Hello to all readers of this fic, UknownHero here and welcome to another chapter of A Simple Mission Rebirth! I just wanna say that there will be absolutely no pairings throughout this fic (except for Issei for various obvious reasons). Team RWBY will not end up in Issei's harem or anyone else from the RWBY Universe. Is that okay? Good! Let's go!
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Chapter 5: A Simple Meeting
How did everything devolve into this?
Standing among what was left of a building, Ruby could only stare at the thing in front of her. Her clothes in tatters, her right arm useless and her body yelling at her to collapse, Ruby could only just lean on Crescent Rose as the monster in front of her roared. She couldn't believe it. After all this time she spent training, learning about being a Devil and becoming a half-decent King, it still wasn't enough. Rias' peerage couldn't damage the creature. Her own peerage, young but determined and as strong as ever, had fallen when they had challenged the monster of mass death and destruction. She was sure they were alive but they weren't standing back up soon. It was unstoppable. It was hopeless. It was impossible to fight it and win. It was supposed to be a simple mission. It all started with such a simple mission. As she lost consciousness, she went back to the day that started it all.
The day she learned she was the Human King.
(Rewind!)
"What the heck is that supposed to mean!?" Ruby exclaimed as waved her arms around as her teammates sweatdropped at their apparent King, "What do you mean by 'Human King'!? What do you mean by 'Royal Pawn' back there!? Why am I your apprentice!? What does some stupid chess set have to do with Devils!?" Suddenly, Ruby stopped as it hit her full force.
She died became a Devil.
Ruby Rose, prodigy, youngest student in Beacon, the daughter of the best mother in the entire land of Remnant, is a Devil now.
As soon as she realized this, there was the sound of clothes ripping as Ruby's wings broke free from their confines.
"Oh dear God." Ruby muttered before clutching her head in pain,
"Wait, so, we're all… Devils?" Yang asked skeptically as she ran her armoured hand through her hair. She hadn't figured out how to put back Bloodlust back to… wherever it was, "As in a spirit of evil. We're that."
"Devils aren't evil, they just represent evil and punish those who commit sinful acts." Rias answered. Yang just shrugged at the answer before the rest of team RWBY and Issei let their wings out. Issei groaned a little when he saw that his wings were smaller than the RWBYs,
"So we are actually Devils…" Blake said as she stared at her wings before groaning, "That's just great."
'Oh no.' Weiss thought as she studied her wings, 'No no no no. This is bad. This is really bad.'
"Wow, this is actually kinda cool." Yang admitted as she flapped her wings a little,
"COOL!?" Weiss snapped before grabbing Yang's collar, "WE! ARE! DEVILS! BEINGS FROM HELL! HOW CAN YOU FIND ANY OF THIS 'COOL'!?"
"W-Weiss, calm down, you're just freaking out-"
"'Freaking out'!?" Weiss repeated before letting out a humourless laugh, "I have the right to freak out right now! Not only did I die, I'm a freaking Devil now! You think racism against Faunus are bad? JUST WAIT UNTIL EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON REMNANT THINKS WE'RE MONSTERS!"
"ENOUGH!" Ruby shouted out, breathing heavily after letting out all her breath from that one word, "We are not monsters!"
"Oh! Miss 'Human King', tell us why-"
"Monsters hurt people who can't defend themselves!" Ruby quickly stopped Weiss' sarcasm, "Monsters aim to hunt down hurt innocent people all because they want to! People like Grimm, the White Fang now and Torchwick are monsters!" Ruby then took in a deep breath, "True monsters are those who let defenseless people die, and last time I checked, we died protecting someone." This caused Weiss to look down sadly,
"But… what about-"
"Save it for when it comes. Right now, we deal with this." Ruby said firmly before turning back to Rias, who looked rather impressed. Although she still couldn't exactly call her King material, she certainly had potential,
"Anyway, it isn't all that bad. We have strawberries & cookies!" Rias joked before noticing Ruby's eyes shimmering and quickly changing her opinion of the young Huntress-In-Training, "Plus, if you do well, everyone here could potentially gain their own servants!" This actually sparked interest in newly-reincarnated Devils,
"Um, I happen to be rich from where I come from. I don't need butlers." Weiss pointed out while Issei was stuck in a daydream about potentially gaining his own harem,
"I don't mean butlers or maids, I mean people who will obey your every whim, no matter what it is." Rias clarified as she smirked in a sexy way,
'That's exactly the same thing.' Weiss thought, though decided not to press further,
"'Every whim'?" Issei repeated before snapping out of it, "Anything? No matter what it is?"
"Well, if they're your servants, then yes, of course." Rias answered, though wondered why that needed clarification. Why did he-
"UOOOOH YEEAHH!" Issei cheered, "I WANT TO BE A DEVIL!" He proudly declared as he took a victory lap around the room while Ruby and her teammates could only just stare at the biggest pervert they (regrettably) knew,
"Simple-minded." Koneko simply said while Kiba just chuckled at his antics,
"Well, he's taking it a lot better than us." Yang spoke up as Issei danced,
"You're taking it about as well as he is, you know." Blake deadpanned,
"Oh, I'm actually freaking out on the inside and I'll probably cry myself to sleep tonight for letting my little sister die and become Devils but right now I am actually really happy I have this." Yang admitted as she showed Blake Bloodlust again, "I mean this thing is pretty awesome huh."
"Yeah, and all it took was your life, nya." Blake reminded her before Yang started laughing at her, "AND STOP LAUGHING AT MY TIC, NYA! GOD DAMN IT! OW!"
"You should probably stop saying that 'God' or do anything remotely holy." Akeno suggested while thoroughly enjoying the quick jolt of lightning going through her spine, 'Save it for later.' She mentally added as she started planning on… "experimenting" with Yang's Semblance, "He doesn't like that and Devils are weak to anything holy, especially light."
"Well, that explains the headaches…" Weiss mumbled out as she rubbed her forehead,
"I CAN THROW AWAY ALL OF MY HIDDDEN PORNO MAGS!" Issei shouted out while Weiss' eye twitched at the sentence, before going into a depressed state, "…No I can't do that. They're my treasure and this and that are two different things…"
*BONK!*
"Have you no shame!" Weiss yelled out as she whacked Myrtenaster's hilt into his head, "I mean, for the love of-I mean, God-OW!" Weiss growled at her mistake while everyone around them just chuckled,
"These people are quite interesting, aren't they?" Rias said as she watched Weiss yell at the pervert ad the other members of this 'Team RWBY' laugh. It was certainly a complete change from earlier,
"So, when you said 'Perhaps we'll have an idiotic little brother soon and older sisters to discipline him' this is what you meant." Akeno replied, "Though we got the little brother, the older sisters…"
"I know. I know. Just let me work, okay?" Rias said before stepping forward, "So, what do you think? Are you willing to become my servant?" Rias asked with a smile,
"Yes, Rias-senpai!" Issei answered with a salute. Rias' smile quickly turned into a stern frown,
"No! Remember, you have to call me 'Buchou' or 'President' for now on." Rias told the pervert, "That goes to you as well, Team RWBY."
"Wait, why? We aren't your servants and we aren't joining-"
"Whatever you say, President." Ruby interrupted Blake, while her teammates just looked at her in confusion, "What? We know next to nothing about being Devils and they're the only ones we can trust right now." Ruby explained herself. Her teammates couldn't really refute that logic but they were still going to watch out for them. They all trusted the Occult Research Club, they were just being cautious,
"That's right. So, I'm guessing you're accepting that you are my apprentice now?" Rias asked the Human King. Ruby nodded,
"Okay. I guess. Help me become a King." Ruby said in a firm tone before faultering and added, "Whatever that means anyway. You still haven't answered any of my questions, President!"
"All in due time, my young disciple." Rias said, "And it's 'Rias-sensei' when lessons begin."
"President? Can I not call you 'Onee-sama'?" Issei asked innocently. Weiss could only face palm at that while Rias was somewhere between flattered and creeped out,
"Uhm, that doesn't sound too bad, I guess." Rias muttered before crossing her arms, "But since I'm using this school as an active territory, it's fitting to call me President. And because of the Occult Research Club, everybody calls me that anyway."
"So, that's it then." Blake said with a sigh,
"This mission has gotten really complicated." Weiss mumbled out,
"You're still thinking about the mission?" Yang questioned, wondering how their mission was so important to the Heiress after everything,
"Weiss, at this point our mission is just to survive one day of being a Devil." Ruby said before wincing,
"These past few days have been rough." Issei admitted before focusing on Rias, "Anyway, understood Buchou! Now, please tell me more about Devils!"
"Please tell us more about Devils!" Ruby called out as she and her team put on determined expressions. Rias couldn't help but smile,
"Good answer, you two." Rias said before lifting both of their chins and giving them a sexy grin, "Very well, I'll let both of you become man and woman." Issei and Ruby looked at each other before Issei's nose started spurting out blood while the blushing Ruby was pulled away and replaced by Yang,
"Lay one hand on her and you will be missing that hand. And arm. And torso. Got it?" Yang threatened as she cracked her knuckles. Issei, fearing for his second life, quickly nodded, "Good."
"Hey, is there at least a chance we could go back to normal?" Weiss asked,
"No. All who are reincarnated into Devils die as Devils. Sorry Weiss." Rias answered. The Heiress sighed and shook her head,
"It's alright. I'm just getting rid of the last shreds of hope." Weiss replied flatly. Rias quickly felt guilty but quickly pushed it into the back of her mind. It was necessary and she was certain they would understand after all was good and done. Although, she'll have her peerage on standby just in case when she tells them, "Okay, there's no going back to being human, so we might as well push forward!"
"Yeah!" Issei exclaimed, "We've been given a second chance. Let's not waste it!" He then jumped up on the table and put his fist into the air, "I WANT TO BECOME THE HAREM KING!" He stood in that pose for several seconds as everyone stared at him,
'He just wants a harem.' Team RWBY thought as they looked at the shameless pervert, 'He cares more about having a harem than his own life.'
"So… what should we do now?" Yang asked as Issei got down from the table,
"Well, first off, all of you must start accumulating achievements." Rias explained, "The price paid for signing a contract with a human. This is the route Devils take to gain power. If your achievement is acknowledged, you may be awarded a title of nobility, enabling you to receive servants or peerage members, if you so incline."
"'Title of Nobility'?" Ruby asked as she titled her head to the side, "What?" Rias pointed at the poster they had on a nearby wall that they had not noticed before entering the club,
"There are structured ranks among Devils, being separated between four classes: Ultimate-Class, High-Class, Middle-Class and finally Low-Class Devils. My family's title is Duke, meaning we're Ultimate-Class Devils. Though the title is usually related to your family, there are some Devils who achieve the title on their own."
"Humans like Issei, who also became Devils, also have a chance." Koneko spoke up before going back to her sweets,
"Huh, so do something amazing and get a title. Seem simple enough." Yang said as she cocked her remaining shot-gauntlet, still having not figured out how to un-summon her Sacred Gear, "I do awesome things on a daily basis."
"It's a lot more complicated than that but yeah, that's the basic gist of it." Rias said while rubbing the back of her neck, "So, from now on, all of you have to start working hard." She said with a wink, "Especially Issei and Ruby!"
"Yeah!" Issei and Ruby called out before realizing what she just said, "Wait, what?"
"Well…" Rias started as she looked away, "Here's the awkward thing…"
"What is it?" Blake asked,
"Ruby was revived in a… unique way." Rias continued, "You see, um, Ruby… well…"
"Come on, spit it out!" Weiss demanded,
"Weiss, Yang, Blake. You all serve under Ruby…" Rias said before waiting for their reactions,
"Uh… what?" Ruby asked with a confused look on her face,
"Yeah, Ruby, your teammates are your underlings. You're a King. Kings are the leader of their peerage and it's your peerage's job to protect and serve you. Especially protect." Rias explained,
"Wait, so you're saying I," Weiss said as she pointed to her partner-now-master, "I have to obey whatever she says!?"
"Well, technically no. All members of the peerage have free will and there will be nothing stopping them from doing something against their King's wishes but it's usually a wise decision to listen to your King. But, due to the unique way Ruby has been revived, I recommend letting me lead the peerage until I know Ruby can handle it on her own."
"But, why? I'm the leader of my team!" Ruby called out, "I know my teammates like the back of my hand!"
"I'm sure you do, but you aren't ready to lead a peerage yet. You don't have the strength and experience. You shouldn't even have a peerage yet." Rias said, "Ruby, you've been a Devil for only a few days, making you a Low-Class Devil. The first in fact. And here lies the problem with your revival. Humans aren't meant to be Kings yet. Usually, only High to Ultimate-Class Devils can get their own peerage. And usually, they have become strong enough to get a King piece along side with the piece they may already have."
"And…" Ruby said, wanting Rias to continue, despite not really knowing what she was talking about,
"That means those who receive their King piece are already strong and do not require a lot of benefits and changes that usually entails when getting an Evil Piece. Maybe a large boost in how much Devil Energy they have, stamina and enhanced senses. But other than that, nothing really. Which means…"
"Ruby is technically still human in terms of changes." Blake realized. Rias nodded at that, "Which means she's the most vulnerable out of all of us here."
"That's basically it. Our Royal Pawn here may even be worse than an actual Pawn Piece."
"HEY!" Ruby shouted out before pouting, "I'm not weak, you know! I can handle myself."
"During the Initiation, you almost died and remember what happened with the Fallen Angels?" Yang said worryingly, "We'll take care of the heavy lifting while you train with Rias."
"But-"
"Don't worry, we'll be alright." Blake said as she looked at her fellow peerage members,
"I'm not happy about this, but I'm not going to let anyone touch you." Weiss said, "That's a promise." Ruby looked at her teammates and smiled,
"Thanks guys." Ruby said before turning to the President, "Okay, Prez, what do you want my teammates to do."
"Well, this is a task of great importance and is vital to both of our peerages. Failure and it could spell doom to not only your lives as Devils, but the entirety of our operations here in Kuoh." Issei and the girls looked at each other before nodding,
"We won't let you down, Buchou! Give us the mission!" Issei said proudly,
"Okay, your first ever missions as Devils of Rias Gremory & Ruby Rose, if you choose to accept it…" Rias started dramatically as they all leaned forward, "Is to pass these out." Rias said as she showed them the boxes of Simple Pentagrams in the room. The RWBYs and Issei face faulted at that, "You know what they say,"
"All journeys start with a single blah blah blah, just give us the stupid fliers." Yang grumbled as she took a stack.
(A few days later)
"Done!" Issei said as he threw the last empty box away. It was actually a lot quicker than he expected. Although he would do anything to gain his harem, there was also the fact that the girls were helping as well. And thanks to their looks, it was only a matter of time before they ran out. It was also worth mentioning that Yang figured how to deactivate her Sacred Gear. She was glad her gauntlets were safe,
"Already? Huh, impressive." Rias stated,
"You know, I envy Ruby." Weiss admitted as she made herself a cup of coffee, "At least she doesn't have to deal with perverts." She grumbled. Whoever made the skirts of Kuoh Academy's uniform so short should be arrested. And that wasn't counting how many times Issei looked at her ass,
"Okay then, let's move onto the next step." Rias said and before they could cheer, the President yelled out, "AKENO! I NEED YOU OVER HERE FOR THE SUMMONING CIRCLE!"
"Hey! Don't yell!" Blake called out as she covered her ears. Although she appeared human right now, she still had the most sensitive senses than anyone else,
"Sorry, but I'm having Akeno test Ruby for me and they wouldn't hear me if I didn't." Rias explained with a sweet smile. If on cue, there was an explosion before Ruby stumbled into the room with smoke coming out of her back, her uniform in ruins and sucking in breaths as if she almost drowned,
"I *pant* hate *pant* everything." Ruby couldn't say another word as she collapsed face down on the floor,
"Oh my God, ow, is she alright!?" Yang exclaimed as she, Weiss and Blake checked on Ruby's condition,
"She's fine, just tired." Akeno said as she walked into the room with a sweet smile before heading next to her Buchou,
"Don't *pant* *pant* let Akeno *pant* hurt *pant* you…" And with that, Ruby went out like a light, exhausted from her test,
"Like I said before, she's fine." Akeno said with the same smile. But they knew it had subtly transformed into the smile of a sadist. A sadist they did not want to mess with,
"So, yeah, what's it about the next step?" Weiss asked as Yang put Ruby on the sofa. She hoped it was an upgrade from passing out flyers,
"Akeno, would you please?" Rias asked her Queen,
"With pleasure, my Buchou." Akeno replied before closing her eyes and summoning what seemed to be a glyph underneath her feet, as words and symbols floated around her,
"Wh-What is she doing?" Yang asked,
"Right now, she's engraving Issei's inscription inside the summoning circle." Rias answered, "It isn't that long of a process and Akeno will engrave your inscriptions as well."
"What do you mean by inscription?" Blake asked as she watched Akeno do her thing,
"Well, the best way to explain it would be to call it a proof of our relationship, after which this summoning circle will become the basis of all the magical power you'll all be using." She then grabbed Issei's hand and put a symbol on his palm,
"What's this?" Issei muttered,
"This is a tool that will allow you to utilize the summoning circle to teleport to your summoner." Rias said before going ahead and giving the others the same symbol,
"If I were human…" Weiss muttered as she closed her hand into a fist. She couldn't help but find irony in this. Schnee's were summoners and she was the only one in her entire family to be the one being summoned. Who knew this was going to happen,
"Akeno, is it ready?" Rias asked, trying to ignore Weiss' mutterings,
"Anytime you're ready." Akeno replied,
"So, who's going first?" Rias asked the group. WBY quickly stepped back, leaving Issei in front,
"Good luck, Issei!" Weiss called out,
"You'll do fine." Blake said as she looked away,
"We believe in you!" Yang cheered out. They weren't exactly avoiding going first because they were scared, they just wanted a bit more time before they went out and fulfill contracts. It was surprisingly tiring smiling and saying the exact same lines for the past few days for hours on end,
"Well, Issei, looks like you're up first." Rias said, "Step into the middle of the summoning circle."
"Alright." Issei said as he did just that. He felt a strong power coming from the diagram. It was slightly overwhelming but Issei quickly got over it and stood confidently in the circle, "Ready!"
"Okay, you'll be using the summoning circle to be… summoned." Rias said. She took a quick mental note saying that she could've worded that better before focusing back on her Pawn and Ruby's peerage, "Do you all still remember what you have to do when you arrive?"
"Make a pact with your summoner." Weiss started,
"Fulfill their wish." Blake added in,
"And in exchange collect payment." Yang finished off,
"What they said!" Issei said with a thumbs up,
"Have a safe trip Issei." Kiba said as he and Koneko walked into the room,
'Screw you, Prince!' Issei thought before proudly declaring, "I'm off!" And with that, he closed his eyes and let the light envelop him, 'Time to show my summoner what I'm made of!' Issei thought as he opened his eyes, seeing a blurry figure in front of him as her reappeared, 'That must my summoner. Time to make an entrance.' "Are you the one who summoned me? Well then, tell me your wish!" Issei introduced himself the best as he could. When he didn't hear a response, he opened his eyes…
And saw that he was still in the Occult Research Club. With Rias just looking at him in disbelief and Akeno just chuckling awkwardly.
Yang decided to greet Issei with a slow clap and a, "Boo…!"
"Why did President revive him again?" Weiss deadpanned as Issei looked around frantically, wondering why he was still here while Rias sighed and walked up to the Pawn,
"Well, that's a shame…" Rias muttered, "Looks like you still can't make the jump through."
"Eh? Why!?" Issei exclaimed,
"In order to make the jump through the summoning circle, you must reach a certain level of power." Rias answered as she rubbed her forehead in frustration, "Your magical level is too low, so the diagram isn't activating at all…"
"But even so Issei most likely has a summoner so he has to get there somehow." Blake pointed out. Rias sighed again,
"Although this is unheard of, you still have to make the trip… by foot." Rias said,
"Wow, sucks to be you." Yang said as she chuckled a little,
"Unsightly." Koneko said, just ashamed she had to deal with this guy every day,
"Well, if you go by bike you could probably get there in twenty minutes." Kiba suggested,
"What kind of Devil shows up on a bicycle after being summoned!?" Issei shouted out. They didn't hesitate as Koneko and Blake pointed at him, "Oh come on!"
"Geez, hurry up! Getting a contract is a Devil's job and the summoner is waiting!" Rias yelled at him. Issei just ran out of the club, sobbing that his awesome entrance was wasted. That's when Ruby woke up,
"Huh? What's happening?" Ruby asked as she got up. This gave Rias an idea,
"Well, your testing is finished. Why don't you help Issei with his contract?" Rias said, "He certainly might need it."
"I hate you, Rias-sensei." Ruby mumbled before grabbing Crescent Rose and using her Semblance change into her battle outfit and dashed out the room,
"So I'm assuming we also can't activate it." Weiss said before sighing, "That's just great."
"Actually…" Rias said as she looked at Weiss, "Weiss, you go and do it. I'm sure it'll work with you." Weiss sighed again but stepping into the circle,
"This isn't going to-" No one heard the rest of Weiss' sentence as she disappeared in a flash of light.
(Weiss' Location)
"-Work." Weiss finished before realizing where she was, "Okay… maybe it does…"
"Holy shit, this thing actually works." Weiss jumped a little before turning around and seeing a 17 year old guy holding onto a Simple Pentagram Flier, "Um… hi…"
"Hello." Weiss replied. There was a silence after that as they just stared at each other,
"Wanna play video games?" The guy asked. Weiss shrugged before following the guy into his room,
'I wonder what the others are doing with their contracts.' Weiss thought.
(Blake's Location)
Blake couldn't help but sigh. What girl would be desperate enough to summon a Devil to find out if some she likes has a boyfriend? Oh wait, she was right in front of her, "I keep telling you this, he has a girlfriend!"
"LIAR!" The girl cried out, "I WANT MY YAOI THREESOME!" Blake just groaned as the girl continued to cry. She decided to wait until she would give her the payment she owed her now,
'I really wish Yang was here…' Blake thought as she took a seat.
(Yang's Location)
"I activate my Trap Card!" Yang proudly declared as she flipped the card over, "Mirror Force! All your face-up monsters in attack mode are destroyed!"
"Not so fast, Miss Devil!" Yang's fellow duelist called out, "I activate Dark Bribe! Mirror Force is negated but you get to draw a card! But it won't matter as now that I activate another face-down, Super Polymerization! I discard one card from my hand, allowing me to fuse monsters on either field. I choose your Stardust Dragon and my Elemental HERO Ocean to bring out Elemental HERO Great Tornado!" He shouted out as he placed the Fusion Monster on the field, "And when Elemental HERO Great Tornado is Fusion Summoned, all monsters on your side of the field lose half of their attack and defense points! Now, Great Tornado, attack that 1150 ATK Junk Archer!"
"NO!" Yang exclaimed as she took 1650 points of damage,
"But I'm not done yet! I have another Super Polymerization face down on the field! So I activate my other Super Polymerization and discard another card to combine Elemental HERO Great Tornado, Elemental HERO Nova Master and Elemental HERO The Shining to bring out Vision HERO Trinity, which comes out with double its original attack points, meaning it's attack is a grand total of 5000! Now, The Shining's effect triggers since it was sent to the graveyard, letting me get back two Elemental HEROs that were removed from play, so I choose Elemental HERO Prisma and Stratos! And although it can't attack directly, I use Book of Moon to flip over your Marshmallon into defense mode face down before I activate Book of Taiyou and flip it back up except in attack mode so Trinity can attack it 3 times since it can't be destroyed in battle. Sorry, but I just won! Trinity, attack with everything you've got!"
"NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!"
(Ruby & Issei's Location)
"I feel violated." Ruby and Issei said as they slumped down on the bench,
"That man really has issues, huh?" Ruby muttered as she shivered, remembering the experience, "And the worst part about it is, we didn't fulfill his wish so the contract is void."
"No, I think worst part about this is that we met him." Issei said before sighing and looking up at the sky, "My first contract ever and I screwed it up so badly… You think Buchou will lecture us if we turn this thing in?"
"Probably." Ruby said before they snapped out of it when they heard a cry of pain. Issei quickly got a nose bleed when he saw a pair of panties,
"Oh… why did I trip?" A young, blonde haired girl in a rather weird looking dress groaned as she tried to get up. Issei and Ruby quickly got off the bench and quickly helped her up,
"Are you alright?" Ruby asked she pulled her up,
"Ah, thank you very much." The girl thanked as Issei saw a headdress on the ground and picked it up,
"Don't worry. Is this yours?" Issei asked as he showed her the headdress. The girl quickly blushed, took it and put it on her head,
"Thanks." The girl said as she looked at the very kind people in front of her,
'Wow… she's cute…' Issei thought,
'What a weird dress.' Ruby thought as they stared at each other before Ruby & Issei all looked away. That's when Ruby spotted a suitcase,
"What's the matter?" The girl asked,
"Oh, um, your suitcase, it's…" Ruby started before the girl noticed that her clothes were everywhere,
"Oh no." The girl said before she went to picked up her clothes,
"Hey, we'll help." Issei said as he and Ruby started putting the clothes back into the suitcase,
"Don't worry, I've got it." The girl said right before Issei picked up a pair of panties and just looked at them,
"Really, Issei?" Ruby said as she looked at the pervert judgingly,
"What?" Issei asked before the girl quickly took her panties out of Issei's hands,
"AH! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!" The girl chanted out as she quickly stuffed everything the suitcase, not noticing Issei had gotten another nose bleed, before turning to the two, "Ahh… you saw a bad side of me." The girl chuckled out nervously, looking a little winded from packing her suitcase so fast,
"It's alright. Everyone has a bad side themselves." Ruby said, before realizing why this girl has a suitcase, "Hey, are you going somewhere?"
"Um, yes, I've been appointed to a church in the city but I got lost along way…" The girl said as she searched for a tissue for Issei to use, "I'm not used to the language so it's a little hard…"
"Yeah, it is. I just moved here myself a few weeks ago and I'm still getting used to the language." Ruby said as she rubbed the back of her neck. She learned from Rias while the others were away that due to being Devils, language barriers were no longer a problem. Everyone spoke English to her and her peerage, "Wait, a church?" Ruby then looked at the girl's clothing again and saw that there was a cross on her headdress and around her neck, "A-Are you a nun?"
"Yes, I've been one my entire life." This actually worried Ruby. If she found out they were Devils…
"Well, if you're looking for a church I probably know where it is. Come on, we'll show you if you want to." Issei offered. There was a sparkle in the girl's eye as she looked at the two,
"For real!? Wow, the Lord really points the way!" The girl said happily as Issei and Ruby winced in pain,
"Yeah…" Ruby said as she looked away, "The Lord," 'Ow.' "Our Savior," 'Ow.' "God." 'Ow ow ow.' "Definitely guides the way…"
"Um, are you two okay? What's wrong?" The girl asked as she clutched her cross and pulled it towards them, hurting the two even more,
"We're okay! It's nothing! Nothing at all!" Issei called out while turning away from the girl so she would see his face in pain. They decided it would be best for their health to drop off the nun and get the hell away from her, despite how nice and cute she is,
"Let's go!" Ruby said shakily, realizing the very presence of the girl was causing her pain. The girl worried and was about to ask again if something was wrong, until she heard a child crying behind her. She walked up the boy and saw that he skinned his knee,
"Are you okay? Boys shouldn't be crying over things like this." The girl said before she put her hand on the little boy's knee. Suddenly, her hand glowed green as she quickly healed the boy's injury,
"Whoa…" Ruby & Issei said as they watched the miracle,
'Is that…' Ruby thought,
'Could it be…' Issei thought as he looked at his hand,
'A Semblance/Sacred Gear?' They both thought at the same time,
"That's…" Issei started,
"Amazing." Ruby finished before they looked at each other,
"Right! Your wounds are healed, so you should be fine now." The girl told the boy. He smiled brightly before he hugged her before pulling away,
"Yoshi-kun, where did you go?" A woman, presumably the boy's sister or mother, called out as she ran up to the nun and boy,
"Ah, that onee-sama there! She healed my injury!" Yoshi said as he pointed at the girl. She smiled at feeling of helping someone,
"It looked like she fell, so I-"
"You shouldn't be talking to strange people, let's go." The woman said while giving the girl a scowl. The girl just stepped back and stared at the face made at her,
"Hey, just wait a fu-" Ruby started as she and Issei got ready to yell at the lady before the girl put a hand on both their shoulders,
"It's okay." The girl said, trying to get rid of her expression,
"Did you understand what she said?" Ruby asked as she glared at the lady,
"I don't understand the language." The nun said with a small chuckle before looking down sadly. Issei and Ruby saw this and knew the nun understood the woman, or at least knew what her eyes told her,
"Come on. Let's go." Ruby said before they started making their way to a nearby church,
"Thank you one-sama!" The girl's eyes widened as she heard the boy say something before looking at his direction,
"He said thank you, you know." Issei translated. The girl smiled and waved back,
"Sorry, I get meddlesome sometimes." The nun said as she playfully bonked her head,
"It isn't something you should apologize for. Helping people is its own reward, no matter how people feel about it." Ruby said, 'Although, it would be nice to punch that bitch in the face.' Ruby thought, completely aware Issei had similar thoughts,
"Well, being disliked is normal for me, I'm used to it." The girl muttered,
"So, that weird thing with your hand…" Ruby said as she ran her hand through her hair,
"It's my power of healing. It's an amazing power granted to me by God." The nun said. Issei stopped and looked down at his hand while Ruby looked up into the sky,
'God, you are one cruel person, you know that.' Ruby & Issei thought before wincing in pain,
"Well, let's go then." Issei said as he and Ruby started walking, "This way."
"Yes, please take care of m-" The nun didn't finish as her suitcase opened up as she lifted it and caused her clothes to go everywhere, "Not again…" Ruby and Issei chuckled a little at the klutzy girl and helped her put her clothes back into the suitcase.
(A few blocks later…)
"Well, we're here." Ruby said as they walked up to the place. Though, once she and Issei entered its borders, a harsh chill went down their spines as they felt uncomfortable even looking at the cross that was on top of the place,
"Ah, this is it! I'm so glad!" the girl said, happy to see something familiar,
"Well, we're always happy to help." Ruby said while slowly trying to step away from the holy place, 'Oh right, churches and shrines are enemy territory. We can't enter it unless we either want to die or spark a war.'
"So, we'll take our leave then. See ya!" Issei said as they tried to exit as fast as possible,
"Eh!? Please wait!" the nun said, grabbing them before they could leave, "You two have taken me all the way here, you should ler me repay you both in kind. At least stay for tea."
"Um, sorry but we actually need to be somewhere." Ruby said. But then they looked at the nun's innocent, sad face and were almost ready to give in and enter the church, only to be reminded by the crosses on the nun's outfit and roof,
'Yep, definitely impossible.' They thought,
"Yeah, we're really in a hurry but we can hang out some time later." Issei offered, "I'm Issei Hyoudou. You can call me Issei."
"And I'm Ruby Rose." Ruby spoke up, "Er, and you are…"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I haven't introduced myself yet." The nun said, "I'm Asia Argento! Call me Asia!"
"Well, Asia, we'll talk to you later!" Ruby called out as they walked away, causing Asia to smile,
"Yes! I hope we meet again soon, Issei-san, Ruby-san!"
(Occult Research Club)
"I've told you this already! Do not go near churches ever again!" Rias stated firmly, "It is enemy territory!"
"We know…" Issei & Ruby said between muttering apologies,
"Stepping into a church would become a major incident on both sides between God and the Devils, and next thing you know there will be light spears going through your guts daily!" Rias quickly winced as she saw their pained, but it had to be said,
"For real?" Issei groaned,
"Yes, for real!" Rias said before continuing her tirade, "And also, don't even think about going near people with a relationship with the Church, especially Exorcists, who are our mortal enemies. They have been blessed by God, so they have enough power to destroy us. A Devil being hit by a divine holy power like that will be completely destroyed!"
"I think we-"
"With no hope of returning!" Rias interrupted Ruby, "Are we clear?"
"Yes, Buchou/President…" The two quickly apologized. Rias took a deep breath and ran her hand through her hair,
"Sorry about that, it's just the heat wave and the fact that I care about you two. Just be more careful from now on, okay?" Issei & Ruby sighed before nodding,
"Are you done with the lecturing, Buchou?" Akeno asked as she walked into the room,
"I just finished. Why?" Rias asked. Things got tense when Akeno's usual smile became serious,
"The Archduke has passed down an order of surpression."
(Stray Devil Location)
"So, this is the place." Yang said as Team RWBY and the ORC walked up to an abandoned house. The RWBYs had switched from their uniform to their battle outfits and had prepared themselves for anything. Ruby, not wanting it to leave it anywhere alone, had brought along her chess set, which was attached to her belt, "Why are we here again?"
"We're here for a Stray Devil." Weiss answered, remembering it from the debriefing that Yang slept through,
"Thanks Weiss." Yang thanked her partner before asking another question, "What's a Stray?"
"They used to be servants of a Devil, but betrayed them and acted on their own, like a wild dog! There's rumours that there's a Stray here, hidden in this house who hunts and swallows humans at night." Akeno said as everyone stared at the house, "And it's our job to neutralize it."
"The stench of blood…" Koneko muttered as she rubbed her nose,
"This place reeks of blood." Blake noted, her nose wrinkling at the smell,
"Well, looks like this is a good chance to watch us Devils in battle." Rias said as they entered the building, "I guess I should tell you about the traits of peerage members. This is important Ruby, so listen closely."
"Yes Rias-sensei." Ruby replied as she aimed Crescent Rose at every dark corner, waiting for this monster to show itself, before realizing what Rias just said, "Wait, traits? What do you mean by that?"
"I've already explained the whole situation with the Devils, Angels and Fallen Angels, right?" Rias asked. Team RWBY and Issei nodded, "During the war, all sides were suffering due to how long the war was. On the Devil's side, we were losing numbers fast. Our populations were dwindling due to low birth rates and Pure Blooded Devils were close to extinction. So, we started a process to create more. The Evil Pieces."
"I knew it. I knew we were evil." Weiss grumbled,
"It's just a name." Rias said as she rolled her eyes, "No real good or evil, remember?"
"Shut up and keep going with the thing and tell us more about whatever the hell Evil Pieces are." Yang said, being just as vigilant as Ruby,
"Okay. Ruby, give me your chess set." Ruby raised an eyebrow before shrugging and handing it to her the chess set. Rias pulled out the Queen Piece from and showed it to the newly-reincarnated Devils, "Now, I'm sure all of you know about chess, right?"
"Yeah, it's like Shogi, right?" Issei said as they walked through the halls,
"I… think so?" Blake guessed, having no idea what Shogi was, "Either way, we definitely know what chess is. Large chess pieces were items we had to retrieve back at our Initiation."
"Okay. Well, you should already know that that about each piece, King, Queen, Knight, Bishop, Rook and Pawn. They all have their own unique traits." Rias continued as checked inside a room, 'Not here.' "For the same reason, each peerage member undergoes training in a different ability. Although they don't have many skills, they are very powerful in the ones they do know. It's really popular, to the point where even now, as an Evil Piece, they are being used in a strength competition between Noble Devils, called 'The Rating Games'."
"Kinda sounds like the Vytal Tournament." Weiss muttered as peeked inside a room, "Nope. All clear!"
"Simply speaking, it's putting a servant of a King on the game board and do actual battle, like a large scale, live game of chess." Rias said as she stood in front of a room that absolutely reeked with blood and dead flesh, "But it's to the point where the Rating Games could affect a Devil's position and nobility ranks."
"Wait, you mean we could potentially fight in a game like that?" Ruby asked as everyone walked up to the door Rias was about to open,
"No. I'm not a mature Devil yet and you're just a Low-Class King, so we can't officially show up in the arena." Rias answered before slowly opening the door,
"We haven't appeared in that kind of arena either." Kiba spoke up,
"Anyway, you need to meet certain requirements if you want to participate in a Rating Game. So you aren't getting into the Game anytime soon." Rias said as she looked into the dark room, "Anyway, I have more important things to focus on, like helping Ruby here become a good King."
"You haven't told us what unique traits we have, or even what piece we have." Blake said as she covered her nose. The smell almost made her vomit, 'I guess this is where the Stray is hiding.'
"Yeah, in the end, I just wanna know what Piece I am." Issei admitted as they walked into the dark room,
"Issei, you're a-" Rias paused as she felt a presence in the room, "It's coming." Ruby and her teammates tensed as they all readied their weapons,
"God, this place stinks." Yang said as she covered her nose, before wincing,
"I keep telling you to stop saying that." Akeno said, 'No matter how much I enjoy it.'
"Sorry, old habits die hard." Yang said quickly before scanning the dark room, "Hey! We know you're here! There's no point in hiding, Stray!" Suddenly, Rias looked up and shouted out,
"Stray Devil Vizor! We are here to destroy you! Face your death with dignity!" Rias yelled out. Suddenly, something was falling from the ceiling and landed near Issei. The RWBYs and Issei quickly jumped away from it and saw what it was,
"A corpse…" Blake said as she studied it a little, "Shit." She swore. The poor soul had probably died painfully as whatever this creature was ate her,
"What a nice scent…" Everyone stood their ground and looked forward as they saw something emerge from the shadows, "Just like your hair, your flesh must be fresh and red right?" It said, revealing that fact that it was a woman who had no nipple and completely white eyes, "I really want to eat it." She said menacingly as she revealed her form,
"Wh-Wh-What the Hell is that thing!?" Weiss exclaimed as Team RWBY and Issei stepped away from the Stray while the others just looked at it with neutral expressions,
"What an appearance that lacks etiquette. It fits you well." Rias taunted, not even reacting to the Stray's form,
"What a pretentious little girl." Vizor said, looming over the Devils with her giant lion(?) lower half, wielding a lance in each arm, "Should I stain you with fresh blood just like your hair?"
"Th-The only blood that will stain this floor will be your own!" Ruby shouted out, trying to be brave but was honestly afraid of the Stray, having not faced anything like it, "I am Ruby Rose and I am a Devil! Prepare to suffer for your sins, you monster!"
"Like it will be a challenge." Rias said off-handedly, "She is more bark than bite after all." Vizor growled before lifting up one of her lances,
"You bitch! Die!" Vizor shouted as she aimed her lance at the President,
"Yuuto, do you mind?" Rias asked,
"Of course." Kiba said before running at the Stray,
"Huh!? Without a weapon!?" Ruby exclaimed, worried for the boy's safety before turning to Blake, "Blake!"
"Don't even it!" The former dormant Youkai yelled out before charging at the Stray with her sole intent of killing it,
"Huh, sending your underlings first? Well, this should be easy." Vizor said before charging at the two Knights. It was going to be a massacre.
Save Game… Quit!
Whew! Done! See ya next chapter!
UknownHero signing off, my friends!