Ashes2Ace signing back in with the newest update to The Destiny of the Forgotten Daughter. I am glad to announce that Nutricious has joined us as the beta-reader for the project.
I am happy with the response the fanfic has got so far and I hope we can deliver up to your expectations.
Demon Sakahagi: Thanks for taking your time to review, it means a lot. As for Issei, he is a crucial part of the story. Rias does have five members including herself. Asia isn't a part of the ongoing storyline, but she will have an important role in the upcoming arcs. I hope this answers your questions. Feel free to pm me :)
Satraia1681: I have yet to confirm the pairing but I ain't sure if I could do a yuri pairing, I am not so good at those but let's see. Other than that thanks for reading and I plan to finish the story :)
I would also like to thank Tyrant Overlord Killidia for giving me some amazing ideas for the story, I'll try to see how I can implement them in the story.
So without wasting much time, let's jump straight into the next chapter to The Destiny of the Forgotten Daughter.
Chapter II: Extinguishing the Phenex Flames
"Well since I'm here why don't I spell it for you, Raeburn!"
"This cute little wedding here, It ain't happening!"
The whole crowd present in the ceremony hall looked between Felicia and Raeburn Phenex in shock as the words left Felicia's mouth.
"Do you even have an idea what you are saying Leviathan, this does not concern you!"
Raeburn spoke with anger in his voice as he started to ooze some flames tendrils from his body.
"My master asked you to stay still Sir Phenex, it would be beneficial for you if you do not take any unnecessary action!"
Evaline spoke from behind Raeburn as she inched her ice sword closer to Raeburn's neck.
"You insolent half-breed, how dare you threaten me!, I will make you pay for your actions against the head of the Phenex household."
Raeburn growled as Felicia chuckled pulling attention towards herself.
"What's so funny Leviathan, have you lost your mind?"
"Pardon my laugh Raeburn, and I'm completely sane on the contrary I'm not so sure about you."
The head of the Phenex household glared at Felicia maintained the smirk on her face.
"Let me refresh your memory Lord Phenex, before the civil war, the seven kings of the underworld resided over seven crucial aspects regarding the lives of the devils in the underworld."
"Yeah, I know that Leviathan, you forget I was born a long time before you."
"Well since you know that much, it shouldn't be hard for you to remember that the House of Leviathan is a liege of the Gremory Household!"
Felicia spoke as Raeburn began to sweat knowing very well where this was going.
"I see you are slowly starting to figure out things, eh Lord Raeburn. The House of Gremory being a vassal household prohibits them from undergoing any alliance with a household that isn't allied to the Leviathan's!"
"That was before the devil civil war Leviathan, the House of Gremory is no longer a vassal to the Leviathan, they hold the rank Duke, which allows them to make their decisions without any interference from the other households of the seventy-two pillars!"
Raeburn countered trying to turn the argument towards his side.
"While that is surely a good point, you forget that the House of Leviathan still holds the rank of Great King, I'm sure you know what that means!"
"It does not matter Leviathan, the current Satan's have already signed the marriage contract between my second born Riser Phenex and Rias of the Gremory."
"Hmm, I can very well abolish that contract using my authority as a Great King, but you know what Lord Raeburn, I will give you a chance!"
"What is the name of the Satan are you talking Leviathan, you cannot abolish the marriage contract out of the blue. Why should I risk anything for that stupid bluff of yours!"
Raeburn spoke trying to sound confident. The patriarch of the Phenex household knew that Felicia wasn't bluffing but he couldn't miss out on the alliance with the Gremory's.
"You shouldn't test me, Lord Raeburn, I can abolish this marriage contract this very instant yet I am giving you a chance to turn things how you want them to be."
Felicia spoke with a frown on her face as she tried to intimidate Raeburn, he was this close to biting her bait and she wouldn't like it any other way.
"I will have to side with the young Leviathan on this one Lord Phenex, she does have a valid point."
Zekram Bael spoke with his elderly voice as the former head of the House of Bael walked up to the stage.
'Out of all the people here, I did not expect this old geezer to take my side, how does he benefit out of this?'
Felicia thought to herself as Zekram Bael positioned himself next to her.
"Lord Zekram, I cannot believe you are siding with her, you know how important this marriage is for the future of the devil race. A pureblood born from the Phenex and Gremory genes could be the next big thing."
"While I cannot counter your statement, you misunderstood me when I said I side with the young Leviathan. What I mean is that she is indeed correct when she says she holds the power to abolish the wedding contract."
Raeburn cursed to himself as the former head to the House of Bael spoke those words. if the devils present in the room had any doubts in their minds regarding what Felicia said, Zerkram backing her would clear any of them.
"So what do you expect from me, Lord Zekram?"
Raeburn spoke trying to keep his voice low, he knew that Felicia had an upper hand but he wouldn't give her the satisfaction to see him utterly defeated.
"I believe the young Leviathan talked about giving you a chance, Raeburn!"
Zekram spoke as he turned his attention towards Felicia.
"Indeed, Lord Zekram. I have a fair proposition for Lord Raeburn over here. if Lord Raeburn wants this marriage contract to be upheld, he can challenge me to a Duel of Conflicts!"
Raeburn looked at Felicia with a look of utter shock on his face, the Duel of Conflicts was an old tradition that allowed devils to resolve any conflicts between two or more parties with a duel.
While killing and maiming were strictly disallowed, everything else was fair.
"I think that is an excellent suggestion young Leviathan, what better way to solve this issue than the noblest way there is!"
Zekram spoke with a hint of pride in his voice as he looked between Felicia and Raeburn.
All the other devils were pretty much hooked at the happenings unfolding in front of their very own eyes.
"I see you still have some doubts in your mind Lord Raeburn, let me make this easier for you. If you wish to you can challenge any of my peerage members standing behind me or the one that is holding a sword to your neck!"
The devils present in the marriage hall gasped at the words as Raeburn looked at Felicia with a shock on his face which quickly turned in to a smirk
'Who does she think she is, I am going to crush her confidence in her peerage and make them my personal slave.'
"I have everything to lose here Lord Zekram, Lady Leviathan, I accept your challenge if only you are willing to bet something as well!"
Raeburn spoke with an arrogant yet calm voice trying to gaude Felicia into accepting his bet.
"Very well I have no issues with your bet Lord Phenex, if you wish so I am willing to bet any of my peerage shall you choose them to fight against, or if you wish to go against me, I bet my entire stake of land in Lucifaad!"
'This should be enough to make him think twice, though I know very well what option he is going to choose, devils are creatures of pride after all.'
Felicia thought to herself as she maintained her firm gaze on Raeburn Phenex.
"I accept your challenge Lady Leviathan. I wish to challenge the servant of yours that holds a sword to my neck."
"Very well, I have no qualms to your choice, Evaline withdraw your sword from Lord Phenex's neck and stand-by."
Felicia commanded as Evaline nodded before retracting her ice sword as it fizzled out of existence before she bowed and walked behind Felicia taking her position.
"If both parties in agreement, then I Sirzechs Lucifer one of the Four Satan's of Hell, in the presence of the Great King Zekram Bael, Archduke Malekith Agares, and Duke Zeoticius Gremory, approve this Duel of Conflicts between Marquis Raeburn Phenex and Great King Felicia Leviathan.
[SCENE BREAK]
[Welcome to all the esteemed devils that have gathered here, I, Zekram Bael will act as a moderator to tonight's Duel of Conflict between Raeburn Phenex from the House of Phenex against Evaline Lancelot representing Felicia Leviathan from the House of Leviathan.]
The two duelists walked up to the makeshift ground as they took their stances, Raeburn was still dressed in his white suit while Evaline was wearing a black dress with a white underdress which showed some of her cleavage. The upper dress was followed by black stockings and brown boots.
[Are both duelists ready?]
Zekram Bael's voice ran through the speakers the two gave him a nod of agreement.
The battlefield was similar to the alternate dimension where the devils held their rating games. The lands were completely barren and it seemed like the place had been deserted for centuries.
[Let the duel commence]
Zekram announced as Raeburn immediately surrounded himself with orange flames as he dashed at Evaline with tremendous speed.
The head of the Phenex household swiftly launched few fireballs at Evaline who easily deflected them by a flick of her wrists.
Raeburn quickly followed up by a huge flaming fist towards Evaline, but the knight quickly moved out of the impact zone leaving a crater where the woman was once standing.
Evaline quickly thrust her arm forward as a strong icy breeze started to blow up covering the entire barren land in an instant. In a matter of seconds the once barren land, now looked like a battlefield atop of a glacier.
Raeburn looked at his surroundings before the Phenex shrugged as a cloak of flame surrounded his body.
"You think a mere change of battle conditions will turn the favor of the battle towards you, how funny."
"If I wanted to I could have finished this battle this instant, but my master has commanded me to display an array of my skills!"
"You insolent filthy reincarnated devil, you think of me as a mere cakewalk, I'll show you the power of the House of Phenex!"
Raeburn growled as he launched a barrage of fireballs as Evaline who just flicked them away again before taking a step back as she launched herself towards the unsuspecting devil, who quickly brought his arms up to block a punch to his chest.
Though even before Raeburn could get the time to make a counter, he found himself crashing against a wall of ice.
Evaline retracted her knees from where once Raeburn Phenex stood before materializing an arc of seven blades made up of ice beside her as she dashed towards the fallen Phenex clan head.
Raeburn had no time to regroup as Evaline was quickly upon him, slashing at his body with her swords.
The devil quickly regained his composure as he coated his fists in flames before punching straight through the ice blades shattering them into pieces.
Evaline smirked as she thrust her arm out again, as on command the broken blade pieces quickly changed into arrows before lodging themselves inside Raeburn's chest and limbs.
The older devil let out an annoyed frown as the flames around his body quickly melted the issues before healing the slight injuries across his body.
"You cannot hope to defeat me, I am the immortal Phenex, it doesn't matter how much damage you dish out at me, I will heal from all of them."
Raeburn spoke in a voice full of arrogance as he turned towards Evaline who was no longer standing where she once was.
'Where did she go?'
Raeburn cursed at himself for letting the knight get out of his line of view before he found the said knight's fist colliding with his jaw as he crashed into another wall of ice.
"I suggest you start getting serious Lord Raeburn, or you will make a mockery out of your whole Household!"
Evaline taunted the patriarch of the Phenex household as the blonde man grumbled as the ice around him started to melt as the Raeburn started to exclude a huge amount of flames covering himself from head to toe. (A/N: Just imagine the human torch from Fantastic Four)
The older devil let out a growl as he dashed at Evaline who quickly blocked a fist out of nowhere wincing at the impact as the heat burned a part of her sleeves.
Evaline quickly back stepped as she surrounded her arms with ice blocking the incoming elbow as Raeburn had closed in the distance between the two in a split second.
The knight of Leviathan tried to land a quick knee to Raeburn's hut who just smirked in response before quickly pushing the knee away from himself as he smashed his flaming fist straight into her gut, causing the knight to fall to one knee.
Before she could even regroup Raeburn quickly kicked her in the gut as she went flying into a wall of ice.
"Hmph, I guess you were all talk women. Trying to act tough, you are nothing more than a little fly. Once I'm done with you, I'd love to see you up close as a very personal maid."
Raeburn smirked as he arrogantly walked up to the fallen knight who was gasping for breath. Raeburn smiled as he picked her up by her hair but his smile turned into a frown when the knight shattered into ice.
"I see you had a lot of fun with my doll Lord Raeburn, I am amused how you thought you had me when you cannot even figure out the difference between a doll and an actual person."
Evaline smirked as she conjured a long blade made up of ice before the ice around it shattered revealing a shiny long sword.
"While it has been fun, I think it would be nice to end this farce. This would be an ideal blade to show you what scars are Lord Phenex."
The knight smiled as she dashed at the devil in an attempt to slash at the devil who side-stepped before the blade could make contact with him.
Raeburn conjured a fireball to launch at Evaline but stopped dead in his tracks when he saw blood fall to the ice as it stained the ground beneath him.
The head of the Phenex household brought his other hand up to his cheek to feel a fresh wound.
"How did you manage to land a cut on me, my current form should have healed any injury instantly."
Raeburn growled in a demanding voice as Evaline just smiled at her opponent.
"The cut on your cheek is courtesy of my blade, it is known as Skofnung, a blade of the Norse that can always leaves its target with damage that cannot be healed amidst battle."
Raeburn looked at Evaline with a shocked expression on his face as the knight wiped the trace of blood from the tip of her blade as she readied herself for another strike.
"Oh, one more thing Lord Phenex if you do not want that cut to leave a permanent scar I suggest you find yourself the metal used to create Skofnung!"
Evaline informed as she dashed at Raeburn to slash at him but since the devil was now aware of the dangerous blade he quickly back stepped before creating a wall of flame between the two to buy himself some time.
'That woman is in possession of something that can take my life, I cannot underestimate her any longer. I thought I could have finished her without using too much power but I was mistaken.'
Raeburn thought to himself as he jumped from where he was standing to avoid projectiles of ice sent his way.
"Shit, that was just a distraction, she used that to give herself an advantageous position to attack!", Raeburn cursed to himself at his mistake for getting his eye off his opponent who was now nowhere to be seen.
"You shouldn't leave yourself open like this Lord Phenex!"
Evaline smirked as she slashed Skofnung across the back of Raeburn Phenex leaving a deep gash on his back as the devil collapsed on the ground in pain.
The blood from the wound quickly stained the ground around Raeburn as the devil bit his lip to keep himself conscious.
He hadn't felt this amount of excruciating pain since the end of the Great War, and it took every ounce of his willpower to stop himself from fading away.
"I must commend you for your pain tolerance. There has never been a devil that has survived two slashes from Skofnung, and didn't faint."
Evaline praised the head of the Phenex household as he tried to get back to his feet.
"While it may sound preposterous, you have my respect! Rest well, Raeburn Phenex, I will make sure you receive treatment for the injuries I've caused."
Evaline spoke with respect in her voice as she brought her sword down slashing against Raeburn's chest as the devil winced before collapsing down as he lost consciousness.
[Raeburn Phenex is unable to continue due to his injuries, thus the winner of the Conflict of Duel, Evaline Lancelot representing the House of Leviathan]
Zekram spoke announcing the result as Evaline nodded returning her blade back to its sheath.
[SCENE BREAK]
The devils present in the marriage hall observing the duel between Raeburn Phenex and Evaline were shocked, they had firsthand witnessed a reincarnated devil defeat a clan head that held the rank of Marquis.
Raeburn Phenex by no means was a pushover but the way the knight had toyed with him sent shivers down the spine.
"That was a massacre!"
Lord Agares mumbled to Lord Sitri who was standing next to him.
"I agree, never in my life I have seen someone defeat Raeburn that easily, and her mastery over ice is sub-par with that of Grayfia Lucifige or my very daughter, Serefall!"
Lord Sitri spoke with a hint of shock, respect, and fear in his voice.
"I agree, I couldn't even notice at a first glance how she deflected his fire blasts, it was the second time when I saw her crystallize the moisture present in the air and use them to deflect the incoming attacks!"
"You are astute with your assessments, Lord Agares. The knight's mastery over the element is truly spectacular."
The two clan head dropped their conversation as Sirzechs cleared his throat to make the official verdict.
"As per the conditions set before the Duel of Conflicts, that ended in the favor of Felicia Leviathan, the marriage contract between the second born of the Lord Raeburn Phenex, Riser Phenex, and Rias of the Gremory is annulled."
Sirzechs spoke with an authoritative voice as the devils nodded their heads bearing witness to the ruling.
Meanwhile, Rias could not believe it, she was finally free of the marriage contract.
After losing to Riser in the rating game, the heiress to the House of Gremory had lost all hopes.
Rias looked at her brother announcing the annulment of her marriage contract as tears glistened down her cheeks.
"Now now Ri-chan, I did not go through all that to see you cry!"
Felicia spoke with a smile on her face as she walked towards Rias and her queen with her peerage in tow.
"F...felicia-oba-sama..."
Rias stuttered as the white-haired devil wrapped her arms around Rias enveloping her in a hug.
"You didn't forget your old Aunt huh, how can I let my little Ri-chan get married if she doesn't want it!"
Felicia smiled as she gently patted Rias' head before releasing her.
"Thank you so much Felicia-oba-sama, I am grateful for what you have done for me today, I will never forget it."
"Nonsense, Ri-chan."
"As Rias' best friend and her queen, I would like to thank you on behalf of her entire peerage Leviathan-sama!"
Akeno spoke as Felicia just smiled at the queen.
"Ahh, you're the one the elders have been calling Priestess of Lightning. It's nice to see Ri-chan has some strong members in her peerage, but that is a different matter for a different day. Right now, enjoy your freedom!"
Felicia spoke as she gave Rias and Akeno a gentle smile before turning around to walk off.
"Umm, if you don't mind me asking where are you heading, Felicia-oba-sama?"
Rias asked as Felicia just looked back and smiled.
"Isn't that obvious Ri-chan, I need to have a talk with Zechy-Kun and your parents, it's a family reunion after all!"
That's it for the second chapter of the Destiny of the Forgotten Daughter. With this, we are almost done with the Rias Gremory wedding arc.
I am still figuring out who to use as Felicia's love interest, I'd love to hear suggestions from you guys.
Thanks for reading The Destiny of the Forgotten Daughter. Feel free to let me know how you feel about the story through reviews or PMs.
Till then, Peace
Ashes2Ace signing off, JaNe
For this update I present you the brief character preview of Evaline Lancelot
Name: Evaline Lancelot
Race: Human / Reincarnated devil
Position: Knight (Both pieces)
Affiliations: Devils
Parentage: Unknown (Descendent of the Knight of the round table, Lancelot )
Age: Thirty-Two
Physical Appearance
Height: 5'6ft
Weight: 140lbs
Evaline has long blonde hair with blue eyes. She has a fair skin tone and a well-endowed figure. She is dressed in a black dress with a white underdress which shows her cleavage, and has long brown boots with black stockings.
Personality
Evaline is one of the calmest individuals in Felicia's peerage. She loves to interact with people and learn more about them. In her free time, she is often seen practicing her swordsmanship or control over her natural element ice. During battles, Evaline adapts a more quirky personality, she loves to toy with her opponents she feels are inferior but straightens herself if the opponent is worthy of respect. Evaline's most notable character trait is her pride. She sometimes undertakes actions she knows are foolish simply because her pride won't let her back down.
Abilities
Perfect Blizzard: Evaline has terrifying control over her natural element ice, she can use the moisture present in the air and crystalize them in a fraction of a second. She can also turn an entire battlefield equivalent to a country into a land of glaciers if she unleashes her full power.
Eternity Ice Arc: Evaline can create an arc of never-ending ice blades that surround her during battle, giving her the option to never run out of weapons or projectiles.
Enhanced Speed: The knight piece gives her an increase in speed that allows her to flash from one point to another in a blink of an eye. She is said to be one of the fastest knights in existence.
Weapons
Skofnung: A blade from the Norse myths that is said to deal damage that cannot be healed amidst battle and leaves a scar that cannot be removed without using the same metal from the blade to heal the injury.
?: Said to be one of the strongest demonic swords in existence.
This is all for Evaline Lancelot, those who want any reference, she looks like Tsukiumi from Sekirei.