Hey guys, Eragon here! First, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who reviewed, favorited and/or followed this story! The reaction I got upon releasing the prologue blew my mind!

Second, I wanted to go over a couple things.

People were questioning why I made Gilgamesh a girl, and there's a couple reasons for that. I wanted his reincarnation to be a life-changing event for him, not just something he could blow off, or dismiss easily. I couldn't imagine how shocking it would be to someone like him to be reborn a different gender, since he has such a sense of self.

Next, I could easily imagine Gilgamesh resolving to change his ways and be less arrogant, only to destroy a couple of mongrels and decide that he was right the first time and that being beaten by Shirou was just a fluke, going right back to his old self.

Therefore, I wanted him to have a constant reminder of his defeat, something to reinforce the need to change, and having a different body as a direct result of being defeated seemed like a good one.

EDIT: Her new name is Sayuri, not Gillian.

Chapter 1

20 years later…

17 year old Hyoudou Issei was elated. His date with Yuuma was going extremely well, they had gone to the arcade, gone out to lunch (He even got to see some over-boob!), and now they were out by a fountain in the park. Yuuma stopped ahead of him, turning around with a shy look on her face. "Say, Issei-kun, c-can I ask you something?" She asked nervously. 'This is it Issei! She wants the D!' He crowed in his mind. "Sure! Anything you want!" He replied happily. Yuum glanced down shyly, before softly asking "Would you die for me, please?" Issei blinked. "S-sorry, I must have misheard you. What did you say?" He responded, beginning to grow nervous.

A wicked grin grew on her face, before she repeated "Would you die for me, please?" With that, she underwent a transformation, turning from a shy girl wearing modest clothes, into a sadistic Fallen Angel, wearing what was essentially a bikini with leather pants going from her thighs down and leather gloves extending up to her biceps.

On her shoulders was a pair of shoulder pauldrons. A pair of black, feathery wings grew from her back, and she looked at him with a vicious grin.

Issei was terrified. He should have known it was too good to be true, dammit! As he died, a light spear shoved through his gut, his last thoughts were a apology and a wish. 'I'm sorry, Gil. I wish I could have made you proud.' He thought. Unnoticed by him, a flyer he had accepted from a cute girl earlier that day glowed a bright red.

Rias frowned as she teleported to the flyer that had summoned her. She had not expected the Fallen to actually kill Issei. She had thought they were just scouting him out, to make sure he wasn't a threat.

She looked at Issei's corpse guiltily, regretting her lack of foresight. That settled it, even though she didn't know how useful he would be, she owed it to him for allowing him to die.

Approaching his body, she pulled out a pawn, having made the decision to revive him as a member of her Peerage. She was astounded to find that he needed a total of eight pawns to revive. As she revived him, she wondered who Gil was, and why Issei wanted to make them proud. Oh well, she would find out eventually.

The next morning…

Issei woke up with a groan, his body aching. Groggily, he reached for the blanket, only to freeze as his hand landed on someone else. Blankly, he stared at the beautiful girl in his bed, not remembering how she got there. He appreciated her naked body for a few moments, before freezing as a sudden thought went through his mind. 'Gil is going to kill me!' He thought in terror.

Frantically, he racked his brain, trying to remember the night before. His skin paled as he remembered Yuuma revealing herself to be a Fallen Angel named Raynare.

Damn it, he should have listened to Gil and trained more often. She was supposed to be the one that attracted enemies, not him! He had only ever been targeted as an attachment to her, never once had someone been specifically after him alone. And he had only needed one demonstration to realize that he was in no danger when he was with her. At least, not from her enemies anyway.

Even though she had insisted he grow strong enough to defend himself, he had always half-assed his training, not really believing he needed to, and being more interested in going after his dream of having a harem.

And now he had paid the price for his foolishness-wait, he was still alive. His thoughts came to a screeching halt as he realized this. He was still alive! He still had a chance! He glanced back at the girl in his bed, wondering what, if anything, she had to do with this.

As he pondered this unexpected second chance, he got up to go make breakfast. Maybe getting some food in his stomach would help make the aching stop.

Rias yawned and stretched widely as she woke up from her restful sleep. She paused, frowning slightly as she realized she was alone in Issei's bed, wondering where he had gone. Suddenly, she smelled a delightful aroma, coming from outside the room. She smiled, getting up and getting dressed, before walking down to the kitchen.

As she walked into the kitchen, she saw Issei plating up some bacon, eggs, and sausage onto 4 plates. His parents were already seated at the dining table, smiling and talking softly to each other as they watched Issei work. As she entered the room, they turned, watching her curiously.

Nayoko smirked, opening her mouth and turning to Issei with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

"So, when are you going to introduce us to your girlfriend, Issei-chan?" She asked him. Issei froze, turning in their direction with a red face. "G-girlfriend? S-she's not my-" He started to say. "Then she's a one-night stand? Oh my, how could my son have turned into such a pervert?" Sayoko interrupted mournfully.

Turning to her husband she exclaimed "This is all your fault! I told you not to let him go to the park alone!" Yachi choked on the sip of tea he had been taking, glaring at her as he recovered. "He wasn't alone! I sent Gil with him! How was I supposed to know she would let Issei talk to a strange old men with a breast fixation, or that said old man would convert Issei to his ways?" He protested.

Rias watched incredulously as Sayoko proceeded to insult her husband's intelligence, question his manliness, and mock his ability to function in society. Issei looked incredibly embarrassed by his parents, looking at her with a sheepish shrug when she shot him a look.

Finally, Nayoko ran out of steam, causing Issei to heave a sigh of relief, only to break out into a nervous sweat as she directed her attention back to him. "So, what do you have to say for yourself young man?" She demanded.

Issei hesitated, before saying softly. "I think she saved my life." His parents froze, faces going blank. Slowly, they turned to Rias, who looked shocked at what Issei had just said. Yachi stared at her with unnervingly steely eyes, asking "Is this true?" Rias gulped, thinking about her options.

She could hypnotize them, but for some reason the idea of casting magic on them caused a cold feeling of dread to send shivers down her spine, like the idea of doing such a thing was foolish beyond belief. She had no idea what was causing the feeling, but she trusted her instincts, so that option was out.

She could spin a tale about Issei exaggerating or making things up, but judging by their response to his words, they were taking his claim seriously, and that was therefore unlikely to work.

She sighed, seeing only one option left to her. The truth. "Last night, Issei was killed by a Fallen Angel." She said seriously. She felt nervous as their eyes stayed resolutely on her, only seeming to grow cold. "I am a devil, the heiress to the Gremory clan. As such, I have the ability to turn others into a devil in my Peerage. This works on people when they are alive, or just recently deceased. It was my failure to judge the intent of the Fallen Angel correctly that caused Issei to die, so I revived him in order to make up for my mistake. I am so sorry for allowing your son to die!" She finished, bowing to show her sincerity. When she rose, their gazes seemed to have softened slightly.

Sayoko sighed. "Thank you for saving my son, young lady. I shudder to think of what would have happened had Issei stayed dead." Yachi nodded, expressing his thanks as well.

Issei stayed silent for a moment, before saying "Thank you for giving me a second chance Gremory-san." Rias looked stunned at their reaction, having expected vitriol for allowing their son to die, only to turn him into a devil afterwards. She smiled, this family was one she could grow to like.

A crow flew down towards a mansion on the edge of a forest, located near a small town in southern Iraq, east of the Euphrates River. The mansion was huge, with a beautiful courtyard out front, complete with a fountain, flower patches along the borders, and soft grass carefully trimmed to form well-traveled paths. The mansion looked more like a palace than a mansion, with towers, pillars, windows, and slanted tops. The crow descended rapidly, landing on a perch near the stables situated nearby.

A maid hurried out towards it, relieving the crow of the letter that had been tied to one of its legs. The maid quickly headed inside the mansion, delivering the letter to another servant with a curtsy. This servant was the head of staff, an older man dressed as a butler, with a black tuxedo.

He headed to the throne room at a steady pace, stopping at the door. He knocked, waiting for a reply. "You may enter." An imperious voice rang out. Without waiting any further, the man opened the door and walked inside, stopping before the owner of the voice.

She was sitting on a golden throne, leaning on a fist, with her legs crossed. She was beautiful, with waist-length golden hair, crimson eyes, pale skin, and a slender body. She was wearing a set of modified golden armour, with a shoulder pauldron and gauntlet on one arm, with an armoured skirt, and armoured greaves from her thighs down. She was wearing golden boots with slight heels, and she had on a cloak that had a black top that only covered her shoulders and the top half of her breasts, stopping just under her nipples, with the main portion of the cloak being a crimson red. She had red tattoos on the sides of her stomach and breasts. (1)

He walked to a place just in front of her, bowing in supplication. "This letter was just delivered, Your Majesty." He said, holding out the letter. She took the letter from him, crimson eyes scanning its contents. She looked up at him, "Have the servants prepare to leave. We are heading to Kuoh." she ordered. "Yes, Your Majesty." He replied, bowing and exiting the room. Crimson eyes narrowed. "What have you gotten yourself into now, my foolish little brother?" She questioned, a golden ripple appearing and depositing a glass of red wine into her hand. She sipped it idly, her mind going through plans already. This would certainly be interesting.

(1): Just google Female Gilgamesh to get a good idea of what she looks like.