II Chapter 1: Desperation & Comfort

() Ddraig speaking

{} Sparda speaking

"" Demon/Dark self speaking

Weeks have past by since the entire church incident. A long time since Raynare became a devil and a long time that Seras… became a demon. Though she now despised her very existence, both Asia and Raynare have managed to bring her life happiness something she hadn't had in a long time so she was able to tolerate her existence at the very least.

It was quite interesting when Raynare & Asia introduced themselves as new students to her classmates with all the guys, especially the Perverted Duo, celebrating like Christmas came early. When Asia had announced that she and Raynare were living with her the male populace became either jealous or aroused… perverted weirdoes.

Anyway Seras right now was laying on her bed sleeping, at least until some knocking on her door woke her up.

"Oh! Seras, sorry for waking you up. I actually came here to get Raynare for her training. Do you know where she is?"

Seras nodded before sitting up, showing that she was wearing an oversized purple t-shirt as sleepwear, and started stretching out all the tiredness she had.

"She's in the room next to mines."

"Thank you."

She closed the door while Seras got off of bed getting ready for the day.

"Kyaaa!"

Hearing a loud shriek coming from Raynare's room, Seras quickly bolted out of her room. She came across the weird sight of Rias who was slightly amused yet seemed mostly embarrassed which confused her greatly.

"Is everything alright Rias?"

"Yes! Yes everything's alright."

Rias tried shaking out her embarrassment with only minimal success.

"Um, tell Raynare that I'll be waiting for her outside."

She quickly ran off.

Later Raynare came out of her room looking extremely embarrassed with her face even redder than Rias' hair.

"Raynare are you alright?"

Finally noticing Seras, her blush somehow got deeper before she let out a loud screech.

"Kyaa! Pervert!"

She smacked Seras upside the head before running as fast as possible away from her.

Seras stared at Raynare's retreating form while rubbing her head in confusion.

'What the hell was that all about?'

Both Sparda and Ddraig also seemed to be confused.

(Just goes to show you that women are a mystery)

'You do know I'm a woman myself right?'

(Really? I thought you were guy who just had A LOT of fat in the chest area)

Ddraig was laughing while Seras gained a large tick mark on her head.

'Sparda…'

{On it}

She could hear a large whack before hearing Ddraig moaning in tremendous pain.

(Goddamit! Can't you guys take a joke?!)

She chuckled at Ddraig's moans of pain.

"So is that all Asia?"

"Hai."

Her and Asia were currently shopping for some stuff for Asia as she hadn't packed much when she came here to Kuoh, only the bare necessities along with some church stuff like a bible. What surprised her was that Asia was quite a shopaholic and so she ended up carrying a whole bunch of bags like a pack mule much to Sparda and Ddraig's amusement.

"Um, are you sure that you don't need any help with that?"

"Don't worry about it. I'm pretty strong you know, so carrying all this is nothing."

It's true that even before becoming a demon she was incredibly strong by human standards and even by demon standards.

The two came across Raynare running for her life with Rias right behind her on a bike and occasionally throwing a blast of demonic power at her causing her to yelp and run faster.

Seras couldn't help but chuckle in amusement while Asia looked both confused and worried.

"Should we…?"

"Nah, let them have their fun while we finish our date."

"D-date?!"

She let out a laugh at Asia's blushing face before the two walk off to finish their 'date.'

"That… Rias… is a… sadistic… and evil… devil."

Here they were at the clubroom hanging out with the others to mostly pass the time, well mostly Seras as Asia was sleeping with her head on her lap while Raynare was too busy trying to catch her breath.

"You basically just described every demonic species out there Raynare-chan." Seras said in amusement.

Raynare gave her a glare while the others simply chuckled.

Hearing the door opened everyone turned their attention to it with Asia starting to wake up.

Rias came into view though she looked like she was thinking hard on something. Taking a seat at her desk Rias still seemed out of it which was beginning to worry everyone.

Seras got off the couch and now stood in front of Rias.

"Hey Buchou?"

No response.

"Buchou you in there?"

Again no response.

Seras than gained a devious smirk. She took a few steps, created a small dagger that was seemingly made entirely out of water and pointed it at her like she was holding a gun.

"Kyaa!"

Water shot out of the dagger hitting directly at Rias' face causing her to fall off her chair.

Seras was clutching her gut, laughing like crazy, Raynare was in the same position, Koneko & Yumi looked shock, Asia was surprised, and Akeno was covering her mouth to hide her giggles.

"Seras!"

Rias got off the ground and was glaring quite hard at Seras.

"Sorry, I couldn't help myself." She didn't sound sorry in the slightest.

Rias simply let out a huff of anger before drying her face with some tissue and regaining her composure.

"Well since everyone is here, I would like to announce that I will now have Raynare make her debut as a devil today."

"Really? Does that mean I won't have to deliver those stupid flyers anymore?"

Rias nodded.

"Finally!"

Seras chuckled at Raynare's reaction.

"Akeno, check if Raynare has sufficient amount of demonic power. Since she was a former fallen angel that might cause a bit of complications with her demonic power."

"Hai Buchou."

Akeno placed a hand on Raynare's forehead. Seras turned to look at Rias.

"So what exactly are her devil duties anyway?"

"She'll be now making contracts with humans. Basically a devil contract is when someone summons a devil and have their desires fulfill. In order for the contract to be complete the devil must grant the desire and in exchange the summoner must give the devil something of equal or greater worth of the desire granted."

Seras nodded except than realized something.

"Wait does that mean there are also sexual requests?"

Rias seeing Seras worried about the type of request Raynare might get, smile.

"Don't worry, we have devil prostitutes for that job."

Seras mentally let out a sigh of relief.

"And before you ask, we don't take any souls like our demon cousins."

Again Seras felt nothing but relief… She didn't want to start killing the people that she started seeing as friends after all.

"Buchou, it's ok. There's no problem with her magic. Surprisingly she has high reserves of demonic power, almost as much as you and I."

"That's good news, that means she should be able to fully utilize the traits of the Bishop."

Raynare seemed happy hearing that her former fallen angel status has done nothing to cripple her use of devil magic.

"Luckily for you Raynare, we have one contract available for you. Since this is your first one the request will be a small one."

Akeno could be seen preparing a transportation circle.

"I'll leave it in your hands Raynare."

"Thanks, I just hope it isn't something weird…"

"Alright it's ready."

Akeno called out as the circle was glowing. Raynare came forward now standing at the centre of the circle which was now glowing brightly.

"Good luck Raynare." Seras said.

Raynare simply smiled at her before disappearing.

"Well, the contract wasn't weird… it was downright disturbing."

Seras, Asia and Raynare were walking down the street heading home. Seras and Asia were looking at Raynare oddly due to her face being in a deep shade of green.

"I know you didn't succeed in fulfilling the contract, but how bad was it?"

Raynare shivered.

"Please… I rather not go into details… Let's just say it involves corse-dressing and leave it at that."

That got them more curious however they decided to respect Raynare's wish and let it go.

Seras then sensed something…off. It was a feeling of negativity; it was almost her own except it felt like it was coming from an outside source.

'Despair, hopelessness, desperation… What's going on?'

"Seras is something wrong?"

The two noticed Seras had stopped.

"Nothing… You two go on ahead there's something I need to check."

She ran off before the two can say anything.

'What the hell?'

Following the emotions somehow led her to the red light district where she ended being assaulted by wave of despair, rage, and most of all lust. It wasn't surprising considering where she is, what was surprising was the fact she could feel all these emotions as if they were her own. Though she was enveloped by these emotions they did not drown her like they would to any other person. However despite the wave of emotions she did not lose sight of her target. She kept weaving through places & people, at times she had to punch some persistent guys though luckily nobody made any fuss about it.

Eventually she came across something resembling a bit of a bar but knew otherwise. She entered and was assaulted by the smell of flesh, sweat and cum. It was quite disgusting however she had dealt with demons who smelled a thousand times worse and had to deal with the scent of blood on a daily basis so this was nothing… though she could really do without the moaning.

{Trust me, the second circle of Hell is FAR worse than this}

Seras couldn't help but raise a mental eyebrow at that. She read the poem 'Inferno' so she knew all about the Nine Circles of Hell.

'What were you doing in the second circle anyway?'

{… I rather not talk about it}

(Nice, so I'm not the only pervert in your head Seras)

She could hear a large whack and a cry of pain though she ignored it.

"What's a pretty thing like you doing in a filthy place like this?"

Startled she quickly turned around her knife in hand.

The figure was quite tall to the point where she actually had to look up to see his face. Even then she couldn't see due to his long brown cloak covering his face, however what she could see was a pair of slitted blue eyes.

"Calm yourself, I'm not here looking for violence or sex."

She was skeptical hearing that, however she sensed no negativity in him so she lowered her blade.

"Than why the hell are you doing in a place like this?"

He chuckled.

"Well as unbelievable as this sounds, this place actually makes one of the best sundaes out there."

She rose an eyebrow. He's right, it is unbelievable.

"And besides should you really be asking that? Usually when a girl comes to a place like this, it's to get laid."

Seras honestly wanted to slap him for that but didn't due to the fact that he actually has a point. No sane girl will ever go to a place like this so in reality it should have been him to question her intentions. Plus there was the fact she could sense demonic power coming from him. Though luckily she was able to feel the difference between a devil and a demon after becoming a demon herself.

'A devil? Must be visiting the human world.'

"I don't really know actually. I was following something and it lead me here for some reason."

"Something or someone?"

Seras looked thoughtful as she didn't know the answer herself.

"Come have a drink with me."

He went off and took a seat in one of the dining booths.

Seras feeling nothing has changed with her target decided why not and took a seat next to him.

The two were served some red champagne.

The figure grabbed his drink, unwittingly giving Seras a good look of his hand. It was a tan colour and was covered in wrappings, giving it the impression he was wearing a fingerless glove. At first glance it seemed that the tips of his fingers were dirty however at closer inspection she saw that the skin was naturally black and each tip was adjourned with sharp black deadly claws. She rose an eyebrow at how demonic they look but decided to ignore it.

"So what's a devil doing in the human world anyway?"

The figure glanced at her.

"I actually have some business here. I recently got news that someone from my kin was still alive and was here in the human realm."

"Kin? You have relatives."

"Only one, however I haven't seen her since she was a baby and due to certain circumstances I was unable to see her."

"Circumstances?"

"One that involves clan matters."

He stopped saying anymore about it.

"Why's a demon like you so sad anyway?"

She flinched when he called her a demon. He instantly noticed that.

"So you weren't always a demon, were you?"

Seras remained silent, letting the figure continue talking.

"It's never easy to just give up on your humanity. It will always come with regret and despair."

Seras was slowly getting depressed.

"However if they have a purpose, a reason to live, it will eventually give them true happiness."

Seras looked at him.

"… How?"

The strange devil looked at her oddly.

"… How do I find a purpose? I try and yet the people I consider precious are not enough to bring me happiness."

"And why is that?"

"I…" Memories of her childhood, of past friends, of her former father figure and of her former lover… all leaving her behind to pick up the pieces. "I'm afraid."

He seemed to understand what she meant.

Suddenly she could sense new emotions coming from her target: anxiety & nervousness as well as the already existing emotions increasing.

"I'm sorry but I have to go."

He simply gave her a salute while, though she couldn't see it but could feel it, smiling at her.

She quickly ran off to find her target.

She didn't know why but she herself was starting to feel anxious and felt that she needed to reach her target as fast as possible. When she finally found it she was extremely surprised. There was Rias wearing a casual yet revealing outfit that would get all boys from school passing out from a nosebleed. She was extremely suspicious on what Rias was doing in a place like this. When she turned to look at her direction, Seras quickly hid in a corner, out of her sight. Seras peeked a bit wanting to find out why Rias was here. Rias herself seemed to be nervous and appeared to be waiting for something… or someone…

A guy suddenly appeared wearing the Kuoh Academy uniform and appeared really excited. He was just about to pass Rias until she grabbed his arm. When he looked surprise, shock, and lust appeared on his face. She leaned forward and whispered something to the guy's ear which caused him to gain an expression like Christmas came early for him. She pulled him away to a private room, all the while Seras starting to realize to her horror what Rias came here to do.

'She's… I need to stop her!'

She quickly ran off to them.

Rias knew her time of freedom was almost up. Her parents having been pushing the arranged marriage to start as soon as possible. Her self-proclaimed 'fiancee' coming here soon was the icing in the cake. So far the only way she could find a way to stop this was to… 'taint' herself so to speak. Some part of her told her that she will regret this however the larger part said this was better than becoming a sex-slave in all but name.

So here she was, about to give her virginity to an all-to-eager random guy who practically screamed scum and was taking all his clothes off. She started taking her own off yet was far more slow and hesitant, however the guy was getting impatient and tore off her clothes for her, shocking her, and then pushed her causing her to land on the couch none to gently. Before she could utter an ounce of protest he was already upon her, groping her breasts and kissing her neck. At this point she was starting to regret her decision and tried to push him back, however with surprising strength he kept her down and continued with his molestations.

'This… I don't want this…'

Under different circumstances she could have easily escaped this with no trouble, however in this case she couldn't do this without revealing her true nature to the human… plus it didn't help that before this she drank A LOT of alcohol to help with her decision making so now she wasn't sober enough to use her devil strength and was about reap the consequences.

He took off whatever clothing he had left on baring his erection for her to see. She was now absolutely terrified of what was about to happen.

"Please… stop…"

If he heard it he simply chose to ignore it. Just as he was about to plunge into her womanhood…

CRACK

… he collapsed on top of her, unconscious or dead, blood leaking out of the back of his head.

Rias, surprised by this turn of events, looked up to see Seras holding something resembling a metal bat, that had a splotch of blood on it, before dissipating.

"You know I'm going to be pretty pissed if saving you girls from being raped becomes a running gag."

"Seras…"

Seras looked at Rias and her expression soften.

"Come on dress up. We're getting out of this shit-hole."

All Rias could do was nod her head.

The two teleported back to Seras' room. No words were said for quite some time so Seras left to check on Asia and Raynare. After a few minutes Seras came back holding a glass of warm milk.

"Here drink this."

Rias grabbed it, nodded her head in thanks, and drank it.

Again the two sat quietly for a couple a minutes until Rias decided to speak.

"So how are Asia and Raynare?"

"Asleep. The two were waiting for me to come back and since we came back late…"

Rias nodded her head in understanding.

"So do you mind telling me what the hell you were doing in the red light district and why the hell you almost allowed yourself to get raped?"

Rias flinched, both at the questions and vicious tone she took when asking.

"It's… a long story."

"I got nothing but time here."

Rias stared at Seras and saw that she was not willing to let this go.

She sighed, steeling herself for the talk.

"… I'm engaged."

The widening of her eyes was the only thing to indicate that she was surprised.

"It was when I was six years old I learned that my parents signed marriage contract with the Phenex clan."

"Phenex?"

"One of the 32 surviving out the 72 devil clans of the Underworld. The clan possesses the same abilities as the legendary Phoenix: control over fire & wind as well immortality."

Seras seemed a bit shocked hearing the Phenex clan's abilities though she let Rias continued without interruption.

"At first I was a bit peeved though I felt like I should give my fiancee a chance. However when I met him…"

Rias took on an angry and disgusted look.

"… he was so arrogant, narcissistic, and perverted beyond measure. There was no love or honesty in his eyes, only lust and the need to turn me into one of his toys."

Tears started coming out of her eyes.

"Despite all this my parents refused to cancel the engagement… I thought that if I could…"

"If you could give your virginity to some lowlife the engagement will get cancelled."

Seras finished for her.

Rias nodded.

"Though judging by what happened I'm guessing that plan wasn't as good as you thought."

Silence.

Seras turned to look at Rias and noticed that the tears have increased.

Rias stiffened feeling arms enveloping her in a warm hug.

"Seras?"

Rias turned and saw Seras giving her a smile that warmed her heart.

"You are hurting badly. So shouldn't it be logical for your friend to comfort you in your time in need?"

Rias suddenly turned and hugged Seras back. She could feel the tears dripping out of her face and onto her shirt.

'Great, so comforting damsels in distress will also become a running gag for me.'

She chuckled mentally in amusement.

A light shined brightly in front of Seras' house before going out, showing a silver-haired maid.

This is Grayfia Lucifuge the wife/maid/Queen of the current Lucifer and holds the title Strongest Queen of the Underworld. Right now she was here to stop Rias from doing something she'll regret. However she was confused on why she was outside rather than inside the house.

However one look and she was able to detect a sort of anti-demonic barrier which would explain why she couldn't teleport into the house and simply teleported near it. However, even though the barrier's extremely powerful there was the fact that any demonic being can easily entered it if they had sufficient power or had no ill intentions which in Grayfia's case she had both.

Before she could move forward the door opened revealing Rias who was smiling a bit and seemingly appeared as if her burden had lessened a great deal.

Seeing this Grayfia sighed in relief knowing that Rias didn't go through the deed but was wandering what got Rias to stop.

"Grayfia."

Rias noticed her presence.

"I'm guessing that my parents had you come here to retrieve me."

It wasn't a question however Grayfia nodded all the same.

"Alright I will go with you, however would it be alright if I brought my Queen with me?"

"The Thunder Priestess? I don't see why not. After all High-class devils should always have their Queen by their side."

Rias nodded her head in thanks and the two started leaving.

"Ojou-sama if I may I ask. What had happened to stop you from going through your plan?"

Rias stopped walking and looked back at the house. Grayfia was slightly surprised to see Rias smile sadly.

"A good friend… one I intend to save from her despair."

Author's Notes

Alright here's this latest chapter of Crimson of the Demon.

Ok time to give some insight: Before anyone asks why Seras is referred to as a demon rather than a cambion (half demon) it's simply because her father is a Demon God while her maternal grandfather is Sparda.

This would technically make her 2/3rds demon and 1/3rd human however demon blood is more powerful than human blood (especially from two powerful demons) plus she had been repressing her demonic side for such a long that when she finally unleashed it all of the backed up demonic power flowed through her body all at once essentially making her a full-blooded demon.

So yeah... her repressing her demonic power GREATLY backfired on her.

Next chapter will be the meeting with our favourite douche as well as Seras having someone train her personally on her demonic powers.

Until then.