Atreus had to admit, he enjoyed a bit of chaos. And the sight of the crowds of students gawking and sometimes crying as he and Rias walked into school together. It was funny seeing them react this way given that he honestly didn't see what was the big deal. Sure, he knew the tendency of the student body to go fan crazy over certain members of the school, him being one of those members. But this seemed a bit much.
"No! it's not fait for that bastard to steal Rias from us."
"Atreus… she could have given us a chance."
"There goes my Atreus and Kiba ship." Hearing that again wiped Atreus smile off and replaced it with a defeated sigh. He knew for a fact those rumors wouldn't stop even if he kissed Rias right here and now. He didn't know if Kiba was gay, but he wasn't.
Rias and Atreus made it through the school grounds and into the main building of Kuoh Academy without much incident. Atreus had at times thought that maybe there would be a riot but thankfully the rest of the students were able to keep a little control and maintained some order. He doubted that this would be the case if he continued to walk in with Rias, but he wasn't making any plans for that to happen again.
Atreus listened as Rias told him that she would have someone sent to get him after classes as while they were in the same grade they were in different classes. He nodded along and she left him, he stayed absolutely perfectly still. Not moving a single muscle as a chill began creeping over him, his eyes were straight forward, not looking at anything in particular but clearly lucid. After a decent amount of time had passed since Rias left the floor he finally turned his head around to see both Katase and Murayama stood behind him giving him dark looks. But he was prepared, even if he wasn't a God anymore he still had his old powers of conversation and he could finally feel the old magic that he lacked with Rias.
"I got stabbed last night." Atreus said bluntly and threw both girls off in an instant. "If you want to see the switches you can." He said as he held the edges of his shirt ready to pull it up and throw an illusion over his stomach. He wasn't lying as he did get stabbed last night, even if Rias completely healed up his wounds.
"Wha… what do you mean you got stabbed last night?" Katase stammered as she tried to get ahold of her thoughts. There was no way she could just ignore that no matter how mad she was at Atreus walking in with Rias freaking Gremory. Murayama was just speechless and quickly took Atreus' hand away from his shirt, unwilling to see any scar he might still be healing from.
"I mean that last night I stayed pretty late training, you can ask around the team and they'll tell you as was there. And it was dark by the time I headed home. On my way back I was stopped by a mugger and he stabbed me when I tried to fight back." Atreus explained and both girls ate up the story. By the end Katase was berating him for being stupid and while Murayama was holding back tears at the thought of Atreus being hurt. No one saw any of this as Atreus had put up a veil around them, people on the outside only saw three club leaders discussing their respective sports. "Rias was the one that found me and she took me to the hospital. The reason why we came back together was because she stayed at the hospital to make sure I was alright. I promise that nothing happened." It was really close to being a lie. But at the same time it wasn't not the truth.
"So you and Rias are not together?" Katase asked leaning up to Atreus face, her sternest face she could muster after being told the boy she loved had been stabbed on her face. She was still very worried about his health but he was walking around perfectly fine and the hospital let him out so he shouldn't be in any real danger. So right now her priority was making sure she and Murayama hadn't lost out to the prettiest girl in the school.
"No, me and Rias are not romantically linked." Atreus said as clearly as he possibly could. Both girls stared at him for a good deal of time before turning back around satisfied. They left him without another word as they still wanted to maintain some secrecy, not knowing that they were completely safe the entire time. Atreus breathed out as he watched them both leave.
Above, Rias leaned on a railing having watched the entire thing. Or at least she had watched a illusion of what happened. She found it impressive and mildly concerning that her new Pawn could make such powerful illusions. She had no idea what was going on between Atreus and the Kendo Captains, she would ask him later but for now she just smiled as she found the look of Atreus exhausted by one conversation cute.
"And I thought you said we both should avoid him." Rias looked back and saw her old friend Sona Sitri walking over to her. When Atreus first showed up on their radar, they made a pact to keep their distance. He was a powerful anomaly and while they both were looking for powerful servants, Atreus was more than they could chew. Rias still agreed with that sentiment, had that night never happened she would still be playing things closer to the belt. If things with her family grew worse than she might have approached Atreus with a offer but she wasn't that desperate even now. Though… with what Atreus revealed to her he would have likely accepted.
"Circumstances force my hand." Rias offered and Sona nodded in understanding. They both watched as Atreus cracked his neck and took another breath before walking off toward the gym to likely do some early morning club captain business. "He was far more than either of us expected. It was right to play the moves we did with him."
"Oh?" Sona said with a raised eyebrow, it was odd hearing Rias speak so seriously so soon after gaining a new servant. Sure, Rias had a tendency to gather sorrow filled stories but she would always take that in stride and try her best to provide as warm a home for her servants as possible. The small tone of foreboding that was in Rias' words was different and concerning. "Is he going to be a problem." That seemed to snap Rias out of whatever mood she was in and she returned back to the one Sona expected.
"No, not at all. There's a bit of mystery to him that he doesn't seem to be at liberty to speak about. But at the same time he is very mature and understanding about what has happened." Rias said and she couldn't help but feel proud and happy for her new Pawn. Thinking over what she knew, there was a sense of unknown that Atreus had about him that looked to be diminishing now that he was a Devil. Rias deeply hoped that he had now found a purpose or at least a better sense of belonging. Having family was good, but a person needed a place in the world beyond their blood to feel whole.
"Exactly what is he?" Sona asked feeling that while they both liked to maintain some privacy concerning how they handled their peerages, Atreus previous situation allowed her this question at least.
"He's half Jötunn." Rias said simply and Sona couldn't believe that was the whole truth. It was true that the Norse Giants were powerful entities but Atreus was something else. The power that she sensed from him was too potent to just be Jötunn. But Rias had her reasons for what she said and Sona would respect them.
Atreus sat at his desk, at the very front near the door. He was thinking about the impending date that he would be having with Katase and Murayama. It would be one date, as they seemed intent on coming as a package deal. Atreus assumed that their reasoning was they wanted to feel as little jealous for the other one as possible and decided on shared experiences to help with that. That was Atreus' theory anyway. His date with Yuuma seemed to be a good one if it convinced her to not kill him. But beyond that one date he had never been on one. He wanted to believe that the date with Yuuma was a success despite the surrounding misfortune that had fallen on them.
He wasn't thinking about the fact he was now a Devil at all. If anything it was a non-issue for him. Atreus saw becoming a Devil as the next step to his life, and one that had a clearer path than a reality lost god ever did. He was Loki, and this world already had a Loki. One that he didn't really like but that role was already filled and so he was a God that didn't have a place among anywhere. But as a Devil he did, and that was enough for him. Atreus found the prospect of his upcoming date a far more worthy worry than the future of being a devil had in store for him.
"Excuse me." Atreus however stopped his thoughts at hearing someone address him. In the background there was the sound of several girls crying out in joy and when Atreus looked up he saw why. There standing next to his desk was Kiba Yuuto, not exactly the best thing in Atreus' opinion. This would only spin more rumors into the rumor mill. "Are you Atreus Deimos?"
"Yes." Atreus answered with an extremely bored tone, hopefully the context of the conversation would dispel at least some of the rumors. But given the sounds coming from the peanut gallery it didn't seem to likely.
"I'm Kiba Yuuto, and I was sent to get you for official club business." Atreus didn't expect Kiba to be a Devil but it did make sense somewhat. The guy never interacted with people in any meaningful manner, sure he was popular but only in a superficial way. Atreus never saw him have any close friends, only fans.
Atreus tapped his desk and set up an illusion around him and Kiba, to everyone else it looked like Atreus dismissed Kiba with a weak excuse. Again, it really bothered Atreus with the fervor that the shipping of him and Kiba went on in this school. He didn't want to throw oil on that fire by having people see him walk away with Kiba. The other boy seemed to sense that something had been done around him. Kiba looked to Atreus who waved off the concern as he stood up. The blond then escorted Atreus out of the main school building and to the outskirts of the campus. Atreus felt more relaxed as they walked under the trees that surrounded the old abandoned school house. Or not so abandoned as he originally thought.
Inside the old school building was Victorian style décor, all kept in good shape. Dimly lit but even so Atreus could see that there was not a spec of dust anywhere. Atreus followed Kiba until they reached a central part of the building and Kiba finally opened a door and let Atreus walk through. It looked to be a meeting spot with a central set of couches and a large ornate desk at the back. And… a shower. Atreus glanced to the side to see a full shower, currently in use, attached to the room and he couldn't help but feel that violated some building code somewhere. From the silhouette in the shower curtain he guessed Rias was the one taking a shower.
Atreus looked away from the shower curtain and to the only other occupant in the room besides him and Kiba. It was young girl with short white hair, though Atreus was more interested in the glamor spell that was currently concealing two cat ears and a cat tail. Due to his mastery and innate connection to illusion magic, he could see through nearly all illusions even if he didn't want to. Atreus wouldn't ask as he knew it would be rude to just come out and ask about the hidden features. However he took a bit longer than he should have and she noticed him staring.
"It's rude to stare." She said simply and quietly. Atreus blinked and he realized that he had been doing just that.
"Sorry, I thought I recognized you from somewhere." Atreus said perfectly and the girl shrugged and went back eating her cookies. Atreus mentally breathed a sigh, he should expect to see all sorts of supernatural beings now. Just one girl shouldn't throw him off so much. "Maybe it's because it's still so new to be dealing with real people than monsters."
"This is Koneko Toujou, a first year and a valued member of the Occult Research club." Kiba said as he shut the door behind him and walked next to Atreus. The former god however raised a eyebrow at that, Occult Research Club. It made him chuckle, it was a funny cover given they were the very goal of any mortal occult enthusiast.
"Oh good, Kiba was able to find you quickly." Atreus head turned to see a very beautiful black haired girl walking toward him. She was easily in the same class of beauty as Rias, at least in Atreus' opinion she was. As tall as he was, gorgeous face with shining violet eyes, a buxom chest that could be even a little larger than Rias' while the rest of her body was as seductive as Yuuma's. "I'm Akeno Himejima and I'm the Vice President. I'm very happy to see that you have joined us." She said with a bow and Atreus had definitely felt is mind short circuit for a moment seeing her large chest bounce with the action.
"So am I, though I hate that I took what happened to me for us to meet." He offered and could feel the other eyes in the room go to him at that comment. They knew, he gathered that much. However Akeno seemed to take this topic in stride and continued to warmly smile at him.
"Rias had ordered us to not approach you, had she not I would have done so a long time ago." Akeno added that last comment with a small purr as her eyes grazed over Atreus. There was something about him that spoke deep to her core, the mystery of who he was to her was only the appetizer. She had a feeling that there was something deep in this boy and she wanted to find out what that was. Plus… he was fucking hot as fuck.
"Really, Rias ordered you all not to approach me." Atreus said but he kept his eyes glued to Akeno's, you didn't ignore a advancement like that. Firstly it would be rude and even if he couldn't directly feel the flow of the conversation like he did with mortals he still was very skilled with the arts of privately and publicly speaking. And sometimes the most important part of the conversation was the actions that didn't even involve words at all.
"Yes, you were an anomaly and one that had enough power to make the president cautious." Kiba replied as Atreus and Akeno continued their visual foreplay until Rias called for Akeno. The raven-haired beauty left Atreus with a smirk and he looked back to the other two with a very what look on his face. Both he and Kiba took spots on the other couch across from Koneko and waited for Rias to exit the shower.
"Sorry you had to wait but I wasn't able to take a shower at your place." Rias said as she came out drying her hair, fully clothed much to Atreus' mild disappointment and minor shock. He was expecting Rias to be the type of girl that was very comfortable letting her servants see her in a causal way. That was what he was going on given how she acted this morning. "Everyone else introduced themselves, go ahead Atreus. This is your chance to answer the questions that I'm sure is on everyone's mind." Rias said as she took her seat behind the desk.
Atreus knew what she was doing, letting him dictate the story that they would be using. While he wanted to tell the truth he couldn't. Not only because of the magical contract he had with Nex but also because of how ridiculous it sounded. He didn't want to start off these relationships with a lie but also not a crazy story like he came from another world… brought here by God no less. But he already had his story and it was mostly true anyways.
"My name is Atreus Deimos, I am the son of a Norse Giant and Son of Zeus." That made everyone stare at Atreus wide eyed, even Rias wasn't speared shock with the added son of Zeus. It was true as his father was a son of Zeus but he would let them infer what they wanted out of that. Rias might see through it and suspect a actual god but she wouldn't ever get it on her own. At least not until his father returned and then he might be able to convince Nex to let Rias in on the secret. "I was born in Midgard and lived there until I was twelve. During that time I lived rustic… like never seen a car, didn't know what internet was and was amazed at the first time I saw a convince store kind of rustic."
"What changed." Rias asked as the others were still trying to digest just what Atreus was. Rias knew that Kiba and Koneko both would be interested for the oddity of it. But she was concerned about her best friend, Akeno was also the child of two different worlds. Her father a Fallen Angel and a Shinto Priestesses. Rias knew that Akeno would draw parallels, even unconsciously.
"When my mom died, me and my dad went on a journey to release her ashes form the tallest peek in all the Nine Realms. That was her last wish and we were willing to do anything for it." Rias heard this and immediately felt sorry for Atreus loss but knew that this was an old pain and one that looked very healed. Performing this task was an unbelievable show of love between mother and son, wife and husband. And Rias would hope that Atreus would tell her the whole story rather than the shortened version he was going to give here. "It was a long and hard adventure, one in which I nearly died several times. I grew and became a real man. It was the adventure you only have once in a lifetime. But we did it. We traveled to Jötunheim and spread my mother's ashes to the wind. During the journey we made enemies, and a year later they came after us."
"And so you fled here." Rias said as leaned forward trying to understand just why they would come to Japan and further more why they would settle down in a town ruled by Devils.
"Not by choice. The woman that would become my stepmother used a portal spell to help us escape from our enemies and it was a dangerous one. However, a group was able to catch us and brought us here. We all signed a agreement with the group and because of that agreement I can't say who they are but I can guarantee they don't care about Devils in the slightest." Atreus explained and hoped that Rias would be understanding about that. He couldn't tell her about God or Nex but knew that Nex shouldn't be able to interfere with anything Gremory or devil business. "And since then I have been living here, I haven't really had much interaction with the supernatural world since leaving Midgard."
"Must have been a shock to go from living like you said to the modern world." Kiba said trying to continue the conversation past the information that Atreus gave them. Hearing that their new fellow servant once lived as old school as a person could get was one thing, and it was a easier topic than anything else Atreus brought up.
"It was, for the first few years of my life I and my mother lived in a cabin while my father spent days at time hunting to provide for us. It was some of the best days of my life but I try not to dwell much on them. I am just as excited by the future. One that I still believe is bright maybe even brighter." Atreus said and all the Devils were both taken a bit aback and happy at Atreus' hopeful and positive outlook. They all had joined Rias' peerage out of hardship and none had been too positive about their life afterward. They had better lives now but it was nice to not see their themselves in their new comrade.
"Good, and as long as you keep up that attitude I'm sure you'll raise through the ranks of Devil society." Rias said understanding that Atreus knew all about the Supernatural World so he didn't need a lecture like a normal human would. Instead she summoned a magic circle on her desk and teleported a box of Devil Flyers. Atreus friendly and happy expression faded a bit when he saw the look on Rias' face. It was all too similar to the smile Freya had when she had a long list of chores for him to do while Mimir was on one of his nature trips. "But first, like everyone, you'll need to start at the bottom. I expect you to hand out these flyers and drum up some business."
"Business?" Atreus asked as Kiba and Koneko stood up and began walking out of the room while Akeno picked up the box and dropped it in Atreus' arms. It was a lot heavier than he was expecting and he gave a small grunt as the thing hit his arms.
"We as Devils operate by doing house-calls. A human summons us and we make a pact, in exchange for keeping the secret of Devils from other humans and a payment comparable to the job done, we will provide a service to the human. There can be other stipulations to the deal but that is the most common one." Rias explained as Atreus took one of the flyers and began examining it. He hadn't actually been the one to summon Rias that night and hadn't ever taken a good look at the runic matrix on the flyer.
It was a decently complex yet simple piece of work. A single drop of blood was all that was needed to sign the first part of the agreement, that would be the non-disclosure pact and a soul enforcement on that pact. Just like the one on Atreus' family with Nex. The next thing it would do was send a single to the Devil group the flyer was linked with the intent behind the request calling forth the Devil most able to help. It was an ingenious piece of magic that Atreus would never be able to replicate or fully dissect.
"And I need to pass them out before I can actually take these house-calls?' Atreus asked with confusion but Rias just continued to smile at him.
"It's not needed, but this is grunt work that could be done using a Familiar that is a sort of probation period for new Devils. It's nothing against you but more of a stepping stone." Atreus nodded and understood, he wasn't really complaining as he was used to hard work. He might not have done much in the last few years but he still knew the value in it. Plus, he was pretty sure given his talents he could get this done in a hour or two. "Oh and Atreus, because you have such a silver tongue I made sure to accommodate the amount of flyers for your skill." Rias smiled as a new magic circle formed on the ground and out of it came stack upon stacks of boxes. Atreus' jaw dropped and was pretty sure that there was enough for all of Kuoh.
Atreus was walking back to Kuoh Academy as the sun was setting on the day. It had taken him all hours of light to hand out each and ever flyer that Rias had given him. He had never felt so exhausted in his life from a menial task. He retuning back to the old school building before he would head home, Rias was now his boss and he wanted to keep her updated. He had been just barely able to hand out the last of the flyers before the crowds had completely dissipated as the day ended. But he had done it damnit.
"First thing I'm getting out of this devil thing is how to do that teleporting trick." Atreus grumbled as he wished he had learned how Brok and Sindri were able to pop in and out of places. That would be really useful right now. But Atreus' mind stopped completely as his battle reflexes kicked in and he dodged off to the side of a barrage of spears of light that pierced the ground. Out from his, new, jacket came his Guardian Shield which blocked the second incoming round of projectiles. He peered over the rim of his spartan shield and saw flying in the air a Fallen Angel woman forming a new spear of light in her hand.
"I didn't expect you to survive that, seems you're a bit better than we first thought." She sneered as the spear in her hand spilt into three more as she flung them from her position. Atreus rolled forward and shot out several summoned ethereal falcons that all stormed through the sky toward the flying woman. She sliced the first one that came at her in half but the other three managed to cut and scrape at her, the spectral birds tried for a round trip attack but they weren't so lucky the second time. The Fallen Angel was able to form new spears of light and skewer them all. "Annoying little pests… now for gh!" She gasped as she turned around and found a fist lodged in her gut.
"You need better battlefield awareness, just because you have the skies doesn't mean it will stay that way." Atreus smirked as he pulled back his fist and swept the woman's legs out from under her while she was still recovering from the initial blow to her midsection. This move sorta spun her in place as Atreus expected and gave him a clear and unobstructed view of her side. He Slammed his elbow down and definitely felt a rib or two crack under the blow. She sped down in the air but just before she hit the pavement below she flipped in the air and used her previous momentum to fire right back up at Atreus.
He still wasn't entirely used to flying, this being his first time doing so willingly and on his own power. He had let his instincts take over to get him to his attacker before but now his mind was too open and he didn't have enough experience flying to rely on that again. The muscle memory just wasn't there yet. So he went on the defensive as the woman flew back up to him and tried to land a blow of her own on him. A punch to his jaw, a kick to his side, and another punch over his shoulder, all of the missed but only barely. Atreus was far to unfamiliar with aerial combat for his liking.
She however was much more adept at fighting like this. Proven by the fact after several failed shots she finally landed a hit to the side of Atreus' head. His ears were ringing and he was pretty sure that there was a bit of blood coming from the one that was hit. His senses went fuzzy and this opened him up for another hit and then another. The Fallen Angel was able to land several hits to Atreus but when she pulled back to form a spear of Light to finish him off, it gave Atreus the time to recover. This wasn't going to well so he decided that he would take things back down to the ground where he had the advantage.
With a snap of his fingers he created a flashbang illusion, a blinding light for a second that staggered the Fallen Angel woman who recoiled at the intense light. When she opened her eyes however, Atreus was behind her and he had unlocked his Guardian Shield, he lunged forward and slammed the full weight of the shield onto her back and forced the two of them to start falling back to the ground. The impact of the shield slamming into her was enough to rattle her guts but with both its weight and the weight of another person on top of it she wasn't able to escape in time. They both collided into the empty alley street that Atreus had been walking on with a massive crash, Atreus jumped back before a spear of light nearly skewered him and was impressed that this woman was still kicking.
"You little brat, you're really starting to piss me off." Atreus summoned two spectral wolves as he watched the Fallen Angel climb out of the small crater that they had made. Her dress torn to pieces to the point her ample bust was hanging out for anyone to see. Not that it seemed she cared about that too much.
"You're the one that attacked me, you brought this on yourself." Atreus countered knowing that his guilt in all of this was nonexistent. He had been minding his own business both times that a Fallen Angel had attacked him. "Whatever you Fallen Angels have against me is ridiculous, until a few days ago I had nothing to do with you guys and now suddenly you can't go a day without attacking me."
"As if I need to explain myself." The woman restored but then glanced to the snarling wolves that her prey had summoned and could tell that the magic that this kid was using was too advanced for a newly made Devil. Atreus watched as she took a step back and then another. He didn't make a move to stop her, he could feel the small feelings of doubt and panic lingering over her. Supernatural beings varied in levels of resistance they had to Atreus' readings, and he supposed that their state of mind also played into it as well. He watched as she jumped back into the air and without another word flew off defeated.
"You don't need to explain yourself just leave me the hell alone." Atreus sighed as he dispelled the summoned wolves. This was getting really annoying. But at least now he could effectively fight off these attacks now. If he could do that then they were little more than annoying, and nothing more as if that was the best they had than he wasn't worried in the slightest. he had trained to fight for years with his father and while he was at a disadvantage given that his preferred weapon was unusable to him, he still could fight like a true son of Sparta.
"You lying bitch!" Kalawarner shouted as she threw one of the pews at Raynare. "That brat is not an easy fight, he very nearly killed me and I could tell he was playing with kid gloves!" The woman raged while the object of her rage ignored her, having sidestepped the thrown pew and had gone back to trying to distract herself with a magazine.
"Are you sure you're not just getting rusty?" Mittelt asked and got a burning death glare from Kalawarner, the two soon began fighting with the younger Fallen Angel throwing out insults while the older one kept chucking spears of light at her. Raynare couldn't really give a shit one way or the other. If they killed each other she wouldn't care, it wasn't like she thought very highly of them before this mission and nothing had changed since then.
Raynare was too busy hiding her growing lust, the idea of Atreus mangling Kalawarner like he did was too exciting. The woman had come back in tatters with bruises all over her body. It was a small little taste of what that boy could do and Raynare was itching in more ways than one to see him go all out in a fight. To see him kill and fight in a deadly dance of blood and gore. She breathed deeply as she clenched onto her dirty magazine that she had picked out so she could have a good excuse why she was so flustered.
"If those two aren't going to be the grown-ups here than I need you to either calm down or take a cold shower." Dohnaseek said to her and ruined her internal fantasies of Atreus coming back to camp after going out to battle, she a Spartan sex slave and him a might Greek warrior of old. It was really fucking good and she did not appreciate being taken out of it. "We have a problem bigger than your dirty daydreams." Dohnaseek snarled as he was quite worried about the state of their mission.
"Doubt it." Raynare shot back before burying her face in her magazine and tried to think of the last time she had visited Greece. It was for a mission but she had snuck off to enjoy a few hours at the beach. It helped to add some scenery context to her fantasy.
"You won't doubt it when Rehael is sent to find out why we haven't finished the mission." That made Raynare head shoot back up. If there was one woman in the world that she didn't want to come to this town it was her. Not just because she was their boss's enforcer but also because of more personal reasons. She would sniff out Raynare's feelings and then crush them in the most brutal way possible. Raynare would actually find it funny if it wasn't her.
"Lord Kokabiel only cares about one thing, getting that Nun's Sacred Gear in his camp. The only reason why we have orders to kill Atreus is because it's a cover for the ritual." Raynare explained trying to bullshit her way out of this. And what she said was true, Kokabiel had only really told them to kill Atreus to one spite Azazel who ordered them to just watch Atreus, and two so that they could have a reason to prepare the ritual in secret. In this town away from prying eyes. "Listen, It was one thing when he was all alone. But now if we keep attacking him than its just going to get the Devils' attention. Let's focus on why we're really here."
"You're not wrong… that's all I'll say to that." Dohnaseek grumbled before he started walking away. Raynare smirked as she knew she had won but he was too prideful to admit it. She hoped that this would make things easier for Atreus and with that last thought in mind she returned to the shores of Greece. However she soon became so engrossed with her daydreaming that she didn't see Dohnaseek looking back before vanishing in a teleportation circle.
Atreus groaned as he walked through the front door of his home. After his little fight with the Fallen Angel woman he returned back to the Old School Building… where Rias spent the first five minutes fussing over him and worrying if he was okay. Then spending the next two hours lecturing him on the importance of staying out of fights and not to cause trouble with the Fallen Angels. Explaining that the cold war between Heaven, the Fallen Angels, and the Devils was very tense and that the smallest spark could ignite an inferno.
He understood a lot of it and he was able to feel that Rias was extra stressed out about the Fallen Angel's presence in her territory. He could understand that as the sister of the Devil King that she wanted to make sure she didn't cause any trouble whose blame could be spread to her brother. She had a lot of responsibility, taking care of this town and representing both her family and her brother in all things. With what little interaction they had shared, Atreus could see that Rias normally handled this well but the Fallen Angels were an extra powder keg for her. One that had the potential to explode all over the Supernatural world.
"Hopefully they'll leave and she can relax a bit." Atreus mumbled as he slumped his way through the foyer, not at first noticing his step-mother sitting at the end of the dining table in the other room. But the second that he walked past the door to the dining room he froze. He felt a shiver run down his spine, Freya was smart… the smartest person in the family and the idea he could hide what happened to him never occurred to him. But he had hoped that he would just miss her coming home and leaving for work in the morning for a few more days.
"Atreus, I need you to come in here." Atreus slowly backed up and soon stood in the middle of the doorframe to the dining room. His lips were tight as he stared forward at his step mother who was still in her doctor coat and lazily looking at him. His father was the scariest man he had ever met, and Freya was most definitely the scariest woman Atreus ever knew. It was one of the many things that made they so good together. "Mimir seems to be unwilling to tell me why there is this lingering sense of a magic that isn't familiar to me. He just tells me to ask you about it."
"That would be Rias Gremory, she was here last night and this morning." Atreus said quickly and clearly. This wasn't the first time that Freya was like this, a time when Atreus messed up and Kratos had just left so they couldn't just wait for him to handle the punishment. Atreus personally blamed Baldur for the fact Freya's punishments tended to be worse than his father's. She was taking no chances that he would end up like him, spoiled and cold to the world. Granted she also tended to be skittish at times as she knew herself well enough to know that she very easily could become overbearing.
"You had sex with the Gremory Heiress?" Freya raised her eyebrow and Atreus shook his head. "No? Oh well. So then I can assume you have somehow ended up as her servant." Atreus this time just nodded and Freya leaned forward on the table. Her mind thinking about the consequences of this chain of events. She then ordered Atreus to give her the full story and he did, every detail that he knew about from the date with Yuuma to today's fight with the Fallen Angel. The Vanir goddess listened with careful attention to detail and made no comment whatsoever. By the time that Atreus was done he was sure that Freya already had a entire punishment regiment set up for him. "I see."
"I see? That's all you have to say… no-"
"I'm not mad Atreus. Concerned yes but mad no. You did only what you thought was right, you sacrificed yourself for a woman that nearly attempted to kill you. You have conducted yourself as a respectful young man meeting new people." Freya said and Atreus couldn't possibly understand why he was getting out of all this without even a slap on the wrist. "Since we entered this world I have been worried about your future Atreus. As a God I was worried about the day your powers really started to come in. What the gods of this world would do when they discovered you."
"Oh…" He hadn't thought about that. Atreus had at times thought about what he would do after high school, he was in his last year so of course he had thought about it. Lawyer seemed to be a good option for him given his skills. But he never thought that far ahead, about the day when his godly powers full matured and he wouldn't be able to hide as well as he could now. Kratos moved around constantly and when he was at home he was under several wards and barriers that kept him hidden. Freya had most of her power sealed away so she just felt a little above the normal human when she was repressing what little power she had left. But Atreus was wide open, he supposed that he could try to learn ways to conceal himself but that was moot point now.
"Now you have this new world for you, even if it is Hell." Freya chuckled as she stood up and began walking over to the boy that was her son in all but blood. She dearly hoped that she did the boy's blood mother proud with how she raised him, because she loved him as much as any of her own. "And from what Mimir has told me about the Gremory family, I can think of no better place for you to grow and become a great man among the Devils." Freya said as she pulled her son in for a hug, holding him close while feeling the need to never let him go. To fly away and keep him safe from the entire world. But she knew those feelings were wrong, they were her darkness just as much as any god from their world had theirs. Odin and his paranoia and cruelty, Thor with his bloodlust, and even her son with his cold detachment. She was not spared from darkness just as they weren't. "And I'm sure Rias will make a great wife someday."
"Okay… that's going a bit far mom." Atreus said as he pulled apart from Freya and began trying to explain that things weren't like that between him and Rias. She just smiled, she had done her research, she knew that Devils were deeply attracted to power. The fact they also had a highly sexual culture and loose morals meant that Atreus would gather up himself a good deal of lovers.
"Yes yes, be sure to tell her to come for dinner someday." Freya finished as she started walking out of the dining room but stopped just at the doorframe. "Oh and Atreus, I don't need to remind you that if I catch you needlessly putting yourself in danger you'll be doing all of Mimir's chores for a month correct?"
"Yes mom." Atreus snapped quickly at attention at the familiar scary tone that Freya had used. It didn't sound scary but it was to him.
"I'm back, is it time to do more pointless flyers." Atreus asked as he entered the main room of the old school building where Rias was waiting at her desk doing paperwork. Koneko was also there nibling on the sweets that always seemed to be present when she was in the room. He narrowed his eyes at this and looked back to Rias. "You're not sending me back to the Pink Hell are you?"
It had been about a week and a half since becoming a Devil and in that time Atreus was still stuck at flyer duty. Only two times did he get sent on a real job, once to cover for Koneko which just ended up being Atreus having to babysit a man child with a desire to be saved by a small girl on a weekly basis. Then the next time was about a hour of using his illusion magic to make a male body builder see, hear, and feel like a small magical girl. Neither times were very fun for him and neither times did he get paid for his efforts as the former guy said that he didn't get what he asked for and the latter didn't have anything on hand that Atreus would accept as fair trade.
"No-no, but I do believe that it's time for you to have a real job. One that is suited for your talents." Rias said as she set aside the paperwork that she had been working on. Truth was that they often got requests that they didn't have a Devil capable of doing, and with Atreus here some of those requests might be getting granted. "Come here and stand still."
"Fine… but this better not be another hazing prank." Atreus warned and Rias just chuckled as everyone had to go through a version of the Pink Hell as Atreus called it. It was her family's own little prank but one she never thought would actually get done. Atreus was the first in a long time to grant the wish in any meaningful way.
"Just stand here, and if there is someone trying to have a wish that you could grant than you'll be summoned to them. After this try I will teach you how to do this on your own, its good to check every now and then to see if there's someone." Rias explained and it made sense to Atreus. She also explained that the flyers were designed to burn up and wipe themselves from the memory of the user if they failed to summon a devil. That finally answered the question Atreus had about why they had to keep handing the things out, even to people that might have already gotten one. It was the best means to ensure that a customer would eventually be reached as they wouldn't get frustrated or think it was a gag if it failed and they would just try again later with a different flyer. "Now let's see…" Rias said as she formed the magic circle under Atreus and then it vanished. "… nope. It would seem that no one's looking for you just yet."
"Be pretty large odds that I would get it on the first try." Atreus shrugged and Rias nodded in agreement.
"Why do think I'm here." Koneko said as she took another cupcake from the tray of them. "A lot of the job is waiting and testing out if you got a bite."
"We're fishing for devil worshipers." Atreus chuckled and walked over to the couches. He then began a small staring contest with Koneko, though they both were looking at not at each other but the tray of sweets. The air grew still as both were waiting for the other to move. Rias had returned to her paperwork and was letting her servants play with each other and would only get involved if it got too rough. Atreus was the first to move, using an illusion to try and take a cookie. Try being the key word, as Koneko gripped his hand through the illusion.
"Bad magic man, mine." Koneko said as she held Atreus' hand away from her precious snacks. Atreus meanwhile was amazed that Koneko was able to sense his hand through his illusion. But he had an ace up his sleeve.
"Ey… did you just summon me for some fucking sweets?" Koneko blinked as saw that her tray was missing three cookies and looked up to find them in the free hand of Atreus. And on his shoulder was a spectral squirrel. "I outa knock some manners in your empty walnut of head." It grabbed one of the cookies and like that both it and the cookie vanished into nothing.
"By the way, I'm not making that little shit my Familiar." Atreus said looking to Rias before focusing back to Koneko. "And you need to learn to share." Koneko narrowed her eyes and the two continued their food war while both waited for a client. Eventually Koneko got her bite and was off to get a new contract. With his source of fun gone Atreus just lounged and started spamming the pact spell until he finally felt himself being pulled through the teleportation spell. But when he opened his eyes he found himself in a room he had been in several times before.
"Oh great Devil please help us…" Atreus looked down to see both Katase and Murayama on their knees, bowing low before him. He had been summoned to Murayama's bedroom and couldn't decide if this was funny or horrifying. They clearly weren't regular customers given how they were acting but Atreus was a little hurt that felt the need to go to a Devil rather than ask him for help directly. But that actually gave him his first question.
"If you needed something all had to do was ask me at school." Both of the girls froze at hearing the voice of the boy they both loved. And the person they were seeking help on. They had turned to summoning a Devil in the hopes that it would help them finally get through to Atreus, their date was tomorrow night and both didn't feel he understood their feelings yet.
"Atreus?" Murayama was the first to speak and look up, and stumble back at the sight of Atreus causally standing in the middle of her room. "H-how did you get in here?!" It wasn't like he hadn't been here before but this was different.
"You summoned me, I'm the Devil that you needed." Atreus answered and knew that it was time to explain to the two of them just who he really was. They both looked at him dumbstruck with their mouths hanging open, words unable to voice the thoughts running through their heads. Atreus sighed and unfurled his wings to further prove his point causing them to scuttled back a bit.
"So… all this time we've been…" Katase began as she was trying to wrap her head around the idea that she was in love with a Devil. That she had sex with a Devil. That the ritual worked and Devils were real and that Atreus was one. There was a lot of overlap in her mind about this. Murayama was in the same camp as she sputtered in place at recalling all the memories she had with Atreus and examining them for any clue to this.
Atreus however just sighed and decided he needed to lay everything out for them. He started with his cover story of being the son of a Norse Giant and a Son of Zeus. It wasn't too different than the one he gave Rias' peerage. They of course had questions and he answered them when he could though that only clamed them down a little. He then explained that several days ago he had been killed by a Valkyrie and brought back to life by Rias Gremory as her Devil servant. A few things clicked in their heads and they figured out the timeline. They went through shock, panic, and anger over Atreus dying and not telling them.
"It's not like I could have told you two, the way your reacting proves it." Atreus said as he was pushed to back of the room by both of the upset girls. Both of them had gone through the gambit of emotions because of what they learned but now they knew that they couldn't wait anymore. The man they loved was now a Devil, and they could assume several things from that. Pictures of Atreus as some evil lord of hell filtered into their brains, him sitting on a throne of skulls while a harem of women lavished him with pleasure. That was their job damnit!
"You're going to leave us aren't you?" Katase said causing both Atreus and Murayama to blink in surprise and shock. She then grabbed Atreus by the collar and knee him in the shin, the former god groaned in pain and bent over on the ground as Katase turned away. "You don't need us anymore, you'll have plenty of devil whores to keep you company."
"Don't say that Katase! Atreus wouldn't do that… right?" Murayama looked down to the boy she had been fussing over with a pleading look in her eyes. Then before he could answer she too grabbed him and violently began shaking him. "Right! Tell me you're not leaving us! Please-please-please don't!" Atreus was in a constant state of back and forth and was desperately trying to remain conscious. But soon Murayama stopped and Atreus slowly was able to get his bearings. He then found both of the girls staring into his eyes waiting for his answer. What he said next was just something he had always heard.
"I am the grandson of the most prolific womanizer in all of mythology, there was no hope for me to begin with." Atreus never really understood the concept of committing to one person. Growing up he learn stories of gods marrying multiple spouses, he also just didn't see the point in limiting oneself in the area of love. He supposed he got this from his grandfather but it also just made sense to him. But he this wasn't the complete answer the girls were looking for so he continued. "I don't know much about Devil culture but I do know that harems are common for strong Devils. And given my ancestry I'm guaranteed for strength. That being said, I will promise you that I will never leave you two. Why would I, I love you two."
"Y-you do?" They both stuttered, the way he said it was like it was the most obvious thing in the world. That it was true because it was. Both girls blushed at the amount of commitment and certainty that Atreus gave this. And they felt all their previous worries vanishing. And in a way they had gotten their wish, their reason for calling a Devil in the first place. To get the boy they loved to say it too. They both looked at each other and with a nod decided that even if he said he wouldn't ever leave them, they needed to forever brand it in his mind that they were his. That they could be just as good as any devil slut that threw themselves at their man.
"What are you two-" Atreus' words stopped in his mouth as he felt Murayama's lips lock with his own. Their tongues slipped and weaved around each other, they had done this so many times it was a old dance for them. Murayama moaned into the kiss as she felt the warmth and love she longed for fill her body as she pressed hers into his. Nothing mattered as long as she could continue to feel this love.
Katase wasn't idle as the two passionately made out, she began to slip Maruyama's clothes off, this was by far not her first time doing this and so they came off in under a minute. She felt herself getting wetter by the moment as she watched the two people she loved devour each other. Katase slipped behind Maruyama and reached around with one hand grabbed a handful of her best friend's bust and with her other hand began working Atreus's zipper. She smirked as she could already feel the hardness under his pants and was looking forward to him impaling both of them.
Maruyama felt his skin heat up as she felt Katase remove every bit of clothing she had on and then felt her hand squeeze her breast. While Atreus was using her tongue like a plaything and Katase fondled her chest, she was sandwiched between the two and couldn't be more happy. Then she felt her best friend position Atreus's now free cock along her moistened slit. She pulled away from the kiss as she loudly moaned as she felt him enter into her. The feeling of his tip begin to spear through her cunt was only a prelude to the pleasure that the rest of him would bring. But then he stopped, he kept his prick just at her entrance.
"No~ we've past this now. I want it all." Maruyama begged even as she knew Katase was smirking behind her, the two of them always loved to make her squirm and beg for it. But usually that part came before he even came a little inside her.
"You don't ever want me to leave, then I'll make sure of that." He said as he looked into both their eyes. He own blue orbs slightly glowing in a way that mesmerized them. They loved him and couldn't think of a life where he wasn't there. "Devils can have their own households, it might be years from now but I promise that when I get my own you two will be the first ones I ask to join." He said and the two girls nearly cried, they didn't know anything about Devils or what they were like but this sounded like they would be with Atreus forever.
"Yes!" Katase was the first to vocalize and she did so while she pushed Maruyama forward. The other girl squealed in joy at finally getting filled by her lover's manhood. She felt utter bliss at the sensation of having Atreus' cock spread her walls wide with his girth. Maruyama instinctually began rocking her hips to stimulate herself as much as possible, the pleasure flooding her once Atreus also got into he movement and the two quickly begun a rhythm they both found enjoyable.
Katase hand had slipped down under her panties, she quickly began fingering herself as she watched the hot sight of Atreus thrust deep inside her best friend. Her body getting more and more horny as she watched, she loved to build herself up to her turn this way. As the two kept up their fucking, just a spectacular display of stamina and skill, she began pushing in a second finger into her folds she gave a throaty moan that coincided with Maruyama's own. At ten minutes of pure pleasure the two panting girls leaned forward, one on top of the other, onto the new Devil. Atreus smiled as he saw them both enjoy themselves so much, the fog of lust weighing heavy on their minds.
"Faster Atreus! Please fuck me faster!" Maruyama begged as she pushed forward and fell on top of Atreus. Their position changing so that now she was straddling his crotch and letting him see her entire naked body in all its glory. Her sizable breasts bounced with every moment of her jumping up and down on his shaft, her skin glistened with a shine of sweat as the two rutted with great passion. Behind Maruyama, Katase was on her knees, both hands buried between her legs as she couldn't tear her eyes away from the lewd sight before her.
"Fine, you asked for it." Seeing that his secret was out, Atreus had a mischievous glint in his eye as he placed his hands on her hips. Using his godly speed and strength he lifted Maruyama off and pulled her back down faster than she or gravity could do it themselves. He then begun to pace her faster than she ever had experienced before. The girl immediately felt herself come after half a minute of this combined with the lovemaking they had been going through already. But Maruyama pleaded for him not to stop, and so he didn't. He kept at it until finally he gave one last heavy grunt and came. Spilling his seed deep into her setting off her biggest orgasm to the point where her eyes rolled into the back of her head.
"So hot…" Katase murmured as Maruyama limply fell into Atreus' arms and he gently place her on the floor so she could recover. But the second he moved away from the panting girl he was tackled by the other in the room. Atreus looked up after sighing in light pleasure, there he found Katase cleaning his partially flaccid cock of both is and Maruyama's juices. This had become so routine for the three but it never got old for him. He would have sex with Maruyama and then Katase would come in to finish off the results of the time. Sometimes she would focus on Atreus as she did now and others she would go to her best friend's leaking slit. "Always so tasty… you could even say its divine."
"Don't make bad puns when we're having sex." He chuckled as he let his head fall back to the floor. He continued to enjoy the feeling of Katase sucking and licking his dick clean and even afterward it was so she worked his manhood over. Making sure she got it as hard as it could be. Then he felt her crawl onto him and while he was perfectly fine with letting her take the top position, he felt it was time to switch things up. So with one move he flipped her and himself over. She know was on the floor and her back was to him. He held her arm to her back and his cock was rubbing along her ass crack.
"Atreus~ don't be so rough." She said this but he knew she was lying. His godly insight told him that she loved every second of him taking charge and pulling this. She had even been hoping he would.
"I get to be a rough as I like." Atreus whispered into her ear and she shuddered at the warmth of his breath on her skin. She felt her body shiver at feeling his lips trail down the back of her neck to her shoulder blades. Then She gave a hiss at feeling his cock slip between her legs and enter her dripping cunt. It was slow at first but then he bit down on her skin and pushed deep in her with one sudden move. She squealed out as her vision filled with stars and she came immediately. But he knew she would never want that to be the end. Like Maruyama she wasn't unfamiliar with multiple orgasms in rapid succession. A benefit of having a excellent lover like Atreus in their lives.
"Hurry up and fuck me like a whore, I want it now!" Katase demanded but the look on her face detracted from the commanding tone she was using. Her face was one of carnal need and almost needy desire. Atreus feeling like he wanted to play a little longer decided to drag this out. He pulled completely out and clasped a hand over Katase's mouth to prevent her from saying anything more.
"Maybe I will… if you ask nicely." Atreus offered as he teased Katase's aching pussy, making sure to slide his cock over her clit to get the message clear across. Katase whined at the tormenting he was putting her through, her snatch was on fire and desperately wanted to be filled back up with his girth. He didn't normally deny her like this but damn if she didn't find extremely hot with him taking this new role. So she stopped her squirming and nodded her head. He removed his hand and instead reached under her body to play with one of her breasts.
"I- ah… I want it. Please fuck my pussy like you did Maruyama." She begged and was rewarded with a sudden thrust into her womanhood. Katase cried out in joy as she felt the prick of his cock kiss the entrance to her womb. The feeling of his girth sliding through her walls and hitting every sensitive spot she had was indescribable. "Yes! Harder, fuck this cunt that was made for your godly cock!" Katase screamed as felt every pounding thrust that Atreus made into her. Over and over again she moaned and howled to the world her feelings on just how Atreus was making her feel and how she never wanted him to stop.
And like Maruyama Atreus added a little extra and sped up his rutting with some godly speed and strength. Not his full power as he didn't want to kill her but enough to make her cum several times over the course of their fucking. Atreus himself was just in as much heaven as he had been with Maruyama. Both girls felt incredible, their insides squeezed and hugged his cock so tightly it was like a vice. The heat that he felt while pumping into them felt equally wonderful. He wouldn't give them up for anything and he wanted to make sure that they knew it. As he approached his next climax Katase tightened around him, feeling his sperm coming and instinctually wanting to keep it all for herself. He locked up as he spurted out into Katase while she gave her loudest orgasmic scream.
Atreus panted as he came down off his sex high and pulled out of a whining Katase, not too pleased by the sudden lose of his length in her but was too happy to care too much. Atreus then fell back into the softness of Maruyama's beast as she had been waiting for him. She held onto him lovingly and he was content to just stay there.
"Never… never I will I let you two go. That's a promise." Atreus sighed as he enjoyed the more simple pleasure of a beautiful woman he loved embrace him. He didn't really think about love or how he felt about either Murayama or Katase as he just felt how he felt. It wasn't something he put labels to, he lusted after them, he enjoyed their company, and he worried about their safety. Wasn't that already love?
"That's all we ever wanted." Both of the girls said very happy with his words, though Katase' voice was still a little drained.
"Oh good you're… back?" Rias asked as Atreus came back through the magic circle from a job completed. He was a bit disheveled and it was very clear that he had spent the last two hours doing something extremely taxing. "How did the job go?"
"Great… really great." Atreus said as he tried to hide the small swagger he had to his step as he walked around to sit down on the couch. All of the other members of Rias' peerage were in the room and all of them were working on theories as to what the fuck happened to the Pawn. It was Akeno who decided to come out and just say it.
"Mmm… seems like Atreus did one of the oldest known jobs Devils have offered humans." Akeno giggled as she found this very amusing; and kept the fact that it lasted two hours to herself for later thinking about. It promised very good things and maybe some fuel for later nights when she was by herself.
"Man-slut." Koneko bluntly said as she looked away with an embarrassed blush on her face.
"You know man, you can refuse those jobs." Kiba offered as he had been requested for sex many times by lonely housewives, desperate women that weren't exactly the most attractive, even horny schoolgirls. He had a policy to turn them down but did try to help the former two in other ways. The last one was just a hopeless lost cause.
"No no, it's not like that. It was two girls I have know for a long time. I already had a relationship before and this was a good way to tell them the truth about me." Atreus said trying to defend himself but both Rias and Koneko were still staring at him like they weren't exactly convinced of his character. Kiba just smiled and hoped that Atreus knew what he was doing.
"Multitasking is always a good skill to have." Akeno added on causing Rias to give her best friend a warning glare. The redhead wasn't exactly too keen on letting Atreus make this a regular business. Not for any personal reason at all, she just didn't want her servants to degrade themselves to that level.