Outsider Chronicles: Devil at Hogwarts

Getting reborn as a Devil was unexpected, but I'm certainly not gonna complain! Between being practically immortal, a noble and having the Devil as a cousin, I wasn't even going to complain about being reincarnated into the DXD world. I will however complain about the fact I'm attending school in a place run by a MOB and dealing with kids even more stuck up than Riser. Fun...

And we're back. Nothing to say here, other than, Enjoy!

Chapter 11

BOOM!

The three girls collided with enough force to shake the floor in a flurry of blades and claws that sent sparks and a horrible screeching sound bouncing around the corridor. I admit, I was rather taken aback by the sheer speed and power Mira was displaying at being able to take both Mordred and Erza without a weapon. Despite her current berserk state, her incredible skill in hand to hand combat was obvious and the fact her claws were every bit as strong and sharp as swords only gave her even more of an advantage.

Suddenly, Mordred vanished and reappeared behind Mira, her sword already in motion for a backstab. Unfortunately, the Knight had forgotten to take into account Mira's tail and was smacked away and through a wall. I scowled as Erza upped her attacks, keeping Mira's attention on her rather than letting the currently Berserk girl go after Mordred until she could recover. However, as she was trying to avoid killing Mira, Erza was at an advantage, not helped in the least by the animalistic strength and unpredictability of said state, so without Mordred's help, even my Queen was struggling to hold back the blond. It wouldn't be long before Erza made a mistake and Mira would seriously hurt her.

"Not happening," I said as the water around me rippled and surged into life, "Feeding Frenzy!"

The water around me glowed brighter and morphed into the shape of a number of large sharks and surged forwards, swimming through the air had high speed to attack Mira, attempting to tear at her with razor sharp teeth formed from highly pressurized water. Well, that is until Mira let out a terrifying howl that released a pulse of force so strong it blasted my constructs to pieces and forced Erza back. My Queen scowled in annoyance.

"Damn shes strong," she muttered.

"Yeah, isn't it great?" said Mordred as she reappeared next to Erza, a big grin on her face, despite the massive bruise on her face.

Erza shot the Knight a glare, but before she could respond, Mira let out a roar and raised her hands. An orb of purple energy began to charge between her claws, throwing out bolts of purple energy that carved deep furrows into the walls and floor where they hit.

"That...can't be good," said Ravel.

"Erza?" I said calmly.

My Queen nodded and stepped forwards as her armour glowed and shifted into the Adamantine armour. She slammed her two shields together, forming the nigh impregnable barrier, just as Mira fired her attack. The energy blast slammed into Erza's shield and splashed out, vaporizing a ring in the walls, floors and ceiling.

"Well, that wasn't very friendly," I said, "Alright, I think its time to end this."

"How do you plan to do that?" asked Mordred.

"You've never seen the true power of the Gremory family, have you?" I asked as I stepped forwards.

"Um, isn't it just massive power and control?" asked Mordred.

"No, its not," I said, "Thats what's generally believed, but in truth, our power is kept hidden due to its power and how dangerous it can be."

"Invasion, the ability to manipulate memories and the spirit," said Ravel.

"Yep, so keep an eye on my body while I'm gone," I said as I snapped my fingers.

There was a flash of light as my Circle appeared and released a beam of light that hit Mira in the chest. She froze as my body went limp.

I blinked as I found myself in a dark place stood on an area of ground lit up by what appeared to be a spotlight.

"Hmm, this can't be good," I said as I looked around at the pitch black area.

I didn't have much experience actively using Invasion, but after discovering that I did actually possess the ability, my Father had dug out numerous books on the ability for me to read. See, unlike the Power of Destruction, the Phenex powers over fire and their Immortality and even the Sitri's power over water, Invasion had gone dormant, resulting in it only popping up every few generations. Naturally, because my power dealt with the mind, the books weren't entirely helpful as everyone would perceive the use of a mind differently, but most of them agreed that a dark mind basically indicated that the conscious mind was down. That basically meant that Mira was currently running on instinct.

I looked around again and started walking, the 'spotlight' following me. As I walked, I began to encounter small shards of what looked like broken glass floating in the darkness. I quickly deduced that they were actually fragments of Mira's memories, probably the ones her mind didn't need and so threw out rather than transferred into long term memory. You know, things like the faces of the people you walk past in the street and what have you. I ignored the memory fragments in favour of continuing on. I had to find Mira's consciousness soon or someone would get seriously hurt or even killed.

Eventually, after an undetermined amount of time wondering through the darkness, my sensitive ears caught the sound of quiet sobbing. I immediately started heading in the direction the sounds were coming from and it didn't take long to find another patch of light in the darkness. Kneeling in the middle of the circle of light with her head in her hands was a small girl I recognised as Mira from her hair colour. She looked about six, with her hair loose and ragged and she was wearing tattered looking robes. This was Mira's true self, who she was behind her rude and caustic demeanour, a battered and damaged little girl who had long cut herself off from everyone due to the horrible treatment at the hands of her own family. Oh sure, the Greengrasses had helped, but they had come a tad too late and the damage had been done. I highly doubt even Yelena knew the extent of the mental damage that had been done.

It made my Gremory blood boil at the thought of anyone treating their family poorly enough to leave them like this and made me even more determined to add her to my Peerage, both to get my hands on her power and to help her heal. But first, I had to pull her out of this darkness.

I moved forwards, my ring of light joining with Mira's as I approached, and knelt down next to the child-like projection. She didn't even notice I was there until I touched her shoulder. She jumped at my touch and spun around, eyes wide as she scrabbled back, fear clear in her expression. Seeing that look on the normally confident girl's face broke my heart.

"Hey, don't be scared," I said softly, "Its just me."

"L-laharl?" she stuttered, "How...how are you here?"

"Lets just say I'm gifted when it comes to psychology," I said, "Are you alright?"

Mira sniffed and looked away.

"They were right," she said in a small voice, "They were all right…"

"Who was?" I asked softly.

"My family...their friends, even Weasley and Granger," said Mira, "They were right. I am a demon."

I sighed and sat down cross legged on the floor.

"Mira, your not a Demon…" I said, but was cut off when Mira spun around, a familiar look of anger on her face.

"Look at me!" she snarled as she momentarily flickered into the form her body was currently in before switching back to her child-like form, "How can you see that and not think I'm a Demon?!"

I sighed again.

"I guess you may have a point there," I said, "But being a Demon doesn't mean you're automatically evil."

Mira scoffed.

"And how would you know that?" she muttered.

I raised an eyebrow.

"Let me guess, you have no idea of how large the Supernatural World is, do you?" I said, "That honestly doesn't surprise me considering who your Parents are, but I would have thought Yelena would have filled you in."

"W-what do you mean?" asked Mira.

"I mean that this world is far larger than this tiny speck the Purebloods believe to be the greatest nation in the world," I said, "The Magical World is in fact at the bottom of the food chain, with its only claim to fame being the sheer arrogance held by those that live within it."

I looked up and Mira and was surprised to see a look of childlike wonder on her face.

"A whole world of wonder…" she whispered, "I...I wanna see it!"

I stared at her, a little taken aback at the sudden change in demeanor.

"Where did that come from?" I asked.

Mira blushed and looked down in embarrassment.

"Well, the Wizarding World doesn't really have anything for me," she said, "My Family and their allies fear and hate me due to...what I am and the rest of the Wizarding World view me with suspicion at best and hatred at worst due to my family. I could try to escape into the Muggle World, but I'm not stupid enough to believe I could survive there without help, at least at first which I wouldn't be able to get due to my family's reputation. Even outside the UK, the Malfoy's are not viewed in a particularly positive light, so I can't just leave the country…"

She looked up and met my eyes, her own blue orbs once more sparkling with eagerness.

"But with an entirely new world, I might be able to start again! I-I can meet people who might accept me and let me build my own legacy, without it being tainted by my family name!"

I stared at her for a moment, before I burst out laughing.

"Hey, what are you laughing at?!" she demanded.

"S-sorry, I'm not laughing at you," I said, shaking my head, "Its just...I think I can help you get your wish."

Mira's eyes widened.

"R-really?" she gasped.

I smiled and nodded.

"I can," I said, "But first, shall we return to the real world?"

Mira's smile faltered.

"But...I don't know the way," she said.

"Don't worry, I can lead us out," I said, "Come on, take my hand."

Mira reached out to take my proffered limb, but hesitated as a look of worry crossed her face.

"Don't worry," I said, picking up on the source of her worries with little problem, "Astoria and Daphne won't turn their backs on you."

"But Daphne…" started Mira.

"She'll be fine," I said, "I promise."

Mira hesitated for a moment longer, before she took my hand.

There was a flash of red light and my eyes snapped open to see a pair of worried blue eyes looking down at me. I smiled.

"Miss me?" I asked.

Ravel smiled and shook her head.

"Are you OK?" she asked.

"I'm fine," I said, "It wasn't that hard. All I had to do was find Mira's consciousness and bring it back."

I sat up and looked around. Mira was still where she'd been stood when I'd started my mind assault, only now she was back in her Human form and apparently unconscious as she had collapsed into a heap on the floor. Erza was checking on the blond while Mordred stood nearby with her sword resting on her shoulder. The Greengrass twins were still where we'd left them, only now Astoria was hunched over her sister, tears flowing freely. I glanced at Ravel, who shook her head.

"Her injuries were too great," she said, "There was nothing I could do and we don't have any Tears on hand. I could have gone to get some, but it wouldn't have made any difference."

I nodded and got to my feet. As harsh as it was, this could actually be a good thing for me. I hadn't wanted Daphne to die of course, but I wasn't above taking advantage of the situation. I walked over to the sisters and knelt, putting a comforting hand on Astoria's shoulder. The younger twin looked up.

"I'm sorry we didn't get here sooner," I said softly.

Astoria shook her head.

"I-I don't think it would have mattered," she sniffed, "She was hurt before I summoned you…"

She looked back down at her sisters body as tears appeared in her eyes again.

"I just wish I could have been stronger…" she whispered.

I sighed and reached into my pocket, pulling out a Rook piece.

"Tori, do you know what this is?" I asked.

Astoria looked up and her eyes widened when she saw the faintly glowing Piece.

"Is that…"

I smiled.

"You don't honestly think I'd let a friend go that easily, do you?" I asked, "Just...don't tell your Mother."

Astoria giggled weakly at the admittedly poor joke, before looking down at her sister again. After a moment, her shoulders squared and she looked up at me with determination in her eyes.

"Do it," she said, "And...I want to become a Devil too. I won't leave my sister alone."

I shoved down the urge to grin maniacally. I would NOT make this tragedy just an opportunity to add to my Peerage damn it! I summoned my free Bishop Piece to my hand and held it out to Astoria.

"In that case, welcome to the family," I said, "Now, lets begin."

I stood and gently pulled Daphne's body out of Astoria's arms, Ravel coming over to guide her (soon to be) fellow Bishop out of the way as I rested the Rook on Daphne's chest and took a deep breath.

A magic circle appeared around Daphne and I and I spread my arms as I felt my magic surge.

"I, Laharl Gremory, hereby decree that Daphne Greengrass shall have her Soul returned to walk the Earth once more as a Devil in service to me," I said, my voice echoing faintly from the massive amount of power the command held.

There was a loud crack as the magic of the ritual went to work fixing Daphne's body, her bones snapping back into place and healing rapidly. I felt my power reach out through the barely understood barrier into the afterlife where it snagged Daphne's Soul and pulled it back through.

"Now, awaken and embrace your new life as my Rook!" I finished.

There was a sound not unlike a clap of thunder as the circle beneath us vanished and the Evil Piece resting on Daphne's chest slowly sank into her body. A moment later, the girl took a deep breath as if waking from a deep sleep and opened her eyes.

"Wha...what happened?" she muttered.

"DAPHNE!"

"Huh...OOF!"

The new Rook was promptly knocked flat as a sobbing Astoria shrugged off Ravel's hands and threw herself at her sister, once again crying her eyes out.

"Wha...Astoria?" said the confused girl, "Why are you crying? Whats going on?"

"Perhaps we should discuss this elsewhere," I said as I sensed a group of presences quickly approaching the corridor, "I really don't want to be caught here."

"Would it really be that bad?" asked Mordred.

"Considering we don't want to tip our hand yet, that would be a yes," I said, "Erza, can you take Mira to the hospital wing?"

Erza nodded.

"What should I tell the Nurse?" she asked.

I quickly scanned the unconscious girl and noticed a slight gash in her head where she'd apparently hit it.

"Tell her she slipped and fell on the stairs," I said, "When your done, meet us on the Seventh Floor by that tapestry with the trolls doing Ballet."

Erza nodded again and scooped up her friend/rival before vanishing through a secret passage as I summoned a circle under us and we vanished in a flash of light, right before Dumbledore and his companions rounded the corner.

We reappeared before a blank stretch of wall near a familiar tapestry of trolls in tutu's. I'd been planning to claim the RoR as a base for a while and this was the perfect time. Besides, this was looking to be a long conversation and the Room would give us all the privacy we needed.

"Why are we here?" asked Mordred.

"Wait a moment and all will be explained," I said as I walked back and forth before the wall.

A moment later, a door marked with the Gremory crest appeared, much to the surprise of everyone but me, and I led the way inside. The Room was exactly how I imagined it, a near identical copy of my Fathers study, with the addition of two sofa's and a coffee table to provide plenty of seating for my Peerage. The only unexpected addition being a painting of four people above the mantlepiece, three of which I didn't recognize, but one was Helga Hufflepuff, which likely meant that the others were the other founders. I'd take a look at it later, but right now I had other things to worry about.

"What is this place?" asked Astoria.

"This is the Room of Requirement," I said, "Also known as the Come and Go Room. It can become whatever the user desires and provide nearly anything they need."

"And you asked for your Dads study?" asked Mordred.

"Well, I asked for somewhere private we could talk," I said as I moved across the room and lent against the desk, "Sit."

The girls did as they were told.

"Alright, now will someone tell me what happened?" said Daphne.

"What happened is that you picked a fight you couldn't win and got your arse killed," said Mordred with her typical bluntness.

I rolled my eyes as Daphne stared at Mordred in utter shock.

"While I wouldn't put it that bluntly, shes not wrong," I said, "The injuries the Troll dealt you were too severe and you died."

"B-but…" started Daphne, "I-I'm still alive….aren't I?"

"You are," I said, "I brought you back."

Daphne's eyes widened as she put two and two together.

"W-wait, you mean I'm…"

She was cut off as a pair of Devil wings shot out of her back, making her jump.

"Yep, I reincarnated you as my Rook," I said, "Oh, and Astoria basically demanded that I take her in too, so shes now my Bishop."

Daphne turned to her Sister, who blushed and nodded as her own wings appeared. Daphne groaned and dropped her head into her hands.

"Mums gonna kill us," she groaned.

"I think she'd prefer us a Devil and alive than Human and dead," said Astoria, "Although…"

She shivered.

"Yeah, actually, I think we're dead," she said, "But not as dead as Laharl…"

I gulped at the idea of Yelena coming after me for making her daughters my Servants, before I shook my head and got my mind back on track.

"Right, well, I suppose I should introduce everyone," I said, "Mordred, these are Astoria and Daphne Greengrass, ladies, this is Mordred Pendragon, my Knight."

"Yo," said Mordred, waving lazily.

"Pendragon?" asked Daphne, looking intrigued.

Mordred scowled.

"In name only," she said, "My Father disowned me."

Daphne looked embarrassed at that.

"Sorry," she said.

"Eh, no biggy," said Mordred, waving it off.

At that moment, the door opened and Erza entered, pausing at the familiar looking room.

"Wha…" she started.

I gave another quick explanation as to the nature of the room and Erza took her seat.

"We'll be using this place as a base from now on," I said, "We can also use it for training purposes due to its abilities. For now though, we should head back to our Common Rooms before we're missed."

"Um, before we go, there's something I've been wondering," said Astoria.

"Yes?" I asked.

"Um, well, I was just wondering why it took the teachers so long to arrive," said the girl.

"They thought the Troll was in the Dungeons," said Erza.

Mordred snorted.

"They must have been deaf or stupid not to have heard the racket we were making, even if they were down in the basement," she said.

I was about to speak up, but paused when I realized that Mordred was right. Even if they had been down in the Dungeons, it shouldn't have taken them long to realize it wasn't down there and we were making enough noise that they couldn't have missed it. So why hadn't anyone shown up to investigate the noise at least?

"Tori's right," said Daphne, "Someone should have shown up to investigate the noise, especially with the castle on high alert from a Troll being in the building."

"That would have been my doing," said a childish voice...from right next to my ear.

I nearly jumped out of my skin at the unexpected voice and spun around to see a blond girl sitting on the desk with a wide grin on her face. She looked around 13, with long, wavy blond hair, large green eyes, fair skin and a petite build. She was wearing a frilly, pink layered robe with a blue diamond pattern outlined in hot pink and a red ribbon around her neck. Her ears were hidden under what looked like a pair of wings and she was barefoot.

My Peerage reacted at the girl's sudden appearance and immediately shot into ready stances.

"Its nice to finally meet you face to face Laharl Gremory," said the girl, completely ignoring the large number of weapons and dangerous magic's currently being aimed in her direction.

"It seems you have me at a disadvantage," I said coolly, "You know who I am, but I don't know you."

"Oh, sorry," said the girl, "I guess I should introduce myself."

She hopped off the desk and bowed politely.

"My name is Mavis and I am the spirit of Hogwarts," she said, "I'm also the one who kept Fumbles and his minions away from your little tussle."

My eye twitched. Truthfully, I could possibly have predicted what her name was based on her appearance, but that didn't mean it wasn't headache inducing!

"Wait, Spirit of Hogwarts?" asked Mordred, "What does that mean?"

"Basically, I'm the result of countless generations of Magical children coming through this place, combined with the extremely powerful Wards, the remaining essence of the Founder's powers and the seven crossing Ley Lines under the school," said Mavis, "I'm the Genus Loci of Hogwarts."

"Thats fascinating, but what do you want with Laharl?" asked Erza, not loosening up her stance.

"Thats easy," said Mavis, "I'm sick and tired of being stuck here with nothing to do but watch kids go through lessons and the school my Parents created slide further and further into mediocrity! I wanna be free! I wanna see the world, make some real friends, get into some fights!"

"And how can I help with that?" I asked, indicating to my Peerage to relax.

It was apparent that Mavis wasn't our enemy.

"By making me a Devil of course!" said Mavis as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

And done. Sorry, but once again, too long and I wanna post it. Still, at least we got a fun fight this time!

So, what did you think? Don't worry, Mira's not as OP as it might appear, she just got a power boost thanks to her emotions sending her Sacred Gear into overdrive.

I admit, Laharl being able to use Invasion was done on a whim after a reviewer brought up the fact that he should have a power of his own as a member of the Gremory family. Since the Gremory in Demonology possesses the ability to tell secrets and gain the love of many women, I thought the power of the Sin of Lust was rather appropriate. It won't become his go-to weapon though, instead acting as a supplement. Oh, and Serzechs and Rias don't have it. Oh, and just to be clear, thats the ONLY ability from SDS that will be making an appearance. No Demonic shadow powers, no Full Counter, nothing...I hope.

If you're wondering why Mira was so OOC its because Laharl was talking to her without her crude outer shell. Since they were in her own mind, she didn't feel the need to hide behind it, so her long suppressed child self came out a little.

Yeah, I axed off Daphne and brought her straight back. So what? Anyway, his Peerage is on the rise and I have a few ideas as to how hes gonna get the next lot, so that should be fun. Speaking off, heres the updated Peerage:

Queen: Erza Potter (Void Armoury and Sword Birth)

Knight: Mordred Pendragon

Knight: ********

Rook: Daphne Greengrass (Twice Critical)

Rook: Luna Lovegood

Bishop: Ravel Phenex

Bishop: Astoria Greengrass

Pawn: Mirajane Malfoy (Demon Form) (x2 Pieces, Mutation)

********(x1)

Neville Longbottom (x1)

Mavis Hogwarts (x4)

I removed the one based on Saber Sakura because I realized I really had no reason to add her and she'd just be a distraction. So, Mira gets another Pawn when she joins.

Hehehe, and now we welcome the Spirit of Hogwarts, Mavis! I actually toyed with the idea of turning Luna into Mavis for a while, but I eventually scrapped it in favour of this. Fun!

Anyway, I gotta get up tomorrow and its late, so I'd better sign off and go to bed. Until next time, don't forget to leave a review!