A/N: HI READER
Welcome to a new Reaper chapter.
So to get a little off my chest, I am gonna be a little busy these next couple months so don't expect too much to be written in that time.
There's also a new poll for a new story for April so go vote.
Anyway let's begin.
KAIGAN!
Chapter 4: I See You See We See The Sea
A heavy storm brewed over the ocean as waves crashed and churned. In the middle of it all sailed a black boat with a white sail. The crew on board struggled to try keep the ship from collapsing.
At the wheel stood a man in typical pirate get up, his colours being black and white with an eyepatch on his right eye.
"Hold her steady lads, the cruel seas haven't stopped us yet and it won't stop us yet!" The captain yelled over the hard winds. "Batten down the hatches, man the sail, keep the balance!"
"Captain Rack, you know you can just set the ship to autopilot, you know that right?" One of the crew men shouted back.
"Where's the fun in that Mr Skipper?!" Captain Rack replied. "To feel the wind blow my face as we sail is a true pirate feeling!"
"But sir, the winds are getting too harsh! We'll get sunk if we continue like this!" Another crew member said.
"Hmm, fine. Everyone get below deck!" Rack ordered. He pressed a few buttons on a control panel next to the wheel and went below deck with the rest of his crew. "All okay?"
"We're fine sir." Mr Skipper said. "All five if us are accounted for."
"Well while this storm still brew we ave to stay down here. Who be hungry?" Captain Rack went over to the fridge. "We got ham, ham, or more ham."
"Captain Rack, sir, with all due respect can we have a meal that doesn't revolve around ham?! When's the last time we went ashore and ate real food?!" Another crewman groaned.
"I do see your point." Rack shut the fridge. "Mr Roll, where are we on the GPS?"
"We appear to be nearing the country of Japan, more specifically the city of Kuoh." Mr Roll responded.
"Japan you say?" Captain Rack sprawled to his desk and pulled out heaps and heaps of paper. "Here!" He pulled out a neatly folded map and opened it. "This map is of Japan, and in here is a trail to a great treasure!" Saying that made all the crew groan. "Oh what now?"
"Cap, you've been blaring about this treasure for months now. How do you even know it's real?" Mr Roll asked.
"Because Mr Roll, this is a map drawn by the great Black Beard, and his maps were never wrong!" Captain Rack laughed.
While the storm raged outside, fog also drifted onward, and hidden inside it was a menacing ghost ship following the crew of pirates.
"You are coming with me, and you are gonna like it!" Lucifer shouted as he tried to pull Jack of the sofa.
"NO, you can't make me! I just started watching Brooklyn 99, those police are so funny!" Jack gripped to sofa. "You can't make me go school!"
"The last time you stayed here I was attacked by a Ganma and had nothing to fight with!" With one last pull he forcefully removed the spirit from the sofa and turned him into his Eyecon form. "Now get in my pocket and shut up."
Lucifer shoved the Eyecon into his pocket and grabbed his backpack. He was about to leave his apartment but was interrupted by Nero appearing in front of him.
"Lucifer!" The red eyed teen fell to his back as the small ghost screamed at him.
"Agh Nero what is your problem?!" Lucifer stood up and grabbed the small ghost by her head. "How many times have I told you to not pop up in front of me?!"
"Let go of me asshole! I have something important to tell you!" She wiggled her way out and huffed. "If you just listen for a second you'll hear that I detected another spirit power spot!"
"Huh, you mean another Eyecon?"
"Well duh! But this thing is I can't pinpoint where it's coming from."
"I really should go look for it, but Rias would be mad if I skipped school. Alright, Nero go see if you can gather information like you did last time, I'll tell the others."
"Roger, roger!" She saluted and disappeared. Lucifer sighed and left the apartment. On his way to school, he noticed Issei also walking, but having a downed looked on his face.
"Hey Issei, you alright bud?" Lucifer tapped the brunette's shoulder.
"Huh, oh yeah I'm fine, just kinds weirded out by the whole Devil thing." Issei put on false smile and added a chuckle. "Um how come you weren't there last night when Rias explained it to me?"
"Oh well I had to go to the middle school department after school and talk to some of Lindsay's teachers." Lucifer explained. "How are you taking it all in?"
"Pretty good I guess."
"Hey take it from someone who's been where you are," Lucifer slung his arm around Issei's shoulder. "It'll all be strange at first but you'll get used to it."
The brunette smiled at his words and the two entered their class.
The school day had ended and the students went to leave. The teacher waved them off and went to collect her papers and head home.
"Hello Teach." A voice said and as she looked in the direction of the voice red energy tendrils wrapped around her mouth and body. Her eyes widened as a knifed glove was raised in front of her.
Meanwhile, Lucifer and Issei had left the main building of the school and was about to make their way to ORC Clubroom.
"So….I remember your little spirit friend talked about finding some Eye things." Issei started a conversation. "How many have you got so far?"
"Only one so far." Lucifer pulled out the Jack the Ripper Eyecon. "Meet Jack the Ripper."
"Hello."
"Wait, that's actually Jack the Ripper?" Issei grabbed the Eyecon and looked over it. "It's just some weird ball thing!"
"Let go of my or I'll do to you what I did to those whores back in 1888!" Jack flung himself out of Issei's grasp and bonked him on the head. He placed himself on Lucifer's shoulder and looked at the brunette. "This is the new guy? Seriously?"
"Give him a break Jack, and keep it down will ya? There's too many people around here." Jack huffed and floated into Lucifer's jacket pocket. "So yeah I need to find fifteen of these guys, hopefully they're not all like Jack."
"You take that back!" Lucifer zipped his pocket shut so Jack couldn't get out.
"Come on, the others are probably waiting on us." He said as the two picked up the pace to the clubroom. As the two entered, they walked in on Rias reading a letter while the others sat around her.
"About time you two got here." Rias said, her eye still on the letter.
"Yeah sorry, hard day so we decided to walk slow." Lucifer walked as he dumped his bag on a chair. "What's the letter?"
"Our contracts for the day will have to wait, we've been called to deal with a Stray." The letter turned to flames and everyone walked into the centre of the room, beside Issei.
"Um, what's a Stray?"
"Oh just a Devil that went against their master and kills them." Lucifer answered as he wiped some dust off his sunglasses.
"Huh?!"
"Where is the location?" Yuuto asked.
"The report said it is residing in an old abandoned house. And tricking people into coming in and killing them." Rias informed. A seal appeared beneath them all and teleported away.
After teleporting, the Peerage was stood outside a creepy abandoned house.
"So why would a Devil become a Stray, I mean I like the position I'm in." Issei creepily smiled as his eyes drifted to Rias and Akeno's chest level in which Lucifer slapped his head.
"It's sometimes hard to say Issei, some may not like their masters or might not like being bossed around. Whatever it is, we must take them out to keep peace in the human realm." Rias said.
"Okay…" Issei slowly nodded. "Yeah I think I get it."
"Good, I want everyone to go in and drive it out, after that Akeno and I will finish it off." Rias ordered before everyone moved into the house.
After a few minutes of sneaking through the house, the gang came close to a strange squishing sound that came from the other side of a door
"Lucifer, go check it out." Rias ordered. The teen nodded and peered inside the door, and as soon as he saw the Stray he had to cover his mouth to stop himself from throwing up. "What's wrong?"
"Aw…that thing is disgusting…." Lucifer groaned.
"It can't be that bad." Issei waved off and threw the door open. This Stray was mashed together with several large claws for the bottom half of her and being completely naked. She had a tale that was a snake and overall looked like a centaur. "Ya know, never mind."
"Let's make sure this Stray is no longer a problem!" Rias declared.
Lucifer swallowed down his bile and summoned his Driver and took out his Eyecon. "I just wanna kill it so I don't have to look at it anymore!"
EYE! BATCHIRIMIYA! BATCHIRIMIYA!
"Bleh, Henshin!"
KAIGAN! REAPER!
Transient armour formed onto Lucifer as the Parka did also.
SHALL WE GO! KAKUGO! SHINIGAMI GHOST!
The faceplate slammed on and he pulled down the hood. "Listen here you disgusting looking thing, it's time for judgment!"
"Why do you keep saying that?" Koneko deadpanned.
"It's my catchphrase, I need to say it."
"Lame." She said. Lucifer was going to retort if not for the Stray to swipe at them with her claws. The group dodge in different directions and started their attacks.
GAN GUN EBONY!
GAN GUN IVORY!
Lucifer summoned both his guns and fired as Akeno fired lightning bolts. The Stray retaliated and grabbed her own breast, which charged by some magic seals and then fired lasers from her nipples….you heard that right.
"Why?! Why would lasers come from there?!" Lucifer threw his hands up.
"Stand back guys, I'll handle this! Sacred Gear!" Issei said and formed his red gauntlet on his arm. "Um….how do I use this again?"
"Bruh, really? You forget now of all times?!" The Rider yelled.
"I've been busy running errands for Rias for the past few days you ass!" Issei yelled back and looked back at the Stray to dodge in time from her attack. Lucifer took a running start and slid on his knees under the Stray's belly, unloading bullets into her.
The Stray's eyes no glared at Lucifer who gulped loudly. The Stray began to rapid fire lasers from her nipples and eyes at the same time. The purple devil yelped and ran for cover as did the others.
"Congrats, you pissed it off." Koneko deadpanned.
"Ya know if we weren't on the same team I'd pop a blast through your skull." Lucifer groaned. "Wait a minute, I got an idea. Nero!"
In a small puff of smoke appeared and Nero floated around his head, looking around.
"Yo what's u-WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!" Nero shouted as her eye landed on the Stray.
"Buddy, I'm gonna have to ask a real big favour of you," Lucifer grabbed Nero by the head and stood up from cover. "Be the best distraction you can be. Yeet!"
Nero screamed as she soared towards the Stray and smacked against its face. The Stray tried to swat Nero away as the small ghost was flying around scared whilst trying to defend herself with her chains.
"I have successfully distracted the Stray." Lucifer turned and gave a thumbs up. Issei, Yuuto and Koneko looked at him deadpanned. "Whaddya want from me, I improvised."
"Koneko, Yuuto, move in and immobilise it. I'll move in and finish it off." Rias ordered. Koneko and Yuuto ran from their cover and charged to do so. Koneko ran in and pinned down one of legs almost breaking it. Yuuto sped past and cut off two of the bigger arms as they fell down and one nearly landed on Rias.
"Rias!" Issei ran over to the red head just as the limb was gonna fall on her. The green gem in his gauntlet glowed and he punched the limb away. "You okay?"
"Um, yes I'm fine." Rias regained her composure and faced the Stray. Her family's symbol appeared behind her as red demonic energy flowed into her hand before she shot a blast into the Stray, killing it. "Checkmate."
"Ah, another successful hunt." Lucifer sighed as he deactivated his transformation and dusted his hands.
"LUCIFER YOU ASSHOLE!" Nero crashed into Lucifer's face at about Mach Seven. "I was coming here with great news, and here you are using me as bait!"
"Hey you made it out alive didn't you?" Lucifer responded snarky. Nero started to growl and boil red with rage before her entire body burst aflame.
"YA KNOW IF YOU EVER DIE AGAIN YOU'RE DEFINITELY TO HELL! I'LL EVEN MAKE SURE YOU GET THERE BY KILLING YOU MYSELF!" She panted and calmed down.
"You calm now?" Koneko asked.
"Yes, I am perfectly calm." She gritted.
"So what is this great news you had for us?" Rias spoke up, and Nero instantly calmed.
"Ahem, yes right. Well while I was out today I met up with some friends and they told me that they and some other spirits have detected another Eyecon that just came by the beach sometime this afternoon." She reported.
"Wait, another one of those ghosts things have appeared? Well why don't we go get it now?" Issei asked.
"Because we still have tasks to complete." Rias answered. "There are contracts that need to be fulfilled, and jobs that need to be done. Well go find this Eyecon on the weekend, understood?"
"Yes President." They all complied. Rias opened a portal and everyone went to go in. Lucifer was about to enter but stopped as he felt as though something was watching him from the shadows.
"Hey, what's the matter man? Come on we're leaving." Issei said.
"Huh, yeah sorry thought I saw something." Lucifer shook his head and walked. As soon as the portal shut, a patch of shadows seemed to stand up in the shape of a small baby sized figure with a single orange eye.
"Sha…dow." It whispered before sinking back in.
Out in the Japanese seas, the ghostly ship that was following the small pirate crew skulked around the bay line of Kuoh.
The crew working amongst this ship however was entirely of Ganma, and at the wheel of the ship was a Ganma wearing a Damashii that looked like a pirate with an octopus on his right shoulder and his left hand replaced with a lobster claw. His coat was green and murky and had coral/seaweed design. He also had six eyes and a pirate hat.
"There it be lads, one of the legendary Eyecons, and it be all mine!" The Ganma laughed.
"All yours Kraken?" The Ganma jumped at the voice and turned around and saw Legion standing there. He immediately dropped to one knee and addressed his master.
"Master Legion! I meant it'd be mine to give to you me self!" The Kraken Ganma chuckled nervously.
"Hmm, good." Legion walked up to Kraken as the Ganma stood back up to pilot the ship. "So do you have news for me?"
"Aye master, the crew we've been tailing for a few weeks has landed on the beach near Kuoh. The historical object they have is already reacting well."
"Excellent." Legion crossed his arms. A scuttle sound came from the shadows on one of the walls, Legion walked over to it and held out his hand, out came crawling the little shadow creature. It crawled up his arm and settled on his shoulder. "Ah, hello my pet."
All the Commandos backed away at the small shadow creature while Kraken stood strong and gulped down his fear.
"Sha…sha…..sha-sha-sha. Shadow….sha….dow-dow-dow…..Sha…" The Shadow whispered to Legion.
"Is that so? Oh you're such a good boy, yes you are, yes you are." He cooed while tickling the Shadow's belly. "Keep on scouting my pet, send out the others as well."
"Shadow!" It nodded and jumped off Legion's shoulder, sinking back into the shadows of the ship.
"My pet has just informed me that the Devils have learned of the new Eyecon's presence. Do not disappoint me Kraken, get me the Eyecon." Legion said before shimmering away.
All the Ganma calmed down as Kraken went back to wheel and the Commandos went back to work.
"God, I know the guy is our boss but he scares the spirits out of me." One Commando said to the other.
"Have you seen his powers? You don't know fear until you see how scary his magic is." The other said.
"Aye, but the thing that strikes fear in me is that of little pet of his." Kraken shuddered. "Just the thought of how it could kill us all without a second breath."
"Woo hoo! Beach day!" Issei cheered as he ran to the sand. And immediately his eyes darted to some girls in bikinis.
"Of all people to join why'd Rias pick him?" Lindsay asked with a towel under her arm and a full body swim suit.
"He's got his uses." Lucifer smirked, still in his regular clothes while everyone else was in beach attire.
"Oh my, it's just such a lovely day." Akeno sighed as she planted herself on a beach chair. The others beside Rias did the same, some going on towels with Lindsay going straight for the ocean.
"Are you going to join us Lucifer?" Yuuto asked.
"No, no, I got to be responsible and start looking for that Eyecon. Can't let it get away." He denied. "Hey Rias could you make sure Lindsay stays safe please. I wouldn't want her to get in trouble."
"Of course, don't worry about it." The red head smiled. Lucifer waved goodbye and started to walk along the beach, hands in pockets. The whole beach was pretty lively and people looked to be enjoying themselves.
"Now where would I find a ghost around here?" He rhetorically asked. Suddenly he heard the sound of children's laughter and saw a huge crowd of kids surrounding an anchored ship. "What's that?"
Lucifer walked up to the crowd and looked over the heads of all the kids and saw Captain Rack who seemed to be telling them a story.
"The rocks were stabbing at port and starboard of our ship! A heavy storm began to brew, oh but ole Captain Jack didn't give up. It was like the sea herself was on our side and managed to give us one last push which freed us and set us home sailing!" Captain Rack dramatically placed his foot on a box. "And that is the tale on how we escaped with the treasure of Monaco."
The kids cheered and applaud before leaving, some giving the pirates a tip or spare cash.
"Great story Captain, but didn't you overexaggerate a little?" Mr Skip asked.
"I told the complete truth, I don't know what you mean." Rack crossed his arms. "The younglings seemed to enjoy it though, that's what really matters."
"That's quite the story you told." Lucifer spoke up, getting their attention. "Don't really see many pirates around here."
"Aye, we be travellers young man." Rack replied. "The name's Captain Rack Sorrow, a pleasure. These be me first mates, Mr Skip and Mr Roll."
"So what brings a group of pirates round here then?" Lucifer asked.
"In reality we need fuel and supplies." Mr Skip answered. "But our Captain has different ideas."
"Yep, we're here on a treasure hunt!" Rack said energetically.
"A treasure hunt?" Lucifer asked sceptically. "As in buried treasure?"
"Of course. I have the map right here!" Rack reached into his pocket and pulled out the map, showing it to Lucifer. "An authentic map, charted by the legendary Blackbeard himself!"
'Could that be the Eyecon's historical object?' He thought to himself. "Oh cool, can I see that?"
Lucifer went to reach for the map, but it was yanked back and stuffed back into Rack's pocket.
"Anyway we've been searching for this treasure for a good few days now, and yet no luck." Rack sighed.
"How are you sure it's here?"
"Just a feeling, a pirate's intuition." Rack smiled.
In the middle of their conversation, a loud ship bell began to toll and fog crept onto the beach.
"Fog? In the middle of March?" Mr Roll asked.
"Luci!" Lucifer turned around as Lindsay ran up to him and hugged him afraid.
"Hey, hey, hey what's wrong sis? What's got you so scared?"
"There-there's something scary in the ocean! There's a scary looking boat!" She hugged Lucifer tightly.
"Scary boat?" Lucifer looked to the ocean and through the thickened fog he could see the shape of a pirate ship coming close. "Everyone run!"
When the ship came close enough, people started to as the Ganma Commandos un-boarded. Kraken walked up to the front of the ship and jumped off, landing on the sand and pulling out a cutlass.
"Ar! Find the source of the Eyecon and bring it to me!" He ordered and the Commandos did so, spreading out.
"Ganma?!" Lucifer gasped.
"Lucifer!" The teen turned around as the rest of the Peerage, now magically in their own clothes, ran up to him. "Handle the Commandos first, we'll take on the leader." Rias ordered.
"Uh, yes President." Lucifer looked down to his little sister. "Lindsay, you need to get out of here, go hide in the café. You guys need to hide as well." He said to the pirates.
"Don't need to tell us twice!" Rack said as the three ran away.
"Issei, make sure they're get there safely." Rias ordered.
"Yes President." Issei nodded and ran followed after the pirates and Lindsay.
"You wanna have some fun buddy?" Lucifer asked the Eyecon as he summoned his Driver. "Let's go, Jack the Ripper!"
"It's killing time!" Lucifer pressed the button on the side and dropped it in.
EYE! BATCHIRIMIYA! BATCHIRIMIYA!
Jack's Damashii came out of the Driver and attacked a few Commandos as Lucifer ran in.
"Henshin!"
KAIGAN! JACK THE RIPPER!
The Damashii planted himself on Lucifer as the armour formed and Dagger appeared in hand.
DAGGER SLASH-SLASH! KILLER IN THE NIGHT!
GAN GUN DAGGER!
The Commandos rushed in with their blades ready as Lucifer dipped and swerved from slashes and retaliated with his own dagger. He slashed and stabbed at some Commandos before throwing the Dagger directly into another Commando's face. The Commandos changed their weapons to blasters and fired lasers at the Rider.
He ran from the blasts as they kicked up pieces of sand. The tops of the top hats on Lucifer's shoulders opened and red smoke gassed out of it. The smoke clouded the area around the last of the Commandos.
"Peekaboo!" Lucifer shouted as he ran out from the fog and kicked one of the Commandos in the chest, knocking it down. The others changed their weapons to swords and clashed blades against Lucifer's Dagger.
He sweep kicked one and stabbed its chest before punching and stabbing the last couple one before they all turned to black dust.
"Rookie, get over here and help!" He heard Koneko yell, still somehow monotone.
Lucifer ran over to the rest of the Peerage to see them holding their own against the Kraken Ganma but that he was also gaining the upper hand.
The Ganma deflected Yuuto's blade with his cutlass before backhanding him with his lobster claw. Koneko ran in a punched him right in the stomach, the spirit retaliated by grabbing her by the neck with his claw and throwing her away.
Rias went to tend to the downed Rook while Akeno turned to the Ganma, clearly angry and now frowning.
"My, my, now I'm really mad." She sadistically smiled and channelled lightning through her hands. She blasted it at the Ganma who got shocked enough to drop his cutlass and fall to one knee. "Any last words?"
"Yeah, ye be Japanese right? So ye'd be used to tentacles!" Suddenly the octopus on his shoulder came to life and he shot out the tentacles, wrapping them around her and throwing her in the direction of Issei, who just came back from escorting the pirates.
"Hey guys, what I mi-!" Issei got interrupted by Akeno falling on him.
"Ye wanna try some too, Reaper?" The Ganma taunted as he picked up his cutlass.
"Come on then!" He responded and charged at the Ganma. Both their blades danced against each other and casted sparks. Lucifer managed to jump over Kraken and slash across his back. The Ganma growled and shoulder barged Lucifer so that he fell down chest first.
He pushed himself to his knees and was about to attack again but stopped when he saw something in the ocean. Barely cresting out of sea was what looked like a large blue serpent with purple eyes that just seemed to be watching him.
"Ar! Now ye die again!" Kraken raised his cutlass and was about to swing down.
"Sacred Gear!" Issei came running in and punched Kraken square in the jaw, knocking him away. "Hey man you alright?"
Lucifer looked at Issei and nodded before looking back at the ocean, yet the dragon he saw was gone.
"Lucifer!" Rias called and he looked at her. "We need a smoke screen to over our escape!"
He stood up as the tops of the hats opened and smoke poured out. The Ganma coughed and cleared the smoke away to see the Peerage was gone.
"Dammit! They got away!" He growled. "Doesn't matter, time to initiate the next part of the plan, opening the Gate." He walked back to his ship.
"Ow, hey careful will ya." Lucifer winced as Lindsay tied a bandage over his arm.
"Shut up ya big baby, it's only a scratch." Lindsay frowned. "It anyone's allowed to complain, it's Yuuto."
"You're telling me." He agreed as he held an icepack on the side of his face that got smacked by Kraken's claw.
"I'm the one that got choked." Koneko said, now with a cough and raspy voice. "Ow, it hurts to talk."
"That Ganma was obviously there to get the Eyecon, but Lucifer still couldn't find it." Rias pondered. "Did you find any hints?"
"Well there was this crew of pirates." Everyone looked at him sceptically. "Hey it's something, the Captain showed me a map and said it was charted by Blackbeard himself. Guy said he was on a treasure hunt."
"Blackbeard? Who's that?" Issei asked.
"Are you serious?! The guy is like one of, if not THE most famous pirate ever!" Nero threw some crumbled up paper at him. "The media normally portrays him as the bad guy in pirate movies where really he was a hero."
"Oh, yeah I knew that." Issei mumbled. "But um, aren't you supposed to have like some sorta good connection with the Eyecon's spirit? So if this Captain guy is already Blackbeard-ish, why hasn't the Ganma taken the Eyecon already?"
"I never though I'd say this but…..Issei's right." Lucifer put a hand on his chin. "It should've forced the spirit to come out, hey Nero got any thoughts?"
"Hmm," Nero floated over to the window and looked up at the now cloudy sky. "The Ganma…is trying to open up a Gate…"
"A Gate?" Rias repeated. "To where?"
"A Gate to summon his allies, you see there can be only a couple tens of Commandos and one evolved one at a time. So if he can open a Gate using enough Spiritual Energy he can bring in as many allies as he wants."
That made everyone look at Nero in shock. One Ganma was bad enough but if an entire army came around, it'd be a catastrophe.
"Rias, should we contact your brother about this?" Akeno asked, knowing the graveness of this situation.
"Even if this is dire, he is far too busy with the other Demon Heads." She sighed.
"So what now?" Yuuto asked.
"We rest, heal our wounds, and then go back out to find that Ganma." Rias said.
"Yes mam." They all responded. Lucifer stood up and walked over to the window next to Nero.
"Nero I need to ask you something, about something I saw on the beach during the fight." He said.
"Sure, what's up?"
"So I know you're gonna call me crazy, but I'm pretty sure I saw a dragon." He said and Nero's eye widened. "What?"
"You saw a dragon? Quick question, was it like a serpent, blue and had purple eyes?"
"Yeah, why?"
Nero looked at the other Devils before looking back at Lucifer and motioning him to come closer.
"That's one of the three great dragons left behind thousands of years ago, they're said to work along with whoever holds the title of Reaper." She whispered. "The one you saw must've been the Ocean Dragon, so the other two might have awoken as well."
"So I have dragons but I don't have a bike?"
"Again with the bike? Fine! I'll see if I can sort something out." She puffed away. Lucifer sighed and slipped on his jacket before heading home with Lindsay.
The next day rolled round and after going to the Clubroom, Lucifer and Issei were tasked with going to pick up groceries.
On their way back, the two were in silence, Lucifer was thinking about the dragon he saw in the ocean as well as a way to beat the Ganma.
"So…..you're sister's kinda cute." Issei spoke up and Lucifer glared at him. "I meant that in a compliment way, not a pervy way!" He defended with his hands raised.
"You better had." Lucifer said.
"I mean maybe if she was a bit older she'd look hot." Issei whispered, but Lucifer heard it and grabbed Issei by his hair.
"You wanna repeat that you little shit?" Lucifer growled. "I think Ebony and Ivory would like a little word with you."
"Huh, Lucifer look." Issei pointed behind the teen where he saw a blonde girl in a nun outfit unconscious on the floor. Lucifer dropped Issei and the two ran over to the unconscious girl.
"Hey, hey, hey you alright?" Lucifer nudged the girls' shoulder. "Issei we got some spare water right?"
"Lemme check." Issei went through the plastic bags.
"Miss are you okay?" Lucifer asked as he helped the girl sit up against a tree.
"I'm okay…" Her eyes fluttered open. "What happened?"
"We just found you laying on the floor here." He explained. "You seemed to have passed out cause of heat stroke."
"Found some!" Issei said as he pulled out a bottle of water. "Here, take some slow sips."
"Are you lost miss, do you need help?" Lucifer asked as she sipped at the water.
"I was on my way to the church that I've been moved too with a priest, when suddenly I got separated from him and got lost." She answered.
"Uh the church huh? It's not really that far, we could take you there." Lucifer offered.
"Yeah, we can't just leave a person who could possible collapse again." Issei added.
"I'll be fine, but thank you for your kindness." She stood up and bowed. "My name's Asia."
After helping the nun, the three of them walked towards the area where the church was.
"So what made you want to become a nun?" Lucifer asked.
"Well, I've always wanted to help people," She answered. "That and the church has raised me for a long time."
"Not to sound rude, but haven't you been lonely?" Issei asked. "Don't you have friends or family?" The nun shook her head and Issei instantly realised what she meant. "I…I'm sorry I didn't know."
"It's alright." Asia reassured. "But the real reason is because it's all I've ever known. I would like to know about the world and all it's people, but my services are more important."
"It's nice that you've got some motivation, the world could use more people like you." Lucifer complimented. As they neared the church, the two devils instantly froze and felt a burning pain at the bottom of their feet.
Asia smiled and giggled as she turned around to them. "Thank you, that means a lot, you both are so kind. I'd love to talk to the two of you again."
"Yeah, that'd be nice." Lucifer said as he seethed through the pain. "Hey, maybe Issei could take you out tomorrow? I hear the weather is gonna be good."
"Wait what?" Issei asked as he dug his feet in the grass to sooth the pain.
"That sounds like fun, I'll see you tomorrow then." She smiled and headed to the church. As soon as she was out of sight the two Devils ran like their lives depended on it until they got far enough so the pain would stop.
"Agh why did that hurt so much?!" Issei screamed as he stomped his foot on the ground.
"I'm gonna guess it's because we stepped foot on holy ground, we literally walked near a church." Lucifer hissed.
"Wait a minute! Why did you just set me up with her?!" Issei shouted. Lucifer only shrugged and began to walk. "Hey, answer me!"
"Hey, be thankful, at least she's not a Fallen Angel trying to kill ya." Lucifer joked which got Issei angry. The two walked back to the Clubroom with Issei continuously glaring at Lucifer for his joke.
As they walked, a sudden storm started to build up around the area.
"Why's it gotten so windy?" Lucifer asked as the wind started to throw around pieces of paper and some trash cans. "We should get back quickly!"
The two made tracks and ran back to the clubroom. They threw the doors open and slammed them shut as they caught their breath from running so much.
"Nice to see you two are back." Rias said as the two slumped down on the coach. "This storm just started to rage out of nowhere. Did you get the shopping?"
Lucifer and Issei looked at each other before looking at the plastic bags in their hands, especially the part where it was ripped and empty.
"I mean…we HAD it, and now it seems to be gone." Lucifer nervously chuckled.
"What could be causing such a storm?" Yuuto spoke up as he looked out the window. "The weather was supposed to be clear for the next week."
"Could it be…? Hey Nero." The small ghost appeared, wearing a welder's mask and having patches of oil on her. "Does this storm seem supernatural at all to you?"
The spirit floated over to the window and looked at the raging winds.
"It definitely feels supernatural, it could be the Ganma, but what is…..oh no, he's starting to open the Gate!" She gasped.
"Already?" Lucifer asked.
"This storm could possible conjure enough energy to form a portal and summon the Eyecon at the same time." Nero started to fly around frantically.
"But it should be okay if that pirate captain guy is safe right?" Issei asked. "It's not like he'll just go out in a hurricane to look for some treasure that's probably not there."
All the Devils looked between each and collectively tensed. Rias made a teleporting circle in the middle of the room and teleported away.
Captain Rack pushed his ways through the hard winds as he followed the trail on the beach from the map.
"Through fire and flames, through wind and rain, nothing stops Captain Rack Sorrow!" The Captain said as he covered his eyes so sand wouldn't get in.
Not far behind, the Kraken Ganma watched him in delight. "Just a little longer, and the Eyecon will be mine."
Suddenly a red glow emerged as Rias and her Household came into view. "Captain, you need to stop this!" Lucifer said to the pirate.
"I can't! I'm so close I can feel it!" Rack said as he took a few more steps and felt something bang against his boot. He dropped the map and started to dig with his hands until he dug up a wooden chest. Rack grinned happily and went to open it, only to discover it was a prop from a costume shop, complete with a price tag on the inside. "It's…not real?"
"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! All a part of me plan!" Kraken laughed. "The buried treasure on that map was dug up years ago! All I had to do was bury fake treasure and lure the holder of the Blackbeard map right here, now the Eyecon will be mine!"
The storm around them started to collect together and forma giant circle that conducted black lightning.
"That must be the Gate opening, we need to stop it!" Rias said.
"No ye won't!" Kraken took out a bunch of Commando Eyecons and threw them out, summoning a small army. "All hands on deck maties!"
"You guys get the small fires, Squidward is mine." Lucifer growled as he summoned his Driver and took out his Eyecon.
EYE! BATCHIRIMIYA! BATCHIRIMIYA!
"Henshin!" Lucifer pulled the lever in and out and took a running start at the Ganma.
KAIGAN! REAPER!
SHALL WE GO! KAKUGO! SHINGAMI GHOST!
The Peerage did battle against the Ganma as Kraken slashed his sword, throwing a blade of wind right at Lucifer. The Rider rolled out of the way as the wind slash scrapped against the sand.
Lucifer threw a punch into Kraken's chest and then kicked his shin. The Ganma scratched across the Rider's helmet with his lobster claw and knocked him down.
"Fooling that land lubber was so easy, give a pirate fanatic a map and they'll go searching till they die, which'll be soon." Kraken taunted.
"You sick bastard, I won't let you!" Lucifer grabbed a fist full of sand and threw it in Kraken's face. He then shoulder tackled the Ganma to the ground and socked him in the face multiple times. Kraken growled and used the tentacles on his shoulder to throw Lucifer off him and turned to his side, coughing up some blue blood.
"Little brat…" The Ganma growled and sat up.
"Sha…" Kraken looked to his side to see the little shadow creature again, but this one had a white eye instead of orange. "Dow…"
"Ye're one of Master Legion's pets, ye must be here to help us, right?" The little shadow didn't respond but instead stuck out one of its hand and a tendril spouted into Kraken's chest and absorbed itself into him. White lines then appeared over his body and he grunted and growled. "I feel the power coursing through me!"
Lucifer got up and saw the way Kraken was twitching. "Oh that can't be good."
Kraken's tentacles shot out and plunged into every Ganma Commando and absorbed all of them into his body. Kraken started to shift and change until he transformed into a giant monstrous squid with Kraken's torso on top of the head.
"What the actual hell?!" Issei gasped at the sight of the giant monster.
"Um…Nero?" The grey ghost appeared with an annoyed groan. "What is that?"
"What this ti-HOLY SHIT A SHADOW GOLEM!" She yelled and hid behind the Rider. "Why is there a Shadow Golem here?!"
"What the hell's a Shadow Golem?" Koneko grabbed Nero by her cape.
"They are some really evil Youkai that absorb other spirits into them to grow stronger!" She explained in utter panic.
"It's just a bigger target for us to handle." Rias said. "Lucifer, Akeno, focus on ranged attack, the rest of you be wary of those giant tentacles!"
"Yes President!" They all acknowledged.
GAN GUN EBONY!
GAN GUN IVORY!
Lucifer started to blast purple laser bullets while Akeno shot bolts of lightning. The melee fighters went in to attack, Yuuto slashed at the tentacles while Koneko jumped up to drag them down and Issei ran to punch them with his gauntlet.
The Golem slammed down on of his tentacles that kicked up some wind and knocked over Lucifer and Akeno. Rias walked up and blasted a red energy laser which cut the tentacle off from the rest of the body. The Golem only roared and grew its limb back.
"Seriously?! It can grow back its limbs?!" Issei shouted.
"And the Gate seems to be getting more powerful!" Yuuto pointed out.
"Oh I got a solution for that!" Nero said as she flew over to Reaper. "Okay so pull the lever in and out four times, that should do it."
"Right." He grunted as he stood up and pulled the lever in and put four times.
DAI KAIGAN!
A load of purple ghostly energy poured out from the Ghost Driver and formed into a giant Reaper Eyecon above him.
REAPER! OMEDAMA!
The giant eye dropped and Lucifer held up his hands to catch it, straining as he did so before throwing it towards the Gate. The eye flew towards it sparking and exploded upon impact, destroying the portal.
"That…was….interesting…." Lucifer panted, and was brought back to reality by the Golem roaring. "Oh right almost forgot about that."
"How do we fight something that big?" Issei groaned. Lucifer tightened his grip on his guns before an idea came to his mind, he made his guns disappear and looked out into the ocean.
'I wonder if its still out there, it must be.' He thought and turned back to his fellow Devils. "I've got an idea, but I need some time to do so. Can you guys cover me?"
"Do what you need to do, we'll buy you time." Rias said as the rest of the Peerage went back to attacking the Golem. Lucifer ran over to the ocean and pressed his palm against the water.
"I know you're out there, and I need you here, please." He said, and the purple on his suit started to glow. Nothing happened for nearly a minute until he noticed something coming towards the beach. When it got close enough, the water broke and the dragon from before leaped out and blasted a stream of scalding water from its mouth at the Golem.
"Oh my, a dragon!" Akeno said.
"Where did that come from?!" Issei gasped.
"Alright, got get em Kyogre!" Lucifer shouted.
"Did you really just name it after a Pokémon?" Koneko asked with a sigh.
"Who are you to judge me, you're the one with the sugar addiction." Lucifer retaliated. He then looked around the beach and saw Captain Rack on his knees still by the hole. He walked over to him and kneeled beside him. "Captain, are you alright?"
"It's all really a lie, I thought we finally found a big break with that map. Finally found some real treasure." Rack sniffed.
"Wait what about that story of Monaco? Wasn't that real?"
"Of course it wasn't, it was story I made up on the spot to entertain those kids. I'm not a real pirate." The Captain sighed. "I don't even actually need this eyepatch." He took it off to show his eye was fine.
"What does it matter if you didn't find any treasure? Blackbeard never cared for treasure, that just how movies showed him. If I learned anything in history class, he was rejoiced as a hero back in the times, he smuggled a boat load of medicine to a suffering country." Captain Rack looked at the Rider. "There are two types of pirates, the ones that let greed corrupt them and the ones that travel the seas with a ship of loyal crewmen and an adventuring spirit."
The Captain smiled and looked at the map in his hands. The map started to glow a navy blue and Lucifer knew what to do. The Rider stood up and made a circular motion with his hands. Navy blue smoke poured out and out came a navy blue Damashii with blue eyes and golden lining along the jacket. It had long sleeves with white cuffs, and atop the hood there was a black hat with a red feather.
"Ar, where this be then? Where am I?" The Damashii said as he looked around.
"Um, Mr Blackbeard sir?" Lucifer spoke up and the Damashii looked at him. "Hi."
"Aye, what's with the get up kiddo? Time's really have changed huh?" He laughed.
"Please sir, I need you help. As you can see, there's a giant monster over there." Lucifer pointed at the Shadow Golem and Blackbeard looked at it and the little blue eyes widened a bit. "I need the power of your spirt to battle it, please?"
"Wha's ye reason? Why do ye wanna fight?" The spirit asked.
"It's because I know it's the right thing that needs to be done, if a person needs help than I'll make sure to help them, no matter what." There was silence between the Rider and spirit, before the pirate ghost laughed.
"Well said laddie!" Blackbeard flew down and swirled in the Driver, coming out as a blue and gold Eyecon.
Lucifer looked back at the ensuring battle and saw that Kyogre wasn't doing so well.
"I need to get back in there, I gotta kill the Ganma powering that thing. How do I get up?"
"I've got a solution~~~~." Nero said in a sing-song tone. "Behold!" As she said a loud engine roar was heard. Coming out of a portal was black and grey dirt bike with a silver skull on the front with red eyes. "I give you the Skull Striker!"
"I finally got a bike, sweet!" Lucifer cheered and sat on it. "Let's go for a spin then!"
Lucifer revved the engine and took off towards the battle. The Shadow Golem fired lasers at the Rider as he came closer. In defence Kyogre wrapped its' serpent like body around the Golem to constrict it. Reaper then turned to bike so that is ramped up on Kyogre's body, driving up to the top of his head.
As he reached the top, purple magic glowed on Kyogre's neck and the Skull Striker transformed so that it sat perfectly in the saddle that it made.
"You mangy brat, give me that Eyecon!" Kraken yelled from his spot on the Golem.
"Oh I'll give it to you alright." Lucifer removed his Eyecon and pulled out Blackbeard's. "Let's go, Blackbeard!"
"All hands on deck!" Lucifer pressed the button so the iris flipped to show D2. He dropped it in and closed the Driver.
EYE! BATCHIRIMIYA! BATCHIRIMIYA!
Blackbeard's Damashii flew out of the Driver and posed with an astral image of his human self.
KAIGAN! BLACKBEARD!
Lucifer pulled the lever in and out and rolled his neck as Blackbeard planted himself on. The visor slammed up and showed a navy blue anchor with seaweed coming out.
AVAST YA MATEY! TO THE SEVEN SEAS!
"Alright, let me show you a Pirate's Judgment!" Lucifer sat back in the saddle and revved the engine of the Skull striker. "Let's show him who really rules the seas Kyogre!"
The dragon roared in response and uncoiled the Golem. Kraken yelled and threw his arms forward, making the Golem shoot lasers from its multiple eyes. Lucifer drove Kyogre through the sea as the lasers kicked up water. The dragon retaliated by blasting another jet of water which winded the Golem.
Lucifer and Kyogre then full steamed ahead and rammed into the Golem, the Rider jumped onto the giant squid's head where Kraken was growling.
"I'm gonna rip that Eyecon with me own claw!" The Ganma growled as smaller tentacles sprouted from the spot around him and attacked Lucifer. The Rider rolled from the impending attack, his Driver glowed navy blue and ejected a pair of new weapons. They were both black with blue lining, one was a cutlass and the other was a flintlock pistol, both having the eye symbol on it.
GAN GUN SWASHBUCKLERS!
Lucifer held the sabre in his right hand and the pistol on his left. He aimed at Kraken and blasted laser bullets, they dug into the Ganma and he retaliated by forcing more tendrils at Lucifer.
Lucifer used the cutlass to slice through the tendrils and blast at others. As more tendrils came from him, Lucifer slid down on his knees and skidded past the incoming attacks. Cutting up the last of the tendrils, he came close enough to the Kraken Ganma and blasted a laser right into the spirits stomach.
Kraken roared and swatted Lucifer away with his claw. Lucifer stumbled backwards and stood up straight, spinning the flintlock in his hand.
"You lousy scallywag! Just die already!" Kraken screamed and threw another wind slash at Lucifer.
The Devil jumped off the Golem and landed back on the saddle on Kyogre. Lucifer reared the dragon upwards so he could look Kraken in the eyes.
Reaper stood up from his saddle and threw the cutlass into the air. As it spun he reached for the lever and pulled it in and out.
DAI KAIGAN!
Lucifer caught the blade and rolled his neck, crossing over his arms like a skull and crossbones.
"For your crimes against the living, I sentence you to death once more!" A purple eye symbol appeared behind him with energy flowing to the flintlock and cutlass. "Whirlpool Crash!"
BLACKBEARD OMEGA PLUNDER!
Lucifer aimed the pistol and fired a single bullet, as it drifted a bit away he then slashed down the blade and sent an energy slash that connected to the bullet and flew at Kraken. At the same time Kyogre blasted one final scalding blast at the Shadow Golem.
The attack from Lucifer sliced right into Kraken's chest as the high powered water attack devastated the Golem beneath him.
"Ye don't even probably understand the situation laddie…" He could hear the Ganma grunt. "We all be just puppets in one big show!" Were his last words before he and the Golem exploded.
Lucifer made his weapons disappear and knelt down to pet his dragon.
"Nice one Kyogre, you're awesome." The dragon let out a low growl in response. Kyogre moved his head down and Lucifer stepped off back onto the beach where he met up with the rest of the Peerage. "Mission accomplished."
"Nicely done." Rias said as Lucifer deactivated his transformation. "That's two down now."
"Hey Rias, right before it died, the Ganma said something about us all just being puppets in a big show…are we really just puppets?" Lucifer hesitantly asked.
"I wish I knew." She shook her head. "If anything I need to speak about this with my brother, this doesn't suit me well."
"It's that Legion guy right?" Koneko asked.
"Yes, something about the way you described him doesn't feel right." Rias said. "We should head back, but first we'll have to wipe the Captain's memory."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, is that really necessary?" Lucifer asked. "I know he's not meant to see this stuff, but it's not exactly like anyone'll believe him."
"We're only leaving out on what he saw, and replacing his memories." Akeno assured.
"It just, doesn't feel right." Lucifer lowered his head.
"Lucifer I know what you mean, but we're Devils and they're not supposed to know of our Biblical existence, they can't know of this other world." Rias told him.
"Aye, but the wee lad be right." Blackbeard's Eyecon flew out of Lucifer's hand and took on a humanoid form. "This Captain has a true adventurer's spirit, a real buccaneer!" He walked up to Rack and placed a hand on his shoulder. "How's about this, ye be Devils right? So why don't Lucifer here make a contract with Captain Rack, and he'll keep his trap shut as a promise? Sound good matey?" He asked the pirate.
"Aye, aye sir!" Captain Rack saluted.
"Wait, it's that easy?" Lucifer asked.
"If it's a contract, it'll be just fine." Rias smiled.
"So what will the contract be?" Lucifer rubbed his hands together.
"Let me hang out with Blackbeard for a week!" Rack quickly answered.
"That's it?" The pirate nodded happily. "Alright then, contract formed." The two shook hands and a soft glow appeared on their hands.
"Here, I want you to have this." Captain Rack handed Lucifer the treasure map. "This is gonna be one hell of an adventure!" Rack cheered and slipped his eyepatch back on, but put it on the wrong eye.
"Um, Cap?" Lucifer got his attention. "Wrong eye." The Captain realised his mistake and slipped it back to his right eye.
Lucifer and Blackbeard laughed at his behaviour and the Devils went home. But on the sea line of the beach, Legion was watching from the Kraken's ghost ship.
"Well, this is a shame." He sighed. Behind him appeared a shimmering silhouette of a figure with red eyes and two pairs of wings. "Oh great." Legion groaned.
"You're starting to disappoint me Mr Legion, you spoke so highly of your Ganma yet none have won a battle yet." The silhouette said. "I may have to tarnish our alliance and just kill you."
"Oh don't worry so much Kokabiel, my plan is going exactly as intended." Legion waved off.
"It better." Kokabiel said before the silhouette disappeared.
Legion groaned and face palmed before looking around the ship.
"How do I get back to the mainland?"
The school days had started again as Lucifer and Issei sat in their seats and waited for their teacher, yet she didn't show up.
"Where's Ms, she's never late." Issei wondered.
"Dunno, maybe it's traffic." Lucifer guessed. The door to the classroom opened and the headteacher walked in.
"Students I am saddened to inform you that Ms Hayley is not going to be able to come in for some time." That got some murmurs from everyone. "So until then, we have a substitute that'll teach you until Ms Hayley can fully recover.
The door opened again, and in walked a man in his late 20s with short neck long brown hair and green eyes. He wore casual clothing and had a friendly aura around him.
"Hello class, my name is Mr Craven, but you can call me Wes." He looked around the class and smiled when his eyes landed on Lucifer and Issei. "I feel like we'll get along great."
There we are, the next chapter is done, damn this is a long one.
So yeah the second Eyecon is found and it's the legendary pirate Blackbeard. Now for the other thing I bet people will ask about, the dragons, I added them in because I wanted something like Captain Ghost but not dumb looking.
But now for reviews!
Yogaratw607: You got two of them right.
Guest DCDGojira: Don't start on Birds of Prey that movie was SO bad.
T-wrecks13: Well him being a Devil rather than a ghost works because of things I have planned later on.
So yeah I got poll so make sure to vote and I'll see you next time.
BYE, BYE.