mouth opens wide at what Ise says and replies.
"Did Azazel tell you?! Ahh Thank you so much Ise!"
This is the first time I've seen Raynare genuinely happy. Its quite refreshing.
"This is crazy. So what happened then?"
Motohama ask. I chuckled along with Ise and Saji. Ise then tells them.
"It all started when we were running from Murayama, haha, and Katase...".
Me, Ise and Saji had been explaining all that happened in the past year and a half. We completely blew off class as even the teacher was listening along with the rest of class. He even took out a pen and paper and started scribbling things downs while saying 'This is good Light Novel material'. We then began answering questions.
"So these Fallen Angels, are there any in this school?"
Me, Saji, and Ise just casually pointed at Raynare who was currently pouting at her new nickname 'First Boss Yuuma'
"Are there any Angels?"
"Yes, Irina is an Angel, and Xenovia was part off the church intil she heard of the death of g..".
I quickly cut myself off and looked at Saji and Ise who quickly shook their heads. Thankfully the bell rang and we managed to avoid any more questions.
I was pretty happy with the start off school but unfortunately, it ended.
"We can't trust these things at all. The man was right"
"There putting us in danger if they have people like that following them".
"How could they let a Dragon into the school?"
"Devils have advanced senses..We can hear you".
Saji says to the first years across the hall from us who wet themselves when they hear us.
888.
Ise's POV
The three of us Devils were at the cafeteria eating lunch when...
"Mind If I sit with you?"
I pondered for a while before nodding at Raynare. Things were still awkward between us, especially since her breasts confessed to me, but It was clear she was alone like she had been for most of the day. Asia and Kiryuu weren't here so she had no one to talk to.
As expected. All of the 2nd and 1st years stayed as far away from us as possible but most of the 3rd years seated normally, ocasionally taking a quick glance at us.
"This is really going to take some getting used to",
Raynare says looking around at all the people staring at us. She then smirks and glares directly at a 1st year. The glare kept intesifying until his crotch area turns a shade darker. Raynare laughs to herself and breathes a sigh of pleasure.
This explains so much..
"Wow Raynare, I applaude you for being so public with your S! side".
The three of us start chuckling at the now blushing and pouting Raynare. She gets embarrased really easily. This will be fun.
We had finished lunch and went outside, We were just talking and ignoring the stares we were still getting until...
"You guys feel that right.. Its not just me?"
Saji asks. We all nodded and looked around.
There was an unfamiliar Devil on the school grounds.
"Well then..We'll just look for him and ask him why he's here. Lets g-".
Kiba was cut off by a voice
"Ise Hyoudou Gremory. I, Len Byakko, challenge you to a fight".
888
Kiba's Pov
Byakko? I've heard about them from Ravel. The Byakko clan is one of the underworlds most noble families. Alongside the Suzaku, Genbu, and Seriyu, each noble family is seen as the lords of their race. The Phenex family are actually a branch family of the Suzaku, and all Phoenix's have a connection to the Suzaku family in some way or form. The same could be said about the Byakko family. Named after Byakko the white tiger, they are the predecessor's to the Nekomata families.
What is one of the Byakko Clan doing at our school?
Actually, that was a stupid question considering this was Ise, the battle maniac magnet, who he was looking for. Ise started massaging his temples at the fact that he just attrctted another man for a fight.
Standing 6'2, was a dark skinned guy. His body is very toned with muscle so he must be experienced with fighting. He had spikey yet wavy light blond hair and light grey eyes Dressed with a white dress shirt with black lines on his shoulders, the shirt has the top button undone and is left untucked. He has a pair of black dress pants and a pair of black dress shoes. He doesn't look like somebody who's looking for a fight.
"Can't you see I'm in school?"
Ise tells him.
"Oh.. Well... How long does you break last for?"
Raynare looks down at her watch and tells him.
"25 minutes".
"Well if you're as good as they say you are, then you should defeat me by then".
"Look. I'm not interested in fighting you alright. Things are quite complicating at home and school so please, just leave me alone".
Len sighs and says sadly.
"I heard what happened to Rias. But don't you think a fight would be a good way to take out yor anger? Thats what I would do if someone hurt my fiance".
Do the Byakko Clan know about Rias' engagement? I guess the underworld is buzzing with news from this and the fact that we've been found out by the humans. Ise furrows his eyebrows and asks him.
"How do you know about my engagment with Rias?"
Len gets slightly confused by this question.
"Uhh..Well, she told me"
Thats quite surprising. I never knew the Gremory Clan and the Byakko clan ever talked to eachother. Rias hasn't been in the Underworld for a while so the only way they could have talked was..
"Are you in the same college as Rias and Akeno?"
When I ask him this, he nods with stars in his eyes.
"Yeah and they're so awesome, and strong and smart, and powerful. We are both truly blessed to be servants of them".
Wait what?! Did I hear that correctly? Rias' team is full so is this guy..
"Are you Akeno's servant?"
Ise, who is as shocked as I am asks. Len puts on a confident smile and says.
"Yup. After weeks of begging, she finally made me her Queen yesterday. So whaddaya say?"
By now we had attracted a crowd and the Ise I know, was somebody who liked to show off. He looks around, thinks for a bit and says.
"Well, I don't see a reason for you to lie and it would be nice to fight somebody from the Byakko Clan. Sure, lets go somewhere were we have space".
"Ise's gonna fight some cute blonde haired guy".
"I hope he gets beaten so we don't have to deal with a Dragon being in the school".
"What do you mean? He saved the school from that man yesterday".
"Don't you read the bible. Devils are the bad guys and so are Dragons. Why can't we have Angels in our school instead?"
"We do. Ise's friend Irina is and Angel. Not all Devils are bad and Angels and Devils live in peace with eachother".
"How the hell do you know this?"
"Ise, Kiba and Saji told me this morning".
"What were you doing talking to them. They can't be trusted".
"He can hear you ya know"
I overheard a girl talking to a boy. As soon as the girl says this to the boy, his eyes widdened and he turnes to Ise who lifts his eyebrow at him. The girl starts sighing as the boy begins to slightly hyperventilate.
The girl was in our class and I think the boy was her younger brother. The 1st and 2nd years are petrified of us but most of the 3rd years aren't. Its going to take a lot of convincing for them to not fear us. There aren't any Devils in 1st year so they won't realy be a problem. The 2nd years, on the other hand have Hinata, Koneko, Gasper(Who's in Romania)and Ravel. Were trying to convince Ryan to go to school and if he did, he would be in first year. Unfortunately, Ryan's the laziest person I've ever met in my life.
We were currently on a field beside the school. Ise and Len were on both sides of the field staring eachother down. I was quite interested in how this was going to play out. Ise should be able to win, but It'll be interesting to see how strong this guy is to make Akeno turn him into her Queen. I assume she never told us since we've been busy with Rias.
"Well then Sekiryuutei, lets go. Please try you're hardest not to kill me".
Ise didn't have time to respond as Len quickly charges towards Ise who is caught slightly off guard. He clumsily summons his Sacred Gear.
[Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!]
Flowing with power, Ise swings his gauntlet at the oncoming Len who manages to grab his hands to stop the punch. Impressive!
"Sacred Gear. Nulifiers Hold".
What! He's got a Sacred Gear?! I thought he was a Devil! When Len says this, a golden ring appears on his finger and starts to glow.
[Reset!]
The energy that Ise had before vanishes surprising everybody. Len smirks and hits Ise square in the face sending him rolling back on the ground.
That was quite a strong punch. Koneko would be impressed with that. It looked like Ise was as well when he stood up and smirked.
"Thats a pretty cool Sacred Gear and a strong punch. I can already see why Akeno made you her servant. Now its my turn".
The jewel on Ise's gauntlet glows white a loads of small white Dragons jump out from it and charge towards Len. This is the new power he got from Albion! Len looks excited as he starts using Muay Thai tactics to kick and punch the Dragons away making them disappear. Eventually the all disappear and Len, who's barely fatigued, smirks at Ise.
"Was that all? C'mon show me your true power".
"Wow that was awesome"
"How did he do that?"
The crowd starts cheering for Len. Ise chuckles, confusing Len and all the spectators before saying.
"Thats was awesome the way you destroyed all of the Dragons. But thats not what they were for. Heavenly Dragon Albion, Awaken!"
[Divide]
As soon as Ise says this, Len falls to his knees and starts panting heavenly and the energy that Ise had comes back to him.
"What just happened?"
"What did he just do to him?"
The crowd were completely confused at the turn around.
[Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!Boost!]
Ise boosts up even more and prepares to launch the Gauntlet at Len who' just managed to stand back up. Ise shoots the Dragon Shot at Len completely enveloping him in the green power. Eventually it ceases and Len falls to the floor with his shirt completely torn off.
"Aghh. You killed him!"
"There's no way he could have survived that".
"Poor guy. I knew Dragons coudn't be trusted".
The crowd started booing at Ise who looked at them smiling with his eyebrows lifted up.
"I never thought I'd say this, but it kinda feels good to be hated again. Atleast you're talking to me now. Don't worry, he's not dead".
The crowd looked back towards Len who was smiling and jumping around with excitement. He had a pair of blonde tiger ears and on his chest were black tiger stripes. Although I think the girls were too busy drooling to notice.
I knew he wouldn't die. Anybody with that amount of physical strength would be fine. From what I could tell, he was already abnormally strong before he was given an Evil Piece. But I don't know how he has a Sacred Gear though. The Byakko Clan are White Tiger Youkai along with Pure Devils so how he got it, baffles me. Len then goes back into a fighting stance.
"That was such a powerful combo. Well, now its my turn. Balance Breaker!"
The crowd ran back to their positions as his right eye glows dark red then powerful Aura comes from him as he runs towards Ise at an extremely fast pace. Ise didn't have time to activate his Balance Breaker so he runs towards Len head on.
What followed was an excellent display of Muay Thai punches, kicks, knees, and elbows. Both me and Ise learned a bit Muay Thai. I was decent at it but Ise, who's a master at hand-to-hand combat, excelled at it.
Len sent his foot into Ise's stomach. Ise winced at first but managed to grab Len's foot before he could retract it. Ise then gave Len a scisscor kick right to his jaw. Len was knocked onto the ground on his back. Ise ran at him but Len tumbled backwards onto his hands before Ise could smash a fist into his face. Len then used his hands to propel himself forward as if he was trying to acrobaticly stand up but instead he smashed 2 footed into Ise's chest.
Ise was sent flying back across the field into a tree. He slowly got up and was about to activate his Balance Breaker but instead, his Gauntlet disappeared, shocking him.
"What the hell just happened. Boosted Gear!"
He tries to summon it again but nothing happenes. Len laughs and tells him.
"Ha. Trying to ruin the fun that we were just having by using your Sacred Gear again? My Balance Breaker stops the use of my opponents Sacred Gear for 1 minute. Its a perfect Sacred Gear for me as I enjoy fighting against people with their own skill rather than how good their weapons are".
He must be enjoying a Sacred Gear that allows him to fight the way he wants to. Alot like Ise, who's Sacred Gear helps him fight people while hiding behind a piece of armour. Unortunately for Ise, if he were to go toe-to-toe with Len, he would push him to his limits, but I think Len would be the victor. Len, obviously wanting to utilize the time he ha before Ise could use his Sacred Gear again, charged at Ise.
He tries to hit Ise with a high jump kick but Ise ducks in-time. Len uses the tree behind Ise to propel himself and he uses his other leg to hit Ise in the face. Again, Ise was sent flying back across the field. This guys strength is amazing!
Len doesn't give Ise time to stand up as he runs towards him. Len then tries to hi jump kick Ise again but Ise, amazingly, jumps over him. Ise then runs at Len who in turn, runs at him. Both of them make their hands start crackling with Demonic Power. As soon as they connect, a huge explosion blocks everybodys view.
"What happened?"
"Who won?"
"I hope its the blonde guy".
"I hope its Ise".
Various people in the crowd start voicing their opinions. Moments later the smoke died down to reveal both of them with their fists in eachothers face trying to push the other down. Eventually, Len gained the upperhand and he charged his other hand with Demonic Power and uppercut Ise in the jaw sending him high into the sky.
I could tell that this guy had the strength of a rook before he became a Queen so he has a lot of physical strength along with Demonic power. I could also see that he put all his strength into that punch to send Ise sky high. Len held his hand that he uppercut Ise with and wince. He mut have hit him really hard. I he's in pain, Ise must be knocked out.
"Poor Ise...He was pretty awesome though".
"I can't say it was nice knowing him".
"Just when he was starting to look kinda cute".
The whole crowd was looking up in the sky expecting to see pieces of Humanoid Dragon falling from the sky. But instead...
[Welsh Sonicboost Knight!]
[Change Star Sonic!]
Before I knew it, Ise came speeding back down towards Len who had no time to react. Ise careered straight into him kicking up a cloud of dirt and shaking the ground.
The dust died down and a huge crater was in place of the two fighters. We all ran to the crater and looked in.
Len was unconscious and Ise was ontop of him, completely fatigued.
"Do...Do I win?"
"Don't worry Ise, its all over".
I tell him with a reassuring smile. Ise smiles back before falling asleep. I hear the bell ring meaning it its time for class. I looked at Saji and Raynare then we go inside the crater and turn to the crowd.
"Ok.. Nothing to see here".
"Time to go back to class".
"We'll clean the mess up".
Me, Raynare and Saji tell them. We ignore the moans of displeasure from the crowd as they disband.
I pick up Len and Raynare demands that she picks up Ise. Then we spread our wings and fly off to the Hyoudou residence.
"Ara, ara. I see you've met Len. I hope he didn't trouble you that much".
Akeno says while chuckling at the unconscious Tiger Youkai
"Oh no, he was no trouble at all. In fact, he shut Ise up".
When I say this, Raynare plops the unconscious Ise onto the bed that Rias was in.
"Ara, ara. What happened?"
Akeno asks me looking at the sleeping Dragon.
"Len challenged Ise to a fight and Ise accepted. It was an amazing fight full of skill, strategy, Muay Thai, and a stunning display of strength from both fighters".
Raynare explains to Akeno who looks a bit shocked.
"Len must have done pretty well to draw with Ise".
"No it wasn't a draw, Ise won. He knocked Len unconscious then fell asleep on him"
"It must have been hard for Ise to fight without his Sacred Gear".
"It was but he took the hardest punch I've ever seen to buy him time and then he hit Len with his Balance Breaker from the air".
"To take a punch from Len is quite a hard thing to do".
Just like that, the two were involved in an intense conversation. Rias looked at both of them confused. She then looks at he sleeping Ise and starts stroking his cheek.
"Poor guy. It must have been quite the fight".
"He's been through way, way worse".
I tell her. She looks at me and furrows her eyebrows
"Really? Like what?"
"When he was still learning the ropes of being a Devil, he almost died to stop you from getting and arranged marriage to somebody you didn't love. His name is Raiser Phenex, Ravel's brother. You were meant to face him in a Rating Game and if you won, then you didn't have to go ahead with the marriage. If you lost, then you were to marry him and you couldn't object. You did well in the Rating Game but you're demise was the lack of people you had on you're team. He almost died fighting Raiser but you resigned so he wouldn't be hurt anymore. He then sacrificed his left arm in order to not be harmed by Holy Water so he could defeat Raiser the second time when he crashed your engagement party. He defeated Raiser and then you fell deeply in love with him, despite his perversiveness".
"..."
Rias was speechless at my summary of Ise's early Devil days. She had stopped stroking him and instead held his head tight to her chest.
"Mmmm...Oppai..."
Ise mutters in his sleep.
"He did that all for me?"
"Yup. He's quite the guy. Thats why I love him".
Akeno says this as she grabs Ise's head and hugs him. Rias puts on an angry face and says to Akeno.
"Put down my fiance right now!"
Wow Rias. That was quick. I look at Saji who starts crying while cursing Ise. Poor guy.
"Ara, as far as I'm concerned, you've only known him for a few hours".
"Wait! I remember now. Oh Ise, I love you so much!"
"Nice try! You still don't remember him. You better hurry up Rias or he'll just give up on you".
Hearing this, Rias puts on a shocked face, gets up from the bed and points at Akeno.
"Akeno, put Ise down or you'll be punished with 1000 spankings".
"Ara, can Ise watch?"
"Grrrr"
While the two were arguing, Sona walks into the room to see Ise and Len both asleep, Rias and Akeno fighting over Ise and Saji crying. She looks at me for an explanation but I just shrug.
"I'm going now, I've got a girlfriend to get to".
I say as I walk out the room. I was actually just tired and I was going to bed. Entering my room and jumping on the bed I sighed and say to myself.
"This is gonna be a long few weeks".
I'm putting a poll up on my profile for who's peerage Voleta should be in. Ise's or Akeno's.
Thanks to reven228 for the OC Len Byakko, he's pretty awesome. I hope I didn't screw him up or ruin him.
I read the LN spoilers and it turns out Ise gets a power up from Albion and Ddraig becoming friends. I'm not sure how it works but that is my variation of it
