Chapter 31: The Game Begins
That following day, all the members of the ORC were waiting inside the clubhouse, on edge as the rating game was about to start. Kiba sharpening his sword, Koneko tightening her gloves, Damon cleaning Black Dahlia, Wesker polishing his glasses, Rias and Akeno sipping tea, Calvin looking out the window, sending jolts of electricity between his hands, Katrina meditating quietly, Adrian pacing back and forth across the room, and Issei and Asia watching intently. The door to the clubhouse opened, and in walked Sona and Tsubaki.
"Sorry if we are interrupting anything," said the Student Council President.
"No, please come in Sona," said Rias.
"Glad you could make it love," said Wesker, giving her a quick peck on the lips, drawing a blush from her.
"I didn't expect to see them here," said Issei, "What gives?"
"There's going to be a live broadcast of the game," said Rias. "It's so family members can spectate. Sona and Tsubaki are here to help out with that." Adrian and Damon looked to each other, the Devil Virus wearing a look of horror, while Damon had a grin worthy of a shit-eater.
"And it's her first rating game," added Sona, "I wouldn't miss this for anything."
"That's very sweet of you Sona," said Wesker, quickly shooting Damon a quick glare after the white haired buffoon began making a rude gesture with his tongue, index and middle finger.
"I'll do everything I can to make this interesting," said Rias. Grayfias' magic circle then appeared, and she appeared in the room, holding something wrapped in a brown cloth.
"It's almost time," she said, "and I brought something for a Calvin Hicks." Calvin approached the gray haired lady, and took the item from her gingerly, removing the cloth as he did so. "I believe you called it an...amp?" Calvin looked at the metal contraption, more polished and refined than what he saw Cole MacGrath weilding. He extended it, and it sparked to life, making Grayfia take a step back, and the rest of the ORC to look on in awe.
"Hell yeah!" Said Calvin with joyful approval, "This aught to even the odds against that Mira bitch!"
"Maybe even the rest of the Phoenix House if used right," said Adrian, "but remember; It's not the weapon in the fight, it's the man wielding it that matters." Calvin looked down at the amp,
"You're right," he said, compacting it back to how it was before.
"I hope my lady is now ready," said Grayfia.
"We're ready whenever you are," said Rias.
"There is one thing I forgot to mention," said Grayfia, "The Great Devil Lucifer will also be watching the game." Rias looked to the floor,
"Brother dearest..." she muttered. All eyes, except for the ORC originals, turned to Rias in shock,
"Hold the fuck up! You mean to tell us your big bad older brother is THE Devil?!!" Shouted Damon.
"Her brother is Lucifer, the King of the Devils," said Kiba. Damon spaced out momentarily, and busted up laughing, doubling over and rolling on the floor, while Adrian sank to his knees,
"I. Am. So. Screwed..." Adrian said to himself.
"Did I say something funny," Kiba asked confused. Damon caught his breath, so be could speak,"
"Adrian...fucking knows...heh heh...if he breaks Rias' heart, on purpose or not...he's gonna have fucking LUCIFER...heh heh heh heh heh...come and kick his ass!" He wheazed the ending of his sentence returning to a full on belly laugh.
"It is time," said Grayfia, creating a massive red rune on the floor. Everyone, save for Grayfia, Sona and Tsubaki made a move to the magic circle,
"Wesker wait!" Said Adrian, holding back the former fallen angel.
"What is it Adrian?" Asked Wesker.
"Leave your glasses on the desk," said Adrian, "Trust me, that simple of an action will determine whether or not our plan will work." Wesker looked at him, confused, but did as Adrian requested, and left his folded sunglasses on the desk. The ORC was now on the magic circle, ready to be sent, and one by one they vanished from the room...
"Wait...did it work?" Asked Calvin, once he reappeared, for the room looked as though they had not even left. Katrina walked over to the window, and looked up at the sky,
"It worked Calvin. Look," Calvin joined Katrina by the window, and saw the sky had bright green lights flowing through it, similar to the Northern Lights.
"Your attention please!" Grayfias' voice boomed over the intercom system, "Welcome everyone. My name is Grayfia, and I am a servant for the House of Gremory. I will be your referee during todays' matchGrayfia continued to explain the battlefield, why it was modeled as is, most likely for those watching the broadcast, but Adrian was only half listening, for he was looking intently at the desk, seeing Weskers' glasses, or rather a REPLICA of Weskers' glasses, resting exactly where he left the original in the real world.
"Wesker!" Adrian tossed the glasses to their owner, and he placed them on his face. Grayfia has just finished speaking when Issei punched his open palm,
"I'm goinf to fight my way to his base right away, promote myself into something badass, and beat the crap out of Lord Deuchenozzle!"
"I like the way you think Issei, but you will get your ass kicked that way," said Adrian, and he pulled a large piece of paper from out of his coat, laying it flat on the desk, revealing it to be a map of the academy, "Riser is most likely going to get his pawns promoted right away, so first things first, we need to keep everyone from House Phoenix away from our home base." He looked up, "Kiba, Koneko, I'll need you two to set some traps around to set up a defensive perimeter and keep them away from here. Katrina, you go with him to make sure they stay in the game if you can." Katrina nodded. "Akeno, when they are done setting traps, we will need you to set up some illusion magic to divert them away from here. As for going offensive," he pointed down at the map where it says 'gymnasium.' "We should take control of that first, considering it is right between the ORC and the school house. Meaning whoever takes that, takes the battlefield." He looks to Damon and Wesker, "You two are going to come with me to get the surprise."
"What surprise?" Asked Issei.
"You'll see. But when the surprise is ready, I'll need someone to go to the athletic field as bait..." The ORC gasped.
"Anyone goes out there is a sitting duck!" Calvin said angrily.
"Not necessarily," said Adrian with a sigh, casting a glare to Damon, "because once the bait is set, and House Pheonix takes it..." he sighed deeply, looking away from Damon, "...Damon will make the distraction...allowing the surprise to come to light." Damon began laughing, drawing the clubs attention.
"You know what the surprise is?" Asked Issei.
"No, but I know what the distraction is!" Said Damon, and he grinned at Adrian, who brought a palm to his face.
Koneko then gave a small pink orb to each of the club members,
"What's this?" Asked Calvin.
"Something for all of us to communicate with," said Rias. Adrian raised his eyebrows,
"Holy shit I didn't even think of that." A bell began to toll, signifying the start of the game. Damon chuckled to himself.
"For whom the bell tolls," he sang to himself.
