I didn't expect to be back here. My mind has decided that it wants to flit about stories like a mad man and see what works and what doesnt, so apparently you're getting two chapters of this. This is the chapter I wrote a long time ago, so reading this over had been interesting to see if I've evolved in the way I've written. It's subtle, but I can see a difference. Anyway, let's go!

Super hero time!

Elwyn: The power to command powerful beings in battle, just like I do... Lilith, this is an incredible gift for you!

Lilith: I have access to two, but you have so many different heroes to call upon! Elwyn, try your best!

Elwyn: My world is one plagued by war. i am scared such a fate is destined for your own.

Lilith: Don't worry about it, I'll do my best to stop that from happening!

E +L: Fight for your right! Don't forget me!

"So you are a devil, in fact one who comes from the higher echelons, are you not?" Elwyn repeated dully, the cup of warm tea in his hands hardly soothing the prince. The conversation had been transferred to a school of all things from what he had been told by Rias Gremory, apparently a devil who intended to reincarnate the dead as one of her own, if not fully a devil.

"Yes, I am." The crimson haired princess of ruin confirmed, the leathery pinions idly sitting on her back to emphasise her point. "Which is why I ask politely that you allow me to bring this boy back to life as one of my peerage. We shouldn't let someone die so soon, no?"

"Do you always carry around the stuff needed to… resurrect the dead?" Alice interrupted, the idea of corpse climbing to their feet once more resting uneasily on her stomach. The student was taken aback at the idea. People rarely argued back to her unless they did not know who she was and considering that she had shown proof of her devil heritage and obliterated a unwanted tree with her brutal power of destruction, it was very unlikely they were unaware of her strength and sizeable name.

"No, for there is no need to. Why would you believe it so?" She responded evenly from her place behind the desk. It was an odd choice, even for an old school building, for rather than any modern design or traditional Asian architecture, they apparently thought highly of Victorian design and had the entire room done in western style.

"So you were spying on him then?" Alice continued, her stern look certainly not serving well for Rias' future. Said devil began to sweat lightly, blue eyes darting back and forth. "Because through your own admission, you don't carry your resurrecting kit around everywhere, yet you just so happen to chance upon a suitable specimen while you have them available. That definitely seems suspicious and paints you in a very dark red light."

"Actually, that would make sense." Elwyn added, the lord easily understanding the hidden message beneath the words. "For if you had the appropriate kit and appeared not too soon after he had died, it would make sense that you would know he would be dead in that area. However, what you used to spy would have old information, because if you were spying in real time, you would know of our interference and not gone through the process as proven with how you stopped and tried to manipulate us! We were threats to the execution of your plan!"

"Ah, I see. Then that means that you, Rias Gremory, willingly let the boy die in hopes to ensnare him into your 'peerage' as you call it while he was most vulnerable!" Arron concluded with a threatening glint to his glasses. Blood red hair clouded the girl's face, only silence resulting from the verbal triple assault. Slowly, the strands gave way to show shadowed eyes brimmed with tears, a reaction that they had not been expecting.

"Yes, I suppose it's true. What I did tonight was despicable." The devil confessed, the hands holding her cup curling in on themselves protectively. "But I can assure you that all I did was for good reason!"

"Like what?" Alice asked sarcastically, but a calm hand from her lord sought to sooth her ire.

"Please, let us not show unneeded hostility." Elwyn chided. "After all, we all have done and seen the results of things we find untasteful. Know this though… if your reason holds no merit, then I shall bring upon you a punishment most fitting."

"I think you better start working on that because I did this absolutely selfishly." Rias stated dryly with a self-depreciative chuckle. "I am soon to be wed to a man, Riser Phenex, who you may easily call the worst of scum. He seeks me only for my name and beauty, rather having me as a trophy wife and playing with his peerage rather than acting like a loving husband."

"Actually, I can agree with you on that at least." Elwyn admitted surprisingly. "I too have done some strange things to scare off those hands that wish to claim me, though certainly not to such an extent." As the prince of Aneron, there were many a fair maiden who sought to become one of the royals or high nobility, meaning all kinds were attracted to the supposed opposite to the blood soaked 'rash royal'. It was only through the diligent deterrence of both his mother and Alice that he was even able to make I home without harm (Or at least, with all of his clothes on.)

Continuing on over Alice's giggles (The still summoned Corrin joining in after her mirthful whispering), Rias explained, "Though he may not look or act as such, Issei Hyoudou actually holds an intense power within him, one that would potentially allow me to overcome this wretched Arrangement, but he was far too dense and vulnerable to understand what he was capable of. Becoming a devil would mean that he would have already faced his death and be naturally enhanced by the reincarnation process to make the idea more… simplistic."

That was enough to get Corrin to stop her giggles. Her eyes, a much more dangerous red than the Gremory's hair, burned with unbridled anger as her hands fell hard on the desk.

"Wait, so you think that letting him die was to make things easier on him?" the fateful princess asked, Rias wordlessly nodding. "That was incredibly selfish, yes! Allow me to understand, please; you would have him turned into a devil while dead through the reincarnation process and then while he was left vulnerable due to going through a fatal experience, you would draw him into your group!?"

"The evil piece would make him take it better…" It was only after the words left her mouth when Rias realised the hole she had dug herself into.

"I understand that you don't know my backstory, but to me, that is one of the worst things you could do. To remove someone's choice, even in a situation like this, is appalling. We all have a right to a choice and to remove that right, one given by god, is unforgiveable!" In her anger, Corrin missed the slight wince Rias gave, though Arron, with more observation eyes outside of battle than Alice's more combat based analysis skills, was not so easily passed.

"I once had to make a choice that would choose my future, on between my family and those I had grown to believe were my family. What if he wanted to die as a human, uncaring that he died so young? What would you do if he came to hate you for bringing him back and hat supposed 'power' he held was left locked away from your grasp?"

"I would treat him as one of my own, doing all I can to make up for what he has had to go through!" Rias returned just as passionately. "I give those who have suffered in life a warm and welcoming return, so that they may become what they were destined to be!"

"And what if their fate was to die!?" Corrin roared, her draconic traits becoming more evident by the passing second. Realising the harshness of her rebuttal, the girl sighed tiredly. "I apologise, for that was unneeded. What proof do you have that these others you speak of are happy and not just under your control?"

"That is a simpler task. Come the morning, I could easily invite them if that is what you desire?" Rias responded, the draconic princess giving a nod before turning to Elwyn.

"Wiel- no, please allow me to call you Elwyn. Would you please be kind enough to summon me in the morning?" she requested, disappearing in a burst of light when the lord nodded. With the main drama in the room lowered, Arron suddenly started before turning awkwardly to Rias.

"Oh by the way, would you by chance have a place we could stay? We don't exactly have a place to return to and I don't know if you noticed, but we kind of don't know our way around here." The request pleasantly shocked the girl, but after a second, she smiled. After appearing so strong and demanding before, Rias couldn't deny that having some form of leverage over them felt at least slightly satisfying.

"Oh, okay. I think I could get you something."

The next day came with a cloudless dawn, Rias choosing for some reason to gather up the members of her peerage at the unholy hour of 6. Of course, Elwyn and his army had risen far earlier in order to wage war against merciless enemies, but there were some perks to peace.

"I believed that you would maybe wish to get some more… appropriate clothing, at least for your time here. After all, you wouldn't wish to be wearing the same clothes as you would find in the medieval era." The devil reasoned. "Fortunately, I have a friend who could get you something good."

And so soon, they were decked out in what Rias had deemed 'appropriate', though from the awkward looks the trio gave to their new attire, it was clear that they weren't the greatest of fans.

"This doesn't feel right without the weight of my sword." Elwyn commented, the lord twisting and turning in front of the mirror. The sky blue shirt and denim jeans didn't compare to the fine silks he had worn before, nor did the pure white trainers compare to his usual boots.

"It's colder too." Alice added, a light shiver making its way down her spine. Encapsulated in her robes, the tactician had become used to the warmth provided, but the casual shirt did little to replicate the effect. "But at least it's still purple."

"I think it's nice." Arron countered, pulling at the forest green jumper he had been given.

"But you at least have something to keep you warm!"

"It's not that cold though Alice."

"My lord, it is for me."

"Well I think they suit you all. Now, we should go and gather my peerage; they'll show you how I'm such a great king!" the Gremory interjected, drawing the attention onto her. The childish addition to the end of her statement managed to draw a little chuckle from the lord, who merely gestured ahead.

"Sure, lead the way."

Leading the three out onto the streets, the lack of odd glances was much easier to deal with than the late night stragglers, much to Elwyn's relief. Sure, he had been gazed upon, both in adoration and in hatred by his enemies, but it had never been like those had been.

Back at the old school building, Rias made her leave in order to find her peerage, dotted around due to their scholarly schedules.

"You know, if she hadn't have told us and shown us that she was a devil, I would never have put two and two together." Elwyn chuckled, Arron sitting himself heavily at his side.

"I guess a different world means different rules, especially considering that they are able to blend in to the school crowd so easily." The archer reasoned, grabbing a cloth and tenderly running it over the polished metal of his bow. Alice busied herself with preparing a pot of tea, a small kettle placed at the side along with the necessary pieces.

"I hope that she isn't forcing these people to talk though." Alice worried, hands working away with practiced ease. "Remember how she made mention of how the resurrection allowed the user control over them?"

"If she continues on in the way she has done so far, then I doubt she could keep any manipulation away from us. She does seem to have a fairly loose lip from we've observed." Elwyn dismissed, finger lying gently on the trigger of his 'gun'. Corrin had requested to be summoned for this talk and who was he to deny such a simple feat?

"Oh, hello." Their chat was disrupted by the opening of the door, Rias and three others walking in. One sat down at the table, the smallest of the group, taking one of the laid out biscuits regardless of the three strangers she was sat next to.

"Please excuse Koneko, she can be rather enamoured with her treats." Rias apologised teasingly, the only reaction coming from the white haired school child being a slight raise of the eyes before they returned to the biscuit in hand.

"My name is Yuuto Kiba. It's a pleasure to meet the three of you." The singular boy introduced himself with a calm manner, almost one befitting one of his knights.

"He has the knight piece, which grants him excellent speed and swordsmanship." Ah, well that explained it. "Then there is Akeno, my log time friend and queen, meaning she gets a boost to all areas."

"It really is nice to meet you." The black haired girl claimed with a deep bow, the ponytail trailing behind her reaching the curve of her back, an incredibly hard to maintain length. "You'll also find us called by many other names across the school, but please call me Akeno."

"Koneko is the rook, meaning that she gains great strength and defence and my bishop is in a different place right now, so you can't meet him unfortunately. That is my peerage for you." With the introductions done, Elwyn raised from his seat, bowing his head to each individual before holding up the summoning artefact.

At the sudden gesture, all three leapt to their feet, a blade in Kiba's hand, sparks dancing upon Akeno's skin and Koneko's fists tightening. The confusion at their stances must've shown upon his face, for Rias decided to speak up.

"Your…tool bears a great resemblance to firearms used in our world, so holding it up would give the impression that you were attempting to kill us." The king explained to another, hands raised in a calming manner. It was easy enough to see that where they came from, swords, magic and bows were the most typical armaments, she they mustn't have thought much of a gun-like item.

"Ah, my greatest apologies." Elwyn immediately said, lowering it down to the ground while Alice sighed at the side. "I merely wished to bring along our final guest. Warrior of two worlds, queen of conquest who earned her birth right, bring ruin on your foes! Fateful Princess Corrin!"

With the same 5 orbs and flash, the fateful princess appeared in all of her resplendent glory, a single floating blue jewel in hand. Pushing back white hair, Corrin looked around the room, silently judging each person within.

"Three of you share the same feeling as Rias… the resurrection process I assume?" at Rias' nod, the princess sat down on the other side of Elwyn, leaving Alice to stand behind in a huff.

'I was going to sit there…'

"Yes, it is. If you can tell that, then I'm certain that you can tell they are not being influenced in any way." The king declared, Corrin rising to the challenge and steadily staring deep into each half devil. Only Kiba squirmed under the intense gaze, an unspoken challenge in each of their eyes while Arron gave out a barking laugh.

"Well, this is certainly not what I expected to do if I ended up in another world." He announced, reclining back into the sofa with a sigh. "Watching a legendary warrior that can become a dragon staring into half devils in order to see if they're being influenced."

"…You speak truth. I can sense no evil in the way they hold themselves." The serious mood of the room immediately lessened as the princess gave a large smile, bowing her head to the peerage members in turn.

"I'm Corrin, it's nice to meet you!"

'She changed so fast!' the thought was shared by everyone as Corrin happily took one of the proffered treats laid out before, seating herself next to Elwyn and nibbling away.

"What? I have dealt with many siblings throughout my life, so I've learn to be both caring and stern at a blink of an eye." She reasoned with a blush under the many looks she received, still tenderly biting away at the biscuit.

"Then I suppose we are all good then!" Elwyn declared happily with a clap of his hands. "Now all that is left is to return to Aneron!"

"Return to Aneron? I'm afraid I haven't heard of such a place." Akeno said, placing a delicate finger upon her chin. "Is that somewhere foreign?"

"Why yes, if by foreign you mean an entirely separate world." Alice confirmed, leaning onto Elwyn's exposed head. "My lord managed to get us trapped here with no explicable return method, meaning that while we may summon heroes of legends, we are unable to use them properly."

"Even now, I wonder how the people are doing… do you think I have been usurped yet? That another blood thirsty warmonger or coward has deigned to take the throne in our absence?" Elwyn couldn't help but wonder what fate had befallen his home kingdom, left without rule to face the armies of Tensei.

"Oh, so that is why Alice referred to you as her lord. " Rias noticed, taking a seat at the lone desk in the corner. "So not only are you some lost travellers, you're also royalty?"

"Only Elwyn, for we are mere retainers of his." Arron clarified, hand still resting upon his bow. "My name is Arron, the one whose arrows could shoot down the stars."

"And I am Alice, the tactician with a light speed mind!" Alice was much more cheerful with her boasting, undermining much of the effect it would have had.

"Though the title is fairly new to me, I am Elwyn of Aneron, wielder of warriors, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. Now seeing as we have proof of your worth,"

"Let's bring Issei back from the dead, shall we?"

Oh yeah, this was when I said I would only ever have two scene changes per chapter because I wanted to appease a review I misunderstood. Can I just say that I love how Lilith's super hero time call just works with everything?

"Fight for your right! Don't forget me!" - I haven't written for this story for a while, and it doesn't want to be abandoned.

"Rider once more! Don't forget me!" - Kamen Rider Build in another of my stories was left to rot and doesn't want to be forgotten.

It has absolutely nothing to do with the story, but I thought it was a nice thing to point out.

Super hero time! See you next time!