Hello, and welcome to the next chapter!
Mr Beaver Buttington; Thanks, changed.
weslyschraepen; I couldn't put her in the peerage, Rias kinda needs the Sekiryuutei. Yeah maybe~ Perhaps~
LoamyCoffee; Thanks, glad that you liked it! Ingvlid would be quite useful.
Absolute Mirage; Thanks very much! Yeah, it's going to be quite the journey for Zavian and his group. She is one of my favourite characters as well. Lint is basically Freed without the vulgar words that he uses, and she's pretty interesting. No worries, I can understand about real life problems.
HUNTER with bad grammar; Cool, thanks for the suggestions! I don't know if that has been done before, it could be interesting to explore. Saji can use all four though, so two people using two at a time should be quite easy. And thanks!
ArcherGenes; Thanks very much! Xenovia is quite the cool character! It depends on if Ise is a female here or not.
Wannabe-Freak; Well, I am glad that I can inspire you to write! And thanks very much!
Primus1661; Cool, thanks for the votes!
BrxkenArrow; I don't see a male Cao Cao following a Devil, a female might considering romantic feelings and all. And yeah, with the True Longinus, Cao Cao would be a very strong peerage member. Akira from Half Breed Warriors got Jin so it would be a repeat of that, if I was going to give him one, it would be a different one.
Clarent excalibur; Thanks very much! Yeah, Xenovia's in the peerage, harem and has been introduced quite early! Yeah, Xenovia will be shown time to time thinking about Zavian, or hearing about his achievements among other things. Yeah she could do that~ Cool suggestions! I could see that happening actually~ Yeah that would be cool, Saji has some awesome powers, and it's sad that in canon they don't get to shine much. That would be pretty funny~ Millicas as a bro-con would be funny. Yeah, I could see him doing that.
Harem Master123; Thanks very much! Glad that you liked it! And yeah they would be!
BloodTyrant16; Rossweisse would be cool~
Crenin; Those are great additions, thanks for the suggestions!
KirigayaYamato; Thanks very much! Yeah, I'm not sure if it has been done before, but it would be fun to explore. And thanks for the suggestions! And thank you very much!
Skull Flame; Yeah, good thing wasn't it? We'll find out more as we go into the story, but those people are going to be enemies for Zavian and his group. That's Gabriel for you. Hehe, that would be funny~ She is yeah, Millicas in canon is about 5-8 years old, so Zavina's ten right now, so when canon comes around, Millicas will be around 6-7 years old. Yup! That's Bova for you! Nyx huh, that's quite interesting.
Nivek Beldo; Yup, just a game between Father and son. They have a nice dynamic between them huh~? She didn't know he was the son of Lucifer though, she doesn't really know who Zavian was besides being a Devil, she found out, but it didn't give her more surprise than her situation. He does yeah. We'll learn more about that in the future. Zavian's the type to not let those things define him, he might've lost an eye, but he doesn't seek pity, it's made him a stronger person. Yeah maybe~ Yeah that would be pretty cool~ Well, female Saji wouldn't be obsessed with Sona, she'd be obsessed with Zavian. Yeah sounds good. And yeah, we'll learn more about that in the future~
The Last Kenpachi; Jeanne could be an option, she's more Knight to me than Bishop with the swords and all. But she could still rain down swords.
HolyKnightX; Thanks very much! Then I'm glad it came out for you! Well, powerful enemies that want to break Sirzechs and Grayfia because they can't take down the pair due to their power, trying to murder their son would be a horrid thing for them both. Ooh yeah, Serafall's gonna find out. Yeah, I feel sorry for Seekvaira, she has an awesome Clan Trait, yet she's hardly used in canon. Xenovia's gonna have a unique perspective now on this.
Arkraith; No worries, I'll be doing it in the future. Yeah it's gonna be a fun ride!
ShadowUzumaki55; Thanks very much! Yeah, he's a mixture of childlike and serious. He has quite the back story that's gonna be explored in the future. She is yeah, we'll see a different kind of Xenovia by the time we come to canon. Still blunt and all, but her experience with the Devils has begun to change her views on them. Thanks for the suggestions!
TehStorm; You're not wrong, it is criminally underrated.
Guest 1; Thanks for the suggestion! A female Issei huh. Yeah maybe~ Depends on a few things~
Silver crow; Thanks very much! She'd be cool. Sera, as in Serafall. Yeah maybe she could~ Those are quite interesting ideas as well! Thanks for the suggestions! Yeah they'd be pretty cool! Thanks! Yeah, he's quite close to his parents, and they can be quite overprotective, but that's because they love him and don't want him to suffer. Bova and Zavian have quite the nice relationship with one another. Venelana and Zavian have a nice Grandmother, grandson relationship. That's Zavian for you, and even if he's a Wizard Technique type, so is Sirzechs and he can annihilate anything with his power, Zavian's his son so he'll be able to bring the pain when he needs to. Xenovia was scared, as most Exorcists would be when in that kind of situation. Well, you never know what that sword could be, could be something important later on~ He does yeah, he likes sleeping in the buff. It could be that, we'll have to wait and see~ Euclid and Zavian are going to have an interesting relationship with one another. I'm glad that you liked it! And yeah, it's gonna be interesting to see them again!
Guest 2; That would be quite funny! Thanks for the suggestions! Yeah, I could see Millicas doing things like that, taking after Sirzechs.
Guest 3; Yeah, they'd be quite awesome!
Guest 4; Thanks very much! Yeah, I did a poll, and this came out on top. I'm glad that you like him! It's going to be quite interesting seeing Zavian grow. Ooh yeah, Xenovia and Zavian are going to have quite the relationship.
Oblivious IJ; No worries~ Yeah, that would be quite awesome! Leonardo would be quite diverse~ Elmenhilde is a good character to use~ Yeah some will be the same but not all of them. Hehe, Zavian's Sirzechs sidekick, that would be funny~ Xenovia and Zavian are gonna have quite an interesting relationship. He could be like that! Hehe~
DxD; Maybe in another story, by the time canon starts, Millicas will be about 6-7 years old, considering Zavian's about ten now, and Grayfia's pregnant with Millicas. But he'll dote on Millicas, and take care of him. They could still do that, the cute younger brother, and his aunt doing such things.
Kamen Rider W; Thanks very much! Cool suggestions!
Guest 5; Thanks! Yeah, she will be considering what happened in the last chapter~
Guest 6; That would be quite funny! Thanks for the suggestions!
Vizard Masky; Yup! That's him! Zavian is loved by the general public, he's the son of the Maou Lucifer, and his Queen, he's quite popular, but being popular isn't always great, a lot of expectations are on Zavian to the point that it is insane sometimes, so that's gonna be an aspect that we'll explore more in the future. It depends on how it's done, and why they're hated in the first place, Akira from Half Breed Warrior is hated for being an existence that shouldn't of happened. Cool, thanks for the votes! That would be quite the spin on it~
Lightwave; Yeah, it seems to be rare. He's got quite a few personality quirks, he can be childlike yet he can be dead serious when he needs to be. Yeah, we'll learn more about that in the future, and what's gonna happen with that. It will yeah, she'll see that Devils can be good people too. It will be conflicting but she'll come to see Zavian and some other Devils as good people before becoming a Devil like in canon. He does yeah, we'll see Zavian doing a number of things in the future. Those are cool suggestions!
Guest 7; Ooh yeah, it will be something like that. It's going to be one of the things that Zavian's gonna have to deal with in his life.
Guest 8; I'd have to catch up on the manga before doing an Akame ga kill story, I've watched most of the anime, and I've heard that it isn't the same as the manga so I'd have to read that first. I do like Akame so she'd be a good pairing, and yeah, that imperial arms could be quite interesting to do.
lunacyvonklaus; Thanks for letting me know!
Draak D. Sol; They wouldn't be able to do anything though since Zavian right now is ten, by the time canon comes around, Millicas will be seven. And thanks very much!
Neonlight01; Why would he be hated? He's a pure blooded Devil from an esteemed family, he's not a half breed like Akira, but being Zavian is still quite difficult with the immense pressure that society would place onto him. Yeah he can make friends with people, apart of the Gremory charm I suppose~ Okay.
Guest 9; Yeah that would be interesting. I wish we knew more about them though. I've read what's been translated and they seem pretty cool.
Guest 10; Yeah, that would be fun.
Revanchist; Yup, she showed up right away and we'll see more of her in the future. I could see Xenovia doing something like that.
Guest 11; I don't see why not, he can shape it in different ways and a sword wouldn't be impossible.
AlphaOmega; Yup, that's what he is. Yeah, he's a nice guy, despite what's happened to him, he's quite positive. We'll find out more about him in the future. He did yeah, must be the Gremory way~ Xenovia's got a few things to think about~
Well, with those lovely reviews out of the way, it's time to start the chapter!
Nekomata's troubles!
It had been a few months since Zavian saw Xenovia, he had to wonder what she was doing, what she was thinking and if she even thought about him, and what she might be doing.
Though he had to admit that it was also rather weird that he found himself thinking about Xenovia since most of the time he had been in a place where she basically hated him, and even at the end, he didn't know how she felt about him.
While waking up, he crawled out of bed, and stretched his arm.
Since he was alone, he was naked.
He liked sleeping like that.
But he didn't expect that his door would open.
"Zavian-kun, I need your..." A young girl with short black hair and glasses walked into the room, and observed Zavian's naked body, running her eyes downwards across his naked body, her eyes widening and her cheeks turned bright red. "Z-Zavian-kun! I'm so sorry! I should of knocked!"
Zavian scratched the back of his head.
"Good morning to you too Sona-san."
Sona's cheeks flushed deeper shades of red, her eyebrows went wild with her thoughts, and her body felt hotter.
Zavian casually picked up some underwear, and placed it on, while Sona continued blushing.
"You can look now."
Sona felt her heart beat increase immensely.
"W-Why are you not bothered by me seeing you like that...?"
Sona couldn't work it out, but Zavian shrugged.
"I don't think about things like that, being naked is fine with me. So, what's wrong Sona-san?"
Sona's bottom lip trembled as her mind flashed back to the naked Zavian, but she tried to hold it together the best that she could.
"Y-Yes, Onee-sama's been acting strange since yesterday. I think she found out about you meeting Gabriel-sama."
"Oh...I see. Then I guess we should get to her."
Zavian walked towards the door, but Sona turned him around.
"Clothes."
"Ooh yeah~"
He gave a sheepish smile, and returned into his room, to get some clothes on.
"Onee-sama, please come out of the room. It was months ago Onee-sama."
Sona's eyes scanned the door itself within her castle to the bedroom of her elder sister.
"I only just found out about it recently. I sensed a disturbance in the force that day, but I didn't pay attention. I should have trusted my instincts. Gabriel of course would try something like this, she is that crafty, and she hurts me all of the time. Now she's stealing Zavi-tan away from me and she is a bully! Angel, she is not an Angel! She is a true Demon in Angel's clothing! Monster might be a more accurate saying!"
Her eyes turned to the boy beside her, and let out a small breath.
"You see why I called you? Onee-sama wont come out at all."
Zavian leaned forward expectedly, and then casually unleashed some POD on the door handle, and turned it into nothing, casually pushing the door open.
"Doors open Sona-san."
Sona placed a hand on her forehead, letting out a deep breath.
"I could have done that." Zavian stuck out his tongue towards her. "Onee-sama's been depressed since you saw Gabriel-sama….well, when she found out about it anyway."
Sona winced while Zavian casually walked into the room.
Hunched over, was Serafall.
She looked like she had been crying.
Zavian casually moved forward with Sona following behind with an intense gaze.
"Sera-tan, what's going on? Sona-san seemed worried when she called this morning. You haven't left this room since last night."
Serafall let out a hiccup, brushing under her eyes.
"It's Gabriel, you have become friends with Gabriel even though she has sent me abusive messages."
"She doesn't send you abusive messages."
Sona sighed out, but Serafall shot up, and shook her entire body left to right.
"That's not true Sona-chan! She called me a thing the other day while laughing at me! And she wrote me this letter!"
Serafall threw the letter at both Zavian and Sona.
Zavian picked it up, and saw the words 'I'm going to get you' written on it.
But there was some part of the message that had been scrubbed away.
"What else was written Sera-tan?"
"Nothing."
Serafall said it with a sheepish smile on her face.
Sona wasn't convinced, so she used her demonic power to fix it, and saw the rest of the sentence.
"I'm going to get you a present for being my friend. That's what it says Onee-sama."
Serafall folded her arms, and huffed.
"She comes off as kind but she's secretly ruthless. She has the title of God's Deceiver you know? She lures enemies with her womanly wiles, and then she turns on them, and sucks the life force out of them, only to destroy them mentally."
"Hehe, you're funny Sera-tan~"
Serafall sniffled, but Sona remained unconvinced.
"I'm worried about what's going to happen if she steals you away from me Zavi-tan, I'm scared. I'm physically scared of what she is going to do. My soul is shaking. I couldn't take it if something happened to my Zavi-tan too. She can't be trusted."
Zavian gave her a baffled look, before folding his arms.
"Sera-tan, don't be silly, you're still my favourite magical girl."
"A-Above Sailor Moon, and Madoka Kaname or Homura Akemi?"
"Well, Homura-chan is..." Serafall's bottom lip trembled, so Zavian smiled weakly. "Yes, above them, you're my favourite. So, are you going to stop worrying Sona-san and the others now? You have to get back to your duties. Don't worry about Gabriel-sama, and my relationship, it doesn't affect what I feel about you."
Serafall jumps up into the air, and shakes her fist around.
"Then if that's the case, I'm happy!"
Both Sona and Zavian let out small breaths while sweat dropping at the same time.
"No sadness anymore Sera-tan?"
"No sadness~" Serafall skips towards Zavian and places a hand on his shoulder. "Remember Zavi-tan, I'm going to be here for you, always. Since you're so sweet with your cuteness, and how adorable you are, I'll make sure that you're safe from Gabriel."
"I'm pretty sure she wouldn't do anything to him Onee-sama."
Serafall turns towards Sona briefly with a blank stare, and then winks.
"Anyway! Got to go! Thanks Zavi-tan! You're so kind and adorable!"
Serafall outstretches her hands, and begins flapping away while running as fast as she could.
But then Serafall came back running, and placed a kiss on Zavian's cheek, causing him to blush lightly.
"Zavi-tan, you say the word, and I join your peerage! I wont allow anyone other than the best with my Zavi-tan!"
"W-Well, thank you kindly Sera-tan, but you're a Maou-sama so..."
"So what? I'd love to be with Zavi-tan! I'll keep you with me forever! I'll be your Queen! What do you think Sona-chan?"
Sona's face turned downwards.
"I don't know Onee-sama, it would be your choice. Though I'm not sure..."
"Then I'll join Zavi-tan's peerage, become his wife, and then we'll have fun together forever and ever!"
Serafall turned around and began running away once more.
Sona shakes her head at Serafall's antics, before turning to Zavian.
"Thank you for coming Zavian-kun, Onee-sama can be difficult when she wants to be."
"Nah, no troubles. Saves me from doing some boring clan talk this morning anyway."
Sona adopted a light scowl on her face.
"You shouldn't call it boring. You're the future of Sirzechs-sama and Grayfia-san as well. You have to show all of your good qualities, that means no slacking off when you want to do. Though for this instance it is fine since doing this also helps the Underworld since Onee-sama was being difficult once more. But in the future, I will not allow you to skip important duties."
Zavian winced at the tone Sona used, though he knew she was right, and was looking out for him in her own way.
"Yes, I know you're right Sona-san."
"Good, then we really should be going to school. Onee-sama, honestly she can take up a lot of time when she's acting like this."
Despite her words, Zavian could tell that she was only trying to look out for her elder sister and was happy about that, and now that he was going to be someone that also takes care of a younger sibling, like Sona takes care of her elder sibling, he had to learn about a few things from Sona so he could make a good impression.
When getting to school, Sona and Zavian sat down together in class, and began speaking.
"By the way Zavian-kun, in the near future, you're going to receive your Evil Pieces, right?"
"Yes, that's right. I'm currently deciding on what I'm going to do when it comes to that. Though I've got a few options for what might happen after that. But right now, I haven't received any offers...well, I mean, I've received a few from people who want to be tied to the Gremory family, and by extension the Maou Lucifer, but they seem to just want power so I wouldn't want to be with those people."
Sona nodded as Rias came into the room, and locked eyes with Zavian.
Her eyes shone brightly, and she rushed over, hugging him into her growing chest, petting the back of his head.
"Geez, Rias."
Zavian murmured, while Rias gave a smile.
"What? I'm just doting on you like a good Auntie would." Rias sat down close by and her eyes went between Zavian and Sona, then leaned closer. "So, what are you two discussing?"
"Just thinking about the future Rias. What about you?"
Rias stroked her chin deeply.
"I have been thinking about who's going to be on my peerage. Maybe I'll get a cute woman on the peerage to match me~ It would be good. What about you Zavian?"
"Well, Sona-san and I were discussing peerage members."
"I see, then I'm sure you'd get some good ones."
Sona pushed up her glasses as Seekvaira came into the room.
Their eyes locked onto one another, sparks going off between them.
Zavian could feel the heat going between the two, placing his hands behind his head, and chuckled deeply.
"Sona-san, Seekvaira-san, there's no need to glare in the morning times. You should just sit back and relax." Sona and Seekvaira both turned their eyes onto Zavian, so he slunk back onto his seat. "C-Carry on then."
Even Sirzechs would be worried about their gazes.
So Zavian didn't have a chance.
"So, Sona-san, good morning. It seems that you and Zavian-kun came into school today together."
Seekvaira's eyes didn't leave Sona's who glared back hard.
Rias gulped, when feeling the intensity between the two of them.
"Yes, that's correct. We decided to go to school together this morning. Is that okay with you?"
Seekvaira sat down slowly, sitting down on the other side of Zavian.
Zavian looked between the two women, and they continued to glare, and now he was in the middle of the glaring between the two of them, his eyes looked down at the table before him, and just allowed them to continue on, he wasn't going to mess with them, he had learned that by seeing his Father anger his Mother, he wasn't going to do that.
"Sure, that's fine. But I was hoping that I'd be able to go to school with Zavian-kun this morning. I suppose we could go tomorrow instead, it isn't an issue."
Sona's bottom lip sunk into her mouth briefly, then she pushed it out, and exhaled.
"If that's what you're going to do, then that's fine. Though you wouldn't mind if I went along with you, would you?"
The mirth in Sona's voice made it all the more worrying.
Even Rias felt that she was feeling worried about seeing this before her.
Seekvaira's eyebrows twitched, then she released a sigh.
"Sure, if that's what you want, I don't have a problem with it. Though we might be leaving early together, that isn't going to be an issue with you though, right? It doesn't matter if anything bad happens."
"Then we shall go to school together tomorrow. Is that fine with you Zavian-kun?"
Zavian merely gave a thumbs up to Sona and Seekvaira, his voice failing him.
Rias exhaled "Wow, wouldn't want to be caught between those two." and turned her head towards the left so she didn't have to face them anymore.
But then another member of the class came into the room, and that was a boy named Diodora.
He was a boy that wasn't liked by a majority of the Devil children for his crude way of speaking to others.
He walked towards the others when seeing them talking, and looked towards Zavian who stared back.
"Good morning everyone." He didn't wait for a reply, and turned towards Zavian. "So, I heard that you were acquainted with a member of the Church, is that right?"
Zavian thought for a few moments that he saw jealousy within Diodora's eyes.
"Yes, so what?"
Diodora huffed, and cocked his head to the left.
"Well, I only just found out about it, and was surprised. Keeping that little secret to yourself, how cruel you are."
"I told my friends about it."
Diodora's eyes narrowed...but then he smirked.
"Aah, friends. Yeah that's right, your 'friends' the overgrown lizard, and these girls. How lovely these friends are. Maybe one day you wont be able to see your friends if someone comes back to finish the job on your eyes."
Zavian remained calm, and just stared at him.
But Rias stood up, and slapped Diodora across the face, surprising everyone around, though most mentally praised Rias for slapping him.
"How dare you say such awful things?"
For a moment, Diodora's eyes turned dangerous on Rias, so Zavian got between them, and stood his ground.
"Try anything with her, and I'll stop you."
Diodora scowled at them all, but Sona, Seekvaira, Rias, and Zavian just stared him down.
Then he chuckled and brushed a hand on his face.
"Sorry, I overstepped my bounds. I was merely saying that it was a tragedy that it happened, that's all."
Diodora turned around and walked to his seat, while Sona looked towards Rias.
"Whoa Rias. Where did that come from?"
"That guy pushes my buttons too much, I wont allow him to say such terrible things to my Nephew." Rias walked towards Zavian and hugged him into her chest once more. "Because he's so cuddly, and I love him so much~"
"Rias, you're always so hyper."
Zavian said with a chuckle, Rias however didn't care, and continued hugging him tightly.
At lunch, Zavian, Sona, Seekvaira, and Rias sat together to eat some food together. Usually, they would eat with someone else but that person hadn't come into school that day, though Zavian knew why that was and knew that they were okay.
Seekvaira inhaled slowly, and brought out a small bento box, and swiftly pushed it in front of Zavian. The bento box had a gundam insignia written on the side, and a nice little message for Zavian himself, which surprised Sona and also annoyed her but she didn't know why.
"I had time this morning to make this, you can have it if you want."
Zavian felt touched that Seekvaira took the time to make such a thing for him.
"Thanks Seek-chan!"
"S-Seek-chan...w-well, I suppose that I wouldn't mind if you called me that."
Rias could see the cold stare coming from Sona.
Seekvaira herself looked to be sharp and precise with her gaze.
"Then I'll eat this! Thanks! I completely forgot to make a bento this morning, with the whole Sera-tan being depressed, among other boring duties that I have, and making sure Kaa-chan is okay with the new baby inside of her~ I freaked Kaa-chan out the other day and asked her where babies came from~ Though I already knew anyway, it's fun seeing Kaa-chan break her usual stoic nature, and seeing her looking flabbergasted."
"Only Zavian-kun would do such things."
Seekvaira said it with a smile, while Sona continued to frown.
Rias felt pain coming to her heart.
She could see the aura coming off of Sona, and the aura coming off of Seekvaira.
Sona casually brought out a cupcake, and pushed it in front of Zavian, Seekvaira's eyes narrowing dangerously.
"I made this Zavian-kun in my spare time. You have may this if you want."
Zavian's face dropped, while Rias turned her face, muttering "Poor guys gonna die." and felt ill just looking at the cupcake. Though it looked good, Rias and the others knew better, they knew that it wouldn't be so amazing.
"A-Ah, if you made it then shouldn't you eat it?"
"No, I insist that you have it. I made it for you."
Sona's serious face and matching voice caused Zavian to feel worried.
He looked towards Sona and saw that she didn't seem to be backing down.
He knew that she took pride in her cooking.
Serafall loved Sona's cooking, she was the only one who seemed to love it.
But the fact was…
Sona just wasn't that good at cooking.
She was brilliant in practically everything else.
Yet cooking seemed to be a hard thing for her to deal with.
His eyes began to water, and a single tear fell down his face.
"You're crying tears of happiness, there's no need, but it is oddly sweet."
Sona allowed a small smile to appear, Seekvaira coughed into her hand and held back bile.
Rias shook her and thought "They're not tears of happiness." while thinking about how Zavian was going to survive.
Zavian looked at Sona, and saw that her face was declining.
He remembered the wise words from his Father.
"Now Zavian, if you're ever put into a situation where a girls feelings might be hurt as a result of them asking you to do something for them, no matter how hard it is, as long as it is legal, you have to bite the bullet, and go through with it to make sure that the girls hearts aren't broken."
Now Zavian was faced with that choice.
Seeing Sona's face declining, Zavian took the cupcake, and smiled while continuing to cry, his body convulsing in worry of what might happen if he took a bite out of the cupcake.
"Y-Yes! I understand Sona-san! Thank you for taking the time to make this cupcake for me! I-I'll have it right now!"
"Yes, please do."
Zavian saw Sona continued looking at him, so he sunk his teeth into the cupcake, and immediately, Zavian's mouth felt like it was on fire.
Fresh tears flowed from his eyes, while Rias grimaced and so did Seekvaira.
It felt like he was dying.
His cheeks turned bright red with heat coming from his mouth.
Sona saw more tears flowing, and allowed her fingers to be cupped together.
"How it is?"
Zavian couldn't reply right away.
He was trying to not be sick.
But he shoved the entire cupcake into his mouth, and inhaled it down, biting which felt like larva each time his teeth sank into the sponge that was the cupcake.
Eventually, he raised his thumb and only managed to say "It's amazing." which made Sona happy, while Seekvaira shuddered at how he pulled that off, and thought he was rather brave to go where no Devil had gone before, and survived, and that was, Sona's cooking.
Then Zavian downed an entire liter of water, panting long and hard.
"Anyway, a bunch of people challenged me today so there's going to be a match again."
Seekvaira tossed a hand through her hair.
"That seems quite interesting. Though it usually happens at least one every few weeks. Doesn't that Dragon Bova-san challenge you?"
"All the time. But he's quite endearing so being around Bova-kun is quite fun. He's also good for training, he has my back. Speaking of, maybe he would like to have a fight today as well..."
While Zavian thought about it, Sona and Seekvaira seemed to be glaring at the other.
It seemed to be more than just gaining Zavian's attention.
It seemed more personal than that.
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"
Zavian unleashed his POD power to a bunch of Devils in front of him, and took down their demonic powers instantly, and destroyed their barriers with his power, and caused them to be on bended knee with his power alone.
Currently, Zavian was doing something that he liked to call, Accepting challenges, in which a number of Devils, his age and older, would come and challenge him due to him being the son of Sirzechs and Grayfia, and usually, the higher ups also found that to be quite the exciting event so he usually did it within an arena, and now he had just finished off a number of challengers that had tried to challenge him to a hard fight.
His Mother, who was beginning to show that she was pregnant with the new Gremory, watched on with a stoic, yet within her eyes, was a pride like no other, and Sirzechs himself clapped happily at seeing his sons display.
"Aah, he's growing all of the time isn't he Grayfia?"
Sirzechs couldn't help but display his happiness at seeing Zavian grow as he was, and how strong he was coming along.
"Yes, it seems that he's quite skilled in using his demonic power, he'll be a fine Devil growing up."
Zavian let out a smile as he jumped over a charging Devil, and infused POD into his foot, kicking him in the back, and used the POD power to blast him away, forcing his body against the floor, cracking the ground with his power.
Then once they were all finished, Zavian bowed to the audience, trying to make sure that he did his parents proud.
He heard some good comments like "He really is strong for his age." and "What an amazing display of techniques." but there were some people that weren't exactly supportive of what Zavian was doing and what he had shown.
"Is that really the son of Sirzechs Lucifer?"
"I recall Sirzechs taking out a lot of people when he was his age."
Mostly, it was the older Devils that expected more than what should be normal of a boy his age.
Because he was the son of the Maou Lucifer, and Grayfia who in her own right has been hailed as the strongest Queen, he had many expectations on him, and some people, no matter what he accomplished, it simply wasn't good enough in their eyes.
But Zavian wouldn't let it get him down and continued doing his best.
Then he went to go and meet with his parents.
"That was awesome Zavian, what a cool display of powers! Don't worry about what those old folks say, even if you slayed a God they wouldn't be satisfied. When I was your age, I couldn't control my power nearly as much as you can. You've got your Kaa-chan's skills it seems and my power~ Ultimate combination it seems hahaha~"
Zavian adopted a childlike smile, and pointed his fingers at Sirzechs.
"I'll beat you one day old man!"
Sirzechs adopted a large smirk on his face.
"Is that so?"
"Yes, that's right, I shall be able to beat you too~"
Grayfia looked on with pride.
"Yes, that's a good goal to aim for Zavian-sama. If you became that strong then I'd be happy, though it is fine with anything you choose to do with your life, and how strong you come doesn't matter to me, as long as you're happy."
"Thanks Kaa-chan!"
"Zavian-sama, remember, in public, I'd like you to call me Grayfia."
"Aah lighten up Grayfia, it's all good." Grayfia gave Sirzechs a stare. "A-Aah, that doesn't mean you shouldn't listen to your Kaa-chan Zavian, especially during these difficult times during pregnancy, you'll find out one day with your girlfriend or wife or whatever you want Zavian."
Grayfia still didn't look pleased.
In fact, she gave scary eyes to Sirzechs who cowered behind Zavian once more.
"Tou-chan, you can't hide behind me every time you become scared!"
"B-But she's giving me those eyes, I am worried about what is going to happen in the future!"
Zavian and Grayfia both gave Sirzechs a curious look.
But then Zavian turned to Grayfia and looked at her growing stomach.
"Kaa-chan, I have a new name for the baby."
"Not eletric boogaloo is it?"
"Give me some credit Kaa-chan." Grayfia bowed her head for him to continue. "Mambo Foxtrot."
"That is so awesome."
Sirzechs said it with awe in his eyes.
But Grayfia shook her head.
"No, that's not going to be the name. I know what the mambo is...foxtrot is a dance as well?"
Grayfia was unsure, so Zavian filled her in, and began to foxtrot in front of her.
Sirzechs' face turned upwards, and began to foxtrot as well with him.
"This is quite fun Grayfia~ Join in~"
"I'm currently pregnant, I can't do that right now."
Sirzechs and Zavian however continued dancing together like the children they were, at least Zavian, Sirzechs sometimes was a child at heart. Grayfia sometimes just had to accept it, but seeing her son happy was more than enough.
But then a servant of the Gremory family came close to Sirzechs and began whispering in his ear. When he was finished, Sirzechs explained the situation to Grayfia in a hushed down, Zavian wondered what they were talking about.
Zavian looked on curiously as Grayfia looked towards Zavian.
"Zavian-sama, it seems like we're going to have to go on duty now. I'm sorry about that. Is it alright if you return home?"
"Of course Kaa-chan, I need to go and do some home work anyway."
Grayfia adopted a light smile, petting his head.
"Good boy, then we'll take our leave, and a guard will escort you home."
"I'll be fine."
When he said it, Grayfia's eyes went towards his own, and she showed concern on her face.
"No, you'll be going home with some guards. I wont allow you to become harmed again...please follow what I say."
Zavian could see that she was worried.
She wouldn't show it, but what happened in the past, affected Grayfia and how she wanted to keep her son safe.
No matter what.
So for the moment, he went along with it.
"Sure, if that's what you want Kaa-chan."
Grayfia looked relieved, and so was Zavian.
During her pregnancy, he didn't want to cause any stress so he did his best to make sure that she was calm.
Sitting in his bedroom, at the table, he was doing some complicated fractions, among other things.
He yawned, leaning his head against his hand and his below against the desk.
His eyes blinked, trying to stay awake.
Seekvaira and Sona sat in his bedroom, and were causally doing their own homework.
Then his door opened and came in Sirzechs Knight.
"Zavian-sama, someone has entered the premises without authorization, please remain calm and I'll see what it is."
"Okay Souji-san."
Zavian sat down on his bed, and looked out of the window to see if there's anything that he could see, hoping it wasn't someone who was trying to kidnap him.
But then he caught the sight of a white flash outside of his window.
It was barely noticeable, but he saw a white thing going across the large garden outside of his window, and then saw it going towards the tree, shooting up the tree.
The thing that surprised him was that he barely felt her presence, it was like it was masking its presence.
Curiosity came over him, he opened his window, Sona and Seekvaira looked on towards them.
"Wait, what are you doing Zavian-kun?"
Seekvaira asked, so Zavian pointed to the tree.
"There's someone there, go and get Souji-san okay? I'll go and stall them if they're an enemy."
"Wait!"
Before Seekvaira could say it to him, he slid out of the window, so Sona and Seekvaira went to alert Souji.
Extending his wings, he flew over towards the tree, and saw that hiding in the tree, was a young girl, which cat like ears on her head. The fluffy white ears and the fluffy tail behind her swayed around as the cold night came upon them.
His eyes ran across the young girl, before adopting a smile.
"Hey little kitty, are you stuck in a tree?"
The cat girl gasped, and her eyes went downwards towards Zavian.
She had been lost in her own thoughts that she didn't even realize that he was there, and when seeing him, she clamped up, and recoiled into herself.
Seeing her worry, Zavian flew up towards the cat girl, landing on the branch beside her.
"Hey, it's alright now, you don't have to be worried."
She still wasn't sure.
And now she had come onto his land, the Devils land, she wasn't sure what she was going to do.
She was scared and lashed out with her claw, swiping for Zavian who pulled back away from her.
"Kitty's got some fight to her." Zavian joked, but the cat girl didn't seem pleased, and leaped for Zavian's body. "Okay, lets calm down and talk rationally."
Zavian leaped over her body and appeared on the other side of her, landing perfectly on the tree, and then extended his hand for friendship, but the cat girl recoiled as if she was in worry about being attacked.
Zavian placed his hand down, and gave a relaxing smile.
"It's alright, you're in no danger."
Zavian gave a reassuring face, while she looked on.
Seeing that Zavian wasn't going to attack her after a minute of studying his face, she placed her claws down and lowered her head.
"...Are you mad at me coming here? I, didn't mean to...I was lost in my thoughts and...I came here...and..."
Seeing the fidgeting that she was doing, it was clear that the girl was a little nervous, and frightened.
Zavian pursed his lips, and pulled closer, the young girl coiled away.
"I know, you don't have to worry about that. Want some catnip~?"
Her ears twitched.
"...Catnip?"
She gained a confused face.
"I heard that Nekomata's like catnip right? Magical catnip of course. I could get you some."
"...I'd go into a frenzy if I had some."
Zavian chuckled lightly.
"I see, then that would be worrying wouldn't it?"
"...Yes."
She seemed to be a little more respective when seeing that he was a warm person.
Zavian brushed a bang of hair out of his eyes, and leaned even closer.
"So, want to tell me why you're here little kitten? Has something happened to you?" The girl didn't say anything, and just looked down. "Don't worry, you're not in danger, I'll make sure that you're safe. So what's going on?"
The young cat girl wasn't so sure about what to say.
Since Zavian seemed to be warm, and didn't show hostility, it was a comfort to her.
Her eyes opened and closed, and then looked towards Zavian.
"...Are you not angry I'm here?"
Zavian shook his head.
"I'm confused more than anything. I heard about some Nekomata's coming to the Underworld recently but I didn't expect you to come to my home. Why did you come here little kitten? Did you run away from home?"
"...No, but I'm...Onee-sama will be mad at me..."
Zavian inched closer.
"Why would she be angry at you?"
Zavian asked, trying to connect with the young Nekomata, wondering why she was even on Gremory territory in the first place. He could see that she wasn't evil, but she looked frightened, and because of that Zavian was going to make sure that she would be alright.
"...I lost all the money Onee-sama earned...someone stole it...and she trusted me to keep it safe w-while she did things for our Master...now, Onee-sama's going to be in trouble...and she'll be upset with me."
"Your money got stolen huh?" The young girl nodded sadly. "Yeah, there's some bad Devils out there that do naughty things like that, but they'll be brought to justice eventually. I'm sorry about that happening. How much did you lose anyway little kitten?"
"...7000."
Zavian was quite surprised by the amount.
"7000 huh."
"Yes...Onee-sama spent time making that money, and now she's going to be upset...and our Master is going to be angry..."
Zavian could see how sad that the girl looked.
She looked like she was in a bind.
She looked as if she was on the verge of tears.
Zavian placed a hand on her head, and gently petted it.
"Is that why you came to hide up here in the trees?"
"I-I didn't know that this was a Devils castle...I was just walking and thinking...and then I heard a noise behind me so I hid myself...I didn't want to be attacked...I became scared so..."
Zavian furrowed his eyebrows, and sat closer to the young girl.
The girls eyes shot for the young boy, who gave her a gentle smile.
"I'll help you okay?"
The girl wore surprise on her face.
"Y-You'll help me?"
"Yes. It seems like you're quite upset, and scared. If someone stole your money then that's not good, especially if it was hard earned. I'll help you get the money back, then your Onee-sama and your Master can't be angry or upset, can they?"
"No...but, I can't just ask for you to help me...we're strangers and I came here without your knowledge so..."
Zavian could see her worries, so he relieved them.
"I see, then we'll have to go and get your money back for you, wont we? It isn't an issue at all."
The young cat girl blinked in mild surprise.
"...Is it possible?"
"I don't know yet, but we'll find a way. These people shouldn't of stolen from you, we'll have to go and get it back."
She seemed to be in disbelief.
Someone was willing to do this for her.
To go above what normal people would do for strangers, just for her.
"...You'll help me? I don't have anything to give you…it might be a burden to you."
"Well, people sometimes can be bullies, and that's not good. We'll have to go and make sure that they give you your money back. Don't worry about it, bullies like that have to be stopped from hurting anyone else, and stealing money from them."
The young cat girl fluttered her eyelashes, then hung her head down.
"...Yes, thank you for helping me."
Zavian patted her head, and hopped off the tree.
He then held open his arms.
"Jump."
The young cat girl looked down at Zavian, and then jumped out of the tree, landing in Zavian's arms who placed the young cat girl on the ground.
The cat girl then stretched her hand upwards.
"My name is Shirone..."
"Shirone huh. My name is Zavian Gremory, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Shirone suddenly looked quite shocked.
"Z-Zavian Gremory?"
"Yes, that's right. Have you heard of me?"
Shirone looked even shyer than before.
"...Yes, you're the famous Zavian Gremory who's known to be strong for a young Devil. ...I didn't realize. But seeing your hair maybe I should have...I haven't been in the Underworld long so I didn't think about it..."
Zavian chuckled lightly.
"Come on, lets go and see who's around to help us out."
Shirone wasn't sure.
But Zavian felt so warm and kind that she was enthralled by him. And how he was going to help her. She didn't know if she deserved it, but she was glad all the same that she was receiving kindness that was from people other than her elder sister.
After looking around the house, he couldn't find anyone that could really help him fight. He knew his Father, and peerage members were at a meeting, and his grandparents weren't around either. There were some maids and guards, but they were needed at the Gremory estate, but Zavian finally found a member of his Father's peerage, the Knight known as Souji who was with Seekvaira, and Sona.
"I see, so criminals have taken this girls money, and have been stealing others money as well?"
Zavian explained the situation and Souji came to that conclusion.
"Yes that's right Souji-san. Can we do anything to get it back?"
"Of course Zavian-sama. If there's criminal activity happening in the Underworld, then it is also one of my duties to take care of it. Though your Kaa-sama would be against you going, but I can see your determination is just like your Tou-sama so I will come along and provide you some support and deal with the large threats should we come across them. It should be fine if this girl managed to get away that I'll be able to handle this situation."
Zavian bowed his head to his Father's Knight.
"Thank you Souji-san, I'll be counting on you."
After that, Zavian contacted Bova to see if he could go.
He wasn't going to be starting a fight and Souji was there to take care of the large threats, but he did manage to go with Bova, Sona and Seekvaira. Shirone stayed behind Zavian, feeling a little guilty about not being able to do it by herself, and having to rely on Zavian.
Yet she was happy that Zavian was able to help her out, and she found a nice Devil.
Seekvaira and Sona looked at one another, while Bova grimaced.
"Zavian-sama, is this a fight between women?"
He whispered, seeing Sona and Seekvaira continuing to stare at one another.
"I think so, they have a weird relationship. Though I do think they are friends."
Seekvaira and Sona continued to glance at one another.
Zavian then looked between them, and petted both of their heads.
"Are you both okay?"
""Fine.""
Sona and Seekvaira replied at the same time, almost eerily.
Zavian let out a small chuckle, and looked at the group.
As they walked, they went towards a dark part of the Underworld. A place that people rarely went, and Zavian had to wonder why Shirone was even out there in the first place, and what was happening with her.
"Shirone-san, why did you come out here anyway? This place can be dangerous. It usually is unoccupied with how inhabitable that this place is. So I don't quite understand."
Shirone bowed her head.
"...I was told to come this way to go back home. Master sent me to the shops, and I was told to come back this way and he would meet me...but, Master wasn't here, and then I was attacked, and they stole the money...I managed to barely get away and that was because I managed to surprise them with my physical strength...if it was Onee-sama then she would have beaten them before..."
Zavian found that a little suspicious.
"So your Master said he'd come but he didn't?"
Shirone gave a single nod of her head.
"Yes, that's right...this place was supposed to be his area...but, I couldn't find him..."
"I see..."
Sona looked towards the young cat girl, and then leaned towards Zavian.
"Don't you find that a little suspicious? This guy sent her here, even though this is the middle of nowhere. It is true that it is close to the Gremory territory, but this area usually isn't occupied at all."
Seekvaira who was nearby nodded her head.
"She's right about that, she even mentioned that this Naberius member said that it belonged to him? Though it doesn't, since it is closer to Gremory territory. Isn't that strange?"
"Of course it is, but we don't know the circumstances behind it yet. We'd have to find out what's going on before anything else happens. I don't like how this has played out from what she's said. This might be innocent though, so until finding out the truth, we have to keep open about this."
Sona and Seekvaira nodded, and they continued walking.
But as they got towards a forest like area, Souji stopped and placed his hand outwards.
"Zavian-sama, Sona-sama, Seekvaira-sama, and Bova-san, stay back here for a moment."
Zavian, Seekvaira and Sona nodded their heads, as Souji moved forward.
The group watched as Souji moved forward, towards a tree, and then sliced through it.
The tree glowed with a bright magic circle, and sent off a wave of demonic power towards Souji, but Souji sliced through it like nothing, his speed was so fast that none of the people around could see what was going on.
"Souji-san, that seemed to be hidden rather well."
"Yes, that was definitely a High Class Devil level of trap, and near the Gremory territory, they must be masters at hiding in plain sight. It seems that these thugs are more than average. Let us be careful Zavian-sama, and everyone else. Don't proceed unless I say that it is okay, and we will be safe. Though I say that you leave, leave immediately, are we clear?"
Zavian and the others nodded, as Souji went forward.
Zavian and the others stayed back, and didn't do anything, and watched Souji move forward.
Sona stood beside Zavian and Seekvaira stood on the other side, while Shirone hid behind Zavian and Bova stood in front of him.
Zavian looked around, and then turned to the right hand side.
He felt an ever so slight disturbance in demonic power so Zavian shot off a large blast of POD towards that direction, and the space shimmered, revealing a Devil who rose a barrier, blocking Zavian's destructive power, but the POD managed to break down the barrier, Souji flashed back and held a sword to the man's neck.
"Good eye, Zavian-sama."
Zavian nodded as he stepped forward.
"You, could you tell me where your leader is? I want to get the money of this cat girl back if you would?"
The rough looking Devil let out a simple laugh.
"As if, you think we'd just give easy money back?"
"He's holding a sword to your neck idiot. Literally, making such words right now isn't in your best favour. You could be sliced apart."
Bova added into the conversation, Souji's blade held close to the man's neck.
The Devil didn't seem to care all that much, and showed a toothy grin.
But before he could do anything, Souji turned left, and cut through several demonic energies that were coming for him, and the children. Zavian had to admit that he was quite fast, there wasn't even a trace of where he went.
Then stepping outwards, was a rough looking Devil with a crooked teeth.
His cold eyes went over the children, and then towards Souji who scowled.
"It's alright, we can sell these Devils now. I recognize that hair, silver and red, the famed son of Sirzechs, and his Queen. You'd sell for a hefty price, and then there's that black haired girl. If memory serves, she's from the Sitri Clan and the blonde is from the Agares Clan, then they'd be good too."
Souji furrowed his eyebrows, and brought up a current list of the most wanted Devils, and Stray Devils, and searched swiftly. While he did, the Devil tried to shoot demonic power at him, but Souji cut through it without looking.
"Sorry, but those children are under my protection. If you make aggressive movements towards them then you will have to deal with me. Is that alright with you? I will have to show how serious I truly am."
Souji threatened with his voice darkening more and more. But then the man simply clicked his fingers, and magical circles appeared on the ground, and began to rise upwards from the ground, and began to shape into different creatures.
They seemed to be chimera like beasts that had formed, Zavian and the others scowled, while Souji tightened his hand on the blade.
"Zavian-sama, allow me to take care of this."
"Yes, I understand."
Faster than he could see, Souji disappeared from sight, only to reappear on the other side, slicing through the creature, splitting it right down the middle, and appeared on the other side of the creature within less than a second.
The Devil leader looked completely astonished by what had happened.
It wasn't real.
The speed was insane.
His eyes turned towards Souji who looked towards him with cold eyes.
"Y-You bastard! How dare you! That's it! Everyone, kill him! I want him dead!"
The Devils around the leader all raised their fists, and flung their bodies towards Souji who began cutting them down with ease. It wasn't even a battle, it was a one sided slaughter, Zavian was in awe at seeing his Father's Knight so strong and hoped that he'd get a Knight that powerful one day.
Zavian placed his hands outwards, and pointed at the man that seemed to be in charge.
"You, tell me why you stole this girls money? She's only a child, are you that desperate you'd steal from a child?"
"Desperation? Hardly. It was easy money, and besides, when I saw her, she was a rare Nekomata. I thought I'd be able to get a good price if I sold her. If I hadn't been distracted for a moment, then I would have caught the damn girl. Good thing she's come back, now I can sell her."
Zavian's eyes narrowed upon the enemy as he looked back to his forces.
Souji was able to stop them with single swings of his blade.
Cutting them down, and destroying them with his power.
It was simply brilliant.
"You will not sell her, you will not touch her. You will return the money to her."
"Hahaha! Honestly, I'm being threatened by a child?! Even if you're the son of the Lucifer, it doesn't matter to me!"
Zavian adopted a serious face like Grayfia would.
Sona allowed a small smile to appear on her face as Bova stood right next to Zavian.
Even Seekvaira thought that it was cool when Zavian looked like that. He could be playful, but he also knew when to be serious.
The boss turned behind him, and saw that the members of his group were getting slaughter, so he didn't have time.
"Tch, stronger than I thought. I guess that I'll have to become serious from the start! I'll take you before he can get to me!"
The Devil charged up demonic power between his fingers, and let off a powerful wave of energy towards Zavian and the others.
Zavian immediately thrusted his hand to Seekvaira who nodded, and placed her hands outwards.
"I'll slow it down!"
Using her clans trait, Seekvaira's power came into a barrier form, and surrounded the demonic power. Because of her time technique, Seekvaira could use her power to slow down the attack which allowed Zavian to channel his POD and concentrate on destruction, forming it into a sphere, and shot it forward as the barrier dropped, blasting against the opponents demonic power, and destroyed it, the sphere continued going for the enemy Devil.
"Damn it! Stronger than I thought!"
The man scowled out, snapping his fingers, and summoned what seemed to be a beast. It breathed out fire, and had claws that were as sharp as a Dragon's. While it wasn't a Dragon exactly, it seemed to be quite Dragon like.
Zavian however turned towards Bova who stepped forward.
"Bova-kun, lets show them a good combination between us two!"
"Then I'll support Zavian-sama ahead of everyone else!"
The beast opened its jaw to bite towards Bova, but Bova opened his mouth, and unleashed a large fire ball. The beast turned its mouth open and released a stream of fire which clashed with the flames of Bova.
Zavian then raised his hand to the sky, and created his POD, shooting it into the air, and formed a sphere up in the air.
"While I don't have the amount of power my Tou-chan and Kaa-chan have right now, I can do this!"
Using the sphere from up above, Zavian directed his hand downwards, and the sphere shot down like a mini meteor. The beast turned towards it, and went to shoot off flames to combat the mini meteor, when Bova opened his jaw, and bit into the beasts body, causing it to howl.
"I've got it Zavian-sama!"
"Well done Bova-kun!"
Zavian flashed a smile and a thumbs up, Bova mimicked him, as the POD slammed against the creatures arm, and the destruction aspect of the power began taking down the beasts arm, reducing it into nothingness, it being swallowed up by the POD attack.
The leader looked completely surprised.
"...So the rumours of your destructive powers weren't unfounded. You completely bypassed the regeneration of the beast, and destroyed its arm. What a power...you'll be dangerous when you grow up!"
The man shot off his demonic power, and threw it at Zavian, but Zavian widened his arms into an arc, and shot off POD in a strong burst, encompassing the demonic power, and turned it to nothingness, the Devil leader scowled, and placed his hand outwards, creating a barrier of demonic power, but not before throwing a knife towards Zavian filled with demonic power.
"I have it."
Sona formed her water into a bird, and it shot off in a fast manner, catching the knife mid air, and threw it back towards the Devil, piercing the barrier which gave Zavian's power a good chance, and his clashed with the barrier, and though he destroyed it, the leader remained strong, and held his hand out, creating what seemed to be many demonic blades in the air, while the beast charged for Bova, clashing with his body so the Dragon pushed back with his strength.
"As I said, you'll be dangerous in the future. And you'll be good to be sold so you're coming with me!"
He waved his hands forward, and threw his demonic blades at Zavian.
Zavian however pointed his fingers and making a gun shape, and with precise timing, unleashed a hail of POD bullets that came into contact with the power of the Devil, taking down his bullets, while Sona placed her hands outwards, used her water to knock some of the demonic power of the enemy towards Zavian's POD power, and took them down together.
But one got past their attacks, and went for Seekvaira who gasped.
Zavian however got before her, and grabbed the demonic power with his POD infused hand just before it could touch her, crushing the demonic power with his POD power, protecting her from behind harmed.
"...Thanks Zavian-kun. I'm sorry I needed protecting."
"No worries Seek-chan, that's what team mates do for each other."
Seekvaira allowed a small blush to appear on her face, before nodding.
Zavian then turned to the enemy with a smile on his face.
"See that? Sona-san has good control over her water to change the trajectory of certain powers if she concentrates hard enough. Isn't it amazing?"
As he said it, Bova spun around and swiped his tail at the beast, pushing it backwards.
"Zavian-sama we should finish it off!"
Bova spoke up, and gathered harsh flames by his mouth.
"Right behind you. Sona-san, Seekvaira-san, support us."
"Yes, understood. I suggest that we go with the combination that combines our powers together Bova-san, and Zavian-kun can use his powers to bypass their defenses, Seekvaira-san can use her power to slow down the enemy."
Seekvaira scowled.
"I was just going to say that."
Sona pushed up her glasses, and turned her head to the side which irritated Seekvaira even more.
Bova hummed, but nodded.
"...Okay if Zavian-sama thinks it is the best."
Zavian placed his hand outwards the power that Bova released, and sent off his own POD power, which combined with the flames that Bova sent out, mixing together in a brilliant display, and slammed against the beast that had appeared, engulfing the monster with their powers mixing together.
Seekvaira then casually used her own ability to make a barrier of time which slowed the enemy from trying to escape the flaming whirlwind of destructive power, and in turn, Sona allowed her water to enter, which mixed with the flames and became hot steam that began melting the enemy even more, so the destructive power managed to break down the beasts body in a glorious flash.
"...That's an interesting combination."
Shirone noted, seeing the beast being engulfed in the power.
The Devil boss looked surprised by such a display.
"W-What was that?!"
He demanded from Zavian and the others.
"It's a combination move between the four of us. Sona-san here uses her water to surround the enemy, and combine it with the flames to become steam which can get into places the flames can't and melt the beast away. Seekvaira-sans power allows the enemy to be slowed down so their reaction time would be less than what it is now, so the beast couldn't fight off the attacks faster than it destroyed its body. The flames burn the body of the beast, while my Power of Destruction destroys any natural or otherwise, defenses that the beast or opponent might have, and the time barrier also keeps the area around it safe and the enemy trapped. Only someone with strong power could break through it or had unreal defenses to survive such an attack. Now, are you going to give up? Souji-san behind you is slaughtering your allies. If you give up now then you might be saved from having such a harsh sentence."
"I'll never give up! I'll not be bested by a bunch of kids! As if that's going to happen!"
The Devil shot off towards Zavian and the others.
His hand charged with demonic power, and went to punch forward when Souji flashed before him, and cut him down with a single slash of his sword, Zavian and the others were immensely impressed by what happened.
"Amazing Souji-san. I'm definitely going to aim to get a Knight like you."
Souji gave Zavian a calm smile.
"I'm sure you will. Besides, I saw what happened, you four are quite the good team. I saw the display of your powers. Zavian-sama, I also saw you assessing the situation, and using the people around you to a good degree. Well done, I'm sure Sirzechs-sama and Grayfia-sama will be highly pleased."
Zavian and Bova gave each other a fist bump while Sona brushed her skirt, and Seekvaira fixed her blouse.
But Seekvaira had to admit that it felt...good being apart of a team like that.
While she was 50/50 on Sona, she also worked with Zavian quite well, and could use his powers, and her own together.
Shirone watched as each of them walked towards the downed Devil.
"Now, are you going to give the money back to this girl?"
He pointed to Shirone, the Devil bared his teeth.
But Zavian held a calm and collected face, Souji looked down with a questioning eyebrow.
Seeing no choice, the Devil threw the bag of money down towards Zavian who picked it up and quickly checked on it.
Seeing that it was the right amount, Zavian took the bag back to Shirone, placing it in her hands.
"There you go, you got it back."
Shirone couldn't believe it.
Seeing what happened, how Zavian went so far for her, and how they worked together…
It was amazing.
"...You really gave me my money back...and you don't want anything at all?"
"Nope. These people tried to harm you, you don't have to repay us at all. I'm just glad that you're safe. We should go and get you back to your Onee-sama. So, no more sadness Shirone-san? Are you a happy kitty now~?"
Shirone looked at the money, and then towards Zavian.
Seeing his kind expression, moved her.
She felt glad that she had gone within Gremory territory.
She thought that she would have been killed beforehand.
But now, she was safe, and her Master didn't have to know that she lost the money.
"...You speak weirdly...but yes, thank you Zavian-sama."
Zavian gave an awkward smile.
"Eeh, don't add 'sama' onto my name. I feel complex about it."
"...But that Dragon does."
"Yeah, but he wont stop."
"That's because of my undying loyalty to you Zavian-sama! It would be disrespectful to call you anything other than that!"
Bova declared while shaking his body around.
Zavian chuckled awkwardly.
"Sometimes he forgets though."
Bova sweat drops while Shirone watched curiously.
"...Zavian-san then?"
"Sure, that's fine with me~"
Zavian gave a childlike smile, while his hands were behind his head.
Souji looked down at the Devils, and then their surrounding's, and thought about what had happened.
"They are awfully close to Gremory territory, and we didn't even notice a thing at all? Even with our advanced security...it seems beyond these Devils, they must have gotten help from someone. But who would want to use these Devils...was it simply just to steal? Or are there more sinister motives behind their actions? They couldn't be after Zavian-sama, could they? I'll have to inform Sirzechs-sama and Grayfia-sama about this."
While he thought it, his eyes drifted off to Zavian who checked on the other members in his group, and made sure that they were alright.
Once that business was dealt with, Zavian walked with Shirone to go and meet her Master, and check out what kind of man he really was for himself. He found it suspicious that he asked Shirone to go towards that part of the Underworld. While it didn't really belong to anyone, it was right nearby Gremory territory, and then there was the fact that the Naberius Clan, the Clan that the Devil belonged too had land that was a good distance from him.
"You didn't have to walk me back."
Shirone said while looking away.
Zavian however chuckled deeply.
"Of course I did, I didn't want you to be attacked again. And honestly, he really shouldn't of sent you out on your own if you're new to the Underworld. And I don't quite understand why he wanted to meet you in such a place in the first place."
Shirone nodded, and continued going with Zavian.
He walked into the Naberius territory (having contacted them beforehand) and walked towards the mansion.
There, was a young cat girl, but older than Shirone, and had black ears, and tail, and long flowing black hair. He was around his age, perhaps a little older, and the man that stood nearby seemed to be around the age of 15 years old with thin lips, and narrowed eyes.
The young black cat wore surprise on her face.
"Shirone...you said that she was in the bath." Her eyes landed on Zavian and growled. "Kidnapper! Have you taken my Imouto!?"
Zavian cocked his head as the young woman cupped her hands together, gathering some power.
"I kidnapped her and brought her back? Why would I do that if I was a kidnapper?"
The raven haired woman scowled and went to shoot her power when Shirone sighed.
"Onee-sama, don't do anything to Zavian-san, he helped me with my problem."
"What problem?"
Zavian went to speak about said problem when the man did instead.
"Hush Kuroka." The man denied the newly named Kuroka. "Shirone, did you get what I wanted from the market?"
Shirone bowed her head, and then shook it.
"...I was attacked, so I dropped it."
The man's eyes narrowed, and stomped over.
Kuroka scowled, and moved forward as well.
"What an insolent girl-"
"Excuse me." Zavian spoke up, placing himself between Shirone and the Naberius Clan member. "My name is-"
"Zavian Gremory, I know who you are. What is your business here exactly?"
Zavian heard the unpleasant tone and gave off a small scowl.
"This girl, Shirone-san was found in the Gremory estate, and she was attacked by some Devils."
Kuroka's concern became more apparent, moving forward quickly, and got before Shirone with worry.
"Shirone, are you alright? Did you get hurt?"
Shirone shook her head, and held up the bag of money.
"...This was stolen, but Zavian-san got this back for me with his friends. The Devils are also currently heading for jail to be put on trial after Sirzechs-sama's Knight grew suspicious about what was happening, and found out that they were bandits that usually killed other Devils. ...I was lucky to get away."
Zavian nodded his head, and turned to Naberius.
"By the way, this girl went towards a forest that's known to be dangerous, and said that you were going to meet her there." Kuroka looked annoyed by hearing that, while Naberius continued to hold a smile on his face. "Could I ask why you'd request to meet her there? And why did you send her off on her own in the first place? She's new to the Underworld, and it must have been tough on her."
"I was busy, and so was her Onee-sama." He ran a hand through his hair. "I was going to be nearby that forest so I thought it would be the best place. Clearly, I was wrong if some bandits came and took the place. But, I wouldn't worry about it, it is all good. She is safe, and has returned. That's all that matters. Thank you Zavian Gremory for helping my new friend return."
Something about his tone was cold.
It wasn't like he was all that threatening.
But he was showing a destructive expression on his face.
He didn't look pleasant.
Zavian couldn't prove it, but he knew something about this was off.
"I see...then I can't tell you how to run your life, but please make sure that next time at least have Shirone-san here go around with someone who knows the Underworld. It could've been a different circumstance if that was another Devil with evil intentions."
"Yes of course. Thank you."
Zavian nodded, and saw Shirone go to her elder sister.
Kuroka glanced towards Zavian's hair and then his face.
She noticed his eye, and then looked to the side.
"You saved my Imouto nyaaa. Thanks for that. Shirone always wanders into trouble somehow."
"Ehe, no problem. She's a kind girl."
Zavian expressed a happy smile on his face, Kuroka glanced at his eye once more, the fake one, and while she didn't say anything, she understood something so she adopted a playful smirk on her face, and poked his cheek.
"So, this is the famed Zavian Gremory. Aaah, it seems that you're a little cute."
"C-Cute?"
Kuroka gained a larger smirk, and ran her finger across his cheek.
"I've heard that the Devils have seductive faces, now I can see why. What a cute face you have nyaaa. And I sense a good flow of demonic power from you. Since you're the child of Sirzechs Lucifer, and his Queen, you'll naturally be quite strong."
Zavian adopted a small blush on his cheeks.
But that didn't last when Naberius snapped "Kuroka! Shirone! Follow!" causing the pair to flinch, then bow their heads.
"...Thank you for helping me."
Shirone bowed once more before walking off.
Kuroka looked on towards Zavian and then folded her arms.
"Yeah, thanks for protecting my Imouto...I wouldn't know what I'd do if something happened to her."
Zavian wore a complex face, and cocked his head to the side.
But then as Kuroka began to turn, Zavian quickly leaned closer.
"If you ever need help...don't hesitate to come and get me."
"What makes you so certain I need help nyaaa?"
Kuroka teased, licking her lips sensually.
But then Zavian's 'Grayfia' like face came on where he looked serious, surprising her.
"It's just a feeling that I get. Sorry to bother you. Hope you keep safe~"
Zavian bowed, and began walking away.
Zavian didn't really know it, but he got a bad vibe from the Naberius member, and had to wonder what that was about.
Kuroka stared at the fleeting form of Zavian for a few moments, before turning her head to the left, and walked away with the others.
When he returned home, Zavian was listening to Grayfia and Sirzechs speak about what happened during the day, about Shirone and the other things that he did. Grayfia was naturally worried while Sirzechs seemed quite happy.
"Zavian-sama, it could have been dangerous. You went with Souji-sama to such a place."
"Yes, I went to go and help Shirone-san get her money back Kaa-chan. I knew you'd be worried, but you always taught me to always help out when I can help out. And she looked scared about losing this money. I can see why when it comes to that man."
Grayfia wore a complex expression while Sirzechs placed a hand on Zavian's head.
"You did good today Zavian."
"Sirzechs-sama..."
Grayfia tried to deny it, but Sirzechs continued.
"We did say that he should always help out others, and he did do that. He was smart enough to also get my Knight to assist him. His actions caused that young girl to receive her money back, and uncover a blind spot within the Gremory territory, or rather, just outside of it. All in all, Zavian did great today Grayfia. Don't you think so? He took initiative, gathered allies, and worked together with them to achieve a common goal."
Grayfia exhaled slowly, bending down to sit beside Zavian.
"Yes, I understand that Sirzechs-sama, and I am proud of you Zavian-sama for accomplishing these goals today. I just worry..." Her eyes showed a surprising vulnerable side, peering into the eyes of Zavian, and glanced at his fake eye. "...I couldn't do anything to save you that day, and as a result of who we are, you nearly lost your life. I, don't want to experience that ever again."
Zavian leaned closer to his Mother, and hugged onto her.
Grayfia froze for a few moments, before hugging onto her son.
"Don't worry Kaa-chan, I'll be strong, stronger than anyone in the future, so no one else has to suffer like I did."
Grayfia's face lifted up into a smile.
"I suspected you'd say something like that, you are Sirzechs-sama's child after all. He is also someone that would come out with such words. So I can't worry about such things. I am very pleased Zavian-sama, you managed to resolve a situation without our help, it shows how much you're growing and in the future, you'll grow into someone very influential in the world. Also, tell Serafall-sama to stop calling every five minutes."
Zavian blinked at the end.
"Eh?"
"She keeps ringing about sleepovers."
Zavian chuckled lightly.
"I understand, that's so Sera-tan, she's so weird sometimes~"
"Indeed she is."
Zavian smiled out, and continued holding onto his Mother tightly.
Sirzechs joined in too into a threeway hug situation.
Though Grayfia probably would always be worried after what happened to her son, she had to admit that he was growing up, and was going to help people in different and difficult situations. Even if she didn't like it, he was like his Father in that aspect, always trying to save people.
Meanwhile within the Church, Xenovia couldn't get the idea of Zavian out of her head.
Even though it had been a few months, she found a Devil that wasn't so bad, it was quite conflicting with her nature.
Before, she didn't think about what Devils would be like.
If they were anything but evil.
But seeing Zavian act more compassionately than some humans she had met, she had to admit that her life had taken some strange turns.
Griselda watched on curiously as Xenovia sat by herself, folding her arms, and held onto her wrist.
"Xenovia, is something wrong? You've been acting weird for a little while now."
Xenovia's eyes shot for Griselda, and held a confused face.
"Griselda, there's something that I am doubting about right now."
"Oh? What's that then?"
Xenovia looked uncomfortable as she thought about what she was going to say.
"It's just, about the Devil known as Zavian Gremory. For some reason, he is clouding my mind with him in my thoughts. I think that he might have infected me with a virus."
Griselda gave her a curious look.
"Why do you think that Xenovia?"
Xenovia placed her fingers to her wrist once more.
"It seems that my heart rate increases when I think about Zavian Gremory. And then there's a feeling of unsure feelings inside of myself, when I think about what Zavian Gremory did for me. My cheeks flush, and body becomes hot. I can only conclude that he infected me with a virus when I think of him. Maybe he did it when he was looking after me."
Griselda understood what she was thinking.
But she couldn't come out right and say it.
So she danced around the truth.
"I don't believe you're ill, or infected you with a virus Xenovia."
"But..."
Xenovia wasn't so sure, but Griselda understood quite well.
"Don't worry about it so much. It just means that you like Zavian Gremory. He is a nice young man."
Xenovia thought that he was.
But there was something else that stopped her, and that had to do with being a Devil.
"Even if he's a Devil? Wouldn't it be against the teachings for me to even consider that a Devil could be nice? I want to serve God, yet my mind goes back to Zavian Gremory at a few times. I can't help but think that it might be something I can't escape."
"I know, but don't worry about it so much. Even if you can't be friends, it doesn't mean that you can't think fondly of the young Devil boy sometimes. I'm sure that he'll also think of you, and perhaps one day, when the Factions make friends, you can see one another. Would you like that Xenovia?"
Xenovia furrowed her eyebrows, and wasn't sure what to think about it.
She didn't think that the Factions would become friends.
If they did, would she see Zavian again?
It was a thought that she had.
Even though he was a Devil…
He was the first person in a long time to ever speak to her so normally.
Someone that actually would be friendly with her.
She didn't know it at the time, but Xenovia truly did like the time that she spent with Zavian and it helped her see that all Devils couldn't be bad and some actually were good like Zavian.
End chapter!
So Zavian's life came into play a little more here, how the Underworld view him, while he's respected and admired, there are people who compare him to his parents and the feats they have done and he has done among other things. He also met Shirone/Koneko and Kuroka briefly! He'll be spending more time with them in the future! He, Sona, Seekvaira and Bova seemed to also have good team work! And people are hanging around near the Gremory territory. Xenovia also had a cameo at the end, and showed that she was thinking about Zavian after a few months of being separated.
So thanks for the votes so far! I've got some really interesting ideas! Reading the reviews, and PM's, and what not, they've been great ideas, and some I didn't even think about!
So, some people have been asking about a female Issei, the only way that would happen is if Rias would be with Zavian as well.
Some people have been asking about if Zavian is going to receive a Longinus/Sacred Gear and the answer is...technically he can't because he's a pure blooded Devil unlike Akira from Half Breed Warrior who had human blood in him. The only ways that Zavian could realistically receive one is if he goes the Sairaorg route and reincarnates a spirit of a Longinus as in the case of Regulus, or if like Incinerate Anthem, a Longinus chooses to go with Zavian, or Zavian makes a pact with like, Bova and does what Azazel did with Fafnir or Vidar does with a certain someone (wont spoil it for those who've not read that far into the story), and uses Bova as a power source to have what they had.
Anyway, for the peerage! Obviously, Xenovia's in it, and Koneko/Shirone as well!
So, about Seekvaira, and Sona, it seems that I got a fair few for each, I'd only have one on the peerage because they kinda would fill the same role with their intelligence and all, and if Sona or Seekvaira joins, they'd probably be the Queen, or a Bishop since they lean on the magic side of things, and act like Ravel does for Ise in canon for Zavian. A few people also quite liked the fem Saji idea, so even if Sona isn't in Zavian's peerage, that can still be a thing.
Others currently I'm thinking about is Leonardo, he'd probably be a Pawn, maybe a mutation piece, Elmenhilde, Bova, female Vali, Kuroka, Asia, and some others as well. Keep suggesting and until next time!
So here's the peerage and harem so far!
Zavian peerage
Queen; Undecided.
Rooks; Koneko, Undecided.
Bishops; Both Undecided.
Knights; Xenovia, Undecided.
Pawns; Undecided.
Zavian; Xenovia, Koneko, Serafall, Gabriel.