HS Kamen Rider Wizard DxD

by the Composcreator

Issei, after being targeted by a Phantom, forces down despair with hope and becomes Kamen Rider Wizard II. With his part-Phantom partner Ddraig, watch as he takes the supernatural world by storm. slight ooc but due to trauma and not random. Sa, Showtime DA! Will have original spells and techniques. Expect Limes and Lemons in the future. Support me on Patreon to get chapters faster

8. Chapter 5 Speak of Devils and Phantoms

Edited January 13, 2019.

Now to answer some reviews:

Idea Person 1097: I knew you were the one who came up with the alternate name for Hydra! Lernaean Phantom, I seriously need to remember that name. Thanks for the comment about Issei growing up since that was what I was going for. Not that I have anything against cannon Issei, but I felt that for the purpose of this story he needed to start maturing at an earlier stage. I will probably follow your advice regarding the Magus technician and post a poll when the time comes. She will be introduced after the events of DxD OVA 1 during which something will happen where Issei needs to pay her a visit. However, I still need suggestions on who should fill that role. Expect a poll somewhere in the middle or towards the end of the barbecued chicken arc.

Just so all of you know, her payment will be lip to lip contact where she sucks out some life energy to help sustain her youth. In case that helps you come up with any suggestions.

Also, thanks for the tips regarding the dark elf familiar.

DatGuitarGirl: Thanks for the support. Always glad to see someone new get drawn into my work.

Godofanime: Trust me, when it comes to Sona, I have plenty of ideas. In fact, I think you'll really like upcoming chapter. Also, it looks like she is one of the popular ones on the poll. For now though, I'll lay down some groundwork for a future relationship. I want these emotions to be as real as possible. Not to say that they aren't real in the cannon events in the light novel, it's just that from there we don't have enough to assume Issei and Sona will enter a relationship.

KiriaMizuno: Thanks for the info concerning mini-shrines. Now I just have to decide whether or not Issei will have one for his family in his house. Then again, considering the fact that it will eventually be renovated, it could make things hilarious or just plain cruel. In fact, I recently got an idea where when the remodeling happens, Issei has a bit of a tantrum fueled by leftover dragon energy which consists of him yelling at Rias, Lord Gremory Sirzechs. The idea here is that since the house holds so many memories for him, he never wanted to let it go or be changed. Also, thanks again for the idea and help with the whole Magus Technician thing. If you have any characters you would like to recommend to fill that spot, just let me know.

I do not own the Kamen Rider franchise or High School DXD.

Things such as chants and data on the magic rings were obtained through Kamen Rider wiki, High school DXD wiki, and English translations of High School DxD volumes 1-17. I do however claim ownership to original spell and transformation rings as well as original techniques.

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Sacred Gear and WizarDriver/Handauthor sounds

[Ddraig talking]

Chapter 5: Speak of Devils and Phantoms plus Trips Down Memory Lane

When the doorbell rang, Issei had just finished setting up a plate full of donuts on the table next to a pot of tea that Mayu made. He tried to sneak a bottle of Strawberry Fanta next to it but Mayu threatened to use it to hit him if he did not put it back, so tea it was. Frankly, he was lucky that the donuts themselves did not get thrown away. Then again, not even Mayu can say no to pastries made by the one and only Hungry Donuts. Opening the door, Issei was slightly surprised by the entourage Rias had brought with her. Behind her were the entire Occult Research Club as well as Student Council President and Vice President, Sona Shitori and Tsubaki Shinra.

'Does this mean all of them are devils?' he wondered to himself. At the same time, he greeted his guests with, "Gremory, glad to see you could make it. Was it a long walk?"

"Not at all, thanks for your concerns." was her reply as she walked over the threshold.

"Well, the rest of you can come on in."

Accepting the invitation, the other guests entered the house each giving their own greeting to their host. Moving to the living room, Mayu took one of the chairs while Issei took the other. At the same time, Rias and Sona sat down on the couch while the other students positioned themselves behind their respective leaders. Glancing to the side, Issei saw Raynare hiding behind the drawn divider separating the living room and the kitchen area. (I confirmed with a college friend of mine that modern day Japanese houses do have retractable dividers)

"So," Issei began, "I didn't realize that you would be bringing this many people with you. I might not have enough snacks for everyone." indicating the plate of donuts as he said this.

"That's quite all right. It's my own fault for not properly informing you of who I would bring with me. Frankly, I'm surprised you went through the trouble of actually getting anything for us."

"Please, it was no trouble at all. I'm always getting donuts from the same food truck anyway." At this point Issei glanced at the donut plate before looking back to Rias, only to have his attention redirected back to the plate. He knew there were ten when everyone walked in, but now there were only seven left. Looking back to his guests, Issei became wide-eyed when he realized what happened to the three that were missing. Koneko had two in her hands, and one in her mouth. It took only seconds for the other occupants of the room to realize where Issei's attention was and they themselves were slightly surprised, despite their knowledge of her fondness for sweets, to see the first year girl stuffing herself. When she realized everyone was looking at her, she finished the confection in her mouth and said, "They're good." before getting started on the second one.

"Okay." Mayu said, getting everyone's attention, "Let's start by introducing ourselves, forgetting whatever we might say to outsiders." giving Rias a look as she said the last part. "Since all you already know Issei, I'll start. My name is Mayu Inamori, and I am Kamen Rider Mage." As she said this, she held up her left hand, showing off the hexagonal ring with a dark orange gem on her middle finger. The uniformed teenagers were greatly surprised by this fact and it showed on their faces. They were not expecting for there to be others who used magic like Issei's. Rias mentally scolded herself for not realizing this when Mayu identified the spell Issei used on Raynare earlier in the morning. Sona, meanwhile, decided to go ahead and follow the older girl's example.

"I am Sona Sitri, a high class devil, heiress of the Sitri household." Upon seeing the confusion on Issei's face, Sona elaborated. "Shitori is the alias I use for the human world." As she finished speaking, a pair of bat like wings burst out of her back and unfolded behind her.

"Tsubaki Shinra, a devil in the service of Sona Sitri." said the taller spectacled girl with a slight bow as she revealed her own set of wings.

"Now it's our turn." Rias said, setting down the cup of tea that she had been sipping from. "I am Rias Gremory, a high class devil, heiress of the Gremory household." she said as she followed example of the previous two

"Akeno Himejima, a devil in the service of Rias Gremory." bowed the Japanese beauty.

"Yuuto Kiba, a devil in the service of Rias Gremory." bowed the pretty boy

After swallowing, Koneko said, "Koneko Toujou, a devil in the service of Rias Gremory." with her own small bow.

At this point, all the guests had a set of bat-like wings behind them. As he stared at them, Issei felt something trying to burst from his back. Allowing the urge to flow naturally, Issei felt his own set of wings burst out from the arch of his back and spread out.

'Kind of weird how my clothes aren't affected at all by this.' was Issei's immediate thought followed by, 'This definitely explains why my body has been feeling weird all day. I can't believe I didn't realize this sooner.' Indeed, while he was out, Issei had noticed that his body felt different from normal. The sunlight felt like it was trying to dry him out, yet he had higher levels of stamina and endurance than he did before. Also, whenever he used his magic, he could feel the difference. He found himself using milkshakes as an example. Before today, his magic could have been described as a strawberry milkshake. Now it was like someone mixed some chocolate to the drink. It wasn't so much that it completely overpowered the original flavor, but just enough to get an even taste of both. After letting these thoughts run their course through his mind, Issei grabbed himself a donut. Thinking about milkshakes got him hungry again.

"To help you understand better," Rias began as everyone's wings receded back into their bodies, "I'll give you a brief history of the devils. Is that all right with you?" Issei and Mayu, who had started pouring more tea, both nodded.

One explanation later…

"So, let me make sure I got this straight." Issei said as he sipped his tea. "Gods and other magical creatures from mythologies actually exist, including the three factions of the bible: Angels of Heaven, Devils of Hell, and Fallen Angels who were once angels but fell due to sin and now reside in a separate part of Hell. Long ago, there was a Great War between these three factions which ended with no clear winner and reduced numbers on all sides. Currently, the factions are in a Mexican standoff since a second Great War would have lots of casualties and potential extinction, both supernatural and human, potentially leaving the survivors prone to attacks from the mythologies that have an understandable grudge against Christianity. Since devils have a very low birth rate, in order to increase their numbers, they created a reincarnation system known as Evil Pieces that would allow high class devils to turn other beings into devils that serve under them as a part of their peerage. If a reincarnated devil works hard enough and earns enough achievements, they can be promoted to high class thus giving them the right to collect a peerage of their own." Issei paused to catch his breath. "This town is the territory of Rias Gremory, whose peerage poses as the Occult Research Club at school. While they have control at night, it is Sona Sitri and her followers, which currently make up the entire student council, who are in charge during the day.

"While the summary is crass, I have to admit that it is accurate." Sona conceded as she sipped her own cup. "Personally, I think a Cold War situation would be a better analogy. After all, small skirmishes concerning territory every now and then are to be expected. As long as nothing major happens, the ceasefire will continue thus avoiding mutually assured destruction." Many heads nodded at her words and Issei could not stop himself from thinking, 'Yep, she's definitely earned the position of Student Council President.'

"I personally don't like this." Mayu spoke up with a cross look on her face, getting everyone's attention. "You weren't clear about it in the morning, but from what was just said, Issei has basically become your slave!"

Rias frowned hearing this accusation. "While I can't deny that there are those who view their peerage as nothing more than slaves, I assure you that we of the house of Gremory are quite different. To us, they are adopted members of our family. I have no intention of treating Issei as anything less." Hearing her words, the other members of the ORC nodded their heads in agreement. Though Mayu kept her gaze of suspicion fixed on Rias, she did nod her head to indicate that she understood what had been spoken. She did, however, murmur under her breath, "Wait till Haruto hears about this."

"Now," Sona interrupted, setting her cup down, "there is something I would like to ask you about while we are still on the topic of the three factions." Once everyone's attention was on her, she continued talking. "Issei, what will you do about the Fallen Angel in the other room." Sona said, pointing to the silhouette of the mentioned individual. "Rias told me what happened to her. While we do not completely understand the situation, I do sympathize with your desire to preserve life. However, that does not change what she is and what you have become. So how do you plan to keep her in your home on territory belonging to the Devils?" Having heard the question, all the experienced devils changed their focus to Issei. They themselves were curious about what was to become of the Raynare.

"Well," Issei began with a smirk, "I hope there's nothing wrong with letting my familiar live with me, because that's what she is, even if she is a Fallen Angel." This statement got looks of shock from everyone on the couch side of the room. Not even a day after becoming a devil he had gotten himself a familiar without going to the forest, and a Fallen Angel at that! Unbelievable!

"How did you do that?" Akeno asked, voicing the disbelief going through everyone's mind. In response to her question, Issei showed them the box with the two remaining Familiar rings and the Contract ring and gave them the same explanation he had given Raynare earlier.

"Besides," he added, "I already had Garuda, Unicorn and Kraken as familiars so I know how to work with them." This extra information surprised his supernatural guests. They had all assumed that the PlaMonsters were magical constructs rather than actual familiars.

"That's quite impressive." Sona admitted. "If you don't mind me asking, what creatures has your sensei used them on?"

"Hmm," Issei muttered to himself as he wracked his brain. "It has been a while since I last saw him, but I do remember that during our trip he made a wolf and a dolphin his familiars for a while." Realizing the looks of incredulousness his guests were giving him, Issei protested with, "They are very intelligent creatures you know. Besides, I think that dolphin might have been psychic." Shaking her head in amusement, Rias spoke up.

"Anyway, now that we are on the subject, I think it is time you shared with us your knowledge. Those creatures you call Phantoms, what they tried to do to me and the magic you wield. It's not fair that you don't tell us what we want to know." Hearing this, both ringed magicians adopted a look of seriousness on their faces followed by a moment of silence. Just when it seemed like Issei would be the one to break it, Mayu spoke up.

"Very well then. I'll give you what you want. Though you might want to get comfortable, it might take a while." With that, Mayu explained the concepts of Gates, how Phantoms are born from their despair, and what happens to the Gate as a result. The information shocked the devil visitors, and they all mentally thanked Issei again for saving Rias from such a fate.

Mayu then told them about the Sabbath, a ritual performed about 2 years ago during a solar eclipse where kidnapped Gates were forced into despair, transforming them into Phantoms so that the one who held the ritual could collect the mana that resulted from it. She then revealed that there was one Gate by the name of Haruto who held onto hope during the ritual, forcing down the Phantom sealing it within his body through pure will power, a feat that colored the supernatural beings impressed, turning him into a magic user and became Kamen Rider Wizard, dedicating himself to fighting Phantoms as they tried to increase their numbers. Briefly, she mentioned how one such Phantom caused her to fall into despair, but she was able to reign in her own Phantom with hope. Mayu then told them how the person who held the first Sabbath tried to hold a second one on a much larger scale using an eclipse created by a spell. The mastermind, along with a powerful Phantom, tried to massacre Tokyo to fulfill their ambitions. However, they were stopped by Wizard and his allies.

As Mayu told the story, the young devils, and the eavesdropping Fallen Angel, listened carefully, giving the orator their undivided attention. Koneko even forgot about the donut (her fourth one) in her hand. What they heard got their minds reeling.

First of all, they were unaware that those with the potential to wield magic could be used to create monsters, making them wonder how long these Phantoms had been around and how it connected to the magicians that they were familiar with.

Second, while it was no secret that certain cults used phenomenon such as the solar eclipse to power their arcane rituals, they had never heard of one as barbaric as this despite its biblical sounding name.

Third, for something that big to occur in Tokyo without them even knowing about it was incomprehensible. They decided to put it down as something to do with the Kamen Riders themselves. After all, they all reasoned, Futo city had something similar with Kamen Rider W and the mysterious group known as NEVER yet they did not know of it until they did research on the Riders and their activities.

However, what got the attention of the two heiresses was Mayu's omission of certain details such as the identity of the mastermind and the purpose behind his actions. Where did these other "allies" come from? Is Wizard still fighting Phantoms? How many Phantoms are still out there? While they wanted to voice their questions, they instinctively knew that they would get no answer. Perhaps it was because of their upbringing which exposed them to the world of politics at an early age, but they could tell that Mayu did not trust them enough to tell them every little detail. While they did not like it, they realized that she was in the right to withhold information from them until they had proved themselves trustworthy. After all, they were devils and she had already concluded that Issei was now a slave. In the meantime, there was one thing that they absolutely needed to know.

"If Issei is now a magician, then he must have been a Gate who was driven to despair at some point." Sona spoke up. When the two Riders gained somber expressions, she knew she was right. "Does it have anything to do with your parents' death 6 months ago?" The silence that followed was suffocating, yet it hung in the air for nearly 5 minutes before Mayu broke it.

"There have been previous cases where Phantoms would go after Gates who were kids like Issei. Haruto even said that there was one who was still in elementary school." At this point, Issei had gotten out of his chair and walked up to the mantelpiece that had the picture of his family. "For these situations, it seems that the Phantoms have an established MO."

"Kill the family," Issei interjected, "then make the Gate believe that it's their fault that it happened." As his words settled into the minds of his guests, he continued. "For me it must have been extra easy. I mean, I had no outstanding qualities that would make any parent proud and my openly perverted behavior actually got them worried about having any grandkids. Still, despite how much trouble I was," Issei continued as his voice started tearing up, "they still loved me. Rather than save themselves, they made sure I was safe first. If it wasn't for their final words, I would never have regained hope." Before he could continue, he felt a pair of arms encircle him from behind pulling him into a hug. Turning his head, he was surprised to see Rias was the one embracing him, unaware that she had gotten behind him while he was mourning.

"You don't have to say anymore. I won't lie and claim to know your pain, but I do understand that it isn't something you can just get over, even after 6 months. Just know this, no matter what we will be here for you. After all," she smiled a small, hidden smile, "we are family now." At that moment, Rias and Issei felt like they were back to that time when all was simple; when he would gaze upon her being from the base of the tree, and she from the balcony above. The moment was short-lived as they were brought back to the present by Mayu's coughing. Rias jumped back slightly as she let go of Issei; a small blush dusted her cheeks and went unnoticed by everyone except for Mayu, Sona, and Raynare who had opened the divider a crack when Issei had started talking. It took a bit longer for Issei to return to reality, probably because of the frequent bodily contact with beautiful women overloading his brain. Once she knew she had everyone's attention, Mayu spoke up.

"Rias, how do you awaken a sacred gear?" Before any response could be voiced, Mayu continued, "I think that Issei might have one." Her words threw everyone for a loop, especially Raynare and Rias. They were under the impression that Issei did not have a sacred gear based on yesterday's events and the conversation they had earlier this morning.

"What makes you say that?" Rias inquired. Once again, all the occupants of the room were keeping their ears open 100%. Even Raynare had forgone staying out of sight and opened the divider completely so as to make sure she heard everything.

"Issei's magic is distinctly different from the rest of us." was Mayu's response which she immediately began to clarify. "Wizard is able to use the four elements of Fire, Wind, Water, and Earth while Issei is able to use the fifth element of Lightning. Also, for most of us, our Phantoms try to break free from us at any opportunity they get. It even took Haruto several months before his own Phantom, WizarDragon, would help him in battle without first trying to kill him. Yet Issei never seemed to have that problem." Seeing the looks of astonishment and confusion on their faces, Mayu quickly explained how when fighting within a Gate's Underworld, wizards use special rings to summon their Phantoms since they have to fight Inner Phantoms which are generally much larger.

"Yeah." Issei spoke up, "For some reason, Ddraig has never really been hostile with me. Sure he hasn't said anything, but it's almost as if he's accepted me. Sometimes, I feel like he's been with me my entire life." Unknown to Issei, the moment he said the name Ddraig, looks of shock appeared over Sona's and Rias's faces. Though they quickly covered them up, their expressions were noticed by both of their queens and Mayu herself. However, none of them made any comments on the subject.

"However," Mayu began after Issei finished talking, "the most conspicuous thing about him is that no one can enter his Underworld." Seeing the looks of shock around the room, she continued. "Before offering Issei the choice to become a wizard, Haruto tried to use the Engage Ring to enter Issei's Underworld. He was going to destroy Issei's Phantom, to protect him from the dangers we face as ringed mages. However, the spell just would not work. We even tried having two of us use Engage Rings at the same time, but the belts would just say 'Error'. Since the Fallen Angels suspected him of having a sacred gear, it is possible that he does have one and that it affected his magic causing all these abnormalities."

Once again there was a moment of silence. This time however, it was one of contemplation as each individual considered the facts presented to them. Kiba could not help himself from looking at Mayu in amazement at the fact that she was able to come up with such a long-shot theory. In doing so, he found himself thinking that she was cute, in a mature slightly-older woman way.

"It's worth a shot." Rias eventually said before turning her attention to her newest family. "Since your body is already familiar with drawing out magical energy, it shouldn't be too hard. Just focus your energy to where it feels most natural while conjuring the strongest image in your mind." Taking note of her words, Issei nodded and took a deep breath before clearing his head. Meanwhile Rias stepped back as everyone looked at Issei expectantly.

Six months ago, if he had been asked what comes to mind as the strongest image, Issei would have embarrassingly admitted that it was Son Goku charging up his Kamehameha. However, that was six months ago. Now, what came to his mind was an image of all the Heisei Riders in their signature poses (AN: think KR Wizard 52-53 opening and throw in Gaim). As he mentally stared at this image, he began to imagine himself going through his transformation sequence. Then, without even realizing it, he began to twirl himself around as if he was already wearing the armor, holding up his left hand once the spin was complete. As he did this, his magic flowed straight to the hand causing it to glow brightly amazing the other occupants of the room. When the lightshow had stopped, Issei opened his eyes to sight of a red finger-less gauntlet that went up to his elbow and had a dark green spherical gem on the back of his hand.

"No way!" Raynare, who had jumped to Issei's side, exclaimed as she examined the new accessory. "You do have a sacred gear, and it's a Twice Critical!"

"Twice Critical?" Issei questioned uncomfortably due to Raynare pressing herself against his arm while examining the latest discovery. The one who answered was Rias who stepped back into Issei's personal space while taking a hold of his left hand.

"It is a relatively common sacred gear with the ability to double the power of the user temporarily. In your case, doubling your power would definitely make you a threat." While Rias was talking, she began to lightly caress Issei's hand making the boy more and more nervous. Suddenly, Raynare grabbed the armored hand and tried to pull it towards her. This caused the two girls to glare at each other for the third time that day, sparks flying from their eyes and clashing against each other. Just when Issei thought things could not get any crazier, a ring on the chain attached to his belt, this one bearing the image of a dragon singing a music-note, glowed and activated on its own.

Music; Please!

[Start "It's about to be a Girlfight"]

The sudden background music caused quite a few interesting reactions. While the devils and Raynare were dumbfounded, Mayu was simply amused at the choice of music. Issei, on the other hand, was very flustered and quickly freed his arm from the grip of the two girls and grabbed the still playing Music ring and the Connect ring. He used the latter, Connect; Please!, to open a portal which he immediately chucked the Music ring into. Once the magic circle disappeared, the music stopped playing.

[Stop the music]

"Sorry about that." He apologized as he turned back to his guests. "The ring does have practical applications, but it seems to have a mind of its own, reading the situation and playing music that it finds appropriate whenever it wants to. I've tried throwing it away, but each and every time it magically finds its way back to me. Like I said, it's a cool spell, but a bit troublesome." As Issei finished talking, the older devils realized they had already seen the spell in use when they first saw Issei fighting at the abandoned factory, though they could not imagine how it could actually be useful for battle.

"Well," Sona spoke up, "I assume that these six months of absence were spent training to become accustomed to your powers."

"You're right but sensei and I did it while travelling." Issei responded. "We spent about 2 weeks in England, came back to Japan for a few days, then spent 5 crazy months in America before finally coming back here. Sensei went back to travelling after making sure I was settled back into my home." By the time Issei had finished speaking, his guests were back in their seats and Raynare sitting in the kitchen with the divider left open. Sona and Rias exchanged a brief look before the former spoke again.

"In that case, I think it would be for the best if you came back to school." That one sentence got Issei to shut up, his expression one of surprise. Yet, a part of him knew that this subject would come up. Taking advantage of the silence, Sona continued talking. "Now that your training is done, and you are back home, going back to school to resume your education is logical. Especially since you are now a part of Rias's peerage. It would be much easier to if you went to school and became a member of the ORC."

"She's right." Mayu said, catching the Kuoh students slightly off guard that she agreed with them. "I know you have your reasons, but you can still fight monsters while going to school. Fourze did it not to mention other heroes." The devils were slightly confused by the last part of that sentence, but they ignored it in favor of looking at Issei's reaction. It looked like he was reluctantly considering their words. He was clearly having an internal conflict about the issue. However, before he could say anything, Rias spoke.

"There is no rush. I'm sure we could find a way for you to be an active member of my peerage without having to come to school." She continued talking while getting up. "It has been a long day and both of us have had our questions answered with plenty to think about. Thank you for your hospitality Issei. I hope to see you soon." Following her lead, Sona stood up from the couch with their peerage members grabbing their bags. "We can show ourselves out." Rias said to Issei, receiving only a nod in reply. As they put their shoes back on, Mayu showed up at the hallway. Though she did not say anything, the kings knew her thoughts from her eyes. The message was clear. 'I'm watching you.' Rias was tempted to retort, but decided hold back.

Leaving the Hyoudou household, the two devil peerages began walking back towards the school to take care of devil business. For nearly five minutes, all six of them remained silent, the servants observing their respective kings. Finally it was Sona who spoke.

"They said his Inner Phantom is a dragon named Ddraig." Rias remained silent at this statement. Tsubaki and Akeno narrowed their eyes in contemplation while Kiba and Koneko were confused. "Rias," Sona continued, her voice now one full of caution. "Be careful. If Issei were to stray, I don't think any of us could stop him."

Back at the Hyoudou household

Shortly after their departure, Mayu teleported herself away. Before leaving, she informed Issei that she would tell Rinko and their superiors everything that they had discussed, including the revelation that Issei actually has a sacred gear. He simply nodded in acknowledgment, not speaking a word. Now, it was just Raynare in the kitchen and Issei in the living room. The Fallen Angel observed her new master carefully. While she did not truly know him, she had no second thoughts about serving Issei. Though the silence did become slightly uncomfortable for her after a while.

"Umm…is it okay if I take a bath?"

"Sure," Issei finally said, getting out of his chair at the same time. "I've got to get dinner ready anyway." As he headed for the fridge, Raynare went up the staircase, pausing to sneak a glance of concern back to her new master.

Mechanically, Issei pulled out a box of instant curry for two; his conscious thoughts separate from the actions of his limbs. As he flawlessly prepared the dinner, he reflected upon the revelations made during the earlier conversation.

'So, not only am I Gate, but I also have a Sacred Gear.' Looking at his left hand, Issei could not help but feel that there was more to the mysterious accessory than what he had been told. 'You got anything to say about all this, Ddraig?' directing that last thought to the dragon residing within him. This wasn't the first time Issei had tried to talk to him and it ended like all other previous attempts, no response.

By the time Raynare had come back down, Issei had already finished his plate, with Raynare's still being warm. After politely asking her to take care of the dishes when she's done, he headed up and took his own bath still trying to talk to his mysterious tenant.

'You've never given me any trouble when fighting Inner Phantoms. Heck, you sometimes seem eager to fight those things; like a boxer stepping back into the ring after a long time away.' Still no response. This continued as Issei prepared one of the 3 guest rooms for Raynare to sleep in while the aforementioned fallen angel had started watching TV after taking care of the kitchen. The whole time, he got no response, not even some sign that the dragon had even heard him. Before he knew it, he was already in bed wearing his sleeping attire of a simple t-shirt and a pair of boxers.

Recognizing that it was a bit early for sleep, not to mention the fact that he wasn't even tired, Issei looked around his room. Six months ago, one could walk into the room and see that Issei was indeed a pervert no matter where they looked (let's leave it at that). Now, there were few paraphernalia that hinted at the original character of its occupant.

However, what had captured the young man's attention was the Spider-man poster next to a picture of him and a girl with orange hair in pig tails wearing a British school uniform. The poster was years old while the picture was taken about 6 months ago, yet they were connected on a very deep level to Issei. Looking at the picture, Issei could not stop himself from thinking, 'Wonder what she'd say if she knew I got turned into a devil. She'd probably pray for me and give me a headache without meaning to. She might even say that it makes me even more like a true Kamen Rider.'

'But there's no backing out now. Like she reminded me, "With great power comes great responsibility" is more than just some comic book phrase. It is an actual lesson that should be taken to heart.'

His musings were cut short when he heard the door open. Looking up, he was surprised to Raynare wearing a nightgown with a nervous look on her face.

"Ummm," she began as she inched her way into the room.

"Is something wrong Raynare?"

"Well it's just that all of this is so sudden. I tried falling asleep in the room you set aside for me, but it just didn't happen. I was hoping that I could spend at least tonight with you to calm myself down, with your permission this time of course!" After a moment, Issei got off the bed and pulled the covers aside before turning towards Raynare.

"You take the far side." was all he said with a smile on his face. This caused Raynare to beam in happiness as she made her way towards the bed. In the meantime, Issei had moved to take care of the lights. If he had been paying attention, he would have realized that Raynare was no longer wearing her familiar ring. Getting into the bed next to the fallen angel, Issei began to gently stroke her hair, bringing a slight blush to her face.

"I realize everything is happening so fast, and I'm sorry. Just know that I am here for you and I will do everything I can to keep you safe and make you strong. After all, I made a promise, didn't I?" Seeing his reassuring smile, Raynare could not help herself from smiling as the need to sleep finally caught up with her. Seeing her fall asleep, Issei gave her face a gentle stroke before joining her in dream world.

Meanwhile, in another part of town

"What the hell! Are those… those…things really Dohnaseek and Mittlett! And this document! Yeah it's got the mark of the Grigori but it's not signed by Azazel! Just what is going on, and what happened to Raynare!"

Back to our protagonist

In front of him, the only thing Issei could see was a great inferno licking and warping the car while charring the bodies of the deceased. From one side he could hear the sounds of battle, metal clashing against metal with sparks flying every now and then. From the other side came the voice of a stranger, urging him to get up and run, to get to safety. Yet he could not move a single muscle of his body even if he tried. And from behind him, he heard a slithery voice that seemed to come from thin air with a tongue of silver repeating one line over and over to his ear like a mantra.

"This is your fault."

"This is your fault."

"This is your fault."

"This is your fault."

"This is your fault."

Over and over again until finally, Issei felt his world crack.

It was the sound of his soul breaking that caused Issei to wake up in cold sweat from that nightmarish memory.

'It's been a while since I had that dream.' he thought to himself as he wiped his forehead. 'Maybe it's just from all that talking we did earlier today.' It was at this point that Issei took notice of the delicate feminine hands that were roaming all over his chest which for some reason was shirtless. Snapping his mind away from the problem that plagued him, Issei realized that Raynare was straddling him, no longer wearing the nightgown leaving her in her underwear. From the moonlight that came in, Issei managed a get a good look at her extremely flushed face and loopy expression. In the back of his mind, he compared her to the few times he had seen his parents get tipsy which had been followed by the two of them escaping to their bedroom. 'What the?!'

"I'm so sorry Issei." Raynare spoke, her seductive voice tinged with a bit of desperation, as she brought her face close to Issei's.

"Raynare, what's going…" His response was cut short when she pressed her lips to his, the shock and sensation leaving him open to her tongue which began coating the inside of Issei's mouth with her own saliva.

Instantly, from Issei's desk came the incantation, Music; Please!

[Start "Let's Play the Love Game"]

Without realizing it, Issei's own tongue became active, intertwining itself with Raynare's. As the war of tongues raged on, Issei began to lose himself to the pleasure, his thought process clouding up. When the two finally pulled away, gasping for air, Issei's face was slightly flustered while Raynare looked like a girl who had just taken a first sip of her new favorite drink. She then brought her head down to Issei's ear and gave it a long, sensual lick, further eroding Issei's judgment. She then began to speak.

"I'm sorry, but after dinner, your ring came off. I tried to put it back on but it just wouldn't stay for some reason." She looked Issei in the eye. "Then I realized that I could no longer feel your warm and comforting magic flowing through me. I didn't want to bother you, so I stopped myself from asking for a refill." At this, Issei's clouded thought processes began piecing the puzzle together. "However, I could not stop this desire to have your energy fill me up." Her hands went to Issei's boxers, the fingers running along the waistband. "I thought that by sleeping next to you it would reduce the urge, but it came back even stronger. At this point, there is only one solution." Grinding her hips against his almost bulging groin, Raynare lust filled eyes met Issei's.

"Issei, I…. I… I need your magic inside me now!" Hearing this, everything finally clicked into place for Issei.

'It's the side effects of becoming my familiar! I can't believe I forgot about that! It was troublesome enough when that wolf tried to eat sensei, but this is even crazier! Then again, at least it's a girl and not a guy. That would have been scary!' Issei's attention was returned to the actual issue when one of Raynare's hands grabbed his barely cloth covered junk, giving off a squeal of excitement when she got a feel of how big it was. 'Okay, I have three options. First, I could use my magic and recast the summoning spell thus giving her my magic. Problem with that is that it would not stop the side effects, just delay them until they come back even stronger than before. Option 2, I give in to her seduction and lose my virginity doing so. While the experience would be awesome, considering how long it has been since I allowed myself to even jack off means that the moment I give in, I'm releasing all that pent up desire. It's not rocket science, but by my estimation I will be stuck in this room for a month, and that's being generous! Not to mention, who know what might happen to Raynare as a result. Which leaves me with attack plan 3, knock her out and get out of the room!'

The moment Raynare got off Issei and began pulling on his boxers, he sprung into action, and not the kind she had been hoping for.

Issei grabbed Raynare by her wrists, got out of the bed and pulled her into his chair. Without wasting even a second, he grabbed both his belt and a ring with the image of a sleeping dragon carved on it. In a snap, he was wearing his belt and had the ring on Raynare's right hand before bringing it down be scanned.

Sleep; Please!

Before she knew it, Raynare was fast asleep.

[End music]

Letting out a sigh of relief, Issei gently carried Raynare back to bed and tucked her in nice and tight, partially to make sure she didn't wander around trying to jump his bone again. Giving her a soft smile, the young mage grabbed an extra set of clothes and bed covers before leaving, and locking his door.

"I hope this doesn't become a routine." He muttered to himself as he settled onto the number two sleeping spot for men; the couch.

Later, in the morning

By the time Raynare came down for breakfast, now wearing her nightgown, Issei already had everything made and was eating his own toast.

"Morning sleepy head." He teased slightly as stumbled into her chair. "Looks like someone had a rough sleep."

"Ughh." She groaned, grabbing the pot of coffee on the table. "Feels like I had a hangover last night. Which is weird since I know I didn't go drinking this time. Please tell me if anything weird happened last night."

"Do you remember getting into bed with me?"

"Of course I do. I'm the one who asked for your permission."

"Well do you remember feeling me up, giving my mouth a good tongue scrubbing, or trying to take my pants off?" Hearing this, Raynare became frozen in shock. Issei was halfway done with his plate by the time she yelled, "WHAT!" with her face as red as a tomato.

"Why did I do that?! And why don't I remember doing that?! Did one of those devils from yesterday poison or hypnotize me somehow?!"

'We're going to have to work on that.' Issei thought to himself as he watched Raynare's panic attack. 'Don't want her acting like some American racist. The world already has enough of them!'

"Relax, if anyone is at fault, it's me." Hearing this, Raynare stopped freaking out and turned towards Issei, her expression one of confusion and worry. "It's not like I meant to." He continued while motioning for Raynare to sit and eat. "It's just that I forgot about the side effects of becoming my familiar."

"See, when sensei and I summon our familiars, we fill them with mana that gets stored in the ring when casting the spell. Once the mana is used up, the familiars disappear. Of course, that last part can't happen to those who become our familiars via contract. As a result, the first time the mana leaves them, they suffer from with drawl of mana. This causes them to try to get mana from the contractor, even if it is in a crazy way." Noticing Raynare's raised eyebrows, Issei answered the unasked question. "The first familiar sensei gained from the rings was the wolf. Day after the ritual, the big guy was trying to bite sensei's leg off." That shocked Raynare good.

"This is the first time any of us have had humanoid familiars, as far as I know, so I kind of forgot about that stuff." Issei chuckled as he rubbed his head in embarrassment. "Even if I did, I doubt I would have been worried about you popping my cherry." With that said, Issei proceeded to finish his meal, leaving Raynare with open mouthed in astonishment.

"So," she finally said as she began poking at her food, "What are we going to do about this?" Instead of responding immediately, Issei took his empty plate to the sink and started washing it.

"Well," he began, "I already sent Garuda and the other two out to do reconnaissance. So for now you should stay here in the house." Before the Fallen could get a word in, Issei held up his hand and continued. "We're going to play it safe and keep you away from me until we are sure the side effects are worn off. Besides," he narrows his eyes as he goes for his jacket, "we don't want to let your former comrades know you're still alive, or the fact that you're now my familiar. Who know what they might do."

"You know," Raynare interjected, "you never asked me about my comrades." Looking Issei in the eye, she continued. "Where we were based, our numbers, our equipment, nothing a pro would ask. Why? As your familiar, you could probably make me answer truthfully." For a moment, Issei was silent as he stood in front of the mantelpiece while Raynare's gaze never left his figure. Without warning, he spoke.

"I'll admit there is a lot I don't understand about the relationship between the three factions. But, there is one thing I am sure of." Walking towards Raynare he continued, "You're comrades are more than that. You're family, sharing flesh, blood and origin." Issei gently cupped Raynare's face with his hand, causing her to blush. "No matter the reason, I would never ask you to betray your own family." With that, he gave Raynare a gentle smile before taking his hand off her, not noticing her flushed cheeks or her star filled eyes.

"If you're worried about being alone I've got a solution to that." Issei continued, getting Raynare's attention. Grabbing another ring off his chain, this one being a familiar type with a violet humanoid figure on it, he slid it on his hand and scanned it.

Golem; Please!

Since it was her first time seeing it, Raynare was quite surprised to see a violet plate materialize out of thin air before pieces broke off and reorganized themselves into a miniature golem into which Issei slotted the ring he had just scanned before falling to the floor. "Golem here is more of a housekeeper, so he can keep you company while you recover from the side effects."

"You don't say." Raynare questioned as she knelt down to examine the PlaMonster that was now trying to hide itself out of shyness.

"He's also an excellent craftsman. In fact, he's the one who made the box that holds the spell rings in my room."

"Seriously! This little guy made that all on his own?!" At this, Golem began blushing as it tried to become obscure.

"No joke."

"Wow."

"Well, I'll get going now."

"Issei-sama!" Raynare said as he put on his shoes, causing him to look back. "Umm, well, be safe."

For a moment, Issei's face was blank, as if he did not know how to react. Then, he broke into a bright gentle smile that made Raynare's heart flutter again.

"I'll be back in time for dinner." He said before stepping outside.

Okay.

Before getting into more extra stuff, I would like to thank all of my readers, both guests and users for staying with this fanfic through its first year. I realize that compared to other fics, there are not that many actual chapters, yet you have kept it in your thoughts and on your lists. Thank you. Hopefully, the length of this chapter makes up for some of my shortcomings.

There is probably some inconsistency in the format of my writing so I apologize for that.

Writing the part where Raynare tries to jump Issei's love stick was also a challenge. All I had to go on was other material I've read, both fanfics and comics, as well as what I've watched. Having never even kissed a girl definitely made that scene a hard one (no PUN intended).

I considered writing Issei's thought process in the form of a bunch of mini-Issei's in a fancy control center with his sexual desire being held back by a giant dam, but I got tired of dragging this chapter along and making things difficult for myself. If any of you guys want to write that be my guest.

SPOILER: I've known this for a while, but I have a penchant for making things harder for myself. While making Issei badass, I'm trying to preserve his perverted nature. Frankly, I find that to be what separates him from nearly all other harem protagonists. Nearly all of them fall for girl #1. Even if they don't, they make a show of being proper and honorable because of their character or just plain ignorant. Granted Issei is ignorant in his own way, at least he tries to make progress in all his relationships with varying degrees of success. That and the trauma caused by cannon Raynare resulting in his fear of being betrayed by women is actually impeding his progress in the romance department. On that note, kudos to Ishibumi Ichiei for decent and unique development of the main character. Frankly, I agree with what Ravel said in chapter 6 of Touhou Ranfuku's fanfic "Immoral Saint." That's why, for those of you who remember when I showed a spoiler of Magic Rings, I came up with the Gender-Bender Ring. With this convenient plot device, I have created a persona that will represent Issei's suppressed perverted desires, which means she will be the one to use Dress Break and Bilingual. Though, I'm still trying to decide on a name for her. You guys got any suggestions? Fun fact, the more Issei neglects masturbating, the stronger her own yuri sexual desires increase when she's let loose.

SPOILER #2: Another reason this took time was my own internal debate about how to set up what I am tentatively calling the Phantom Web/Network. Basically, certain powerful Phantoms will occupy certain key positions such as lawyer or doctor where they can use their legal authority send Gates or possible Gates to certain "institutions" where other strong Phantoms are placed to drive them into despair without alerting the proper authorities or the Kamen Riders. This way, I can practically create as many Phantoms as I want without regard to how many sacrificed during a Sabbath or what not. Who is to blame for giving me this idea? That would be the various American dramas about cops and lawyers and the one and only Batman and the residents of Arkham Asylum that goes with him. Well, that and the assumption that the Gate of the Legion Phantom was institutionalized before the Sabbath.

SPOILER #3: During or before the Raiser Arc I am going to introduce the Scope Ring which will have various effects depending on the style used when scanned. One such effect is turning the WizarGun into a sniper rifle. Thing is, I'm not really that knowledgeable on guns, so the current image is basically a silver version of the sniper rifle used in Halo. If you think differently, please let me know and we'll talk about it.

Now, what I said about Phantoms having a general MO for Gates of a certain age range is not without proof. Episode 8-11 had Gates that were in elementary and high school that had their families targeted. In the case of the high school student, the fact that his dad died protecting him was actually used to drive him to despair, so I'm not making anything up here.

IMPORTANT: Since Rossweisse is cannon and Kuroka has been number one on the charts from the very beginning, I am going to go ahead and put them on the harem list for this story.

That brings us to this updated list:

Rias

Raynare

Kalawarner

Asia

Akeno

Koneko

Kiyome Abe

Xenovia

Irina Shidou

Ravel

Serafall Leviathan

Murayama

Rossweisse

Kuroka

I'm sure you've noticed how I'm expanding on the Phantoms and other aspects of Kamen Rider Wizard. I have quite a few ideas that I have yet to share with you all, yet I would like a second opinion on them. That is where you readers come in. I will give you a theoretical situation and you tell me what you think should happen. I will probably do this again in the future. To start, I have three questions for you.

What would happen if a woman was pregnant, her unborn child is a Gate, and she is driven to despair? Or the reverse where the mother is the Gate instead of the child.

Say a Phantom is in their human disguise and the receive a fatal wound like decapitation, cyanide (cough*Hitler*cough) or being blown up (cough*Al-Qaeda*cough), what do you think should happen?

How do you suppose the ancients created artificial Phantoms like Chimera? And for that matter, which ancient civilization (or civilizations) did it?

For those of you who have trouble posting reviews due to the constraints of one review from a user per chapter, I think you can edit or delete reviews you have posted through the review tab on your account page. If not, then just log out and post a review as a guest but put your penname so I know who it is. Or you could PM me your thoughts like always. Though I am considering opening up a forum for this story on fanfic. Maybe even a blog so that I can get opinions faster.

In addition to my fanfic work, I am going to try to start writing my own short story and a novel. To be honest, I've got a ton of ideas ranging from modern day high school prince and the pauper with the main characters being of Indian descent to possession by supernatural beings and the society they live in. However, the projects I am planning to attempt are more recent ideas. The short story will be about Lucifer reminiscing on his exile from the heavens and how it was really a staged event planned between him and God. As for the novel, I plan for it to take place in a future where super powers are a reality, a student who attends a school for training authorized heroes, and the retired number 1 super villain who ends up becoming her mentor. For the record, this is novel/series idea number 6 since 10th grade. Clearly, I make things harder on myself by letting my imagination run wild. Maybe I should look into writing scripts for games or movies. Or at the very least, find a way to sell my ideas to other authors and get royalties off of them.

That's it for now. Please Favorite, Follow, and Review. But most of all, thank you for reading!