Happy Halloween to everyone! It's also my birthday today! Either I'm going to a party or playing Gamecube games on Dolphin.

The next chapter is being written, it's just that I get kinda self-conscious when I make fight scenes. I end up scrapping most of them because I feel like they're garbage.

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"Talking."

'Thinking.'

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

[Talking...]-Kiris talking

{Talking...}-Ddraig talking

"There she is! Stop her!" I heard a guard say behind me. I ran in a hurry to get to my destination, bullets flying past my head as I kept dodging them. I quickly reached into my shirt and grabbed the smoke bomb I had been carrying. I pulled the pin and tossed it behind me.

'There, that should keep them off my tail for awhile.' I thought to myself as the bomb went off behind me. I took a look to my right and found the room I was looking for. I stopped in my tracks and rushed into the room. It was a small lab, and there was only one table in the center of it. On top of the table were 2 small bottles, filled with pills. This had to be a trap of some sort.

SLAM

I quickly looked behind me as the door shut. I was locked in this small lab now. But I found what I came here in the first place for, anyway.

Flashback

"Are you sure you want to go in alone, Straya?" Vali asked me.

"I'll be fine, Vali. Just be ready in case anything happens on Saturday, when I take my siblings back here with me." I replied. I could handle raiding an underground lab myself. I only needed the drugs for my younger brother. I should have killed that bitch the moment I saw her look at him. Now he needs pills to sustain him.

"Understood. More than likely, she'll be sending her forces after him. I still think it's best that you be there when we finish taking out her lackeys. I'm sure he wouldn't take kindly to anyone casually mentioning you."

"Don't worry about that Vali. After I get the pills, I'll be heading straight for you and Kuroka. Then I can talk to him myself."

I walked up to the table and picked up the two bottles. One was labeled "Upper" and the other was labeled "Downer".

"I've been expecting you, Straya." I was immediately on alert when I heard a female voice speak to me. I quickly looked in front of me and saw her behind a glass window.

"Riza..." I growled.

"Good to see you dear. I'm sure you know what those are for since you stole some of my files all those years ago." She said to me, smiling.

"I do. Now, what is the true purpose of my brother taking these pills?" I asked, quite annoyed.

"It's simple. The "Upper" simply increases his physical strength, speed, and nulls his sense of pain for a short while, so if he's injured, he won't be slowed down. It does a few other things as well. I should also mention that the first pill will more than likely cause him to have a negative reaction. He should live though. "

"Should?"

"He's tough, you know that. The "Downer" just brings him back to normal, and leaves him in a vulnerable state for a short period of time. But, even if I don't get him today, it doesn't matter." I was slightly confused at her words.

"What do you mean?"

"Either way, Dakarai is going to come to me and I'll be giving him the "talk" you never gave him. He deserves to know what he really is." I saw her smile.

"If that's the case, I'll kill you right here and now. Even if you do tell him, he won't believe you. Why would he?"

"All he needs is that seed of doubt. Now if you'll excuse me, I have other matters to take care of. Take care! Oh, before I forget, I already predicted that you and your friends would be ready to retrieve your brother. I've sent them some company." Riza said as she walked away.

"Oh no you don't!" I said as I shot a blast of ki at the glass window. It did nothing.

'Dammit!' I pressed a finger to me ear. A small magic circle appeared over my ear.

"Vali, Kuroka! Are you alright?" I heard what sounded like fighting.

"We're fine, Straya! It looks like Riza planned a little gift for us." I heard Vali say.

"How's Dakarai? Is he fine?" I asked. I felt my heart beat faster.

"We're not sure. After these guys showed up, we couldn't keep an eye on him. They even set up a magic barrier, so whatever is going on, we can't see it anyway."

"Damn her! Before I could even says anything else, I heard a scream.

"AAAAAAAH!"

"Shit! That was him! Kuroka, don't worry about these guys, I'll handle them! You focus on getting inside that barrier and helping Dakarai!"

"Right!"

I heard the exchange between Vali and Kuroka. But that wasn't what made my heart stop. I heard Dakarai scream. He was hurt. He was in pain. And I wasn't there to help him.

BOOM

"Freeze! Hands in the..." The guard trailed off. I looked at him and his team. A red aura surrounded my body, and I shot a dangerous glare at the guard.

"Dash of Death" In a matter of seconds, the guard and his team were reduced to bloodied corpses as I sunk my claws into them. I prepared a magic circle to take me to Vali's location. Whoever hurt my brother would pay with their life.

Riza's POV

I sat on the couch on my condo, waiting for my minions to bring me my subject. I looked at my daughter, who was on the balcony. She look troubled.

"Ayana, is something bothering you?" I asked. She looked at me.

"Are you sure it's okay to bring Dakarai here? Why don't we take him to another base?"

"Two reasons. The first is that I'm already constructing another base and it's not finished yet. Since Straya found one of them, I want to play it safe and destroy the others. I don't want to take any chances with her to steal anymore information from me. And the second reason is, for you." I explained.

"For me?" She asked curiously.

"Yes. I assume you would like it if you two went somewhere and had fun. And you can also influence him to come to us. You see, if he takes a liking to you, it might give him another reason to come to us of his own will."

"I-I see." Ayana replied, looking away as a small blush made its way on her face.

"So how much longer do we have to wait?" I heard someone ask. I looked behind me and saw my second daughter. She wore a small, white tank top and a pair of black panties. She had bright, purple eyes, long, black hair with a purple tint that stopped at her back. She rubbed her eyes and yawned.

"Not long, Alicia. In fact, I should be getting a call from Izou now." I said as I pulled my phone out of my pocket. And sure enough, it started ringing. I answered it and put it on loudspeaker.

"Status report." I said calmly.

"The subject has been recovered. He's currently unconscious from a stab wound to the stomach. He'll live though."

"Good, any casualties Izou?"

"Five men are dead, including Yasu. We narrowly escaped because Straya arrived as we were getting ready to transport the subject. She was fighting without restraint. She nearly got me, but her comrades held her back."

"I see. Anything else to add?"

"The subject was with a girl, but she escaped thanks to his help."

"Don't worry about her. What's your ETA?"

"20 minutes, roughly."

"Alright. You've done well this mission, Izou. Enjoy your break."

"Thank you, milady." I ended the call.

"Alright. Ayana, go get some medical supplies. Alicia, get dressed and go with your sister to get some handcuffs." They nodded and prepared to go complete their task. I stood up and walked to my bedroom. I had to get ready to tell my story, after all.

Dakarai's POV

I looked in the mirror for one final time as I sighed. Today was the day where I would be going on a date. I was wearing a plaid red shirt with black lines going over it, a air of dark blue jeans, and a pair of Converse sneakers. My little sister took the liberty of going shopping for me as I took a shower. She knows my tastes, I guess. I rolled up the sleeves on the shirt, turned off the bathroom light and I walked downstairs.

"Oh, you look so handsome!" Gabriel said as she hugged me. Tightly.

"Gabriel, too tight..." I said. I swear I felt like my ribs were going to break.

"Oh right, sorry." She said as she released me from her bear hug. She took a step back as she examined my appearance.

"How are your eyes?" She asked me.

"They feel fine, just a little sore. I guess they're still adjusting to the light." I rubbed my eyes for a little bit. Then, I felt Gabriel stick something into my pocket. I looked down and saw a pair of sunglasses. Then she started pushing me out of the door.

"C'mon, you don't wanna be late!" She said. Before she closed the door, I heard her say what was possibly the most outrageous thing I've ever heard her say.

"And no hanky panky!" I blushed slightly and looked back, but she already closed the door. I decided to let it go and walked out into the street. As I walked to the mall, I saw Issei.

"Hey Issei, what are you doing out here?" I asked.

"Oh, uh, nothing really. Asia and I were just going out for a little outing." He said.

"It seems the Devil side of you is growing. Already planning to do something indecent with the innocent nun." I said as I covered my mouth with my hand. I felt like teasing him.

"It's not like that!" He denied quickly.

"I'm just messing with you." I said as reached for my sunglasses. The sun was starting to hurt my eyes now. I put them on.

"Actually, what are you doing out here Dakarai? I'd figured you'd be sleeping in."

"I would be, but I have a date." I replied.

"You, are going on a date?" He said in what sounded like disbelief.

"Yes, believe it or not. I didn't want to go, but let's just say, a certain someone convinced me to go."

"And by convinced, you mean someone forced you to?"

"You could say that. Spike brought home a letter to me that someone dropped in my locker. So, there's a possibility it's a crazy stalker who wants to tie me up in their basement." I said. We both shared a short laugh.

"Oh, speaking of dates, Akeno wanted me to ask you if you wanted to hang out sometime." Issei said to me. I was slightly surprised.

"Hang out in what way? Like, just normal "hanging out" or is she gonna tie me up and shock me?" I joked. Issei chuckled.

"Well, you'd have to ask her. But I noticed something different about her after the training we did. Did something happen between the two of you?" He asked me.

"We just talked for a bit."

Flashback

I sat down next to Akeno, who had what looked like a mix of sadness and anger on her face. I sighed.

"We can't get anywhere if you're acting like this." I said.

"What if I don't want to get anywhere?" She replied after a short while.

"Then I guess you don't want to beat Riser." I said. I then laid down on the grass, and stared up at the sky.

"I do, it's just..." She began.

"It's just what, Akeno?"

"I don't like to use my lightning powers...because of my father." She finished. I looked over at her. I sighed.

"Tell you what, you tell me your story, and I'll tell you mine. Deal?" I asked. She looked at me for a few minutes before answering. She nodded her head. She started to relax a little.

"So, what exactly is your relationship with your father?" I asked.

"...I hate him."

"Why is that?"

"When I was a child, I watched as my mother was killed. My father came to my rescue, but I ran away from him." She said. The gears in my brain started to turn.

"So, you blame your father for not being there? You feel like had he been there, your mother would still be alive?" She look slightly surprised.

"How did you-" She started to say, but I held my hand up.

"I just made an educated guess. But, did your father try chasing after you when you ran away?" I asked.

"He-he did." She answered. I took a deep breath.

"Akeno, if you want my honest opinion, I think you should reach out to your father." I said.

"Now before you protest, hear me out. You still have a father. And from the sound of it, he loves you. You remember all the good times you had when he was there with you and your mother, right?"

"...Yes." She said.

"And you know, deep down, you still love your father. He is your father, after all. Heh, I still remember my father's last words to me before he passed." I said, a sad smile making it's way on my face. I looked up at the stars.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to remind you of that." Akeno said.

"It's fine. I still miss him at times, although I never really got to really know him. I was only three years old when he was murdered."

"You were that young when he died?"

"Mmhmm. And I was six years old when my mother was murdered. After that, it was just my older sister, my younger sister, and me."

"My older sister...she really stepped up after our mother died. As a result, we became that much closer. She was prepared to do anything, as long as it meant me and my younger sister had smiles on our faces." I continued.

"How come she's not here now? Don't tell me she also..." Akeno trailed off.

"She's not dead, well, I hope she isn't. She's a Stray Devil now. I haven't seen her since I was eight. As I grew up, I wanted to hate her for leaving us behind, but..." I took another deep breath.

"But you still love her, because she's your older sister. She's your family, right?" akeno finished.

"Yeah. But after she left, I couldn't spend any time dwelling on why she did what she did. So, I was forced to grow up. For my little sister. Heh, I guess that's why I'm such a-"

"Why you're such a hardass?" Akeno cut me off, smiling. I laughed a bit.

"Sure, let's go with that. But I digress. I'm sure you get the point of what I'm saying, right? All I'm saying is, you should cherish the time that you do have with family. If the bond isn't that strong, try to spend some time strengthening it. One day, they're there. The next day, they can be gone."

"I guess..you're right." Akeno said.

"Now, I guess you don't use your lightning powers because you don't want to have anything to do with your father?" I asked. She nodded her head.

"You should look at it as a gift. That means you can use it to protect those important to you. Now, are we done? I almost wanna kill myself after saying something so cheesy." I said, standing up. I offered her my hand. She took it, and I lifted her up from the ground.

"Yeah, we're done." She said. We started walking back to the mansion.

"Also, let me guess, your father is Barakiel?" I asked.

"That's too good for a guess. Care to explain?" Akeno gave me a suspicious look.

"Oh, Rias didn't tell you? I know Azazel, and I remember him saying his name once to my dad when I was a kid. I guess they were talking about who I could go to if I got lightning powers from my father. And I kinda made the connection when I saw you use thunder."

"I see. And what do you mean by if 'you got your father's lightning powers'?"

"I could have inherited my mother's beautiful ice powers. She even made a rose garden out of her ice, which captivated me and made me wish I could use her powers. I did inherit control of ice, however, I'm not too strong with it. So, I focused on my strongest point, which was lightning. My older sister is the one who has the greatest control over her ice powers, but she isn't too fond of using lightning."

"Wow, anything else I should know?" She asked.

"Nope, that's it." I said.

"Ara, ara, do I have to shock the information out of you?" I heard the familiar crackling of lightning behind me.

"Shock me, and we'll see who has the better mastery over lightning." I said, looking behind me, a smile on my face.

"Aw, you're no fun." She said before I felt something shock my neck, causing me to jump a little. I turned around, and aimed my finger at Akeno. I charged up a small bolt of lighting.

"You asked for it." I said, smiling even more.

Afterwards, a small, electric war ensued between Akeno and I. Sadly, she emerged the victor after she hit my knees with a lightning bolt.

I shook my head after remembering what happened that night. I'd have to give her a rematch. I looked at my watch. It was 1:00 PM.

"Oh, I should get going. See ya around, Issei." I said as I walked off.

"Oh, and also, make sure Asia remains pure, you lecherous pervert!" I shouted.

"I told you that is not my motive!" He shouted back.

"Sure it is!" I said as I chuckled. I guess I was warming up to some of the Gremory group a little.

I finally arrived at the mall. I didn't see too many people around. I looked down at my watch. It was 1:35. I was five minutes late. As I neared the entrance, I saw a girl, who looked to be around my age sitting on the bench. She had long, shiny black hair that went past her shoulders. She wore a white blouse, light blue jeans that stopped at her knees, and a pair of sandals. I noticed that she was looking down and twiddling her thumbs. I walked up to her.

"Excuse me, are you waiting for someone, miss?" I asked. She jumped a little bit from my question, but then she looked up at me. Then, I saw her bright, golden eyes. I was slightly captivated by them.

"Wow, you actually came..." She said. We stared at each other for a moment until I spoke.

"So, are we gonna stare at each other all day, or are you going to tell me your name?" I asked. A small blushed appeared on her face. She quickly stood up and shook my hand.

"I'm sorry, I'm just surprised you decided to show up. My name's Ahri!" She said. Ahri, huh?

"That's a pretty name." I said. She started to blush even more.

"T-thank you." She replied. Before I could say anything else, I sensed someone approach us. I looked over and saw a tall man with black hair, worn in a top ponytail, red eyes, and his clothing resembled that of a samurai, and he had a twig in his mouth. He had a sword tied to his belt. I put my hand on Ahri's shoulder and looked at her.

"Ahri, I want you to run far away from here." I said seriously.

"Wh-why? What's going on?" She asked. I squeezed her shoulder a little.

"Please, just run. I'll be fine." She nodded her head and she ran away. I looked at the man.

"Tell your friends to leave her alone. If I hear her scream, I won't show any mercy." I said, narrowing my eyes. The air between us thickened as I raised my power a bit.

"No need to worry. I've already told them to leave civilians out of this. You are our only target." He said to me.

"I couldn't ask for anything more. Now, let's go somewhere else to continue this, shall we? Wouldn't want any unnecessary casualties, right?" I said, cracking my neck.

"Of course. Follow me." He said. I followed him to a clearing in the forest. He snapped his fingers, and I saw a barrier form over use and the clearing.

"Just so we won't have any interference." The man said. He unsheathed his sword.

"Let's begin, shall we?" He pointed his sword at me. I nodded my head. We both dashed at each other.

Little did I know, I would be losing this fight.

Lemme just..take a look at my watch here. I'm 4 days late uploading this. Well, better than never, I guess...

Also, thought out the revamp of this story. First chapter of it is being written.

Reviews always help. Okay, I'm goin to bed now. Just got off a plane and I'm sleepy. Good night ladies and gents.