"" - Talking

'' - Thinking

{} - Sparda

Yukio walked to the old school building, some of the students were still whining about why he was able to join the Occult Research Club but he'd managed to explain that Rias had found out that he had a curiosity for old folklores and asked him to join cause of it.

{Very good story to come up with on the spot} Sparda spoke approvingly as Yukio smiled embarrassed as he mentally replied

'It was the first thing to come into my head'

He'd finished handing out the leaflets the previous day and understood how tedious the job was now he'd done it himself. Normally Rias' familiars dealt with it, disguised as humans, but it was something that all the rest of the group had done at some point in the past.

He found it surprising that Akeno and Koneko had asked for him to use there first names, although Akeno had insisted that Yukio drop the 'sempai' for 'san'. Scratching the back of his head he found the reaction from the other students to be extreme at best when she corrected him in front of everyone.

Yukio headed into the old building which he was starting to get familiar with and headed to the club room on the second floor, stopping outside the door as he called out "I'm entering."

Entering he found the room was dark, the windows covered to stop the light, the others were already there and the only light in the room came from the various candles spread out on the floor. Heading over to the others, Rias turned to look at him as she spoke "You're here"

She turned back to Akeno as she gave an order to her, the black haired she-devil nodding as she spoke waving for him to enter the circle which she was the only one standing at the middle of "Yes, Buchou. Yukio-kun, please sit here in the middle of the magic circle."

The silver haired teen complied, wondering what would happen as he looked back as Rias spoke with a smile "Yukio, your work of giving out leaflets is finished now. Well done…Now you can start your job as a Devil professionally."

Yukio seemed to perk up, interested as he spoke "Oh! So now I can make contracts?"

"Yes, that's right. Though, since it's your first time, it's going to be a contract with someone with a small wish. Yuuto received two contracts beforehand. Since it's hard to do both, I will leave one to you." Rias spoke with a nod before Yuuto spoke up as he smiled

"I'll leave it to you, Yukio-kun." Yukio nodded as he replied

"Alright, Yuuto-san" Turning back to Akeno, Yukio found himself curious about what she was casting before the magic circle started emitting blue and white lights, opting to stay quiet in case he distracted her.

"Akeno is inserting your carved seal into the magic circle, Yukio" Rias explained, Yukio nodding as Sparda decided to inquire curious

{So this will assist with you're powers…}

'From what Buchou explained' Yukio mentally replied before Rias spoke up

"Yukio put your palm towards here." Sticking his left hand towards her, Yukio watched as Rias started to write something on his palm with her fingers. From what he could feel she was drawing something like a circle on his hand before his palm started to glow, a blue and white magic circle on his hand.

"This magic seal is used for transportation, and it can transport you to the client's place instantly. And when the contract is finished, it lets you return to this room." Rias explained looking at him as Yukio nodded understandingly as he looked at the circle for a few moments before Rias looked up as she spoke

"Akeno, are you ready?"

"Yes Buchou" Akeno stepped out of the magic circle before Yukio pulled himself back to his feet awaiting his next instruction from his crimson haired master

"Now stand in the middle of it" Doing as asked, Yukio looked down at the magic circle as it started to glow blue, feeling the power coming from it inside his body.

"The magic circle is responding with the client. Now you are going to be transported to that location. You already have the manual for what to do after getting transported right?" Rias asked as Yukio took a calming breathe before answering

"Yep…"

"Good…Now get going" Rias spoke with a relaxing smile which seemed to calm Yukio down a bit. Noticing the magic circle glow brighten around him, he closed his eyes as he waited to be transported, light covering his body as he disappeared.

…

Yukio opened his eyes as the light faded, looking around the room as he heard a female voice speak "You're not Yuuto-kun!"

"I'm sorry…Yuuto-san is popular with other clients as well. He represents the handsome category of Devils." Yukio spoke calmly, like he'd been explained to by Rias. The teenage girl before him wore a pair of large circular glasses and had shoulder length dark hair held in twin tails

"I wished for a Devil from the handsome category when I used the leaflet..." She whined, Yukio scratching the back on his neck as he spoke

"I'm sorry, this is my first contract so is there anything I would be able to do in his place?" She took a moment to think it over, appraising his appearance as she pouted before speaking "I guess there is…"

She headed to the corner of the room picking up a coat hanger which had clothes he recognised as Yukio spoke up "Is that the exorcist coat of Allen Walker?"

She nodded as she blushed slightly, speaking embarrassed "Yes…I wanted Yuuto-kun to wear it but….you do look more like Allen-kun then he does…in some ways"

Yukio checked the devil device Rias had given him, inserting the wish before smiling at the fact he could do this for her as he spoke "I can do that…I'm Yukio"

She seemed to blush more as Yukio accepted the clothes hanger from her, the teenage girl leaving the room so he could get changed recalling all he'd seen of D Gray Man so he could be a convincing Allen.

{It's funny that you're a devil pretending to be an Exorcist} Sparda spoke up as Yukio rolled his eyes as he mentally replied

'It's only for a while anyway not like I'm going to injure myself by accident just by wearing a coat'

…

Yukio sighed in relief once he'd stepped off the magical circle, he'd had to cosplay and acted like Allen which luckily for him he'd seen, wincing slightly from thinking about the show again as Sparda spoke up

{You need to stop thinking about 'him' otherwise you'll keep having headaches}

'I know…It's just hard…Anyway how did you know how to massage?' Yukio mentally asked, Sparda staying quiet for a moment before answering

{I've seen a lot of things in my time I was bound to pick up a few things}

Yukio figured the spirit was right as he saw Yuuto walking towards him as he asked

"How did it go?"

"Alright…had to cosplay while I was her butler" Yukio answered as he stretched, his arms and legs feeling slightly sore from all the things he'd had to do.

"That tends to be the most common things that I do" Yuuto spoke up with smile as Rias headed over to them as she spoke

"You can both head home now and good job Yukio"

…

Yukio yawned as he walked to school the next day, he was getting use to the fact he was weaker in the day although it still didn't help although on the good side he had started up running around early in the morning. Sparda's idea, as there wasn't much else he could do to learn how to use his Sacred Gears.

"Good Morning Yukio-kun" Yuuto spoke as the blonde caught up with him, giving him a tired morning as they continued

"Everything alright…?" Yuuto asked, Yukio nodding as he answered

"Just taken up running in the mornings…Sparda's idea"

"Sparda?" Yuuto asked confused as Yukio nodded before explaining about when the Sacred Gear spirit had spoke up to save him from that fallen.

"Interesting…" Yuuto spoke curiously as they started to see other groups of students. Most of the girls squealing angrily at Yukio being near the blonde while the boys were declaring him a traitor.

The pair spilt at the school gates, Yuuto quickly getting surprised by girls quizzing him about why he was around Yukio, the silver haired teen deciding to head inside before he got mobbed by a group of angry looking guys.

After school saw the silver haired teen sat in front of Rias as she gave him a curious look

"So Sparda's inside that clothe bundle…" She asked, Yukio nodding as Sparda spoke up

{It might have helped that you have kept my presence quiet to Gremory-hime until you could control my power, but I guess it can not be helped now}

'It's not like you told me to keep quiet about you and… Gremory-hime?' Yukio thought back before turning his attention to Rias as she asked

"Did he tell you what's underneath the clothe…?"

"He mentioned about Amonusen, but I'm not strong enough to wield it yet even in its sealed form" Yukio replied, gaining a confused look from the crimson haired she-devil as she spoke quietly to herself

"Sealed form…?"

{She is the daughter of a High Class family in the underworld...many would refer to her as 'hime' although you don't need to worry about that} Sparda explained to him, Yukio making a silent 'oh' as he understood

'That makes sense then' Yukio thought back, noticing Rias was looking at him again waiting for him to focus back on her before asking

"Does Sparda know anything about that gauntlet?"

{If I did I would have told you already…}

"Nothing outside of knowing that it's still asleep, Buchou" Yukio replied with a shake of his head, Rias thinking as she spoke up

"You can head home now…I'll see what I can find out about them"

…

Yukio's ears pricked up as he walked home, turning back as he heard a thud and a girly shout "Hawaa!"

He turned around to find a Sister who was on the floor. Her arms were spread open and it seemed like she fell on the ground on her face.

"Umm...are you okay?" Yukio asked going over and offering his hand to help her up as she moaned

"Aww. Why do I keep on tripping over...Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you very much." Yukio helped her up easily, the wind sweeping her veil off revealing her blonde straight hair. Yukio released her hand once she was standing before picking up her veil which was nearby as he spoke

"It's no problem…Are you alright?"

"Yes…" She replied with a friendly smile as she accepted her veil back as Yukio noticed the suitcase near her

"Are you travelling around, Sister?" Yukio asked curiously, the blonde Sister shaking her head as she replied bowing her head

"No, that's not it. I was appointed to the church in this town. You must be a resident of this town. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"You too…" Yukio replied with a smile as she continued putting her hands in front of her chest and looking sadly down

"I was troubled since I got here. Umm I can't speak Japanese that well... I was lost and other people couldn't understand what I was saying..."

'Buchou was right then about this 'language' ability. What did she say again…?' Yukio thought as he recalled what she'd said

"When you turn into a Devil, you get a unique ability called "Language". As soon as you turn into a Devil, everyone in the world can understand what you are saying. People listening to you will hear it in the language they are most familiar with. If they are American, then they will hear it in English. If they are Spanish, then they will hear it in Spanish. And the opposite, if they speak in another language, you will hear it in Japanese."

"I think I know where the church is" Yukio spoke to her, her face brightening as she spoke

"You do! Thank you! This is all thanks to God!"

{You shouldn't be helping her…} Sparda spoke up sternly

'Why not...? She just needs a little help finding the church not like I'll go inside' Yukio thought back as he started to lead the Sister to it.

{Don't blame me for not warning you if you get in trouble with Gremory-hime}

'I won't…' Yukio thought back being broken from his thoughts as he heard

"Uwaaaaah!" He turned to see the a boy crying as his mother asked

"Are you alright Yosh-kun?" Yukio was about to continue till he realised that the Sister wasn't behind him, looking around to see her going towards the boy

"Hey." Yukio headed after her as she continued talking to the boy, patting his head to calm him, even though he probably didn't understand her

"Are you okay? Boys shouldn't cry with a minor injury like this." The Sister put her palm where the boy had injured himself, the next moment Yukio was surprised to see a green orb of light appear from her palm before flashing onto the boy's knee.

'Healing magic?' Yukio thought as he watched her heal the boy's injuries

{No…Sacred Gear} Sparda answered, picking up on Yukio's itchy hand as she soon finished

'Amazing' Yukio thought before noticing that the boy's mother was startled, which made sense given that it was and unimaginable thing to happen

"Here, your wound's healed. The pain should be gone now." The Sister patted the boy's head and looked at Yukio

"I'm sorry. But I had to." Yukio shook his head understandingly as he spoke

"I understand…" he boy's mother, who was startled before, shook her head then grabbed the boy's hand so they could leave quickly as the boy called back "Thank you, Sister!"

"He said, thank you Sister" Yukio translated, the blonde Sister smiling happily as Yukio asked

"That power…?"

"Yes, it's the power to heal. It's a special power that God gave me" She replied with a hint of sadness, Yukio deciding against bringing up his own Sacred Gears given the situation before feeling annoyed at being unable to use his own

{You will learn eventually...do not trouble yourself for now} Sparda spoke up to reassure him as the two teens continued on there way to the church, Yukio stopping over the road from it as the Sister spoke

"Yes, this is the place! Thank God!" She sighed in relief as Yukio managed to hide his wince of pain, noticing that night was setting in as he spoke up

"I best be on my way"

"Please wait" She asked, Yukio stopping after a few steps as he looked back as she continued

"I would like to make you some tea..."

"I'm sorry but I'm in a rush so I have to get going." Yukio replied with a smile and a shake of his head as she started to sound worried as she spoke

"But that's..."

"How about next time? I'm Hosokawa Yukio, but just call me Yukio. What's your name?"

She smiled as she nodded before introducing herself "My name is Asia Argento! Please call me Asia!"

"Alright then, Sister Asia, I'll see you some other time" Yukio spoke with a smile as she replied

"Yes Yukio-san! I will definitely come and see you!" Asia bowed her head down as Yukio left giving her a quick wave before Sparda spoke up

{You really going to accept tea from her next time}

'If we meet in town then yeah, why not' Yukio thought back as he decided to grab a quick meal before heading back to the clubroom.

…

"Don't ever get close to the Church again." Rias reprimanded Yukio in the club room. Her expression looked more serious than usual as she continued

"To us Devils, the church is an enemy's territory. Just stepping into it can cause a rift between the Devils and God. Since it was an act of kindness, by taking the nun to the church, they didn't harm you. But the Angels are always on the lookout, and you were in a situation where it wouldn't be strange for them to hit you with a Spear of Light." Yukio's face paled, he expected that he would be fine given that he was helping Asia find the place but if they would've attacked him for just being near a church, he shuddered at the thought of what could've happened as Rias continued

"Don't get involved with people from the Church, especially the Exorcists. They are our biggest enemy. They could easily eliminate us because their powers are supported by the prayer of God. More so if it is an Exorcist with a Sacred Gear. That would be the same as standing on the boundary of death, Yukio." She looked seriously into Yukio's dark red eyes making sure that the silver haired teen knew it wasn't a joke. Yukio nodding as he replied

"Ri-Right"

"You could avoid death as a human by being resurrected as a Devil. But Devils who are exorcised become completely terminated. They return to nothing. Nothing. There is nothing left and you feel nothing. Do you know how serious that is?" Rias spoke, Yukio looking shocked and confused back at her before she sighed

"I'm sorry, I got too heated. Anyway, be careful from now on."

"Alright" Yukio replied with a understanding nod, jumping from the voice behind him

"Oh my, did you finish lecturing him?" Akeno asked with a smile, Yukio calming himself down as Rias asked

"Akeno, did something happen?" The black haired girl's expression changing as she nodded and answered

"We received an order for a hunt from the Arch Duke."

…

The group went to the unused building which was located at the outer part of the town. They had come to deal with an Exiled Devil who was luring in humans so it could feed on them.

{Now this brings back memories} Sparda spoke up with a nostalgic tone as Yukio looked curiously as he mentally asked

'So you've hunted devils before…?'

{Yes…Even before I was put inside Amonusen} Sparda answered as Yukio followed the others through the tall grass towards the empty building; still slightly surprised at the fact Devils had night vision.

"Smell of blood..." Koneko spoke up, Yukio taking a tentative sniff only to find he couldn't smell anything before his eyes widened at the feeling of an enemy presence with intent to kill.

Rias stood at the front of the group, looking reliable with her hands on her hips. Yukio's eyes doing a quick look at her body before catching himself looking at her slender legs, forcing himself to look away as she spoke up "Yukio, it's a good opportunity to experience what it's like to fight."

"Really!? I'm not sure I'll be of much use!"

"Yes. It's still impossible now." She said looking straight at him, Yukio's eyes flickered sadness for just a moment as she continued

"But you can watch what a Devils' battle is like. Today, just concentrate and look at how we fight. Oh, yes. I will also explain the traits the Servants have."

"Traits..?" Yukio asked, Rias smiling as she nodded

"Devils who become a master give traits to those who will become their Servants. Yes, it's probably about time I explain about it and the history of Devils as well..."

From then she started to explain the current situation of the Devils to her new servant "There was a three sided war between the Devils, the Fallen Angels, and God with its Angels followers. All three sides had a large army and they fought for almost eternity. As a result, all three sides lost most of their troops and the war finished several hundred years ago with no side winning."

Yuuto continued "The Devils were no exception. Big Devils with Peerage who commanded about 20 or 30 troops lost most of their underlings because of the war. They lost so many that they couldn't even form new armies."

Akeno continued on from there. "I heard that most of the pure Devils passed away in that war. But even after the war, there are still problems between the Devils, the Fallen Angels and God. Even when the Fallen Angels' and God's side also lost most of their troops, we are still in a position where we can't let our guard down, or else we will be in trouble."

Then Rias spoke again. "Then, the Devils decided to use a system to form a small group of soldiers. And that is the Evil Piece."

"Evil Piece?" Yukio asked confused, expecting things to get complicated from here on as he focused on taking it all in

"Devils with Peerage decide to use the traits of the human's game "Chess" to their Servant Devils. It was sarcasm, because most of the Servants are Devils that were reincarnated from humans. Since then, Chess became a popular game in the world of the Devils. We'll leave that aside. Devils who are masters are a "King". In our case, that is me. From there, they created 5 special traits that consist of Queen, Rook, Bishop, Knight and Pawn. Since they couldn't make an army, they decided to have a small number of Devils and give them enormous powers. This system was made in the past few hundred years, and this unexpectedly became popular amongst Devils with Peerage."

"Popular? You mean the Chess rule?" Yukio asked, Rias nodding as she continued

"They started to compete against each other. For example like, "My Knight is stronger!", or "No, my Rook is stronger!" As a result, high-class Devils started to play a game like that of Chess against each other using their Servant Devils. We call it the "Rating Game". Anyway, this game became very popular amongst the Devils. Now, there are even tournaments for it. The strength of their "Pieces" and also how strong they are at the game affects the Devils' social position, and their Peerage. There is a thing called "Piece Collect" where they gather humans with talents and make them into their Pieces. It is very popular recently. Talented Servants become their status."

'So being a strong servant in a Rating Game will mean I'm a splendid Devil?' Yukio thought to himself

{Yes…It will also represent you and Gremory-hime's pride with how you fight} Sparda added before Rias continued

"I'm not a matured Devil yet, so I can't participate in a formal tournament. Even if I could, there are things that I need to go through, or else I can't play. In short, you and my Servants here won't be participating in a game for a while."

"So does that mean that the others haven't played in that game yet?" Yukio asked curious

"Yeah" Yuuto answered, Yukio starting to wonder what piece he was as he asked

"Buchou, what Piece am I? And what are my role and traits?"

"Yukio, you are..." Rias started before a chill running down Yukio's spine as he felt the killing intent grow stronger.

"I can smell something disgusting. But I can also smell something delicious. Is it sweet? Or is it sour?" A low voice that sounds like it's coming from below the ground, Yukio feeling weird at hearing the scary voice.

"Exiled Devil Vaizor. We are here to eliminate you." Rias declared before the voice came out again, echoing around the room

"Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwa..."

From the shadows, a figure showed up being revealed as a topless woman but with heavy footsteps as her lower body came into view, showing a body of a gigantic beast. In each hand she had a large spear and her lower body had four fat legs with sharp claws as well as a snake tail which moved on its own.

{She's smaller then I'm use to} Sparda spoke up causing Yukio to gulp as he mentally spoke back to him

'She's about five metres tall and you're calling that small?'

"Leaving your master's side and rampaging as you please definitely deserves death. In the name of Duke Gremory, I will gladly eliminate you!" Rias declared seriously before the Exiled Devil barked back

"You are cunning for a little girl! I will rip your body and colour it in red just like your hair!"

"Vaizor speaks in a stylish manner. Yuuto!" Rias spoke

"Yes!" Yuuto replied before sprinting ahead as soon as Rias ordered him to, Yukio surprised at how fast he was moving as he couldn't keep up with his movements.

"Yukio, I will continue from the lecture before." Rias spoke to him, Yukio remembering that she was talking about the Evil Pieces before, as she continued

"Yuuto's position is "Knight". Its trait is speed. Those who become a knight have their speed increased." Yukio watched on as Yuuto easily disappeared with the speed he was travelling Vaizor trying to hit him with her spears but continuously missing

"And Yuuto's ultimate weapon is swords." Yuuto stopped his movements and suddenly he was holding a European sword. He took it out of the scabbard and the naked sword was reflecting the light of the moon before he suddenly disappeared again. The next moment Yukio heard the scream from Vaizor

"Gyaaaaaaaaaah!" He looked surprised at seeing both of the Exiled Devil's arms had been cut off, blood gushing out of the wounds as Rias continued

"This is Yuuto's power, speed that you can't follow with your eyes, and sword skills of that of a professional. By combining these two, he became the fastest Knight."

Yukio's eyes fell as they picked up a shadow by the Exiled's legs, widening as he realised that it was Koneko as Rias continued speaking

"Next is Koneko. She is a "Rook". The trait of a Rook is its -" The enormous monster tried to stamp on Koneko but it didn't hit the ground

"The trait of a Rook is simple, absolute strength and also very high defence. It's impossible for a Devil with that calibre to stamp on Koneko. It can't crush her." Rias spoke as Yukio watched Koneko easily lift up the Vaizor

"Fly…." Koneko uttered before jumping high and punched into the monster's stomach very sharply throwing its body backwards, Yukio gulping as he reminded himself not to get on her bad side.

"Lastly Akeno" Rias spoke, Akeno laughing and walking towards the monster, as she continued

"Akeno is a "Queen". It's the person who is the strongest after me. She is the unbeatable Queen who has all the traits of Pawn, Knight, Bishop, and Rook."

"Guguuuuuuu...!" Vaizor moaned as she stared at Akeno, who had a fearless laugh after seeing her opponent's gaze as she spoke

"Oh my, seems like you still have some energy left in you. Then how about this?" She put her hands up towards the sky, sparks in the air before a lightning bolt struck down onto the monster who shouted

"Gagagaggaaaaaa!" Its body was burnt and smoking as Akeno spoke

"Oh my, seems like you are still energetic. Looks like you can take more." Launching another lightning bolt, that hit the monster.

"Gwaaaaaaah!" Akeno's face while striking down the lightning bolt had a scary and cold expression even though she was smiling. Yukio shuddering as she laughed

"Akeno excels at using attacks made from magical powers. She could use natural elements like lightning, ice, and fire and such. And most of all, she is the ultimate sadist." Rias confessed like it was nothing, Yukio looking confused as Sparda answered his unspoken question

{A Sadist is someone who enjoys inflicting pain on others} Yukio's face paled as he gulped before Rias added

"Usually, she's very kind. But once the battle starts, she won't stop until she calms down."

"I'm scared of Akeno-san..." Yukio spoke, nervous and worried for himself as Rias spoke

"You don't have to be afraid, Yukio. Akeno is very kind to comrades, so it's not a problem. She even said that you were cute. Next time, get spoiled by her. She will definitely hug you kindly." Yukio looked surprised between Rias before turning back to the scary Akeno as she spoke

"Fufufufufufu. How much of my lightning can you take, Monster-san? You still can't die yet. The one who finishes you off will be my master. Ohohohoh!"

Yukio shuddered as for the next few minutes, Akeno's lightning attacks continued until she calmed down. Rias confirming it and nodded her head before approaching the monster that had already lost its will to fight, putting her hand towards the monster as she asked "Any last words?"

"Kill me." The monster said.

"Is that so? Then disappear." Rias replied heartlessly before a gigantic black magic ball shot out from her palm. The magic attack was big enough to cover all of the monster's body which it soon did before disappearing to reveal nothing, not even a trace of the Exiled Devil's body remained, Yukio gulping nervously at the power of his master, who sighed once she'd confirmed that the Exiled had disappeared turning back to the others as she spoke

"It's over. Good work everyone." Everyone relaxing to how they usually acted at that moment, aside from Yukio who was still surprised at what he'd witnessed before remembering Rias hadn't mentioned about his piece yet

"Buchou, there is still a thing that you didn't tell me." Yukio asked, Rias smiling as she looked at him and asked

"What is it?"

"What is my piece as a Servant?" Yukio asked, curiously as the crimson-haired beauty smiled at him and said clearly.

"Yukio, you are a Pawn." Yukio slumped slightly at hearing that until Sparda spoke up

{In the human game, the Pawn can promote itself into one of the other pieces aside from a King so it's considered as important as other pieces and potentially a game changer} Yukio thought about it for a moment before deciding that being a Pawn wasn't all bad if he could do what Sparda had said.

…

Author's Notes

Thinking that I will start him training before Issei does in the canon so I can at least have him fight a little against Freed and Raynare, although I might focus it on magic for now so he can start throwing flames around. Probably take a few ideas from KHR (Katekyo Hitman Reborn), maybe a few of Tsuna's moves seeing as there's a good few he could use while only using the Boosted Gear.

Hope you Enjoy.