Slayer: Well here's another chapter!~ to be honest I just couldn't help but come out with this. To many ideas for this one is just floating around my head.
Judan: Yeah but don't worry (for those of you that care) the other stories will be updated soon enough.
Slayer: What do you mean by "For those of you that care"?
Judan: I'm just saying only three of your stories have garnered any attention.
Slayer: That's mostly because of the category they're put in. And my beginner grammar which anyone can attest is horrible.
Judan: And yet here we are with still rather bad grammar.
Slayer: It's better than yours…
Judan: I can't deny that fact. But anyway we have a review to answer. So Shadow if you please?
Shadow: Sure thing boss! Or assistant manager, whatever you want to call yourself… Now although we've already answered you. We're just putting this here for everyone to know. So to answer you PersonaQeminod1 Christopher will not be having a harem. We actually did say this somewhere else now that I think of it. But just to say it again, no harem.
Slayer: I think that may have over complicated the answer…
Shadow: True but in the other story there was that comment about the main character getting all the girls. Despite always saying, that he will only have five.
Judan: He does have (and I mean I) have a point there Slayer.
Slayer: Fine… but now we need someone to do the disclaimer.
Milly: I'll do it!
Slayer: Go right ahead then.
Milly: Okay… Ahem. We here at Dark Guard Productions own nothing but OC's, and Reality building concepts. Everything else belongs to their respective owners. Now without further ado…
Everyone: Here's the Story!
Hello= Regular talk
[Hello]= Fernus
{Hello}= sacred gears
Hello= Thoughts/talking to inner spirits
(J/N)= Judan Notes
(S/N)= Slayer notes
Chapter Two: Don't mess with dragons...
The White Cat
All of us in the club room were feeling rather down. Especially Rias or Buchou, the club president in the eyes of the public. But also our king in the eyes of the supernatural, and like everyone else in the room she was a devil. She had crimson hair that went down to her thighs, blue eyes, and a large chest. Something I couldn't help but feel a little jealous about. She also had a strand of hair sticking out from the top of her head. She also had loose bangs covering her forehead, and side bangs that framed her face. Her skin was also pearly white, now while I was pale. Her skin was just white. She was wearing the standard school uniform.
She was also currently the one fretting over the current issue the most. I too was feeling rather down, but mostly since the current subject was my best friend's brother. My thoughts were broken by Rias, who slammed her hand down on the desk she was currently sitting behind.
"I can't believe I made such a stupid mistake! Now because of me Issei is dead!" Our vice president and queen was trying to console her. But to no avail. Her name was Akeno Himejima. She had long black haired with violet eyes. Her hair was tied into a ponytail that reached all the way down to her legs. She used an orange ribbon to tie it back and had two strand of hair sticking out of it. She was also wearing the schools uniform only with black knee high socks.
"It's not your fault Buchou; you had no way of knowing that he wouldn't use the flier." During the date Issei had with the fallen angel. Buchou had her familiar give him one of our flyers. He was supposed to activate it when the fallen eventually killed him. However it never activated, proving that he died without using it. It was supposed to work on his will to live. Once used, Buchou was supposed to go and teleport to his position.
Then she'd use her pawn pieces to reincarnate him. Making him a part of our peerage, and despite his perverseness our only active male member. Kiba our knight was actually rather excited to have another guy.
Now Kiba is a handsome boy with blond hair and a mole underneath his right eye. (S/N tell me if I put it on the wrong side.) He also had blue eyes, and is considered the prince of the school. He was in his second year the same as Issei, and Rias and Akeno were in their third year. Leaving me the only one in my first year, but luckily I had Chris Kun so it wasn't too bad.
But now I don't know how he'll react to having his brother killed. Because I know for a fact, that he cares more about his family than his own wellbeing. Which was something I've always admired about him, but now… I don't really want to think about it. I also couldn't help but feel slightly responsible. So with this feeling I couldn't help but start to shed a few tears. It truly felt horrible about all of this.
"Koneko you're crying. What's wrong?" Blinking and looking over to Kiba who asked me the question. I turned around to see everyone looking at me. Not that I blamed them, usually I just kept on a blank face. To see me smile let alone cry was just surprising. So wiping away my tears I decided I might as well tell them.
"I'm worried about Chris Kun. I can imagine what he's going through right now. He's just lost another family member, something he cares deeply about." It took them a moment to understand what I was saying. But Rias understood first, something that only made her feel worse.
"Dammit! I didn't think about his family! I should have been more careful… At least had one of you tail him! That way we could have stepped in before he died." The mood had worsened, now with everyone understanding the true implications of his death. I myself only knew that I'd have to be there for Christopher. I just hope that he can forgive us for what happened one day.
The black dragon the white cat
The Black Dragon
I can't forgive them… I can't forgive those good for nothing dragons for lying to me this whole time! With everything that Raynare's now explained to me. I can't help but feel a little peeved right now. What's worse is that none of the others had mentioned this to me! Not Juda! Not Glacial! Not Ulysses! And not even Altus! Although he's dead now so I shouldn't be too mad at him… Still the others have no excuse! Sure I'm the youngest dragon. But I still had a right to know that… Angels, Fallen angels, Devils, Yokai, Gods, and other such things existed!
What's worse is that if Issei didn't have this sacred whatever inside him. Then I'd never have found out about any of them!
Why would they leave me in the dark like this? My answer came from Fernus.
[I believe that Ulysses is to blame. It's likely that he told them, that thou already knew.] Stopping in my mental rant, I gave what the over billion year's old dragon said some thought. I decided that what he said to be true. But still none of us had an idea as to what Ulysses was thinking.
The least he could've told me was that I lived in a town full of devils. That was the biggest thing that bugged me. Because if what Raynare said was true… and there wasn't any reason to doubt her at this point. Then Rias Gremory is the high-classed devil in charge of this town. And if I remembered correctly… that was also the name of the ORC (Occult Research Club) club's president. The same club Koneko belonged to, which would explain the strange feeling I've always gotten from her.
Now that I think of it… I've always felt energy similar to my own coming from not just them, but also from the student council as well. I turned my attention to Raynare. She was currently talking to Issei, and trying to explain what she could about sacred gears. Apparently she had received orders to kill him. But only because his sacred gear was deemed a threat. You see there are many different types of sacred gears. But the strongest ones are the thirteen Longinus. These thirteen are said to be, when mastered capable of killing gods.
Since I was the black dragon "god", I didn't exactly like the sound of that. But back to the reason I was focusing on her. Right now she was in her true form. She was still wearing the same clothes from before. But now her chest was even bigger, and she looked older as well. It was funny seeing Issei's face when she transformed.
Currently I was trying to feel out every little bit of her power. I knew it felt familiar, and I wasn't talking about my older sister either. But I just could almost't put my finger on it… Quickly my eyes widened in realization. And I couldn't help but speak out loud.
"Milly…" Stopping their conversation they both turned to me confused. Speaking up Issei questioned me.
"Milly? Yeah what about her, she's in bed you know?" Closing my eyes I shook my head.
"Sigh… No that's not what I meant. You see ever since meeting Raynare I've felt that she had the white element. Only fairly diluted, however it also felt incredibly similar to someone we both know. That happened to be Milly. Which means that she's actually…" I was cut off quickly by Raynare.
"You can't mean to say that's she's actually a Fallen angel right?" Issei's eyes widened and turned away from her to glare at me. With nothing else to say I just nodded my head sadly. This left both of them gaping at me with their mouths wide opened. I chuckled a bit at their expressions.
"You two should probably close your mouths. Or else you might catch some flies." They quickly did so and Issei shaken out of his stupor glared at me.
"How can you be so calm about this?! If she really is a fallen angel that means we got to do something! Now that we're both completely exposed to the supernatural… we need to find new ways to protect not just her. But also our parents!" I gave a toothy smile about that, and seeing the incoming question I answered before he could speak.
"Don't worry I've already taken some of the steps to insure their safety." Seeing their confused and suspicious faces I elaborated. "You see I knew I wouldn't always be there to protect Mil Chan. So before being adopted, I already taught her enough about martial arts… to make her a third degree black belt." I said that last part quickly, but their eyes still bulged. Issei more so since he thought I was lying.
"What do you mean third degree black belt! You coddle her, you spoil her, and! You are always doing things for her!" I just shrugged at that before answering.
"That's only because of how adorable she is. You can't deny it! But if you thought that was shocking listen to what I have to say next…" Now staring at me even more I continued. "This house has a powerful barrier on it. The only things capable of breaking into, or teleporting into this house are… other dragon gods. I put it here a month after being adopted. And since then have only increased its potency. Also it is undetectable." Their faces were quite hilarious trying to comprehend the power needed to destroy this house.
I grinned even more though. But I wasn't quite done yet. "Oh by the way you two, plus Mil Chan. Will now be meeting me after school and weekends for training!~" As soon as those words left my mouth, they were quick to question me. I was quicker in cutting them off however. "Okay first Issei you need to get strong enough to use this sacred gear. Because if it's as strong as Raynare said it was… then you will be targeted by multiple factions." Grimacing Issei nodded his head in understanding. While Raynare put a hand on his back to comfort him.
However I wasn't done just yet. "As for you Raynare…" She turned to me waiting to see what I had to say. "Earlier today when I fought Dohnaseek you didn't do much. I had to jump in to save Issei. This means if you want to help us… then you'll have to get stronger as well." Looking down at the floor she nodded her head in consent. I now sighed though, now having to explain Milly's role. "Now as for Milly… while I hate saying this. She's a part of this world. Always was… this means she'll also have to fight one day. And I plan on giving her every advantage available to her."
Seeing my reasoning both Raynare and Issei nodded solemnly.
However Raynare then smiled lightly. "Then I guess you'll want my help in training her?" I mulled over it before shaking my head negatively. Which confused her quite a bit. "Why don't you want me to? I mean if she's a fallen angel, then wouldn't it make sense for me to train her?" Even Issei nodded his head at this logic. But I also had my reasons.
"Now while that is true… it is also true that you're not much stronger than Dohnaseek. Someone that I beat in two moves, no! I'll train her in using white element spells. My older sister had shown me a few. And despite not being able to use them, I could teach them to Milly. And by extension I may be able to teach you some. However since you already have your own brand of light magic… that might be impossible, but for someone just learning like Milly… It'd be easy to teach." She sighed at not being able to have her own protégé but understood my reasons.
"Alright I guess that makes sense…" I smiled and gave her my thanks for understanding. Now that we were done discussing all of this… we still had one last problem…
"So Raynare… where exactly will you be staying? It's not like you can go back to where you came from now right?" She blinked a bit before coming to the same realization. However it quickly turned into a shy look. This she used on Issei by turning to him.
"Say Issei Kun… Would you mind if I stayed in your room?" She adopted a puppy dog look while she said that last bit. It was also a bit seductive. As for Issei that look and voice wasn't even needed. To him having a cute, beautiful girl sleeping in his room was a dream come true! So you could probably guess what his answer was.
"Of course Raynare chan! I'd be happy to let you sleep with me!" As Raynare hugged him with joy, Issei was drooling a bit. No doubt having perverted thoughts, I sighed but I knew that if Raynare didn't want to do anything. Then Issei wouldn't lay a finger on her. Well maybe peek on her while changing or other stuff like that. But he wouldn't try anything with her.
Well at least I hope not… It's kind of hard to tell with him. Before they left my room Raynare transformed back. As if reading my mind she answered my question before I asked it.
"Don't worry I've actually come to like this form. In fact I might make it permanent. Especially since this is what I looked like when I met Issei!~" Embarrassed said Issei rubbed the back of his head. However what happened next surprised both me and him. As I stood up to bid them a good night Raynare hugged me, and also kissed my forehead. I turned red quickly prompting a laugh from her.
"Don't worry that was for before. Thank you for saving not only Issei Kun but also myself. Besides just think of that as a kiss from an older sister." I froze at those words but they didn't seem to notice. Instead they said goodnight to me and went to Issei's room. Unfreezing I sighed before laying down on my bed. Putting my hand on the place that she kissed me I sighed.
An older sister huh? Well since she and Issei are together that makes sense. But can I really accept a new older sister? Sensing my distress Fernus consoled me.
[Take this as an opportunity. Thou real sibling isn't, just someone who shares thy blood.] I smiled at his words, because they were true.
Thanks Fernus, truly thank you. Reaching over and setting my alarm, I made sure to have enough time to both rest. And also make lunch for everyone; however I also wanted to have some time to talk to Milly. She actually already knows what I am. But I just wanted to explain what she was. Personally I wasn't that worried about her, she'd probably like this. Because after I showed her some of my power before, she wanted me to teach her how to do it. However believing she was just human… I had to decline.
Smiling while I remembered her pouting face… my thoughts quickly turned to Koneko. I frowned at this, but mostly because I was worried about her. I didn't know if she was a human, devil, or maybe something else. However I did know that I loved her. So solidifying my resolve, I planned to tell her everything this Saturday. At this point having my talk with Issei, I realized I need to tell her my secret. Only then would I truly be able to confess my feelings.
And if she rejects them… well… at least I know I was brave enough to tell her. So with those thoughts I closed my eyes to let sleep take me.
The black dragon the white cat
I woke up with a jolt. Sweat and tears pouring off my face. Cursing I rubbed them away with the coat of my sleeve, seeing how I didn't get changed last night. Bringing my left hand up to my face I grit my teeth and clenched my hand.
It was that nightmare again… Why can't it just go away! The nightmare I referred to was of the night of my parents murder. The night that would change my life forever… At the time me and Ulysses never saw it coming. Only that when it did it was too late to stop it! I, Ulysses, and my sister all know who did it. But there was nothing we could do about it; there is still nothing we can do about it. So instead of fretting about it and swearing revenge, me and Ulysses moved on. Yet I know that as long as these nightmares continue… then I'll never be able to truly move on.
Putting my face into my hands I took deep breaths to calm myself down. Dragging my hands down my face I sighed. Looking over to the time I saw it was five am. About a half hour before I decided to get up today. Last night we had all stayed up until one am, so it was lucky for me that I could sustain myself on my magic. It was something that Fernus had taught me… in fact everything I've learned about magic was from him. My physical training however was handled by Altus. In fact he had taught all of us, being the oldest he had the most experience.
Just another reason why he'll be missed... Shaking my head I went over to my dresser and got out a clean uniform. Putting my coat and gloves into my school bag, I slung it over my left shoulder. Putting it down I carried my school clothes in my left hand, as I entered the bathroom. Having talked so long last night I didn't take a shower.
Once I was cleaned and changed, I went to the kitchen and made everyone's lunches. However this time I also made one for Raynare. Since it was Friday I made sure to pack everyone's favorite lunch items. But most of all I made extra for Koneko. You see for both the beginning and end of the school week. I made sure to make special stuff, which I why I saw sort of glad at having to wake up earlier. And despite the way I did wake up I felt happy again. Cooking has always brightened my mood. I guess I can thank my mother, my real mother for that. The two of us had always had cooked together.
So I guess by cooking it reminds me of the good times. Plus seeing the happy look on Koneko's and Milly's faces was always a bonus. By the time I was done it was already seven.
I guess it's a good of time as any… washing my hands I went to Milly's room. I knocked on it and soon enough she appeared wearing her black night gown. Her hair that was usually in her pony tails were undone, and also a bit disheveled. But that was expected seeing how she just got out of bed.
Yawning cutely she shook her head a bit and smiled at me. "Good morning Chris Nii! It's rare that you wake me up, is there something you need?" Smiling softly at her I rubbed her head gently before replying.
"Yeah there is actually, in fact there's something I need to talk to you about. Can I please come in?" Looking at me strangely she shrugged before letting me in. Closing the door gently behind me I looked around her room. She had actually tried to model it after mine, but she also had some posters and drawing on the walls. On her bed was something that made me smile however. On her bed was a foot tall and two feet long black stuffed dragon. On its face was a permanent smile.
I couldn't help but smile every time I saw it. Mostly because out of everything! That she could of asked for, during our first Christmas together… She asked me to get her that stuffed dragon. Sitting down on her yellow blanket she looked at me expectantly. Knowing how long this would take I sighed and sat down to the left of her. Wrapping her gently in a hug I decided it was now time. What I was dreading most was explaining who her parents were. You see we had always had a notion of maybe finding her parents one day. But after hearing about Raynare's explanation on how one becomes a fallen angel…
I just hoped she was born as one, instead of being kicked out of heaven for a misdeed. So explaining the best I could, I tell her all about what happened yesterday, and also about what I learned. Though I was right that what I said about her real parents made her sad. She was happy about finding out who she was. Well at least mostly… I mean she still didn't have her memories from before. But we were getting closer to who she was. I say was because Milly said something that surprised me.
She said this. "Chris Nii I don't care if I ever remember or not. I'm perfectly happy with my life!~ Don't get me wrong I'm happy knowing more about myself, but I'm just happy here with you, Mom, Dad, and Issei Nii." I couldn't help it at that point. I hugged her tighter and planted a kiss on her head. This elected embarrassed shouts and franticly waving arms from her. But I didn't really care; she was just too adorable and pure. If it wasn't for Raynare I would've said that she was an actual angel. But seeing how that wasn't the case… a fallen angel would have to suffice.
My thoughts were interrupted by Milly. "So how should we begin this training?" Looking at her I smiled, having already come up with a plan…
"So mom me Yuma, Issei, and Mil Chan would like to spend the afternoon together. You know trying to get us to know each other better!~" It was now breakfast I had just made up an excuse to let us train. I didn't like lying to those I care about. But we had all agreed it was for the best if our parents didn't know. It was however hilarious when Mom went in to wake up Issei. Only to find not only him… but also a naked Raynare in his bed. Luckily that situation was quickly resolved by saying… that she didn't have any nightwear. And by also saying that they didn't actually do anything.
Seeing how she had met her briefly last night, the situation was a lot better than ooh… let's say someone sneaking into his bed. Someone that she never had met before… yeah… that would've been a lot harder to explain. (J/N cue the alternate Rias sneezing.~)But thanks to our lies and excuses last night, we were able to make Raynare a permanent part of the household. Our folk were moved to tears saying… that they couldn't believe that their perverted son, managed to get such a sweet and beautiful girl to sleep with him.
It was during breakfast where she had actually met Milly. Now the two of them were practically joined at the hip. However instead of being jealous I just smiled. I knew that Milly always wanted an older sister. Raynare was also laughing and smiling while talking to her. However there was a look in her eyes, which appeared every time she looked at Milly. It was if she recognized her from somewhere.
Hmm… seems to me that's she's always wanted a younger sister, or maybe this has something to do with this Mittelt. That Dohnaseek mentioned. Despite those thoughts I knew she wasn't going to do anything bad. And Milly was truly enjoying her company. This only made me, along with the rest of my family happy for them. In fact they couldn't stop praising Issei for bringing such a wonderful girl home. However when I came to actually leaving for school we had a dilemma… Raynare couldn't go to Kuoh seeing that it was controlled by devils.
So instead we let her stay home, saying that she would start school within the next month. It was a solution, albeit a temporary one. Eventually we'd have to talk to Rias about the whole situation. But at the moment I wasn't so sure it was time for that yet. However making our way onto the school property… I realized we might have to talk to them sooner rather than later.
"Is that Issei? I thought he was dead!" All around us were students who kept whispering about Issei being dead. A most positively bad sign if ever there was one. Turning to my brother I patted him on the back, I spoke to him quietly.
"Well it seems that you'll have your hands full today… Just don't tell anyone the truth." I ended the last bit with a warning tone. Now having seen what I was capable of, he nodded his head fearfully. Looking ahead I could see Issei's two buddies running towards us. You see Issei was a part of the perverted trio. Much to my own embarrassment. The two approaching were Matsuda and Motohama. Matsuda was a tall and slightly athletic looking guy, with a buzz cut and tan skin. He was known to be a sexual offender in the making. Mostly with Lolita's… but thanks to Milly even Issei has gone to lengths to keep him away from her.
Motohama was a nerdy looking guy with glasses and longish dark brown hair. He was known as the three size scouter. Due to his ability to somehow "analyze"… the measurements of any girl. I once caught him looking at Koneko once, and promptly punched him in the face. Along with Matsuda who was also ogling her. Needless to say they've grown to hate me because of that. Not wanting to associate myself with any of them I left. It was when I was at my shoe locker that I ran into Koneko chan. However I was confused since she seemed extremely downcast about something. Her eyes were also slightly red.
Before I could ask what was wrong she spoke. "Chris Kun I'm so, so sorry about what has happened." I was confused, what exactly happened that made her close to tears like this? Extremely worried now I questioned what was wrong.
"What is it Koneko? What happened?!" Clenching her fists she blurted it out.
"Your brother died that's what happened!" For a few seconds I had no idea what she was talking about. The fact that she yelled like that in the first place, along with her tears rattled me. That was until I remembered what everyone else was talking about outside.
Oh boy… she also believes him to be dead. How in the world did that rumor happen?! So smiling warmly I gave her a hug and rubbed her head. After I knew that she was calm again, I held her out at arms distance. It was then that I decided to speak.
"Look Koneko chan I know I've told you how important family is to me. And I thank you for listening, and worrying about me. But I need you to tell me where you heard this from. Because as far as I know… he's still in good condition." She blinked a few times in confusion. I could tell she was trying to register what I had just said. No doubt she truly believed he was dead, hence being worried to tears about me. It wasn't long until I got a response from her.
"Huh?" Yep that was her response, not that I could blame her. Chuckling I rubbed her head more before elaborating.
"Issei is just fine Neko Chan." I only ever called her that during special circumstances. And seeing how depressed she was I decided this was a special circumstance. Still I smiled and continued talking. "you see I even walked to school with him today. So if you could tell me who started the rumor I'd appreciate that." Blinking she shook her head from the shock.
"But the, the thing, and the… WHAT?!" I could only stare at her while she tried to figure out what was going on. Normally she's a stoic blank faced candy eating girl. However I was happy that she chose to show me all of her emotions. But right now even I was getting confused by her mangled words. So snapping my fingers in front of her I looked at her strangely. Breaking out of her confused jumbled rant she looked at me embarrassed.
"Are you done now?" Nodding her head I smiled and rubbed it again before re-asking my question. "Alright now like I asked before, could you tell me who started this rumor?" I could see that she was now thinking, but ultimately gave me a negative answer.
"Sorry Chris Kun I don't know who started it, just that everyone including the teachers and student council believe it." Seeing her look down guiltily, only made me feel bad. So smiling I grabbed her lunch from my bag, and handed it to her. She took it happily from me, both smiling now I decided to do something different today.
Well I'll be telling her everything tomorrow so… Leaning over a bit I quickly kissed her on the cheek. Freezing in surprise, I spoke to her with my face was becoming a tomato.
"That's for worrying about me, so thank you again Neko chan…" She nodded her head dumbly now also turning red. "Well it's time to head to class now are you coming." Nodding her head she looked to the side shyly while holding out her right hand. Smiling I took it gently with my left, and then we were off.
The black dragon the white cat
The White Cat
I couldn't help but touch the place that Christopher had kissed me. I won't deny that I like him… okay maybe even love him. I even like it when he uses my special nickname. So having him kiss me even if it was on the cheek made me happy. However that was slightly shrouded by guilt. We've been friends ever since we met. At the time I didn't think much of him, already having heard rumors of his brother. But after sitting down next to me and introducing himself… I just felt something about him. I saw in his eyes a certain hurt, one that I knew I had as well.
Like me I also felt that he two was abandoned at some point. That he had lost someone dear to him. After talking with him, I quickly realized that he wasn't like his brother. And that he was actually nice to talk to. I learned that he and his younger sister, were adopted by the Hyoudou family and the cared for them a lot. Eventually he was comfortable enough to tell me why was adopted. It was then that I knew we were the same. His parents were killed, and his older sister abandoned him and his brother. He told me eventually that even his older brother left, but he said that was a unified decision.
We were almost the same… my parents had also died when I was young. And my older sister abandoned me soon after she killed her king. Those were the most terrible times of my life. But luckily I was saved by Rias, who made me her rook. A part of her family. We were so similar that I couldn't help but get closer to him.
And yet… I've yet to truly tell him anything about myself. It made me feel guilty since I loved him and I wanted to tell him what I am. A Nekoshou reincarnated as a devil. Right now though, I felt bad at having lied to him about his brother. I could tell that these rumors were bothering him. Plus he was rather smart, so he'd find out about their origins soon enough.
I know what I have to do… I have to tell him everything tomorrow and hope for the best! By the time lunch rolled around I got up and waited by the door for Chris Kun like usual. However I didn't expect Kiba sempai to show up at our classroom door.
"Koneko Chan Buchou would like us to meet in the clubroom. Sorry if this is interrupting anything." His tone was apologetic, along with his smile. It was no secret that I always ate lunch with Chris. So sighing I nodded my head in understanding.
"Alright I just need to tell him." Walking up to us I saw him eyeing Kiba curiously. "Sorry about this, but unfortunately there's a surprise club meeting. So I won't be able to eat lunch with you today Chris Kun." Like I expected he just smiled in understanding.
"Don't worry about it Koneko Chan. Besides this gives me a chance to see how Issei's doing. Seeing how everyone believed him dead earlier today." Hiding my guilty feelings I smiled.
"Yeah that would probably be best. I may not like the pervert, but I know I wouldn't like it if everyone said I was dead." Saying goodbye to each other me and Kiba went off to the club room. Once inside we all sat down on the sofas in the room. Buchou however was sitting at her desk. I could tell that Issei still being alive both relieved, and bothered her.
Clearing her throat she spoke. "Alright now while I'm glad that Hyoudou san is still alive… I'm also worried about why he's still alive. To be honest it just doesn't make sense! This is why I called everyone today to address the issue. Though I'll apologize to you Koneko Chan seeing how we interrupted your lunch, with your boyfriend." When she said that I started waving frantically while turning red.
"No! It's not like that Chris Kun is just a really good friend! There's nothing more to it than that… yet…" I said that last part under my breath, but unfortunately Akeno san heard me. So putting her right hand to her cheek, and crossing her left arm across her chest, she spoke to me directly.
"Ara, ara… What do you mean by yet Koneko Chan? Or should I say Neko chan?~" I could feel my face turn redder as everyone looked at me. I also couldn't believe she heard me being called that.
"Where did you hear that! You know never mind… I thought we were here to discuss Issei san being alive. Not talking about me and his brother." Having had their fun they reluctantly agreed. Although Akeno still had a certain look on her face. So clearing her throat once again Buchou apologized.
"You're right sorry Koneko Chan. Well first we need to find out what happened to the fallen angel. So Akeno I need you to go look for her, or her remains after school." Akeno nodded her head, now being serious about the matter.
"Of course Buchou consider it done." Nodded her head Buchou turned to Kiba.
"Kiba I need you to follow Issei after school." She then turned to me.
"Koneko I need you to see what his brother knows about their date. It should be easy for you to do." Well Kiba gave her an affirmative, I hesitated. By doing what she asked it would feel as though I'm using him. Rias noticed this and gave me a small smile. "Don't worry about it too much Koneko chan. We're only doing this to protect them, and their family. Who knows what the fallen are planning now." Seeing their reasoning I decided that she was right.
"Alright Buchou I'll ask, but only to keep him safe." Once again Akeno giggled at that.
"Kukuku, it seems as though our Neko chan has grown up." I couldn't help but glare at her at that. So what if I liked Christopher! He's nice, funny, handsome, and…
Wow I really do have it bad for him… By seeing my reddening face everyone started laughing. It only made me want to sink into the couch and disappear.
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The Black Dragon
Life is full of surprises… one day you might wake up and pick up a shiny coin. The next you might get run over by a truck. Again don't judge me with this analogy. It was certainly surprising when I met up with Koneko after classes.
"Hey Chris Kun do you have a minute?" I knew I had to meet up with the others in a few minutes. But since this was Koneko I didn't mind.
"Sure is there something you need?" She was hesitant, but ended up asking me a surprise question.
"Do you know what actually happened on your brother's date?" That was actually a rather sudden question. But if my hunch was correct, and she was part of this "peerage" of Rias'… then I suppose she was wondering why my brother wasn't killed by a fallen angel.
They'll be even more surprised when they see two waiting at the front gate. As for Koneko's question I decided to be as honest as I could be.
"Well if you want to know I can tell you everything tomorrow. You see right now I'm meeting said date along with my sister, and Issei. We decided to spend the afternoon together. You know just to get to know each other. But if you're really curious… than I can say that I know exactly, what happened." I then leaned into her whispering into her ear. "You see I couldn't help but follow them yesterday." Pulling back she looked at me in surprise.
I laughed while rubbing her head. "Yeah I know, but I was worried that he might do something to her. You know what I mean right?" She giggled a bit while accepting my answer.
"Yeah don't worry I understand what you mean. So tomorrow you'll tell me? I'm just curious, because it might explain how the rumors were started." Though I nodded my head in understanding, I also knew that although she didn't like it. Koneko was actually lying to me about that. But I didn't feel too bad because I was also lying in a way. Plus tomorrow I'd tell her everything anyway. On that note I decided to prepare her at least a bit for that explanation.
"Hey this might be random, but do you believe in dragons?" Startled she looked at me confused, but she still answered me.
"Well I'm in the occult research club. So I can't say that they don't exist… but why the sudden question?" I gave her a smile before answering.
"Don't tomorrow I'll tell you some things." Still skeptical she nodded at me.
"Okay then, but I also need to tell you some things." Now that surprised me, I didn't think she would decide to tell me anything. Well at least not until after I told her my secrets. But still it made me happy, that she trusted me with this. Gently taking her hand I smiled, and she returned it.
"Well I got some people to meet, so see you tomorrow Neko Chan." Letting her hand go, we waved goodbye as I made my way towards the schools gate. But I paused I saw a small commotion over there.
"Who is she?"
"Is she a transfer student?"
"Who's that adorable little girl?!" Hearing that I knew they were probably talking about Milly and Raynare. Stepping forward in order to break things up, I saw something from the corner of my eye. Looking to the far left hiding behind some of the students, I saw Yuuto Kiba. Also known as the prince of Kuoh academy… and currently he was watching the scene unfold.
Hmm… Seems as though Rias is a lot smarter than I thought. Sending not only Koneko to confront me, but also sending the blond to follow us… I received a grunt of agreement from Fernus.
[Hn… I must agree with thy statement. Thou shalt need to lose the boy before continuing.] Scowling yet nodding in agreement, I needed to think of something fast. After a moment and being almost to my destination… I came up with a plan! One that I'd hope the blond prince would forgive me for later. Because more than likely, we'll need to work together in the future. Stopping and taking out a sheet of paper, I wrote something on it. Then crumpling it up, I threw it into the crowd. And like I guess it bounced off someone's head.
The girl (Whose name I didn't know) picked up the paper. Unfolding it she read it, as she did I braced myself to grab those of my group. Reading it her eyes opened wide and turned to Kiba in horror. The next part was what I hoped he would forgive me for.
"KIBA SAN!" Hearing her shout in horror Kiba turned to her as she stomped up to him. This had the intended effect of everyone turning towards them. "Kiba San! How could you?! We thought you were different!" Now as he looked even more confused, I approached my group.
"Hey guys sorry but I needed a distraction. We should probably go before we're noticed." Turning around the three of them saw me. But before they could ask what was wrong a slap rang out.
"How could you peek on the girls locker room?!" Shouts and protests began to ring out as Kiba tried to defend himself. At the distraction I caused Issei and Raynare could only blink. While Milly just ran up to me and gave me a hug. Around her neck was the necklace I got her from my poker game winnings.
She was wearing a black and white gothic Lolita dress. The front middle of it was white, and the bottom was frilled and stopped right above her knees. To be honest when she first got it I was kind of surprised. But then after seeing what Raynare actually was… I was no longer that surprised. Apparently fallen angel women were known for wearing um… provocative clothing. And yet both of them hated perverts… with the exception of Issei of course.
Jumping while still latched onto me she shouted. "Chris Nii! You're so smart!" Rubbing my head in embarrassment I recovered quickly.
"Yeah well as true as that might be… we need to leave now." Nodding her head I turned from her to the other two. Sighing seeing how they were still stooped, I grabbed them both and made a run for it. Milly having had previous training had no trouble keeping up.
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When we stopped running Issei and Raynare were out of breath. Issei more so, being just a normal human without training. Milly was breathing a bit hard, but was better than the both of them. Smiling at my new punching ba… I mean students I gave them a smile.
"Alright everybody now that we're safely within Kuoh's forest… it's time for me to show you how you'll be training.~" Looking at each other, they took one last breath before standing tall. Milly still having the most energy raised her hand while jumping. Smiling at her called her out. "Yes Mil Chan?" Stopping what she was doing she brought a finger to her lips.
"So how are we going to train Chris Nii? I thought you said before, that using your power was like sending up a beacon?" Stepped up to her and rubbed her head.
I was feeling quite proud of her astuteness. "Well Mil Chan that's where the spell I'll be using will come in. But first a brief history on why the spell was made." The others rolled their eyes a bit, having now needed to go through a boring history lesson. But Milly to my happiness, seemed to be giddy at learning more.
"Alright first off a lesson on the difference between this world… and the dragons home world. First is that unlike this world, the other world is filled to the brim with magic. It literally permeates the very air. This affected the world in many ways." Seeing how it was now getting interesting, the other two were finally listening to me. "First is that almost everything can learn magic. But only those who are sentient can use it to its fullest effect. Secondly it made everything tougher, stronger, and faster. Even a butterfly in that world was harder to kill. Because of this no one had to hold back in a fight."
Raynare looked at me confused before interrupting. "Um… what do you mean by that? Surely they must have needed to hold back, less they blow up the surrounding area." I smiled before shaking my head negatively.
"Nope!" I said while popping the P. "The magic made even the surroundings tougher. For example Fernus could use his black hole, or absolute zero spell without damaging the land." They looked at me in surprise, although for Milly it looked as if she had stars in her eyes. Laughing lightly I continued. "Now because of this people could also take advantage of the magic in the air. They could use it to recharge their own reserves. Or even change the elemental properties in the air to aid them."
Taking a breath I continued. "You see if someone were to use a red element, any red element. Then the magic around them would become that element. However it took three of the same element, no matter how strong to completely convert it. However that's where the field spells come along. You see these advanced spells, instantly changed it to the element the field spell was using. But as you know that isn't the way it works in this world." They nodded their heads while Milly started jumping up and down again.
"Ooh! Ooh! I get it! You changed the field spells so you guys could go full out!" Smiling widely I picked her up and spun her around while kissing her head. This earned an embarrassed squeal from her.
"That's exactly right Milly! You truly are a genius! But what is there expect being my little sister!" While I continued the praise and show affection to her, Issei started laughing. But Raynare found it rather adorable.
"Ahh! That is too cute~!" Turning even redder I chuckled and put her down.
"Alright sorry but let's get back to the lesson. So yeah like Mil Chan said we modified to the fields. To instead bring us to our own territory… you see now when used it sends us to a personal dimension of sorts. There the dragon using it has a complete home field advantage. However that's needed since the spell takes up a lot of energy. You see we're able to heal and restore our energy, by consuming our element. At least if it's at least half of our element type. So in a fight between two dragon gods, it comes down to who can use their field spell first." Everyone nodded in understanding, although Milly was still slightly red.
Raynare though had an excellent question. "Here's a thought… Devils use demonic energy for their spells and powers. Would that constitute as part of the black element?" It was an important question, one that I'd need to find out about soon enough.
"Well… since your light energy abilities are close enough to the white element, I'd have to go with yes… But I'd have to actually see a devil in action to see for myself." There was certain glint in her eye, but I didn't comment on that. "Alright so enough explaining, let's get this show on the road. We have about six hours' worth of training. And I won't be going easy on you guys."
They all seemed concerned by that, especially Issei who voiced his displeasure. "Wait! If you do that won't we be crushed?! I mean maybe Raynare and Mil Chan can survive. But I'm just human! How can I survive six hours of training like that?! I've never really fought anyone in my life!" When he was done I started chuckling evilly, which unnerved both Raynare and Issei. Milly however just smiled.
"Hehehe…" After I was done I looked at them straight in the eyes. "Well Issei I believe you All! Can survive my training… you just need a little faith in yourself." He took my words into consideration before looking at me confused.
"Wait then what was up with that creepy laugh?" I smiled at him with my eyes closed, and turned around without answering him. Yelling at me to answer him I ignored him while taking a deep breath. Putting my hands in front of me I made triangle shape with them. Concentrating I built up energy inside the triangle. Quickly a purplish black ball formed inside it. Opening my eyes I brought my thumbs back and closed my hands together.
"Black field." After a moment all of us were engulfed in a black light coming from me. After it receded we were gone from the forest.
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Once I could see again I dropped my hands and started breathing heavily. The spell truly did take a lot out of me. But I smiled seeing how I still wasn't too rusty. Looking around our surroundings were very different. It looked as if we were in an enclosed cave. A dome to be exact, while the only lighting came from the strange blue floor… the floor looked smooth and ice like. It was circular and thirty two meters across. The floor was also raised about a yard above the water surrounding it.
The water was about two meters deep and two meters across. Then finally surrounding the water were twenty meter tall red rocks. They were pointed and jagged and went all the way around the circle. On the other side of that, was more water until it reached the actual walls of the dome. Looking up I could see the ceiling about eighty meters above me. Smiling while seeing everything was in order, I looked to my new trainees.
All of them were on the ground groaning, well except Milly who was looking around in amazement. The other two though… slowly but surely got to their feet. Looking around they too ended up being awed. However Raynare's next comment kind of ticked me off.
"You know I think I finally believe your brother now…" Issei nodded his head in agreement.
Thanks guys for having so much faith in me… Shaking my sarcastic thoughts from my mind I coughed loudly. Flinching at the sound they all turned to me. Seeing how I go their attention I decided it was now or never.
"Well it seems you guys recover faster than most… especially you Mil Chan." She stuck her tongue at me. I just smiled before continuing. "Well getting used to a field spell of this magnitude is hard. Anyway it's now time to start, so first I'll need you guys to attack me in a few seconds." They looked at me confused by that. Although Issei looked my concerned then confused.
"Um Chris I can't say for these two, but I don't think that's a good idea… I mean what happens if we permanently hurt you?" I sighed while shaking my head at his declaration.
"Issei do you really think you can harm me? Besides my training wouldn't nearly be as hard as it needs to be…" I smiled evilly at them while taking my glasses off before finishing. "If I stayed in my current form…" Letting out some draconic aura my eyes turned to slits. I then did something they didn't expect. I disconnected my black gem from my necklace using my left hand. Milly was for once the most confused.
"Chris Nii why did you do that? You've always said that was one of your most precious items." I smiled gently at her, grateful for her concern.
"To be honest Milly, you Koneko, Mom, Dad, Issei, and Raynare are my most precious things." They looked surprised at that declaration but soon smiled. However their faces turned to worry as I smiled wickedly. "However this necklace is more than it appears." With that I crushed it in my hand. Looking quite shocked I just smiled as I was consumed in a black distortion. I reemerged not to long after, but I was quite different in appearance.
Everyone's jaws were now practically touching the floor. Raynare was the first to break the silence.
"You know… I may have said it before but now… All doubts have been truly erased." Once again Issei nodded his head in agreement. As for Milly… in her eyes were stars, at having seen me like this for the first time.
"You're huge Chris Nii!" I was now a Black eleven tall by twenty two meterslong dragon. I had bat like wings with dark grey membranes. I also had two dark grey horns coming from my head; each was about the length of my head. My legs were strong and powerful, and my arms and hands were just the same. My claws… black and as sharp as katanas. I had dark grey spikes going down my head all the way to my tail. Even my underbelly was a dark grey. My eyes were blood red in color and I had some spikes under my chin, making it look like I had a small goatee.
Over all I was both awe inspiring and terrifying. (S/N look up the black dragon from Chrono cross if you want a full look.) Well terrifying to everyone besides Milly. That girl instead ran up to me and started climbing. I couldn't help but chuckle as she ended up sitting on my head. My chuckle was now a lot deeper, and sounded a lot older. But it still carried the personality of my voice. Insomuch that I could still sound kind when talking.
"Mil Chan… how do you like the view?" She giggled as she tried to stay on and stand up. Once successful she answered me.
"I never knew you were this big Chris Nii! I can only imagine what it's like when you actually fly!" I smiled a pointed and sharp toothy grin.
"You'll learn soon enough, especially when you learn how to use your wings." She grinned from up top my head. However knowing we needed to get started I lowered my head. Seeing this she pouted but understood it was time to get off. Slowly she slid down my side and landed on her feet. Then quickly she ran around to my front.
She then turned and pointed at me. "You must promise to give me a ride one day!" Still smiling I nodded my head and then nuzzled her with my great maw. Happy to my agreement she hugged it while jumping up and down. Not that I could blame her, I mean not many can say they've ever ridden on a dragon.
Then again not many can say their brother is a dragon… Chuckling at my humorous thought I turned to the others'.
"Alright do you still think you can harm me?" They quickly shook their heads no, as Milly joined them. Giving a draconic grin I continued speaking. "Well that was to be expected. After all if anyone could hurt a dragon, then everyone would be invincible." Becoming serious once more I turned to Raynare. "Now then, before we start… Raynare is it possible to awaken Issei's sacred gear in this environment?" She brought her hand to her chin in thought.
You see last night she also explained how the sacred gears worked. Usually one needed to be strong to awaken, or activate it. However it was also possible to activate it in a place saturated in magic. And though this place was mostly filled with my element, seeing how I created this place. It was still filled to the brim with magic.
Shrugging in indifference she answered me. "Sorry but I'm not quite sure. Maybe he could do it now or maybe after a couple sessions. It's hard to say." I nodded my great head in understanding. It made sense; after all he was still just a normal human. Well at least physically…
Then again the beating he and his buddies receive… Well I'd be out for at least a day. Basically I was hoping that his endurance alone, gained through multiple beatings… would be enough to help awaken it. Thinking quickly I turned back to Issei.
"Well okay Issei what I need you to do is concentrate. Focus and try and to call out the gear. Focus as hard as you can, once you awaken it we can begin." He didn't answer directly instead he closed his eyes and clenched his right fist. Grabbing hold of his wrist with his left hand he concentrated. Slowly but surely I could feel something stirring inside him. But I knew it wasn't quite enough, so I decided to give him a little push.
"Issei remember yesterday when Dohnaseek attacked us. Think back to how you felt, remember the panic you felt. Remember the fear and anger from him trying to not only kill you, but me, and Raynare." As anger started to form in him I could feel his power surging. Not only that but I could see a strange red gauntlet, slowly forming on his right hand. He just needed one more push and it should do it. Thinking quickly I knew there was only one last thing to push him over.
"Issei if you don't do this I'll burn your magazines." If I didn't know any better… I could've sworn I heard someone coughing. But that was impossible due to where we were. However for Issei… my plan worked. Sort of…
"What did you say!" His anger boiling over from my, unique threat his sacred gear fully formed. It was shaped like a bulky dragon claw gauntlet. It also had an emerald on the back of its hand. I instantly felt a connection to it. I could feel something strong, something draconic coming from the gear. Thankfully Raynare, unintentionally or not answered any question I may have had.
"That's a twice critical… Huh I thought I'd be more unique than that. Well Issei Kun what you got there, is a sacred gear that has a lesser dragon sealed in it. You see it is capable of doubling your power for a short while. It is fairly common, but the stronger you get the more effective it is." As Raynare and Issei talked about his sacred gear, I was examining it closely. I could tell that for some reason Raynare's explanation didn't add up. Because what I felt was not a lesser dragon sealed in it. No! What I felt was something far stronger, not dragon god level strong. But still something greater...
Taking my eyes off the interesting mystery, I decided to find out more later. "Well Issei it seems as though you've managed to awaken your gear. Now let's put it to the test, use its power and attack me with all you got." Looking back at me and seeing no reason not to comply he charged. I heard an interesting sound from the gear as he activated it.
{Boost!} Suddenly the green gem glowed, and he became twice as fast. It was impressive; he was at least at peak human speed at the moment.
Still… Once Issei hit me we heard a cracking sound. His target was my forearm, instead however…
"AHHHHHH!" Holding onto his now sprained wrist he ran around yelling in pain. I only sighed as Milly and Raynare tried to race after him. Currently they were trying to help fix his injury.
That wouldn't have happened if you knew how to punch Issei… The amateur had punched my right forearm, by bending his right fist up and to the left. Resulting in it bending even further back, and snapping something. He may have also broken his two smaller knuckles. The way you actually throw a punch safely is actually the exact opposite. Fist bent down just a bit and punching someone with your index, and middle finger knuckles. This lessens injury and makes the punch harder. But for him to get this hurt even while wearing a magic gauntlet? I knew I had my work cut out for me.
Walking up to Issei I used Nostrum, an advanced black element healing spell on him. The spell itself was considered to be in the top five, healing spells.
And I just used it to heal Issei's minor injury… I'm too nice for my own good sometimes. Shaking my head I went back to the center of the area.
"Alright Raynare you're next, remember don't hold back. Because in this form you won't be able to hurt me at all." Nodding in understanding she took a deep breath. Quickly she formed a half of dozen light spears. I raised a scaly eyebrow at this. Unlike Dohnaseek, her light spears were purple instead of green. I smirked a bit at the information, because it seemed as though different angels had different spears. And judging how both she and Dohnaseek used them, it was the signature move for the whole race. Fallen or otherwise…
"Here I go!" My thoughts were interrupted as I saw the light spears thrown at me. As with Issei I could dodge or block them easily enough. However I wanted to see where they were at, and so let them hit me. There was an explosion and brown smoke covered me. But still I didn't really even feel a thing. Using my wings I flapped them and blew the dust away. To say she was stunned to see me, without a scratch would be an understatement. I gave a toothy grin at her face, unable to contain my amusement.
Know that I'm not a sadist, and know that I don't like causing pain. Well… fine it depends on the circumstances. But let's be honest everyone's that way. Seeing the look on Raynare's face, made me realize why my teacher laughed when I did the same thing.
"You might want to close your jaw Raynare or else you might catch flies.~" Quickly closing her mouth she looked at me in indignation. Still smiling I gave her some encouragement. "Don't worry like I said Raynare if anyone could hurt a dragon, then everyone would be invincible." She huffed and folded her arms under her chest. Turning away from me she went to tend to Issei. Because even if I healed him, he was still exhausted from using his gear for the first time.
Turning to Milly who was next to Issei, I smiled again before speaking. "Alright little sis, before we begin I want to teach you your first spell." Issei now forgotten she jumped up in excitement.
"Really?! What kind of spell is it?" Chuckling at her excitement I explained.
"It's called the photon ray, the most basic pure white element attack spell. And even though I can't personally use it, I have a feeling you can still use it. Now Stretch your dominate hand out, for me it would be my left hand." Yep I am actually left handed… or left pawed in this case being a dragon and all. Turning her face serious she followed my directives. Funnily enough she was also raising her left hand. Still it didn't really matter since the spell would work just the same.
Seeing the first step done I gave her more instructions. "Alright now close your eyes and concentrate. Try and focus on your core, it feels different for everyone. But this is how you use your raw element." Once again doing exactly as I said, I realized I forgot something.
Wait a minute wasn't Raynare supposed to show her how to use her wings? Oh well… seeing her now I grinned with my white teeth gleaming. I guess she doesn't need her help. And it was true! Around her a white glow could be seen, while I was proud the others were amazed. There was some wind picking up as her dress flew around her. Gently blowing in the wind she was creating. The amount of power she had didn't surprise me. Because when trained to use just the raw element. One doesn't need to spend extra energy to convert it into something else.
However learning how to use it was extremely difficult. It also helped her that I already trained her physically and mentally before. I frowned slightly at some complications with me teaching her. To be completely honest I didn't know too many white spells. The only ones I know were the first four that my sister, both showed and explained. So anything after those four spells, Milly will have to either discover or even create…
Watching her I waited to see when she truly found her core. The true essence of her element, I watched carefully making sure nothing would go wrong. As for Milly her face was scrunched up, and there was some sweat going coming from her brow. Still even as her breath became labored, she kept going. Under my breath I whispered words of encouragement.
"Come on… I know you can do this." The others while silent, I could tell that they were also cheering her on. Surprisingly we all gaped when a pair of black feathered wings, popped from her back. Schooling my gaze I nodded, now fully knowing that she was indeed a fallen angel. Still I couldn't help but smile softly. Or at least as softly as I could, having dagger like teeth glistening in my mouth. Still we waited until she found her magical core.
When her eyes opened I knew she had found it. Smiling I gave her the next instruction. "Alright now concentrate as much energy as you can, into the palm of your hand." Closing her eyes again, she nodded while more sweat ran down her face. Taking deep breaths she concentrated as much as she could. Seeing the small white glow appearing in her hand made me grin. It was time for the final instruction.
"Now aim at me while pushing the energy out… you don't need to keep it up. Just launch whatever amount of it you have in your hand at me!" She was a bit hesitant at first. But then she remembered how Raynare couldn't hurt me… she turned her hand at me and let go. The energy shot out in a small beam aiming at me. Being the first time she used it, her aim was a bit off. So instead of hitting my chest, she hit my wing. Still it only felt as if someone was trying to tickle me.
Smiling proudly at the accomplishment, I became worried as her legs started shaking. Moving quickly I caught her with my paw as she fell backwards. I didn't blame her I was just as exhausted when I found my core. Laying her gently down she spoke to me.
"Well… huff, how did I do?" Her breathing was labored yet she was still conscious. Grinning brightly I answered her.
"You did perfectly Milly! Better than the other two at least. I actually felt that, unlike the others." She giggled as she turned to see the others faces. They were currently gob smacked that a small girl much younger than them. Was actually stronger, even if it was only one spell. Turning back to me she looked quite happy. "Well how about you take a small rest; you did more than I thought today." Nodding she closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep. After that, I used my gravity manipulation to raise her up and onto my back.
I turned to the others while smiling menacingly before speaking. "Well now, it seems that you two have some work to do. After all you don't want to fall behind Milly now do you?" Though it was rhetorical, it had the intended effect at making them angry. Making my smile even bigger I continued speaking. "Well alright then… but you should know. I'm training you the same way Altus trained me! So be prepared for pain!" Then without warning I pounced on them. While still using gravity manipulation to keep Milly on my back, safe and warm. I may not be the fire dragon, but I have been told I'm still comfortably warm.
Unprepared they almost didn't react in time, but still using their instincts they jumped out of the way. Well more like ran out of the way for Issei, and flew out of the way for Raynare. Issei being Issei was the first to complain.
"Hey what gives?! You could have crushed us if we didn't move out of the way." I just laughed while taking a swipe at him with my claws. In which he showed extreme flexibility, by bending down as my claws went over his head.
"Sorry but this is the best way to improve. Believe me Altus did the same for all of us, but don't worry unlike him. I'll just heal your wounds when you're broken!" Unsurprisingly this didn't make him feel any better. As he was dealing with my front side Raynare came from behind. No longer worried about hurting me she sent some spears at me. Sensing them, I quickly turned around and used a wing to deflect them. My speed certainly surprised them; I guess they didn't expect something as large as me to be quick.
Still grinning menacingly I used my tail to whack Issei. Yelling in pain he landed in the water around the arena. Hearing how I broke some bones, I used nostrum on him without looking. Feeling fine again he got out of the water on his hands and knees. Breathing hard and glaring up at me, he boosted and launched himself at my back side. Feeling him approach I jumped up and he went underneath me. Surprised I landed behind him, and rammed him with my head. Once again being sent flying I healed him as he rolled across the ground. Getting up I saw him panting hard, I knew that I could heal his wounds.
But his stamina I could not restore, along with any phantom pains he felt while breaking bones. Raynare however had yet to be hit; instead she kept flying about shooting spears at me. However I just kept deflecting them with my wings.
I must admit their putting up a good fight. Still if I was a true enemy they'd be dead by now. Personally I knew how unfair it felt to be fighting a trained Dragon god. I felt the same way during my first couple years of training with Altus. I'm going to miss him dearly… I couldn't help but let melancholy thoughts into my head. Altus was indeed the oldest of all of us. How old… he never told us. But old enough to become as strong as the original. Each of us he trained, even my sister before she went rogue and left all of us behind.
Seeing my distraction Raynare dived bombed my head. Still I had left my senses open, and I could feel her approach. So as she drew near I swatted her aside with my paw. Hearing some cracking bones I healed her immediately. Now I know some of you might think I'm being harsh… But I'm actually holding back, to make sure I don't kill them in one shot. About an hour and a half of this later, I decided that it was time for a break.
"Alright I think that's good for now, take an hour break. After that we'll start again and stop after an hour and a half. Then we'll be done for today." Collapsing as soon as I said that, they started sucking in massive amounts of oxygen. You see even when they were exhausted and on the ground. I still attacked them, forcing them to keep on dodging. So I didn't blame them for acting like this, still it was the first day and they did well. As for Milly I set her down gently and then nudged her. Yawning cutely while stretching out her arms, she rubbed her eyes and looked around.
Seeing Issei and Raynare in their current states made her confused. "Um Chris Nii what happened to Raynare Onee-san and Issei Nii?" I chuckled while laying my head down onto my paws.
"Well while you were resting I gave them their first training session. They did well but it tired them out." She folded her arms while leaning into my side.
"I see, but what are we doing next?" I grinned before answering.
"Well we take a break for an hour, and then we'll start up again for another hour and a half. Then we'll be done for today." She hummed in understanding, before lying down against me and closing her eyes. Looking at her softly I draped my wing over her. Looking back at the other two, I saw that they crawled to each other. Now they were lying up against each other. They were currently sleeping, and I felt bad that I'd have to wake them up in an hour.
Oh well, this will save their lives one day. Once again laying my massive head down on my paws I closed my eyes. I guess it couldn't hurt to rest for a bit. And before I knew it I fell into a comfortable sleep.
Omake Two: The angry knight
The spectator
Kiba wasn't happy, not only did he lose Issei and the fallen angel. But he also lost two fallen, and had the entire female populous of the school attack him. Normally he's cool and polite, but now however he was fairly angry. Sure he may have sorted out the whole misunderstanding, but he still wasn't able to complete his main objective. Stomping his way up to the club room he threw the door open. This shocked the others in the room, having never seen him this angry. Nor did they expect him to be back this quickly.
Looking concerned Rias questioned him as she saw his bedraggled look. "Um… Kiba Kun what are you doing back her so soon? And why do you seem so angry?" He sighed since they were both valid questions. Looking around he saw that Koneko was in the room as well. Only she looked the exact opposite of how he felt. Shaking his head he sat on the couch opposite of her. Taking in a deep breath he answered his king.
"Well first they left before I had a chance to pursue them. You see there were some complications…" Everyone even Koneko were looking at him strangely now. He didn't really care, he just wanted to get this over with and get to bed. "You see… someone threw a piece of paper into the crowd, which was around the school gates. They were only there however to see not one but two, different fallen angels." Rias's eyes widened at that but didn't interrupt.
"Yeah I know one was the same as before. But the other looked to be a twelve year old girl. They were waiting along with Issei for something. However like I said the note had something written on it." Producing said note Akeno gabbed it from him and gave it to her king. Said king only looked at it in surprise as she read it out loud.
"Yuuto Kiba was seen peeking on the second year female gym class. He was also seen peeking on the first year gym class, along with the third with the perverted trio…" Looking up from the note she looked at him with sympathy. "Well… seems like someone really didn't like you. But I can now understand what the commotion from the front gate was. By your appearance I can guess that at least some of the girls believed this?" Kiba nodded as he winced in pain. Despite having the resistance of a devil, being hit by that many girls would leave him bruised.
Looking at the paper again Rias could tell that the handwriting was rather neat. "Well at least I can see why they believed it. This handwriting is too neat for most of the boys in this school. But I can't tell whose it is. How about you Akeno?" Taking the note from her the black haired beauty examined it. Bringing the paper down she sighed while shaking her head.
"Sorry but I got nothing." Sighing Kiba nodded his head in understanding.
"Well I understand… I don't recognize it either." Walking up to Akeno Koneko asked for the paper. Seeing no harm she handed it to her, they all waited while she examined it. However surprised lit her face as she recognized it. Seeing the look Kiba questioned her.
"Do you actually recognize it?" He was itching to find out who wrote it so he could get the person back.
Looking up Koneko shook her head. "I don't actually know whose it is. It's similar to Chris Kun's but it also has a few different characteristics. For example his characters are more rounded I guess. He said it was due to his time writing in English." Little did they know he was taught to write in two different ways. That way no one could track him down by the way he writes. Good for him to be bad for Kiba who now looked rather defeated. Taking back the paper, he started chuckling darkly.
Backing away from his slightly he made a declaration. "I swear if I ever find out who wrote this… well let's just say there will be no mercy."
As for a certain black dragon he woke up as he felt a sudden chill go down his spine. "Huh… I wonder if that had anything to do with my note… Oh well can't change the past!~"
Element Affinity: person
Black: Christopher
White: Milly
Red: Issei
Red: Ulysses
Green, Black: Koneko
Black: Rias
White, Black, Yellow: Akeno
Black, White: Kiba
White: Raynare
White, Blue: Asia
White: Dohnaseek
White: Azazel
Judan: Wow… that was one of the longest chapters we've ever written…
Slayer: Yeah but I had a hard time finding a good place to end it.
Shadow: Doesn't matter too much. Anyway here's another chapter done and gone.
Christopher: The next I'll have my "date" with Koneko right?
Slayer: Yep but don't expect things to go as planned. Remember my stories are always different compared to canon. After all who wants to read the same thing over and over again?
Judan: Yeah tell me about it… I mean how many times does Issei die and get reincarnated, despite making him a power house? Or how about Asia dying, despite having extremely strong people to protect her?
Shadow: Too many times… too many times…
Christopher: Yeah well I can't wait for next time!
Koneko: I can agree to that.
Kiba: I'm going to get you Chris!
Slayer: Oh yeah that problem… Well we should end this before he kills you.
Christopher: Agreed… So as usual this was a Dark Guard Production now signing off!
Kiba: You can't jus… (Sequence terminated.)
