Life: 22
Azazel did not expect this when he agreed to meet the heir of Sallos. Sure he was aware of some of the crazy things the young devil had accomplished over the years. From reincarnating a god to being made the first and only student of all four satans, that alone had warranted Azazel to keep an ear out for what Barisol Sallos would do. But now having actually met the kid he had to do a double take.
The kid felt just like Lucifer from back during the great war. The sensation Azazel felt was unnerving to say the least, after all it wasn't everyday he could say that he met with an old dead enemy. Yet despite radiating the power of Lucifer the boy smiled at him with eyes filled to the brim with respect something he would not have expected.
"You must be Barisol." Azazel said starting up conversation.
"That's me alright, that makes you Azazel. A big fan of your work." Barisol said earning a raised brow from the fallen angel.
"And how is that?" He asked slightly confused by what he meant.
"Well, it took a lot of courage to pull out of the war like you did, especially given the fact that not all of your generals where too keen on the idea." Barisol answered and Azazel took a moment to process what he meant by that.
"I just wish that the original Lucifer had been able to see the dangers of continuing the war maybe then so many of the pillars wouldn't have gone extinct." Barisol continued causing the governor general to look up at him in mild amusement.
"So, why exactly have you called me down here?" Azaze questioned getting to the point.
Barisol sighed his usual smile faltering for a moment before returning in full force.
"Simple I want to discuss the reason behind sending these four here?" Barisol pointed to the group of fallen angels that in another timeline would've been slain by Rias Gremory.
"I sent them to keep an eye on one Issei Hyoudou. He has a powerful sacred gear that if it goes berserk could spell disastrous for not just myself but also you devils as well." Azazel explained causing the devil heir to smirk.
"Correction, he had a sacred gear." Barsiol said revealing the boosted gear to the fallen angels present.
"A twice critical? Really that's what all the fuss was about?" Raynare scoffed as she crossed her arms underneath her bust.
"That's no twice critical, it's the boosted gear." Azazel said eyeing the sacred gear in awe.
"But how do you have it?" He asked and Barisol merely shrugged before answering in a dry manner.
"I took it of course." His answer was met with a wide range of reactions but the one that stood out the most was the look on Azazel's face.
"You stole a sacred gear? You killed an innocent kid just to claim more power?" Azazel was livid by the idea all traces of wonder and awe gone now replaced by one of furry.
"He isn't dead." That caught everyone off guard.
"How? To remove a sacred gear is like to remove an organ. It always results in death each time it happens so how do you expect me to believe he's still alive?" Azazel quired causing Barisol to give a carefree smile as he waved his hand producing a magic circle.
The circle showed an image of Issei Hyoudou very much alive.
"I have one of my servants looking after him at the moment in case any less than savory actions are taken." He says in reference to what Raynare and her group had in mind.
"No need to kill him as a threat now that he has no sacred gear." Barisol said more towards Raynare than anyone, something that Azazel took note of.
"Raynare why is he looking at you so specifically?" Azazel asked although he already knew the answer.
"I was planning on killing the boy like you had asked of me lord Azazel." She answered causing the leader of the fallen to narrow his eyes.
"I never gave an order to kill Issei." He said before giving a stern look to the raven haired girl.
"We'll have a discussion about this later." He said before turning back to Barisol who kept a neutral expression as opposed to the smile that had been plastered on his face since Azazel arrived.
"Now how did you do it. I have to know how you took a sacred gear without killing the host." He questioned and Barisol gave it a minute before answering.
"Like with reincarnating Fenrir, I just could so I did." Was the only reply Azazel was given which was unsatisfactory to the governor general.
"You know that answers nothing right, if anything it just raises a few flags." Azazel says with a calculating gaze.
Barisol for his part just put on a sheepish grin and rubbed the back of his head.
"It's not as if I can really give you an answer that would satisfy your curiosity. All I did was manipulate the foundation of his soul and the rest is history." Barisol lied to keep secret about Leo's device.
"Wait manipulate his soul? That's some advanced stuff and you just did it?" Azazel asked and Barsiol nodded his head.
"First time too. I really didn't know if it would work or not but it did and I got a new toy out of it." He said looking down to the boosted gear.
"I wouldn't necessarily call it a toy." Azazel warned.
"But I have to know for what reason did you take it?" Azazel asked.
To fuck with canon!
The game had proclaimed in Barisol's mind, the devil didn't show any outward signs of his annoyance with the sudden outburst from the ai, instead he gave a weak smile.
"Because no sacred gear means Issei Hyoudou is no threat to anyone. Which also means there is no need to kill or watch him from here on out." Barisol said causing the strongest fallen to look on in surprise by the boy's answer.
"So you did it for his sake?" Azazel inquired and Barisol nodded.
"I would be lying if I said that I didn't gain something out of it. Now that I'm the red dragon emperor I can only imagine the shanahanigans and hijinks I can get myself into." Barisol said with a sense of fondness at the opportunity.
"So you simply wish to be entertained I take it." Azazel noted stroking his goatee.
"Something like that." Barisol admitted without a hint of shame which amused the fallen angel.
"But now to get back on track...now that Issei Hyoudou is no longer a threat I have to ask do you still intend to have these four stay in town?" Barisol questioned.
"Hmm…" Azazel paused for a moment to thin over a few things.
"Yes. I want them to continue their mission of observing the wielder of the boosted gear, in other words…" Azazel trailed off allowing Barisol to jump in.
"Me. Oh how delightful." The Sallos heir said looking back to the four fallen angels.
Raynare eyed him cautiously, Kalawarner gave a wink, Mittelt looked excited and Dohnaseek seemed like he wanted to be anywhere else but here at the moment.
"I trust that my reasons need not be elaborated on." Azazel leaned back in his chair causing Barisol to sigh slightly.
"I understand the reason." Barisol said nodding in understanding.
"I'm glad to hear it." Azazel said with a smile of his own.
Following the meeting with Azazel, Barisol headed back to his house where he met up with Leo. He handed Leo the device and gave him a heavy sigh.
"I didn't mention the device." He said causing Leo to look at him in surprise.
"For what reason?" Leo asked.
"I felt it was too dangerous to be introduced at the moment." Barisol answered causing the other boy to smirk.
"So in other words I was right!" Leo cheered to himself and Barisol sighed.
"Yes you were right now don't let it go to your head." The devil heir warned.
"So what do you want me to do with it?" Leo asked and Barisol shrugged.
"Whatever you like with it really. Destroy, keep it, hide it, whatever as long as its what you want to do with it." He answered causing Leo to twitch his eyes.
"What about the vigilante?" He questioned and Barisol rolled his own eyes at the mention of that particular problem.
"Like I said before I'm gonna kill him." The King replied before returning to his bed chambers leaving a frowning Leo.
"I put so much work into this thing and then he uses it once and now…" Leo grumbled under his breath before he looked down at the device.
"No I shouldn't complain. If anything I should be happy he only used it once." He gave a brief smile before heading to his workshop to deposit the item.
However along the way he heard the distinct sound of his sister laughing. Leo being the protective brother he grew curious as to what would make her laugh so he decided to do some snooping. There in the living room was Michella next to her was none other than Sairaorg, the Rook had a goofy smile on his face as the two continued to laugh at an inside joke he didn't quite understand.
"I have to admit Sairaorg I didn't expect you to have such a good sense of humor." Said the wheelchair bound girl.
"Why thank you. I think…" Sairaorg spoke in a confused manner that earned more chuckles from Michella.
She looked at the Bael heir and had to admit he was quite the fine specimen. Not that he'd ever hold an interest in a plain looking girl like her, still though it was a nice thought no matter how fleeting it might've been. Her thoughts were interrupted however by the arrival of her brother who had coughed into his hand to gain their attention.
"Leo! How long have you been there?" Michella asked and the alchemist just stared between the two of them unsure of what to say at the moment.
"Leo?" Once again his sister tried to gain his attention but nothing she did seemed to work.
"You know…" Leo started to say quietly.
"This entire time I was worried it would be Barisol that would try to pull something. Never thought she'd choose you." He said looking at Sairaorg with confused eyes.
"I think I need to lie down." Leo walked away leaving behind an embarrassed Michella and a confused Sairaorg.
"What got into him?" The Rook questioned.
"I have no idea." Said the former devil as she looked away from the Bael heir.
He paced around the room in agitation. Thoughts regarding his humiliation at the hands of Sallos still fresh in his mind. How a single devil was able to bring such disgrace to a dragon such as himself was unexplainable in his eyes.
"Simple because you are not a dragon." Said a vice that lacked any emotions.
The vigilante looked to see the owner of the voice.
"The hell are you doing here Yashiro?" He asked the auburn haired boy.
"You attacked Barisol Sallos. Why?" The simple question was met with a raised brow.
"Because he's a dirty devil that's been polluting my domain with his very existence!" The vigilante shouted like a petulant child.
Rentaro Yahsiro shook his head at the answer.
"That's not good enough." He said raising a hand up and releasing a fraction of his power which caused the vigilante to buckle underneath the weight of its power.
"Barisol Sallos is off limits. You can do as you please to the other devils boy, but you will leave him alone." Rentaro warned.
"Tch, why are you protecting him?" The vigilante demanded to know.
"He interests me." Was all Rentaro said before letting off on his power.
"Is that all?" The vigilante sneered.
"Yes that is all." Rentaro said while stroking a snake that slithered out of his jacket.
"Okay let's try this." Barisol said as he tried meditating to reach out to Ddraig.
He'd been at it for a while now and was trying his hardest to make contact but it seemed next to impossible. He tried emptying his mind and focused on the darkness that enveloped him as he closed his eyes.
"Hello thief." A booming voice spoke out from inside of Barisol's head.
"So you must be Draig." Said the Sallos clan heir.
"That I am. And you must be the thief that took me from my host." Ddraig said sounding reasonably upset with that particular development.
"Hey if anything I did you a favor less you be known as the Oppai Dragon for many years to come." Barisol said causing the dragon to sigh.
"Don't remind me. I still recall the time I spent with that host of mine. But still it does not excuse you for the crime you have committed." Ddraig said.
"And what will it take to put that beside us?" Barisol asked making the dragon smile.
"A fight will suffice." And with that Barisol was pulled into his mindscape in which he saw the dragon of Dominion look at him with a predatory stare.
"Hmm, I take it I should prepare for the fight of my life." Barisol says readying himself into a fighting position as he activated shining finger.
AN: Another short chapter I know but I wanted to post before New Years.
nyanodesu: At this rate I might just write one for next chapter with how many people seem to be all for the lemons.
theawsomest5: Why thank you kind sir!
Guest 1: Maybe.
The Last Kenpachi: At the same time? Cause that would be...oh my… Also don't worry I have no intention of him hooking up with Rias.
deoxeyses: Why thank you.
Maxinonor: Thats probably what I'll end up doing if I'm honest, leave it up to the reader if they wish to read em or not. Also damn Ravel and Koneko at once that would be nice.
Frescko: Yes it could. Although as it is right now he has a higher chance of getting Scar's destruction alchemy then he does Edward's or anyone else's for that matter due to reasons.
Nayrcon: Yeah I don't want to turn this into a strict lemon story so it would only be once in a while with the lemons spread out far from each other. I also agree that each lemon should suit the girl and to avoid just a copy and paste of what was already written. And thank you it is helpful!
The One True Demon Lord: Maybe not in the Peerage but I could see for the harem. Thanks for the suggestions and yeah I'll keep in mind that I don't have to show the whole stat sheet from here on out.
GrayWolfDen: Seems like Ravel and Grayfia are the popular choices so far. We'll see who it is based on votes I guess.
narutoxasuna25: I think there might have been a misunderstanding, I was planning on giving Sairaorg the Vigilante's sacred gear not boosted gear, although I could see why that would be a good idea. Still yeah thanks for the review. As for Asia joining the harem I don;t think its likely since I see her as taking more of a sister role for Barisol but Irina could always end up joining.
sykartracer: I feel as though Ddraig can sleep through just about anything. I was thinking about making another quest that he couldn;t back out of, so why not make it with Tiamat the dragon king that wants to kill Ddraig. Somehow Ddraig being obsessed with Oppais just doesn't feel right, but at the same time just kinda works.
DG2: Sorry that its losing its charm I'll try to cut back on the goofiness.
Vail Ryuketsu: Man you are nearly spot on. Good job!
Shadic21: Did I? Could've sworn I added in the extra 1000 due to Soul of Lucifer and Ddraig. Oh well I'll be sure to keep an eye out for it next time.
OechsnerC: Well here you go!
NazgulBelserion: Thanks for your opinion on the matter. As for forgetting about plot I don't think I would since lemons would only show up every once in a blue moon. Also thanks man.
Whammmm: Thanks for your take on the matter!
Guest 2: What can I say Barisol doesn;t always think these things through, and neither do I apparently. Also thanks glad you like it.
emiyaryo: Thanks I did take inspiration from that episode in Carnival Phantasm.
Yousef wick: Once again thank you for the reviews and I will definitely be sure to warning if I do write lemons. Also yeah I agree without boosted gear there is no real reason to reincarnate Issei, sad but simple truth.
Miki1103: Well the device in the hands of someone that recognizes its danger so it'll probably be destroyed. Yeah Grayfia is great and does seem to be the favorite for the lemon at the moment with Ravel as second.
Jacksonion Democracy: Honesty I wasn't sure what to do with Issei, I know a lot of people out there like him but I don't. Now I don't hate him either I feel more indifferent towards him. If you decide to stop reading here then I understand my story isn't for everyone.