Bright blue eyes snap open, focused and taking it their surroundings recognizing them, they relax. Kurai sits up in his bed as he reaches for his phone. He checks the time and then starts to get ready for the school day.
'Shit it's already 8:05, I'm just barely gonna make it to school, no breakfast today I guess.' Kurai thinks has he gets dressed for the day and rushes out the door.
As he passes over his usual bridge, he freezes remembering the incident with Yu-Raynare. He puts a hand on his stomach and thinks to himself.
'Was that all a dream? Was that all some incredibly realistic dream? There's no way it was a dream. It felt too real, so what in God's- OW, what the fuck?'
Logan clutches his head at the minor headache from thinking The Lord's name. He then keeps walking to school while thinking about the previous day's events, along with a few things he's noticed since he woke up.
'Okay, headache is gone. Good. God-OW, okay, okay, stopping that. What's going on with me, I've felt weird ever since I stepped out of my apartment complex. Okay, let's make a list, I'll rant to Yuuto during lunch see if he's got any ideas. One, thinking that name of the big guy upstairs hurts, saying it probably does too. Two I've felt sluggish ever since I stepped outside, the sunlight maybe? I felt fine under that overhang just now. Three, my back itches, no more specifically my lower back itches, a lot. This is weird, ah whatever I'm almost at school. I'll ask Yuuto for his opinion later.'
With that Kurai shakes his head to clear it, and heads to class. From his classroom window though, one Rias Gremory is watching over him, concerned.
"Ara~ Ara~, what has you acting like a wife missing her husband this morning Rias?" Akeno asks with a teasing smirk.
Rias rolls her eyes and looks at her best friend. "I am not acting like a concerned wife, or whatever you said. I'm making sure he's adjusting properly."
"Well is he?" Akeno asks with some slight concern in her voice.
"From what I can tell yes, however we might have to bring him by the clubroom at the end of the day. He's more observant than most humans. He's most likely already picked up on a few subtle differences in his body. We need to inform him of his powers, old and new." Rias says before she heads to her desk and sits down.
Another minute or two passes until Kurai walks in. He spares Rias a quick glance with a small blush. He thinks to himself. 'God-ow, she's as beautiful as always.' As he passes Rias to get to his desk, she over hears him mutter. "Damnit, gotta stop saying the name of the big guy upstairs."
As he takes his seat, she looks over at Akeno and gives a nod, who returns it. The bell rings and the entire class turns their attention to the front of the room as Higashikata-Sensei walks in.
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The roof is as peaceful as it always is during lunch, Kurai can see the fan girls looking around for Yuuto on the ground. Luckily for both boys, they never think to check the roof.
"So," Yuuto starts off, "You want my opinion on something?"
Kurai turns to look at him. "Yeah, the last few hours have been kinda weird, I had a dream? At least I think it was a dream."
"Okay? What happened in the dream?" Yuuto asks.
"I-I got killed by a girl with black angel wings, I think? And then today has been really weird man. I can't think the name of the guy upstairs without getting a headache, I feel sluggish in the sunlight, and my lower back itches a lot." Kurai admits to his best friend with some slight fear.
Yuuto puts a hand on his friends shoulder, and says reassuringly. "Hey, don't worry about it so much, if it gets worse you should either go home or to the nurse."
Kurai sighs. "Yeah you're right, hey I'm gonna head inside for a second, I feel like I'm going to pass out if I stay out hear too much longer."
"Alright man, you do what you have to." Yuuto says as he pulls out his phone. He opens up his messages to text Rias.
Yuuto: Buchou, Kurai is already becoming aware of the new changes in his body.
Rias: Yes I had figured, I'll bring him by the clubroom after school. We'll inform him then, and seeing as it'll take a while offer a room for the night.
Yuuto: Of course Buchou, may I be so bold to ask if I can tell him about this? He's coming back over to me now.
Rias: Yes you may tell him, it will be easier if it comes from you.
With that settled Yuuto shuts off his phone just as Kurai settles down next to him.
"So who were you texted? You got a girlfriend I don't know about?" Kurai says in a teasing tone of voice.
Yuuto snorts and rolls his eyes. "No I was texting Buchou, and I've got some really good news for you. You've got an invite to the ORC."
Kurai stares at Yuuto wide eyed. "You-you better not be fucking with me dude, I swear I'll push you off the roof if you are." He says with no bite.
"I'm a hundred percent serious." Yuuto replies with a smile.
"YES!" Kurai shouts out to the heavens.
He then turns to look at Yuuto. "So where's the club located? No one really knows." Kurai asks.
Yuuto gives a mischievous smile. "Oh don't worry, Buchou will take you there after school."
Kurai almost faints on the spot. "Y-you mean to tell me I'll be walking to the ORC with Rias-senpai?"
"Yup, just the two of you all by yourselves all the way to the clubroom. Try not the freak out on her and make a fool of yourself." Yuuto says with a teasing smile.
Kurai groans as he sets about finishing his lunch, all while hoping the day will fly by.
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Unfortunately for Kurai, his anxiousness for the day to end made it feel like every consecutive hour felt like 5 years. Every glance at the clock made him give a small groan. Rias notices this and gives a small giggle to herself in amusement.
There's only two minutes until the end of the day and Kurai has given up on trying to even pretend to pay attention he's already mostly packed and is lightly tapping a pencil on his desk staring at the clock. Every second feels like an eternity until finally the bell rings.
Kurai packs what's left of his materials and waits for Rias. It's isn't long before she walks over to his desk and starts to speak.
"Hello White-san, you ready to head to the clubroom?" She asks with a smile.
Not trusting his voice, Kurai gives a nod and stands up to follow her. Their classmates are whispering around trying to figure out their connection. Kurai, focused completely on not making a fool of himself, doesn't hear them. While Rias, being used to this, is easily able to ignore the whisperings.
"So uh Rias-senpai, what made you decide to give me an invite into the ORC?" Kurai asks.
Rias looks at him and gives a sweet smile and says, "Don't worry all will be explained in the clubroom."
Kurai deciding to accept that as an answer continues walking in silence, until they get to an empty part of the building that leads to the older classroom and other buildings.
"So, what's your favorite anime?" Kurai asks without a hint of subtlety.
Rias freezes, and turns to look at him with wide eyes.
Kurai, thinking he said something wrong starts to apologize. "I'm sorry! Yuuto said you were an otaku and I like to consider myself one as well, so I thought maybe we could have a nice conversation over our favorite animes, but I guess I was wrong, I'll never bring it up again or tell anyone. I promise." He finishes said apology with a low bow.
Rias getting over her shock, smiles excitedly and pulls the black-haired boy into an upright position. "You like anime too?"
Kurai stares her in the eyes dumbfounded at what looks like there is a excited twinkle in her eyes. "Beautiful." He mutters, Kurai immediately shakes his head to regain control of his brain. "Uh yeah, I love anime. My favorite is Naruto, I love the intricacies of the fight scenes."
Rias then seems to vibrate with excitement. "I love Naruto! The emotional turmoil he goes through on his journey is so touching." Rias says as she wipes a fake tear from her eye.
Kurai smiles at the genuine reactions from a girl that most view as a perfect being. He then remembers their original destination.
"Shouldn't we uh, be heading to the ORC? I'd be more than willing to talk anime afterwards." Kurai says with a small blush.
Rias blushes at getting off topic so fast, so to safe time, she forms a transportation circle underneath the both of them.
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The scene changes to a modern gothic room. It holds a shower? in one corner, a coffee table in the middle, couches on two sides of the coffee table, and what looks like a teachers desk at the head of the coffee table.
"So two of my classmates for the past three years, my best friend of two years, and the 'school mascot' and now myself are all Devils." Kurai asks with a blank facial expression. "Excuse me I know we teleported here but what the fuck?"
"It's a lot to take in yes," Rias starts off while sitting behind an office desk. "But if you would like more proof, here." She says before bat-like wings pop out of her back.
That trend follows as Akeno, who is standing behind and to the right of Rias, reveals her wings. Yuuto, who is sitting on one of the two couches, pops out his wings. Finally, Koneko, on the other couch, pulls out her wings.
Kurai feels the itch in his lower back, intensifies before hearing a small pop, along with a gasp from the others in the room. He looks back and sees three pairs of the same wings on his own back. He reaches back and feels them, and accepts reality. Everyone's wings retract after this action.
"A Devil huh? Well I guess this is life now." Kurai says with a sigh as he goes to sit next to Yuuto. "So other than the inability to say the name of the dude upstairs and sunlight, what are my new weaknesses? And are there anymore of those Fallen Angels anywhere?"
"Your body will get used to the sunlight soon so don't worry about that. Our one true weakness is the light conjured by Angels, Fallen and Regular. Also there most likely are other Fallen around so I would like to offer you a room here for the night." Rias says will observing how Kurai is handling the news.
"You have rooms here? I guess it would make sense for you all to live here. Sure I'll stay the night. Might move in if I like it more than my apartment." Kurai says.
"Your apartment? You mean you and your parents apartment?" Rias asks curiously.
"No I mean my apartment, I got a letter in the mail with the keys and address a day after I got my acceptance letter to Kuoh Academy while at the orphanage." Kurai says with a sad smile.
"You're an orphan?" Yuuto asks in shock.
"Ah right, never told you that. Yeah, I grew up in the orphanage. Got adopted at one point, only for them to die in plane crash while heading on vacation for their wedding anniversary. It's why my last name is White. My birth last name started with an L. At least that's what I was told. Was found on the doorstep one day around noon with a note that said my name was Kurai L." He says with a few tears falling from his eyes.
Rias walks over sits beside Kurai and pulls his head into her bosom to hug him. He stiffens for a second and blushes, before relaxing hugging her back and letting out a few tears. "Well, you can tell me if you wish to move in whenever you wish. The offer is always open. You're my servant now, you'll never be alone again." She says comfortingly. Kurai hugs her slightly tighter and lets out a few more tears.
He then pulls back wipe his eyes. "Thank you, I really needed that, I'll left you know about that offer. What did you mean by servant?" He asks.
"I meant just that, you are now Devil that I have reincarnated making you my servant. Luckily I, along with my family, see our servants as family and always treat them as such." Rias explains with a hint of pride.
"Okay, that makes sense for now, I'll probably understand more as I learn about Devil culture. Do you have a book on that? It would be helpful. Also how exactly did you revive me?" Kurai asks now even bother to cover his blatant curiosity as he cocks his head to the side.
Rias gives a small giggle as the adorable innocence in his expression. "I'll see if there is a book I can give you, might take a while though. For your reincarnation I used what are called Evil Pieces. What do you know of chess?" Rias asks.
"Well there's 16 pieces, 1 [King], 1 [Queen], 2 [Bishops], 2 [Knights], 2 [Rooks], and finally 8 [Pawns]. Each piece move in their own distinctive patterns. I know how to play, I'm not very good." Kurai answers confused by the seemingly nonlinear question.
"Perfect, well the Evil Piece system uses chess pieces infused with a Devil's power to reincarnate them under their command. I am the [King], Akeno the [Queen], Yuuto a [Knight], and Koneko a [Rook]. Upon your death I had a [Bishop], [Knight], [Rook], and all 8 [Pawns] left. Because of the power you already held, it took all 8 [Pawns] to revive you. You are my only Pawn." Rias explain along with that previous hint of pride of her heritage.
"So I'm a [Pawn]," Kurai says slightly depressively. "Wait, shouldn't you have a [Bishop] here as well?"
"To answer the your question, yes I do have a [Bishop], I'm slightly impressed you caught that, however his powers are slightly out of control. So, for his and our safety, he is locked away in a safe environment. Now being a [Pawn] isn't a bad thing, you'll learn why later, for now it's getting late and you should take some time to digest what you've learned. We'll talk more about your power tomorrow morning." Rias says before turning to Akeno. "Can you go make sure a room is ready for Kurai?" She asks.
"Of course Rias." Akeno says with a slight bow. As she turns to leave Koneko goes to follow her, Yuuto stands and walks away a bit before turning around and forming a teleportation cycle. "See ya tomorrow morning Kurai." He says with a wave before disappearing.
Kurai sits for a minute before turning to Rias. "I know you said we'd go over this tomorrow morning, but my power? The one that made that Fallen Angel kill me?"
She sighs. "It's called a Sacred Gear, they were made by Him, and gifted to humans. From what I can tell, it's focused in your left hand. If you focused enough you may be able to draw it out."
Kurai holds up his left hand before closing his eyes and focusing on drawing out his Sacred Gear. Rias notices a small green aura forming around Kurai's hand before solidifying into a red metallic glove with yellow accents and a large green gems. Her quick inhales draws Kurai's attention and he opens his eyes and sees his Sacred Gear.
"Whoa, do you know what's it's called?" He asks before looking at Rias.
"This is just a hunch, but I can feel that your Gear holds more power than this. However, for now it just looks like a common Twice Critcal. A Gear that gives the user a boost that doubles their power." She answers looking at Kurai. "I would suggest acting like that it your Gear until we learn what it truly is."
Kurai nods and dismisses his Gear, just as Akeno walks back into the room and say his room is ready. He gets up and follows her to a medium sized bedroom with an attached bathroom. He thanks Akeno before closing the door and sitting on the bed. He spends a few minutes summoning and dismissing his Gear until it is instinctual.
Kurai decides to strip off his clothes and take a shower before sleeping in the nude due to lacking any sleepwear. After a quick shower which is quite refreshing, he climbs into bed and passes out, mentally exhausted from the afternoon's events.