[Flashback]
[Spirit speech]
['Spirit thought']
Sacred gear names
Attack names
'Thought'
Time skips and other
I don't own Highschool DxD nor do I own any references I may use. That goes to Ishibumi Ichiei nor do I own any references I may use. I only own Shiro...TODAY'S CHAPTER BRINGS BACK A FAMILIAR FACE!
Chapter 12
"Asia, you ready to go?" Shiro called out to his blonde sister as he waited by the front door for her, a duffel bag was strapped across his shoulder. In said duffel bag was a few towels and Asia's swimsuit as today was the day that the ORC planned to head to the beach after school, thanks to Rias that is.
"Coming." The blonde girl called back as she decended down the stairs wearing her school uniform, behind her was Lilith. Asia and Lilith descended down the stairs before Asia lightly jogged her way to stand besides Shiro. "Thank you again for letting me borrow a swimsuit Lilith." Asia thanked the black haired matriarch who simply waved her off.
"It was nothing Asia. I'm not a fashion designer for nothing you know." Lilith chuckled as she crossed her arms underneath her breasts. "I hope I didn't pick out anything too revealing for you Asia?" Lilith asked Asia as she gestured to the duffel bag Shiro had.
"No no. That's perfectly fine for me." Asia replied with a blush and a smile, which Lilith returned.
"Oh yeah." Shiro spoke up, looking down at the duffel bag and shuffled the bag around so it was more comfortable for him to carry. "What did you pick out for her Mum?" Shiro asked his mother who merely winked at him and gave him the look of 'he'll find out later'. "Alright then. We should get going Asia, don't want to be late." He turned to his sister and smiled before they both said goodbye to Lilith and left.
Soon, both Shiro and Asia were sat in class and was waiting for the final bell. 'I wonder what swimsuits everyone is going to wear?' Shiro thought as he rolled a pen up and down his desk, it was painfully obvious that he was bored out of his mind. 'Rias and Akeno are probably gonna wear something skimpy and sexy, Koneko...I'm not sure but it most likely won't be as bad as Akeno's and Rias' and finally Asia. She got her's picked out by my Mum so It'll most likely be cute and modest.' He thought, sitting up straight and glanced back at his blonde sister.
[You're starting to sound like your perverted friends.] Shiro was brought out of his thoughts when he heard Ddraig's voice.
'Can you blame me?' Shiro shrugged as he found himself in the Void space, the place Ddraig resided in as he had named it. 'First, Rias and Akeno are probably the sexiest woman I know and I am dating/engaged to Rias so it's only natural.' Shiro told Ddraig with a 'matter of fact' tone of voice.
The titanic red dragon snorted and rolled his eyes before resting his head on his hands. [And the second?]
'Their perversion is infectious...'
[...] Ddraig simply stared at Shiro with a flat glare before sighing and shook his head, followed by his entire body. [It's sad that I can't fault that logic.]
'Hey, just be glad I'm not thinking about tits all the time.' Shiro replied with narrowed eyes before he was suddenly brought out of the Void space and when he came back to the real world, he saw Matsuda and Motohama approaching. "...Okay, what's the new perverted thing you guys have found." Shiro instantly asked with crossed arms and a raised eyebrow.
"Oh ye of little faith." Motohama tsked and waved his finger in Shiro's face.
"When it comes to you two?" Shiro started, rolling his eyes. "Faith is a word that's non-existance." Shiro snickered before he cut himself off when he noticed that the pair had rather serious expressions, expressions that were very unlike the two to have. "Alright no more jokes...what's up?"
"Have you heard the news recently..." Matsuda started, glancing around before leaning forwards. "There's been a string of strange murders happening around town." He whispered, causing Shiro's attention to be fully on them. "Thought that would get you interested...well there's not many details other then what's left at the scene of the murder." Motohama told him. "Holes that have burnt edges."
"And that's it?" Shiro questioned at the vague details and in response, a simple nod. "Well that's not a lot of details for the police to go off of...and they haven't got any suspects?"
"Nada..." Motohama spoke up and shook his head before he placed a finger on his chin in thought. "What's more...it's like all the bodies just up and vanished."
Shiro placed his finger on his chin in thought. "Hmm...very strange indeed." Shiro muttered before he shook his head and stood up as the final bell had rung. "Anyways, I gotta get to the clubroom...no doubt everyone is already finished." He vaguely said, half expecting the two to take his bait...which they did.
"Finished with what?"
Shiro didn't respond to them and began to walk away before pausing as he was halfway to the door. He didn't turn to them and simply held up two fingers in a peace sign. "Dressing...we're heading to the beach today." Shiro smirked, although the two wouldn't be able to see it, and continued on his merry way. He snickered once again as he heard the pained cries of his two friends followed by them cursing him out and his luck. 'Teasing those two idiots will never get old...' Shiro thought with a pleased smile as he made his way down the stairs to the first floor and then out the building before making his way to the old school building.
He soon reached the old school buildings and made his way inside before heading up stairs. As he turned the corridor that lead to the club room he noticed Kiba standing outside, leaning against the wall. "Yo, Kiba." Shiro called out to the blonde who jumped slightly at the sound of his voice before turning to face the silver haired teen and smiled.
"Afternoon Shiro." He greeted back before quickly speaking up as he noticed Shiro going for the door handle. "Ah, I wouldn't do that if I was you." Kiba told Shiro, who instantly released the door handle and looked at Kiba with an expecting gaze. "The girls are changing." Was the simple yet effective answer that came from the blonde.
"Ah...yeah that would be cause to not go inside." Shiro chuckled and joined Kiba in resting against the wall, although he wouldn't have to wait long as Rias' voice called out to them, telling them they could enter. Shiro and Kiba looked at each other before the former opened the door and walked inside. Instantly, Shiro would notice that the girls were wearing their swimsuits already. Rias was in a purple sling-bikini, Akeno was wearing a two piece bikini that bearly covered anything (even a simple movement looked like it would expose her nipples to the world), Asia was wearing a modest yet revealing blue one-piece bikini and finally Koneko was wearing a two piece bikini with black and white strips. "I'm surprised you all got dressed now." Shiro said as he began to undress alongside Kiba. "Normally you put your bikini's on at the beach." He commented as he took of his pants revealing that he was wearing a pair of lightblue beach shorts with white lotus flowers on it.
"Normally yes but this is just for convenience sake." Rias told him with a smile. "We'll be using a magic circle to get to the uninhabited island and Shiro." Rias turned to the sliver haired teen with a sweet smile, a smile that made Shiro sweat. "Would you be so kind as to hold all the beach equipment?" She asked him and didn't even wait for a response as she waved her finger and no sooner did a pile of beach equipment, ranging from a beach umbrella to a ice-cooler and even some polls and a net.
"Ho geez!" Shiro wheezed out as he suddenly felt over encumbered with things. "Could've at least given me a little warning Rias." Shiro said with a sweat drop before he joined the others in the magic circle.
As per the norm when using a magic circle for teleportation, there was a blinding flash of white light which was promptly replaced with a crystal blue ocean, golden coloured sand and the scorching sun glaring down on them. A few seconds after appearing through the magic, the girls instantly went towards the sea leaving Shiro and Kiba to set up the beach supplies. "You know..." Shiro started as he stabbed the beach umbrella into the sand and opened the top. "I like how we're normally the ones stuck with the manual labour jobs..." He said to Kiba, who had finished setting up the blanket.
"Heh while that's the case...the girls always seem to get in...strange situations." Kiba replied as he sat on the blanket and watched the girls play about in the water.
Shiro finished setting up the rest of the beach supplies minus the poles before joing Kiba on the blanket, opened the cooler and pulled out a can of soda. "You make a valid point my friend...first there was the time with the slimes in the familiar forest." Shiro commented as he opened the can and took a hearty swig. "Then there was Unas and his weird bandage bondage." Shiro chuckled before placing his can into the sand. 'I still can't get what Matsuda and Motohama told me earlier out of my head.' Shiro thought with narrowed eyes as he watched the girls play in the water, splashing at each other. 'No bodies or blood, holes with burnt edges and no witnesses...' He thought before shaking his head and stood up. 'There's a chance it could be a stray Devil...if that's the case I should tell Rias but what if it's not...I have a plan.' Shiro nodded to himself before he started to walk off.
"Where're you heading off to?" He heard Kiba ask him.
Shiro turned his head to face him and pursed his lips before he shurgged. "Just going for a walk is all...I want to explore this place a little." He told Kiba before continuing to walk off. He continued to walk down the beach until the others were no longer in view before he quickly turned and then made his way into the forest. He walked deep into the forest, pushing past any branches that was in his way, before finally reaching a decent sized clearing. 'Well this was a lucky find...but should be perfect.' He thought with a nod before he held out his hand, open palm with said palm facing the ground, and focused on his magic. After a few seconds, there was a flash of silver light followed by blue sparks of electricity.
Appearing from the flash was Tiberus, who's fur was standing up on ends as blue sparks of electricity ran across it's body. He shook his body, sending sparks flying off his body which dissipated in the air before getting too far. Tiberus then looked around, sniffing aroung the unfamiliar area before turning to face Shiro. Tiberus instantly bounded over to Shiro rubbed his body against Shiro's, even nuzzling his hand and began to purr lowly. "Hey buddy. It's good to see you too." Shiro chuckled before pushing Tiberus away. "Sorry I haven't summoned you in awhile but I can't play now...I need you to do something for me." Shiro asked his familiar, the beast tilting it's head to the side. "I need you to go around Kuoh and try to find any signs of a Stray Devil...can you do that for me buddy?"
Tiberus stared at Shiro for a few seconds before walking back and let out a low growl before he vanished in a flash of sparks, causing Shiro to cover his face. "I'll take that as a yes..." Shiro sighed as his familiar had an odd way of communicating with him. 'I hope he finds something...I really don't want to bother the others about this.' He thought as he turned and began to make his way back through the forest and to the beach. The rapid change of shade to sunlight caused Shiro to cover his eyes with his arm. After he felt like his eyes had adjusted to the light, he removed his arm from his face and the first thing he saw was Akeno, Kiba, Koneko and Asia had set up the poles and net and were currently playing a game of volleyball, the teams being Akeno and Asia against Kiba and Koneko.
His eyes were then drawn to Rias, who was laying on her back on the blanket and had moved the umbrella so she had full access to the sun. Shiro smiled at the sight of his fiance sunbathing before he made his way over to her and then sat down besides her. The two said nothing to each other, with Rias continuing to sunbathe and Shiro watching the volleyball match, before Rias sat up and smiled at Shiro. "Shiro~" She cooed, making the silver haired teen pull his gaze away from the match. "Do you mind oiling my back for me?" She asked with a seductive smile.
Shiro, blushing furiously, simply nodded. "Y-Yeah...no problem." Shiro replied as his mind began to race a mile a minute while Rias got into position, said position being laying on her front side. Shiro stared down at Rias before he shook his face and reached over her to grab the bottle of oil. 'This...This is a natural thing for a fiance to ask...completely natural...so why the hell am I freaking out!' He thought as he was about to cover his hands with the oil before pausing. "Uhh Rias..."
"Hmm, what is it love?"
"I'm gonna have to move you Bikini out of the way if I want to properly oil you up." He told her after noticing that the back of her sling-bikini would get in the way. Shiro wold place the bottle down in the sand and then get the ends of her bikini, at her shoulders, and grabbed the bikini before pausing as he realised Rias didn't even say he could undress her. "May I?" He asked her.
Rias glanced back at Shiro with a teasing smirk before shifting on the spot and nodded. "Go. For. It~ Just make sure you get every spot~"
Shiro swallowed heavily before he pulled down the sides of her bikini, just enough to expose her flawless looking back, before reaching for the oil bottle again and squeezed a healthy dose into his right palm, placed the bottle back on the sand and then rubbed his hands together, getting the oil spread between his hands before he straddled Rias and placed both his hands on her shoulders and began to gently massage them. He smiled when he heard Rias softly moan in pleasure from his ministrations and began to rub harder. Once he was sure that her shoulders were nice and oiled, he began to lower his hands and gently rub circles on her back.
"Mmm that feels good." Rias commented, her eyes closed as she relished in pleasure and the feeling of Shiro's gentle yet firms hands massaging the knots that were in her back. While she wasn't a physical fighter, and granted she didn't do many physical activites other then light training and stretches, she still somehow managed to acquire tight knots in her back so it was a relief when Shiro started to massage her back. "Your hands are like magic love~"
"Heh, thanks babe." Shiro chuckled after hearing Rias' complement, his hands glinding across Rias' back softly yet firmly. "I'd do this for my Mum when she's had a rough day at work." He told his fiance. After a few minutes of gently massaging Rias' back, Shiro pulled his hands away and wiped his forehead with his arm and admired his work, said work being Rias' glistening back. "There...all done Rias." Shiro told her and got off her back before standing up and stretched.
After that, the group spent the next few hours enjoying themselves, Shiro decided to take Asia's place in the volleyball games with Akeno and Koneko against him and Kiba...to say they lost was an understatement. Soon enough, the group were back in the clubroom, had dressed themselves in their regular clothing and heading to their respective homes.
"Ahhh today was so fun~" Asia cooed with a smile as she and Shiro were waiting for the lights to change to red after they had split from Kiba, Koneko and Akeno.
"Heh." Shiro simply chuckled as he watched his little sister hum in joy. "I'm glad you enjoyed your first time at the beach Asia." He said and began to cross the street.
Asia, still lost in her euphoria, stayed on the other side for a few seconds before she realised that Shiro had walked on and quickly jogged to catch up to him. "Mhm. We should go again but this time take your friends with us...oh and Kiryuu too." Asia added, surprise etched across her face as she nearly forgot about her own best friend.
Shiro quickly glanced down at Asia with a shaky grin. "Yeaaaaah I don't think that's a good idea...I seriously don't trust Mastuda and Motohama around you normally...I don't even want to imagine what they're like when they see you in a bikini." Shiro told her and gently placed a hand on her head causing her to look up at him and see his grinning expression. "Buuuut that doesn't mean we can't take my Mum along as well as Kuro-uhhh I mean Nanako with us." Shiro quickly corrected himself as he caught that he was about to say Kuroka. 'I seriously need to keep a tight lid on that...I know Asia won't know who Kuroka is but better she doesn't learn about Kuroka at all.' Shiro thought.
"Nanako?" Asia questioned with a tilt of her head before she realised who Shiro was talking about. "Oh you mean your kitty? But why take her as well?"
'Fuck why did you have to ask that.' Shiro inwardly cursed and groaned as Asia's innocent and, understandable, curiosity caused her to question his blunder. "Well...it's because she likes the beach too..." Shiro blantantly bluffed before he picked up speed. "Well it's getting late Asia...we should hurry home." He said as Dusk began to turn to night. As they continued home, Shiro's mind soon became preocupied with more...pressing matters. 'I'm still worried about that Stray Devil and the fact that Rias hasn't recieved an elimination request makes me even more concerned.' Shiro thought with a slight scowl. 'That means this Stray Devil is recent...or they're flying under the Devil's radar...at this point I'm not sure which one is worse.'
Night time...
Shiro laid on his bed, staring up at the ceiling, as he waited for Tiberus' return. He glanced to his side, towards his nightstand and the clock that rested atop it, and saw that the time read 11:55pm, he had kicked Kuroka out of his room not even a few minutes ago much to her dismay. After checking the time, Shiro got off his bed and stretched his arms before he headed towards his window. He then opened his window and quickly jumped out of it and landed in the backgarden just in time for Tiberus to come leaping over the fence. "Heya buddy." Shiro whispered as Tiberus began to purr and nuzzle into his chest. "So did you manage to find anything?" Shiro asked his familiar. Tiberus tilted his head to the side in confusion, as if he was asking why Shiro was whispering, before letting out a low, throaty rumble. "Gotta be quiet bud. We can't wake anyone and let them know what's going on." Shiro told his familiar.
Tiberus stared at Shiro before he shook his body and turned away, looking back at Shiro as if he was telling him to get on. Shiro nodded and climbed onto his familiar and held onto his fur before Tiberus leapt over the fence and sprinted down the stair. Unbeknown to either Shiro or Tiberus, Kuroka was watching the pair from the kitchen window. 'Where are you off to Shiro nya~' Kuroka thought as she swiftly changed back into her normal form, opened the window and then turned back into her Cat form and then followed after Shiro.
After half an hour of Shiro riding Tiberus through Kuoh, the blue beast came to a stop outside, what seemed like, an abandoned warehouse. "Well this seems like a familiar sight..." Shiro muttered as she slid off of Tiberus' back, his mind flashing back to the fight with Viser as she had hid in a warehouse exactly like this. "What is with Stray Devils hiding in warehouses?" Shiro asked no one in particular other then Tiberus. "Woah woah woah, where do you think you're going?" Shiro quickly asked Tiberus when he noticed that his familar was starting to walk away. Tiberus paused and glanced back at Shiro before rolling his eyes and walked back over to Shiro, whipping the silver-haired teen in the head with his tail. "Okay you don't need to give me any sass." Shiro grumbled and rubbed the back of his head before walking to the front door. "Anyways, come on Tiberus. I wanna get this done before dawn." He said as he and Tiberus reached the front door.
Shiro slowly pushed the front door open, the metal groaning in protest as the rusted hinges barely kept the door standing, and he instantly had to cover his nose in disgust as the smell of decaying flesh permiated the air. "Oh fuck that's pungent...just how many people has this Stray killed?" Shiro idly wondered as he slowly and cautiously walked inside, with Tiberus behind him.
As the two walked deeper into the warehouse, Shiro cautiously stepping over broken bits of machinery and puddles of water...or at least he hopped it was water but it was difficult to see, even with his enhanced night vision, as the only light they were getting was from the moon itself, so Shiro had to rely on Tiberus to guide his way. "Damn I can't see a thing...Tiberus, give us some light." Shiro asked his familiar who simply huffed and let out a low growl as sparks began to coat his body and his fur stood on ends.
Suddenly, Tiberus paused and began to hiss at the darkness. "What's the matter bud?" Shiro questioned Tiberus as he summoned the Boosted Gear with it doing the usual callout.
[BOOST!]
For a few seconds, nothing happened but Tiberus continued to hiss at the darkness. Suddenly, there was a low and soft slithering sound and Shiro soon got the feeling that he was being watched...and those fears soon came to pass when a shadow started to take form in the darkness. "Who daresssss to enter my home?" The figure questioned. The voice was clearly feminine just from the pitch but she held her 's' and it was like her mouth was constantly full of saliva.
"I take it you're the Stray Devil that's been on the rampage as of late?" Shiro questioned the Stray Devil and pointed the Boosted gear at the Stray.
The Stray said nothing before letting out a low hiss followed by more slithering. "I ssssshould've know you Devilsssss would already be on me..." The female said, but this time behind Shiro. "Thesssse were my firsssst killssss~" The Stray hissed, this time to Shiro's side. "It wassss ssssso...liberating. Killing my Masssster wassss the bessssst thing I've ever done."
"Fucking Christ can you calm down the 's' or just...I dunno, swollow the saliva in your mouth? It's getting annoying." Shiro sighed and rubbed the back of his head before he was shoved to the floor by Tiberus just in time for a red blur to pass through where Shiro was. "Oh shit...thanks bud." Shiro quickly stood up and stared at the red object before his eyes went wide and he had to duck down as the red object suddenly whipped around and raced towards him. "Okay, that's it. Show yourself Stray." Shiro growled, hopping back to his feet and glanced around for his shadowy attacker.
"Fufufu~ Why sssssshould I?" The Stray hissed, once again using their red projectile to attack Shiro from the shadows.
Shiro rolled to the side again before smirking. "Because I have a familiar...GET 'EM TIBERUS!" Shiro called out to his familiar who let out a low growl before leaping into the shadows. Almost instantly there was a feminine screech, some animalistic growls and flashes of electricity. Thanks to the flashes coming from Tiberus, Shiro was able to see the Stray Devil's figure. The Stray Devil had a long, snake like body, which was coiled around Tiberus, and had a normal human torso. 'So she's a Lamia...' Shiro thought as he watched his familiar struggle with the Stray Devil. However the struggle wouldn't last long as Tiberus managed to twist his body around, dig his teeth into the Stray Devil's shoulder making her cry out in agony as Tiberus ripped her off his back and then throw her into the wall.
The Stray Devil hit the wall with a dull thud and shook her head with a hiss before she sat up to her full height, which was a little over 8ft, and let out a loud hissing yell before slithering across the ground at raced towards Tiberus at high speeds. The Stray Devil suddenly leapt into the air, her claws outstretched as she intended to tear Tiberus apart.
[BOOST!]
But she wouldn't get close to Tiberus as Shiro appeared from nowhere and grabbed ahold of the back of the Stray's head and, using his momentum from his jump, slammed her head into the nearby wall. Once Shiro had imbedded her head into the wall, Shiro jumpped off and made a finger gun and aimed it at her. "RED DRAGON RAILGUN!" Shiro yelled out as a small ball of red energy appeared at the tip of his finger before it shot towards the Stray Devil and exploded on impact
There was a loud boom as the explosion slowly expanded, covering the Stray's body and disintegrated her. Shiro dropped to the ground, with Tiberus landing next to him, as they watched the expanding sphere of deadly red energy before it vanished leaving nothing left. "Well that's that." Shiro sighed as he gently petted Tiberus. He should be glad that he took down the Stray Devil but...there was a small inkling in the back of his head that this wasn't the Stray Devil they were after. "Well...let's head home buddy." Shiro said as he hopped onto Tiberus' back.
Tiberus glanced back at Shiro before crouching down low and dashed out of the warehouse but instead of heading in the direction of home, Tiberus instantly turned the other way. "Oi Tiberus, where the hell are you going? Home is the other way!" Shiro yelled at his familiar but the beast refused to listen and continue to run in the current direction.
Tiberus continued to run for nearly an hour before skidding to a halt outside of the nearby forest. "Alright Tiberus." Shiro groaned as he slid off his familiar's back and glared at the beast. "Why'd you bring us here? We took down the Stray Devil." Shiro asked with narrowed eyes. He then stumbled as Tiberus pushed his head into Shiro's stomach and forced him to walk into the forest. "Tiberus what the hell is going on?" Shiro asked his familiar as he had to quickly turn around to stop himself from falling over. "Okay Ti-ACK PHOOTIE! OH GOD SOMETHING WENT IN MY MOUTH!" Shiro coughed and spat as the moment he turned around, he instantly walked into something. He came to a sudden stop and began to wipe his face.
Once Shiro had finished wiping...what ever it was that was on his face off, he glanced forwards to try and see what he had ran into. That's when he spotted...something coating the trees in front of him, something that didn't look right. With curiosity getting the better of him, Shiro began to make his way forwards and when he reached the tree, he couldn't help but reach out with his hand. When his hand touched the strange substance, he found it to be sticky in texture and almost silk-like which only made him even more curious.
When Shiro went to pull his hand away, he found that it took quite a bit of force to remove it. 'What the hell?' Shiro thought with a raised eyebrow as he yanked, hard, to free his hand from the sticky substance. Once his hand was free, he took a closer look at it and that's when he managed to connect it with something else...a spider web.
[Partner...Shiro...] Ddraig's voice suddenly rang through his head. [Look up...]
Following Ddraig's words, Shiro glanced up before his eyes went wide as he saw what was hanging above him. Egg Sacs. Dozens off white, stringy egg sacs were suspended above his head and hanging off the branches and above those sacs were strands of spider silk. "That...that is a lot of webbing..." Shiro stammered as he took a step back, still staring at the sacs. Shiro's eyes then narrowed as he saw something...strange about the sacs. "Hey Tiberus...see that egg sac, I want you to bring it down to me." Shiro asked, pointing to the closest egg sac to him.
Tiberus looked up at the egg sac before pouncing onto one of the nearby trees and then began to scale it with ease despite his large body. Once he reached the top of the tree, Tiberus leaped into the air towards the egg sac and grabbed it between his teeth before landing on the opposite tree and then jumped down in front of Shiro. Once Tiberus was in front of Shiro, he released the egg sac and purred when Shiro began to gently pet his head. "Good boy...now then, let's see what's inside." Shiro muttered as he grabbed a hold of the shell with both hands and yanked.
There was a soft ripping sound, followed by strands of webbing fluttering gently to the ground, before Shiro gasped in shock as he saw what laid inside the sac. Inside the sac slept a girl with brown hair tied in a short ponytail, Shiro recognised this girl as Murayama. "Shit...if she's in here then...Tiberus, get down every egg sac. If she's in here, then there's probably other people." Shiro quickly told his familiar who wasted no time in jumping back onto the tree and began to scale it.
However, Tiberus would only get half-way up before activating his lightning and leapt of the tree, landing on one close by and hissed loudly, just as something impacted with the tree trunk. Following the direction it came from, Shiro's eyes went wide as he saw a shadow start to twist and contort before it started to take a more...noticable shape. The shape took on the form of a giant spider, the creature's body was covered in webbing, as if it's wearing a white gown and also had a purple carapace with several sharp, curving spikes. The creature threw it's head back and let out a loud piercing screech which Tiberus returned. "No." Shiro quickly spoke, holding his arm out to the side. "Focus on getting those egg sacs down and freeing whoever is inside them, dead or alive...I deal with this one."
Tiberus looked at Shiro like he was crazy before the beast shook his head and continued climbing up the tree and towards the egg sacs. The Spider Demon noticed this and let out another screech before it raised it's thorax and fired out another glob of, what Shiro assumed was, webbing at Tiberus. However, the glob didn't get anywhere near Tiberus as a ball of flames impacted with the webbing, turning it into a ball of flames that pathetically splatted on the ground, still burning.
A sharp whistle echoed through the area and the Spider's gaze turned to Shiro, who had his Boosted gear clad arm raised and smoke was wafting from his palm. "You're dealing with me." Shiro stated as he stared the Spider Demon down with a harsh glare. The Spider's eyes seemingly flickered between Shiro and Tiberus as it pondered whether it should go after the creature that dared to steal it's food...or the Devil. The Spider instantly locked eyes onto Shiro, after deciding that he was the bigger threat and that it could always get more food after killing him, for a second before it began to scuttle across the ground at insane speeds for a creature it's size.
The instant the Spider was a foot away from Shiro, it halted in it's approach and it's neck suddenly shot out towards Shiro. The Silver-haired teen's eyes went wide and he quickly rolled out of the way as the Spider's large mandibles slammed down where Shiro once stood before quickly retracting it's neck before Shiro had the chance to strike. Shiro's eyes narrowed as he stared at the two large holes in the ground before clicking his tounge in annoyance as it didn't resemble anything like scorch marks. 'So this one isn't our wanted Stray either...still should kill it.' Shiro thought as he jumped out the way of it's mandibles yet again. However, before it could retract it's neck, Shiro quickly hopped onto the back of it's neck and held on as it started to retract it.
[BOOST!]
Shiro pulled his fist back before slamming it down onto the Spider's skull making it cry out it pain and thrash around a little, desperatly trying to shake Shiro off as the teen continued to whail against the back of the creature's skull. As Shiro continued to punch the beast, he noticed that he was being surrounded by a fine red mist. Shiro raised his eyebrow at the mist before they went wide and he quickly jumped off of the Demon Spider as the mist suddenly ignited into an explosion of flames.
Shiro landed back on the ground, skidding to a stop, before quickly patting out the flames on his sleeves. 'So this thing can expel a combustable mist?' Shiro thought before quickly rolling out of the way just as a stream of fire shot past where he was. 'Which it ignites by breathing fire...yeah, this thing can't be allowed to live.' He thought with narrowed eyes as he stared down at the Demon.
[BOOST!]
After that last boost, Shiro pushed off the ground and ran towards the beast, ducking and dodging out of the way of it's fire breaths. 'Okay, channel your inner Koneko...or just your inner 'Rook'...fuck I wish I told Rias about this then I would be able to promote...' He thought as he leapt out of the way as the Spider reared back and then slammed down it's front legs, kicking up dust and debris, berfore screeching out in pain when Shiro jumpped off the ground and slammed his fist into the Spider's face, it's carapace crunching from the force of his punch. The Spider screeched and released another cloud of red mist but instead of igniting it right away, it reared back and slammed it's front legs on the ground before swiping it's left at Shiro.
The silver haired teen ducked underneath it's leg before jumping away as it ignited the red mist. 'This thing is tough.' Shiro thought with a scowl as it seemed like his punches weren't even effecting it.
[Maybe it would be wise to switch tactics.] Ddraig suddenly spoke up. [If physical attacks aren't doing anything...then maybe magical attacks might.] He suggested before going silent again.
'Okay that's good advice but why do you only show up to say a few words or berate me then vanish?' Shiro questioned the Dragon but only received a snort and a shrug as an answer. Shiro rolled his eyes but decided to take Ddraig's advice anyways and switched from physical attacks to magical attacks.
[BOOST!]
"RED DRAGON RAILGUN!" Shiro roared, after three boosts he had thought that it was more then enough to take down the Spider, as he charged up his usual Boosted gear spell. Shiro launched fired the red-beam of death towards the Spider before his eyes went wide in shock and horror as the Spider fired a strand of webbing at a tree above it and casually jumpped over the beam. "Fucking seriously..." Shiro sighed as he watched the Spider scuttle across the webbing that it had created, which Shiro was now just noticing, above the trees.
[RESET!]
The Spider scuttled about, hiding behind the tree branches, before launching a glob of sticky webbing at Shiro from the shadows. Shiro barely dodged it before he turned to where the glob came from and created a magical circle in his palm before firing a bolt of lightning from the magic circle. Due to not hearing any screeches of pain, Shiro assumed that he had missed that lightning bolt. He created another magic circle, this one beneath his feet. before he crossed his arms and then quickly uncrossed them and sent out a blast of razor sharp wind that ripped the branches off of the nearby trees, and also the webbing.
The Spider demon screeched as it was perched on a tree trunk, it's veil of webbing completely shredded revealing it's oynx black body, before raising it's abdomen and instantly created a large web that covered the entire area. Shiro spun around as he heard another screech behind him before he saw Tiberus frantically pacing back and fourth on the other side of the webbed dome, next to him were the multiple egg sacs that Shiro had asked him to take down. "I'm okay boy...I can handle this." Shiro called out to his familiar, giving the blue beast a thumbs up before rolling across the ground as the Spider demon had leapt into the air via it's webbing before slamming down on where Shiro once stood.
[BOOST!]
Shiro slid to a stop just in front of a webbed tree before he stood up straight and held out his open hand towards the spider. 'I'm gonna borrow your spell Akeno.' "ROAR, THUNDER!" Shiro yelled as a light blue magic circle appeared followed by a bolt of blue lightning that shot out of the magic circle and towards the Spider. However, much to Shiro's horror, the Spider Demon took the lightning bolt head on and didn't even flinch. "Don't tell me this thing is immune to lightning." Shiro wondered alound with a heavy sweat as the Spider scuttled towards him.
Shiro went to jump out of the way of the Spider but he didn't realise that, in the time it took for him to cast his spell, the Spider demon had somehow managed to trap his feet in thick, sticky webbing rendering him immobile and no matter how much he struggled, he couldn't free himself. 'Stupid fucking webbing. I could set it on fire but do I want to burn myself?' Shiro thought as he continued to try and free himself before he paused as he felt something looming over him. Slowly looking up, Shiro quickly raised his hands to catch the Spider's mandibles, which were positioned either side of his head. "This...This is a little to close for comfort." Shiro grunted as he held the spider at bay.
As Shiro held the mandibles, he couldn't help but glance at the sharp fangs that tipped the main portion of the mandibles and noticed that they had some sort of fluid dripping from them, which Shiro assumed was some sort of venom, but staring at them suddenly gave him an idea, a very stupid idea but one that could work. 'What if...what if this thing doesn't breath fire?' Shiro thought as the fang tips dipped closer to his shoulders.
[What are you thinking Shiro?] Ddraig pipped up with a sigh, already knowing what the silver haired teen was thinking.
Shiro smirked at Ddraig for a second before he began push back against the Spider. He then, with one mighty push, threw the Spider back causing it to stumble before he pulled his Boosted gear arm back and then, when the spider was falling, punched his fist into the Spider's mouth. "If this thing could breath fire, then it would've done so instead of trying to bite me. Which means if this thing can't breath fire, then it's not fireproof on the inside." Shiro said with a savage smirk as his magic began to pool in his palm. The Spider sensed what Shiro was doing and began to pull itself away but it's retreat was holted when Shiro reached out and grabbed it's fang. After a second of gathering his magic, Shiro released it all in the form of a stream of flames that shot down the Spider's throat.
The Demon screeched in agonizing pain as flames travelled down it's throat and cooked it from the inside. As the flames burned inside it, patches of carapace started to glow red before they began to crack and peel off. The Spider demon thrashed about, it's legs scraping against the ground as it tried oh so desperatly to escape Shiro...but it's death was already at hand.
After a few seconds of a constant stream of flames, the Spider's movments stopped as it was nothing more then a charred corpse. When the Spider's movements had ceased, Shiro yanked his arm free and shook off the Spider's saliva. "Well that was gross...but hey it still worked." Shiro thought as he grinned down at the dead Spider before he looked down at his still webbed feet. "Now time to get this shit off me..." He muttered as he crouched down and began to tear at the webbing.
He did pause however when he heard whimpering coming from beside him before he then felt something rub against his side. He looked over and smiled as he saw that Tiberus was nuzzling him, having managed to rip a hole in the web dome. "Hey buddy. Told ya I'd be fine." Shiro said to his familiar as he rubbed the top of Tiberus' head before continuing on trying to free himself. "Anyways, even if you wanted to help...you wouldn't of been able to do anything since that thing was immune to lightning...and your whole thing is lightning." Shiro couldn't help but smile at Tiberus when he heard the beast whimper...but that smile faded when he realised that Tiberus wasn't whimpering at him, he was whimpering at the spot where the Spider's corpse was. "!" Shiro eye's went wide and he quickly stood up before looking around. "What the? Where the hell did that thing go?" Shiro eyes then narrowed and he gritted his teeth. "Don't tell me that thing is still alive!"
Thankfully, the Spider demon was dead...but what happened to it was much, much worse.
Undisclosed location...
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! THAT MEANIE DEVIL KILLED MY POOR BABY! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Feminine wails of sorrow echoed throughout the halls of the decrept building. The wails belonged to a girl with petite girl with shoulder length green hair and sapphire blue eyes. She wore a purple top that exposed her navel and black shorts that exposed that exposed her thighs and black boots to finish off the outfit. She was currently knelt down in front of a charred Spider's corpse.
Watching the scene unfold were three others, two male and one female.
"You seriously can't be that upset over...that thing?" One of the males asked. He had slightly spiked brown hair and green eyes. He wore a gray V-neck and an black leather jacket, with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows and had golden buttons, a pair of black gloves, navey blue jeans and black boots.
In an instant, the girl stopped crying, stood up and spun around with a smile on her face. "Of course I'm not upset...I just like feeling human hehe~" She giggled.
"Isabelle." The other female spoke, her voice like smooth silk. "You are anything but Human." She sighed at Isabelle. This woman had a tall, she stood over 8ft, and voluptuous figure. She wore a white, skintight body suit with red, armour plating. She had blonde hair and ruby-red eyes with star shapped pupils.
"Hehe~ I know I'm not Miari but it makes luring idiots a lot easier~" She cooed, licking her lips.
"Lunatic..." The man muttered under his breath before quickly throwing up his hand to catch a knife that was thrown at his face. He glared over at Isabelle, who had her arm outstretched and had a sadistic smile on her face.
"Did you say something, Mutt?" Isabelle questioned the male causing him to growl lowly. As the two stared eacher other down, wisps of magic began to leak off their bodies and their bodies began to shift and morph. The male's body began to grow in size and his face began to elongate meanwhile Isabelle's body didn't change much but a black horn began to grow from the top of her head.
"Isabelle, Max...enough." The final male spoke, his voice deep and commanding. Almost instantly, both Isabelle and Max stopped and their bodies shifted back to normal and they both clicked their tongues, Max tossing the knife back to Isabelle. The male sighed before a smirked crossed his face. "Anyways, your little pet's death provided us with valueble information." He said before standing up. The moment those words left his mouth, the rooms atmosphere shifted as everyone gained a savage smirk as they knew what this meant. "That damnable family is still alive...what's more, he's been reborn as a Devil underneath the Gremory's."
"So it's finally time Master?" The blonde female questioned, but she already knew the answer.
The male smirked and began to head towards the door, flanked by Isabelle, Max and Miari. "Yes...it's time to call Kokabiel. It's time to finish what I started." He spoke and rolled his shoulders, as he rolled his shoulder the cloak that he wore fell off to expose and deformed and twisted version of the Boosted gear. "It's time I take back what's rightfully mine."
Back at the Katsura household...
Shiro sighed as he trudged up the stairs towards his room. 'Fuck I'm so tired...just how many Stray Devils did we kill today? I think it was ten...that makes me think how many Stray's fly under the radar.' Shiro thought as he pushed the door to his room open, walked over to his bed and just flopped down on it. The moment his head landed on his pillow, his eyes began to drift shut and he began to fall into a slumber.
"Shiro, time for your training." His eyes snapped open, bloodshot, when he heard Asia call to him from his doorway. His eyes drifted over to his alarm clock and he growled when he saw that it read 4:30am.
'This...This is going to suck so much ass.' "Coming Asia." He sighed and stood up.
And suck it did as for the next few days, this was the daily routine. Every night, at the same time, Shiro and Tiberus would sneak out of the house and hunt around the city for the Stray Devil's and also the main Devil they were after and would return home a few minutes before Shiro had to get up for training.
'Ughhhh I'm so fucking tired...' Shiro groaned as he struggled to stay awake, his eyes bloodshot and constantly fluttered closed for a second before they snapped back open. 'Three days of hunting for this damn Stray. I've killed tons of Stray Devils and not a single one was our target...how can a Stray be so damn elusive.'
"SHIRO!"
"Huh, what?" His eyes quickly snapped open and the first thing he saw was Rias standing in front of him, her hands on her hips and a concerned look on her face. "What's up Rias?" Shiro questioned her.
"What's up? I've been trying to talk to you for the past few minutes." She told Shiro and moved her hands from her hips to cross them underneath her breasts. "Are you feeling okay?" She asked, walking up to him and placed her hand on his cheek. "Your eyes are bloodshot and Sona told me that you've been falling asleep in class...not only that but even in club meetings you've been drifting in and out."
Shiro stared at Rias before smiling at her concern for him. "Rias...I appriciate the concern but I'm fine. I'm just tired is all." He told her, placing his own hand on her's. Rias, clearly not believing him, just stared at him for a few seconds before she sighed and shook her head.
"Shiro...why don't you just tell me the truth?" She asked him, grabbing his hand and held it. "If there's something going on Shiro then maybe I can help?" Rias questioned him with a soft expression.
Shiro just stared at Rias for a second before smiling smiling back, leaned forwards and planted a soft kiss on her lips before pulling back. "It's fine Rias. There's nothing going on and even if there was, I wouldn't want to bother you or any of the others with something so trivial." He told her before pulling his hand away from hers and placed his hands in his pockets. "Anyways, I need to get going. I'll see you later Rias." He said to her before turning around and walked out of the club room, passing Koneko and Kiba as they opened the door.
"Umm...he does realise that we've only just started?" Kiba questioned with a slight sweat drop.
"No...I don't think he does." Rias replied with a sigh as she leaned against her desk and rubbed the bridge of her nose before glancing at Asia. "Asia have you noticed anything strange going on with Shiro?" Rias asked the blonde ex-nun.
Asia, seemingly distracted that her brother had just walked out of the room, jumped when Rias addressed her. The blonde looked over to Rias and shook her head. "N-No...he's been seemingly normal the past week." Asia told her causing Rias to sigh again.
"Something is definitly off with him." The red-head said as she pushed off her desk and walked over to the window just in time to see her lover stumble down the stairs before catching himself. "...Everyone, I'm cancelling summon requests tonight. We're going to follow Shiro and see what he's been doing." She told everyone with narrowed eyes.
Night time...
Just like all the other nights, Shiro and Tiberus were both stood in front of an abandoned building, this time it was an old library. "Hopefully...this is the last night Tiberus." Shiro said to his familiar as he gently petted his head. Tiberus looked up at the silver-haired teen and whimpered slightly, clearly worried for the state his Master was in. "I'm fine bud." Shiro reinforced before walking up to the library doors and pushed them open.
Shiro instantly gagged when the stench of decaying bodies and fecal matter smacked him in the face but with the amount of the same disgusting stench he's smelt throughout the week, he had become slightly used to it but it still disgusted him. As the duo walked deeper into the building, signs that this was the Stray Devil they were hunting became increasingly obvious as holes with scorched edges were scattered around. Shelves that used to hold countless amounts of books were broken in half and had been toppled over. 'Seems like this Stray Devil likes to toy with their food...' Shiro thought as signs of struggle were also present.
As he continued deeper, he suddenly paused when Tiberus started to snarl. "Where are they bud?" Shiro asked his familiar before his eyes went wide and he quickly turned around as he heard Tiberus hiss and whimper in pain. When he turned around, he saw an inky black stinger stuck in Tiberus' back and the blue beast was writhing on the floor in pain. In a fit of panic, Shiro quickly dissmissed Tiberus, hoping that would save his familiar.
Shiro watched as the stinger retracted into the shadows before said shadow began to rapidly descend on where he was. Shiro's eyes went wide and he quickly jumped out of the way as the shadow crashed to the ground kicking up dust and debris. Shiro coughed as dust entered his lungs and he waved his hand in front of his face as a feminine voice, that sounded like gravel rubbing against each other, spoke from the dust. "Well well, it's about time one of you found me~" The voice said. Shiro's eyes went wide as a large, onyx-black leg extended from the cloud and slammed into the ground followed by another. Once both were firmly planted, they pulled forwards a woman with long black hair, a naked torso exposing large breasts and the body of a scorpion, the large pincers snapping at the air. The Devil smirked down at Shiro and licked her lips. "My my, you're a cute one~ It's a shame I have to kill you but that doesn't mean we can't have fun~" She chuckled as she slowly scuttled towards him.
Shiro took a deep breath and stood up straight before narrowing his eyes at the stray. "So...you're the one that's been on the rampage the past few days...you've been very elusive I'll give you that but now your time has come to an end Stray." Shiro declaired and summoned the Boosted gear.
[BOOST!]
The Stray Devil looked at Shiro, then at his Boosted gear before looking back at the silver haired teen before throwing her head back and cackled. "Kehahaha, you don't even know my name little Devil~"
"What of it?"
The Stray stopped her laughing to stare at Shiro as her stinger drifted in front of her face where she grabbed the telson and carassed it. "Then that means this is just a fluke or you're a Stray Devil yourself~" She giggled and narrowed her eyes while smiling. "The names of Stray Devils that have been located are always known~" She cooed before there was a bright flash of light coming from her stinger causing Shiro to cover his eyes. Was the flash had subsided, Shiro rubbed his sore eyes before staring at the Stray and her new acquisition.
Shiro narrowed his eyes at the gauntlet like armour that now covered her stinger and he saw that there were several vials filled with different shades of green liquid. "You...You have a sacred gear?" Shiro questioned.
The Devil blinked before grinning madly. "Oh you mean this little thing~" She cooed, rubbing her stinging once more. "It's called Vitriolic withering~ It allows me to use different types of venon, poison and even acid~ Neruotoxin, hemotoxin, cytotoxin, botulinum, anthrax and even hydrochloric acid~ I~ Can~ Use~ It~ All~" She laughed as she released her stinger, positioned it above her head and aimed it at Shiro. "ACID SPRAY!" She yelled as a glob of green goop shot out of it and towards Shiro.
The silver haired teen quickly rolled out of the way just as the glop splattered against the wall behind him. The instant it impacted with the wall, a soft sizzling sound eminated from it. 'Yeah...definitly don't want to be hit by that...' Shiro thought with a scowl as he turned his attention back to the Stray, who was stood right in front of him with her tail coiled back. Shiro jumped back and dodged her stinger, which slammed into the ground with incredible force, before he jumped back towards her.
[BOOST!]
With a roar, Shiro pulled his arm back before throwing a haymaker at the Stray's face only for it to be blocked by one of her pincer's. Shiro was then sent flying away as the Stray swung her pincer out before aiming her stinger at him in midair. "Got you now~ ACID SPRAY!" She yelled as the green goop shot out from her stinger and towards Shiro, who was still in midair.
The Stray devil smirked victoriously, thinking that she had already won, as she watched the ball of acid fly towards Shiro. "Hmmm how should I gobble you up little De-!" She suddenly cut herself off when she saw Shiro create a magic circle with one red, aimed it at the floor and shot out a burst of air that sent him soaring above her acid before he twisted his body around and pointed a finger gun at her with his Boosted gear.
"RED DRAGON RAILGUN!" Shiro roared as a beam of red energy shot out from his finger tips, the force of the blast propelling him backwards and towards the second floor, and raced towards the Stray Devil who yelped in shock and dove to the ground, narrowly avoiding having her head blasted off.
Once the beam had passed her and exploded the wall behind her, she stood up and hissed lowly. "You little prick!" She roared, her tail whipped back and fourth destorying anything it touched. Once she stopped raging, she realised that Shiro had gone into hiding. "You can hide all you like little Devil~ But you can't hide forever~" She sang as she scuttled across the ground and towards a nearby pillar that held up the second floor and scuttled up it, crashing through the floor like it was paper.
Once she was on the second floor, she began to slowly stalk the floor for the silver haired Devil. "Come out, come out wherever you are~ I'm going to find you~ First I'll rip you're skull out~ Then I'll consume you~" She sang as she peeked around fallen bookshelves, crumbling pillars and even under tables. Just as the Stray Devil threw another table off the second floor did she pause for a second before smirking as she spotted a glint of something silver peeking over a shelf. "Hmmm, where are you little Devil?" She called out as she crouched down low, scuttled towards the bookshelf Shiro was hid behind.
The moment she reached the bookshelf, she used her large pincers to quickly grab the side of the bookshelf and using her insane strength, ripped the flimsy wood in half, splinters flying everywhere as she savagly grinned down at the silver-haired teen...said smile soon turned into annoyance as it wasn't the silver-haired devil she was after but instead a mop.
[BOOST!]
The Stray's eyes went wide as she heard the booming voice behind her but before she was able to turn around, a crimson red fist slammed into her cheek. Her face contorted around Shiro's fist as both the power boosts from his sacred gear and his moment both transfered into her body and sent her crashing into the wall before shooting clean through the crumbling wall.
Shiro wasn't going to let her go that easily as he quickly chased after her, leapt out of the hole in the wall and was suddenly above her falling form with his leg raised in the air. "RED DRAGON CRUSHING TALON!" Shiro roared as he slammed his heel into the Stray's human torso and sent her careening towards the ground however the silver haired teen wasn't finished as he held his open palm towards her and created another magic circle. "ROAR! THUNDER!" Shiro yelled as a bolt of blue lightning shot out of the magic circle and engulfed the Stray Devil with a defeaning boom.
[RESET!]
Shiro landed on the ground, gasping for breath, as he waited for the kicked up dust and debris to clear. When it did clear, Shiro gasped in shock and he quickly ran over to where the Stray's body once was, emphasis on was as there was a giant hole dug into the ground, going so deep that Shiro couldn't see the bottom of it. 'Shit...ShitshitshitshitSHIT! SHE FUCKING GOT AWAY!' Shiro mentally yelled as he angrily kicked a stone down the hole. 'We were so fucking close to getting her...dammit.' Shiro growled angrily.
[Shiro calm down!] Ddraig suddenly yelled at him causing Shiro to flinch. [She hasn't escaped. She's beneath you!] Ddraig yelled at him just as the ground started to rumble but due to Shiro's fatigued state, he couldn't react quick enough and he was suddenly threw into the air as the Stray devil emerged from the ground, sending dirt everywhere. Shiro's body bounced across the ground before coming to a stop by creating a deep furrow in the ground with his body.
"That...wasn't pleasant." Shiro groaned as he pulled himself out of the furrow only to come face to face with an angry Stray. Shiro suddenly went from stationary to horizontal movement at very high speeds. Said flight didn't last long as he suddenly crashed into a nearby tree, his body folding around the trunk. Shiro gasped in pain as he dropped to the floor with a thud before groaning in pain as he pushed himself to stand. "Nor...was...that..." He wheezed, his breath haggared and raspy.
[Shiro, are you alright?] Ddraig's concerned voice echoed through Shiro's mind.
'N-No I'm not Ddraig...' Shiro replied as he held his side, his sides ached with pain and his eyes were getting heavier by the second. 'I'm so tired...I can barely keep my eyes open...' He told his partner as he stared at the Stray devil while she did the same, her tail waving back and fourth. 'Ddraig...do you think I can win?' Shiro asked the red dragon as he held up his fist.
[BOOST!]
Ddraig said nothing as the Boosted gear did it's usual power up. Shiro took a deep breath, bent his legs before kicking off the ground and dashed towards the Stray, his fist pulled back. "RED DRAGON CRUSH CL-!"
[BURST!]
Before he collapsed to the ground as the Boosted gear sapped away what little strength he had left. [I'm sorry Shiro but your body is too exhausted to continue.] Ddraig told Shiro with a heavy sigh as he watched his partner struggle to even stay awake.
"Awww what's wrong little Devil~" Shiro looked up at the Stray Devil with a harsh glare as she stood over him triumphantly before she gained a vicious smile and picked Shiro up with one of her pincers and held him at eye level. "Is your Sacred gear too much for you to handle~ How pathetically weak kehahaha~" She laughed as she brought her stinger next to Shiro's face, an unknown fluid dripped from the tip of the stinger. "Now how should I kill you? Maybe I should inject botulinum and watch your writh in agony as your nervous system shuts down...or how about hydrochloric acid and watch as you dissolve from the inside out~" Shiro then let out a pained groan as the Stray Devil began to close her pincer, that was holding Shiro, shut. "How about I cut in ha-!" The Stray Devil started to say before she cut herself off as she watched both of her pincers be separated from her body...and then the pain hit. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO YOU SHITTY DEVIL!" The Stray roared in anger as inky black blood sprayed from the stumps.
Shiro glanced up at the Stray before sighing in relief as he saw a familiar figure standing in front of him. "Man am I glad to see you pretty boy." Shiro chuckled as he grunted in effort as he pushed himself up to a seating postion. "Where's everyone else?"
"SHIRO!"
Shiro sucked in a breath of pained air as he was suddenly glomped from behind by Asia. "Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?" Asia quickly asked him as she released her brother as a light green glow coated her hands, showing that she was ready to use her sacred gear.
Shiro chuckled softly and turned his head to face Asia. "I'm fine...just a little exhuasted."
"I hope you're not too tired Shiro." Shiro suddenly froze and swallowed heavily as he spotted Rias behind Asia, hands on her hips and her hair shadowing her eyes slightly as she glared down at the silver haired teen. "Because you have a lot of explaining to do." She said before her attention turned to the Stray Devil, who had managed to stop the bleeding in one of her stumps before repeating the process, using some liquid from her stinger to close up the wound, with her other arm. "So you must be the Stray Devil Morgana that has managed to evade detection for the past month." Rias declared as she glared down the Stray Devil.
Morgana sneered at Rias before her eyes went wide as they drifted to her red hair. "R-Red hair...yo-your a Gremory!" Morgana stammered as she took a fearful step back. "Fuck this! I'm getting out of here!" The Stray cursed as she turned tail and started to retreat but she wouldn't get very far as she went wide eyed and coughed up bile as Koneko, who was waiting underneath her, had kicked the Stray in her stomach and sent her flying in the air...right into the waiting Akeno.
"Oh goodie~ My turn~ Ufufufu~" Akeno giggled as lightning arced between her finger tips. She then raised both hands into the air as dark, angry clouds began to gather above her hand. "After I'm done with you, I get to punish my cute junior for lying~" She said before throwing her hands down as a large bolt of lightning struck Morgana making the Stray cry out in pain.
"Uh...she's joking right, you're not really gonna let her punish?" Shiro questioned with a fearful smile as he stared up at Akeno, who was having way too much fun electrocuting Morgana. Shiro looked to Rias, then to Kiba and then Koneko before finally turning his gaze to Asia and each one, each one of them averted their gazes making Shiro increasingly more worried. "W-Wait you guys aren't being serious?"
Rias didn't say anything as she walked past Shiro and stood unfronting of him, knowingly or unknowingly giving him a nice view of her black thong. "Akeno that's enough." Rias called up to her 'Queen'. Akeno didn't stop for a few more seconds before she finally cut of her magic and allowed Morgana's charred body to drop to the ground.
Following close behind, Akeno slowly floated to the ground and stood next to Rias. "Ufufufu~ That foreplay has gotten me all riled up~" Akeno moaned as she sported a heavy blush while also staring down at Shiro. "I hope you're ready Shiro~ Cause we get to have some fun~" She said while licking her fingertips.
"Fun for you maybe!" Shiro yelled at Akeno as sweat coated his forehead.
"Stray Devil Morgana. You killed you Master for lust and power and slaughtered countless innocent lives all to feed your wretched life. For your crimes against the Underworld...I, Rias Gremory, heiress to the House of Gremory, sentence you...TO DEATH!" Rias chanted as she crossed her arms, her magic gathering in front of her, before quickly uncrossing them and sent fourth a bolt of destruction magic that engulfed Morgana and turned her into nothing but ash. After the dust had settled, Rias sighed before turning around to face the group. "Well now that that's all settled...Shiro, time for you to tell us the truth. What have you been doing for the past few days?" Rias questioned him with her arms crossed and eyes narrowed.
Shiro looked at Rias before glancing to Akeno, who was still blushing furiously, before sighing. "You all saved my ass so...it's the least I can do." Shiro sighed before sitting crossed legged. "For the past three days...me and Tiberus have been hunting that stray down. At first...it was just supposed to be her but...but then we found more. In the past three days...I've killed at least 20 strays maybe more." Shiro told everyone.
Each member of the ORC had equal expressions of concern and relief. Relief that Shiro was mostly unharmed but concerned at the information they were just told, non more so then Rias who was biting her nail. "20 strays in the past three days...that's extremely worrying, especially since they haven't been dectected by the ArchDuke."
"Well the ones I faced." Shiro suddenly cut in. "They only just became Stray Devils...hell some of them didn't even know the area that well which makes me think they came from somewhere else. Fleeing for fear of being killed." He said before shrugging his shoulders and stood up, brushing himself down. "Well that's just a theory anyways...either, everything has been sorted now so it's all good." He gave everyone a thumbs up and began to slowly back away from the group, knowing he wasn't off the hook. "Well I'm gonna head home and-"
"Akeno...you have ten minutes."
"That's more then enough time to play~" The raven-haired beauty in question giggled as she stared at the fleeing Shiro before raising her hands above her head. Licking her lips, she swung her hands down and called a bolt of lightning down on Shiro, his screams of pain being the only thing that echoed throughout the area.