Kumiko 3rd POV
After waving goodbye to Li Niang, Kumiko went to a desolated place where both Arthur and Vali were waiting for her.
"Are you sure of that?" she asked Vali "It would be possible to find it there, and also impossible"
"No matter what, we need to get the anvil before the others" replied Vali "Beside if they decide to get it, they'll need this scroll," said Vali while showing him the scroll "I translated a part where Hephaestus described the power held in it and how to unlock it"
"So what is our first destination?" asked Arthur.
"Hephaisteion, the temple of Hephaestus" replied Vali before their departure. If only they saw a bat-like familiar watching them.
-Scene change: Hephaisteion-
They arrived in front of the temple where they found many tourists.
"efprósdektoi, oi fíloi mou sto naó tou Ifaístou, endiaféreste gia kápoia poíisi í ísos gia kápoia agálmata tou theoú tou sidirourgeíou?" said a Greek guide.
Vali looked at his team before that they nodded to him, he looked at him before saying "Échete éna antikeímeno pou onomázetai To xýlo tis Afrodítis?" he then took a piece of paper from his pocket "théloume na to doúme me ta mátia mas. Échoume akoúsei óti o Ífaistos chrisimopoíise ta malliá tis Afrodítis gia na ton enischýsei"
"Prépei na eísai kápoio eídos syllógou pou pérase to chróno sou psáchnontas kápoies pliroforíes gia aftó" chuckled the guide "Parakaló Akolouthíste"
As they were walking, Kumiko whispered "There's no camera here"
"That's good" whispered back Vali.
"Edó eínai to kommáti pou psáchnete" said the guide while showing a handle with some hair warped around it.
Vali smirked before chanting a spell that put everyone in the temple and around the temple to fall asleep, "According to the scroll, we need a 'proof of might'"
Kumiko changed in her Shugoki form and looked at Vali "What should I do to get it?"
"Just touch it" replied Vali.
Kumiko put her hand and the handle illuminated itself before that a trap opened beneath them, Arthur used one of his swords to levitate with the other two to the bottom. There, They've found a golem made of bronze, kneeling.
"I'll do it" said Vali as he walked toward the golem "I do need to express this anger" he then used his Balance Breaker.
The golem lifted his head and looked toward Vali before getting up and charged him, Vali replied with a punch that left a hole in the golem. When the golem fell, he turned into a hammer.
"We have our first piece," said Vali as he took the hammer.
"What's our next destination?" asked Arthur.
"The Dadia Forest" answered Vali.
Arthur nodded before teleporting them.
-Scene change: Dadia Forest-
"What's our business here?" asked Kumiko.
"We need a Gorgona Oak" answered Vali "An oak with the face of a gorgon on it"
"Like this one?" asked Kumiko while pointing a big one behind them.
"We need to cut it," said Vali before tuning to Arthur "Can you transport it there?"
The blond boy drew a circle around it and planted the sword in it, transporting the entire tree to their hideout.
"What's our next destination?" asked Arthur.
"An abandoned temple of Aphrodite in Corinth" answered Vali.
Arthur nodded before transporting them there.
-Scene change: abandoned temple of Aphrodite-
They arrived in a ruined temple when they entered they saw old tables and chairs made of stone.
Vali took the scroll before reading it "It said 'Let you feminine language speak'"
Kumiko nodded before walking toward a large statue of Aphrodite, she looked at it then fell on her knees. Worried, both Vali and Arthur rushed toward her. Vali took her in her arms and shook her to wake her up. But when she woke up, her eyes turned pink and she pulled Vali to a kiss, understanding the trial, Arthur decided to wait outside.
-In the ORC clubroom-
"I feel like someone lost his virginity in a cool way" stated Issei as he began to cry "Why isn't it me?!"
He was smacked down by the Blackstone.
-Returning to Vali and his team-
After waiting for half an hour, Arthur heard footsteps and saw both Vali and Kumiko looking away embarrassed.
"Do you have the artifact?" he asked as Kumiko showed him a crystal shaped like a heart.
"We… we won't speak of what happened here to no one. Ever" said Vali, getting a nod from Kumiko.
"Where should we go now?" asked Arthur.
"To… to Attavyros" answered Vali.
Arthur nodded before teleporting them there.
-In Zeus's altar in Attavyros-
The group arrived and saw only an altar.
"What should we do now," asked Arthur.
"We need to find an entrance to a cave" answered Vali but when his eyes met Kumiko's, they both looked away.
Arthur just shook his head at that. After three hours of searching, Kumiko sat on the altar, and the rock formation moved. They saw the entrance of a cave and went in. There, they've found an anvil with a heart-shaped hole in the middle.
"Let's take it back with us," said Vali as he walked toward the anvil with both Kumiko and Arthur. The blonde did the same thing as he did to the tree. But this time, they were inside it and transported with the anvil.
-In Vali's team hideout-
They appeared with anvil and saw Bikou playing on the Gorgona Oak. Vali decided to ignore it and turned to the two others.
"Now all we need is the fire of a dragon," he said.
"This is going to be hard" commented Arthur "They are very rare"
"Actually," said Albion "I may know one, in the Familiar forest"
"Who?" asked Vali.
"Her name is Tiamat" answered Albion "Of all the dragons who are alive, she's the strongest"
"I'll try to take you there," said Arthur before teleporting them there.
-Scene change: familiar forest-
When they appeared, Albion took the charge of finding the dragon. When they got near, they heard screams, they decided to run toward it and saw a large blue dragon breathing fire on someone, but their attitude changed when they saw who it was.
"Stop you two" said Arthur "Remember why we're here"
"Kumiko" called Vali while looking away "Can… can you try to talk with her"
She looked a little embarrassed before saying "I'll try"
She took her Kensei form and walked toward the dragon who appeared to be ready to fire again.
"Grand Empress of chaos" called Kumiko "Strongest dragon whose beauty can't be compared to anything"
The dragon shifted its attention to the Kensei and said **All those words, piqued my interest** it replied and saw the samurai kneeling in front of them and put the sword in front of her **You wish an audience?**
"I merely have a proposal that may change your life," said Kumiko with a lot of respect we need your help for this" she then showed the scroll of the anvil "We've acquired all the components but one"
**What would I gain from this?** asked the dragon.
"We would try to satisfy any of your wishes" answered Kumiko.
"Are a warrior of your word, or a coward?" asked the dragon
"Unlike a certain coward, I'm a warrior who keeps its word" answered Kumiko.
The dragon stared at her before taking a deep breath, then fired on the kneeling Kensei, who didn't try to move.
**You are a warrior of your word** concluded the dragon "But in exchange for my help, I too would like something from it"
"Of course" nodded Kumiko before seeing the dragon taking the form of a gorgeous woman.
"Now, show me the blacksmithing of the gods," she said with a grin.
POV-DEVEN
This was it…..his loud mouth had gotten him into a fight that he could not win…...that did not mean he would give up. He stood his ground and kept his shield in front of him while the Chaos Karma Dragon spewed her flames at him. Then…..it stopped….he heard talking….the last thing he saw before losing consciousness was Kumiko in her samurai form. He collapsed.
POV-Koneko
She ran, tears streaming down her face. She could hear the screams of pain from him. "Koneko" She was grabbed by issei. "This is Senpai were talking about. He will come back, and he will bring that dragons head with him too!" he was right, Senpai would be fine. He promised her he would. They made it back to Rias and the rest. After explaining and restraining Rias from going after him. They went back to the clubroom.
POV-Deven
Pain….that's all he could feel, it wasn't bad, it was more of an ache all over his body. He opened his eyes and noticed he was back in his normal form. He sat up. "you are awake" he froze, he turned his head to see a blue-haired beauty. She was wearing a blue dress that only made her more beautiful. "You must have balls of steel in order to stare at me like that." he shook off his daze and stood up. "Why would you help me?" She giggled and walked up to him. "After the interruption, I came back to see you on the ground. I thought you had died but imagine my surprise when I found you alive." She was now pressed against him, looking up into his eyes- that's right, he's taller- he saw a suppressed hunger behind them. "That does not answer my question." She smirked. "I have decided to become your familiar." Deven was now smirking. "But on one condition" She got close to his ear and whispered…... Devens's face dusted pink. "That's it?" he asked. "Yup, so do you agree?" this was a small price to pay to have a dragon in his service. "Yes," He placed a hand around her waist. "So how d-mmhh!?" She interrupted him with a kiss, A magic circle formed under them. He felt a bond form between them. She let go of him after a few minutes. "I belong to you now, master" the hunger in her eyes was now prominent. "There's one more step to finish the contract. He was pushed to the floor.
Time Skip. POV-Narrator. Scene change, ORC
The members of the orc had all gone home except for two. sitting in their spots. It had been several hours since they had returned. Suddenly, a magic circle appeared one that they knew all too well. Deven stepped out and was immediately tackled by a red and white blur. He looked to see both Rias and Koneko on him. After a few apologies and promises of not doing something so stupid again, he was allowed to get up. "So what kind of familiar did you get?" Rias asked. Deven snapped his fingers and a small blue western dragon the size of a cat came from a circle and landed on his shoulder. "A sprite dragon?" The small dragon growled at that. "Remember that dragon that I was fighting?" they both nodded. "Well, this is Tiamat" the dragon nuzzled his cheek. "As- as in the Chaos Karma dragon?" Deven nodded and Rias promptly fainted. Deven teleported home and went to his room. "Qui amicus est tibi novi est?" Kuroka asked when she saw the dragon curled up on his head. "hoc Tiamat. facti sunt mihi nota postquam inter se prope me occidere" Kuroka nodded, not surprised anymore, and pulled him into bed.