Star Force DxD

By Tailsmo4ever

11th Contact: Man on Fire

'Wedding bells? Why are there wedding bells?'

Ever since he met Omega-Xis and Rias, Netto has gotten pretty used to the strange and unusual. He had seen things that would make lesser people turn white and come out unscathed and he could say that it isn't an easy accomplishment. But for some reason he found himself standing on the steps of a church with bells chiming in the air and a large, noisy crowd standing before him.

And why was he in a white tuxedo?

"Netto!" He looked through the crowd and found his mother dressed in a red gown, holding a picture of his father in her arms. "Your father would be so proud of you! Please be sure to make us lots of grandkids!" Shuko beamed proudly.

"Grandkids?" Netto blinked dumbly.

"Netto, you cheap bastard!" Netto looked through the crowd, and in the sea of people, he saw both Yokihiko and Kazumi with livid looks on their faces. "How the hell do you managed to get married!?" Yokihiko shouted.

"This ain't right! There's no way this crap is real!" Kazumi added furiously.

"M-m-married?!" Netto paled. "I'm getting married!?" How was he getting married now? He was only fourteen! Sure the age of consent is thirteen but that was something else altogether! And who was he even getting married to?!

That question was answered when he felt someone wrapping their arm around his. He looked up at a very impressive chest and the blood rushed back to his face with a vengeance as he jerked his head up. There at his side was Rias Gremory, dressed in a pure white wedding dress. The skirt was just short enough to show off her shapely legs covered in white pantyhose and matching heels. A bouquet was holding in her gloved hands, a veil was lifted over her head, and her beauty was enhanced with make-up.

"There's no need to look so restless, Net," she smiled lovingly at him, "Just bask in the moment."

'No way! You gotta be kidding me!' Netto screamed inwardly, 'My bride is Buchou?!'

Both Netto and Rias walked down from the steps of the church and past the crowd, side by side. All in the while, many cheers and cried sounded out from the crowd. There were a lot of voices crying out, but he could make out what they were saying. He could hear girls cry out "Rias-sama, you're so beautiful!", "You're gorgeous!", "You can't be getting married to weasel boy, Rias-sama!", and "You're too beautiful! Why him?!" Netto tried to play it cool but he was starting to sweat out, already very uncomfortable with being so close to a beautiful girl, a beautiful girl he was married to apparently.

"We've arrived," Netto was brought out of his thoughts at the sound of Rias' voice. To his surprise and embarrassment, he found that they were standing before a huge love hotel. He completely forgot that one of the main things couples did during a honeymoon was having sex with one another all night long.

"Shall we go then?" Rias asked, smiling at him.

"Uh... yeah," Netto nodded slowly, his cheeks still bright red.

The couple checked themselves inside and went up to one of the rooms. It was the typical design. The colors were meant to stimulate passion. Red and pink were pretty common. The rug was soft just in case the guests wanted to make love on the floor. Netto sat nervously on the bed while Rias was in the bathroom preparing herself, his thumbs twitching together like crazy. The bed was round and there was a set of controls set on a control panel that was built into the nightstand.

He looked at a nearby round table and saw some bottles of wine, lit scented candles and massage oils. He swallowed heavily, his skittish nature rising. As far as he could remember, he had never been with a girl, at all. There was that one time during middle school that he danced with Reiko, but it was due to the fact that they had no one else. Even so he'd be lying to himself that he didn't find his friend lovely at the time, but this was a new can of worms. Sure he found himself attracted to Rias, much like a lot of hetarosexual males, but he could never believe that she would take an interest in him before. But the times had changed and he was about to start a new life with her.

And on the first night, he was about to make babies with her!

"Oh, Netto~."

Netto quickly turned his head at the sound of Rias' voice. She stepped out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her shapely body. The towel didn't stay for very long as she allowed it to drop to the floor and pool around her feet. The elegant young lady was in a very smoking lingerie, white floral lace bustier with lace-up front, boning, garter straps, underwire cups, adjustable shoulder straps, matching fingerless gloves and g-string with matching sheer stockings. It was very welcoming, like uncharted territory.

"Uh... you look... wow..." was all Netto was able to say.

Rias giggled as she sauntered over to him. She pushed him down on the bed and climbed on top, straddling his waist. "S...sorry, I'm n-not really used to this yet," Netto stuttered, his voice beginning to crack.

"There's no need to apologize, my dear Netto," Rias smiled, her eyes half-lidded as she cupped both her hands to his face. Netto could feel his heart throbbing. He felt that it was throbbing so loud that it was practically thundering in his eardrums. "It's alright, I'll lead."

Rias leaned down and puckered her lips, wanting to seal the moment with a kiss. Netto didn't know what else to do, but breathe deeply and close his eyes. His arms reacting on their own and wrapped around her waist, bringing her in closer, the lips just inches-

"You're getting aroused by assertive women, aren't you brat?"

Netto's eyes shot opened as he quickly sat up. Rias had suddenly vanished and with her the bedroom. Instead, he found himself sitting in the middle a green grassy forest. The sun shined out brightly, blocked by only a few clouds passing through. Netto quickly got to his feet and stood up, looking around. "A forest?" he gasped. "Wait a minute... who's there?! If you're gonna mess with my head, at least show yourself!"

"Oh, this is no dream, Netto Kusanagi. Not anymore at least." The voice was right behind him, "But I'll be more than happy to give you answers." Netto turned around, discovering another person with him sitting on a stump and reading a book. He was a young man a little older than him, around the same age as Yuuto. He looked slightly feminine, though not enough to be mistaken for a girl. His short hair was in an indigo color with long bug-like antenna hanging over his head with the eyes to match. The young man was dressed in a bright green tailcoat with green pants and boots, all which had golden nodes all over. The young man shut his book and looked towards Netto. "Hello."

"Uh... hi," Netto nodded slowly. "Wh... who are you?"

"Me?" he stood up from the stump. He hummed to himself as he as the book he was reading vanished into virtual codes, thinking, "For now... you can just call me Shinichi. While I'm like this anyway."

"Alright, fine. Shinichi it is," Netto agreed. "Now for my next question. Why are you here?"

"I just wanted to greet the boy who has partnered up with the FMian turncoat called Omega-Xis. My colleagues and I have been watching your progress for quite some time," Shinichi told him.

"Watching me?" Netto blinked.

"Yes. You and your friends, the Gremory Peerage. We've been monitoring this world for a very long time, but this is the first time that the denizens of the supernatural realm have begun to confront beings from outside of their world." Netto felt tense. There was something in the back of his head giving of warning bells. He couldn't tell was it was, but there was something about this older male that seemed... off. "It's starting to look like the two worlds are beginning to collide. The world of technology and cosmic is slowly combining with the world of mystic and occult. We were right to come to this world apparently."

"You aren't from here, are you?" Netto frowned. "Not... from Earth, I mean."

"I'm not. No," Shinichi walked around him, his tailcoat trailing behind him. Flowers bloomed behind from each of his footsteps. Netto watched him, idly noticing the insignia for Satellite Dragon. "But who or what I am isn't the deal right now."

"I'm pretty sure it is a big deal," Netto retorted. "You just suddenly interrupted a pretty intriguing wet dream just to talk. How can I even know you can be trusted?"

At that moment, seven large wooden spikes shot up from the ground and around Netto, trapping him in place and making him look around in shock.

"Wah?!"

"If I wanted to, I could've skewered you at any moment. But I'm above that," Shinichi told him firmly. "Now, listen up. I know you've been soundly beaten by Gemini but you are going to need to wash away that feeling of failure as soon as possible. She is not the only strong enemy you need to worry about. You and the others have a long road ahead of you and it isn't going to be easy."

"How so?" Netto asked carefully.

"Soon it won't just be the FMians you'll be facing anymore," Shinichi told him. "Your existence has caused others from different worlds to look into this planet. Also, more representatives from the Magic Side are becoming more aware of you. Some will be helpful to you, but others will be hostile. Then there are those from the Heaven Faction who view advancement and development with ingenuity as something akin to sin. Seeing their reaction to life beyond their realms would definitely be a sight to behold."

Netto's head was beginning to spin. He didn't feel this overwhelmed with information since Rias had explained to him the ins-and-outs of devil society during the first week. It was all starting to get foreign to him. He didn't know what to think as he tried to piece together what the bug-haired boy was saying. If this really was a dream, which prayed was the case, he just hoped that he somehow took a huge dose of some very bad acid before sleeping.

"You're not on acid," Shinichi suddenly said, taking Netto by surprise.

"Alright, come on! Stop screwing with me! What is this about!?" Netto shouted.

"I just told you. You're being pursued, mainly by the people of the Magic Side. You need to be on the watch for them," Shinichi told him.

"Are they strong?" Netto blinked.

"Many of them are. They possess abilities many hadn't thought possible for Terrans. A few even have the power to slay some eldritch abominations that haunt this galaxy," Shinichi cocked his head slightly, "Are you worried that you may end up fighting with these people?"

Netto looked down slightly, "I... I just don't want to lose again. If then... we might not make back again..." He felt incredibly humbled after the losing fight against Gemini Spark a few days ago. While he's no stranger to being kicked around by girls, he was toyed and played like a doll before getting broken. Gemini Spark made it a point to show him and the ORC what she was made of and made sure they damn well knew it. Not to mention the massive damage the fight did to the city. Mikogami wasted no time to use the opportunity to bash his alter ego on TV again. The fight just added more fuel to his campaign.

Shinichi smiled, "You won't have to worry about that. You have a special power that only very few have. It's the very reason why Rias Gremory needed to use all of her pawn pieces to bring you under her wing."

"What power?" Netto asked. At that very minute, the ground underneath him began to suddenly glitch out. It flashed and flickered before it began to dissolve into data streams and leaving only a black space, causing Netto to back away in shock. "Hey! What the hell's going on?!"

"Looks like our time is running out," Shinichi sighed, not bothered by the fact that he too was vanishing into data, along with the forest world around him. "Sorry, but we've made a pact to not interfere with the world, only providing it with the necessary essentials to survive what's to come."

"What do you mean?!" Netto shouted, looking down just enough to see himself vanishing into data, "Shit! What essentials?!"

"We'll continue this some other time," Shinichi nodded, his head being the last part of him remaining before it also vanished, "Best of luck, Mega Man...!" Netto couldn't reach out as his had completely vanished into data streams and soon his whole body disappeared...

...And he opened his eyes to find himself lying in his bed. He blinked rapidly, unaware that his eyes shifted from green, to orange, to cyan, and then back to red. He sat up, groggy, his head in a total daze. "Man... what a freakin' nightmare."

"You're finally awake are you?" Omega-Xis said, the Transer he occupied flipping open.

"Omega-Xis? That you?" Netto asked, looking over at the Transer and taking it into his hand.

The FMian gave a tired yawn and glared lazily at the boy. "You've been mumbling in your sleep all night. Hardly got a wink of sleep."

"Woah. Really?" Netto asked with rising eyebrows. "That dream must've been extremely trippy for me to do something like that. At least I didn't snore."

He would've asked Omega-Xis about the odd dream he had since it did somewhat involve him in some way, but that was put to a stop when a voice suddenly called out from outside. "Netto! Oi! What's taking so long?!"

Netto quickly climbed over his bed and looked out the window. Rias was there dressed in her red tracksuit, standing in the front yard waiting impatiently, arms crossed with a look of irritation. "Oh, that's right. Early morning training."

"You wouldn't want to keep her waiting," Omega-Xis said.

"Don't have to tell me twice," Netto said before turning back down to Rias, "Be right down!"


Almost a half hour later, Netto was in a blue and yellow tracksuit running laps within a nearby park. While he was definitely not lacking in physical stamina, he was still having a hard time running at a right pace. What was slowing him down was a large tire with a rope tied around it and connected to his waist, with Rias sitting on that tire. The combined weight was making him work harder, making him sweat out like a fountain, water droplets forming into a dark stained path in the dirt as he went.

"Hey, don't slack off," Rias said, her arms folded. "If you slow down I'll add ten more laps."

"Sorry..." Netto panted tiredly, "Gonna... try... harder...!"

"You'd better," Rias answered back. "In the world of devils, strength is absolute. The stronger you are the easier it is to rise up in ranks. I can't have any of my servants getting weak so a training regiment is to be done every day. This is also in preparation for the FMian Infiltration Squad once they show up again. When Omega-Xis combines with you he's only augmenting your standard strength, speed, and stamina. You can't rely on his help all the time, and that means you need to train your body."

"H... hai..." Netto groaned.

The invaders, or the FMian Infiltration Squad as she called them, was really begun to make her think, mainly about how their confrontation with Gemini Spark and how it had gone down. This was an opponent unlike anything they had ever encountered, and she had foolishly underestimated both halves of Gemini Spark. She thought they could overpower the monochrome duo with teamwork, using her servants' individual skills to work to their advantage, but Gemini Spark had perfect teamwork all around as they were two halves of the same entity. She thought she had everything figured out, but now she had to deal with genocidal aliens. Gemini Spark had been fighting for keeps, and what frustrated the Gremory heiress more was that she had been toying with them. She had just played around with them and wanted to play with them until they broke. Gemini Spark wasn't some stray devil, she was on another level entirely. She could think, plan, and had the power to go along with her brains.

How could she call herself a King if she didn't even know how to deal with such an enemy?

Not long after he finished jogging, Rias immediately had him doing push-ups. That in itself wouldn't have been too much of a problem despite his muscles being already sore but the pressure was added on with having to do 100 of them, and Rias was sitting on top of his back. She wasn't heavy of course but having someone sit on top you while you were doing push-ups just made things harder.

"63... remind me again... 65... why you're... 66... on my back...?" Netto asked, his voice wheezing in the midst of his push ups.

"You need to to increase your stamina a lot more than it already is," Rias said to him plainly. "Power means nothing if you don't have the ability to handle it."

"Stamina... 69... I got... 70... plenty of that... 71... from parkour... 72...!"

"If you're talking while doing push ups, it must mean that you've improved," Rias said, a sly look appearing on her face, "Shall I add another hundred?"

"No ma'am!" Netto quickly shouted.

"Then come on! Go faster!"

"R-right! 75...!"

By the time Netto had gotten to one hundred, his muscles were pulsing and aching, and he could do nothing by lay flat on his face in exhaustion. He gave a silent groan, wishing he could just crawl back in bed again. "Man, she really worked you to the bone," Omega-Xis nearly laughed. "You better buck up."

"Shut it, you," Netto mumbled, "You don't even have a physical body to account for."

"I may not have a physical body, but I still know what it means to gain power through the basics. Don't forget that I've been fighting since the day I was born," Omega-Xis reminded him.

"Well, aren't you the lucky one," Netto muttered with a sneer in his voice.

"Yeah, I'm lucky aren't I?" Omega-Xis said smugly.

Rias stood next to the boy, hands on her his as she looked around for someone. "She should've been here by now..." she muttered to herself.

"Huh? Who?" Netto asked, looking up at her.

"Netto-san! Rias-buchou!" Netto and Rias looked over watching as Asia, dressed in her nun habit, came running over to them with a cheerful smile and a thermos and a stack of cups in her arms. "Sorry for being late!" she waved happily. She was filled with so much energy that she didn't notice a curb in front of her until her foot got caught, causing her to trip and fall on her face. Her long skirt ended up caught in the momentum and flipped over, exposing her white panties out into the open.

"Hey, Asia, you alright?" Netto asked, his joints healed enough for him to shimmy over to Asia. He helped her stand back up to her feet.

"Yeah," Asia nodded, rubbing her head as she winced, "Thanks." She grabbed the thermos and cups as she continued, "When I heard that you train her every morning with Buchou I wanted to help out any way I could. But it seems like I wasn't able to do anything but make green tea. I hope it suits you."

Netto took a cup after Asia poured in the tea and took a sip. "Hey, this is really good," Netto said in amazement. "Now that I think about it before you moved in with me all I had to make for myself when mom wasn't home were ramen noodles but your cooking really put a stop to that. You know, you'd make a really great wife one day," he said with a smile.

"I... um... thank you..." Asia said shyly, blushing from the unexpected comment, "Here's one for you too, Buchou," she said, handing a cup to Rias. Oddly, she had a solemn look in her eyes as she looked down, gripping her arm. "Buchou, what is it?"

Rias seemed to snap back to reality at Asia's voice, "Ah, sorry about that!" Rias quickly stammered, waving her hands before taking the cup. "Thank you, Asia. And good work today, Net."

"Um, Buchou?" Netto asked as Asia poured the tea, worried, "Is there something wrong? We've been seeing you space out like that for awhile since the day after Asia got recruited."

"It's nothing major. I've just been thinking to myself lately," Rias quickly waved off. She took a quick sip before continuing, "So, how about a quick breakfast before we head out for the day?"

"Yeah, I could really use something to eat," Netto nodded, hearing his stomach grumble.


The rush hour came about and students from all over the city all marched to their schools. Among these students, Sona and Tsubaki were walking along the sidewalk that leads to the school. While most of the students around them greeted them as usually, the student council leaders had a conversation of their own. "With Gemini Spark, that makes four FMians so far, not counting Lyra Note if her turning against them is true," Sona listed. "And that means there's four more to go. But it seems as though Gemini Spark is different from the others. According to Rias' report, her power was no exaggeration. She even managed to overpower Akeno."

"I can't believe she was able to put the emotions of the humans in the city into overdrive like that," Tsubaki added, her face a bit pale from what she saw on the news. "It was total chaos out there."

"There were some devils who had the ability to influence humans into doing things they usually wouldn't, but they no longer exist," Sona said. "But if Gemini Spark can influence human emotion to that extent, I dread to find out what she'll do if she were to enter the Underworld." Tsubaki nodded silently. "We can't act impetuously, though. It's been quiet so far but she could come back. I've been working with Rias and Luciana on possible countermeasures she the need arises."

"And the the rest of the FMians?" her Queen pressed on.

"We don't have a lot of information on them but we know enough that they mostly have elemental abilities. It shouldn't be too difficult to work around those. The problem is knowing where they are... when they aren't without a host," Sona replied, her voice becoming a little bitter.

Tsubaki knew what the change of her tone was for. It was no secret that Sona was still a bit bitter about being controlled by Libra. On top of making her look like a kluz for a day, Libra used her body as a meat puppet and she couldn't let it slide at all. It was too humiliating for her bare. She had gone as far as making Rias and Luciana swear not to utter any word about the episode to the Satans. If her sister found out that she was possessed by an extraterrestrial, she would go on a warpath.

It was when the reached the school gates that the devils sensed several presences, enough that they stood out from the crowd. They saw four young girls standing nearby the gate, seemingly waiting for them to come. They were oddly dressed too, and yet the passing by students didn't notice as the walked passed them.

The first was a short girl with blond hair tied in twin ponytails held by blue ribbons with brown eyes. She wearing a crop top with a yellow and blue pattern, matching short. She was also wearing thigh-high stockings with silver knee high boots which opened at the top for some reason. She appeared to be the youngest and had the looks to match.

The next girl was a rich looking lady with a dress that was white around the top but grayish blue on the bottom skirt with an insignia that resembled a winged staff with ribbon swirls traveling upwards etched in gold and black heeled boots. The dress exposed her ample cleavage, showing that was well endowed and had no trouble showing it. Her hair was black and long with a offense-cut and had blueish eyes with a flawless face, and also had a veil over her head.

The third girl was of average height, dressed in a gray sweater with a sailor fuku underneath it, with black leggings and black flats. Her stature was petite and flat. Her hair was silver and short, though in a darker shade compared to Koneko's hair and had a small cowlick at the top. Her eyes were also nearly gold. She looked like a life-like doll.

The last young woman of the group was rather pretty and had a very regal air around her. An air that was just and lawful. She was wearing a long navy blue dress with a white collar, cuffs, and waistline, with bronze markings on the skirt that looked just like the markings her other expensively dressed companion bore. Her dressed fitted around her nicely and easily showed off decently shaped lumps on her chest. Underneath the skirt, she could be seen wearing white leggings, and silver high heels that looked to be six inches high which made her look quite tall, yet she didn't seem to have much problem standing in them. Her hair was long reached her waist and colored in blue, held in with a white headband with an ahoge at the back of her head. Her equally blue eyes spotted Sona and Tsubaki as soon as they came up to the school gates, as if she knew who and what they were. This was not lost to them as they both stared back, their eyes lingering at the symbol on both dresses.

"...Licht Kreis?" It was not a question from Sona but a confirmation, mostly due to the fact there were not as many people around.

The regal girl gave a curt nod, "Yes, that we are. How do you do, devils of the Sitri Household?"

"May I ask what brings you here?" Sona asked the apparent leader. Tsubaki simply stayed silent in favor of watching the monster hunters vigilantly, preparing to act if they made any suspicious movements.

"We have been dispatched on an undercover mission by our leader and seeing as how you are one of the three devil heiresses within the territory we'd figure we would come to you once we arrived," the regal girl told her. "I'm afraid this concerns the... occurrences that have been going on in this city."

Sona withheld the urge to suck in her teeth, 'So they're finally on to us.'


A little while later, Netto, Asia, and Rias arrived at the school. Rias was called over by Akeno for something urgent, leaving Netto and Asia on their own. Before Netto and Asia could go on to their own homerooms, a pair of certain perverts approached them.

"Hey! Asia-chan, good morning!" Yokihiko greeted the Italian girl with a large grin.

"Pleasure to see you this fine morning, angel!" Kazumi greeted happily.

"Oh, good morning Yokihiko-san, Kazumi-san," Asia bowed politely.

"Hey," Netto just waved.

"Hey, yourself," Yokihiko said evenly, walking up to Netto...

WHAM!

...and swiftly rammed his fist into his gut.

"Kuh...!?" Netto hacked from the blow as Asia covered her mouth in shock. He stumbled backward before glaring angrily at the muscular teen, "Dude! Are you for real?!"

"Hey, don't act like you're the victim here," Yokihiko said, putting on his tough guy voice as he cracked his knuckles. He wrapped his arm around Netto's shoulder and pulled him in, "Word on the street is that you've coming and going to school with Asia-chan every day."

"And just now we saw you come in with Rias-sempai. Again!" Kazumi added, leaning on Netto's other side. "Alright, spill it! Everyone's been seeing you chatting it up with her and Akeno-sempai these past couple of weeks. There's no way in hell that the two princesses of the school would ever take notice of you so easily! Just how the hell are you doing it, man? What's your secret?"

Netto was feeling his personal bubble getting compromised, so he gave a frustrated shout as he pushed both of the older teens off of him, "ARGH! Just give me a break! Why do even need to tell you anything! I joined the Occult Research Club and I became friends with the members there! It's not that complicated, come on!"

"It's never that simple! Hundreds of students applied and yet she picked you of all people!" Kazumi exclaimed.

"Guess she saw something special in me," Netto replied, shrugging smugly. "At any case, you and the rest of your posse have been bugging me ever since I came here. Why should I tell you anything?"

"Oh, look at you acting so smug now," Yokihiko said, folding his arms, "It'd still be nice to know why you're always coming and going with Asia-chan. After all, it's not like you live with her or anything."

"Actually, yes," Asia smiled innocently, "I'm staying at Netto-san's house."

Netto stiffened and his lungs clenched as soon as she said that, shocked at the bluntness of her words. The cute and clueless smile she had on her face didn't help. Yokihiko and Kazumi, on the other hand, looked like they were just hit by a lightning bolt, their expressions shadowy and filled with sudden dread. "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!"

"Th-th-then you every morning you wake him up, like an o-o-o-o-o-onee-sama would?!" Kazumi stuttered, his finger pointing shakily as he was to shocked to act rationally.

"Oh, that's because Netto sometimes stays up late working," Asia giggle pleasantly, "He's such a sleepy head!"

"And the rice! You serve him rice too?!" Yokihiko demanded, gittering in place.

"Netto-san doesn't know how to cook so I help with dinner sometimes. Netto-san's kaa-sama says it's really sweet of me," Asia continued, blushing happily.

And with that, both Yokihiko and Kazumi dropped to the knees and hung their heads low, both in sadden disbelief. "I don't believe this," Yokihiko whispered depressingly, "The Academy's two idols, the mascot, and even Asia-chan are shacking it up with a short stack like you?"

"This is so not cool, how come you're loaded with cute girls? It ain't right," Kazumi muttered.

Netto gave an exasperated sigh, realizing that they weren't going to leave him alone. His eyes shot wide open as an idea suddenly came to his head. He reached into his bag and pulled out a notebook and pen. He flipped through the pages quickly jotted something down before tearing it out and handing it to the two perverts. "Look, I have this other friend see? Hi... her name's Mil-tan, and she enjoys having company."

The two older boys quickly shot up and took the paper from his hands. "Mil-tan?" Yokihiko blinked, reading the paper, "That's a pretty intimate name. Is she cute?"

"She enjoys cosplay, I can tell you that much," Netto answered, "Just as long as you two can get off my back."

"This is totally awesome!" Yokihiko grinned as he fist pumped, "Nice one, Net! We owe you big time!"

"Yeah, after this we'll worship you forever!" Kazumi added with a gleeful grin. Netto simply turned his head to the side with deep sigh coming from his throat as the second-year boys excitedly high-fived each other, not even noticing several passing girls glaring at them (and Netto) in disgust.

"Isn't 'Mil-tan'..." Asia started.

"Yeah, and those guys will hate me forever, but it will be so worth it," Netto interjected.


The Occult Research Club was occupied by the three demon heiress, along with their Queens and their newest guests. The presidents of each club sat on one of the couches with their second-in-commands standing behind their respective leaders as the other girls from the monster hunting organization sat on the other end.

Akeno was back to normal after getting a lot of rest from the several nights before. Getting a million volts of lightning charged through her was not something she was turned on by in the slightest. Gemini Spark completely toyed with her, using her only lightning against her. She was very skilled in lightning-based magic, but absorbing lightning was something else altogether. She was completely humiliated and humbled that night, and the dark side of her was itching for a rematch. She also knew that if she wanted that rematch, she had to get stronger than she already was. The question was how to do it.

The blue haired girl spoke, "My name is Orie Valadier. These are my companions; the blond one is Mika Returna, the raven haired one is Kaguya Seikaiguu, and the one with dark silver hair is Lex Bartholomeus. Our apologies for appearing at such short notice."

"I'll admit, this is the first time I've encountered Executors from the famed all-female monster hunting organization," Rias said, folding her arms. "Since you four are here I assume that word has finally got out about the recent happenings plaguing this city?"

"Yes," Lex spoke in perfect English, "Our superior has sent us to investigate the oddities that have appeared in this city. We at first thought that the incidents were the work of Yokai, but the recent events have become too great for us to ignore."

"You are aware of the sighting of the three anomalies several nights ago, yes?" Orie said, "One of them, the blue one, has been the center of these new paranormal incidents. If I recall, the public refers to this character as 'Blue Bomber'."

"Well...we did meet up with the Blue Bomber a few times over," Luciana said. "The thing is that we have an infestation. Actually, more like an invasion. To be perfectly blunt, the strange happenings isn't the result of Yokai or anything of nature, but aliens from space," she said in an uncharacteristically serious tone.

"Aliens from space?" Orie frowned slightly, "Is that supposed to be some sort of joke?"

"We definitely wouldn't lie about that," Sona replied, "I couldn't believe it myself, but it's the truth. We don't know why but the aliens that have invaded feel threatened by this planet for one reason or another. We aren't quite sure why yet."

Orie looked at each of her teammates, each one expressing skepticism and/or confusion over the clam. "Seriously? Aliens? Do we look stupid or something?" Mika said incredulously.

"But you must admit the idea isn't very farfetched," Kaguya said, hands folded on her lap, "It's not outside of the realm of possibility."

"Yeah, sure, the supernatural world is vast. But this sounds like total Sci-Fi crap to me," Mika said, waving her hand dismissively.

"The devils might be devious by nature, but if they wanted to lie to us they would've come up with a more convincing and believable story," Lex said coolly.

"Listen, the reason we have come here is to investigate," Orie reminded her friends. "If there are indeed aliens among us, then we must look for evidence. We already have the area mapped out. Also, in regards to the Blue Bomber, we have also been ordered to capture him and bring him to the order to learn whether his intentions are good or evil."

Rias frowned. She had a feeling that the Licht Kreis would pull something like that, but she didn't think that they would actually intend to go after her Pawn, even if they didn't know it who he was. The Licht Kreis, as far as she knew, were quite known for rubbing a lot of people the wrong way. A lot of members were very antagonizing towards anything that wasn't human, and there had even been rumors of some infighting. "Is capturing really that necessary? He's mainly the reason this city is still standing."

"Perhaps, but our leader would still wish to know what his intentions are," Orie said, "To that end, we have been requested to enroll into this school as transfer students in order to operate for as long as possible. Please understand that we have no intention of intruding in your affairs whatever they may be, as long as innocents are not harmed."

Sona's mouth twisted slightly, but she conceded, "Very well. I will have the enrollment papers prepared. However, we need to have your word that if you do encounter him, please do not engage. That's all I ask."

Orie sighed as she stood up, "That will all depend on him. Please excuse us, we have to prepare for our stay," the rest of her team stood up and walked out the door, closing it behind them.

Luciana gave an exhausted sigh as she slumped over the sofa, "Paaa~! Licht Kreis, huh? Those ladies really give off the stuck up professional vibe."

"Indeed," Olga nodded, her face showing concern, "We all knew it was a matter before other organizations that monitor the supernatural would take notice. But we never talked about what to do when they did decide to come."

"You'll have to warn Kusanagi-kun about this, Rias," Sona told her friend, "If the rate of the virus and FMian attacks continue he will eventually cross paths with them."

"I know that," Rias sighed, "I'll inform Netto about it after school. A lot as already happened, and we don't want to make matters worse."


A little while after the school hours came and went, the club activities were on once more. Netto and Asia had finished with passing out fliers to get people into making contracts with devils. Yesterday, it was Koneko who helped Asia with a client, a teenage female client who wanted get bigger breasts. Both girls were taken aback but still tried everything they could learn about breast size gain. They later found out that, in a very ironic twist, the reason the client wanted to get bigger breasts was because she wanted to make Yuuto notice her. While they didn't recognize the client well enough to know that she was another Kuoh Academy student, they probably should have seen that coming. They returned back to the old school building where the found Koneko pounding a stack of stone bricks into dust. She has been doing that since the night they fought Gemini Spark and was likely still bitter about losing. Going inside the building and into the clubroom, they were greeted by Akeno while Yuuto looked busy with some homework. Rias on the other hand once again looked off into space with same wondering expression.

"Buchou, we're back," Netto reported. Rias didn't respond, the blank expression still on her face.

"Rias-buchou? What's wrong?" Asia asked, looking concerned. Still no answer.

"She's really out of it, huh? I'll wake her up for ya," Before Netto realized it, his Transer flashed green, signaling that Omega-Xis had materialized into the real world. He floated up to Rias before taking a deep breath and yelling right in her ear, "GAAAAAAAOOOOO!"

Rias screeched loudly and nearly fell out of her chair from the loud roar. Her she got her bearings straight and the ringing in her ears dropped. She glared at the thin air from where the roar came from, quickly drawing a magic circle to make the alien visible, causing him to cough and hack as the sparkles irritated him again, "You're lucky you don't have a physical body to punch!"

"Hey, you were the one staring off into space!" Omega-Xis hacked, "Had to get your attention somehow!"

Rias grunted as she rubbed her sore ear, "You could've done something else other than yelling in my ear. Anyway, good work Asia and Net."

"Sure..." Netto nodded, sweatdropping.

Koneko later joined in while Akeno passed around tea for everyone as the meeting began. Rias started it by giving an urgent message. "Today we received a visit by members of the Licht Kreis. Four of their members have arrived here as Transfer students in response to the ruckus the FMians have been causing."

"Licht Kreis? What's that?" Netto asked.

"There are many human organizations that defend humanity from malevolent supernatural entities that want to do them harm. There are others that who keep the existence of mythical beings secret from mundane eyes," Akeno explained, "The Licht Kreis is just one of those organizations. They usually have orphanages to house children who lost their families to monsters all over the world and train those children them to fight. That's how they gain new members. The stronger members are given the name of Executors."

"Originally they had a mix of male and female members among their ranks, but a male member betrayed them for a rival organization years ago," Rias continued, folding her hands, "In response to that, the other male members were banished from the Licht Kreis. It remained an all female monster hunting organization ever since."

"It doesn't seem very fair to banish a group from their organization just because of what one of them did," Asia said, frowning sympathetically.

"Yes. That's what several other organizations said, but the leader of the Licht Kreis is quite known for having trust issues in regards to men. It's a wonder why she included men in the first place," Rias sighed. "Still, the fact that we have four of their Executors called to this city means that the FMians are beginning to attract others that represent the supernatural realm."

Netto's eyebrows furrowed, getting the oddest sense of Deja Vu. "I... I had a dream like this last night."

Everyone quickly turned to face him, "You did?" Yuuto asked.

Netto nodded, "This guy... he had hair that as like bug antenna. He said that he and his colleges were watching us and that people from the Magic Side are starting to take notice. He also said that other aliens are taking notice of this planet too."

From the expression shown on the president, the news wasn't very pleasant, "...Is that right? Did you learn anything else?"

Netto frowned as he slowly shook his head, "No. I woke up before I could learn anything else. That guy, whoever he was, said that he was only there to warn me and that he couldn't say anymore."

"This person must've been right to warn you then, whoever they were," Rias said, "I know this goes without saying but if you run into any of the members of the Licht Kreis, you need to stay far from them as much as you can."

Netto nodded, "OK. I'll keep my distance."

"Good. Now then, you have yourself another client," she said, handing out a card to him. Netto stood up and took the card from her hand, reading it carefully.

"It says anonymous... and in the middle of Noah's Park," Netto read, blinking. "Ain't that a little suspicious?"

"There are people who want to keep their names hidden out of privacy. And it's impossible to use a Devil's Contract without a legitimate wish. It should be fine," Rias reassured him, giving him a relaxed smile.

Netto nodded, "If you say so. Omega-Xis?"

"Yeah, yeah, let's get going," Omega-Xis huffed. He beamed back into Netto's Transer before the boy himself was engulfed in a green haze, vanishing from the spot.

"Ah, he really knows how to make an exit," Akeno smiled.


Netto appeared in the middle of Noah's Park, looking around in confusion. There was no one else there. "That's strange. Where's the client?"

"Could've gotten a little off on the landing," Omega-Xis said, "It's kinda hard to be accurate without the magic circle thing."

"Well if all else fails all we need to do is a holler," Netto shrugged. He put his hands over his mouth and called out loudly, "Hey, hello!? Anybody here? Did someone call for a request?" There was no answer. "OK, this was really creepy..." he muttered, scratching his head. Lightning suddenly sparked across his forehead, causing him to stiffen as he looked around, "Uh oh, EM Frequency rising!"

"Netto, behind you!" Omega-Xis shouted.

Netto looked behind him, shocked as a large wave surged towards him. He jumped out of the way and flipped to the side. Another wave of sand came at him, and he was forced to jump again. Then another, and another. Looking forward, he watched as the sand collapsed, reforming into old looking rushing robots, barely draped in old bandages. Their eyes glowed dim red, their teeth looking boney and dull. "Robo-mummies?! Seriously?! It's not even Halloween yet!" He stepped back slightly as the robo-mummies shambles toward him, arms stretched out as they moaned and groaned.

"No way... this has to be his work. But he shouldn't be here..." Omega-Xis muttered.

"Omega-Xis, what is it?" Netto demanded.

"It's nothing, just bust these guys!" Omega-Xis commanded.

"Right, let's go!" Netto nodded, shooting his hand into the air, "EM Wave Change, Netto Kusanagi, On the Air!" Omega-Xis appeared and embarrassed Netto from behind, covering in a green haze before he was suited in his blue suit of armor. Mega Man blasted buster shots from Omega-Xis at the robot-mummies, each shot leaving holes before they vanished into the sand. The tactic seemed to be working well at first until sand suddenly formed behind him before it grew into two robo-mummies reading to attack from behind. The radar system in Mega Man's helmet alerted him, and he dropped to a slip as the robo-mummies swiped, and swung his leg to trip them. He sprung back to his feet and fired a shot at both drowned robo-mummies to turn them into dust.

"Man these things give me the creeps," Omega-Xis growled.

"Hey, Omega-Xis, do you know who's doing this?" Mega Man asked, looking at the living hand. "Which one of the FMians can make these robo-mummies?"

"If I'm right, and I hope I'm not, it's someone else I know," Omega-Xis frowned. "...Your side!"

Mega Man ducked and backflipped from another robo-mummy before spinning into a butterfly kick to smash it into dust. He leapt at another and kneed it in the face and kicked off of it to smash his heel into another. Several robo-mummies suddenly lunged at him, holding his arms and legs, trapping him down as he struggled to move.

"Get off!" Mega Man yelled, managed to slip a leg out and stomped on the head of the robo-mummy below him. Another robo-mummy rushed at him and lunged. The other two robo-mummies still holding his arms, he flipped backward and kicked it's head clean off as the rest of its body crumpled. He landed back to his feet and smashed the other two together as he quipped, "Kiss and make up!" He paused slightly as he began to shiver, "Wow, that was so cheesy." Looking up, he watched as the head he had kicked off was falling back down. "Goal~!" he yelled jumping and spinning sideways before kicking the head like a soccer ball. The head spun at the other robo-mummies and knocked each of them away before the all crumpled into dust. He landed back on his feet and gave a fist pump, "Yes, now that one worked!" he complimented himself with a large grin.

"Don't relax just yet," Omega-Xis warned, "Our 'client' has arrived."

Mega Man tensed as he suddenly felt something behind him, turning around and watching as someone step towards him. It was someone in a black bodysuit with yellow and blue striped armor, making him resemble some sort of walking Egyptian sarcophagus. He had a helmet that concealed his face, a black T-shaped visor going down his face with a Scorpio symbol on the top of the forehead with a Pharaoh's crown on top of it. The chest armor was adorned with several jewels and gems, as were the gauntlets and boots. His shoulders were covered with rounded pads, with a purple cape trailing behind him. In his hand, there was a black ornate staff, with a green scorpion looking gem at the top. "And so the man in blue has arrived," the strange armored figure spoke, speaking in a heavily distorted African accent. "To be perfectly honest, I'm quite disappointed. You're the new Pawn of Rias Gremory? I suppose was hoping for more than some thug kid with more flare than 'run, jump, and shoot forward'."

"You're the one who sent that request?" Netto asked, glaring. "Who are you?"

"I have no need to answer to the demands to one of lowly birth. But you can call me... Scorpio King," the figure said, brandishing his arms out dramatically.

Mega Man stood there, dumbfounded, as he stared at the figure with a look dull surprise on his face. "...Okay."

Mega Man's left arm moved forward as Omega-Xis glared at Scorpio King, "You. What the hell are you doing here, Scorpio?"

Scorpio King himself didn't respond, but his staff did. The scorpion gem lit up as its eyes turned red. It moved slightly as it came to life. Then, it spoke, "Hehehe. It's been a long time, Omega-Xis. How have you been?"

"Stuff it, Scorpio," Omega-Xis spat, "How did you even manage to get to this planet? You were locked up!"

"Omega-Xis, who's that? You don't seem too friendly with him," Mega Man asked his partner.

"That... is Scorpio," Omega-Xis spoke the name like a curse, "He was once a part of King Cepheus' frontline, an A Class soldier in fact. But he grew increasingly violent and disobeyed orders. I thought he was locked in the dungeons. He shouldn't even be here, let alone out of his cell."

"Hm. That's big talk coming from someone who has turned his back on his king," Scorpio sneered. "Why Cepheus made you into a B Class soldier is something I'll never understand."

"Don't tell me you're after the Andromeda Key, too. You can save your breath because you're not getting your grubby claws on it," Omega-Xis retorted.

"The Andromeda Key?" Scorpio let out a short, raspy laugh, "Hahaha... I don't know what you're talking about!"

Omega-Xis looked surprised, "What?"

"I'm just here to cause trouble for you," Scorpio glared, massive venom in his voice, "I hate you!"

"We hate you," Scorpio King corrected, planting his staff to stand, "You, Mega Man, took something that should have been mine."

"What'd you mean by that? I don't even know you!" Mega Man protested, palming his chest. "What did I even take!?"

"You really want to know? I tell you," Scorpio King rose his staff above his head before slamming it down, causing a large ripple-like effect onto the ground they were standing on, "You took my woman!"

Mega Man felt his balance waning as he felt the ground shift and twist. Looking down, he saw the sand spilling up from the ground and up to his ankles. Around him, the park started to turn into shift and change as sand began to pile up everywhere. Very soon, Mega Man saw himself standing in the middle of what was no longer a park, but a sand dune. He backed up slowly, gritting his teeth as he looked around, confused with how the field changed. He didn't have any time to think as Scorpio King pointed his staff forward and unleashed a cyclone of sand directly at him.

Mega Man shielded himself from the miniature desert storm, but he braved it as he rushed in, coming out of the storm and landing a jumping kick to knocking the staff from Scorpio King's hands, "I took your woman?" Mega Man echoed in disbelief, sending a wave of spiraling kicks at his opponent, his feet engulfed in sand, with some buster blasts snipping at close range. His speed and agility made into good use as Scorpio King didn't seem to have any skills at hand-to-hand, "I only know a few girls who actually like me and the rest treat me like dirt! None of the girls I know don't even look like the types to hang out with shadowy guys like you!" Scorpio King was stomped on the chest and fell into the sand. Instead of landing on his back, he instead mysteriously morphed into the sand as soon as he collided. "He vanished?"

"No, his body just dismantled into the sand," Omega-Xis stated. The ground began to shake, causing the head to stiffen, "Here he comes!"

On both sides of Mega Man, a pair walls suddenly rose up from the sand. Then they rushed at each other, about to close in on him. Mega Man quickly rolled out of the way before the walls could crush him. They closed in on each other before they collapsed into the sand. Another pair of sand walls rose up and tried to crush him. The Blue Bomber jumped upward before they could smash, "This is insane!"

"You are just a mere Pawn! A mere runt at the end! Cannon fodder!" Scorpio King's voice blasted from within the sand as Mega Man jumped around to keep himself from getting crushed from the sand walls, "You were probably just a human nobody before you became a devil! I can't understand what someone such as Rias Gremory saw in you. Even the traitor you have on your left arm is more interesting than you are! You actually feel proud that you stopped a satellite from falling into the city? It was all luck!"

"And you need to shut up! In fact, a heatwave is coming!" Mega Man shouted in irritation, pulling out another card and feeding it to Omega-Xis, "Battle Card, Predation! Blast Ball!" A red ball appeared in Mega Man's hand, and he threw it down as he leapt up from another wave of incoming walls. The ball burst into flames, and it engulfed the sand dune into a fire wave, turning the sand into glass. "Battle Card, Predation! Giga Hammer!" Omega-Xis transformed into a glowing hammer, raising it over his head as he came back down and smashed it onto the burning glass. It shattered into bits, putting out the flames. Scorpio King was forced out from his hiding place and tumbling down before jumping up and skidding across the glass floor.

"Not bad, but I have other tricks," Scorpion King boasted. He stabbed his staff into the glass, causing it to shift and change back into sand. He waved his staff, manipulating the sand into turning into a thin wave that came spinning at Mega Man.

"Battle Card, Predation! Aiming Laser!" Mega Man leaped sideways from sand waves and fired piercing laser blasts from his weapon. Rather than try to avoid, or block, Scorpio King simply stood there. Microseconds before the lasers even touched him, several holes suddenly appeared on his body, and the lasers passed through easily. "Woah, he turned himself into swiss cheese!"

"Unlike you, I've been training, honing, and experimenting with my new abilities as a new superior lifeform," Scorpio King boasted, the holes in his body vanishing. "You're far too close minded to grasp what I'm capable of, plebeian."

"I know enough that you can bend sand into any shape you want. Even a monkey with a smoke addiction can figure that out," Mega Man taunted.

"You vex me. Just looking at you vexes me!" Scorpio King shouted, a hill of sand forming underneath his feet, propelling him to Mega Man. The boy in blue tried to jump out of the way but ended up getting caught in the sand, getting pushed along for the ride. Mega Man struggled through the sand, coughing and nearly choking as the dust got into his mouth, "I am of royal blood! The fairest of maidens give themselves to me! What makes you so special!? You're are a mere peasant! A lowly half-breed! A- hey!" He looked down and saw Omega-Xis' jaws clamped on his ankle.

"You really have serious issues! No wonder Scorpio picked you!" Omega-Xis growled through his teeth. Mega Man leaped through the sand and tackled Scorpio King from the hill and into the dune. Mega Man spun around in a windmill b-boying technique before leaping up and sending a spinning kick as soon as Scorpio King stood up, knocking him square in the head. "Peasant? Plebeian? From the way you're talking you make it sound like you're some typical king! You even went as far as looking the part!"

Scorpio King stumbled back from the kick before he swung his staff over his head, "For your information, that's exactly what I am!" he pointed his staff forward and summoned a huge sand cyclone, catching him in the winds. He screamed helplessly as he flailed his arms, spinning out of the control.

"THIS IS SO NOT A GOOD!" he screamed out.

Scorpio King ghostly emerged in the cyclone flew at Mega Man, striking the helpless EM Devil at all directions, moving faster and faster with each hit. With sheer luck, Mega Man managed to grab hold of Scorpio King's arm, locking the scorpion fighter down underneath him before punching him in the face over and over again. "Argh! Release me, peasant!" Scorpio King demanded, trying to shove Mega Man off, "I said release me at once!"

"Try an' stop me, you act like you can O great king-sama!" Mega Man shouted, still hitting him.

With Scorpio King unable to control the sandstorm, the cyclone slowly came to a stop, vanishing. The half-aliens fell onto sand dune. Scorpio King got to his feet with a snarled, grip his staff with both hands and giving it a pull. With a long shink, a long blade was pulled from the staff. "I will have your head..." he said, threateningly walking forward.

Mega Man pulled out a Battle Card and tossed it into the air for Omega-Xis to chomp on. "Battle Card, Predation! Break Saber!" Omega-Xis transformed into a pink, spear-like sword with green spiraling energy surrounding it. Scorpio King brandished his sword and dashed forward. The two fighters clashed their weapons together, swinging, slashing and stabbing at each other, lightning sparking from the licks of the blades. Scorpio King at least seemed to know how to wield a sword well, even using the sheath of the sword to strike Mega Man on the face and stomach. Mega Man staggered back as he rubbed his face and stomach before quickly moving to the side to avoid a slash. "Geez man, what's your problem!?"

"I told you, you took what was mine!" Scorpio King shouted, thrusting his sword rapidly at him. Multiple swords appeared from his thrusts. Mega Man guarded himself with the Break Saber before slashing wildly to break the thrust attack.

"Buddy, you really aren't making any sense," Mega Man jumped forward and stomped Scorpio King on the face, used at as a springboard before flipping mid air and falling back down with a falling kick. He stamped Scorpio King down to the sand and backing flipping away. Scorpio King disassembled into the sand, curled up, and reformed himself to stand back up.

Scorpio King was starting to get seething mad, red eyes glowing out of his black visors. This upstart... this nobody was defining him. Everyone always gave him what he desired, whatever he wished, and yet he won't yield to him. He won't have any of it! With a loud roar, he rushed toward Mega Man again, sand propelling him forward. Mega Man stood his ground as he got ready for Scorpio King's next attack.

Which would have come if not for a large knight figure suddenly dropping in front of them, kicking up the sand and causing the both of them to jump back.

Mega Man blinked as he looked up at the giant. It was some sort of knight with long blond hair tied in a ponytail. Its face was covered with a white back, and there was some sort of a white and black helmet with a pair of large horns twisted forward. It had on a white coat and gloves with black jeans with white pointed boots, with the wrists and knees covered in white forearm and knee guards. In its hands was a large great sword. The large knight stood firmly, eyeing both Mega Man and Scorpio King.

"...A monster hunter? Here?" Scorpio King frowned. Another figure swooped down and dropped before them into a crouch before slowly rising back up. Scorpio King turned and quickly recognized the symbol on the dress. "Licht Kreis. How lovely."

"Licht Kreis?" Mega Man repeated. He turned to where Scorpio King was looking. The third person was a girl with long blue hair and blue eyes. She wore a white headband, a long grayish-blue dress that goes down to the bottom of her legs with bronze designs, white thigh-high stocking and silver high heels shoes. She frowned as she pointed a rapier at them, but had her eyes trained on him.

"Both of you, enough!" the girl spoke in a soild voice, "I am Orie Valadier of Licht Kreis! I must ask that stop your quarrels immediately."

The mood of the fight ruined, Scorpio King sheathed his sword back into his cane. "We will continue this some other time." He wrapped his cape around himself as the sand suddenly picked up and swirled all around him. Mega Man and Orie both covered their faces as the sand swirled into a large cyclone, growing large and then shrinking in size. Soon it all cleared and both the sand dune as well Scorpio King were both gone.

"He's gone," Omega-Xis said, returning back to his head form, "Let's get going ourselves." Mega Man nodded, turning to leave the park.

"Stop!" Orie called out, halting Mega Man in his tracks. He turned around, seeing that she still has her sword still trained at him. "You are the Blue Bomber, correct?"

Mega Man remembered what Rias had told him about the Licht Kreis and how the have started to notice what was happening in the city. The girl must've been one of their agents. He knew he had to get away as far as he can, but he could play along for as much as he could. "Yeah, what if it?"

"Perfect timing. I was right to go on patrol as soon as I moved in," Orie held her sword upright as she stood straight, "I must ask that you come with me as I have several questions for you. I would prefer it if you came peacefully, but if you resist I will have no other option but to take you in by force."

Mega Man shook his head, "Sorry, lady. Can't do that." He disappeared in a wave of green before Orie could run to stop him. Sighing, Orie gave a short wave of her hand, dismissing her large knight and allowing it to vanish.

"I guess it's no surprise," Orie sighed, almost depressed as she shouldered her rapier and went to leave the park, "So many don't seem to trust us as they used to..."


On top of a building somewhere in the Gibson District, a black hole opened up and allowed someone to step out before closing behind him. That someone was a handsome looking young man, with short black hair a green suit, and a white cape draped over his back. His eyes were squinty, looking like they were closed. The young man took a deep breath before he placed on a refreshing smile. "Frustrations aside, that was actually entertaining."

A yellow-green glow appeared around Diodora Astaroth, allowing the black and yellow form of Scorpio to appear at his side. "I wasn't expecting Omega-Xis to be that powerful already. But it wouldn't be very fun if it was too easy, would it?"

"No, I suppose not," Diodora said, still smiling. A green flash appeared underneath him as a magic circle formed under his feet. "Now then, I must attend to my girls. They must be very lonely without me."

"Heh, if you say so boy," Scorpio snickered, "It'll be a pleasure working with you."

"The feeling is very mutual, Scorpio," Diodora nodded in agreement. A bright flash of green covered the roof and vanished quickly, taking both Diodora and Scorpio with it.


Netto returned back to the clubhouse and found only Rias present, the others having gone on their own jobs. He reported to her about what happened in the park, about how he got ambushed by another EM Wave life form. At first, she was pissed off with how someone used the Devil's Contract to lure her Pawn into a trap, the red aura around her showing her anger very much. She calmed down long enough to hear the rest of the story, along with the close encounter with the Licht Kreis agent. Rias then told him that no one could use a Devil's Contract to trap the devil responsible for the contract as the contract itself would severely punish the person. The only way a loophole could be used is by a devil with a King piece.

In other words, Scorpio King was a high-class devil with a grudge against Netto.

Rias would send a report on what had happened to the Four Satans as doing such a thing was very illegal. For the moment, she allowed Netto to return him. Before leaving, he saw Rias sitting at her desk with the same faraway look on her face.

The first thing Netto did when returning home was lying back on his bed with an exhausted sigh. He pulled his goggles to his eyes, "Hey Omega-Xis?"

His Transer flashed green as Omega-Xis appeared before Netto, "Yeah, what's up?"

"Who's Scorpio?" Netto asked him, "He wasn't part of the Infiltration Squad, was he?"

"No, he wasn't," Omega-Xis said with a shake of his head, "Like I said before he was one of the soldiers of the king, one of the best in fact. But he had a habit of going of on his own whenever it suited him. He also tended to look down on those he deemed weaker than him, myself included."

"He thinks you're weak?" Netto blinked in surprise.

"Yeah. He said that a B-Class soldier such as myself has no business being in the king's army," Omega-Xis replied. "He hardly got along with anyone. Gemini and Cygnus are far from fuzzy individuals, but compared to him they're downright friendly."

"What did he do?" Netto continued on, "You said that he was supposed to be in prison."

"He should. That's what bugs me," Omega-Xis nodded, folding his arms as he looked up, "A little while before Cepheus went completely off the rails Scorpio, Lyra, and myself were sent over to a space colony where some enemies of ours were hiding out. We were supposed to capture them alive and make sure that no one was caught in the crossfire. The problem was Scorpio liked doing things his way, and his way resulted in the destruction of the colony, killing everyone including the targets. Me and Lyra got injured thanks to him too. For that, Scorpio was sentenced to a 5,000-year imprisonment with no possibility of parole. And it's only been 30 years since."

"That was 30 years ago?" Netto gasped.

"Yeah, that means someone else let him out. And I'll bet a hundred E-Crystals that it wasn't the king," Omega-Xis finished. "Then there's the fact that he has a partner that works perfectly with him. Scorpio hardly works with anyone. If he was able to find someone who can match his wavelength that perfectly, that host must be as sadistic as him."

"Oh man, that is not a good," Netto frowned. "But he doesn't seem to want the Andromeda Key so that's at least one good thing." He looked up at the ceiling as another question came to his head. He sat up and asked Omega-Xis, "Hey, just what exactly is the Andromeda Key anyway?"

"Hm?" Omega-Xis grunted, looking at him.

"What kind of secrets does it unlock? You know why the FMians are after it but you aren't saying anything," Netto progged, "At least you can give me a little information about it. Just enough to put to put two and two together anyway."

"I told you, that has nothing to do with you," Omega-Xis said. Before Netto could ask again, he beamed back into Netto's Transer.

"Man!" Netto huffed, laying on his bed with arms stretched out, pulling his goggles down to his neck, "What's so important about the Andromeda Key that he needs to keep a secert? What's his deal?!" He gave a heavy groan as he stared deadpan at the light in his room. He had only just noticed the lights in his room suddenly dimming and the air pressure slightly shifting. "Huh?" A crimson light shined his room, prompting him to sit up. To his surprise, it was a magic circle that bore the symbol of the Gremory family. The glow died out as quickly as it came, and he could see Rias standing where to once was. Though her bangs seemed to be shielding her eyes he noted that her expression had no emotion. "Eh? Buchou? What is it? Did you find out who sent that false request already?"

"Netto..." her bangs cleared away from her eyes, a look of desperation appearing on her face. Netto could tell that she looked very troubled by something and knew that she was going to ask for his help instantly. But the words she said next he was not ready for. "...I want you to make love to me."

Netto blinked.

And then he blinked twice.

"S-say what?" was the only thing Netto could say, standing up.

"I said I want you to take my virginity," Rias rephrased, as if she were lecturing him. And just like that, she began stripping, first removing her vest, unbuttoning her shirt, and then undoing her skirt, leaving her with nothing more than her bra and panty. Netto felt himself swallow a spit as he ogled Rias' body, unable to look away. The lacy red bra and panty she wore complemented her very nicely, something that Netto noted to himself. He was completely paralyzed just from her body, unable to react and know what to do. The female form really had an interesting effect on him. "...I'm not good enough for you?" she asked him, walking up to him.

"What?! No- I mean... yes- I mean... but you're- I mean...what are you doing?" Netto stumbled through his words as his face turned as red as a tomato.

"I've been doing a lot of thinking as of late, and I've decided that this is the only option there is," Rias answered, holding her arms under her breasts and turning away slightly as she blushed. "If there is evidence, then they can't complain about it. The only person close to me who is able to do it with me is you."

"Um, me?" Netto stuttered. "Can I ask why?"

"The only other boy I personally know is Yuuto, but he won't have any of it. He is too pure of a knight and his chivalry would get in the way," before Netto could answer to her logic, she grabbed him by the shirt and forced him onto the bed. He held his head up just in time to see her climbing on top of him and straddling his waist, "What's wrong? Do you not find me attractive enough?"

"It's not like that!" Netto denied, shaking his head. "It's just that when a pretty girl shows up in a boy's room unannounced and-and suddenly says 'let's have sex', it's gonna catch him off guard!"

"...True, it would startle someone," Her body shifted, and he could feel her buttocks and thighs touching his most important part. Her head dipped slightly so that she was directly above him and her crimson hair cascaded against his cheeks. "I know this is your first time, but it's the same for me. So let's just take it slow." Looping her arms around her back, she unhooked her bra and carelessly tossed it aside. His eyes widened. Before him were Rias' luscious breasts and plumped pink nipples. Then, she took his hand and pressed it against her right breast. Netto could really feel how soft it felt against his hand, and how the nipple began to harden against his palm. It was just... so damn good! "Can you feel it?" she asked in a charming voice, "I'm just as tense as you are. You can tell by my heartbeat, right?"

'Holy shit! This is what Yokihiko and Kazumi have been talking about all this time! Doing it with a girl, and not just any girl but a senior! She's actually seducing me!' Netto screamed in his head. He was nervous, freaking out. This has been the closest he has ever been with a girl and his goggles were fogging up. Looking up, he saw the look in his master's eyes. His eyebrows furrowed. Those weren't the eyes of someone who wanted to have sex willingly. His jitters slightly left his body as he gripped Rias by the shoulders and slowly pushed her so he could sit. "Buchou, take a break for a minute. You aren't acting like... you."

Rias blinked, her eyes becoming more desperate, "What do you mean?"

"Well, ask yourself this: do you really want to do this?" Netto asked.

"Of course I do!" she shouted, shocking him. "There's no one else I can do it with! The one I want is you right now! I know it hasn't been that long since we met but there really isn't any other way!"

"What do you mean there's no other way? Why are you in such a hurry to give up your virginity?" Netto asked in a calm, yet startled voice.

Rias could have responded with another plea, but that didn't come out when another crimson flash appeared in his room, alerting the teenagers on the bed. Rias clicked her tongue, "I was so close..."

Netto turned and noticed that the red glow came from another magic circle that had the mark of Rias' clan. Who was it? Kiba? Akeno? Koneko? Whoever it was, getting caught in such a situation was bad. But instead of any of his clubmates coming out, it was someone else completely. She was an attractive-looking woman with silver hair that flowed down to her back, and soft silver eyes. Her hair had two braided side bangs with small blue bows at the ends, while the rest of it was let down in the back, also ending in twin braids, and a maid's headdress on her head. She was dressed in a blue and white French maid uniform. Her lips were painted a bright red. She was also looking at Rias with a look of disapproval and her gaze seemed to cause the temperature in the room to drop. "Milady, are you trying to break the agreement by doing something like this?" she asked curtly.

Rias frowned and stood up from the bed in all her naked glory, "Otou-sama and Onii-sama won't listen to me! It's the only way to get them to notice!"

"Even if it means giving up your purity to someone of lowly birth?" the maid continued, gesturing at Netto. Netto scowled at the offence, forgetting at the moment that he was in bed with a nude girl.

"Who I give my purity to is my decision and mine alone," Rias answered, her eyes flashing quickly, "And I won't have you speak insultingly of my servant, even if it's you Grayfia." Netto couldn't help but blush and smiled softly at how Rias quickly stuck up for him.

The maid, now identified as Grayfia, sighed as she picked up Rias's bra and snapped it back on her bosom. "Please remember that you are the next heiress of the House of Gremory, so please don't show your skin to a man recklessly. It's not a good image for your reputation." She noticed that Netto was still in the room and gave a polite bow. "Greetings, servant of Rias. I am Grayfia, the head maid of the House of Gremory. My apologies for what I said before."

Catching himself, Netto got up from his bed and also bowed, stuttering, "Th-that's fine ma'am." Another pretty woman. It surely didn't give Netto anymore help with that.

"Grayfia," Rias' began, her face showing unladylike unpleasantness, "Did you come here of your own accord? Or because the household sent you? Or was it Onii-sama?"

"All three," Grayfia said matter-of-factly. From the way Rias' frown deepened, she didn't like the answer.

"Given the fact that you are Onii-sama's queen, I should have known you'd pull something like this," Rias gave an exasperated sigh as she placed on the remainder of her clothing. "Sorry about this, Netto," she said to him, "I guess I wasn't thinking straight after all. Thank you for talking me out of it."

"Uh... OK," Netto nodded dumbly.

"'Netto'?" Grayfia echoed, looking at him with sudden interest, "So, this person is..."

"Yes," Rias confirmed, "This is Netto Kusanagi-kun, one of my newest additions, and the one who cost me all eight of my Pawn Pieces to recruit."

"So he is the one the humans call 'Blue Bomber'... truly curious," Grayfia said in amazement, eyes widening slightly. Netto blinked. Had the rumors of him leaked into the Underworld somehow?

"Grayfia, let's go back to my room. I will listen to what you have to say over there. Akeno can also attend, yes?" Rias asked.

"The Priestess of Thunder?" Grayfia said. "That doesn't bother me. A Queen must be by their King's side at all times."

"Very well." Rias turned to Netto and gave him a small peck on the cheek. "That's my apology for troubling you. Meet up at the club room tomorrow." After she gave her farewell, she went up next to Grayfia. The magic circle appeared underneath them both and they vanished in a blink of light. As the lights turned back to the normal brightness, Netto stood, dumbfounded, touching the cheek where she kissed him. He was left in such a shock that he didn't even here Asia's arrival home.


The following day, Netto and Asia were walking to the old school building after the classes had ended. The had received a notice to report to club room as soon as classes had finished. On their way over to the room, they met up with Yuuto. The three of them entered the room, wondering what the urgent meeting was about.

"I wonder if Buchou's worries have something to do with her family," Asia wondered out loud.

"She has been acting a bit strangely as of late," Yuuto said, agreeing, "Perhaps now she will tell us."

"You think Akeno-sempai might know, too?" Netto asked.

"Considering that she's the second-in-command, that's a given," Yuuto told him. "We won't know unless we hear what she has to say."

Netto nodded quietly, still pretty puzzled about what happened yesterday night. He was still wondering what could have made Rias act so irrationally to want to try and have sex with him. Though he knew he would get his answer eventually, he still couldn't help but think. On their way to the room, the came across a very large door. For some odd reason, it had police tape with the words "keep out" all over it. "What's that? I don't remember seeing that door before."

"Oh..." Yuuto frowned slightly, "That is where Buchou's first Bishop currently resides."

"Buchou's first Bishop?" Asia gasped, turning at him.

"Yes. He's one of the original club members, but for reasons I won't elucidate Buchou was ordered to keep him here," seeing their grim expressions, he gave a kind smile, "Don't worry, he's not bad. He's actually very nice. The problem is that he's a hikikomori and he's very uncomfortable with stepping outside. So, he just sits in that room all day and night, and he's perfectly fine with it."

"Sounds like someone needs to grow a backbone," Omega-Xis spoke from Netto's Transer.

"To be fair..." Yuuto began before he felt a sudden chill go down his spine. Agitated, he looked forward at the hallway that lead to the room. "I never felt this presence until I got here. Then that means...!" He ran to the club's door with Netto and Asia close behind. The door opened and the trio (plus one alien) was greeted with the sight of the remainder of their teammates. Their master was also present and she was sitting on the couch rather than her usual desk, her arms folded, her legs crossed, and a grim expression. The head maid, Grayfia, stood by the couch Rias was sitting. Grayfia looked just as stoic from the last time Netto saw her, while Akeno was standing in her usual elegant stance, but she looked very nervous.

"Looks like everyone's here," Rias said, noticing the three of them enter the room.

"Ojou-sama, shall I tell them?" Grayfia offered.

Rias shock her head. "No. As I am the King of this group should be the one to tell them," Rias stood up and cleared her throat. "Everyone, to tell you the truth..."

Before anything more could be said, a magic circle appeared in an unoccupied space of the room. The magic circle was not red like the Gremory magic circles Netto had seen so frequently. Instead, it was orange, and seemed to give off the cry of a bird of prey. There was even a bird-like figure in the center of the circle. Everyone turned as soon the circle appeared and Rias seemed to give out an evil hiss at the sight of it.

"Phenex..." Netto heard Yuuto whisper under his breath.

Rather than giving out a glow, flames shot out from the circle instead. Out from the tower of flames, a man appeared within.

"Ah... it's been a long time since I've last visited the human world," the man spoke, walking out from the flames as if they were air. Just looking at the way he carried himself, he seemed like a typical playboy. He was tall and handsome and looked to be in his early 20's and had short blond hair with deep blue eyes. Clearly, he had a lot of money since he was wearing something very expensive. He was wearing a red burgundy blazer with gold embroidery on the right, matching pants and black dress shoes. Underneath the open blazer was a white dress shirt that partially exposed his chest. Looking around the room as the flame behind him vanished, he smirked as he spotted the only redhead among them, "My dear Rias, it's been so long," he said, walking over to the girl and wrapping his arm around her shoulder. Her face twisted in disgust as she shoved him off of her.

"Don't touch me so casually," Rias said coldly, "If I had my way, I'd slap you in your smug-prick face right now." Netto and Asia's eyes widened from how sharp her words were.

The man took it to stride as he gave a nonchalant laugh. "Hahaha... still harsh as always, love. Regardless, we must take a look at the wedding hall. We need to verify the reception date and greet our families."

"Wedding? Reception date?" Netto frowned. From the look of Rias reaction towards the man, not to mention what she tried to do last night, everything was starting to click for Netto. He was starting to understand why she wanted to do it with him yesterday. If her purity was compromised, then she could have had some bit of freedom to herself. Seeing how carefree he was to the girl despite her obvious rejections made him really want to punch him in the face, or something like that. But someone had already beaten him to it.

"Hey, who brought the gigolo here?"

Various reactions swept through the classroom. Rias had a large smirk on her face, seeing the man's face stunned. Akeno and Yuuto snickered quietly while Asia gave a short yelp. Netto himself blushed hard, not expecting his partner to say that. Koneko gave a small grin as she snorted, while Grayfia didn't seem to react much at all. As for the man, he glared at Netto at the sound of the insult, but it softened to a look of confusion.

"Pardon me, but I thought I heard someone just insult me and it came from this kid, but... he doesn't seem to have even hit puberty to have a voice like that," he said, arching an eyebrow.

"What?!" Netto shouted angrily. "So what if I'm still short! I'm 14!"

"Please allow me to introduce to you Raiser Phenex," Grayfia interjected, gesturing at the man. "He is the third son of the House of Phenex of the 72 Pillars... and he is also Rias-sama's fiancé."

Netto's face turned grim, already having figured it out already. It had already come together and now Netto was starting to understand why Rias had been acting so strange. His fellow club members didn't even seem to like the man and Grayfia at least appeared to tolerate him. Regardless, it was clear that this Raiser was another high-class devil like Rias and intended to make her his bride. For now, he would just have to keep watch.


"Hm... excellent tea," Raiser smiled blissfully after taking a sip from the teacup. "As expected from Rias' Queen. I always look forward to it." He was sitting on the couch with his arm around Rias, who looked like she would rather be anywhere but with him. The rest of the servants were also standing around them, each one looking almost pitiable.

Akeno said nothing but gave a polite bow, likely holding her tongue. Omega-Xis did not hold the same sediment as he beamed out of Netto's Transer and confronted Raiser in his face. "So this pretty boy bastard is supposed to be with Rias-chick? I can see why she doesn't like him."

Raiser's eyes widened at the voice again, and he gritted his teeth as he stood up, "That voice again?! Who are you?! Show yourself so I can burn you to a crisp!" he demanded. His fist tightened as the room temperature slowly rose.

"Oh that's right, you and Grayfia have yet to meet my Pawn's partner," Rias said, though she had a satisfied smile on her face as she said that. She traced a magic circle as sparkles yet again flew out. Coughing was once again heard as Omega-Xis faded into existence, thumping his chest.

Raiser gaped in surprise at the ghostly figure before him, nearly stumbling back onto the couch before composing himself. Grayfia also looked at the alien in with intrigue, her stoic face almost dropping. "Wh-what is that thing?!" Raiser exclaimed, pointing.

"I am not a thing!" Omega-Xis snapped, looking at Raiser, "My name is Omega-Xis, and I'm an alien that comes from the distant planet of FM."

"And I'm his partner, Netto Kusanagi," Netto added, greeting himself with a hint of sarcasticness in his voice. "I'm Buchou's Pawn."

"Hm," Raiser glanced at Netto, and then at Omega-Xis, "An alien? As in from space? You honestly expect me to believe such things exist? Am I being Punk'd?" he asked skeptically, walking around Omega-Xis to look at all sides. He didn't look all too happy with being looked at like some sort of piece of meat.

"Whether you believe it or not is up to you, Raiser," Rias told him, standing up, "But I can certainly tell you that I have evidence that aliens from other planets do exist."

"Hoo? Is that true?" Raiser hummed, rubbing his chin, "Fine, I'll play along with that. Perhaps the 'evidence' you gathered could be used as entertainment for our wedding," he conceded with an air quote.

Rias stomped her foot, "Again with that? Raiser, I already told you that I will not marry you!"

"You know that isn't for you to decide," Raiser said, his voice becoming serious, "As you already know, the number of pureblood devils has drastically decreased thanks to the Great War. Our marriage is vital to continue the survival of our people, as well as flourishing our households name."

Rias rubbed her temples, "You don't need to tell me that. I am well aware of my duties as heiress of my clan and I am willing to take a husband."

"So you'll-!"

"However!" she interrupted, looking at Raiser's victorious face, "The husband I want will be of my choosing. In case you have forgotten it was our parents who arranged the marriage while I didn't want any part of it. They didn't have the right of selecting someone I would spend the rest of my life with without my consent. And that man isn't you, nor will it ever be."

The Gremory servants, Omega-Xis included, smiled at Rias' unyielding determination. But then the temperature started to rise up and everyone quickly took notice. A flaming aura in the shape of a bird engulfed Raiser as he glared at Rias. "You're selfish opinions matter very little. As the heir of the Phenex, I cannot lose face to rejection," he spoke, his cold voice contrasting with the heat. He reached out and took Rias' chin into his hand, tucking her head up to his glowing orange eyes, "One way or another I will take you back as my wife, even if it means burning your servants into ash!" Rias' eyes glowed in an angry red, her own demonic aura starting to take shape.

"HALT!"

Rias and Raiser jumped back from each other, their aura's suddenly disappearing as they both turned to the maid, frightened. Her demonic aura leaked out of her body, easily dwarfing theirs. The room temperature went from hot to cold as Grayfia sent an icy cold glare at them. "I did not bring you both here just to incite violence. And I will not hold back if you disobey again. Am I clear?"

Netto felt his bones shaking just from looking at Grayfia. She was a maid, yet she seemed to be stronger than both Rias and Raiser combined. The later calmly placed his hands in his pockets, trying to save face, "I know when not to challenge the Underworld's Ultimate Queen. Honestly, Lucifer-sama's Peerage are all abnormal, even by devil standards."

'Ultimate Queen, huh?' Omega-Xis thought to himself, looking at Grayfia. That meant she was one of the strongest of the Underworld, and the right-hand lady of Rias' brother. The aura alone told him that the woman meant business and she was someone definitely not to be taken lightly. And despite her apparent massive power level she worked as a simple maid. In Omega-Xis' experience, people as strong as her had much more authority than that.

Grayfia's aura disappeared and the room temperature returned to normal as she continued, "Nevertheless, Sirzech-sama and the other representatives foresaw this possibility and enacted an alternate solution, if you both are willing that is."

"An alternate solution?" Rias blinked, "What you're saying is..."

Grayfia nodded, "Yes. An unofficial Rating Game will take place between the Gremory Peerage and the Phenex Peerage. Should Rias-sama win, the engagement will be called off. But if Raiser-sama wins, the wedding will proceed."

"Che... a Rating Game," Rias frowned. "They really are content with controlling my life, aren't they?"

Raiser, on the other hand, laughed confidently, "A Rating Game? That's perfectly fine with me. This will be a good opportunity to show you your place, that there is nothing that can come between us, dear Rias."

"Already so full of confidence," Rias sneered, "Very well, I will accept your challenge. This is my one chance to get my freedom and I'll enjoy knocking you off of your high horse!"

Grayfia glanced at heirs and nodded, "Then it's decided. The Rating Game between the Gremory family and the Phenex family is confirmed. I will inform Sirzech-sama and both of your households."

Raiser turned and glanced at the rest of the servants in the room, "Rias, are these people all the servants you have at this time?"

"They are. What of it?" Rias asked.

Raiser exploded in laughed, "Hahahaha! Surely you don't think you can win with such a small amount, do you? From what I can see, only your Queen stands a possible chance against my cute servants!"

With a snap of his fingers, a much larger orange circle appeared in the room. A flame pillar burst out of it, and simmered to reveal 15 beautiful women standing in the circle. Each one of them either wore an exotic outfit or some other clothing that fulfilled a specific fetish. The moment they all appeared in the room, their eyes immediately went to Omega-Xis, clearly not having seen something like him before.

"As you can see, I have a complete set," Raiser boasted smugly, gesturing to the group of women. "My Pawns, Rooks, Knights, Bishops, and Queen are all present."

"Holy crap," Netto whispered under his breath. He looked at each one of the servants one by one. There were those who were wearing gym shorts, maid outfits, kimonos, and other things that one would find on the least darkest corner of the internet. One of them he noticed looked very identical to Raiser thanks to the matching blue eyes and blond hair, and from the lovely looking purple dress she seemed to be more like a princess than a servant. If Netto didn't know any better, he would say that she was his younger sister.

Having heard Netto's remark, Raiser casted a smirk at him, "Do you see this, Pawn? This is the result when one is born in a high-class upbringing. That is the difference between you and I. A low-class like such as yourself would never understand."

"Wow..." Netto said, folding arms, "Omega-Xis was right. You really are a pretty boy bastard gigolo," he said without any hint of remorse. The Gremory peerage all snickered at the wisecrack while the Phenex Peerage all glared at him. Raiser began gritting his teeth as his face turned red.

"What did you just say?" he growled.

"Hey Donald Trump, some advice for you," Netto continued, "Maybe you shouldn't treat your fiancée like she's some trophy that you think you've already won. She can make decisions on her own just fine."

"Stop it," Raiser demanded, his eyes glowing, "Stop it I say!"

"Oh, you're not a fan of that one. I can take a crack at it," everyone's eyes turned to Omega-Xis as he spoke, "How about... you look like Benjamin Button fucked an old catcher's mitt. Like four inches of face stretched over twelve inches of skull. Like a moldy jack-o-lantern that some frat guy barfed in and then crushed against his forehead because he was super drunk and thought it was a beer can and immediately regretted every single life choice he ever made!" Omega-Xis said rapidly, grinning widely. The Gremory Peerage all laughed out loud, bursting a gut at how ridiculously over the top the alien's insult was, while the Phenex Peerage only grew more upset.

"Enough!" Raiser snapped, his voice managing to cut through the laughter, "I won't be mocked in such a manner!"

"Well, how would you like me to mock you? I take requests," Omega-Xis smirked.

One of the women of Raiser's peerage, the oldest looking one who appeared to be in her early adulthood, stepped forward and pointed a staff-like scepter at Omega-Xis. She had a beautiful face with long, wavy hair and matching eyes. She was dressed in a navy blue tunic top with gold accents and a pale blue skirt with long open sides, black heels over matching thigh-high stockings with garter belts. Her top revealed a lot of her rather a lot of rather a generous cleavage and was held up by a gold choker with blue and red jewels. She had on a white overcoat with black and gold accents and matching pauldrons. Her accessories consisted of a black headband with a red-orange jewel over her forehead which kept her long hair in place. Her purple lipstick matched her eyes and hair which fell down over her right breasts and down towards the slits of in her dress. "Shall I vaporize this vermin, Raiser-sama?" the woman asked, frowning at Omega-Xis.

"That will not be necessary, Yubelluna," Raiser declined, glancing at the composed Grayfia as he gently lowered her scepter. "You will have your chance at the Rating Game."

"Heh, not like you'll be able to do that," Omega-Xis said, still smirking, "Matter can't touch me anyway, so I doubt your hocus pocus would make much of a difference."

The girl who resembled Raiser blinked as she glanced at both Netto and Omega-Xis, something starting to click in her head, "Hey wait! I remember now! That boy over there is the Blue Bomber vigilante of this city!"

The Phenex group all gasped, looking at both Netto and Omega-Xis as the laughter from the opposite group died down. Each one expressed their own reactions with such words like "Is that him? Seriously?", "That's the boy who can make explosions from his arm, right?", "No way! He's really working under Rias-sama?!", "He looks kinda wimpy though...", "But he's pretty cute too!", and "Wow, a real live superhero! And he's so huggable!"

"The Blue Bomber?" Raiser repeated, scratching his face with his finger, "Yes, remember now. I think I heard about it during Lucifer-sama's statement some time ago. I'm surprised you managed to have someone like that in your Peerage, Rias."

"That's the devil's luck for you," Rias replied, feeling a bit smug, "Think you can be able to take him?"

"Ha, that's a question you should be asking yourself," Raiser replied, his confidence returning in full swing, "Rias my dear, how about if I give you ten days for your Peerage to train?"

Hearing him say that, she casted a glare at him, "You think that my Peerage is too weak?"

Raiser smiled, "You must already know that I have never lost a Rating Game. All I am doing is giving you a handicap. Just remember that Rating Games can't be won by feelings alone, so you better get ready... you might as well prepare your wedding dress. Ladies, we are leaving!" With that command, his Peerage all gathered around him as the Phenex magic circle appeared underneath them. Before he vanished completely, he glared at both Netto and Omega-Xis, "As for you, Blue Bomber, I'll be sure to pay you back for that humiliation..." The pillar of flames shot up from the circle and disappeared, taking Raiser and his servants with it. As for Grayfia, she gave a small bow before taking her leave on her magic circle. With the tension gone for the moment, the Gremory Peerage each sighed as they relaxed.

Rias was the first to speak as she turned her gaze on Netto, "Net, while some of you points were... spot on, was it really necessary for you and Omega-Xis to make fools of yourselves like that?"

"Heh... come to think of it, I'm not sure why I did that..." Netto admitted, rubbing the back of his head, "That guy Raiser, with how carefree he was around you... seemed like the type of guy I wanted to punch in the face."

"As for me, I have my own reasons," Omega-Xis continued. "From what I could see, this Raiser is someone who relies on his power a lot. If what he said about never losing one of these Rating Games is true, then he's never experienced loss before. And I've dealt with pricks him."

"Really?" Rias blinked.

"You're looking at a centuries-old alien warrior girl," Omega-Xis grinned, pointing his thumb at himself, "I've been fighting since the day I was born. If you need any help when it comes to training, I'm your guy."

"Hehe. I'll take you up on that," Rias smiled. She turned to her servants and spoke, "Now then everyone, Akeno and I will prepare a venue to train for the next ten days. So all of you go home and prepare, this is a fight we cannot afford to lose!"

"HAI!" her servants all nodded.

To Be Continued...


Tailsmo4ever: In this chapter I have not only introduced the Phenex clan, but also several new characters. Orei is from Under Night In-Birth. I haven't played the game, but I saw videos on Youtube to know enough. Not to mention a new FMian for Netto to deal with. He'll be a tough contender. Man on Fire is also another song from the Megas. I also sprinkled some more easter eggs based on past Mega Man games. See if you can find them. And Thunder Dragon, that review you put up about Hotaru would imply that she is a vampire, which she isn't. She something else completely. Also, Netto isn't cocky, she's just there to prevent jobbers from popping up. And again, please stop with the request and review the chapters. It's all I ask.

UP IN THE SKY! STARGAZE CORNER:

DIODORA ASTAROTH/SCORPIO KING: As his name implies, Diodora Astaroth is the heir to the Astaroth devil family. He apparently has a penchant for pure looking women, especially those who serve the church. Compared to other devil heirs such as Rias, Sona, Luciana, and Raiser, Diodora's magical abilities have a lot to be desired. However, with his alien partner Scorpio he becomes a force to be reckoned with. Scorpio King's main method of attack is the manipulation of sand and earth. He can dismantle and restore his body to hide within sand, and also modify the shape of sand to create walls, dunes, and quicksand. He also has the ability to summon mummies.