Chapter Four: DRAGONXDEVIL
The Devil's Flower
Mikhail was a dragon, a dragon that experienced many things. Crazy and psychotic singing girls, bloodthirsty angels, mutated daemons and an evil entity.
He also experienced a battle-crazy red dragon, a powerful god in form of a 12 year old girl that followed him everywhere, wars, monstrous creatures, gods, devils, dragons, djinns and reapers.
Sometimes he was hunted and sometimes he was even worshipped.
Sometimes he just lived like a normal person among others.
In another world he even fought against a gigantic mutant hamster, which was the result of a batshit crazy scientist combined with a broken heart and alcohol and well the beloved hamster of his ex-wife…., but that was another story.
But this was on his Top 10 of most fearful moments.
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Utahime Apartment
Mikhail was currently kneeling on the floor. He sweated extremely and was looking up at Accord, who crossed her arms while glaring at him.
She breathed out "Mikhail."
Mikhail twitched "Y-yes!"
She adjusted her glasses "Why were you so reckless." Her voice was still calm, but in a angry way.
"I told you, they wanted to kill him!" He explained while raising his arms and open palms.
"I'm not angry about rescuing Hyoudou-san…" she sighed. Truth to be told, she was happy that Mikhail rescued a human. That showed that he still cared for other beings. "In fact, you did well….."
"That means….."
"BUT….," Mikhail twitched again "You let enemies fled, who had possibly connections to the Black Flower, and you forget about Gremory-san, which you also told, that you knew that she wasn't human!"
"I'M SORRY!" He placed his forehead on the floor.
"NO dinner!"
"Wah!"
"Make yourself something."
"But…."
"Good night." She opened the door of the living room and closed it with a loud bang.
"….."
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Accord thought that Mikhail, despite being his past was more mature then before, what he was, but it really seems is character didn't change much. But she didn't knew, that Mikhail could not surprise her anymore…
How wrong she was.
In the morning, Accord woke up in her room. It was an empty and cold looking rom. White wands, only a bed, a closet and a little night desk for make-up and hair. Then she dressed in Kuoh Academy girls' uniform.
The uniform was made of a white long-sleeved button-down shirt with vertical linings, a black ribbon with a collar, a black shoulder cape. A matching button-down corset and a magenta skirt with white accents.
She didn't wear the shoulder cape but instead her white leggings .
When she walked into the living room, an incredible good smell was literally dancing into her nostrils.
She looked at the table and her eyes almost popped out. On the kitchen table was food that looked something from a three-star restaurant.
"Ah Accord good morning!" Mikhail, who wore Kuoh Academy boys' uniforms which consisted of a black blazer with white accents over a white long-sleeved button-down shirt with vertical linings, a black ribbon on the collar and matching black pants with brown dress shoes, greeted her.
He also wore an apron and held a cup of coffee, ready for Accord.
Accord was deadpanned.
"Here, your coffee." He smiled radiantly, and by god he even twinkled.
"Thank…you." Still with a dumbfounded look on her face, she couldn't even comprehend what was going on.
"You're alright?" Mikhail asked.
"No, but how did you….."
"Ah, right," He took the apron off, folded it and laid it on the couch "I thought about yesterday and how I depended too much on you because of food and well you see…."
"Okay…" She took a gulp from the coffee in her hands, her eyes widened "That is good!"
"Come on, let's eat!" He winked at her.
She sat, still not knowing, what the hell happened.
"Is that… Egg Benedict! And those….pancakes!
Miso-soup, rice, egg-rolls, fried vegetables, bacon, omelets and even sandwiches and even a whole glazed ham!
"Mi-Mikhail how did you…. I mean…."
"You mean how I could cook something like that?"
"Yes."
"You know, when I absorbed the Black Flower, I also absorbed, the abilities and memories of the Intoners, even their knowledge.
"…."
"Two and One were extremely good cooks."
"I see." Accord couldn't still comprehend what happened. She took her fork and ate something from the food.
"And…..?"
"SOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD." Accord wanted to scream and yell it out, but she held her composure. She adjusted her glasses and spoke in a cool and calm manner "It's good. Thank you."
Mikhail smiled "Glad you like it." Well he always cooked for Ophis back then. Even though she doesn't need any source for nutrition, she always asked him to make something for her. He didn't ask why, but hey it was for someone special.
He started to eat while obsverving Accord, who tried to hold back with eating.
But Accord only thought on one thing, Mikhail was more beautiful than her and even a better cook. Accord could hear her women points steadily falling. She was frustrated.
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In Kuoh Academy
Mikhail was nervous, since beginning of the school he felt that someone was observing him. That someone was Kiba Yuuto.
The dragon could also confirm that Kiba's scent was similar to Rias Gremory and Sona Shitori.
But he let him do whatever his task was. If Kiba Yuuto would do something violent….than he would expect Mikhail's claws and that would be messy...
But whatever….
Now it was lunch break and Mikhail couldn't wait to eat his handmade manjus, when suddenly….
"Kyaaah, it's Kiba-sama!"
"What, Kiba-chan!"
"Kyaah, look at me!"
"Excuse me but is Utahime Mikhail-kun here?
Again a day without eating in peace.
"Eh?"
"It can't be….
"Kuoh's prince and beautiful little brother….TOGETHER!?"
"The MikhailxYuuto pair is finally born!?"
"What are they talking?" Mikhail was curious about what pairing means.
"Oh my god, a dream comes true!"
Then a handsome boy walked directly to Mikhail's seat. Yuuto was young man with short blonde hair, grey eyes and a mole under his left eye. The typical bishounen.
"Good day, Utahime-kun." He bowed at greeted Mikhail, who was still normal looking and greeted back.
"Good day, Kiba-san. How can I help you?" Mikhail could see that Kiba's smile was one hundred percent fake. He also could feel…a great rage and sadness in him. But Mikhail was not like him. He was genuinely friendly to everyone. Because Kiba is possible enemy, he showed him respect and kindness, for now.
Mikhail smiled, and it was an honest smile on the contrary of Kiba's.
"Kyaah, Mikhail-chan's smile is so beautiful.
"Yes, Yes, I need my pen!"
But back to the topic.
"Rias-buchou wants to talk with you.
"Oh oh." Thought Mikhail.
"NOOO!"
"Both most handsome boys of Kuoh….
"One of the Onee-sans wants to talk with him.
"I hate you…"
Mikhail received more death glares than ever, but it didn't even concern him.
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Kiba and Mikhail were walking directly to the ORC. The dragon noticed that Kiba didn't even let his eyes from him.
While walking through the old school building of Kuoh Academy, Mikhail question himself what he will do. Accord left early. Why? Because of two reasons, looking for traces and those Fallen and avoiding Gremory and Shitori.
On the first thought, Accord was against it, but Mikhail assured her, that he can do it. While Gremory was busy with him, she could go more out for her search. She must only be wary of Shitori.
"We are here, Utahime-kun." Kiba stopped before an old and big wooden door. He knocked at her and opened it.
When Mikhail walked in, he could see three couches and an antique wooden table in the centrum of the room. Before them were a large desk and some shelves with crystal ball, old figures and books many bookds.
"Ara, ara, it seems our guest came."
When Mikhail heard the familiar voice, the hairs on his neck stood up and he had goosebumps. He looked to the person which was the cause of it. In the room was one of the two Onee-samas of Kuoh, Himejima Akeno.
Akeno was around the same age as Rias. She had a buxom figure and very long black hair and violet eyes. Her hair was tied in a long ponytail, reaching all the way down to her legs. Her hair was kept in by an orange ribbon.
Mikhail could feel that she has darkness and twilight in her. Honestly he was confused. He also noticed that she smelled similar like the Fallen who appeared yesterday but also like Kiba and Gremory at the same time.
She walked towards him and bowed "Finally we can talk eye to eye, Kuoh's little brother." Then she smiled.
But it was not a smile that Mikhail liked.
It was a smile that Mikhail once experienced.
It was a smile of longing and…..lust.
If he didn't know it better, he would think that Five was reborn, reborn as Himejima Akeno. Both of them had almost the same eyes, the same feelings and the same oral expression. If she would to start to moan at every insult and flippant comments, he would break a leg.
But…
"Good day, Himejima-senpai." He greeted her with a smiling, not a fake, like Kiba, and bowed.
"Ara, ara," Her face became slightly red and she held one of her hands at her cheek "How cute you are, Mikhail-kun."
"Ehehe, thank you."
"Tsk"
"Oh what is wrong, Issei-kun? Are you perhaps, jealous?"
Mikhail turned his gaze to the figure who sat agitated on a couch.
"Damn handsome." He crossed his arms and gave another death glare at Mikhail who walked towards to him.
Mikhail stood before the perverted boy and observed him "He is not human anymore. He smells like them."
"What!? Do you want to fight!?"
"No, I'm glad you're okay." Honestly he was really relieved, that Issei was okay. Mikhail's thoughts were also with him. He felt shame and guilt for leaving him there at the park.
"You're glad!" Issei rose up "First you beat me to shit and then yesterday you broke me almost my neck and threw me into a thorn bush!
"Issei-kun…," Akeno sighed "Isn't it rude against Mikhail-kun, your savior?"
"But, Akeno-senpai!"
"Issei-senpai is just jealous of Mikhail-senpai."
Again a new voice. Mikhail looked around and saw Toujou Koneko aka the mascot of the ORC. She was currently sitting on the couch, across from Issei.
Koneko was a petite girl around 15 years with white hair and hazel-colored eyes. It was hard to comprehend that she was a highschool girl. She looked really younger. The front of her hair had two long bangs going past her shoulders. Several bangs were hanging over her forehead The back of her hair had a short bob cut. She also wore a black cat hair clip on both sides.
She reminded Mikhail of Ophis, who was calm, with an stoic face and monotone voice.
"What do you mean Koneko-chan?" Akeno asked the cat-like girl.
"Because Issei-senpai is a pervert and Mikhail-senpai not."
"That hurts Koneko-chan." Issei began to cry.
Then Kiba coughed "Back to the topic, Akeno-senpai where is Rias-buchou?"
"Well, she and Sona-kaichou are in the middle of a talk, but she will appear in the next minutes."
"Is that so…"
She turned to Mikhail and bowed "I'm sorry for the absence of our Buchou, even though she called you here, Mikhail-kun."
"Ah don't sweat it." Mikhail shrugged.
"Ara, ara, I didn't thought you were so mature." She held hand before her mouth and smiled.
"Ehehe thank you!" Mikhail rubbed the back of his head and smiled with closed eyes.
"Why don't you sit?" She pointed at the empty couch across from the big desk.
"Sure!" Mikhail answered vigorously.
"How about some tea?"
"Sure, Senpai. While waiting I can eat my sweets!" The humanoid dragon showed with joy the paper bag with the manjus.
Immediately Koneko twitched and walked to him and while focusing on the bag.
"Here please" Akeno placed a cup of black tea on the desk.
"Thank you!" Mikhail took one of the rice sweets out and began to eat.
Stare
After he took the second manju out of the back, Mikhail noticed that Koneko looked at him, curiously, and with a fore finger on her lips.
He took a bite.
Staaaaaaaare...
She still looked at him. Does she want some?
Staaaaaaaare...
Mikhail bit on the manju and took another one out.
"You want one?"
The white-haired girl nodded.
"Here."
With light-speed the girl took the sweet and began to eat it.
"It is good?"
The girl nodded. "It is really good." Then she looked again at the paper bag.
"You want more?"
She nodded again.
"Okay." Then he tapped on his lap.
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In the moment there were five people in the ORC. One was sitting on a coach. Another person sat on his lap while eating sweets.
The other three were looking at them, with various emotions.
"Ara, ara it seems Koneko-chan took a liking to you." Akeno looked at Mikhail and Koneko, amused.
Right now Tojou Koneko was sitting on the lap of Mikhail, with a blissful face.
She was eating sweets while Mikhail petted her head and played with her hair.
"You like that, Koneko?" Mikhail smiled, with joy, because he found a new friend.
"Hn." Koneko felt like she was in paradise, while Issei was glaring and cursing Mikhail.
"Rngh, he even engulfed Koneko-chan!"
Kiba chuckled and looked amused at the duo.
Akeno spoke "Koneko-chan, don't forget to leave some for us."
Koneko, still in bliss, nodded "Roger, Akeno-senpai." Shortly she began to purr.
"Ara, ara, ufufu." Akeno looked more amused.
After some time the door of the ORC opened. A beautiful crimson-haired girl walked in "I'm sorry for letting you …" Rias, who made eye contact with Mikhail, saw Koneko who was being petted on his lap. She sweatdropped. "I see you found something to occupy yourself…."
Mikhail shook with his head "Nah, I found a new friend! Don't you think Koneko?"
Koneko continued purred and didn't even paid attention. Her eyes were still closed, while Mikhail's hands were on her head and chin.
"Ara, ara!"
"Rngh!"
"So before we start I think we should introduce ourselves. My name is Rias Gremory from the Gremory Family, currently in the 3rd year, nice to meet you, again." She bowed.
Then Akeno step forward "My name is Himejima Akeno, Vice-President of the ORC and currently in the 3rd year, nice to meet you Mikhail-kun." Then she bowed.
Kiba steped forward, with his left hand of his chest "I'm Kiba Yuuto, 2nd like you, nice to finally meet you, Utahime-kun." He bowed.
Rias spoke up "I think you and Koneko, are already acquainted…..or rather close..."
Koneko looked up and saw in Mikhail's red eye "Toujou Koneko….1st year, thanks for the sweets. You also are good in petting, Senpai…
Everybody sweatdropped.
"And for Issei…" Rias didn't finished her sentence.
"I'm Hyoodou Issei the one you punched to shit! Nice to meet you." Venom litteraly dripped from his lips.
Rias sighed and sat on her desk "Mikhail-kun, about yesterday…"
"I'm listening." Mikhail immediately stopped petting Koneko. Before he drew his hands back, Koneko gripped them and turned around.
"What is it Koneko?"
"Why did you stop?" Her eyes looked desirably at him.
"Oh sorry!" And Mikhail continued to pet her. Again his fingers run through her soft white hair.
Everyone sweatdropped also again.
"Ahem, about yesterday!" Rias coughed to gain the attention of everyone.
"Ah, I'm sorry about deceiving you." The dragon lowered his head, bowing was not possible due the cute little girl on his lap.
Rias gripped her hands together. A tick mark appeared at her forehead. "Don't…mention that."
"Then how about I make it up to you?"
Rias raised an eyebrow, I chance of information, or better…..
"You can start to tell me w….." But she was interrupted by Mikhail.
"I know, I sing for you!"
"Eh!?" Know Rias was startled.
"Ara, ara." Akeno smiled.
"No, you don't need….."
"Ah don't worry, Senpai, I can sing very good!" He raised his arm with and fist, and his voice was cheerfully.
"No, listen…" Rias tried to bend everything right, but Mikhail didn't listen.
"Koneko, I must stand up, is it okay?"
"Why?" Her eyes were like a weapon, Mikhail just wanted to hug the young girl and cuddle with her, like he did often with Ophis.
"Don't worry I will continue after I finished it."
"Hn." The girl nodded and stood up.
"Mikhail-kun…listen…" Rias still tried desperately to stop Mikhail, but Akeno laid a hand on her shoulder.
"Come on Buchou why not? Let Mikhail-kun sing for you!"
"Akeno! Argh whatever, I don't care!" She sighed again and looked at Mikhail who cleared his throat.
"Cough, cough, good I start."
Then….
The magic began to flow…
Kuroihana
anokoega
kowaretameno aru mama
tsukurimaitsu aru mama
imi
atarase ri
hametsuau ta
kemonoto nari tokiri
kuroihana
anokoega
inorinochiga aru mama
kuroihana
anoutaga
zangenohiga aru mama
kie
(The Black Flower is the voice
which abides in this broken eye
Where it remained since its creation
awaiting its purpose.
A harmless song of ruin
which creates a monster
that harms itself and others
The Black Flower is the voice
I hear always in bloodied prayers.
The Black Flower is the song
that shall ring out the day of repentance
in which all shall...disappear.)
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When Mikhail finished his song, he opened his eyes, to see, that his song had more impact than he thought.
Nobody said anything. All of them were astonished.
Rias looked with wide eyes at Mikhail, her mouth wide agape.
Akeno friendly face swapped into dreamy gaze.
Kiba's smile was now gone…he sat on a chair while looked like in trance.
Issei was….crying. Snot was hanging out of his nose.
The calm and stoic Koneko, fell to her back on the couch, her eyes were teary. It looked like she remembered something from her past, some memory that she cherished.
"Ehm, guys?" Mikhail feared that his voice to effective against their race. But it was just normal singing, there should be no effect.
Rias opened her mouth "Mikhail-kun…that ….was…"
"That was beautiful!" Akeno almost shouted.
Then Kiba spoke "Mikhail-kun I didn't know that you have such a beautiful voice and talent!"
"Beautiful…" Koneko spoke with sparkling eyes.
"Buhbuhbuh!" Issei was still…crying.
"Thank you!" Now back to the topic, you want to ask me about something?"
"Eh what, yes…um…eto!" Rias was agiated "Why is my heart beating so fast!"
"Ara, ara it seems Buchou fell a little for our Mikhail-kun."
The president of the ORC glared at her "Akeno, what are you talking!" Rias shouted her face was flushed.
"Now even Buchou! NOOOOOOOOOO" Thought Issei.
"Well I feel like gobbling him up!" She licked her lips after that statement.
Everybody sweatdropped, but Issei cursed Mikhail more than ever in his thought.
"I'm sorry but I don't think I taste good." Mikhail tilted his head.
Again everybody sweatdropped.
Mikhail just tilted his head. He felt then something on his sleeve, only to see Koneko who looked at him again with longing eyes.
He understood her intention and tapped on his lap.
"So can we finally start talking, time is money." Rias made a cool face and peered at Mikhail.
"Listening."
"Mikhail-kun I'm sure you want to know what yesterday happened, but before I start explaining things, I want to warrant something.
Mikhail blinked.
"If I share information with you, I want some from you, too. Do you understand?"
"Yeeeees."
Everybody, except for Koneko who was petted and purred like a kitten, in the room just raised an eyebrow.
Mikhail opened his mouth "I explain everything what I is in my power."
"Good." Rias nodded.
"First about us, like you mention I am not human, like every member of the ORC."
"Let me guess, you're demons?"
"No. But close."
Now Mikhail curiosity woke up.
"We're Devils."
"Eh?"
"Let us show you." Rias stood up and then in one second of another a pair of slender bat-like wings sprouted from her back. The other members of the Club showed them, too. Only Koneko didn't do it.
Rias and the others expected Mikhail to be startled, or better for her, to be attracted. Issei on the other side, couldn't await the face Mikhail would make.
"How is this Koneko?"
"Mmmh, good." He was still occupied with Koneko. He currently tickled her chin,…like a cat…
Rias was dumbfounded. She didn't expect that reaction, like the others. "Ehm, Mikhail?" Rias asked him.
"Mmh?" Mikhail looked at her with an amused smile "Oh okay, devils."
"Are you not surprised or curious?"
Mikhail blinked "I don't know, should I?"
The room was silent, Rias eye twitched; it seems her composure shattered a bit.
"Ara, ara, Mikhail-kun seems to take such a thing so easily, I'm impressed!"
"Oh thank you Himejima-senpai."
"You can call me Akeno." She winked at him.
"Sure, Akeno-senpai!"
"Ufufu."
"Ehem!"
"Oh what's the matter, Buchou? Jealous?"
Rias just glared at Akeno and continued to explain more.
"Whatever, Mikhail, what do you know about the god of the bible?"
"Nothing, religion was never a thing for me." Mikhail was amused at his own words. Well if you were worshipped like a god…..
"Then let me explain. There are three biblical factions in this world. Let me begin with the angels, the servants of the god of the bible…..,
"And a total loser…" Thought the powerful dragon emperor.
"….angels have white wings and currently inhabiting the holy city in heaven. The more wings an angel has, the more powerful he is. Such angels have also high position. The most powerful angels are the Archangels or Seraphim.
She stood up and lean against her desk "Then there are the Fallen, angels who fall from grace and lost their right for heavens. They have black wings, as you know from yesterday.
"Most of the angels fell because..."
"For lust or the love of the human woman on earth, others rebelled against their god because of war, treasures etc." Mikhail ended her sentence.
Everyone blinked and looked at each other "You know about the Fallen?"
He shrugged "Yes, but I didn't hear much from them. The last time I met some, was for years..."
"I understand...How curious, he heard from the angels and Fallen, but not from devils, but demons..." She continued "Then the third faction, are the devil's the enemies of the god and his angels and the Fallen."
"Okay."
"There were the original Satans, named Lucifer, Leviathan, Beelzebub and Asmodeus. Those were our leader. The strongest of our kind
Mikhail nodded.
"The original battled with the heaven and the Fallen for their control of the world.."
"War…."
"War, a long war." He remembered it, that war. When devils were monstrous beings, only war, only death, only the thirst for blood and vengeance was there.
Rias continued "It was a merciless slaughter."
She talks about a war and slaughter, but it wasn't more than that him. For Mikhail it was routine. "I fought in that war, too..." Mikhail was blessed or rather cursed with a excellent memory. Because of the constantly absorbing from the Black Flower, he had become extreme intelligent. He had to train his body and mind to control his new and more advanced power and body.
"The Four Satans died in the great war. So after some time, others took their places. But the war still waged on.
"And then?"
"It ended after long time, with a momentary truce."
"What happened then?"
"Well, all three factions took great losses from. Especially the heaven, from all factions, had the greatest.
"The others?"
"From the Fallen, they had also some on their side. They had one advantage. Some angels were sick of the laws of heavens or didn't like the current leaderships, so they joined the Fallen. But also unlike the angels in heaven, they could give birth to other fallen angels. Even with humans.
Mikhail could saw for a moment that Akeno looked displeased.
"The devils?"
"The devils took also great losses, especially the 72 pillars."
"Pillars?"
"Yes, my family the Gremorys are one of the pillars, well right now 32."
"How?"
"Pure blooded devils became rare, many pillars married in each other, but the problem was…the war and...
"Inbreed…?"
"Yes and other things. As you saw it from the Fallen they can generate light spears like the angels. Those spears are dangerous weapons against us devils." Rias sighed "Because of that and other factors we needed a way to increase our kind."
"Wait a moment." Mikhail raised his hand.
"Yes?"
"Has that to do something with Issei?" He pointed at the brunette boy who still glared daggers at him. "Because I can smell, that he isn't human anymore."
Rias nodded, she opened her palm and a white chess figure appeared. "This is an Evil Piece."
"Okaaay." Mikhail was a little bit nervous. He could feel something from the figure, something he couldn't understand. The Black Flower suddenly awoke. It whispered to him. But he shook it up and ignored the evil entity in him.
Rias explained further "The Evil Piece System was created by one of the current Satans Ajuka Beelzebub. It allows us to resurrect any species and make them to devils and join our peerage."
Then the air in the club suddenly became heavy, the source….. Mikhail.
He didn't smile anymore. It wasn't also a face of displeasure. He just stared at the crimson haired she-devil, but still petting Koneko.
"Mikhail…."
"Gremory-senpai…." His voice was dull, even Koneko was startled. "For what real reason was that really made, tell me honestly." He pointed at the Evil Piece.
Everybody in the room was silent. They felt that one wrong answer could be fatal.
But Rias had still a calm and cool face and answered honest "Mikhail I ensure you, that we only use them for the sake of our race."
She said the truth, Mikhail could smell it, feel it. But that doesn't mean it would be for a good cause. This Evil Piece System reminded him of the Black Flower. Seeking a host, creating Intoners who engulf others for protection and power.
"What about war, about invasion?"
Rias tensed up, it seems her explanation wasn't good enough
"I ensure you again we do not such a thing anymore, our race has become peaceful.
She said the truth.
"Okay, then everything is good!" He smiled at her and continued to pet Koneko, who started to purr again. The tension in the air was also gone. Seeing this everybody felt relieved.
"What about this peerage thing?"
"The peerage, are our servants. As you probably know, like a normal chess game we have a set of sixteen pieces. A king, a queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights and eight pawns. We use them for Rating Games.
"Rating Games?
"Yes, Kings and their peerage fight another kings and their peerage in fair fights. You can say, it's like sports.
"Like for honor, ranks, money, reputation or such things….?"
Rias nodded "But don't worry, the Rating Games are partaking in special dimension. Before someone his injured too badly, he will be teleported out from the battle.
"Got it!"
Rias understood and carried on "Those sets are only given to high-class devil like me or ultimate-class devils like the Satans. The leader absorbs the King Piece and well is the king of his peerage. The strengths, talents, and skills of the being to be reincarnated plays a large role in determining how many pieces will be used for reincarnation. Different Evil Pieces cannot be used together. Evil Pieces can also be exchanged between top-class Devils with peerage. It is also the most important piece. If the King retires from the Rating Game or if he gives up, the Rating Game ends, with his loss.
"So chess."
"Yes chess. Then, ah yes after the King comes the Queen. It will give the one who receives all the characteristics of Rooks, Knights, and Bishops, making them the most balanced piece as well as the most powerful."
Mikhail pointed at Akeno "She must be your queen or not?"
"Ara, ara how did you know, Mikhail-kun?"
"I'm not an expert, but my sister played some chess with me and explained that the queen is the most important protection of the king. Also you have some high power in you."
"Ufufu. Well your right." Answered Akeno.
Rias explained further "Then there are the Rooks. Rooks gain superhuman strength, with high offense and defense. However, they are not very quick, and can get beaten easily by a high-speed opponent.
"Koneko must be a rook."
"How did….
"I just can feel simply raw power from her." Mikhail looked down on the girl and smiled, which she responded also with a smile.
"Ara, ara, I think those both are now in their own world."
"Guh, damn handsome!"
"Cough, now the Bishops. They gain enhanced magical abilities which they can use cast magic like offensive, arcane arts and healing magic. The more powerful the spells are the more consume the magical power of the Bishops. It takes a long time to regain, forcing them to use their power carefully or they risk becoming easy prey to physical attacks."
"There isn't one in your peerage."
Before Rias could ask again, Mikhail answered "There is no one with enhanced magic here."
"Good thing that Gasper is absent!" But Rias became nervous. Right now, the person sitting and petting her Rook, before her, detected every position of her peerage that was in the room, but that made also her more curious, which Mikhail felt.
"Man, her greed is incredible!"
"So now we are on the Knights. Knights gain an increase at speed and mobility. They can perform high-speed attacks and various maneuvers. However their main weakness is their low defense. They are vulnerable to powerful attacks if they are not careful. Also most of them us close-combat weapons."
Mikhail pointed with thumb at the young blond boy who stood behind him "Kiba is a knight, isn't he?"
Rias didn't respond. Her eye just twitched again.
Akeno hid her smile from her King, with and hand before her mouth.
"How did you find it out, Utahime-kun?" Kiba asked with prying eyes.
Mikhail turned around "Well I can see from your body, the amount and the stand of your muscles that you train for quick movements, evading and counterattacks to cover your weaknesses as knight.
"I'm impressed." Kiba clapped with both hands and a smile.
"Thanks, oh I can also see from your stance and walking that you perform and train swordsmanship."
Kiba stopped clapping and smiling, he stood there like statue "Eh?"
"Ara, ara, my, my I didn't know that our Kiba-kun can react like that."
"Not bad." Koneko gave Mikhail a compliment.
"Well, I couldn't say that I'm more impressed than before, but I would be lying. Utahime-kun do you also practice with swords?"
"Yup! Since I'm little!"
"Hm, what about a friendly spare some time?" Kiba asked with a smile, but this time it was honest.
"Sure!"
"Ara, ara, it seems even Kiba-kun is now engulfed with Mikhail-kun."
Kiba sweatdropped "Akeno-senpai…."
Then suddenly Mikhail's cheek was touched with a petite soft hand, it was Koneko's.
He looked at her and asked "What is it?"
"Mikhail-senpai, no BL." Her eyes were slightly worried.
Rias, Kiba and Issei stumbled, only Akeno snickered.
"Sure, I don't know what BL is but I will let it not happen."
Hearing this, the three stumbled again.
"We're almost done, so can I…"
Mikhail nodded.
"So where were we, a yes lastly there are the Pawns. Pawns have the ability to promote into a Queen, Rook, Knight, or Bishop in enemy territory or with the permission of their King.
"Basically jack of all trades!"
"Yes..."
"Issei..." He shook his chin to the brunette pervert.
"What the!?"
Rias raised her hand to silence him "Yes, and finally this end our explanation about the peerage." Rias was exhausted. It seems she couldn't handle Mikhail very well.
"Wait a moment!"
"Yes Mikhail?"
"What about the pillars and how did their number dropped because of the other things?"
Rias narrowed her eyes, Mikhail could feel that he touched a nerve.
"Because of the reincarnated devils."
"Eh?"
"Well devils think that the increasing numbers are a threat to the already low number of pure blooded devils.
"How so?"
"Many pillars lost their standing because…. they have the mixed heritage of reincarnated devils in them….
When Mikhail heard this, he only thought….. what the hell. You're race is on the brink of extinction so you find a way to replenish it. And then you say that they are not worthy as devils. Mikhail shook his head in disbelief.
When Mikhail had become and legendary elder dragon he also remembered old knowledge from his past. The god of his world didn't create the dragons. His first life was already there, in his first life. He just simply enslaved them, also they had gendersin that time. But when he noticed that the number of dragons increased dangerously and he felt that they would rebel against him, he changed them so that they couldn't have offspring. Instead they only could use their ability to reincarnate, to maintain the number of their race.
Because of this, Mikhail used his new powers to remodify himself and regained his originally gender from his first life.
But still those pure blooded devils are something….
"I can see that these informations are leaving a bitter taste on you."
"You can say that, but it's your world not mine." He regained his smile and shrugged his shoulders.
"You're right, well from my side this was all." She stood up from her desk and her eyes were fixated on the legendary dragon.
"So shoot your questions out."
Rias sweatdropped but regained her composure "First…Mikhail who are you!"
"Hm?" he tilted his head.
"When I did investigation on you and your sister I only found mostly nothing."
"Well someone is really curious….."
"The datas about you are incomplete or sealed and with my connections I didn't found anything out, it is like your existence is a national secret!" She took papers out and laid it on the table in the middle of the room.
"So?"
"So who are you?"
"I'm Mikhail!"
Again many of them stumbled.
"I already know that, but who are you really, what is your history and how are your datas so much protected?
"Thank you Accord!" He smiled and looked at Rias who was on the brink of a frustration. "Well I can only say so much, that I'm Utahime Mikhail."
"Wait, we had a deal!"
"Eh, but I said that I would answer anything what is in my might, didn't I?" He looked at her with an innocent face.
"Whaa…you…..pfffuuuuuuuuuuuuh." She literally became a hot teapot. Steam was coming out of her head
"Hold on you bastard!" It was Issei who yelled out. He couldn't endure this anymore and was angry at Mikhail. "How dare you to…."
"But I already told it…"
"You…."
"Enough Issei-kun, he is right. I agreed to the conditions." It seems she accepted that Mikhail checkmated her.
"But Buchou!"
"Enough."
"Buuh…"
"Ara, ara I didn't know that our Mikhail-kun is such a little devil, surely you would fit in our merry group." Akeno's eyes were full of a light that made… Mikhail shudder.
"Wait," Then Mikhail finally noticed it "She said the entire time our and what does she mean with fit…..oh..oh!"
"Now can I ask some more questions?"
Again the dragon nodded.
"Are you perhaps human?"
"Don't I look like one?"
On Rias head popped a vein out, she tried to keep calm.
She started from the beginning again with a different "Those bonds from yesterday, which you use to immobilize the fallen angels, was that magic?"
"Hnn." He nodded.
"Good, those that mean you are a magician?"
Mikhail shook his head.
"Then are you and Accord-san really siblings."
Mikhail shrugged with his shoulders.
"Hah, okay than my last question…..what is this Flower you mentioned yesterday?"
Hearing this Mikhail's eyes narrowed.
"Oh it looks like I struck on oil!"
"Nightmare…."
"Excuse me?" …." Did he just said…nightmare?"
Mikhail stood up, he took Koneko off and placed her on the couch. She didn't like and wanted to grab his sleeve. But then she saw him in the eyes. Mikhail's face was not crowned with and beautiful smile, instead he looked like in pain. The others saw that and were in worry.
"Mikhail?" Rias took a step forwards.
"Mikhail-kun?" Akeno's smile also vanished she raised her hand.
Mikhail went the windows, it was already dawn. He closed his eyes and began to spoke "It is a nightmare…..a curse that haunted me since years."
Rias didn't even want to ask but her curiosity took over, or her greed. "What do you mean?"
"I'm sorry." He bowed to everyone "I cannot tell you, for your protection."
Mikhail sighed, then he walked towards Koneko picked her up and continued to pet her, which she replied with more purring.
"Hnn and those Fallen had some contact with it?"
Mikhail was silent.
"Hah, then good."
Rias gave up. It seems Mikhail is an enemy, that needs time for preparations. Honestly she underestimated him, but now she knows that that was a big mistak.
"So was that everything? Can I go? The teacher will be angry at me. The break is already over.
Rias replied "Don't worry, the teachers are already informed, you will not fear any penalty."
"Oh thanks!" he looked happy.
"But…" Now the Gremory heiress stood up and advance towards him.
"Mmh?"
"There is something at last…"
"Okay!"
She began to smile, it was a beautiful radiant smile. Well even Mikhail thought that Rias Gremory was beautiful, but not as beautiful as his beloved Zero.
"I would like to ask you to join my peerage. Despite the rough start we had, I think you would fit in it. The Rook, Knight and Bishop piece would suitable you all, from what I saw and heard."
Well he already expected it.
"I'm sorry," Mikhail lowered his head but "I decline." and gave an honest answer.
"Well, I'm sad to hear that, but if you change your mind….."
"Okay." He shrugged then he looked down at Koneko "Koneko?"
"Mmh?"
"I must go."
"Really?"
"Ara, Ara, I think we really have a new couple!" Akeno snickered devilishly.
"Don't worry. Tomorrow I will play more with you."
"Promise?"
"Promise!"
"Roger." She cuddled a last time with him and jumped away.
"See you tomorrow." He turned around opened the door a little bit "Akeno-senpai, Gremory-senpai, Kiba and….. Issei."
"Rugh." He looked away.
"See ya tomorrow." Then he closed the door.
Greetings, Khan here.
So this is the Chapter 4.
For the lyrics and the translation of the song, I did some research on Youtube, Drakengard wiki and other websites. I do not own the lyrics and translation, nor I can't ensure that they are correctly translated.
I also decide that Mikhail will have a harem, don't worry there will be many surprises.
If you ask why with Koneko? It is simple, because both of them are similar, from their experience. Both of them love their family and lost them/ were abandoned by them, for good.
Sorry if its only about talking, but I promise some action soon.
Khan out.
