A/N: Sup guys, wiErD here... Back with another chapter of the new story.

Hope ya like it.

Disclaimer: I don't own FT and DxD and its elements... All goes to their respective authors forever unless they decided to pass their work on somebody else then that would be cool :D


- With Devils Like These -

The room inside the old building of the academy was eerily dark and quiet as it features a horror-theme like atmosphere as candles lit up separately from all places with dark patches overtaking the less lit areas of the room. Two candles lit up from the main desk where Rias was sitting accompanied by Akeno who had been standing beside her ever since they led the two puzzled brothers here. Windows were left open as small gusts of wind passed through it, blowing the curtain softly as Natsu and Issei were left sitting on one seat, facing the desk. Well, it was a place suitable for the club's name, seeing that they're all the same.

Koneko on the other hand, was simply sitting on the left couch facing sideways before eating her own food silently as if she was just spectating the whole discussion between two sides. Another figure soon joined up the party as he sat on a nearby couch across Koneko and it didn't take long for the two brothers to recognize the person itself just by looking at his face and his rumored popularity amongst the girls in the campus.

While Natsu could care less of the status, Issei was inwardly biting his nails hard in frustration of his appearance in the club.

A moment of silence came about until the red-haired beauty began her conversation towards them.

"Well, it seems like everyone is finally assembled... I guess, you two had a lot of questions bottling up in your mind right now."

"I'm really sorry for the trouble we had caused earlier... We had to give a bit of a face towards that man as to show the devil's presence in the town." Akeno soon followed before bowing in respect to the two.

"Devil?" Issei tilted his head in confusion.

"That's right... All of us here are devils. And the proof of it lies on the presence of your wings." Rias spoke until every one of them, except Natsu sprouted out dark bat-like wings behind their backs that soon surprised the two though with Issei frowning in disbelief as he found himself to have one as well.

"Hey, Issei... Since when did you got wings?" Natsu asked curiously.

"The hell I know!" Issei retorted.

"You were resurrected as a devil, Issei." It was then Rias continued as the two simply widened their eyes in surprised at her statement.

"What do you mean, resurrected?" Natsu inquired but the redhead didn't reply. Instead, she simply stood up before taking out a couple of photos that were recently taken and presented it to the table. It came to as a shock for Natsu and Issei as the pictures shown images of Amano Yuuma together with them during that time.

"Y-Yuuma-chan?" Issei gasped.

"H-How did you get a hold of this?" Natsu asked curiously.

"We've been monitoring the two of you for quite some time and at the same time, that girl came about and asked you on a date, right?" She then looked at Issei for confirmation.

"Y-Yeah... We did date together and then, there was at a time when we're on a park... We- how can I say it... We sorta died." Issei tried to remember.

"That's right... What you two had been remembering ever since this morning was all true... Amano Yuuma tried to kill both of you." Rias explained.

"Then why would she try to kill us?" Natsu asked.

"That's because your brother possessed something inside his body that would be a potential threat to the fallen angels."

Another sudden realization went through the two as Natsu's head experienced another form of headache as his memories of the black-winged woman in his dreams began to return with a more clearer view as he immediately recognized the person inside his mind. Putting all the pieces together, Natsu finally realized what they were up against at that time.

"Then, Yuuma was a-"

"Fallen Angel... Yes. That black-winged man that you two stumbled across earlier was indeed a fallen angel. And he tried to kill you for the same reason..." She paused for a moment before trying to begin her story.

"... As God's right hand angels, they held some impure ideas and thus fell into heaven... While being able to control humans, they have been on war against us devils for a long time. Ever since then, they passed from Heaven to Earth and also to Hell, bringing chaos amongst the devils. Aside from fallen angels, there are angels sent by God in Heaven to murder us, thus giving our faction the disadvantage of being attacked on both sides."

While being interested to learn about supernatural beings and their position in the current world, Natsu and Issei felt speechless at the fact that they were discussing some kind of a hidden history lecture kept away from the knowledge of humans.

"Do you understand our story so far?" Rias asked.

"Well, I do understand all of it but this seemed too unreal for me... I mean, I'm just a normal human so why would you reveal such an information." Natsu asked.

"You are a special human, Natsu... I think you already know by now... Your powers are different that of a normal Sacred Gear. In fact, we don't sense a Sacred Gear inside your body except for your unknown power that you unknowingly unleashed during your fight with that fallen angel." The redhead explained which only surprised the pinkette as he looked at his own hand in uncertainty.

"But I didn't know what I did in that fight... I just acted out of instinct."

"Acted out to protect your brother that is... It unleashed the power inside you, isn't that right? I was hoping that you would give us a more concrete knowledge of your power but you seemed to be unaware of it until now." She frowned as he looked at the pinkette in curiosity.

"We've still don't know what your power is capable of but we cannot also bring this yet to the other factions as well, seeing that you might get their attention." Akeno proposed.

"What do you mean by that?"

"During the Great War between Angels, Fallen Angels and Devils, the three factions were crippled on both sides so devastating that they relied on humans to replenish their forces in a sufficient time."

"Then the reason why you resurrected Issei is because-"

"That's right... The devils also suffered great losses during that war and we have to rely on humans in order to survive."

"Then what happened to the all-time deceiving the humans and dragging them down to hell by committing sin?" Natsu asked but only a light giggled came from Rias.

"That's just an old depiction of the devils... In truth, we never really cared for the humans until after the Great War... It was only implemented in order to maintain the balance between good and evil." She explained.

"Well, that explains it."

"There are still things needed to be discussed with you two but I'm afraid we don't have enough time... Tomorrow, I'll send in Kiba as a messenger to guide you two once more in here to continue our discussion. Right now, I think both you two deserve some rest."

"I'll take up that offer." Natsu raised his hand in agreement.

"Oh and one more thing, there's still a case concerning about you, Natsu Dragneel..."

The pinkette could look at the redhead in confusion. "What about me?"

"You are the only human in this room... If you insist of following Issei for the sake of family, you will be undoubtedly be a target to whatever the Gremory household would face in the future." It was then Natsu's face started to frown all of a sudden.

"Are you saying that you need to me to forget about all of this?"

"Not necessarily no... With your powers growing into some unknown levels, there's still a chance for you to be a target even if you're not affiliated with the household..."

"So either way, I'm getting dragged into this, aren't I?" Natsu spoke in a matter of fact.

"I'm sorry... If there's any other way, we could've done it for the betterment of the two of you..." Rias apologized.

Natsu simply took a moment to think about it as they all waited for his answer. Issei could only look at his brother in worry, seeing that he's quite troubled by the turn of the events. Sure, there's still a lot to take in for the new lecture they just had with the President of the Occult Research Club but he could somehow feel that he may never talk to him like they usually do if he were to deny all of this and return home like nothing ever happened between them and the devils.

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After a moment of silence, Natsu could only sigh before looking back to Rias with a decision.

"I guess, there's no helping it... If Issei is anything, he's a idiot but I can't just stand by and watch him suffer from all of this..."

A scoff from the brown-haired boy soon came afterward.

"Are you sure about this? You'll be an ally to the devils in which you will make enemies against fallen angels and angels. You won't be able to return to your normal life once you decided upon this." She clarified.

"Angels, Fallen Angels or whatever beings that we might face in the future, let them come... As long as I can protect my family and friends then that's all that matters." He declared with determination which slightly surprised the redhead in which turned for a smile towards him before reaching out a hand towards him as a form of greeting.

"Then, it's nice to meet you, Natsu Dragneel... Issei Hyoudou... We're happy to welcome you here."

"Same here... ... but can I just have one question..." Natsu asked.

"What is it?"

"You said that Issei died, right? Then he was resurrected... How did I survive? I mean, I also kinda remember being impaled by something sharp at that time... So I was wondering..." He trailed off in thought, unsure of what sort of words he should say for that matter since it involves his supposed death.

It's something that a human would never actually ask about since you're talking about death and sort. Rias and Akeno could only look at each other in uncertainty before turning their attention back to the pinkette once more.

"Well, that's the thing... The moment when you were at the verge of death, something unusual happened to you at that time... You were surrounded by flames and it healed your wound in a fast rate." Rias explained.

"High-speed regeneration is quite rare in the demon world, seeing it to be a high-ranking ability for higher-ranking devils but you were able to use it at the moment of your imminent death. This also tells why we don't have a clue of what your power is right now... Only a speculation could be done at the moment but other than that, it's a mystery... Do you think that you might somehow know something that could lead you to how you obtain your powers?" Akeno asked curiously and at the same time worried for the pinkette as she saw him getting more uneasy than he usually does.

"I-I don't know... how I got these powers in the first place... ... But lately, I'm having this... ... weird dream that's been showing up often in my sleep."

"What sort of dream?"

"I can't tell... But for some reason, I kept seeing this giant creature with wings-" His statement was halted as another form of headache went past by him, causing him to stagger as a result which shocked the people around him in worry.

"Natsu!" Issei shouted out in worry as he helped him compose himself.

"Are you alright?" Akeno asked worriedly.

"S-Sorry... it's just that- everytime I tried remembering it, I get some pretty huge headaches."

"Come on, stop thinking about that for now and try to calm down..." Issei advised.

"Hmm... I guess, there's still bigger things than what we're seeing here tonight. In any case, I apologize for having you to remember something hurtful." Rias bowed apologetically.

"I-It's fine... I'm used to it anyways."

"Well, I guess that ends our discussion for the night... I'll have Akeno and Koneko to escort the two of you back home since we don't want any fallen angels preying on you again..." She suggested which made the entire group to nod in response before getting things done for the night.

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A few hours of saying their farewells to their unlikely devil friends, Natsu and Issei went back home, accompanied by Akeno and Koneko who are always on high alert as if they were bodyguards for the two. Although, the two hated the fact that they were being looked after by girls, they had no choice but to comply since it's for their safety.

It didn't take long for them to finally reach to their residence as the two brothers finally found their safe haven. A moment of expressing their gratitude to the girls soon followed though Issei was kicked hard to the knees by Koneko after mistakenly fantasizing her with his lewd thoughts.

Both Natsu and Akeno looked at each other for a moment until the latter tried to ask something.

"How are your injuries?"

"Fine, I guess... Thanks for saving us back there... Who knows what could've happened to us if you didn't show up." Natsu spoke cheerful.

"Ara, ara... That's nothing to be thankful of... After all, we're all friends here..."

"Still, I can't believe that you were a devil, Akeno-senpai... I never expected you to be more than just a pretty girl." A small blush made onto the black-haired girl's cheeks before trying to hide to show her straight composure towards the pinkette.

"Do you still think the same about me now that you found out my real identity?" She changed the topic.

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"Well... ... No, I don't think so... Devil or not, I still think that you're a good person, Akeno-senpai. You saved me, right?" He reassured.

"I guess you're right..." She smiled.

"I'll see you tomorrow then."

"Sure... I'll you tomorrow, Natsu-kun." She smiled once more until a magical circle appeared right in beneath the two of them and disappeared on sight, leaving the two alone once more.

"That's kinda cool..." Issei remarked.

"Yup... Anyway, I could use some hot bath right now... I'm freezing out here."


The next day... ...

The day was still normal for the two at least to some extent since they were able to walk towards the school without running in some trouble with the same fallen angels yesterday. Well, it seemed like luck was not their side this time. Either way, they managed to reach to the academy before the bell could ring and simply attended their classes as normal as they could.

Lunch break soon came about and the some of the students went out to eat at the cafeteria, leaving only several ones inside as Natsu and Issei simply waited for the messenger to arrive.

A few minutes of waiting and their cue finally came as they heard a couple of squeals coming from the girls of the class as a blonde-haired boy made his appearance in the classroom and not before long being interrupted by a couple of girls who were delighted to see him in their classroom.

A scowl formed in Issei's face as he glowered at the handsome boy in the distance, much to the pinkette's confusion, seemingly puzzled to his expression just now. As soon as the male finished in dealing with the girls, he finally made his way to the two boys with anticipation as he greeted himself before them.

"Hello, Natsu Dragneel, Hyoudou Issei... My name is Yuuto Kiba. Buchou asked me to fetch the two of you towards the club to resume our discussion from yesterday." The boy named Kiba smiled in response, giving off a sense of a high atmosphere between them as he reached out a hand as a form of greeting.

"Y-Yeah... it's nice to meet you, Kiba... So are we heading out then?" Natsu accepted the greeting before turning back to the topic at hand.

"Yes... Buchou needed as much information to be discussed for the two of you in order to get accustomed to the life of a devil." He explained.

"I'm not a devil though..." He deadpanned.

"Well, either way, you're now part of the club. Devil or not, it does not change our views as comrades in arms." Kiba replied.

"I guess so... So are we ready to go?"

"Follow me... I'll lead you to the others."

And with that, they departed from the classroom, leaving a couple of girls surprised and confused at the moment until the three were finally able to evade their attention as they went through the school yard and into the old building where the club was being held.

As soon as they arrived, Rias, Akeno and Koneko were already there waiting for them as the three males made their way inside. After that, they settled over to one of the couches and sat there as the three other females settled onto the other couches and with Akeno offering tea to the guests as a form of formality between people.

"Welcome, you two... How's your first day with us?" Rias began to ask.

"Fine, I guess... I can't tell any difference between my normal life and this life I'm having at the moment." A light giggle came from the redhead before continuing.

"Well, it takes time in getting used to it... Anyways, I know you still have a lot of questions in your mind right now. So where do you want to start?"

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Another moment silence soon followed as Natsu began to raise his hand in question.

"Umm... I wanna ask about how new devils like Issei do once they join the household... Are they going special training or jobs or sorts?"

"Ah, now that you mentioned it, I forgot to tell about the relationship between newly-resurrected devils and their masters... You see, we are all having a master-and-slave relationship between us and the humans reborn as a devil..." She paused.

"So Issei is the slave?" Natsu asked.

"Yes... But we don't do the traditional depiction of the relationship... We do this in order to increase our power by performing contracts with other people."

"Wait a moment, you contracted with other people?"

"Of course, humans nowadays are still dependent on the devils and they were aware of our existence... We do certain tasks to satisfy them like customers by fulfilling roles and helping them in any way we can... In return, they gave contracts to us which allows for our powers to increase greatly, depending on the number of contracts we have on those people..."

"That's some pretty weird currency for devils." Natsu tilted his head in confusion. Rias stood for a moment before placing a pile of paper sheets into the desk with symbols written in every one of them as the two peered over it to have a better look.

"This is the symbol of summoning a devil in which humans tend to use very often to contact us... Normally, our familiars or slaves do that kind of thing but since that you were a beginner, you need to have firsthand experience in order to get used to it." She turned her attention to Issei who had been quiet for quite some time.

"So I'm delivering these papers to them?" Issei grabbed a small pile of them before examining them.

"Yes... Once that's done... Contracts would soon call out to us in which we would answer to them eventually..."

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"Can I help? I mean, I might not be a devil but I'd like to see it for myself as well if that's okay." It was then Natsu began to speak.

"No problem at all... In fact, it might be a good idea for Issei to have someone to tag along with him since he is a beginner." Rias smiled.

"Cool!"

"You'll be delivering these papers this night but before that, are there other questions you want to ask about?" The redhead soon asked until it was Issei's turn to raise his hand.

"You said about humans having something inside their bodies which makes them a target for fallen angels or sorts?" After asking, Rias turned over to her other peers before going back to the question at hand.

"Sacred Gear."

"Sacred what?" Natsu stupidly asked.

"It's a power unintentionally granted to some humans... It is believed that many notable people throughout history have those kinds of powers... A power that sometimes exceeds that of a devil or angel, thus having them to become threats from both sides. In a more peaceful method, we tend to recruit those people with Sacred Gears and fight with us against our enemies." Akeno explained.

"I see..."

"In order to bring forth the power of the Sacred Gear, you have to imagine the strongest image you can muster and project it in your mind... Try doing it by raising you left hand and focus, Issei." The brownette could only stutter in surprise.

"A-Ah, you mean, right now?!" He clarified.

"Focus, Issei..."

"Y-Yes... Focus... Focus... Focus..." He tried closing his eyes for a second but was unable to do so as he was pressured by the timing needed to think carefully of the image he wanted to picture on his Sacred Gear, no thanks to his lewd thoughts, by the way.

"I can't focus..."

"Very well... It seems like you don't appear to have any powers awakening yet but with the help of Natsu and everyone, I'm sure you would eventually find the power you were looking for." She reassured with a smile which made him to blush from it.

A bell soon rang from the school grounds, signifying the end of the break as the two widened their eyes in realization of the time and proceeded back to the school campus without saying much of a word towards the residents of the old building. But they're sure to come back once again so it's no big deal.

As they were gone from the old building, the other club members of the Occult Research Club parted ways, leaving Akeno and Rias once again in the silent room before turning over to their topic at hand.

"This is going rather faster than we expected..." Rias spoke.

"I agree... ... While I'm alright with the pace, they seemed to accept everything we say about ourselves."

"I know what you mean... Gaining trust is not that easy and we still cannot confirm anything yet about Natsu's power." The redhead pondered.

"Have you considered contacting Sirzechs-sama about it?"

"I'd rather not contact him at the moment... Especially with that matter of engagement, he and father had placed upon me." She bit her lip in irritation which caused the black-haired female to look at her in worry.

"Rias..."

"Putting that aside, we still have a matter about the fallen angels' motive in the town together with new reports of stray demons in the area."

"Yes, Buchou... We have been receiving too much reports on them for quite some time..."

"I guess we might introduce the two how devils fight soon..."

"Ara, ara... You sound pretty excited. I'm looking forward on how Natsu would be capable of handling himself in battle." Akeno smiled.

"That goes for my Issei too... They're both gifted and had special talents. I'm sure they'll improve just fine."

And with that, the two also went back to their classes to spend the rest of the day.


A couple hours later... ...

It was already nighttime and the streetlights have finally come to light as it shines over to the sidewalk, lighting up the road for any drivers that are passing through. Natsu and Issei had finished their first job in handling out the papers to the people. With the latter pulling his bicycle beside him and Natsu carrying the remaining papers, the two slowly trudged along the pavement as the night goes on.

People weren't seen much often during this time of the night and they could guess that they're probably sleeping or at home by now. After making up an excuse to their parents in staying over by a friend's house, the two of them managed to wander off outside with the task given to them by Rias after their class.

"Man, delivering this papers is making me tired..." Natsu whined.

"Bear with it at least for a moment... Buchou got us a job as a devil so we need to take this seriously." Issei reminded.

"I'm still a human... ... Oh, that reminds me... How's it feel like being resurrected as a devil?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, how do you feel now that you're no longer a human..." Issei paused for a moment to think before deciding to answer his question.

"Well, I don't feel different from what I was before, except that I can see in the dark and had my other senses sharpened. I also felt like I gotten stronger after that." He looked at his palm in wonder before Natsu replied back.

"I see... It's still kinda hard to sink it all in... Devils, fallen angels, or any of those things. It's just one day we were living perfectly normal then suddenly we got powers... and had been encountering a lot of strange people."

"You mean, Rias-senpai and the others?" Issei inquired.

"Yeah... But despite all that, I feel like hanging out with them every now and then... It's a lot more fun than just sleeping on the rooftop." A chuckle came from the brownette after his statement.

"And we're surrounded by beauties... Well, except for that handsome guy... I hate his guts." He scowled in annoyance.

The two continued conversing with each other as they finally reached the last place for their delivery and began their trip back to the academy to report for their success. While being in the process of unlocking their powers, Natsu and Issei were never versatile to use their powers freely and that they needed some training in order to master it.

All seemed to be good for the two of them on the way back until they noticed something wrong in their surroundings. The color of the night sky had turned ominously into voided color as a barrier was formed around them, causing them to stand up guard until a mysterious person appeared near the distance on the streets.

"This feeling... It's the same with the man we encountered before. Could it be-" Issei stammered in shock.

"Fallen Angels... Shit, they found us..."

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"There is no use in running... To think that I would've run into the same person... How strange, why aren't you dead yet, boy." The woman spoke out of irritation as Natsu instantly backed up in front of Issei as he turned serious once more after encountering another fallen angel that was sent to kill his brother yet again.

"Why at a time like this?" Issei stuttered in surprise as he watched the fallen angel began summoning her own blade of light from her hands and pointed it on the two boys without hesitation.

"Why are you alive? Raynare should've killed you already!" She soon threw her blade towards them in which they quickly dodged out of instinct as it hit through the pavement before recomposing once again towards the woman who began to sprout her dark wings and flew above and summoned another two blades in both her hands as she looked at them with a murderous intent.

"Shit, we're gonna die for real this time... Issei, hurry up and bring that Sacred-whatever you have in your body." Natsu ordered.

"It's Sacred Gear! Idiot!"

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"Talking to each other while in the middle of the battle? You boys are good as dead!" Thrusting her blades once more to them, Natsu finally flared in flames as his magic called out to him out of instinct in which he finally coated his fists in flames to deflect the blades effortlessly, shocking the fallen angel in the process.

"Wha- Another Sacred Gear? No- that's not one... You must be the human whom she talks about?" She realized.

"I don't get what your talking about and if you want a fight then I'll gladly give you one, bitch!" Glaring towards the her, Natsu inhaled flames unto his body as rocks and pebbles floated around him due to the intensity until he finally fills it up and directed his gaze onto the woman above him.

"Fire Dragon's Roar!" After shouting, Natsu let out a powerful stream of flames out from his mouth which soon made its way towards her in fast speeds. The fallen angel tried to dodge away but the large wave simply caught up into one of her wings, thus causing her to crash back to the ground and hid her wings behind her back before looking at the pinkette in confounded surprise.

"You two are a greater threat to our kind... I must dispose the two of you right now!" Regaining herself, she turned his attention to the pinkette in alarm as flames coated around him, making it impossible to attack him in hand-to-hand combat.

Issei on the other hand was only left to watch helplessly as he found himself being protected once again. Natsu was always reaching out to protect and yet he can't do anything to help him in return. There must be something that would help him unleash his dormant powers to help him fight those fallen angels together.

Thinking back of the words from Rias, he could only think hard of anything that would remind him to picture his image into his own power.

A slight idea came back on his mind as he recalled on how Natsu was able to fend off Dohnaseek during their encounter with him. A small sensation went through his body as he slowly began to understand what Buchou was telling her before.

One word came inside his mind; Dragon.

He wanted to acquire the power of a dragon in order to protect his friends. That's the only thing that went inside his mind as his left hand soon glowed in bright green color which caused the two to stop as they looked surprisingly at Issei as a green orb formed at the center of his hand which soon morphed into some sort of red gauntlet before unleashing a burst of energy throughout his surroundings that eventually sent the fallen angel away from Natsu with her clothes torn, giving her a semi-naked form as Issei looked confusingly at his weapon.

"Is that-" Natsu blinked in surprise.

"Sacred Gear?!" The woman stuttered before quickly recomposing herself as she noticed a small red crest seen on his right hand. "I see now... The Gremory household has taken you in as one of theirs... ... I cannot kill you, right now... I must inform this to her first! You won't get so lucky next time, devil."

Without giving them time to answer, the woman flew away out of sight as Natsu and Issei recovered from their fight against her.

"O-Oi! Where do you think you're going, coward!" Natsu taunted but the woman had seemingly disappeared in sight as the barrier simply faded around them, thus returning them back to the human world. On the other hand, Issei turned unto the gauntlet located on his left hand in wonder as Natsu went back to him and eventually took a brief look on it.

"So this is your Sacred Gear?" Natsu inquired.

"Seems like it..."

"It looks kinda cool.." Natsu remarked.

"Well, either way, we need to head back and tell Buchou of what happened... I kinda hate staying around here in the dark for too long." The brownette suggested in which Natsu nodded in response as they quickly grabbed their things and tried to retreat back to the academy and inform Rias of what happened.

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"So another fallen angel has tried to attack you both..." Rias spoke in realization as she sat on her desk before pondering in thought after seeing the two arrived back with slight injuries despite narrowly evading the fight. Although she was proud to congratulate the two from unleashing their powers by will for the first time, she blames herself for being too careless that they would be targeted by the fallen angels so soon than she expected.

This is the second time she failed to look after the two of them, especially Issei who barely managed to call out his Sacred Gear, thanks to his brother.

With Akeno applying some healing magic unto them, everyone else have started to become more serious than they were as the matter had become an issue them now that the fallen angels knew of their plans and resurrected Issei as a devil. And not only that, their motives had become quite clear that they wanted to eliminate Issei as soon as possible now that the Sacred Gear was finally unleashed from his body.

Soon, they might involve other people who aren't involved in this fight.

They still haven't showed the two of how a devil actually fights in a real battle and a demonstration is needed to take place in order for them to adapt through situations and help them better understand the Evil Pieces that they still haven't told them about.

"Issei, Natsu... Tomorrow night, we will have to show you about how fights are operated in demon world... Since it's come to this, we need you two to experience a real battle of devils in order to get used to it... The fallen angels now knew that you were alive and will undoubtedly try to send in more of them to kill you in the process..."

"Is Issei that important to get rid of?" Natsu asked worriedly.

"You must understand, Sacred Gears are extremely powerful when used by the humans for a long time... For Issei to be able to use his Sacred Gear in a few days, the threat also arises from the fallen angels... Like I said, they won't stop until they finally eliminated the threat and I won't let that happen."

"Then what are we suppose to do?"

"For now, we have to stay low and try to avoid them as possible... ... Refrain from attracting too much attention and don't fight on a fallen angel alone... You two were lucky this time since she retreated and informed her comrades other than finishing you off."

"Right..."

"In the meantime, we have to focus on the task at hand... Getting the two of you accustomed to the supernatural battles will be considered as top priority, understood?" She looked at the two boys with a firm tone, prompting them to nod in response.

A couple of minutes later, the two eventually went home to rest as Rias simply sat on her seat and stared oddly at the door her with a deep thought. After a few seconds, she then looked back towards Akeno who had been standing right beside her for quite some time.

"Akeno... Would you mind placing a barrier around their residence? Just in case."

"Of course, Buchou."

There was a slight pause between them until Akeno started to speak again.

"Don't you think you're a little bit too hard on them?"

"They needed to learn... Even as a master, I have to remind them of their safety. I can't let anyone of my household be harmed by those accursed angels." She gritted.

"Ara, ara but what about Natsu? He isn't part of the household." She reminded.

"That is not the case, Akeno... I'm fearing for their safety." Rias scolded.

"This is the first time I'm seeing you worried about something like this."

"Well, isn't that the same to you too?" She narrowed her eyes in suspicion towards her queen.

"We both are." Akeno admitted, slightly surprising the redhead before turning her attention back to her gaze before standing up and walked over to an open window and gazed over to the clear night sky in wonder.

For some reason, Rias was beginning to feel something that is bound to happen soon although she cannot determine it. They could only hope that it will end in their favor.


A/N: And stop... Here's the line break here guys and the chapter finally ends. Nothing much to say in this chapter since it was needed to bridge the gap in putting up a plot device moving up to Asia's appearance and Raynare's involvement in the arc. Speaking of who, she might just as well appear in the next chapter so stay tuned.

Also, I'm trying to give a bit of a rush in the pace of the story in order to get to the Riser Arc soon. After counting the volumes, there's a shitload of arcs waiting for me and I'm still in the middle of the Vampire Arc. Sucks on me, right? :/ Well, I do hope to finish it before this catches up.

As always, leave a review for your opinions. If you like the story so far, give it a fav, and follow. It's common courtesy between writers and readers. I also wanted to take for your opinions in the last chapter. It was greatly appreciated.

Till the next chapter, guys.

- wiErD SpeCtrumz blacking out... ... ...