A Highschool DxD Fanfic.

Alternate universe.

Contains OCs.

A/N: I don't own Highschool DXD, only my OC's. Plus I added a few characters from one of my favorite animes, hope you enjoy!

Warning: contains sexual references and activities. You have been warned… again.

The Fortunate Ones

Chapter Eleven: Glory, Sweet Glory

"Wenn ich sterben diese nacht, Ich sehen würde , dass die Nacht wird nicht ruhig pass!"

(English: If I am to die this night, I would see that the Night does not pass quietly!)

SINS Castle

(Mine's POV)

We went on killing all the devils and even a few dragons who decided to take up arms against us and the family… No one was happy about all the blood spilling nor the bone breaking. We all appeared to be young kids who are far from their pride: who even though were much older than what we appeared, are still children.

Besides Kagaho, Leo and Vindel that is. They were battle hardened, and more than willing to spread some more blood. They've fought more battles… fought in numerous wars… No one here could even lift a candle to them.

"Alright, let's get going. I want to go back into my room that I haven't been in for over a thousand years." Vindel said, not wasting any time. "Dante, you know what we must do."

His harem followed him instantly as though they where dogs on leashes. Yet I wouldn't think lowly of them as they did indeed seem to be extremely nice. That and the fact they're now practically my new older sisters. Plus we did the same thing with Dante.

Above everything though, what really got to me was the young demons and dragons who cried out their loyalty to the empire, to the clan… yet they opposed us. So we put them down as fast as they came up. Even though they knew of their fate, they didn't regret dying as they saw it as their redemption for betraying us.

"Mine, Kotori, Jessica, Elle, Astrea and Sarah." We looked to our youngest brother who now seemed to have his mind set. "I am going to request that you's stay away from Vindel and me." He then turned to Raynare. "Ray, please make sure they don't follow." Next he looked to the other two men still here. He nodded at them as they shared what was a silent conversion He left off with that, not even letting us ask him what he was thinking.

'What is that numbskull planning? We are supposed to recapture the castle together. What is it with men and their need to prove something?' I thought that maybe he wanted to compete against our older brother, but I was wrong. We are all in for one big surprise, I just know it!

"What's our little brother planning on doing?" Elle asked as she moved forward, walking a moderate pace to where the others headed.

"So Raynare, tell us why he doesn't want us to follow him." Sarah looked at our cousin. "I'm not going to ask twice. So speak!" Her fists began to resonate red flames.

"I can't. It is something that actually involves your older brother as well." Sarah lunched a fireball past her head, hitting a pile of rumble behind her, completely decimating it. "So that's how it's going to be huh?" Raynare looked at Sarah with tears in her eyes. "I don't want this to happen either you know! It's just that we-we have no choice." Raynare snarled.

Both girls began to change into their dragon-knight form and begin to square off. The rest of us went to calm them down in the mean time also changing into our dragon-knight forms. However, none of us could hold back the two older females.

They pounced at one another, exchanging blow for blow. Neither one showing any sign of giving up. I thought the fight wouldn't end till one was knocked out or even worse. However the fight was ended once our friends/ allies added their two cents.

"Vindel and Dante are cursed to fight one another. It was set up by this demon lord you're currently searching for's older sister." Leo said as he added some of his aura in his stance.

"It happened when Kotori and Mine were just born. In fact it happened not much longer after Vindel died. I assume your parents didn't tell you anything, did they? Only Raynare was let known of it." Kagaho added as he spread his wings. "Enough of this meaningless deboggle! No one can interfere. Otherwise we would have stopped Vindel instantly, but he knows he has to. Once he sets his mind, and I'm guessing it's the same for Dante, there's no stopping them."

"Who cursed them?! Tell me!" Sarah yelled, fire coming out the sides of her helmet.

"The goddess of death, Tekmor. She's the older sister of Fateil. However as I said before, she was killed personally by your father."

"But why are they fighting? They didn't doing anything to each other."

"They have no reason to fight. However, this is out of their control. They are practically going to be puppets for Tekmor. Even in death, her rule will be followed out."

"Just how powerful can someone be if their power is still active hundreds of years after their death?" I began to fear.

"She was on par with the original Lucifer. Luckily for us, our aunt Pandora killed the oldest of those demon gods." Kagaho said as he put his hand on Leo's shoulder.

"Wow, you two are related to very powerful gods. No wonder you're so powerful." Astrea said.

"Hey, look at you. You are all related to the most powerful Dragon Gods. On top of that, God himself is your grandfather. One day you'll be even more powerful than us." Leo laughed. "But not for at least another two thousand years." Kagaho joined him in his laughter.

X_X

Back at Issei's house.

(Akeno's POV)

"I just don't know Rias." I looked to my best friend. "Something is just not settling right."\

Rias and the others gathered around. Everyone was here minus the three boys in our group. Each took a seat on a couch as we all were about to head to the showers.

"What's the matter Akeno-senpai?" I turned to see Asia holding her hands to her chest.

"Well, ever since becoming Dante's mate… I've been able to sense and feel what he feels. Despite becoming a dragoness, I also had my natural fallen angel powers increased dramatically."

"So what's the problem then? Aren't you happy that you are like Dante now?" Our blue haired member said.

"I have no regrets nor any problems with how things have turned out. However, right now I can feel his heart crying out. He is in so much pain, and I'm right here unable to do anything to help him!" I began to cry. "What good does me being here do?! I should be right at his side!"

Rias pulled me into a hug and began to motion for everyone else to head to the showers. She sighed once they all left and stood up. She offered her hand to me as I just stayed still.

"Come with me." I looked at her with my teary eyes. "I know he requested us to stay out of his battle, but I can't stand by and not worry about my friend. Especially since my most beloved friend who's a sister to me, is now crying her heart out."

"Rias…"

"Don't cry. Now let's hurry. I've got something to show you." I followed her to her room. "Come sit on the bed with me." She patted the spot next to her.

"…"

"I've got something to tell you. Now don't be mad alright?"

"What are you…?" She held a chess piece, a queen's chess piece.

"After discussing it with the others, it doesn't seem right to hold you back Akeno." She smiled softly.

"Rias… What do you mean? What's this about?" I began to worry.

"Akeno, I can't keep you from your love. You are his queen, not mine. Don't think this as a sign of repulsion. I love you as a sister, you know this. We've known each other for a very long time." I couldn't believe what she was saying.

"Rias, are you sure? I mean the only reason I'm alive right now is because you took me in. We grew up together, as I always stood by you as your queen."

"Think of it as this: now that both of us have found our soul mates, we should move on and be with them."

"But why are you giving me up like this? What if you come across an enemy and I'm not there to protect you? What if you get hurt and I'm not there to treat your wounds? What if-" She patted my head. "Rias…"

"There's no need to worry. I have took this situation into consideration since I first notice you two constantly exchange glances at one another. I figure there's no need to keep you's apart. Also I'm glad now that you're no longer teasing Issei anymore. So I can keep him all to myself." She boasted.

"Ara ara. There's still the others you know? They'll be sure to keep chasing after him." Rias forgot about them and yelled in frustration. "I'll also let you in on a trade secret." I began to whisper into her.

She blushed madly as I used my hands to measure the size of my prize. She nearly started to get a bloody nose.

"No way! Dante is that bi-BIG?"

"Yep. He truly is a dragon. Hehe." I began to lick my fingers. "And I'm his dragoness."

"Well I've definitely noticed the increase not only in your height, but your chest too. I'm jealous." She crossed her arms under her rack. "Well, now at least Issei will just have my boobs to admire. Since no one else is as big as mine in the peerage."

"Thank you Rias. You don't know how much this means to me." I hugged her.

"Well, how's about we go join the others now? We kept them waiting long enough."

"Agreed. I need something to keep my mind off him. Otherwise I would just run to him right now."

We headed to the showers, changing once we reached the area. The others called for us, which we joined them happily.

"So Akeno, how's it feel to be free? No master anymore?"

"It was never like that. My relationship between Rias and I was that of sisters. We fought over clothes and used to fight over a certain boy. However I met the love of my life as has Rias."

"Now that I think of it, aren't you now technically royalty now Akeno-senpai?" Koneko asked.

"I really never thought about that…" I answered honestly.

"Well since Dante-san is the son of not only a fallen archangel who is now the most powerful one next to Ophis, but also the son of Vader."

"Yeah, there's no need to talk about the great dragon god." Rias said with a little fear in her voice.

"Doesn't Dante look just like him? Just a younger version, without any facial hair." Xenovia said as she went deeper into the large tub.

"True. You can easily tell that their related. Yet they manage to keep their youth far longer than any devil can. They even act more like brothers than most people see." I pointed out.

"By the way Akeno, has Dante added anyone else to his harem yet?" Rias asked taking a seat next to me.

"Well, he hasn't mated with anyone except me. However his sisters and cousin have been throwing him chances every second they're with him. I'm surprised he hasn't taken anyone else yet."

"Wouldn't you feel bad… Err, angry if he mated with anyone else?" Irina asked.

"Well, I honestly came to the conclusion while I was still going for Issei, that I would have to share him with the rest of you…" Everyone else got bright red in the face. "Now there's no need to worry. You can't hide it. Everyone here cares for him, yet now I see him once again as a little brother when he first joined."

"What is he doing anyhow? He hasn't been around since this morning…"

"I don't know either Asia. He said something about talking to Kiba and Azazel. No matter, now we don't have to worry about him peeking on us." Rias said as I began to lose my vision.

"Hey Akeno, you ok? Akeno?" I heard her voice till everything just shut down.

X_X

(Author's POV)

Akeno passed out right before the tub, her body hitting the ground hard. The others turned to her, shocked and scared for the welfare of their friend.

"Akeno!" Rias yelled, jumping out of the tub and pulling her friend onto her lap. "Akeno!"

"What's going on? Akeno-senpai? Akeno-senpai?!" Asia yelled out as she began to heal her. "Is she ok?"

Akeno's body began to radiate in a purple aura, similar to the color of her eyes. Her scales began to show up all over her body, covering every inch of her naked skin. Everyone was shocked at what they were seeing, some finally had it click in their head: Akeno isn't a devil anymore, oh no. She's something far more powerful than that.

"Everyone calm down. This is nothing major." Began Rossweisse. "For being around for many centuries, I've seen many people turn into dragons. This must be the fourth phase of her complete conversion."

"What do you mean Rossweisse? Is this normal?!" Xenovia shouted as she was still worried for her friend.

"Yes. In fact, she has already completed the third phase because her scales have shown up all around her figure. From what I recall this is the part where the bond she shares with her mate becomes a spiritual link as well. They'll be able to communicate to one another via telepathy. It's truly a remarkable sight." She continued to explain the rest of the fourth and final stage in becoming a dragon's mate.

"Wow. Never knew that could even be possible…" Xenovia said as her mind went completely blank.

"Who knows what's gonna happen next? I do hope Dante is alright. Wait a second…" Rias began.

"… He will want to know how far Akeno has come. We need to get to him soon, isn't that correct Rossweisse?" Koneko said as she stood up from the tub. "If we don't get her to him soon she might stay in her comatose state…" She didn't want to finish her statement.

"Ok everyone. I know that they requested us to stay out of their affairs and business in this matter, however I can't stand by and watch as someone so important to all of us is in danger!" Rias ordered everyone to hurry up and get their baths done double time. "We need to save Akeno. If anything happens to her Dante would destroy… everything." She thought to herself.

After a good half hour everyone had finished their baths and already got dressed. With everyone now ready, Akeno was placed on a transporter and all set to go. After making the final arrangements, Rias summoned a transporting circle and her group consisting of just the girls in her peerage left in a flash.

X_X (Back in the SINS Kingdom)

All three girls were stunned with what he had told them. They all looked at him, asking him The whole castle was empty. No one was even here, not since the Kingdom fell. Yet none of this surprised Vindel. He smirked as he knew that this was all part of their plan.

"Well, I figured no one would be here. They barely put up much of a defense of this place if there was anything they needed to protect here. This was the most powerful and feared Kingdom in all of the Underworld. Haha. I guess they already knew that what's about to happen is going to be more than enough to destroy what remains of this Kingdom." Vindel smirked.

"So, this is how it's going to be? Nothing can stop you now can it?" Evelyne asked as she sighed. "Nothing can prevent this battle."

"Well, no matter what we want we can't avoid this. The table has been set, now we wait for it to begin." Vindel looked back at his three mates. "Now before I begin, I need to tell you something."

if he was sure. He assured them he had a plan; however they might not like the outcome of the battle. Dante just walked in from the main door, his bangs covering his eyes.

"Oh, Dante is finally here. I guess now would be a good time to leave you two to take care of your business." Tripitz said, grabbing her sisters and walking out the door they all came in from.

Vindel just stood still, his hands in his pockets. He gave the girls a reassuring smile, sadly it was the same one he gave them the last time before he died. He didn't want anyone else to see what was going to happen next. He was about to wage a fight against his baby brother who currently wasn't even close to his level of strength. Yet no matter how much he wanted to avoid this… All was hopeless. It was about to be the most painful thing he has ever done.

He kept replaying it in his head. No matter how this battle was going to end, could anyone forgive him from what great evil he was about to commit? Would his family still love him, or would they just reject him? What about his mates… Will they still love him after the monster he will become?

"Well Dante, do you know what's going to happen now?" He turned to his brother.

"Aye. I must say, I am not looking forward to this. I never expected that'll be fighting my dear older brother. The one who has a mantle placed in everyone of our hearts." Dante smirked.

"True. I personally made sure to make up to the rest of everyone before our current situation. Yet this was all set in motion before you were even born. So there's no helping it."

"No matter what happens, I'm probroly going to get my ass kicked so bad no one will ever be able to identify my corpse. That is if you leave one." Vindel closed his smile and walked over towards Dante.

He looked into his little brother's eyes and saw the pain hidden deep inside. He raised his hand and placed it on Dante's shoulder.

"Who knows? I just wish we could avoid this whole situation, go home and actually spend some brotherly bonding time together. I owe you that much."

"Brother!" Dante wrapped his arms around Vindel who gladly did the same. He hugged his younger brother who was now crying as though he was going to lose someone very close and dear to him.

"I'm sorry Dante. It's my duty as your older brother to always protect you, no matter what! I love you little brother, I always have. I have watched over you since the day you were born, I've been there every step of your life. I love you Dante." They hugged each other as though if they let go, it would be the end of everything.

"I-I love you too. You're the inspiration I had since I first heard about you. I tried so hard to become as strong as you are, to be the strongest out there! From hearing tales of all the battles you fought, of all the gods and demons you conquered… I thought you were the second coming of our father. To be honest, I never thought I would ever get to meet you. You where dead for a few hundred years before I was even born. So what hope did I ever have to actually sit down and talk to you?" Dante pushed away, making eye contact with his brother. "The short time we've spent together has meant more to me than finding out who I am. I don't want to fight you Vindel, you're everything I ever hoped to stand for. You're my idol, not dad or anyone else!"

"I-I… Thanks." Vindel looked down at the ground as he let a tear roll down his cheek.

He wiped it away once he noticed it. Now wasn't the time to show any weakness. It was time to be made a puppet. By God if he could've, he would've killed himself before it came to this point. Yet surprisingly the curse prevented him from doing that. He backed away from Dante: creating a good thirty foot distance between them.

"That bitch planned ahead for about everything huh?" Vindel snickered. "Well there's no way out of this one little brother. Time to show me what you're made of! Show me that you are strong enough to defend our family!"

Both brothers prepared themselves. Each taking a pose that suggested a fight. Their scales began to cover up every inch of skin. Before long both brothers were in their prime state. The only part different from their dragon-knight form was the fact they weren't wearing any armor. Their eyes glowed a menacing purple aura which turned into flames.

"May the best Dragon God win." Dante said as he stared at his beloved brother.

"Oh, I intend too." Vindel replied.

Both brothers now shouted as their armor began to clothe them. The very instant they were completely in their dragon-knight forms, they launched at one another. When their fists touched, a shockwave was sent through the castle, breaking every glass object and window with in the whole entire kingdom.

It clearly wouldn't stop there… They continuously traded blows, each one more powerful than the last. Their mere fist fight could be heard as the ground began to shake, and even crack. They took up into the air, blasting through the already destroyed roof of the castle. The female dragons could now see the two brothers now locked in a fierce battle. Each one praying that they would just stop this and go back to being their normal selves.

No matter how much everyone wished it, no one could prevent this battle. It was as if it were written in stone: Two brothers will battle till only one is left alive. Once the battle begins, may fate ever so be kind.

"Please, someone make them stop!" Astrea began to cry. "I don't want my brothers fighting each other! Please anyone stop this madness!"

"Kagaho! Please stop them!" Elle looked to the two cousins.

"I can't interferer, even though my best friend is going to do something he'll regret for the rest of his life!" Kagaho punched a pillar next to him, breaking it into an uncountable number of pieces which were then set ablaze.

"Leo, go stop my brothers!" Jessica looked at the other male god. "Please! They're the most important people to us!"

"I'm sorry…" He looked down at his fists which were clenched tight enough that they started bleeding.

Raynare leaned her head forward, her hair now covering her eyes which were now leaking tears. Kotori and Mine just stood silent, each one grinding their fangs. Sarah just cried while looking up at her brothers. Unlike the others, she wished for Dante to return to her and didn't even pay any mind towards Vindel. For the longest time, she only recalled having Dante in her life so to her, he was the most important family member she had.

Lightning began to rain down from the dark red sky. Wind began to pick up at extreme speeds, moving rubble and up routing trees from the ground. The whole kingdom became a hurricane disaster area.

Leo and Kagaho just sighed as they already knew what the outcome would be. From a mere mortal's perspective, both dragons seemed to be dashing everything out: leaving no mercy for the other. The two powerhouses almost seemed to be running out of juice; however it was far from it.

Once they traded blows to the other's cheek, both backed away with now obvious dents and cracks in their armor. They roared as the armor self-repaired once they demanded it, leaving no evidence of ever being damaged let alone used. Both flew higher into the air, almost becoming ant sized.

"Enough of this!" Dante yelled as he raised his arms up above his head.

Vindel mimicked his movements, both of them shouting out one of their family's famous techniques: "Terror Demolisher!"

Large orbs made of pure: raw energy formed above their heads, easily ten meters in length. It looked like two miniature suns descended from the heavens. The raw heat and energy coming off from the two orbs began to melt the metal and burn any plant life still left after the fall of the kingdom. You could say it was hotter than hell, in Hell.

The two orbs collided with one another, becoming one super explosion that left a luminosity effect in the underworld. The light would last for the whole fight, till one of them either submitted or died. While being controlled, there was no other choice but the last one.

They continued to throw very explosive attacks at one another, none of which seemed to affect the other. Neither one seemed to have the advantage till the youngest lost complete control. His roar was one of pure anger, the type that would make you lose your faith of living.

"Enough of this! They've been at it for over an hour now, how can they still continue if they aren't holding anything back?!" Elle began to go around the courtyard, destroying anything that she thought would ease her stress.

However nothing ever pleases one who is worried for their loved ones, especially an older-overprotective sister. And Dante had not one but three sisters that were like that. Luckily for him Kotori and Mine just stayed the typical: an older sister who loves to tease their younger brother, with a slight wanting to mate with him. Nothing abnormal unless you weren't a dragon.

"Why isn't anyone here?! Dad said they'd be here once we reached the castle! Have they forgotten about us? Do they not care about their sons?! What the fuck is going to happen with this family?!" Kotori thought, as she made eye contact with her twin. "If they keep this fighting up, they'll both die. I rather kill myself than let that happen!" She bit the side of her mouth with her growing fangs, causing blood to come out the side of her mouth.

"Fuck this!" Mine shouted trying to get everyone's attention, yet only got her twin who was still standing next to her.

"Mine…"

"Fuck this bullshit! Fuck this war! Fuck everyone who causes us pain!" She morphed into her dragon-knight form and took off flying away from the castle.

Kotori decided to follow her twin as they seemed to be the only ones who they could currently deal with right now. Everyone else was either a statue that just stood and watched, or a monster going around in anger, destroying everything in her path. Raynare and Elle seemed to have taken their anger out on any objects they could get their claws on. Sarah stood silent like the statue of Virgo.

Kagaho and Leo seemed to be talking about something else which none of the girls paid any heed to. The only person who seemed to be completely unaffected by the events was Astrea. She alone kept up hope that her brothers would find the power to break the curse that chains them to their little ring.

"I believe they can do this. If no one else does, I will do so for them! I love my brothers, and I refuse to give up on them! If need be it, I'll give up my own life to stop their fighting." She whispered the last part but repeated it again but louder than she did before.

The three daughters of Satan came back from wherever they flew off to, and they seemed to be quite angry with themselves. They kept on lecturing themselves: yelling that they failed to be there for their mate. They failed to protect the one they loved.

"Well it's about time they finish this little skirmish up. Let's see what route you will follow Vindel. Will it be the destroyer, the victim or will you choose to make your own path?" Everyone turned to see Ophis sitting on what appeared to be a column from a destroyed building.

"Aunt Ophis?" Asked a stunned Jessica.

"Oh, I didn't see you there…" Ophis looked down at her nieces. "My, have you all gathered for the show?" A smirk appeared on her face. "You won't see a battle like this for quite a while, you know." Own known to everyone, she was hiding her true feelings.

"What's the point in all this?!" Sarah yelled.

"My, Sarah… You have no idea as to why no one else was here? Or rather why your parents haven't arrived yet?" Ophis smiled even happier that she gets to tease someone.

"Get to the point. I got no time for riddles."

"Your enemy has already found a weakness in our family. By having those two boys fight one another, the kingdom if not the whole underworld could be destroyed. So why risk more pawns than needed? 'Let the enemy take itself out.' That's their whole plan."

"That's a wise move." Elle nodded in agreement.

"As for your parents… let's just say they were busy increasing the family numbers."

"What the fuck are they doing having sex when they're supposed to be helping us?! Are they really that cruel? Their two boys are killing each other!" Elle yelled.

A loud explosion occurred behind the girls. They turned around to see Vindel having Dante pined on the ground with his foot on his chest plate. Dante: no matter how hard he tried to move he was helpless. His brother over powered him easily.

"Sadly this isn't a sparring match. I can't let you slide with just a slight beating." Vindel began as he raised his arm, pikes ready to strike. "It's time to end this…"

"Heh, I never suspected you to have allowed me to last this long. You must be growing soft old man." Dante chuckled while coughing up blood. "Mind hurrying? I'm in pain here." He laughed only worsening his pain.

Vindel however laughed at his brother's joke in accusing him of being old. Something all the members of their family had, moxy. And Dante was no exception. He might even be the funniest member out of everyone.

"Don't… Please don't kill him! Vindel! Don't kill our brother!" Astrea yelled, charging in.

She got into her own dragon-knight form and tackled Vindel to the ground. Everyone was shocked at the outburst, but they were too stunted to do anything. She began banging on his chest in frustration, not once did she stop crying.

"Astrea…" Jessica whimpered.

Vindel lowered his arms, and wrapped them around Astrea. He held her close as he slowly sat up. Dante still laid on the ground, unable to find the energy to move. Despite the curse, it seems that it can only go as far as the limits of their bodies. Or so they thought…

Dante opened his eyes, looking straight up into the sky above. Blood was covering most of his body. Dents in his armor left little question whether or not the bones underneath were broken or not. Even though this condition was almost critical, an unknown power awakened with in him. A power not of his own…

He slowly began to rise as all his injuries began to heal from a purple flame. Everyone's eyes now laid solely on him. With a roar that seemed to be of pure pain he stood up as straight as a pillar. He continuously yelled and screamed like an animal in pain. He lunged at his target…

"Astrea!" Elle yelled as she tackled her off of Vindel, just in time to save her from being caught by Dante's attack.

"Mmmh…!" Vindel was pierced right through his stomach with Dante's arm. "I-I guess you can still fight huh? Mmph." He coughed up blood which began to drip out from underneath his helmet.

"Dante!" His sisters and cousin yelled.

While they were worried about Dante, the three daughters of Satan all began to cry seeing their love so badly hurt. Each biting their tongues with their sharp canines, having blood drip from their mouth.

"Well, I wouldn't be much of a Dragon God if I let things end like this…" Vindel placed his hands on Dante's chest. "Let's see how you like having a hole through you!" He fired a large beam of pure lightning straight through Dante's chest, knocking Dante a few feet away from him.

The attack killed Dante instantly. Despite the strange power that had held him, it wasn't useful anymore. As though it was a onetime thing. He now laid on his back with his helmet cracked revealing his head underneath. Shockingly Vindel managed to get to his feet and walk over to his fallen brother.

"Forgive me." Was all that Vindel said before he fell face first into the ground next to his brother.

Their armors were torn and broken as if they fought off entire armies by themselves. Granted they could, however this was the first time ever that two dragon-knights fought against one another, and the damage left is nearly endless. Buildings still crumbled far away and fires still lit the kingdom and sky ablaze…

A dark cloud somehow formed above the entire kingdom from out of nowhere. Lighting and thunder began to cry as rain slowly began to fall. Everyone was silent. No one could believe what they just saw. Both brothers just laid such a blow on to each other… The only one who everyone would expect to show no emotion: Ophis, began to cry. This was the second time she lost her nephew Vindel and now Dante as well. Even she had a soft spot for her family.

"NO!" They all cried.

X_X

A few minutes after the final blows where made, Rias's peerage (the females), arrived in the Sins Kingdom. More precise, right across from where the castle once stood. Just a few blocks away they could hear the loud explosions and cries of dragons.

"Wow, I never thought the most powerful Kingdom would've ever turned out like this." Rossweisse said as everyone took in the sight before them. "The castle would be that… That destroyed building right there." She pointed to it.

"That castle, what happened here?" Rias began to grow even more fearful than she was already. "Enough of sightseeing! We got to get Akeno to Dante. Let's go!" She led the way.

They all agreed as they began to move towards what appeared to be the sounds of girls crying. Instead of flying, they realized that this area is a war zone and Devils were targets for the dragons. So keeping it safe they carried Akeno on what was a normal stretcher: a blanket covering her from her chest down.

"Rias-nee-sama," Rias turned to her younger sister. "Doesn't Dante use purple flames?" Asia asked, pointing to the flames ahead.

"You're right. Let's get a move on, the longer we wait the worse things will become."

They sped up their movement, walking through the destroyed city. Bodies could be seen littered among the sidewalks. Most of which were almost unrecognizable. Spooky skeletons hanged from poles and windowsills. The whole kingdom looked far worse than anything anyone of them have had ever seen before in their lives.

"This is worse than Dahusohuond." Rossweisse said as she noticed a group of bodies piled up on one another.

"What do you mean by 'Dahusohuond'?" Xenovia asked while the others looked at Rossweisse for her answer.

"It was a city that many valkyries lived with their spouses along with a few other warriors from other races. Long story short, an unknown force completely whipped them out within one night. The whole scene looks very similar to this."

Within half an hour, they reached the main courtyard in front of the castle. Rias was the first to spot the others and she rushed towards them, tears in her eyes. However, before she reached any of the Sins, she was knocked down to the ground and had Kagaho's hand around her neck. Leo came to his side, a frown evident on his face.

Everyone was speechless. No one other than Rossweisse knew who the two in the armor cloth were. Before them stood two beings that had far more power than any of the current four Satans. Xenovia, and Koneko began to get into their battle stances, which soon proved to be useless.

"Those… those are Kagaho and Leo…" Rossweisse panicked. "We can't fight them! They're way out of our league!"

"Who are they supposed to be?" Xenovia asked.

"They are the children of the Gods. Athena's son Leo, and Hades son Kagaho. The Gold saint of the Lion, and the Black Phoenix!"

Xenovia didn't pay any attention as both her and Koneko both lunged from their stances, only to move a few feet before they met what they were up against.

With a snap of Leo's fingers, holy light began to flow down upon them. They cried in pain as they soon lost all their strength to fight let alone stand. Once they fell to their knees, Leo ended his attack and walked over to the remaining members of Rias's peerage. Asia began to shake uncontrollability as she fell on her ass in fear before the Gold saint.

She backed up into Akeno's still form, scaring her even more. She put her hands up in front of her trying to defend herself from what could be her demise. Luck however was fortunate as her 'executer' smiled at the young devil. He offered her a hand to stand which she was very scared to take.

"Don't worry. I'm not gonna hurt you. But if I may, isn't that Dante's mate right behind you?" Leo asked showing off his kind and gentile smile as she took his hand.

"Umm, yes. This is Akeno-senpai." Asia said blushing at how much of a gentleman he was.

"Well, I guess its right we bring them together." He turned to his cousin. "They're friends of Dante's!" Kagaho released his hand on Rias and began to apologize to her. "Sorry about my friend, he's a bit aggressive." Leo chuckled.

"He's right. I am aggressive. More than I want to admit, but I'm working on it." Kagaho blushed as he walked towards Asia. "Mind if I take her to Dante?"

"You should let him take her. You don't want to see anything you don't have too." Leo said as his lips turned upside down. "It's best that you all leave to once those two get reunited. This isn't a place for the weak of heart."

Kagaho didn't wait for any answer; instead he just picked Akeno up, still keeping her body still. He began walking over towards the crying dragonesses.

"I've seen enough to already be scared. However I have to follow through with this. Dante and Akeno are my friends, and I'm not going to let them suffer!" Rias rushed to Kagaho's side without any hesitation.

The rest of the peerage followed their king. However despite everything they thought and believed they could manage, never could prepare them for this. Before they could even wish it was all a dream, Rias fell to her knees; the rest following her.

Kagaho laid Akeno right next to Dante, on the opposite side of Vindel.

"This can't be… This can't be happening!" Rias cried, running towards Dante.

She was thinking that this was even worse than when she almost lost Issei. Having now opened up her mind to the fact she cared for Dante, she couldn't believe it. Despite having strong desires to be with Issei, here she is wanting nothing more than to be in Dante's tight embrace. To be held by the man responsible for having her remember her kiss with Issei. She felt as though she owed so much to him, but has no idea what to do now.

"No… wha-how the…?" Xenovia mumbled.

"Dante!" Sarah yelled kneeling right above his head, putting it in her lap. "My precious little brother…" she closed her eyes as the tears kept rolling down.

The rest of the sisters began to cry, even Ophis; the mighty dragon goddess was beside herself. Raynare seemed to crawl towards Dante and Vindel, completely devastated about the event that transpired before her.

Everyone was hopeless. Mine and Kotori held each other close as they knelled before their dead brothers. Everyone was no gathered around the fallen warriors, each had felt as if they were the one that had actually died. Only Kagaho and Leo seemed to hold themselves back from showing any weakness.

"Why did they have to be the ones cursed? Why couldn't have been someone else?" Elle said as she put her hands on her brothers shoulders.

Despite their massive injuries, both bodies remained in their dragon-knight form, and didn't revert back to their human bodies. Sarah, Elle and Astrea flipped over Vindel's body so now he was also staring up at the sky. No matter how this happened, no one hurt more than the sisters for their brothers.

"So this is how things turned out." No one looked up as they all knew the owner of the voice. "It's a shame that we couldn't prevent this from happening." He sighed, removing the hood on his cloak.

"What are you doing here?" Asked a monotone Astrea. "How can you dare show your face around here?! You sat back and let it happen! You let this happen!" Her pitch changed instantly as she now was at the man's throat. "Give me one good reason why not to kill you?!" she growled as tears ran down her face.

The rest of the Sins stared at the man before them. Each wanting to take their frustration out on him. Truthfully he probably is the only living being that could handle a fight against all of the dragonesses present, Ophis included.

"Sadly, we all know you can't ever hope to beat me. Not even with all your sisters and cousin here." He looked down at the girl grabbing his throat. "Now my dear, care to let go so I can hurry up? I don't got much time before it's too late." He looked into his daughter's eyes and they both could see their reflection in each other's eyes.

Astrea let go of his throat as she now sobbed into his chest. Her father pulled her in close as a few tears rolled down his face. The rest of the gang had no clue how to feel.

"There's still a chance for the both of them, but I need to hurry." He let go of Astrea and walked over to the corpses of his two sons.

"What are you going to do dad?" Elle asked as the rest came in closer.

"Please do something daddy! I don't want to lose them!" Kotori bellowed.

"I see Akeno-san is here as well…" Vader looked at the girl who was lying next to her mate. "It seems that this happened just at the perfect time too…"

"What do you mean Vader?" Rias asked, still very confused as to why everyone seemed to get upset when he arrived.

"Simple Rias, just watch and hope everything turns out alright."

Vader Waved his hands over his two sons as their bodies reverted back into their human forms. Their wounds were still evident on their bodies, just reduced in size. With a sigh Vader pulled out a book that he got from his cloak, and turned to a specific page to begin his chant. Both brothers began to glow in their respected flames.

Dante was purple and Vindel was red. The whole scene made you think you're at funeral: their bodies being burned rather than buried. Though instead of their bodies turning to ash, they began to heal up the wounds and once again laid flat on the ground. Vader was still upset despite the ruse.

"Damn it! I need more of…" He mumbled the rest of his statement careful not to worry anyone further. "Ophis, can you please take everyone here minus Sarah, Elle and Astrea to another location." He didn't need to explain why, for his sister obeyed him without hesitation.

Despite the protests everyone was gonna give, they disappeared along with Ophis. Knowing Ophis like the back side of his hand, Vader knew she took them to her own castle in another location unknown to any of the factions. Almost like it was in its own dimension.

"Good. Now you three, come here." They listened despite their worries. "I need each of you to read this passage in perfect synchronization. I'll take care of the rest." He ripped a page out of the book and somehow sent it into everyone's mind, nearly like a mental download.

The girls couldn't be shocked now as they got into their positions from their new 'memory'. The girls watched their father slit his own arm as his blood began to drip and pour onto Dante and Vindel. With a nod they began their chant.

"Hollow be the name of thy child. Take thy child to the pits and bring him back. Open the gates as we open our arms, ready to hold them once more in our arms. The sins of a father have been placed on thy children. Once death held close…The ground will not accept when still living. Hollow be the names of the children of Sin. Send the children home to their loved ones so they can sin once more."

They finished the chant: fully exerted from casting such a powerful spell. Knowing that the curse has been fulfilled, they looked up at the sky satisfied they did their part. The fulfillment of the curse inclined that: the two sons of Vader would destroy their kingdom and kill each other, thus ending the blood line of the empire. With the empire the main target of the enemy, it was the most effective way to destroy it. From the very core of it.

"Thanks girls." Vader said as he picked up Akeno. "Now, time for these two love birds to complete the act." He placed her right on top of Dante's still form, their lips making contact. "There. Now let's hope they recover quickly." Deciding to give the love birds some space, he picked up Vindel and laid him off to the side; on a bench that somehow managed not to be destroyed.

He walked away from the three younglings and towards his three daughters. "Time to go see the rest of the group."

"Dad… Do you think they'll make it?" Elle questioned.

"I believe so. If they are my sons, then their will power is limitless." He looked towards the sky, noticing that the dark clouds still remained as it started raining. "They say it always rains when somebody you loved or known dies…" He mumbled to himself.

"Let's bring everyone home. Sarah and Elle, go grab Dante, I'll grab Vindel." The girls nodded and picked up their brother carefully. "Astrea, get a portal ready for the rest of the group. It'll be easier if we all go home together rather than split up." She began to shrug her shoulders. "Also if you could, once you're done with that can you carry Akeno please?"

"You got it dad… Sorry about before." She looked down at her feet in shame.

Vader turned to where Ophis once sat and called out her name. Once called, she along with everyone else returned almost as if time hadn't passed by. Which where Ophis took them, time is none existent, so it feels like to them that no time has passed by.

"…he couldn't stop himself!" Jessica said as tears ran down her cheek and onto her knees.

"Wait! Don't make us leave!" Asia cried.

"Ahh, girls?" They looked at Vader. "Everything is now set. Have faith as they try to recuperate." He turned towards Kagaho and Leo. "Thanks boys for your help. I'm glad Vindel got to see you again."

"Anything for a friend." Leo said as Kagaho smirked.

"He'll be fine. Vindel can't die so easily." He laughed. "Not like he hasn't already before."

"Hey!" Tripitz yelled at him. "Don't bring that up!" Her sisters and her ready to pounce on the dark knight.

He put his hands up in defense as he gave a sheepish smile. Leo socked him on the head which was well deserved. The youngsters kept making some commotion while Vader and Ophis walked off to the sides.

"Wait, how did you…?" Xenovia tried to figure out what just happened.

"Ophis transported us to a timeless dimension while the others preformed an ancient and forbidden spell from our family's vault." Jessica answered. "He's done that a lot… Once he forgot my birthday and used it to give him enough time to get me something." Said dragon god hung his head low.

"Hey, let's head back. We'll fill you in on the details once we reach home." Sarah said while she and Elle holstered Dante.

"You're coming as well. We wouldn't want you to miss Akeno and Dante's important news to give y'all." Jessica giggled, covering her mouth.

"Ok." Was all Rias could say as she slowly came to her feet. Once she got a solid stance everyone minus Vader, Ophis and Vindel all returned to their residence back in Japan.

"So tell me brother, how much of your power did you sacrifice to revive them?" Ophis asked.

"A little more than I suspected. However, now they'll only be stronger. It's worth it."

"Well congrats on reclaiming your kingdom. Now, what's your next move? Are you still going to leave everyone in the dark, telling them only part of the story? Or are you-" She didn't get to finish as Vader wrapped his hand around her neck and slammed her into the ground: creating a rather large crater.

She coughed up blood, making it clear that if such a powerful being such as her could get hurt with just one simple takedown… Vader must truly be unbeatable. A being so powerful that has no equal.

"You know me so well little sister… Let's try to keep the ruse going till the time is right. Best remember that everything is going as exactly what I have foreseen." He growled the last part, showing his complete and unwavering dominance.

"So, I'll take that as a 'keep my mouth shut till its time'. Does that seem right?" He let go of her and offered his hand to her. "So what is thy bidding brother?"

"We will stick the course. Now we must hope Cynder can keep her end up."

X_X

The rest of the devils and dragons returned home along with Kagaho and Leo. Once everyone made it inside: got nice and comfy, Leo and Kagaho left. Rias and her peerage all sat around Dante and his sisters in his room.

Both Dante and Akeno laid down next to one another in their shared bed and seemed to be breathing just fine now. Both of them had their scales covering majority of their body, same with his sisters. Akeno's reason was out of her control as it was her final stage in her complete transformation. For the Sins girls it was for their undying commitment to their brother, to their true love.

"Looks like everything is going to turn out alright. I'm glad." Rias said as she laid back on the couch.

"Rias-nee, what's going to happen now?" Asia asked as she leaned in on her older sister who opened one of her eyes to stare at her little sister.

"I-I don't know…" She opened her other eye.

"What I like to know is how come my mother isn't here." Mine said as she began handing everyone a drink that they requested.

"Yeah, wasn't she supposed to show up with father once we reclaimed the castle?" Kotori brought up.

"Then again, she knew about everything unlike us, so maybe she put on a ruse just like the others." Astrea said as she began to chug down a two liter Dr. Pepper. "Man that hit the spot!" She laughed.

"How did you get that if we're in Japan?" questioned a big eyed Kotori.

"I summoned it. Remember: 'if there's a will, there's a way.' Just like mom always teases us." Astrea tossed her another bottle, making the girl jump with excitement.

"The question I have is why would they hide this from us? Do they not care about our own feelings?" Sarah said as she broke her empty glass in her hand: the glass failing to even scratch her skin.

Instead of cleaning the mess a normal way, she nearly snapped her fingers as it all came back together as if it never broke. The devils stared at her shocked, but turned to ignore it.

"We don't know what they're thinking, or what they're planning. However we can't worry about that now. We need to see our brothers recover from their fatal battle." Elle said as she removed some empty glasses and plates from the coffee table.

"Soo… Who's up for a game?" asked Raynare.

Immediately everyone jumped at the mention of a game and decided to play rumerix. Everyone seemed to have their fun in wining besides poor Elle. She didn't even win one single round. Getting fed up with her current losing streak of twelve she called it a night for her and bid everyone a good night. Rias and the others decided to spend the night as well since they wanted to be notified the instant Dante woke up.

For the rest of the night they watched some movies and played more games. No one went to bed otherwise; they wouldn't allow themselves to fall asleep if by any chance Dante and Akeno woke up.

X_X

Elsewhere, Cynder was busy taking care of the certain woman who personally went after her children. The room she was currently in was littered with bodies of Fateil's peerage. Even the boys and some girls from the orphanage Dante stayed at.

She was wearing a sadistic smile. Her grin was from ear to ear. Currently she had her hand clenched around the 'Queen's' neck. Despite her struggling her neck was snapped as easily as a toothpick. Once her kill was tossed, it burned to a crisp. Nothing was left of her existence.

Fateil was beside herself. She coward up against her throne, crying out in terror. Cynder's laughter brought chills down even the strongest of beings. Fearing now that this was her final moments, she made her last ditch attempt to escape by using up most of her remaining power to freeze time. Sadly it only bought her three seconds.

"Well now, no were to hide. Aren't you having fun?" Cynder laughed as she began blowing up walls and other structures in their area. "Isn't this what you expected? No?" She stopped, now towering the smaller female.

"Y-you crazy sardonic bitch!"

"Oh my. That's some tongue you have there." She leaned in, her teeth showing. "I don't care for it. I might have to change that. Mind if I do that?" She teased.

"Die you fucking whore!"

"Oh, I'm no whore. I've stayed loyal to the only man I ever loved. And you tried to hurt our kids. Now that's something no mother will ever forgive."

"Stop this! Just finish me off before you bore me to death!"

"However will you repay me? Oh! I know." She lifted her up by her hair. "How about… your life?" Her eyes glowed bright red as flames began to erupt from them.

"Fuck you! This isn't over my master will-"

"I'll let you in on a little secret… I already killed everyone associated with you. Even your relatives have been annihilated. You have lost completely. Now, say hello to oblivion."

With a fist bursting with flames, she pierced Fateil's chest, ripping out her heart. Now showing it to her prey's face she squeezed it tight; blood squirting everywhere. Just like that, the apparent threat was eliminated as soon as it came into place.

"Well, I must say I haven't had such excitement for a while. Too bad there wasn't anyone worth fighting. What a bunch of weaklings. Now I can't wait to bathe once I get home." She said out loud as she began to walk towards the exit of the room.

"I do hope Dante and Vindel finished their fight already." She left in a sudden breeze, completely absent from sight.

With everything seeming to proceed by what Vader and his wife Cynder want, many still question what is the true motive for everything if no one is going to tell the truth.

X_X

Cynder and Vader both returned at the same time and had Vindel placed on his bed within his room. With their acknowledgement of one another, they both walked into their room to discuss further what their plan was.

"So, now that the castle and capital have been retaken, should we rebuild it now or wait till the others are ready to see it?"

"You know love, all these battles seem to be a bit repetitive. I think now we'll relax a bit more and allow the kids some time to spend in their home. I'll have the castle rebuilt the exact way it was before."

"Thanks Vader. It means so much to me that you're going so far for them. Even though we have them hidden in the dark, you care too much to break their hearts."

"Well, I just don't want them to find out our dark history."

"Rest assured, only Vindel knows because he and his mates lived thru it. The others will find out when they need to. Now isn't the time to worry about the rest of our enemies. By the way, Dante is going to have his marriage take place once the castle is finished."

"Better invite the relatives. I know your sisters can't wait to set up the décor."

"Don't forget your sister is the exact same way. I just wonder how the girls are going to behave during the wedding."

"They'll be in it. I'm sure the rest of Rias's peerage will be as well. Who else would they want in it?"

"Since you finished everyone off that grew up with Dante, he got's no other friends. Perhaps maybe his brother and Hades and Athena's sons. They seemed to get along well."

"It's late. Let's finish this later on in the morning."

"Oh it's already past midnight. Well then, you know what this means don't cha?" Cynder smirked licking her lips.

The two of them headed off towards their bed room ignoring everyone else that was in the house. Do to the house's remodeling, they avoided everyone with ease as they went to do their usual routine; love making. It seems that that's all they ever do anymore…

X_X

A/N: Sorry for the wait. I have been busy writing other stories that popped into my head … Long story short, I couldn't continue till I wrote them down. In fact I might even upload them soon.

Dante's Harem has gotten decent amount of votes so far… Just not as many as I hoped. Message me who you want, and I'll see what to do. Or better yet, leave a comment. (Comments are easier for me to read.) Thanks for your support!

The listing so far is: (Not in order)

Akeno (No Duh),

Rias 9

Raynare 16

Elle 22

Sarah and Astrea 20

Kotori and Mine 17

Jessica 12

Cynder (Most unlikely) 10 (Come on, that's his mom for Pete's sake!)

Yasaka 3

Tiamat 1

Rosweisse 6

Ophis 5(Open minded)

Muriel 2(Gonna pair most likely with someone else)

Mikal 2(Free game)

Sincre 1(Free game)

I am looking forward to improving my work as a writer, and I hope some people are willing to support this series.

Thanks for staying tuned! I will update when possible! So make sure to fav and follow the story. And Thanks again!

-D. Sky Commander signing off.