God DAMN it's been a long ass time since I updated anything. Huge apologies for the long delays. College work and lazy days kept on hitting me with no signs of stopping anytime soon. But now, I can go on ahead and finally put out this chapter for y'all then proceed to go on the other fanfics of other anime.

So without further ado, let's begin.

Begin

Forest near ORC Building.

Here we see Daku laying on his back waiting for him to be summoned by Rias and Co. Today is the Rating Games and because Daku is not an actual Devil or has a chess piece inside of him, he could not participate into the game. However, that didn't stop him from using other means to get inside. If he can't get into the games with his physical body, then he can get in without it.

Hour Prior to the Rating Game

"I'm sorry Daku-san, but you cannot be in the games with us." Said a sorrowful Rias. She wanted Daku to be with them for a better chance on winning the game, but the rules prohibit it because he's not a Devil or has an Evil chess piece inside him.

"Dammit! Is there no other way to get him in Rias?" Issei asked, hoping there is some sort of loop hole or something to get Daku into the fight.

"Unfortunately no Issei-kun. The rules of the game prevent any third party who isn't a Devil or have no Evil pieces inside of them. There is the free piece for the game but that only works if both sides of the party agree to it since it won't be fair if one side has a free piece but not the other." Akeno explained.

"And knowing Riser, he will not let us have some powerful third party to win this fight. No…he wants to humiliate my peerage before he claims me as his…wife…" Rias said with venom in her tone at the end. Issei curl his hand into a fist in anger.

"Dammit!"

While they were explaining, Daku thought of a way to get inside the game without making him into a Devil or using a free piece. "…"

"Hm? Is summoning allowed in the Rating Games? Well, it isn't banned that much at least. It's just that not many devils summon their familiars in a fight since they're mostly used for support and scouting. Why do you ask?" Rias stated. Daku then show her a white soapstone.

"What is that?"

"…"

"A soapstone? And this stone is able to summon you into the game? How?" Kiba asked next. Daku then showed them a series of movement to explain how the white soapstone is able to summon him via with his soul.

"So let me get this straight. You writing your name in this dimension when we transferred to the game will allow you to come to our dimension as a phantom? And this phantom is able also harm enemies of the host?" Rias deduced from Daku's charade of explanation.

"Alright! Then we can still win this!" Issei shouted in triumph. Daku then told them where the sign will locate. Right in front of the ORC building. While it may a long shot since Daku does not know what the battlefield will look like, but he hoped the group should find his sign. It is a glowing sign in a middle of a plain area.

Present

Now we see Daku lying on the ground. The skies were dark and Daku felt it is midnight. That is the time the Rating Game should begin. He already checked any necessary equipment he may need during the fight. According to Rias, they are up against an "immortal" being from the actual majestic being, the Phoenix. While being immortal does have its perks, Daku know how dreadful it is of being immortal. Your body may never die, but your mind can. And he met many of these "immortal" beings back in Lorthic. Hollows are they called. Able to surpass death, only to lose their minds in the process.

"Nya~" Daku looked up from his position to see Mayonaka purring on his helm. He gently rubbed her head to reassure her he will be fine. He cannot honestly die since it is his soul being sent to a battlefield…though it will hurt like a son of a bit*h when dying.

And he experienced that pain a lot!

Daku then started to feel his soul being tethered into another world. He closed his eyes and awaited his arrival. Time to see if this so called immortal Phoenix can handle an undead soldier with the Dark Soul inside him.

Alternate Dimension

After a few more minutes of his soul being pulled, Daku awakens to see himself in front of Issei and Koneko. Issei smiled at him while Koneko merely waved. Both are glad to have their undead friend join them on the battlefield as it will at least make the team somewhat balanced against Riser's forces.

"Yo, Daku. Nice to have you here. Ready to kick some serious ass?" Issei asked while slamming his fist to his open palm, determination filled his brown eyes. Daku nodded as he brought out a new weapon, the Dragon's tooth, to show them he is more than ready.

"Nice. Come on, Rias is about to tell us what to do." Koneko said before leaving to the ORC building. Issei and Daku followed suite and the trio arrived in the main room, where Rias, Akeno, Kiba, and Asia awaits. Asia smiled brightly when she saw Daku, in all his white phantom form, arriving along with Koneko and Issei.

"Ah, Daku-san!"

"Glad to have you here, Daku-san." Kiba said, smiling while gripping his sword on his right hand.

"Hehehe, now with Daku in our ranks, perhaps we can give Riser's pieces a little more thrashing than we were about to do." Akeno said.

"Indeed. Thank you Daku, for coming help us win this fight." Rias thanked. (With him here, our side should have a little easier time dealing with Riser's pieces. If this plan works, we can all stand against Riser and hope for the best to beat him until submission.) Rias thought. She was worried that even without Daku amongst their ranks, they will still lose against the Phenex heir because of his power and experience from previous Rating Games. So, she made a plan where if she could take out the majority of his pieces before any of her friends gets defeated, they may have a fighting chance.

"Alright, everyone. Here's our battle plan. Kiba, would you mind?"

"Of course not." Kiba said as laid out a detailed map of the Academy. Daku knew there was something familiar about the area since he saw the ORC building in this other dimension and not some other place. They're in an exact replica of Kuoh Academy.

"As you know, our home base is the ORC building while Riser's home base is the Student Council Room. It's a long way to get from here to Riser as no doubt he will set up strong defenses near the council room."

"Not to mention, he will send a few pawns here to get promoted early. If they turn into queens before we even get close to Riser, we will be in some serious trouble." Kiba added.

"Right. That is why I want you, Akeno, and Koneko to set up traps around the building to stop them. Akeno, you won't mind making an illusionary spell over the building would you?" Rias asked her best friend.

"Of course not, Rias. I will make sure they think they are going to win before we shut them down. Ahhh, the faces they're going to make. Too bad I won't get to see them." Akeno said with "regret" in her tone.

"Don't worry, I will send the pics. Buchou, there is one more thing we should consider. We should take the gymnasium in the middle. It's the perfect place for us to stage an assault to Riser once we take it." Kiba recommended.

"That won't be easy. No doubt the fire bird will put someone there to guard it." Koneko added as she smelled hostiles near the building when she went with Issei to summon Daku.

"I know. That's why you, Issei, and Daku will go there and "secure" the building. Akeno, we're going to use that plan for this. Asia and I will stay here and wait for the opportunity to join you all. Prepare yourselves, everyone. This is going to be a bumpy ride. But remember, we are the House of Gremory. Let's show Devil society what we are made off!"

"HAI!"

Minutes later, Inside the gymnasium

"Okay, we're in. See anyone Koneko?" Issei whispered as the trio entered the gym via the rear entrance through the stage. Daku changed his armor into what it appears to be a literal rock. With a big ass rock shield and the Dragon's tooth. (Havel's Armor and shield)

"Not yet…wait." Koneko put her hand up to stop the two. "They're here."

"Come on out, Gremory. Or has fear taken over your spirit?" A feminine voice called out to them. "Looks like the element of surprise is out of the question. Oh well, let's go guys." Issei commented. Koneko and Daku nodded and the trio walked out to see four of Riser's pieces on the gym floor. The one who called them out is a young woman wearing a Chinese fighting outfit with her chest and cleavage being partially exposed due to an opening on the top of her outfit. Behind her left is the same blue-haired girl with four ponytails and has her Bo staff ready. Behind her right is two twin green-haired girls with a large bag on their back.

"So, the house of Gremory has decided to grace us with their presence." Said a woman wearing a Chinese martial arts outfit, which also show a bit of her cleavage. Standing behind her is two green-haired girls, who are twins, and the blue four ponytailed-girl with the Bo staff.

"That one in the middle is strong. She's a rook, just like me." Koneko said before putting on her gloves.

"Right, then I will handle the Bo staff girl. I wanted some payback for that little embarrassment back at the clubhouse." Said Issei before charging at the girl, Mira.

That only leaves Daku facing off the two twins. "Hi! I'm Lle!" "And I'm Nel!" "And we are going to cut you up for Riser-sama!" Said the two twins, bringing out chainsaws…that is somehow okay for two small girls to have. Now, many people will question their choice of weapons but not Daku. Instead, he is looking at those weapons with extreme interest. Not really his fault, considering finding, looting, and taking all sorts of weapons in Lordran tends to make you…obsess with weapons.

Daku then focused hard on the Greatshield and in cased himself into rocks before moving to the twins. "You too slow!" "Now we cut you up!" The twins flew over Daku and slashed at him…only for the rocks to literally stop the rev.

"What?" The twins asked before backing off from a huge swing from Daku. The twins felt intimidated since they know now Daku is slow, but is heavily armored and will deal one hell of a hit.

"Lle! Let's cut him in the legs! He won't be a threat then!" "Good idea, Nel!" They charged forward again, chainsaws revved and ready to cut, and slashed at Daku's joint legs. The undead merely shrugged it off and swung, only to miss but made a huge crater on the floor.

"What sort of human is he?" The rook, Xuelan, shivered in fear. Even with the rook's defenses, that swing from Daku's Dragon Tooth will put a hurt in her body. Knowing she must help Lle and Nel, Xuelan fight fiercer to defeat Koneko, but the catgirl was able to shrug off some of the damage and kept fighting.

(This isn't good! How can she just shrug of my-)?

"AAAAHHHH!" Xuelan's mind was interrupted when a scream from Mira came on her right. She looked at that direction and was shocked to see Issei smiling while Mira is on the ground, unconscious.

"THAT was for the embarrassment in the clubhouse!" Shouted Issei, freeing great over his victory over the pawn.

"Mira! No!" Xuelan shouted in denial before being punched in the jaw by Koneko. Xuelan glared at the cat before said cat got a call from Rias.

"Koneko, Akeno is ready. Get Daku and Issei out of there!"

"Hey you two, let's go!" Koneko called out to the two before dashing to the exit. Issei and Daku, surprising he runs fast despite all that heavy armor, made the same pace towards the exit as well.

"Where do you all think you are going! Get back- "Xuelan shouted at them while chasing them with the two chainsaw girls as well. But before they can even get to the door…

BOOM!

"Oops…did I made an explosion? So sorry, Hehehe~"

Akeno, in her priestess outfit, giggled sadistically as she was the one who blew up the gymnasium, along with Riser's pieces.

[One rook and three pawns of Riser's, retired.]

An announcement was made, confirming that the plan worked. "All right! Nice going everyone!" Issei exclaimed in excitement as Koneko merely nodded. Daku felt something amiss and saw a magical circle under Koneko! He pushed her out of the way and the spell under him exploded, launching him onto a nearby tree.

'Ow…' Daku thought. "Daku/Daku-san!" Akeno, Issei, and Koneko shouted out in worry. Daku merely stood up and healed himself with some good ol' Estus before waving that he's fine.

"Pity, I was hoping for a quick and secret kill…never get in front of my prey again, ghost." Said a womanly voice up above them. The four looked up to see Yubelluna, Riser's Queen, looking at all of them in disgust, especially to Daku.

"Ohohhoho, so you were the one who targeted at Koneko…I'm going to have to punish you~" Akeno said with a sinister smile on her face.

"The Priestess of Lightning…I always wanted to see how strong you are." Yubelluna said before readying her staff for combat.

"Akeno! Let us- "Issei called out before receiving a call from Rias.

"Let Akeno handle her. She can stall her for just a while. For now, go help Kiba with the rest of Riser's peerage.'

"…Understood, Buchou! Akeno, don't you dare lose!" Issei exclaimed before nodding to Daku and Koneko and the trio left to find and support Kiba.

"Don't worry, Issei-kun. I'll make sure she has a gooood time here~" Akeno sadistically responded as she readies for combat as well.

"Hmph, your precious comrades will all fall to us. No one can defeat Riser. NO ONE!"

"We'll see…" Akeno said before the two queens commenced their battle.

With the others

[Three of Riser's pawns, retired]

"Guess that means Kiba has already taken care of the intruders in our territory…" Koneko commented as the announcement played. Kiba was then seen just ahead, facing one of Riser's knights, Karlamine.

"You are a worthy opponent, Kiba-san." Karlamine complemented to her fellow knight in this duel.

"Heh, you're not bad yourself, Karlamine." Kiba smirked at her before the two broke off their sword lock and looked at each other.

Sigh "It's always swords and honor on that girl…and it's disappointing the cute boy is the same as well." Said in an annoyed and disappointed tone, Ravel on the sidelines. She then noticed three others of Rias's peerage (even though Daku does not count as one) and sighed again.

"And here comes the cavalry. Everyone, get in gear!" Ravel shouted as the rest of Riser's peerage arrives. "The rest of Riser's peerage is here." Issei said. "Good. That means we can take them all out here and now." Koneko cracks her knuckles while Daku, changed into his usual outfit and have the Black Knight Sword over his shoulder, ready for combat.

"I don't get why you all keep on fighting? We are the Phenex House, who never lose besides those two matches. We are immortal so why bother?" Ravel asked.

"Because we will never surrender! Rias' future life is one the line and it is our duty as her pieces and as her friends to make sure she lives happily! For Rias!" Issei said before charging head on to the woman with a mask covering half of her face.

"My name is Isabela, Riser's rook. I commend you on facing me head on! Now come!" Isabela charged as well. Koneko went ahead and attacked the two-cat girls, leaving Daku against the swordswoman and the woman in a multi-colored Kimono.

"Name is Siris, knight. En Garde." Siris took out her Zweihander and charged towards Daku. "My name is Mihae, Bishop." Said the kimono wearing girl, sitting on the sidelines calm and ready.

Daku clashed swords with Siris before overpowering her and made a jab to her face. Siris ducked under jab, slashed at Daku's knees, but was punished when he jumped over it and hit her head with the pommel of his sword. Taking the opportunity, Daku grabbed Siris' collar before pushing her onto a nearby tree and slashed her shoulder. Siris merely growled from the wound before parrying Daku's vertical slash and kick him away.

Daku controlled his pushback and stood ready. Siris jumped up into the air and made a strong downwards at Daku's figure. Daku blocked the attack before pushing her off. When she landed, the undead knight swung his sword at her abdomen.

Siris blocked his attack before swing at his head, which Daku ducked under and made a sword sweep to her legs. The female knight jumped over the swing then slashed downwards, which made contact to Daku's helmet. It didn't hurt him, but the impact made his helmet bang his head, making him dizzy. Daku then decided to retreat from the woman's thrusting attack, and steady himself.

'He's good. Very good.' The swordswoman commented in her head about the undead knight's skill with the sword. Mihae glided over to Siris and healed her wounds while Daku took a breather.

"Be careful, okay?" Mihae asked in concern for her fellow peerage member. Siris nodded to her before reading her sword. Daku did the same until…

[DRAGON BOOSTER SECOND LIBERATION!]

Both forces turned towards Issei, who had his draconic gauntlet in the air, a bright green glow was coming out of the gem. He then turned towards Kiba.

"KIBA! USE YOUR SWORD BIRTH NOW!" The pawn shouted to his friend. Kiba nodded before striking his sword down, summoning a dozen swords towards Issei. Issei then put his hand down.

[TRANSFER!]

Whatever happens next surprised Daku, as the dozen swords soon turned into hundreds, spouting all over the battlefield. The swords missed him on purpose, but impaled all the remaining Riser's peerage members, excluding Ravel, before they had the chance to flee.

"Gyaaaaah!"
"Ooooghhh!"
"Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!"

The peerage was then covered in a blue aura before disappearing. "N-No…No w-way…" Ravel flew high in the air during the battle, fear and shock was on her face as she saw her entire party defeated in mere seconds.

[One Bishop, two knights, one rook, and two pawns of Riser's peerage, retired.]

"Yes! We did it!" Issei exclaimed before an explosion happened right next to him. He looked up just to see a wounded Akeno and a wounded Yubelluna, gazing at each other.

"Not…bad…Priestess…" Yubelluna commented to Akeno. Said girl merely smiled at her. "I always do my best when it comes to my dear friends and family."

"Really now? Tsk…" Yubelluna was then forced to retreat when she saw Rias and Asia entering the scene. "Buchou! Asia!" Issei shouted to the two. Rias smiled at all her friends. "Good job everyone! All that's left now is Riser and his Queen."

"HEY! I'm still here!" Ravel exclaimed before everyone turned to her. Ravel stopped and had a face of fear. "T-This is not over yet! My brother will defeat you all. Count on it!" Ravel said.

"Heh, he better gets ready for one hell of a fight!" Issei said before nodding to everyone in the group. Rias and her peerage then heads towards the rooftops of Kuoh Academy, where Riser and his now healed Queen, Yubelluna, waits for them.

"Give up Riser! Your peerage has been defeated!" Rias proclaimed.

"My dear, Rias. I am indeed impressed by defeating my peerage. But do you truly think you can defeat me? I am immortal after all…" Riser gloated.

"Shut up, chicken wing! Once we beat you down, Buchou will have a happier time in Kuoh without you hounding her anymore!" Issei stated. Riser merely scowled at the boy before looking over to Daku.

"Ahh, so you are the one who is also interrupting my plans…I will del with you personally…but not right now. Yubelluna!"

"Hai, Riser-sama." Yubelluna then casted a spell over Asia's figure. Issei and Daku bother covered her before the spell exploded under them.

"Issei/Asia/Daku!" The other four shouted at the trio caught in the explosion. The smoke cleared to reveal Issei having some burns on his back and half of Daku's cloak burned off and his back exposed.

"Daku…you good?" Issei asked, in which the undead knight nodded. Asia merely fainted from the pressure of the explosion.

"Not what I wanted, but that should stop you all from the constant healing you all keep getting from that girl. Yubelluna…would you mind keeping the ghost occupied? I will handle them all…myself~" Riser said with a smug on his face.

"As you wish…" Yubelluna bowed before making a mad dash, grabbing Daku by the throat, and taking him away from the others.

"Daku!" Rias shouted before Akeno covered her with a magical shield aiming for her by Riser. "Now, now, my dear. Let us have some fun here before the real fun in bed~" Riser licks his lips at the thought of that. Rias looked at him in disgust.

'Like hell he is getting Rias! I'm will be the one who shall protect her and be her first true love! Believe it!' Issei promise himself as he and his friends stand ready against Riser.

With Daku

Daku was slammed onto a clearing before glaring up at the smirking Queen. "To think, you of all people will be the major pest in my master's happiness. I should make your entire body explode for your interference!"

Daku stood up and dusted himself off before speaking for the first time. "Not my first mistake, and it won't be my last." His voice was ghostly, but that's because he is a phantom right now.

"Oh? So, the knight can speak? And here I thought you were mute…"

"Usually…I don't speak in crowds. However, you pissed me off when you try to blow Koneko up. And for that, prepare for pain." Daku rebuke before switching his Black Knight Sword to the Exile's Greatsword and having his hand on fire. Yubelluna casted several explosion spells around him, yet Daku went passed them all before the explosions can occur. He then casted a Chaos Bed Vestiges, at her. Yubelluna, shocked from the sudden fireball spell that could rivals her own master's fire, was forced to take a hit from it. The spell dealt massive damage as she screamed in agony.

"Gahhh! What…what is that? Why you!" Yubelluna charged with her staff ready to bash his skull in. Daku parried the attack with his sword before grabbing her shoulder and shoved her to a tree. He then slashed at her shoulder, follow up with a jab to her face. Yubelluna, casted a point-blank explosion spell, send them off away from each other with Daku taking damage to his upper body.

"Ow."

"Hehe, it's going to be more of an ow in a second…" Yubelluna then popped a bottle and made a motion to drink it. But before she could, a small dagger knocked it off her hands and broke the bottle. Shock, she turned to see Daku with his hand forward.

"You…you…YOU!" Rage controlled her heart as she brashly conjured several bomb spells all around him. Daku switched his fire hand to his Dragon Crest shield and braced for impact. The bombs denotated all over him, launching him into the air before rolling onto the ground back to his feet. It's hard to tell, but Daku was hurting from all the constant damage he is taking.

'Healing is going to be a problem…with her constantly casting those spells anywhere. Time to end this...' Daku then put away his shield for his fire hand and threw another Chaos Bed spell to Yubelluna. Yubelluna casted a magical shield to protect herself, but as soon as she blocked it, Daku was right on top of her! She then used her staff to block the attack and made a strike of her own, but Daku parried it with a caestus on his left hand, leaving her open for an attack.

'No!' Yubelluna thought before the blade of the Exile's Greatsword made in contact with her gut before slashing down from her right shoulder to her left hip. She then fell on ground, coughing up blood.

"This…is not the end…Riser-sama will win…he always…does…"

[One knight and One Rook of Rias', retired]

Daku gripped his sword firmly after hearing two of his allies defeated. Yubelluna chuckled before disappearing in a blue flash of light. 'Hmph…no immortal being cannot be beaten. They just can't die, but still can feel pain.' Daku rush to aid the others in their final fight against Riser himself.

[One Queen of Riser's, retired.]

A few minutes later, in front of the Kuoh Academy

Daku arrived in the scene just in time to see everyone, including Riser, injured and tired. Akeno was panting hard in the sky, Issei on one of his knees, Asia still on the ground unconsciousness, Rias still standing and Riser himself panting with a furious face present.

"I…have ENOUGH! I will end this here and now!" Riser shouted in fury before conjuring up a huge fireball and flung it to Rias. Rias braced herself for impact until Daku appeared in front of her and blocked the attack with his shield.

"Daku-san! You're here!" Rias exclaim with hope and joy in her heart. If Daku is here, then they still have a chance on winning this game. Daku nods at her for the sit-rep now. "…"

"Everyone is on their last legs, including Riser. If we can do one more push against him…we may win this fight."

"As if I will let some pathetic weaklings and a ghost take our chance to have our wonderful wedding day and night! I will win. I always do!" Riser roared before charging at Rias and Daku.

'Not yet…I will get one more blow in…for Rias!' Issei stood up, his right arm bloody while his clothes are badly burnt and damaged. As Daku blocks the attacks from Riser while Rias Hurls Destruction magic at him, Issei built up more energy for one last attack against him.

[BOOST!]

Daku, noticing Issei standing and walking his way towards the trio, stand his ground and be a wall against Riser's attacks for as long as possible. Right before Riser conjures another fireball, he was shocked in the back by lightning. He turned just to see Akeno glaring yet smiling at him.

"Now, now, a chicken must not lose his head…oh wait, you already are."

"Fucking bitch! Gah!" Daku took an opportunity to shield bash him to the ground. In response to the shield bash, Riser grabbed Daku's shield and try to pry it off his hand, but Daku is a stubborn wall and two have a little tug-of-war with the shield.

"This is…all your fault…I was about to be happily married…and honor my family…you are a pest! ALL OF YOU!"

"Yeah…well this pest is going to piss all over your wedding flowers." Riser's eyes lit up in shock as he heard a voice from behind. He turned in time just to see Issei's fist coming right at him. "This is it for you! HHAAAAAAH!"

'NOOOOOOOOO!' Riser took a strong left hook to the jaw from Issei and was launch into the air before crashing onto a wall. He tried to move in the last second…but his energy failed him and was unconscious.

"And that is…checkmate." Rias smiled, waiting for the inevitable announcement.

[Riser-sama has been defeated. The winner of the Rating Game is, Rias from House Gremory.]

"We…did it…whew…ahhh crap, sleep." Issei said with a goofy smile before falling back. Rias caught him as Daku waved to them all as he started to fade away, back to his physical body.

"Ufufu, that was fun, wasn't it?" Asked Akeno as she glided down to the others. Rias nodded to her before turning to the fading phantom. "Thank you, Daku-san. Let's all celebrate at the clubhouse, eh?"

Daku gave her the thumbs up gesture before disappearing. He then finds himself sitting near the bonfire with the two-tailed black cat curled on his lap. Daku smiled inside his helmet and pet the cat with smooth and affectionate strokes on her fur. The cat purred in delight as Daku just rest at the bonfire, happy that he was able to help Rias on her marriage dilemma.

SURPRISE! You thought I was dead, didn't you? Can't blame you since the last time I updated a story is from August. But with the College work, Net Neutrality, gaming, and roleplaying Fire Emblem with friends takes a lot of time from my hands. But I was able to get this out just before Christmas. Think of this as a Christmas present.

Be ready for another update soon as I will be a little more active hopefully before college starts again. Until then, I'll see you guys later!

Ja Ne!