Masamune sat on the couch in their living room, reading a book on ancient prophecies and magic. Ever since finding out about the prophecy of the Trihexa, he's been gathering as much information as he could on it. He rummaged through the London Library for days until he got all the books he needed, asked everybody with even a connection to a connection of a feint connection to the Trihexa. Masamune knew how much trouble they were gonna be in, and now with Kuroka and the Chaos Brigade at their doorstep a day after coming back, things were gonna get heated soon.
He looked around at the apartment. He couldn't help but be impressed at the level of commitment Sirzechs and Grayfia had gone through to pull this off. When they returned, the apartment was completely spotless, not even a single speck of dust was anywhere to be seen. Had they been cleaning this place everyday in the hopes that they would return?
Masamune closed the book and set it on the table, thinking about the years that he had missed, that they had missed. Rias was all grown up, Sirzechs as an Ultimate-Class Devil along with Ajuka, and the Red Dragon Emperor was finally awake. Vali Lucifer was going to be on the move soon, but this was way too soon for him to be comfortable. They had run ins with the Chaos Brigade, specifically the Vali team, but he didn't expect them to make a move so soon.
"Dammit…" Masamune gritted his teeth.
"Master?" Rossweisse poked her head around the corner from the kitchen. "Is everything okay?"
"Yeah, everything's fine," Masamune got up and walked to the kitchen to join her. "What are you doing?"
Rossweisse swung around and smiled. "I'm preparing dinner for everyone once they return. I know how stressful it's been for everyone to get back to their normal lives, so I hope this at least helps."
Masamune stared at her with open eyes. As expected of Rossweisse the diligent. Through their travels, she was always the one who kept them calm and level headed. Whenever the girls would fight among themselves, Rossweisse was always the one to break them up. Whenever any of them were beginning to go on a rampage or let emotions take over, she'd always be there to set them straight. The peaceful rain that washed away their worries.
He placed a hand on Rossweisse's head and smiled. "Thank you, Rossweisse. It means a lot to me."
She blushed. "I-It's nothing, master…"
"Would you like any help?" He asked. "There's gotta be something I can do to-"
"No, it's okay master," Rossweisse smiled. "I'm just about done. I'll just have to reheat everything once everybody's back."
"Is that so," He was kind of disappointed. He's always wanted to try cooking, but he never really took the time to learn. And since all they've been eating were Rossweisse's home cooking on the Galleon, it was all the push Masamune needed to learn.
"Why don't you wait in the living room for me?" Rossweisse asked. "It's still early out, so once I'm finished we can go into the city and explore."
He smiled. "Sounds good."
Walking back to the living room, he took a look outside through the glass door. It was still off in the distance, but there were definitely storm clouds moving in. Kuroka and the others must be off in that direction, conjuring up some spell. Kuroka hasn't reported in in a few days, which worried him, but he also knew she was a capable girl who could take care of herself. But still…what was this sinking feeling in his chest.
"I'm ready," Rossweisse walked out of the kitchen and took off her apron. She was wearing a sleeveless sweater with a black skirt and stockings. She joined him by the door and looked outside. "Is it going to rain? Maybe I should grab a jacket."
"Here," Masamune took off his coat and tossed it to her. It was his favorite white trench coat with a hoody, but for some reason her face was beet red. "You can use mine. No need to get your clothes wet."
"Really? Are you sure?" She asked as he walked to the front door.
"Yeah," He smiled. "C'mon, I wanna see what's changed since we left."
Together, they ventured through the city and saw a lot of brand new things they hadn't seen when they left. There were numerous amounts of all over the skyscrapers broadcasting news or live footage from all the world of current news, street vendors selling new types of food, and plenty of arcades that opened up recently. It felt like they were walking through a candy store, trying out plenty of different things but with Rossweisse around, making sure that they didn't eat too much since she had already made dinner.
After about an hour of wandering about, they took a seat at a park nearby. Rossweisse was happily enjoying a chocolate covered banana while Masamune was happy with his strawberry milkshake. He looked at her and smiled.
"What is it?" She asked. "Do I have something on my face?"
"No, it's not that," He said, rubbing his thumbs on the cup. "Are you sure you don't want to go back to Asgard? Don't you miss it?"
Rossweisse set her banana down. "Of course I do, but I also know that the next time I go back, it'll be when the time's right. Besides, I know that my place is here, by your side and the others. I can't just up and leave you can I?"
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"Look at you, master," She smiled. "If I wasn't here with you now, you'd be home alone all by yourself. With Sera with her sister, Gabriel up in Heaven, Astrea in her workshop, and Kuroka on a mission, you'd have no one by your side." She took his hand. "I don't want you to be alone, that's all."
He could feel his hand getting clammy and his face getting red. "Thank you, Rossweisse. I never told you how much I'm grateful for you, have I?"
"Grateful?" She asked.
"You're always there for us, whether it's for combat or just daily life," He smiled. "Sometimes I realize how hard life would be if you weren't around. I'm happy to have you, that's all."
Her face flushed as she quickly let go of his hand and went back to her banana. He smiled and watched her for awhile, before realizing she was looking at something across from them.
"Master? Isn't that…" She pointed to a bakery across the street from them.
Masamune looked to see Gabriel, sitting outside the bakery eating cake and drinking with two people he didn't recognize. One was a girl about Gabriel's size, with the same dress sense and even the same bust size. She wore a modified version of a sister's uniform, but with a hood instead of a veil. She had blonde hair tucked behind the hood with kind blue eyes. Across from the two was a boy with spiky blonde hair and green eyes. He wore a beige jacket over a green t-shirt and had a kind of lazy look to him.
"Wasn't she supposed to be in Heaven?" Rossweisse asked.
"Must be taking a break with her friends," Masamune smiled.
"So they're angels?" Rossweisse asked. "I can't sense their magic, they must be suppressing it somehow."
Masamune stood up. "C'mon, we'd better get going. I don't wanna-"
"Masamune!" Gabriel's voice broke through the chatter of the people around them. "Masamune! Rossweisse! Over here!"
Masamune could hear the people around them muttering things under their breath. He began to blush. "Does she always have to be so loud…" Masamune trembled with embarrassment.
Rossweisse smiled. "C'mon, we'd better go join them before she makes a bigger commotion."
Before he knew it, the two were sitting with Gabriel and facing the two angels. Gabriel clung to his arm and smooshed her face against his shoulder, as he began to get weird looks from the other customers and people passing by.
"So you're Asa Masamune," the blonde girl said. "It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Griselda Quarta, Lady Gabriel's Queen."
"Queen?" He asked, but remembered the devil and angel system of gaining new members through reincarnation. Whereas the devils use a system devised by Ajuka based on the chess system of "pieces", the angels used a 52 "card" system. "I see. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"And you must be Rossweisse," Griselda smiled. "I've heard stories of you from Asgard."
"A pleasure," Rossweisse bowed her head like a knight.
"Please excuse my friend here," Griselda said. "He's rather…lazy. This is Dulio Gesualdo, an angel in the service of Lord Michael."
Michael? Even he had reincarnated angels in his pocket? Masamune had only met Michael once before when they were in the Vatican, but he never expected a nice guy like that to have reincarnated angels.
"It's nice to meet you," Masamune smiled.
"Cheers," Dulio smiled and held up his cup.
"Can't you show more respect?" Griselda elbowed him. "He's on the same level as Lord Sirzechs or Lady Gabriel."
"What…" Dulio sighed. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Masamune."
Masamune blushed, to the giggles of Gabriel and Rossweisse. "It's okay, I don't really like being called a Lord or anything. Just Masamune is fine."
"But still," Griselda smiled. "I've wanted to meet you for a long time. Lady Gabriel has told us much of your adventures. So the incident in London and Paris was really you, I figured as much as but it was still a shock to hear."
Masamune felt a cold chill go down his spine. He remembered the London incident. There was in insurrection with the older werewolves trying to overthrow the current Alpha. They managed to hold them back, but some of the city was destroyed in the crossfire. And Paris…
"It's really nothing," Masamune said.
"Oh, that reminds me," Dulio said, straightening his back and finishing his soda. "The prophecy of the Trihexa…" That got everyone's attention. "I've found something that you'd probably want to know."
Masamune gulped. "What is it?"
"The Bible isn't really a reliable source for the end of the world types of things," Dulio said, resting his cheek on his palm. "It's more like a fantasized collection of stories a bunch of desert dwellers wrote down once God spoke to them. It says that the end of the world, the Apocalypse, will be brought into the world once seven trumpets sound. That part, isn't really fantasy."
Masamune narrowed his eyes. "So it's true then…the Horsemen."
"Horsemen?" Dulio asked. "No, not the Four Horsemen. The seven trumpets will sound and will immediately break one of the seals, releasing the seven deadly sins into the world."
"The seven deadly sins?" Gabriel asked. "Weren't they destroyed a long time ago, with Lucifer?"
"That's not necessarily true," Dulio said. "Lord Michael kept it hidden from almost everybody but himself and God, but I finally got him to break." He smirked. "The seven deadly sins were originally seven incarnations created from the Trihexa. While it's true that the Four Horsemen serve Lucifer, the Trihexa lent it's power to Lucifer by giving him command of the Sins. If it weren't for the Archangels back then, this world would have drowned in that despair."
"So, does that mean that the Sins are coming back?" Masamune asked. "Once the trumpets sound?"
"It's not quite so easy," Griselda said. "In order for the trumpets to sound, a spell must be casted. Since the Trihexa is currently sealed, they cannot take the form of it, therefore a spell must be casted and bound a single soul in which the Sins can use a base for their new forms. And I'm guessing you have a good idea of who that might be…"
Masamune looked off into the sky. The storm clouds were growing and coming closer. "It's me?"
"Bingo," Dulio said. "You're the only person who has the immortality and divinity strong enough to survive the spell. I don't know how it's done or by who or from where, but this spell can be casted regardless of distance. It'll open a magic circle bound you with seven magic circles, each of a different kind and element, and your heart will be split into seven. I think I heard that Uriel said something along the lines of…"
"My sins will be my undoing…" Masamune finished with grimace.
"Exactly," Dulio said. "That's as much information as I can give you right now."
"Is that what you've been doing for eight years?" Griselda asked.
"Yep," Dulio leaned back on his chair. "Lord Michael sent me off on an information gathering mission. I've been scavenging every library or holy ruins all over the world gathering information. Every culture all over the world has some sort of end of the world theory. The Apocalypse, Ragnarok, the Titan War, whatever you wanna call it, this is it. The Sins are sort of…the vanguards. They'll prime the Earth for it's arrival and one by one, the seals will break. Once the last seal is broken, the Trihexa will walk again."
"But why…" Masamune said. "Why would people want to wake the Trihexa? What could they possibly gain from the end of the world?"
"I'm guessing, power," Gabriel said. "They've probably been brainwashed by the Trihexa's influence. Even sealed away, it's magic is too strong. Bits slip through and influence others into doing it's bidding, the people behind this, the Chaos Brigade, are probably nothing more than pawns."
"That's not exactly true," Griselda said. "While the Chaos Brigade's aim is to free the Trihexa, but their main objective is to defeat the Great Red, the Dragon of Dragons."
"So they're going to use the Trihexa to defeat the Great Red…" Masamune rubbed his chin. "Something about this doesn't add up…why would they go through all of this trouble…Who's even leading the Chaos Brigade?"
"Most likely," Griselda said. "Ophis, the Dragon of Infinity."
"Ophis?" Rossweisse asked.
"I've heard that name before," Masamune said.
"She's the being who resided in the Dimension Gap, where the Great Red is," Gabriel said. "Ever since he came in, she's been forced to move out. Her wish is to force Great Red out from the Gap so she can live there again in peace."
"And to do it, she's going to awaken the Trihexa?" Masamune asked. "That's so…couldn't she defeat Great Red herself? She sounds powerful."
"That…I don't know," Dulio said, lacing his fingers together and touching his forehead. "None of this makes sense. Why would they go through all this trouble of awakening the Trihexa? Why would they wait eight years? Why are they acting now…and who else is the Chaos Brigade?"
"It's no use thinking about it now," Griselda sighed. "All we can do is be prepared for when it happens." She stood up and grabbed Dulio by the collar.
"G-Griselda! Let me-"
"We'll be taking our leave now, Lady Gabriel, Masamune-Kun, Rossweisse-San," Griselda smiled. "I do hope we meet again."
"I'll see you later then," Gabriel smiled.
With Griselda smiling and Dulio protesting, the two disappeared with the sound of flapping wings. Masamune was left to think about the information he just gained…the seven deadly sins.
"The Sins…" Gabriel rubbed her chin. "The Chaos Brigade…we really missed a lot while we were gone, haven't we?"
"It can't be helped," Rossweisse crossed her arms. "We've been left out of the loop for eight years while the world went on.
"Let's head home," Masamune stood up. "We've got some research to do on the seven deadly sins."
…
Sera sat outside the Student Council Office, once again. Sona and the Student Council have been in there for hours, talking about a festival that's supposed to come up soon and the preparations for it. They were also talking about the Open House the other day and making sure none of the students or parents were injured.
She couldn't believe how mature and grown up Sona had gotten in eight years. She went from an innocent and carefree girl to such a mature and well endowed woman in the time that Sera was gone. She practically hated Sera now…how was she going to fix this? Could she fix this?
"President, I'm gonna head home now," A voice said behind the doors.
"Have a good night, Saji," Sona's voice said.
The doors to the office opened and a boy with spiky blonde hair walked out and looked at her with surprise.
"Is everything okay?" Sona asked.
"Yeah, I'll see everyone tomorrow," Saji smiled and closed the door.
Sera watched as she smiled and took a seat next to her. "Tough night, huh?"
"You're Saji, right? One of Sona's devils?" Sera asked.
"Genshirou Saji," He smiled. "I don't think we've ever met. I'm Sona's pawn." He extended a hand out.
Wiping her tears away, Sera reached out and shook his hand. "Serafall Leviathan."
"Y-You're Lady Leviathan?" Saji got on both knees and faced her. "Pardon my rudeness Lady Leviathan, I had no idea-"
"We met yesterday, didn't we?" Sera smiled. "You were in the office when I came in."
"Oh…I'm sorry my memory isn't exactly accurate," Saji smiled and leaned back against the wall. "Are you here to see the president?"
Sera nodded. "But she has no intention of seeing me. It's like she hates me."
"Hmm…" Saji said. "I don't think she hates you, Lady Leviathan."
"How so?" She asked, looking to him.
He smiled. "The President usually comes off as cold and distant, but that's just because she's a tsundere. You just gotta keep at it until she warms up."
"A tsundere?" Sera asked. "Are you an otaku, Saji-Kun?"
Blushing, he looked away. "Well I wouldn't say an otaku, but I do watch anime and read manga every now and then."
For some reason, speaking with him made things easier and even made her laugh a bit.
"But," Saji relaxed. "There's no way that the president hates you, Lady Leviathan. The vice president told me about the things she says about you, how she missed you and wanted to see you again. I think eventually, she just stopped talking about it because it became too painful."
Sera was silent and listened as he spoke.
"I think ever since you left, she's been too afraid to let anyone else in. Aside from us and Lady Rias's peerage, she doesn't really want anyone in because she's afraid they'll leave again," Saji said. "I think all you can do right now is assure her you're here to stay."
"Assure her?"
"Yep," He smiled. "Though I don't think it'll be as easy as I make it out to be. But you can't give up so easily, nothing worth fighting for is ever easy. Keep at it, Lady Leviathan," Saji stood up and stretched. "I'm sure you two can be sisters again."
"Saji-Kun…" Sera smiled. "I see why you're in her peerage. You're a pretty wise guy, you know?"
Blushing, Saji rubbed the back of his neck. "Ehh? I wouldn't say that…"
The doors to the office opened, and this time a two girls walked out. A girl with long white hair and a girl with brown hair wearing bright stockings.
"Huh? Gen-Chan? I thought you left…" The girl with white hair said.
"Lady Leviathan?" The girl with brown hair said. "What are you doing here?"
"Lady Leviathan," Saji said. "Don't give up, okay?"
Sera stood up and faced him. "I won't. Thanks, Saji-Kun."
Smiling, he swung his arms around the girls and forced them away. "C'mon Momo, Ruruko. Let's go home."
"W-What? But that's-"
Sera watched as the three walked away and waved. She looked back to the office but decided that it was getting pretty late. She wanted to go home and relax and see Munecchi and the others.
"Never give up," She pounded her fist in the air and smiled as she left the school and headed home.
…
Kuroka stood in an open courtyard in the forests outside of Kuoh. She stood with the rest of the Vali team as the others began to meet up. Tonight was the night they carried out the plan, the ancient spell that was supposed to break the first seal and unleash the Sins. Kuroka knew that she would be one of three mages who would perform the spell, along with Le Fay, but she didn't know who the other person was.
"It's pretty dark, isn't it?" Le Fay grabbed hold of Kuroka's hand.
Le Fay Pendragon was a small yet powerful mage who was a descendant of Morgan Le Fay, along with her brother Arthur who was the descendant of King Arthur himself. She was small, with long curly blonde hair and green eyes. She wore a school girl's uniform with a cape and a large blue pointed hate. She carried with her a broom stick that made Kuroka think of her as a traditional witch.
"We'll be okay, Le Fay," Kuroka squeezed her hand.
"Everybody get ready," Vali said. "They're here."
Kuroka looked ahead as a large magic circle brought forth a lot of people. At the head of them were two girls. One was a woman around Kuroka's age, maybe older, with long flowing blonde hair and sapphire blue eyes. She wore a standard magician's robe with a hood. Besides her was another girl, blonde with clear blue eyes. She wore a sort of armor that Kuroka had never seen and carried with her a flag pole with the flag wrapped to make it look like a spear. Behind them were about 40-50 magicians and swordsman. They brought militia with them.
"Va-Kun!" The blonde magician ran forward and grabbed Vali into her breasts, which were truly massive. "It's so good to see you again!"
"L-Lavinia…let me go…" Vali said in between breathes.
"I've never seen anyone do that to Vali," Arthur said, straightening his glasses.
"Neither have I…" Kuroka said in awe.
"Oh I forgot," Bikkou said. "You guys have never met her. That is Lavinia Reni, she's a magician from the Magician's Society. She's gonna be the third mage to activate the spell."
Kuroka could feel it now, that powerful and almost knee-shaking magic pressure that came from her.
"Lavinia," The other blonde girl, the one with the flag pole, pulled the magician back. "Don't goof off now, we have a job to do."
"You're always such a party pooper, Jeanne," Lavinia pouted.
Jeanne? What was this power that Kuroka felt from this girl…it didn't feel right. It almost felt ancient, as if a power lost in time. What exactly was she?
Lavinia walked forward towards Kuroka and Le Fay, who hid behind Kuroka. "Are you two the other mages who will perform with me? My, you're such a sexy little thing aren't you…" She peaked around and rubbed Le Fay's head. "My name's Lavinia, it's nice to meet you."
"It's…nice…to meet you too…" Le Fay said.
"Let's get this started," Vali broke off their conversation. "Everybody remember the plan? These three will activate the spell, and immediately after we'll go in and attack. Jeanne," Vali said, looking to the girl. "I'm leaving the Devil King and Archangel to you."
"Understood," Jeanne said.
"Bikkou, you've got the valkyrie. Arthur, you've got the goddess," Vali ordered. "The rest of you here will disperse out and find the daughters of the Gremory and Sitri clans. And don't touch the Red Dragon Emperor or the Campione," Vali said with a smirk. "They're mine."
"Always grabbing the attention for yourself," Kuroka walked forward with Le Fay. "Are you ready Le Fay?"
"Y-Yes," Le Fay said with a stern face and grabbed her broom stick.
"She has a broom stick!" Lavinia shouted. "That's adorable!"
Blushing, Le Fay took her position across from Kuroka. The three formed a triangle and held out their hands. Pouring out loads of magic from all three of them, a magic circle began to form and write itself. Kuroka learned the spell easily. By opening a magic circle here, it'll latch itself onto it's target and the rest of the spell will activate from there.
"Everybody get ready!" Vali ordered.
Just then, an explosion occurred in the heart of the city. In the darkness of night, the plan to unleash the seven deadly sins and break the first Trihexa seal has begun.
Author's Note - I know my characters aren't great but I'm working on it lol. I'm still pretty new to writing so I don't really know how write characters well, but I hope I can make up for it somehow. Let me know what you guys think of this chapter. I'm planning on adding Lavinia (as requested), Le Fay, Jeanne, and Griselda to the harem at some point. Anyways, hope you guys like this chapter and I'll see you soon :)