Part 2 of Deleted/Extended Extras


Chapter 7 (Deleted) - Koneko returns to the Gremory Mansion

Gremory Mansion

Returning home, Koneko enters with bags of goods in hand. As she walks to her room, she sees Rias waiting for her with a smile on her face.

"Welcome back, Koneko. Did you have a good day?" Koneko only nodded. "Did anything good happen?"

"Not really, just the usual...Although..."

"Hmmm?"

"I did taste a delicious cake that someone recommended for me, and I decided to purchase some for us to share." Smelling the contents, Rias couldn't help but compliment the smell of it. "I look forward to eating this with you, Koneko."


Chapter 7.5 (Extra) - Xenovia's Insomnia

Xenovia's Room

Nighttime

Lately, Xenovia had the same nightmares every time she closed her eyes. Firebrand would always be standing over Takumi, Naoko, and Irina's corpses with that same devilish smirk on his face. No matter what she did, she would always lose to the Devil, each battle ending with her being stabbed before the Devil attempted to rape her. She would wake up screaming and not being able to stay asleep. She even started to see a twisted version of Firebrand that taunted her and tried to convince her to give in to her nightmare. Wanting to suppress it, she had tried dream suppression pills to stop them, only for it to fail her. Resorting to magic, Xenovia asked Naoko to help her seal off her nightmare.

"To seal off a nightmare shouldn't be a problem Xenovia. All I need to do is enter your mind and place some magic seals on it and bam! No more nightmares." said Naoko, who was filled with confidence. "Once I'm done, you'll be sleeping well in no time."

"Thank you, Naoko," Naoko tells the bluenette to lay down and close her eyes as she prepares for the sealing.

"It's useless you know." Looking behind Naoko, who was too busy getting everything set for the sealing process to notice, Xenovia sees a twisted version of Firebrand standing and smiling at her. "Why fight it? Why fight the pleasure I can give you? Just let the nightmare happen, it'll soon become a blissful dream of pleasure. I think some girls are into guys being the dominating type. Just let me "get inside you" and maybe you'll grow to enjoy it." Hearing it speak made Xenovia angry enough to throw her pillow at it, surprising Naoko.

"Whoa! Why did you do that?" asked Naoko. Realizing what she did, Xenovia apologizes before telling her that she saw "an annoying pest" behind her. Looking behind her, Naoko asks if it was gone.

"Yeah, I'm sure it's gone," said Xenovia.

"Alright then, close your eyes so I can begin." As soon as Xenovia's eyes were closed, Naoko puts her right hand over the bluenette's forehead as she focused on entering her mind. Inside, Naoko found herself back in the basilica. Looking around, she noticed Firebrand standing over not only Takumi and Irina's corpses but hers as well. Hearing Xenovia yell at Firebrand, she turned to see her friend fight and fail to defeat the Devil.

"She dreams of this?" Naoko asked herself. Determined, she begins chanting some incantations, summoning sealing tags made of light around her before sending them towards Firebrand, wrapping themselves around the Devil. Looking at Naoko, the wounded Xenovia asks how she's alive.

"The me you see in front of you is just a dream version. I'm here to seal off this-"

"Seal off what exactly?" Her eyes widening in shock, Naoko can only watch as Firebrand burns off the sealing tags and directs a smile towards her.

"I was sure I killed you. Oh well, time to do it again." Xenovia directs a look of horror and worry towards Naoko, who tries to seal Firebrand with several tags of light, only to fail as he advanced towards her, Aestus Estus in hand.

"Don't do it! This is just between you and me! Don't kill her!"

"You begging on the ground only turns me on Xenovia. All I need to do now is kill Naoko again and you'll be ripe enough to enjoy." Firebrand said with a smile as he closed the distance between himself and Naoko and grabbed her by the throat, lifting her up off the floor. "Early warning, you're not going to enjoy this." Naoko couldn't do anything as Firebrand stabbed her. She could hear Xenovia's anguish as Firebrand stabbed her. Exiting the girl's mind, Naoko's eyes were full of tears and her face was full of sweat. Xenovia woke up to check if Naoko was okay.

"I'm sorry you had to experience that," she told her friend.

"I failed...I failed to seal it." Naoko said as she cried.

"It's okay...It's okay..." Xenovia said as she held her friend in her arms. Having calmed down, Naoko explains that the nightmare was so vivid and real, it became aware of her presence and proceeded to correct the mistake, that being Naoko being alive in the nightmare.

"So in the end, this was a failure as well," said Xenovia, Naoko only nodding in agreement.

"I don't know how to help you Xenovia. I wish I could but-"

"Just you being here is all I need right now Naoko." Naoko smiled as she hugged Xenovia. "I'll find a way to overcome this. That, I promise you."

"I told you it was useless." Xenovia turned to see Firebrand looking at her with a proud smile on his face that further angered her. "Unless you can kill me, you'll never be rid of me."


Chapter 8/9 (Extended) - Griselda confronts Esdeath and Xenovia

Anger...Anger was the current emotion of Griselda Quarta. Griselda had just come back from a mission in Scotland when Keito informed her of Xenovia's training under Esdeath. Hearing that Esdeath was having the bluenette train in magic was enough for Griselda to rush back to Italy within just 6 minutes. Rain fell on the exorcist as she rushed to where Xenovia and Esdeath were training. Seeing Xenovia's hands twitching in pain, Griselda yelled Esdeath's name, getting her attention.

"Griselda, you're back from your mission. I thought that it'd take another-"

"What do you think you're doing Esdeath!?" yelled Griselda.

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm helping Xenovia with magic."

"She's forbidden from training in magic! Can't you see she's in pain!?" Esdeath tells the exorcist that she's well-aware that Xenovia's in pain, and that she wouldn't be learning anything if she didn't feel the pain that came with training.

"Violinists trained in perfecting the craft of music until their hands and fingers bled, much like those who fight by the sword, like you and I. Don't you think that her learning magic will help her if she's ever in a pinch? I mean, she did use Innate Time Control Magic to fight Firebrand, which, if mastered, could've allowed her to defeat him."

"Tell me, Griselda, from the times I spent training under you, I felt that you were holding back whenever you taught me your ways. Whenever we clashed swords, I felt that you weren't giving me your all, like you didn't think that I could take it. When I asked to learn about magic, and when you found out that I could use magic, you forbade me from learning, like I couldn't take it."

"Xenovia-"

"Don't interrupt me!" Griselda was taken back by the bluenette's anger towards her. "Right now, you're holding something back, just like everything you've done, thinking that I won't be able to take it!"

"There are reasons why Xenovia, you wouldn't be able to understand," said Griselda, with Esdeath asking what her reasons were for not allowing Xenovia to learn magic.

"I think she's ready enough to know." Griselda saw a confused and slightly confrontational Xenovia in front of her. Xenovia never had this look towards her. It was enough to make the brave saint look away in shame.

"...When you just a little crying infant, and I was but a 12-year old scholar who saved you from the rain, I found that you were born with very large amounts of Magic Circuits. To have that much for such a young age, it was never heard of. I couldn't explain it, not even my master could figure it out. With that many circuits, there were so many possibilities, yet several drawbacks. If you were to figure out how to use magic, without the proper control and without adjusting to them, it would've destroyed your body. What's worse, if any one of our enemies found out about them, they would use you for their own intentions. I wasn't going to let it happen to you, an innocent little girl. My master made me a promise to train your body in the way of the sword until it was strong enough to adjust to and handle your circuits. Even now, your body still can't handle the circuits inside you. That is why you must stop, and come with me."

"So that's why huh...You are so selfish." Griselda slowly grew a look of shock on her face from what Xenovia just said to her. "You did all that because of that!? You, one of the only people I trusted, held all of this from me!? Didn't you know of the pain I was going through!? I killed a Devil when I was 8 years old, I fought a stray vampire from the House of Manthar when I was 14, and confronted a Devil that stabbed me several days ago! All that training, it was a lie!"

"Why do you twist the truth to fill your anger?" asked Griselda.

"You could've told me everything from the beginning, why didn't you!?"

"Because you're my sister, I wanted to protect you from yourself."

"If you truly wanted to protect me, you could've done more for me, like Esdeath!" As Xenovia angrily yelled at her teacher, Esdeath formed a smile on her face that went unnoticed. "Esdeath never bullshitted my training! She gave a damn more than you ever could! If you loved me, you would've stopped with all the secrets and became more open to me, you could've encouraged me and taught me magic, you could've prevented me from having all this pain and anger I have now! But you never did those things for me, it was all for you! YOU NEVER LOVED ME!" The last thing Xenovia yelled to Griselda made the latter clutch her own chest in emotional pain as she collapsed in front of the bluenette. Looking at Griselda's state, Xenovia was shocked by her actions.

"Griselda...GRISELDA!" she yelled as she shook her guardian. Realizing that she caused Griselda to collapse, Xenovia, worried and in a panic, took her and quickly went towards the closest hospital for her as she tearfully told Griselda she was sorry. As she watched Xenovia take the woman to the hospital, Esdeath thought to herself, "Another obstacle has presented itself. No matter what, Xenovia will always care for Griselda. This is a problem I'll have to take care of as soon as possible."


Chapter 9 - Unnamed soldier has a name

Unnamed Hotel

Waking up in a room that Bols had rented, prior to fighting Naruto, Wave, Seryu, Kurome, and the unnamed soldier the blonde Rook spared took a quick look around the room before noticing Bols talking to his wife on the phone.

"Yes, we're going to be here for the whole day and come back tomorrow...Yes, this was my final mission. I'm officially retired now...Okay, I'll make sure to bring Logue a souvenir...I love you too honey...Bye." Hanging up, Bols turns to his teammates and says good afternoon to them.

"Bols, what happened?" asked Wave.

"The Wild Hunt, save for Syura, have been killed, as well as the men who were working for them, save for the young lad over there," answered Bols, point to the young exorcist. The exorcist was a 16-year old wavy brown haired male with green eyes wearing white exorcist clothes that had a metallic chest plate and arm guards.

"He killed them and spared us?" asked an angered Kurome, who couldn't help but clench her fists in anger. Again, she felt that she was too weak to kill, even in a devil's eyes.

"Yeah..."

"So we failed in our mission huh?" said Wave, scratching his head before sighing. "Esdeath won't take this report well. Neither will Syura, given that every single one of his members are dead."

"I'm still alive," said the unnamed exorcist. "I was surprised that I was spared. I mean, I just joined them 3 days ago and-"

"You were probably spared because you were too weak for him to kill." Kurome coldly told the unnamed exorcist.

"I guess that's true...But, that doesn't mean that I can't improve right?" replied the unnamed exorcist, developing a hopeful smile on his face as he said what he wanted.

"...I'm going out a bit to train." With that, Kurome got up and left the room. Seryu decided to sit next to a sleeping Koro as she gently patted the "dog's" head. Bols decided to go out and find his daughter a souvenir, leaving Wave with the unnamed exorcist.

"So...it's just you and me huh?" Wave said to the unnamed exorcist.

"Yeah..." Wave found it awkward to be in a room with the exorcist, especially since he barely knew the guy.

"...Do you have a name?"

"Are you sure you want a name of someone who barely did anything during a fight?" asked the unnamed exorcist.

"I'm sure...I like to make some friends here and there so...what's your name?"

"...Ritsuka Fujimaru" said the now named exorcist.

"Well Fujimaru, it's nice to meet you." Ritsuka simply said, "Likewise" as the two share an awkward smile before more silence takes over.

"So...did you study anywhere?"

"I graduated from the Mage's Association before I transferred to The Wild Hunt three days ago." Hearing that Ritsuka was a graduate from the Mage's Association was a surprise for Wave.

"You!?" yelled Wave.

"I had pretty average grades that allowed me to pass my classes. I'm also a mage who trained under Lord El-Melloi II." This further surprised Wave, who was well aware of the magus' name.

"An average guy like you trained under him!? How does someone like you get into the employ of The Wild Hunt?"

"It sounds stupid but...I just thought the name sounded cool." Hearing Ritsuka's reason for joining The Wild Hunt had Wave dumbfounded. "I uh...played all three games of The Witcher."

"...You're a strange guy Fujimaru." Ritsuka couldn't help but agree as he scratched the back of his head and awkwardly laughed.


With that, I have no extras or so to reveal, for now, save for the stuff that is to come. Now here's a short preview of the next chapter that will be either two to three chapters long as a reward for waiting. It's a beta version, not the complete one


"Xenovia?" Naruto said, a shocked look on his face as he's once again face to face with the black trench coat wearing exorcist.

"You..."

"You're-"

"FIREBRAAAAND!" yelled Xenovia as she charged at Naruto, tracing Gáe Bolg and attempting to strike him in the heart with it. Reacting within a single second, Naruto blocks the attack with Igneox. "YOU! I FINALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO KILL YOU!" she told the blonde Rook before kicking him back and performing several thrusting motions with her spear. Naruto blocks the attacks with his weapon before gaining distance between himself and Xenovia.

"Okay, I deserve that, but I'm glad that you're alive." Naruto told Xenovia.

"So you can try to kill me again!?"

"No! So I can try and talk to you. I don't want things to end like last time." Naruto answered.

"Then that makes it easier for me to kill you!" Jumping into the air Xenovia traced a bow before turning Gáe Bolg into a Broken Phantom and using it as an arrow and launching it towards the Blonde Rook. Sensing the power behind the attack, Naruto forms a 10-layered shield of solid flames to stop it. To his surprise, it starts to break through, eventually destroying his defense. Naruto narrowly avoids the attack that sends him flying back wards, hitting a tree. Tracing Kanshou and Bakuya, twin swords, Xenovia charges once more as Naruto recovers and narrowly avoids Xenovia's attack that cuts down the tree behind him before splitting Igneox into its dual staves mode and engaging Xenovia in close quarters.

"Wow, this chick got better." said Infernus. "Not only is she good with swords, it seems that she can form legendary weapons out of thin air. She has officially become a threat to us. Having the ability she has, she can definitely kill us if we're not careful."

"Xenovia, just for a few minutes, you have to listen to me." Naruto begged the bluenette.

"I have no need to listen to a Devil, especially one who's ruined my bond with Griselda and continues to haunt me in my nightmares!"

"I did what?" Seeing an opening, Xenovia pulls her left hand back and proceeds to thrust one of the short swords towards Naruto, who quickly spins around until he's behind the bluenette. The blonde quickly kicks her forward before readying himself for more of her attacks.

"What do you mean? I need to know!" Naruto said, worried for the girl.

"Why? So you can just smile and be entertained with my suffering!?"

"Because I worry for you! Do you think I did what I did to kill you!?" Naruto yelled. "I had no choice."

"You could've been the person I gave a damn for and stayed!" Naruto's eyes widened when she said that. The bluenette continued her assault as Naruto continued to parry her attacks while listening to what she had to say.

"You, someone I felt I could connect with more than others, betrayed me! Lied to me! Killed a head exorcist! Left me to die!" As she fought Naruto, tears flowed down her face. "I wished that all of it was just a nightmare and that I would wake up with that letter next to my desk! But everything, all that has happened until now, is real, and I hate it! Everything I went through until now, it's all because of you!" Finally, Xenovia lands a scratch on Naruto's right cheek before Naruto creates distance between them by sending the bluenette skidding backwards with a non-lethal fireball.

"I...I didn't mean to cause you so much pain Xenovia...I'm-"

"Save it, I'm not here for an apology from a Devil. I made up my mind already." Naruto is visibly hurt by Xenovia's choice as Xenovia wipes away her tears before pointing one of her blades towards him.

"If this is your choice, then so be it. I'm pressed on time as it is, and you're making it worse for the both of us. I was hoping to use non-lethal force to fight you and tell you everything, but it seems that even now, you still won't listen to me, even if I beg. If you insist on trying to kill me, then so be it. I have a job that needs to be complete and I can't let you or your exorcists unlock those seals in that dungeon. I'm not going to enjoy this."

"I don't plant on trying to kill you, Firebrand. I WILL kill you. This time, it ends with you dead." Xenovia uses reinforcement magecraft to completely transform the short swords in her hands into longswords, turning them into Kanshou and Bakuya Overedge. At the same time, the flames around Naruto burns brighter as his eyes give off an intense glow. Igneox now in twin swords mode, Naruto clashes with Xenovia once more.