To speed things up, this is gonna be a little training montage. Also for last chapter, let me know if you guys want a lemon at some point. I posted a poll on my profile, so if you want to see one, vote.

TFS references will be made. That is all.

Disclaimer: I do not own Highschool DxD.

"Talking."

'Thinking.'

"BOOST!"-power up or high grade magic being used

[Talking...]-Kiris talking

{Talking...}-Ddraig talking


Chapter 11: Training Day

Day 1: Training Issei

Dakarai's POV

Issei and I were training. The others were doing their own training exercises.

"Keep going, Issei."

"BOOST!"

"You and I both know you can go higher than that."

"BOOST!"

"Okay, that's 10 boosts. Fire a beam at the mountain over there." I turned my head towards the mountain behind me. I saw Issei get into a stance.

Wait, don't tell me. He's trying to do a Kamehameha...

Issei pushed his hands forward, and a huge blast of energy came out. I felt the power behind it. Not enough to knock Riser out, but if he could maybe put it 5 more, or even 10 more boosts, he could cause some serious damage to Riser. I looked at the mountain. The top of the mountain was gone.

"That was good, Issei. But THIS is how you do a Kamehameha." I said as I got into the stance.

"Ka...Me.." Purple energy formed in between my hands.

"Ha..me.." My energy grew larger.

"HAAAA!" I thrust my hands forward and a large, dark purple beam fired itself. After the light show died down, I saw I had destroyed the entire mountain. Issei was dumbfounded.

"How are you that strong?!" He asked me.

"I did train under Gods. While I'm not as strong as them, I did gain a considerable amount of power. I actually have a technique I haven't used in a while."

"Could you teach me that then?" I quirked my eyebrows.

"You don't even know what it does. Why would you want to learn something you have no knowledge of?"

"Because right now, I know I'm not strong enough to beat Riser. But I'm willing to learn anything I can to beat him in order to protect Rias." His words surprised me a little. I smirked.

"I'm impressed by your dedication Issei. But sadly, I can't teach you this technique. It would take too long, and your body as it is now wouldn't be able to withstand it. We could try to get you to achieve [Balance Breaker], but even that might take too long."

"[Balance Breaker]?"

"It's basically your trump card triggered when your emotions are running high and combined with a change of heart or spirit. It can also be activated if you're in a tight spot. Here, I'll demonstrate." A purple aura started to emit from my body. My hair turned white and my eyes turned a bright purple. Two black gauntlets appeared on my arms.

[Balance Breaker: Phantom Seeker]! Kiris shouted. In a flash of purple light, my body was covered in sleek, black armor. The armor wasn't bulky and fit my body. The orbs on my gauntlets glowed a bright purple. A neon purple circle was on the front of the armor and there were other small neon purple designs on the armor. I also wore a black mask that covered my mouth.

"That's awesome!" Issei said.

"Glad you like it. But mine is also unique. I have 2 Balance Breaker forms I can use. One where I can use my phantom powers, which is what I'm using now, and the other allows me to manipulate time and space. I can't use both at the same time, and it takes 30 seconds to switch between them."

"So what can I do to unlock mine?"

"The first would be increasing your physical strength, but you also have to train your mind. We'll start with the physical training first. Now, the first thing you need to learn how to do is," I took a short pause.

"DODGE!" I delivered a punch to Issei's stomach, knocking the wind out of him. After a few grunts of pain, he passed out.

"Eh, we'll work on it." I powered down. My hair turned back to it's black color and my eyes turned brown. The armor turned into smoke and disappeared.


Day 1: Training with Akeno

Dakarai's POV

"Have you ever thought of using your lightning to enhance your reflexes?"

"No, but wouldn't that be dangerous?" Akeno asked.

"It would be if you don't know how to regulate it. But since you're very skilled in using magic,, you shouldn't have any trouble. Watch this." I charged my purple lightning in my hand. I let it flow throughout the rest of my body. Soon, sparks started to emit from my body. Right now, I'm twenty feet away from Akeno. I took one step, and I appeared right next to her. She was surprised.

"So fast..."

"I know. Now try to hit me." I jumped back about twenty five feet, if I had to guess. Akeno tried to hit me with a thunder bolt. I moved my body and dodged hit gracefully. The next time, she shot out two thunder bolts. I jumped over the first one, and moved my by to the side to dodge the second one. I landed on the ground, and saw a look of surprise on her face.

"That's amazing..."

"It is. You can also make an armor out of it, but we'll get to that later. Let's focus on enhancing your reflexes with lightning first." I said. But then, I saw what looked like an angered look on her face.

"As amazing as that is, could we not use lightning?" She asked.

"Don't you want to defeat Riser?"

"I do."

"Then you'll need to get as strong as possible."

"I do, but I don't want to use lightning."

"I feel like there's a story behind this."

"There is, and I don't want to tell it. Can we move on to something else, please?" She asked, her tone telling me she was annoyed.

"You are an expert in magic. If you chose to use your Holy Lightning, you would be much stronger. But if you don't feel like learning it, we'll do something else tomorrow then." I said as I walked away. Perhaps I could ask Azazel about her, but that wouldn't be right. I'd rather ask her about it.


Day 1: Training with Koneko

Koneko was trying to hit me. We had been training for a little bit now. She threw a punch at me, which I easily blocked. I felt her foot connect with my stomach, sending me back a little.

"That's good. Now, let's try using senjutsu." I saw a saddened look on her face.

"If you don't want to learn it, I completely understand."

"No, it's fine. I trust you." She gave me a small smile. I smiled back. I called over Spike. I had an evil smirk on my face. Spike noticed this.

"I don't like that look on your face." He said. My hands glowed red and I hit all his pressure points. He fell to the ground and grunted in pain.

"Senjutsu also does a lot more than increasing your physical strength. And since you're a nekomata, it'll be easy for you to learn."


Day 1: Training with Kiba

"I have to admit, I didn't take you for a swordsman. I took as more of the brawler-type." Kiba said to me.

"That is true, but I was trained with swords when I was 10. Now, let's see what Sacred Gear you have." My left eye turned a golden yellow and a design appeared on it.

"Oh, so you have [Sword Birth], huh? Not bad."

"How'd you know that?" Kiba asked. I pointed to my left eye.

"This is the "Eye of Horus" or also known as the "Eye of Truth", given to me by Horus himself. I can assess someone's power level, see what type of Sacred Gear they have, predict my enemy's next move, and even cast a genjutsu, or illusion on my enemy. This would be what I would use to defeat Riser without even touching him." I explained to Kiba.

"That's incredible..." Kiba said in awe.

"Thank you. Now, let's start with your training." I summoned my sword. A sheathed khopesh Anubis had given me after I completed my time in "The Pit".

"Your not going to unsheath your sword?" Kiba asked as he summoned his sword.

"This sword is sealed. I was advised to not use it unless I absolutely have to." I pointed my sword towards him.

"But nevermind that. Let's begin, shall we?" I charged at Kiba.


Day 1: Training with Rias

"Your training will be simple. Your power can be amplified by your emotions. If you learn how apply technique to your "Power of Destruction", you'd be able to give Riser a run for his money. Riser's regeneration is dependent on his amount of Demonic energy. If you can drain him of that, you'll be able to win."

"I see. But what do you mean by "applying technique" to my power?"

"Learning how to control it efficiently while at the same time being able to do some damage. Take this for example." My eye had turned golden yellow again. I summoned a practice dummy made of wood. I looked at it. I closed my eye.

"Flame of Death!" I said as I opened my left eye. The dummy's arm was engulfed in black flames. I held out my hand and the flames jumped to my hand. I ran to the dummy and hit it in the chest. The dummy's entire body became engulfed in flames.

"I used that small amount of fire, and used it to set the entire dummy on fire."

"I think I understand it now. I'd like to practice now."

"Alright then, try to hit me then." Rias was surprised.

"But my power can kill you."

"More than likely, it won't. After I trained with Anubis, I'm able to resist most forms of dark magic and death magic."

"I-I see." Rias said, still in shock. After that, we started out training exercise.


(A/N: Again, I have to prepare to go back home. I'll come back and add more at some point)

Final Day: Resting

Dakarai's POV

I was sitting at a campfire made by Spike. He proposed that Issei, him, and me should hang out before the big day. I was drinking a bottle of water I took with me. Apparently, Spike wanted to play the game "21 Questions". Unfortunately, I was up first.

"So, are you still a virgin?" Spike asked me. I spit out the water I was drinking.

"The hell?! What kind of question is that?!"

"It's a legitimate question. I mean, surely you and Nia didn't..." He looked at me. I was glaring at him, but he noticed the blush on my face. He laughed at me.

"No way! You screwed her, even after the fact her father explicitly told you, "Don't sleep with my daughter." I can't believe you did it!" He said before he continued laughing. I was slightly tempted to hit him in his pressure points again. Issei looked at me.

"Please, if you can, tell me how can I improve my relationship with Rias?" I was taken aback by his question a little. But then again, he did go through my training. While it wasn't hell like mine, I made it hard on him. I'd figured I'd humor him.

"Talk to her and get to know her. And stop being such a pervert around her. You should know most women don't like perverts. Another thing is that you already have some brownie points with her since you trained this hard. It shows that you really care about her. But you should go get some rest. You got a big day tomorrow."

"You're right. See you tomorrow." Issei said as he got up and walked back to the mansion. As soon as Issei was gone, I punched Spike in the gut.

"You should really learn how to shut the hell up." I said, still pissed off at him for what he asked me.

"I bet it felt great, didn't it?" He said as he chuckled weakly. The cheeky bastard...

To say I gave him a beating was an understatement. After I had beat him down, and calmed myself down, I asked him something.

"Spike, I want you to monitor the fight. Don't get involved unless you feel it's necessary."

"Sure, but may I ask why?" He said, rubbing his head.

"Issei could die in this fight. I may not get there fast enough, and you are the only one strong enough to hold off Riser until I could arrive." Spike nodded his head.

"I understand."


Today was the day of the Rating Game. Everyone had their game faces on. I was impressed with Rias and her's peerage's determination. They could just win this.

"I have to say, I'm impressed with all of you. You trained hard for this very day. I have a strong feeling you could all win this fight. I wish you luck, and I anticipate to see you put that damned bird in his place." I said. Everyone nodded their heads. I walked to Koneko and patted her head.

"I know you'll do great." I said as I smiled at her. She smiled back and nodded her head. I stepped back as the they were about to be transported to the Arena. I looked at Spike. He nodded his head, and I did the same. The Gremory Team disappeared before my eyes. I sat down on the couch. I heard Grayfia's voice announce what was happening. I wasn't paying attention, as I started feeling dizzy and my vision was turning black. What the hell was wrong with me?

'You can never run from me, my sweet. Soon, you'll be re-united with me, and I'll give you all the power you want.' I heard a female voice say. The very same voice as that woman who gave me the Curse Mark. I covered my mouth as I coughed. I looked down and saw blood on my hand. I narrowed my eyes.

Dammit, my condition is getting worse. I have to find Kuroka and my sister fast. If I don't, I'll never get my revenge. I can't let that happen. I have to live until the day I can get my revenge. But, maybe I should listen to her...

[Partner, you can't actually be considering...]

'Staying on the straight and narrow doesn't seem to be working right now. I'm not gaining power fast enough. And even if I do go to her, it's not like I'll stay with her.'

[Whatever you think is best, child. But if you do decide to go to her, be cautious. You don't know her true motives.]

'I know.'


Next is Riser fight.