I wanted to add something, all thru this story I have used many many movie quotes. Can you find all of them? I will send shout outs to all my reviewers who can find them. Also wanted to say thanks for all the feedback, this is my first story EVER and I wanted people to enjoy it. Thanks to all my readers, you are the reason I keep writing. And now on with the story.
"Of course Lord Phenex, how would like to pay this debt, Sir?" Like I don't already freaking know, FUCK ME RUNNING!
"I am glad you understand. You see as I stated before, being as it's the only feasible option left to repay said debt, I am hereby offering a maidens hand in marriage. Said maiden being my daughter, Ravel."
"Sir, I am very flattered that you think this highly of me, I truly am, but I couldn't marry your daughter against her will. I believe a marriage must have love to survive and thrive."
"I agree fully, Ravel dear, come here please. Ravel you remember Lord Gregory?"
"Lord Gregory it is a pleasure to meet you again." Ravel bowed and smiled.
"The pleasure is all mine Lady Phenex. I was telling your father here that I couldn't bring myself to possibly marry someone who didn't love me. You agree with this, correct? Love being necessary for a happy and healthy marriage."
"Of course Lord Gregory, any marriage has to be based on that."
"As you see Lord Phenex, even your daughter agrees with me."
"Ah, but here's the great part Lord Gregory, Ravel here has told her mother and I that she is in fact IN love with you." I could see Ravel turn red from her neck to her hairline.
This was very shocking to say the least. "Lady Phenex is this true?"
"Yes, I haven't been able to stop thinking about you since we meet. I have asked around and everyone who knows you thinks very highly of you. You are handsome, honorable, loving, sweet, and kind. You are everything I have ever wanted in a husband." Crap, I wonder who she has been talking to?
"Lady Phenex, I'm not belittling your feelings, but we only met once, for all of 10 minutes."
"Ah, Lord Gregory haven't you ever heard of love at first sight?" ask Lord Phenex.
"Yes, yes I have sir, but this is too much to take in. I know it might be rude, but just how old are you Lady Phenex? I mean no disrespect, but you look 13 years old."
"None taken Lord Gregory, I am in fact actually 17 going on 18 very soon. As a Phenex I keep my youthful appearance for many years. It will be another 400 years before I even look 25." Huh, who knew? Focus Keith, you don't need anymore women.
"Sir, you know I'm not a devil, in fact I'm part angel."
"Yes we have heard all the stories, golden wings, can't fall, very strong. Think of this as a way to bring races together." Now where has he heard that from I wonder? I smell a rat, why do I feel like I'm being set up AGAIN?
"You know I already have 7 women in my life in one fashion or another, right?"
"So what? My father had 12. His father had 16." Holy hell, one woman is enough to drive a guy crazy. Of course men make them nuts, so it's sorta a trade off.
"Are you sure about this Ravel?" I am just grasping at straws at this point, I mean FUCK ME!
"I am quite sure". SHIT, How does this shit keep happening? Rias and Sona are going to blow a gasket. Alright, I'll just kindly turn her down and move on.
"I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to decli...Lord Gregory are you refusing to accept the payment of our House's debt? You know as well as I do that this will be seen as a insult by all of devil society and will set back our attempts at making peace and any possible unions you may wish to pursue."
Sigh, they have me by the balls..."No Lord Phenex. If Ravel is absolutely sure she loves me, then I gladly accept her hand in marriage. You are 100 percent sure, right?" Please say no! For the love of a long deceased God, say NOOOOO!
"Of course, I am positive. I love you and I always will. As proof I offer you this." She stepped forward and kissed me, it was chaste at first, then when I was about to back away she grabbed my collar and proceeded to smack my tongue around like it was a pinball and her's was the flipper. Can all devil women kiss like this? I got to admit she is pretty and her mom is smoking hot, if she looks like her mom does at that age, Wow. She broke the kiss and blushed, then straightened her dress. "There that was my first kiss, I have given it to you. I can no longer marry anyone else."
"Really? Cause..Wow, I mean wow. Good kiss." She blushed brighter, her father looked at his wife then laughed and nodded.
"Then it's official, welcome to the family", he slapped me on the back. Lord Phenex left me and Ravel to get acquainted. I saw him approach Lord Gremory and then laugh and shake his hand. Oh great, they had this planned all along. I should have seen this coming. How did things get like this? In less than 2 months 5 women who swear they love me have gotten me to agree to marry them. At some point I have got to learn to say no.
I am so screwing up this time line. Who the hell am I kidding, I fucked this time line up LONG ago. I mean FUBAR city. What the hell, I have nothing to lose now, Fuck it! I'm not going to worry about this shit anymore, I've pushed girls off on Issei when he or they might not have wanted it. I have just been pretending to keep to the story line all along. No more, after tonight I'll do as I please and I'll face the future head on.
A butler made his way to the center of the room, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Can I have you attention please. Lord Gremory would like to make and announcement."
"Welcome everyone. I hope you all are having a good time. It is every father's dream to see their little girl grow up and find someone who will love and respect them. If the father is lucky this person will be strong, smart, wealthy, or caring. Well, I am here today to announce that my daughter has found someone who is all of those things and more. This person would make anyone proud to call him their son-in-law. So without further ado I would like to officially announce that not only my daughter, Rias Gremory, not only Lord Sitiri's daughter Sona Sitiri, but also Lord Phenex's daughter Ravel Phenex have become engaged to be married to Lord Keith Gregory. Let's have the lucky young man and his soon to be brides step up."
I saw the look on Rias' and Sona's face. Yep, gonna be hell to pay for this. I stepped up and gave the best smile I could while Rias dug her claws into my side. All the girls smiled like nothing was out of the ordinary. I leaned in and kissed Rias and she bit my lip. Sona gave me a titty twister, Ravel gave me a kiss without hurting me, but it lasted a little too long for Rias' taste.
"THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THIS!" I saw an older looking well dressed devil standing front and center.
Rias pulled me in close. "That's the leader of the devil council, this could get messy. Don't do anything rash."
"I'll try, no promises tho."
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS LORD PHELES?" shouted Lord Gremory.
"This man is not even a devil. We can not let him marry into 3 pillar families. I refuse to allow this farce to go any further."
"Lord Pheles, our daughters have chosen the man they wish to marry. It is their choice to make", said Lord Sitiri.
"Then I will remove their choices. Pure blood Devils are getting fewer in number every year. We can't let someone who isn't even a devil take away heiresses of 3 of the last remaining bloodlines. If you won't stop these marriages, then the council will. We will order that the Maos stop this man at once."
I spoke up, "Mao Levithan, do you accept this order?"
Serafall came forward, "I would have to disagree with the council, and I could not follow this order as given."
"And why is that?" I asked her as I winked.
"Because I feel it is unjust and unfair, plus I wouldn't want to upset my mate", she said with a wink in return.
"WHAT!" Everyone in the crowd was shocked.
"That is correct Serafall Levithan and Rias Gremory are my mates already. In dragon terms we are considered married. I love these women standing with me here. I may be morally weak and can't commit to just one woman, but I love them, each has stated she loves me in return. I didn't seek out these ladies, they came to me. If you refuse to accept their decisions I will just simply mark them as my mate. If anyone tries to take them after that, they will pay with their lives."
"You will not marry them if I say you will not. I speak for the council, I say we can't afford to lose not only 3, but now 4 women who can help continue our race."
Rias started laughing.
"And what is so funny Lady Gremory, do not mock the council. Even your brother or father can't help you, if we do not allow it. I could have you thrown in prison until you change your mind or even killed if I feel it is called for."
"YOU DARE THREATEN MY MATE!" I held Lord Pheles by his neck with one of my vectors. "I should end you here and now for threatening what is mine. No one takes what is mine, NO ONE" I roared. Intimidation 101, make a big show of it, and hope they lose their nerve.
Guards came from all around. They pointed their weapons at me. "Let him go, NOW!" Ok, the carrot didn't work, time to give them the stick.
"I am the one who walks in the shadows of the darkest nights... Keith please stop", said a scared Rias.
"In my wake I leave the brightest of dawns...this isn't good, stop him", shouted Pheles.
"I am he who will devour your very soul"...guards rushed towards me, I threw them back against the walls with my vectors.
"All evil will cower and I will bath in their Despair...This isn't good, Keith what are you doing? Please stop this now", begged Sona.
"Come to me souls of those long departed so we may lay waste to my enemies... SOUL TAKER BALANCE BREAKER."
I slowly unfurled my 2 giant dragon wings from my back. They were covered on the edges with razor sharp scales. The limbs of my wings were boney and the webbing was torn and ragged. I was covered in a ghostly golden armor from head to toe and a deathly pale shroud with rips and tears covered me. My eyes burned with purple energy that leaked from underneath my hooded cloak. The shadows clung to me and formed writhing tentacles that seemed to lash out at the living. In my hand I held a giant claymore almost as big as I was, now standing over 9 feet tall. It radiated energy that promised both heavenly redemption and unending agony. It glowed a sickly pale blue with black glowing runes etched along the blade. The hilt was made of bone and the top took the shape of a Skeletal dragon's head wearing a crown. I let my power flow from me, calming my friends and family but weighing heavily on anyone else.
My voice was charged with my power. "LORD PHELES, YOU HAVE THREATENED MY MATE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY IN YOUR DEFENSE BEFORE I PASS JUDGEMENT ON YOU." All around me I could smell the fear coming from everyone. I used my now visible and ghostly vectors to gently gather all of my girls behind me to protect them. The girls reached out and gave them a gentle caress, amazed to see them for the first time.
"I-I-I did not mean to threaten your m-m-mate L-Lord Gregory. I was only trying to do what was best for our race."
"I CAN RESPECT THAT YOU WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR PEOPLE, BUT I WILL NEVER BOW DOWN TO A BULLY. WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A HAPPY TIME FOR THE WOMEN I LOVE HAS BEEN TURNED INTO YOU TRYING TO ENFORCE YOUR WILL ON OTHERS. THAT'S NOT WHAT A LEADER DOES, A LEADER MUST KNOW ALL THE FACTS BEFORE RUSHING TO JUDGEMENT."
"M-M-My apologies, I got overexcited and I shouldn't have interrupted when I did."
"LORD PHELES IF I TOLD YOU THAT I CAN GUARANTEE THAT I WILL GIVE MY MATES MANY CHILDREN WOULD YOU STILL OBJECT."
"I would not, but h-h-how can you promise that. We devils have very low birth rates as it is."
"Before you threatened me, I was going to explain that Lord Gregory can impregnate his mates whenever he wants by using his mate's mark. Myself, Sona, and now apparently Ravel, can and will have as many children as we want. Our lines will continue on for many many years, Lord Pheles."
Lord Pheles was dumbstruck, my soon to be father-in-laws were smiling like idiots and high-fiving each other. My soon to be mother-in-laws were already planning baby showers and discussing kids clothes. Chill ladies we are still in high school.
"Is this true Lord Gregory?" asked Sirzechs.
"IT IS, ASK MY MATE, LADY LEVITHAN." Levi-Chan just nodded in agreement. "He told me when we first become mates he would give me as many children as I wanted."
"Then I will withdraw my objection for now. If you can show proof of what you say, the council will no longer interfer. If you will excuse me, I will take my leave now." I suspected he needed a new pair of underwear. I came out of balance breaker once I made sure everyone had calmed down. "Good because I'm hungry, let's eat." Rias smacked me on the shoulders.
The Lords rushed up to me, "I knew you were the right man for my daughter. That power, I haven't felt anything like it before. I expect to see grandchildren soon."
I laughed, "that last one is up to them. I learned a long time ago to just do what they tell me."
"Really, then why is Ravel here?" asked Rias, as she pointed to said girl.
"Well, you remember the Dragon's Debt?"
"Yes, Oh...a maiden's hand. Well, you could have said NO."
"No, he couldn't, said Lord Phenex. I didn't let him, since Ravel wanted him. We lost a powerful alliance when you broke your engagement with Riser. These marriages make up for that, his marriage to each of you allows all 3 of our families to prosper. That you all actually love him, and now we are guaranteed many grandchildren is just an added bonus. I also explained that if he dishonored us after everything we have been thru that devil society would look down on his marriages to you and Lady Sitiri. In fact if he had turned down our offer, chances are what just happened here would have had a much worse ending."
Rias and Sona talked among themselves for a few minutes and returned. "You are correct, we agree that this is for the best for everyone concerned. Keith we have no objections to you taking Ravel as a wife. You did the only thing you could do and acted like the man we know you to be. I am sorry for doubting you, you have always done what was right. Can you ever forgive us?"
I laughed, "of course, I can't stay mad at my girls, you know that." They each hugged me and I introduced Ravel to everyone standing there.
"Uhhhh...Keith we might want to take this elsewhere", said Sona.
"Why, what's wrong hun?" I hadn't noticed all the single female devils and their mothers looking at me and pointing with smiles on their faces. A few approached my soon to be mother-in-laws.
"Yeah this isn't looking good, is it? Maybe we should move this into one of the other rooms."
"It wouldn't do any good now", said Akeno. I overheard one of the council members wives just now saying that there is going to be a meeting soon to discuss having you meet with the other pillar families who have single daughters old enough to marry."
"I was afraid of that, we are going to have to be on our toes from now on. Keith you go no where unattended or uncloaked, understood, asked Sona." I nodded in agreement.