End Game and Aftermath

I blinked in pain as I was blinded by a light brighter than any I had seen before. Last I remembered was getting almost cut in two by Kokabiel. I frowned as remembered the mad Fallen while someone chucked.

"You'll get use to the light in a minute. Being changed from Human to Higher Being is hard on the mind." A familiar voice said making me wish I could move my body.

"Chuck? Higher Being? What is going on? I should be dead!" I demanded since my mouth seemed to be the only thing I could control.

"And you are technically at the moment but as soon as my 'spell' is finished its work you will be better than ever. You'll understand more if I tell you I really am Gabby's Father and Gabby is the Archangel Gabriel." I blinked not even bothered by the pain at that revelation.

"God's been making Pizza for Humans after leaving Heaven and I just so happen to be a regular that is also friends with Archangel Gabriel and not know it. Well that seems to be the way my luck goes." I sighed as he chuckled.

"The Pizza was a recent thing and I happen to enjoy it and so does Gabby. I've watched you and your friends and you can do a lot of good the way it was meant to be done when I faked my death. However that means nothing if you die now and if you stay Human you wouldn't last long enough to make a difference."

"Why did you fake your death when you left Heaven?" I had to ask as I had long suspected he had nothing to do with Heaven.

"I couldn't be in charge after the Deaths of the Satans. They were created to balance me out in a way the current Satans could never do despite being stronger. Without a Balance everything I had worked to create would be lost to oblivion so I bowed out leaving Michael in charge. I knew he would only do so if I wasn't in existence so I 'died'. Gabby saw through me straight away and didn't talk to me for a year for putting it on Michael like that." I could see that. If he wasn't 'dead' then Angels would still look to him.

"You're the reason that my Chants were as strong as Asia's, aren't you?" I had no idea why he would do that but I would like to know why.

"Yes and no, yes because I was the one to make your chants so strong and no because it is your conviction to do the right thing and exercise your free will that allows me to do it. Even I have to work within rules. Enough about that though, you're body is almost finished and I need you to give Kokabiel his final rest. The Angel that was my son is long gone with a monster in his place." I could hear the pain in his voice and sighed.

"This new body better have given me a big boost because I have doubts I can win against him without dying." I could feel his gratitude as everything went black again.

HR

I groaned as I felt a tongue lick my face over and over until I pushed the culprit away with a heavy hand causing a large thud as I pushed the culprit off of whatever I was laying on.

"Watch it Gino. Barney is just relieved you're alive after we were told you were dead." Adira said clearly amused. "I see Father has decided he needed to do something if those things coming out of your back mean anything."

"What do you me-…?" I started to say as I turned to look at my back only to blink as I saw two pairs of very different wings. The upper pair was brilliant white angel wings while the lower ones were the same colour but Devil Wings. I also had a thin spaded tail and a halo above my head according to my reflection in the window.

"Do you honestly think I don't recognise His work? I know I won't be able to stop you so take Midori since your Light Sword is broken." She said nodding to the sword next to the door. I went to get up only to fail to as my other angel wing was heavier than it should be. I turned to see a naked Irina snuggling it like a life-sized teddy bear.

"A little help here please." I requested as I also realised I was slowly gaining feeling in my wings and from the way Irina was moving I wanted to be away from her before I could feel that part fully. Thankfully Adira did help even if she laughed as she did so.

HR

"Sona I need to get in there." I said as I faded into the visible spectrum as I held Excalibur Transparency in my left hand as I needed every advantage I could. Sona turned her head to me with her eyes widening at the sight of me.

"Wha-? Gino! You were dead! What's with the wings?!" She demanded in near hysterics.

"Not the time Sona! I need to get in there for round two with Kokabiel." I said pointing to the fight that was clearly going bad for my friends. I saw her think for a moment before a hole appeared in the barrier. I wasted no time in flying through and aiming for Kokabiel.

"…you know? God is DEAD!" Kokabiel cackled just before I reached him and managed to clip his top wing before I kicked him into the ground.

"Death is over rated. Ira Ardet." I said as I conjured a massive array of Light Arrows. I didn't really need the Activation Aria but it was a part of me. I wasn't surprised when the arrows were met by spears as the dust cleared revealing a glaring Kokabiel.

"It seems I wasn't thorough enough when I killed you. I'll be sure to turn you to ashes!" He shouted as he charged me. Unlike the last fight he wasn't holding back so I wasn't able to utilise my usual tricks but I was able to press him so he couldn't either which led to us exchanging a series of brutal and quick strikes that sent shockwaves through the air.

"Is this all you have? I guess you didn't hold back in our last fight if this is the best you've got." I said making him angry and while his blows got stronger they were also getting sloppier. Sloppy enough that I was able to flip above him and kick him towards the ground. I flew after him only to lock blades with him when I reached him.

"I might have been surprised but now I'm mad." He said making me roll my eyes.

"You seem to be forgetting something." I said as if the ground wasn't breaking around us.

"Oh and what is that?" He said with a chuckle as if he was humouring me.

"I'm not alone this time." I smirked as his eyes widened as Kiba and Xenovia tried to cleave him in half vertically only for him to jump back. I diverted my swords to knock theirs; absently noting Xenovia was using Durandal, so that they almost cut him in half horizontally. He didn't get far as a wall of Ice appeared behind him allowing me to pin him to it as Griselda came from the sky and cleaved half his wings off with Koneko doing the same on the other half with her bare hands. I grabbed Xenovia and Griselda before jumping back with Kiba who had grabbed Koneko in order to avoid the Issei enhanced Power of Destruction from Rias.

"You do know you're in for a long lecture after this is over, don't you?" Griselda asked while I shrugged.

"It's going to be a part of a lot of long talks so I don't see the problem." I said honestly as the dust revealed a defeated Kokabiel kneeling on the ground. Before anyone else could move I threw Excalibur Transparency into his throat as soon as a white armoured person grabbed him.

"Well that was a waste." The guy said looking at me with what I was sure was a glare but I didn't care.

"If you wanted him alive then you should have intervened earlier Vanishing Dragon. I don't leave those that attack my family and friends alive." I said with a subtle threat that he caught instantly.

"Meh, it was Azazel that wanted him alive." He said as Issei and Rias joined us.

"So we meet again White Dragon." Ddraig said from Issei's arm.

"That we do Crimson Dragon." A new voice said from the armoured figure. I blinked as I realised that for supposed Eternal Enemies they were quite civil with each other.

"I sense a lack of hostility from you." Ddraig commented lightly.

"I could say the same of you, till we meet again." That said the figure before he left. As soon as it was clear I was hit by two bodies that were crying making me sigh. I was glad that Griselda and Xenovia had discipline or they'd have joined Asia and Rias.

HR

I blinked at Xenovia in surprise as she stood in front of me in full view of our class, after the revelation that God was taking a hands-off approach and Michael hid his 'death' she felt she couldn't trust the Church and became Rias's second Knight, with her hand outstretched with condoms in her hands having just asked me to knock her up in the future before asking me to 'practice' with her.

"You do know if Griselda was here she'd be hauling you off by the ears right now." I said dryly knowing that such a thing was not the norm and hadn't been since Alturia's time. "Xenovia, I'm currently in a committed relationship with Rias and while she is rather open minded about free spirits I doubt she wants to share me any time soon." It had been bad enough when Akeno had pointed out a wet part of my wing to Rias so I didn't want to know what she'd do when she heard about this. Especially as Issei's two morons were here and cursing my name.

"Rias can be in charge as long as you get me pregnant." Xenovia said ignoring the mention of her guardian/sister who had been annoyed that she had immediately joined a Peerage after leaving the Church especially as I was left a note saying I would be able to turn Humans into Holy Reapers, as Chuck had called me with a snicker clear even in writing. I couldn't turn Angels, Fallen or Pure, or Devils due to the Balance of Angel and Devil needed to survive the process.

"Just take it up with Rias in private please. I'm not socially qualified to deal with this." I could feel a headache coming on, especially with the whispers of my 'admirers' talking about how good I must be to handle Rias and Xenovia. It didn't help that Asia's friend Aika liked to mess with me as much as she did Asia and the Perverted Trio. I had just wanted to relax after dying and being resurrected, was that too much to ask?

HR

"I wouldn't have strayed from you even if we hadn't finally done this you know." I said to Rias after having finally regained our wits after a flurry of passion fuelled sex that had actually broken our bed early on.

"That's not why I did this." Rias answered breathing heavily as she was enjoying the after feelings. "The images in my head when I heard how Xenovia put it got to me more than I thought they would so I needed to blow of some steam." I raised an eyebrow at her making her sigh. "I would have taught her, her place but I knew you would take us to task for fighting and that led to scenarios where you ordered us both about for your pleasure."

"Who would have thought that you were a sub with slight masochistic tendencies?" I thought aloud making her blush as we remembered her enthusiasm growing when I had gotten harsher with my thrusts.

"Akeno will never let me hear the end of it if she learns of this." She muttered as she slapped my chest.

"Why would she learn of it? I silenced the room before we started and neither of us is going to tell her about it." I saw her look uncomfortable so I rolled us over so she was on top of me but still joined. She gave me a small smile as she sat up.

"Powerful Beings attract many people to them for various reasons such as power of their own or for breeding purposes which is why Xenovia propositioned you. It is well known that males have a larger drive than females do for the most part which is why I was thinking of bringing others into this." I blinked up at her in surprise as she was a little possessive of me when Akeno teased her about having an affair with me. She must have seen it and guessed why since she sighed. "I realised it was inevitable and this way I had a say in who joins rather than when I get too submissive around you now we know about it." I nodded knowing that she was right and it was only natural we continued with what she liked.

"You have been screening every female we know in case they fit the criteria." I stated rather unnecessarily making her nod.

"I started with my Peerage since they're the closest to us. Akeno, despite her teasing, doesn't feel that way for you so she is out. Koneko sees you as a Brother even if she doesn't realise it yet and I know you aren't into that. Asia is out for much the same reasons and that isn't including her attraction to Issei. That leaves Xenovia who can't keep her private life private quite yet but once she can she will join us, your attraction to each other will make sure of that."

"All true but I thought I had hid my attraction to her well." No straight guy worth their salt would fail to be attracted to Xenovia, or any girl involved in the supernatural it seemed.

"She insulted Asia and lived." Rias said as that was all the proof she needed. Given how she knew I was like Sirzechs when it came to Asia she was right. "I then focused on Sona's Peerage and aside from her Knight's Hero Worship of you have no real feelings towards you. I then thought of Adira but she's after your Uncle and that leaves Irina. We'll see about her once she gets over the revelations that Kokabiel and you brought us."

"I thought you would have been against her due to her being with the Church and why do you think I would allow it." I asked in curiosity as I trailed a finger down her body making her shiver in delight.

"You find her amusing and if you only pick females from Devils it could break the fragile truce between the Three Factions since you are a new species that can change others. Irina will most likely be a candidate for the rumoured Angel version of Evil Pieces and I want to see if Gabriel is interested so it would be two apiece. All you need to do is find two on the Fallen's side and you will be all set."

"You will not be setting me up with anyone that isn't already mentioned as a possibility, although I doubt Gabby will be interested." She nodded before kissing me and starting another round.