Highschool DxD: The Prime Evil

by TalonAlpha3

"And the Evil that was once vanquished shall rise anew. Wrapped in the guise of man shall he walk amongst the innocent. And Terror shall consume they that dwell upon the Earth." Aidan Kain was just living a normal school life as a human with nightmares before being sucked into the Devil world as a pawn of Rias Gremory. What further adventures await for this Kuoh Academy student?

30. Chapter 30: The Summit

WARNING: There is a LEMON written in this chapter. If you are uncomfortable reading it, please skip ahead by your leave. Thank you.

I do not own Highschool DxD nor do I own Diablo. All rights respectively go to Ichiei Ishibumi, the series' creator, and Blizzard Entertainment, the company who made Diablo.

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"This is a nice place," Aidan commented. "Is this your home, Akeno?"

The Priestess of Thunder nodded. "After its previous god left, it remained unoccupied for a while. Then, Rias managed to find a way to get a hold of this place for me."

"So, this is the nephalem you've told me about?"

Startled, Aidan's eyes widen on high alert, making him pull out Silentium. He stood in front of Akeno as a means to protect her.

"Show yourself!" He demanded. Suddenly, there was a bright light in the sky above them that glowed gold, but it made Aidan more on edge.

"It's okay, Aidan," Akeno whispered in his ear, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Aidan Kain. Or rather, Somnus. It is a pleasure to meet with you," said the new voice. "Please, there's no reason for violence."

As the light grew closer to them, Aidan saw a person ascending down to him and Akeno. What caught the nephalem's eyes first and instantly were the twelve golden-colored wings that were dazzling and sprouting from his back. Once that person landed, his appearance became clearer. It was a handsome-looking man with long blond hair and green eyes shaped in a perpetually sad manner. He was wearing a red robe with a gold cross on the front of his white alb. He had a golden shoulder plates with a white sash and a golden halo set above his head.

Aidan recognized who he was. It wasn't an Angel of the Lower Heavens. But this Angel was not just any ordinary one.

"Again, it is a pleasure to meet you," The Angel introduced himself. "My name is—"

"Michael…" Aidan recognized, surprising both the Angel and Akeno. "Archangel of the Lower Heavens. Chief and Leader of all Angels. Former right hand of God. And more importantly…" Aidan then spitefully said the next part. "Servant of the Angiris Council."

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OP: ChouCho – Asterism (Fate Kaleid Prisma Illya 3rei OP)

(Camera opens up to the gray sky as it pulls out when the song begins. In three quick-time images, it shows Aidan on a nearby cliff before he jumps off of it and summons his phantom horse Luna to ride on once the instruments start playing. As he rides off into the empty battlefield of Pandemonium before him, the rest of the nephalem; Alrik, Johanna, Li-Ming, and Kharazim; join in on their horses. The camera is pointed to their point of view as they ride off before it zooms right past them to showcase the Pandemonium Fortress in the distance.)

(Title reveals itself as Highschool DxD The Prime Evil)

tooku hibiku dareka no ashioto (As the title changes to the next screen, it showcases Aidan and Asia walking down the streets of Kuoh in his school uniform)
kodoku no kehai wo tokashite (Aidan looks up at the sky before it changes to one of winter where snow falls and he turns around in a hurry to leave for somewhere, with Asia right behind him. Koneko, Kiba, Rias, and Sona are shown in flash images in that order, with the latter two ladies together)
hoshi furu yoru (Akeno, in her shrine maiden outfit, walks down the stairs of her shrine before stopping)
shikai yokogiru hikari niwa (She looks up in sorrow as her eyes begin to tear up, apparently still in shock over the truth of her mother's death and father's capture)

negai takushite (In her bedroom all alone, Akeno wears a beautiful dress before she raises her right arm up to the ceiling looking at it, before it flashes into one of a Demon's. Baraqiel's image of his imprisonment is shown briefly before it changes to Asia's Familiar Raiden and Aidan's Familiar Sethraliss playfully hissing at one another in a cute manner)

onaji sora miageteru (The villains are introduced in the form of the Seven Evils, beginning with the Lesser Evils Andariel, Duriel, Belial, and Azmodan. Then the Prime Evils Mephisto and Baal show up alongside the Lesser Evils before it ends with the eyes of Diablo lording over his brethren)
anata no tokoro made (Aidan looks out to Kuoh in the winter from a tree with the camera behind him)
toki wo koete (The camera zooms in to Aidan before he activates Primal Terror Vengeance, encased in his armor as he jumps into the air with Silentium in hand and charges down towards the earth)

yozora irodotte (Aidan and Sinestra do battle in their Balance Breaker forms within Tristram Cathedral before their final strike turns the screen white. It then switches to Koneko, Kharazim, and Xuelan fight the Demons surrounding them, each using their martial arts skills as they cut down the Demons to size)

yobiau seizatachi (Kiba, in a dungeon cellar of Tristram Cathedral, comes in with an empowered Sword of Betrayer and cuts down Demons before Alrik assists, but not before he brings out a Call of the Ancients, summoning forth the ancient Barbarians Talic, Korlic, and Madawc to fight alongside him)
porarisu tayori ni (Rias blasts away at the Demons with Asia supporting her from behind with An'Naresh, not noticing an incoming attack from their blindspot. Luckily, Li-Ming teleports in and brings up a large shield spell to block the attack, to the girls' satisfaction)
unmei no nami ni nomaretemo (Johanna the Crusader charges in and, with her shield, blocks all the incoming attacks directed towards her while cutting down a few Demons with her flail before Xenovia jumps above her and cuts down some of her own)

ima, mitsuke ni iku yo (In front of Sinestra and Vali, a blinding red light that cackles with lightning shows before it shows Aidan with an empowered Armiger and Silentium in hand, charging up as the holes in his helmet begin to glow red)
anata to iru (The power up reaches to its final peak as Aidan's eyes glow red with Terror, signifying Diablo within him)
mamoru beki hoshi ga tsumugu sekai (Aidan unleashes Armiger and Terror Blade simultaneously towards his targets. Then the next scene shows Aidan and Rias together but are then separated from a large red sphere of power as the camera spins around them. The camera zooms to their conjoined hands before they are pulled further away to their fingers before being forced to finally let go as the screen turns white)

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Both Michael and Aidan follow Akeno into the shrine's main building. Once they arrive inside, the nephalem sat down on the wooden floor while the Archangel remained standing. Akeno sat on the side as she sat between Aidan and Michael, her lips in a lovely smile and eyes closed.

While it looked normal from the naked eye, Aidan remained on alert and cautious around Michael. He knew who Michael was in his entirety, as evidenced by his golden wings that symbolized his leadership, but he also pointed out one fact about him that no one else knew: Michael was also a servant of the Angiris Council. Despite not being an Elder Angel himself, he does have access to the High Heavens and is one of two Angels who can enter into that heavenly realm above the Lower Heavens, mainly to seek guidance from the Angiris Council or to receive orders from them directly.

The fact didn't make Aidan feel any easier for it is possible that the Council sent their servant from the Lower Heavens against him. After all, not everyone on the Angiris Council is so fond of humanity, more less nephalem.

Michael could already sense the tension in the nephalem's heart and decided to ease him. "Do not fear me, Somnus," Michael assured with a gentle smile. "I did not come on behalf of the Angiris Council. Although I was surprised to know that you know of a role that I play."

"Of all the archangels in the Lower Heavens, only two have access to the High Heavens," Aidan said. "Despite being Four Great Seraphim who lead Heaven, only two were chosen by the Council to be their servants: you and Gabriel."

Michael confirmed that knowledge. "Indeed. But we only follow their orders based on the interest of the Lower Heavens. We are considered their younger siblings, so we look to our elders for guidance, even if many of their views are extreme."

"Then why are you here?" He asked.

As if on que, Aidan suddenly felt an unknown surge of power tingle his skin. Aidan jolted a bit and was about to go on the defense, but the moment he turned to Akeno, she dropped her calm expression by only opening her eyes and shaking her head, telling him not to do it. Aidan hesitantly complies yet a part of him is at the ready should things go south.

Then a large mass of light appears in front of Aidan and Michael.

Aidan looked to see some sort of golden and angelic chest, oddly in the design of the High Heavens where it was ornately gold and white and with a sky-blue streak on its edges. Once the chest drops, Michael opens it and telepathically lifts up what appeared to be a weapon, in the form of two twin warglaives.

These warglaives where sharp on its edges, the blades on either side about an inch and a half thick. A golden center shield decorated over the handle of both warglaives with three red rubies surrounding a fourth spherical one in the middle. They were also huge, unable to be wielded by any ordinary fighter. You would need a very strong and muscular man to wield two large weapons like these.

(Author's Note: For reference, they are the Twinblades of Azzinoth from WOW but imagine them in red instead of green)

Aidan however noticed something.

"Is this… a weapon of the Burning Hells?" asked Aidan.

Michael confirmed. "They are. These are the Warglaive Furies, wielded by a powerful Demon who had assaulted the Lower Heavens. We had kept these weapons as a reminder that the Burning Hells were real yet now we've decided to hand them over to you in order for you to wield this power."

For such a gift, it would be entirely unheard of that Heaven would keep a weapon of the Demons within their sacred realm of light. Any other Angel of the Lower Heavens would have outright tried to destroy it.

"Why?" asked Aidan, keeping a suspicious eye on Michael for his secretive role that only he and one other Angel know of.

"Because, from on high, we want to grant this weapon unto you as a gift so that you may control its power and so that we may remove its blighted presence from our home," Michael replied, surprising Aidan. "When I had heard that a nephalem was in the Peerage of a younger sister of a well-known Satan, I have come to believe in the legend. That the nephalem are the true champions of creation and that only they can end the Eternal Conflict with their power."

Aidan then deduced that the Warglaive Furies were a gift offering by Michael. While Aidan would like a secondary weapon at hand since his axe, Leviathan, was destroyed, he still didn't understand the true motive for Michael's part. But luckily for him, he would explain that.

"Hear me, nephalem," Michael spoke. "The flames of war from the Eternal Conflict are reignited and the time has come for all of us to unite and work together, or die trying. When the Great War had ended, a cold war began. And with each conflict that arose, our numbers dwindled over time. It was then that we all came to realize that we had inevitably become part of the Eternal Conflict, that the Great War was a just a small fight between children compared to what their elders have fought in and that we all have fallen into manipulation by the High Heavens and the Burning Hells. If this continues, all will be brought into ruin and humanity will be subjected to extinction by our hand or by the wrath of the High Heavens or the eternal torment of the Burning Hells. And then there is the matter of you, Somnus. The age of the nephalem is returning once more, for the shadows have begun to make their move. And this upcoming summit will provide us with the great opportunity to cooperate between the Three Factions and in the end, forge a permanent alliance. To put an end to years of pointless fighting and focus on the real enemy; the Seven Evils."

Aidan then asked, "Do you think…that is possible?"

"It would not be the first time the Three Factions had come to this point in time. Long ago, we came together and fought as one to end the destruction caused by the Red and White Dragon's battle. And again when we hunted down the Prime Evils during the Second Dark Exile, realizing the threat that they were to all. And now this time, we must come together permanently. If we do not, all will fall to darkness and the world Sanctuary will burn, just like countless worlds did in the Eternal Conflict," Michael said, his voice sounding grim at the thought, as if he understood the reason why God had favored mankind so long ago despite not being created by Him. "And so I beseech you, nephalem. Please. Help align the goals of the Three Factions and we will protect Sanctuary alongside the true champions of creation."

Aidan stood for a moment as soon as Akeno turns her head to him and said, "Now, Aidan. This is the part where you accept his gift."

Aidan nodded, for if Michael was genuine about this gift despite being a servant of the Angiris Council, then he would help him unite the Three Factions against the Burning Hells. And the first thing to do would be to take up the Warglaive Furies.

Michael telekinetically brings the warglaives over as the weapons were brought before Aidan. Then, as Michael drops the field, the warglaives flip and fall into Aidan's hands. Though big, they seemed like a perfect fit for the nephalem as he looks and turns the blades around.

Then, Aidan suddenly felt a power surge flow through him from the blades, as if his Sacred Gear, the Al'Diabolos Terror Claws, had suddenly become assimilated to them, like they were now a part of his being, an extension of his will. But the power surge felt like he was suddenly impaled from behind and raised upwards. Nevertheless he held his ground against it and soon the power aura surrounding him dies down.

Afterwards, when Aidan looked at his new weapons he had noticed that on the hand shield was the insignia of Diablo, which was the face of a winged demon. And he noticed why: the arm blades of the Al'Diabolos Terror Claws which had not been used for a long time have changed to become the Warglaive Furies. So now, Aidan did not need to summon his arm blades if he was in a pinch, but can now have two twin warglaives at hand.

When it was over, Aidan disperses away the Warglaive Furies. He then nods to Michael in gratitude for the weapon and for not showing any hint of treachery from the archangel himself.

"I have done what I have set out to do," Michael said as he clapped his hands. "And now I must take my leave. When next we meet, I will gladly hear out what you wish to say. Farewell, Somnus."

Michael's wings soon open and his whole body was wrapped in light. A momentary flash of light later, and the archangel disappeared from the shrine.

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A FEW MOMENTS LATER…

"Here's some tea," Akeno offered as she holds a cup over to him, full of hot green tea.

Aidan gratefully grabs it. "Ah, thank you."

Both Aidan and Akeno were all that remained in the shrine after Michael had departed. Despite being welcomed here in this sacred place, Aidan could not help but feel he was taking too much of his time here. He was led to another part of the shrine where Akeno performed a tea ceremony. Remembering the traditions despite being his first time, Aidan remembered that he has to turn the cup three times before taking a short sip. While the taste was naturally bitter, he has eaten far worse. Still, Akeno giggled.

Clearing this throat, Aidan sets his cup down on the table they were sitting at and tuns to Akeno.

"So you came here to your home with Michael to perform some sort of ritual with the Warglaives?" asked Aidan.

"Yes. We conducted a ceremony here that would allow you to wield the Warglaives as if you wielded your sword," Akeno told him.

"I see," Aidan smiled until he dropped it. He noticed that both he and Akeno were alone in the latter's home. Now seemed like the perfect time for him to ask Akeno of how she had been as of late.

To be frank, Aidan kept a watch on Akeno after the battle with Mephisto. He was greatly concerned for her after finding out about the truth of her parents. With her mother revealed to have been killed by Demons and not by members of the Himejima Clan, who are now corrupted, and the fact that her father, the man she held responsible for her mother's death, was now held prisoner in Hell and tortured in a daily basis for who knows how long, Aidan worried for Akeno's mind. He feared the damage that was done to her, much in the same way Rias had been damaged when she had nearly lost him to Diablo.

Thinking that it is time to get this uneasy feeling off his chest, Aidan asks, "How are you feeling, Akeno?"

Akeno retained her usual face of a smile and closed eyes, as if nothing was wrong. "I'm fine, Somnus. Why do you ask?"

Aidan knew that was a convenient lie. And surprisingly for him, she was the second person to have called him by his birth name. Rias must have told her due to their trustful friendship.

"I meant… how are you feeling? After what you learned about your parents?"

On his questions, Akeno's expression changed slightly to a shocked one as she soon recalls what Mephisto had said to her.

"Who do you think it was that orchestrated all of these events considering your heritage? Who do you think it was that instilled the notion of hatred toward your father for his failure to protect you and your mother from my servants? Who do you think it was that began all of this in hopes to mold you into a perfect servant, a harbinger of the Lord of Hatred's wrath?"

"The murder of your mother, the corruption of your clan, the capture of your father, and your exile from the clan had all but been key events to bring you before the architect of childhood: me."

Akeno soon lowers her head, having her eyes covered by her bangs. Seeing her like this not only broke Aidan's heart and made him disquiet but also gave him the nutshell of Akeno's current mental dilemma.

Grabbing her hand gently, she managed to get her attention. "Akeno. You're not alone. If you do not wish to say, then I won't press further. But is it true? You really are Baraqiel's daughter?"

Akeno nods slowly. "…Yes. I am the half-breed daughter of the Fallen Angel Baraqiel and of my human mother, Shuri Himejima," She revealed in a depressing tone. "My mother was a young shrine maiden when she founded a wounded Fallen Angel and nursed him back to health. She took care of him, and later they fell in love. From their union, I was born."

Akeno then stood to her feet, staring at Aidan for a moment before she turns around. The nephalem watches as she removes her top clothing, letting it fall just enough where her back was exposed. And then…

*FLAP*

Akeno expands her wings form her back just as Aidan quietly gasps. There were two wings but different from the usual ones of a Devil. The right wing was that of a Devil but the left one was the black wing of a Fallen Angel.

"Akeno…" A surprised Aidan spoke. "Your wings!"

"Yes," She confirmed, unable to face him again. "One from a Fallen Angel, and the other from a Devil. Signs of my heritage that I try to hide." She grabs the black feathers of her Fallen Angel wing with such spite. "I grew up hating my angelic side. I jumped at the chance to become a Devil when Rias made me the offer. To hate my father for his failure to protect my mother. Maybe it was my half-breed blood. But the results were a sad and garish mix between both types. And what could be a better way to showcase my impure lineage? Some mismatched plumage."

Aidan couldn't believe what he was seeing nor hearing. Akeno in her self-derision. "You didn't have to show me if you didn't want to, Akeno," He said.

She turns around to face him, holding up her dress so that her breasts were just barely covered.

"I really am envious of you, though, Somnus," She said, surprising the nephalem. "You too are of a mismatch of Elder Angel and Demon. But you seemed to have embraced what you have become. As for me… I don't think I could ever get over the fact of what I was born as."

Aidan felt his heart ache the more he heard Akeno speak in a depressing tone. He so desperately wanted to hug her out o comfort but restrained himself as the Priestess of Thunder still had more to get off her chest.

"For so long, I had despised my father in the fact that he failed to protect my mother. I was there when she died, you know? Killed right in front of me. And then my father happened to leave me, never taking his daughter with him, even when she was cast out. But now…" The memories of Mephisto's truth come back to haunt Akeno. "I didn't want to believe it at first. But the more I think about it, the more I came to believe that the Demons were truly involved. My mother was slain by them, my entire family corrupted, and now I am supposed to believe that my father, the very same one whom I despise so much, is now trapped in Hell at the mercy of Mephisto? All just for the sake of turning me into a servant of a Demon Lord that pulled the strings from the shadows?!"

Her breathing and voice sounded ragged, as if on the edge of madness when revealed the truth. Aidan took it all in stride, quietly listening to Akeno and not speaking a word in response.

She scoffs and sighs at the same time before she demoralizingly says, "Some girl I am. Wishing for a happy life, only to get none of that at all. I hated my father for so long, only to realize that all of my hate was wasted for nothing. Mephisto was right. In the end, I was meant to be his servant. In more ways than one. I'm…ashamed. Hideous."

Aidan lowered his head, his eyes closed and overshadowed. He then got onto one knee to sit upright, prepared to say what was now in his heart.

"Akeno, I wasn't aware of what had happened to your father," He said. "And I cannot say that I cannot imagine the pain you are going through because I would just be wasting pity. But I can say this: you're not what you think you are. Nor are you what Mephisto claims you to be. You're Akeno Himejima, Queen to the Peerage of Rias Gremory, 3rd year student at Kuoh Academy, and a servant to the House of Gremory."

Akeno had a surprised expression because of his statement as Aidan looks at her with eyes full of truth. But then he found it a bit embarrassing.

"Sorry. I didn't want to make you upset," He apologized.

"No, forget I said anything; I don't want things to get weird between us," She said.

Aidan smiles, "Nothing will change at all, Akeno. Not to me. Not to you."

But then she smiles sadly, "Hey, you never know. My apparent congeniality could just be a mere façade. A tactic to distract from the fact that I'm a half-Fallen Angel whose entire life had been a lie thanks to the Demons."

"You can't honestly think that is going to make me think you're a bad person at heart."

"Oh, but it's true, Somnus. I'm a terrible woman."

It was then that Aidan had enough as he gently wraps his arms around her gently, but filled with passion and confidence. "Not to me you aren't," He gently said. "You are without a doubt one of the most beautiful woman I have ever met, physically and emotionally."

Akeno gasped and blushed, both at his words and actions as she feels herself drowning in the nephalem's natural smell.

"Your life may have been met with tragedy, but that doesn't make you what Mephisto intended. Even if you somehow became a full-fledged Fallen Angel, I could never hate you. You're better and stronger than what Mephisto intended for you to be. It's what I had admired and loved about you most; the will to keep your mind together even in the toughest of times."

Akeno's eyes widened upon hearing his words, and started to cry as her blush brightens. The feelings in her heart were soaring and wanting to bust out of her chest.

When Aidan released his hug eventually on her, the two remained connected, holding each other's arms as they stare into each other's eyes. Akeno then places a finger on his lips.

"You silly boy," She said. "You said everything right, saying sweet things like that. Things a girl wants to hear. And what is she to do?" She asked as tears roll down her face.

Aidan smiles. "Well, for starters, she shouldn't let those tears mess up her beautiful face. Especially on a girl whom he has had feelings for, among many others."

He takes his thumbs and wipes off the falling tears on Akeno's cheeks. But that is when Akeno suddenly lunges at him and kisses Aidan right on the lips. Luckily for him, he catches her and holds his ground.

With their lips shoved and locked against each other, Aidan embraces and kisses back, his arms around her waist to hold her close. Akeno brought her hands up to the sides of his head and pulls him closer to deepen the kiss, their tongues clashing one another violently.

After a moment, Akeno pulls away, a trail of saliva leaving their mouths as they pant.

"Akeno…" Aidan called her name.

She could only smile. "I've decided."

"Huh?"

"I said I made my decision. But first, do you really love Rias?" She asked.

"I…I do. I love her! Akeno, what are you trying to say?" Aidan asked, confused on what the Priestess of Thunder was plotting.

Akeno spoke while clinging to him. "Guess what, Somnus?"

"Yes?"

She smiles. "I love you as well!"

"…uh, what?" He asked.

"And I definitely want to be in your harem!"

"Harem?"

"That's right. And stop repeating me. I want to be one of your girls. Don't you think that's a good idea for a nephalem like you?" She asked, pressing her breasts against this chest. "Being one of your mistresses? Just the thought of it gets me all hot. Like having an affair."

It was then in that moment, as if time stopped for Aidan, he began to hear voices within speak to him. For his eyes only, he noticed out the corner of his eye his left arm growing its corruption from beneath the bands.

They will come for her.

Her mother was killed. Her father was captured.

You cannot save her from her hatred.

She is a lost cause.

She will serve us in the end.

Those dark whispers made Aidan feel fear inside of him. His left hand in his lap begins to quiver and his breathing slowly but surely becomes a bit rasp and ragged, as if he became desperate.

"I…" Aidan said, his voice changing a little as if it sounded a bit demonic. "I will not…"

Akeno looked confused if not worried, so she called out to the nephalem.

"Somnus?" She asked.

But just as she said that, Aidan grabbed both of her shoulders and stared intensely at her, as if he was determined never to let her go.

"I will not let anyone take you from me!" He declared.

"Huh?!" Akeno was confused before she found herself being pushed down to the floor by the nephalem, with him on top. "Hey, Somnus?!"

LEMON BEGINS…

Aidan then seals his lips with Akeno's very roughly, catching the Priestess of Thunder way off guard. This was not like any other kissing she had received, but rather one that was forced. She could feel Aidan's tongue wanting into her mouth, of which she resisted futilely. She tries to catch her breath for air, only for it to be sucked away by Aidan's kissing as he holds her arms in place from her struggles.

Akeno was so shocked at first that she soon began to be enveloped in Aidan's rough kiss. She could feel his tongue tangle and duel with hers as she tries to fight back but to no avail. Giving up on resisting, she presses deeper into Aidan's mouth as he began to trace his hands down her arms, allowing her to relax and embrace the man of her dreams.

Aidan then reaches down to Akeno's miko outfit and violently rips it open, exposing her breasts that flop in the process. Moaning at the sudden move yet very intrigued, Akeno also pulls off Raiden's shirt, exposing his strong upper muscular body covered in scars. Before she could start roaming his muscles with her hands, Aidan goes back to kissing Akeno hard and rubbing and groping her breasts.

The Priestess of Thunder moans and yelps at the sudden and sensitive touch of Aidan's chilled hands groping her breasts. His aggressive kissing also made her give in to the lust within as she begins to kiss back. She wraps her arms around Aidan's back and brings her legs together for she feels an arousal happening on the lower front.

Aidan then lowers his mouth to her breasts as he kisses and sucks on the tits. Akeno was so surprised as she flings her head backwards, wondering where Aidan learned how to do this. Either it was from his experience with Rias on their date or this was his true inner nature as a womanizer in a way. Aidan keeps up sucking and groping her breasts, desperate to find any form of liquid hanging within those great melons of hers.

Then Akeno decides to flip Aidan over so that she was now on top.

The Queen grinds her lap a bit on Aidan, feeling wet down near her lower front. And it only excited her more.

Finally separated from the deep kiss after kissing for so long, the two's tongues hang as a myriad amount of saliva drips away. Strands were briefly connected before they broke off.

Catching her breath, Akeno sits up a bit, her breasts completely exposed as she uses her left hand to get a taste of Aidan's saliva, giggling in the process.

"Mmm… how so very forward, you are," Akeno noted on Aidan's sudden kiss from earlier. "I can see why Rias is so possessive of you. And now I want that privilege to be mine and mine alone…"

Aidan did not know what to say, clearly lost in his animal and lustful instincts. But to truly fuck Akeno, he had to play the predator and pretend to be the prey with Akeno on top of him.

Leaning down, Akeno begins to lick Aidan's neck, making him moan.

"Akeno…" Aidan barely let loose a voice.

"This physical sensation…" Akeno said with such a sadistic attitude. "This warmth… this scent… Yes… All of it… Oh, yes~" She giggles. "All of it is now mine… MM~"

She gives another long lick before she sits up. She then takes Aidna's right hand and has it latched onto her right breast.

"Here… Somnus, you should join in~" She demanded as Aidan begins to grasp her breast to her exquisite pleasure. "…Is it being conveyed? Can you sense it? Can you feel…my arousal~?"

She has his hand switch breasts. "My love for you… Ah~… burns deep…with my bosom. It's so hot that it seethes… And yet even so…!"

With every phrase between sentences, she gives a moan of lust and love.

"Even…so…" Akeno's darker nature as a sadistic and lust-loving Devil, preferable for a succubus of sorts, overcomes her face. "You decided to fuck Rias first…"

She then leans down near Aidan's ears as she begins to nibble on them, as if she was punishing him. "These ears of yours… must have heard her moans… What naughty ears."

She then comes face to face with Aidan as she kisses and licks him seductively.

"These lips of yours must have whispered sweet nothings to her… What naughty lips."

After kissing him, she gazes long and hard into his blue eyes.

"These eyes of yours must have seen her naked form… What naughty eyes."

As she comments like she were some sort of sadistic yandere, her hand reaches down beneath Aidan's pants, chuckling in the process.

"And then there's this…" A chuckling Akeno said as she grabs hold of Aidan's cock, the same one that had given her a blowjob to recall back. She grips it hard with her left hand. "This unfaithful, overly lustful, naughty, NAUGHTY, dick… As punishment, tonight you must endure until I am satisfied…"

Akeno plays and gets the cock hard, caressing her hand on it up and down while also laying with the tip.

"Do you understand, Somnus?" She asked. "You mustn't climax. For if it so happened that you could not endure…" She giggles evilly as she then turns around with her butt facing towards Aidan.

They were both now in a 69 position, with Akeno's wet lower front in front of Aidan and Aidan's cock all wet and big, ready to be consumed.

Akeno greedily opens her mouth and begins to suck away at Aidan's phallus. The smell of it burns through her nostrils like a drug as the taste of it felt so exquisite in her mouth. Just as she works on his cock though, Aidan grasps her butt from behind and sees it dripping wet. Hungry for her pussy, he begins to lick and suck her vagina, eliciting a moan from the Queen as she briefly lets go of the phallus to let off a moan.

"When I take it all in, I feel a heat so intense it's as if I'll burn my mouth," Akeno said, giggling in the process. She continues licking and sucking the phallus while also licking the very tip of it for a better response of a moan from Aidan.

And it worked as she could hear Aidan's moans, along with the fact that his cock grew bigger in her mouth. At the same time, her moans of being licked from her pussy from behind made her excited for more as she rubs her butt in Aidan's face for him to probe deeper.

"If you're trembling to this extent, you must already be close to bursting," Akeno commented, sucking just at the tip of the cock like she was slurping a drink. "But no matter how much you praise my mouth; I won't forgive you that easily. Is it agonizing? Is it painful?"

Akeno then stops her licking and sucking, much to Aidan's ire as she then wraps her two breasts to sandwich the dick and give a boobjob. "Then I hope you realize that I have been feeling far, FAR more agony and pain for so very, very long now. So now I shall respectfully chastise you with my breasts."

With the cock sandwiched between her lovely, sweaty, and voluptuous breasts, she begins mashing and rubbing it in between.

"So now…Nn…I shall respectfully chastise you with my breasts~." She said. She begins to move up and down with her breasts, making Aidan moan and twitch in pleasure.

This made the Priestess of Thunder giggle so much in excitement, ready for the prize in Aidan's cock.

"Ah…" She moans as she begins to lick the tip of the cock. "You're so cute when you quiver like that…" She then giggles, "How precious."

As she continues her service, Aidan could feel himself ready to burst. And he could no longer hold back.

"Akeno, I'm gonna—GUH!"

*SPLURT*

An excited Akeno screams as she sees white essence spring up and out of Aidan's phallus and spray all over her face. So much of it was spilled as it lands on her breasts, her face, her hair, and even some in her mouth. A good liter's worth from the look of it shot out all over her.

At the same time as Aidan climaxed, Akeno too climaxed into Aidan's mouth, spraying her clear essence into the nephalem's mouth. He swallows all of it willingly, tasting it like it was nectar mixed with honey.

After a short and sweet moment of that climax, Akeno giggles.

"Oh… Honestly now, I've yet to even forgive you," A sadistic Akeno cleans herself up while licking the sperm. "You're such a hopeless person." She then touches Aidan's cock at the tip, feeling it protrude once more and harden. "You still see to be quite energetic, though…"

She then turns around and straddles Aidan before she asks, "Now is it because you're so aroused by me? Or could it be… that you're trying to protect your dignity from Rias' wrath? Well, Somnus?"

Instead of an answer from him, Akeno was surprised when Aidan shot up, grabbed her hands, and kissed her hard. But almost immediately she gives in to the kiss and accepts it lovingly and lustfully. She could feel her taste in Aidan's mouth from her pussy and it really excited her, along with the mixture of Aidan's cum. Now she wanted him more than ever.

As did he.

As soon as Akeno and Aidan separate, the latter had something to say. "Akeno… I love you."

Akeno was wide-eyed. "…Eh?"

Aidan replied again but with a kiss that was more romantic, one that contained his feelings for her. A sensual one that made her moan. "I love you. More than anything."

In that moment, Akeno was teary eyed. For in her heart, she too had fallen in love with Aidan. It did not become clear to her at first but after witnessing his courage, his strength, his will, and his sacrifice to protect those he cares for most, she could not help but admire the man. Enough for her to want him.

Quelling the shock in her heart, she replies to him, "I love you too."

But then she starts to chuckle, and then laugh as if she became some sort of yandere monster.

"Oh... Oh! Oh! Oh… Yes!" She blushes and smiles, bringing her left hand up to her left cheek. "This is…quite the conundrum. I… suppose this is one way to…bring my mood up~."

Without wasting any time, Akeno sets herself down on her back and spreads out her legs to reveal her pussy, very wet as it desires Aidan's cock.

"You… truly do not play fair," She said as she exposes her wet pussy out for an invitation. "But now I couldn't care less about pests or the like. So please… come closer."

Aidan, wanting to give Akeno everything he had, aligns his dick near her pussy and rubs it back and forth, teasing the Queen and making her moan.

"Please don't tease me…" She moans. "Hurry… Mm…"

As if right on que, Aidan enters through her to her great pleasure. He didn't bother going in slow even as she bled due to her now pierced hymen. Akeno screams in pain which quickly turned into pleasure as Aidan seals her mouth with his to mask her screams, tongues dancing with one another.

"Yes, just like that… Go all the way…"

She arches herself as she feels Aidan dig deep and begins to fuck her ferociously. He didn't bother going slow as he decides to go nearly full speed ahead.

"Nn… Aahh..Just the insertion alone, ngh, made me climax…" Akeno said and lets off another moan. She feels Aidan go out and locks her legs around his hips to keep him in place. "Don't pull out. Your warmth is leaving me…"

Aidan keeps fucking her up to no end, wanting to assure dominance over her. Akeno may be a seductive succubus on one hand and may sometimes be dominant, but that does not necessarily make her the alpha in bed. If anything, it is Aidan who was always dominant, just as he was to Rias. The two separate their kiss and continue fucking each other like rabbits in heat.

"Somnus~!" She cried as Aidan grasps her hips before grabbing her hands. "More… Please, give me more!"

The look of Akeno giving off her ahegao face made Aidan excited. Sweat decorated all over her body, her breasts flopping up and down with every hard thrust he made. He could hear the juicy noises of their smacking every time he thrusts into her as her pussy sprays out clear essence.

"Love me~! Look only at me~! Devour every last scrap of me~!"

"You are so warm… and tight!" Aidan roars as he bears his hands down on Akeno's thighs and pounds even deeper and harder into her.

"Yes, there~! How wonderful~! My most precious place~…ngh… is being hollowed out… Ah… Yes….! All I can do is go mad…!"

As Akeno plays with her breasts to increase the pleasure she was experiencing, she could feel Aidan's cock grow bigger, ready to unload all he had into her.

"Somnus…" She cried.

"Akeno, I'm about to—"

She giggles. "It seems… you are also reaching your limit. You may climax…whenever you please! I will accept your every last drop. So don't hold back…blast your thick, warm sperm deep inside me…"

That made Aidan go faster and faster, pounding her to no end as he interlocks his hands with hers.

"My womb…is shaking," Akeno said. "I…am also…about to—"

She couldn't say anymore as she merely screams in pleasure, a pleasure that was indescribable.

"Ah… AHH…. HAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"

*PSSHH*

*SPLURT*

Just as Akeno climaxes outwards, Aidan climaxes inwards. His essence leaves him and enters into Akeno's womb just as the Priestess of Thunder arches her back and feels the hot burning sensation course through her like a river of fire.

"It's here!" She screams. "Aidan's cum is entering into my womb~! ARA ARRRAAAA~!"

They stayed in this position for about half a minute before Aidan pulls out, his shaft becomes limp as he sees Akeno's pussy explode, filled up with the nephalem's sperm. They were both exhausted, yet they craved each other for more.

Aidan then looks at his work that he had made. Akeno was panting hard, covered in the nephalem's thick essence and filled up almost to the brim. She had an ahegao on her face, her tongue hanging out of her mouth with her eyes rolled back, her face all red, and sweat covering her from head to toe. She pants hard as her breath forms up when it leaves her mouth.

LEMON ENDS…

But then something in Aidan snaps him out of his primal instincts, as he blinks once and widens his eyes in shock of what he was about to do. He gasps as he beholds what he had just done; an act so unforgivable that even Rias would kill him literally over.

"S-Sorry, I…" Aidan freaks out and turns around as he sits up, facing away from Akeno in shame of his actions. Akeno, confused by him turning off the mood, sits up in confusion. "I'm really sorry. My mind suddenly went blank!" He said with eyes closed.

Akeno seemed a bit more confused at first but then she smirked with a blush on her face. "No. I won't forgive you."

Aidan looks back. "Wh-What do I need to do for you to forgive me?"

"Well…" Akeno pondered for a brief moment. "There is one way I might forgive you. Do you want to know?"

Aidan, desperate to correct his mistake, answers, "Yeah…"

But that is when Akeno gets him to turn around and straddle him as they sit. Her breasts were still exposed as she takes Aidan's hands and has them grope her breasts. She smiles seductively as she turns her head toward Aidan, with a look that screamed of her wanting him more than ever.

"In that case, fuck me once more," Akeno urged. "After that you should understand that what you just did isn't something to apologize for. If you don't want anyone else to steal it, then take me for yourself again."

As Aidan looks at Akeno, a blush appears on his cheeks. The seductive Priestess of Thunder wanted more from the nephalem, so eager. She loved Aidan so much for his bravery, his power, his humility, and his care. Though well aware of his role as Rias' boyfriend, she wouldn't mind having him for her own, craving for the nephalem like a proper succubus would. As for Aidan, well, he still could not fight back against the instincts crawling within him as he gropes Akeno's breasts unconsciously.

Their lips drew ever closer and closer, just barely touching each other.

"Might I ask what you two are doing?" asked a familiar voice to the two, in an angry tone.

Like he was suddenly flash freezed, Aidan was shocked at the sound of that voice. Looking up slowly, he suddenly came face to face with the person by the door. Standing there was his girlfriend and master, Rias Gremory.

And to say that she was incredibly furious was an understatement.

"Somnus…" She said in a very dangerous tone, as she looked at her near naked boyfriend with her best friend also near naked with his arms wrapped around her, her exposed breasts in plain view along with a wet stream coming down her thighs from her crotch. "Answer me this: Did. You. And. Akeno. Just. Have. SEX?!"

Aidan didn't know what to say. No words could be uttered from his mouth and no trains of thought came rolling by in his mind.

He knew one thing for certain. He was going to suffer and possibly die in the most horrendous way possible. By his girlfriend.

"Hi there!" Akeno greeted the redhead innocently. "You were right about him, Rias. He is very rough in the bed. And in more ways than one~." Akeno licked her lips.

But that probably served to only tick off the redhead even more. Stomping forward, she approaches the nephalem as she pulls his cheek hard.

"OWOWOWOWOOW!" A painful scream came from Aidan.

"Did you at least get the weapon?" She asked.

"Y-Yes! I got it!"

"And the angel?"

"He's back home!"

"Then that means your business here is concluded. Now get changed and let's go!" She ordered before releasing him and letting him fall to the floor. She turns to the doorway and walks towards it whilst Aidan quickly puts his clothes back on.

Akeno giggled before returning to her usual voice. "He's more than enough for the both of us. Besides, you don't have to be so jealous; you're still his favorite Devil and girlfriend, you know?"

Rias stopped for a while but with her back towards her best friend, it was hard to tell what her expression was as it was hidden and remote.

After getting changed, Aidan bows to Akeno. "Thank you, Akeno."

"Of course, Somnus," Akeno accepted. "And if you feel like loosening some steam next time… I'm always ready for round two."

That made Aidan blush and before he knew it, his arm was getting pulled and dragged by Rias, like she wanted to quickly get him away from the place.

Once Akeno was left alone, she cradles her stomach, still feeling Aidan's nephalem essence pulse within her. She giggles before that giggle turns into a chuckle, and then a maniacal laugh like she became a yandere of sorts.

---

As the couple descend down the stony steps of the shrine, Aidan could hear Rias' footsteps as she marched down. And each one was filled with anger and jealousy. Aidan follows her behind yet dared not to speak up and merely tried to keep up. With a face of guilt, he had acknowledged that he did screw up, even if he could not control his instincts. While the moments he has had with Asia, Koneko, the maids and other girls were of teasing, what he did with Akeno was full-blown adultery. And not even his moment with Xenovia was like that.

He couldn't blame Rias for that, especially for her hate for him for such a stupid act. What he did was full-blown cheating and it had only been a few days since he and Rias became a couple.

Suddenly, the Crimson-haired Princess of Ruin stopped. Without turning towards him, she asked, "…Hey, Somnus."

"Hm?"

"I am well aware of your duty to Sanctuary as a nephalem, but you've never told me what your personal goal in the future was," She said while still not turning towards him. "You've been thinking about having a harem, weren't you?" That question surprised Aidan, whom he didn't have anything to respond back. "It's kind of obvious how you feel about all the other girls. What do you think of Akeno? Would she have a place I your harem? In your future? …Would I?"

Rias gasped slightly as she felt a pair of arms wrap around her body in an embrace. She then felt her nephalem's chest pressed against his back and his face in her hair, taking in her natural smell. Her chest started to feel warm and light inside, with a bright blush covering her face.

"You will always have a place in my future, Rias," Aidan whispered softly in her ear. The gust of wind gently blew through as the rustling of leaves was heard overhead. Rias' skirt picks up a little by the wind while her hair flowed. "I love you too much to not ever include you."

"As do I, my love," Rias responded.

Aidan releases his hold over her and stood by her side, smiling at each other and holding hands. They continue making their way down the stone steps happily before reaching the bottom.

"The summit takes place tomorrow," Rias informed Aidan, retaking her role as his master. While she has forgiven Aidan of his action with Akeno, there were more important matters to attend for the both of them. They can argue about his guilty conscience later. "Final preparations need to be made. Do you plan to make yourself useful?"

"I'm going to go check on Uncle Deckard in the Underworld," Aidan told her. "Xenovia, Koneko, and Asia have Gasper's training covered. Also, Tyrael wants to meet with me to discuss about the upcoming summit and of the recent events of demonic activity. I won't be back home until tonight at the latest."

Rias stopped and looked down, sad that she will be forced to leave her boyfriend.

"I understand," She said hesitantly. She looked at him with love and pulled him into a passionate kiss. A few seconds later, Aidan sees the sad expression and smile. "I'll see you tonight, my love."

Aidan stood there as Rias started stepping away from him. Pulling his arm out like she was refusing to let go. But it came to an end, as her fingers slipped away.

He watched as she turned and walked away. Once she was off, Aidan opens up a Town Portal to the Underworld and heads for Uncle Deckard's place.

---

UNDERWORLD, GREMORY ESTATE, DECKARD KAIN'S STUDY…

Aidan's town portal opens up back to the Gremory Estate within his Uncle's study room, kept privately in a small part of the mansion. The study room may look clean in one's imagination, but in truth, it was quite a mess. Books and scrolls were everywhere, as were the myriad of candles used for lighting. Apparently, Deckard preferred this kind of atmosphere as it kept him focused on his work without the much-needed lighting.

How did Aidan know where it was? Earlier, he had been given its location by his uncle and that he could just use a town portal to come in instead of sneaking through the front gates of the estate.

As soon as Aidan teleports into his Uncle's study room, he was surprised to see his Uncle in his bed with a visitor sitting by his side.

"Tyrael?" asked Aidan.

"Ahh, there you are," Tyrael saw as he turns his head with a smile, in his mortal form as Inquisitor Tyrannus.

"Ah Aidan," exclaimed Uncle Deckard. "I was just speaking with Tyrael regarding the summit."

"Is this why you called for me?" asked Aidan as he takes a seat next to Tyrael.

"In a sense," Tyrael said. "I will be attending the summit as its main chairman to ensure that the peace treaty reaches to a full conclusion. My reputation is known to all Three Factions."

It made sense to Aidan. Tyrael was the one who had made the Three Factions come together during the Second Dark Exile to hunt down and combat the Prime Evils. Although he could not help them directly, he did so on a few occasions, timing it to where the High Heavens would not be aware of him breaking their ancient law of noninterference.

Aidan then turns to the occupant in his bed.

"How are you feeling, Uncle?" asked Aidan.

"I am well," Deckard said with a smile. "I was about to get some rest before you showed up. These beds that the Gremory Family have provided are quite comfortable for an old man such as I."

"I'm sorry if I showed up at an inconvenient time," Aidan apologized.

But the elderly man smiles. "No need, Aidan. Instead, can you retrieve for me my book on the table?"

"Right away," Aidan said as he gets up to get his uncle's large book. It was black in color and had the Horadrim symbol on its spine, yet on the front cover of it was the skull of a Demon, most likely Diablo's but in a form unlike his usual appearance. If anything it looked a bit more evil.

But just as soon as Aidan comes back with the book, Uncle Deckard was fast asleep. He must have been up all night doing work and talking with Tyrael that he was tired. Respectfully, Tyrael and Aidan allow him to sleep, the latter smiling at his uncle.

"I take it you have heard the news of the Demons returning, Tyrael?" Aidan asked to the mortal archangel.

"More than that," Tyrael said. "I feel as if a repeat of history has dawned upon us."

"What do you mean?" asked Aidan.

"Centuries ago, I created the Horadrim as a means to hunt down the Prime Evils when they were banished into Sanctuary. After their capture, they were sealed in three different corners of the world in the hopes that they would never rise again. But three centuries after the Dark Exile, they had emerged once again, free from their prisons. In my hubris, I had not counted on their ability to exert their will over the race of men. Although we had succeeded in defeating them the second time, it came at a great cost of the Worldstone."

Tyrael could remember that moment of when he destroyed the Worldstone with El'druin, hurling it into the gargantuan crystal. At this point in time, he became aware that Heaven and Hell's continual warring over the artifact had poisoned and altered its original nature. Thus he was compelled to destroy for more reasons than one.

"After Anu had recreated the world and awoken humanity, he also created the Lower Heavens, from which the first Angels who had fallen would become Devils and Fallen Angels. Then came the Great War, which I cautiously aided my younger brethren in the hopes that they would protect Sanctuary from harm, yet I did not count on the Prime Evils once again."

"What do you mean?" asked Aidan.

"Being the ones who had orchestrated the Devils' entire history, they also influenced them in the Great War, all in a part to weaken everyone's defenses so that they could be exiled in the same manner as before once the Great War had ended. When I learned of the truth, I convinced the leaders of the Three Factions for a temporary aliance to hunt down a greater evil that is a major threat to them all."

"But once the Second Dark Exile was over, a repeat of history from the first has now just begun," Aidan concluded, making Tyrael nod his head.

"Understand this friend," Tyrael advised. "Entire worlds burned as Heaven and Hell waged over the Worldstone. Now they seek Sanctuary as the alternative prize. The other realms and species are of no concern save for humanity and the nephalem."

This did not bode well for Aidan. With the High Heavens and the Burning Hells keeping an active watch on the mortal world, along with various other trivial factions in the way, they will seek to take Sanctuary for their own. The Elder Angels may want to destroy it as they have previously kept held true to, but the Demons will always find a way to corrupt mankind. The Three Factions are of no different, neither are the gods nor the humans.

And the nephalem will be the ones caught in the middle of it all. Being half Elder Angel and half Demon, there will be those who seek their power for their own personal use be it for good intentions or for dark designs. Yet only the nephalem can defend humanity and their world both from outside forces and from itself for it is they who are the true champions of Creation.

Yet for all the trauma that the world had gone through, there seemed to have been too much of it. Old ways die out as new traditions settle in. Humanity continues to constantly evolve and it is only a matter of time before their true designs are revealed, whatever they are.

If only Inarius and Lilith, the creators of Sanctuary and of man, could see what their children had become as of now.

The two look upon the sleeping Uncle Deckard with silence and remembrance until Aidan broke the silence, placing his book onto his uncle's lap.

"It was all just stories," Aidan said solemnly. "My uncle saw what he wanted to see."

"Deckard sacrificed much to protect this world," Tyrael commented as he turns to the nephalem. "But his work is not over."

"What would you know about sacrifice?" Aidan demandingly asked as he turns over to the now mortal Elder Angel.

To give him the answer to his question, Tyrael reaches out his left hand to grab Aidan's right. Once he grabs onto it, a flash of white light occurs briefly before it shows Aidan what he had dared not dream to see. A place high within the clouds enshrouded in light that seems to enjoy a perpetual dream, stretching into the infinity.

The High Heavens themselves, with towers and structures of white and gold. A bastion of light and harmony. The home of the Elder Angels, the very first angels created by God himself. A realm created out of total order fitting for those who seek to bring good to the universe by any means necessary.

FLASHBACK…

The first thing Aidan saw was an Elder Angel, an archangel to be precise. He was tall and strong, covered in golden armor from head to toe and instead of a hood, he wore a helmet. But like the rest of his kin, his face was featureless, although one could make out an eyeglow from one of the eye holes of the helmet which seldomly appear. His lower half was covered in a few intriguing robes, dark red and gold in color. He had a halo above his head which floated at all times. As for his wings, they were blazing orange like that of a sun but instead of luminescent everflowing strands, they were held firm in place, showcasing what one would imagine for the wings of an angel.

Aidan knew this archangel. It was the leader of the Angiris Council and all of the High Heavens, replacing its original leader after he abandoned his home long ago. He is also the greatest warrior in all of creation, having led the Heavenly Host to innumerable victories over the course of the Eternal Conflict.

"Tyrael," Imperius, the Archangel of Valor, called forth as he points at his fellow archangel. "The ancient law of the High Heavens strictly forbids us from interfering with the mortal world! Yet you have done so – brazenly!"

Tyrael steps forward in defiance, unmoved by Imperius' accusations. "All that I am guilty of, Imperius, is bringing justice; while you hide, cowering, behind your throne!"

That did not bode so well for the Archangel of Valor. "SILENCE!"

Conjuring up a misty form of himself that glowed red hot from his right fist before he was fully enshrouded, he takes off from his seat down to Tyrael's level with a loud thud. He then rises and assumes his normal form, ready to cast judgment on his fellow archangel and former friend.

"You will now answer for your transgressions!" Imperius declares as he suddenly grabs Tyrael right on the chest.

With that, Imperius' grip was tight as he lifts Tyrael into the air, making the Archangel of Justice struggle as he is held up high in the Archangel of Valor's judgment.

Summoning Solarion, the Spear of Valor in his right hand, Imperius points it towards Tyrael and thrusts it at his head.

*DING*

Tyrael, with his speed and quick reflexes, manages to push the spear out of harm's way. Then, the two archangels struggle and come to blows as Imperius rams Tyrael into one of the walls, roaring as he does.

*BAM*

"Gaah!" Tyrael cried.

The two soon fall to the ground, with Tyrael on top of Imperius. Solarion was out of his grasp as he saw it to his left, about a few yards away from him. Angered, Imperius roars and pushes Tyrael off of him and warps over to his spear to retrieve it.

But as he reaches out for the blade, it is pulled away by Tyrael, who points it at him.

"You cannot judge me," Tyrael passionately decreed to Imperius. "I am Justice itself! We were meant for more than this!" Imperius soon stands up as he faces Justice itself, armed with Solarion. "To protect the innocent! But if our precious laws bind you all to inaction… then I will no longer stand as your brother."

With that declaration now set, Tyrael brings up Solarion and impales it to the ground, cracking it in the process.

*SHDING*

FLASHBACK ENDS…

Aidan collapses to his knees in shock, seeing the justification of Tyrael's actions and realizing his true calling.

"You chose…" Aidan realized as he turns around. "To be one of us."

He touches Tyrael again as a flash of white light gives him the second part of the vision.

FLASHBACK…

After plunging Solarion into the ground, Tyrael grasps the shoulder plates of his armor and begins to tear them off, showcasing his defiance to all of the High Heavens.

"Sacrilege!" A horrified if not disgusted Imperius beheld as he backs away.

And with one final push, Tyrael breaks off the armor that emits a shockwave. And not even a second later, another more powerful one blasts forth, shaking the entire Angiris Council Chamber as Imperius stumbles backwards.

But what Tyrael was breaking off were his wings. With a thud, they fall to the floor as the winds picked up speed within the chamber. The torn wings glowed white on the floor before they submerged into it. And then, fiery tendrils slowly sprang forth and emerged.

Tyrael's hood was flown back to reveal mortal flesh forming onto his face. But in the process, the tendrils soon grab onto him, pulling him down onto the floor, with the fallen archangel not even resisting.

The next flashback soon shows of Tyrael as a Fallen Star in the night, heading straight into the Vatican where he crashes right in front of the Basilica.

FLASHBACK ENDS…

"Thus, I fell… willingly…" Tyrael said. Aidan then looks up to see the former archangel after witnessing the vision. "…Because humanity is the only hope for this world."

Tyrael then reaches out a gentle hand to Aidan, making Aidan take it and stand up. Now he finally understood Tyrael's conviction, of why he left the Heavens permanently. His trust in humanity since the Sin War had not been forgotten and he had always acted as the world's protector from Heaven's wrath. Now he decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and became mortal, forsaking his original heritage for something considered, in the eyes of the wise, greater than the Elder Angels themselves.

"But then… how did you regain your wings and your original form?" asked Aidan.

"After I fell from Heaven, I was comatose for three days until I awoke, only to find no memory left within me. I was lost without my sword, scattered and fragmented into three pieces within Vatican City. I was severely weakened and had to battle the first few days of my body's need for sleep, something that no angel ever needed. I was soon found by one of the Exorcists of the Church by the name of Vasco Strada, a former wielder of Durandal."

"Vasco Strada?" asked a surprised Aidan. "You don't mean…?"

Tyrael nodded. "Strada was the one who had found me in the crater and took charge to care for me during my amnesia. He sent out Exorcists to retrieve the fragments of my sword, El'druin. Once the sword was brought to me, it was reforged and I had regained my memory and my identity. You could say in some sense that of all the secrets of the Church, I was its top priority."

"So what led you to become an Inquisitor of the Church then?" asked Aidan.

"I was kept under Vasco Strada's care as an ally until we met secretly with the pope. I told him of my true nature and the reason of why I fell. Instead of not believing me like I feared, he instead trusted my word for it and decided to reform the Inquisition in secret for one mission: to purge the Demons from Sanctuary and protect humanity from the shadows."

Tyrael recounts the early days of the New Inquisition where he had handpicked certain adventurers and heroes, most of which were humans who were descendants of the nephalem, to be tracking down any sign of demonic activity be they cultists within Kehjistan or Demons roaming in Khanduras.

"So, are they Horadrim?" asked Aidan.

"The Horadrim were created to hunt down the Prime Evils and guard Sanctuary from demonic threats," Tyrael clarified. "But the Inquisition's purpose was to purge the corruption within the Church that still remained by Mephisto in the early days of the Zakarum. Without us, Mephisto's influence would still take hold like a gnarled root from a rotten tree."

"Your angelic form, though," Aidan inquired. "How did you manage to regain your wings?"

"In my time as Inquisitor of the Church, I had managed to gather whatever was left of my former power that had scattered all across the world into El'druin. It took me many of your mortal years but finally, I was able to gain enough power to assume my once holy angelic form. But it is only temporary."

"Temporary?" asked Aidan.

"When I tore my wings before I fell, I did so with the purpose of becoming mortal, forsaking my immortality and casting aside my eternal life as an Elder Angel. Do I ever have a desire to regain it? Not at the moment, but in the time I have been mortal, I had both confirmed my findings of mortals but also underestimated mortality itself."

"What is it like then, being mortal?" asked Aidan.

"I will die, of course."

"That's not exactly what I meant."

"But that is the difference. Every moment of your life is precious. You take it one day at a time, knowing that the next moment could mean your end."

Mortal. It was a word Aidan could feel tingle in his spine. Seeing Tyrael as he is, Aidan knew in his heart and mind that Tyrael was not human. He was an Elder Angel, but one who forsook his grace to become flesh and bone. Mortal. Sometimes the nephalem wondered if he could purge his nephalem essence and be human, for nephalem were known to have lived incredibly long lives but not as long as Devils or Angels. While they live longer than the average human lifespan, it doesn't mean they are immortal.

Aidan has experienced that mortality situation time and time again. The first felt like he had died the moment he had plunged Diablo's soulstone into his forehead. Another was when he faced Bul-Kathos in the Worldstone Chamber during the Trial of the Ancients.

Perhaps death was his true legacy that he would leave behind once his duty to Sanctuary was over. But for whom or what the purpose of death would be to, he did not know.

He takes one more look at Uncle Deckard, sleeping in his bed as the nephalem puts a hand on the old man's shoulder in comfort, realizing a most terrible truth.

Aidan and Uncle Deckard may not have much time with one another in the years to come. It shook his heart with fear, but he keeps it contained.

"I never believed…" He said to his sleeping uncle. "All your crazy tales… The work you never finished." He then takes the book out of Deckard's hands and holds it close. "I will finish it, Uncle. I will carry on for you."

He and Tyrael soon take their leave to let Uncle Deckard sleep for a bit, with Grayfia watching over him as his personal maid.

---

In the big city, high on top of a skyscraper in the middle of construction, Azazel sat on the girder as he looked down below to the city lights that had brightened up. Standing next to him on his right and leaning his back on another girder was Vali. Standing on the Fallen Angel's left was Sinestra, who merely leaned forward on the girder looking at the stars.

"I suspect you'll want us to attend that boring meeting with you tomorrow, right?" Vali inquired.

"That's right, Vali," said Azazel. "After all, you are the White Dragon Emperor."

"I'm not surprised my big brother has to attend," Sinestra smiled in a mockery of sorts. "Though I suppose it wouldn't hurt to come along as well."

"So, Azazel, what are the odds that we will all go to war again?" Vali asked. "Or how about the return of the Burning Hells?"

Azazel scoffed. "Exactly what I'd expect from the mouth of the White Dragon. Are you trying to live fast and die young?"

"Relax, old man," Sinestra urged. "Vali just loves to find a good fight, isn't that right, brother?"

"Why not?" He smirked. "There's no point to anything anymore. I hate this place. I hate this era my birth thrusted me into. A world where God is dead, and the one who killed him is in a place far beyond our reach. I just wanted a shot at Him or anyone as strong as him."

"You're the Vanishing Dragon, all right," Azazel said.

But Sinestra also smirks. "Fear not, brother. When the Seven Evils come, you will have plenty of fun with the fighting. The world is about to be shrouded in shadow and I wonder just how much of a flame you can brighten up."

Vali smiles at that prospect. "Thanks, sister. Just don't do anything reckless, will you?"

"Same to you."

---

After taking a long shower and closing the door, Aidan lays down on his bed. Having returned from the Underworld, and after having talked to a lot of people today, he needed a long break. A nice hot shower took his mind off of a lot of things.

All of them except one.

Despite being tired knowing that the summit was tomorrow, he couldn't sleep and stared at his ceiling. Asides from the fact that his room was a bit hotter than usual, Aidan's mind was on a certain girl whom he just had sex with.

"Akeno…" He whispered as the image of the beautiful Queen popped into his mind. "You are a girl who was always smiling, acting as the proper Queen in the Peerage. But I could never have imagined how much you had been suffering before and after you found out the truth. If only I had known… But now, I am in love with two girls that are best friends with one another. I wonder, would a harem really be the best option?"

Such questions raged and stormed in Aidan's mind. But he didn't have time to swell on them. Although, he couldn't sleep either. To pass the time, Aidan decides to get out of bed and move to his closet. Opening it up, he grabbed something form the top shelf, which was a guitar in its guitar case.

Taking out the instrument, he sits down on the bed and sets himself to prepare playing a song. A song he had practiced during his travels with Uncle Deckard one day when he was in the British Islands.

He began the tune with a hum.

"Beware, beware the Daughter of the Sea."
"Beware," I heard him cry.
His words carried upon the ocean breeze,
As he sank beneath the tide.

Those blood-soaked shores of Kalimdor,
Where sailors fought and died.
The Admiral fell at Theramore,
because she left his side.

Why this? Why this, oh Daughter of the Sea?
Why this? Did you forget your seaside days?
Always the pride of our nation's eyes,
How could she go astray?

When she did flee across the ocean deep,
The Admiral followed west.
What else but sail to save a daughter's life,
And pray she still drew breath?

But there he found upon those distant shores,
Enemies 'pon the rise!
But when he faced those savage foes
His daughter stood aside.

And buried deep beneath the waves,
Betrayed by family.
To his nation, with his last breath, cried,
"Beware the Daughter of the Sea."

Ahoy, ahoy, sweet Daughter of the Seas.
Ahoy this child be mine.
The Admiral's girl, his whole entire world,
for as long as stars do shine.

Once the song ends, Aidan takes the moment to listen in to the last tune before that last bit of noise from the guitar echoed off and the room was silent.

Two knocks then brought Aidan's attention over to the door that soon opened, revealing Rias in her night gown.

"I didn't know you could play," Rias said with a smile.

Aidan responds back, "Actually this is the only song I know of. I learned it from a bard in Kingsport."

As Rias watches Aidan put the guitar away, she steps into the room but reveals that she was not alone. Stepping aside, she saw a surprised Aidan see that the other person was Akeno, with her hair down from its usual ponytail while wearing a short white bathrobe that went down only to her thighs.

"Akeno?" Aidan asked after he puts the guitar away. "What are you doing here?"

Akeno closes the door before Rias starts to explain, with her body seen through the thin, transparent material of her gown. "Our meeting ran late, so she is going to have to sleep over with us tonight. I figured you wouldn't mind the situation much."

"That's right," said Akeno as she stood beside her best friend. The two smiled and giggled at one another.

While Aidan was happy to see Akeno back in her normal self, the guilt that came from him cheating on Rias with her rushed into him. He tried his best to contain it, but his heart ached with a lot of pain. And unfortunately, Rias was well aware of it.

"Akeno said she really wanted to take the moment to apologize to you," She said, to the nephalem's confusion.

"Obviously, I'm very sorry for surprising you today, and I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me," Akeno said with a bow.

However, in a move that surprised both of the girls, Aidan fell to his knees and prostrated himself before them. The shame and guilt in Aidan were clearly present yet not even Rias could anticipate this coming from her boyfriend.

"Rias…" Aidan spoke. "What I did was wrong and foolish. I don't have any excuse for cheating on you like that. Emotions were high and I couldn't control myself against my primal instincts. I won't ask you to forgive me but…"

Akeno giggles at him while Rias sighs.

"Oh, forget about that nonsense, Somnus," She said, walking up to him and kneeling. Aidan lifts his head briefly as he felt Rias' hands grasp his cheek to lift him up. "I've already forgiven you for that. And this isn't about the cheating, but of what happened before."

"Huh?"

"She's not upset with you about our sexual activity, Somnus," Akeno revealed. "Rias is talking about when you told me that you loved me no matter who I was."

"What?" He was shocked, looking at Rias with wide eyes. "But why aren't you mad at me?"

Rias then brought him up to stand on his feet. "Because I was happy to hear of your care and kindness for her, and I was reminded about just why I love you."

Akeno then comes forward to Aidan and asks, "Somnus. Do you love us both? Or do you favor one more than the other?"

That question came out of nowhere for Aidan. While an easy one to answer, it was also a very difficult one. Deciding to come clean with his heart, he takes a heavy sigh to clear his thoughts first.

"I… I love you both," He confessed. "And I could never choose one over the other."

This brought a smile to the faces of the girls.

"And so, after talking with her, I've come to my own decision," Rias said after wrapping herself around one of his arms.

"And that is?" asked Aidan, confused yet curious about what she was about to say.

"As your first and only girlfriend…" Rias paused for a moment with a blush. "I'll be your harem queen."

"…uh, what?"

As his brain began to short circuit, Akeno took the opportunity to grab him by the other arm and pull him away from Rias.

"She's saying that If you really think a harem is the best course of action, then she will support you as the harem queen," Akeno explained. "That means you get to be my nephalem as well, for I am your harem mistress."

"…uh, what?"

Rias then got a bit upset at her best friend. "You know what, Akeno? We may be best friends, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't act with a little bit of restraint."

The two beautiful women got closer, sandwiching Aidan between their large breasts.

"Yes, well, restraint is forbidden in a serious battle like this," Akeno told her with her usual expression of a pleasant smile with closed eyes. "How could the big bad King like yourself, who also proclaims herself a queen, ever say something so cowardly?"

"Oh, I can't lose after hearing you say that," Rias said with a confident and proud smile. She then grabs Aidan by the head and shoves his face in between her cleavage. "Go on and hit me with your best shot, you so-called mistress!"

Akeno then grabs Aidan and does the same thing, smothering him with her beautiful breasts. Giggling, she said, "So this is how we're playing for our nephalem's attention, huh?"

Unknown to the two girls though was that the more they kept shoving Aidan between their breasts, the more aroused he became. He soon lost himself to animal instincts to simply take them and mate and he could not hold back any longer. Just as Rias was about to reach for him, he first reaches for her hand. And he does the same with Akeno.

The girls were surprised if not a bit scared at hearing his irregular breathing like that of a predator.

"You two…" He said as he raises his eyes, filled with a primal lust for them. "All right. If that's how you want it, then I don't care what happens anymore."

Confused, the girls were caught off-guard to see Aidan sit up straight. Turning to Rias, he shoves his lips onto hers, invading her mouth with his tongue. Rias screams and moans at the sudden outburst as it felt like she was being drained of energy. Soon she gives in and kisses back, colliding tongues with Aidan before he lets go.

Aidan then kisses Akeno, also caught off-guard as her tongue shares with Aidan's. But unlike Rias, Akeno took it all in stride and tries her best to fight back, even as the pleasure was too much.

Letting go of the kiss, Aidan brings the two down onto his bed, keeping them pinned by the hands he held.

"No! Somnus! Wait, Somnus! No!" Rias yelped in pleasure and in plea, wanting him to calm down from his primal instincts. At the same time though, she couldn't deny her lust hormones going nuts from that one kiss.

Akeno was also in the same position as she was pinned to the bed. "S-Somnus, calm down!"

But Aidan, controlled by his lustful desires, rips away their gowns, exposing their naked bodies to himself. He then creates from his magic some sort of slime-like motion, mashing his hands together.

"It is time I pay you back in full!" He said. "And also remind you who is your king!"

The girls yelp but could not help it as their pleasure overcomes them, as does their lust.

"Just so that you cannot behave in such a provocative way again, I will make you yield to me completely!"

With the slime in his hands, he overtakes his girls and rubs the ooze onto them. From Rias' thighs to Akeno's breasts from behind, Aidan covered them everywhere, groping and pleasuring their weak points. They moan lustfully, asking for more as he dominates the two.

Once he stops, Akeno was on top of Rias panting with her to the same rate. When they had time to look over why Aidan had stopped, they soon saw why.

His pants were dropped down. And with both of them naked, they knew what came next.

Yet they smiled lustfully.

NEXT MORNING…

When the morning came, Aidan felt like he was being pressed down hard by something. It almost felt like three cougars laid to rest with him. Opening and rubbing his eyes, he soon saw what it was.

He was surrounded by both of the buxom women, the same women he had sex with last night apparently. Akeno was on his right side, holding him close with her right arm. And then there was Rias, who was sleeping on his front, her head near his crotch.

After taking a moment to fully realize that both girls were sleeping with him at once, all of them naked, Aidan relaxed. And he knew why they were in such a situation. They just did a threesome last night with Aidan ensuring his dominance over both the Great Ladies of Kuoh.

And he did just that, in more ways than one.

Truth be told, he now had a harem. And it only brought a smile to his face as sleep dulls his senses and takes him.

---

Meanwhile, high in the sky was Vali. With the wings of his Sacred Gear deployed, he stares down at Kuoh Academy. Arms were crossed and his legs together as he surveyed the school. Right next to him was his younger sister, Sinestra, who also had her many metallic angelic feather wings out, courtesy of her yet to be known Sacred Gear.

"Tonight's finally the night, huh?" asked Vali in a jaded tone, having little to no interest in anything that was going on tonight.

"Yes," Sinestra nodded.

"All the higher ups are gathering to discuss the most boring issues ever to be discussed."

"Watch your tone, big brother," Sinestra warned. "The Demons of the Burning Hells are not like any foe you have ever faced before. Even your ancestor, Lucifer, was enslaved and had trouble fighting against them during the Rebellion. You may be powerful, but the Seven Evils have been around since even when God first formed."

Vali scoffs at that. "Even if you say that, I am sure they are nothing we cannot handle."

Sinestra would not deny that.

"There's nothing left in this boring world to interest me anyway," Vali said. "Although, I will be genuinely surprised to see if something new came about."

What Vali did not know was that Sinestra kept something hidden behind her smirk. And what it was would haunt him forever and mayhap put a strain on their relationship as blood siblings born of the same mother.

---

The time was late at night. High above was a protective barrier used to envelop the school completely, eerily similar to the one Sona and her Peerage had used. Outside the barrier, Angels, Fallen Angels, and Devil soldiers loyal to their respective masters surrounded the school on patrol. And every single one of them knew why.

It was finally time for the summit of the Three Factions to commence. The meeting would take place in the staff room of the new school building.

As the doors to the Occult Research Club open up, as Karlamine stepped into the room.

"Master Aidan. Lady Rias," She greeted with a bow. "Everything is ready."

"Thank you, Karlamine," said Rias. "Tell them we're on our way."

"Head back to meet with the others and Grayfia," Aidan ordered.

Hours before, Aidan's three maids suddenly asked their master and Rias if they could offer their services at the meeting, in the form of tea and snacks for the visiting factions. Seeing no harm in doing so, the couple agreed.

Karlamine bows and takes her leave of the room as Rias turns to the rest of the people from her Peerage, all of them gathered in the club room.

"It's time to head to the meeting," She said with everyone nodding. She then turned to Gasper's box that the vampire Bishop was in. Right on the sofa next to him was Aidan's Familiar, Sethraliss, who was summoned to assume a humanoid form for her to watch over Gasper and to keep him company. She had adopted a warrior's outfit for a female Egyptian, armed with a spear.

"Gasper, behave yourself while we are gone," Rias ordered.

"Yes, Rias," Gasper said from within the box.

"I don't mean to scold you, but if you activate your power, it will stall negotiations," Rias informed him gently. "And we don't want that. I hope you understand.

"Yes, Rias," Gasper said while poking his head out of the box.

Despite his training, Gasper still had no control over his Sacred Gear and even the slightest pulse of power could halt the summit. Everyone present in the meeting will be frozen in time if triggered.

"Sethraliss will stand guard over you," Aidan said as he caressed his familiar's neck, which she liked. "As a Claw Viper, she is deadly even when in a human form."

He then turned to Gasper and said, "I'm also leaving some of Uncle Deckard's books here for you to enjoy in case you're bored. There are sweets here as well in case you're hungry, along with the paper bag in case you are lonely."

"Y-Yessss!" Gasper cheered.

And with that settled, everyone from the ORC left Gasper in the room and proceeded to head to the new school building for the summit.

---

The Occult Research Group stood in front of the doors to the staff meeting room. Rias walks up to them and gives a couple knocks on the door.

A second later, both doors were opened by Grayfia and Yubelluna. Rias enters first before the others follow suite. The room the summit took place in had a gorgeous and pompous-looking table. Sitting at it were all those everyone recognized, the air enveloped by the silence as everyone's expressions were serious. Sitting at the table were two fo the Four Great Satans Sirzechs and Serafall, the Archangel Michael, leader of the Lower Heavens, and Azazel, leader of the Grigori.

Once Yubelluna and Grayfia close the doors after everyone enters, they returned to their duties of serving tea to all the attendees while Karlamine and Xuelan were on standby with the tea carts.

Standing behind the two of the Four Great Satans were Sona, Tsubaki, and Issei. Standing behind Michael was Irina. And lastly, standing behind Azazel were Vali and Sinestra.

In the middle of the table standing between the four leaders sitting in their chairs was Inquisitor Tyrannus, but everyone knew him as Tyrael, the Archangel of Justice.

When Xenovia entered the room, she gasped when she saw her master and former friend. "Irina?"

Irina glares at her before turning away with disgust. Expected as a result of her denial, Tyrannus was more kinder and simply gave a smile and nod to his former student.

Aidan's attention was drawn to the sight of Sinestra, who still bore a bit of uneasiness of her due to her actions prior to the summit. But her attention was drawn to her brother, who stared at his rival, Issei Hyoudou, the current Red Dragon Emperor. Tension between the two groups grew heavy, for they both knew who their respective rivals were.

"Everyone is here. Good. This is my little sister, Rias, and her retainers," Sirzechs broke the tension by introducing Rias to the VIP of the other factions as she bows. "And as you all know, Aidan Kain, the nephalem and perhaps the most important individual here with us."

"Hi Aidan~," Serafall waves happily at the nephalem, wearing a different outfit than her cosplay one. Aidan bows out of respect but still wonders if Serafall's curiosity will be the death of her.

"They are the ones who fought against Kokabiel and his master, Dul'Mephistos, during their surprise attack a few days ago," Sirzechs informed.

"That is a rather impressive feat. More than what we had accomplished in the Second Dark Exile," Michael gives his thanks to Rias and Aidan, as the couple conduct their cool and bow once more.

"Once again, I apologize," Azazel said with a brazen expression that seemed to have ticked the two off. "One of my boys caused you more trouble than I thought."

Though angered, the two kept it in check. They really don't like Azazel despite the necessity for the deception.

"Now that all the participants are here, let this summit commence," Inquisitor Tyrannus said to everyone at the table.

"Rias," Sirzechs calls out. "Could you speak about the incident a few days before?"

"Yes, Lucifer-sama," Rias, Akeno, and Sona step forward.

All three of the ladies began to go into detail about the recent attack from Kokabiel and the fight to stop him. They also go into account about the emergence of Mephisto and of their fight with him as well, along with Diablo who had briefly resurfaced before sealing him away again. With Rias summarizing all that happened in the battle, she expressed herself plainly in a calm manner despite the trembling of her hands.

Everyone in the room listened carefully. Aidan knew the story, so he looks to see the reactions from everyone else. When Rias explained the part where Anu, or God, was killed by the archangel Malthael, Aidan turned to Irina. She looked horrified and in complete denial. She would've spoken against such blasphemy but when she met Tyrannus' eyes who confirmed it with a nod, along with the silence of Michael, it was enough to tell her the truth that God really was dead, ironically killed by the hands of an Elder Angel who had become the Angel of Death.

Aidan could understand why Rias was so nervous as the atmosphere was still very tense. Each leader of the Three Factions had a different reaction. The more they listened to the report, they either let out a sigh, a scowl, or a smile. Or even all at once.

"…The rest of the details regarding the incident between Kokabiel and his master and my household can be found in my official report," Rias concluded, almost revived to finally be done with her part of the summit.

"As a witness, I, Sona Sitri, heir to the Sitri Family, confirm the validity of the report given by Lady Gremory, "Sona said.

"And I, Tyrael, archangel of Justice and former member of the Angiris Council, can confirm this not only as a witness, but also a participant of the fight," Tyrannus confirmed, using his real name.

"That will be all," Sirzechs told the Devil girls. "Thank you."

"Good job, girls. You make me so proud, Sona!" Serafall said, sending a wink to Sona who otherwise ignored it and followed Rias back to the wall.

"Would the Governor-General of the Fallen Angels care to share his opinion on the report?" Sirzechs suggested as all eyes turned to Azazel.

"Kokabiel went rogue, but in ways I never thought possible. So my thoughts on the incident are irrelevant," Azazel said after letting out an intrepid smile.

"Yet he acted on the orders of his master, Mephisto, whom we imprisoned centuries ago," said Michael as he lets out a sigh. "What do you say about that?"

"Well, he was the warden of the soulstone he guarded, if that is what you're asking. I wasn't surprised he'd be the first to fall to corruption, but something tells me the damn fool wouldn't have tried to destroy the whole town if he knew I was staying here. I've grown quite fond of this quiet little place."

But Aidan glares at him. "Have you forgotten that Kokabiel allowed Mephisto to possess him and take form? Along with the fact that he tried to enact a Demon invasion from the Burning Hells? You're so-called 'quiet little place' would've ended up like Old Tristram if you just kept hiding!"

"Please, be calm, Somnus," Sirzechs advised. "And Azazel, try to stay on topic, if you please."

"I was originally going to send the White Dragon Emperor to solve the problem," Azazel said. "But when Mephisto showed himself, I decided extra help was needed so I sent in Sinestra, Vali's sister and the Angiris Apostle, to help him out. Once Kokabiel was captured, he was frozen stiff in Cocytus. Until he was killed and burned to a crisp thanks to Baal."

"What I find most troubling about the attack itself is his motivation," Michael told the Fallen Angel. "He was the handler of the soulstones during the Second Dark Exile, yet he seemed unsatisfied with the cold war."

"Yeah, the war ending halfway through really became a thorn in his side, even after finding out that the Burning Hells were indirectly involved. What he wanted was to bring the Eternal Conflict over to Sanctuary, drawing the attention of the High Heavens and the Burning Hells while also claiming the power of the nephalem. But at this late stage in the game, I have no interest in a war, not even one that had began in the beginning before our existence."

"I'm more troubled by the murder, though," Serafall said, with a surprisingly serious face that not even Aidan think would be possible for one such as her. "For the Lord of Destruction to simply gain access to Cocytus and kill Kokabiel, along with setting the entire level ablaze to the point nobody survived. We had placed all high-level security measures to ensure no one, not even a Demon, would be able to get through. But whoever let Baal in means that we have traitors amongst the Devils."

"Well, let's not forget that the Demons are not exclusive to my faction or the rest," Azazel said, making Serafall upset.

"Again, I ask that we stay focused on the matter at hand," Sirzechs told them, but looked right at Azazel. "After all, that's why we've reconvened here."

"Spare the verbosity, will you? Let's just make peace and be done with it. The longer we talk, the quicker the Demons move in the shadows."

On that sentence by Azazel, each factions was surprised for a small interval. Even Rias, Akeno, and Sona were considerably surprised. If that is true, then does that mean they desire peace together?

"Agreed, Azazel," Tyrannus spoke up. "Let us continue this summit."

---

First of all, Merry Christmas to you all. I figured that for this Christmas I should give you all a new chapter on the story. Chapter 30 nonetheless.

First things first, Aidan gets a new weapon. This is to replace Ascalon since Issei would at this point already have it by the same angel. So I figured Aidan should get something similar but in the form of a very familiar weapon to those who play WOW. Now you may think that I am changing universes but I am not. WOW and DIABLO are both made by Blizzard Entertainment and it is not the first time they have crossed both universes together in their games. Heroes of the Storm being a prime example. Speaking of WOW, I did incorporate the song Daughter of the Sea because I felt it sort of connected well for Akeno in that in the song, the Admiral is her father Baraqiel and that Akeno, as the daughter of the sea in the song, betrayed her father through her hatred of him, which led to his "death" i.e. his capture by the Demons and torture.

My Christmas gift to you all is a lemon between Aidan and Akeno. Truth be told I wasn't so sure if I should make a heavy lime or a lemon. I thus decided to do the latter and got really heavy into it. Had to find some hentai doujinshi of Azur Lane to make this lemon unique.

There is not much to say for the rest of the chapter, other than the fact that we know why Tyrael fell from the High Heavens in the first place. For those that play DIABLO III, you should remember that ending cinematic in ACT II that in my mind was one of the best Blizzard had ever made. Sinestra and Vali chat as usual as brother and sister and their true connection to each other will be revealed next chapter. Just to make ti clear, they are not adopted siblings.

And now the summit can commence. Next chapter will be a long one due to being a battle thrown in the process. But stay tune for it next year at the latest. And boy is it gonna be a blast and surprise in more ways than one.

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