"" - Talking
'' - Thinking
{} - One of the Gear spirits
Yukio followed Yuuto as they headed out the back of the school building and towards the building know as the old school building which is surrounded by trees. The building itself looked creepy and considered one of the seven wonders of the school but it was just an old building made from wood. Yukio seemed surprise that all of the windows looked to still be in place, turning his gaze to Yuuto, who spoke "Buchou is here"
'Buchou…? I guess he means Gremory-sempai' Yukio thought as he continued to follow the blonde haired second year, looking in surprise at the clean corridors and empty rooms they passed as they headed up to the second floor.
Yuuto stopped before a particular classroom, Yukio looking confused as he noticed the sign on the doorway
"Occult Research Club" Yukio spoke to himself confused, Yuuto seemed to smile before calling out
"Buchou, I have brought him" A reply soon following from Rias
"Come in" Yuuto entered first with Yukio close behind, the latter freezing in surprise as his eyes roamed the room, picking up on all the weird signs and words all around the classroom. His eyes lingered on the large circle written on the floor, getting a creepy vibe from the whole room before he picked up on the couple of sofas and desks in the room.
"This is Hosokawa Yukio-kun" Kiba introduced as Yukio's eyes finally met with Koneko's as he spoke lowering his head as she did
"Nice to meet you" Koneko didn't reply, reminding Yukio of the rumours about her not talking much, as she continued to eat the plate of youkan.
The sound of water caused Yukio to turn wondering where it was coming from, his eyebrows knitting in confusion at seeing the shower curtain at the back of the room.
'I swear I've fallen asleep again…A shower in a classroom which is filled with unusual signs and a magic circle on the floor' Yukio thought, opting to pinch the back of his hand to be sure as he was awake.
"Here, take this, Buchou" A female voice spoke, Yukio wondering who else was there as he heard Rias
"Thank you, Akeno" Yukio decided to sit down on one of the sofas, sighing as he found himself remembering what had happened that morning, his face darkening for a moment before paling as he found Keiko's glare from this morning at the front of his mind.
'I'm glad Nee-san didn't come into my room this morning…' He thought with a shudder, looking up to find Koneko looking confused at him before finding Rias looking at him as she spoke
"I'm sorry. I couldn't take a shower last night because I stayed the night at your place. So I took a shower now."
Yukio nodded understandingly as he scratched the back of his neck, still a part of him wondering why there was a shower in a classroom before he picked up on the black haired girl behind Rias.
"Oh my, how do you do? My name is Himejima Akeno, pleased to make your acquaintance." Akeno introduced herself politely with a smiling face, Yukio surprised at the two school idols in the same club as he spoke up formally
"My name is Hosokawa Yukio. Nice to meet you too, sempai"
"Looks like everyone is here. Hosokawa Yukio-kun. No, let me call you Yukio" Rias spoke, taking Yukio's nod as an agreement as she continued
"We, the Occult Research Club, welcome you…"
"Um… okay" Yukio spoke, hoping to get some explanation over all that had happened as Rias finished speaking
"…as a Devil" Yukio's mouth dropped open as he looked confused at her.
…
"Here's your tea" Akeno spoke handing a cup to Yukio who'd regained some of his mind as he spoke
"Thank you…" Taking a quick sip out of courtesy, he'd never seemed to like drinking it before, he found himself surprised as he added
"It tastes great…I don't normally like tea"
"Oh my. Thank you very much." Akeno replied as she started to laugh. Yuuto, Koneko and Rias also sitting on the sofas surrounding the table as Rias put down her own cup of tea as she spoke
"Akeno, you sit over here as well."
"Yes, Buchou" Akeno spoke as she moved to sit next to Rias, everyone looking at Yukio, who fidgeted slightly nervous before Rias spoke to him
"I will tell you directly. We are all Devils."
'Definitely direct…' Yukio thought as he sweatdropped, wondering whether that would explain what had happened the previous night before settling on the fact it didn't explain anything and just gave him more questions.
"Your expression says that you don't believe what I am saying. Well, that can't be helped. You remember the girl yesterday that killed you?" Yukio's eyes widened as he now figured it was relevant as she spoke
"That's a Fallen Angel. They were former Angels who served God, but they fell down to hell because they had evil intentions. They are also the enemy of us Devils."
Rias continuing so Yukio would understand things better "We, the Devils, have been in a war with the Fallen Angels since ancient times. We have been fighting over the possession of the Underworld, also known as Hell in the human world. The Underworld is split into two areas of the Devil and Fallen Angel. The Devil forms a pact with humans and receives their sacrifice and increases their strength. The Fallen Angel on the other hand controls humans to eliminate Devils. And here, the Angels come to destroy the two races on God's order. So the war is split into three groups: Devils, Fallen Angels and Angels. This has been going on since ancient times."
"Wait what has that got to do with me being killed?" Yukio asked confused, feeling as if he'd stepped into a fantasy game as Rias answered
"The reason why your life was aimed for by her is because that you were a human who possessed the Sacred Gear."
-Sorry. You were a threat to us, so we decided to get rid of you early. If you want to hold a grudge, then hate the God who put the Sacred Gear inside you.-
Yukio remembered the girl saying that to him after she'd stabbed him with whatever she was using as Rias continued "That day you were killed by the Spear of Light."
Yukio wondered if she could read his mind as he turned his thoughts onto whatever a Sacred Gear was as Yuuto spoke up to answer "Sacred Gear is an irregular power that is bestowed to certain humans. For example, most of the people whose names are recorded in history are said to be possessors of Sacred Gears. They used the power of their Sacred Gear to record their name in history."
'Now that's weird' Yukio thought as Akeno continued from where Yuuto finished
"Presently, there are people who have a Sacred Gear within their body. You know those people who play an important role worldwide? Most of those people possess a Sacred Gear within their body."
"Most of the Sacred Gears have functions that are only usable in the human society. But there are exceptional Sacred Gears that are a threat to the Devils and Fallen Angels. Yukio, raise your hand high." Rias spoke, Yukio complying even if he was confused, his left hand held up as she continued
"Close your eyes and imagine the thing that you think is the strongest."
Yukio closed his eyes as he trawled through his mind for a few moments before settling on Tsuna from Katekyo Hitman Reborn
"Strongest being? Umm…Tsuna from Katekyo Hitman Reborn"
"Then imagine that person. Now imagine him in a particular pose where he looks the strongest." Rias spoke as Yukio gave her a look which asked 'are you serious' for a few moments before closing his eyes and focused on how Tsuna stood for his X Burner.
"Lower your arm slowly and stand up." Rias spoke, Yukio complying as he got up from the sofa, awaiting her next instruction
"Now mimic the pose of that person. You have to copy it properly, and you cannot hold back."
Yukio blushed slightly at the idea of copying the move in front of them even with his eyes closed he could still tell they were there.
"Hurry and do it." Rias urged him again, Yukio gulping as he took a calming breath and moved his feet apart, putting his right arm behind him with his palm facing the wall behind him while his left was held up in front of him, his hand scrunched up in a fist
"X Burner!" Yukio called, thrusting his left palm forward as he copied Tsuna's attack, embarrassed, Rias soon speaking up
"Now, open your eyes. Since this place is filled with magic powers, the Sacred Gear will appear more easily."
Yukio opened his eyes, a flash of light starting to glow from his left arm and right hand. He found himself shocked as the light started to form over his left arm, the light soon fading to reveal a red gauntlet, a green orb set in the back of his hand, while in the right hand he now held the hilt of a giant cleaver shaped weapon which was about the same height as he was, completely covered in crimson clothe with black borders which wrapped horizontally down it to hide the blade underneath. Looking closer he could see that the clothe covering had come from that which was wrapped around the hilt and there was even a little piece of it sticking out of the top of the hilt.
"What the hell are these?" Yukio spoke confused and surprised as he looked between his two weapons, not noticing the surprise on the others faces as Rias spoke
"A multiple Sacred Gear user…" Her voice sounded as shocked as she looked at them and him, Yukio feeling his body becoming heavier as he started to pant, dropping to one knee as the clothe covered weapon disappeared.
"Looks like you can't handle both at the moment but that's ok…Those are Sacred Gears, and they are yours. Once they've appears, you could use it anywhere and anytime as you will." Rias spoke with a smile as Yukio pulling himself back to his feet easily, the weight having disappeared as soon as the large weapon had, while looking surprised at his hands and the red gauntlet that covered his left arm.
"You were killed by the Fallen Angel because of the big threat you're Sacred Gears poses and you called me when you were on the verge of death. I was summoned by this poster." Rias spoke as she pulled out a single leaflet, Yukio recognising it as one he'd been given during his walk home
The leaflet had a weird magic circle and a catchphrase that read, "We will grant your wish!" If someone looked carefully, the magic circle on the leaflet is the same as the big magic circle on the floor.
"This is one of the leaflets we give out. This magic circle is used to summon us Devils. Lately, not many people draw this circle to summon us. So we give these leaflets to people who look like they would summon Devils. This magic circle is safe and easy to use. That day, one of our familiars that was disguised as a human was handing this out amongst your route home. You got it at that time, Yukio. After you were attacked by the Fallen Angel, you called me while you were on the verge of death. You wished so hard that it summoned me. Usually, Akeno and the others from my household are the ones who are summoned."
'Did I wish that hard…?' Yukio thought confused, he remembered wishing for something but what he wasn't sure of.
"When I was summoned and saw you, I knew right away that you were attacked by a Fallen Angel and that you were the possessor of the Sacred Gear. But there was a problem, and that was that you were on a brink of death. Not just Devils, but humans also would be killed instantly if impaled by Fallen Angels' Spear of Light. You were also in a state like that, and I decided to save your life..." Rias spoke, Yukio understanding how he was still alive now as she continued
"...although, as a Devil. Yukio, you were reborn as a Devil of mine, Rias Gremory, household, as my underling Devil."
She clicked her fingers and at that moment wings grew out of the back of everyone besides Yukio. They looked like the wings of a bat. Rias clicked her fingers again and from his back a pair appeared, looking back over his shoulder to look at them.
"Let's introduce everyone anew. Yuuto." Rias spoke, Yuuto smiled at him as he spoke
"My name is Kiba Yuuto. Like you already know, I'm a 2nd year like you, Hosokawa Yukio-kun. I'm a Devil too, nice to meet you."
"1st year... Toujou Koneko...Pleased to make your acquaintance...I'm a Devil..." Koneko spoke, bowing her head slightly.
"My name is Himejima Akeno, and I'm in 3rd year. I'm also the vice-president of this Research Club. Nice to meet you. Even though I'm like this, I'm also a Devil. Oh my." Akeno also bowed her head very politely, leaving Rias to introduce herself as she waved her crimson hair and spoke directly
"And I'm their master, devil Rias Gremory of the house of Gremory. My house holds the rank of a duke. Let's get along from now on, Yukio"
"Yes, Sempai" Yukio spoke as Rias corrected him
"No, that's not it. You will have to call me 'Buchou' as its more fitting in school"
"Alright, Buchou" Yukio replied with a nod.
…
A few days had passed since then as Yukio walked back to his home. He'd been delivering leaflets since the day he found out everything from Rias, his master. He silently sighing as he ran through what Rias had explained that he needed to know. His devils wings and the red gauntlet were gone so he could continue with his daily life although he was curious to learn to fly even if it was impossible to be taught in the city.
'I'll have to avoid any Fallen or Angels from now on' He thought as he continued to walk towards his home, replaying most of the important details he'd been told by Rias in his head. Yukio soon found the hairs sticking up on the back of his neck as he felt like he was being followed, turning to look behind him he found no one standing there before deciding to hurry home in a jog.
{Jump} A deep male voice spoke out inside his mind, Yukio reacting before he could question it before looking back to find that a spear of light slammed into the pavement where he'd been only a few moments ago.
'Who the…' He thought looking around for the person who'd thrown it as he landed a few feet away.
"Just my luck" He spoke to himself quietly.
{Left} The voice spoke again, Yukio moving to the left as another spear hit the ground, right where he'd been standing, turning to see a middle aged man flying there with his black wings spread out behind him
"How did you avoid those, little devil?" He asked curious, Yukio adopting a fighting stance as he wondered how he'd get away without getting killed again.
{You would not get away unless you could fly} The voice spoke back to his idea, Yukio looking confused as he spoke quietly
"I'm going mad…"
{You are not…} The voice replied as the Fallen prepared another spear in his hands as Yukio spoke quietly
"So what is your plan?"
{Your Gauntlet will be sufficient to give you enough of a distraction} The voice spoke, Yukio arching an eyebrow in confusion as the fallen spoke
"You seem to be an "Exiled Devil" who's gone mad…Don't worry I'll soon put you out of your misery"
{Wait till he throws it before attacking…and if you wish to speak with me you only have to think} The voice spoke up, Yukio gulping as he readied himself to dodge the incoming attack.
The fallen threw his spear Yukio jumping over the attack, activating his gauntlet as he threw a punch, hitting the fallen in the face cause of his surprise. The fallen taking a few moments to stabilize his flight before looking around for Yukio only to find no one around, cursing under his breath as he flew off again.
…
Yukio panted as he finally reached home, letting himself in as he found Keiko taking off her shoes before him. She looked over her shoulder to him, giving him a smile as she spoke "Welcome home"
"I should be telling you that, Keiko-nee" Yukio spoke, as he regained his breath remembering that Rias had said something about using her magic on her so he would be able to return and go as he needed to during the nights, quickly pulling off his shoes before heading into the kitchen as she asked
"Did you eat earlier?" Yukio smiled as he nodded as he replied
"I just wanted some water before I go to bed" Filling a glass from the drainer he headed out of the room but not before bidding Keiko good night. Heading upstairs to his room, draining the water before setting the glass onto his desk as he decided to find out more from his saviour.
'So who are you?' Yukio mentally asked to the voice that had saved him before soon getting an answer from it
{I am the spirit inside your power…I am known as Sparda}
'My power…but you referred to the gauntlet as mine…so are you to do with that clothe covered thing I've got, Sparda'
{Yes…The gauntlet still sleeps although you can use its current form to protect yourself…my power, Amonusen, is too strong for you to use at the moment and even holding its sealed form drains you greatly} He answered, Yukio finding himself confused as he slumped onto his bed.
'Oh…Thank you anyway, I'd have had a spear in my back if it wasn't for you' He thought back, as he looked at the ceiling for a few moments as he felt himself drift off to sleep, Sparda speaking up once Yukio was asleep.
{I would not wish my descendant to die so young…although I was lucky to call Gremory-hime to save you through that leaflet}
Author's Notes
Here's the second chap of this challenge fic and in an attempt to keep Yukio from being considered too powerful he's got his version of Ichigo's Zangetsu in a sealed form for now inside the clothe which'll kinda run along with bits I figured would work for later. Plus allows me to run along and have him use the Boosted Gear on its own for a bit. Also I can't really see any OCs I've read would typically fall for the whole surprise girl showing up and confessing thing that happens at the start of this although it does work with Issei. Anyway used Baka-tsuki's translations to help with this as well.
Cloudfarren: I hadn't figured to include Raynare but then that depends on whether I can give Yukio a good reason to stop her being killed later on, who knows at the moment.
ShadowUzumaki39: As I put above he's got both but just can't use Amonusen at the moment, even though he can talk to Sparda, but the current plan is for it to be first used after Asia joins.