Hey guys here's the next chapter for ya! Sorry its a little late but hey what can ya do?
ORC Clubroom
The day after Kuru's encounter with the fallen angel Raynare, and his thorough scolding from Olivia the young devil and his peerage now found themselves inside Rias' base of operations awaiting the arrival of her newest [Pawn].
Yet this was not Kuru's main concern right now as he watched his [Rook] Tank constantly trying and failing to keep his more primal side in check. His claws were constantly reappearing and disappearing and he was growling. If Kuru hadn't of managed to convince him to be patient the Cerbures heir had no doubt the werewolf would be hunting Raynare down right now to tear her to pieces and Kuru couldn't blame him for it. But that also didn't mean he was a fan of letting his servant run amok and probably end up getting himself killed.
The sound of the door to the room opening instantly drew everyone's attention as Kiba walked in followed by a very surprised Issei. Looking around the room Issei's eye's immediately honed in on the various female asset's in the room and a perverted look overcame his face almost instantly. Yet the still logical, if very small, part of his brain allowed him to recognize that there were much more people in the room than he thought there would be.
It was then that the perverted boy noticed Kuru and h peerage and couldn't help but rage inside. Why was he here!? Wasn't it enough that him and those other guys basically were the new heartthrobs of nearly every girl in school but now he was moving in on the Occult Research club's woman to!? Damn handsome guys! Damn them all!
Well that was what he was thinking until his eyes zeroed in on Olivia's chest and his perverted look returned. But it was gone almost immediately as searing pain erupted from his 'special zone'. Looking down he just saw a pillar of shadow descend back into his own shadow. Immediately the boy dropped to his knees and cradled his damaged manhood while looking up to see Kuru glaring at him.
"That was strike one Hyoudou, be thankful it was only that cause Olivia here would have torn it off for you looking at her in such a way." Kuru said neutrally before taking a cup of tea that was handed to him by a smiling Olivia who while unhappy she wasn't the one to punish the pervert was glad he was in pain nonetheless.
From there, after Issei managed to recover, Rias began to explain the whole situation to the boy with her peerage and Kuru's own throwing some things in here and there so the new devil could get a better understanding of his new lot in life. Kuru however was focused on something entirely different. Using his powers over shadows he was looking through a particular shadow at a group of fallen angels.
This little ability of his, while limited in range and due to the fact he couldn't move while using it, allowed him to watch things from a persons shadow almost like a home movie. And what he was seeing and hearing right then was very disturbing to him even though from where the shadow was he couldn't get a good look at anyone except Raynare since he was using her shadow.
"Are the preparations complete Raynare?" asked a deep male voice.
"Of course Bethor-san the cross is ready and all we need now is to await our 'guest'." responded Raynare.
"Are we sure we can trust the information that devil gave us? What does he have to gain from all of this?" asked another female but from her voice she sounded a little older than Raynare and the venom in her tone when she said the word devil.
"Does it matter Kalawarner? The nuns on her way and the kid Raynare killed is no longer an issue so we are in the clear. Plus those damned devils have no idea what we're up to and won't be able to act until it is too late." retorted another male voice that Kuru knew already didn't belong to the previous Bethor who seemed to be the one in charge of the whole thing.
"Dohnaseek's right Kala! Just relax and lets not worry about that stupid devil!" shouted a much younger female voice.
"Hmmm I don't know about that Mittelt. Just to be on the safe side I want Dohnaseek out on patrol. I will not tolerate any mistake's. The rest of you prepare for the nuns arrival. Soon enough we will have Twilight Healing in our hands." said Belthor and Kuru cut the connection before returning to the events going on in the room.
What he saw though made him sweatdrop as his peerage was struggling to hold back a furious Olivia who was going after a cowering Issei who was pathetically trying to hide behind an irritable looking Koneko.
"...alright I'll bite what the hell is this?" Kuru asked while looking at an amused Akeno and irritated looking Rias.
*sigh*" When Issei learned about how peerages are formed he instantly announced his dream to be a 'harem king' and Olivia lost it and is now trying to neuter him." said Rias as they continued to watch Kuru's [Queen] continue in her self appointed quest to rid the world of one more pervert.
a few hours and LOT'S of violence later
"Well that was certainly a way to spend the evening." said Nico casually as him and the others were walking down the street to Kuru's house.
"I can't see why Olivia was trying to kill him though, she really should have expected it from a guy like him." pointed out Yosuke.
"Shut up." came Olivia's cold reply instantly halting anymore conversation on the matter. She was still upset that she didn't get to kill the pervert like she had intended to do.
After a few more minutes of walking though all of them suddenly stopped as they all sensed the same thing. All of their previous light hearted demeanor's were gone only to be replaced with cold calculating looks. They stayed like that a few more moments before Kuru decided to speak up.
"Come out now, we know your there."
It was quiet a few moments longer before multiple figures started coming out of the various alley's and shadows. Most of the figures the peerage instantly recognized as stray wizards but there were a few that were only recognizable to Olivia and Kuru. These figures were dressed in black tactical gear and wore masks that resembled snakes and all had a katana strapped to their backs.
Upon seeing these men in particular Olivia trembled slightly as memories of her past began to assault her senses but she quickly composed herself and glared at the new assailants with immeasurable hate. Kuru meanwhile was intently glaring at them with pure hatred while the shadows around him whipped about dangerously.
"I thought you scum would have learned your lesson after I put your leaders head on a pike. You are either very brave or just plain stupid to try and challenge me again assassin's." growled Kuru while one of said assassin's stepped forward to address the Cerbures heir.
"You took what belongs to us and for you to think we would just let the bitch slip away especially after you killed Leader-sama? You are the foolish one here devil. But I think we should also thank you, cause now the one you call 'Olivia' has even more worth as a devil with her powers. She'll give us fine future assassins and bring our Organization to new heights under our new Master." said the man arrogantly.
"Who the fuck does this guy think he is?" growled Tank as he partially transformed with his claws and fangs on full display.
"Someone who obviously deserves a violent death." answered Aila loud enough to be heard.
"For once I agree that only death is fit for these kinds of people." spoke up Ryujin as his usual diplomatic nature took a back seat after hearing the mans words. After what the man said he doubted Kuru would let him live long anyway.
Kuru for his part had his head down with his hair shadowing his eyes. All of a sudden his head snapped up to reveal that his eyes were now glowing with demonic power making his peerage's assailants step back in fear. Sure they had fought devils and the like before but even so none of them ever exuded anything as intense as what was in Kuru's stare.
It was then that Hayate stepped forward to stand next to Kuru with a katana with the kanji for honor etched into the part of the blade closest to the hilt.
"What is your decree on these...things my Lord." asked the Cerbures knight as he didn't even deign the ones that challenged them the right to be classified as living beings due to what the one had said about his Lord's [Queen].
"Isn't it obvious Hayate? The only punishment for one who would so casually threaten the life of those I care for and those who follow them... is death." responded Kuru with his voice taking on a raspy and demonic undertone on the last word.
Then as if the very decree of their [King] was the signal the members of Kuru's peerage attacked their assailants with fervor. In response the assailants all began casting spells or in the assassin's cases they began to pull out holy weapons and guns usually used by stray exorcists. This was something else that made Kuru wonder who their so called 'master' was that he could supply them with such weaponry.
Tank had now changed into his full werewolf form which his form was now covered in shaggy black fur and his eyes a bright yellow. Across his snout lay a nasty scar that added to his intimidating stature yet thankfully all of his accessories and such were still in place. With his claws and teeth her tore into the enemy cutting them down left and right with savage ferocity befitting of his animalistic nature in this form.
Hayate meanwhile was cutting down his chosen foes using his superior blade skills honed over countless decades. With his sword in hand he was practically untouchable as he blocked and deflected every attack sent his way with obvious ease. He never even needed to use his more refined techniques in order to cut down his enemies.
Aila was having a difficult time compared to the others as she wielded a menacing and evil looking bastard sword that has a skull guard with bones as cross guard and a dark grey blade with runes in the middle and a serrated edge on the other edge that starts at the hilt and goes up to middle of the edge. The white haired knight had no trouble cutting down the enemies, actually she seemed to enjoy it to a degree. Her main problem stemmed from Femto, the soul within her sacred gear, trying to rest control of her body from her as each death caused by her or near her made him stronger. Thankfully though she had the willpower to keep him at bay, at least for now.
Ryujin fought with only his hand-to-hand skills with devastating effect as a hazy sky blue and clear aura started to form around him getting stronger with each hit he received and gave. The aura also seemed to enhance Ryujin's strikes greatly and kept getting stronger as the fight prolonged. Every wound he received he ignored as he continued to snap necks and break the bodies of his opponents.
Nico and Jynx meanwhile were working in tandem to take down numerous enemies. The two pawns made a devastating team as while most of them were distracted avoiding being crushed by Jynx's large two handed golden war mallet with a flame shaped red diamond in the center. Wherever the hammer hit the ground would shake and blue flames would scorch the earth. The few who had been struck had been killed either by being burned or being crushed. Sometimes even a combination of the two!
The ones who avoided Jynx's savage assault Nico had taken out with his boxing style and devastating right hooks thatalways took down an enemy with a single well placed punch. While the two were strong with their base attributes both had promoted to [Rooks] thanks to Kuru making their attacks all the more devastating to anyone who dared cross them.
Yosuke was having the toughest time of all of the peerage as his specialty lied in his magical attacks with his harp. Yet due to the close proximity of the rest of his allies and his enemies he was forced to rely on his skillas of using his harp as a blunt weapon. Thankfully he had honed his skill in this area immensely over the years training with both Kuru and his fellow peerage members. The only problem he really had with this way of fighting was the blood stains he now had to clean off of his beloved instrument.
Olivia was seemingly had the most enthusiasm killing their current foes as she assaulted them with twin swords made with her ice magic. Hell she had even gone to using her sacred gear's ability of sound manipulation to destroy her opponents ear drums. From the few short minutes since the fight began she was already covered in her former tormentors blood yet she didn't care. She thought she was finally rid of these monsters from her past and to see them again infuriated her to no end.
With his peerage successfully dealing with most of the enemies Kuru had been dealing his own brand of death in the form of two black gauntlets on his arms that radiated demonic energy and were dripping blood. (think Skyrim's daedric gauntlets) Around him laid various bodies with gaping holes in their chest, heads missing and some with even their entire torso's gone from their lower halves. He now held the man who had spoken in his armored grip by the throat about a foot off the ground.
Said man clawed at Kuru's gauntlet clad hand around his throat futilely as Kuru glared at him.
"You...*gah*, think this is the end... devil scum?... More of us will come and then you'll be *guh* sorry!" cried the man while Kuru's gaze shifted to one of complete boredom.
"So? The more you send the more that will die. Anyone who threatens those I care for will be shown no mercy. Let them come I say as I will paint this town with their blood! Starting with YOU!" roared Kuru as he tightened his grip to the point the mans head exploded in a shower of blood and bone leaving nothing more than a headless corpse to fall to the ground.
A few moments later and Kuru's peerage had finished mopping up the others and had joined their [King] where he now stood.
"You know not to question you orders or anything Boss but wouldn't it of been better to leave at least one of them alive for questioning?" wondered Tank as he was now back in human form.
"Wouldn't have mattered. They all would have died before telling us anything worth mentioning." answered Olivia as she now adopted a somber expression.
"...it doesn't matter. This only confirms that now was indeed the right time to return to the world. Whoever is leading and supplying these bastards is obviously an enemy. Whomever they may be we must be ready to face them. For now lets get home and get cleaned up. We still have school tomorrow after all." said Kuru with a small smile at the end as he heard everyone but Jynx groan at his last comment. His bubbly little [Pawn] always loved learning knew things afterall.
Just as they began to walk home though Olivia grabbed Kuru's sleeve to gain his attention while the others continued on ahead.
"Whats wrong Olivia?" asked Kuru wondering what his [Queen] could want that the others weren't allowed to hear.
"I'm sorry." She said with her head lowered in what could only be assumed as shame.
"Sorry? For what?" Asked Kuru truly curious on what she could possibly be apologizing for.
"For everything! I thought when I joined you and we dealt with the Organization in the past that that would be the end of it! But now here they are causing trouble once more and it's all my fault!" Declared Olivia as she looked at Kuru with teary eyes.
Her parents had sold her to the Organization when she was just six years old and they had made her life a living hell by forcefully making her into an assassin. She only found freedom when she ran away and was taken in by Kuru who had not only protected her from her former caretakers but gave her a new life which is something she could never hope to repay. Yet here her past came up again causing a whole new slew of problems for her [King] and fellow peerage members.
It was silent for a few moments before with a sigh of annoyance Kuru gently placed his hand on Olivia's shoulder's causing her to look at him in surprise.
"Idiot. Those assholes coming after me and the others isn't your fault. Blame their own stupidity for that one. And you have nothing to be sorry for Olivia. I have never been, and never will be ashamed of having you as my [Queen]. You and the others are family to me and I will fight even Great Red Himself if I have to to keep you and the others safe from harm. Now lets go home before the others start to worry." said Kuru kindly as he wrapped an arm around Olivia and began to lead her along back to the house.
Olivia for her part was both surprised and overjoyed at his decleration. When she had first accepted his offer of joining him she had been skeptical at first but it was moments like these that made her truly happy that she had accepted his offer. With that she leaned into Kuru's embrace and let him lead her home with a content smile on her face.
While this was going on neither of them noticed they were being watched by the rest of Kuru's peerage.
'I can see why she loves him. Now if she can only just tell him about her feelings.' Was thee collective thoughts of the group save for one who was frantically writing down things in her notebook with obvious glee.
'Soon the next level of my research will begin! Now if only they would hurry up!' shouted Jynx in her head as she and the others left back home before Kuru and Olivia arrived.
Well there's the next chapter guys. Also someone has been asking me if I'm gonna be doing lemons for this story and the answer is... I have no fucking clue. If you guys want me to I will but it is all up to you guys whether you want it to happen or not so send me your thoughts on the matter. Review and/or PM me!
