Alexander's eyes fluttered open as he woke up from his sleep, a light yawn escaping him as the light of the sun hit him. He stretched his arms a little, wiping the sleep from his eyes. As his full awareness came, a groan escaped his mouth as he felt something warm sliding up and down his hard cock. Two of them actually, one on each side.

The sound seemed to encourage the two under his sheets who were sucking his cock, stroking it and massaging his balls. After that, a warm, slippery mouth engulfed his cock, whilst another started working on his balls.

Grabbing the sheet, he pulled it off to see just who was giving him a double blowjob. The answer didn't surprise him.

Raynare and Kalawarner; his maids/sex slaves.

Kalawarner wore the same outfit that Alexander had given her previously. Raynare, on the other hand, was a different story. Instead of a maid's dress, she wore a maid-style bikini. It was black, with white frills on the edges, not unlike a maid's outfit, and showed off her body just as much as her old S&M outfit. She also wore the same heels, stockings, gloves, and headband as Kalawarner.

Another thing they both wore were the black collars around their necks, with small silver rings attached to the fronts, so that Alexander could put a leash on them if he felt it necessary to do so. Or if he just wanted to. Not that either of them would mind. Alexander wasn't forcing them to do anything. They were both all too eager to be his personal maids and/or sex slaves.

He recalled the words he'd said to them when they first started, a few months prior.

"I am not your boyfriend or your lover." He'd said as they were on their knees, both using their hands to jack him off back then. "You are my maids, my pets, my toys to do with as I please. Your job is to maintain the cleanliness of my home, and spread your legs when I tell you." The two girls moaned happily as he came on their faces. They didn't do anything though, knowing their Master was not done talking. They simply kept on stroking him together. "If I tell you to bend over, you do it. If I tell you to fuck each other, you do it. If I tell you to fuck an ugly bastard who paid me money, you do it." He'd told them. Not that he would allow anyone to touch his slaves. It was mostly to make a point. But, they didn't know that. "Understood?" Only when they responded with a unison 'Yes Master' did he allow them to clean each other up as they continue their maid duties.

Funny thing is, in the weeks since they've served him, he hasn't fucked them yet. Oh, he's had them jack him off or use their mouths to please him, but he's yet to actually fuck them, partly as another part of their punishment, and partly because he enjoys seeing them squirm since he's forbidden them from pleasuring themselves or each other to satiate their needs.

Now, as he wakes up, he finds them giving him a double blowjob as a wake-up call. He didn't order them to do so, but he's thoroughly enjoying it, so he'd let it slide. They were still his willing(sometimes TOO willing) sex slaves and maids. This was hardly a horrendous offense to the rules.

Nonetheless, it wasn't a huge while before Alexander's balls, which Raynare was sucking, started to tighten, and his orgasm approached. He didn't bother to warn them. They'd both been trained to swallow his cum when they please him alone or share it when they do it together. And that was exactly what happened as Alexander came with a grunt, filling Kalawarner's cheeks with his spunk. The blue-haired maid moaned in delight as the taste hit her tongue, pulling back without spilling so much as a drop.

"Show me," Alex ordered as he sat up, looking right at Kalawarner as she got up to her knees. Giving a cute 'aaaah' Kalawarner opened her mouth, showing off the cum she'd collected in her mouth. "Good pet." He smirked, gesturing to Raynare. The raven-haired girl got the message, locking lips with her fellow slave, moaning as she enjoyed swapping cum with her. Alex watched the scene with a satisfied smile. The two girls moaned as they separated, the cum completely swallowed by them both, and a single string of saliva connecting them.

"Thank you, Master~" The two pets said in unison, standing up. One could smell their arousal, and even see a wet spot soaking through Raynare's bikini bottom, as well as Kalawarner's loosely named dress. They both turned around and bent over, picking up their heels, which they'd removed, and showing off their rears to their Master. Alex smirked at the sight.

"One hell of a wake-up call." He said, reaching out, kneading both of their asses. The girls moaned at the contact. Having had absolutely zero orgasms and very little pleasure in the past months, a simple gesture like this was enough to make them very horny.

"We're your maids Master~" Raynare moaned, still bent over, enjoying her Master's hand.

"It's our duty to make sure you get up for the day~" Kalawarner, in the exact same position, bit her lip. God, was Alex good with his hands.

"Well, you certainly succeeded," Alex said, pulling back, eliciting whines from them. "Now, I'm going to shower. Carry on." He told them.

"Yes, Master." The two girls submitted, incredibly disappointed, and oh so horny. When is their Master going to fuck them?!

Alexander sat on the couch of his new house that he'd bought after taking Raynare and Kalawarner in. It wasn't a huge house, but it wasn't small either. On his lap, lay the form of a black cat, all cuddled up and sleeping. This was Kuroka. One of her favorite pastimes was sleeping, in cat form, on her mate's lap. 'It's more comfortable than any bed' she'd told him when he asked her about it, and that was pretty much it.

As Alexander sat, his face was blank, his eyes glowing a bright red. Not in the usual sense in that his irises turned red, no. It was as if his eyes had been replaced by two pools of crimson light. No irises, no sclerae, and no pupils. This was a technique that he had been taught by Lycaon some time prior; looking through the eyes of his Sacred Gear. He could literally see everything that his Sacred Gear's Avatars could see. Currently, he was looking through the eyes of Kadmus, who'd slipped into the shadow of the nun, Asia, when Alex had rescued her.

He'd been looking through Kadmus' eyes several times in the past few weeks, mainly because he wanted to check up on his sister. One might say he was stalking or spying, but he wasn't trying to catch anyone naked or learn their secrets. He just wanted to occasionally check up on his sister every now and again. He hadn't seen her in person since the night their home had been attacked. She'd changed so much.

Alex will deny anyone who points out that he actually froze the first time he saw her through Kadmus' eyes. She was beautiful. Scratch that, she gorgeous. A knockout. Kuroka-level hot. But, she was his sister. And despite her uncanny, and somewhat scary, resemblance to their mother, he really shouldn't be thinking such things of her. Not that such a thing was considered taboo or wrong to Fallen Angels, they were beings of sin after all, and they didn't have the same biological problems as humans, but it was still kind of weird.

Simply put, Alex ogled his sister briefly, and would never talk or think about again(Oh, how naive and wrong he was.)

At that very moment, Akeno and the rest of the Gremory Peerage were strolling through the familiar forest, a place Alex had never been before, with the help of the overly cheery and rhyme-focussed Familiar Guide. Eccentric as the man was, Alex had to admit he knew what he was doing. It was also quite impressive when they found a baby Sprite Dragon. Alex actually wouldn't have minded one of those himself. They shoot lightning. Nuff said. Sucks that they hate males though.

Just as the Hyoudou boy, who Alex had discovered was indeed the Red Dragon, much to Vali's delight and chagrin, was about to choose the dragon as his familiar, horrible idea, a loud squeak caught everyone's attention. Alex's attention turned towards the source of the squeak; one Asia Argento. From what he could tell, the girl had been true to her word in keeping him a secret, thankfully. Alex noticed that she was covered in a strange, green slime. It obviously creeped her out.

Then came more of the slime.

More blobs of the sickly green mucus fell from the branches of the surrounding trees, covering all the female Devils present. Including Akeno. Alexander's breath hitched when he saw her covered in the slime. It was eating away at her clothes, exposing her creamy skin and the soft pink nipples of her bountiful bust. Her skirt melted away too, showing off her lacy black thong that probably wouldn't last much longer either. Alex couldn't help but stare. The way her breasts bounced with every move, the smooth, soft-looking skin of her flat stomach and the thickness of her thighs drew all of his attention in. At that moment, he didn't care about the fact that she was his sister, his twin no less. She was sexy as fuck, and he wasn't going to deny it.

After a few moments of staring, Alex noticed three things.

One, the scent of female arousal was stronger around Akeno.

Two, the Familiar Master and Gremory Knight were both blindfolded by slime.

And three, the Red Dragon was on the ground, his nose bleeding, and his eye bruised, courtesy of the young Koneko/Shirone.

"Ok, that's enough." He told himself, shaking his head as he disconnected his vision from Kadmus' eyes. He didn't need to see anymore. He wasn't sure it was a good idea.

"So… who was she?" He heard his girlfriend's voice ask. It was then that he noticed that Kuroka was no longer in her cat form, cuddling in his lap. She had shifted into her human form, naked as is usually the case, and was rubbing her hand over his tented jeans. The mischievous grin on her face spoke more than a thousand words.

"Doesn't matter," Alex smirked, pushing her down by her shoulder and straddling her. Kuroka let out a throaty purr as her mate pinned her down and kissed her gently. She couldn't resist wrapping her endowed legs around Alex's waist. She always knew she was sexually appealing, very much so, but the way Alex always paid special attention to her rear and legs was what really made her feel sexy.

"ALEXANDER RAIDEN HIMEJIMA!" A loud, familiar, deep, enraged voice suddenly howled as the door to Alex's home was flung open. Alex and Kuroka suddenly separated as Barakiel stormed into the room, his face set to one of untold rage. Alex had never seen his father so angry before.

"Do you mind?" The Longinus user asked dryly as he got up to his knees, whilst Kuroka lifted her head to look over the couch at the enraged Cadre.

"I need to talk to my son." The Lightning of God said to the Nekoshou gruffly. The Black Cat looked back and forth between her mate and her hopeful soon to be father in law several times.

"Bye." She said to her mate simply, shifting into her cat form and hopping up onto the arm of the couch. "By the way, your middle name is Raiden?" She asked her mate with amused raise of her feline eyebrow. Alex's eye twitched as she snickered. In response, he shot a small burst of water at her from his fingertip. Kuroka let out a cat-like yowl before hopping off of the couch and making a break for it.

"You think this is a time to joke Alexander?" Barakiel demanded of his son. "A time for depravity, tomfoolery, and idiocy?!" He yelled.

"It would help if I knew what you were so mad about," Alex said as he stood up and fixed his clothes.

"I just got a report from Azazel that four members of the Himejima clan were brutally mauled by a wild animal." Barakiel snarled in his son's direction as the teen strode over to his minibar and poured a glass of Scotch. He didn't care much for the alcohol laws. "The report says that Suou Himejima, Takeo Himejima, Kaito Himejima, and Daisuke Himejima all followed an Inugami into the forest, but never made it out," Barakiel growled through gritted teeth. "Care to comment?" He asked.

"This is the first I'm hearing of it," Alex said nonchalantly, sipping his drink.

"Alex, you murdered those men!" Barakiel shouted at his son.

"No, I killed Suou." The teen corrected his father. "Kadmus, Shade, and Jin killed the others." He said with a small smirk.

"You're proud of this?" Barakiel was aghast.

"I'm glad that I took revenge for what they did to Mom." Alex shot back. "They took my mother AND my sister away from me. Those pathetic bigots just couldn't leave well enough alone."

"And you couldn't either!" His father snapped.

"I'm not you Dad!" Alex screeched. "You might be content to throw yourself into work or sit around all day feeling sorry for yourself and grieving over Mom and Akeno, but I'm not!" He took a breath. "I am not content letting Suou get away with putting Mom in a coma and causing Akeno to run away. I made a promise to myself a long time ago that I would make him pay for what he did, and I fulfilled that promise." He said with finality. "And I don't regret it." He added, crossing his arms.

Barakiel was quiet for a moment before speaking again. "Have you considered the repercussions for this?" He asked evenly.

"No, I charged in headfirst like a wild animal," Alex responded with sarcasm dripping from his teeth. "Yes, I thought it through. I put up a soundproof barrier, didn't allow for a single char mark from my lightning, and I removed any boot prints or feathers that I might have left behind." He rolled his eyes. "I can think you know." He snarked.

"Put a lid on the attitude," Barakiel grunted out gruffly. A moment of silence passed by before he spoke again. "You're 18 now, and adult by both human and Fallen Angel standards. So fine, I'll let this go." He finally decided. "But if and when this comes to haunt you, I will not help. Understood?" He asked sternly.

"Understood." Alexander sighed out. With a low grunt, Barakiel nodded and summoned a transportation circle at his feet. He left without another word, leaving the building very quiet.

"Master?" A familiar voice called out. It was Raynare. "Is everything alright?" She asked.

"Yes, Raynare, everything's fine." Alex let out with a sigh, walking past her to his room.

A few weeks passed since Barakiel had confronted his son over his actions involving the Himejima Clan Leader. He hadn't confronted the teen on that matter at all since. He didn't even bring it up. As Alex predicted, nobody had seemed to make the connection that it was he who committed the admittedly heinous act. Not that he regrets it. He didn't get the emotional peace and satisfaction he thought he'd get, but it was still nice to know he'd given Suou what he deserved.

Alex spent most of his time training and hanging out with Vali, spending time with his girlfriend, most of said time being occupied by sex, hanging out with Azazel, and sexually tormenting his maids. A month and a half since they'd been in his servitude, and they'd still yet to experience his sexual prowess or even an orgasm. The looks of need and desire on their faces whenever they get particularly horny, coupled with the desperation when he denied them, was always a delight to see. Especially when he made them watch as he fucks Kuroka and reminds them of the 'no pleasuring themselves or each other' rule.

However, this wasn't a typical day.

Alexander was laying down on his sofa, on his side, with Kuroka cuddled up to him. They were both facing the holographic, magical screens that had been conjured. Vali was present too, sitting on an armchair, as was Azazel, laying across another sofa. Barakiel was invited as well, but the Cadre had politely declined in favor of his work. He could have just taken a day off like Azazel does oh so often, but he really wasn't one to neglect work that needs to be done. Nobody commented.

"How did you manage this?" Alex asked of Azazel as the clock neared striking midnight.

"One of my spies heard word of the Game and put it in his report." The Governor-General responded with a nonchalant shrug. "I asked Sirzechs about it and he gave me the frequency to watch." he went on.

"The only reason we're not at war right now is because of how lackadaisical you, Sirzechs, and Michael are, you realize this yes?" Vali asked bluntly as Raynare and Kalawarner brought trays of snacks and drinks for their Master and his guests.

"I do, yes, I do," Azazel admitted without a care in the world.

"It's starting." Kuroka hushed the boys as the screens started showing what they had come to watch; Rias Gremory's unofficial Rating Game against Riser Phenex. Alexander and Kuroka were both interested because their respective sisters were both fighting in said game. Vali was interested because of the Red Dragon's presence, and Azazel was just bored. He was also looking for an excuse to get out of paper.

As the screens showed a replica of Kuoh Academy, Alex narrowed his eyes. He wondered how this battle would go.

As anyone would have suspected, the Rating Game did not go well for the Gremory Peerage. They managed to systematically take down Riser's entire Peerage, barring his Queen and Bishop, but it wasn't enough to take a victory. Shirone was the first to be taken out. She was blown up by Riser's Queen, much to Kuroka's chagrin. Akeno followed a time after, also taken out by Riser's Queen, but not before forcing said Queen to use a Phenex tear. Everybody present didn't dare say a word when Alexander didn't allow himself to react.

Moments later, the Gremory Knight was also taken down. It was just the Red Dragon, the nun girl, and Gremory herself left against Phenex and his Queen. Like a complete fool, Gremory tried to take Riser down on her own power, having her Bishop healing her from the sidelines as the battle went on. Then along came the Red Dragon flying into the battle, trying to be a hero. It cost them the game. Phenex started beating on the boy until Gremory surrendered.

Reactions were mixed.

Vali was disappointed that his arch-rival didn't do better. He'd spent so much time thinking about what kind of rival he'd have once he found the Red Dragon. What he got was an overly hormonal teenager who seems to care more about women's' bodies than his own power. Alex was probably just as, or maybe even more, depraved and perverted compared to the Red Dragon, but he didn't allow it to dominate his thoughts and life. He made just as much time for his training as he did for women. This Hyoudou boy was just too much.

Kuroka was upset for a number of reasons. Her sister being defeated so easily being amongst them. Shirone could have easily been a winning player in that game if she had been willing to embrace who and what she was. The Sage Arts would have helped her substantially. The worst part was that she believed herself to be the reason for Shirone's fear, which she really was. Too many times to count, she's cried herself to sleep in Alexander's arms when she gets particularly emotional about her sister. It takes constant reminders from her mate that she did the right thing. Even if it hurt Shirone, the younger Nekoshou is safe now.

Azazel was howling with laughter half the time. He found the Red Dragon's 'Dress Break' technique to be an absolute work of genius and really hot. Made a remark of he really wanted to learn the technique himself. He also found it funny that Vali was stuck with someone like that as an arch-rival for eternity.

Alexander kept his reactions in for the most part. Anyone who knew anything about the son of Barakiel would know that he was not happy to see his sister go down like that. At the same time, however, he couldn't find too much sympathy for his estranged sister. She could have obliterated Riser's Queen, his whole Peerage if she'd just used her Holy Lightning. She could have easily won this game for her team, but she let her grudge get the better of her. He couldn't bring himself to feel sorry for her. She had this coming, going into a near-impossible battle without her most powerful card on the table.

Of course, that doesn't mean he was going to sit by and let things stay as they are. Once Riser Phenex has his way with Rias Gremory, he's going to set his sights on Akeno. No way in hell was Alex going to allow that to happen. From what he'd seen of Hyoudou through Kadmus' eyes, the boy wasn't about to give up. He'd charge into the upcoming engagement party and demand Gremory be freed of her marriage. When he does that, he's going to need some help.

This is why Alexander found himself in his current situation; standing in the shadows of Hyoudou's room, leaning against the wall as Asia Argento tends to his wounds, her eyes teary. His hood was up, concealing his head and face.

"Argento." He spoke out loud, causing the girl to jump to her feet with a squeak.

"I-It's you." She gasped as she saw him. "Lord Alexander." She breathed, unsure how to react.

"I saw your game," Alexander told her, surprising her. "You did well." He told her, walking past and hovering over the unconscious Red Dragon.

"W-what are you…" Asia let out but was unable to finish her sentence. Fear struck to her very core.

"I have no intention of harming him," Alex said simply, directing his attention to Hyoudou's left hand. "You can hear me, can't you?" He asked. The room was quiet for a moment. "I'm not talking to Hyoudou." he finally went on. As he finished his sentence, the Boosted Gear appeared on Hyoudou's arm, the green gem glowing.

[What does the Inugami of the Black Blade want with me?] The majestic voice of one Ddraig Y Goch asked.

"It spoke!" Asia gasped.

"Your host leaves much to be desired," Alex said bluntly. "His petty lusts and his lack of raw talent are huge obstacles before him. If he does not set himself straight soon, the White One will kill him." He said seriously. Asia looked at the older teen with horror. Someone was going to kill Issei?

[I take you're acquainted with the White One's current host?] Ddraig asked with simplicity.

"My best friend." Alexander nodded in affirmation. "If the Heavenly Dragons were to fight today, the White Dragon would trounce your host in less than a second." He warned. "And I'm probably understating." He added. "Once he regains consciousness, I suggest you have a serious talk with him. His obsession with women is not going to get him anywhere in this world." He said with finality.

[I've lived for thousands of years, I know that.] The Red Dragon gave a huff, making Alexander roll his eyes. It seems Ddraig and Albion both have immature tendencies. [But your concerns are noted, son of Barakiel.] Alex didn't react. He wasn't surprised the Dragon knew of his parentage. [And hello, belatedly, Lycaon.] The Welsh Dragon went on.

[Hello Ddraig.] Lycaon responded from within Alexander, a sarcastic tone in his voice. [We're so glad you noticed us.] He went on.

"Lycaon, not now please." Alexander sighed in his head before turning to face Asia. "I have something for Hyoudou." He told her, reaching into his pocket. He pulled out a strange, glowing, shiny golden orb. Asia looked at it for a moment, mesmerized. "The dragon will know what it is once the boy assimilates it into his Sacred Gear." He told her, setting it down on the desk nearby.

"Assimilate?" Asia parroted, both confused and in awe.

"You'll see soon enough," Alexander assured her, stuffing his hands into his coat pockets. "I'm still holding you to your promise about keeping my face and my name secret, understand?" He asked.

"Y-yes," Asia responded meekly. Alexander allowed for a small smile to show on his lips as he gently pats the girl's head, surprising her.

"We'll meet again soon Asia." He told her. As he was about to summon a transportation circle, he was stopped.

"Wait!" Asia squeaked, her cheeks red as she drew more of the older boy's attention to her. "W-why?" She asked under her breath, shy. "Why are you helping Issei? Why did you help me?" She finally asked. Alexander was silent for a moment before he answered.

"I saved you because I don't like it when people die." And because he wanted two new sex slaves, but he wasn't going to tell her that. "I'm helping Hyoudou because I have my own reasons for not want Gremory to marry the Phenex brat," he told her. Asia wasn't entirely sure what to make of such an answer. "I'll be going now," Alexander told her after a moment, to which she nodded. As the teen snapped his fingers and summoned a green transportation circle under his feet, Asia wonder just what the boy's fascination with her and friends was.

Still, she couldn't deny it wasn't an unpleasant feeling knowing she had a 10 winged Fallen Angel looking out for her. A Guardian Fallen Angel, as it were.

"Kalawarner, you're drooling," Alexander said dryly as he and Vali sat in the hot tub in his backyard. Kuroka, who hates getting wet, was nowhere to be seen. After a hard day of training and sparring, the two boys decided to unwind in the aforementioned hot tub. It had been 24 hours since Alexander left his little gift with the Hyoudou boy, and he was still waiting to hear what had happened. When Alexander called Kalawarner to bring some refreshments for him and his best friend, he didn't know why he was surprised when she stayed behind to stare at his and his best friend's shirtless torso's.

"What is wrong with her?" Vali asked tiredly, seeing Kalawarner's beet-red face and drool dripping from the corner of her lips.

"She has a fetish for teenage boys," Alexander explained with a shrug, sipping the fruity cocktail he held. "This-" He gestured between himself and the Devil half-blood. "-is probably a very enticing sight for her," he said, smirking mischieviously as he bounced his pecs; a trick he worked really hard on. Kalawarner's eyes bugged out of their sockets, and even over the scent of the hot tub, the outdoors, and the incredibly strong cocktail, Alex could smell her arousal.

"Lovely," Vali said dryly as he watched the maid slowly turning into a puddle of lust.

"You know, I've never had a threesome with another guy before," Alex smirked in Vali's direction, making Kalawarner's heart jump into her throat at his words. "You know, I wouldn't mind if-"

"No." Vali cut his best friend off, crushing Kalawarner's dreams.

"You are not easy to fluster," Alex grumbled as the house's back door opened, and out came Azazel.

"Hello, boys." He smirked. "Planning a fun night?" he asked, looking over Kalawarner's flushed and quivering form.

"Maybe/No." Alexander and Vali respectively grinned and sighed.

"Well, either way, I think you'll find this interesting," Azazel said as he held up the tablet he held. "The Red Dragon stormed the engagement party and dueled Riser Phenex one on one." He explained, catching the boys' attention. "By sacrificing his left arm to Ddraig, he was able to pull of Balance Breaker for ten seconds." He told them.

"Interesting." Alexander thought to himself. "Can you do that?" He directed his thoughts to the spirit living in his soul.

[We could, but doing so would be pointless considering you've already mastered the Forbidden Infernal Form.] Lycaon answered.

"Unfortunately, it didn't do much to aid in his victory, even when he added a cross into the mix." Azazel went on. "But, just as Phenex was about to kill the boy, something very interesting happened," Azazel said as he pressed play on a video recording. The teens watched closely. The video started with Phenex holding Hyoudou up by his shirt collar.

"What do you use to put out a fire?" Hyoudou grinned as he pulled up a glass bottle. "Fuckin water!" He pulled the cork out with his teeth. "Try this one on for size Asshole!" He howled, pouring the water on Riser's face.

[Transfer!] The gem on Hyoudou's gauntlet glowed as he transferred his built up power into the Holy Water that he was pouring. Phenex howled in pain as he let go of the boy's shirt. Hyoudou grinned and jumped a good distance back, his face set into hard concentration. He let out a battle cry and held up his gauntlet clad arm. The bright green gem suddenly started glowing a bright gold.

"What… what the hell!?" Phenex screeched through his pain. As Issei brought his arm down and readied it for a hard punch, the bright golden glow extended to cover the entire gauntlet with a pale golden aura. "That can't be… that's the power of Light!" Phenex was mortified.

"Damn right it is." Issei gave a wicked grin worthy of Alexander himself. "It was a gift from an anonymous donor from the Grigori." He readied himself to strike. "Don't know who this guy is, but he's a real Guardian Fallen Angel, isn't he?" He asked as the gem flashed green under the golden glow.

"Don't you dare!" Phenex screeched at the boy, throwing a large blaze of fire at him. Issei used the Knight Traight of his Queen Promotion to jump over the flames. "Don't you understand!? This marriage is for the future of all Devils! If you do this you're dooming us all!" He tried to reason with his opponent. His legs wouldn't allow him to move.

"Don't you get it?" Issei looked at Phenex as if he was stupid. "I don't care about the future of all Devils! Buchou is the only thing that matters." He snarled at the High-Born brat. "And the fact that you'd force her to be with you, when so clearly hates you! That's reason enough for me to destroy you!" He howled, crouching. He shot towards the Phenex, the golden aura around his arm suddenly glowing the brightest it has since it showed. "Suck on this!" he howled, delivered a hard punch to Riser's center of gravity. Purple mist could be seen seeping from Riser's torso as he fell to his knees, and then to the ground.

"Don't hurt him!" A new voice suddenly screamed. Teleporting in between the downed Phenex and the Red Dragon, was a young blond girl with her hair in drills and wearing a purple dress. She bore a striking resemblance to Riser Phenex, though she was shorter and thinner.

"Step aside little girl." Hyoudou snarled, narrowing his eyes at her. "Unless you want some of this yourself." He smirked as the gem on his gauntlet glowed gold again. At that point, the video ended.

"Is it just me, or is the Phenex girl blushing?" Alex asked, his eyes narrow as he tried to focus on the girl's face in the video. It was too blurry to make out perfectly.

"Ahem." Azazel got the son of Barakiel's attention. He noticed then that both Vali and Azazel were staring at him, expectant looks on their faces.

"What?" he asked innocently.

"You know, just this morning I noticed that the key component of my artificial Light Attribute Sacred Gear was missing." Azazel's eyebrow raised with expectation. "You wouldn't happen to know where it is would you?" He asked.

Alexander pretended to think for a moment. "Hmm, no, not really." He finally said, making both Vali and Azazel sigh in exasperation.

"I suppose it doesn't matter." The Governor-General decided. "I just finished the Downfall Dragon Spear. The light attribute was going to be a cold case anyway." He shrugged, locking the tablet and tucking it under his arm. "And Alex." He caught the younger Fallen Angel's attention. "Next time you need something from my lab, just ask." He smirked, leaving the two teens alone. Not counting Kalawarner, of course.

"Why did you help the Red Dragon?" Vali finally asked.

"What, feeling betrayed?" Alex smirked.

"If nothing else, I'm glad that my rival has an edge over me now. I'm just curious as to why you wanted to see him beat the Phenex." The White Dragon explained, his eyes narrow. Alex was silent for a moment as he sunk down into the water to his neck.

"Akeno." He finally said. "Phenex would have set his sights on her once he was done with Gremory. I wasn't about to allow that to happen." He said solemnly.

"I'm curious as to why you still carry such affection for your sister after she abandoned you," Vali mentioned.

"You never knew her," Alex responded with a light snap. "She and I were closer to each other than we were to our parents, in some ways closer than they were to each other." He sighed. "We slept together, bathed together, played together, studied together, ate together… We were closer than any siblings could ever be." He looked up at the stars. "I can't hate her, and she can't either. I know it." He whispered the last three words.

Vali stared at his best friend intensely. He knew of Alexander's great affection for his sister a long time ago. It's clear he holds his sister dearly, maybe even more so than Kuroka. Maybe. Alex cared about those close to him a lot, and he'd go to the ends of Heaven, Earth, and Hell to protect them, as is evident from his actions with the Himejima Clan. It didn't take a genius to figure out that it was Alex who killed Suou Himejima.

Vali briefly wondered what other measures Alexander would take to protect his sister.

*Drops from a tree with a cigar in hand.*

I'm back baby.

*Puffs cigar.*

After more than two months, I finally have a laptop again. It's not brand spanking new, but it is better than my old one. I can finally write again. You guys have no idea how much I have missed this. I have like 10 different Google Docs tabs open with 10 different stories. The next update will either be Legacy of Revan, Arcadia Duo, Fire and Blood, or a new story.

Now, on to a little business.

I found a site called RedBubble that allows artists, like myself, to upload their art and have it printed onto T-shirts, mugs, phone cases, laptop sleeves, etc. All kinds of shit. Thus far, I only have 2 text-based design shirts, and one with a sunset painting. Whenever someone buys a shirt, or a mug, or whatever with one of my designs, RedBubble will take care of all the printing, shipping, and all that, and then I will get a small margin of the profits.

If you fancy a shirt that says "Nothing Scares Me as Much as my Mother" or one with a painting of a sunset, go check out my profile on (RedBubble . com) It has the same name as here; Brxkenarrow.

Great to be back ladies and gentleman. C'ya next update!