(Chapter 8: I Meet a Phenex)
The end of August had come as everyone was currently on guard despite the relative peace that had followed in the aftermath of what could've been a disaster from the exorcists' attempt to lay siege and capture Freed and Asia. With Darian making sure to buff up the wards around not only his house but also to add some protective wards and barriers to Freed's house, so that should something pop off, they would have some protection instead of getting caught with their pants down.
It was also during this time that a recovering Tyson was rather happy over two things, one being that he would get a chance to finally meet Riser, and that within a week and some change's time his girlfriend in Luna would be arriving in Texas.
(September 2nd, 2018, Austin, Texas, 2:34 Pm)
It was a bit after half past 1 in the afternoon as the Hagler brothers were awaiting Riser to show up, so they could hit up a bar and hang out there.
"Ya doing any better Tyson?" Darian asked his brother
"I'm still a bit sore, but other than that I'm feelin' pretty good...Now if only I didn't still feel like I went 12 rounds with Lennox Lewis, that would be great." Tyson answered back with groan, still feeling the leftover phantom pains and aches
"I'm glad to see you in one piece…You had me worried there for a moment; when I found you." Darian spoke
"Well, Darian. I was going up against one of their best. So almost getting my shit rocked, was gonna happen…On the plus side, we know I can handle my own against some of their top-tier guys." Tyson replied on a more positive note
"That may be true, and all, and I am proud of you for that. But please be more careful, next time. I don't want to have my little brother get put in a body bag ." Darian told his elder brother
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Besides, now that I know what to expect from a real deal exorcist. I'll be a heck of a lot more ready for what they throw at me." Tyson replied
"You'd better. I only got one of you." Darian spoke before a fiery golden magic circle appeared
"Oh hey, your friend is here." Tyson replied
"Apologies for my being late. However, I was busy working on something I'd had in the works for a few months…And time just happened to get away from me." Riser said back while dusting himself off
"What was it you were working on?" Darian questioned
"Well, I figured I would take this truck I had found, and turn it into a mobile assault vehicle. All I need to do is work on adding weapons to it, and it should be good to go." Riser told the arcanist before him
"Holy shit that sounds awesome. Also, have you thought about putting a cannon on there that shoots napalm and holy fire at people?" Tyson asked, getting the artificer's attention
"Thank you. Also, that is a fantastic idea. I'll be sure to make a note of that." Riser answered back liking the idea
"Also who are you, if you don't mind my asking?" Riser asked while having to look up a bit at the towering man before him
"I'm Tyson, Darian's little brother." Tyson answered back, extending his arm out for a handshake
"Pleasure to finally meet your brother, Darian." Riser said returning the handshake
"Same here, man." Tyson replied with a broad grin on his face
"So Darian. We taking' my car or yours' to the bar?" Tyson asked
"We'll take yours, it has more room." Darian answered back
"Great to hear. I'll get everything started and we can head out in a couple minutes." Tyson told them before heading out
"By the way, Darian. You didn't mention that your brother was a giant...He's bigger than Sairaorg, and that's saying something!" Riser said in having felt rather tiny compared to the hulking Red Dragon Emperor
"Oh, relax. Once you get past the fact that he's built like a human grizzly bear, he's a pretty cool guy." Darian told the artificer
"But enough about that. Let's hit the bar, and drink away some of your problems." Darian replied
From there they all proceeded to head out in Tyson's 2008 emerald-colored Yukon, and to a bar on the west side of the city; from there they spent a good few hours getting some food and downing copious amounts of liquor. All the while Tyson and Freed took that time to chat it up and know each other more, while Darian was catching Riser up on what had been happening lately, as well as just talking about things from Riser's recent inventions to other stuff like comic books.
"So let me get this straight…You got shanghaied into being married to some bitch who hasn't even finished highschool yet?... That is just all kinds of fucked." Tyson said as he finished downing his glass of Fireball
"Believe me, it is. The fact that I have to deal with someone whose only redeeming feature is that she has tits almost as big as literal watermelons, is unbearable. Honestly, I'd rather suffer through a holy water enema than having to call her my wife." Riser replied in utter despising of his impending marriage
"Your folks have to be the biggest bunch of assholes to make you get hitched to someone who sounds like such a mega bitch. I mean for fucks sake, you can't even do any of the fun stuff when you get married. Plus she ain't even old enough to get drunk, not to mention that other than her being high school. She won't even throw you some neck, or throw that ass back…That's just some straight-up bullshit!" Tyson said back, incredulous of Riser's plight
"Trust me, there aren't enough words in the English language to describe how pissed I am at my parents. They never do this to Ruval or Rikel, but because I'm the youngest I'm the one that gets shafted. Yet I'm the asshole if I say something, or worse yet even if I do say something. I either have to take it for the good of my house, or worse I have to worry about Rias's brother breathing down my neck." Riser ranted in vitriolic hate of his predicament
"I swear Devils have to be one of the most toxic races I've ever seen." Darian spoke up
"You are not wrong in that regard. I can count on my hands the people I care about. Otherwise, we Devils are nothing but a bunch of self-serving bastards." Riser bitterly replied
"Really? Its that bad?" Tyson questioned
"Dude the amount that aren't total dickheads are as big as their Marvel movies." Darian answered back
"Man that's fucked." Tyson spoke while the artificer downed his drink in a single gulp
"Trust me, if you had to live with my family as I have. Then on top of it, have to deal with being caught in the midst of their schemes; because you were born the youngest. You get used to seeing how much of not only your own family, but also how much the majority of your kind are, bastards." Riser nearly spat in detestment of mainly his family and some of the other Devils
"Well, I wouldn't get too bothered about it. I mean, your basically your people's very own Iron Man. So that's gotta be a plus in the win column." Darian spoke, getting Riser's dour and almost venomous expression to transform into a far more happy one
"Now that is something I'm more than happy to shove in my rotten family's face. My familys' powers may be great and all, but when I have my machines…I can take all of that to the next level." Riser replied with a broad grin
"What kind of stuff have you been up to with these machines you've been building'? It all sounds super awesome, and I want to know if you don't mind sharin'." Tyson asked the blonde artificer
"I don't mind at all. If anything, I am more than delighted to share what I work on!" Riser answered back in delight of someone wanting to hear more about his inventions
With that Riser began to tell Riser of his inventions that ranged from making plasma rifles, heavy artillery and shotguns and pistols straight out of Halo or Mass Effect; to hoverboards, mobile assault vehicles, airships, and teleportation devices. To other things such as high-tech melee weapons to help out the more close-combat inclined, force-field generators, cloaking devices, and other miscellaneous magical technology.
"Plus I do some dabbling in alchemy, as well. But that's a different story altogether." Riser spoke leaving an incredibly impressed Tyson looking at him
"...How in the heck are you not famous yet? I mean with everything you told me, you could damn well make a 2nd industrial revolution with your people." Tyson replied getting a good bit of laughter from the blonde artificer
"You're asking the wrong person that question. There's probably hundreds of reasons on why that is. However, I won't bother with the minutiae of it all. I have centuries to wait until I get my dues, and I am more than patient enough to see it through." Riser said
"Anything I can do to help ya out? Because I'm down for doin' some tests with your cool as shit stuff." Tyson questioned
"Actually, yes. I would actually be happy if you could do some weapons testing for me. Darian informed me of your situation, with all of the impending threats coming your way. So I figured that it couldn't possibly hurt to have you test out some new weapons I have in the works." Riser told the behemoth
"In fact, if you wouldn't mind, I would like to have you do a sparring match against one of my servants. I'm hoping to better field test some of the new gear that I created for them…That is if it isn't too much trouble for you." Riser further requested
"That's not any trouble at all for me. Getting to shoot some badass guns, and probably have a good spar. Sign me up, in a heartbeat!" Tyson replied, all on board
"Excellent. Also, Darian, we're still going to see the new Venom movie in a few weeks, right?" Riser asked the arcanist to the right of him
"Of course, man. There is no way we're gonna miss out on that…They better make it good, or so help me there will be hell to pay." Darian answered back, having already pre-ordered tickets
"You and I both share the same sentiment. I swear they'd better not botch this, when it is one of my favorite villains of all time, finally getting their chance at a movie." Riser said
"I know right! Now if only they could give Green Lantern a second chance, then we could get a good Sinestro movie…Now that I would pay money to see." Darian replied in hopes that one day is favorite supervillain would get his day on the silver screen
"One can only hope, Darian. Perhaps one day you will get your wish of a good Green Lantern movie series." Riser said as a hopeful Darian could only daydream of such a thing
"Please let that happen…I swear I would nuke the Catholic Church to make that happen." Darian replied
"How about you hold your horses on that one, Darian." Tyson spoke in seeing his brothers' excitement start to have arcs of bright green mystic energy form on his fingers
"...Sorry. I just really want DC to nail it with a decent movie series for once..Instead we get them doing a bootleg MCU." Darian said as he proceeded to down a quarter of his glass in one go
"Hopefully, they will wise up and make something of their own. Maybe when that happens, we'll get a Batman movie where he's actually gonna be the World's Greatest Detective. Instead of it being another action movie where he beats up the bad guy and nails Catwoman…Then Lucifer forbid, if we have to suffer through another awful Joker." Riser spoke in agreement, whilst cringing at Jared Leto's version of the Joker
"I'll drink to that, Riser." Darian replied
"Same here. Not even Will Smith could save that movie." Tyson said in agreement
With that, the trio raised their glasses and spent the rest of the afternoon and well into the evening sharing some drinks and good cheer, as they spent the day knowing one another better while getting blasted and making a night out of it all.
(2 days later, September 4th, 2018, Riser's Mansion, 3:47 Pm)
It was the following Tuesday as Tyson and Darian had gone down to Riser's; both so the latter could hang out with him, and so that Tyson could do some weapons testing and make good on that sparring match offer.
"Hey, Riser. This Ballista you made is pretty cool. I swear this is something out of a Doom game." Tyson said while holding up what looked like a high-tech combination between a heavy crossbow and laser cannon
"That's because it is. I was playing some of the Doom and Wolfenstein games, that your brother had lent me last year. From there I was inspired to create the finished product you hold in your hands." Riser told the behemoth
"Well, you did a damn good job. Because this is all the cool stuff someone would want to kill a bastard. You can kill someone from almost a football field away, pull a hole in their chest when they make a break for it and you can't be bothered to grab the strap. Lastly, you can hit a bunch of a motherfuckers at once too with it….I swear you are a rockstar with this stuff!" Tyson replied still looking at the Ballista
"Thank you. Sometimes boredom really helps for making great weaponry. In this case, a weapon that is as deadly as it is versatile." Riser said looking over towards the behemoth
"Also, seeing as how out of all the weapons you have tested this afternoon. That you seem to favor this one the most. I think that it would be a good idea to give this to you as a gift." Riser added
"Wait really?" Tyson asked
"Of course. Your my good friend's brother, and I figure this would be a nice gift to help further our relationship." Riser answered back
"Thanks a ton, man. Ah, this is gonna be awesome!" Tyson exclaimed
'Finally, I found Luna a good welcome home present.' Tyson said to himself as he continued to marvel at the mechanized crossbow
"Good. Now then, follow me. As you and Xuelan will be having your sparring match in half an hour." Riser told the behemoth
From there the behemoth followed Riser to a stage he had his drones build that looked rather similar to the Cell Games arena, with Darian and Riser being quite a few feet away as spectators; while Xuelan was wielding a pair of gauntlets and greaves that looked similar to Beowulf from Devil May Cry 4; except with a eerie neon blue glow within it, instead of the bright whitish gold.
"Alright you two, the rules for this are simple. This will continue until either of you has been knocked out, is too injured to continue, or admits defeat… Is this understood?" Riser told the two martial artists
"I understand clearly, Master Riser." Xuelan replied, before giving a bow to the artificer
"Got it, loud and clear. Let's get it on!" Tyson told the artificer, as he pounded his large fists together
"Good. Then you are both cleared to begin!" Riser said as both Xuelan and Tyson locked eyes with each other
"Thank you for agreeing to this bout. I hope that this will be a splendid match between us." Xuelan spoke as she gave a polite bow towards the behemoth
"Thanks….That being said, let's square up!" Tyson replied getting into a high-guard boxing stance
With Xuelan getting into her own stance that ironically was like that of Chun Li's given her state of dress, yet without much warning; both martial artists raced towards each other at breakneck speeds. Xuelan was the first one to launch a roundhouse kick at Tyson's ribs that was blocked and met with a chopping right from the towering man before her, yet one thing that Tyson did feel was a biting sting of frigid cold that almost made him recoil.
Yet Tyson was able to quickly catch a follow-up high-kick to his neck from the Phenex Rook and slam her into the ground hard enough to crack it, before reeling her in to clock her in the face with a right hook that sent her skidding a dozen feet across the arena. With the Rook quickly regaining her composure to narrowly evade getting a chopping right to her collarbone, yet the behemoth was quick to follow through overhand left that was only parried by a reverse roundhouse from Xuelan who gritted her teeth from the force of the impact.
From there the two engaged in a rather fierce exchange of blows where Xuelan launched a combination of hook kicks, roundhouse kicks, and side-kicks to lay into Tyson's large frame, with Tyson all too happy to return with a combination of overhand punches, crosses, uppercuts, and knee strikes to the Chun-Li clone before him. The behemoth having all too much of a good time in exchanging shots with Xuelan, while the Phenex rook by the same token was quite happy to have a rather skilled opponent with a monstrous amount of strength to match.
The exchange ended when Xuelan managed to backflip out of the way from a nasty left cross, and use the momentum to leap up and land a short series of bicycle kicks to Tyson's face; that would've been punctuated by a roundhouse kick to the temple, had Tyson not caught her by both legs and proceeded to Batista bomb her into the ground. With him then tossing her up with the ease of which he would a baseball, before nailing her square in the mouth with a powerful right hook that sent her tumbling across the arena.
"I must say your brother is performing rather well against Xuelan." Riser noted as Xuelan went forwards to re-engage with the behemoth once more
"Of course he is. Besides, he isn't even going all out to be real with ya. He hasn't even used Haki or his Sacred Gear yet." Darian responded
"Your brother knows Haki?" Riser asked in surprise
"Yup. He's an ace with it too from what I've seen." Darian proudly told the artificer
"How interesting. It seems as though I can add him to the list of those proficient with it." Riser noted as he further analyzed Tyson who landed another left cross against Xuelan
"By chance do you know what his Sacred Gear is?" Riser asked as Xuelan countered a massive right hand with a hook kick to Tyson's right thigh
"It used to be a Twice Critical, until a fight he had a while ago caused it to go into 'remission' as the best way I could call it…However, Tyson told me that its evolving into something. I don't know what, but whatever it is; its gotta be pretty damn powerful to keep it a surprise." Darian informed the blonde artificer
"Then please inform me of when he finally does show you the evolved form of his Sacred Gear. If that isn't too much trouble?" Riser requested
"I'll be sure to do that…But on a side note, she just took one hell of a right hand." Darian replied while wincing from Xuelan's now rapidly swelling left eye
Meanwhile, Xuelan was still recoiling from the monstrous punch that had her seeing double; was busy trying to regain her senses..or at least she would've been able to had Tyson not leapt forward and unleashed a devastating knee strike to her liver. The behemoth followed through with a brutal 4-punch combination to the body, before ending it with a thunderous chopping right; to the dead center of her mouth that sent Xuelan skidding across the arena.
Yet Xuelan, whose head was ringing from her busted open lip that bled crimson down her chin, went to dash after Tyson who held a confident grin on his face as she leaped forward and delivered a full-force reverse roundhouse kick to his face. Granted the attack was able to have Tyson go back a full meter and cause a sizable chunk of his face to be covered in ice, instead of suffering a broken jaw or a blown-out orbital like Xuelan had hoped; instead he only grinned at her with a bloody nose and somewhat bruised face.
Tyson then grabbed her by the thigh and face proceeded to slam her into the arena floor so hard that a small crater formed before he leaped on top of her and quickly proceeded to wrap her up in a rear-naked choke. The smaller Xuelan tried to stand up so that she could find a way to get the behemoth off of her, but to no avail as every attempt made at trying to squirm and wriggle her way out of the hold, only had Tyson's death grip on her windpipe tighten as though she were being strangled by a massive python.
The Phenex rook was after nearly a minute of trying to even stand up from Tyson's chokehold, was forced to tap out or risk being suffocated to death; evident by her reddening face beginning to turn a putrid shade of purple. With Tyson obliging and releasing Xuelan from his death grip, who after taking a few moments to recover proceeded to hobble her way out of the crater with a rather cheery-looking Tyson following after her.
"I guess I have a partial idea as to the level of strength your brother has, as that was certainly quite a spectacle." Riser noted
"I told ya that my brother was a powerhouse. Just be glad that he wasn't goin' all out… otherwise this whole area would've been a crater by now." Darian told the blonde artificer
"I will make note of that for the next time he visits." Riser replied
"In the meantime, would the two of you like to stay for dinner? You two are my guests after all, and I figured it wouldn't hurt to give you two a nice meal, before you leave." Riser asked the white-haired arcanist
"Sure. I don't see the problem." Darian answered back whilst his brother stopped to wipe the blood that was dripping onto his t-shirt
"Excellent!" Riser said as soon enough the Haglers followed him inside
(3 days later, September 7th, 2018, Hagler Household, 8:04 Pm)
It was a few days as Darian and Freed were getting back from the movies and taking, when they saw a sweaty and exhausted looking Tyson whose t-shirt looked like it'd been torn to shreds and hickeys and lipstick smudges across his person.
"Tyson..what in the actual fuck happened to you? You look like you got attacked by a horny as shit werewolf?!" Freed questioned as the state of his cousin
"Also, why does the living room look like Mike Tyson had a wrestling match with Brock Lesnar?" Darian asked as he took in the disheveled state of the living room
"About that… You know how Luna was supposed to be coming to town this month?" Tyson said after taking a few moments to compose himself
"Yeah, what of it?" Darian replied
"Well, she got back early. She decided to pay me a visit, and was super horny. So we decided after she got settled at her new place, to make up for lost time that we'd fool around. Turns out I was not prepared for it." Tyson informed his cousin and younger brother
"How long were you two fuckin'?" Darian questioned
"About the length of Return of the King…She was really, really adamant about going till she couldn't anymore, and I was down for it." Tyson answered back
"So that explains the ice-pack on your junk." Freed noted
"Yup. I'm not gonna get up for a long while. 'Cuz if I had any plans for later tonight, then those are right out the window. Because…oh boy is my smheat numb." Tyson responded with a tired smile
'But it was totally worth it.' Tyson said internally
"Alright, while you recover from your marathon run with Luna. I'll start getting everything cleaned up." Darian responded as he snapped his fingers and multiple magic circles started to form
"Where the fuck is your girlfriend at, anyways?" Freed wondered
"She's upstairs takin' a shower." Tyson told the former exorcist
"Can't really blame her, since you blew her goddamn back out for the entire length of a Lord of the Rings movie…Also, up top for finally getting you some poon tang." Freed said as the two high-fived each other
"Thanks." Was Tyson's only reply
"Alright, while my 'servants' are getting everything cleaned up. I'll go make brownies for everyone, as you especially need something to eat." Darian said as he went into the kitchen while his phantasmal servants got to work on cleaning the mess that had been wrought
With it being after a half-hour and some change after Luna had finished cleaning up and grabbing something to wear in the form of one of Tyson's sweatshirts and a pair of shorts; had come down the stairs to see the entire area where she and Tyson had 'relations' in to be completely spotless. All the while the trio of Darian, Freed and a recovered Tyson were currently watching Dragonball Z: Broly Second Coming, while munching on some brownies.
"Oh hey, Luna." Tyson greeted his approaching girlfriend
"Oh hey, Tyson. What are you watching?" Luna asked as she swung over to the couch to land beside him
"We're watching some Dragonball Z." Tyson answered back
"Hey there, Luna. Also, the next time you and my brother are going at it. At least clean up after yourselves, so it doesn't smell like ass and nutsack." Darian said to the ebony beauty who had the gall to look abashed at being outed by the elder Hagler
"...Sorry about that, we just lost track of time, also I really needed it… I haven't had any in over a year, so I was really, really starved." Luna replied semi-bashfully at being outed
"While that is more than fair. Next time, have the decency to clean up after yourselves. Better yet, why not fuck at your place the next time?" Darian suggested so he wouldn't have to use a crap-ton of Febreeze on the house
"That would have been a really good idea a few hours ago." Luna admitted
"But what about your wolves?" Tyson asked
"It would've been completely fine. They know fully well never to bother me when I am in the middle of something." Luna answered back
"Ah, neat. Great to know for later…By the way, have you met my cousin, Freed?" Tyson replied
"Nope, I haven't. Nice to meet you." Luna said turning her attention to the former exorcist
"Same to you, too. Also, how many fucking wolves do you have?" Freed questioned
"Over a dozen. They're actually really sweet once they get to know you." Luna stated as though it were normal
"How in the fuck do you handle having that many wolves?!" Freed asked
"That's easy. All I really have to do is assert my dominance over them, feed them when I have to and take all of them out on walks…Its really not as hard as you would think." Luna stated
"I'm gonna have to see that shit to believe it." Freed skeptically replied
"You're more than welcome to come over to my house. I promise you that they won't bite…much." Luna assured the former exorcist
"Alright, sure. Just tell me when your free, and I'll be over." Freed flippantly replied
"But other than that, let's get back to watching some goddamn Dragonball Z." Freed spoke as the part with Gohan fighting Broly was coming up
"Ah cool, he's about to run the hands with Broly!" Tyson cheered as the 4 proceeded to sit down and watch some Dragonball movies for the remainder of the night
(2 days later, September 9th, 2018, Dallas, Texas, 1:54 Pm)
It was the following Sunday, as Riser had decided to treat Seekvaira to a lunch date in Dallas in lieu of their alliance being cemented and the building of their factories being underway.
"As of now, construction for our factories are underway, and our alliance cemented as we will soon have our hands in further modernizing how things are done.." Seekvaira said as the two had finished eating their meals
"Something I am honestly; all too excited for. Finally, the chance to step out from the shadow of my household, and make myself into something truly greater amongst our people, can finally be realized!…All a few years if not decades earlier than what I had anticipated." Riser replied semi-jubilantly
"Considering that you are one of the brightest up and coming Devils, besides that of Milicas and Sairaorg. I knew that I had to get in on the ground floor, as one would say. Otherwise, my chance to be a part of the next big thing would have been lost." Seekvaira said before taking a moment to wipe her mouth
"It also doesn't hurt that I really love robotics and mechs as well." Seekvaira added with a small smile
"It certainly doesn't. Besides, once everything is fully operational. I do plan on keeping my word and building you that kaiju-sized mecha you wanted. It is the very least I can do." Riser replied
"That is such wonderful news to hear. However, what about the other item I requested as well? How is that coming along?" Seekvaira asked
"Progress with it is steady but ongoing. After all, creating something that will help you to regulate your houses' ability to manipulate time is not easy…Which is why it also is such a fascinatingly daunting task as well." Riser answered back with a broad smile
The artificer having found the task of creating the armor that would help Seekvaira to better manipulate and control her houses' ability of chronokinesis, to be one that was one of his most challenging yet entertaining projects to work on. Seeing as how the challenge of such a project spurred his creative mind to make such a thing as efficient and effective as possible, and thus Riser's attention on the project was nigh-absolute at this point.
"Which is why, that once I am finished with it. That you will have something that is truly impeccable. That much I can tell you, Seekvaira." Riser told the leader of Agares
"Now you truly have my attention, Riser." Seekvaira said with a smile that could only speak volumes of her excitement
"Trust me, you have yet to see what I am truly capable of. As of now, I have only just begun to get started on my other more 'interesting' projects…So at the very least I can tell you to wait and see what's to come. Because I feel as though my muse for all of my latest inventions is starting to truly go into overdrive." Riser replied as his smile deepened in its joy
'So many things to get started on by the time of the new year, yet so little time!' Riser said to himself in ever growing excitement of all the new ideas swarming in his mind
"Now this is what I like to hear from my new business partner…I swear its a shame that someone like you is having their talents wasted being chained down to Rias." Seekvaira replied
"Don't remind me. However, once we start making some headway with our factories and begin to push out my inventions on a wider scale. Then my marriage to her will become far, far and I do mean far more bearable." Riser said back as to one of the silver linings of his partnership with the new household leader of Agares
"I can certainly see how, once we have people clamoring for your machines. After all, everything is pointing towards a more mechanized future. So who are we not to take advantage of the way things are headed?" Seekvaira spoke with a knowing expression of how things were progressing on a more industrial side
"A future that despite the old guard of our kind not wanting to admit that is approaching. It is and rapidly. This is why, people like us will flourish in making sure Devils are on top of it all. All the while people like Rias will be left behind because she is too lazy to evolve and get ahead of the curve; before it is too late." Riser replied albeit with a bit of venomous disdain edging its way into his voice
"Indeed, and while I am quite fond of Rias. Even I must admit that she greatly squanders her potential. She could have her hand in any number of things and become prodigious at them in a matter of months if not years…Instead, she wastes that talent, and merely coasts through life on her looks." Seekvaira said in disappointment of Rias wasting her potential
"Its one of the reasons why I can't bring myself to care for her, as much as I'd like to... The girl has the potential to be something truly great. Yet instead of investing that potential into a skill or talent that could set her up to be one of the greatest in her generation. Instead, she wastes it either playing a ditzy schoolgirl in the mortal world, or milling about with her peerage and treating them more like glorified pets…Then she has the utter gall to criticize me for how I do things with my servants, as though she's one to talk. At least mine are capable of being more than shiny playthings, to spoil like overgrown children in dire need of therapy." Riser raved in biting disgust of his 'wife' to be
"Perhaps, once all is said and done. Both once production is fully underway, and your inevitable tying of the knot. That you go on vacation. Since I'm sure that at the rate things are going, you might just stress yourself into an early grave..if that's even possible for a Phenex." Seekvaira noted
"It can't be that bad can it?" Riser spoke before Seekvaira showed him a mirror on her phone
"I think the greys in your hair speak for themselves." Seekvaira told him in noting sparse patches of gray in his otherwise golden blonde hair
"...To be fair, could you really blame me? Between maintaining my status as an up and comer in the Rating Games. The fact that not only my parents and Ruval are breathing down my neck about why I'm procrastinating in getting married to Rias. But on top of that the fact that I can't even retaliate or do anything against her, or I risk Sirzechs of all people bearing down on me…I feel that my stress is warranted." Riser replied; listing all of the main stressors in his life so far
"...So I will agree with you that a vacation that is as far away from everything, is very much needed." Riser added before letting out a tired exhale
"Might I suggest taking a trip to Brazil or even Australia? I'm sure those would make fantastic vacation spots; that are far enough away from everything." Seekvaira suggested
"That doesn't sound too bad, Seekvaira. I will definitely take those under consideration." Riser replied making note of said suggestions
"I'm glad you will. The last thing I need is your work suffering from being stressed into oblivion." Seekvaira said
"I appreciate it. Now if only I could figure out a way to overcome Sairaorg or Diehauser in a Rating Game. Then things would be far better for yours truly." Riser replied
"I am pretty sure that overcoming either one of those monsters in the immediate future; isn't something that can be done quickly. Those two are ranked as the most powerful Devils for a reason. Especially when you factor in that Sairaorg wields a Longinus-class Sacred Gear." Seekvaira reminded the blonde artificer
"I know full well of the immense amount of power they wield. However, that is also what makes the task of defeating them that much more enticing." Riser said back
"Besides, the powers they have at their disposal do not make them anything close to unbeatable as they so seem. Just like my machines, everything about them can be deconstructed to find a weakness. Once I find that chink in their armor, victory will be all but assured to me." Riser added with his expression now leaning more towards a calculative one
"Well then, I wish you the best on that front, and on the front that leads to our joint partnership becoming a great success." Seekvaira said while Riser filled their glasses back up with more with more Wild Turkey
"Now that is something I can drink too..Cheers!" Riser replied as the two drank and proceeded to enjoy the rest of their afternoon together
So with Tyson having finally met Riser and beginning the start of the behemoths' relationship with a Devil, and Luna finally coming into the picture. How will things proceed for everyone going forward? Find out in the new chapters of Heavyweight Dragon Emperor: Alternative!
Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and everything that went into it. However, without further delay let's get into it.
First up we've got Tyson officially meeting Riser and the subsequent getting a present from Riser on top of the whole sparring session with Xuelan. Which I hoped you guys liked for all it was worth.
Coming up after that we got Luna coming into the picture…just now in how you normally would think. Which I was real happy to write as the most unorthodox way to introduce someone into a story so far.
Lastly, we get the bit between Seekvaira and Riser. Which I really loved writing out for the fact that it gives a further depth into Riser and how he's acting when he's not having to be the playboy he is in canon.
So with all that being said I hope y'all enjoy this story and what's to come in the future chapters of it as well as favoriting, following and sending reviews so that we can hopefully make this a pretty decent story. With flames for the most part will be ignored unless you got anything nice to say or that helps the story then go somewhere else.
Well, with all that out of the way this is Nomadic Chaos using the power of said chaos to give you guys neat stuff to read. With the next chapter kicking off into Part 1 of the story, so stay tuned for all of that good stuff.
Prelude Theme Song: Sinner by Drowning Pool
Random End Song: Got the Life by Korn
Now then onto some of the reviews from the last chapter.
SpartanKing J: He's on his way towards developing his version of it, its just gonna be awhile before it makes its debut.
Dragonsaiyanblue: Yeah, Tyson's coming out into the supernatural all in as it were. Plus you did hit it on the nose for the strength levels of Darian and Tyson, considering that both of them are powerhouses to be sure. Also, I do have a few things planned for Luna down the line that's gonna be fun to do. Yeah, as Riser's thing is that he's not overly powerful in brute force, but he's more like Iron Man in that he can build what he needs to assess and take you down. Also, I imagine that both Haglers would just give Sona the blunt end of it, and tell her to either step up or shut up.
Obsidian Nova Arc: Yeah as things are gonna start shifting more after we get into canon concerning the wedding arrangement and Sirzechs. Also, concerning Hades in this story, I'm basing him more off his actual mythology counterpart considering that DXD Hades just does nothing for me; while the original recipe one I like far better. Also, for the whole snatching a gods' divine abilities thing for himself. That's gonna be a matter of Tyson having to be a lot stronger for that to work, considering that there's a limit to what he can withstand as just a human...So while it can work down the line, its gonna have to wait awhile.