Markus awoke to a strange feeling, he had an idea as to what it was.

He opened his eyes, expecting to see either Rias or Akeno or both.

Instead, he found his familiar.

[It seems like she became attached to you]

'Well yeah, she's my familiar'

[I don't think it's only a Familiar-Master bond]

'Oh, well what's your point?'

[Why not take her out on a date? Isn't Sunday a free day?]

'I don't know…'

[So I assume that you have a better plan for today besides staying inside]

'...no'

[That's what I thought]

It was at that moment when his familiar woke up.

"G-Good morning master!" said Passionlips with a red face.

"Good morning"

[Well, now she knows that you know that she slept here]

'Hold on...when did she get here?'

[She usually waits until you fall asleep before sleeping next to you]

'She's done this before?'

[And I just got an idea]

'what?'

[Markus wants to go on a date with you]

"D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-DATE?!" steam began to exit Passionlips's head "B-B-B-But I'm just a Familiar! M-M-M-M-M-M-Master can't think highly of me!"

'Why did you do that?'

[Don't you want to see her happy?]

'yeah…'

[Instead of staying inside like an undead, go take a fresh breath with a girl]

'With her?'

[What could possibly go wrong? And look at her, she's really happy that you decided to take her out]

'I didn't decide anything!'

"Does Master really want to go on a date with me?"

'Ah shit…'

[Just answer her]

"Yes"

[I knew that you could do it]

'Shut up'

XXXXXXXXXX

'Do humans seriously believe all Vampires wear this?'

[i'm upset at the fact that they think all Dragons must be green]

"M-M-Master… Do I look good?"

Markus looked up from his comic, his familiar was dressed in a pretty cute dress.

"What happened to your claws?"

"W-Well I used a spell that changes how my hands look like"

"Ok, cool"

[I feel like you're going to get the anger of many males]

'What do you mean?'

[Young girl wearing those clothes, having… those, that big, and calling you master]

'...right'

[But on the bright side, you will have some time alone with her]

'true'

"W-Where shall we go, Master?"

"Well, are you hungry?"

XXXXXXXXX

Rias didn't move ever since their last attempt to convince Issei to get back. She was laying in her bed and didn't move.

"Why? Why did he leave?"

"Do you really want to know?"

Rias turned to her left and saw the nun sitting on a chair.

"You! It's all your fault!"

The nun held up her arm and a mouth ate the ball of Destruction that Rias threw.

"This is really weak, the original Bael nearly killed me once" sighed the nun.

"What are you doing here?!"

"I was thinking that you may need some time to hear of my proposition"

"I'd rather kill you than accept to help you!"

"Let's say that you can do that, will you give away the chance to see a future like this?"

The nun waved her hand and a mist appeared, showing Rias smiling and holding a child.

"Who… who is that?"

"Can't you recognize yourself?"

"But this kid…"

"Is yours"

"What?!"

"Rias Gremory, head of the Gremory House, and bride of the Red Dragon of Domination"

"Red Dragon of Domination? Wait, do you mean Issei?"

"***Do you understand now why he went away? You decided to get that bloodsucker all the attention, letting him get away with whatever he does… but not the Red Dragon Emperor, he's just here when you need him, like a useless piece***"

"That's not true!"

"I'm only obeying the will of the masters, as well as being the one to give to those who needs it their help"

"I don't need your help!"

"Not now, but when you'd want to get the Red Dragon of Domination back, I'd know it"

The nun disappeared in the ground, leaving Rias thinking over what happened.

XXXXXXXXXXXX

'I think i'm going to regret coming here'

[I think that you already got a lot of attention]

There were some boys from the school there, and Markus could hear them.

"That bastard!"

"How did he get someone like her?!"

"Look at how big her breasts are!"

"I want to grab them!"

Markus sighed.

"S-Sorry for causing you all those troubles"

"No trouble"

"Are you sure that it's okay for me to go out on a date with you, Master?"

"Yeah, its fine"

"She called him Master!"

"Lucky bastard! He must have the time of his life each night with her!"

"Just ignore them"

[Wouldn't it be nice if you could prove them wrong?]

'Yeah, probably'

[I'll be sure to tell him about this day when he comes to see you]

'You better not'

[Don't worry, he will only make haikus about it]

'Just keep quiet'

[Maybe you could talk with the new kid?]

'How the hell do you expect me to do that?'

[He's sitting just behind you]

He was right, the kid was also with a blonde girl.

[You feel it, don't you]

'yeah...

[She's a pure blood Vampire]

'Strong too…'

[The power I feel from her is really high]

'What is she doing here?'

[Let's listen to what they're saying among themselves]

'ok'

"Seriously, are you going to be this picky everytime?" asked Naoto.

"You know that I don't eat anything" replied the blonde girl.

"Let's forget about that" said Naoto before adding "I searched the school as you asked me to do, and I didn't found anything on the vampire you asked me about"

"So there's nothing interesting?"

"I don't think so. Some students seem to have a high Life Energy, as they aren't humans"

"I heard that this school is a hunting ground for the Devils to get members for their…"

"Their what?"

"I forgot what they're calling their slavery system"

"You think that those students are Devils?"

"They will set their eyes on you one day or another"

"I'd rather stay with you, not only you saved my life, but you're also the only one who seem to be supportable between the two"

"As long as you understand our objective"

"Bringing that vampire back to-"

"That man"

"Anyways, what are you going to take?"

"I think that I'll try their pasta"

"Yes, yes, princess"

'princess?'

"Is everything alright?"

Passionlip spoke out to him.

"It's not my fault, is it?"

"No, its not"

[She doesn't think highly of herself]

'No shit'

[That aside, I think that you need to warn the heiress about those two]

'Are you sure you weren't the Dragon of Obvious Statements?'

[oi]

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"I got a call from Rias, just go home and dont leave unless I call for you"

"hai..."

Markus teleported to the clubroom, everyone was already there.

"What took you so long?" asked Rias.

"I-"

"It doesn't matter now" sighed Rias before adding "There's a strange activity involving holy weapons"

"Again?"

"It's not the church as they are doing an investigation on the stolen Excaliburs"

"but it is Holy Weapons being used?"

"I don't know what that is, but it's clearly not from the church"

"great, mysterious Holy energy"

"We will form groups of two to investigate this, don't do anything without informing the others"

Koneko immediately grabbed his sleeve and refused to let go.

"Kiba, you'll go with Akeno to search the east side of the city. Markus, you'll go search the westside with Koneko"

"ok"

"The holy energy is moving, and fast"

"Rias" called Akeno "What are you going to do?"

'she better not do what I think she'll do...'

"I'll try to get some help"

"rias-"

"I know that it will work this time…"

she teleported away before he could say anything more.

XXXXX

'I swear that girl is suicidal…'

[she thinks everything will have a happy ending]

'Yeah, she needs a reality check'

Markus was brought out of his inner conversation by Koneko, who jabbed him in the side.

"ow…"

"Look at this…"

Markus looked around until he saw Freed, murdering someone with a sword.

"What should we do?"

"We kill him"

"I smell Devils" Freed was looking at them with a mad smile.

"Why couldn't you have just stayed dead?"

"Finally! I finally got to meet you again, disgusting bloodsucking Devil!"

"How original…"

"I got a new toy! And I've been dying to test it on you!"

"Koneko, get away from here"

"But-"

"Just go"

"Look at this, Devils showing compassion" said Freed before laughing madly "Too bad that I'm not going to let you escape that easily!"

*CLASH*

Markus summoned his sword just in time to block a sudden attack.

"Let's have some fun!"

'Fun, he says'

XXXXXX

At the church, Rias entered alone and saw Asia praying.

"Asia!" she called with joy.

"Rias-san? What are you doing here?"

"I'm so happy to see you again" said Rias as she ran to hug Asia, but felt a small burning sensation.

"S-Sorry about that! I've been wearing my cross!" apologized Asia as she bowed to Rias.

"It's okay" replied Rias with a hint of sadness.

"Can I help you with something?" asked Asia.

"It's about something that only the church can do" replied Rias, getting a confused look from the blond girl.

XXXXXX

'This isnt good'

Freed was much better than Markus thought, he was actually struggling.

"If only you knew how much I've been waiting for this!"

Markus avoided a slash, and then another, and blocked a third.

[His body has been modified]

'modified?'

[I feel like I've already seen something like this, but it was a long time ago]

'That's helpful'

[Try to focus on the fight]

Markus tried to get a slash of his own in, but was actually surprised by how fast Freed reacted.

"Surprized? I've been given power from a way better God to kill you and all those filthy Devils that you're associated with"

"They're using you"

"I don't care who I serve, I don't care if I'm being played, I don't care if I'm a puppet for someone… All I care about, IS TO KILL THINGS!"

"Its too bad i'll have to kill you a second time"

[You'd better not lose to him, or I'll call him now]

'You couldnt…'

[He told me once how to do it]

'How did he speak to you without me noticing?'

[don't lose your focus]

'This conversation is not over'

Markus got ready to start clashing again.

[Boost! Boost! Boost!]

'What?'

Markus looked over to see Issei, Xenovia, and Irina.

"Freed…"

"Another Shitty Devil! That's go- wait, you're not a Devil any longer?"

"Irina, Xenovia, get back and make sure that you don't lose you Excaliburs"

"But Issei-"

"He wants them, that's why he's here"

[Can't believe that he's here to help us]

'I don't think he is…'

[I feel like the heiress is responsible]

'Who else would it have been?'

Issei dashed toward the mad former priest and summoned a blade.

[That's…]

'Thats what?'

[Ascalon, a holy blade that's extremely effective against Dragons]

'How is that possible?'

[Let's get out of here since he's fighting this madman]

Markus was about to leave, when he saw something emerging from the ground.

"Freed, your playtime is over"

"Already? Damn, and things just got a lot more interesting"

"Are you ignoring my orders?"

Markus actually saw fear in the crazed man's eyes

"Oh my, what a pleasant surprise, Red Dragon Emperor"

"What are you doing here?"

"You'll get the answer soon enough"

A monster ate the nun and Freed, leaving the others staring at their former place.

"We should report back to Father Kotomine" said Issei as the two others nodded to him

"What are you three doing here?"

"None of your business" the answer was cold.

'Fair enough'

(You'd better stay away from my partner, bloodsucker)

"The Church is using you"

(Like that Devil wasn't doing it! At least, they are honest with us!)

'And I thought Dragons were supposed to be wise'

(Do you think that we don't know about the next blood you're going to need?)

"Who said I wanted any from you?"

(I already took some precautions. Now, my partner's blood is filled with holy power! Try to drink from that now!)

"I wasn't going to in the first place"

"Let's go" said Issei as he turned his back to Markus "We still need to report to Father Kotomine"

'Idiots...all of them'