Walburga's Revenge

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Disclaimer: I still do not own HS DxD.

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Chapter 2 2nd in Command

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"So who are we recruiting?"

Rias paused, hand still on the door to her bedroom, as if she had not thought about who to recruit into her coven. Then she smiled before replying, "Who else could I recruit but the very first person I recruited when I believed I was a Devil?"

The hat chuckled quietly, "Oh this will be interesting. Carry on then."

"Oh I shall," replied Rias as she opened the door.

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Rias made her way up the hallway to Akeno's room without being seen. There was no stealth involved. When Issei's house had been refurbished, it was made considerably larger. If all of the girls had been in Issei's house before, they would be literally bumping into each other constantly. As it was currently, no one was out in the hallway to notice Rias's new look and demeanor.

She knocked on the door to Akeno's room and said, "It's me."

"Come in. I'm finishing up," came the reply.

Rias opened the door and stepped in. As she shut the door behind her, she noticed that Akeno was sitting on a chair with one foot on a high footstool. The reason was obvious: she was painting her toenails bright red.

As Rias made her way over towards Akeno, Akeno looked up at her King and smiled, "You look like you are about to cast a spell over me."

Rias chuckled, "Why Akeno, you sound as if you don't trust me."

Akeno nodded, "Considering our recent history with witches..." She trailed off before adding, "Issei is going to drool when he sees you in that costume."

Rias struck a seductive pose before asking, "You think so?"

Again Akeno nodded, "I know so. You know how he favors breasts. Honestly, I had considered making a witch costume, but after seeing you in your costume, I think I need to do something different."

"Oh? I think you'd make a good witch Akeno."

Akeno shook her head, not noticing the change in Rias's tone, "No. One witch is enough I think to celebrate Halloween. We can't all dress up as witches."

"Who said we would just be dressing up?"

Akeno maneuvered herself as if she was about to ask a question. When she looked up at Rias's face she spotted the sadistic grin and in her eyes.

Too late.

"You want to be a witch Akeno," Rias said.

"I want to be a witch," Akeno repeated. Her eyes were locked onto Rias's and she found herself unable to do anything but repeat what Rias said.

"You are a witch. You are a beautiful witch."

"I am a witch. I am a beautiful witch," Akeno repeated.

"You are a powerful witch. You are a sadistic witch."

"I am a powerful witch. I am a sadistic witch."

"You are a witch loyal to me."

"I am a witch loyal to you," said Akeno. 'Of course I am,' she thought.

"You want to help me recruit more witches. You want more sisters to help us."

"I want to help you recruit more witches. I want more sisters to help us," Akeno repeated.

"We need to recruit everyone in this house into becoming our sister witches."

"We need to recruit everyone in this house into becoming our sister witches."

Akeno would have nodded in agreement with her mistress if she could have moved. As it was, she wasn't concerned that she could not move. Mistress was speaking to her after all. She needed to listen to Rias. Rias was her mistress, her leader, her fellow witch. She was to be obeyed without question.

"You are a sadistic witch. Anyone foolish enough to try to stop us will be stopped by you."

"I am a very sadistic witch. Anyone foolish enough to try to stop us will be stopped by me." Akeno giggled when she finished saying that. It was obvious her new mindset had taken hold completely. She looked up at Rias with an expression of devotion before asking, "Any idea on how to recruit the others?"

Rias smiled, "Well, the best way is one at a time. Divide and conquer."

Akeno shook her head, "Too slow. We need to recruit two or more at a time." She glanced at her mistress before adding, "And I need spells to do that with."

"I believe I can help with that."

Akeno glanced at the hat on Rias's head. "How long will it take?" she asked.

The hat tilted itself forward so it could look at the newest witch. "Not long," it reassured her.

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Akeno preened before the full-length mirror. "How do I look?" she asked.

Rias smiled, "Like a proper Witch."

Akeno was dressed in clothing very similar to what Rias wore, with the color being the obvious difference. Having gained the ability to alter clothing through the magic of the hat she wore, Rias had crafted an appropriate outfit for her newest follower to wear. Everything from the wedge heels to the choker had been recreated. The hat on Akeno's head was an exact copy only in appearance, as there was no simple way to recreate the presence that existed in the hat Rias wore.

As Akeno's new outfit was colored white, she stood out when compared to Rias. She turned to his mistress and asked, "Now who shall we recruit?"

Before Rias could answer, both heard people in the hallway outside as the sounds of conversation made their way through the closed door.

Rias smiled, "Shall we invite them in?" Akeno nodded in eager agreement and went to open the door.

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Nimrod Notes

Crossposted on DeviantArt as this was inspired by datakq3's picture of Rias Gremory as a witch. DeviantArtDOTcom/darakq4/art/Rias-Gremory-859323208

Also inspired by an old story from doomedfool which I read when I first started hanging around DA many, many years ago: doomedfool/art/Witch-117335146

I tried to write this as a one-shot, but I failed. This is the continuation. It should be obvious as to who is going to be recruited next. Comment below who you think it might be, or if you think others deserve more... attention.