Nephilim of Zero
ESKK: Wow I'm surprised how well people are taking this story in oppose to Saito gets replaced stories. It's a nice change of paste if you ask me with sticking with Saito but tweaking him a bit. Anyway on to the story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Familiar of Zero or Devil May Cry they belong to their respected owners.
(Start)
Louise was not happy when she woke up, in fact she was downright pissed. Her lovely sleep was interrupted with the banging of objects on objects, and turned to find Saito using Orthus as a pair of drumsticks and drumming on any surface he can use, and he was singing.
"The flinch in your eye, calls your bluff. Feel free to die when you had enough! Useless cause is breaking your back, and your life will end when you attack. Time to figure, time to sin. You're times done when you begin."
But before Saito could continue the lyrics Louise got up with her wand ready. "SAITO!" she yelled as she pointed her wand making it glow and sent Saito and Derf flying to the wall from an explosion.
Saito got up as that hurt pretty good. "Ow," Saito said as Louise looked pissed off.
"See partner I told you she would get pissed," Derflinger said as Saito nodded.
"Yeah I should of listened I get it," Saito said rubbing his head from a bruise that was healing.
"Ok now why did you think it was a good idea to wake me up with that racket?!" she demanded as Saito felt offended.
"That wasn't racket that was a good dose of rock and roll," Saito said as Louise glared at him.
"And what does a rolling rock have to do with that racket?!" she demanded as Saito glared.
"It doesn't Rock and Roll is a genre of music," Saito said as Louise looked appalled.
"In what universe is that music?" she demanded as she couldn't believe there would be people who would like that music that sounded like people yelling like insane people.
"I liked it," Derf said as Saito agreed.
"Yeah and besides it's a big hit in my world which you summoned me from I'll remind you," Saito said as Louise sighed.
"Well sense it's not likely I'll be going back to sleep and its morning I shall get ready for the day and then we will talk about an important event coming up," Louise said as Saito shrugged.
"Fine but I'm getting some Pizza," Saito said as he got up with Derf and Orthus strapped to his body and headed out the door.
When Saito was outside Louise sighed in irritation.
"What am I going to do with him?" Louise asked to no one in particular as she figured sense she asked for a strong Familiar then she should of expected some kinks to be worked on.
(Meanwhile that very same morning at the castle)
"So a 1st generation Nephilim has been summoned by a student at Tristian academy," the Queen said as Mont nodded.
"Yes it took me by surprise when I peaked at the letter and I had crossed paths with the Nephilim after we had a conversation over types of combat," Mont said partially lying sense he swore on his word that he wouldn't reveal what had happened when they really crossed paths even if Saito and Fiona damaged his household.
"I see, I must speak with my daughter about this alone," the Queen said as she knew Henrietta was listening too when the word "Nephilim," was mentioned.
Mont left as did the guards sense this was a matter between mother and Daughter and it was not there place to know what it was about. When the queen was sure everyone was gone she turned to her violet haired daughter before she began to speak.
"Henrietta you remember your father correct?" the queen asked as Henrietta nodded.
"Yes he was a surviving Nephilim who became your knight and later your husband who you deeply loved," Henrietta said as she too missed her father.
"Yes rest his soul but do you remember his dream for the future," the Queen asked as Henrietta nodded.
"Of course he wanted to one day see the Nephilim revived which is why he asked you to pass that decree after his death," Henrietta said as she knew where this was going. "If you wish for me to wed this Nephilim then I understand but what about helping the kingdom?" the princess asked as the Queen sighed.
"I would rather die than let your fathers dream to be unfulfilled years after his death and sense you carry his blood through your veins you are what might be the only chance of your fathers dream being realized but I want you to do it because you want to and not because you feel you have too," the Queen said as she honestly didn't mind becoming a Grandmother to the revived Nephilim but she wanted her Daughter to do it out of love.
"Can I at least meet this Nephilim before any engagements for marriage are made?" Henrietta asked as the Queen nodded.
"Of course and with the Familiar exhibition contest arriving it will be your perfect chance to meet him," the Queen said as Henrietta nodded.
"Thank you mother, I shall prepare to meet him." Henrietta said with a boy, and the Queen smiled at her daughter. She would become a fine queen one day, and hopefully for far longer than herself, for the qualities of Nephilim that were shared by the elves was their longevity. All Nephilim lived long lives if they were not slain by demons or murdered for some twisted personal gain. Henrietta had left for her room, and possibly to at least prepare a disguise for herself to appear as a commoner. For she knew that if she was seen as the princess by this man, she may be courted with him at the best of presentation, and turn out to be a horrid beast worst then any demon.
'Truly, my daughter shall be a fine queen and mother one day. I must also see this Nephilim for myself, for he may be the key to the third race being born once more.' The Queen thought, knowing that, according to the lost Nephilim lore, that the light and dark split in two creating the true firstborns, Daemons and Angels, the Nephilim were called the 'third race' for being the third to appear, and the second race.
Henrietta of course had one thought in her mind. 'I do hope he isn't cruel and has a sense of Nobility,' Henrietta thought as she went to pack the things she will need such as her disguise for when she meets this Nephilim and for when she meets with her childhood friend Louise. 'Louise I do hope to see the familiar you have summoned for I know it will be powerful,' she thought unaware that Louise did summon a powerful familiar that might become her husband.
(Scene break that afternoon)
Saito was enjoying a slice of pizza as he was listening to Louise give an explanation on an upcoming event. "So let me see if I have this right sense I'm your familiar I have to show off my skills in front of tones of nobles in some exhibition of Familiars," Saito said just before he took another bite of his pizza.
"Yes a lot of nobles will be there especially the princess and hopefully the queen and when you show everyone you are a Nephilim then you'll be a huge leap closer to reviving your fallen race," Louise said as Saito sighed.
"Louise I told you I'm not interested in starting a family yet all I want to do is kill demons and eat Pizza," Saito said as Louise sighed.
"But don't you realize if Siesta is a descendent of the Nephilim then there's a good chance the Nobles might have had a Nephilim spouse or family member who had a daughter who can help revive your people," Louise said as Saito sighed.
"You're not going to stop till I agree to show off?" he asked as Louise nodded. "Fine I'll do it but only to show off ok," Saito said as he wasn't going to let Louise down.
"I knew it now we need to come up with a routine for you to do at the exhibition and show everyone your Nephilim talents," Louise said as Saito sighed.
"Louise I got it handled plus I'm better at improve," Saito said as Derf butted in.
"Well from what Alastor told me he's real good at improvising at the spot when it comes to showing off trust me he's got this," Derf said as Saito smirked.
"Yeah so if you'll excuse me I'm going to enjoy my Pizza," Saito said as he took the plate the Pizza was on and began heading to a table.
Louise was a little mad that she couldn't come up with a routine that showed Saito off, or was let him to do that. She couldn't force it on him, but she did wish he planned a little more beforehand.
(Scene Break)
Saito had finished his pizza and was just walking around the grounds. He was starting to find his newfound popularity as the last male Nephilim was starting to get boring, in fact it was almost getting annoying.
'Geez, Louise really wants me to knock up girls with Nephilim relatives, and I guess that's because here we're borderline extinct. Now I just want to be seen as my awesome badass self instead of just a Nephilim.' Saito thought has he felt some demonic power and went to investigate. As soon as he reached it, he saw a number of demon bodies sliced up professionally, and left to rot.
Saito looked closely to how these Demons were killed as it was apparent there was a fight here and whatever killed these Demons didn't stand a chance. Saito looked very closely and saw the weapon used wasn't a double edged sword Like Alastor but by an O-Katana similar to Derf.
"Wait you sense a Devils arm nearby?" Derf asked as Saito heard. "What do you mean it feels familiar you know this devil arm?" Derf asked as Alastor answered to Derf only. "Wait it just exited your range of sensory now we'll never find it," Derf said as Alastor seemed to make a smart ass comment. "Hey don't blame me for saying everything your saying out loud I just felt like it that's all," Derf said to the Demon Sword Alastor. "I'm not an idiot!" he yelled as Saito grabbed both swords off his back and smacked them into each other.
"Hey no arguing!" Saito yelled as he placed both weapons back where they belong.
"Fine," Derf said as he knew Alastor started it.
It was then that Louise came and noticed all the dead demons rotting away. "Saito did you do this?" she asked as she was avoiding stepping in anything that might be bloody or a limb.
"No, but I have a theory as to who did this but it shouldn't be possible," Saito said as Louise looked at him.
"Who do you think did it?" Louise asked as Saito looked far off where Alastor sensed where the power came from.
"Agito," Saito said as Louise was confused.
"Ok who or what is Agito?" Louise asked as Saito walked off not bothering to answer her question. Louise noticed the look in his eyes it was as if Agito was a touchy subject for Saito as she had a hunch that it was involved with his parent's deaths.
(Scene break later that night)
Saito was laying on his make shift bed as he knew he needed to get his own place to crash sense he couldn't live with sleeping on Louise' bed and having his own home would help him hide from his admirers who wants him to knock them up. Louise was getting ready for bed and was about to undress so she could get into her night gown when there was a knock on her door.
"Louise the door," Saito called as he was looking at the ceiling knowing Agito like the back of his hand.
Louise sighed at how lazy Saito can be and went to answer the door. What she was met with was a young woman in a cloak. "Uh yes can I help you?" she asked as the young woman smiled.
"Louise it's been a while," the woman said removing her hood to reveal Henrietta.
"Your highness when did you arrive?" Louise asked as she knew Henrietta.
"During the afternoon I tried to look for you but they said you went to look for your familiar who went for a walk around the grounds," Henrietta said as Louise gave a quick glare at Saito who gave a wave to show he recognized Henrietta being here.
"So what brings you here your highness?" Louise asked being polite to nobility out of habit.
"Well I arrived early because I wanted to meet the Nephilim that was summoned as a familiar but I couldn't find him so I decided to meet with you my dear childhood friend," Henrietta said as Louise smiled.
"Well no need for my Familiar is the Nephilim you seek," Louise said as Henrietta was shocked realizing she wasted preparing a disguise for when she met the Nephilim.
"Saito, we have a guest." Louise said happily, and Saito guessed that it wasn't some random girl that wanted to meet him and propose that they get laid.
"Well, from that tone of voice it isn't just some random chick that wants a kid for some kind of fame." Saito said as he got up and looked at the guest. He definitely could tell that Henrietta was either really up on the noble's food chain, or she was royalty.
"Hello sir Nephilim," Henrietta started, but Saito interrupted her for a bit.
"Just Saito miss, I'm getting a bit tired of Nephilim this and that. It's starting to make me feel like a breeding horse." Saito said, with Louise fuming at the fact that he wasn't using civilized speech.
"Do you not know who this is? She's..."
"Louise, it is alright." Henrietta interrupted as she curtseyed to Saito.
"I apologize if I seemed rude for referring to your race, but that is only because I did not know your name. My name is Henrietta, the first princess of Tristian, and a childhood friend of Louise."
"Nice to meet you," Saito said as he wasn't expecting a princess. "Now I would ask you to join me for some pizza but I already ate it all," Saito said as he went back to his spot and laid back down to get back to thinking.
"Yes well I am glad to meet you Saito but now that your here I can talk to both you and Louise about an important matter," Henrietta said as Louise listen. Henrietta could tell Saito knew that the friendship between her and Louise was strong even if Louise claimed otherwise.
"What's wrong your highness did something happen?" Louise asked as Saito got up thinking he was going to get a demon slaying job.
"Nothing is wrong Louise and please call me how you did when we were children," Henrietta said as she could knew she should have told her childhood friend a long time ago.
"Very well Henrietta but what is this important matter?" Louise asked as Henrietta spoke up.
"See it's, to do with my father and secrets I kept hidden from you at his request," Henrietta said as Louise remembered Henrietta's father. He was a man who went from Zero to Hero when he rescued the queen from some demons. No one knows how he was able to defeat them without magic but the queen made him her body guard and gave him Noble status even though he didn't want it. The two soon wed and had Henrietta with the secret of how her father defeated those demons still a mystery. "My father wasn't human like most believed he was a Nephilim," Henrietta said as Louise was shocked. Her childhood friend's father was a survivor of the mass extinction of the Nephilim and if that's the case then Henrietta was part Nephilim just like Siesta.
"Let me guess you want to marry me so I can help save our race from dying out," Saito said as it was slightly the same with Siesta.
"Well it depends see I want to get to know you first to see who you are as a person if your cruel then I would have to decline it," Henrietta said as Saito shrugged.
"Look I'll try and get to know you before we get into anything too serious but I should warn you first that I had met another Nephilim mixed with human like you and I made the promise to get to know her also. I'll disclose her identity IF you promise not to tell a soul as to who it is," Saito said as Henrietta was shocked that there was one other and she was female also.
"Ok I promise not to reveal this information to any other," Henrietta said as Louise was still wrapping her mind around the fact her childhood friend had blood relations to the dying race of Nephilim.
"She's a maid name Siesta so sense I told you I'm going to sleep goodnight," Saito said as Henrietta was shocked.
It was then that Louise finally warped her mind around the fact her childhood friend was a Nephilim. But the fact that Saito was might be the bride to her childhood friend or the maid left a sour image in her mind. She quickly banished it from her mind thinking he was her familiar and she had to ensure his happiness for being the last of his kind even if it meant forsaking her own happiness.
"Henrietta I have to say I'm shocked that you are Nephilim but if you don't mind can I ask how the Nephilim went extinct if your father had ever told you the story?" Louise asked as Henrietta shrugged. Louise had heard many lore on the Nephilim but none of them told how they were going extinct. People would say it was the Demons and the Angels banning together to destroy them, and some would say it was humans who began to fear there protectors and started banning together to hunt them down but none of those theories were solid enough to accept.
"I'm sorry I do not know whenever I asked him as a child he would either say it's too painful to remember or that he would tell me when I'm older," Henrietta said as Louise nodded. Henrietta looked at the clock in Louise' room before heading to the door. "I must be off before my royal guard might start to wonder where I have run off too," Henrietta said as Saito who was still half asleep waved at her a salute as if to tell her he will see her later.
"Well then princess good night," Louise said as Saito was already asleep when Henrietta left. Louise then changed into her night gown before turning to her familiar. "And good night to you my lazy familiar," Louise said before going to sleep.
(Scene break morning of the Exhibition)
Saito was checking out the stage as he could tell there was something demonic here and if he was right then it would no doubt be drawn to all the theater being portrayed in this little talent show as Saito smirked. "Well looks like I might be getting a Devils arm and winning Louise the contest," Saito said with a smile as he walked off to go prepare his gear for his performance.
(Scene break that afternoon)
Saito had learned that Henrietta was one of the judges the day prior as they had been spending the last few days getting to know each other. Saito had introduced her to Pizza and she loved it. Of course Saito found out some things about his race that he wasn't aware of. Like for example that not all Nephilims were fighters as some had healing abilities to heal there ally's while other had higher sensory skills then others. Saito fell under the Fighting category where he has a mix between a new style of long range fighting and the Sword bearing style.
Apparently Henrietta fell under the healing category as it was common for female Nephilims to be healers and it was considered rare for the female Nephilim to be fighters in close range combat. This meant that Saito would have to figure out which area of the Nephilim styles Siesta fell under as Saito enjoyed the little history lesson about his people.
Anyway Saito had all his gear for his little performance as Derf was also with him as the moment of truth would be at night so Saito was ready.
"Partner you sure a Demon is going to appear?" Derf asked as Saito smirked as he was sitting on a chair with a plate of pizza on a table next to him as he enjoyed the sunlight.
"Yeah I felt it but it was there, just don't tell Louise," Saito said as Derf nodded.
"Got it," Derf said as Louise came up to Saito looking like she was hyperventilating.
"Saito are you sure you're ready for your performance?" Louise asked as Saito smirked and nodded.
"Yeah I'm sure trust me my performance will knock people off their feet," Saito said as he handed a slice of Pizza to Louise.
"Here enjoy a slice it calms the nerves," Saito said as Louise glared at him.
"Is your answer to every problem weather its anxiety or anger always Pizza?" she asked as she took a bite.
"Yes," Saito said as Louise sighed after swallowing the piece she bit off and continued with the rest of her slice.
"Just be ready for our performance," Louise said before she walked off.
Saito smirked as he knew he would be ready.
(Scene break moment of truth performance)
Louise saw Saito was up next and she saw him arrive a bit late but he was still on time for his performance. "You could have missed your performance," Louise said as Saito shrugged.
"Don't worry I made it so I'm next," Saito said as he was soon announced and then the lights then pointed at the stage with magic as purple smoke with thunder in it began to build up.
"Saito is that part of your performance?" Louise asked as there was something demonic about that smoke as she could hear people murmur.
"Not really, but I know that this party's getting crazy!" Saito said as a voluptuous green haired woman wearing very little in terms of clothing showing up. Saito just leaped up on stage and gazed at the woman.
"Well, you certainly look like you have a flare? Perhaps you need a little help?" She asked seductively towards Saito.
"Maybe you'll treat me nice and show me the ropes right?" he asked as the Succubus Vampire hybrid demon smirked.
"Of course I'll treat you so nice that you'll never want to stop," Jenova said as Saito smirked.
"That sounds like my kind of party," Saito said before taking out Alastor.
The demoness smirked as she walked away from Saito before she turned to him and let out a breath of Purple lightning clouds as the fight was about to begin.
Saito smirked had a smirk thinking this party will be getting wild.
Saito first charged at Jenova with his Stinger attack as Jenova dodged the attack but Saito with his free hand pulled out Royal Flush and began shooting at the Demoness who quickly dodged as she had a smirk.
Jenova then sent lightning attacks at Saito as the Demon Slayer used Alastor to absorb the attack allowing Jenova to turn into a swarm of Bats and appear behind Saito and reformed behind him looking ready to either kiss him or bite him.
Saito quickly did a spin throwing Jenova into the air with his brute force as he took out Royal Flush again and began shooting at her getting a few grazes in and at least one hit to the shoulder. The Demon Slayer then turned Alastor into its Heaven mode and used his Angel lift to pull himself to Jenova before sending her skyward as Saito landed on the ground. Saito the switched Alastor into its Hell mode and pulled the Demoness torts him before giving her a kick away from him.
Jenova smirked as she saw Saito was truly a powerful adversary. "Well I think I'm getting turned on in more ways than one," Jenova said as Saito knew she was getting exited from the battle
"I see you like it rough well I'll give it to you rough," Saito said as he pulled out Alastor again ready for battle again.
Jenova kept up with her assault, but Saito was ready since his fight with Fiona gave him some experience against vampire/succubus hybrids. He was ready for any tricks Jenova would've tried to kill him with.
Jenova then came and sent walls of Lightning at Saito trapping him between them as she came upon Saito claws extended. Jenova then sliced at Saito as Saito also got a hit in on Jenova. Jenova saw that blood was coming out of a slash on her cheek as Saito saw his coat had a slice in the sleeve. Saito knew he can sow it back together later but right now the Demoness was his top Priority.
"Man this is my favorite coat and you got a slice on the sleeve," Saito said as Jenova smirked.
"Well you got a slice on my cheek so I guess that makes us even," Jenova said as Saito readied Alastor.
"Well then let's end this little party after all I have a contest to win," Saito said as Jenova smirked.
"Fine then and trust me I'll be the one to steal the show," Jenova said as they both charged at each other before Saito sliced her and stopped right behind her. Jenova was falling as Saito caught her bridal style as Jenova looked at him sweetly. "My your sweet," she said in her ever present sensual tone. She then pounced on Saito and try and bite into him but Saito pulled Royal Flush and shot her stomach causing her to yelp and stop her pounce.
"You'd think so wouldn't you," he said before he blew the smoke off the two holes of his gun.
Jenova looked at Saito with a sensual look in her eyes as she smiled. "Alright I'll become your Devil arm," she said as she knew Saito was a Nephilim. "The Nephilim before you were such handsome hybrids," she said as Saito was turning away from her but she grabbed his face and made her look at him. "But your no slouch yourself," she said as her hands fell to her side before her entire body turned into lightning.
When the light it produced dimmed Saito now had a guitar merged with a Scythe as Saito smirked at it was time for his real performance. Saito then pulled a chord as sparks came up on either side of him as Saito was smirking.
"I'LL COME FOR YOU!" he yelled as it was now time to rock out.
He then started to sing while playing Jenova, "The flinch in your eye calls your bluff! Feel free to die when you had enough! Useless cause is breaking your back! Your life will end when you attack!" He continued to sing the song and play while making a few tricks with the devil arm as well.
The nobles were amazed that Saito was controlling the bats while strumming his instrument which turned into a scythe as well as they saw him control Thunder like it was his to command. "Time to figure, time to sin. You're time' done when you begin! Taste the blood Taste your fate! Swallow your pride WITH YOUR HATE!" Saito finished as he slid on his knees like a rock star as he could hear applause even though they weren't for his music.
(Scene break)
Louise was with Saito as he was checking out his new Devils arm. "That was amazing sure you could have done without the horrid music but the way you controlled Thunder and the Bats with that Devil Arm this contest will be in the bag," Louise said with a smile as Saito sighed.
"Don't get your hopes up Louise we don't know if we have won yet," Saito said as Louise found Saito's logic sound sense they only recently performed.
"Wait you sense the Devil Arm again?" Derf asked Alastor as Saito and Louise heard.
"I'll check it out," Saito said as Louise was going to follow.
"I'm coming with you Saito," Louise said as Saito sighed.
"Usually I would argue and say no but we need to hurry so come on," Saito said as he and Louise headed to where Alastor sensed the Devil Arm.
They soon arrived and saw a woman in a coat and a young man about Saito's height as he was wearing regal clothing similar to the coat Saito was wearing but it was fit for nobility. At his waist was an O-Katana that was giving off both a demonic and Angelic Aura as Saito recognized the sword.
The woman was holding what Saito could tell was a Missile Launcher with a large Bayonet attached to it as Saito was more focused on the man.
"The staff of destruction like you asked," the woman said as it was evident she stole it.
"Thank you I merely wanted to see this weapon now that I know it's not what it was lead to believe you may keep it," the man said as Saito came out into the open.
"Well Agito it's been what 13 years sense we last saw each other and you've been in this world this whole time," Saito said as Agito turned to Saito as Louise was shocked to see this Agito had the same face as Saito.
"Yes it's been some time brother, and it's good to see your face again," Agito said as Louise was shocked that Saito had a twin brother.
"Yeah so who summoned you here?" the Gun wielding Nephilim asked.
"Sorry to disappoint but I wasn't summoned here I was brought her by our mother to protect me from the Demon King before she died," Agito said as his hair was slicked back that Louise noticed.
"Looks like mom was playing favorites, but I'm the better looking one." Saito said as the two were getting close to drawing their swords, but they opted against it when the woman laughed.
"I must thank Agito for aiding me in stealing the staff of destruction, and I Foquet of the Crumbling Earth shall enjoy its power."
It was then Agito's sword Sounga was found at Foquets neck as Agito looked like he would kill her. "Yes I did assist you in stealing it because I knew for a fact you don't know how to use it unlike me and my brother so it's completely useless to you now I suggest you choose your next move very wisely for it might be your last," Agito said as Foquet was scared with that demonic look in Agito's eyes.
It was then that Alastor met Sounga and the blades got away from Foquet as Saito glared at his brother. "Man bro can't let you kill a babe like her no offence but its matter of principle," Saito said as Agito smirked.
"Very well then have her drop a weapon she doesn't know how to use so we can get to our long overdue rematch," Agito said as Saito smirked.
Saito then took out his Demon Pull and grabbed the RPG (Rocker Propelled Grenade) out of Foquets hands before throwing it to Louise who caught it. "Make sure that gets to Old man Osmond I have a rematch to get too," Saito said as Louise was shocked.
"Wait he's your lost brother and you're going to fight him?!" Louise asked as she could tell there was no convincing Saito otherwise same could be said for Agito.
Agito who had Sounga ready as Saito was also in his battle stance as they glared at each other as a rain drop soon fell. Soon it began to rain as Saito glared at his brother. "Well then let's get started!" Saito yelled as he was ready to fight.
(TBC)
Devil Arm Info:
Jenova the Guitar Scythe she is similar to Nevan but the power it give Devil Trigger is much different than Nevan. It allows the holder to control electricity and Bats at will as well as make one mean guitar for a concert.
Devil Info:
Jenova is the middle of the three Hybrids of Vampire and Succubus though unlike her two sisters she chose to be among the performing arts and appears to provide inspiration to those performing on stage that she knows needs help but of course she always asks for something in return. She was roused from her slumber by the call of the theater and was sensed a Nephilim and decided to do battle with him which caused her demise.
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