BreakThrough

by NarutoPlug

Naruto Bael was born a low-class devil before the Great Devil War ever was a thing. Realizing how the devil-class system subjugated devils of lower class, Naruto will represent his origins as he rises and expose the corrupted system that he lives in, and he'll do it without the high-class devils even realizing it. Power of Destruction Naruto! Mass character crossover.

10. RiasVersusGremory

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BreakThrough

RiasVersusGremory

Two Days Later

Kuoh Academy

"Cardio! Cardio! Everyone loves cardio!" sang Yoh. He was taking a job around town, orders from Anna, with small weights around his wrist and ankles.

"Whew!" said Yoh as he stopped for a second and wiped his brow with the back of his hand. "Halfway there." he muttered to himself. He looked up to see Kuoh Academy and sensed Orochimaru's magic in the school.

"Eh… I hope he's having a good day." Yoh said as he started to jog again.

Inside the school, Orochimaru was sitting at his desk, lost in space. He had handed out a quick quiz for his students to finish at the beginning of class before entering in the land of daydreams.

"Uh… Mr. Tsuki?" said one of his female students. Orochimaru's head perked up as he regained focus.

"Yes?" he asked.

"We're finished…. we finished a couple of minutes ago and tried to get your attention, but you weren't listening to us."

"Oh, forgive me." said Orochimaru as he stood up from his desk and went around the classroom to pick up the papers. Rias, from her spot of the classroom, raised an eyebrow at the man as he silently went around the room. He didn't even give her any type of cocky smile when he came to her desk to collect her paper. Sona, Akeno, and Tsubaki also noticed something was wrong with Orochimaru.

"Mr. Tsuki, is something wrong?" asked Sona.

Orochimaru, at first, didn't say anything. He placed the papers down on his desk and sighed. Everyone in the room looked at his back in worry for the man. They never have seen him act like this…

"Does anyone here believe in the supernatural?"

Rias, Akeno, Tsubaki, and Sona's heads snapped up as they looked at the man in surprise. He couldn't be doing what they thought he was going to do…

"The supernatural? You mean ghost and spirits?" said a boy.

"Yes. Anything along those lines." said Orochimaru as he turned back to the class. His face, while he usually had a frown on his face, had a sad frown that made everyone wonder even more what was wrong.

"Come on, Mr. Tsuki. Aren't scientists in denial of the supernatural? Do you believe in the supernatural?"

"That wasn't the question." Orochimaru answered, but it was filled with seriousness that shut his student's month close in fear.

"I have my thoughts about it." everyone in the room looked to Tsubaki with curiosity. "I'm curious about where you are taking this, sensei."

"So you believe in it?" asked Orochimaru, following her ploy.

"Somewhat, but for this conversation, let's say that I do believe in the supernatural." said Tsubaki as she laced her fingers together.

"So if you believe in the supernatural… like you believe in a deity… what's the point in science?"

Rias' jaw was slightly ajar as she looked at Orochimaru, along with many other students. Was this the same man that preached about the wonders of science and its findings every day?

"I don't understand." said Tsubaki with a head tilt.

Orochimaru chuckled to himself. "Alright, maybe I should explain a little." he sat back down in his chair and pushed the quiz papers to the side "Why do we go through the things that we go through; both good and bad?"

"I-I don't know." answered Tsubaki.

"Exactly. 'I don't know' is the answer and also a problem I once had trouble accepting." he said.

"What do you mean by that? Aren't things just bound to happen?" asked another student "We can't control the world."

"But shouldn't the deity that you pray to at night be able to control what happens in your life?" he asked. The student lowered her head as she couldn't answer back "I understand that we grow from certain situations in life, situations that are different for us all, but why do they happen and how do they happen?"

"Cause and effect is the most human definition for that." said Sona.

"True, but every cause has a beginning. What was the first cause, and therefore, the first effect? What started it all? And why must we suffer or benefit from them?" he asked.

"I don't think that's something for us to find out about, Sensei." said a male student "That's above us. Even though we don't know these things… I think we should just live."

"Your outlook on the process of life is interesting, but your words will only be an opinion until proven, which will never happen. Science can never pinpoint why I like eating eggs. Science won't ever answer why I love science. Science will never explain to us why we were born. So what is the purpose of continuing a subject that only makes us continue to ask more questions?"

His words were felt in every soul listening to his words. A heavy silence filled the room as Orochimaru's question raged inside of everyone's mind, even to the point of questioning why they were in this class.

"So what is your point, Mr. Tsuki?" asked Rias, finally breaking the tension with her voice.

Orochimaru sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "I've never told you all the real reason why I wanted to become a scientist. And, depending on your morals, you would either agree that my goal would have helped or hurt the world."

"And your goal was?" asked Rias.

"How to gain immortality."

"Immortality? Why would you want that?" asked Sona.

"Life is short. I won't be able to understand everything I want during this short life and I won't be able to finish life with the people I started it with." he muttered. "My parents both died when I was young. Double homicide in the lab we had at our house. I found the bodies and all I felt was sadness. After that, I felt hatred towards life itself because of how easy it was for it to be taken away, but people still valued it more than anything in the world. I hated my skin, for it was too weak to handle the puncture of the smallest of needles. I hated my mind because it was easily succumbed in sadness when I saw my parent's body. And ultimately, I hated my soul because I didn't know where it would go when I would die. Is there such thing as heaven? Hell? Is there even such thing as nothing?"

"Th-that's… very deep." said another student.

"It was, and for my young mind, it was a realization that was too deep for me. So I studied the body for decades, understanding its weakness and strengths. I went insane while trying to find out what life meant. What did it mean for the boy whose life changed after a car wreck? For the girl who was alone all her life? What is the life of an atheist, believer, or anything? It was a very dark time for me."

"So did you find an answer?" asked Sona.

"No, because my answer isn't even an answer; it's an opinion. My belief is that humans live on through knowledge we learn from our surroundings. Our bodies can never be immortal, but our knowledge of the world will carry on. Even if it is twisted and manipulated from the original, it can still out live us." he explained.

"But that doesn't answer the question as to why do things happen the way they do." said a student.

"Because there isn't an answer. Maybe you've been manipulated by someone all your life, maybe your god has blessed you or the devil has cursed you, or maybe the only reason why you found that large amount of money on the ground is because a child went though their mother's purse and dropped the only money they had; the money she would use to pay their bills and finally be free from debt. You can say that cause and effect runs the world, but I also believe that coincidences, blessing, being at the right place at the right time, and more, runs this world."

The bell rang, signaling everyone that class was over. Orochimaru leaned back into his chair with a smile "I'm glad I had this conversation with you all. Just because of that, everyone will get a one hundred on your quiz, regardless of what you put as your answers."

The class cheered in happiness, glad that they got a free hundred. "Thank god, because I didn't study at all!" shouted a student.

"Expect for you, Dan." Orochimaru destroyed the boy's happiness as he sulked out of the room. Orochimaru chuckled evilly as he watched him leave the room.

Rias stepped in front of his desk, causing him to turn to her. He noticed her face was filled with curiosity and felt like she was going to ask a question he didn't want to hear.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

"Aww, isn't this a surprise. The Princess is worried about me." he said with his usual grin "I must remember this moment."

"You should." she said as she reached into her backpack. She grabbed something and threw the object at him. He caught it easily and inspected the object in his hands, noticing that it was the same pill bottle he gave her weeks ago. "Those will help you sleep better. You look like you need it with those bags under your eyes."

Orochimaru's grin grew at the Gremory heiress, who was countering it with her own cocky grin. "Ho, ho, ho! Seems the Princess has learned some! That was a nice move."

"Thanks." she said, but her smirk twisted into a frown "But are you really okay? That wasn't like the usual you today."

"I'll be alright." he said with a wave "Head to your next class, Gremory. Everything will work out." he finished, stealing Yoh's motto.

"If you say so." she gave her teacher one last glance, burning the image of his troubled face into her mind, before leaving the room.

She was walking with Akeno down the hall to their next class when they heard all the mummers. It happened all the time, of course, so they both ignored it. Everyone eyed whispered at them, the two queens of the school, as they casually walked down the hallways. They all thought that they were the perfect people with perfect lives. Rias silently chuckled at the thought. They didn't know anything…

"Buchou." Rias looked towards her best friend, whose usual smile was replaced with a frown as she looked in front of them. Rias followed her eyes and tensed when she saw Issei headed their way. He was with a couple of guys and was talking nonchalantly. However, Rias' heart started to beat faster as they were about to cross paths. Issei's eyes were darting around while talking with his group, but they stopped once they found her eyes. Awkwardness filled her stomach as they entered a staring contest, but she couldn't turn away, even if she wanted to. Akeno frowned at Rias' troubled face as they both stopped their walking and waited to be confronted by the boy.

The group that Issei was with admired the two beauties, hearts filling their eyes as they slowly made their way around them. She smiled at the group and waved, but the smile was obviously fake… or at least, the real smile she was hiding was only meant for a certain brown-haired [Pawn].

Issei was the last person in the group to pass by Rias. In a desperate act to talk to her [Pawn], Rias put a hand on Issei's shoulder. "Ise, can we talk?"

"Not right now." and shrugged her hand off of his shoulder. He ignored the shocked faces of his friends and continued his walk. Rias watched him walk away with worry.

"I'm not getting anywhere like this. That was the first time he's spoken to me ever since we had our argument." she muttered sadly.

"He'll come around, Buchou. All he needs is time." said Akeno, placing a hand of concern on her [King]'s shoulder "Just leave him be."

"I don't know, Akeno. I've let him had so much time alone. I think that maybe what's making it easier for him to push away from us." Rias answered "I… I need an idea to compete." she said as she continued her walking.

"Compete for what? And against who?" asked Akeno as she followed her best friend.

Rias growled as an image of peerage of the mysterious [King] entered her mind. "Against those guys on the outskirts of town; I need to find away to get his attention."

"Well, the only thing I can think about is seduction, but Issei has changed in his perverted ways since being a part of your peerage." stated Akeno.

"True, but even if he was still a pervert, I wouldn't want to do that. It may cause more harm than good." Rias said as she rubbed her chin in thought "I'm sure something will pop up in my mind. For now, however, we'll leave him alone."

After School

Naruto's Peerage House

Orochimaru quietly knocked on a closed door. After hearing a small "Enter, nya", he opened the door and closed it as silently as possible. He sighed as he took in the sight before him. Naruto, his master, was in a bed hooked up to many machines to sustain his health. Kuroko was pressed against Naruto, under the covers with him. She had Naruto's head lying on her stomach, allowing her easy access to his hair in which she played with to pass the time.

"Still unconscious?" asked Orochimaru as he set his briefcase on the floor.

"Yes. I haven't gotten a response from him yet… his breathing is getting better, though. That's a good thing, nya." she muttered sadly.

"Alright, let me check up on everything now." he said as he walked to the right side of the bed where all the machines were.

"Alright… the left over blood of Seryu and Sairoarg is still flowing properly."

"Yup, nya, and the blood the Lee donated is flowing into his left arm while the rest is in his right."

"Good. Oxygen mask?"

"Fully functional, but I had to reposition it when it was rubbing the side of his cheeks. He started to bleed a lot but I healed it with my charka. His skin is easy to break, apparently…"

"..sigh….His daily nutrient injections?"

"I handled that before you came here, nya. It went smoothly."

"His food tube?"

"Also working, but I hate the smell of that disgusting paste food, nya!"

"Water pump?"

"There were a few complications early on today with that, too. I kindaaaaaa-it wasn't on purpose!- pressed the wrong button so he was injected with more water in his stomach, hehe…Sorry? I used my chakra to get some of it out, so he doesn't need any more water for the rest of the day."

"But you didn't expose him too much to your chakra, right? His body can't handle that right now."

"I didn't, nya. I know that he's fragile."

"Alright. What about his waste?"

"He hasn't gone poo-poo yet, nya!"

Orochimaru sighed while Kuroka giggled softly. It seemed like everything was working fine for their master at the moment. Now, all they needed was for Naruto to wake up and explain everything to him. "Well then I'll continue to leave him in your care. I'll be downstairs with everyone else for the time being."

"Thanks, Snakey, nya!"

Orochimaru rolled his eyes and picked up his briefcase, leaving the cat girl with their master. He entered his own room and changed his clothes, back in his usual tunic and long purple rope tied around his waist. He made his way downstairs to the common room to see Anna enjoying her control over the tv while Kisame was sitting in his recliner grumbling.

"This show is fucking stupid. I don't get why you like watching housewives! Most of these hoes ain't even married!" the blue man shouted.

"Shut up. I have the remote. You be quiet." Anna countered quietly.

"Ooohhhh, just wait until my night with the remote." Kisame said with a growl "We'll be watching Animal Planet all day!"

"Well, until that day comes, shut up." she said again and turned the volume up.

"Seems you two are getting along." said Orochimaru as he sat down on one of the couches.

"Your eyes deceive you, Orochimaru. I thought you were smarter than that." said Anna.

"Yeah, I don't know what's going on in that fucked up mind of yours, because I'll never be friends with this housewife watching, always frowning, super-boring, little girl." Kisame said while crossing his arms "I honestly don't see how Yoh can put up with you."

Orochimaru kept his curiosity to himself when he saw Anna flinch slightly at Kisame's words. Kisame had his eyes close, so he didn't see it, but Orochimaru saw it and smirked. 'So the girl does have some weak points within herself.'

"Where is everyone else, if you two don't mind me asking?" Orochimaru said, making sure to store his new information on Anna in his head.

"Lee and Yoh went running or some shit. Hoe went to the store." Kisame laughed at how he referred to Hao "Is the blonde still unconscious?"

"Yeah… but, it seems like his recovery is going smoothly. He should wake up one of these days; all we need to be is patient with him."

"Well, he needs to wake up sooner rather than later. I've always wanted to fight him." Samehada shrieked in agreement "Seems like your down with the idea as well, hehehe!"

"You can't fight a cripple, dumb ass." said Anna as she sipped some of her soda from a glass "He can't move. How do you think that he can fight?"

"It's Naruto! He'll figure some shit out! He's always has! I mean, look at what he's done now. He probably has one of those 'back-up' plans." Kisame put air quotes around 'back-up' with a grin.

"In your defense, Kisame, I hope you're right, because he doesn't look good. He's gotten some of his color back, but I don't know how long he'll be like this honestly."

"He looked so weak…" Anna muttered, remembering how Naruto's bone almost seemed to break out of the skin containing them "I hope he gets better soon."

The door opened and Hao entered the house with a few bags in hand. He went to kitchen and set them down, but not before nodding his head to everyone as his own way of saying hello.

"Is he still asleep?" asked Hao.

"Yes. Kuroka's watching him." Orochimaru answered.

"Hn… I'll go up now then." he said as he climbed up the stairs and walked to Naruto's room. He opened the door to see Kuroka clutching onto Naruto's body, humming soft tunes while playing with his hair. Her ears perked up and she smiled at Hao.

"Hello, nya. Came to talk to Naruto?" she asked.

"I didn't come to talk to a man that won't answer me. I just came to check up on him, that's all." he said as he walked to the left side of Naruto's bed.

"Well, I'm about to go get something to eat. You wouldn't mind staying here for a while, nya?" asked Naruto's protégé.

"Sure." he answered plainly. Kuroka nodded and slowly got out of the bed, making an effort not to disturb Naruto's body. After she was free, she quietly made her way out of the room and headed downstairs.

Hao took a seat in one of the chairs that were against the wall. They had all used them to watch over Naruto the night he was freed. He wasn't responding at all to their calls and couldn't move an inch. They all assisted Orochimaru, helping him inject Naruto with the nutrients he needed as well as hooking him up to all the machines that kept Naruto alive until he could support himself.

Hao glared at all the machine filling the room. The periodic noises they made were starting to irritate him. He looked down at the tubes that were planted into Naruto's body with disdain. Lee's blood, which matched with Naruto's own blood type, was currently entering Naruto's body, which would help with the recovery process. He looked better than how he did a few days ago, but to Hao…

"Why…" Hao clinched his fist as stared at Naruto "Why are you so weak?"

He could hear the Spirit of Fire growling from within him in agreement. Hao glared at his 'master'. He was unconscious, so he couldn't feel the KI that was imitating from Hao, which was starting to grow second by second. "This isn't the man I imagined. You aren't the man I thought you were… My expectations for you were so high… "Hao sighed and covered his face with his hand "And now all I see is trash…"

Naruto's body took in a sharp intake of air, startling Hao, but he went back to taking his slowly, periodic breaths. Hao shook his head as he continued his one-sided conversation. "You taught me more than my parents did. You've done so much for me. Teaching me how to control myself and changing my thoughts on the world. But now that I see you, it's like a majority of that knowledge is steadily going down the drain. You said you were strong…. a war hero… this isn't what that looks like."

Naruto's heart monitor continued to beep slowly. Hao glared at the machine with hatred "You've succumbed to living off the inventions of lowly humans. You're depending on them! While I understand that you were trapped in that seal for a long time, you could have found other people to help you sooner! Am I supposed to feel bad for you even though you purposely put yourself through such torture?!"

Hao's hand moved closer and closer to Naruto's neck as he spoke. Suddenly, the door to the Naruto's room bust opened and Kuroka, followed by Kisame, Orochimaru, and Anna, entered the room with their magic ready and at hand. "What the hell are you doing!" shouted Kuroka, glaring daggers at the older Asakura. "I swear, Hao, I will kill you if you make one more move!"

Hao glared at the cat girl, summoning his magic as well. The head of the Spirit of Fire appeared over Hao and it growled out at the group. "You don't understand…"

"I understand that you're trying to kill him just because he isn't what you thought he would be. Now move away from him! NOW!" Kuroka's magic started to pour from her body rapidly and it surprised Hao at how much she had.

He looked back at Naruto, taking in his sick form, before glaring at the group near the entrance again. "Do you not see what this man is?! He's preached to use about being strong! About being able to take care of ourselves, but humbling ourselves enough to be a part of a team! To make smart decisions! He could have found some other people to be in his peerage way sooner than us! Why did he wait?!"

"Because…"

Hao looked down in disbelief at the hand the now covered is own. Naruto's eyes were opened and looked up to Hao's with kindness. Even though he had a mask on his face with a tube entering his mouth, Naruto smiled as his [Bishop], even though it looked strained.

"I had… to take care of you…"

Shock and a little bit of fear was evident on Hao's face as he snatched his hand away from Naruto "You're awake?"

Naruto slightly giggled to himself, but it didn't sound as happy as it would while in his orb form. Kuroka ran to the other side of his bed to make sure he was ok. "Naruto. You're finally awake." tears started to form as she smiled at her [King] with all the love she could muster.

"You think I'm… weak?" Naruto coughed out. Hao growled and took a step back from Naruto's bed.

"I do. I think you put yourself in this predicament. I don't feel bad for you one bit!" he yelled.

Naruto started to laugh, but he couldn't continue as he coughed again. Kuroka looked at him in worry, but he didn't pay attention to her. All his attention was on Hao. "True, I put mys..myself in this predicament, but for good… reason…" he wheezed out "But my [Bishop] thinks I'm weak… eh heheheh…. what a joke."

"Excuse me?" Hao said with a glare at his [King]. Naruto continued to weakly laugh like he didn't have a care in the world.

"Come back in four days…" the room started to noticeably get colder and the pressure increased slightly. Naruto's magic was building up inside of him at a surprising rate "and I'll show you… who's weak."

The glare that Naruto was shooting at Hao made him shiver. Even the Spirit of Fire, a being of fire, lightly groaned at the feeling overcoming his partner. The coldness in those eyes was something neither of them was expecting. Even in his sicken-state, Naruto's glare put fear in Hao's heart, but he hid his fear well with a glare of his own. Hao took a few steps back before disappearing in his own magic circle.

When Hao left, the invisible pressure in the room disappeared. Naruto sighed as he tried to sit up, but Kuroka pushed him back down. His body was still very weak, so it didn't take a lot of force to overpower him.

"Naruto, you must stay still...Your still healing, nya." Kuroka said in his ear quietly. His other peerage members surrounded the bed, making sure that their master was okay.

He grinned at his [Queen]. "Well, if the doctor… said I can't move, I'll stay still." he said with a grin that made Kuroka's heart pump faster. "However, I have such a good feeling… welling up inside of my chest. This is the first time I get to see you all…with my own eyes."

"We're just glad you're okay from that idiot." Orochimaru said with his own rare, serene smile "We'll make sure that you are well guarded until your fully healed, Naruto-sama."

"Thanks, but it won't be needed. I'm okay with Kuroka staying here with me. She can handle the job, isn't that right, my p… protégé?" Naruto ended with a gasp. He still felt weak, but he was happy that he could finally talk to his family members in person.

"Nya, I'll take care of you, Naruto. Just go back to sleep…" a magic seal appeared over Kuroka's hand and she held it over Naruto's face. Purple stardust that glittered from the sunlight entering the room from the window fell from the seal and on Naruto's face. He took in a deep breath, inhaling some of the dust, before slowly fall back to sleep.

"Sleeping powder, I assume." Anna said. Kuroka nodded and placed Naruto's head on her breast.

"Yes. It won't harm him. He needs to rest." she said quietly "You all can leave if you want. I can handle things from here."

"If that is your wish…" Orochimaru muttered as he slowly made his way out of the room, followed by Anna and Kisame.

"Damn, who knew that Hao was so fucked up?" were Kisame's final words as he closed the door behind him.

Occult Research Club

Rias was by herself in the building. She was meditating on her situation with her [Pawn], Issei.

'I honestly don't know what to do.' she thought to herself in worry. 'Everything I try, I mess up. I don't have any ideas and he won't even give me his time of day.'

Rias sighed as she ran her hands through her hair in stress. "Damn it, I need help with this. If only-"

"Ria-taannnnnnn!"

Rias groaned as she heard the familiar voice of her brother. "Why are you here?"

Appearing suddenly out of nowhere, Sirzechs launched himself at his sister, hugging her tightly. Rias blushed in embarrassment as she tried to push Sirzechs off. "Big brother! Get off of me!"

"Oh, I haven't seen my little, itty-bitty, sister in so long! How have you been! You look well! Did you brush your teeth!?"

It took a while, but Sirzechs finally calmed down after a few more minutes of agony. He sat down in one of the couches and smiled at his younger sister. "You do look well, but I'm feeling the sense that you're troubled in some way. Can I help somehow?"

Rias sighed and contemplated her decision on speaking with her brother. 'Even though I've already asked for ideas from Yuuto, I guess I'd be good if to ask for help from another man.' she internally decided that talking to her brother would be the right move after all.

"I do have a problem and I guess I could use some advice. But I don't want you to take this like it's a game! I want you to be fully co-operative and serious!" she said with a pout.

"Anything for my little sister." he said with a smile. Rias smiled slightly at his statement, but quickly went back to her business-like attitude.

"My [Pawn], Issei Hyoudou. Do you know of him?" she asked.

"Yea, I actually do. We met a few days ago." he answered, surprising the younger Gremory.

"Y-you did? Why didn't he say anything?"

Sirzechs frowned as he thought back to the night of Naruto's revival. He felt as if it wasn't his right to reveal what they were up to, so he quickly came up with a lie. "I don't know why, but we were watching TV." he didn't like lying to his little sister, but it wasn't his place to tell her everything going on.

"Where were you at and why didn't you tell me you were in town?" she asked with a frown.

"We'll, you might as well know this now, the [Queen] of that peerage is Kuroka the Nekomata, Koneko's older sister." Rias' eyes widened in shock "There was another deal with your marriage with Riser. If they were to break your contract with Riser through Rating Game, I'd disable Kuroka's statues as an SS-class stray devil."

"But why?!" shouted Rias in confusion and anger. She knew what that woman did and it was disgusting. "Why would you free her of her status as a stray-devil?"

"It's hard to explain, but know that she's innocent and I was told that through a reliable source." he answered plainly.

"But what if they were lying? What if-

"They weren't lying." he said with all seriousness. Rias didn't like the answer, however.

"Onii-sama, you have to understand-

"I understand quite enough, Rias." he said sternly, shutting her up "It's just things that you don't understand yet. You'll learn soon enough."

"I… I guess, but what were you doing over there anyway?" she quickly wanted continue with the subject at hand. A serious Sirzechs was a scary Sirzechs, after all.

"Me and Orochimaru are friends." he said with a shoulder shrug. "We meet up at his house and Issei was there at the time."

"Oh… that makes sense." Rias muttered sadly, causing Sirzechs to raise an eyebrow.

"Is something the matter?" he asked his sister, in which she went into full detail of everything happening with her and her [Pawn]. Sirzechs listened quietly, making sure to fully understand the situation his little sister was in before giving her his answer.

"So that's basically it." she finished with a sigh. Truly, she has never been more stressed out over something… well, other than her arranged marriage, but that's over now.

"Mmhmmm, seems like you have a real problem at hand. Young Issei is finding out for himself how the world works and he doesn't like it one bit." said Sirzechs, rubbing his chin in thought.

"It is and I've tried getting him to understand that I'm not like that, but he won't listen." she said sadly. "I've ran out of ideas and I don't know what to do."

Sirzechs sighed in stress "I've got a boat load of problems of my own and it's similar to your problem, Rias."

She raised an eyebrow at her brother in interest "How so?"

"There's been a growing distrust of high-class devils from the lower classes." he explained "My stunt to save the young Phenex wasn't taken so well. People are starting to see things in a different way…. and while I don't support this growing movement, I can't say that I feel guilty for how it is."

"You're a good hearted person, Onii-sama." Rias said confidently "They'll understand that it won't be a big problem for long."

"No, Rias… no, it will be a problem; a problem that may last for a while. Just the other day, one of my butlers tried to assassinate me."

The younger Gremory couldn't even form words as her mouth was slightly ajar in shock. Someone tried him? One of his own servants wanted to kill the leader of the Underworld?

"Things are changing. I should have done something else with the Raval Phenex. Maybe I should have left her alone, even if it came with the cost of losing the support of the Phenex Clan. And before you yell in disagreement, know that what I did could start another civil war. I hope that it doesn't, but it may start another if things continue with how it is. While the Gremory are nice to their servants, there are clans that treat their servants however they want. The lower classes are sick of the favoritism that we high-class devils have and want things to change."

"That's a lot to process. I didn't know things were getting that bad." she muttered quietly.

"They are… but I'll handle it the right way. I want to avoid war. Low-class devils make the majority of our species, so it wouldn't make sense not to listen to their demands. I'll make sure everything will go as smooth as possible." he said with a smile.

"And that's what makes you a great leader, Onii-sama." Rias said with a genuine smile.

"Thanks for that, Ria-tan, but you have your own problem that needs handling, right?" she nodded in agreement "Well then, I think I have a solution."

"Which is?" she said with child-like curiosity, leaning towards her brother in excitement.

"Fight him."

Rias slapped her forehead and groaned "Fight him? Do you honestly think that will work?"

"I don't see anything else you've come up work yet." Rias growled at Sirzechs' shot which was filled with truth "Listen, I know more about boys than you do. There isn't nothing like a good ole' tussle when things turn sour."

"I know, but why would that work?" she asked.

"Whenever Ajuka and I would disagree during our younger days, we would fight it out. While it wasn't the safest things to do, fighting helped us understand one another. That same thing could happen with you and Issei." he said with a shrug.

"Really? I'm not too excited at the idea of fighting my own servant." she said, displeased with Sirzechs' answer to her problem.

"I promise you; sometimes you need to use your fist to solve your problems. It's the best way for you to understand him and for him to understand you. You have to do something different if you want to show him you're serious of gaining his trust, Ria-tan. It's just how things work."

"If you say so…" she said with a sigh "Seriously, I will never understand boys…"

"You never will, either." he said with a laugh "I have to go now, but I hope you find success with your [Pawn]. I'd hate it if you two didn't get along, which would cause him to rebel against you, which would then make him into a stray devil, which would make me put a bounty on his head."

"Uh..y-yea.." Rias said with uncertainty "Well, I guess this is good bye."

"Yup! Make sure to keep doing well in school! You are the heiress of the Gremory Clan after all!" he said with a wave as he disappeared.

Rias frowned once her brother was gone. While it was always good to see her brother, his idea did put her on edge. "Fight him? That doesn't sound logical. I'm sure something will pop up soon."

Rias straightened her desk for the night before teleporting herself to the Hyoudou Residence for the night.

Hyoudou Residence

Rias sat down on the couch with Asia, who was watching some cartoon. They all, excluding Issei, had dinner not too long ago and the elder Hyoudou's retired to their room for the night. Issei hadn't returned home yet so his dinner was in the fridge, waiting for him.

"How was your day, Buchou?" asked Asia politely.

"It went well." she said with a smile "Nothing was a burden; however, I'm still trying to find a way to prove myself to Issei."

"He told me about the fight you two had." she mumbled "I don't like that you two aren't getting along. It's very hard seeing two friends fight."

"I know, Asia, but it's just something I have to deal with. A lot of the things I've done these past few weeks have been unfair and I'm just now learning that. I guess I'm not fit out to be [King]…"

"N-no! Buchou is a great [King]! You just have a lot to learn! I couldn't have the job you had, Buchou! But you take all the stress with pride a-and I really admire that about you!" Asia squeaked out.

Rias smiled at the younger girl "Thank you for that, Asia. I really appreciate you being here with me at this time."

"No problem, Buchou." she answered back with a smile of her own "I just hope-

The front door suddenly opened, cutting the conversation between [King] and [Bishop]. Issei entered the house drenched in sweat, probably from his training session with Lee. Both Rias and Asia stood up and greeted Issei happily. He waved at the two, but he was too tired to say anything as he headed upstairs.

"Where are you going, Issei?" Asia asked cutely.

"Shower." he said simply as he continued his walk. He seemed to almost struggle going up the stairs to the bathroom from the fatigue he was feeling. The two watched him march up the stairs with worry until he was gone from sight.

"He's really trying hard to get stronger." Asia said.

"He is, but I don't want him to run himself to the ground. Too much training could be bad for his health." Rias said.

"Yes, but I think he needs this." said Asia as she sat back down. Rias followed her [Bishop] to the couch and sat with her.

"Why do you say that?" Rias asked with curiosity.

"I watched the fight that the other peerage had for us along with the battle that the guy who wears that green jump suit. Issei seemed a little scared when we watched it over and over together. I guess he was putting himself in their situation and judging what he could do."

"And his results?" Rias asked, but she knew the answer.

"He wouldn't survive: I'm sure that's what he was thinking. That's why, even though he's immersing himself into his training, I'm glad that he is doing this for himself. He has a drive, and if he's happy, then I'm happy for him. It's what makes Issei- Issei." the blonde concluded.

"It's what makes Issei- Issei…" Rias rubbed her chin in thought "What do you think I do to represent myself, Asia?"

"You, Buchou?" she asked with confusion "Well… you run the Occult Research Club! You are a top student at Kuoh and you have people adoring you everywhere you go."

"I know that," Rias said with a hair flip "but forget about my image. What do you think my goals are? What drives me to do the things I do? What makes Rias Gremory… just Rias?"

Asia was silent, contemplating on her answer, before saying her thoughts out loud.

"I don't know."

Rias stared at Asia with no expression on her face. Asia looked at her friend in worry, thinking that she said something wrong. She didn't know of Rias' goals or anything, but that didn't mean that she didn't like Rias Gremory as a person. "I-I mean, that i-isn't a b-bad thing! Many people haven't f-found themselves, even in old age!"

"I get that…" Rias sighed and sat back into the couch "It's just that I've grown up to believe that I'm so special! That I'm this and that! I've had everything I wanted handed to me on a silver platter, but did that come at the cost of not even developing myself as a person? Or course, I'll grow with age, but that's just my mentality and my body. But me… as just Rias… I don't even know if I have an identity…"

"Well… have you ever done something to find yourself?" Asia asked, genially concerned "Have you let anyone else know about your… identity issue?"

"I…I haven't. Well, maybe Akeno… but I haven't fully expressed myself to anyone… ever."

"Well, maybe you should one day- whenever you're ready to do so." said Asia as she stood up "I'm sleepy now. I have a test tomorrow that I must be rest for so I can perform well. Good night." Asia said with a happy smile and a wave.

"Good night, Asia." Rias said with a kind hearted smile "I think I'll stay up for a little while longer before going to sleep. Thanks for this conversation. I needed it."

Asia nodded at her [King] before headed upstairs for bed. Rias sat there for while, contemplating on her conversations with both Asia and Sirzechs. She wasn't going to fight Issei, that's for certain, but what other option did she have? He wouldn't talk to her- he wouldn't even look in her direction!

She sat on the couch for a while, not even noticing time flying by. When it was almost midnight, Rias was finally aware of the time and quickly headed to bed. However, she usually slept with Issei and Asia in Issei's room, so she wasn't looking forward to the awkwardness awaiting her.

Entering and closing the door behind her, it was dark in the room and she could her Asia's snoozing. She was hugging onto Issei's left arm and using as a pillow. She smiled at the cute scene and walked over to the right side of the bed. She stripped from all of her clothing, revealing her amazing figure, but her peerage members were too deep in their sleep to notice. She slid into bed and pulled the covers over her, sighing in content at the softness that rubbed against her nude body. Rias bit the bottom of her lip when she saw Issei's other arm on his side. Asia, surprisingly, didn't try to hog it like how she would try to.

'Should I?' she thought to herself. While the bed felt good, the heat that Issei would radiate would always feel amazing. But she didn't want to intrude. They were on bad terms anyway…

'Well, we are sleeping in the same bed…and he is asleep. Maybe he won't notice?' she said with a small blush as she scooted next to Issei and grabbed his arm-

"What are you doing?" Issei's voice surprised the Gremory. She flinched at his voice, but couldn't see his face since he was cuddled up with Asia.

"I-I just wanted to… you know…" Rias' blush continued to grow along with her embarrassment at being caught.

Issei turned his head enough to see Rias' red face, but he didn't react to it. "You know… before all of this mess between us happened, I would have loved to be in this same position."

Rias' blush started to fade away as the pressure of the room started to increase. "I know that." she muttered.

"Then you understand why I don't want to be close to you. You being in the same bed with me are already pushing my limits."

"Listen, Ise, I understand that you're mad at me and I'm sorry for the argument we had a few days ago… I've… I've been jealous of the attention you've been giving them." the Gremory admitted.

"You mean Lee, Yoh, and Orochimaru?" he asked.

"All of them. You tend to get along with them so well… I look at that peerage and compare them to my own… while they are stronger than us, for sure, I don't see much of a difference. Both peerages see all the members as family." she explained.

"No, they don't consider each other as family members." Rias raised an eyebrow in curiosity. Issei continued "That peerage was first formed a few weeks ago. They all met each other at the same time, excluding Orochimaru who said he met everyone other than their [Queen]. They're not a family yet because they hardly know each other, but they're taking the time to do so… and they're doing it the right way."

"I see you, Kiba, Akeno, Koneko, and Asia smile and talk with each other after school in the clubhouse. You all have a connection, but I don't feel that when I'm with you. I feel that sense of friendship when I'm hanging out with Lee and Yoh. When I fight against Anna and Kisame for the TV remote, I feel happy. Even when I mediate with Orochimaru and Hao, they're nice to me. And now that their [Queen] is back, I can already tell that she's an amazing person. I just… fit in more with them…" he finished.

"But if Asia can accept us, why can't you?" Rias grabbed his arm and held it to her chest "I want you to see us in the same light. I don't want you thinking that we're against you. I know a lot of my past mistakes with you have been selfish, but I'm willing to start over now. I truly want you to see us as your family."

"I'm sorry, Buchou, but I don't know if that is possible." Rias' eyes widened with hurt. Tears started to form around the edges of her eyes. "I see you all laughing and smiling… enjoying each other's company….. And Yuuma's face just pops up all the time in my head. I'm haunted by it. Whenever I'm around you, her image appears in my mind and it stops me from getting closer to you. She's a reminder."

"I'm sorry, Ise, but I feel like they're trying to steal you away from me." she whispered. Her body was shaking while she tried to hold back tears. "I try to understand you, but don't give me the opportunity to do so."

Issei stared at Rias' face for a while. Her teal-blue eyes were filled with tears and she was gripping his arm like it was her lifeline. Her body was lightly shaking and he could tell that she was trying to stop herself before becoming an emotional wreck.

Another girl appeared over Rias' shaking body. Issei's breath hitched as Yuuma appeared smiling down at him. Her eyes were the same, along with her hair, skin tone…. Issei swore he could smell the scent of apples, the same scent that he burnt into memory while on his date with her.

"Are you going to join the girl that had a part of my doom?" Yuuma's mouth didn't move, but Issei heard her voice clear as day.

"No." he said out loud. Rias didn't know that Issei was seeing things and couldn't hold back the tears. She muffled her mouth with her hand as she cried, not even knowing of Issei's own internal struggles.

Yuuma's face suddenly turned viscous, mirroring the smile of Raynare. Yuuma's smile, hair, and over all attitude changed into the fallen angel that killed him to what seemed like months ago.

"She'll just do you like how I did!" Yuuma turned Rayare laughed evilly "Just watch! She's the heiress of the Gremory! You think she has time to really appreciate you!? Everything coming out of her mouth is lies! LIES!"

Issei rolled over, back to his position he was in with Asia before Rias entered the room. While Rias was silently sobbing, Issei had his own tears running down his cheeks. He pulled his arm out of Rias' grasp and used it to wrap around Asia. He gritted his teeth and forced his eyes shut, but the echoes of Raynare's laughter reverberated in his mind.

A crying Gremory…

A crying servant…

Asia unconsciously smiled and cuddled up to the extra warmth that hugged her body…

The orange orb disappeared…

The next morning

"40..41…42…43..44….45"

"Are you alright, partner?" a green light flashed from Issei's right hand as Ddraig spoke out loud.

"Perfect….46..47…48.."

"I listened to the conversation you had with the Gremory last night. While I understand that you are feeling a world of hurt, it isn't all her fault. I say you put this behind you."

"49….50…." Issei looked at the bar and another shot of Yuuma's face flashed in his mind "51….52…53…"

"Are you ignoring me, partner?" Ddraig asked with a little edge in his voice.

"I'm not ignoring you." Issei said, keeping a mental count of his reps in his head "I just don't want to talk about her."

"Then when are you going to recognize your problem that you've had? I've held onto your secret, but this problem isn't something that I can help you with. You need outside help. You're haunted by that girl and the fallen angel and you're holding all of it in. It's not healthy at all."

"I know, Ddraig, but I don't want to tell anyone yet. I don't want to be a burden anymore." Issei answered.

"Alright, but when I believe this problem of yours is too much for you to handle, I'll step in." the dragon finished as he went back into his slumber.

"Thanks." said Issei as he continued to lift his weights. He thought back to the day Rias had helped him with his reps that day. He could barely get to 40, but he had somehow got past that. He made it to 50 with her help, but he needed to be stronger so that he didn't have to depend on anyone because the time where he has to defend himself and anyone around him would come back around. He had to be ready.

Issei racked up the bar and sighed in content. He stood up from his bench and started to walk out the basement. He grinned when he flexed, flashing his muscles at the mirror in the room.

"70 reps with 200 pounds? I'm getting better." he said to himself with a genuine smile as he turned the lights off and closed the door behind him.

After taking a quick shower, he put on his uniform and headed downstairs to see his parents and Asia finishing up breakfast.

"Mornin'." Issei said with a wave.

"Hello, dear." Mrs. Hyoudou said with a smile "I have your food ready for you. I saw your plate from last night was still in the fridge. Did you not like it?"

"No, I just wasn't hungry last night, but now I am!" he said as he devoured the eggs his mother made. She smiled at her son while Asia giggled at how he ate his food.

"Something seemed the matter with Rias today." Mr. Hyoudou said after he took a sip of his coffee "Do you know any reason why?"

"No, I don't." Issei internally cursed at himself. He was lying way to easily now. 'I've been around Orochimaru to much lately. I'm picking up his antics.' "Did she already leave?"

"Yeah, she left not too long ago." Asia said with a frown "She really did seem upset."

Issei hummed in thought, thinking back to their conversation last night. He didn't regret what he said, but he didn't like it either. He shrugged his shoulders and went back to eating his breakfast. 'She's Rias Gremory, after all. Nothing will bother her for too long. She'll find a way.'

Later that day

Students stepped out of the Gremory's way as she strutted down the hallways. It was unusual to see her frowning, but today was the first time the students of Kuoh Academy actually saw Rias Gremory angry. For what reason, nobody knew, but the atmosphere around her screamed at everyone to take a few steps back.

As for Rias herself, her expression on the outside matched her thoughts on the inside. She was angry. Really angry. The conversation between Issei and her last night made her cry for sure…. but now it made her angry. She had tried so many things! So many opportunities she's given her [Pawn] and he just brushed her aside when she was at her weakest. Sure, her thoughts were very selfish, but she deserved to be angry right now, right!?

Akeno followed her friend down the hall with a worried look. The last time Rias looked this mad, it was when she was told that she was in an arranged marriage. It was a rare sight indeed and Akeno felt sorry for whatever got her friend this mad, for they won't be around to talk about it for long.

The two entered Orochimaru's room silently and made their way to their seats. Rias sat down and crossed her hands together. She looked at the clock in the room. They had three more minutes until class started. Orochimaru wasn't in the room yet, but a few students were. She started to tap her foot on the ground with impatience. It was like everything was trying to piss her off today! Even time wouldn't speed up to sate her anger! This was-

Rias felt a hand on her shoulder and she jerked her head to the owner. Akeno's worried face stopped her from striking out and calmed her down a little. "What's wrong? Please don't tell me nothing because everyone in school can feel something is wrong. You know you can tell me anything and it'll stay in-between us."

Rias smiled and nodded at her friend, telling her every little detail of what happened last night. Akeno listened to Rias' story, internalizing it fully to understand her situation with her [Pawn].

"Now that he did that, I don't even feel sad anymore. I feel angry at him. I've tried and tried and tried and nothing works."

"So you're giving up on him?" Akeno asked with a frown.

"I don't know. I…"

"Good evening, class." Orochimaru entered the room at the same time the bell rang "Glad to see everyone safe and sound."

Rias raised an eyebrow at Orochimaru. He didn't have the same attitude that he had yesterday. He almost seemed happier than how he usually was.

"Do you feel better from yesterday, Mr. Tsuki?" asked one of his students.

"Very much so." he said with a smile that made some of the girls swoon at him with hearts in their eyes "Something happened to me yesterday and it boosted my spirits quite a bit."

"What was it, if you don't mind us asking?" a male student asked.

Orochiamru's grin grew even bigger, if that was even possible "A friend of mine returned."

For a while, she didn't understand what he meant, but then it clicked. Rias' eyes met Orochimaru's own and the two entered their usual staring contest of wits. Orochimaru grin just confirmed it for her. While she didn't know the underlining meaning of what Orochimaru said.

"Here's another lesson that doesn't have anything to do with chemistry, class." Orochimaru walked to his board and wrote 'risk' in its kanji form. "Sometimes in life, you must do what others believe is unordinary in order to discover something new. Many chemists of the past were considered crazy for their ideas, but were later praised as geniuses for their findings later on in their career. You have to take risk in life that will make you stand out from others, or to accomplish your goals."

She took a deep breath. "You're talking to me, aren't you?" she whispered, but she knew Orochimaru heard her with his keen hearing.

"I sure am." he answered without looking at her. He was more focused on pulling out his lesson book for the day. Some of the students looked at him in confusion, not picking up on the secret conversation their teacher and classmate were having.

Rias stood from her seat, catching everyone's attention. "Mr. Tsuki, may Akeno and I please be dismissed? We have important club business that needs urgent attention."

"Knock yourself out." he said nonchalantly. Rias rolled her eyes at Orochimaru before picking up her bags and leaving the room. Akeno had to take in what was happening for a few seconds before picking up her things and following her best friend out the door. Sona and Tsubaki looked on in interest, but didn't do anything to stop them.

"Buchou, what are we doing?" asked Akeno as they walked down the halls.

"Akeno, go pick up Issei from his class. Tell their teacher that its important." it was all Rias gave her [Queen] before disappearing in a magic seal. Her mind was made up.

Occult Research Club

"Eh, Akeno, do you know what's going on?" Issei asked with his hands behind his head. The two were inside the ORC and headed to the main room where Rias was waiting for them.

"I honestly don't know what Buchou is doing either." said Akeno as she opened the door for the both of them.

Inside of the room was Rias, sitting at her desk with her hands laced together. Issei raised an eyebrow at her but made his way to in front of her desk. Akeno looked on from the sidelines, wondering where Rias was taking things.

"Hello, Issei." Rias said in a business-like manner. Issei gave her a quick wave before speaking his own thoughts.

"Buchou, why am I here?" he asked plainly.

"I'm going to be honest with you Issei, I've done almost everything I can think of to convince you that you belong in this group with us. Our conversation we had last night crushed me, but this morning I woke up angry at you… along with myself."

"You were angry with me and yourself?" he asked, highly confused on what was going on.

"Yes. I was angry at my own incompetence," she shot her [Pawn] a deadly glare that made him flinch "but I was angrier at you for dismissing my family like we mean nothing to you."

"N-no, that isn't what I meant!" he said in worry "I just feel like this peerage was forced upon me and I hate that! I didn't have any say-so about my own life! I'm tired of explaining this to you!"

"And I've accepted that, but you clearly haven't." she said, not even affected at his outburst. She was through feeling like she had to please him any longer.

"And I don't think I will! You stole my life from me!" he said with a pointed index finger at the Gremory "You didn't ask me if I wanted to be revived! You waited until I died! Who in the fuck would do something so sick!?"

"You would!" she shouted and slammed her hand on her desk for adding effect. Issei took a step back from Rias, generally surprised at her new outburst.

"Wh-what are you talking about?" he said with a little hesitation.

"Please forgive me if I'm wrong, but weren't you crying to me asking if I could revive Asia when she was dead?" Issei's eyes widened in both fear and shock as he thought back to that day "She was dead and on her way to heaven. I admit that I didn't want to revive her while she didn't have her Sacred Gear. However, YOU wanted her back for your own selfish desires! I wanted her power but I also revived Asia so you can trust me! You knew what you were doing and you ignored the consequences! Asia can no longer go to heaven now, true, but the decision of her being a devil isn't fully my fault!"

A scowl grew on Issei's face as he glared at Rias "What's the point of this fucking conversation anyway? What's the real reason why you called me here?"

"I want you to understand that under pressure, you would make the same selfish decisions that I would." she said as she walked in front of Issei with her arms crossed over her bountiful breast "I'm forcing you to see that your decision to save Asia was similar to my own! Did you ask her if she wanted to become a devil? Do you know why she still keeps her bible under the bed, even though she knows that she can't pray to God anymore? Did you factor what could happen to her when she died, or did you want her back because you believed that it wasn't her time to go yet?!"

Issei was quiet, gritting his teeth in anger because he couldn't answer back. She was right. She was right about everything. Asia was in the same position that he was, but he helped in decision of turning Asia into a devil. He never thought of it that way, but now that Rias presented the evidence in front of him, he felt like the world's biggest hypocrite.

He looked down in shame, but Rias wasn't finished. "Now you understand what I did. I needed you to help combat my arranged marriage and I felt like what I did was right at the time. I see the error in my ways now, but I will no longer let you continue to act like I'm some evil demon!"

Issei wanted to say something but Rias beat him to it. "And since you don't like my peerage so much, I'll give you the opportunity to leave it now!"

"What?" he looked up at his [King], shock and confusion evident on his face. What could she mean by that?

"You like that other peerage so much, huh? Well I'm here to propose a deal with you. Issei Hyoudou, defeat me and I'll request a trade with the [King] of Orochimaru! You can be a part of their peerage and I'll get the equivalent amount of pieces I spent on you! However, if you lose, you shall continue to be a part of this peerage and actually try to get to know everyone!"

"You can't be serious…" he muttered. He had really made her angry if she was pulling off something like this.

"Rias, this is too much! You proved your point!" shouted Akeno from the sidelines.

Rias ignored Akeno and gave Issei her final remarks "You want to be a Harem King? Or you want to protect those you love, right? Whatever your fucking dream is, you have a better chance at accomplishing that with THEM! They are stronger than us, something you keep reminding me of every other damn day! So I'm giving you the opportunity to leave and be with who you want to be with! I've prepared a barrier on the outside of town so we can battle it out until our heart's desires. You shall come at me with the intent to kill since you are fighting for your 'freedom', right?" she mocked.

"Buchou…" Issei looked at Rias in disbelief.

"Akeno will take you there." a magic circle appeared under Rias "If you're a man, you'd come." and she disappeared.

Akeno couldn't believe what she saw. He had never seen Rias that angry before. "We-well, what do you want to do?" she asked.

"I didn't want it to be like this..." Issei mumbled as he sat down and ran his hands through his hair "This is crazy."

"Crazy, yes, but she feels like you've back her into a corner." said Akeno as she walked up to the younger devil "You haven't given her many opportunities, Issei. While I do feel like this is a bit much, I understand why she's doing this."

"What do you think I should do then?" he asked her.

"Well, I am a little biased, so I'd say go fight her and lose, fufufufu." he said with a laugh. Issei smiled too, but confusion was easily recognizable on his face. "But, being honest with you, whatever you choose, I'll support. Even if you fight so you can be traded, it's your decision. I just want to let you know that I've enjoyed your time here with us and I hope you'll stay, regardless of what happens out there with Rias."

"Thanks… thanks for that, Akeno. It means more than you know." he said as he stood up with a sigh.

"So what are you going to do?" she asked.

"Even though I don't like this, she did challenge my manhood with her last statement. Sorry if I hit your best friend a couple times, Akeno, but I gotta do it." he said with a smirk.

"Just don't do anything to crazy." she said as she summoned a magic circle and disappeared with Issei.

Outskirts of Kuoh

Akeno and Issei appeared in the middle of a cleared out field. They were on the opposite side of the barrier that Rias set up. Rias herself was on the other side with her arms crossed, waiting on the two. She glared at Issei when their eyes met.

"So you decided to fight for your freedom?" she said with a little anger in her tone.

"Yes, Buchou, I'll fight you, but I'll decide on what I want to do with myself during this fight." he said confidently as he marched towards the middle of the field.

Rias laughed mockingly "It must be nice being able to decide what you want..."

"What?" asked Issei in confusion.

"Never mind it." she said with a growl "You came here for one thing and that's it. Conversation isn't necessary at this point. The only thing that matters now is the fight."

"Are you sure you want to do this, Buchou? I think you need to calm down and think about this more."

"I've already thought enough." Rias' body was surrounded by a red veil of power "It's time to show you that I'm not everything you think I am. I can make decisions for myself…I'll show you who I really am!"

"Well let's get to it then!" shouted Issei as he summoned his Boosted Gear. "No holding back..."

Rias Gremory, full-blooded high-class devil, [King]

vs.

Issei Hyoudou, low-class devil, [Pawn]

"Be careful partner. We know what your [King]'s Power of Destruction is capable of. We need to get in close and make this fight physical!" shouted Ddraig.

"Right! Let's go!" shouted Issei as he summoned his wings and flew towards Rias.

"Not so fast!" Rias summoned multiple magical circles and a shower of bolts of PoD rained down on Issei.

"Use your swiftness!"

"I know!" shouted Issei to his dragon partner as he swirled in and out of the rain of bolts of destruction. He flew in the sky and continued to avoid the bolts while trying to find a blind spot on Rias.

"You're not the only one who can fly, Issei!" shouted Rias as she summoned her own devil wings and flew up towards Issei while releasing a torrent of bolts in his direction.

'There!' Issei mentally shouted as he nosedived to Rias. He was still dodging her attacks, but now that she was flying towards him, she was subtracting the distance between them. All he had to do was keep on dodging her attacks until he was close enough to fight her hand-to-hand.

"Shit." Rias muttered when Issei was getting closer to her. Her anger was clouding her judgment so early in the fight. She quickly switched from offense to defense and summoned another magic circle, only it was for blocking attacks.

Issei was right in front of Rias now and was going to use the power of gravity from his fall into his first attack. He reared his fist back as he neared towards Rias and her shield.

"Boost!" his gauntlet shouted, and at the perfect time. An extra wave of energy filled Issei's being as he punched and broke through Rias' shield.

"Ahh!" she shouted Issei's fist met her stomach. While the shield took the brute of the punch, it still hurt her somewhat. She was falling back down on the ground, but she caught herself by flexing her wings outwards, stopping her decent. She was rather close to the ground, however. Something that Issei was going to exploit.

"Too slow!" Issei shouted as he landed on the ground, quicker than what Rias had anticipated. He grabbed Rias' leg and tossed her towards one of the nearby trees.

Rias quickly gathered herself and made another defensive seal to block herself from the tree. She gritted her teeth in anger and flashed a glare at the grinning Issei.

"Too quick for ya', eh Buchou? Maybe sitting at that desk for so long stopped you from doing what really matters: training!" he shouted with a cocky smirk that reminded Rias of Orochimaru's own.

"I'll show you! I can handle myself!" Rias concentrated her magic into many small orbs of destruction and sent them flying at Issei.

"Boost!" another surge of power filled Issei's being as he flew over the small orbs. He smirked at Rias at her failed attack, but the smile on her face sent a wave a dread through his body. His instincts were screaming for him to move from his current position, and when he did, the same orbs of destruction flew around where he once was. They were back on the offensive and followed Issei around in the air.

"Guided missiles?!" Issei said as he moved left and right, dodging the orbs but they kept following him. "I've never seen something like this before…" he mumbled.

"Look alive, Ise!" his eyes widened when Rias entered his field of vision. She was right in front of him, in the air and sending a blast of PoD his way. He was already moving to quick in her direction to dodge the incoming blast, so he crossed his arms over his chest and tanked the blast.

"AHH!" he shouted as he was blasted back from the force of the attack. It was stronger than he expected, but it wasn't as strong as Lee's punches. Not by a long shot. 'I can keep moving, even if-

The orbs that were following Issei exploded once they made contact with Issei's back. A large smokescreen filled the air and Rias watched it all with a smirk as she floated back down to the ground.

"You underestimate me, Ise. I am a [King] for a reason. I am a battle tactician by studying many Rating Games for years. I know when to make up a good plan." she said confidently as she waited for the smoke to clear.

"Boost! Boost! Boost!" she heard from the smokescreen. Issei flew out of the smoke with a deadly rage in his eyes. She quickly reacted by send a large blast of her power at Issei.

"You want to fight seriously huh!?" he shouted in rage. That last attack damaged his back a lot and it stung to move. However, with his endurance training with Lee, he could keep on moving without focusing on the pain.

"Explosion!" shouted Booster Gear as a mixture of green and red energy surrounded Issei. Acting quickly to the approaching energy blast headed his way, he made a small ball of energy and then punching it with all his might.

"Dragon Shot!" he shouted. Rias' eyes widened at the magnitude of Issei's blast. It easily overpowered her own attack and the remaining energy was headed in her direction. She sent a beam of destruction at Issei's Dragon shot and entered a beam struggle with it. The ground underneath her shift from the pressure and her feet started to dig into it. Sweet poured from Rias' forehead as she continued to pour in magic to support her beam, but her arms started to buckle from the pressure that was exerted from it.

To her surprise, Issei landed in front of her again, only this time, his palm was firmly planted on the ground and his right leg was outstretched. 'Is he going to?'

"Leaf Hurricane!" Issei copied one of his best friend's moves, but it lacked the wind magic behind it. Even if it did, it Issei's base strength was enough to swipe at Rias' feet and she lost her balance.

'If he's using that, then his next attack-'thinking quickly and using her last battle against Lee as her source of information, Rias anticipated Issei, who ran towards her falling body intending to land a menacing punch to her mid-section. Summoning a large portion of her remaining power, she outstretched her hand at Issei's gauntlet-enhanced arm with sent a powerful bolt of her Power of Destruction at him.

The two entered a struggle of power as Issei's Boosted Gear was blocking the bolt of death. The force of the struggle pushed Rias' back onto the ground, but she kept focusing on her power into her magic outage.

"GrrRR!" Rias growled as she tried to keep the pressure on her side of things, but she wasn't in a favorable position. Her being on her back was uncomfortable and rocks were starting to dig into her skin as the pressure of their struggle continued to climb.

She flinched at she noticed that Issei was inching closer and closer to her. It was like he was even affected by the power struggle as his only goal was to knock the living shit out of her.

"Boost!" Rias eyes widened when she heard Issei's power double again. Issei's hand was now totally passing through her magic easily and was quickly gaining ground on her. Thinking quickly, Rias pushed off on the ground with her other hand and rolled over, instantly summoning her wings and flew away from her [Pawn].

"She's running." Issei said with a frown. "This shit is stupid. I don't see the purpose of-" Issei took another step on the ground and red magic circle appeared out of nowhere, catching him off guard. He wasn't quick enough o move out of the way as lightning coursed through his body, causing him to shout in pain.

Rias smirked a little, glad she planted the small mine down when she flipped over, but her focused glare grew back on her face once she saw Issei fly into the air with her. While he was the one taking the most damage out of the two, her magic reserves were getting close to its end. The next shot was going to have to do it for her.

"You seemed pretty banged up." she said with crossed arms. His shirt was basically destroyed, only hanging on by a few threads, and his pants had a few holes in them. "While you do have raw strength on your side, you're not planning your attacks at all. I guess they didn't teach you that, huh?"

"Shut up." Issei said with a growl "I've learned a lot with them and I'm not going to let you disrespect them. Lee, Yoh, Orochimaru- they are all good people."

"I don't care if they're good people, I care that you like them more than you like us." she said with a frown.

"Fuck all of this talking." Issei flashed Rias his Boosted Gear that con shouted "Boost!" and multiplied Issei's power "If I want to win, I'm going to have to take a different approach. But… whatever happens…I've gained a respect for you…. Rias."

"W-what?" she said with shock. He didn't say the usual 'Buchou' like how everyone else would. It was like when he said her name when they were arguing, only this time, he didn't hold disdain with her name.

"This was a bold move you did. I can't say that I was expecting to fight my [King] today, but I'm enjoying this, even if my back hurts like hell."

Rias giggled to herself when an image of her brother flashed in her mind 'Boys…. I guess he was right.'

"But you did challenge my manhood, so I can't look at you as my Buchou for now. As of now, you're an enemy after my head."

"If that's what you want." she said with a smile.

The cocky grin that grew on Issei's face unnerved Rias a little. "Alright, Ddraig, let's get it going!"

"Right!" shouted the dragon in agreement.

"Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost!"

Green energy exploded from Issei as he flew towards Rias in shocking speeds. She hardly had enough time to block his punch, which was followed by a barrage of blows to her body. She gritted her teeth at the bone-shatter strength he had, and her magic shield broke many times over. She kept repairing it the instant it was broken, but it was running her reserves out.

'This needs to stop!' she mentally shouted to herself as she flew away, but Issei was right behind her with a dangerous glint in her eyes. She gritted her teeth as she tried to come up with a plan. 'If I can just hit his back! He sustained a lot of damage from my orbs back there , but I need a good vantage point to get a clear shot!'

Rias noticed the forestry up ahead and took a nosedive into it. Rias entered the trees, ignoring all the leaves brushing her face and landed and on the ground. She quickly hid amongst the trees when she heard Issei land on the ground as well.

She calmed her breathing as she watched him from her hiding spot, which was on a branch that was covered by the leaves from other trees. Rias watched him look around the area to find where she was.

"I can't tell where she's at." he muttered quietly to his partner "Any ideas?"

"I'd say that she took to the trees. You have the advantage when it comes to fighting on the ground and I believe she knows this. She probably took a high up hiding spot to have a good look at the area as well as being close to the sky as an escape route." explained Ddraig.

"Alright, make sense. She's keeping quiet, so I should listen for anything weird." he said as he started to walk around quietly. While the forest was already filled with sounds, he was looking for anything distinctive that could help locate Rias.

"Tch…I don't hear shit…" he whispered to himself as he checked his surroundings, making sure to keep special attention to the trees above.

Rias was watching Issei closely, but he wasn't giving her any type of openings. 'I need a distraction…' she said, planning what she would hope to be her last attack.

Issei's head twitched when he heard a sound, but sighed when he noticed that it was only a bird. "Damn it, my nerves are really high right now…"

"Just calm down, partner. Even if you are nervous, keep up the appearance that you're still in control. Anything helps in these types of situation." Ddraig said.

"Right." he said as he kept his awareness up.

It was quiet for a while, but the sound of lightning gained Issei's attention. He ran over to where he heard the lightning to see a tree burnt to a crisp… but Rias wasn't around.

"What happened here?" said Issei as he looked at the tree in confusion.

A couple of trees behind him, Rias smirked as she outstretched her arm towards Issei's back. She had summoned her familiar to place and activate a spell trap on one of the trees so that she could get a clean look at his back. It worked perfected as Issei was still trying to figure out what was going on.

"Checkmate." she whispered and blasted the remaining magic she had into a large ball of destruction at Issei's exposed back. The ball flew towards Issei at quick speeds and he didn't even notice it until the last second.

"Partner! Behind you!"

"Nani?"

The ball of destruction exploded on contact. Issei's howls of pain were enough for Rias to confirm that she landed a clean hit on him. She dropped to the ground, taking a few deep breaths as she watched the explosion fade and was replaced with a large smokescreen.

Her eyes widened when she saw that he was still standing but heavily damaged as well.

"GAhh! This shit hurts!" he yelled as he slowly made his way out of his crater "I swear I've got a Dragon Shot with Rias' name on!"

"No!" shouted Rias. She wouldn't be able to handle anything else after his last move. She had no more energy spare, so she was going to have to do something desperate. She surprised herself when she flew at Issei with a clenched fist. She wasn't one for hand-to-hand combat, but she had to if she wanted to win.

"Damn it." Issei muttered when he saw her coming his way. He couldn't move fast enough because of the damage he suffered from the last attack, so all he could was suffer Rias' last punishment.

With all the strength she had, she reared her hand back and directly punched Issei on his cheek. She heard a bone in her hand snap and she yelped in pain, but the sound of Issei's body falling on the ground indefinitely was better.

She landed harshly on the ground, not being able to sustain her weight any longer. Rias gasped and held her right hand with care. Her index finger was broken from her punch and it didn't feel good at all.

"Fuck…" Rias' eyes widened when she heard her [Pawn]'s voice. He was still conscious?!

"You can still move?" she said with awe and worry. If he could still move, there wasn't anything she could do if he wanted to walk over to her and chop her on the back of the neck, ending the fight in his favor.

"No..I can't.." Issei said with a groan "Seriously, though? That punch was a little extra." Issei spit up a glob of blood "That hurt… I didn't think you can punch that hard."

Rias gave a stained laugh "I can't. I just backed the force of my flight into the punch. To sum it up, I was actually falling; I just made sure that my fist is what landed on you."

"Hehe… you sure made me feel stupid today… How did you do the lightning thing?" he asked.

"I summoned my familiar to activate a magic trap, similar to one I used earlier." she explained.

"What! You had help!? That's cheating!" he yelled childishly with an accusing finger pointed at Rias.

She laughed whole heartedly "I didn't cheat, Issei, I used all of my options to beat you. I can't have my [Pawn] beat me. Who do you think I am?" she said with a laugh.

"Suuureeee…" said Issei with a roll of his eyes, but he couldn't stop the smiling growing on his face. Rias saw his smile and she grew one as well. "So, I guess I lost… damn it, now I don't have any manhood."

"You have manhood, Ise. It's just that the proud woman that I am wouldn't let you one-up me. Just to end on a good note, I knew that you would be a challenge, but I didn't think that it the victor would be decided at the very end. You did surprisingly well."

"Thanks, Rias…" she beamed at him in happiness. It just felt right to hear her name from his mouth "But to be honest with you, I wasn't going to leave in the first place."

"You weren't?" she asked with a surprised look.

"Nope, because I didn't even know devils could trade pieces between one another." he said with a shoulder shrug. He winced when he felt pain surge through his arm. "Ugghhh… I need to sleep."

Both looked up when they heard wings flapping. Akeno landed in between them and looked at them with smile. "You two really did a number on yourselves, fufufufu…" she laughed "So who won?"

"I did, or course." Rias said proudly "What did you expect?"

"I was expecting you to lose."

The three turned their head to see Yoh leaning on a tree with an orange orb sitting on his shoulder "I won't deny it would have been fun if Issei could have joined the group."

"I don't want him there." said Anna, perched up in a tree branch "He's annoying."

"Yoh!" shouted Issei in happiness "What's going on bro! What are doing here?"

"Your fight wasn't exactly the quietest. Master told me to go with him to see it, so here I am." he said with a smile as he walked up to the three. Rias and Akeno frowned at him, but didn't sense any negative emotion from Yoh, so they didn't act out. "I've got to say that it was very entertaining. You're getting stronger."

"He sure is." said the orb "Too bad all of that training went to waste. I thought you could have beaten her and came with us."

Rias glared at the orb "So you did want Issei? You made sure for your peerage to spend a lot of time with Issei so he could get comfortable and then swoop in when you saw the chance, huh?"

"Yup, yup, yup!" said the orb happily, like he didn't care that he was found out "But… I think I'm alright with Issei staying with you… I'll just have to plan some new things out. I've been doing that for centuries anyway, ehehehehahahahahaha!"

"Should you be using any magic, Naruto-sama? You should be resting." said Issei in concern. Rias picked up on how he called the orb 'Naruto-sama'.

"I'll be fine… but you should come by the house real quick. There's something I want to do..." Naruto ended mysteriously before vanishing away.

"Guess you all are coming to the house. Anna?" said Yoh as he looked back to his fiancée.

Anna sighed before jumping off her branch and walked over to the two damaged devils "Get better." she said as a red hue covered her hands. She placed them both on Rias and Issei and the two felt their injuries heal a little bit, the pain also numbing with it. "That should help you move around. We'll meet you there." she said as she disappeared in a magic circle.

The two devils groaned as they stood up from the ground. "So we're going to their house now?" asked Rias.

"Sure are! You should come while Kisame is asleep. It's quieter in the house." said Yoh as he disappeared as well.

Akeno, Rias, and Issei all nodded at each other before following after Yoh.

Naruto's Peerage House

The group appeared outside Naruto's house. Yoh was holding the door open for them with a smile. They appreciated him with a bow and entered their house.

"It feels homey." said Akeno with a laugh as she looked around.

"It is." said Yoh as he closed the door "Well, it is when it's quiet. When Kisame is awake…. that's when it feels like a warzone here. Just keep it quiet until we get to master's room."

"Is it this 'Naruto' person?" asked Rias.

"Naruto '-sama'." Yoh corrected with a rare glare of his. The three younger devils gulped before nodding their heads at Yoh. While he seemed nice, Yoh could be scary when he wanted to.

The group walked up the stairs and was walking down a long hallway until Lee walked out of one of the many rooms in the house. His eyes brightened at the sight of his friends and ran up to them.

"YOSH! Issei, Rias, Akeno, and Yoh are all here!" he shouted loudly "This is a moment we must take advantage of and train in the backyard! It would be a glorious fight and-

"SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GO TO SLEEP!" Kisame yelled from one of the rooms.

"YOSH! Mr. Kisame is awake so now we can all go train together! What happy day it is!"

One of the doors was forcefully opened and Kisame stepped into the hallway, only wearing some purple boxers. He was about to yell at Lee, but then noticed that Akeno and Rias were present. "Ehh? I didn't know we ordered prostitutes."

Fire surrounded Rias and Akeno as they gave Kisame their deadliest glares, but he ignored them fully. "What are they doing here?"

"Naruto-sama wanted to talk to them." Yoh said.

"Well he better do it quietly, damn it! I've got a lot to do tomorrow and I want my sleep." Kisame slammed the door behind him.

"Alright then, let's continue." said Yoh as he continued his track to Naruto's room.

The finally made it to the last room in the hallway and Yoh opened it up for the three. Surprise filled Rias and Akeno as they finally got a good look at Naruto, who was hooked up to many machines and looked very weak. "What happened to him?" Akeno whispered.

"He was sealed for a very long time, nya." Kuroka walked out of the bathroom the room had and looked towards the shocked teenagers. Rias narrowed her eyes at Kuroka, but she recalled her brother's words about the cat girl.

"What are you doing here?" she asked professionally.

"Taking care of my [King] of course." Kuroka answered back with a little bit of sass. She held a wet rag and placed it over Naruto's head. "He has a fever."

"So this is him." said Akeno as she took in the sight of Naruto's sickly body "You said he was sealed. What do you mean by that?"

"Issei will explain to you two at a later date." all eyes were on Naruto as he slowly opened his own blue eyes "It's good to see you two after watching you through my orbs."

"Naruto-sama." Issei walked over to one side of the bed. Kuroka didn't put up any fight, but she made sure to watch him. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I am." Naruto wheezed out "I'm sorry… I've been manipulating you to liking my peerage. I thought it would make the transition easier for you to… to become one of us."

"It's alright, Naruto-sama. Just focus on getting better." Issei replied, not even mad that Naruto was manipulating him over the past few weeks.

"I will, but first… bring your head closer to me."

Everyone was confused at Naruto's claim, but Issei complied. He lowered his head close enough to that Naruto could place his hand on his head. Naruto hummed to himself for a while with a troubled look on his.

"She put a curse on you…. didn't she?"

A blue magic seal appeared on the back of Issei's neck. Rias and Akeno were shocked, but kept themselves collected. Issei couldn't even mold words as he looked Naruto in the eyes.

"The fallen angel did." a green glow from Issei's hand appeared as Ddraig spoke "He didn't want anyone to worry about him so he kept it to himself. Very foolish if you ask me."

"Traitor…" Issei muttered, but he continued to keep eye contact with Naruto.

"Issei…. are you happy with yourself?"

"No, you are not!" Yuuma appeared next to him with an angry face "Don't trust him! He tried to manipulate you into his peerage! They'll always try to use you! I never did that! I just wanted you for you! Please, Ise! Don't leave me!"

Issei sighed and turned back to Naruto, ignoring Yuuma's cries. They were fake anyway, so there wasn't a need to pay attention to her any longer.

"I am…Even though I need to work on a few things with Rias…but I am happy with myself."

Naruto smiled as his hand grew red. It surrounded Issei's head and he felt warm from the energy. It was comforting him… calming him down…

"You're a good boy, Issei…. With good goals… You don't need to punish yourself for something you weren't in control of. I'll make those nightmares….disappear…"

Naruto's aura surrounded the seal. The blue seal started to faze away, slowly being eaten by Naruto's magic, until it was gone.

Issei took in a deep breath, feeling like a huge weight was released from his shoulders. "Thank you."

"No problem." Naruto said with a smile as he removed his hand from Issei's head "Rias… come here."

Rias slowly made her way next to Issei at Naruto's bedside. She winced at all the tube's coming from Naruto's body. He looked like he was in pain…

"I'm fine…you don't have to worry about me." he said with a laugh "What's your name again?"

Rias sweat dropped "I am Rias Gre-

"What is the name you want to be known for?"

"Ri… Just Rias…." she said with a smile.

Naruto smiled back "We'll be in touch… Rias…. I'm sorry for manipulating your [Pawn]. I did like his attitude and he was funny."

"It's alright.. This all wouldn't have happened if I was a better [King]. I thank you for allowing him to be trained by your members."

"Ehh, they were bored anyway.." Kuroka giggled along with her master "But I'm glad that everything is peaceful now. I actually want Issei to stay with you now… It'll make for an interesting future."

Naruto laughed as his eyes started to slowly close.

"Today was a funny day…"

SWEET MARY POPPINS THAT WAS A HARD CHAPTER TO TYPE!

Sorry about the late update, but this chapter was extremely hard for me to type for some reason. Like, the ideas were taking forever to flow and it was PISSING ME OFF! It was probably cuz I was so caught up into listening to Travis Scott's new album 'Astroworld'….. that's make a good chapter name.

But yeah, a lot of shit happened in this chapter! I made sure to make it extra long for the wait I gave you all. The next chapter will be up either Thursday or Friday to keep things on track.

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