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.

OP: Metamorphose feat. Ishida Yoko – Over the Testament (Shinmai Maou no Testament BURST OP)

(As the music begins, a flash of white light occurs as the camera moves upwards to depict a mural showing the entire universe like a tree, first starting with the Burning Hells and their masters, the Seven Evils, as they light up in red. Aidan appears first in a blue background with a bare chest before it cuts back to the mural moving upwards to the middle showing Sanctuary/Earth and all the other realms surrounding it, including the Underworld which light up in green. Then Rias appears in a red background, a bit further back than Aidan yet also naked before it reverts back to the upper portion of the mural, showing the High Heavens and their leaders, the Angiris Council, illuminated in a white glow. Akeno is the last show further back than Aidan and Rias, also naked and with a yellow background. The last image shows the entire mural illuminated in its respective colors.)

Over the Testament (The title of the show is revealed as Highschool DxD: The Prime Evil)

sabireta kono sekai ni habikoru (Aidan is standing on top of Tristram Cathedral, looking out to the sunset over the horizon before he turns briefly to his right to face away from the camera)
gizen to jiko gisei sore ga bigaku ka? (Rias is shown in front of the ORC Clubhouse before she turns around fully and then begins to walk forward)
honne o kakushita koduku na PIERO (The camera cuts to Akeno in her miko outfit at her shrine, her eyes closed before she opens them in a serious expression)
kyou mo kimi wa Poker face (Asia is shown in a church praying before she turns around to the light. The next image shows Kiba leaning his back against a wall, head down and eyes closed, with the spirits of his dead comrades surrounding him in comfort)

kamen hazushite saa kocchi ni kite (The Gremory rune is shown before the background turns black. Rias appears amidst the flames of the Burning Hells soon afterwards with the rune still present)
arinomama no kimi shiritaikara (Aidan's left arm, from his Sacred Gear that was holding Silentium, is corrupted as he activates his Balance Breaker, making him scream into the air as the shadow of Diablo appears above and behind him)

kagayaki ni tsutsumare yasashii kaze ga fuku (Rossweisse, fires a powerful blast of lightning from on high at a group of flying Demons. Xenovia was on the ground as she slams Durandal to the ground, creating a massive quake that topples the incoming Demons in front of her)
sonna sekai o misetakute chikai o koeta (Kiba charges across the rooftops with Sword of Betrayer in hand. The camera follows him where he was charging towards the towering Belial, Lord of Lies. He jumps up to dodge a blast from the Demon Lord before spinning in the air and cutting off one of Belial's horns)

arata ni kizamareru kibou e no ayumi o (Koneko is seen next running across the rooftops as the camera follows her, charging at Azmodan, the Lord of Sin. She lands roughly on one roof before jumping upwards, dodging Azmodan's attack before she runs across the Demon's left arm and delivers a swift kick to his head)
tsugi no PEEJI ni kakishirushi (Rias fires a powerful blast from her Power of Destruction, only to be caught in a blast herself by Azmodan, sending her flying away)

ugokidashita jikan wa New age (Rias is caught by Aidan who smiles at her to which she returns. Then the two lean in for a romantic kiss as they are enveloped in a red power, their clothes also dissipating in the process)

(Aidan is shown in his Balance Breaker, Primal Terror Vengeance, starting at the back as the camera steadily turns around to show him until the last shot shows his left demonic eye. Between each frame, quick-time images appear; the first one being Venalana Gremory, Lilith, and the angel Aurelia in her mortal guise but with her back facing the camera, the second Sirzechs and Grayfia, the third being the Student Council led by Sona Sitri, the fourth being Loki and Diodora Astaroth back to back, and finally the last one showing Sinestra as the Angiris Apostle with the Angiris Council members looking over her, including Tyrael as the Archangel of Justice and Malthael as the Archangel of Wisdom)

(The final image shows Aidan looking to his right at Sinestra in the air, ready to take part in the Eternal Conflict)

Aidan and the demonically possessed Rias crash into each other over and over again, trading blows with one another of incredible power. Rias, thanks to giving in to the possession of the soulstone sliver in her heart, was incredibly powerful. Perhaps enough to rival Aidan or even her own elder brother. No matter what Aidan did to fight her, she would counter every step of the way. It felt like this battle would rage forever within the Dimensional Gap, but time was already running out for either of them. Aidan needed to end this fight quickly before all is lost.

But as he fights Rias, his mind drifts back to the memories of the past. His first interaction with Rias, his first kiss with her, his first night sleeping with her at Azure Lust. Those good memories overwhelmed his mind, bringing with it pleasant feelings.

Rias blasts at Aidan with her Power of Destruction, btu Aidan manages to catch and absorb it into his hand. But that is when she was out of his sight and uses her spiked tail to wrap it around Aidan's neck, surprising him from behind as she soon sends him flying, blasting him with her magic. Though that was a cheap shot, Aidan gets back on his feet and has his senses adjusted before he goes back to fighting Rias. The memories of the good times he had with his beloved come rushing through him like a wild river.

'…Silly boy. You gave up your whole life, just for me.'

'Yeah… It feels like a lifetime ago that I held you in my arms.'

'…You may have broken this engagement, Aidan, but I promise you that there'll be a new engagement that'll be brought up, believe me. If you keep doing this…'

'As long as I live, I will always protect you. No matter what. And I will never leave you alone. Not in this life. Not in the next.'

'Hey, Somnus… Can I ask you something? Are you happy to have met me? I'm happy to have met you, Somnus. I truly am. A life without you is a life I do not want. I love you with all my heart, and I don't intend to change that. There will be those that would never accept us, especially you for what had happened even if you were not at fault. And I still need to think about my family. But at the same time… I don't want to lose you ever again.'

'I do not want to lose you again as well, Rias. And while logically, I would agree that we both have our duties and great tasks for both of us, that does not mean I will intend to let anything destroy what we have now. A world without you is a world I would never want to live in. That's why-'

*BAM*

"GAH!"

Aidan shouts in pain as he is hit by Rias' attack. Though his Balance Breaker armor had protected him, it still hurt like hell. He needed to end this fight immediately but using his sword Silentium was not an option. If he was going to save Rias, he needed a weapon that would not do so much damage to her. Something that could perhaps wound the Demon or at least the demonic influence within the soulstone sliver.

Rias comes in with a clawed hand to strike, followed by a strike of pure red demonic power. Aidan manages to dodge them and move away but there was much conflict within his mind. He just could not bring himself to harm Rias, possessed or not. He knew what he had to do, but he wasn't sure if he had the strength to do it. True love does indeed hurt.

'She's using both her powers and the soulstone sliver's at a rate I had never thought possible.' Aidan muttered before he stares at Rias.

Desperately, he tries to reach into her. "Rias! I fight for you because you are everything to me. I would do anything to save you, even at the cost of my life. Even if I must be damned for all eternity just to see you free, even if I must take your place to be possessed, I would do it. I am your nephalem, and I will always be yours! But now…"

Summoning the Warglaive Furies in his hands, he pours every ounce of his power into them. If he can just leave a wound on Rias without killing her, then he could use his powers to exorcise her and bring out that damn sliver residing in her heart that is in control of her body.

Truth be told though; this was a highly risky gamble to make. If he manages to pull this off and not kill Rias, then he can work on subduing her and remove the soulstone sliver from her body.

Rias soon charges in with her arm blades at the ready, roaring demonically just as the nephalem finishes charging up his power.

"RIAS!" He screamed charging in, meeting her in the middle.

*SHIING*

A big flash and clash of blades later, Rias and Aidan were seen at opposite ends with their strikes made. A few moments passed before Rias collapses to the ground, wounded as her demonic blood spills.

With the battle now over, Aidan turns around and walks to Rias before dropping the Warglaives to the ground, destroyed as they were. With their power now exhausted, they were rendered useless and obsolete.

"I have conquered the darkness within me," Aidan decreed as he stops at a safe distance. "You must do the same."

Rias stands up tattered and wounded. Despite being defeated and battered, her eyes flare with wrath and rage as she looks at her beloved nephalem.

"You will have to kill me," Rias demanded.

But a solemn Aidan, with his arms empowered and glowing in a red lightning glow, walks up to Rias and replies, "I would rather save you, my love."

In that moment, Aidan thrusts his hands onto Rias, nearly grabbing her chest as they are both encompassed by the red light.

Aidan soon infuses his hands and manages to phase them through her body. With his right hand inside of her, he finds what he is looking for deep in her heart: the red soulstone sliver that embedded itself into Rias after she broke the Red Soulstone of Terror in an attempt to save Aidan. And also the very cause of her demonic possession and transformation.

With his hands now inside her body and penetrating into her heart, Aidan carefully extracts the soulstone sliver from Rias. It caused the redhead so much pain she screams, both physically and spiritually like she was being exorcised from the control of the one who had possessed her.

Once Aidan gets the shard out, he violently casts it aside, letting the hot crystal sliver burn into ashes and sparks and be forgotten forever. Aidan soon works on purifying the rest of the corruption lingering in Rias, determined to save her. With the source out of the way, he can now focus on rejuvenating her.

From Rias' womb though, a new power awakened, shining a crimson glow. A power unlike anyone had ever seen, one that was mixed with nephalem and Devil blood. Unknown to Aidan or Rias, it was helping out the latter, wanting to save its mother from the darkness.

MEANWHILE…

Back at the destroyed ORC building, everyone was sitting by the steps, wondering how goes the fight within the Dimensional Gap between Rias and Aidan. With Rossweisse attending to the group, having been left behind to keep watch and monitor their progress. But when they returned, the only news she received was that things just got from bad to worse.

They were all worried, wondering just how long they must wait.

"It's been a few hours since we returned," Asia said. "I'm worried for Aidan. And Rias."

Kiba nods in understanding, yet curses to himself, "To think we need to leave this to Aidan to help her. It pains me that we cannot do anything to help her."

"How could this even happen though?" asked Gasper. "Why did Rias suddenly turn into a Demon and attack us?"

Azazel's voice is soon heard as he walks up to the group. "It's Diablo, or at least the soulstone sliver that resides in Rias' heart. It's now taken a hold of her mind. I suspect Belial had a part in that."

"Belial?" asked Xenovia. "Do you think Rias is possessed by him?"

"That's what I thought to. But that isn't the case. I think Belial just fed the soulstone with demonic power, enough for it to influence and control Rias and make her give in to its dark whispers."

"We should pray for them," Asia suggested.

Akeno nods. "Agreed. Let's pray."

With Asia's suggestions approved and Akeno's urging, the ORC Peerage get together and hold hands. Akeno leads the prayer, speaking for the group. At least for the Devils, they were not praying to a dead God or even to Heaven itself, lest they get bad headaches sans for Asia and Xenovia.

"Aidan, if you can hear us, then relay this to Rias. We miss her and we want her back. Please, come home to us."

Rossweisse stood guard to continue tending for them, obviously not praying with them since she was not part of the Peerage.

But for Azazel, he steps out of it, looking up in the sky with an expression that something bad is about to happen in the midst of this. He could not quite put his finger on what it was though. But it was going to be big.

Rias groans as she opens her eyes to the light. Everything was all a blur and her head felt like the weight of a giant boulder.

But as soon as her eyes clear up, the first thing she sees is the familiar face of a nephalem.

"S-Somnus…?"

"Rias? Rias!"

The moment she sees his face, joy fills her heart as she quickly wraps her arms around his neck, hugging him hard like she missed him so much. "My love, you came for me."

Aidan hugs back. "Yes. I finally got you back. And now you don't have to worry about that soulstone sliver of yours in your heart."

Rias was surprised as she looks at Aidan. "You mean…?"

"I managed to remove it. You're free from Diablo's curse. At long last."

This was such great news to Rias. Now she didn't have to worry about the doubt and darkness that lingered in her heart. With Diablo's sliver of influence now gone, she was at last free.

However, the joy of such revelation was short-lived as she sees Aidan bear a serious look and watching out at the surroundings of the Dimensional Gap.

"It's not over yet…" Aidan said as he gets up before he calls out in a loud voice. "Belial! Get out here, you coward! You have nowhere left to run!"

Soon enough, Belial himself manifested above a platform over the couple. His expression was one of pure anger and irritability, his plans ruined once again, and his identity now compromised. Having been exorcised by Rias, he was now left exposed.

But frankly, he had enough of these games, and it was time to take this fight seriously.

"No more tricks to hide behind this time?" asked Aidan. "I didn't think you were brave enough to face me in the flesh!"

That was the last straw for Belial, for now this time it is personal.

"I cast off these petty illusions!" Belial cried. "Behold, the true vision of the Lord of Hell!"

*CRASH*

In that moment, the entire platform Belial stood on was destroyed. Belial himself was also nowhere to be found but that didn't mean he left. Nor did the destruction of the balcony indicate he was ambushed. But that was just the start of it.

Soon the whole area became encompassed in a green and black vortex of darkness, illuminating the very nature of Belial himself. The Lord of Lies soon emerges in his true form, right at the very epicenter of the vortex. Gone were the robes and face plate he had, now exposing all three mouths. His hands were now huge spear-like bones with many spikes adorning them. His shoulders emitted green flames outwards.

Though this was only the upper body shown, it was very much the real image of the Master of Deception. The real image of the Lord of Lies.

*SHIING*

Aidan opens up a blue Town Portal with his last remaining scroll he had in his pocket.

"Quickly, through here!" Aidan said to Rias. "It will take you back to the others."

But Rias soon looked at Aidan, realizing his words and what he was about to do.

"Somnus, what are you—"

But that is when she saw his face, bearing a smile of peace. Caught off guard, she is given a kiss on the lips by his nephalem. A brief one at that.

"I'm sorry, Rias," He apologized before he then pushes Rias through the portal. He then rushes off, with Silentium in hand, going to face off against the Lord of Lies himself.

"Somnus, no!" Rias cried as she is pulled into the portal. She could only watch as Aidan charges straight for Belial, once again leaving her behind.

The ORC prayed hard, albeit getting headaches except for Xenovia and Asia. Despite feeling like all hope was lost, they held tight to it, never giving up in the hopes that their master and her beloved will come back.

Akeno did not want to lose her best friend. But more importantly, she did not want to lose her best friend and her lover. Despite being rivals to Rias for Aidan's attention, both girls nonetheless loved him, and he loved them too. And neither can live without him nor without each other. Neither girl would want to live in that kind of world without each other nor without the man they both love.

Asia was the first friend she had in Aidan. Despite having first appeared as a nun, she was nonetheless willing to set aside her beliefs to help those in need, Devil or human. Even though she became a Devil, she nonetheless became a little sister figure to Rias and a best friend, albeit an unrequited lover, to Aidan. She has yet to confess her feelings to him given all he has been through and of how much Akeno and Rias have had his attention. But nevertheless, she'd want nothing more than Aidan and Rias, respectively her crush and older sister figure, to return back safe and sound.

Kiba, like the others, did not want to lose Aidan. To him, they were like brothers, forged in battle and blood. They have had each other's back for so long, both coming to their aid in their own times of greatest need. Each providing counsel to one another as men and as Devils. They were not going to be separated like this, not now not ever. Even if battle separates them, both will fight to see each other again. After all, they do not get to hide.

Koneko was also praying to anyone's surprise. Despite the headaches, she still wanted Rias and Aidan to come home. She owed a lot to the former for being rescued and giving her a place in the Gremory family. And to the latter, he was there to help defend her from being taken by her treacherous sister. Now she really does not want either of them to be seen gone.

Xenovia prayed alongside Asia for the two to return. When she first came, she acted as a zealot, to the shame of Tyrael and to everyone else, as an Exorcist. Now as a Devil due to a crisis of faith, she saw a different view of the Devils than what she was raised to believe. And this Peerage has become something of a family to her. One she would proudly defend with her life, especially Asia's.

*SHOOM*

A blue portal opens up in front of everyone. And out of it comes Rias. They all rush to her aid after seeing her fall to her knees and hands like she was pushed out of the portal rather roughly. The portal soon closes afterwards.

"Rias!" Everyone shouted as they ran towards her. Rias was left in a shaky state, still recovering from her possession. But with her body and mind nor exorcised of her inner demons, she was free from the whispers and influence it brought.

But not without cost.

"Rias. Where's Aidan?" asked Akeno as she knelt to her best friend's side.

"He… He pushed me through the portal," Rias said in quiver. "So that… he could face Belial."

Azazel frowns a bit, but not on the prospect of Aidan staying behind. "I knew it."

All eyes and ears turn to Azazel as Rossweisse asks, "What do you mean you knew it?"

Azazel explains while frowning, "That idiot. He's facing Belial alone so that he could trap his soul within his Sacred Gear, containing another of the Seven Evils. And with Belial caught in a corner, the demon lord has no choice but to fight."

Rias groans in exhaustion as she is helped up by Xenovia. The fact of the Red Soulstone sliver being removed from her body did not fully mean she came out unscathed. With the sliver having been trapped in her body for so long, she could still feel its enduring effects that remained, an echo of its power still lingering within her.

The power of Diablo.

Perhaps that power may be useful one day. She just doesn't hope it will have to come soon.

"Rias, you should rest," Xenovia urged. "You haven't recovered from the possession."

But Rias denied, "No! I won't rest until Aidan comes back. I'm staying. I will not abandon him."

"We should pray again," Asia suggested. "For Aidan's victory."

"Agreed," Akeno said. "Everyone, hold hands and concentrate."

Everyone does so at Akeno's command, once again leaving Rossweisse and Azazel out of it, the former standing guard and keeping watch.

Azazel however was in a brooding mood. He was still trying to figure out who the real culprit behind this plot was. It wasn't Belial because he may be a pawn in greater events, and Azmodan certainly wouldn't have the balls to come up with this sort of plan as he is more focused on invasions and direct assaults.

Andariel and Duriel, the twin siblings and the other two Lesser Evils, also would not be capable of this scheme. Their powers do not excel in the art of possession and manipulation.

If it was not one of the Lesser Evils, then who would it be? Moreover the question he still has in his head when he spoke to the other Satans is this.

Who is the Blessed Mother? What is her real name?

All he knew was that it began with the letter L. And that it was an ancient name, as old as when Sanctuary and the nephalem were first formed. But what was it?

BACK AT THE DIMENSIONAL GAP…

*BAM*

*BOOM*

*POW*

Aidan dodges all three of Belial's arms that slam to the ground, trying to crush him. Despite the platform taking much damage, it remained standing, and the craters formed by Belial's attack seem to reform itself.

"Haah!"

Aidan unleashes a volley of his Armiger at the towering demon, each blade skewering and exploding at Belial's flesh. It wounded him but it wasn't enough.

Belial soon unleashes a fierce breath of green flame from his mouth, making Aidan warp away as he unleashes another volley of his Armiger. But it hardly deters the demon lord as he swaps Aidan away with his hands.

*POW*

"Gghkk…" Aidan grits his teeth as he is bashed away.

He regains himself as Belial lets loose more of his dark powers at the nephalem. He launches a swarm of botflies at the nephalem, which he burns away with his magic. But Belial also launches a rain of meteors down on Aidan, keeping him at great distance. Belial was not one for close combat as he prefers to give a wide berth between him and his enemies. Aidan knew of this which is why Belial is a poor combatant when it comes to melee combat.

Yet Belial, at his fullest power, was too powerful for him. Due to Aidan having had to fight Rias when she was possessed by the soulstone sliver, he was already pushing past exhaustion.

He needed to find a way to end this quickly and return to his beloved Rias. Otherwise, he may be trapped in the Dimensional Gap forever, fighting the Lord of Lies.

*FWOOM*

Time suddenly stops as Aidan finds himself the only one moving. Even Belial and the Dimensional Gap surrounding him seem to be still in the moment.

"Belial is too strong," Baal said. "You need my power. Only together can we strike him down!"

This makes Aidan shocked. He realized what Baal was implying. If Belial were to be stopped, then the nephalem alone will not be enough. It took the ORC and the Student Council, plus a Valkyrie to stop Belial when he was in disguise as Loki. To accept Baal's offer was a fool's gambit and gamble not worth taking. He had already experienced possession twice before by one Prime Evil and he does not intend to do so again, willingly or not.

Alas what choice did he have? He could keep fighting Belial forever with what power he could use without resorting to the Prime Evils within. Or he could let them loose and destroy the Lord of Lies and end this battle quickly so that he may return to Rias but with the grave consequence of possession.

In the end though, Aidan had to admit that even the Lord of Destruction was right. With a look of either reluctance or vengeance, he makes his decision.

"I'm ready to finish him. Now!"

And with one evil smile, Baal resumes time for Aidan as the nephalem soon begins to feel a surge of power course in him. Not only that, but he could also feel Baal's dark and destructive essence take over his body and mind. He could already feel the gnarling bones of Baal begin to protrude out of his mortal flesh, his legs feeling like he could walk on all fours like Baal.

However, this possession would not be a full and total control. Just enough to give Aidan the power he needed. Because of this, Aidan did not need to scream nor cry for help as the Lord of Destruction assumes control. His skin becomes pale, emaciated, and skeletal as festering appendages form on his left hand.

"Those who seek destruction…" Aidan/Baal proclaimed as he opens his eyes and shine in a yellow demonic color as the visage of the Lord of Destruction is seen briefly. "…shall find it. Hahaha!"

With Belial now in control, he conjures up the Power of Destruction in his hands and unleashes it onto Belial. Belial counters with a breath of green flame.

*BOOM*

A massive explosion erupts but Aidan/Baal takes this moment to warp to Belial and fire an Armiger shot at point blank range. The blades skewer and explode on Belial but despite the enhanced power, it wasn't enough.

*BAM*

*BOOM*

*POW*

Baal/Aidan move out of Belial's three pounding attacks. However, Belial soon gnashes his own limbs into the ground as multiple green rings emerge from the ground and explode. It quickly covers the entire area surrounding the demon lord, making Aidan/Baal take flight.

The possessed nephalem also enhances himself, knowing that Belial is becoming desperate just to kill him. The look on the Lord of Lies' face, three to be exact, could only show frustration of his plans once again being undone by one mortal. He does not intend to die in the Void, not by the hands of a mortal. His nature as a Lesser Evil could not allow it.

Baal/Aidan however could only laugh. "Hahaha! I will tear you apart limb from limb."

With the enhanced Power of Destruction at his command, a power created by the Lord of Destruction himself, Baal/Aidan pours everything onto Belial, the Lord of Lies screaming in pain.

"No… NOOO!" Belial cried. "Curse you, Baal, and your brothers! I won't be beaten like this! I am Belial! I am the Lord of Lies! It cannot end like this!"

With Belial weakened, Aidan/Baal combine both the Armiger and the Power of Destruction in one shot and unleash it onto Belial, the Lord of Lies screaming in defiance.

*FWBOOM*

And with that Belial falls to the ground, utterly weakened and defeated. But that is when dark chains and festering appendages sprout up from the ground by Baal/Aidan, wrapping themselves around the limbs of the Deceiver and holding him down.

"What is the strength of man against Hell itself?" asked a mocking Baal/Aidan.

With Belial now held in chains and defeated, Aidan/Baal lands right in front of the demon lord, cursing and roaring at him for the outcome of the fight. But the possessed nephalem was unchanged.

Aidan's eyes soon turned a demonic blue and the apparition ghost of Mephisto is soon briefly shown before it reverts to Aidan. But it indicated that the Lord of Hatred had something to speak to a fellow Evil whom he mentored so long ago.

Belial tries to siphon himself away in an attempt to escape but he is caught with a barrier of demon magic that Mephisto had set up.

"That trick will not work on me, Belial," Mephisto/Aidan said as he holds the demon lord captive with his dark magic. "You are not even fit to have this world as your own, nor the power coveted by all races."

"That power…" Belial angrily remarked. "Will be your prison, Mephisto!"

But Mephisto/Aidan countered, "Belial, my daughter's world itself is a prison. And we shall be the ones to set the nephalem free so that they may embrace their gifts and use it against Heaven itself. And you will bare witness to the full strength of Hell unleashed."

And with that being said, Mephisto/Aidan holds up his left hand in a fist as the jeweled hilt glows white before it conjures up a whirling vortex whose power was akin to that of a black hole.

"GURAAAAGGGGHHHH!"

Belial screams as his flesh is disintegrated; his essence drawn into the Sacred Gear. Once his essence was fully drawn and sealed within the Sacred Gear, Aidan feels a new surge of demonic power course through his body, as if he beheld the power of the Lord of Lies himself.

Once, deception was used against him and his allies. Now he will use it against his enemies.

Mephisto relinquishes control over his host as Aidan returns to regain his senses. He shakes his head off of the headache and dizziness as he opens his clear blue eyes. With the influence of the Demons gone and with Belial defeated, there was nothing left for him in the Dimensional Gap. All he had to do now was find a way to get back home and see his beloved Rias.

But that is easier said than done in the current circumstance he was in.

"Great…" He said as he looks around. "How the hell am I gonna get out of here now?"

But then, a humongous hole within the Void's space opens up and out of it reveals a huge red dragon. A very similar one that Aidan had seen before.

"Great Red?" He saw flying over him. Being so up close and personal with the humongous beast of legend made Aidan realize that for a powerful nephalem such as himself, he was small compared to this incredibly beautiful beast.

"Maybe he knows the way out," Aidan believed. "He can't just be flying around randomly in this place."

With his magic, Aidan levitates and follows the Great Red, concealing his presence as best he can so as to not let the demon's aura get the beast's attention.

As everyone prays for the safety of Aidan, they could somehow feel something flow over them. Almost like it touched their minds and their souls.

"Do you feel that?" asked Akeno.

"Yeah, what is that?" asked Kiba.

"It's like… a veil of fog is lifted from my mind," Asia said like she was filled with hope. "I could feel… hope."

"I felt it too," Xenovia concurred.

Even Rossweisse herself felt something shift in the air. "Does this mean… the nephalem did it?"

Koneko responds, "He must have."

Rias keeps silent, for instead of conversing, she silently believed that Aidan was victorious. Now all that was needed for him to return home and reunite with her and everyone again.

*SHOOM*

A blue Town Portal opens up as everyone stands up and looks at it, eagerly waiting to see a familiar face pop out.

Aidan steps out, weary and battered like he was on the run from guerilla fighters for two days straight. His armor was wrecked a bit and his clothes somewhat tattered yet mostly dirtied. But he did emerge victorious, as evident by the black and green aura on the jeweled part of his Sacred Gear, indicating that he has absorbed Belial's soul.

And with it, the power of the Lord of Lies.

But thankfully, he was not possessed and he didn't hear any voices of the demon lords whispering to him, not even a defeated Belial's.

"Somnus…" Rias called out his name, approaching him calmly and fighting back against the temptation to just tackle and hug him.

That however may have been a bad decision to make on her part.

*ZIING*

"AAAH AAAAHHH!"

Aidan screams immediately as he clutches his head into his hands. The loud ringing noise and the pain it brought along were back again. Only this time, this one was so great it blocked off all other senses of hearing, except for that irritable noise ringing in his ears.

"AAAAAAAHHHHH! AAH AAH AAAHH! GGEEAAAAGGHH!"

"Somnus!" Rias freaks out upon seeing her beloved in pain once more.

"Not again," Kiba was shocked.

"Somnus, what's wrong?" asked a frantic Rias, rushing over to his aid, trying to get his attention. "Somnus!"

"Get out. Get OUT! GET OUT! GET OUUUTTT!"

Aidan was in complete mental pain. The same attack he had experienced before was even greater than before. It hurt so much it felt like his head was being split open in two. With him exhausted from the fight with the possessed Rias and Belial, he was once again vulnerable to this attack from the unknown party. It was not the Evils within his Sacred Gear, for the black corruption would already be showing.

No. This was something else entirely.

It was in that moment that Aidan heard the words of the summoner from his vision. The same one who spoke to the cleric from beneath the cathedral and in that dark temple.

"There is no light here," The summoner's voice gently said, which halts Aidan's pain as he stops struggling, lowering his arms slowly. "You came to the darkness for knowledge."

In that moment, Aidan opens his eyes slowly and lowers his hands, realizing that he was right. Inhaling and exhaling deeply from the reminder, he responds, "Yes…"

"And all the knowledge you seek is here," The summoner's voice said. "Surrender. Speak the words. Call her home."

As if a great weight was lifted from his shoulders, Aidan understood what must be done. Doubt briefly filled him for an instant, but it all faded away as he sighs in contempt, closing his eyes and emptying himself before he opens them.

"By Three they come," Aidan soon says, his voice distorted as if his mind was charmed. His eyes were hollow, losing their color as if he were entranced.

"What?" Rias asked in fear. But Aidan ignores her and keeps chanting.

"By Three, thy way opens," Aidan chants as he stands up on his knees, looking up to the sky like he was in awe and admiration of a revelation sent from Heaven. "By the blood of the willing, we call thee home."

He then stretches his arms wide open like he was giving praise to the gods above. "Hail, Daughter of Hatred. Creator of Sanctuary. Hail…"

Rias soon finishes Aidan's last word, in horror as her eyes widen when she realizes who Aidan was talking about. The one he told her in the beginning when they returned to the Underworld for the summer. Something she had admittedly forgotten up until now.

"…Lilith."

In that moment, out of nowhere and in thin air, a figure appeared right in front of Aidan. To the utter surprise of the ORC and Azazel, they didn't even feel it coming. What appeared to be some sort of humanoid figure was actually a Demon adorned in black clothing, with a v-line dress showing her pale white skin. Two small shoulder pads made of metal adorned her shoulders, each with one horn sticking out and pointed upwards. Her head and wings were of a demonic expression, looking familiar to Mephisto's though not by much. The horned head was adorned with a single red gem at the top. Her face looked entirely human, with two heterochromia eyes of grey and blue.

Even with her back turned to them, everyone witnessed her leaning down to extend a helping hand to Aidan. Aidan takes it gently and is slowly lifted up to his feet before he is then pulled into a gentle, caring, yet seductive hug, the wings wrapping around him.

"Blessed Mother…" The charmed Aidan says, as if he was enraptured by her touch. "Save us."

Turning around slowly to face the group, the Daughter of Hatred, the Creator of Sanctuary, and the Blessed Mother reveals herself with a smile of wickedness, having claimed her prize at long last.

Lilith, Daughter of Mephisto. Mother of the nephalem.

"You!" Azazel prepared himself as he prepares his light spears.

*FWOOM*

But suddenly, with a simple gentle wave of her hand, Lilith flings Azazel so far back violently that he crashes into the already destroyed roof of the ORC Clubhouse.

*CRASH*

The sound of wood being crunched and destroyed by the Fallen Angel's impact came as a surprise to all. It was enough to knock the wind out of Azazel momentarily and enough to temporarily incapacitate him. His wings, believe it or not, were also hit upon impact as he tried to halt himself foolishly to slow down. Everyone was shocked briefly at how the Governor-General was so easily flung back from a simple wave of the hand by Lilith.

"Everyone!" Rias commands as she and the ORC prepare their magic. However…

*RIING*

With a simple look from her eyes as they glow in color, Lilith uses something of a magic canceling ability to cease the ORC's magic. Purple pixels sparked from every member who had their magic at the ready; Kiba's Sword of Betrayer and Xenovia's Durandal dissipated while Akeno's lightning and Rias' Power of Destruction also ceased in the form of pixels. Asia's Braid of Yearning and Twilight Healing lost their glow as they powered down. Koneko meanwhile lost her senjutsu powers.

"What the-?" Rias was shocked.

"How did…?" Akeno concurred.

"Our swords..." Xenovia looked at Kiba in surprise, who bore the same expression.

*SHIING*

In a flash of dark magic, black chains suddenly sprout from the ground and bind everyone in place. The chains wrap around their arms, legs and bodies, holding them still.

"What, no!" cried Rias.

"Rias!" Akeno calls out but is also stuck.

"Kyaah!" Asia screams upon being chained.

"Grr…Xenovia, can you—" Kiba asked.

Xenovia shakes her head. "No. Can't get out."

"Can't… move. Can't… break them…" Koneko said. "Gaspy?"

"I'm stuck…" Gasper said in fear.

Now powerless and defenseless, everyone could only grit their teeth and glare at Lilith, who seemed amused by their befuddlement expressions. What they were facing with was unlike any other Demon they faced, not even Belial or the Prime Evils.

This was Lilith, the mother of the nephalem and the co-creator of Sanctuary. The former lover of Inarius.

And they could only watch as the Daughter of Hatred cradles Aidan in her arms and wings, keeping close to her prize.

"Do you blame me for hiding?" asked Lilith to the ORC. "You have a nephalem. Half Angel, half Demon. Wherever he walks, wherever he treads, no one is safe. Not even his mother."

"You are not…his mother…" Akeno vehemently and coldly rejected as she watches, to her disgust, Lilith clasping Aidan.

Lilith seemed unmoved as she continues her advance on the captive and charmed Aidan in her arms, cradling his left cheek with her right hand. "Did I not create Sanctuary with the help of Inarius to escape the Eternal Conflict?" She then releases his cheek as her hand next cradles his abdomen. "And from the first nephalem born, were not the rest formed? I only sought to live in peace away from my father's obsessive agenda of war, but when I looked upon the first nephalem with my own eyes, I finally saw the solution to the Eternal Conflict."

"What the hell are you talking about?" asked Kiba.

"Come now. Have you forgotten so easily why the Great War happened in the first place?" Lilith said in an almost disappointing voice. "You wished to claim my real children. That which I have birthed so long ago. But the nephalem are mine. Not yours, not the Fallen Angels', not the Younger Angels, not even the gods themselves can lay claim over what's rightfully mine!"

Everyone grits their teeth, struggling to get out of their chains. But it was hopeless. With such strong demonic magic, they could not do anything.

But luck as it turns out may have been on their side.

"That's far enough, Daughter of Hatred!" Sirzechs' voice suddenly spoke out, catching everyone off-guard, even Lilith but only just.

*FWOOSH*

Four rune circles, each bearing a symbol of the Satan's, appeared on the ground before all Four Great Satans emerged and immediately deployed their magic, pointed towards Lilith. All of them bore serious looks, glaring at the demoness. Azazel, having fully recovered, joins in with the four and from his Downfall Dragon Spear, summons a two-pronged Spear of Light and directs it at Lilith.

"Onii-sama!" Rias cried, surprised to see her brother.

As the Satans surround Lilith, she did not appear threatened by their arrival and with their magic at the ready. But at the same time, she was not too pleased to see them as well. Granted she could have canceled out their magic but she a form of amusement slowly expressed itself on her face.

"Ahh the Four Great Satans. I was beginning to wonder if you would ever come. I must admit you arrived sooner than I expected you to be."

"Lilith, you will hand back the nephalem to us immediately," Sirzechs warned. "Or we will be forced to unleash our full powers against you!"

Lilith however called out on Sirzechs' bluff with a chuckle. "Oh please. It took all four of you, plus Azazel and some elite Fallen Angels, and Michael and the archangels of the Lower Heavens to hunt down the Prime Evils. Back then, you barely managed to hold your own. What has led you to believe that this is any different?"

"We are prepared for that, Lilith," Ajuka claimed. But Lilith was unconvinced and called out their bluff.

"Are you now?" She asked curiously. "Have you ever wondered why you suddenly feel threatened by my unexpected presence here?"

"Because you are the daughter of Mephisto," Serafall said. "You created this world and the nephalem and tried to enslave it."

Lilith merely smiled. "You Satans are all far too modest to your subjects. I created Sanctuary to end the Eternal Conflict. And the nephalem were the key. No one, save for me, knows more about them and the power they carry."

"So you wanted Aidan's power then," Kiba deduced. "Hence why you assaulted his mind."

"It's much more than that," Sirzechs said.

"What do you mean?" asked Akeno.

Sirzechs keeps his glare at Lilith, but his anger somewhat gets the better of him as he reveals a startling truth that nobody knew.

"Lilith has been behind everything this entire time," Sirzechs revealed. "She is the root cause of Loki and Belial, Diodora Astaroth, and even Rias' kidnapping and possession."

"What?!" A shocked Rias exclaimed with widened eyes and ajar mouth, looking upon the Daughter of Hatred. Everyone else bore the same expression, realizing that once again, they were all played for pawns. But never did they think that Lilith was behind it all.

Sirzechs kept his gaze as he reveals the whole story of the scheme, keeping his gaze on the Daughter of Hatred.

"After the Great War had ended, Lilith went into hiding and has been watching and observing all of us the entire time. All of her schemes and manipulations regarding our kind has all been but for one goal: to reclaim Sanctuary and its children, the nephalem. She could not do so immediately afterwards as we would have detected her presence. When Aidan came into the picture, she found the perfect opportunity to not only use him as her manipulative puppet but also to claim him. But in order to do so, she needed all of us to be kept in the dark and play our parts in whatever plan she had concocted beforehand. All of it planned so that at the right moment, she can snatch him away. She had taken advantage of Belial's deception when he killed the original Loki and inhabited his body, allowing us to get rid of him so that his presence on Sanctuary doesn't hinder her plans. As for the Khaos Brigade's assault on the Rating Game against Diodora Astaroth, she ordered Shalba Beelzebub to send Asia Argento to the Dimensional Gap in order to force Aidan to unlock his rampaging power and put him in a comatose state. Had we not awaken him sooner, she would have taken him away, so she decided to take matters into her own hands. Thus when Belial re-emerged, she manipulated him to kidnap and possess Rias so that we can properly dispose of him. And now, with Aidan weakened and exhausted from the fight, physically and mentally, he's fallen under her thrall."

"Simply put, we've done exactly what she wanted us to do all this time," Azazel sums up in a nutshell. "And in turn, we've delivered her what she wanted all along: the nephalem."

Now everything made sense. The dreams Aidan had been having, the visions and apparitions of Lilith that he saw, the attack on his mind in the aftermath of Azmodan and the Khaos Brigade's assault, Belial kidnapping Rias.

All of it orchestrated by the Daughter of Hatred herself. All of it done to claim Aidan, the nephalem whose race Lilith had given birth to. And the Devils were the key to delivering him to her without them knowing. Everyone had been played at. Like fools and puppets on strings.

All eyes turn to Lilith who merely smiles in content, not so much as being impressed of Sirzechs' discovery but rather of how long it took for all four Satans to figure out the true plot behind everything.

Lilith could only snicker and laugh evilly.

"The best laid plans… or so the humans used to say," Lilith said, no longer hiding behind her nature now that Sirzechs exposed her grand plan.

"You… did this…?" asked a shocked Akeno.

"You plotted and schemed to keep the nephalem for yourself. I simply took advantage of your initiative."

"No…" A disbelief Asia saw as she covers her mouth with her hands.

Lilith could only chuckle. "Did you think I'd allow you to simply do as you please with my child, and not be allowed to have the chance to see him in person? All that has happened has led to this moment where I can reclaim my prize. Belial's deception as Loki, Diodora's obsession, the young nun's kidnapping, even your master's rescue were all but key events to ensure you all bring to me what is rightfully mine. You've all proven yourselves to be the perfect pawns, your independent minds weaving an otherwise pitiful plan that I would have never conceived had you been so shortsighted."

Everyone could feel the weight of despair crush them, realizing that they had all been deceived. Their strings pulled from the shadows once more by the Demons, but in the form of a much greater threat.

"I must thank you," Lilith acknowledged. "If I never allowed you to play your proper roles, I never would have obtained the prize I have long desired from the beginning."

Upon hearing that however, Kiba asked, "From the beginning? What do you mean by that? What were we to you?"

Lilith was surprised. "Oh? You were not told by the Satans. Pity." She turn turns to the Satans with a smirk on her face. "Satans, do you mind filling in these children about something that they should perhaps know about?"

"Onii-sama?" asked Rias, wondering what other secrets Sirzechs and the Satans held.

With no other choice, Ajuka began telling the truth.

"Long ago, after Lucifer's Revolution had succeeded and the Underworld was created, we set out to explore the land and establish our own home. But Lucifer himself, the very leader of our revolution, became increasingly distant from his people. We had initially believed he was preparing defenses and contingency plans for when the Demons would return and invade but that was only a part of the story."

Serafall continued. "In the long years after the rebellion, he was met by someone, whom he quickly fell for her charms and beauty, eventually taking her as his lover. They repopulated the Devil race using the flesh of Lucifer's own wife from which the rest of our kind would spawn from. Once the Devils secured freedom, then came preparations for another conflict with the Fallen Angels and the Angels of the Lower Heavens. And with it, bore the Great War, orchestrated by Lucifer but he was not its architect for world domination and enslavement of mankind."

Azazel took over the story. "In short, Lucifer started the war after the Devils repopulated and settled into the Underworld. But all that planning could not have been done by the one who convinced him so. The one he fell in love with and whose help he acquired. Thus the legends were spread about a certain mother, a bride of Lucifer, whose existence had thought to have been erased from history as she disappeared after the war."

"But…" Rossweisse could not believe it. "Then that means…"

But Sirzechs nods his head, revealing the dark truth.

"Lilith, Daughter of Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred, is the mother of both nephalem and Devils. The wife of the original Lucifer. The foremother of the Lucifer Clan. Our very own ancestor."

And once more another bombshell was dropped. Here stood before them was the Daughter of Hatred, daughter of Mephisto, the Blessed Mother. The creator of Sanctuary and the nephalem and, by extension, mankind. The earth was her nursery and she cared for it like any mother would, slaughtering those who would dare attempt to take it from her.

But also here stood before them was the mother of all Devils, the bride of Lucifer himself, she whose flesh was used to create more Devils. If there was ever a singular entity in all of the Underworld's history whose power matched or was greater than Lucifer's none would be more befitting than of Lilith herself. No one had seen nor heard of Lilith for millennia, having disappeared after the Great War had ended. And no one knew who she truly was underneath the mask of disguise.

She may not be of the Burning Hells anymore but that did not mean she was an ally to anyone. Not even the High Heavens would dare side with her as she was a Demon. And considering her seductive and deceptive nature, she was definitely someone not to be trusted.

Lilith, amused by this dramatic tale woven by the Satans, could only smile as if to confirm what everyone had just heard.

"There was a time in my life when I was the partner to my one-time lover Lucifer," Lilith explained. "He approached me as if he were enraptured by the sight of me, a Demon in disguise as a beautiful Devil that could only capture his eyes. And I learned much from his desires. The slavery he endured drove him to madness to the point where I implanted within him his desire for world domination, his desire for power. To use him for my own purposes as I saw fit for my plans. To initiate the Great War so that I could reclaim the nephalem and wipe out all three races from existence."

Lilith could remember when, in her disguise as a noblewoman named Lylia, she tempted the original Lucifer with promises that he could not afford to ignore. She could imagine herself behind her former mate, with her arms wrapped around his neck and whispering into his ear seductively. Lucifer's expression shifted from melancholy to desire, both for Lilith and for world domination.

"I provided him the means from which to repopulate his kind, using my own flesh and his Book. And then afterwards, he finally had his war. Once he and the Satans were killed, I had planned for the chaos to continue so that all three races would face insurrection. But the war was grinded to a halt as all three sides retreated, then your peace treaty came. All my planning to acquire the nephalem came to nothing. At least not until now."

This was a big shock on everyone's faces save for the Satans and Azazel. They were not just looking at a Demoness who created Sanctuary, the nephalem, and by extension mankind. They were also looking at someone who was otherwise the architect of the Great War.

Simply put, she started the war in the first place.

Now they all know that the original Satans' goal of conquering the world was just a cover-up. Now they all know who it was that told them about Sanctuary and the power of the nephalem and why the Three Factions coveted it so much.

Now they know what the whole millennia goal of Lilith was while manipulating the Three Factions to do her dirty work: to reclaim the nephalem.

But one thing was still unclear regarding Lilith's role as the Mother of all Devils and as the Bride of Lucifer.

"So why turn against us?" asked Kiba. "Why discard us?"

Lilith merely smiled. "Because you are not like the nephalem. You were all nothing but pawns to me in the war, all of it so I can reclaim what is rightfully mine. The nephalem do not belong to the Three Factions, nor the gods above or below. Nor even to the High Heavens or the Burning Hells. They are my creation. Mine! And I will never let you do as you please with them."

She then looks at Rias dead in the eye. "Especially you, daughter of the Gremory. Did you think I would have allowed you the opportunity to have him be reincarnated as your servant? To deny him his birthright?"

"What do you mean?" asked Rias venomously.

"Why, my dear, I was there that night, you know. Hidden away so no one would know as my child fought the Fallen Angel. After all, who else could preserve the nephalem's blood and intervene in his reincarnation as a Devil?"

This makes Rias widen her eyes in shock, remembering the fact that despite being her Pawn, Aidan was still nephalem. Someone, according to Ajuka, had intervened in the reincarnation ceremony to preserve his nephalem blood. Who it was, nobody could know. At least not until now.

"You..." She was stunned. "You were... behind it?"

"At the time, I knew that only you could save my child," Lilith admitted. "But all I needed to do was to interfere with your ritual and slightly alter it so as to not make him a Devil. To keep his nephalem blood intact and unspoiled by your magics."

"So what do you intend to do now with Aidan?" Kiba asked.

"Let's just say I am going to take back what is rightfully mine," Lilith revealed. "I created Sanctuary and birthed the nephalem as my children. They are the means to end the Eternal Conflict, to rid of my enemies once and for all. Your nephalem is no different." Lilith soon strokes the cheek of Aidan as she looks upon his sleeping form in a mockery form of motherly care. "From now on, I think I'll be taking care of him, doing what you could never do."

"You… can't…" Akeno struggles to raise herself up. "Somnus… belongs here…"

"We won't… let you take him…" Xenovia concurs in anger.

But Lilith laughs. "An empty threat, little Devils. You have kept him for yourselves for so long that you do not even bother to bring out his true potential. And because of this failure, I will keep him. At least until I feel like giving him back, which is never."

As if to further taunt the pinned down Devils, Lilith cups the entranced Aidan's cheek and turns his head to meet his face with hers.

"Poor little Somnus! My sweet darling! So naive, so believing! You were ever too trusting when it came to what they said..."

Then, slowly but surely, with a smirk, she leans in to have her lips meet his. Only half an inch away and…

*SHABOOM*

Suddenly, a blast from the Power of Destruction zips past Lilith, nearly hitting her horns as she dodges. But this did not come from Sirzechs. But rather, from another, one who had broken free of her chains and was now furious, her crimson aura giving off like a raging forest fire.

Rias stood up, empowered by Heir's Wrath, and armed with her sword, Heres Ultio.

An angered Rias gave only one warning to Lilith.

"Get away from him, you bitch!"

To further make her point, Rias empowers herself as the Power of Destruction encompasses her form. Everyone backs away from such wrathful power, even Sirzechs. They all bore looks of concern upon seeing Rias' expression directing towards the Daughter of Hatred.

Lilith however seemed amused. And she knew why.

"Oh dear," She mocked. "I didn't realize you cared deeply for him. No, it's not just that. Ahh, you love him. And it's not just based on emotional attachment."

Lilith then noticed the small bulge in Rias' abdomen. It was unnoticeable to all except for her. Lilith however chuckled before laughing in amusement. She then spoke the words for all to hear.

"I see now," Lilith said. "The reason why you are able to break free from your chains and how you recovered your magic in such a short amount of time…" She then gave mocking expression of surprise while smiling. "Rias Gremory… you are pregnant."

A big shock came over all, including the Satans, as they looked at Rias as she kept her eye on Lilith.

"And to ensure your mind remained free from the soulstone sliver's grasp, your child had transferred to you a small portion of its power. The power of the nephalem." Lilith could not help but be so amused. "How deliciously noble."

"Rias?" asked a stunned Sirzechs, wondering what was going on.

Rias kept her silence and glare on the demoness. This seductive demon was further taunting her, trying to get under her skin. But she knew better than to give in. Her will was stronger than anyone could thing. And not even Lilith could make her submit to defeat so easily. If she wanted, Rias would gladly engage with Lilith much like how she battled Imperius.

And Lilith in turn would've gladly accepted it. Although she doesn't show it right now, a hint of anger was visible on Lilith, indicating the "rudeness" of Rias' interruption.

"Lilith, whatever you are planning, it ends here," Ajuka warned for the last time. "If you do not give up and surrender, we will destroy you right here and right now."

"Then perhaps, it need not come to that," Lilith said with one hand open giving a halt sign as if she were a noble lady. "For the sake of all my children here, perhaps there is a way to settle this that can benefit all of us without having to spill unnecessary bloodshed."

"Absolutely not!" Falbium Asmodeus exclaimed in defiance.

"We don't make deals with your kind, Demon!" Serafall said coldly with a glare.

"I will leave the nephalem in your care and stay out of the matters of the Satans, even Rias Gremory's. In exchange for this offer, you will give me the underground ruins beneath Lucifaad as my personal domain from which I will remain and not intervene in your affairs."

This offer stunned the Satans. They all looked at one another briefly before turning their gaze back onto Lilith.

"Lucifaad?" asked Xenovia. "What is that?"

"The original capital of the Underworld," Akeno revealed. "The Satan territory ruled by the original Lucifer before the four New Satans took office as the second generation Satans."

In the past, the children of the first Satans and their blood relatives lived there and at the Amphitheater, there was a "meeting between young Devils" which was attended by all of the 72 Pillars, but usually served as a way of the Satan descendants to show off their authority among the lower classes of Devils. It is also the place where Sirzechs Gremory defeated and killed Bidleid, the last leader of the Old Satan Faction, thus ending the Devil Civil War in the final battle between the Old Faction Satan and the Rebel army.

What nobody knew however is that there are ruins deep underground that were left by the original Four Great Satans who died, and the only ones who knew of the underground ruins' existence were the Six Houses of Lucifer; Lucifuge, Satanachia, Agaliarept, Fleurety, Sargatanas, and Nebiros; as even the Lucifer, Beelzebub, Leviathan, and Asmodeus bloodlines didn't know about the ruins' existence.

When the Satans were about to ask why Lilith would be interested in ruins, the Daughter of Hatred answers before they even ask.

"The ruins underneath Lucifaad hold a great many secrets that can be useful against the Burning Hells for you to use. After all, the Underworld was formed from a small portion of Hell with a shard of the destroyed Worldstone, a secret that the Six Houses of Lucifer know of. You give me those ruins and I can grant you the knowledge and power hidden within that can help you stand against the tide. With this, we may finally be rid the Underworld all of the fools that would dare to resume the Great War and perhaps end the Eternal Conflict once and for all."

But Rias angrily retorts, "What makes you think we could ever make a deal with a snake such as you?"

"Because, my dear Rias, you do not have a choice in the matter," Lilith simply said. "Because I am a snake who's toiled beside the nephalem and the Devils, learning their secrets. I know them. Do you?"

Rias was not convinced as she keeps her glare on Lilith, her power aura beginning to flare up. "I know for a fact that having you in the Underworld is way too dangerous. If anything, I'd rather see you destroyed right here and now."

"Either you accept my terms, or I keep the nephalem with me. And believe me, I can unlock so much potential within him compared to what you have meagerly accomplished so far. Are you willing to lose him again as you have countless times before, all because of how much you despise me?"

As irritating as it sounds, Rias, for once, believed that Lilith was right. If she kept Aidan, he could be fashioned into a weapon that would be unstoppable. And if Lilith desired to take over the Underworld then Aidan would be the perfect tool for her to use.

After a brief moment of intense silence, Sirzechs sighs to himself, seeing that there really was no other way out of this.

"Very well…" Sirzechs concedes as he lowers his magic. He signals the others to do the same, including Azazel, yet they all keep a watchful eye on Lilith. "We keep this temporary arrangement until we end the threat of the Demons… not a moment longer."

An agreeing Lilith chuckles, "Of course."

With that settled, Lilith releases Aidan from her clutches and gently levitates him with her magic back to Rias who immediately grabs ahold of him and keeps him close to her, like she were possessive of it.

Lilith looked amused as she kept the smirk. "Farewell for now, young Devils. I'll be in touch."

Ajuka soon opens a portal leading to Lucifaad as he and the other Satans rally over to Lilith, keeping their distance and their watchful eye on her. Falbium and Serafall enter first before Lilith follows them, elegantly walking and taking her time to enter through the portal. Ajuka enters next to which Sirzechs follows before he turns around to look at Rias, who was clutching Aidan.

"Take care of him, Rias," Sirzechs asked. "And… you have some explaining to do regarding this… pregnancy."

Her sister nods in agreement and understanding as her brother turns back to the portal and enters through. Then the portal shimmers away, leaving just the ORC and Azazel.

The tense atmosphere dies down, and everyone's magic is recovered. Also, the command spell Lilith had over them all was finally gone, allowing everyone to stand back up on their own feet. However, the experience left them tired just from the struggle.

Rias holds Aidan close to her in her arms, not wanting to let go ever again. And if Lilith ever returns to get her hands on him, she'll kill her. Mother of the nephalem or the Devils or whatever, the Crimson-haired Ruin Princess will kill her.

Hours later, the ORC convened over at their club building. Despite it being mostly damaged, repairs would be underway as soon as possible so that the club would get back to their activities. But the damage to the building was not what was on everyone's minds.

The ORC were in their respective spots within the main room and in a rather reflective mood. Akeno had brewed tea and snacks were provided but nobody bothered to eat nor drink, not even her. Koneko sat on the couch across Asia and Gasper. Xenovia looked out a window, yet her head hung low. Kiba stood by the doorway with arms crossed over.

"Rias was pregnant?" asked a stunned Xenovia. "All this time? And she didn't tell us?"

"I-It must have been a surprise to her when she found out," Asia thought out loud. "Maybe that's why she kept quiet?"

"It's highly likely," Akeno agreed. "And she possibly only told Aidan of it because they both knew he was the father. But if word of this gets out to the rest of the Underworld, there will be mass panic."

"Then, what do we do now?" asked Gasper.

"We'll just have to wait and see. And hopefully pray that the news to Lord and Lady Gremory does not end on a bad note."

Kiba remained silent, agreeing with Akeno's decision. All that the ORC could do was wait. With their club teacher Azazel handling things with the Satans regarding Lilith, the only advice they could make amongst themselves is to wait and watch.

Doors soon open to reveal Sona and Tsubaki.

"Kaichou?" asked Kiba standing up. "What are you doing here?"

"I heard of everything," Sona said. "I wanted to check up on Rias, but it seems she's gone to see her family and reveal the truth."

"Y-Yeah…" Asia confirmed. "She left just about ten minutes ago with Aidan."

"I see. Akeno, may I have a word?" Sona requests to Akeno as both the Priestess of Thunder and the Student Council President go somewhere more private to talk.

Once the two were far away from the others, out of a hearing aid's away, Sona was the first to voice her fears to the Gremory Peerage's Queen.

"I am concerned for Rias," Sona stated. "If the whole school becomes aware that she is pregnant, there will be a violent uproar from the students and staff. It's not like she can skip school while on maternity leave, but at the same time, she takes pride in her education."

"What do you propose then?" Akeno asked.

"I want your help to create a spell that will keep Rias' pregnancy hidden while she still attends. That way, we can keep her situation a secret. And if she is feeling ill, then we can bring her to the infirmary or back home."

"Are you sure this is the only way?" Akeno asked. "If anything, Rias can get sick leave while we bring to her our school notes."

Sona replied, "I understand your misgivings. But it is the only way."

That is when Akeno stops walking as Sona turns to her. "But the risk, Sona—"

"Will be rewarded," Sona finished her statement on an optimistic note. "Say nothing to the others. We keep this plan hidden for ourselves and tend to Rias' needs when she needs it."

Akeno still wanted to object about the risk that comes with keeping Rias' pregnancy from the school a secret, but to argue more would be pointless. Especially when she too believes there will be a greater reward in the end: Rias' child being born.

Sighing, Akeno gives in and reluctantly accepts Sona's suggestion but not before she asks one other thing regarding Rias.

"That isn't the only thing you are concerned with, isn't it?" asked Akeno.

Sona did not deny as she crossed her arms and shook her head. "No. There is one other thing I am concerned about Rias. And it's when she goes into labor."

"What do you mean?" asked Akeno.

"Considering that Aidan is not a reincarnated Devil and is nephalem thanks to Lilith's interference, Rias' child, when born, will be half-Devil and half-nephalem," Sona explains. "While I am not worried about the child's health, I am more worried for Rias'. If possible she may go into labor early due to such combinations of power, so I want to be prepared."

"Prepared for what?" asked Akeno.

"For the possibility of complicated issues during and after the labor," Sona sighs. "A child that bears nephalem blood at its highest is also bound to bear power beyond imagining, perhaps more so than a Super Devil. If Rias suffers any backlash of power from it, I am concerned it may cripple her. Which is why, Akeno, I am asking you to be my eyes and ears on Rias during her pregnancy whenever in school or during club activities in case her health starts to take a turn for the worse."

"You do realize her family will also be keeping an eye on her, her brother included?" asked Akeno to be cautious. "They will also be keeping an eye on Aidan."

"I know," Sona nods. "But from what you have told me about how Aidan's mother was a close servant of Rias' mother; I am sure they won't be too harsh on him. But please, Akeno. I believe this will be for Rias' sake, if not for all of us. Once her child is born, we must be ready to raise it properly. And ensure it does not face the prejudice of being a hybrid."

Akeno takes a moment to think before she nods and accepts the deed. She knew that for Rias, this will be perhaps one of her more toughest battles in her life. And Akeno best be ready to aid her whenever she is in a pinch. And yet, Akeno could not help but look out into the sky, wondering how things are going in the Underworld where her best friend and her beloved are at now.

LATER, AT THE GREMORY ESTATE…

Rias and Aidan sat across from Venalana and Zeoticus, the parents of Rias and current heads of the Gremory Family. Rias had called their parents for an emergency meeting regarding something of private. They were in the living room sitting on two couches facing one another.

And the atmosphere seemed a bit tense, at least from Aidan and Rias' viewpoints. With Lilith having revealed everything, they had no choice but to confess to Rias' parents of the pregnancy. If they didn't, then who knows what Lilith could do to spread such sensitive information.

"The reason we called you is because we have something to confess," Rias said.

"Confess about what?" Zeoticus asked.

But instead of being given the answer from the mouth, Aidan and Rias felt it was more appropriate to show them. Thus Aidan takes out a small blue box wrapped with a purple bow tie on it and place it on the table between the two parties. It didn't show who the receiver was for nor from who it was.

"What is this?" asked Venalana.

Aidan simply answers, "Proof. Of our confession."

Venalana hesitantly takes the box and has it unwrapped gently. Once she opens to reveal the contents, she looks to see a pregnancy test kit, her eyes widening in surprise.

And on it were two red marks, bearing positive. Immediately, Venalana's hair bangs cover her eyes, hiding her expression that looked like she was angry if not disturbed. Zeoticus was also the same as his wife, keeping a silent and remote expression as if to mask away his anger.

"Rias…" Venalana said with somewhat a stern voice. "How long has it been?"

Rias confessed truthfully. "About one month to this day. I found out I was tested positive two weeks after our first date when I wasn't feeling well and going to the bathroom multiple times."

"And… what were the first signs?"

"Nausea, followed by a case of vomiting," Rias explained. "Along with headaches and cramping near my abdominal region. It had been going on for three days, hence when I decided to take the test."

Venalana could ask no more for that was all she needed to hear. Those were usually the first signs of pregnancy. Now she had all the details needed to see the truth.

Aidan then decides to play his real card. Standing up he comes in front of Zeoticus and Venalana who look at him remotely. Then, he gets on the floor in a dogeza position and bows heavily.

"Lord Zeoticus. Lady Venalana. I was the one to have impregnated your daughter on our first date. And for that, I truly have no excuse and I am truly sorry. I know my apology, no matter how genuine it may be, will not be enough to earn your forgiveness. If you are willing to inflict any punishment, no matter how cruel it is, then punish me. I was the one to have committed such a crime. But please, spare Rias and our child. Let me take their place for punishment and not them."

Rias however looked stunned, seeing Aidan going all self-sacrificial again. "Somnus, what are you—"

But she was immediately halted by Venalana's hand being raised to silence her while Raiden continues.

"My love for Rias is indeed genuine. I love her with all my heart and she too loves me. And we both agreed abortion was never the option when we found out she was pregnant. But we had consented that day, believing the chance of pregnancy were near zero due to low birth rates. But now here we are, with your daughter pregnant and me confirming to be the father. Again, I plead with you to spare Rias and her child and have my punished, for not having your consent."

But to Aidan's surprise as he looks up, he sees a smile from both parents, like they were feeling humble and happy.

"We won't punish you," Zeoticus immediately said.

This made Aidan prop his head up in confusion. "Sir?"

"We could never dare punish Aurelia's child, especially one who loves our daughter so much."

"In fact, we thank you for telling us this," Venalana said. "If we were told much later, then we would have been severely disappointed."

Both of the couple were very surprised. They expected hate and punishment but surprisingly, they seemed to have been in a good mood today.

"I… I don't know what to say," Aidan said standing up. "Thank you."

"We will keep this pregnancy a secret from all," Zeoticus said. "It will stay only between family members and not spread so as to prevent a scandal. And Venalana and I will teach you separately how to be good parents."

Rias was stunned. "You're willing to… help us raise our child?"

Venalana looks at her daughter in the eyes lovingly. "Of course we will. We are not concerned of blood purity like the other families. We can raise it here in our home while you and Aidan continue your education at school."

"In return however, you must agree to one thing that will be a benefit for all of us here," Zeoticus informed. "For your sake and safety. And for that of your child."

"And that is?" asked Aidan.

Looking to his wife briefly, the two give a small nod before they look back and announce this.

"Somnus, you and my daughter, Rias Gremory, by the unanimous decision between me, my wife, Sirzechs, and his wife Grayfia, are to be formally engaged and become a full-fledged member of the Gremory Family."

Silence overwhelms the atmosphere for a good eight seconds.

"Wha—" Rias was shocked.

"Huh?!" Aidan was wide-eyed.

This was the expected reaction from the nephalem and the Gremory heiress.

After the shock passes, Rias was the first to speak on the matter.

"Father, Mother," Rias said. "You want me… to be engaged to Aidan? Without my consent?"

"This is not like your engagement with Riser Phenex like before, Rias," Venalana informed. "This is something your father and I have spoken about privately. We would have waited until you graduated from school, but the fact that you are now with child has forced us to set our plan much earlier than expected. And to ensure your child is protected."

"It is the only logical solution for this situation," Zeoticus said. "I know we didn't ask for your thoughts on this, Rias, but the current situation now has forced our hand. You can either accept it and be with the man you love to protect your child. Or you can refuse it and have difficulty balancing parenthood with your duties as a Gremory, not to mention face severe consequences with the other families if they learn there is a Devil-nephalem hybrid amongst us."

Rias wanted to argue back but she could not. The reasoning of her parents making such a decision without her consent was a good one this time. She loves Aidan with all her heart and would gladly bear his child. But not to be engaged to him, the first step of being married, to ensure her child is protected…

At least it was better than being engaged to some unknown noble she knew not of or a noble she didn't very much like, like Riser. She looks briefly over to Aidan who, while still shocked, gives a slight nod to Rias as if to tell her to take the deal, seeing that it is a fair one to make.

Giving in, she accepts the deal.

"Alright…" She bows. "I hope to be in your care."

"As do I," Aidan concurs, bowing as well.

The parents smile and sigh with relief, knowing that this was the right decision to make. If this were any other family, drama and high tensions would be thrown everywhere bouncing all over the walls.

Venalana comes over to Rias and comforts her by sitting by her side. "I know how difficult motherhood will be Rias, especially for one so young as you. With my knowledge and experience, I can guide you on how to be a good mother for your child. This nine month journey will be hard at first, and it will seem scary. But I am with you every step of the way."

"Mother…" Rias felt a sense of relief. "But what will happen at the end? Or, if I go into labor early? Or if—"

"Then we will handle it together," Venalana interjected. "Don't worry about the future so much, Rias. We'll take it one baby step at a time. And if we hit a bump in the road, we improvise. There is no turning back on the road."

Rias wanted to say more, but she knew deep inside that her mother was right. It was still early in her pregnancy and any more stress may cause her baby to become distress. Plus she may go into labor early because of it. Sighing in defeat as she could never win against her mother's reasoning, she gives in and hugs her apologetically.

Zeoticus comes over as he and Aidan stand and look at one another face to face. But the head of the Gremory Family places a hand on his future son-in-law's shoulder in reassurance.

"Don't worry so much about you being a father in the future, Somnus," Zeoticus reassured. "Like my wife told my daughter, with proper guidance, you can be the perfect father for your child. And besides, nine months is plenty of time for you to prepare."

Aidan however had doubts. "And if I don't do well as a father?"

Zeoticus however smiled. "Just because you don't do well at one point does not make you an incapable person. It's a matter of how you handle it and what you can learn from it to prevent it happening again."

Wise words indeed from one man to another. If this were any other man that would have made his daughter pregnant, Zeoticus would have flipped. But since this was Aidan, the son of his good friend and former servant of the family, he knew better than to be angry with him. And he wants to be there for him as much as he can if there was any hope of regaining that connection he had with Aurelia.

After all, he never got a chance to say goodbye the day she disappeared. And he would rather not experience that ever again.

"But still, to think I will be a grandfather to my daughter's child… I couldn't be any more happier!" He said in joy. "Now I get two grandchildren to play with!"

"F-Father!" Rias was embarrassed as she tries to calm down her dad, but it was hopeless. Any time he was excited over something regarding his children, he would lose all sense of being reasoned with, his joy overtaking him. And all Rias could do was helplessly try to stop him.

While Zeoticus is hopelessly celebrating and his daughter trying not to make such a big deal of it and embarrass her in the process, Venalana grabs the opportunity to speak to her former servant's son alone.

"Somnus…" Venalana calls out to Aidan, making him turn around. But then…

*BOMF*

Aidan suddenly found himself hugged by Venalana and his head was buried in her cleavage. This surprises the nephalem so much he instantly turns red and becomes stiff, worried that Rias might be nearby seeing this.

And yet, he starts to feel Venalana tremble if not tighten her arms around him a bit more than usual.

"L-L-Lady Venalana?" asked a concerned Aidan.

Venalana did not speak a word, merely keeping silence as she hugs Aidan.

"Thank goodness you're okay," Venalana suddenly said, her voice filled with relief. "I was so worried."

"Worried?" asked Aidan. "About what?"

"Sirzechs told me about your encounter with…Lilith," Venalana said that last name with utter bitterness. "To think that someone like her would lay claim on what she believes is rightfully hers."

Aidan was shocked by her tone. "I-I'm surprised you are so harsh about her considering how she is the Bride of Lucifer and the mother of both nephalem and Devils."

But Venalana releases her hug onto Aidan and looks into his eyes with hers with seriousness. "I don't care whether that bitch is the mother of the nephalem or the Bride of Lucifer. I just cannot believe that she had been manipulating you and my daughter for her own schemes. And now she is underneath Lucifaad based on some deal she made that she will not interfere in our matters. I think that was a mistake."

Again, Aidan was surprised.

"You don't think Lilith will keep her word?" asked Aidan as he deduces Venalana's opinion.

The female head of the Gremory Family nods. "I think she is still looking for ways to get her hands on you again. She is a creature of chaos and deceit, and definitely someone not to be trusted. But know this: I will not let that bitch touch you, my daughter, or your child ever again. If she wants any of you, she will answer to me first. And I won't have any problem inflicting however much violence is needed on her. I'll sever her wings and break her neck via the horns if I have to!"

Aidan was once again so surprised at Venalana's forwardness and assertion. She really wanted to be the mother figure to him that he had never felt his whole life. Perhaps it is time for her to just let her do things the way she wants to around him, at least until his real mother shows up. If she ever does.

"Well, just… don't get too hurt," Aidan advises. "I don't want to see my mother's master die in front of me."

Venalana smiles as she relaxes her tone. Then, in a show of affection and care, she plants a kiss on Aidan's head.

Aidan blushes out of bashfulness at first but soon eases himself into the warmth of Venalana's hug.

"Your mother would be so proud of you, Somnus," Venalana said. "She always will."

The Lady Gremory was not going to let anyone touch her soon to be son-in-law, let alone the son of her closest Elder Angel friend. She will see to it personally should that ever happen.

There was an island somewhere in the Caribbean that was devoid of people yet filled with abundant resources. And while this is not the only island to not hold any indigenous people nor signs of civilization, its location on the map was remote, perfect for a certain recently engaged couple who want to get away from all the noise life had to offer and just take in this moment of peace and serenity. Not only that, but they also had a date they needed to make up with after all the chaos that has happened.

Rias stood on the shore with her feet in the water as the waves gently roll over them. She wore a beautiful red bikini along with a beautifully made summer swim wear beach skirt where it was low enough to just barely touch the water. She handpicked this out for the summer not only because she liked it but also so that she could impress her boyfriend now fiancé.

Rias watches the horizon as the wind gently blows across her, her hair lifted in the direction of the wind. It was already nighttime and the sea of stars in the sky seemed endless. While there were also plenty of stars falling through the night sky.

She soon feels a pair of hands wrapped around her belly from behind. Knowing it was Aidan, Rias smiles with her eyes closed as she leans back into his bare chest. Aidan wore only black trunks.

While this island was mostly uninhabited, it did not stop the two lovers from making this their vacation home for only a few days. Thanks to their magic, they were able to set up a small home in the form of a ironically well-made shack. It came complete with a king-sized bed, a fire pit from which to cook, a kitchen, and an outdoor shower.

"I'm amazed you were able to find a place like this," Rias said.

But Aidan confesses. "Wasn't too hard actually. Luckily I kept its location a secret from the others than the fact it exists."

Rias then jests, "And I'm sure you'll do a great job being so famous for your discretion."

"Hehe. My lips are sealed."

Rias could not help but giggle. The two continue to watch the horizon filled with stars while the water keeps hitting their feet, slowly sinking into the wet sand. Thankfully their area was not totally blackened by darkness as there were some beach torches lit. And the moonlight reflected off the water to give a clearer view of the void.

"You know, Somnus…" Rias said. "I didn't think I would be engaged again by my parents. But I am glad it is with you."

"As am I," Aidan replied. "To be honest though, I didn't expect this to happen either. But with the news of our child reaching the ears of your parents, I agree that us being engaged was the right move."

Rias could not deny that. This engagement was for once not something she was upset about. It was one she agreed to and liked as well. If she could be engaged to Aidan no matter what reason it is, she would gladly take it over being engaged to another unknowable man. She did however had one burning question that did not seem to leave her mind.

"If your mother never left my family, and you were born and raised in the Gremory Mansion… would you have been happy to be engaged to me?"

Aidan, without having any time to think unnecessarily, gives Rias a gentle kiss on her cheek before resting his chin on her shoulder, sniffing her fragrant hair. "No matter how many lifetimes pass, I will always love you, Rias. And I would gladly be engaged to you no matter how many times I am reincarnated. Whether I am poor, rich, elderly, young, Devil, nephalem; I would always love you."

"As would I, my love," She replied, turning her head to his as their lips meet for a loving kiss.

Rias soon heads deeper into the water, enjoying the coolness going up her legs as she continues staring at the night sky. She then turns around with a smile that moved Aidan, a smile of joy and laughter as she giggles. It was like she was a goddess coming to enjoy the beautiful ocean.

"Somnus…" She called out.

"Hm?"

"I don't want you all to myself or anything like that. I'm not the jealous type. At least, I never thought that was the case… but you're so close to Asia and… the way the rest of the girls throw themselves at you. I was so terrified of becoming an afterthought, but now you have shown me how you really feel."

As Aidan smiles he walks into the water with Rias, standing in front of her and up close, gently taking her hands into his as he smiles.

"In the face of the Eternal Conflict, I've seen how truly fleeting our lives can be. And I, for one, will not waste another second of mine."

"What are you saying, Somnus?" Rias asked. "What is in your heart?"

Aidan soon takes Rias' hands gently into his own as he stares directly into her eyes with affection. "Rias... though I was born on Sanctuary abandoned and defenseless, I have always tried to live up to the expectations of my parents..."

Aidan recalls the face of his mother from that vision he had during the battle with Mephisto. The vision of his mother leaving him in the alleyway. He also saw his father battling that Demon sister of his when Aurelia and her child escaped, when Aidan was undertaking the Trial of the Ancients and knocked out unconscious by Bul-Kathos.

But putting the visions aside, he looks at Rias deep into her heart through her eyes with his.

"I stand before you - Somnus, son of Aurelia, nephew of Deckard Kain... and if you would have me, I would be your husband for life. For so as long as I live, I will stand at your side, as you stood in mine..."

Strange words to say. Aidan felt though that they were greatly important.

But for Rias, she understood what this was. It was not just a vow, but a proposal. A marriage proposal. He did not need to ask the words 'Will you marry me?' literally. With their engagement made official to the rest of the Underworld, it stands to reason that they would later on be married.

With tears of joy in her eyes, Rias musters up her words to declare her vow.

"I stand before you – Rias Gremory, daughter of Zeoticus, daughter of Venalana... and I will proudly be your wife for eternity, Somnus... In this world or any other."

With that, their declaration of love and matrimony was soon set. And they lean in for a romantic kiss just as the sun began to set over the horizon. Their kiss was one that sealed the deal, one full of love and trust.

LEMON BEGINS…

The sun had finished it setting, giving way to the beautiful night. Aidan loved a good day at the beach, especially if he sat by his beach chair. The sound of the waves crashing over the rocks just brought a smile to his face. The only thing which brought a smile to his face even more was the beautiful woman who rose up out of the sea.

The redhead woman stepped forward moving with grace. She wore a white bikini top stretching over her breasts. Said breasts jiggled with each step and the material grew transparent thanks to being splashed with water. Her toned stomach drew his eyes towards all of her. Her hips moved with a seductive sway when closing in on the nephalem. The bikini bottom was very short when stretching over her bottom. Her feet were uncovered. Rias stepped over towards Aidan with a smile on his face. She enjoyed the reaction he gave her because she dripped completely wet. The material stretched over her nice breasts with the nipples sticking up.

"Lovely bikini, my love," Aidan asked.

"Well, it's relaxing," Rias said. "You better be careful though. The material of your shorts is going to rip cleanly through."

Rias' eyes locked on Aidan's member as it started to throb on the other end of his shorts. The sultry redhead leaned down and cupped him through his shorts. Aidan groaned a few seconds later. Rias teased him with a slight grip of her hand and retracted it a blink of an eye later.

"It's a beautiful day though," Rias said.

Rias moved over to the icebox. She was on her hands and knees. Speaking of material about ready to give away, Aidan did not know how that material would stay up where it was. Perhaps through the force of faith, or something else. Regardless, Aidan's eyes lingered on Rias' round backside.

Women, it seemed, had a sixth sense about when a man looked at their ass. How else would Aidan explain the fact Rias swayed her ass from one side to the other, jiggling it in front of Aidan's face, causing him a slight groan. It passed through his body before Rias pulled completely away from him.

"You look like you could drink something," Rias said.

Rias moved back and rested her feet firmly on Aidan's lap. The soft nature of her feet made Aidan groan and made sitting still a very laborious exercise. Rias' lips curled into a smile.

She was quite aware of the best way to rile Aidan up. Her feet shifted rather purposely against his body. She made sure Aidan swelled enough.

"We should take care of that before it rips," Rias said. "Are you sure you didn't get stung by something?"

Rias moved over and grabbed Aidan's pants and pulled it down. She almost got too close for comfort as Aidan's thick cock came up and almost smacked her in the face. Rias leaned down and put her hand down onto it.

"Well, not sure if being stung by something accounts for this swelling," Rias said. "Maybe, I should see if the swelling could go down."

Aidan's cock extended a little bit more. Seeing the fact Rias' warm lips just parted and shoved as much of Aidan inside of her mouth as possible.

"Damn!" Aidan grunted.

The feeling of Rias' warm mouth wrapping around his cock resulted in Aidan jumping up. His manhood swelled inside of the mouth of the sexy redhead woman. She pulled all the way out of him and gave him a kiss on the tip of his cock. It caused him to groan a few seconds later.

Rias canvassed every single inch of Aidan's manhood. She left her mark on him with saliva. The workout art of Aidan's cock extended even further to reach Rias' lips. She grabbed him by the base and slid down to a certain point. Aidan's balls ached the further Rias worked him over.

"That's…that's good," Aidan groaned.

"Yes," Rias said. "Very good."

She kissed him on the tip of his cock. It only extended further to reach her mouth. Rias took her lips around his tool and sucked on him as hard as humanly possible. Rias worked up and down on his manhood. She sucked him, and then released him as hard as humanly possible.

Aidan was growing rather stiff in the mouth of the woman. He swelled even more.

Rias smiled and reached down to cup his balls. She cradled them in her hand and then released them. The redhead spread her love all over him. Her mouth kept going down and blowing Aidan. She blew his cock and proceeded to blow his mind with a couple of steady rises and an even steadier drop.

Aidan grabbed the back of Rias' head and further pushed his cock inside of her waiting mouth. Her warm throat closed around him. The tickling of his balls by soft fingers only spurred Aidan on.

"I think it's working."

Rias knew what she was doing was working. She kept it up. The manhood swelled, with her hand pumping the part of it she could not fit in her mouth. Rias waited for the explosion which was to follow.

Aidan lightly gripped Rias by the back of the head. He encouraged the sucking to continue. Warmth enveloped and released around him. His loins felt stirring and buzzing. His balls came close to losing all sense of themselves inside of Rias' warm mouth. Paradise would be a pretty good descriptor of how this would feel after the end.

He shot, blowing his load inside of Rias' waiting mouth. Rias worked down onto the base of his cock and continued to suck him as hard as possible. Every time her throat enveloped him, things felt better.

Prematurely, Rias released his cock. It still spurt and shot some cum on her face and all over her chest. The cum stained against her bra and started to drip down onto the rug.

"That's unfortunate," Rias said. "I'm going to have to take off my bra and let it dry."

Rias unhooked the straps of her bra and allowed it to drop down onto the ground. Her perfectly rounded breasts came out to play. Aidan's gaze would not come off of them.

"Touch them," Rias said. "Play with them."

It was time for Aidan to play and to touch Rias' gorgeous breasts. He reached over and gave them a very firm squeeze. Rias threw her head back and moaned a little bit for him. Another touch and it brought Rias further to the throes of passion.

"Right there," Rias encouraged him. "Play with my nipples. Oh just like that. I want you to play with them just like that!"

Aidan squeezed his fingers around Rias' nipples. His cock hardened even more. One of the small nipples hardened and Aidan leaned in. He felt up her soft tit flesh when sucking on her nipple. The moaning coming from the redhead was very intense.

That mouth worked down her body. Rias shifted the bottoms off of her body and jammed her fingers inside of her pussy while Aidan sucked her breasts. His mouth canvased every inch it could reach. Rias threw her head back while grinding her fingers inside of her.

"Do you need any help?"

Aidan just removed Rias' hand from her dripping pussy. She looked at him with imploring eyes. The lust dancing in Rias' eyes could not be matched by any means. Her pussy lips spread, eager, willing, and very much ready to receive. His lips moved in and kissed her all over her body.

Every time those warm lips touched Rias, sparks got sent shooting through her body. His lips moved down her eager breasts, to her flat stomach, while his hands moved down the lower half of her body.

"Take me," Rias said. "I'm wet."

Aidan just smiled and ran his hands down those swollen wet lips Rias favored. She bit down on her lip a few seconds later. Aidan's hard cock wanted to be inside of her. At the same time, he showed plenty of restraint towards her. His cock ached very much, but if he could hold back, he could be inside of Rias in a few seconds.

And she tasted really good. The sweet taste of honey entered Aidan's mouth. He spent the next couple of minutes tasting Rias' warm pussy.

The tease had become almost too much for Rias. Every time Aidan dipped his strong tongue inside of her eager pussy, she came undone just a little bit more. Rias' hands grabbed the back of Aidan's head and guided him inside of her. His tongue finished taste testing her pussy.

As much fun as it was to eat Rias out, Aidan wanted something else.

"I think I have something else that will help with that swelling," Rias remarked in a sultry whisper. "Why don't you come in and see it works."

Aidan crawled on top of Rias. His hard cock brushed against her smoldering warm entrance. The right shift would bring him balls deep into Rias.

Rias closed her eyes and could feel her lover's body this close to her. They were in a semi-public place where the sense of excitement kept her body completely going. Rias' warm hands grabbed onto Aidan and pulled him completely towards her. His hard cock brushed against her warm opening.

"Get ready," Aidan said.

Twelve inches of male endowment slipped inside of Rias' warm pussy. Rias grabbed onto the back of Aidan's head and then moved down his back. Her soft moans increased the more Aidan rose up and plunged into her.

Squishing sounds occurred as Rias' very wet pussy devoured Aidan's manhood inside of her. She closed her eyes with Aidan running his hands over Rias' sexy body. Those juicy nipples sucked up and Rias almost demanded for them to get attention.

No need to demand as Aidan was more than willing to give Rias precisely what she wanted. Fire came on through Rias' very slick loins. The two of them connected with each other. Aidan's hard prick entered Rias as much as possible. He slid back out of her and jammed his rod inside of her body.

"Good, good," Rias begged him. "It's perfect. It's wonderful."

Aidan was glad she thought so much of this little encounter. He could not get enough of being buried inside of the redhead. Her hips jumped up just as Aidan drove down. The two met in the middle with Aidan going balls deep inside of Rias' wet pussy.

"YES!"

She grabbed Aidan by the shoulder hard. The two of them joined together. Chest to chest they moved, feeling and kiss on each other. Rias' core grew even more eager when her walls closed around him.

Aidan needed to reinforce his will not to cum just yet inside of her. Even though Rias was proving to challenge his resolve one hundred percent of the way. Aidan rose up completely and drove his full force inside of Rias' inviting chambers.

The two enjoyed the moment. Rias released Aidan from her walls and wrapped her legs around him before turning him over. The redhead looked down at his tool with lust. His hard cock, primed perfectly, made Rias hungry to drive herself down onto it.

"Oh, I'm going to ride you until those balls just burst."

Rias cupped her breasts and allowed them to jiggle enticingly in Aidan's face. The look of burning lust dancing in her eyes made Aidan almost cum right then and there. Rias dropped her full weight onto him, and her walls crashed around him.

The sexy redhead bounced herself up and down on his cock. Each time Aidan pushed into her, he lurched a little bit further inside of her. Rias had him right where she wanted him. Right at her mercy, right about ready to explode inside of her. All Aidan had to do was keep up the pace and Rias would have driven the point home. Her warm walls closed around Aidan and released him.

"Fuck," Rias said. "You're so good. You're so good, I can't…I can't hold back anymore. I need to cum."

She came very hard right over Aidan's hard cock. Aidan reached and grabbed her. He guided her to continue bouncing up and down on him. She pleasured every single inch of cock she could reach with her warm and gripping sheath. Aidan threw himself forward and cupped her nipples. They stuck out to be grabbed, to be pulled on, and indeed, to be sucked.

"I'm cumming again," Rias breathed out loud.

That hunger just increased the deeper Rias drove her warm pussy down onto Aidan's hard and aching cock. She pushed almost all the way up and then dropped down onto him. Those wet walls grabbed onto him.

"And I'm close."

"Cum with me," Rias said. "Please. I need to feel that sticky cum inside of my pussy! Please, PLEASE!"

She screamed and drove her pussy down onto him. The base of her wet loins grabbed onto Aidan and squeezed him. The Nephalem's hands cupped Rias' nipples and pulled her down. The two kissed with added passion the second Rias drove herself repeatedly up and down on them.

Rias saw stars first from the latest orgasm. She screamed in response while driving her pussy down on his hard cock.

"YES!"

Aidan's mind exploded alongside his balls. Rias sucked his warm cum into her, taking as much of it from his balls. She pumped him completely dry and made Aidan feel better than great after his balls had been drained.

Finally, Aidan deflated at least for now. Rias pulled back away from him. The small smile crept over her face when leaning in and giving his cock a light kiss. It lurched up.

"Imagine if I was your personal stripper," Rias whispered. "Think about it. You'd shower me with so much money that I may give you more than just a lap dance."

The implied double-meaning hit Aidan's mind. Already he was thinking of his girlfriend as a stripper on stage being showered in money while doing a lap dance. Rias' hand stimulating his cock did not help Aidan's dirty thoughts regarding this girl. The wicked glint in his girlfriend's eyes meant she was feeling really daring.

LEMON ENDS…

Meanwhile, in the underground ruins of Lucifaad, Lilith situates herself on an obsidian throne of blood and bone. Two braziers were lit on either side of her as she sits in the darkness. In front of her though was a projection showcasing a female figure in a white pixelated glow, as if Lilith was contacting someone from far away.

With her domain underneath Lucifaad now secured yet also under the very careful watch of the Four Great Satans, if not some other powerful nobles and figures who are now aware of her existence and plot beforehand, Lilith can discreetly proceed with the next step of whatever her grand scheme was.

"The Crimson-hair Ruin Princess may have disrupted my plan," Lilith said as she holds in her right hand a demonic-looking goblet filled with what looked like wine was actually human blood. "But her foolish act will be in vain."

She then turns her attention to the hologram of a female figure, shrouded in blood red and black robes, bowing before her on one knee. "Come to me on Lucifaad, Aurelia. And bring your lover, Tor-Gareth, with you."

Aurelia, having retained her mortal form as a servant of House Gremory, looks back up to the Daughter of Hatred's projection image. "As I once served you millennia before, I serve you now."

Lilith, satisfied that Aurelia's loyalty to her is still assured, then requests, "Find whatever followers remain and have them brought here. Devil, Angel, and Fallen Angel. The flames of the Eternal Conflict ignite once more. In return for your service, you and your lover may see your son."

"Yes, my lady," Aurelia bows her head.

As Lilith's projection dissipates, Aurelia contemplates the future, of the chance of meeting her son Somnus in the flesh. And of the chance of explaining her disappearance to the Gremory Family. Of why she was forced to leave Somnus alone in the mortal realm and where she had been in these many years.

And that day was coming soon.

This chapter has been a long time in the making. And I truly apologize for such a delay. Season 3 is my least favorite season of DxD but for good reason due to the last three episodes being anime-only. And there are not a lot of DxD fanfic stories out there that go into season 3.

So what do we start off with? Well there was the battle with a possessed Rias and Aidan but we know how that ends up. Next comes Belial, whose death has been a long time coming. I tried to mirror his final battle lie in Diablo III, specifically the third and final stage of the fight, but the thing of fighting with Belial in that stage is that he has three attack moves, the platform area is limited, and he is immobile. So it was somewhat hard to illustrate his power as one of the Seven Evils and not to mention Belial is not much of a combatant head on.

Finally, we get ourselves Lilith, the Daughter of Hatred herself and the main antagonist from the currently in development game Diablo IV. And in terms of this story, the true main antagonist of the season, with Belial being her pawn. For those of the Diablo fandom, many of you may wonder how Lilith can manipulate a Lesser Evil like Belial but remember, she is the daughter of Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred. So her schemes and manipulations can be compared to her father.

I wanted to paint Lilith as both manipulator and schemer, like she was in the Sin War trilogy books. But since she does not appear much in stories after that, and the fact that Diablo IV has yet to be released, I had to brainstorm a lot of how to display her personality. That is when I learned there was another Lilith from the video game series Darksiders, where she is not too different from her Diablo counterpart. I also added in a bit of Samael from the same video game series into Lilith to demonstrate how Lilith can be an untrustworthy ally yet reliable and dependable when necessary.

And now with the revelation of Rias pregnant, she had to confess to her parents about it all. After all, she couldn't afford to keep this a secret any longer now that Lilith exposed it. And the unborn child will continue to play a huge part in the chapters to come. As for her being engaged with Aidan, it was to me the right move to make. After all, it wouldn't make sense not to do it given of the history between the tow and of how far they have come. Since this was mostly an Aidan and Rias focus story arc, I felt that another lemon was needed for the main couple. After all, Rias is the main girl in Aidan's love life.

But for those curious about the oppai size of each girl, here is a list.

Harem List (Breast Sizes):
Rias: (G-cup), main girl of the harem.
Akeno: (H-cup).
Asia: (C-cup).
Koneko: (A-cup).
Xenovia: (D-cup).
Rossweisse: (F-cup).
Kuroka: (F-cup).
Xuelan: (E-cup).
Yubelluna: (I-cup).
Yasaka: (K-cup).

Next chapter will be the season 3 OVA, dealing with a certain Phenex's recovery. And there will be plenty of twists to the story.

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