Judan: Welcome! For it is once again time to bring out this latest chapter!
Slayer: In other words we've already circulated through the other stories. But once again thank you for all the support.
Judan: Correct, and today we thank someone for a new character. This is an OC made by PersonaQeminod1
Shadow: Yes thank you, and though he doesn't appear quite yet we're getting there.
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Rodrick: Do I get a say in that?
Shadow: What do you think?
Rodrick: No…
Judan: Damn right you don't! Now who'll do the disclaimer?
Kunou: I'll do it! Since I'm new and all.
Judan: Go right ahead then.
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Everyone: Here's the Story!
Character sheet invalid at this time…. No detailed fights to draw data from…
Peerage: Will not be posted next chapter since completed.
King: Rodrick OC
Queen: Sakuya (Touhou)
Rooks: Mittelt, Koneko
Knights: Ryu Shibura OC, Allen Walker (D grey man)
Bishops: Kunou, Asia
Pawns: Issei (4), Fem Vali (4)
Harem votes: actual harem… Ophis, Koneko, Fem Vali, Sona,
Grafyia - 5
Akeno-1
Ravel-4
Hello= Regular talk
[Hello]= Kuros
{Hello}= Ddraig
(Hello)= other sacred gears
'Hello'= Masamune
Hello= Thoughts/talking to inner spirits
(J/N)= Judan Notes
(S/N)= Slayer notes
Chapter Five: The end of an Era
The Void king
I gave out a tired yawn while walking into what could be, one of the biggest hassles of my life. You see it's been about three days, since me and my team had blown up an entire mountain. Not that we meant to destroy an entire mountain of course. But the explosion was a lot bigger than I'd anticipated.
I'll need to work on my demolition skills. But that could wait until later. At the moment I was heading into a meeting, to explain what exactly had happened during the mission. However Odin was also going to be there to listen to my report. It will be rather interesting I'll give it that, but the fact that all the three faction leaders will be there… well… I wasn't in the mood to deal with Sirzechs and Michael. But I will be looking forward to their reactions to Azazel's new appearance.
I chuckled at that as I approached the large door leading to the meeting room. To be honest… this place was literally an all-girls high-school somewhere in Norway. Why Odin chose this place was completely beyond me. In fact I don't even know how I got here! Only that I woke up here with a note telling me the details from Azazel, with a smiley face on it. Apparently the beating I gave him from before wasn't good enough. But back to the matter at hand… Standing outside the door I gave another yawn and pushed it open.
Inside there were already a bunch of people. Looking around I could see that they were once again divided, on opposite sides of a large wooden table. One side sat Riser, a man with long red hair and a cloak with metal pauldrons on it. The cloak was black and he was looking at me with narrowed blue eyes. He almost looked like Rias. But that was to be expected, seeing how he was Sirzechs Rias' older brother.
Next to him sat a silver haired woman in a maids outfit. And to be frank… the women's resemblance to Sakuya was uncanny. This was Grafyia the so called ultimate queen of Sirzechs peerage. Although she and Sakuya have been at each other's throats since they've met. I know they don't hate each other but… it was a pretty intense rivalry. And so far one hasn't been able to outdo the other, whether it be fighting or cleaning. Her specialty in combat however is ice magic. This is interesting, seeing how the only other devil who has ice is Serafall Leviathan. Sona's older sister and also one of the four Maos of the devils.
However any relation between them is unknown at the moment. She is also "officially" Sirzechs wife, but somethings always bothered me about that. As a side note she is also one of the few high-class devils I actually like. Mostly because she keep her king in check. Surprisingly that was all there was on the devils side. So just giving Grafyia a small wave which was returned, I looked over to the Angel side of things.
Allen gave me a small wave in which I returned. There were also two more individuals. One was a blonde hair woman who seemed to radiate beauty. She wore white garments and had a beaming smile that almost blinded me.
[ARGH! Look away from that unnatural thing, before we can't see anymore! Curse you dragon sight!] I quickly complied, the woman who almost blinded us was Gabriel one of the strongest Seraphs. She was also said to be the most beautiful woman in heaven. Which I doubted but nevertheless didn't voice any ideas otherwise. You see like Grafyia, Serafall, and Ajuka… she was one of the few high class beings, I didn't have too much of a problem with. Mostly because she was so damn hard to dislike in the first place.
But I'll still never understand why Serafall hates her. Yep one of the friendliest and kindest devils in the underworld hates one of the friendliest and kindest angels… go figure? Next to her was a man who looked rather similar and seemed a lot stronger. He had blond hair, a stern yet kind face, and also wore white clothing. This man was the arch angel Michael. Someone who I'd love to never to get into a fight with. Not to say I'd lose, but the collateral damage would be rather high.
Looking further I saw an empty seat which I had to guess was for me. Next to that was a black and blue Azazel who gave me a thumbs up. Vali was sitting next to him, and when she saw me did something unexpected. She waved before jumping up, picking up Azazel and switched seats with him. Deciding not to question it I made my way to the seat. Sitting down I looked at the last person in the room. I could immediately tell that he was Odin, the ruler of the northern pagan gods. Most assuredly, not someone I want to fight for at least a hundred years.
He was bald on the top of his head, with white curly hair on the back and sides. On his face he sported a nicely trimmed large beard. Over left eye sat an eyepatch. He wore what looked like standard Norse battle armor. However what confused me was the empty seat next to him. It was strange because every other seat was filled. So either someone was late… or the old god ditched someone. (J/N I wonder who that could be?) Looking around and seeing that everyone was here. Well um mostly all here, the Norse god stood up to address us.
"Well it's good to see the youngsters all here, and finally the neutral party and leader shows. Now I'd rather not push this meeting to long, because this is an all-girls school and I have some plans for it." At the end of his words he giggled perversely. At that I couldn't help but slam my head on the table. Not even looking up I could feel Vali pat my back in pity. She understood my pain, as both of us have to deal with perverts on a daily bases. Issei for me, and Azazel for her.
Strangely Gabriel showed her nativity by questioning the old god. "What do you mean by plans Lord Odin?" At her words I quickly looked up and stared at her in wonder.
How can someone that old… be so… pure? I know the angel thing and all but even Michael's looking at her confused. Shaking my head lightly I gave a small chuckle. If I was honest with myself, this was one of the reasons she was so hard to hate. She was about as innocent as Asia was. Looking back to Odin, I could see that he too was a bit shaken by her questioning. Eventually he just shook his confusion away and started speaking again.
"Well… let's forget about that for now. Anyways… Before I reward those involved I'd like to hear the details of the mission. Which leads us to the young dragon Rodrick Booker." After saying my name everyone turned to me, causing me to give a small nervous smile.
So clearing my throat, I took out the hard written report I'd created for this meeting. It was lucky for me that I kept it, along with the copies in my pocket dimension. Thank the outsider for void magic! So straightening the papers I stood up.
"Alright then the papers I'm about to hand out, has both a detail telling of what happened. Along with other relevant information later discovered through Kuros, and looking through the files we stole." Turning to my left side I handed the stack of stapled papers to Vali, leaving a single packet for me. "If you would only take one that'd be great, you see I don't know if I have enough here." Everyone nodded and took a single packet as they were passed around. Once they made it back to me I put the rest away. Looking around at everyone I started my report.
"Alright now this mission as you know was handed down to you by Lord Odin." I nodded towards the Norse god who acknowledged it, and motioned for me to continue. "Now at O' six hundred in the evening I met up with Vali at the Kuoh airport. At this point we got on the vehicle I recently believed was stolen, only to find out Azazel both took it and changed the locking password."
I couldn't help but glare at Azazel before continuing. "Once on board we picked up Riser in china, and then Allen in Rome. As you can see things went pretty smoothly even after we landed in Russia." Following along the others nodded in agreement before I continued.
"After climbing a large hill we made it to the top, only to find what Lord Odin wanted. It turned out the strange disturbance was actually a rather large facility. It surrounded what looked like a black lake. However through the files we took, I discovered that it was actually an unstable portal to the Abyss." Everyone actually looked rather disturbed at that piece of information. But didn't speak quite yet, prompting me to continue.
"Once within range of the facility, Kuros noticed that the people guarding the entrance didn't have normal weapons. Instead they were using guns with Dark maker bullets. These bullets through a special poison stop all unnatural healing processes. Meaning even a phoenix would heal as slow as a human if shot." Everyone except those who were there looked shocked at this. Hell even Odin had now lost his entire playful demeanor, and was now looking quite serious.
Giving them a moment to look through what I just said, in the packet I continued. "Now after quickly taking out the two guards we infiltrated the base and split up. During this Allen and Riser found out some things about numbered subjects. While me and Vali found a barracks, which allowed me to also get into disguise. Luckily I also found a key card to use, on top of the ones we stole from the guard outside. More details about the guards and the conversation are in the packet. And I'll answer any question after I'm done." They all voiced their consent while I waited for them to go over the information.
Eventually they gave me the go ahead. Continuing while skipping over our wandering about the facility. I started telling the part where the alarm was tripped because of the Lendopo Diren. At this point both Allen and Riser, started to act suspiciously for a few seconds but it passed by quickly. Also for Vali's sake I skipped the part where she was overcome with fear. Looking back at her I could see that she was extremely grateful. After that I then explained how we blew up the portal and facility.
After which I then began to explain their true motives. "Now to the actually important bit here." That got everyone's direct attention. "The portal was actually supposed to be used to summon different abyssal creatures to experiment on. However thanks to Subject ones interference, the portal destabilized and became what looked like a black lake. It was still possible to get access to the Abyss with it, but it became a much riskier and slower process. However it was only thanks to their leaders careful planning, that they subdued subject one. Otherwise it would've been impossible not to mention disastrous to stop it once it got going."
I stopped to take a breath knowing this next part would create a panic. "You see… subject one was a… Darkwraith…" At this everyone but me, Allen, Riser, Vali, and Odin started to panic and yell things out to each other. But for the others of my group, they just didn't understand what the big deal was. Eventually Odin had enough and stood up.
"Silence!" His loud booming voice held authority that belongs to an older god. It was also effective as everyone became silenced. Seeing how everyone was quiet he nodded to me to continue. Not wanting to anger him further I complied.
"Now along with the dar… I mean Subject one, there was subject four. Now there isn't much information on this one, only that it was a dragon like creature and seemed very old. Next was subject nine but you already know about that. Then subject twelve which they called it a Jersey Devil. Not really sure how to feel about that one…" Everyone looked around at each other a bit strangely before turning back to me. "Now finally there was subject One B… but there really wasn't much information on it. Only that it shared the same cell as subject one. All they knew was that Subject one called Subject one B its shadow. Now that's all for my report."
Once done I sat down and took a drink from the cup in front of me. Only to immediately spit it out. "What the hell is this stuff?!" Surprisingly Odin answered that question.
"Oh that? That is whiskey, you know stuff to grow hair on your chest." I stared at him before picking up the glass, and tossing it into the nearest garbage can. "Why did you do that?! That was perfectly good whiskey!" I didn't even give him an answer instead I looked around the room. Surprisingly all the women in the room were giving me impressed stares. While Allen using the distraction did the same thing to his cup. Shaking my head I waited for things to get back on track. It happened sooner than expected.
Unsurprisingly it was Azazel who got us back on it. "Now while this whole whiskey thing is intriguing… We really should be discussing the Darkwraith." Everyone flinched at his words, but nodded in agreement. Clapping his hands he turned to Odin. "Now then Lord Odin, do you think it is one of the three?" At his words Odin stroked his beard before shaking his head.
"No I don't believe so; if it were then nothing could stop it. Even with careful planning, I doubt even the Great Red or Ophis. Could put up a decent fight against one of the three, those beings don't rule the Abyss for nothing you know?" At his words I frowned deeply. Mostly at his comment about Ophis, I know their power first hand. But I also know that he was telling the truth. Kuros had told me all about it the night I got back.
However Vali was understandably confused. "Wait who are these three you're talking about? And how could they be stronger than Red and Ophis chan?" Odin stared at her before answering.
"I guess we might as well tell you. You see a long time ago there was a being named Manus. This being… no monster ruled the Abyss another dimension, which is almost inaccessible except through special means. Manus wanted to consume everything in order to gain power. But in order to do that, he needed an army. His first attempt at the perfect soldier was an Abyss walker. However they didn't hold as much power as he wanted, because they were created in almost the same way reincarnated devils are. His second attempt was a complete success. They were the Darkwraiths, powerful beings that rivals even the greatest of us in strength."
Despite the way he was describing them, Vali seemed to be interested in these beings. More than likely so she could fight them, the girl was a battle nut after all.
Still Odin continued with his lecture. "Of the Darkwraiths came the three. The three embodiments of the Abyss, the strongest of the three was actually the first Darkwraith. He was named Darkness. The second strongest was the second oldest, he was named Night. Then the third strongest was named Shadow. Oddly enough… Shadow is actually the youngest of all the Darkwraiths." That got Vali to hum in interest before he continued.
"Eventually Manus was destroyed however, and this left the three in charge of the Abyss. Now those three are in the top thirty strongest beings in known creation. With Ophis and Red existing on the lower part of the spectrum. The three Darkwraiths however is on the top of the spectrum."
I nodded my head in agreement the Darkwraiths are not to be trifled with. However we all stopped talking as well as moving when we heard clapping. Looking towards the back of the room we saw someone standing by the wall. We couldn't see its face but its eyes were a bright orange with black sclera. It wore a black cloak with a hood that covered its face in shadow. It also wore a dark silver colored scale mail shirt, and black leather pants. On its feet were black plated long boots. Its hands were covered in plated black leather gloves. Then finally it wore round pauldrons of dark silver on its shoulders.
When it stopped clapping it spoke in a voice that chilled my bones. It was deep, and held an ancient feeling to it. As if my dragon instincts were demanding that I run away in fear.
"Well done, well done… You are quite knowledgeable Odin of the Norse gods." Slowly we all got up while Odin called out to him.
"I'd thank you for the compliment, but I'd rather you explain to us why you're here?" The man, no being chuckled a deep dark laugh before answering.
"Well I guess there's no time for pleasantries, just like those other five I killed." At his words Gabriel spoke to him.
"You killed people? Who?!" Again that bone chilling laugh before he answered.
"Oh just some people who I knew would eventually get in my way. At least on what I knew of their plans. It was too bad… as I said they skipped on pleasantries so I really didn't learn all their names… I do know one called himself the god of darkness or something. Two more were Loki and a dog named Fenrir. Another was crazy and had twelve bat wings… I tore them off and watched him scream in pain while he fell to the ground. I think his last name was Lucifer or something." At this I heard Vali gasp in shock from her position behind me.
Turning back to her I could see a multitude of emotions. There was anger, relief, sorrow, disappointment, and even fear. Gently grabbing her hand I looked into her eyes. Noticing what I was doing she calmed down a bit, but still seemed quite conflicted. Not that I blame her, because if what he said was true… then this guy had killed her grandfather. The very person who made her life a living nightmare. And now… while she was happy he was dead, she would never get a chance to do it herself.
And so lost her chance to avenge her mother, you see… her grandfather was the one to kill her. Odin however looked furious over the death of Loki and Fenrir but didn't comment. However it seemed this guy wasn't done yet.
He kept talking after observing Vali's actions. However that alone made me step in front of her protectively. "Hmm… The girl is conflicted strange… but the boy seems strong for his age. No matter, now let's see the last one was after someone named Ophis but I killed him to… called himself Bikou or Boukou or something. Did something strange, called it senjutsu? But in the end I killed him as well." Now it was my turn to feel conflicted. Because on one hand he may have helped protect Ophis, but on the other hand I didn't feel reassured by it. Especially since he said their plans interfered with his.
So narrowing my eyes I decided to question him. "You said these five had conflicting plans when compared to yours. What did you mean by that?" He turned to me and his eyes looked intrigued by my question. So without laughter this time he answered.
"A bright boy you are, but I guess there's no harm in telling you a dead man's plans. Well you see they were all working to change the world. But not in the way I wanted, they wanted a new world order with them at its head. They wanted to take the current people of this world and rule them. But my plans are rather different to theirs." At his words everyone was shocked, relieved, and suspicious of this guy's own plans. So stepping forward Odin spoke.
"Now we thank you for putting a stop to them, we would like to know your own plans." Everyone was now waiting for his answer; however it wouldn't be one we liked.
"Don't worry Odin there are no thanks necessary, as for my plans… Well I'd like to tell you… but you see I'm on a tight schedule. And my followers usually get restless without me to guide them. But before I wrap this up I will say my name…" Everyone was now on guard because of his words. But what he said next we weren't prepared for. "My name is Xilo the Darkwraith and I'm here to cause your extinction." And with that a bunch of strange creatures burst through the walls all around us.
They wore bandages and armor made of leather. They also seemed to be made of rotting flesh, although there was no smell to suggest that. Each one had long two feet long double edged blades coming from the top of their wrists. And only their right yellow eye was visible as the other was wrapped in a bandage. But what we could see of their faces… it was horrible worms crawling around in it trying to get into the creature. Trying to devour it, these creatures also seemed to be fairly powerful as they moved around quickly in the room.
Just looking at them made me sick, these creatures just weren't natural. Quickly I asked Kuros what they are.
[Hmm… I'm sorry but I don't know. However based on his name Xilo I'd have to guess some sort of undead. After all Xilo means rot in Abyssal.] I internally agreed with him and quickly brought out Masamune who spoke to me.
'Awww… it's been so long since I've been used!~ Let's kick some ASS!' Chuckling at her enthusiasm, I was also worried about her present condition. Sensing this she eased my worries. 'Don't worry if I'm in sword mode I should be just fine. Although I'll have to tell you something soon…' I wanted to question her on that but decided to let her tell me later.
Looking around I counted at least thirty of them. This was unfortunately three times the numbers we had. But I also knew that these creatures were out matched. Now with them surrounding us I looked at Vali who looked back to me. The two of us smirked before charging the three in front of us. Unfortunately those six were standing on the table.
I hope you didn't pay too much for this Odin. Doing a downwards slash at the closest creature, it dodged by rolling to the side. Unfortunately this had the effect of me chopping the table into two pieces. However I had planned it that way and the creature still on the table, lost its balance and fell. Not wasting time I decapitated it, taking advantage of its vulnerable state. And with that move the fight had started. With the death of one of their own the others gave a loud screech in rage and charged. It was then that we learned these creatures were a lot tougher than we thought. I currently had only two targets, but by using tag teaming they kept me on my toes.
When I blocked one attack, the other snuck in from behind. I attack the other then the other one struck. Blocking another overhead strike with Masamune I twisted to the side to dodge its second blade. Then disengaging Masamune I turned to block a double stab from my other opponent. I was then forced to jump to dodge another attack from the other. Landing behind it I decided to stop playing nice and started pumping energy into Masamune. This time when they came at me, I sliced through the first ones weapons and bisected it. The other seeing this rolled out of the way of my second swing.
However it recovered rather quickly and came at me even faster than before. I wasn't even able to retaliate. The creature's blades whistled through the air as it tried to take off my arm. Only for me to jump to the side at the last second. Looking around quickly I noticed that there were only eighteen left. However all of them seemed to be moving faster than before. Before I could ponder this more, I had to duck less I lost my head. Acting quickly I tried to give it a slash across its chest using its miss. However with reflexing unseen before it twisted out of the way.
Blinking in surprise I almost didn't dodge its counter attack. Doing a back flip I managed to once again save my neck. However I did feel a slight cut on my left cheek. Wiping off the blood I looked towards my enemy. Around me I could see only ten left. At this I finally realized what was happening.
The more we kill the faster the others get! But how? I decided to find out later, and engaged my opponent in a fierce battle of blades. It was a rather odd exchange however. Seeing how our weapons never clashed together. Instead it was more of a deadly dance, with me always dodging its second blade while it tried to never touch Masamune. I guess it just learned after what happened to its comrade. Deciding to end this once and for all, I kicked out with my right leg catching the creature unawares.
In doing so I sent it crashing into the far wall. Quickly taking advantage of it I went full speed and drove Masamune into its cranium. However like before no blood came from it as it died. Turning around I saw nine left, with each person of my group fighting one on one battles. Looking at Vali I saw that her sacred gear was activated. Feeling more protective of her than anyone else I came in from behind. It didn't even see me coming as I lopped off its head.
Or at least that's what was supposed to happen. Instead it ducked and kicked upwards hitting my chin. Fortunately Vali took advantage of this, and punched a hole in its head while I recovered. Running up to me she knelt down to check on me.
"Hey are you alright?" Rubbing my chin I nodded before speaking.
"Yeah for the most part, but what it just did should've been impossible." She also agreed with me and helped me up. Looking around I saw Odin, Azazel, Sirzechs, and Allen take care of their enemies. However the remaining four ended up becoming even faster, fast enough that I was starting to have a hard time tracking them. Splitting up I went to help Grafyia. This turned out to be the correct move, as I managed to block an attack that came from behind her. In doing so I also destroyed the weapon.
Jumping back I heard the creature hiss in frustration. Narrowing my eyes at the creatures I began to get annoyed by them. So far the only thing keeping them alive is that unnatural speed of theirs. Turning around Grafyia realized what could've happened and thanked me.
I just turned back with a smile before replying. "No thanks are necessary, beside you're one of the few high-class devils I actually like." At my comment I could've sworn if I didn't know any better that she blushed. But like I said I know better, after all she's both Grafyia and Sirzechs' wife… right? Shaking my head at those thoughts, I channeled more chakra to my eyes and legs to give me a boost. So moving even faster I matched the creature, surprised at my speed he couldn't move as I bisected him at the waist. Turning to join with the others, eventually the last one was killed by Odin when he smashed in its head.
At this point everyone was a bit winded. But we still had one person left. Turning back to Xilo we saw that he was walking slowly to the right, but then stopped and spoke.
"Man that was a bit dramatic don't you agree? Anyway how did you like my corpse puppets? Amazing aren't they, the more you disabled the more I could focus on the others increasing their abilities." I clenched my fist and grit my teeth at his explanation. Necromancy… Kuros was right about his abilities. I turned my glare on him as he continued. "Now I guess this is usually the part where the villain, explains his evil plan right? Well sorry I'm not about to tell you anything. Besides this little skirmish was just to test you, and let me say… I'm not impressed. Don't get me wrong I know all of you were holding back. But remember this… I have no reason to hold back."
The way he said that worried me. Because it was true! Unlike him we cared about causing unnecessary deaths. But it would seem that this guy didn't care. And he continued gloating about it.
"In truth there's nothing wrong with wanting to protect people. But this new war I'll start will leave no room for bystanders. So you'll just have to make a choice each time you fight." He then paused dramatically before continuing. "You know… every time a world starts to settle, someone throws a rock at it. Be it a tiny pebble to a large stone. And believe me, I'm just winding up. I hope we." He was cut off as Odin brought out Gungier and chucked it at the Darkwraith. The spear hit it dead on right through his heart. However what happened next… honestly creeped me out.
Xilo still talked. "Sorry but this too is nothing but a puppet. As I was saying… I hope we meet in person someday…" With that the corpse puppet fell over as lifeless as it was supposed to be. Releasing a breath I didn't know I had, I turned to the faction leaders.
"What are we supposed to do now?" Looking around at each other Odin eventually answered me.
"For now we tell only those we trust the most and prepare. We don't know how much this Xilo knows, and we don't know what he's planning. For now we'll need to send word to the other factions. We must warn them about the Darkwraith. But again don't tell too many people, we don't want anyone to panic. Considering he plans to start a war that will not only change our world… but also the world of man." We all nodded in agreement before he spoke again. "Now I believe a reward is in order for those who took the mission correct?" While Riser was beaming at this, the rest of us were a little bit more humble.
"Now please accept these gifts." Snapping his fingers four identical boxes appeared in front of each of us. "Well go on take them." Nodded gratefully I took the box and opened it. Inside I found four gleaming silver ingots. Each on the length of the box, and the box was one foot squared. Looking at them more closely I finally realized what they were.
"Is this…" I was cut off by Odin's hand as he answered my incoming question.
"Yes… each of you is being given four bars of Mithril." At this everyone was looking at him in shock. Mithril… one of the strongest magical metals in existence. Only secretly tied by moon iron, not that any of them knew what it was. Seeing how it was created in my world. However I do believe that Bladedancer was once again, trying to create something better. Not that I'll ever know seeing how I now live here. At his gifts each of us bowed gratefully even Riser.
Smiling he decided now was the time to end the meeting. And with that the devils said their goodbyes and quickly teleported away. Michael and Gabriel were about to leave before Allen stopped them.
"Gabriel sama, Michael sama, there is something I need to discuss with you. In private before you return to heaven." The two angels looked between each other before turning back to Allen. Gabriel was the one to answer him.
"If there's something you need we can talk about it. However seeing how we've been gone a long while, I hope you don't mind if we talk quickly." Allen bowed before turning to me.
"Wish me luck old friend?" I chuckled before waving him off and speaking.
"Yeah I'll do that, see you around Allen." Then once again there was a bright light and they were gone as well. Turning back to Odin he just smiled and waved before leaving. This just left me Azazel and Vali. Speaking of Vali… when everyone else was gone, she collapsed to her knees and started crying. It wasn't tears of sadness per say… more like tears of pure frustration.
"He's dead… He's dead! I… I was supposed to be the one to do it!" Based on those words I understood that she was talking about her grandfather's death. You see in the underworld there was a civil war after the original Maos' deaths. One side was led by their descendants who wanted to continue the old ways. The others were led by the current Maos. Suffice it to say the old Maos faction lost. But some of them survived like Vali's grandfather. Eventually he had a son who married a human woman. Vali's mother, however… he manage to somehow get her father, to be cruel to both of them when he found out she had Divine Dividing.
Eventually he killed her father and then her mother right in front of her. Still she's not exactly sure how, but Vali escaped and was eventually found by Azazel. Sure he's not the best role model but he still cared for her, and did his best to help her. But she still wanted to one day get revenge on her grandfather. But now… that'll never happen.
You know I really do hate it when she's crying. It just never suited her, the strong woman who does everything to keep on moving. So crouching down I wrapped my arms around her. While Azazel knelt down on one knee and put his hand on her back. Feeling my embrace she gripped my coat and laid her head on my chest. Tears dripping down her face. Looking up my eyes met Azazel's and I knew he hated this as much as I did. After all Vali was very much his daughter in all but blood.
When she stopped crying she just sat there with her head on my chest. Not that I minded, she was very close to me. One of the first friends I made in the Grigori. It may also help that Ophis considered her a sister as well. My thoughts were interrupted by her voice. It was rather small right now and she sounded fragile.
"Rodrick I need to ask you something." Looking down at her I held her at arm's length while Azazel got up.
Smiling softly at her I spoke to her. "You can ask me for anything, and if I can do it I will." Biting her lip she eventually took a deep breath before talking once again. However what she asked for truly shocked me.
"Rodrick I would like to join your peerage." This surprised both me and Azazel. Vali had actually once rejected my offer to join before.
So you can't blame me for being a bit skeptical. "What made you decide to join up with me Vali?" She sighed and after a moment answered me.
"Before when you asked, I still wanted to get revenge. To continue fighting stronger opponents until I reached him. With you sure I'd get strong training partners, but I knew you wouldn't want me going after revenge." I had to agree with her on that one. In the end revenge does nothing, but leaves a bad taste in your mouth. "But now… my life's goal was taken away from me. And even if we killed Xilo, it wouldn't be the same since what he's doing isn't personal."
I was surprised at this point to see the brash and head strong Vali, think this through so carefully. What she said was true; Xilo's only after us because we'll stand in his way. Not because he hates any of us. I could tell by the way he was talking; he seemed actually rather down at having to kill us.
"Rodrick…" I turned my attention back to her. "Before you left, me and Ophis talked about something. She asked me how I felt about you, and at the time I said you were my best friend." At this point I started to get a sneaking suspicion about all these girls Ophis is talking to. But I didn't say anything out loud. "But now…" As she said that, without warning she kissed me. I was pretty frozen at this, while I could hear Azazel laughing in the background.
The perverted bastard will pay for that. After a moment our lips parted and she began speaking again.
"Ophis also said recently during my latest visit that if I want me, Koneko, and her can share you. So to stay with you I'd like to join." It was at this time that I began to wonder if Ophis… was trying to have me create a harem or something. I mean I'm not Issei! I never really thought of having one. That was when something else clicked in my head.
What if she ends up talking to Sona? At this I could only chuckle before I answered her.
"Well if Ophis said it's okay what can I say? Although… if you join you're going to have to be a pawn. I don't have any other piece that could work for you." Despite what I told her she nodded her head and started hugging me again. Rubbing her back while holding her I looked over at Azazel who had stopped laughing. Instead he was smiling and nodding his head. I guess that was him giving me his permission. Eventually standing up I got out my chess case from my storage dimension.
Now as I said before each piece was worth twice as much as the original. However that was only to give you a base to go off of. The pieces actually get stronger as the king gets stronger. So for me at this time each piece is actually worth two and a half regular pieces. So as I got out my pawn pieces, all of them together were worth ten. That just proves how strong Sakuya was, since being a queen that meant she was worth twenty.
So with the four pawns in hand I turned to Vali. "Okay last chance after this there's no turning back." She nodded her head vigorously before giving a verbal answer.
"Yes I'm ready, from now I on I just want to be with you." I smiled warmly at her while I started channeling my energy into the pawns. Each one started to glow and float in my hand. At this point there was only one thing left to do.
"Alright then. Vali Lucifer, I Rodrick Booker hereby ask you to pledge your life to me. Until such a time as when yourself become a king and gain your own set. Do you accept these terms?" Taking a deep breath to solidify her resolve she spoke.
"Yes I accept and pledge myself to you." I smiled at that, because it meant that she truly wanted this. Another part of this was a making sure that both parties agreed. And that it wasn't just one sided, although if someone was dead than the pact would revolve around the persons last thoughts. I was the one in charge in making this part work. Because I didn't like how most of the time Devils went around adding people all Willy nilly.
Stretching out my hand the pieces all floated around her as I spoke. "I thank you for deciding to join, now become a pawn of this peerage and become strong." All at once the pieces flew into her, one in her chest, one into her head, and the last two into her arms. Then there was a white glow that surrounded her, but quickly faded. Looking at her I could see that her eyes were closed. Suddenly she pitched forward, but I caught her easily enough. Now in my arms I could tell she was only just asleep. Not that I blame her, I also felt quite exhausted when I gained my king piece.
Picking her up bridal style I turned to speak to Azazel. "Did you know that when I gave Issei his pieces he glowed red?" At my words he chuckled before shaking his head.
"No I didn't but I can only assume that this will be the start of something new. Both Ddraig and Albion working together, they must both be rolling around in horror." We shared a laugh at that, before he shook his head and gave me a stern look. "You better take care of her Void emperor, or else I will kill you. I don't care how strong you are, you hurt her you die." I could only smile and nod my head, which caused his expression to soften. "Alright then I guess it's time to go, you have things to do, and I have plenty of paper work to do…" He chuckled hysterically at that.
But I could understand I've seen his office, most of the time his desk I filled with papers. In fact I'm surprised that the table didn't collapse under the weight. Waving goodbye to me he was about to teleport before we heard Vali speak.
"Wait…" Turning to her we saw that she was awake again. Looking to me she asked me to put her down, and I complied. Although I did have to steady her as she stumbled a bit. Thanking me she walked up to Azazel. The two looked at each other before Vali did something unexpected. She gave Azazel a tight hug; we both were surprised by this action. Because despite how long Azazel has been with her… she's never once hugged him. But I guess that her emotional state at the moment was rather… fragile.
But if the hug wasn't enough, what she said next pretty much floored us. "Thank you for everything father." While I could only stare, Azazel started to tear up and wrapped his arms around her. Looking at the two of them reinforced my beliefs, that Azazel was definitely the right choice to go to. Despite what everyone calls him, despite his perverseness, his strange hobbies, and his background. He's learned from his mistakes in the past, and had actually raised a daughter to live her life once more. Breaking from their embrace, Vali walked back to me and turned back to her father, while grabbing hold of my hand.
Smiling at us Azazel gave his last words. "Who would've thought all those years ago that this would happen? Thank you Rodrick, and thank you as well daughter. I'll make sure to send over your stuff tonight. I'll see you both soon." Turning around he teleported away leaving just the two of us.
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Five days later… (S/N Really a time skip? Are you sure you want to do that?) (J/N hey don't question me! I know exactly what I'm doing just keep writing!) (S/N Okay boss…)
A lot has happened since the meeting, including me telling my peerage what had happened. Koneko also knew but promised not to say anything to Rias yet. Koneko was also perfectly fine with Vali, once they got to know each other a bit. At first she wasn't so sure but Ophis convinced her otherwise. And now we all sleep in the same bed, With Koneko on top of me like a cat. Ophis to my right and Vali to my left although… Issei had a hard time sleeping as Ddraig, kept freaking out about her and Albion. Vali would've had the same problem, if she didn't already talk to Albion about this a few times.
I also decided to make Asia my last bishop, in which the ritual worked meaning she actually wanted to truly join. Allen even dropped by a few times, although the first time he had a black eye. Apparently Gabriel slapped him and ran away crying when he said he wanted to quit. Leaving behind a bewildered Michael and a dazed Allen. Also during the visits Allen seemed to get closer to Asia. We all teased them about this, which left the two of them red in the face.
Speaking of red… Issei's also gotten closer to Rias, and by extension Akeno. I told him I didn't really care as long as he didn't switch groups. Although Rias didn't seem quite so inclined with Koneko and me. But tonight was special since I would finally have my full peerage together. Which has led to this moment…
"Hello my name is Kunou a pleasure to see you all again! It is also nice to see some new faces!~" Standing next to me introducing herself, was a blond ten year old girl. She was dressed in a traditional miko outfit, and was smiling brightly. Currently Issei, Koneko, and Asia were looking surprised at seeing her. Smiling myself I put a gentle hand on her shoulder I finished her introduction.
"Everyone meet Kunou chan, my first bishop. Now usually she's with mother in Kyoto but todays a special day." That had gotten everyone to look at me strangely. However Kunou only smirked at me, knowing what I wasn't telling everyone. Clearing my throat I continued. "Now as you know today is a full moon. And now that we have three more members, I decided to go and get familiars tonight."
At my words everyone had started whispering excitedly. I'll be honest and say I was a little excited to. To be fair to the others I had kept myself from getting one. Now I could only wonder what everyone will get. I could tell Asia will probably get some dragonkin of a kind. And I mean dragonkin as in either an actual dragon, or a relative to one. Sakuya might get a spirit, or some kind of fairy.
Ryu would most likely get a wolf or a canine of some type. Kunou despite knowing her the second longest was a mystery. Mittelt would probably get something cute, Then there was Vali… yeah she could probably get just about anything she wanted, and Issei… well I had no idea since I couldn't see him getting anything..
[Especially if Tiamat is still there, after all I bet she still hates Ddraig for what he did.] Now that little bit of information intrigued me.
What is this now? Ddraig got a dragon king mad at him? But not just any dragon king, the strongest and the only female one. How did he manage that? It was a while before I received an answer.
[Kid trust me… you really don't want to know.] Okay… so that got me a bit worried. Deciding it was best to forget that entire conversation, I turned to Koneko.
"So Koneko chan do you want to come with us… or do you want to just stay here?" She put her right index finger to her lips to think, but eventually nodded her head yes.
"Sure but allow me to tell Rias before we leave." I grimaced inwardly but didn't let it show. Instead I only nodded my head towards her, as she headed to the "communications" room. After she was gone I gave a sigh. This went unnoticed to Asia, Issei, and Kunou. But that was because Asia, was smothering her in affection from how cute she was. Both Ophis and Vali took my hands in an effort to get me to relax. It was marginally successful. Still I smiled at them ad squeezed their hands a bit.
The cause of my reaction was the Gremory heiress herself. You see I've noticed her trying to spy on us the last few days. And except for Issei and Asia (who was now enrolled at our school) she's been unsuccessful.
However I'm slightly worried… no matter how much Rias dislikes, or distrusts me, and I her. I don't want to be the reason that separates Koneko and her. I've personally noticed how irritated Koneko was becoming with her king. And I'm not the only one! Ophis has shared her concern with me as well. To be blunt it was only a matter of time before something happened. I've tried talking to the both of them, but they just change the subject. It was getting slightly out of hand, and something needed to be done.
The sound of a loud slam startled me from my thoughts. It seemed as though only me, Vali, and Ophis caught it though. That was mostly because everyone else was either catching up with Kunou, or getting to know her. Still it was a few more worrying minutes until Koneko came back in. Her face was stoic as usual, but I could see some red in her eyes. It took me a few seconds to realize what that meant. But when I did, it hit me like a ton of bricks.
She was crying… My emotions quickly turned angry after that thought. Rias made my adorable kitten cry! She isn't getting off easy for this one! Feeling Ophis's grip get tighter I can tell she also caught on. Quickly patting her gently on the head she looked up to me and nodded. I then turned to Vali who also smiled at me. Smiling sadly I let go of their hands and went to Koneko. She was about to say something, but I took a hold of her hand and headed towards our room.
I knew this had to have gained some worried looks from the others, but at the moment I didn't care. Gently closing the door behind me I led her to the bed. Sitting down we didn't say much, but instead I just held her in a tight embrace.
After I gently started to stroke her hidden ears I spoke to her. "You know I don't like seeing you upset Koneko." She nodded her head and buried it into my chest. Looking down at her I continued speaking. "So if you can tell me, I would like to know what happened." I waited for quite a bit, and I thought she wasn't going to tell. That was until she turned her head to the side and started speaking.
"I had a fight with Rias about you… she said that you were not to be trusted, and that you were trying to take me away from her. She then went on to say that you just after me for my body, and other such things…" I had to sweat drop at that one. I mean sure Koneko was rather nice to look at, but I'm not Issei and love her for who she is. It kind of stung my pride a bit that Rias would even suggest such a thing. As for Issei I might be being a little hard on him, but he does ogle ever girl he sees. With a few exceptions to those he lives with.
But back to Rias with how she's been reacting to our relationship, I wasn't necessarily surprised. However it seemed that Koneko wasn't done talking yet.
"Normally that would've been fine, since she says that all the time about you." I feel a little bit more of me die away at that statement. "However this time she didn't stop, this time she kept going. She said that my own feelings for you weren't real, and that I only like your cooking. That was when I snapped at her saying that I did truly love you. But she kept going saying that I was too naive, to know what loving another man was like." I grimaced at the tone of her voice, she was starting to shake in anger as she vented. And her voice was a completely different tone, than what I'm used to. It was actually kind of scary, and solidified my plan to never anger her.
"The argument only escalated from there, until finally she asked me how I knew you wouldn't betray my trust. My answer was that I loved you, and that you loved me. Because of that I know you would never do anything to harm me." At these words her demeanor changed from angry to grief filled and fearful. I hugged her tighter as she continued with her story. "And then… And then…" She was crying hard at this point. The only thing I could do was listen and embrace her. "And then she said if that was what I thought when my sister betrayed me!" She was now a complete wreck as I held her.
She was shaking and crying now and I hated seeing her like this, and I was also still fuming at Rias on the inside. The subject of Koneko's older sister Kuroka has always been touchy. Now my logical side knew, that Rias was probably beating herself up over what she said… however my more instinctual side, that came from my dragon blood was rather furious. Eventually my two sides did form a balance. Now while I still wanted to rip Rias a new one. I also knew that Rias was extremely worried about her rook. She just didn't want her to be hurt again, and I understood that mentality.
In many ways Rias has become a mother figure for the younger girl. As for Koneko I knew another reason for her acting like this. It was because she was worried about Rias abandoning her. Now I knew that would never happen. Even if she joined my peerage one day, but for Koneko her mentality was different. You see for children that are abandoned, usually they do one of two things. One they act rowdy and disruptive thinking that they would be abandoned anyway. So to them they think by doing it quicker, they don't have time to build any ties with them. That way they don't get hurt again.
Then there was the second way they behave. They shut themselves in and try to be as obedient as possible. They try to be perfect so they would be wanted, and so they wouldn't be abandoned. Both are coping mechanisms that the children have developed. A mentality that they believe will protect them from being hurt again. For Koneko she developed the second mentality. This fight was more than likely her first major fight, against her mother figure. Thus she was also scared that with the way Rias brought up her sister… that she was so upset that she didn't want her anymore.
And as much as it hurts me… I wasn't yet ready to tell her that Kuroka didn't betray, or leave her because she wanted to. I didn't have enough evidence, just some clues and suspicions. So instead I tried to calm her down with a different approach.
Speaking softly I used her original name, not the one Rias gave her. "Shirone you don't have to worry, I won't ever leave you. And I know what Rias said hurt but you need to know, she's just worried about you. Now I'm not defending her, what she said was completely out of line. Plus with what she said about me kind of pisses me off…" I managed to get a small sniffle like giggle from her with that. "But I still think she deeply cares about you, and is most likely beating herself up over what she said." She looked up at me a little uncertain, so I smiled while speaking a little confidently.
"Don't worry I know enough about her character, to understand at least this much. And if I'm wrong you can always stay with me, my door is always opened for you." She nodded her head and turned into her true form. Then leaning into me she closed her eyes as her tears slowed. As for me I just stroked her head and held her close. After a few minutes of this she spoke.
"Will you be there with me when I talk to her next?" Smiling lightly I raised her chin so she was looking at me and kissed her. It was soft but I made sure to get my point across. When our lips broke I answered her.
"Shirone I will always be there for you when you need me." Blushing lightly yet truly smiling at me she nodded her head, her ears perking straight up in happiness. Now while it may have taken quite a bit to cheer her up, it was worth it to see her smiling again. In truth that's what I loved about my girls the most. When they are truly smiling, they are all seemed so radiant to me. Sona was the same way now that I think of it. But it was easier to get her to smile than the others. Though Sona's sister, was always so cheerful and so smiley that it actually kind of scared me.
After our talk and when Shirone had calmed down some more, we left to leave with the others. Everyone was still a little worried about her. But when Ophis took her hand and she truly smiled, everyone knew it was okay for now. I clapped my hands loudly in order to get everyone's attention.
"Okay people and Issei…" There was a groan coming from him but didn't comment, seeing how he was used to this. I'm sorry but he just made it so easy. "Today we go out to find our familiars. Now remember, choose wisely and don't let your basic wants cloud your judgement. That means you Issei! Don't go looking for some cute girl like familiar!" He was about to retort, but stopped cold at the looks my female members gave him. However both Kunou and Asia tilted their heads in confusion.
I sighed before continuing. "Alright now everyone stand in the magic circle, and then we'll be off." Everyone nodded including the now sulking Issei. Stepping into the circle, there was a flash of light then we were gone.
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The spectator
As the light died down around them, they quickly noticed they were now in a forest of a sort. Only this forest was giving off a strange feel to it. Motioning for everyone to follow him Rodrick started moving. Everyone quickly followed after him, except for Koneko and Ophis who were walking beside him. However that changed when Kunou ran up to join them.
"So… Rodrick Nii how exactly do we find familiars?" At that question everyone turned to listen to him. However he grimaced a bit before answering.
"That is rather simple actually; however we'll unfortunately need the help of the familiar master." Kunou cocked her head to the side before asking the question everyone but Ophis, Koneko, and Red were thinking.
"What do you mean by unfortunately?" Rodrick just sighed before answering.
"You'll find out soon enough my dear Kunou…" With that vague answer given, everyone was now even more confused until…
"Hello everyone! My name is Satooji from Madara town! And I'm a familiar master in training! I need to catch them all you hear!" At the sound of the loud voice everyone turned to see a man… He wore tight shorts, a sort sleeved shirt with a vest, and backpack. Unfortunately he was also a grown man… Needless to say anyone without prior experience was rather disturbed.
"Well I'd told you would find out. Anyway this guy will be helping all those in need of a familiar. Which is actually most of us now that I think about it…" With that said Satooji gave everyone a thumbs up, as he explained things.
"Yep! Whatever you need, a strong one, a fast one, or even a poison one, I can help all of you find the right one for you!" His voice was quickly grating on everyone, but since they needed him alive (at least for now) they decided to just listen. Talking over the rambling familiar master Rodrick addressed everyone.
"Okay so who wants to go first? Don't be afraid to take too long this is an important event." There was a little discussion and it was decided that Sakuya should go first.
Clapping his hands Satooji took out a scroll from his bag. "Alright now what kind do you want? I have a scroll with most of the creatures of the forest in it right here. You know just in case you want a suggestion." Thinking for a bit Sakuya answered him.
"Do you have any intelligent humanoid ones, which could help me in both combat and cleaning a large house?" Everyone kind of sweat dropped at what she said, mostly because they knew that was what she was going to ask. Satooji however just thought for a moment before going to his scroll. Looking it over his eyes lit up as he found one.
"Ah ha! Here we go a Greenwarsh fairy!" Turning the scroll around so Sakuya could see it, was a picture of a green clothed fairy. She had green hair in a long bob cut. On the right side of her head was a light blue bow, and on top of her head was a straw hat. Her face looked relatively young and was round with a button nose, but since she was a fairy that was to be expected. She wore a plain green dress that reached her knees, and wore light blue tights and had on green dress shoes. Over her dress she had a white apron and a blue ribbon around her waist, ending in a bow at her back. The apron was also tied around her neck.
If it weren't for the green butterfly wings coming out of her back, she'd look like a preteen girl tending to her garden. Looking up from the picture to Satooji she waited for an explanation. An explanation he was only too happy to give.
"Yeah I know she may not look like much, but she has power over plants and actually picks up around the forest. At one time I saw her get in a fight with a giant salamander. It didn't end well for the amphibian…" He looked to the sky as his voice went deeper, as if remembering something unpleasant. Thinking for a bit Sakuya nodded her head before telling him what she wanted.
"I think I'll try and get her then. She seems like someone I could work with." She then paused for a moment and thought of something. "By the way do you know this fairy's name?" The strange familiar master "in training" shook his head sadly.
"Nope sorry never had a chance to ask her. But I'm sure she'll tell you if you ask nicely. Now come along she usually hangs out by the lake at this time of night." With that statement said he took off, forcing everyone to sprint to keep up with him. By the time they made it there everyone was panting a little. "There she is!" Pointing excitedly, everyone followed his finger and saw the greenwarsh fairy sitting by the lake.
Looking at the fairy in real life, they were able to see that she was just three feet and eight inches tall. This was actually a little taller than most fairies'. Looking over at Sakuya, everyone motioned for her to go and talk to her. Taking a breath Sakuya approached her. As she approached the Greenwarsh fairy looked up at her curiously.
Smiling a bit Sakuya spoke. "Would it be alright if I sat down here?" A bit surprised at the question the fairy nodded her head, staring at the silver haired queen. Back with the main group Satooji could only nod his head in appreciation.
"Nice tactic used there, for beings like fairy's that are human like. It is always best to talk and befriend them first." Looking back at everyone he smiled. "Alright let's leave these two alone for now, this could take a bit so who would like to go next?" Seeing how no one actually came forward or really had a preference. So they decided to just look around until they found something. Well until they had to stop for an interesting reason.
Sighing Rodrick looked at Kunou and the familiar she wanted. "Again no Kunou you can't have this one, why don't you find one less likely to kill you, and is much easier to manage." Looking behind his bishop and her pouting face was a dangerous creature. This creature had nine heads, green scales, razor sharp teeth, yellow slit eyes, and sharp claws on its feet. It was none other than a hydra, an s rank monster that was practically immortal. It also happened to be on par with ultimate class devils. Everyone else was currently trying to keep their distance. Except for Ophis who stood next to Rodrick uncaringly, and the "Great Red" who was laughing his head off.
Stomping her foot a bit Kunou tried to convince Rodrick. "But Rodrick Nii she already likes me, plus I promise to clean her, feed her, and love her lots! And besides I already came up with a name!" Running a hand down his face, Rodrick looked at the hydra heads that seemed to be trying to plead with him. However the sharp gleaming teeth made the effort null and void. Sighing again he spoke to her in a calm manner.
"And what pray tell, did you decide to call your um… friend?" Smiling brightly she answered quickly.
"I named her Mrs. Button!" For some reason that elected a strange reptilian purr from the hydra. This time what she said managed to get even Ophis, to look at her incredulously. However different thoughts were going through the Void Emperors head. Those thoughts were of enemy soldiers running away in terror as a roar filled the night. And castle horns blowing into the night as people panicked. Then suddenly someone screams…
"It's Button! Run for your lives!" The image also may have been put slightly, into his head by Masamune and Kuros. But it helped him on his decision.
Sighing he nodded his head. "Alright you may keep Mrs.… Button as long as she keeps to a smaller form. But you must also protect me from any backlash this might cause." Smiling happily and hugging Mrs. Button who instantly shrunk to the size of a small cat with one head. She ran up and hugged Rodrick tightly as well. Smiling tiredly he stroked her head, as she thanked him. However everyone turned around to the sound of giggling. Looking behind them they saw Asia with a baby blue dragon. Said dragon was on her shoulder and rubbing against her cheek. When he saw the dragon Satooji gasped in surprise.
"That's a lightning sprite dragon! It's incredibly rare and can become almost as strong as a dragon king! It's amazing one's taken a liking to her." However Rodrick was smirking at the scene, since he remembered what Kuros had told him about her before. So to him it would only be natural for her to find a dragon familiar. Clapping his hands he congratulated her.
"Well done Asia! It seems as though we've at least gotten two, possibly three of our group familiars today. And so far they all "seem" like good ones." When he said that he stared at Button, who was now being cradled in Kunou's arms. Blushing a little Asia thanked him.
"Thank you Rodrick san!" She then turned to the Sprite dragon perched on her shoulder. "Now I think I'll call you Railen since it means lightning." Railen seemed to like the idea and nuzzled her even more. Issei confused by the name questioned her.
"Asia Rai means lightning not Railen." Blushing for a bit she explained her reasoning.
"Actually I decided to add a bit of Allen sans name to it." Smiling at the scene while glancing nervously at Button, Rodrick turned to the familiar master.
"Okay then so how do we bind them as familiars?" Satooji quickly explained the process and soon both Kunou and Asia, now had dragonkin familiars. Soon after they were joined by a smiling Sakuya, who was holding the greenwarsh fairy's hand.
"Hey guys I'd like you to meet Rosalia. She's agreed to become my familiar, so everyone be nice to her." Rosalia was then greeted by everyone, and in turn greeted them. However both queen and fairy had to pause when looking at the miniature hydra. Looking over at Rodrick he only shook his head in exasperation. Satooji then quickly explained the familiar process, and now three out of eight peerage members had a familiar. Deciding to just wander around until something caught their fancy, Rodrick started to hear things. A women's voice to be exact, it was calm and sounded kind to him. Although what she said confused him.
"Kukuku, we've been waiting for you void emperor." Looking around quickly Rodrick only spotted a small fox. The fox had blond fur, with a white fur neck line. The ears weren't the usual triangle shape either. Instead they were like rabbit ears; the tail tip of the fox was black. But what stood out the most was that the fox had four tails. Stopping to stare at it, fox and dragon examined each other. Then Suddenly the Fox turned around and pointed in the direction it was facing. Confused Rodrick's surprise grew as it heard the same women's voice as before.
"Come and follow, there is much to discuss. But come alone, for this is only for your ears, that of the elders, and sentient blade's." With that she scampered off into the forest. Quickly turning to the others Rodrick told them what had happened.
This caused Satooji to rub his chin in thought before speaking. "I think you should do what she said; after all you might find your perfect familiar. But foxes… I don't remember any rabbit eared foxes living in this forest." Smiling nervously at that comment, Rodrick turned around while waving goodbye and followed the four tailed fox.
Corpse Puppet character sheet
Height: 7 feet
Age: Unknown
Nationality: N/A
Hair: None
Eyes: Yellow
Special: Great speed and above average strength.
Weapons: Two feet long wrist blades on each wrist.
Skills: Tactics rank Low expert, Bladed weapons rank Mid- Expert.
Likes: N/A
Dislikes: N/A
Dreams: N/A
Idols: N/A
Hobbies: N/A
History: Created by Xilo from the corpses of the dead, there isn't really much to say. Except that they are an integral part of his forces. Usually making up the bulk of them.
Xilo's character sheet
Height: 6 "9"
Age: Unknown
Nationality: Darkwraith or Abyssian
Hair: Unknown
Eyes: Orange
Special: Abyssal magic, and advance Necromancy
Weapons: Unknown
Skills: Tactics rank Elder, Abyssal magic rank Elder, Necromancy rank Elder, Weapons rank Elder, other skills unknown.
Likes: Unknown
Dislikes: Unknown
Dreams: Unclear
Idols: Manus
Hobbies: Researching new necromancies and gaining power.
History: Not much is known except that he wants something. That something would've been kept from him by the five he had recently killed. The other factions are also in his way. Can they hope to defeat a Darkwraith?
Judan: Look at that a cliff hanger and a completely changed plot. Now with most of the main villains of the DXD universe dead. We have a new one who was the one to actually kill them all.
Shadow: Ah… my fame has increased dramatically.
Slayer: Oh boy… things are starting to get out of hand here.
Judan: Yep and Vali has officially joined and Allen has quit. He has also gotten the attention of Asia, and maybe even a higher ranked angel…
Rodrick: That won't end well…
Shadow: Oh you don't know that.
Slayer: It doesn't matter, because this chapter finally had a fight albeit a short one. And was also full of fluff!
Judan: Yeah for the fluffy!~
Shadow: Uh… yes… plus things are starting to heat up between Koneko and Rias.
Judan: Indeed! But for now we're out of time. And I broke my promise of a smaller chapter with an Omake. Oh well… who wants to end this!
Allen: I'll do it! Ahem, once again this has been a Dark Guard production, now signing off!
Everyone: Goodbye!
Slayer: Mrs. Button… really…
Judan: Hey I thought it'd be interesting.
Shadow: That scene though….
Judan: All of you suck.