Here's the next chapter, everyone! I'm so, so sorry for the delay! I got the chapter done about a week ago, but I had to do some editing and that took all week due to other things that were going on in addition to a stressful work week. Chapter 53 is already finished and editing will begin tomorrow or Tuesday. I would like to thank SacredKoopa for assisting me with writing and proofreading this chapter, as well as the OC that will be introduced in this chapter. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy!

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One more note is that in Chapter 50, I edited it so that instead of Sona and Serafall's mother that appears, it's Lady Phenex instead.

Luke was currently glaring daggers at Roman, his blood boiling at the mere sight of his parents killer. The two Kaelians gazed at each for quite some time until the redhead spoke.

"Aleksandra gave me your message, boy. So, I decided to have Loki here fetch you so we could talk." Roman said.

"You're welcome." Loki spoke up playfully.

"I believe my message also said that Ruby would be chatting with us, too." Luke nearly growled out his words.

Roman's eyes softened at the mention of his daughter before he returned to being serious. "Ah yes, I do remember Aleksandra telling me that. But to tell you the truth... I do not wish for Ruby to be involved. It's for safety reasons, I can assure you."

I don't like the sound of that. Luke narrowed his eyes at Roman.

The elder Kaelian turned to Aleksandra as he stood up from his throne. "Aleksandra, take us to the main lobby. Luke Sigmund and I will continue our conversation there."

Aleksandra gave Roman a salute. "At once, my Lord."

Luke looked at Aleksandra with a softened gaze once he felt her aura. So, she has affections for Roman... no wonder she's so loyal to him.

Luke then reluctantly followed after Roman and Aleksandra to the main lobby. Once they all arrived in the main lobby, Roman and Aleksandra turned back around to face Luke, who had kept his guard up the entire time and prepared himself for any ambushes or traps.

"You needn't be so on guard, Luke Sigmund. No one else lives here besides Aleksandra and I. Besides, I find putting traps in my living space to be rather dull." Roman all but stated.

Luke did calm himself down a little, but he still knew he still had to be wary as even if there was no sneak attack planned, he had to be prepared for a possible frontal attack.

Roman then walked over to a large table and sat himself down before he gestured to the other chair in front of him. "Do have a seat, Luke Sigmund, so we may get this talk under way."

Without saying anything else, Luke sat down in the seat prepared for him while Aleksandra stood next to Roman and Loki watched on the side so she could get a good view of the Kaelians' reactions.

Roman clasped his hands together before placing them on the table. "Now, what would you like to talk about first? Knowing you, I would assume you want to know why I-?"

"Manfroy..." Luke interjected. "I want to talk about that kidnapping maniac."

"Ah, very well then. What is it you wish to discuss about him?" Roman inquired.

"Manfroy seemed... very interested in our species. So much so, that he kidnapped me in an attempt to repopulate them by trying to turn me into a breeding bull. When I asked him why you haven't done so, he said you had no interest in repopulating... Why is that?" Luke questioned.

Luke suddenly saw sadness in Roman's eyes.

"When the Evies first attacked KxK, my wife, Yustina, was on the front lines of that battle, even though she had only recently given birth to Ruby... You can figure out what happened to her."

At that moment, Luke could sense that Roman was doing all he can to contain his sadness and grief.

Luke exhaled deeply. "I am truly sorry for your loss, Roman, but what does this have to do with my-?" He suddenly paused until his eyes widened when it finally clicked. "You were only loyal to Yustina..."

Roman nodded. "Even though it's been nearly two decades since Yustina's death... and I know she would want me to move on... it's been difficult."

Aleksandra placed a hand on Roman's shoulder with concern on her face, making the man smile.

"I'm alright, Aleksandra. Truly I am."

Aleksandra merely nodded and put her arm back to her side.

Roman cleared his throat before he recomposed himself. "Even though I told Manfroy I wasn't interested in finding myself some women to mate with, as I was still mourning, he was insistent that the Kaelians should flourish once again." He sighed as he rubbed his temples. "Had I known Manfroy would become too invested in the Kaelians and kidnap you, I would've eliminated him a long time ago."

"... My next question... why did you kill my parents?" Luke asked with a serious tone in his voice, doing his best to hold back his rage.

Roman felt his heart stop for a moment before he sighed heavily. "...Luke Sigmund, how much do you know about the Evies?"

"I know one attacked me on the way home one night." Luke replied. "Had Ruby not intervened, I would have probably died again. All I know is that they're a race of machine lifeforms that attacked our people."

"Good, you've got the gist of those mechanical freaks... but what if I told you they had the ability to control other beings via their brain?"

Luke's eyes widened upon hearing that. "Are... are you saying that the Evies controlled you?"

Roman nodded with sadness in his eyes. "An Evie infiltrated my ship. I had Laelius escape with Ruby and told him to give my daughter to someone that can protect her... they used an escape pod right before the Evie hot-wired my brain." He then clenched his hands tightly. "After the Evie took control of me, I could only watch one day as I approached the house it had sensed Laelius in. I was quite surprised to find a human woman in the house before the Evie used my body to kill her. Upon hearing the woman scream before she died, that's when Laelius lunged at me, apologizing that he had to kill me while I was in such a state. But because of my strength being doubled by the Evie, not even Laelius stood a chance against me." Roman looked at Luke dead in the eyes. "And then, all that remained was you."

Luke tried to keep himself from vomiting as Roman relayed to him the murder of his parents. "... And that's when the Khahrahkian woman intervened and fended you off, right?"

"You're correct. You could only imagine my surprise when the proclaimed Daughter of the Morningstar had attacked me and defended you. In fact, it's thanks to her that the Evie controlling me was destroyed."

Aleksandra then spoke up. "However, it seemed as though after it was destroyed, it sent orders to another Evie and Roman had his mind controlled again, making him send those assassins after you. Luckily, Manfroy and I managed to destroy it ourselves."

Luke's eyes widened before he put a hand under his chin. "So, then that Evie Ruby destroyed must've been a scout."

"That scout most likely transmitted its data to the main force, meaning the Evies now know that you and Ruby are here on Draconic Deus." Roman said.

Luke gritted his teeth before he smashed his hand on the table. "Dammit! Of course it couldn't have been that bloody easy! … Hold on… if that information was received by the main Evie force… then everyone on Earth is in serious danger!"

"Yes, but luckily, we have some time to prepare." Roman assured. "Assembling such a massive force will take a significant amount of time, so they won't arrive until years later. Until that time, we can become strong enough to face them."

"Wait, are you saying that-?!"

Roman nodded with a small smile. "Yes, I am willing to work with you and protect Draconic Deus from the Evies. With the exception of Manfroy, I have come to greatly care for the people of this world."

Luke smiled at that, until Roman frowned.

"However, I was very unimpressed with Laelius when I learnt he had married a weak human woman, much less mated with her." Roman sighed as he put his hands behind his head. "Laelius could've married himself an amazon, a vampire, or possibly even a dragoness. But no, it had to be a weak human woman who couldn't even defend herself from an Evie."

Luke suddenly clenched his fist, feeling boiling rage begin to rise throughout his body. Loki felt the violent aura from Luke and slowly backed away, while Aleksandra looked at Roman in panic.

"Roman, this is supposed to be a peaceful talk. Please do not antagonize Mr. Sigmund." Aleksandra insisted. Roman doesn't realize how powerful Luke is for a hybrid, and if he's not careful, it may end up being his downfall!

Luke's eyes were shadowed by his bangs as his aura grew. "... Take that back right now."

"What? That your fool of a father made the dumb mistake of marrying such a weak human woman?" Roman scowled softly. "If our Commander was still alive and found out about that, he would've kicked Laelius out of the army for making it look weak."

Luke suddenly appeared behind Roman and slugged him right in the face, sending him flying and crashing through the wall until he skidded across the floor of his throne room, shocking both Aleksandra and Loki.

"I was really hoping this would end peacefully, but now you've just signed your death warrant." Luke snarled.

Luke then activated the countdown for his Balance Breaker.

Roman picked himself off of the floor and back onto his feet as he glared back at Luke. "You're going to regret that, you mud-blooded brat!"

Roman was caught off guard when Luke suddenly appeared in front of him before the young Kaelian punched the redhead in the gut. Roman coughed up some blood before he crashed into a wall.

Luke looked at the downed Roman with a scowl. "Get up, you bastard! Or was all that tough talk about being a God a worthless lie?!"

"Don't you talk down to me, human!" Roman shouted before running up to Luke and kicking him in the left ribcage.

Luke gritted his teeth before he yelled. "Promotion: Rook!"

Luke then shoved Roman away, surprising him by the sudden strength.

"I may look like a human and have the genes of a human, but that doesn't mean I am one! I'm a Kaelian Devil, and the Pawn of Rias Gremory!"

Roman used his feet to keep himself from being pushed too far before looking back at Luke. "I see, so this is one of the unique abilities of Reincarnated Devils. However, that doesn't change the fact that your base body is part-human."

Luke, it's ready!

"Do it!" Luke responded to Opheria's voice before he was suddenly surrounded in sapphire dragon armor.

Paradise Dragon Balance Breaker!

"Try this on for size, mud-blood!" Roman roared before he and Luke charged at each other and clashed their fists, making the entire base tremor violently.

Meanwhile, back at the Sigmund Residence, everyone except Odin was busy trying to figure out where Loki had taken Luke. Rias had immediately given Karlel and Daphiel a call in a panic, both of whom returned with Morgana and Ruby, with the Magician currently searching for Luke's aura signature.

"I hope Morgana-san can find Lukie-kun soon..." Akeno held her hand to her chest and clenched it.

Baraqiel saw how worried his daughter was and clenched his fists. I want to comfort Akeno... but I cannot. All I can do right now is potentially help find the location of Luke Sigmund.

Penemue noticed Baraqiel had summoned a communication circle to his ear, making her smile softly. He truly cares for Akeno, doesn't he?

"Penemue? Holy crap, I didn't think I'd be seeing you outside of your desk!"

Penemue groaned lightly before she turned to see a smiling Karlel. "Nice to see you, too, you cheeky brat. Though, I wish it was under better circumstances."

"Yeah, but these things happen sometimes." Karlel sighed.

Penemue chuckled. "You take a surprising amount from Azazel, you know?"

"I honestly wish she didn't take anything from Azazel, though the beauty and perversion was from me."

Penemue turned around only for her eyes to widen when she saw Daphiel and felt an awkward tension in the air before she spoke. "D-Daphiel. It's nice to s-see you... how have you been, sister?"

"I've been doing very well lately, thank you for asking, Penemue. Are you still the busy bee you were when I left Grigori?" Daphiel asked with a sweet smile.

"I-I sure am." Penemue nodded. "I'm the Grigori's secretary, after all. I have to keep myself busy."

Baraqiel finished his call before his eyes widened upon seeing Daphiel. "Daphiel? Is that you, sister?"

Daphiel noticed Baraqiel upon hearing her name and smiled brightly at him. "Well, if it isn't my sweet older brother."

Baraqiel smiled softly as he walked over to Daphiel, Karlel, and Penemue. "It's good to see you again, Daphiel. Please tell me how you've been. I assume you've been taking good care of yourself?"

"I have. I heard from Karlel that you have a daughter." Daphiel said.

"Yes, and I believe you're already familiar with her." Baraqiel turned to Akeno with softened eyes, making Daphiel follow his gaze until she let out a gasp.

"Oh my..! I didn't know that Rias's Queen was your daughter, Baraqiel." Daphiel quietly said to him.

Baraqiel nodded before sighing. "Akeno ended up running away from me after the Himejima clan attacked her... and killed my wife, Shuri..."

Penemue patted Baraqiel's shoulder. "It's okay Baraqiel. It's not your fault. Remember, Azazel cried as he blamed himself for Shuri's death. He should've never called that meeting. At the very least, he's been watching over her until she came across the Gremory girl."

Baraqiel agreed while Daphiel seemed worried.

"I'm so sorry for your loss, Baraqiel. I do hope you're doing okay now though." Daphiel consoled her brother.

"I am... I just want to talk to my daughter again..." Baraqiel turned to Akeno again.

"Then I'll be sure to help you with that after we find Luke." Daphiel declared.

Karlel then spoke up. "Speaking of which, who were you just calling Baraqiel?"

Baraqiel's face turned serious. "I gave Azazel, Shemhazai, Sahariel, Armaros, and Tamiel a call. I thought it would be good to get a search party going."

"Good thinking, Baraqiel. We'll have more eyes that way, but I don't think it'll take much longer for Morgana to find Naughty Boy."

Baraqiel rose a brow. "Naughty B-?"

"I found him!" Morgana suddenly shouted before quickly summoning a map of Southeastern Europe and created a blue dot at a specific location as it zoomed in. "Right here."

The closeup of the location revealed a small castle.

"It seems Luke and Loki are currently in this miniscule castle." Morgana continued. "As for why I'm un-"

An explosion suddenly went off at the location as a beam of destruction fired through the castle roof, colored in many shades of red.

Rias watched the scene in shock. "The Power of Destruction?! How?!"

"No."

Everyone turned to Ruby, her eyes conveying horror.

"That's not the Power of Destruction... that was Crimson Brimstone." Ruby whipped her head at Rias. "Loki took Luke to Roman, my father!"

"We're heading over to them now!" Rias declared before turning to Ruby. "You're coming, too, Ruby. There's a chance your presence could change the situation in our favor."

"You won't be going anywhere, Rias."

Rias turned to see the serious face of Karlel.

"If Roman truly has the power of a God like we've heard about, then he'll be way too dangerous for you and your peerage." Karlel said.

Daphiel nodded in agreement, her face scarily serious. "Karlel is right. It would be best if you let us deal with it."

Baraqiel immediately summoned a communication circle once again. "There's been a change of plans. Call Michael and have him get the other three Seraphs and the Ten Archangels to help out. Luke is currently with Roman in a small castle in Southeastern Europe. We need to act and fast."

[Very well, Baraqiel. I'll get in contact with Sirzechs and Ajuka as well. We're going to need all the help we can get.] Azazel responded.

Karlel placed her hands on Rias's and Akeno's shoulders. "Don't worry, ladies. We'll get Naughty Boy back no matter what."

"What about us?"

Karlel turned and saw Pyra switch over to Mythra.

"If Lukie is in danger, he's going to need us by his side." Mythra said.

"Very well, Mythra." Daphiel agreed with her gaze becoming sterner. "Since you and Pyra are the all-powerful Aegis, you should be able to handle yourself."

Mythra nodded in thanks before Odin stood up.

"In that case, Rossweisse and I will be coming along as well." Odin smirked. "It would be a shame if Rossweisse lost her future boyfriend and the man I promised to make an alliance with."

"L-Lord Odin!" Rossweisse pouted with a red face.

"Your help is appreciated, Odin." Baraqiel said.

Odin nodded before Rossweisse calmed herself and cleared her throat.

"S-should I call Lady Freyja and Lady Thor for assistance?" Rossweisse asked.

"We could use Thor's assistance..." Odin then nervously looked away. "But I'd rather not get Freyja involved."

Rossweisse deadpanned at Odin before she summoned a communication circle. "I'll give Lady Thor and Lady Freyja a call, and I promise not to tell her about your debauchery since this is clearly an emergency."

Back at the castle, Luke and Roman continued their brawl. Roman roared as he blasted Luke away with an orb of brimstone, sending him crashing into the walls of the self-proclaimed god's throne room. The red-haired man scowled as he glared at where he sent Luke, aura exuding off his body in waves.

"It seems even after I've knocked you down not once, but twice, you still persevere!" Roman clenched his fists, making his knuckles pop. "Truly, I wish your father was like that before we lost everything and married that human woman, then maybe we would've had a chance against those bastards!"

Luke pushed himself to his feet while glaring at Roman, his eyes full of hatred and fury. Roman summoned his aura again, brimstone surrounding his fists.

"I highly suggest you stop this farce and allow us to continue our conversation like civilized adults." Roman said.

Luke snarled and summoned Mikasa to his hand before he aimed it directly at Roman, shocking Loki and Aleksandra. "After you just blatantly insulted my parents, whom you murdered thanks to that Evie?! After you just called my father a fool for associating with my mother, who you just deemed as a weak human?! I was willing to work with you, to work together and protect Draconic Deus from the Evies. But now... I WOULD RATHER DIE THAN WORK WITH SUCH A HEARTLESS MONSTER!" Luke finished with a roar of two different voices.

"Yeaaaah... I think we should vamoose." Loki grabbed onto Aleksandra and teleported away with her.

Roman felt the amount of energy coming from Mikasa as the powerful railgun began to charge up with electricity and Kaelian aura. Luke's galaxies all but drowned out the blackness his sclera held as rage was practically sewed onto his face. Mikasa had soon fully charged until Luke suddenly dispelled his Balance Breaker. Suddenly, the Balance Breaker was activated around Mikasa, turning it into a giant draconic sapphire-colored railgun.

LUKE?! What are you doing?! You can't just make such a powerful new ability on the fly like that! You're already using up way too much magic and aura as it is! Are you trying to kill yourself?! Opheria shouted in concern.

"I DON'T CARE! I HAVE TO KILL THIS MOTHERFUCKER!" Luke bellowed in blind rage.

"ROAR OF THE PARADISE DRAGON!" Luke roared before he pulled the trigger.

Roman was incredibly shocked when a massive dragon's roar suddenly left the railgun as it fired out a giant beam of electricity and aura. The entire room was engulfed in a massive explosion due to the powerful attack that came from Mikasa. Loki and Aleksandra reappeared outside of the small castle the moment the explosion happened, making them turn to see smoke and sparks of electricity rise from Roman's base of operations.

"... Was there anyone else in there?" Loki questioned with a nervous look.

Aleksandra shook her head. "Thankfully, no. I ordered everyone else to evacuate a few hours ago."

Loki looked back at the small castle in concern. "Do you think they're alright? I mean, that was a pretty powerful attack."

Aleksandra nodded with a resolute expression. "Kaelians have incredible durability, so they should still be alive. But while Luke and Roman still live, there's no way either of them came out of that explosion unscathed."

As Aleksandra and Loki looked at the small castle with bated breath, a shadowed but feminine silhouette looked at the base, narrowing her intriguing burnt orange and crimson red eyes.

If things get to out of control, I will step in once again. The feminine silhouette held a hand onto her chest before clenching it tightly. Your death must not come to pass, Luke Sigmund. For your sake, the world's sake... and for my sake, as well.

Luke suddenly heard a bunch of coughs, plastering his entire face with shock. Once the smoke disappeared, it revealed Roman in a state of serious pain. Burns and bruises covered the elder Kaelian's body as sparks occasionally made his arm twitch.

Roman slowly looked up at Luke, his galaxies filled with nothing but malice as he scowled at the half-breed. "I shall admit, I never thought someone like you would be able to damage a God."

Luke snarled, his rage fueling him with energy. "You still think of yourself as a God? Get over yourself, you out righteous fool! If you really were a God, then everyone you love wouldn't have died to the Evies!"

Roman's eyes went bloodshot as he began to hear the screams of his soldiers, his friends... and even his own wife. Luke's galaxies glowed brightly as he managed to straighten himself out.

"Face it, Roman! You're just like me and the rest of the humans and Kaelians, A MERE MORTAL!"

"SILENCE!" Roman shouted in a fit of rage.

"NO! I shall not be silent anymore!" Luke summoned his Kaelian aura around his body until blue flames suddenly surrounded his arms.

Wait. Are these one of the Kaelian Elements?!

Roman showed no surprise as he merely scoffed and summoned his aura again. "So, you finally unlocked one of our elements, the Azure Flames. But don't get cocky! Without the other elements such as the Carmine Thunder or the Amber Waves, you are nothing compared to me! And I was born with a rare element, those which only certain Kaelians are born with! I'm one of those Kaelians and have dubbed my element as 'Crimson Brimstone'! Now, allow me to show you THE TRUE POWER OF THE KAELIAN RACE!" Roman then flared his Kaelian aura even more before a magic circle appeared beneath as he started a chant. "The gaze of a God is left by none! Do not try and hide, and you better not run! As brimstone surrounds us, you will not survive! Take your last breath, because your death is nigh! ASCENT MODE: CRIMSON TAURUS!"

Roman's body was suddenly surrounded in brimstone armor and protrusions appeared on the helm to give the appearance of bull-like horns. Luke then watched as Roman's body had bulked up before he let out a demonic roar. Luke turned pale as he began to back up.

O-Opheria? W-wha-what is this..?

It seems like Kaelians have an additional form that powers them up. You might be able to do the same… But you aren't well physically. Art Creation has shutdown from overuse and you've almost exhausted your Kaelian Aura. Deep concern was laced in Opheria's voice.

"Th-then what do I do?!" Luke shouted, practically panicking.

There's only one thing you can do right now... and that's run and survive until help arrives.

Luke was incredibly reluctant as he really wanted to kill Roman himself, but he relented as he knew that what ultimately mattered was that Roman paid for his insults. ... Alright. I'll go on the defensive for now. "Promotion: Knight!"

Luke turned around and swiftly ran off… but Roman suddenly appeared right in front of him.

SHIT! Luke thought with fear in his eyes.

GET OUT OF THE WAY, LUKE! Opheria practically roared.

However, Roman punched Luke straight in the stomach, breaking the hybrid's armor like it was paper mâché. Luke immediately coughed up blood as he was sent flying before he began to skid on the floor. He swiftly got up and dodged another punch from Roman, only for him to appear behind the half-breed and grab the brunette by his head.

"Do not try and run, embrace your end like a true Kaelian!" Roman bellowed before he chucked Luke like a dart, slamming him into another part of the castle headfirst.

Luke's head practically shook from the impact and Opheria did what she could to restore his armor.

Dammit, he's... too fast. Even with the Knight Promotion, he's still out-speeding me.

Luke, Roman is a pure-blooded Kaelian while you're only half Kaelian. And you can't use your Kaelian speed with your Knight Promotion as we won't know what will happen if you do. Opheria said before she winced in pain, making Luke's armor disappear. I-I'm sorry, Luke, but Art Creation isn't responding!

Shit... is this... where I die? But... Seth... Pyra... Mythra... Fumiko... Daphiel... Katherine... Akeno... Rias... Koneko... Xenovia... Annabelle... Alastair... Emery... Setsuna... Melody... they... they need... me...

Luke! You cannot lose hope! You need to get out of here! Even if it means combining your Kaelian speed with your Knight Promotion, you need to get out of here alive! You cannot die... B-BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE FIRST HOST I'VE EVER COME TO LOVE! Opheria all but sobbed.

Luke felt a newfound strength within him. It wasn't much, but it felt like enough to get away with his life.

... You're right, Opheria. I need to get out of this alive, no matter what! Luke then concentrated on his Kaelian powers, hoping to get the necessary speed to escape Roman's wrath and he suddenly felt his entire body vibrate. W-what's happening?!

It's your Kaelian Speed... it's merging with your Knight Promotion!

Everything around Luke suddenly stopped and froze in place, including Roman.

… It's like my own version of Chaos Control!

Suddenly, Luke found himself at the destroyed entrance of the castle, but he was absolutely spent.

"That... was cool... while... it... lasted..." Luke then fell to the ground, with no aura or strength left in his battered and bruised body.

Luke could feel his eyes getting heavy as his consciousness was fading. The last thing Luke saw before he had lost consciousness was the beast that was Roman slowly approaching him.

He... caught up..?

Before Luke could even be shocked, everything became dark and he lost consciousness. Roman saw that Luke was no longer conscious and thrust his hand forward as he readied a brimstone blast.

"This is goodbye, Luke Sigmund."

Roman was suddenly slashed at the chest, making him stumble back as he clutched his chest in pain.

"W-what?!"

"So, I find you about to kill this boy once again, you tyrant!"

Roman recognized that voice and scowled before looking up to see the feminine shadowy silhouette approaching him. "So, it's you again! How many times will you interfere with me, Ayin Kaos Lucifer?!"

The feminine silhouette, Ayin Kaos Lucifer (Age ?) walked closer until the shadow vanished, revealing a mature but older-looking woman with long reddish-orange hair, which seemed to mix and make a faded affect, and burnt orange and crimson red supernovas within her blackened sclera. A brown cloak had covered body, but her large breasts and curves were still easily noticeable. The woman also had strapped to her back a long sword with a golden hilt and red edges on the blade.

Roman recognized the sword. "That blade on your back... No! That's Moralltach, the Sword of Great Fury, isn't?! The sword once wielded by Aengus which left no strike or blow unfinished and one of the two swords wielded by Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, the demigod son of Donn and one of the Fianna!"

The woman unsheathed Moralltach and pointed it at Roman, her eyes glowing with fury. "That is correct, Roman. Before Diarmuid had been killed by the Boar of Ben Gulbain, he had given me Moralltach as a gift for attempting to assist him in the battle, even though he knew of the geis Aengus placed to frustrate Donn's prophecy and that he would die along with the boar."

Moralltach gained a disturbing red aura, sending shivers down Roman's spine.

"But now, I shall use Moralltach, the Sword of Great Fury, to protect Luke Sigmund, the savior of the Kaelian race!"

"Savior?! He's naught but a filthy half-breed! There are many powerful races on this planet, yet Laelius chose to mate with a human!"

The woman shook her head. "You are a blind fool, Roman. Firstly, Luke Sigmund is a descendant of the Nordic Hero Sigurd and has the power of a Dragon-type Longinus-Class Sacred Gear due to his human heritage. Secondly, Luke Sigmund is a Reincarnated Devil, a Pawn that has the ability to promote to a Knight for speed, a Rook for strength, a Bishop for magic, and a Queen for all of the above. And lastly, Luke Sigmund is a Kaelian, a powerful extraterrestrial race that rivals the Evies and Khahrahkians in power. Luke Sigmund may be a half-breed, but he's more of a God than you will ever be!"

As the woman and Roman argued, a small purple wisp left the reddish-orangette's brown cloak and zipped over to Luke's body. The purple wisp stared at Luke for a short moment before it went directly into the young Kaelian's body, making it give off a blue and purple glow.

Luke opened his eyes and saw himself floating in an endless sapphire void.

"Where... am I?" Luke wondered. "I'm a Devil, so this can't be the afterlife, even if I am a Kaelian..."

"You're not dead, kiddo. You've just fallen unconsciousness and I've brought you here to talk... But man, you've grown up so much, haven't you?" An all too familiar voice suddenly spoke.

Luke froze and felt a sudden warmth in his heart upon hearing the voice. He slowly turned to see someone he thought he would never see again.

"D... Dad?"

In front of Luke was a handsome looking man with indigo hair and blackened eyes filled with blue, pink, purple, and orange galaxies. The older man, revealed to be Laelius, grinned at Luke and gave him a wave.

"Hey, kiddo! It's been a while, hasn't it?"

Luke couldn't stop his eyes from tearing up as he raced toward his father and hugged him. "I've missed you and Mom so much, Dad..."

Laelius hugged the young man tightly, ruffling his hair as he did so. "I've missed you, too, Luke. Your mother and I are so sorry for leaving you at such a young age. You never deserved to go through that."

Luke was getting so emotional that he wasn't able to speak, all he could do was cry and sob while holding onto his father for dear life. After some time, Luke finally managed to calm down as he looked up at his father all teary-eyed.

"H-how are you he-here?"

Laelius smiled as he let go of his son and knelt down on one knee. "Before I get to that, let's bring your dragon friend in on the conversation, shall we?"

Laelius snapped his fingers and suddenly a woman appeared, making Luke's face turn scarlet. The woman had long and spiky sapphire blue hair and sharp, amber-colored eyes. She was also wearing a more feminine version of Luke's Balance Breaker armor, which did nothing to hide the fact that she had large breasts and curves that would make even a goddess jealous.

"Luke!" The woman went up to Luke and hugged him.

Luke immediately knew who it was the moment he heard her voice. "... Opheria?"

Opheria nodded happily before she pulled Luke into a kiss, making the young man's eyes widen as his face turned crimson while steam rose from his head.

Laelius cat whistled before he smirked. Looks like our son is definitely like me back on Kaelia. Our son is happy, Sophia, just like you wanted him to be. "Have you been gaining lots of girlfriends, Luke?"

Once Opheria parted from Luke's lips, he calmed down as he turned to Laelius in confused shock.

"W-wait a minute. You want me to have multiple girlfriends? B-but what about Mom?" Luke questioned.

"I once brought up to your mother that you might end up having multiple lovers when you grew up. Not just to repopulate the Kaelians, but because I knew if you were anything like me, you'd be falling for women left and right." Laelius then gave Luke a big smile. "So, your Mom decided to make a little recording for you, right before you were born. So be sure to ask Morgana about it and tell her I gave you permission to finally watch it. But basically what Sophia said was this. 'As long as our son is happy with the decisions he's made, then we'll be happy with him, don't you agree?'"

That's... that's what my Mom said in the alternate timeline...

Laelius then let out a laugh. "But I'll admit, I looked through your thoughts until you woke up! I saw that you've met Karlel and Daphiel! If those two were interested in romance again when I was still around, I would've made them both my wives! Hahahahaha!"

Laelius laughed as Luke looked away with a blush before his father continued.

"And then you met Sterling Morag, Sophia's ex-husband, and one of his wives, Allegra Chernobog. While Sophia may have divorced Sterling, they did so on good terms. Heck, I've actually met Sterling. He's a good guy to have a drink with, that's for sure. But enough about me! We've got plenty of time! Tell me how life has been for you, kiddo!"

"W-well, I currently have five girlfriends and I just went on a date with a half-Fallen Angel I like." Luke bashfully told his father. "But there are still a good number of women I've met that I would like to make my girlfriends."

Laelius smirked teasingly as he rose his brows up and down. "I would assume Opheria is one of them, correct?"

Luke's face turned red and Opheria suddenly spoke up while wrapping her arm around him. "No, but I am now, so make that six girlfriends."

Laelius rose a brow on confusion. "Oh? Were you two not romantically interested in each other at first?"

"We had more of a mother-son relationship at first, but then your son said that he wouldn't mind if we had a more intimate relationship and I couldn't stop thinking about him since." Opheria grinned.

Laelius chuckled. "I see, but what caused this change?"

Opheria's grin turned into a smirk as she pinched Luke's cheek softly. "Me and Luke and found out that our other selves had a very sexual relationship, which I will admit, got us both relatively flustered."

"Other selves? What do you mean?" Laelius raised a brow.

Luke and Opheria then proceeded to explain to Laelius that they ended up in another timeline due to Azazel's experiment.

Laelius laughed his head off at the end of the explanation. "Sounds like the other Luke is just as popular with the ladies as you are! BAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"But... for a long time, I thought I wasn't..." Luke looked away in sadness.

Laelius calmed his laughter until he had gone silent when he saw his son in the state he was in. The father then turned to Opheria with worry on his face. "Did something happen?"

Opheria had a small scowl. "Yes, but it had to do with Luke not knowing about his Kaelian aura. And I'll admit, I sort of blame you and Sophia for that."

Opheria then explained to Laelius how human girls would reject Luke not just because of his aura, but because most of them were uninterested or saw him as a little brother. She even told Laelius about the girl that scarred Luke's heart, Yaeko Nagano, who was a childhood friend of his until she told him to 'go away'. Laelius's aura came off of his body in terrifyingly powerful waves until it immediately ceased, but Opheria was now hiding behind Luke after feeling the Kaelian aura of Laelius.

Th-that aura... he could kill an Evil Dragon with that kind of power if he wanted to! Opheria thought.

Laelius took a deep breath before looking at Luke with eyes of regret. "I'm so sorry, Luke. If your mother and I were still around, you would at least have us or a fiancée to console you."

Luke gave Laelius a soft smile until his face turned red upon realizing his father just said a certain word. "F-fia-fiancée?!"

Laelius seemed to smile again and laughed at Luke's shock. "But of course, kiddo! Your mother and I wanted you to be the happiest boy in the world! So, if you wanted to marry a bunch of women like I did back on Kaelia, then we would find some fiancées for you in a heartbeat! Of course, it would be kind women we know you would like, so you wouldn't have to worry about us forcing a woman you didn't like onto you. You're my and Sophia's boy, Luke. We would spare no expense to make you happy. Anyway, now that you have girlfriends, please tell me about them."

Opheria grinned as she hugged Luke from behind. "Tell me Laelius, what do you know about the Aegis?"

"I know the Aegis is known as the Shield of Zeus, but I heard rumors that it's not actually a shield. Why do you ask?"

"You're correct. The Aegis is not a shield, but a sword. And the sword is connected to two very beautiful women, Pyra and Mythra, the daughters forged by Hephaestus, God of the Elysium Forge. And both of them confessed to Luke and became his first girlfriends."

Laelius's eyes nearly popped out of his head. "Can I see what they look like?"

Opheria pulled Luke's phone out from his pocket, getting a flustered pout from the teenage Kaelian as the dragoness pulled up a picture of him with Pyra. "This is Luke walking to school with Pyra. The picture was taken by Akeno, who sent it to Seth, and then he sent it to my host."

"Wow, she's a cutie and a beauty, Luke." Laelius grinned at his son. "And she looks like a sweetheart, too. You're incredibly lucky to have a woman like that."

Luke looked away with a blush and happy smile before Opheria found a picture of him and Mythra.

"And this is Luke sitting with Mythra in class." Opheria stated as she showed the picture to Laelius. "Fumiko sneakily took a picture of them and sent it directly to both lovebirds."

"Just as cute and beautiful as Pyra, but she definitely comes off as strong and protective compared to her. I hope she keeps Luke safe." Laelius said.

Opheria nodded with a smirk. "Mythra is Luke's tough girl, but I can tell just from looking at her that she might be a closet pervert."

Laelius grinned. "I hope so. That way she and Luke can give Sophia and I lots of grandchildren."

"D-Dad!" Luke blushed profusely.

Laelius laughed before Opheria continued. "Luke's third girlfriend is Fumiko Kazuya. She's a sweet girl who once lived with a horrible family. However, thanks to Luke, she gained the courage to stand up to them and leave them. She's now happily living with your sons."

"Honestly, you boys will do whatever it takes to make anyone's life a happily ever after."

Opheria pulled out a picture of Luke being pecked on the cheek by Fumiko. "Mythra managed to snag this picture the other day. Fumiko was feeling a little forward and wanted to give Luke a kiss."

"Ohhh, if you two had met when you were younger, you two would look like childhood sweethearts." Laelius couldn't stop smiling.

Luke smiled at the thought, until Opheria spoke again.

"As for Luke's fourth girlfriend, it's Daphiel."

Laelius couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Wait, really?! Damn, son! I had a feeling you'd love older women!"

"I-I mean, what's not to love about them?" Luke scratched the back of his head with a sheepish grin. "Especially single mothers!"

"And Daphiel's breasts are big enough to compete with the average female Kaelian. Believe it or not, it's not uncommon for Kaelian women to have bigger breasts than that." Laelius playfully said.

Luke looked at his father in complete shock. "There is no way you're telling me that Kaelian women have breasts bigger than the King of All Cups!"

"It's true." Laelius nodded. "In terms of the cup sizes on Draconic Deus, they get to be as big as... Oh, quick tangent, have you had sex with any of your girlfriends yet?"

Luke felt his body turn crimson as he shyly looked away. "N-no, but I've done foreplay in the other timeline..."

My boy and his girlfriends are in for quite a surprise when he finally does make love to them. "Anyway, I wanted to tell you how Kaelian women get to be as big as P-cups."

Luke was completely bug-eyed at his father's statement. "... No... way... I didn't think P-cups were humanly possible..."

"Well there you go. I just laid some common Kaelian knowledge on you. Now be sure to keep this secret from Seth. I don't want him looking for Kaelian women for you. Hahahaha!"

Luke nervously chuckled back before Opheria searched for the next photo.

"I'll start off with Daphiel's picture with Luke when she picked him up after school, then I'll move onto Katherine and Akeno. Oh! And Rias, too! As Luke will be confessing to her before he leaves for Kyoto."

"I will?!" Luke exclaimed with a shocked look.

Opheria rose a brow at Luke. "Luke, how long do you think Rias has been waiting for you to return her affections? I'm sure she's been crushing on you ever since you defeated Riser. And I know you've had a huge crush on her ever since you met. So, before we leave for Kyoto with Serafall, you need to confess your feelings for Rias, sweetie. Understood?"

Luke merely nodded with a blush, making Laelius raise a brow with a smirk.

"Oh? And who's this Serafall?" Laelius inquired.

"She's the current Leviathan of the Underworld." Opheria answered. "Though I'll admit, I was surprised when Serafall asked for Luke as a bodyguard."

(A couple of days earlier at the Sigmund Residence, every resident was gathered downstairs after receiving a sudden visit from Serafall.

"E-eh?! You want Lukie to be your bodyguard in Kyoto?!" Rias questioned in shock.

"Yep!" Serafall nodded cheerfully. "Zechs-tan recommended him!"

Koneko, Fumiko, Xenovia, Kiba, and Gasper stared at Serafall with just as much surprise as Rias, while Akeno merely giggled.

"I'm going to be meeting with the leaders of the Kyoto Youkai Factions and we never know if the Khaos Brigade will try to strike again." Serafall said. "And Zechs-tan said that Luke is already acquainted with a few of them."

"I know Chizue and Mitsumi." Luke said. "It'll be great to see them both again."

"Besides, Zechs-tan told me that the West Youkai Faction leader's daughter wants to personally thank you for rescuing her retainer." Serafall stated.

"Oh, you must mean Sora." Luke recalled the Tengu he had met not too long ago.

"Yup!" Serafall suddenly pulled Luke into a hug. "But I also want Luke to be my bodyguard, so I can get to know my rival, Dragon Ranger Blue!"

"Uh, what do you mean by 'rival'?" Mythra questioned.

Serafall giggled. "Luke is my TV show rival! Super Sentai Dragon Rangers became really popular in the Underworld, practically dwarfing my show, Satan Magical Girl Levia-tan! And don't even get me started on the Red Dragon Emperor's show!"

Luke's eyes set ablaze. "Please tell me Issei got to punch Azazel in the face for the Oppai Dragon bullshit."

"Lukie-kun still hasn't let it go." Akeno giggled profusely.

"After all of your complaints, Zazel-tan changed the premise of the show to be less demeaning, even the song was completely rewritten." Serafall stated.

Luke pouted at Serafall. "So, Issei didn't get to punch him?"

Serafall felt her heart strings pull upon seeing the pouty Luke for the first time. Oh my Devil! He's so adorable! "I did see Ise-tan walking away from Zazel-tan and Zazel-tan did come out with a cheek so red and swollen, he had to seek medical attention."

Luke immediately pulled out his phone and gave Issei a call.

[Sup Luke?]

"Ise, I'm giving you a high-five the moment I see you again. The perverted crow deserved that punch to the jaw."

[Fuck yeah he deserved it! He made a mockery of us dragons!]

Luke then hung up the phone. "So, if I'm going, does that mean Pyra and Mythra are going, too?"

Serafall nodded with a wink. "But of course! I would feel so much safer if Luke took his precious Aegis with him!"

Luke blushed when Serafall referred to Mythra as his 'precious Aegis', making the said Aegis hug her Kaelian from behind with a smirk.

"I think I like that nickname, don't you, Lukie?" Mythra teasingly asked.

"Y-yeah." Luke gave Mythra a soft smile that told her that she was indeed precious to him.

Rias growled in irritation. "Mythra, stop snuggling against Luke! We're currently in front of the Great Satan Leviathan!"

Mythra rolled her eyes and flipped Rias off. "Up yours, Madam Destruction. You get Lukie every night, so I think I deserve him every afternoon, while Fumiko gets him every morning."

Rias's jaw dropped at Mythra's blatant disrespect, while Akeno, Fumiko, Koneko, and Xenovia did their best not to laugh at their King's shocked face.

"So, what do you say, Lu-tan? Want to be my bodyguard?" Serafall asked with starry eyes.

Luke shrugged with a small smirk before making a joke. "If I get a reward out of it, I'm game."

"Yaayyyyyyyyyyy!" Serafall stood up and cried for joy.

Serafall then jumped onto Luke's lap and hugged his head into her bosom with a joyous giggle.

... That's odd. Why do Serafall's breasts feel... compacted somewhat? Luke thought. ...Meh, it must be my imagination.

Luke concluded his thoughts before he enjoyed the feeling of Serafall's breasts on his face, annoying Rias even more and making Mythra growl in irritation.

"Oi! Hands off the merchandise!"

Serafall merely giggled and stuck her tongue out at Mythra.)

Opheria had just finished showing Laelius the photos of Daphiel, Katherine, Akeno, and Rias.

Laelius placed a hand on Luke's shoulder with a serious face. "Luke Ambrosius Sigmund, you are going to confess to Akeno and Rias, and make them your girlfriends. Is that understood young man?"

"Y-yes, Dad." Luke nodded.

Laelius grinned before he noticed himself begin to fade away, making him frown softly before giving Luke a bitter smile. "It... looks like my time here is up."

"No! I finally got to talk to you after so long! Please don't go, Dad!" Luke quickly hugged his father.

Laelius hugged Luke gently before he smiled at Opheria. "Take care of my little boy, won't you, Opheria?"

Opheria nodded. "I'll make sure he continues to grow into a fine man, Laelius."

Laelius nodded back before he made Luke look up at him and gave the young Kaelian a serious look. "Luke Ambrosius Sigmund! You are a proud Kaelian and us Kaelians don't cry until the battle has finally been won!" He then gave his son a big smile. "And besides, while my consciousness will pass on, my soul will not." He slowly began to grin. "In fact, my soul is going to become one with yours, and give you a serious power boost!"

Luke's eyes widened as he became enveloped in a violet glow.

"Good luck, kiddo! And don't worry, I'll always be with you! Also, tell Roman and Ruby I said hi, won't ya?!"

Everything around Luke suddenly disappeared as he could feel his consciousness begin to return.

Opheria smiled as she waved at Luke. "Come and see me again soon, Luke. It's been rather lonely within your consciousness. Now, get out there and win."

In the real world, Ayin was defending the unconscious Luke from Roman's attacks until suddenly the young man's eyes shot open before he disappeared in a flash before reappearing in front of Roman, making his eyes widen in shock.

"What the?!"

Luke then kneed Roman in the face, destroying the older Kaelian's helmet and sending him flying down the entrance hall.

"How did-?" Roman managed to get up and was rendered speechless at what he saw.

Luke glared at Roman with azure blue and amethyst purple galaxies that glowed violently, his brown hair was now a glowing azure blue, while a massive platinum aura surrounded his body. Roman could feel the aura from where he was standing, and it was figuratively and literally chilling.

"... How? How could a human have a rare element?!" Roman shouted.

Four bird-like azure wings with platinum stars within them sprouted from Luke's back as his aura continued to surge.

"Who says this is my element, Roman?" Luke asked in a fusion of three voices, one that left Roman stunned and terrified.

"La... L-Laelius..?"

"My father wanted me to tell you he said 'hi'." Luke said before he instantly closed the gap between him and Roman before coldly uttering his next words. "Now face the cold wrath of my father's Platinum Ice."

The air around Luke and Roman chilled to the point where even what little water there was in the air had frozen solid and became visible.

Ayin watched on in absolute shock. "I-incredible... so this is the true power of a Kaelian Devil..."

Elsewhere, Serafall was seen walking around with a cold as ice look in her eyes with a bunch of other people with her.

"When I find this Roman bastard, I'm going to kill him via frostbite." Serafall said in a surprisingly deep and seductive voice.

"E-easy, Serafall. We'll find Luke, I promise." Sirzechs tried to reassure Serafall.

Serafall, Sirzechs, Ajuka, Falbium, and several other Devils were only ten minutes east of Roman's castle.

Ajuka swiftly summoned a communication circle. "We're in position Azazel, how about yourself?"

[All good over in the south.]

Azazel was currently with Penemue, Baraqiel, Karlel, and surprisingly Daphiel, along with three others were currently position ten minutes away in the south. The first person was a man with neck-length black hair and bright red eyes with thick glasses and a white coat. The second person was a man with blonde hair and violet eyes wearing a robe with many ornaments and a circlet. And lastly was a burly man with black hair and violets eyes with a muscular physique and a wildish beard. This man wore armor, a helm, an eye-patch and a cape while wielding a shield in his left hand and an axe in his right, with his helm and shield both having a motif of an eagle or a hawk.

Azazel turned to the burly man. "Armaros, you didn't have to come with us you know."

Armaros smirked at Azazel. "And not see the brat in action? Don't be ridiculous! For all we know, the brat is actually kicking Roman's ass!"

Karlel chuckled. "Naughty Boy is known for doing crazy shit, so I wouldn't be surprised at this point if he is decking Roman."

The red-eyed Cadre fixed his glasses. "I've never met an extraterrestrial before, I do hope he doesn't mind me running a few tests."

Karlel deadpanned at her fellow Cadre. "You're starting to sound like a creep again, Sahariel. And if you so much as touch him, I'll destroy all of your equipment!"

Daphiel giggled at Sahariel, who was currently sweating bullets before the Cadre MILF turned back to Karlel. "Sweetie, if it makes you feel better, I can be there when Sahariel does his little check-up on Lukie."

"I suppose that's fine." Karlel then turned to the blonde of the group. "Tamiel, any readings on Luke's aura?"

"Yes, it suddenly spiked." Tamiel answered.

Karlel's eyes widened. "Wait, spiked? In what way?"

"What do you think? His aura just surged dramatically." Tamiel explained as he sweated lightly. "It's almost as if Luke Sigmund turned into a God himself."

Karlel looked in the direction of Roman's castle and narrowed her eyes.

Azazel summoned a communication circle. "Michael, are you and the others in position on the west side?"

[We are, Azazel.] Michael's voice spoke through the circle.

Michael was currently looking at Roman's castle with three others by his side and ten more behind him, readying themselves for a potential battle.

Michael then turned to face a beautiful woman with long and curly platinum blonde hair and deep blue eyes. "Gabriel, do you wish to lead the charge? You have been awfully curious of Luke Sigmund since I brought him up."

"I'd be happy to take the lead." Gabriel smiled brightly.

Michael chuckled at Gabriel's enthusiasm until a beautiful woman with long black hair and golden eyes approached him.

"Michael, are you sure this is wise? We have no idea what we're getting ourselves into." The woman questioned.

Michael sighed, not surprised that the woman would question Karlel's plan. "Uriel, I know you haven't fully forgiven our brothers and sisters for what they've done, but right now, they need our help to save a very kind young man... and I can't believe I'm saying this, but Luke Sigmund reminds me of him."

Uriel looked at Michael in shock. "Y-you mean-?!"

"Michael!"

Michael turned to a man with long reddish-brown hair and blue eyes.

"There's been a fluctuation in Luke Sigmund's aura and it's reaching monstrous levels!"

"We must hurry." Michael said.

Gabriel nodded with a rare but serious face before she summoned a communication circle. "Everyone, it's time to make our move! Lord Odin, we await your orders in the north!"

[We are currently in position.] Odin's voice came from the communication circle.

Odin was currently in a position north of Roman's castle with Rossweisse at his side, along with a toned and tall woman with green braided hair, golden eyes and was wearing a gold tiara with a purple jewel in the center, which was obscured by her bangs, a white dress with golden hems, a cleavage window and a slit on the left side to show off her long, strong and voluptuous legs. In the woman's hand was a large hammer with a gold head and a purple jewel in the center of it.

"Ugh, what did you get us involved in this time, Loki?" The muscular woman groaned.

"Now, now, Thor. We haven't even found Loki yet." The person who spoke was a beautiful woman with long silver hair, purple eyes, and white skin like that of fresh snow.

The goddess-like woman wore an extravagant white dress showing off a significant amount of cleavage and open slits on the front of the upper arms and bottom of the forearms, along with a beautiful gold necklace with a gorgeous amethyst pendant.

"But once we do, she will be interrogated." The breathtaking woman finished with a cool tone.

Odin nodded before he turned behind him. "While I'm glad you're here to help, Freyja dear, but why is Brynhildr here as well?"

Freyja smiled at Odin. "Brynhildr said she wanted to help, so I allowed it. Plus, I thought it would be good for Rossweisse to speak with an old friend."

Rossweisse looked away with a scowl. Yeah, 'old friend'. She's here to show me up!

Brynhildr was a beautiful woman with silver hair and purple eyes, just like Freyja. She wore a black dress with indigo colored armor, which mainly covered her hands, her arms, the sides of her chest, her waist, and her legs which stopped just before her upper thighs. And lastly, she had an indigo-colored winged crown on her head.

"You needn't look so dejected, Rossweisse." Brynhildr smirked at Rossweisse. "I trained you to look much more confident than that."

"Like your training had any benefit. It was my granny that made me the strong Valkyrie I am today, not you!" Rossweisse seemingly growled at Brynhildr.

Odin couldn't help but groan at the Valkyries' squabble.

Thor sighed before she slammed the blunt end of her hammer onto the ground, making Rossweisse and Brynhildr squeak. "Focus, you horny Valkyries! The sooner we find Loki, the faster we can save Luke Sigmund!"

The Valkyries nodded fearfully, making Odin chuckle before he turned around.

"Thank you Thor, now then." Odin summoned a communication circle with a grin. "So, the Morag Heiress finally taught you how to use magic circles properly. Good, that means you're improving drastically in magic. Now, you ready to help us save your friend, Red Dragon Brat?"

[Damn right I'm ready!]

Issei was currently standing beside Mythra about five minutes away from Roman's castle, both with serious looks on their faces.

Mythra then turned to give Issei a look of concern. "You didn't have to come and help us, Issei. You know how strong Kaelians are."

"I'm aware of that, Mythra, but that's my childhood friend in there. Like you, Karlel, and Daphiel, I'm concerned about his well-being." Issei clenched his fist before activating his Balance Breaker. "Which is why I'm going to save Luke-kun and give Roman a taste of my fucking fist!"

Mythra smirked with a chuckle. "Save some of those sluggings for me."

"No promises on that front." Issei laughed lightly.

Suddenly, a gigantic pillar of platinum-colored ice smashed through the roof and all sides of the castles before it shattered. Mythra's eyes widened in shock before Issei swiftly fired a Dragon Shot in the air until it exploded. Once everyone saw the exploding Dragon Shot, Karlel immediately knew what that meant and swiftly summoned a communication circle.

"We've been given the signal! NOW LET'S MOVE!"

The Angels, Fallen Angels, Devils and the Norse all rushed toward the castle upon being given the order. Issei immediately activated his Queen Promotion and made a mad dash towards the castle with Mythra following behind at swift speeds. The Angels, Fallen Angels, Devils, and the Norse all noticed Issei and Mythra making their way to the castle of Roman, making Thor gain a shit-eating grin.

"Is that the Red Dragon Emperor?! That's the special helper you called father?!" Thor asked.

"Indeed." Odin chuckled. "The Red Dragon Brat is close friends with the Kaelian Brat, so I'd thought bringing him along would be a good idea. But you can fangirl later, focus on saving the Kaelian Brat!"

Back inside the castle, the newly empowered Luke was making a comeback against Roman. Luke flew down swiftly as he let out a roar and axe-kicked Roman on the head, making him roar in pain before the teenage Kaelian immediately appeared behind him.

"You shouldn't have insulted my parents, Roman. This could've all been handled peacefully, but you just had to open your mouth." Luke then grabbed Roman by the throat. "And now you'll see just how powerful a human can be!"

Luke pulled back his fist, encased it in platinum ice before he smashed his fist right into Roman's face.

Outside of the castle, everyone continued charging until Mythra noticed something.

"What the-?! Hey! I think I see Loki with Aleksandra!"

Issei turned and saw Loki casually waving at him and Mythra while Aleksandra stood next to her in surprise at the new arrivals.

"Hi, Red Dragon Emperor!"

Aleksandra rubbed her temples with a sigh. "Please make her stop, she talks way too much."

Freyja chuckled lightly as Thor marched over to Loki with a scowl. "Sorry about Loki, she can be a bit of a chatterbox."

"Oh, Mother, you look as lovely as always." Loki greeted Freyja innocently.

Thor slammed her fist onto Loki's head, making her moan in pain.

"And just what have you gone and done this time, you stupid brat?!" Thor growled at Loki.

"Come on, Sister, you got to admit you're curious what an interaction between extraterrestrials would look like." Loki replied.

Issei deactivated his armor and walked up to Loki with a scowl. "You think this is some kind of fucking game?! That man in there murdered Luke's parents in cold blood and you thought it was okay to just bring my best friend directly to the bastard?! For a Goddess, that is very poor thinking on your part!" Issei then grabbed Loki by her collar and brought her directly in front of his face. "If my friend is dead because of you, I'm going to show you why the Boosted Gear is called a fucking God Killer." He shoved Loki away before activating his Balance Breaker once again. "Ddraig, give me as many Boosts as you can. I'm kicking the door down and delivering a swift punch to that bastard's face."

Before Issei could take another step, Ayin suddenly appeared and placed her hand into his shoulder.

"I'm afraid I cannot allow you to go any further, Red Dragon Emperor." Ayin said.

"I don't give a fuck who you are, I'm going in there to save my friend!" Issei shouted at Ayin.

"Trust me, Luke Sigmund does not need saving." Ayin shook her head with a smile before turning to the entrance. "In fact, you're about to see why."

Suddenly, much to everyone's shock, a beaten and battered Roman flew from the entrance and crashed down onto the ground.

"And that's checkmate."

Everyone turned back to the entrance and watched as Luke walked out, looking over his new form with interest as he flapped his wings.

"This form... it actually suits where I come from, outer space. I think I'll call this form... Astral Mode: Azure Leviathan."

"LUKIE!" Luke looked toward the voice and saw Mythra.

Mythra practically dashed over to Luke and pulled him into a heated kiss to which he surprisingly reciprocated. When Mythra parted from Luke's lips, she realized what she did and panicked.

"Shit! I-I am so sorry, I didn't mean-!"

Luke merely chuckled at Mythra's nervousness. "It's okay, Mythra. I actually don't mind you showing such affection in public anymore."

Issei saw Luke and Mythra's kiss and his jaw dropped.

"Wait... YOU TWO ARE DATING?!" Issei exclaimed in shock as Karlel and Daphiel rushed over to Luke, including Serafall, Penemue, Baraqiel, and Rossweisse.

"Heheh, yeah, we are." Luke bashfully chuckled while rubbing the back of his head.

Luke was then hugged by Daphiel who also pulled him into a kiss, making him chuckle when Issei deadpanned.

"Honestly, I'm not even surprised anymore." Issei muttered.

Azazel, however, was absolutely dumbfounded. You can't be serious. Luke actually got together with my ex-wife? ...Well, at least she seems happy with him.

Daphiel kissed his cheek before she hugged him tightly. "Yo-you had me so worried..."

"Everyone must have gotten worried." Luke said.

"Lu-taaaaaaaaaan!"

Luke was suddenly tackled to the ground by Serafall, Daphiel letting go before she could go down with them. The young man then used his wings to launch himself into the air with Serafall being held in his arms bridal style.

"Goodness, Serafall, I didn't think you missed me so much." Luke said in a light teasing tone.

"Of course I missed you, Lu-tan!"

Luke chuckled as he flew down to the ground before placing Serafall onto her feet. He then heard a groan, making him turn to see Roman trying to get up shakily and that he was no longer in his Ascent Mode. Upon witnessing the state Roman was in, Luke slowly walked over to him. Roman shakily moved his head upwards, only for his face to turn pale in horror as Luke was right in front of him. The elder Kaelian could only begin to quake in terror as Luke, in his Astral Mode, slowly made his way towards the weakened man, the feared 'God' who was defeated by a mere mortal. Roman shut his eyes tightly as he gritted his teeth, bracing himself for death.

Yustina... forgive me... Roman uttered his last thoughts as he embraced his coming end.

... But his end never came. Roman slowly opened his eyes, only to see Luke continuing to look down at him.

"...W-what are you waiting for? Kill me! That's what you wanted, right?!"

Luke didn't budge, making Roman scowl and yell at the young Kaelian.

"DIVELLA DAMMIT! WHY DO YOU NOT SMITE ME DOWN?!"

Luke narrowed his glowing azure eyes. "If I did that, I would be no better than the Evie that killed my parents."

Luke's aura calmed down and his appearance and form returned to normal.

"You said my father apologized before he began to fight the Evie that controlled you, right? If you truly were beyond redemption, my father would've never apologized to you, Roman." Luke gave Roman a soft smile. "Also, after I managed to calm myself down, I realized... that your insults were nothing but empty words." He then knelt down in front of Roman, his eyes gazing directly into the older Kaelian's. "Do you know what I think you were trying to say with those empty words?"

Roman waited with bated breath before Luke ruffled his hair.

"...That you were jealous that my father found love again so quickly after you both lost everything on Kaelia."

As Roman looked at Luke, for a moment he saw his old friend again as he continued.

"If you really didn't like humans that much, Aleksandra wouldn't want to be around you, would she?" Luke then gained a teasing smirk. "Plus, I think she likes you romantically, am I right, Aleksandra?"

Aleksandra blushed profusely before she looked away and cleared her throat, surprising Roman greatly.

"You know humans are strong, Roman. Mom wouldn't have gone down without a fight." Luke said.

The Angels and Fallen Angels stared at Luke in awe as the young man's kindness and forgiveness reminded them of certain someone they were all too familiar with.

Roman laughed lightly at Luke's comment. "She certainly did not. Sophia got a good clean hit in with that sword of hers. I believe she called it 'Gram'."

"Yep, that was my Mom's greatest treasure." Luke nodded.

Roman was suddenly socked in the face by Mythra.

"Sorry, had to do that at least once." Mythra smirked.

Roman chuckled lightly as he managed to stand up with the help of Luke and Aleksandra before he looked at Mythra.

"So, you're the Shield of Zeus... or is it the Sword of Zeus?" Roman asked. "Your legend always confused me."

"The legend says 'Shield', but I am a sword." Mythra answered in amusement.

Roman nodded before he turned to Luke. "I must apologize for my words from before. While they were empty words like you said, I shouldn't have insulted your parents nonetheless."

"I accept your apology." Luke replied.

"Is there anything I can do to atone?" Roman asked.

Luke gave Roman a smile. "Help create the Kaelian Faction with Ruby and myself and help me transfer the other thousand Kaelians on Etoulde to Draconic Deus. Think you can do that, Uncle?"

"Yes, it's the least I can do." Roman smiled back.

Roman then paused before he had a surprised expression. "D... d-did you just call me Uncle?"

"Yeah, do you have a problem with it?" Luke asked in concern.

Roman was about to say something until Aleksandra hugged his arm.

"No, he doesn't have a problem with it at all." Aleksandra then gave Roman a seductive look. "Right, Roman?"

Roman's face turned red before he swiftly cleared his throat. "Y-yes, of course. You may call me 'Uncle' if you'd like, Luke Sigmund."

Luke rolled his eyes before he smirked. "Nope, if I'm calling you by 'Uncle', I expect you to start calling me nephew as well, since your daughter is like an aunt to me."

Roman's eyes then widened. "That's right... Ruby..."

"Is Ruby back from visiting Auntie Nimue?" Luke turned to Mythra.

"When we called about Loki warping you to Roman, Karlel and Daphiel returned with Morgana and Ruby." Mythra answered. "They're currently at your house, waiting for your return."

Luke nodded before looking back to Roman and Aleksandra with a smile. "Well, shall we head home? Uncle? Aun-?"

"Luke Sigmund."

Luke paused and turned to see Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and a man with dirty blonde hair and sky blue eyes approaching him.

"E-eh?! Michael? I wasn't expecting to see you here!" Luke spoke in surprise.

"When Karlel told the Three Biblical Factions and the Norse about your abduction by Roman, she called in for as much assistance as possible." Michael said. "Although, it appears you were able to handle the situation yourself."

Luke chuckled as he walked over to Michael and the other Angels. "Well, I will admit Roman did kick my ass into unconsciousness before I finally handled our little spat... Although, I have to thank my Dad for the power boost."

Suddenly, Luke found his hands clasped into someone's own, making him turn to see Gabriel smiling at him. Luke felt his cheeks redden as he looked upon the angelic blonde beauty.

Sh-she's so beautiful…

"So, you're this Mr. Luke Sigmund I've heard so much about." Gabriel greeted him. "It's so nice to meet you."

Luke snapped out of his stupor and nodded swiftly. "U-u-um, ye-yeah! It's nice to meet me- I-I mean you, too!" Dammit! I sounded like a stuttering mess!

"Ohhh, you're so cute, I could just eat you up!" Gabriel then hugged Luke like a stuffed animal.

Luke's entire body turned red as his eyes turned into comical swirls.

JUST WHO IS THIS KIND AND BEAUTIFUL WOMAN?! Luke questioned as he happily enjoyed the feeling of Gabriel's breasts.

My goodness, Luke. I'm surprised you don't recognize the 'Most Beautiful Woman in Heaven'. That's Gabriel, one of the Four Great Seraphs and the sister of Michael, Uriel, and Raphael, along with the Archangels and the Leaders of the Grigori.

Wait... THIS IS GABRIEL?!

"It seems not even the Sapphire Dragon Emperor can resist Gabriel's charms." Michael chuckled seeing the flustered Luke being hugged by his sister.

Uriel merely deadpanned at Luke before she slowly turned to see Issei being looked over by Thor and Loki, making the Seraph blush. "Personally, the Red Dragon Emperor seems more my type."

Raphael snickered. "You do know that Azazel has said that the Red Dragon Emperor has quite the perverted reputation, right?"

Uriel scowled. "You think I'd believe our perverted brother's lies? Especially one so unfaithful to the woman he had Karlel with?"

Michael and Raphael winced.

"As harsh as that sounds…" Michael began.

"You do make a very good point, Uriel." Raphael finished.

Speaking of Azazel, he was currently sweating under the gaze Daphiel, which worried Karlel.

"Azazel... how nice to see you again."

Azazel gulped audibly before clearing his throat. "It's uh... good to see you, too, D-Daphiel."

"How long has it been since we last talked? About 250 years ago?" Daphiel asked.

Azazel looked away as he scratched the back of his head with a wince. "It's actually been 251 years now..."

"I see you still haven't settled down, have you? I heard from Karlel that the other Cadres have married or had children. Baraqiel's daughter and I have gotten to know each other quite well the last few days."

Azazel seemed surprised before his eyes softened. "So you met Akeno... then does that mean you know-?"

"About the death of Akeno's mother? Yes, I'm fully aware of it." Daphiel's eyes became slightly glazed. "And I've heard how you blamed yourself for it. But don't worry for much longer. I plan on having her talk with Baraqiel whether she wants to or not. And maybe Luke should be there with Akeno when that happens." Daphiel looked over at Luke, who was still getting flustered over Gabriel.

"Yeah..." Azazel scratched the back of his head. "So... I heard you two are dating?"

"I am." Daphiel smiled happily. "And Luke has made me the happiest woman in the world." Daphiel's smile then turned soft. "Even if it did take him a lot of willpower to confess to me... if I could thank the women in the other timeline, I'd give them all a huge hug for making my little Luke feel loved."

Azazel nodded before he turned to see Luke being hugged into Gabriel's bosom. ...Take good care of Daphiel, kid. Do what I couldn't and keep her happy.

As soon as Gabriel released Luke, Ayin slowly walked over to him.

"It has certainly been a long time, Luke Sigmund." Ayin greeted him.

Luke's eyes widened in surprise. "You're... the Khahrahkian woman who saved me from Roman!"

Sirzechs immediately turned to Luke and Ayin after hearing the word 'Khahrahkian' leave the Kaelian's lips. The Great Satan Lucifer soon turned serious as he walked over to Luke and Ayin, with Serafall, Ajuka, and Falbium following from behind.

Ayin nodded at Luke with a small smile. "Indeed, I see you're now aware of our homeland, Kaelia Khahrahk."

"I am... as well as the horrific fate that befell the Khahrahkians." Luke said regretfully.

Ayin gave a bitter smile. "Well, we didn't exactly look like peaceful extraterrestrials. We looked more demonic than human. Plus, the Etouldes didn't wish to take any risks with us. At least, that's what my father told me."

"The Morningstar, Lucifer."

"At the very least, the Khahrahkians live on through me and the Devils."

"Daughter of Lucifer." A voice interrupted them.

Ayin and Luke turned to see Sirzechs, Serafall, Ajuka, and Falbium, their looks holding nothing but seriousness.

"While I am grateful that you've saved my future bodyguard, I still cannot help but question what side you are on." Serafall said with as much seriousness as her childish voice could muster. "As your father, Lucifer, foolishly tried to take over Draconic Deus as a way of repopulating the Khahrahkians alongside your mother, Lilith the Devil Queen, at least from what my memory serves correct."

Ayin rose a brow in confusion before she shook her head. "You seem to misunderstand, Serafall Leviathan. Lilith isn't my mother, she's my half-mother... my biological mother is the original Asmodeus."

All of the four Great Satans were shocked.

Ayin clenched her fist as she growled. "I couldn't stand the thought of being related to that bastard half-brother of mine. After all, he's already tried to kill my half-grandson multiple times and kept me away from him until he escaped on his own."

Luke realized who Ayin meant by 'half-grandson'. "Do you mean Vali?"

"You've met Vali?" Ayin asked.

"I have." Luke answered. "He's worked with the Khaos Brigade for his own interests. Issei and I had the unfortunate pleasure of facing him during the Peace Treaty, but then he assisted me in snapping Issei out of the Juggernaut Drive."

"Yeah, I'm still trying to get my life force back on track." Issei groaned. "Sadly, there's been no such luck thus far, and not gonna lie, I'm starting to get worried."

"Please tell us, Ayin. Where does your allegiance lie?" Sirzechs inquired.

"I think that should be rather obvious, Sirzechs Lucifer." Ayin scoffed before she walked over to Luke and pulled him into a hug, making the teenage Kaelian's head go directly into the Khahrahkian's massive bosom. "My allegiance lies with the Kaelia Khahrahk Faction, alongside its leader, Luke Ambrosius Sigmund, Savior of the Kaelians. I refuse to allow the Kaelians to suffer the same fate as the Khahrahkians. Luke holds the future of his kind in his hands. And I will protect him, his children, and his children's children with my very life." She then blushed shyly. "A-and should Luke wish for an old woman like me to bear his future children, I certainly would not mind..."

Luke's face turned red and hot. WHAT?!

"Hey! If anyone is having Lukie's first child, it's going to be me!" Mythra angrily pouted as she marched over to Luke and Ayin.

"Oh, did Luke already agree to get you pregnant?" Ayin asked curiously and innocently.

Mythra's face flushed furiously as she stopped halfway. "Wha-?! W-well..."

"No, Naughty Boy hasn't agreed to that yet." Karlel swiftly spoke up.

Ayin seemed very surprised by that. "Really? I was so certain that a teenage Kaelian with hormones like Luke Sigmund would've been more than willing to mate with as many women as he pleased."

"Having sex is one thing, but Luke is still a teenager in school. He's not emotionally ready to become a father yet." Karlel stated.

"I see, so Luke Sigmund is still in schooling." Ayin nodded in understanding. "That's very understandable. As a Kaelian will always want to be around their children, schooling would merely get in the way of that and make them quite anxious."

"It sounds like Luke would make for a wonderful father!" Daphiel happily said.

Azazel felt an imaginary arrow pierce his heart, as did Baraqiel and Sirzechs. Rossweisse looked at Luke in wonder after hearing their conversation. Brynhildr saw this as her chance to show off in front of Luke until Ayin released him and the Kaelian immediately noticed Rossweisse. Luke grinned as he suddenly vanished before reappearing beside Rossweisse. The Valkyrie squeaked in surprise, making Luke realize what happened and chuckled nervously.

"Whoops, forgot to turn off my Knight Promotion. Sorry for spooking you, Rossweisse." Luke apologized as he deactivated his Knight Promotion. "You came to rescue me, too?"

"I-I did!" Rossweisse nodded swiftly. "Although, it was mainly Lord Odin who insisted on coming to your rescue."

As Luke chatted with Rossweisse while Brynhildr glared at her fellow Valkyrie, Issei was now chatting with Thor and Loki after they finished looking him over, both who seemed to be very interested in him.

"You got to train with Tannin?! Hahahahahahaha! You're very lucky, Issei Hyoudou! Perhaps you and I could go a round or two, then I can see how tough you really are!" Thor laughed as she patted Issei's shoulder.

Issei blushed profusely at Thor's choice of words before he shook his head. Context, Issei! Context!

"You know, I've actually met one of the previous Red Dragon Emperors." Loki said to Issei.

"Would they happen to be Elsha?" Issei raised his brow.

"Why, yes, actually." Loki replied.

"Ddraig had mentioned she was the strongest female Red Dragon Emperor. And I'll admit, her and Belzard have sort of inspired me to become the World's Strongest Red Dragon Emperor in the world!"

Loki giggled at Issei's declaration. "Well, then you've got a long way to go, cause you see, Thor is ranked Number 7 in the Top 10 Most Powerful Beings in the World."

"Very few can hold a candle to my strength. Those few include the Ouroboros Dragon and the best of the Hindu Pantheon." Thor stated.

The Boosted Gear glowed lightly as Ddraig spoke. I'd be careful of Shiva if I were you, partner. He's known as the Hindu God of Destruction and is ranked Number 2.

"Oh, that must be sweet little Ddraig in there." Loki teased.

I can see that you haven't changed a bit, Perverted Goddess of Mischief. Ddraig deadpanned.

"Don't be like that. I hope I can get to know your current host a lot better." Loki spoke with a seductive voice as she held a finger under Issei's chin.

Issei couldn't stop himself from letting out a perverted giggle until Thor hugged him with a scowl.

"Like hell he is!" Thor argued. "You'll turn him into an idiot! It would be better if Issei Hyoudou got to know me instead!"

While Issei could feel Thor's muscles, he also noticed that her breasts were also very large and soft.

Partner, I can't believe I'm saying this, but you have got to be the luckiest host I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. Ddraig said as if he was a proud father.

Issei pouted. Are you saying you weren't proud of me before?

Ddraig deadpanned. Before you started interacting with Opheria's host more often, you were nothing but a perverted fool who peeped on the poor Kendo Girls.

... Yeah, Luke has helped me change for the better.

Soon enough, it was time for everyone to leave Southeastern Europe. Luke turned to Roman and Aleksandra with a smile.

"Why don't you two move in with me and Seth?" Luke suggested. "It would be a delight to have the two of you stay with us."

Roman was about to decline until Aleksandra cut in.

"Oh, we would be more than happy to, my sweet little nephew!"

Luke blushed as Aleksandra pulled him into a tight hug. "A-Auntie!"

"Uh, I don't think Seth would be so fond of your parents' killer moving in with you. Even if it wasn't his fault." Mythra pointed out.

Luke's galaxies glowed brightly as he frowned. "If Seth has a problem with it, he can speak with me directly. I want to start a good relationship with Roman, especially after we just talked things out. And if Seth gets all whiney about it, that's tough shit."

Mythra was stunned at what Luke said before her face flushed as she gained a perverted grin. Ehehehehe! Serious Lukie is so fucking hot!

A/N: Boy, a lot happened this chapter! I hope everyone found it cathartic that Luke got to speak with his father one more time.

A lot of things will start coming together in the next chapter, which will be even longer than this one to make up for the delay.

Another thing starting in the next chapter is the frequency of limes with the first lemon likely happening after the Kyoto Arc.

I don't have a lot to say in the author's notes here right now because I'm wrapping this up at 11:30 at night.

Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed the chapter! Stay tuned for next time!

Luke Harem: Rias Gremory, Pyra/Mythra, Opheria, Karlel, Daphiel, Annabelle Wright, Akeno Himejima, Fumiko Kazuya, Koneko Toujo, Melody Morag, Setsuna Kazama, Kayoko Kita, Xenovia Quarta, Emery Belmont, Roygun Belphegor, Belinda Green, Morgana Merlina Evergarden, Katherine Petrova

Issei Harem: Misaki Shirayuki, Asia Argento, Hikaru Ueda, Akira Kazuya, Kiyome Abe, Seekvaira Agares, Azusa Hirano, Ruby Evergarden, Seiryuu Hirano, Grencin Korin, Thor (female), Loki (female)

Rias Gremory Peerage: Rias Gremory (King), Akeno Himejima (Queen), Yuuto Kiba (Knight), Xenovia Quarta (Knight), Koneko Toujo (Rook), Fumiko Kazuya (Bishop), Gasper Vladi (Bishop), Luke Sigmund (8 Pawns)

Seth Sigmund Peerage: Seth Sigmund (King), Annabelle Wright (Queen), Setsuna Kazama (Knight), Primoir Talraxen (Knight), Alastair Wright (Rook), Emery Belmont (Rook), Hana Sakuya (2 Bishops), Grencin Korin (8 Pawns)

Melody Morag Peerage: Melody Morag (King), Misaki Shirayuki (Queen), Katherine Petrova (Knight), Spiral/Rasen Hirano (Knight), Akira Kazuya (Rook), Azusa Hirano (Rook), Asia Argento (Bishop), Hikaru Ueda (Bishop), Issei Hyoudou (8 Pawns)