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5Sirzechs had woken up rather late today. For the first time in awhile, he was actually able to sleep like a rock. Ever since Masamune arrived here, things have definitely been hectic, but it's been surprisingly fun.
"Good morning, my lord."
Sirzechs sat up to Grayfia by his bed side with a tray of breakfast. "Good morning, Grayfia. It's rare to see you bringing me breakfast in bed."
Grayfia shook her head. "You seem to be in a much cheerier mood as of late. I though I'd surprise you."
Sirzechs sighed. "Sometimes I forget how kind you are. I apologize for not spending as much time with you lately as I would like to. Masamune-Kun's arrival is going to most likely stir up trouble for the other factions. It worries me that the Fallen Angels have yet to act. Surely they must have noticed him by now."
"Well you know how Azazel is," Grayfia said. "He likes to take his time before making any rash decisions."
"They must be planning something," Sirzechs rubbed his chin. "I don't want him to be in any more stress then he has to. The angels have yet to show us anything, I wonder what Michael has to deal with up there."
"Nothing we should be thinking too much about right now," Grayfia smiled. "But if you must, maybe talk to the others about it. I'm sure Lady Gabrielle would love to talk to you about it all."
Sirzechs ate his breakfast and got changed, all while finally catching up with Grayfia. It would seem as though Rias has taken quite a liking to Masamune. She told him that they were playing downstairs. Part of him was happy that Rias had another close brother figure to look up to. Masamune seemed like the type of person to care about people, perhaps his arrival wasn't all bad.
"Oh by the way," Grayfia said as they walked down the stairs. "What will you do with that tablet?"
"The Sacred Book of Prometheus," Sirzechs said. "I was thinking of giving it to Ajuka to analyze and keep safe, with Masamune-Kun's blessing of course. That tablet could hold answers to a lot of questions we've been having."
As they walked down, he noticed that his father was speaking to Masamune, with Rias at his side. "Good morning." Sirzechs said.
"Ah, Sirzechs," His father smiled. "Good timing, I'm going to leave Gremory Manor in your care for the next few days."
"Hmm? Why so sudden?" Sirzechs asked.
"There's trouble in Asgard," Masamune said. "Lord Gremory told me that there was a coup, he thinks it could be related to the traitor in Heaven."
Sirzechs narrowed his eyes. "It could be likely that Asgard and Heaven are working together, but it troubles me that this happened under Odin's nose. The old man is as wise and vigilant as he is a pervert."
His father laughed. "You can definitely say that again. But whatever the case, I think I should give him some assistance. Venelana will be here so I'm leaving her and Rias in your care."
"You could have at least told me ahead so I can pack you a few things," Venelana Gremory, Sirzechs's mother walked in from the living room. "Do you really have to leave today?"
Lord Gremory smiled. "I'm afraid so, but it won't be for too long."
"Be safe," She gave him a kiss on the cheek and everyone escorted him out the door. His mother turned to Masamune. "I don't believe we've had the pleasure of meeting. I am Venelana Gremory."
"Likewise," Masamune bowed his head. "I apologize for my intrusion, Lady Gremory. I hope it won't be for too long."
"Heh?" Sirzechs interjected. "Were you thinking of leaving soon?"
Masamune looked out into the Underworld. "Pockets between your world and mine have begun to appear. I'm afraid that Divine Objects or even Divine Beasts may appear here any time soon. I wish not to see this world become a savage wasteland like mine. If possible, I want to locate and retrieve all of the items that may appear here."
Sirzechs was truly surprised. Sera had told him about Masamune's wish to explore the world, but he didn't realize it would be so soon. As sudden as his arrival was, Sirzechs had to admit that he had grown quite fond of Masamune. It felt like he had gained a brother, and to see him leave so soon…
"Well, whatever you wish to do, we'll support you." His mother smiled. "But don't be away for too long. Rias really likes you."
As if on queue, Rias tugged at Masamune's hand. "You're going leave?"
"Not anytime soon I hope," Masamune smiled and rubbed her head.
"C'mon, why don't we eat breakfast. Grayfia has prepared delicious meals for all of us," His mother smiled.
Everyone gathered around the dinning table. The head seat was empty seeing as his father wasn't here, but aside from that everyone was happy. Sirzechs was definitely embarrassed when his mother began telling stories to Masamune of when he was younger.
"Oh that reminds me," Sirzechs said, sipping his wine. He was already full seeing as Grayfia had already prepared his breakfast in bed. "Sera hasn't come by today. It's not like her to not come and see you. Did something happen?"
Masamune froze up as he went for his mouth. "N-Nothing. Nothing happened at all."
Venelana smirked. "Heh? Are you sure about that, Masamune-San?"
Masamune's face began to grow red.
"You must be quite the charmer if you were able to win the heart of Serafall Leviathan," She smirked as she ate her breakfast. "I must commend you. You remind me much of my husband back in the day."
Rias leaned over to him. "Brother? What are they talking about?" She whispered.
"I have absolutely no idea," He whispered back.
His mother began to giggle. "You truly have no clue about women aside from Grayfia, do you Sirzechs?"
"Huh?"
Grayfia sighed and rubbed her forehead. "I apologize for his ignorance, Lady Gremory."
"It's alright Grayfia," His mother smiled.
"What are you guys talking about?" Sirzechs asked, genuinely confused.
Masamune, uncharacteristically, hid his face. Was he embarrassed about something?
After breakfast, Sirzechs and Masamune were in his study. Since no one was around, he figured he find out more about the Campione and what they could do.
"You wanna know about my Authorities?"
Sirzechs nodded. "Sera said that you had the Blessing of Olympus?"
Masamune sighed. "I forgot I never told you or Ajuka." Masamune held out his hand as it began to glow. "This is the Blessing of Olympus." It was an Omega symbol, with twelve smaller but different symbols circling it. "Granted to someone only by Zeus himself, but requiring the acceptance of all twelve Olympian gods, it basically grants you the Authorities of all twelve Olympian gods. Plus a higher affinity for magic and immortality. It's because of this that I can't die now. Normally, a Campione only has a healing factor and a prolonged longevity, but thanks to this it's impossible for me to die."
"You can use all twelve huh…" Sirzechs said. "What are their powers?"
"Well most of them are offensive oriented, like Zeus, Poseidon, Ares, Hephaestus and Artemis, however some are more passive skills like Apollo, Athena and Demeter." Masamune explained. "Athena's Aegis is a passive Authority that doesn't require the user to activate it. However Authorities like Zeus or Poseidon require the Words of Power to be activated."
"I see," Sirzechs said. "Have you ever gone all out in a battle before? To the point where you had to use all of your power?"
"Once," Masamune said. "Although the Blessing of Olympus grants me the twelve Olympian's powers, I also have a stockpile of other Authorities from gods I've slain long ago. One of them was Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun. She nearly scorched the entire world and turned into another Mars if I hadn't stopped her in time. As a result, I gained Amaterasu's Authority over the sun," He held out his hand and created a miniature sun. It wasn't like anything Sirzechs had ever seen. The heat, the power, it was as if the sun was actually in Masamune's hand.
"That's amazing," Sirzechs was speechless.
"But it still bothers me, till this day," Masamune vanquished the sun. "There was a Divine Beast from my world, one that had been revived. I was never able to hunt it down and I'm afraid it might come to this world through those pockets."
"What is it?"
"Yamata-No-Orochi," Masamune explained. "The eight headed dragon that Susanoo defeated upon creating the Kusanagi sword."
"It still exists?" Sirzechs asked.
"It was defeated eons ago, but a branch organization of the Magician's Society revived it through human lives," Masamune explained. "I couldn't stop the destruction it caused, and it suddenly disappeared. I was never able to find it since, even with Athena's hindsight."
Sirzechs pondered on the thought. In this world, Yamata-No-Orochi was defeated by Susanoo long ago, but he didn't know anything about a revival. It would be bad if it were to come to this world…
"Plus a handful of other powerful Divine Objects that could cause untold destruction," Masamune sighed. "Even in another world, the problems of my world still follow me."
Sirzechs smiled. "I'm sure we'll be able to find them. Have some hope."
Masamune smirked. "You remind me a lot of another Campione I once knew. He had such a positive outlook on life and took every challenge with a smile. I'm sure you two would have gotten along."
Sirzechs smiled. It was rare to hear Masamune talking about his past. "Do Ajuka and Sera remind you of your friends?"
The Campione nodded. "Ajuka is silent but wise. The head of the Magician's Society was also like that, yet underneath his calm demeanor, he cares for his comrades and friends more than anyone. Sera is rash and outgoing, yet serious and loving. She reminds me much of…" He trailed off.
"Masamune-Kun?"
The Campione shook his head. "Sorry, I didn't mean to run on like that."
Sirzechs waves his hands. "No, no it's alright. I like it when you talk about your past. You seem…happier."
Masamune smiled. He was about to speak when the doors to the study opened. Ajuka walked in with a worried expression. "We might have a…small problem."
…
Masamune witnessed a two on one face off between Sera and Gabrielle against Kuroka, the cat girl from yesterday. They in the woods surrounding Kuoh, and luckily it was still early so no one was around. He stood by Sirzechs and Ajuka and watched as the Devil King and Archangel preparing to fight a nekoshou.
"W-Why is this happening?" Masamune asked.
"Apparently Kuroka used a spell to summon Gabrielle," Ajuka explained. "She said she wanted to speak to you, but instead of calling you, she called for Sera instead…and here we are."
"She summoned an Archangel?" Masamune asked. "Is that even possible?"
Sirzechs nodded. "Old Enochian spells have the power to summon any angel, but it's extremely rare to find anyone besides angels knowing them. I wonder how Kuroka knew of that spell."
"Why do you want to talk to Munecchi?" Sera asked. "Don't you dare come near him with your dirty little paws."
"That's right!" Gabrielle glared at Kuroka. "You're not lay a hand on him."
"Ehh? I just wanted to talk to the father of my future children, that's all," Kuroka smirked and winked at him.
Masamune would have blushed if it hadn't been for the two extremely angry and extremely powerful figures glaring at him. Masamune suddenly felt the air become much much colder.
"You…little…" Sera said as she released an enormous amount of magic. Her hair began to rise as the very air particles around them began to freeze and form spears. "I'm gonna tear you in two!"
Kuroka smirked. She held up her hands as they began to glow. "Come and get me."
Several dozens ice spears shot from Sera's side and launched at Kuroka. She was able to evade most of them, but Gabrielle jumped into action with twin light spears.
"Is Kuroka gonna be okay?" Masamune asked.
"She's an extremely well adept Senjutsu user," Ajuka explained. "She'll be fine, but that depends on how much Gabrielle and Sera hold back. If they were to get serious…"
Masamune watched closely at the fight. There was something not right about all of this…Kuroka didn't seem like herself. She seemed different from yesterday when she fought against Sera. More…desperate.
Kuroka fended off Gabrielle in a close combat fight fairly well, to Masamune's surprise. Her senjutsu allowed her to fight in close quarters by enhancing her own physical abilities, that much he could sense from her magic. However her movements seemed…weird.
"Holy Ray!" Gabrielle leaped in the air and gathered a lot of magic into her hands. When she released them, hundreds of light spears shot out and all aimed at Kuroka. She dodged most of them, however she was hit by one or two and fell back.
"You're tougher than I thought," Kuroka held out her hands to the side. "Kasha!" Magic began to form and created two large wheels with white flames coming from them. With a swipe of her hands, Kuroka launched them at Gabrielle and Sera.
"What's that?" Masamune asked. "Those flames seem…off."
"They're flames created from the user's ki energy," Sirzechs explained. "Kasha is a technique performed by expert senjutsu users. It turns anything it touches to ash."
Masamune watched as Sera and Gabrielle defended themselves. Gabrielle used her light magic to created pillars that pushed the wheel back, even as the flames destroyed her light. Sera on the other hands created multiple walls of ice and even trapped the wheel in a cocoon of ice until it disintegrated.
"Enough!" Sera shouted. She extended her hands into a symbol. Her right hand was in a fist and collided with her open left palm. She brought them to her side as she gathered an enormous amount of magic. "Glacial…"
"S-Serafall! Don't!" Ajuka stepped forward. "You'll kill her!"
"That idiot," Sirzechs was about to move, but…
"Cascade!" Sera raised her hands and created a massive magic circle in the sky, encompassing all of them under a blue vibrant magic circle.
"S-Sera…don't tell me you're really gonna-"
"Die!" Sera slammed her fist into her palm like a hammer, and emerging from the magic circle were three dragons made of ice. Each one of them were easily the size of a football stadium, and they all went for Kuroka.
The nekoshou had her eyes closed and braced for impact, however Masamune stepped in front of her.
"Burn everything to ash." He said, holding up his hand towards the dragons. "The enemy lies before me. Shine down your rays so that I may defeat this evil. Scorch, Infernal Blaze!"
Three magic circles appeared above him and each spouted out a dragon made entirely of flames. The six dragons collided with each other and canceled out the attack. The explosion created sparkles that rained down on them like light.
Masamune turned around to face Kuroka. He crouched down and looked her in the eye. "Why are you being so stupid?"
Kuroka blushed. "W-What are you talking about?"
"If you wanted to talk to me, you had dozens of ways of contacting me," Masamune explained. "And yet you choose to summon an Archangel with a spell that's been lost through the ages using a forgotten language. And on top of that, you seemed extremely eager to fight these two, fully knowing that you might die."
Kuroka hid her face, but looked up and smiled at him. "I guess you saw right through me, didn't you?" She got up and faced him. "I thought about what you said to me yesterday, and you're right. I shouldn't have to obey someone like that, not when he orders me to do such heinous things."
Masamune smiled. "What? What's all you wanted to tell me? You didn't have to go through this much trouble to-"
"That's not why I decided to fight them," She shook her head. "I wanted to see if I was strong enough."
"To do what?"
"To serve you," she smiled. "I want you to be my new master."
Everyone's jaws dropped. Sera looked like she was about to pull another monster move and level the city, but luckily Gabrielle held her back.
Masamune stepped back. "W-What? Why…Why me?"
Kuroka leaned forward and exposed her breasts. "Because you're strong, and yet your heart is so kind and fair. I want someone like you to be my master."
Masamune looked away. "I don't…"
"Y-You don't want to?" Kuroka played with her lips and saddened her eyes.
"Munecchi!" Sera grabbed his arm. "You seriously can't take her in, can you?"
"Hmm? Why not?" Masamune asked.
Sera blushed. "Well…because…sh-she…" Her face had completely turned into a tomato and completely lost the ability to speak.
Masamune turned to face Kuroka once more. "Look, I'm honored that you want me to be your master."
"Then you'll do it?" her eyes lit up.
"But," He smiled. "You shouldn't live your life devoted to one person like a master. You should live your life how you want to, do the things you've always wanted to do and see the world before your very eyes. Fall in love, start a family, live a happy and fulfilled life so that when you die, you don't die with any regrets." He place a hand on her head. "If you really want me to be your master, then that's my one and only order to you. Live for yourself, Kuroka."
Her face was hidden. "You really know how to make a girl swoon, don't you Asa Masamune."
"What?"
But by the time he opened his eyes, Kuroka had leaned forward and kissed him. She smelled so nice, like roses. And she was so warm. It felt nothing like when he kissed Sera, who practically had steam coming out of her ears.
After Kuroka parted, she smiled. "As you wish, my master."
Masamune blushed as Sera and Gabrielle grabbed him and pulled him away from Kuroka. "W-What do you think you're doing to him?" Gabrielle growled.
"Stay away from you thieving cat!" Sera hissed.
"I'll see you again soon," Kuroka smiled as she disappeared. "My king."
…
Sirzechs had told him that he and Ajuka would take care of the damages to the forest so Masamune decided to visit a shrine near the top of the hills around Kuoh. It looked an old Shinto shrine, very much like the ones he had visited and lived in at home.
He stood at a little courtyard area near the edge of the hill overlooking Kuoh. The city truly was beautiful, but he had a sinking feeling in his heart that everything was about to change. With all the pockets opening all over the world, and Lord Gremory suddenly going to Asgard, it's only a matter of time now until something happens. Not to mention that this world now knows of his arrival, he was honestly surprised the other factions Sirzechs had spoken of hadn't reached out to him.
"So this is where you've been."
He looked back to see Sera. She was wearing casual clothing with a white T-shirt and a hoodie with a black skirt and stockings. Her black hair was tied in twin tails as usual and she had a pouting look as she walked towards him.
"What's wrong? You seem to be lost in your own mind." She said, joining him by the railing.
"This world, is really beautiful isn't it?" He asked, smiling as he stared at the city.
"W-Where's this coming from all of a sudden?" Sera asked with a raised eyebrow.
"You asked me to tell you about my past, remember?" Masamune said. "In the years that I became a Campione, I was surrounded by caring and loving people. When you become a Campione, you're automatically designated as a King of whatever region of the world you came from, which made me the King of Japan. But yet, they always treated me like I was a normal teenager. But sometimes they'd forget that in the midst of battle, and always called themselves my knights or my bishops. You remind me a lot of someone. She used to cling to me all the time and told me I was destined for greater things, if I only opened my eyes and my heart."
Sera smiled. "She sounds like a wonderful person."
Masamune nodded. "Gabrielle reminds me much of my bishop. She was always so carefree and didn't take into consideration her ignorance of the world and always marched forward to the beat of her own drum. Sirzechs and Ajuka reminded me of two other Campione. One was an ignorant yet caring person who wouldn't bat an eyelash to step in front of someone if it meant he could protect them. He always welcomed everyone in with open arms and gave them the benefit of the doubt. The other was a cool and collected soul who always seemed so distant, but longed for the bonds that he knew he could never have. I'm sure…I'm sure you guys all would have gotten along."
"Why don't you use your Authority over the dead?" Sera asked. "I'm sure you can see them whenever you want, or even bring them back?"
Masamune shook his head. "There were days where I truly wanted to. To just see them one last time, to tell them how much I cared and cherished our time together, but I know that once I do, I won't be able to hold myself back. Once you blur the line between the living and the dead, there's no going back."
"I guess you're right," Sera looked down at her feet. "S-Sorry Munecchi."
"For what?"
"I kind of went overboard back there, with Kuroka," She said, playing with her fingers. "It's just, Gabrielle was already trying to get her hands on you so when I realized Kuroka was trying to do the same…I…"
Masamune placed a hand on her head. "What are you talking about? She's just a lost cat trying to find a new master. I couldn't in my right mind turn my back away on that."
"Y-You're always so…" She said, but trailed off. She looked up at him and smiled. "I guess that's why you're you, huh?"
Masamune raised an eyebrow. "What are you talking about?"
Sera smiled and grabbed his arm. "Oh nothing."
"Ahem!" Someone cleared their throat behind them. Turning around, the two saw Gabrielle angry and pouty. "What do you think you're doing, Sera? I turn my back for one second and you go and steal him away." She walked over and grabbed his other arm.
"I was here first Gabrielle!" Sera pulled at his arm. "Beat it!"
The two began to clash heads, but Masamune pushed them apart. "Alright that's enough now, both of you. We're all friends here so let's get along, okay?"
The two didn't seem convinced, but they broke it off nonetheless. Masamune smiled seeing these two. For some reason, having them around made him feel at peace. It was a strange sensation that he couldn't explain, but he enjoyed it.
"Masamune-Kun," Gabrielle said turning to him. "There's been a coup in Asgard."
Masamune and Sera were speechless. So this was the bad feeling he had this morning when Lord Gremory left.
"What happened?" Sera asked.
"One of the gods, Loki, is currently trying to overthrow Odin on the throne," Gabrielle informed them, balling her fists. "And one of our own angels, is aiding him in these efforts."
"The one that sent Ezekiel to kill me?" Masamune asked.
Gabrielle nodded. "Uriel, he is my brother but his blood lust knows no bounds. I'm afraid…I'm afraid things could get much worse soon. The warriors of Asgard are fending off Loki's forces, but with Uriel and his garrison on the way, it won't be long before…"
"Does Sirzechs know about this?" Masamune asked.
"Not yet, I sent word to both he and Ajuka, but-"
"But there's no time to waste," Masamune clenched his fist. "Lord Gremory is there, if anything happens to him, Sirzechs would never forgive me. Gabrielle, how do we get to Asgard?"
"A normal teleportation spell wouldn't work with all the defenses up in the golden city…" Gabrielle began to think.
"The Bifrost?" Sera asked. "Maybe we can cross the rainbow bridge to-"
Gabrielle shook her head. "The bridge has been completely destroyed, one of Loki's first strikes. As of right now, we have no way of entering Asgard."
Masamune gritted his teeth.
"Well, looks like you guys can use my help," Someone walked forth from the woods. Masamune was relieved to see Kuroka, smiling at him. She quickly ran up to him and rubbed her chest against his. "I missed you, master!"
"Y-You thieving cat!" Sera pulled her away. "Get away from him!"
"Kuroka," Masamune said. "Do you really know how to get into Asgard?"
The nekoshou nodded. "I'm fairly proficient in Space-Time magic. Folding space and getting into Asgard should be a piece of cake."
"Then that settles it," He cracked his neck. "Sera, Gabrielle, will you come with us?"
Sera clenched her fist and froze the air around her fist. "As if we'd leave you alone with this cat."
Gabrielle smirked. "As an Archangel, it's my duty to punish Uriel for turning his back on Heaven."
Masamune smiled. This…brought back powerful memories. He took a deep breath and looked to Kuroka. "Alright then, let's go to Asgard."
Author's Note - So I'm planning on doing the time skip around chapter 10 or 11. I'm also going to rewrite some of the events in DxD so I hope you guys don't mind it. I wanted to develop everyone's relationships and characters before doing a time skip so the next few chapters are gonna be more character focused. I hope you guys liked this chapter even though it was kind of short. See you soon :)