Welcome to chapter 2 of Prince of Asmodeus my friends! I hope you enjoy this new side story!
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KnightsKing- Here it is!
Arinasution5- Well this chapter is about 3x longer so hope you enjoy.
Guest- No cause he's sealed away for a century and Rias is obviously less than a century year old
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Sasuke75249- Read this chapter and find out
CrimsonAzazel- Thank you I try to think of ideas that aren't explored as much (or so I think I do)
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MurkyKahuna- I'll check yours out if I get the time. I wanted to make the first chapter longer but its a prologue so I didn't wanna say too much. I never planned on him not being Issei cause I generally save OCs for side characters or family members
Bvvlaze- Wasn't planning on doing so but thanks
I87- Well I can literally change Issei's personality as I see fit and I'm just not a fan of an OC being the main character tbh. Katerea will have a decent role cause of the fact she's also a descendant to an original satan
[100 Years Later]
Ruin was brought upon all of the three Biblical Factions. God was dead. The four original Satans were dead. The only faction leader to survive the horror of the war was the Governor General of the Fallen Angels, Azazel. His people were the least scathed. A majority of their leaders survived with the majority of their losses being from the general population. The Angels however were a different story.
The final attack by the Devil Kings was a success and they were able to kill God himself. Because of his death, Heaven became out of control and a new leader was necessary to keep everything intact. The Great Seraph Michael was chosen to become Gods replacement. Interestingly enough, Michael originally nominated Gabriel to become Heavens new leader but after word got out that she and God had an argument moments before his death, she chose to allow Michael take up the mantel. Unfortunately, with the death of God there was no way to create new Angels and the Seraphs had to become stricter with the most recent creations of God. Gabriel didn't approve of these methods and raised an Angel who seemingly came out of no where named Houki.
But what of the Devils?
Over half of the 72 pillars became extinct with only 33 surviving. As the original Asmodeus predicted, chaos ensued after the war. The children of the Devil Kings assumed authority and sought revenge upon the Angels. They were met with heavy opposition by a vast majority of the remaining clans which led to a civil war. The Old Satan faction were soon defeated by the New Satan faction and were exiled. The new government elected Sirzechs Gremory, Ajuka Astaroth, Serafall Sitri and Falbium Glasya-Labolas to become to new Lucifer, Beelzebub, Leviathan and Asmodeus repetitively. Thankfully to counterattack the decline of of pure-bloods, Ajuka Beelzebub created the Evil Piece system to reincarnate other races and rebuild Devil society. Unfortunately some of the clan heads pushed for marriages between pure-bloods due to their rarity which led to a certain predicament in the estate of Asmodeus.
A disgraced princess was accompanied by a single maid as she stared through the mirror which stood before her. Her long crimson hair draped down a large wedding dress that did little to conceal her bust. This princess was Rias Gremory, heiress to the House of Gremory. On any other day she would have been proud to be from such a distinguished family. But today wasn't one of those days. In just a few moments she would be wed to one of the most disgusting men to ever be born, Riser Phenex.
She fought this marriage as hard as she could have. She reincarnated an exiled nun with Twilight Healing but it just wasn't enough. As much as she wanted to put the blame on her parents for this wedding she knew it wasn't their fault. The Elders demanded that a child of Zeoticus and Venelana Gremory be wed and give birth to a pure-blooded child. Sirzechs wasn't eligible due to him being too busy as a Devil King. Which unfortunately led to Rias being the unlucky child. The only thing slightly comforting was that the wedding was taking place in the estate of the original Asmodeus as it was were her parents were married over a millennia ago.
"Where did it all go wrong" She whispered to herself. At this moment she was broken. She thought nothing could save her from this, that it was her fate to fail.
Behind her another maid entered the room and bowed. "It is time m'lady" The maid said.
"Of course it is" Rias sighed. "I'll be there shortly"
[Scene break]
Rias walked down the halls of the estate heading towards the room her wedding would be in. Rias looked towards the nearest grandfather clock she could find. It was a quarter til midnight. Her last night free. She took her time admiring all the statues and paintings that covered the walls. As a child her mother and father would always tell her stories about the first Asmodeus. It surprised her to know how close the two were to him. Even more so when she found out that Sirzechs would get some personal training with the king every now and then. Without that training he may have not become as powerful as he is now.
She was also fascinated by all the different statues she found on her walk. They varied from Dragons, Pegasus', Unicorns, Griffons and so on. She marveled at the fine detail each statue had. She figured that she would never be able to see any of these creatures in person so this was a sight to appreciate. The fine craftsmanship each of the-
"Rias"
She stopped dead in her tracks. Knew not of what she should do. Almost instantaneously the atmosphere of the hallway changed dramatically. She found herself out of breath and struggling to stand.
"Rias Gremory" She heard once more. She slowly began to panic. But that was when a magic circle appeared at the end of the hall. When it faded away, large double doors appeared. As much as she wanted to stray away she just couldn't. She was drawn to the door. It was calling to her. Her curiosity got the better of her when she walked towards the doors. When her hands were about to touch the nobs the doors opened themselves.
Rias wasn't afraid of what was within the room and walked in. When she made her final steps inside the room the two doors violently closed behind her. The rooms simplicity surprised her. It was nothing less then a bedroom for a High Class Devil. The only thing out of place was a large capsule where the bed would normally be. There were a couple of paintings scattered across the walls of a family she couldn't recognize.
Rias walked closer to the capsule, attempting to see what it contained but was unfortunately unable to do so. The inside had a dark hue to it with electric surges every now and then. Although she was unable to see what it contained, she did sense someone in it. They had a very distinct feeling unlike anything she felt before. After a few moments of inspecting the capsule Rias felt a tad different. She unconsciously summoned a magic circle in the palm of her hand and placed it in the center of the capsule. It was then when her Power of Destruction emerged from the magic circle, slowly eating away at the capsule. She stepped back in shock of what happened but it quickly subsided when she saw what remained.
On the floor which the capsule once remained laid a single brown-haired man. He wore the a similar attire to her brother but only had the left shoulder armor and with surges of electricity flowing through the cloak. What surprised Rias was how quickly he regained consciousness. His eyes slowly opened and as he attempted to stand up he quickly stumbled and fell back onto the floor. Rias assisted him to the nearest seat so he would be able to adapt to being freed.
The man tightened his grip onto the arm rest as he slowly chuckled to himself. "After a hundred years; I am finally free" He finally said. He finally gathered enough strength to properly stand up and bowed to Rias. "I thank you Rias Gremory"
"H-How do you know my name?" Rias asked. Rias stood confused by how the man could have known of her. He said he had been trapped for a century and was wasn't anywhere close to being a century old. Hell, she wasn't even twenty yet.
"While I was in the capsule I was fed the knowledge of all current events. I first learned of you when you became one of "The Four Novice Kings" a few years ago" Issei informed. "I have also learned of your loss against Riser Phenex in whats called a "Rating Game" to dissolve your marriage"
"I refused to marry that pig. But when he threatened to kill my Bishop I couldn't do anything but surrender" Rias replied.
"Well thankfully for you, you found me"
"You're going to help me" Rias grew in hope by the thought of him assisting her. It would be the final opportunity to free her from Risers clutches.
"I've never been a fan of arranged marriages and I have to make my return known to the rest of the Devils anyways. I'll do it under one condition" Rias quickly nodded her head for him to proceed. "You will go along with everything I say. If this is to work I will need your cooperation. Just know, no matter what you will never be forced to do anything" Rias thought for a moment but quickly accepted his terms. "Excellent. Now go on ahead and act as if nothing happened I will arrive shortly"
Rias gave him a nod and made her way to the door way. Before she took the last step out she looked back towards him. "Who are you?" She asked.
The man was momentarily hesitant until he spoke. "I will reveal all very soon. But for now you may call me Issei" He replied.
"Thank you Issei" Rias finally exited the room and looked towards the grandfather clock once more. Only two minutes had gone by. How was that possible? Questions for later. For now she had a marriage to dissolve.
[Minute Ago]
In the Dining hall of the Estate of Asmodeus many different families conversed among themselves about their opinions of the wedding. Some were opposed, seeing this wedding as an abomination that the original Devil Kings would have never permitted. Yet they stayed silent to preserve their influence among their faction. The Elders were openly proud of the wedding. Most notably Lord Phenex as he viewed this as an opportunity to get closer to Sirzechs so he may gain whatever he could.
On the far left corner of the hall sat a group whom all stayed silent in shame. All but a certain blonde ex-nun who blamed herself for the situation at hand.
"I-f only I...I was strong e-enough this wouldn't be happening" Asia silently wept.
"Asia you don't need to be so hard on yourself. No one blames you for what happened" Her friend Akeno assured. Akeno tried her best to stay composed for her dear friend. If she showed the same emotion Asia was then Kiba and Koneko wouldn't be able to keep their heads up.
"You need to relax Asia. We'll have another shot at this and we'll be ready for their tricks" Kiba added.
"Yeah seriously screw those d-bags" Koneko said stoically. She pointed to the table of Risers peerage where Ravel wasn't holding back any of her bragging rights.
"My talented older brother won himself a bride by demolishing the Gremorys. Of course I never doubted that he would win" Ravel said. The group sighed and silently sat until Riser called for everyone's attention.
"I thank you all for coming to this historic moment. Today two great dynasties will be joined as one. Lord Riser from the House of Phenex shall wed Lady Rias of the House of Gremory. And now I present to you my bride, Rias Gremory!" Riser pointed to his side where a magic circle appeared and brought out Rias. She followed Issei's instructions to act as if she expected nothing to occur and looked as neutral as she could.
Behind the two, an Elder gathered prepared himself for the vows. While he went through all the routine sayings, Rias was inwardly worried that Issei would be too late to stop it. "Now if anyone has any objections speak now or forever hold your peace" The elder said. The hall stayed silent. Rias' peerage wanted to speak up but the guards were suppressing them. To Riser this was his big moment. Nothing would ruin it.
Or so he thought.
"I object" Echoed through the room. Everyone looked around in confusion to find whoever interrupted the ceremony. Riser however furious that anyone would dare interrupt this.
"Who dares interrupt my wedding!" He yelled.
That was when a blue magic circle appeared and out came Issei. "This is a wedding? I thought she was about to become your slave Phenex" The Elders recognized the boy. They all knew who he was and were scared of his motives.
Riser had enough of Issei's mocking and pointed towards him. "Guards seize him!"
"Riser don't!" Lord Phenex yelled. His attempts to stop the guards orders were futile as they were already closing in on Issei.
Issei did nothing to stop the incoming guards except for flaring a small amount of his power. The pure force of the power was able to push away all the guards in multiple directions. "Is this really how you welcome back your long lost prince?" Issei sarcastically asked.
"Long lost prince?" Rias asked.
It was then where all the younger Devils were shocked to see their parents and the Elders running up to Issei and bowing before him. "Forgive me for my sons insolence my prince. He and the other young Devils know not of who you are" Lord Phenex apologized.
"Well if that's the case then now would be as good a time as any" Issei took a few steps back and unfurled all six sets of his Devil wings. "My name is Issei Asmodeus. Son of the first Devil King Asmodeus and his queen Ukina Asmodeus". The Devils stood in awe at the raw power that radiated off of Issei. One by one they all began to bow to their prince
"I wouldn't suppose that you're here on the behalf of the Old Satan Faction?" A cautious elder asked.
That was when Sirzechs Lucifer stood and offered to answer that question. "I highly doubt that's the reasoning he's here. The prince has been trapped in a time-locked stasis created by his father over a century ago, he couldn't have possibly have joined them as they've been exiled for the last fifty years"
"Yes and it's thanks to your sister that I have re-emerged. She found my old quarters and freed me from stasis" Issei replied. He was glad to see his old friend after all those years. "It's been a long time old friend" He noticed a certain silver-haired maid standing next to Sirzechs and grew a slight sorrow. Sirzechs noticed the sorrow and made the conversation continue.
"Now why is it you came here?"
Issei regained his composure and went on with the plan. "Rias Gremory saved me from my stasis and for that I am eternally grateful. For that I offer to make Rias my fiancé"
Riser stood from his bow in a fit of anger. "Absolutely n-" He would have continued what he would have said were it not for his father.
"What my son means to say is that we cannot afford to lose this marriage. It is much to valuable" Lord Phenex said.
Issei thought for a moment and came up with a compromise to please the Phenex. "To reimburse you I will provide you with a single favor to be completed without question as long as it remains ethical"
"Then take my daughter as your fiancé as well!" Lord Phenex quickly requested. Ravel stood from her bow with a large blush covering her face. She was going to say something but in the moment she was speechless.
"Lord Phenex I don't want your daughter to be forced into a marriage with myself" Issei replied.
"Then allow her to spend some time with you so she may make a decision. Neither myself nor my wife will force her choice"
"What are your opinions on the matter Lady Ravel?" Issei asked whilst turning towards her.
"I...I don't mind it" She nervously said. "But i'm doing it for me!" Issei chuckled at the words of the young Phenex and nodded towards her father.
"We have a deal then my prince"
[Scene break]
After all the guest left the Asmodeus Estate all whom were left were Rias, Sirzechs and Grayfia. The former of which just finished speaking to her parents via magic circle about the cancellation of the wedding. "They said that they will visit you soon. They're excited to hear of your return" Rias said.
"I'll make sure to make time for them" Issei replied.
"Rias you should head home. It's getting late and you have school tomorrow" Sirzechs suggested.
"I guess you're right" Rias replied. She turned back to Issei and gave him a peck on the cheek. "Thank you for everything"
"My pleasure" Issei replied.
"Grayfia. Please accompany Rias home. I'll be staying here for a while" Sirzechs ordered.
"As you wish my lord" Grayfia replied.
Rias and Grayfia disappeared through a magic circle to which Sirzechs looked back towards Issei. "Shall we?"
[Scene break]
Issei and Sirzechs went to his quarters and spoke about the time during his disappearance. Although Issei had a broad understanding about the Civil War thanks to the capsule, he didn't know about the hardships Sirzechs and the others had to go through. All the death all the chaos. It was exactly how Issei's father predicted it would be. But that was when they got to the topic of Grayfia.
"After your disappearance she joined Rizevim as his servant alongside Euclid. Eventually I was able to successfully convince her to defect and become my Queen piece" Sirzechs explained. He noted how quickly Issei's mood changed when Grayfia was brought up. He remembered how the two used to be. How much they loved each other. "When you get your evil pieces I can trade her to you"
"No. That...won't be necessary" Issei sorrowfully replied.
Sirzechs was saddened by his friends distress. He knew something happened between the two but didn't know what it was. "Issei. I can help you if you tell me what happened between you"
"I...I made a mistake. I began to love someone as much as I loved Grayfia" Issei explained. If heard closely you could hear his regret. "She found out and wanted some time away. From me"
"Who did you grow affections for?" Sirzechs asked. He knew how much he loved Grayfia and if he grew to love another woman just as much then they must have been special.
"I can't tell you" Issei replied. He stood from his seat and slowly made his way towards his bed. "I haven't properly slept for over a century. Tomorrow I have a busy day with the meeting with the council"
Sirzechs sighed from Issei's unwillingness to open up. But he left him be because he knew that eventually everything would be revealed. "As you do" He stood from his seat and prepared a magic circle below him. "Just know this my friend. Even after all this time she never stopped loving you. Give her time" With that Sirzechs teleported away and left Issei to his thoughts.
He knew he would have to repent for his mistakes. His father may have thought he would be the perfect Devil but he thought otherwise. Now he would have to make up for all of his wrong doings. Starting with Grayfia.
This story is so far the funnest story that i'm writing so far I really like it and hope you guys do too. Now you may think the intro to this chapter may have been a bit weird but its for lore building. Characters mentioned in that bit will be making important impacts. How you may ask? Give it like 5 chapters to make sense. Anyways ADIOS