Starting Revenge
"Issei Hyoudou" - Talking
'Issei Hyoudou'- Thought
"Issei Hyoudou" - Communication circle/phone
*Sounds*
[ Issei Hyoudou ] - Inanis
"Issei Hyoudou" - Draconic voice
I opened my eyes feeling very warm, warmer than usual. Behind the couch was a window covered by blinds as sunlight shining through the curtains. My eyes, now adjusted to the light shining through, I looked down to spot the two girls lying in bed with me just as they said. My arms hugging on each of them, Rias to me right and Akeno to my left.
The girls while being wrapped in my arms were also being wrapped in my wings as my tail snaked its way down the bed. 'Well...this is nice' I thought to myself as I laid my head back on my pillow letting out a satisfied sigh.
Their presence felt really lovely and comforting as their smooth, soft skin rested on my muscled body. I was shaken out of my thought as I felt the two girls shift around in my bed. One after another the girls opened and rubbed their eyes, prompting out a yawn.
"Good morning" Rias spoke as she wore a smile as she laid back down on the bed, resting her head on my chest instead of my arm this time. "Mornin" I spoke sleepily as Rias got comfortable in the bed again.
Akeno amused me more though as she did everything Rias did without sitting up. She clung her arms around me as she cracked open her eyes, yawned, and the proceeded to rub her eyes on my muscled body.
"How'd you sleep," Akeno asked me slightly muffled as part of her face was buried into my body. "Quite well, although being in the MindScape makes it feel less like a nap and more like meditation" I spoke referencing the fact that even if my body was asleep, my mind and consciousness wasn't.
"We have club today, so we should probably get ready" Rias stated as Akeno, and I groaned, not wanting to get up.
After getting up, we each took a shower Akeno and Rias going first while I cooked some food for them. I took a shower after them which I ate whatever was left from what they didn't eat.
We sat at the dinner table after I ate enough food to fill me. Sitting at the table, they wanted to ask me about my MindScape and I wanted to ask about our current relationship right now. I kinda wanted to know what to say as I was technically dating both Akeno and Rias now.
"So Issei what exactly is the MindScape?" Rias asked me she leaned forward with her hand on her chin listening intently for my answer. Akeno on the opposite side of the table from her wore a curious look on her face as she looked at me.
"It's like a dream, I can visit it when I sleep and whatever happens in there gets transferred out here. For example, working out inside the dream world affects my body on the outside world as well" I spoke as the two listen carefully as not to miss any details.
"Outside of that, though I'm not too sure what it is myself, Inanis said it's like moving my consciousness into the sacred gear, or something like that" I concluded my explanation, leaving the two girls pondering about all that I spoke.
"So I assume only people that have sacred gears with a presence sealed inside it can use this MindScape" Akeno spoke looking at me for confirmation of her hypothesis. "As far as I'm aware," I said shrugging, I really didn't know too much about it outside of what I need to.
"Well if so that's a shame, learning how to do that would increase our training effectiveness several folds" Rias spoke, looking down in deep thought. "Issei, we got put in there when we slept with you, so do you think if Akeno and I trained in there with you that we would improve as well," Rias asked looking back over to me.
"Well I can't say for sure as that's the first time it has ever happened to me, but I don't see why not" I answered as she grew a smile on her face.
The girls finished asking me questions about my MindScape as it was clear to them that I didn't know a whole lot about it myself. I decided that it was time to ask a few questions of my own. "So uh, about this relationship thing... what exactly do we consider this," I asked, the two girls looked at me in confusion and thought.
"A harem, duh" Akeno stated plainly as Rias stayed silent but nodded in agreement with her friend. "Ok then, but what about the ORC?" I asked causing them both to look confused again. Apparently, I was the only one here who was behind in knowledge on this whole relationship ordeal.
"Just tell them, I'm sure they would support us so long as we are all happy with it" this time Rias spoke as Akeno nodded. Was I the only one slightly embarrassed by dating two girls, I mean I knew it was common for devils but still.
"Ok then, this may seem a bit of a rhetorical question then but... would you two like me to mark you as my mate?" I asked the two girls who were now completely confused at my question.
"Mark us?" Akeno muttered as a lustful look filled her eyes. I had no intentions of trying to find out what images were going through her head.
"What do you mean Issei" Rias asked while wearing a blush at her friend's thoughts.
"Marking of a mate will bind the twos souls together giving several different effects on each other. It will allow us to understand each other's emotions to a deeper degree. The soul link will also allow us to receive a power boost from the binding. It will take form depending on the personality of the person wearing it" I explained, the girls both looking at me with a surprised and interested look on their face.
"Interesting, I've never heard of such a thing, let alone think it's possible" Rias spoke as she pondered what she had just heard. I figured I would ask since it wasn't normal for them to be marked.
"I'll take the offer" Akeno stated with a smile surprising Rias. "You sure, a soul bind isn't something you can remove easily" I stated, Akeno just smiled at me. "I figured, but I don't have any intentions to have it removed anyway," Akeno said giggling.
She didn't show it but was appreciative of me making sure she knew it was ok. I stood up from the wooden chair I was sitting on and proceeded to walk over to Akeno. She was looking up at me with curiosity at what I was about to do.
I leaned down moving my head next to hers. She shuttered slightly at feeling my warm breath flow down her neck. Rias looked on with a blush at the display. I opened my mouth revealing my sharp fangs. Rias's eyes widen slightly as she saw my bite down softly on Akeno's neck, causing her to let out a soft moan.
A slight black and violet aura surrounded us, shortly after condensing around her neck. I pulled away to see the aura solidify into a necklace around her neck. The necklace had a smooth black string that laced around her neck, a dragon skull that had its jaw closed hanging off of the lace in the front. The dragon skull had violet lightning sparking from its eyes symbolizing my affinity with shadow and void powers, as well as Akeno's affinity for lightning.
Akeno felt a slight boost in her magical prowess. However, her physical speed and strength increased much more since that was my strong suit. I also felt my magical prowess rise a decent amount. "Wow, this necklace is pretty" Akeno spoke as she looked down at her new mark.
Rias was intrigued by what just happened. "So how do you feel," Rias asked looking at her Queen. "Great, I feel like I weigh as much as a feather" Akeno spoke referencing her new, improved strength and speed. The physical strength won't come in too much handy since she's a magic user, but her speed will defiantly help.
"I-I want one too," Rias said having a slight stutter since she was embarrassed about me biting her neck. However she didn't want to fall behind Akeno, and the power boost was quite nice as well. However, that was only a minor motive. "You sure, like I said before it isn't something that can be undone easily" I spoke turning to Rias.
Rias was blushing slightly as she nodded and for once I wasn't blushing at this due to it being instinctual to me. I nodded as she accepted walking around the wooden table from Akeno over to Rias. I stood over Rias looking down, she had her eyes closed so it would be easier on her embarrassment.
I leaned down next to Rias's ear, she shivered slightly at the sound of me breathing right next to her ear. Akeno grew a blush across her cheeks as she watched the process from a different point of view. I bite into Rias's neck prompting her to moan slightly louder then Akeno did. The black and violet aura surrounding Rias and I like earlier.
The aura condensed around her neck forming a necklace similar to Akeno's. Rias's necklace had a smooth black string wrapped around her neck like Akeno's. Rias's necklace, however, held a dragon skull with its jaw opened hanging in front of the jewelry. The opened jaw held an orb in its mouth, inside the sphere was a primarily black color with bright violet highlights representing my shadow and void powers mixing with Rias's Power of Destruction.
Although it was supposed to look like a combination of our abilities it ended up looking like my Power of Extinction, although she doesn't know that since she hasn't seen it. Rias felt very similar to Akeno as she didn't feel hardly any boost in magical capabilities.
However, her speed and strength increased a decent amount. However just like Akeno, since Rias was primarily a magic user, her strength won't come in much use. However, her speed will undoubtedly be useful.
"So how is it?" Akeno asked chuckling at her best friends slightly shocked look. Rias was shaken out of her shock as her gaze shifted over to Akeno. "It's just as you spoke, I feel like a feather" Rias spoke agreeing with Akeno's earlier statement. Rias's and Akeno's mark was similar but different in their own way.
"Oh, would you look at the time" Rias stated as she quickly stood up changing the subject. I looked over to the clock being around noon.
"My my, we should get going to the club" Akeno spoke as she got ready. Rias and Akeno were wearing their school uniform while I wore the casual clothing they help picked out for me. It was dressed in a white tank top and black cargo shorts, I picked them up on the way from school one day considering how much I liked the last set they got me.
We walked over to the door putting on our shoes, the girls putting on the black school uniform shoes while I put on some casual sandals. Leaving the house the girls and I started walking to the club, although it was a Sunday and we didn't have school.
The two girls had a bonce in their step as they seemed to be very happy about receiving their mate marks. Rias and Akeno were ahead of me leading the way as I followed shortly behind the two.
My head was filled with thoughts about what the club members will think about us telling them our triangle like relationship now. I know that Rias and Akeno said they would support it, but I couldn't help have a slight worry deep down.
I wasn't too worried about Kiba, I was more concerned about Koneko. She has made it very clear within the time that I've known her that she was against perverted people, and I doubt she will take me having a harem very well.
Looking back up I see the school building come into view. The girls haven't talked to me on the way there as they could tell I was thinking about stuff, so they didn't want to interrupt. We walked into the school grounds following a path that was mostly unused leading off to the side of the school.
Following the path, the old school building came into view. The two girls turned to me, they must've noticed that I was a little nervous. "Calm down they will accept it, I know it," Rias said softly looking at me with a smile. Akeno held her regular sweet smile as she nodded, agreeing with her friend.
Her words calmed me to a slight degree, although no matter what she says you can never be too sure about how they will react. I shook my head slightly to shake the thought out of my head.
We walked into the old school building walking down, proceeding down the hallways being meted by the heavy wooden duel doors leading into the ORC. Rias and Akeno opened the two doors revealing the other club members sitting in their usual places.
Kiba was reading his book, and Koneko was eating sweets next to Kiba. I did what I would normally do, allowing my draconic features to reveal themselves. Walking over to the couch dubbed as my couch, I flopped down laying my back on the soft cushions. Rias and Akeno walked over to the desk while giving me a glance signaling that they were going to say something about it.
I laid there for a little while waiting for Rias and Akeno to say something about it, or for something to happen about it at all. However, it would appear that Rias or Akeno wouldn't be able to mention it before anyone else could, as I noticed Kiba took notice of their new very similar necklaces.
"Did you guys go shopping, those look really new" Kiba asked pointing at the twos necklaces. I felt a little pit in my stomach, to be honest, I wasn't gonna say anything about it.
"Yes, we just go them this morning," Rias said as she held hers up for Kiba and Koneko to see. Both had a curious expression as they noticed the jewel in the dragons gaping mouth. They took notice that it looked remarkably similar to her Power of Destruction.
Akeno did the same allowing them to see her new mate mark. They were even more interested in it since both girls had similar necklaces, however slight differences that represented each other well.
"Where did you get them, they're beautiful," Koneko asked with a monotone voice, showing interest in getting her own. The two girls didn't answer vocally as they just turned their heads to gaze at me. Kiba and Koneko raised their eyebrows with slight confusion.
"Well, they didn't get it from a store or anything. It's an uh... Draconic mate mark" I spoke, my voice lowering in tone the close I got to the end of my sentence. Kiba's and Koneko's eyebrows raised in confusion as if they didn't properly process what they just heard.
"Mate marks" Koneko muttered as she and Kiba came to a realization. "So wait, are you Rias and Akeno in a relationship?" Kiba asked in disbelief at what he was hearing. "Yes, Rias and I agreed to share him" Akeno stated moving forward gathering the attention on her.
Kiba and Koneko looked between their King and Queen who were standing together presenting their marks. Their gaze shifting over to me laying on the couch as I had slightly red tinted cheeks.
"Well if your all happy then I'm happy for you," Kiba said with a wide grin, he was happy to see his King happy as he hasn't seen her happy like this in a while. Koneko was more or less indifferent about the whole ordeal, she was pleased for her master and Queen, but overall still indifferent.
My nervousness has vanished entirely as they were overall supportive of our relationship. I suppose they really didn't have a reason to oppose it now that I think about it.
Everyone went back to doing their own thing Kiba reading, Koneko eating sweets, I was laying on my couch, Akeno and Rias did paperwork on their desk, and we all were drinking Akeno's delicious tea. Rias clasped her hands together gathering the attention of the club room as she got up to lean on the front of her desk with Akeno beside her.
"Alright everyone, Akeno and I have been discussing what to do with the fallen angel situation, as all of you know they could've prepared the ritual ahead of time meaning our time limit is significantly shortened" Rias spoke to everyone in the room. We all nodded in agreement with Rias's words, as we were all very aware of the possibility.
"Well, we wanted all of your opinions when deciding how to handle this situation" Rias spoke as she looked at us all individually. She started by looking at me signaling me to give my opinion. Laying on the couch, I thought about what I thought would be the best course of action to take.
"Well, we should probably act soon as if they did prepare the ritual early its possible the could conduct it soon, If not tonight" I answered while my gaze looked at everyone to see how they reacted to my opinion. "That doesn't sound like a bad idea, but what if we're too early and can't revive the nun," Rias asked.
I could tell she didn't like the idea of letting her die, but Twilight Healing isn't exactly a common thing, so I could kind of understand it. "Well if you wait too long the body will either decay or be buried, preventing you from reviving her anyways" I pointed out shrugging my shoulders.
Rias looked down in thought at what I had said, as she knew I was right. Rias looked over to the others to see what they thought of my opinion. Upon her gaze meeting theirs they shrugged showing they were rather indifferent, as they would follow their master either way.
"Ok then, for now, the club is dismissed, return here around 10:00PM, so we can assault the rouge fallen angels" Rias spoke turning to me. We all nodded and got up to go do our own things.
I went home to get in my morning work out since Rias and Akeno dragged me to the club room before I could do them. Once I arrived home, I did my usual amount of push ups, pull ups, and sit ups. After that, I proceeded to go with my long distance run. I was currently running on the street down my usual path.
As I ran, I eventually ran into the very same park that I first met the innocent nun Asia at. I didn't think much of it and kept doing my regular run, that was until I heard a sweet voice call my name. I stopped in my tracks as the voice sounded very familiar, but I couldn't place where I heard it from.
I turned around only for my eyes to be met by the green-eyed nun looking at me. She wore the same attire that we first met in except her white veil wasn't covering her silky blond hair.
"Issei is that you?" Asia asked nervously as she approached me. "Yeah uh, what are you doing here?" I asked the nun as I turned my body to face her. My white Tank top was sticking to my body from the thin line of sweat.
"W-Well, I came here because... since you came by here during what looked like to be a workout, I figured if I came, here again, I might run into you" Asia admitted shyly. My eyes widened a little as I wondered why she would want to meet me again.
"You came down here to meet me again, why?" I asked her as she looked up to me. "W-well its uh, you're the nicest person I've met here so.," Asia answered as she looked down at the sidewalk. "I appreciate the compliment," I said chuckling as I rubbed the back of my head.
"Hey how are you doing, after last night I worried that those damn fallen angels hurt you," I asked her as a worried expression crossed my face. "O-OH, don't worry I'm perfectly fine" Asia spoke, stuttering nervously at my concern for her. My expression lightened a bit upon hearing her words stating her condition.
"Hmm, well if you're ok why don't we go hang out today," I asked Asia with a smile. Asia looked up at me with a surprised look on her face. "We can't you know that your a Devil and I'm with the fallen, it's forbidden" Asia spoke worriedly as she looked at me.
"Oh screw that shit, I Don't like people telling me what I can and can't do, so come on" I spoke dismissively waving my hand at the thought of us being friends being forbidden. Asia looked up at me wide-eyed at what I said, I don't really know why she is so shocked by it.
"W-Well if you say so, where do you want to go?" Asia asked looking up at me, her shocked and nervous expression being replaced with a gleeful and excited expression. "Well, have you eaten anything yet?" I asked looking down at her with my hand on my chin.
"No, I came down here right after taking a shower" Asia spoke as she nodded her head to my question. "Well, then I know a great place, let's go get you something" I spoke as I started walking in the direction to the burger shop I planned to go to. Asia jogged up to my side to catch up with me. We walked together in silence as I lead her to the restaurant I planned to go to.
Arriving at the place Asia and I sat in a chair at our booth. The seats were covered in a green leather, the table was a light brown wood. Our food was put on our table with black trays, they had a white paper in between the tray and our food. Mine had a burger wrapped up with a medium drink, and fries and Asia's had the same, she ordered the same thing as I did as she had no clue what this stuff was.
I unwrapped my burger and proceeded to take a big bite out of it, Asia staring at me intrigued at my actions. "Do I have something on my face?" I asked her tilting my head to the side slightly.
"N-No, I just wasn't sure how to eat this as I've never had a hamburger before" Asia spoke waving her hands in front of her as she explained her actions. I was bewildered at her words.
'How hasn't she had a hamburger before, I thought they existed pretty much everywhere' I thought to myself. Asia nervously unwrapped the hamburger as she proceeded to mimic how I ate the hamburger slowly. Her face lit up in delight upon taking a small bite from her food.
"Wow, this is delicious" Asia spook as she continued. I finished my food pretty quickly, holding back my draconic hunger to not weird out Asia. Asia finished her meal after me as I thought about something we could do next.
A smile formed on my face as an idea entered into my thoughts. "Hey, why don't we go to an arcade?" I asked looking over to the blond headed nun. "Sure," She said with excitement.
Asia and I spent the next hour or so in an arcade playing games together. She wasn't the best at them, and I often had to teach her how to play the games, but it was still gratifying none the less. Asia and I were walking down the arcade isle looking for the next game to play as something caught Asia's eye.
She ran over to a machine called The Catcher. It was a claw machine with several yellow Pokémon like mice covered in black stripes inside the machine. "You good?" I asked walking over to Asia as she looked through the glass of the machine.
"O-OH, yeah I'm fine," Asia said jumping slightly as she heard my voice beside her. I looked back to the machine with a slight smile realizing what she was doing.
"So, you want one right?" I asked her as I pulled out a coin from the machine. "W-well, kinda," Asia said nervously as she looked down embarrassed at acting so childish, her white veil and her blond hair covering her eyes and blush. I leaned over the machine and slid the coin into the machine.
I took hold of the joystick as I lined up the claw with the easiest stuffed animal to get. "Kinda outing my self as a nerd, but ever since I've come to the human world again, I've spent a decent amount of my free time in arcades when I'm not training or working out," I said as I hit the red button lowering the claw over the chosen stuffed mice.
Asia looked on in awe as the claw lifted the stuffed mice with ease and dropped it into the little box thing where I retrieved it and handed it to Asia. "Thanks for winning this for me, every time I look at it I will remember how much of a blessing it was for us to meet" Asia spoke with a warm smile. I chuckled and waved motioning her to follow me as she muttered something so quiet that even my enhanced hearing couldn't pick up, with all the other noises in the arcade.
Asia and I spent a little more time in the arcade playing games and using one of those photo booths. Afterward, we went to a plaza-like area that was surrounded by foliage and a stone structure resembling the Stonehenge, except it was much more refined.
We sat on a bench in the plaza, the bench was seated in front of a large stone circle in the ground filled with clean, clear water. I rubbed my temple as I had a sharp pain from where that priest punched me with a cross, it was worth it though as if he hit my dragon scale tough skin it probably hurt his hand just as much, even if he did an excellent job of hiding it.
Asia noticed this as her face grew a slightly distressed expression. "Does your head still hurt?" She asked looking up to me. I nodded slightly in response as I continued rubbing my head. I felt the pain lessen somewhat as a green glow entered my peripheral vision.
I turned my eyes to face the light to see Asia's hands hovering by my head as she used her Twilight Healing to heal me, even if it took a little longer then usual due to my magic resistance which is a downside of being significantly resistant to all magic.
"There how does that feel?" Asia asked pulling her hands back down to her lap. "Wow, it feels as if it never happened," I said with an impressed tone, Asia's abilities sure are something. I was kinda embarrassed about being injured to the mighty Black Dragon of Voids given a concussion, I had small comfort in the fact that it was a cross that injured me as that would have killed or incapacitated most devils.
Asia looked down with a thoughtful and almost sad expression. "Hey Issei, can I tell you a story about me?" Asia asked. "Yeah, you can tell me whatever you want" I responded listening to her carefully.
Asia sighed before she prepared to speak, it must be quite a story. "When I was a baby I was abandoned by my real parents, left in front of a church in a small town in Europe. The sweet nuns that found me and raised me told me I wouldn't stop crying. One day when I was about eight years old, a sad little puppy that was hurt real bad found its way into the church where I lived. I prayed real hard for God to spare him, and when I did a miracle happened. Because of my power, I was immediately taken to a larger church as men and women that were sick or injured visited me from all around the world. I was told to heal all of them, and the thought of having a gift that allowed me to help them made me very happy. However one day... I came across someone who fell unconscious. I was able to heal him, but he wasn't a man. They said anyone who had my kind of power was a heretic so I had to run away" Asia spoke looking at the water with a bittersweet smile on her face.
"That's horrible," I said looking to the water like she did, my instincts to protect her acting up causing me hands to bundle up tightly forming fists. "So after you ran away... that's when you decided to join the fallen ones, right" I asked her as my gaze shifted back to her.
"Yes, but I won't ever forget who I am. I say my prayers and do my best to live a good life. Their awful, they do such horrible things all in the name of god" Asia said as she raised her gaze to look into the clear blue sky. My eyes narrowed slightly as my gaze stayed on her. "This suffering has to be a test of my faith," Asia said hopefully as her gaze shifted back down to the water from the sky. "That if I can overcome these trials, someday I know my hopes and dreams will come true. That's what I believe anyway" Asia finished as she held the same bittersweet smile she started with.
"What are your dreams?" I asked her, Asia stayed silent for a little while before answering me. "To make lots of life long friends, to get to know them well, and do cool things, to be able to have fun together and care for each other. Its kind of silly I know" Asia said as small amounts of tears bordered onto her eyes.
"Honestly, I'd be happy to have any friends," She said as she looked up to me with a smile on her face. My mind was all over the place, this sweet girl has endured so much that she didn't deserve to have to go through, and all she wanted was friends to care for and to be cared for by them.
I stood up and walked forward slightly looking into my reflection in the crystal clear water. "Is something wrong?" Asia asked with concern in her voice. I hesitated a little before responding to her, as I knew what I wanted to say, but I've never been too good with emotions and stuff like that.
"I don't care what other people say; I'm your friend," I said still looking into the water, thinking about how she didn't want revenge on the people who hurt her as I did. "I mean after what we've been through, how couldn't we be friends" I spoke as I looked up to the beautiful blue sky. Asia gasped lightly at my words, her eyes widened slightly.
"It's true, I'd say we've gotten to know each other pretty well wouldn't you? I won that stuffed animal for you as well, and I defiantly care about you" I said her turning my eyes to look at her with a smile. Asia looked at me wide-eyed as her grip on the stuffed mouse I won't for her tightened.
"Issei.. we can't, it's forbidden, and I don't want to cause you any trouble," Asia said shaking her head and wiping her eyes with the sleeves of her outfit.
"I don't do well with people telling me what I can and can't do, we're friends, and that's how it is" I spoke to her with a smile as I walked back to her placing my hand on her shoulder. "Really... alright.. thank you Issei," Asia said hesitantly giving me a warm smile with tears in her eyes.
A presence appeared behind me followed by a scent that angered me. 'A fallen' I thought to myself. "Isn't that sweet" A low, seductive feminism voice spoke from behind me. Asia's eyes widened as I turned around to see a fallen angel floating at the surface of the water.
She had buxom figure covered with black strap like leather around and under her breasts, a thong-like piece held around her hips by three thin straps, gloves that ran right up her arms with small lengths of chains hanging from them, shoulder guard-like objects on her shoulders with three large spikes sprouting from her right shoulder, and black thigh-high heel boots. Her eyes were narrow and purple giving off a malicious presence. Her long silky hair colored a raven black color.
Her black feather wings exposed for all to see, announcing her identity proudly. "L-Lady Raynare" Asia spoke nervously stuttering as she backed up slightly. 'Raynare..' I thought to myself. My eyes glanced at Asia shortly after staring at the now named Rayner, as this was the bitch who helped Kokabiel kill my family. My pupils sharpened to their draconic appearance as my expression shifter to that of hatred, my wings and tail still concealed just in case of a human as I don't have the ability to wipe their memory.
"So the rumors about your downward fall to the devils is true, and I had such high hopes for you" Raynare spoke sarcastically as she looked at Asia, her eyes narrowed as she gave me a quick glance.
"None the less with this disgusting hybrid" Raynare spoke as she points her finger at me. "Don't even try to run Asia" Raynare spoke narrowing her eyes, glaring daggers at Asia.
"Go away, I want no part of the evil you and the other fallen angels are up to" Asia loudly said as she slightly shook in fear at Raynare, shortly after turning to me preparing to speak more.
"I ran away... I'm sorry, but I couldn't stand to be around them anymore" Asia said to me. I glanced over to her slightly as I now knew she didn't just come down to see me, she wanted help. "Don't apologize, I'm actually glad. You're too good for those good for nothing murderers anyways" I spoke my face snarling and my voice growing angry as I got to the end of my sentence, my stare piercing Raynare.
"What do you want from us bitch" I yelled to Raynare as she grew annoyed at being called a bitch. "Oh don't worry, it has nothing to do with you, filthy hybrid. Although I guess we could finish what we started couldn't we" Raynare spoke growing a smug smirk on her face upon the reference of her group and Kokabiel killing my parents.
My expression switched to slight shock at her words and the quickly changed back to complete rage. "Lets... have... fun" Raynare spoke as she raised her hand forming as red-pink color, the spear jagged and unrefined.
"Asia run to Kuoh academy now" I demanded as I turned to face her point where to go. "B-But I can't leave you alone" Asia spoke trying to reject my demands.
"Don't worry about m-" I yelled to her being interrupted by a light spear slamming into my side creating a small explosion, ripping through my shirt. The spear didn't hurt me at all, it didn't even leave a scratch against my skin just like Dohnaseek's light spear.
Even if it didn't hurt me, I wasn't prepared for the force of the hit, the force of the small explosion knocking me on the ground away from Asia as it kicked dust up into the air.
I lifted myself up off the ground and shook my head slightly regaining my bearings after the sudden impact. I was angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake, letting that attack slip through my defenses. I looked over to Asia to see Raynare right beside her, confident in her actions.
I wanted to charge in and crush that pathetic fallen angel's skull, but being within such close proximity to Asia makes her in danger of being used as a hostage against me. I stood up quickly regaining my focus staring at Raynare, not letting another dumb mistake like that again.
"So Asia you have two choices, you can come with me, or I can kill that pathetic hybrid" Raynare spoke pointing to me. Asia was sacred and slightly confused as she didn't know what she meant by hybrid. She didn't notice my dragon appendages during the fight with Freed due to her being in overwhelming shock of the whole ordeal.
"I-I'll go with you..." Asia spoke looking to the ground as she tried to protect me. My eyes widened at her words as I knew I could kill that fallen angel with ease, but Asia didn't know that, and she was just trying to protect her friend.
Asia stood up as Raynare walked over to the nun and wrapped her in the fallen's black feathered wings. "Good girl... No need to fret, after the big ritual tonight all your worries and troubles will be gone forever" Raynare spoke stroking Asia's cheek while giving me a smug smile.
"Goodbye friend, I'll miss you" Asia spoke as tears dripped from her eyes running down her cheeks. They teleported away leaving a cloud of black feathers where they once stood.
-Slight time skip- (I'll try not to make a habit of it)
It was now only a few minutes before we launch our assault on the fallen controlled church. After Asia was taken away, I returned to the club room which Rias and Akeno were still located at doing some paperwork for the Gremory household. I told them about everything that transpired through my time away from the club.
I told them how Asia and I met hung out and became friends, as well as the fallen angel Raynare's attack and capture of Asia. I also informed them of the information that Raynare confirmed accident as she left, that being that the ritual was happening tonight.
It was only a few minutes before the plan to take its course. I laid on the couch as usual as Kiba and Koneko sat next to each other on the opposite couch, Rias and Akeno at the desk fancy wooden desk. Rias and Akeno were talking about plans as the rest of us waiting for our orders on how to assault the church.
My eyes scanned everyone in the room getting a read on their current feelings. Kiba was a little anxious about the events coming, Koneko was more or less none caring about this.
Rias and Akeno were easier to read due to the mate marks engraved on their soul. Rias was worried and anxious about leading her family into fallen angel lair. Akeno was very mixed with a sort of anger being masked by some kind of excitement covering her outward appearance.
I know she is a sadist, but I think its more than just that. She is probably happy to get revenge for her mother, I can't blame her as I feel the exact same way.
While I am a little nervous for everyone's safety, I'm overall excited to finally kill some of the bastards that killed my parents, even if they didn't directly kill them, they were a big part in it.
"Alright, let's go over the plan" Rias spoke as she walked in front of her desk, capturing all of our attention.
"Alright, there will be two groups. The first group will be consisting of Akeno and myself, whilst the second group will include of Kiba, Koneko, and Issei. You three will go directly to the front doors of the church, slipping past the guards they will most likely have posted outside in the perimeter of the church grounds. Akeno and I will grab the attention and eliminate the guards posted outside, preventing the enemy forces inside from receiving back up, or at the very least making them wait longer for the reinforcements to arrive" Rias spoke giving us our orders.
"What happens if they don't have guards outside, we really don't have any way of knowing if they will be there or not," I asked pointing out that we don't actually have any idea of their positioning outside of estimations. "Well if that is the case Akeno and I will just regroup with you in the main chamber of the church and eliminate the fallen inside together" Rias spoke answering my question.
Akeno walked over to the magic circle on the floor preparing it for activation. "Remember, they have several rouge priests and a small group of fallen, meaning they outnumber us by a large amount. The only reason we can attack is due to the priests only being human making us stronger than them by a considerable amount, so be careful and don't be reckless" Rias remarked. Rias and Akeno gave us all a last warm smile before transporting to their positions.
My body started being surrounded in smoke after they left replacing my clothing with my new combat outfit, which consisted of a black leather trench coat the girls suggest to me, black cargo pants, my combat boot, and leather fingerless gloves. Kiba, Koneko, and I all got up and left the club room.
Once outside they released their devil wings, and I already had my draconic features exposed since in the club room. We lifted off the ground flying to the location we are supposed to me.
Upon reaching the church, we landed in a tree line examining the front gates for any guards possible protecting the entrance. Although there weren't any guards outside, there was a massive felling of fallen presences inside the abandoned stone church.
"You feel that?" I asked the two behind me, Kiba leaning against a tree and Koneko hiding in a bush like me. "Yeah, there must be dozens of them in there" Kiba spoke with a smile while nodding at me. Koneko stood up and walked up the stone steps halting in front of the large wooden double doors, surprising Kiba and me.
"No need to be sneaky, if Akeno and Rias are attacking the guards then they already know we're here" Koneko spoke turning slightly to face us. Kiba and I quickly glanced at each other before we followed Koneko up to the door. Upon reaching her, Koneko raised her leg and kicked open the large wooden doors, creating a loud echo through to forest.
Upon the doors flying open, a stench filled my nose, the room smelled of disgusting crows. The main chamber of the church was lined with wooden pews covered by red fabric. The sides of the rooms held status of angels that were now broken to pieces. The main altar had a stone cross erected behind the wooden podium, the cross was broken missing the left and part of the top pieces. The room was being lit by the moonlight shining through the large windows behind the altar.
A clapping noise echoed through the room, my enhanced senses allowed me to pinpoint the source of the clap which was coming from behind the cross. My sharp eyes looked to the cross only for the insane priest Freed to walk out from behind it while still clapping.
"So we meet again" he spoke stopping in the center of the room. "Glad you could make it, I bet I'm a sight for sore eyes huh" Freed spoke as he looked at us, Kiba gripping the handle of his sword while Koneko readied her fists, my wings, and tail displaying them self in a threatening manner.
"Here's the thing. I pride myself on the fact that I never have to fight any devil more than once, and yet here you are just rubbing it in" Freed spoke as he reached in his jacket pulling out a light sword and a white gun blessed with holy bullets. "And I won't tolerate being mocked in the house of God, so what do ya say shall we finish this" Freed spoke while staring me down.
Freed's eyes looked to the other devils which weren't present in our first battle. "Oh, I see we got some new faces here" Freed spoke pointing to Koneko and Kiba with his sword. "So let me guess, he's the pitcher and your the catcher" Freed asked Kiba while wearing a grin. Kiba drew his sword from his sheath, not responding to the priest's vulgar question.
"Fine, keep your secrets. Not that it matters, you'll all be dead soon as I will tear away your flesh and eat it piece by piece" Freed spoke giving us an insane look as he licked the barrel of his handgun. "Tell me where Asia's at!" I demanded a black aura forming around me as I stepped forwards. Freed stepped back in slight fear at my presence.
"Oh right, you mean that devil loving whore of a sister, she's down in the basement currently beneath the alter were standing on," Freed said looking to the pew. "But first, you have to go through me" Freed spoke turning back to face us, firing his gun at us.
My wings covered me shielding me from the bullets, to be honest, this was mainly to protect the clothing I was wearing which was now my new combat outfit, as the shots wouldn't have had any effect on me due to my high magic and physical resistance.
"Here," Koneko said as she lifted up a pew and threw it at the insane priest. Freed swung his sword down slicing the pew in half. "You're pretty strong for a midget aren't ya" Freed asked mocking Koneko's stature. Koneko threw more pews at him as he dodged firing more bullets at my wings.
Kiba dashed at the priest slamming his sword into Freed's light blade. They had a little scuffle of clashing blades as Kiba dodged various shots from Freed's gun, only to lock swords afterward. Kiba's sword started shifting into a black color similar to my shadows weapons, just not as wispy.
"What the-" Freed spoke as his sword of light started being consumed by Kiba's now black sword. "It's called the holy eraser" Kiba spoke as his sword completely erased Freed's light blade. The priest backed up slightly at now being disarmed of his blade.
"Enough of this bull shit" Freed shouted as he pointed the gun back to me. He fired several holy blessed bullets of light at me, only to miss as I vanished from sight in a burst of speed useable to anyone in the room. I appeared behind Freed, my leg reared back preparing to slam into Freed.
"Whelp, I'm fucked" Freed said as he glanced behind himself to see me. I slammed my foot into his head, which emitted a loud cracking sound that echoed through the room implying that I broke through his skull, possibly killing him. Freed flew across the room only to land and skid across the ground, lying motionless upon stopping.
"Let's move" Koneko spoke as she walked over to the podium, kicking it out of the way revealing a flight of stairs leading into the basement. Walking down the poorly lit stairs we entered a vast room, several times larger then the main chamber we fought Freed in.
The new room being entirely made of stone bricks and being lit by several torches lining the walls. The center of the back wall had a broad stone stairway leading up to a stone cross surrounded by torches. The stairs were blocked off by at least 20 stray priests, and at the top of the stairs was Asia chained to the stone cross as Raynare stood up there guarding it.
"Come on in devils, welcome to the party" Raynare spoke as all the stray priests pulled out light swords just like Freed's. "Although I'm afraid you're a bit too late" Raynare spoke laughing as the cross started glowing a green color.
"While this is a touching reunion, the ritual is nearly complete" Raynare spoke, the cross glowing even brighter as Asia started screaming in pain. Her screams filled the room as Raynare laughed at the events. Asia let out her screams for a few more seconds shortly after going limp as a pair of silver rings emerged from her body surrounded by a green sphere.
"Finally, the ultimate healing power is in my hands," Raynare said as she reached up grabbing the rings and pushed them into her body. She leaned back and moaned upon them entering her body as her aura started glowing a green color. "At last, I'll be the most powerful fallen angel there is" Raynare spoke with a wide smile.
My eyes widened at seeing Asia die, my instincts to protect her filling me with an unyielding rage. A black aura shot from my body enclosing the room in complete darkness, yet everyone in the room still lit like normal. The room was now like a void, appearing to be unending in every direction.
"YOU BITCH" I shouted my voice now having an overlay of Inanis deep, commanding voice over mine. Everyone's attention was now focused on me as they watch my body be encased in shadows.
The shadows formed around me leaving only my now solid bright violet eyes exposed for all to see. Everyone in the room was brought to their knees from the amount of pressure my aura was letting off. They all trembled in fear at the unleased primal fear imbued in them.
Kiba and Koneko looked up at me from the floor as they saw their friend's appearance shift to that of a monster. My body was covered in shadows giving me a wispy, incorporeal like look, my eyes glowing pure violet, my wings fully extended and my tail whipping around behind me.
"What are you worthless peons doing, kill him" Raynare screamed at the rouge exorcists as they kneeled on the ground shaking from fear. I raised my arm pointing to the priests with my hand opened revealing my palm, this action confused the people residing in the void with me.
Unannounced to the rest a pool of shadows gathered beneath the exorcists as they stood still paralyzed by their fear. My arm quickly shot up pointing to the sky of the void with my hand still sprawled out revealing my palm. Kiba, Koneko, and Raynare looked on at my actions with confusion only to be replaced with shock as they heard the exorcists start screaming in pain.
The three looked at the exorcists in shock as each, and every one of the exorcists had a sharp black spike piercing through them, the spikes emerging from the pool of shadows beneath them.
The blood-curdling screams echoed throughout the void as their clothing was tainted with their blood leaking from their wounds and mouths. I lowered my hand and stared directly to Raynare, who has fallen to the ground shaking in fear.
(Rias's POV)
Akeno and I killed the fallen angels guarding the church, the ground of the forest now littered with black fallen feathers. We started walking to the church only to feel an incredible burst of power that was far stronger than anything we have ever seen.
My soul link with Issei allowed me to feel his emotions to get an idea of what is happening. However, when I sensed his feelings, I felt nothing but pure rage. I turned my head to Akeno as she gave me a worried look as she felt the exact same thing I did.
We rushed to the church as quickly as possible. We entered the main chamber to reveal a battleground of pews being thrown and the floor cracked from the force of some attacks. In the center of a room lied a priest whose head was rested in a pool of his own blood. Ignoring him Akeno and I rushed over to the stairs the lead down into the basement, the stairs were poorly lit and made of stone.
We walked down only to see a set of wooden doors. The immense power was just getting stronger and stronger the closer we got to the room. Upon opening the door, we rushed into the room only to be sent collapsing to the floor from the full pressure of this power.
Looking up I looked around to see Kiba and Koneko looking at us while in the same position. "What's going on?" Akeno asked the two. They didn't respond and merely point to an area of the room that appeared to be a void. A pure shadowy black figure stood where he pointed, the figure was tall and well muscled and held a tail and wings.
The realization came to Akeno and I quickly that the figure was Issei. Our eyes widened to see a pile of dead exorcists in front of him. The exorcist's clothes were stained with blood as Issei stared at a fallen angel next to a nun.
"Issei, what's going on" I called out trying to stand up only to fall back down. He didn't respond at all to my words. "Pease, Issei talk to us" Akeno cried out as she struggled to move. Once again he didn't react, not even giving her a glance. Issei vanished from sight in a burst of speed that we couldn't comprehend, the ground from where he left was shattered from his burst of power.
A loud crash erupted in front of us, the collision kicked up dust and rock as it shattered the ground. Issei was up on top of the staircase with his leg extended out as if he kicked something. Looking back to the dust cloud as it dissipated revealed the fallen angel that was once on the stairs now in a crater surrounded by rubble in a crater.
She slowly lifted herself off the ground, her entire body shaking violently under the pressure and pain. "Y-YOU ARROGANT FILTHY HYBRID" she shouted as she raised her hand forming a light spear. She threw the light spear at Issei only to be shocked by what happens. The light spear completely phased through Issei as if he wasn't even there.
Raynare's eyes went wide at seeing this, her face paled in the realization that she wasn't a match for him, none of us were. Raynare stood there in shock and fear unable to move. A pool of shadows formed beneath Issei's feet as another pool built in front of Raynare.
Issei lowered down into the lake of shadows disappearing from sight, shortly after he raised up from the pool of shadows in front of Raynare. She stepped backwards in fear, falling down she tried to crawl away from the monster.
"Where do you think you're going?" Issei said as he gripped tightly onto Raynare's right wing, his voice deep and powerful very similar to Inanis's. Raynare turned to face him shortly after grunting in pain as Issei's grip tightened on the bone of her wings. Issei planted his foot in the center of her back as he gripped both of her wings.
"W-What are you doing, you monster" Raynare cried out trying to crawl away from Issei. "Someone who has fallen this low hardly needs wings" Issei spoke lowly, his voice filled with malice Raynare's eyes widened at hearing this, as did everyone else's eyes upon hearing Issei say this.
The fallen angel out a blood-curdling scream as the room echoed with the sounds of her screams accompanied by the sounds of flesh tearing, and bones being ripped apart. I tried not to vomit upon seeing Issei violently rip the wings off of the fallen angel, blood pouring on the ground. The rest of my peerage reacted similar to me, as they were trying to stay calm in Issei's presence. Raynare's back was covered in crimson red blood.
Issei kicked the fallen angel on her back and loomed over her his claws fully extended. "P-Please, spare me" Raynare begged quietly as she struggled to stay alive. "Your group didn't spare my family," Issei said harshly as he positioned himself over the fallen angel. The fallen struggled against him, although her efforts went unnoticed to him as he was massively stronger than everyone here.
He placed his left hand on her shoulder holding her down as she didn't have any strength to fight back. Issei then firmly put his right hand on her neck and started to squeezing tightly, his claws digging into her throat at the sides. Once his claws were sunk into her neck, he quickly ripped his hand back, ripping out her esophagus. As he ripped out her throat, the fallen angel fell limp and lifeless, as blood fell from her body.
My peerage and I looked on at the sight in horror. Issei's bright violet eyes shifted, now staring directly at us. He walked closer to us, as we crawled back instinctively in fear. "Issei... is that you" Akeno spoke quietly, causing Issei's attention to shift to her.
Suddenly Issei fell to his knees as he gripped his chest, the void slowly dissipating back into him. The room now back to normal leaving Issei laying on the ground as the shadows moved away from him and back to the corners of the room. Akeno and I quickly stood up and ran to him as the immense pressure faded away, the rest of the peerage following shortly after.
"Thank goodness, he's still breathing," Akeno said as she held her hand up to his neck to feel his pulse, and her other hand to his mouth to feel the breath coming from his mouth. We all sighed in relieve as Akeno and I repositioned his body to lay flatly on his back. Akeno started applying healing magic to his back as I examined him for any severe injuries.
"Rias look over there" Kiba pointed to the now dead fallen, above her were a pair of silver rings emitting a green light. "This must be Twilight Healing" I spoke as I walked over picking them up. "Why don't we return these to our new sister" I spoke while giving the rest of the peerage a smile.
I walked over to the nun hanging from the cross. I removed the chains and placed her on the ground in a burial like position. I put the rings in the nun's chest and waited to give them time to acclimate to going into a different body. I pulled out a Bishop piece from my person and placed it on the nun's chest. A bright crimson circle appeared under her as I stood with my arms outstretched preparing a chant.
"In the name of Rias Gremory I call to you Asia Argento, Hear my command. Return thy soul from the shadows of death to the human realm. Rise once more as my demon savant. Rejoice for you have been given new life. Wake as my healer and clergyman, the Bishop" I chanted as the piece shinned a crimson red before sinking down into her body.
I smiled as the process was now complete. "We now have a new sister" I spoke to the others. "That's good and all, but what about Issei," Akeno asked me with a still worried look on her face. I understand why she was concerned, and I was slightly concerned too, but I knew dragons are very resilient and am sure he will be fine.
"Well dragons are very tough creatures, so I think he will recover just fine, however, you and I will stay with him until he wakes up just in case" I spoke looking to Akeno. "Ok, for now, Akeno and I will take Asia and Issei to Issei's house, the rest of you are dismissed to do as you please for the rest of tonight, you all did a wonderful job today" I spoke signaling for Akeno to ready a transportation circle to Issei's house which she did.
"Yes, mam" Kiba and Koneko spoke simultaneously as they proceeded back up the stairs and out of the church. I turned to Akeno who had Asia with her in the circle. We both grabbed Issei and pulled him into the circle with us as well. We may have gotten stronger from our marks, but he was pretty heavy. Once we arrived, we set Asia in a chair until she wakes up.
We placed Issei on the couch and prepared food for us, as we didn't think they would wake up anytime soon. After eating Akeno and I started discussing what happened back at the church, what Issei turned into. We ended up deciding that we would be best off asking Issei tomorrow morning.
Akeno and I went to sleep on our respective beds, Akeno getting Issei's this time and I got the guest room. 'This certainly will be something, I hope he's ok' I thought to myself, shortly afterward falling asleep.
Well, This chapter is finally done, although I'm not the proudest of this one I don't think it's awful either.
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