I will continue to say this; I don't feel comfortable ruining my story. I'm not comfortable breaking canon, I'm not comfortable bashing. I'm not comfortable letting people think that I somehow owe them something. I take input from all reviews, the only reason I'm even letting one of these three in is because of the reviews. If you have a problem with me and my story, and don't have constructive criticism, leave.

Anyway, the poll is going well. I forgot to get it running, and had some issues with it at first. But it went up eventually, and I was surprised by the amount of love for Ophis – taking in how utterly creepy I made her seem. She vomited out snakes people! But still, it's an interesting race between Grayfia and Ophis; it's still up for people who want to vote – it's on my profile. P.S. Grayfia just exploded, unless something happens soon it's over for Ophis and Serafall.

Harem Stands at: Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Kuroka, Xenovia, Irina, Gabriel, (Serafall), (Grayfia), (Ophis). The poll is continuing for maybe a chapter or two more, so keep voting.

Some names have come up, like Asia and Rossweisse. However if you want them, someone needs to be replaced, if you want either of these in – put it in your review and state who you wouldn't mind being removed. I'll keep these in consideration. Irina's on especially thin ice, the only reason she's in is because of the whole God thing.


The Second God

Naruto's eyes opened. At first blurry, a quick sudden blackness came to vision. It was a blade, coming straight towards his heart. Without thinking for a moment, Naruto flipped himself out of the bed he laid and flipped to the edge of the small room.

Naruto quickly took in where he was, it looked like an infirmary. Then, like water breaking a dam, memories flowed to his head. Visions of the Ouroborus and his failed sync with Kurama, the pain of Kurama's power tearing into his skin slowly, they all rushed to his head in bursts.

He noticed himself, covered in bandages from the torso up to his shoulders. It was no wonder he felt so stiff. His torso was bandaged twice, feeling as though it was a Kevlar vest, and his arm was bandaged irresponsibly, with some parts less dressed than others.

He then looked at the offender, Kiba. His eyes didn't match his body, so full of fury. He wasn't at all like what he seemed in the small amounts of time they remained in the same room. His blade had been sucked in by the hospital bed Naruto once lay upon, right where the heart would be. It was a daring assassination, something that would no doubt spark conflict.

Naruto tensed his body, seeing as Kiba had removed the blade from the bed and took up a stance against him. "Summon your blade!" He said, shouting at the top of his lungs. Naruto growled at the boy and let his wings fly; no longer did he have his forty wings, now once more only a mere twenty.

Kiba didn't look at all intimidated. His eyes crazed and full of pure spite, he charged. He was slow compared to the men he fought over the years, yet Naruto's body wouldn't respond. His bandages constricted, like a noose around a neck.

"Kneel." His voice was thunder, and Kiba was the earth. The commanding voice of God sent even the Devil, Kiba, to his knees. Kiba thrashed against the invisible bindings holding him to the cold ground of the infirmary.

Naruto flexed his covered arm; he was definitely in need of healing. From the moment he was born, he was an anomaly of healing. His body would just simply not heal by itself, as every Seraph could. When he had fallen in battle, he would require Gabriel to heal him, something in his body had conflicted with his natural healing.

With a sigh, he found himself once again requiring the need of Gabriel. She would forget everything once his name was brought up, he was her weakness. She once stood still in a fight with the Leviathan once she had brought up his name, almost dying in the process.

Her blonde hair, it brought back his attention to the uncontrollable animal before him. He wouldn't stop struggling, continuing to fight over his undeniable control. Low ranked men and women alike could never struggle against his word.

"Release me!" He said, like a dog made human; growling and whipping his head back and forth. Naruto's eyes widened to see Kiba slightly parting from the floor, almost moving to a standing position.

"You're power is weakened in your current state. You're going to have to kill him." Kurama said. Naruto sighed and raised his hand, allowing his arm to be hugged by lightning itself. A devil with no control was as wild as a dog without an owner.

"No, stop! Kiba!" That red hair blinded him for a second. She ran in front of Kiba, her arms out to defend him – Rias Gremory, heaving and coughing. Her eyes were wide and wavering, like a cat before a much larger lion.

Naruto's ears picked up the sound of fellow lightning before the following electric blast became absorbed into his hand. Akeno had stood along with her King, her hand sparkling with lightning of her own. Her eyes were wide, understandable shaken by his ability to swallow her own power into his own attack.

Naruto lowered his hand, still keeping his hand engrossed in his torrent of power. "I should've expected an assassination attempt from you, Gremory." Naruto said, low in tone. As injured as he was, it wouldn't be too difficult to kill the small Devil's tiny peerage.

Then Issei poked his head into the room, and Naruto couldn't help but growl. He would have to make sure Issei didn't fall in the exchange, even as a stray he should be able to exhibit the minimal expectations of his gear.

Rias shook her head, whipping her hair. "Kiba wasn't following any orders, please forgive him!" She bowed deep, her head going down to his knees. She was shaking, and somewhere in the depths of Naruto he felt sympathy.

"All I see is a member of your peerage trying to obviously attack me. – and you defend him of all things!" Naruto was getting more and more frustrated. The volts around his arm picked up speed and Rias' hair began moving towards his hand.

To Naruto's confusion, Akeno ran her way towards him and grabbed his arm. The electricity flowed through her and they both lit up in blue and yellow lights. She stared into the depths of his eyes and his eyes became wide. When the show of lights died down, his arm was flesh and blood. The bandages had dissipated from the energy, and what remained was his torn up arm and flesh-exposed torso.

Akeno's arm was just as bloody. She wasn't able to withstand any of the electricity that had flown into the circuit they created, and as a result she had appeared as though she had taken the brunt of a lightning storm. Her hair stood up on ends and she looked absolutely crazy, but how could you not be to willingly do such a thing?

She smiled weakly, obviously in pain. "We brought you here, you were almost dead. We helped bandage you up; you can at least listen to what we have to say." She said, wobbling as she stood.

Naruto's mouth was left agape. She withstood an equivalent of Zeus' most powerful bolt, what was she? Nobody had been able to withstand the attack, simply ever. It was an attack which required avoidance, not even Sirzechs would be able to withstand such an attack. The Ouroborus herself would have dodged, perhaps even the Great Red.

"Her affinity for lightning may be able to match Zeus, she has immense potential."

"That felt quite good," She giggled, stumbling back before tripping on herself. Rias jumped on her and checked her pulse. Rias let out a breath as soon as she discovered Akeno's heartbeat.

Naruto closed his eyes and relaxed, his hand coming down to his side. All of his emotion rushed out along with his energy, all of it rushed into the black-haired woman. She would require training, and somewhere he rationalized maybe it was him who she would need training from.

Naruto's hand flicked upwards to grab the blade moving towards his neck. It was the blond again, Kiba. Naruto just stared into his eyes, so filled with emotion. It was nice to see, after encountering the exact opposite with the Ouroborus. "What have I done to gain your ire? Killed your grandpa, dad?" Naruto asked. Many Devils despised him for the exact reason, it was a depressing thing.

Issei ran over and pulled on Kiba's arm effectively. The blond snarled and sheathed his sword inside space, stomping away. "What's wrong with him?" Issei asked Rias, who just simply stared at the door with droopy eyes.

Naruto let his face grimace. His body began tearing once more, and he felt the pain dance throughout his body. He felt himself walk towards the bed and sit down, not minding the large hole.

His phone was gone, so was all of the semi-professional wear he brought to the school. Naruto sighed and closed his eyes, desiring sleep to just sweep him away. Most of Heaven's funds came from Churches, but Michael was the one tasked with everything to do with human affairs. Because of this, most of what Naruto had purchased came from the pay he got from teaching. It was pure luck his small house was paid off by an unknown wealthy business owner – which had been informed to him by his bills.

He was going to require aid, so with a large breath he said, "Rias, I need your help." She stared at him, finally after staring at the door Kiba left for so long. She just nodded and stood, carrying Akeno with her. "What do you need?" She asked, trying to bow awkwardly with the black-haired woman in her arms.

Naruto had never in his life asked a Devil for any assistance. Even when he was friends with Sirzechs, they never asked each other for anything. They could solve their own individual issues privately, all of their worries disappeared when they sparred. He never asked Grayfia for anything either, she would just bring him tea without any demand. She was a nice woman, with an odd desire to serve.

"Could I borrow your phone for a second?" Naruto asked. She blinked and her eyes snapped to a recovering Akeno. The woman had woken up, her eyes like butterfly wings. She pushed herself off Rias and went and sat down on a nearby infirmary bed. She stared at him, and never ceased. Her eyes were weak, like she was about to faint any second.

Rias turned to Akeno, completely ignoring Naruto. The man felt his body subconsciously breathe to filter out his slight annoyance. Issei simply put a hand on Naruto's shoulder, giving him a smile. "Life's good, isn't it? It has to be, surrounded by walking boobs!" Naruto chuckled, Issei could always amuse him. He was a portable entertainment machine. As stupid as his out of place, and slightly sexist comments were, they managed to lighten the mood no matter the situation.

"Are you alright, Akeno?" Rias said, low in sound. Akeno just nodded, and Naruto continued watching as she stared at him. Rias grabbed a bunch of bandages and rolled it up Akeno's smoldering arm. Naruto noticed as she rolled it in such a way that there were more layers in some areas than others, she had obviously wrapped his own hand.

"Here," Issei said, pushing his own phone in Naruto's hand. The blond stared at him for a second before nodding in thanks and opening the phone. As much as he didn't want to call in assistance, his livelihood was more important than his pride. If he died, the whole system of Heaven would fall and his faction would descend along with it.

He quickly dialled a phone number he had pushed back into the depths of his conscious so long ago. Raphael was first in line to become Seraph once Lucifer had fallen, but Uriel had left him with a scar to remember who was more powerful and taken the place for himself. Naruto had taken pity on the heartbroken man and made him War Organizer after recognizing his military prowess. The man had taken an odd obsession with him following the incident, and he never ceased.

"Naruto!" Raphael shouted, cutting through Naruto's ear like a knife. The man was too eccentric for his own good, sometimes Naruto felt like snapping and telling him that was why he didn't have many friends, but he never had the desire to what his face would look like.

"I'm going to make this brief," Naruto said, silencing his friend. "Order the Knights of the Round Table to hone in on my position and stick to the shadows, along with Gabe." The phone was cut off immediately after, Raphael could be serious when he needed to be. Naruto lacked the courage to admit it, but Raphael was the one he depended on the most. He was intelligent, and loved his faction more than anyone and anything. He would be tortured willingly for millennia just for Naruto, and his fellow Angels.

Naruto then stared at Issei for a moment, his face wasn't trustworthy. Issei was one of the least trustworthy guys he'd ever met, would he trust him with that number? With a drawn out sigh he let the leftover electricity flow into the phone and let it burst.

Issei's face was twitching, and his mouth was wider than ever before. He stuttered to himself, and soon knelt on the floor clutching the remains of his phone. Naruto felt terrible, but decided lying would be the best course of action. "Oops," He said, with a forced smile. He patted the teary-eyed boy's shoulder. "I promise I'll pay you back one day." That wasn't a lie; he was just going to tie it into his one favour, that's all.

"Don't worry Issei; I'll get you a new phone." Rias spoke up. Akeno seemed healthy enough, and opted to lie down on the bed fully and descend into sleep. Issei seemed to be happy with the situation and started praying to Rias, kissing her shoes as if she was his God. "Thank you, thank you-"His mantra went on and on.

Rias accidentally moved her foot up, and giggled when she saw him clutch his face in the pain of his eye being impaled by a shoe.

Naruto gave a smile at the situation, but he had more pressing matters. "Rias, I still need your aid." Naruto said. "I wish to stay with you until my reinforcements enter the area, I don't want to risk an attack in my state. I doubt the Ouroborus Dragon would dare risk war against multiple factions." She looked shocked at his request. But she nodded nonetheless.

"You owe me one then." She said, putting her hands on her hips. Naruto narrowed his eyes at her motion; it was one that resembled a mom ordering her children. Who did she think she was?

"It doesn't matter. Once this is done and over with, none of this will matter." Kurama said. He was right, after the meeting none of his interactions with Rias would matter. As long as it went the right way, they would no longer be enemies. He wouldn't need to care about wars, or hate. Or risks of conflict between factions, all of that would disappear.

Naruto sighed and nodded. "I'll owe you one." Naruto said, emphasising his point. She seemed satisfied and gave an oddly pointed smile, as if she just put her claim on the surface of the moon and won.

Naruto couldn't help but feel like he lost.

"You did." Kurama plainly said. Naruto felt like cursing out the man in his head. But before he could, he remembered something.

"You said you'd put me down, yet I'm clearly living. What happened?" Naruto asked. Kurama was as silent as a mind empty, but Naruto could hear his slight breathing – a constant rhythm, like a clock on a wall.

"That blade of yours, the one filled with His essence. It sealed away my powers into its hilt. Slowly it is returning, but it saved you." Kurama said. Naruto remembered, the pain of Father going through his gut. It had sealing powers beyond any other holy blade, if anything could have defeated the Ouroborus it was that blade, and if anything could defeat a rampaging God it was Father.

Even when dead, his Father still taught him lessons with abuse, only this time it was with a stab to the gut. Naruto smiled, thinking of his blade, his Father.


Rias was nervous, and wary. She'd never expected when moving to Japan that she would eventually house her greatest enemy. But she felt an indescribable feeling of protection when around him; he was nothing like the books described him.

The pages whispered that he was a bloodthirsty blond-haired killer, with enough rage to fill mountains; that the prince of God was truly the prince of hell given a crown, and he was the true definition of a Devil.

But the church said he was a kind man who gave an aura of warmth. That he was a man with unending intelligence and wisdom. He was neither of these; he was simply a man like everyone else – a man who had enough power to crush hell and live on, but a man nonetheless.

She didn't know what she was thinking when she invited him to stay in her house. But it was said even by Devils that Seraphs are bound to their word. If they say they will, they will. "He owes me, he won't kill me." She repeated that in her head repeatedly, it was her prayer, her mantra.

When she reached the mansion provided by her brother, she turned to see Naruto observing the place with a raised brow. "Why do you care for such luxury?" Naruto asked. This made Rias confused; she had expected him to be comforted by a familiar sight. She always thought God lived in a large castle as tall as a giant's hand reaching into the skies.

"What do you mean?" Rias asked. "Don't you live in a much grander place?" She watched as he shook his head. "We Angels do not require luxury; we Seraphs live in one small house – something belonging to a middle-class family at most." He had said to her.

But it made some sense to her, Devils were said to be selfish being who loved living lavishly. Angels were the polar opposite; they required nothing lavish and lived modestly. "Yet you desire things. You owned a porn mag; obviously you desire the taste of sex." Rias said, taking note of his chuckle.

"The system has changed a lot," Naruto said. "We added fewer restrictions on sin and such. It has cut down on Fallen Angel reproduction and helped Angel numbers. Overall it's a better system. However, even with the ability to sin we have been engraved with certain ideologies. We do not seek luxury, and we do not seek things at the expense of others."

Rias didn't exactly know how to respond to his explanation. She should have been scared that Angel numbers were increasing, but she did not. She couldn't even force herself to seem worried. She wasn't tense, she was relaxed. It was odd for her.

"Thanks for telling me that." She said. He just shrugged, like it was nothing. It truly was nothing; there was no need to thank him. But she felt a need to please him; she wanted him to be happy in her presence. Something she had only felt with her brother, when she wanted to prove herself to him. She wanted to prove herself to this man before her, but Rias did not understand why.

She turned and opened the door to the house. She stepped in and watched as he walked in, eying everything in the exquisite house. She had chandeliers, heated flooring, and beautiful marble stairs. She smiled when he nodded at the house, acknowledging its design as stunning.

"You can pick any room you want, I have way too many…" Rias said, giving a laugh. "You'll be able to find everything just fine. The bathrooms have blue doors and there is a huge entrance to the kitchen." Naruto nodded at all the information and began walking up the white marble steps.

"Oh," Rias said quickly. "Asia said to tell you she's sorry for not being able to heal you. Something rejected her gear last night." Rias said. That night was an unusual time; Asia had never been able to not heal somebody, to see the woman not able to stitch up Naruto's injuries had been absolutely confusing. He seemed to stare through her for a moment, as if lost in the roads of his mind, before nodding and continuing up the stairs.

Akeno had remained in the infirmary awaiting Asia's healing. She lived with Rias, and they both slept in the same room in most occasions. There were times though, where Akeno was off and opted to sleep in a separate room. It was all based on whatever was going through her crazy head, whether it is her father, the fallen angels or just something else.

Rias sighed and felt her eyes pull her in. She wanted to sleep and was willing to kill for it. She slowly made her way up the stairs and flinched when she noticed her private room opened. She felt like crying when she noticed Naruto inside, just standing there observing. She felt like stabbing him in the back just so he could be silent about her room. It was filled with otaku treasures and embarrassing posters, things she would never want anyone to discover. Pokémon plush dolls, anime pillows, figurines, anime collections, it was the full package of awkward. Entering that room to Rias was worse than some stranger groping her.

"Wha – What are you doing in here!?" Rias said, stuttering. He looked at her and immediately flinched. "You told me I could take any room; this is the closest room to the stairs." He said, explaining. She felt her blood rush to her face, she must have looked like a true Devil.

"This is my room, you idiot!" Rias shouted, forgetting everything about status and manners. "Get out – Get out – Get out!" Naruto's face twitched and he quickly jogged out of the room, making sure the space between the two of them was far apart. "Jeez, what's wrong?" Naruto asked, like an idiot. Did he not understand privacy, a woman's privacy?

"It's not like there's anything wrong with your room." He gained a weird look in his eye. "Or maybe you have a collection of sex toys you don't want me knowing about. I got you," Rias felt her hands itch. She needed to strangle something, whether it be her plush dolls or the man before her.

She backed up into her room, and slammed the door. She heard his laughter echo through her household, and that was the time she realized her mistake of inviting him to her home. In pure spite, she grabbed a notebook and pen and began writing scenarios of his brutal murder.

She looked in the mirror, her cheeks were splashed with roses, and it wouldn't die down. "What an asshole, with his stupid face. And his stupid milky voice and wavy hair…" She looked down and had noticed one of her Charmander plush-dolls had been grabbed by her, and she had been biting its ear.

She looked in the mirror again and pouted. She had a crush.


During my writing of this, I was observing a beautiful lightning storm by my window. It was quite the inspiration for that Akeno-Naruto scene.

Anyways, this chapter was four-thousand words. Plus, when writing this I discovered you guys broke another Milestone. What – the – fuck? So I guess I'll have to update again this Wednesday, what a drag. But still, thanks everyone for the reviews. It really keeps me writing with motivation. Because of your love, I've made this chapter one-point-six times larger than usual. So I hoped you enjoyed it.

Next milestone is Six-hundred and twenty-five reviews; no way you guys are going to break than within this week… right?

Written in: English (Canadian)

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