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It is finished. The Soul of Cinder has been defeated, freeing all the sealed souls locked within. After summoning the Firekeeper to douse the First Flame, Daku looks around to see his surroundings getting darker and darker. He watched as the Flame shrinks to near extinguish as the world soon be covered in darkness.

"Ashen One, this is what you wanted, yes? To cut the cycle of the Flame?" The Firekeeper asked. She has been tasked like other Firekeepers to tend to the Flame and the chosen undead. However, it is like a prison of being linked to the First Flame…until she had been given eyes that show her how to douse the Flame.

Daku nodded as he sensed his body getting weaker suddenly. He doesn't know why, but he feels extremely fatigue and wishes to sleep for maybe a few hours or more. As the Darkness covers everything around him, he heard a voice.

"Ashen One. Do thou hear my voice still? If so, I believe it is time for you to slumber. You have worked hard and long and deserve a rest. Thank you for…freeing me. Freeing us."

Daku knows this the voice of the Firekeeper, but wonders what did she mean by "us?" Did she mean the countless Firekeepers from the past? Daku couldn't focus as his body drops onto the ground and felt ash hitting on his body. Just before he closes his eyes and embrace the darkness he hears the Firekeeper one last time.

"Farewell thee well Ashen One. May you find your worth in the waking world."

Daku's body was soon covered in ash and darkness as the world proceed to evolve with him in his eternal slumber…or so the world thought.

Eons later

*gasp*

For over eons in his slumber, Daku has finally opened his eyes and found himself looking at the night sky. He felt he was in a tight space and raised his hand to grasp the outer rim of the hole he found himself in. Daku then realized this is familiar to him as this is how he woke up…or revived to be specific in Lothric, by waking up in a grave. He looks to find himself deep within a forest and managed to climb out of the grave. Looking at his equipment, Daku was surprised that none of it was getting rusty or tattered. You think being in a coma for eons will do something on your body, right?

Determined to explore this new area, Daku walked south to find two things. One is to find a bonfire, while the other is to see there is any civilization within the area. After what felt like two hours of exploring, Daku found an old abandoned church. He was not much of a religious person, but the miracle spells proved to be extremely useful in certain situation. *cough boss battles cough* As he closes in the church, he heard voices from within. Knowing his history, Daku went on alert in case the voices inside are undead or hostile invaders. Daku peaks inside one of the cracks in the wall and was astounded of what he found inside. Or rather who.

Inside is three females conversating to each other in a semi-circle. On the left is a tall and buxom woman with long navy hair that obscures her left eye, which both eyes are brown. She wears a pale violet trenchcoat with a matching miniskirt and black heels. Daku wonders why the upper part of the trenchcoat is open, revealing much of her cleavage and chest.

In front of the blue-haired woman is what Daku considers to be a young teenager. The teen has bright blonde hair into twintails and blue eyes. She wears a Gothic Lolita attire, consists of a black Lolita dress with white frills, a large black bow on the front, a green jewel embedded on the collar, white thigh-high socks, and black shoes. She also has a black bow on top of her hair.

In between is one of the sexiest woman Daku has ever seen, and he had his share of sexy woman back in Lothric. *cough Firekeeper cough* The woman is extremely attractive with long black hair reaching to her hips and violet eyes. Her "attire" is what looks like black leather, strap-like objects around and under her bust. A thong-like piece over her hips with three thin leather straps, arm-length gauntlets, shoulder guards with three large spikes on her right shoulder, and thigh-high heel boots.

To be fair, the attire didn't make Daku all worshipping of her body since there are woman in Lothric dress even less than her; but that still did not prevent him to admitting that the woman is sexy. Both her and the blue-haired woman. Not sure about the teenager though…

However, there is one thing that made them stand out besides their appearance. The black wings that are out of their backs, with the black-haired woman having two sets of wings while the other two have one set. Daku leans in closer to hear what they are saying.

"…we are going to guard a nun soon? Why here and not at HQ Kalawarner?" The black-haired woman asked.

"Not sure Raynare-chan. Azazel-sama send her to this location to find sanctuary from the church officials. He told us to protect and comfort her until he finds a safer place for her." The blue-haired woman, Kalawarner, responded.

"Mou~ Why do I have to babysit a brat? I have better things to do here!" The blonde-haired girl complained while wailing her arms around in frustration.

*snicker* "Like what Mittelt? Find another dress that will show your chest more? You know it's not growing anytime soon~" Raynare teased. Mittelt went red-faced and pointed at her.

"Hell no! I'm trying to find something worth in this stupid town. And at least I have the decency to show more chest in a more modest form!"

"What's that supposed to mean?" Raynare sneered. The two had a staring contest with lighting sparking between them. Daku wonders what miracle they used to do that. He then looks at Kalawarner shaking her head.

"Girls. Sisters. Let's calm down for a second because I was not done with the orders. Then, you can tear each other apart."

The two merely turned their heads sharply away from each other. Kalawarner sighed before continuing their orders.

"Like I said before, we have to be personal bodyguard to the nun. There is the matter about the current "Sekiryuutei" here in Kuoh. I had already reported to Azazel-sama about the situation."

"Psh. It's no one's fault but the pervert's. If he could pay attention to her intentions rather than her boobs, then the Stray Devil may have a harder time killing the fool if he run away." Mittelt said. Daku wonders what is a Stray Devil? Are they a new type of undead or demon? These three looks like Angels only with black wings.

"Yes, but it doesn't change the fact that the Boosted Gear user, Issei Hyoudou, is now under the protection of Rias Gremory. In other words, the Devils has one of the Longinus Sacred Gears on their side. Which is why we need to be on peaceful terms with both Gremory and Sitri families here."

"It is sad. The boy could have more fun with us Fallen Angels. I mean, most of woman there has fallen because of lust…" Raynare said with a seductive smile.

"You are right, but don't you have eyes on Azazel-sama?"

"Used to…but now I see that our perverted master is into Sacred Gears more than woman. That…or he has no time for woman now. Oh well, his loss~"

"There is also the fact about that strange statue in the city park. Azazel-sama wants us to check it out tonight to see if it has any purpose there." Kalawarner informed.

"That statue is creepy as hell. It even has a sword sticking through its body. Freaky." Daku started to remember about statue with a sword sticking within its body. He made a note to look at this statue at this city park.

"In other news, we are being reinforced by another division from the Grigori. Only it is not from Azazel-sama." Kalawarner said.

"Who?" Mittelt asked.

"Kokabiel-sama. The leader of the incoming division is Dohnaseek and his subordinate Freed Sellzen." All three of them shudders from the two names. From their perspective, Dohnaseek is a blood hungry warmonger while Freed is someone…you don't want to be in a room with alone.

"Great. Just great. And let me guess, Kokabiel was adamant about them being stationed here, huh?" Mittelt theorized. Kalawarner nodded her head, making Mittelt grunt out in frustration.

"This is bullshit!"

"Calm down Mittelt. I'm sure we can-,"

*crack*

"What was that?"

Daku's heart skipped a beat when he accidently stepped on a stick. Knowing that it may not be the best time to confront them in this condition, Daku flees from the church.

"Must be a wondering person. Just ignore them, I'm going to bed." Mittelt yawned as she headed to her quarters. The other two narrowed their eyes before following Mittelt's lead to bed.

Kuoh Town

After what felt like another hour of being lost in the forest again, Daku reached civilization. Remembering what the blonde-haired girl said, this town's name is Kuoh. It looks like a peaceful place and it may have a place for a bonfire. Daku searched high and low for the bonfire; receiving many looks of wonder from the local populace. To be fair, Daku does the same to them since they have no trace of a dark/undead soul within them. Like they are normal human beings…

What Daku didn't know is the advance technology the town has over his era eons ago. Large metal vehicles that drive and fly on their own. Giant boxes that plays something on the front and many other things Daku doesn't understands. However, bonfire comes first before exploring the wonders here in Kuoh.

The sun was above him. Daku noticed a large building in the middle of town and saw other humans wearing a weird uniform heading towards there as well. Daku decided to follow them to see if the building has any chance of hosting a bonfire. I mean hey, most of the time Daku find bonfires were in massive buildings so…

He found himself in front of the gates to the grand building. Reading the plaque on the side, it says "Kuoh Academy. Now a coed Academy." Daku was confused by the whole "coed" thing and made his way into the school.

Of course, it won't be an Academy without some students noticing the new face and started whispering about them.

"Look at that guy."

"Is he a knight?"

"Uaaah…he may be a knight in shining armor~"

"Tsk. Damn cosplayer."

"Go back to where you belong!"

"Die you!"

Not sure what is up with the commotion? Daku literally just stepped into the school rounds and already people started making accusations. Daku shook his head before continuing through the building to find a bonfire. However, he missed two sets of eyes looking at him over a window. On the balcony to an old-school building is a woman with a voluptuous body, long blood-red colored hair that reaches to her hips, and emerald eyes. Besides her is a slim bespectacled woman wearing with a black, short bob-cut hair and violet eyes.

"Did you felt that Rias?" The slim woman asked. The redhead, now known as Rias, responded. "The feeling of an immense pool of darkness within that armored man's soul Sona? Yes…and I am not the only one." Rias turned around to see four other people in the room. One of them is slightly trembled by Daku's dark soul.

The one who was shaking a little is a small petite white-haired girl with amber eyes. Her hair has bangs that frames her face and has two cat-shaped hair clips on both sides.

Behind her rubbing her back is another voluptuous woman, that may have a bigger bust than Rias, with long raven hair reaching down to her hips and violet eyes. Her hair is tied into a ponytail with an orange ribbon tying it.

Sitting on the couch in front of the white-haired girl is an average height boy with short spiky brown hair and light brown eyes. Behind him is another man with blonde hair, handsome facial features, and gray eyes. All of them, including Sona and Rias, wears their respective school uniform (male and female versions).

"Koneko felt a small amount of the darkness within him. It scared us when she froze suddenly but at least Akeno is helping her relax. I do wonder where did this person get this power from." Rias said while looking sadly at the white-haired girl.

"Where is this punk anyway? He's going to pay for scaring Koneko-chan!" The brunette exclaimed. The blonde grabbed his shoulder and shook his head. "I don't think it was this man's intention to scare Koneko, Issei. She just happened to sense it when he was nearby."

"Rgh…you're right Kiba."

"Ufufu, this man has a scary aura within him. Makes me want to play with him for a while~" The black-haired woman, Akeno, cooed with a blush on her face. "Oi! No time for fantasying about a suspected enemy Akeno-chan!" Issei said, trying to free her from her imagination.

"In any case, I want us all to investigate this man in case he is a threat. We already have Fallen Angels within our territory, even if they are under diplomatic orders. But this one is fair game." Sona said.

"Indeed. Who knows? Maybe I can add him to my peerage after we meet."

"Rias…you already have Issei-san. Stop being greedy."

"Mou~ You already have Saji and I have Issei. So, let me have him and you get the next one deal?"

"Honestly, I don't know where you get this behavior from. Oh wait…" Sona shook her head. "There is also the order from the higher ups about that strange statue in the middle of the city park. I hope you can handle it, right?"

Rias nodded. "Yes. I have taught Issei how Devils fight and about the Evil pieces. Now, he needs experience and this statue did peaks the interest to the higher ups, including our older siblings."

"Right. Just make sure that you don't engage the Fallen Angels if you see them at the statue. I hardly doubt they brought it here and may investigate it as well." The room went slightly colder at the mention of the Fallen Angels. The dispute between Devils and Fallen Angels are not in the path to peace just yet.

"…I will try. What about the man with the immense darkness within?"

"My peerage will look after him while I monitor with my familiar. I have a feeling this man is not all what he seems to be."

Midnight, Kuoh City Park

Night soon brought itself out into the sky as Daku made his way to the city park to investigate the statue. Unknown to him, three people and a hawk soaring over him, watching him. Watching through its eyes is Sona and her queen Tsubaki. Tsubaki is a young bespectacled woman with long black hair that extends all the way to her knees and light brown eyes.

The trio who is following Daku is one male and two females. The male is average height like Issei with short blonde hair, gray eyes, and wears the boys' school uniform without the blazer on. One female is a young girl with white hair and blue-green eyes. Behind her is another young girl with brown hair in long twin ponytails and green eyes. Her hair also has a pair of green clips in it and wears green-striped stockings.

"How much longer until we give up on this guy Momo? We've been watching him walk for half an hour." The blonde complained. "Just wait for a little longer Saji-kun. Our King will tell us when to pull back." Momo reasoned.

"Yeah! So, let's do our best and watch this man!" The brunette exclaimed quietly.

'Thanks for the cheer Ruruko.' Saji thought as they followed Daku. Saji then received a transmission from his King. "Kaichou?"

"Saji, Momo, Ruruko. Rendezvous with Rias's group. They're about to arrive to where the strange statue is and I think the Fallen Angels may appear before them."

"Hai." The three vanished while Daku continued to his destination.

Meanwhile, Rias's peerage arrives near the area where the strange statue sits. The statue in question looks like a stone centurion with a large poleaxe with its head buried into the ground. After checking the statue thoroughly, they found nothing out of the ordinary and was about to head home…until the three female Fallen Angels from the church arrive on the scene. Tension soon increased dramatically.

"Uh oh. Looks like we stumbled upon the Heiress to the Gremory family." Mittelt said in a fake troubled tone.

"Good evening Fallen Angels. May I ask why are you in my view?" Rias asked in a "Sweet" tone while conjuring dark magic on her palm. Her peerage behind her got into a battle stance, with Koneko having combat gloves with cat paws on them, Kiba with a sword, Akeno having lightning around her palms, and Issei having a red-gauntlet with a green jewel embedded in it.

"Whoa! Whoa! We are not here to fight…as much as would like too." Raynare whispered the last part. "We are just to look at the statue for a minute, then we'll leave."

"Heh. Well, too bad. The statue has nothing out of the ordinary and we were about to leave." Issei said, trying to act cool while also trying his best not to look at Raynare's and Kalawarner's breasts. Kalawarner noticed his hesitation and puffed out her chest on purpose, making Issei have a nosebleed.

"Pervert."

"Uwaa…Koneko, why do you hurt me so?"

"Well, I guess this is a waste of our time." As soon as Kalawarner said that, Saji and his team arrived at the scene. "And now there are more of you. Guess we should-," Kalawarner stopped as everyone felt the immense Darkness coming to their location.

"Hide!" Rias ordered as everyone his themselves to the trees and bushes around. They then saw Daku arriving at the city park.

"What's he doing here?" Saji asked.

"That's the one who we felt last night Mittelt." Raynare informed as everyone looked at Daku. Daku looked around the statue and notice the sword in its chest. He grabbed and pulled it out of the body, making the group hiding stare at him in shock.

"Wait what? I thought that sword cannot be pulled. I tried to yank it out but it won't let me." Issei said. However, what really surprised him and his friends was what comes next.

The statue opened its eyes, stood up, and pulled out his halberd out of the ground.

"ITS ALIVE!?" Everyone hiding in the bushes shouted as Daku faced his first rival for the heir of the Flame. Iudex Gundyr.

(Dark Souls 3 OST-Iudex Gundyr)

Gundyr strikes first by slamming his halberd down on Daku. Daku dodged the hit and the ground exploded upon impact by Gundyr's halberd. Gundyr swung his halberd to decapitate Daku. Daku pulled up his shield and blocked the attack. He then dodged under the statue warrior and deliver swift cuts on Gundyr's chest. Enraged by Daku's annoyance, Gundyr picked up Daku by the head and headbutted him. Gundyr then plunged his halberd into Daku's chest before tossing him over his shoulder.

"Shit! We need to help him Buchou!" Issei said as he brought out his red gauntlet again.

"Issei wait. I don't think that man is dead just yet…" Rias said. Issei was confused about the statement and looked at Daku. Issei was shocked to see Daku moving around with a huge hole in his chest, but appears too not be hurt in the slightest.

"What the hell is he? Not even the toughest of creatures can move around with a huge hole in its chest." Kiba said, trying to comprehend that this man is not a human…but something else.

Back to the fight, Daku dodged another swing from Gundyr and landed two blows on his arm before rolling away. Gundyr chased after him, jumped into the air, and stab his halberd into the ground to crush Daku. However, Daku dodged the hit and climbed on top of Gundyr. Daku then plunged his sword into Gundyr's neck twice before jumping off.

"RAAAAAAHHHH!" Gundyr screeched in rage as his body started to expand. Soon enough, his upper chest exploded and black mass of liquid took over his body with a giant red-eyed snake head appeared. His left arm also turned into a massive skeletal claw. (Iudex Gundyr's second form)

"What the hell is that!?" Raynare exclaimed as everyone saw the monstrosity that was Iudex Gundyr.

"I don't know, but I think that knight is capable to kill it. I mean, he has a huge hole in his chest and is fighting like it is not bothering him." Kalawarner said. Unknown to all of them, the undead has high pain tolerance. Very high pain tolerance.

Daku dodged the swing of the monster's halberd attack before taking the brunt of the claw attack with his shield. He slid a few feet away from the monster and prepared to its next move. The fiend spew black liquid at Daku. Daku rolled out of the way as the black goo hit the grass before disintegrating with the grass under it.

"…Acid." Koneko simply said.

"Ara, ara…our otherworldly knight is having a blast with this thing. Should we interfere Buchou?" Akeno asked with lightning swirling around her. "I don't think so…at least not yet. I want to see what does this knight has left." Rias responded.

Daku knows that fighting the thing is a little suicidal since it could swing it's claw and the halberd in multiple direction as the same time. So, Daku put his sword on his back and began making fire on his right hand. He dodged the bite attack from the fiend and counterattacked by throwing a huge fireball with rings around it. (Chaos Bed Fireball)

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" The fiend screeched in pain as the acid within its body started to boil.

"He can summon fire at will? Is he from the Phenex house?" Rias questions. From her knowledge, the Phenex household has members who are master of the fire arts due to the members have similar attributes like the Phoenix itself. It is however, the one house Rias would not ask for verification yet…

Daku threw another fireball, making the fiend screeched more, before charging in with sword drawn and impale it into the fiend's heart.

"RAAAAAAAaaaaa…" The fiend screeched once more before reverting into Gundyr's body. The body then disappears into white mist, meaning that the Gundyr and the monster within has been defeated.

HEIR OF FIRE DESTROYED

Daku felt the similar feeling of slaying an heir and receive the souls from it. He then spots his beloved bonfire stationed where Gundyr was kneeling. Daku put both of arms up into to the air to celebrate, which is slightly awkward due to him making no sound whatsoever.

"Is it me or does it feel awkward for a man to celebrate without making a noise?" Mittelt asked.

"No."

"You're not the only one."

"Noooo~"

Everyone turned to the sultry voice and see Akeno smiling at Daku with a blush on her face. "Uh…what's wrong with that woman?" Raynare asked, slightly creeped out by that face. A face a predator has when finding another predator that peaks his/her interest.

*sigh* "That is the face of when Akeno's sadistic side sees another being in pain. I'm guessing the pain the monster felt from the knight's fire attack turned you on Akeno?"

"Yeah~ Ufufufufufufufu!"

Everyone took a huge step back from the laughing sadist.

"I think we all tell our respective bosses about the dilemma here. By the way, you should all be alert. There is another group of Grigori forces coming here. And I don't think they are going to be friendly." Kalawarner informed before she and her two other sisters took off into the night's sky.

'Oh hell. Going to be a headache to take care of the crows. Right now, I need to contact Onii-san and tell him about this Knight, the statue, and the Knight's powers.' Rias thought before teleporting her peerage back to old-school building.

Daku did notice a group of people hiding in the bushes, but he was too busy fighting Iudex. At least they didn't attack him so they are good on his book…for now.

Anyway, to the bonfire! PRAISE THE SUN! Even though it's not out yet.

Grigori HQ

'Interesting. A fire magic user who is also a knight? I need to go to Kuoh as soon as possible.' Thought a handsome man with black hair with golden bangs on the front and a goatee. This man is known as Azazel, Governor General of the Grigori. 'And to think that the statue is a monster with the knight soon killing it for us, I think this knight meets more than the eye. I would like to meet with him soon.'

"That is until I deal with this DAMN PAPERWORK!"

Old-school Building

"I see. So, this knight you're telling us has the power to conjure fire?" Asked a man in a red circle. He has blood-red hair and has a set of robes that screams "Royality!" The man's name is Sirzech Lucifer, one of the Four Satans of the Underworld. Besides the red circle is another one only that it is purple. In the center is a young woman with black twin ponytails hair and violet eyes. She wears a formal business attire. The woman is named Serafall Leviathan, another Satan leader of the Underworld.

"Hai Onii-san." Rias nodded.

"And you say that the statue may have some connections with the knight, given that it woke up and attacked him?" The woman asked.

"Hai Onee-chan. We infer that the knight is connected to the statue in some way and wish to speak to him soon." Sona said.

"I hope we can start with good terms with the Knight. An unknown entity within your territory worries me." Sirzech said.

"We can assure you that we can make sure that the knight bears no ill will on us Devils. I think he maybe a wandering mercenary slaying monsters. Where is what we don't know." Rias informs.

"I see. Let us hope we can bridge the gap between him and Devils. AS the first step to bridging the gap between three factions."

"Right."

Sirzech nodded before the red circle disappears.

"Be So-tan! Be sure to write to say hi to me!" Serafall exclaimed with a wink before disappears as well.

*sigh* "Sometimes I wish I was an only child. So, should we make plans on how to get the knight here?" Sona asked.

"I have a few. Hopefully, we can get him on our side. I feel a storm is coming soon." Rias said with a feeling that this only the beginning of what's next to come.

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Alright, here is the first chapter for you guys and gals. Hope you all liked it and be prepared for more. Also, fine! I will let Grayfia be with Daku on tis fanfic. But that will not stop me from getting Sirzech a lover!

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More to come

Harem:

Issei: Rias

Daku: Kuroka, Grayfia