Ashes2Ace signing back in with the newest update to The Destiny of the Forgotten Daughter. I am stoked with the positive response I have received from you guys as well as some of my friends here at the website. I am grateful for your support and hope I can continue to deliver.

A lot of you have most probably figured out Zero's identity, it's not like I was trying to conceal it or anything. He will make an appearance soon, but as of now, I don't think I will be including Zero to the ranks before the Kokabiel & the Holy swords or the Three Faction meeting arc.

*Important Author Note* I need a beta for the story, If anyone is interested please contact me via PMS.

So without any further adieu, I give you the newest addition to The Destiny of the Forgotten Daughter.

Chapter I: The Wedding Crashers

Love has always been a complex emotion, but for one Rias Gremory it was very simple, while she had never romantically pursued any individual, she knew one thing for sure. She did not love Riser Phenex.

She for one didn't even like him as a person, he was everything she hated in her relevant other.

Riser Phenex the second born to Raeburn Phenex and Lydia Phenex had made his name as one of the hottest prospects of the modern-day underworld.

He had a flamboyant personality, but Rias could only think of one word to describe the said man, 'Douche'.

For once in her life Rias left that she could leave everything behind her, her name, family, friends, everything if she could escape what was coming.

Rias was betrothed to one, Riser Phenex.

It was something that was decided before she was even born, her family coming from a prestigious line of nobles had already offered her hand in marriage to the second born of the Phenex family.

It was something she had no control over, and she absolutely despised it.

Rias loved her family, more than anything else in the world, but the thought of marrying Riser Phenex was repulsive.

She had the perfect chance to get out of the deadlock, but she had fired her shot and it missed the mark, Rias was running out of options and it wouldn't be long before she would be known as Rias Phenex.

"Are you still thinking about the rating game Rias?"

Rias turned around to look at her best friend Akeno Himejima who was currently braiding her hair for the marriage ceremony.

"How couldn't I, Akeno. We had the perfect opportunity to defeat him and gain freedom, but we blew it. I am not mad at any of you, all of us gave our best, but I expected a better outcome."

Akeno sighed as continued to run the comb through her best friends' crimson hair.

"We were under-manned Rias, it was just five of us against sixteen from Riser's peerage."

"I understand that Akeno, I truly do but this is something that directly affects all of us. I care for each one of you like a family, and see all of your fates affected due to me is painful."

Akeno could understand where her best friend was coming from, Rias cared for all the members of her peerage like family, and so see what she built crumble before her own eyes was downright heartbreaking.

"I can feel you Rias but there is nothing we can do as of now, we lost the rating game fair and square, despite being undermanned we have him a good fight if any consolation."

"I didn't want to give him a good fight Akeno, I wanted to win!"

Rias spoke in a broken voice as tears started to roll down her eyes as she tried to desperately hold them back.

Unaware of the two women, there was one figure standing right outside the door who sighed at their conversation before walking off.

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"Are you sure she will be here Sirzechs-sama?'

"I hope so Grayfia, she is my last hope to protect my sister's dreams, I love her more than anything Grayfia and to see her break down like this is painful!"

A crimson-haired man spoke as he looked at the silver-haired maid in front of him.

"You tried to talk down your parents, Sirzechs-sama. There is nothing more you could have done to prevent this!"

"What good is it being the Great King Lucifer, when you cannot even protect your sister, Grayfia?"

Sirzechs spoke with immense pain in his voice as Grayfia moved next to him as she put a hand on his shoulder trying to comfort the big man.

"Do not worry Sirzechs-sama, you have done what you could, now all you can do is wait and see things unfold."

"I do not like this feeling of helplessness Grayfia, while I know being the Great King, I have responsibilities towards the entire devil race. I am first and foremost a Gremory."

Grayfia understood where her husband was coming from, he cared a lot about his family, especially his sister and to see her breakdown before what should have been one of the happiest moments in her life was terrible.

The two were interrupted by a knock at the door as Sirzechs signaled Grayfia to get the person at the door.

Grayfia nodded as she walked up to the door to receive the person behind them.

"Greetings Grayfia-sama, the nobles have already assembled at the ceremony hall and now await Lord Lucifer."

A guard spoke as Grayfia gave him a curt nod before dismissing him.

"We need to go Sirzechs-sama, the nobles have gathered for the ceremony, It wouldn't be wise to make them wait as Zekram-dono is a part of the guests."

Grayfia spoke as Sirzechs let out a sigh before walking out of the doors followed by Grayfia towards the ceremony hall.

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"I was surprised by your daughter's astounding performance Lord Gremory, despite having just her queen, rook, knight, and a bishop to her side, she faired quite well against the full peerage of Riser Phenex!"

"She would love to hear praises about her performance in the rating game from you Lord Belial, after all, she is aiming to be number one in the rating games!"

"That's interesting, I would love to see what the future holds for your lovely daughter, Lord Gremory. The underworld is looking for individuals who can make a name for themselves."

Lord Gremory smiled at the praise of his daughter as he looked at the man standing in front of him.

Diehauser Belial, the current champion of the rating games was a force to be reckoned with, he can climb the ranks with an amazing pace and held a record tally of hundred and thirty-eight wins to six losses.

"I'm glad you think so Lord Belial, I hope my daughter can live up to the expectations the Seventy-Two pillars have for her."

"Cheers to that, Lord Gremory!"

Diehauser smiled as he raised his wine glass making a toast for the bride-to-be before leaving Lord Gremory to his thoughts.

Lord Gremory smiled to himself before he was interrupted away from his chain of thoughts as Sirzechs took the center stage.

The entire crowd present at the ceremony hall went silent other than a few murmurs, eager to listen to what their king had to say.

"Greetings nobles of the underworld, tonight we have gathered to witness the wedding ceremony of my beloved sister Rias Gremory and the second born of the Phenex household, Riser Phenex."

On cue, the lights focused on the center stage as Rias Gremory walked out in her white wedding gown followed by her mother and her queen, Akeno Himejima who was dressed in a black western dress.

Sirzechs smiled as he looked at his sister before he turned his attention towards the position where Riser should have been standing.

Sirzechs discreetly looked at Lord Phenex as if asking where his son was, the head of the Phenex clan quickly took charge as he joined Sirzechs on the center stage.

"Greeting nobles, I Raeburn Phenex apologize for the delay caused by my son Riser Phenex for the marriage ceremony. He seems to have been caught up with some crucial devil duty."

Raeburn addressed the nobles present in the hall trying to cover for his son who was nowhere to be found.

The crowd was growing restless as Rias looked at her brother who just gave her a confused look.

The devils gathered for the ceremony were starting to grow restless waiting for the second born of the Phenex clan.

"The devils of this generation have no respect for their elders, they seem to do whatever pleases them."

"You are indeed correct when you say that Lord Agares, it seems like the second born of the Phenex clan has no respect for the guests that have gathered here for his wedding!"

"I hope his actions do not go unpunished, from what my sources say the boy has no respect for anyone and acts like a womanizer!"

The nobles present in the hall were growing irritated with every passing second as Riser was yet to make an appearance.

Sirzechs quickly walked up to Raeburn Phenex as he looked up to the head of the Phenex clan with a stern gaze.

"I hope your son is not fooling around somewhere Lord Phenex, this is one of the most important moments in the life of my sister and your son is currently ruining it!"

Raeburn looked at Sirzechs with a slight frown on his face as he spoke in a hushed voice.

"I sincerely apologize for the delay caused by my son Lord Lucifer, but he is not the one to fool around at such an important occasion."

Raeburn spoke trying to defend his son from the devil king.

The devils were interrupted as the gates of the marriage hall opened to reveal six figures led by a woman who were all dressed in western dresses.

All the people including the women leading the six were donning a masquerade mask they walked up through the horde of nobles before they joined the devils present at the central stage.

"I didn't think the underworld would reek this nasty!"

The woman chuckled as the devils looked at her with a frown on their faces before Raeburn Phenex spoke.

"Who are you women and what purpose do you have here? This is the place for the wedding ceremony between my second born Riser Phenex and his bride-to-be Rias Gremory. "

"Who am I? That's interesting coming from you Lord Phenex, how can you forget the woman that once tried to court despite being married to your wife over there!"

The nobles gasped at the accusation put on Raeburn Phenex by the mysterious woman.

"You speak nonsense women, speak up before my guard throws you out of this place this instant!"

"Aww, I didn't know that the Phenex clan treated their esteemed guests with such impoliteness."

The woman spoke as she pulled out a familiar invitation card tossing in towards the feet of the Phenex clan head.

Raeburn looked at the woman with hate in his voice as he started to leak out some aura that was quickly matched by the woman.

"You are no guest of mine, I do not even know who you are, as for the invitation, I'm sure you forged it you liar!"

"You make my heartache when you say that Raeburn but whatever I did not come empty-handed, seeing it is the wedding of your second born, I got you the perfect gift."

The woman signaled the man next to her to present the Phenex clan head with the gift as the man nodded before opening a small pocket dimension as he pulled out an unconscious Riser Phenex by the back of his neck and threw him at the feet of Raeburn Phenex.

The crowd gasped at the action of the man as Raeburn seemed like he would blow up anytime seeing his son in an unconscious condition.

"You, HOW DARE YOU!?"

The head of the Phenex clan roared as flame surrounded his entire figure but fell to his knees as Sirzechs started to exert his aura that sent most of the devils present inside the halls on their knees except for a few nobles and the six mysterious individuals.

"Explain your actions right now woman, you are trespassing the Phenex territory and have unjustly laid a hand on the second born of the Phenex household, you and the people with you should be arrested this instant."

Sirzechs spoke with a stern expression on his face as he looked at the masked woman.

"Ohh I'm definitely not trespassing Crimson King, Sirzechs Lucifer. I have the invitation to the wedding and as for laying my hands on the brat, he had it coming when he tried to hit on me."

"Still that does not give you any power to attack the groom."

Raeburn looked at the two as he found an opportunity quickly instructing his personal guard team to take the woman and the people with her under custody.

"I'd suggest any of you do not move if you care for the life of clan head!", a stern voice spoke from Raeburn Phenex as a blonde woman from the mysterious woman's entourage held a blade a sword made on ice behind his neck."

The guards quickly fell back in position seeing that their king was hostage.

"When did that woman even move, she was standing right next to us not even a second ago."

A noble spoke surprised at the quick movement shown by the blonde woman holding the sword.

"I am the immortal Phenex woman, you think your little toy would hurt me the great Raeburn Phenex!"

"Oh!, I would love to test your claims of immortality Lord Raeburn, say how do you like your chicken skewered or minced. I can do both."

The woman spoke with a smirk on her face as Raeburn went silent, his rage was evident on his face but he couldn't move as his legs were now surrounded and trapped by ice, he didn't even feel that happening until he looked down at them!

Sirzechs sighed at the hastiness of Lord Phenex as he turned his attention to the masked woman.

"What purpose do you have here woman, as you can see your actions have caused nothing but delay and issues, leave now and I will make sure that you and the people with you will not be punished severely."

"That makes me laugh, I have never heard anyone talk about punishing the Leviathan."

The woman chuckled as he removed her mask followed up the others revealing them to be Felicia, Accalia. Elliot, Midori, Evaline, Lyra and Aria.

"How are you even related to the Leviathan Serefall-sama you impostor, you do not even have the same hair color as her.!"

A noble spoke as Felicia turned towards him and let out a stifled laugh.

"There is a difference between being the Leviathan and born the Leviathan, Lord Astaroth!" Felicia smiled as she started to slowly let out her immersive aura that caused most people in the room other than Sirzechs and her peerage to choke due to the density of her aura.

"You are the Felicia Leviathan, the daughter of Lord Ardeus and Lady Lystra it seems."

A calm voice amongst the nobles spoke who seemed to be unaffected by Felicia's aura.

"10 points to the House of Bael!"

Felicia chuckled as others looked at her with confused expressions.

"What you geezers haven't seen Harry Potter, such a shame."

Felicia sighed as she dropped her aura that allowed the nobles and the guards present in the room to regain their breath.

"What I meant is that Lord Zekram is astute with my parentage I am indeed Felicia Leviathan, the firstborn daughter to Ardeus and Lystra Leviathan and the current head of the House of Leviathan!"

Felicia spoke with pride in her voice as the other devils present in the room looked at her with confused faces.

"That's a lie, there is no clan head to the House of Leviathan, the house was stripped of its powers when your family moved with the Old Satan Faction."

A young noble argued as Felicia looked at him with an amused expression on her face.

"How old are you brat, fifty, hundred. You still need to know your history or is it what they have been teaching you these days, I'm disappointed! Go ask your father what exactly happened during the civil war!"

The noble gave Felicia a disdained look for being called a brat but was held from speaking any further when the person next to him put a hand on his shoulder as if to stop him.

"Let me give you and your generation a quick history lesson brat, the traitorous members of the House of Leviathan that left us during the civil war were stripped of their titles and any belongings, there were a few that did not join the civil war as we decided to act as a neutral party and moved out of the underworld, not that it worked!"

"Since they weren't a part of either side they became a target for both sides and that led to their demise."

Zekram Bael completed what Felicia was saying as he looked at her with a blank expression on his face.

"Thanks for finishing what I could have but anyway, so that's what happened, short story sweet almost ninety-five percent from the House of Leviathan fell during the devil civil war, the others felt they couldn't take it anymore and leave some joined the Old Satan faction including my little sister!"

Felicia completed mumbling the last part to herself that didn't go unnoticed by a very few individuals.

"T..that's Aunt Felicia!"

Rias spoke to herself in a low voice as she was shocked at how the events had unfolded.

"That woman is your aunt?"

Akeno whispered to her best friend as she looked at the shocked expression on her face.

"She's my godmother, she kind of used to visit me sometimes when I was a kid, I remember her being like best friends with mother!"

Rias spoke with a hint of happiness in her voice as she saw her godmother/aunt appear and was now in a war of words with the head of the Phenex household.

"That still does not explain your appearance here Leviathan, you weren't invited!"

Lord Raeburn almost growled as his son was yet to gain consciousness and had been taken away by the guards for a quick medical checkup.

"Oh come on you still didn't get the drift eh, despite being a Phenex I must say your as slow as a snail!"

Felicia chuckled as Raeburn looked at her with disdain in her eyes, he was somehow holding himself back aware of the sword still at the back of his neck.

"Well since I'm here why don't I spell it for you, Raeburn!"

"This cute little wedding here, It ain't happening!"

I don't think I have ever been this excited to push out an update for any of my projects. For one I feel like I can easily roll out updates every second or third day as I am quite free with my life right now and the ideas I have planned are rolling like a well-oiled machine.

I think it would be easier to focus on 3-4k word chapters as they would be short and sweet, I think the chapters with action sequences would be a bit longer since I like detailing them :)

I hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter, I am glad of the response I have received for my comeback project.

It really feels good to be writing once again. I hope you guys keep enjoying the story. Any type of constructive criticism is supported, I'd love to see what you guys think can be done or how the story is progressing.

And I haven't forgotten about Issei or dropped him all together I just have different plans for the character. I think they'd fit right *mysterious smirk*

Thanks for reading The Destiny of the Forgotten Daughter, please show your love, reviews are highly welcome and appreciated.

*Important Author Note* I need a beta for the story, If anyone is interested please contact me via PMS.

Till then, Peace

Ashes2Ace signing off, JaNe

For this update I present you the brief character preview for Accalia.

Name: Accalia

Race: Five-tailed fox youkai/ Reincarnated devil

Position: Rook (Both pieces)

Affiliations: Devils

Parentage: Unknown (Descendent of a noble kitsune clan from Kyoto)

Age: One Hundred and Twenty-three

Physical Appearance

Height: 5'5ft

Weight: 162lbs

Accalia is a slender and well-endowed woman of average height. She has dark skin, golden irises, and black hair. Her hair is waist-length and kept in a ponytail with chin-length bangs framing the sides of her face. Her standard attire consists of a black, backless, sleeveless undershirt, an orange over-shirt with two white straps on each shoulder, a large beige sash around her waist, and black stretch pants with a pair of lightweight brown shoes.

Personality

Accalia is intelligent and witty, holding an intimate knowledge of all the major mythologies and its workings, as she was the former captain of the royal guards that served the Jade Empress. Although of noble birth, she acts differently from most other nobles. Although relatively calm and mature when a situation calls for it, she is quite laid-back and playful, often teasing or flirting with those younger than her.

Abilities

Kitsune Transformation: Accalia possesses the unique ability to shape-shift into a black five-tailed fox at will. She has no set time limit on the transformation, In fox form, Accalia can still channel her spiritual energy and move at incredible speeds, though she is physically limited. Her transformation grants her a complete disguise, as her voice in this form is deep enough to lead most to assume she is a male.

Senjutsu: As a former youkai and a descendent of a noble clan, Accalia boasts a larger than normal amount of spiritual energy. She has almost unrivaled control over senjutsu after her completed training with Sun Wukong.

Touki: A branched form of senjutsu that allows the user to coat their body with spiritual energy, this form can be used in battle to strengthen the user.

Raioken: A self-developed senjutsu empowered martial art form that allows her to infuse electricity into her fist up to her elbows. The technique involves a series of ultra-high-speed punches delivered using both arms that could paralyze the opponent.

Enhanced Durability from her rook piece.

This is all for Accalia, for those who want any reference, she looks like Yoruichi Shihoin from Bleach.