"How did this happen?" I whisper in shock. Asleep in my bed is my friend, the girl I lo-Really like, and the literal master of my soul is Rias Gremory. And she is as naked as the day she was born. Ever since she moved into my house, this has been a nightly occurrence, and I have no idea why.

Okay, I'm pretty sure I know why. She is grateful for me rescuing her from her arranged marriage and that she likes me. However, I think she may be taking it a bit far… Don't get me wrong, the part of me that is a guy is loving this and really wants to take it further… But the more rational side of me luckily still has control.

And the rational side says, this girl is the sister of the literal king of hell, and I'm pretty sure he would kill me if I was anything less than a gentleman. Which meant I tried my hardest to keep Rias out of the room at night, and I've had very little success so far.

"Mm…" Sleepily the red-head yawns cutely as her eyes flutter open. "Good morning Magnus." Rias wraps her arms around my neck with a smile.

"Um… Good morning." My face flushes as she presses herself against me. "So… How did you get in? I thought I locked the door?"

Rias softly kisses my cheek. "You don't remember?" When I shake my head, she chuckles. "You were so tired from training last night, you practically passed out. So I helped you get in bed, and because you looked so cute, I decided to join you."

Oh… Right. Passing out after training makes sense.


(Flashback, the previous night:)

"Alright, Magnus, you ready?" Kiba asks as he summons a sword to his hand.

I nod, cracking my knuckles. "You bet. Is the barrier up?"

Akeno nods in confirmation. "Good to go. Just don't tear up the terrain too badly."

Koneko grunts as she stretches out. "No promises."

"I'll do my best." Asia says, gripping her hammer tightly.

"Good. Koneko, you'll train with Asia, show her some strength training exercises."

"Yes, ma'am." The girls say as they go about their training.

Rias then turns to me. "Magnus, you will spar with Kiba, and use your Balance Breaker. Find a way to decrease the stamina loss with your abilities."

Grunting in confirmation, I face Kiba as the gem on the Boosted Gear begins to glow. "Got it."

"Akeno, we'll be working on our own magical strength." Our master says with a hand on her hip.

The vice president of the ORC smiles. "Of course, president."

Everyone went about training; Koneko and Asia went through various exercises, like push-ups, sit-ups, and lifting small weights. Akeno and Rias began to channel their energy as I summon my Balance Breaker and drop into a fighting stance.

"Ready when you are Magnus." Kiba flourishes his blade as he charges at me.

Flipping over the knight, I spin around and kick him in the back. As Kiba stumbles, I summon an orb of red energy and throw it at my sparring partner. Kiba quickly gets his footing back and creates a barrier of blades protecting him from my attack. Moving around his make-shift shield, my friend swings his sword, striking my right arm. Frost creeps up my armor, leaving it useless. The ice is so cold that it burns my arm. Gritting my teeth, I focus my magic and shatter the ice.

I rub my arm, trying to restore some feeling to it. 'Wow, that is cold."

"Sorry about that." Kiba laughs as he lunges forward.

Twisting around his attack, I narrowly avoided becoming a human icicle again. I start breathing fire; the blonde rolls out of the way and changes his sword. This new sword looks like wind one from the Rating Game. A blast of air collides with my flame sending it back at me. "Gah!" Why is my own fire burning me!? "Oof!" Falling over, my armor shatters. My stomach feels like it exploded.

"Magnus, are you okay?" Kiba rushes over and holds out his hand.

"I…Grh." I nod and take his hand. "Yeah… I think… Actually, no, that really hurt. What did you do?"

Kiba's mask flatter's and I swear I saw his real face again. "Nothing… I just-It doesn't matter." The mask slips back as he walks away from me. "Shall we continue?"

"Hmm... I wonder if he is..." Kiba's face flashes with panic as the dragon speaks.

"Wonder if he is what Ddraig?" I ask my partner in confusion. What is going on?

"Nothing. Don't worry about it. Just focus on your training."


(End of flashback:)

The rest of the night went on like that; whatever I did, Kiba just re-directed or walloped me so hard that my armor wouldn't hold together. It really drained my stamina and hurt like hell, and of course, Kiba… I'm not sure why, but I feel like he is lying to me… Well, not lying, but he is definitely hiding something. In fact, Kiba's been acting strangely for a while now. He's been on edge, distracted, moody, and depressed.

"Magnus?"

"Oh, sorry. I was just thinking." I say as I do my best to ignore her firm-And I'm going to end that train of thought there! "So… We should probably get up-" As I try to sit up, Rias pushes me back down. "-Uh… What are you doing?"

"I think we have a little time." She says sensually, her fingers slowly trail down my chest, leaning down my master gently kisses my forehead, cheek, and lips. "What do you say if we do something that would help deepen our bond?"

Gulping, I stare into her eyes, with a mixture of ungodly panic, and who gives a crap? "I um…" Lucky for me, or unlucky, the sound of knocking interrupted our conversation.

"Magnus? Are you up?" Asia calls through the door. "It's almost time for our morning training."

Rias sighs and shakes her head as she sits up, the covers fall off. "Right, I forgot about that."

"Magnus, can you hear me?"

I open my mouth to speak, but Rias beats me to punch. "Asia, would you mind giving us a minute? Magnus and I are still in bed." The door to my room slams open to reveal Asia in her gym clothes. Rias smiles slyly. "Good morning Asia, did you sleep well?"

Asia twitches at the sight of the red-head, her shocked expression turning into one of embarrassment and jealously. "This is the fifth time I've caught you in his bed Rias." Asia stomps forward and removes her shirt, revealing a blue bra. "I-I-I won't let Rias-"

Flushing brightly, I scramble out of bed and run out of the room.

"Where you going!?" The girls call out in concern.

"Cold shower!"


"I really wish you would let me cook." I grumble as I eat my breakfast.

"Are you saying you don't like my cooking?" Rias asks teasingly as she nudges me.

I roll my eyes at the older girl. "You are an excellent cook, and you know it, but sometimes I want to cook too."

"Maybe next time." Rias replies with a smile.

"I'm sorry, Magnus, but I'm cooking breakfast tomorrow." Asia and Rias share a look that didn't go unnoticed by me.

Ever since Rias moved in Asia and her have been… Well, I wouldn't say fighting, but they have been competitive with one another. It has been a significant headache to deal with, especially when Asia tries to act like our master. I have tried talking to the girls about this, but they brush me off and say that everything is fine.

Which is really frustrating.

"Oh Magnus, would you mind if we have our club meeting here today?" Rias asks as she finishes her food. "The clubhouse needs to be cleaned."

"Sure, I don't see why not." I shrug and pull out my phone. "Oh crap, we better hurry if we want to train."


Morning training was… Exhausting. To make it worse, my left arm began to hurt. I contemplated going to the nurses' office to lay down or even calling Akeno to help alleviate the pain. It's been a little while since she last helped drain the power from my arm, but… I really want to avoid performing the ritual.

It's not painful. It's just… I need a cold shower just thinking about it. Maybe I'll just take a nap here at my desk. It's lunchtime at the moment so it shouldn't be a problem. With a yawn, I lay my head down and close my eyes.

"Maverick-san, what's up!?"

Opening my eyes with a grunt, I look up to see two guys around my age standing in front of me. The first has a shaved head, and his ears stick out, making him look like a monkey. The second has medium length black hair, with some overhanging bangs and glasses. The monkey looking one is Matsuda, and the glasses-wearing one is Motohama. And together, they are the Pervert Duo. They used to be a trio, but after our mutual friend, Issei Hyoudou, moved (became a devil), their trio is down to two.

"Hello Matsuda-san, Motohama-san. What can I do for you both?" I stretch and yawn as the two sit near my desk.

Matsuda sheepishly rubs the back of his head. "You know how you're really good at English?"

"Would you check our homework for us?" Motohama asks bluntly.

Snorting, I motion for them to pass me their work; they do so quickly with relieved smiles. "Let's see… Motohama-san, you need to change up your word usage." Grabbing a pencil from my school bag, I lightly circle his sentence and pass the paper back to him.

I then look over the next document with a thoughtful glance. "Matsuda-san, just work on your punctuation, and you'll be fine. Do you guys need anything else?"

Motohama leans forward. "We heard some rumors about you and wanted to ask if it were true."

I raise an eyebrow in confusion. "What kind of rumors?" This should be interesting; luckily, the rumors of me being a thug and delinquent are a thing of the past

"The first rumor has to do with you and the big sisters of the school." Matsuda starts to grin. "You know Gremory-senpai and Himejima-senpai."

Motohama chuckles nastily. "They say you have been blackmailing them into doing all sort of perverted things. On top of that, they say you've turned your gaze onto the school's mascot, and you're trying to devour her body like a wild beast."

Given the fact that Koneko is much stronger than I am? Yeah right. I roll my eyes as I look around the classroom. I stop when I see Asia talking with several girls in our class.

"Asia-san, I love your hair; it is so pretty."

The bishop bows her head with a flush. "Oh, thank you, but I don't think so. I think your hair is much prettier, Katase-san."

"Please, all the boys are enchanted with you." Aika tells her with a smile.

"Their enchanted?" Asia's eyes widen in shock.

"Not to mention-" Motohama pulls my attention back to him. "-Your living with Argento-san! Not to mention, the girls say that you and Yuuto-san have-" Motohama stage whispers. "-Embraced the love that doesn't say its name."

I rub the bridge of my nose in annoyance as my left arm pulses. "Gr…Okay? So what's the point of telling me these things?"

Matsuda grins. "Well… Truth be told, we've been spreading these rumors."

Of course, they are. "Why are you doing that? Seriously what's the point?"

"Boredom mostly, plus its payback for all those pranks you've pulled-"

"They're just jealous that they don't have your full attention anymore." Aika says, joining the conversation with Asia following behind.

I look up at the girl with a small smile, ignoring the shouts from the two boys. "Hey Aika, how are you?"

"Fine." She answers with her arms crossed. "You know Asia, you're lucky you have Magnus as a boyfriend. At least he isn't like these two."

Eyes widening, Asia turns beat red. "B-B-boyfriend!?"

Turning red myself, I cough into my fist. "Aika, we're just friends."

"Please, there is no way you two are just friends." Aika leans forward with a teasing look. "A man and woman living alone, with no adult supervision, who knows what you get up to when you're all alone."

That was the final nail in the coffin for Motohama and Matsudo. Both boys try to jump at me in a jealous fit; luckily, I am faster and more robust than both of them.

Standing up, I quickly push the two boys back in their seats. "You just live to screw with people, don't you?"

"Pot meet kettle." Aika replies with a grin.

I open my mouth to speak, but all that came out was a strangled gurgle. Oh god, my arm… Not now, why now?

"Are you okay?" The four teens suddenly ask in concern.

Holding up my right hand, I close my eyes and slowly start to count backward from twenty. Taking in several deep breaths, I open my eyes and slowly push past my classmates. "Asia, will you let the teacher I will be late? I need to go to see the nurse."

Asia nods solemnly. "Okay, do you need help?"

"I got it. Thanks though. Sorry guys, I'll be back later." With a wave goodbye, I walk out of the classroom. I pull out my cellphone and make a call. "Hey, Akeno…"


(Third Person POV: Classroom)

Asia watches as Magnus's leaves with a worried look. "I hope he'll be okay."

"I'm sure he will be fine." Aika reassures the girl.

Motohama rubs his shaved head. "I wonder what happened to his arm?"

"Didn't he say he burned it?" Matsuda asks as he pushes his glasses up.

Aika nods as she holds her chin in thought. "But how, though? Asia, do you know how?"

The former nun nods as she stares at her feet. "I can't talk about it, but it was horrible."

"I am sorry." Aika pats her friend on the back. Aika still wanted to know, but she wasn't going to push the blonde foreigner.

Still… Aika wanted, no needed to know. Magnus was her friend, one of her best friends. And it really bothered her that they didn't talk as much anymore. Sure, things weren't as bad as they were back in April, but he was still very secretive. Him, and all of the Occult Research Club. Aika was going to find out what they were hiding.


(Third Person POV: Magnus)

On my way to the clubroom, I met up with Akeno, and after a quick examination, she agreed that the ritual had to be performed again. The two of us walked into the old school building and into the club room. "Magnus, you go shower first." The older girl tells me as she moves about the room. "I have some preparations to make."

I nod my head, walk into the bathroom, remove my clothes, and put them into a basket. I turn on the water and begin to clean myself. After a very, very, very thorough cleaning, I leave the shower with only a white fluffy towel around my waist. The curtains have been drawn, all the lights turned off, the only illumination in the room is from some candles. "Bathroom is free."

"Take a seat. I'll be out soon." The older girl stops next to me with a sly smile. "You know, it would be faster if we just showered together."

"I-Wh-" Akeno giggles at my reaction and goes to take a shower. With a groan, I sit on the couch and rub the bridge of my nose. "I think she is enjoying this way too much…"


(Flashback:)

"Magnus, what do you know about Harae?" Akeno asks with a mischievous look.

"Nothing really."

The older girl nods as if she excepted that. "It is a general term for rituals of purification in Shinto. We'll be performing a heavily modified ritual. One that will allow us to remove the excess power from your arm and change it back to a human state. Temporarily at least."

I guess that makes sense. "Though why would the transformation be temporary?"

"Because your arm is still a dragon arm. The power will return."

Again makes perfect sense. I did sacrifice my arm to Ddraig. I'm just lucky that the damage to my lungs wasn't as bad. Otherwise, we need to do this ritual for them as well. "Right… Hey Akeno, how did you come across this ritual?"

The older girl stops what she was doing, several emotions playing across her face. Nostalgia, pain, anger… Loss. "I-"

"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't," I say as I put a hand on her shoulder. This was just like that time when I asked her about her life before she became a devil. "I am sorry I brought it up, but I'm here if you want to talk."

"You are, aren't you?" Akeno whispers softly with a far off look. A few minutes go by, and Akeno straightens her back. "Let's finish preparations, shall we?" When I nod, the black-haired girl gestures for me to go to the bathroom. "Go and clean yourself."

"Huh?"

Akeno smiles. "We need to cleanse our bodies before I can get the energy from your arm."

"Oh, and how do we do that?" My heart literally jumps as Akeno licks her lips.


(End of flashback)

I flush at the thought of the ritual. "I really hope I don't develop a-"

"-Develop a what?" Striding out of the bathroom, Akeno brushes out her waist-length raven black hair. The older girl is dressed in a tight-fitting white robe that ends just near the middle of her thigh. "I am sorry for the wait."

"Ummm… No, you're fine; I'm sorry that I called you out here suddenly." I reply as my left arm pulses with pain. "It was an emergency."

"That's hardly your fault." Akeno gets on her knees in front of me as she takes my left hand. My breath catches in my chest as I stare at the queen. From my position, I had a decent view of her cleavage. Noticing my stare, the older girl smiles. "Everything okay?"

"Um… Yeah, sorry, just um…" Think of an excuse, Magnus; think of a reason as to why you are staring at her. "Your… wet." I'm an idiot.

With a throaty laugh, Akeno tenderly runs her hands along my arm. "I didn't have time to dry myself properly; you did say it was an emergency. Is it distracting?"

"No… I like it?" What!? I don't like-Okay I kind of do but-Gah! I hate this; I hate my brain.

"Just relax. I'll take care of everything." She whispers softly, slowly Akeno kisses the tip of my index finger before sliding my finger into her mouth. Akeno's soft lips are warm and inviting; gingerly, she runs her tongue around the tip of my finger before pushing it further into her mouth.

I did my best to stay quiet by holding the edge of the couch, but I failed because Akeno starts giggling.

Damn it, woman, this isn't funny!

Akeno moans softly, which turned my entire face red. Slowly the older girl slides my finger out of her mouth, a small smirk present on her face. "It's just a simple procedure. Honestly, you're getting flustered so easily. It makes me want to tease you even more." As she spoke, the girl licks the underside of my middle finger.

"You're doing that on purpose!?" My eyes widen in response to her words, and without thinking, I ask. "How would you like it if I sucked on your fingers?"

Standing up, the dark-haired girl let's go of my hand and pushes her breasts into my chest. Her arms wrapping around my head as she raises her butt into the air, giving me a clear view of her barely covered rear.

"Is that an offer, Magnus?" She murmurs in my ear; her breath was hotter than I could imagine. This caused me to stutter wordlessly, which made Akeno snicker. "Seriously, if you could see the look on your face, you would understand." Understand? Understand what!? "Guess what? I have a crush on this cute guy, but he's totally clueless."

Stars and Stones woman… "Um… Is it Kiba?" I ask, already knowing that I was wrong; in response to this, Akeno kisses my neck before pulling back.

"If I made a move on you, Rias would get jealous, and we both know what she's like when she is upset. I think we should get back to the ceremony." Without another word, Akeno takes my hand again and gently trailed her tongue up to my index finger before pushing it back into her mouth.

As she did this, the pain in my arm dissipated, the ceremony went on for… I am not even sure how long, but when it did end Akeno, let's go of my hand with a blush. "The ceremony is complete; you should be fine for a little while."

"Is it weird that I feel like I should take you out to dinner or something?" I ask, which makes the Japanese girl smile happily.

"Magnus, do you remember what you said to me before your battle with Riser?"

Blinking in confusion, I slowly nod. "Yeah, you asked why I came back, and I said I would always come to help those I care for. That includes you as well."

Akeno's cheeks turn pink as she slides her hand down my chest. "Yes, you did… I wonder if this could be-" The sound of a cell ringing interrupts us, the older girl. "We should do this again sometime." Without another word, she walks into the bathroom and shuts the door.

"… Was I just propositioned?"


I did go back to class after a (freezing) shower, but I really couldn't focus on what was going on. My session with Akeno really took it out of me, and it left me with a lot of questions. Most of them pertained to whether or not she was messing with me. She seemed serious, but at the same time… Why is this happening? I have enough issues with women as it is.

"Are you okay?"

Shaking my head, I turn to Asia with a smile. "Yeah, I'm fine. You ready to go?"

"Mhm." Picking up my school bag, the two of us walk out of the classroom with Aika following closely. "Uhh, can we help you, Aika?"

"You're going to club activities, right?" When we nod, the brown-haired girl smiles. "Do you think Gremory-senpai would mind if I sat in on them? I would love to join and find out what you do."

Asia shoots me a nervous stare, which I know Aika noticed. So, I cleared my throat and pull out my phone. "I can talk to her, but I don't think she'll agree." Calling Rias, I quickly explain the situation to the older girl.

"I see… Let me speak to her."

I hold the phone out and to my human friend, who takes it tentatively. "Hello?"

"Kiryuu-san? This is Rias. From what Magnus said, you are interested in joining the Occult Research Club?"

"Yes, I am Gremory-senpai. I wanted to at least sit in during your meeting today." Aika crosses her fingers.

"I see, sadly we're having the club room cleaned. So club activities are being moved to my place, and while you are friends with Magnus and Asia-"

"-You don't know me that well. I understand Gremory-senpai." Aika nods with a frustrated expression.

"I apologize, Kiryuu-san, but once the club room is clean, we can arrange something then. Is that okay?" Rias asks.

"Of course, Gremory-senpai, thank you." Aika passes the phone back to me.

"Magnus, I'll see you at the school gate with everyone else."

"Right, see you then. Bye." Hanging up the phone, I give my glasses wearing girl a sympathetic look. "Sorry, Aika."

With a shrug, she smiles. "It's fine; she did say we can arrange something later. You guys have fun."

"Bye." Asia waves with a sad look, and once she was out of earshot, the former nun looks up at me. "I wish we could tell her."

"Me too." It wasn't fair to Aika that we kept her at arm's length, but I am not sure how she would react to finding out we weren't human anymore. "Come one, we should get going." Together we walk to the front gate where Kiba is waiting.

The blonde knight is doing his best to dismiss his flock of adoring fangirls but does not have any luck like he usually does. Suddenly the rumors that Matsuda and Motohama were spreading came to mind. I wonder….

"Please let us walk you home, Yuuto-san."

"We should go to this new karaoke place."

Shrugging for a moment, I let out a sharp whistle gaining the crowd's attention. "Sorry, ladies, but he's coming with me." Many of the women bunch up around the Prince of Kuoh, hoping to protect him from me.

"Oh yes, forgive me, but I do have club activities." With a smile so charming that he could've sweet-talked Scrooge into giving him money, the girls reluctantly left the knight alone. "Thank you, they were unusually persistent today."

"No problem, but are you feeling okay?" Kiba didn't look well; he was much stiffer than usual, his eyes had small dark shadows under them, and his skin is paler. "You look sick."

The knight brushes off my concern. "I just didn't sleep well last night."

"Maybe you should go home then." Asia suggests as she joins our conversation.

"I'll be fine, but thank you for the concern." Kiba smiles, but it never reached his eyes. I wanted to push it, but the rest of the ORC had walked up to us. So, putting a pin in the conversation, we walked to my house.

On the way, I found out that our familiars would be cleaning the club room. Which hopefully goes over well. Despite Asia's and I's best efforts, Rassei and Noble still do not like one another. Hopefully, they don't cause any problems.

Once we walked into my place, Asia, Rias, and I directed everyone to the living room while we grabbed some drinks and snacks for those that wanted them. Koneko took a bag of chips and a soda, Akeno and Rias had tea, Kiba didn't want anything, and Asia and I both had water bottles.

Once we all settled, Rias clears her throat. "To start this meeting off, we will go over everyone's contract numbers from last month. First up is Akeno. Eleven."

The Priestess of Thunder smiles. "That's right."

"Koneko, you had ten."

"Sounds good." The small girl says in between eating.

Rias turns to Kiba, who is doing his best not to doze off. "Eight."

"Hm… Oh, yes." The Prince of Kuoh nods.

"Gas-" Rias quickly catches herself and clears her throat. "Magnus, and Asia, you both have three."

"Did you hear that, Magnus?" Asia smiles cheerfully.

I return the smile. "Yep, you did great, Asia."

Rias takes a sip of tea before speaking again. "Now that is done, let's get to the next item on the agenda-" The sound of a cellphone buzzing interrupted the red-headed devil; after a quick check, I realize it was me.

"Oh, sorry." Pulling my phone out, I check the ID and-"Crap, it's my mom. Do you mind?" When the others shake their heads, I answer the call and go into the kitchen. "Hey mom, how are you doing?"

"I'm fine, but what about you, young man? Your father and I haven't heard from you since before your birthday!"

I knew this was going to bite me in the butt later but in my defense… I have been more than a little busy. "I know, and I am sorry if I worried you. Just some things came up…" How do I explain this without lying? "… I don't have any excuse. I'm sorry."

My life-giver just sighs. "That's not even a good excuse; we were all worried about you."

"Again, I'm sorry… I'll try to be better about communicating with you guys." Right now, this is my best defense. "Anyway… How are dad, Mason, and the twins?"

"They're fine, and we miss you."

"I miss you too." I lean against the wall with a sigh; I really did miss them even if I didn't act like it sometimes. Even… My older sisters. "Anyway, I have a club meeting-"

"-A club meeting? You finally joined a club? Which one?" My mom acts excitedly.

I groan in annoyance. "The Occult Research Club."

"Ohh, is that the club that Rias girl belongs to? The one you have a crus-"

"Mom!" My face turns red at her words. "Sorry, I got to go; I'll talk to you later. Love you."

"Wait, before you go, I wanted to tell you that your father and I will be coming to visit in a few days. Anyway, love you, son." As the call ends, my stomach drops.

"Hells bells… As if this couldn't possibly-Stop Magnus!" I slap my face with a huff. "Close one… I almost said the one thing that would guarantee trouble. But I caught myself, so everything should be fine. Right?"


(Third Person POV: Vatican City)

"It feels so good to be back; I cannot wait to get back home and take a long bath." Irina stretches with a smile as she walked into a small building. "Don't you think so, Xenovia?"

Xenovia nods as she looks around. "We need to deliver our report to the Bishop, then you can focus on taking a bath."

"I know, I know." The chestnut-haired girl rests her hands behind her head with a groan. "Still, I wonder why they called us back so soon. Do you think something happened?" Irina looks around the room at the various other warriors, priests, nuns; the mood in the building is tense, everyone was on edge.

"We'll soon find out." The two warriors stop in front of a door; the blue-haired girl knocks and waits for an answer.

"Come." Opening the door, both women enter a small office, where a dark skinned man sat at a desk, looking quite panicked. Upon seeing them, the man relaxes somewhat. "Sister Xenovia, Miss Shidou, thank the Lord, you have come."

Xenovia bows her head in respect. "Of course, your Excellency."

"What is the matter, Father?" Irina questions as the Bishop motions for her to shut the door.

As the door shuts, the Bishop rubs his face. "Something horrible has happened… Three shards of Excalibur have been stolen." Both women straighten up at that. That… That is not good.

"Father, what about the other two shards?" Xenovia questions

"Both are with the Pendragon family, thank Heaven for small miracles." He answers, sinking lower into his chair.

"Do we know who stole them and where they are going?"

The older man nods. "We do Miss Shidou, and that is the more troubling news…. It was Siegfried."

"Where is the traitor?" Xenovia's eyes become hard like iron.

"Gone in the wind, but… The shards, however, are not. Siegfried passed them off to one of his… Brothers, who have been seen working with the Grigori. One of our agents has tracked the shards to a small town in Japan."

As he explained the situation, the Bishop pulls out a file and begins to pull out several papers. "The town is called Kuoh."


Hey everyone I am back once more! Happy New Year! I hope that it's going well for you all. It is now time for the next installment of the Maverick Emperor! Not much to say right now, except that I want to thank everyone who has added me, and my stories to their favorites and of course have followed as well. And if you don't have an account but you love or like the story anyway, thank you as well!

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