WARNING: I do not own Kamen Rider or Highschool DxD. They are owned by Toei and Ichiei Ishibumi respectively.
Cody Aldrich is owned by striberx
Also, please note that the religions depicted in this fanfic do not reflect my views on said religions. Please take note of that when reading this.
The sun soon rose as the ORC were silent over the body of Asia, the recently deceased Asia. In spite of their efforts, Cody could not save her from the Fallen Angels' plan. Now, he just sat there, having not moved since placing the body on the couch.
"Is he going to be okay?" Akeno asked Rias, who was silent.
"To him, losing Asia was worse than dying to the Fallen Angel." Rias sighed, looking sad about her underling losing practically his heart to the loss of the girl. "Honestly, it may take centuries before he may recover and return to normal."
"Strong will, weak heart." Koneko commented, though she was mostly sympathetic to the boy's plight.
"I'm honestly glad we were able to get Rex to the orphanage before this mission." Kiba said, "I can't imagine seeing another dead body would have done the kid any favors."
Regardless, the group were still saddened about Asia's death. There was one solace however. Not only did Cody confirm that a legendary demon named Vail was alive, but that the Fallen Angels had likely been slaughtered by Demons. It was one of the few times that they were glad that a Devil Hunter got involved.
And while it gave them a way to pursue and put a stop to it, seemed it became more heavy on their recent addition than they wanted. Rias saw how he looked, as if he failed a promise to her and felt miserable as a result. Cody and the others soon left for home, leaving Rias and Akeno alone with Asia's corpse.
"I believe I may have a solution to this." The red-haired devil spoke out.
"Ara? You plan to use your remaining Bishop piece?" Akeno spoke up.
"It might be a bit unorthodox but I think I can reincarnate this sister as a Devil." Rias stated.
SONG: Dance Dance - Da-iCE ft. Subaru Kimura
/PRELUDE/
As the song starts, a guitar tunes out as many others sing along with an harmonized acapella. A curtain soon opens to reveal the girls dancing before showing Cody and Tyson back to back, smirking as the logo appears.
/mienai "endo" ni obietatte
Shou ga nai sa
Tachimukau dake ikki ni ikuze/
As Cody first comes up, it shows him walking to school only for a flash to occur as he turns around to only briefly see his inner demon only to fade as Asia and Rias greets the young boy before they head onto the school, with the blonde holding up the Bat Vistamp.
/Kokoro ni sumitsuita akuma ga sasayaku
Tsuyosa ga hoshii sugu ni/
It soon jumps to Tyson watching the sunset before noticing Xenovia and Raynere disapprovingly standing behind him. The boy rolls his eyes while a visage of Vail appears, holding the Spider Vistamp. In the background, Irinia and George chuckles at the trio's argument.
/No no no!
Wait wait wait!/
Suddenly, Vice pushes the scene away, returning the scene to the earlier scene, where Cody and Tyson are confused.
/Never too late ubae Just now
Orecchi wo Check it out
Kainarasenai/
The inner demon starts rapping much to their confusion, but Cody rolls with it and begins to sing as his inner demon smirks from the shadows.
/(Brrrr) abaredasu Beat
Todorokasu Speed tsumari Freedom
Hankei hyaku kiro soku hiito/
Vice soon continued to rap before Tyson fired a web and brought the spotlight back to himself and Cody. As that happens, Rex appears and tackles Vice off the stage.
/semegiau Inside out/
As the visages of Shadow and Vail appear, the two face each other and prepare to transform.
[VERSUS/DECIDE UP!]
Cody/Tyson: "Henshin!"
/Let's dance!
Nani wo hikikae ni shitemo (I can make you)/
It soon jumps to a battle between Live and Demons atop a rooftop, the spider Rider pulling himself towards the bat Rider for a drop kick, only for Live to dodge it and switch to Evil and knock Demons off-balance.
/Aragaitai te ni iretai
Sono kagayaki/
Luckily, the spider Rider countered by switching to the Batta Genomix and performing a powered-up Rider Kick on the bat Rider. When the dust cloud settled, the two stood against each other as the camera showed them staring each other down, the shadows of Evil, Live, and Demons in the background.
/Shiro ka kuro ka tsukenai
Seigi mo aku mo Let's take your step
Why not! sekai wa Dance floor
Dance!/
Meanwhile, Rias flew across the sky as she fought against Riser Phenix, the two clashing as their respective peerages clashed below them. As the battle wages on, Rias reaches out to Evil, switching him back to Live as the two deliver a combination attack to Phenix.
/Daisoudou no uzu no naka de (Come on now)
Odorasete kure yo hora Don't freak out/
Though the scene changes quickly as the images of Kokabiel with Excalibur, the Chaos Brigade, Loki, and more appear, showing that the continuing fight against those that harm them are going to become more difficult by the day.
/Shitagau no wa Desire/
But as the song begins to relax a bit, it then shows Cody with the Occult Research Club together, having a nice party as the young blonde turns to the fiery redhead, exchanging smiles of delight and love.
/wakaseru no sa Floor… x2/
At least until he gets a web to the face, making Cody angry as he turns to see Tyson with a wicked smirk. The two quickly charge at each other as the opening ends.
CHAPTER 5: Flames of Destruction
Meanwhile, at Tyson's apartment..
"So, this is where you stay?" A rather judgemental Raynere asked as she entered the place, "Kind of a fixer-upper if you ask me."
"Yes, and please don't touch anything." The Devil Hunter growled at her, "I got some sensitive equipment here and I don't want any of it breaking." he instructed the Fallen Angel.
"Hai, hai…" Raynare rolled her eyes, as the Fallen Angel plopped onto the couch with an annoyed groan.
As it stood, neither were happy about their current predicament. In that, during an attempt to kill Tyson, Raynere had cast a soul-link spell that forever bound the two's life forces to each other.
"Vail, how the hell did I get into this mess?" Tyson grumbled to his partner.
"It happened when you focused more on a short-term solution for our rent, again" Vail chastised the boy.
"Why am I getting blamed for it though? She's the idiot who used the scam scroll!" He shouted in dismay.
"We wouldn't have been in this situation if you hadn't gotten in the way of my mission!" The fallen angel shouted back.
"Oh, blow it out your asshole!" Tyson growled.
"Ugh… you two are arguing like an old married couple…" Vail sighed with annoyance.
Both began to blush as they glared at the Demons Driver.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A COUPLE!?" they shouted in sync.
"Point proven."
"Wha?" Tyson sputtered before he looked away, "She's just all boobs and no brains! There's no way that I'd ever date her!"
"This is coming from the boy who seems to worry more about money than doing your damned job!" Raynere pointed out.
And soon the argument started up once again, with both insulting each other and their plans. Vail groaned before taking a deep breath.
"KNOCK IT OFF, YOU TWO!" he roared before somehow smacking the pair on the head as it flew at them.
"Ow! What did I do?" Tyson grumbled.
"I swear, you argue like children! You're almost grown adults, not toddlers!" The demon angrily pointed out to them, "What's done is done and there's no way we can reverse it. What we can do now is at least find a way to get along or I swear I will take both of your souls myself! Do I make myself clear?"
Both Tyson and Raynere sighed, "Yes Mr. Vail…" they begrudgingly agreed, as if they were students being scolded by a teacher.
"Good…" Vail said, calming down from his rant, "There is only so much arguing I can take." He then turned towards Raynere, "Anyhow, the bathroom is just a walk away from the kitchen. You should at least get a bath before we can discuss any further plans."
"FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!" Raynare shouted, dashing to the bathroom first, most likely to use all of the hot water before Tyson.
"Wha-hey!" Tyson roared before she tossed her clothes in the Devil Hunter's face, "Get back here, you black winged airhead!" he roared as he ran into the bathroom.
"Hey, ever heard of knocking?!" He heard the fallen angel shriek.
"Sorry, but I'm not l'm not letting you waste the hot water!" Tyson roared before the two began to argue, "Now, get out!"
"Kyaa~, don't touch me you pervert!" She snidely shouted.
"What?! I'm not even trying to be-"
*SLAP!*
"That's it, it's on now!" Tyson roared before the two began to fight over the water.
"Ugh… this is going to be hard to adjust to…" Vail sighed before signing off to rest within the driver.
Back at Kuoh Academy, Cody was in class and was waiting with bated breath. Issei soon walked towards him and took notice.
"Hey, you okay buddy?"
"It's nothing for you to worry about…" Cody said, almost in a monotone voice to the boy.
"You sure don't look like you had a good morning." The guy noted, "What happened? A relative passed away?"
"Something like that…" Cody noted before looking up.
"Pardon me, class. But it seems that we have two more transfer students coming in." The teacher informed the class.
"Huh, we've been getting a lot of those lately." Shadow commented.
"Ms. Gremory? Please bring them in." The teacher motioned.
"Of course, Sensei." Rias bowed before she walked over to the door to let the two students in.
"I wonder what kind of schmucks got transferred here?" Issei noted as he took a sip of water, only to spit it out upon seeing the new transfer students.
Cody was surprised to see how Issei reacted. Maybe it's a pair of hot chicks?
"Please introduce yourselves to the class." The teacher requested.
"Hmph… Yuuma Kurosuki…" The first declared.
"Asia… Argento…" The other informed.
The moment those names were uttered, Cody flinched as he looked up to see the two new arrivals. One he was ready to jump up and punch her head off, while the more relaxing girl made him look at Rias with shock and confusion, The red-haired demon merely wagged her finger before holding up a drawing of a chess piece.
Cody couldn't make any scene right now, as it would draw too much attention. For now, he just lowered his head to muffle, his slight sniffles of joy and relief knowing Asia was alive again. He truly needed to repay Rias even more than before as the boy would have to wait until after school to let his emotions out.
On the other hand, standing there was the same fallen angel that got him into this mess to begin with. Somehow she's still alive, standing there with an awkward smile. He wanted to do nothing but erase her from existence, but he'll have to wait another time, even more so with asking for answers to Tyson about this.
Luckily classes soon ended and Cody went to the classroom next to his and soon found Tyson… who didn't seem as happy as he was.
"Alright, bug boy. Talk." He snarled, "How is that Fallen Angel still alive?"
"Not even planning to ignore me, eh?" Tyson grumbled and shrugged, "Well to answer your question… Blame her." He pointed his thumb at their old enemy. "She bought a shady scroll in an attempt to kill me with it, but it fused our souls together." He then slammed his face onto his desk. "Now I'm stuck with that bimbo with no way to reverse it."
"Well… guess this is karma for the hunts you did to those who were innocent. Like me." Cody huffed with his arms crossed.
"Oh be quiet, chicken wings." The Devil Hunter snarled.
"You want to go right now, bucko?" Shadow snapped.
"Easy Shadow… Sides, I'm not even that eager to fight now… I'm just glad Asia is alive again…"
"Right, your girlfriend." Tyson said, making the nephilim.
"S-She's not my girlfriend!" Cody soon blushed, ready to punch in retaliation, but held himself back.
"Yeah well either way, we know each other's secrets." Tyson said before getting up and leaving, "Even still, can't exactly fight you after you saved my ass last night. So here's the deal. Stay out of my way and I'll stay out of yours. Got it, Kamen Rider?"
"Could've done that from the start, Devil Hunter." He noted with a soft glare.
The Devil Hunter rolled his eyes before walking out, but did peak out, "Oh by the way, call her a virgin. She hates when she's called that."
"Oh I have more than just that word to call her…"
"Good." And with that, Tyson left.
Cody groaned as Shadow was seething with rage over this development.
"Is the universe just conspiring to keep that bitch alive?! Seriously, she should be dead fifty times over!" Cody's dark side complained.
"I'm not happy about it either. But there are worst fates than death. Better to have her suffer than just an easy fix, ya know?" Cody pointed out the karma that it brought to their two enemies.
"Ugh. Well anyways, might as well go back to your currently growing harem." Shadow grumbled, "Might as well see why that redhead revived the nun with an Evil Piece."
"I don't have a harem…." Cody groaned from that term, "Also what do you mean by Evil Piece?"
But Shadow was right, he did need to know how Asia was brought back so easily since he thought that the sacrifice from before prevented them from saving her.
The nephilim soon arrived to the ORC as Rias greeted him.
"Welcome you two, so how was your day?" she asked both him and Shadow.
"Shitty."
"Well, I could see why. Raynare was indeed a shocking reveal…" the red-haired devil nodded, but she already had some information about it.
"I need to ask. How did you do it?" He asked.
"It's simple. I had a spare Bishop piece that I used to revive her." Rias noted.
"The outdated method?" Cody blinked with surprise.
"Indeed. While Vistamps have all but usurped the Evil Piece method, many devils given the title of "King" are often given a full set of them." She explained, "After all, I had to use them to revive you from your first encounter with Demons."
"Guess that explains the first time…" Cody noted with a nod, "So wait, there are normally eight pawns right? So seven other pawns can exist alongside me, right?"
"No, you're my only pawn." Rias revealed.
Both Cody and Shadow did a double take at the heiress' statement.
"Hold on, what?!" the nephilim gasped.
"You're one of the rare cases where I had to use every piece to revive you. Normally only one is enough, but seeing how you're a Nephilim, it makes sense as to why I had to use ever pawn piece. Your devil side hadn't awakened yet, only your angelic side." Rias informed.
"So the reason Shadow is awake is because of those pieces?" Cody guessed, "Huh, who'd a thunk."
"Indeed." Rias smiled, "Regardless, for the time being, aim to become the strongest Kamen Rider. If it's you, you'll be able to do it, because you are my cute servent."
Cody nodded. He was about to respond only to feel Rias kiss him on the forehead.
"Think of this as a good luck charm." She told him.
Cody blushed from the kiss, unable to process what just happened.
"I wish I could pamper you more, but it'd be envied by our newest member." Rias pointed out.
"E-Envied?" Asia spoke up with her own blush.
Cody quickly turned and saw Asia standing there.
"Asia…" He muttered upon seeing the girl.
The former nun soon began to squirm, "I-I see, since Lady Rias is p-pretty. That's why y-you also fell in love with her."
Shadow smirked, "See what I told you? You got a harem on both sides of the spectrum."
He shook his head to bury what Shadow had said before he walked over to Asia. The nephilim soon hugged her, making the nun squeak with surprise before she soon felt him shiver.
"I thought I truly lost you…. I… I failed to keep you safe, Asia…." Cody said, his voice wavering from his pent up sorrow from before.
The former nun said nothing at first and merely returned the hug, allowing the boy to vent out his relief. When the two looked at each other, the nephilim couldn't help but kiss her on the lips… much to Rias' surprise while the rest of the ORC arrived with Rex in tow.
Koneko covered the boy's eyes, "Not in front of the child."
The boy flinched before he backed up from Asia, his face fully red as he was more shocked that he did that as well, frantically waving his hands as he tried to defend his actions.
"A-Asia! I uh… I didn't know what I was-" he stammered
"H-He kissed me… Oh no, I shouldn't be thinking these thoughts!" Asia muttered before clasping her hands together, "Ah, oh Lord. Please have mercy on thi-"
Before she could finish her prayer, she felt one side of her brain ache, alongside Cody who felt it as well.
"Uhh, what happened here?" The nephilim asked.
"Devils aren't allowed to send prayers. It is kinda immoral for someone of the underworld to pray to the heavens, no?" Rias informed the two as she chuckled slightly from the moment.
"But the way she acted looked like a nephilim's reaction to God." Shadow pointed out.
"It still counts as she is a devil and you're half devil yourself. So only half of the pain."
"What's everyone talking about?" Rex asked, confused by what they were saying.
"It's nothing for you to worry about." Akeno reassured as she patted his head.
"Yeah, wait until you're older, kid." A voice only Rex could hear said to him. The boy was confused but shook it off.
"Anyways, how are you holding up?" Cody soon asked the boy.
"It's… still hurts…" He admitted, gripping his heart, "But… Everyone is being so nice and caring to me, especially Koneko-oneesan." He said with a smile, as it seemed he saw the young brawler as a big sister now.
The catgirl demon slightly blushed at the nickname but smiled slightly.
"Heh, looks like you got a fan, kittycat." Shadow snickered.
"Quiet, you." Koneko answered, bringing her glare back.
"In any case, Asia-san. You will be working for me as my servant." Rias explained to the former nun.
"Of course, Lady Rias." Asia nodded, snapping out of her stupor.
"Now then, let's have a small party for our.. modest success." Rias said before a cake manifested.
Both nephilim, boy, catgirl, and former nun began to look at the cake with hungry eyes.
"FOOOODDD!" the two boys cheered before all four dove for the cake.
"Seems like they'll fit in just fine." Kiba looked to Rias with a smile and nodded to her.
Meanwhile, Tyson and Raynere were walking through the street.
"Where are you taking me?" The fallen angel questioned him.
"I'm going to my boss, the guy who's hooking me up with my equipment." Tyson said, "Why are you following me though?" He questioned her.
"Have to make sure your stupid brain doesn't get you tricked or lost… again for the third time this week." She sighed.
"Hey, that was just one time!" He snapped, "Wait, how did you eve-you know what! I don't want to know." he said in defeat before he looked inside his jacket, "I hate that you forced us to take a bath together, Vail."
"It was either that, or either of you would continue to argue about the water." Vail snarled, "Besides, it's just simple skinship. You two shouldn't squabble over seeing each other naked."
"There truly was no modesty in your era, huh?" Raynare groaned, "To think such an animal like you has to see me undressed." She wailed in disgust.
"Need I remind you that you ripped your clothes off as soon as he mentioned the bath." Tyson said, "So you're both an idiot and a pervert."
"Can we stop arguing for five minutes?" Vail groaned out, almost ready to just snuff their souls out together due to the annoyance he now has gained from it.
The two shut up before they arrived at a relatively high-tech building.
"Now keep in mind. My boss is… eccentric to say the least." Tyson warned the Fallen Angel.
"Please, I'm sure nothing that person could do will scare me." Raynere haughtily declared.
The Devil Hunter shrugged before entering the building, "Well, it's your funeral."
The moment the two entered the building and reached the room, Raynare was greeted with what literally could be considered a convention and an avalanche of merch as within the walls was many items, toys, art and more all about a show about karate bugmen. Suffice to say, even hardcore weebs would be unsettled by the sheer amount of merch here.
"I tried to warn you." Tyson chuckled.
"What… even.. Is this crap?!" She snapped.
"Kamen Rider. Some show he likes to watch." The Devil Hunter said, "Hey George! I'm here!" He called out.
From underneath a pile of pillows and plushies came out a man in his mid 20's. Raynere screamed and quickly jumped into the Devil Hunter's arms… only for Tyson to drop her afterwards.
"Hey, Hey, Hey! I thought I told you to call me ahead of time before dropping in…" The man named George yawned out with a stretch, "I was just having a nice dream about Poppy and Izu together…"
Tyson slapped his palm to his face "Ugh, just like when we were kids…" he grumbled before he turned his attention towards Raynere, "This is George Karizaki, an old friend of mine when I was young."
"Hm?" The man noted before he cleaned his glasses, "Who's this rental girlfriend you got with you? Jeez, you're that desperate to show her that you're not hopeless with girls?" He observed.
"AS IF!" Both of them shouted, a heavy blush on their faces.
"I'm not one to judge, man." George raised his hands in defense before he finally got out of the mess he had and walked over to his station.
"So! What are ya buying?" He said with a gruff voice.
"Got that set of Vistamps I sent over to purify?" Tyson asked the man, "You know, the ones from the kitsune?"
"Ah! Yes, yes. Got those purified for ya." He nodded as he moved over to another station before plucking out the stamps within, handing them to the hunter.
He was handed the fox stamp which now had a fox-like Rider on the casing, a red stamp that had a scorpion on the front and an X-themed Rider on the back, a purple stamp with a blue frog on the front and a ninja Rider on the casing, and finally a black stamp with a silver anomalocaris on it and a grasshopper-themed Rider on the casing.
Tyson was confused but shrugged it off. This was his life at this point, as much as he wanted to deny it.
"So who did you pull from your show to make these?" He asked his old friend.
A glint in George's eyes were shown as he smirked before several screens turned on, "GLAD YOU ASK, MY BOY!" He cheered with utter delight.
"Yipe!" Raynere squeaked, hiding behind Tyson.
George then took out a laser pointer and turned the pair's attention to the screens "Now sit down rookie and let me explain." He said to Raynere, pointing towards the two seats behind them.
"Wha?" The fallen angel turned to Tyson for answers but instead the boy sat down and awaited his old friend's explanation.
"Just go with it." Vail reassured her.
"Now…" George coughed to clear his throat as he pointed to one screen, "The easiest Vistamp to purify was from that mad kitsune you took down. Geats was the easiest to apply to it since he is based off of the creature. Next up was the red Vistamp." He turned to Tyson, "Scorpion themed devil, right?" the eccentric man asked.
"Seems like it." The Devil Hunter answered with a shrug.
George nodded and continued his explanation, "Well Kamen Rider X faced one, thus he worked! For Gaeru, there were not many frog themed Riders out there, but there was one who was based off of the ninja Jiraya, thus Shinobi was the choice for that! The last of the four is really hard to figure out. Not many Vistamps use prehistoric creatures, especially from the Cambrian Era. So, Black with the Anomalocaris was it. I mean, I couldn't forget the granddaddy of all Riders came from the grasshopper!" George said with great detail.
"Aight, and what of the other seven stamps?" Tyson asked, "I'm glad we were able to at least find some vaximily to keep the devil powers under control, but four stamps feels a bit light in terms of your normal output."
"Oh they're still being purified as we speak. It's not a quick process after all." George shrugged.
"Right, right. Took a long while just to get White Leo purified." Tyson agreed.
Raynere was surprised, "You could keep up with this?" She asked the hunter.
"It's a thing between us. George said that using Rider powers to purify the Vistamps was a good idea and well, I can't really argue with the results." Tyson explained.
Raynere nodded, "Ahh… so that explains why your boss is such a weirdo."
Tyson glared, "He is not a weirdo, got it? Lay off the guy, okay?" He snapped.
Almost immediately upon saying that however, Tyson shut himself up while George and Vail laughed.
"I guess he's still a novice at talking to girls." The demon joked.
"Hey, at least he ain't running away or getting slapped. So that's progress." George chuckled.
"63, 64, 65, 66…" Cody muttered as he did some push ups.
"Come on now, Cody." Rias reminded him while sitting on top of him, "You must train your physical strength if you wish to further your powers as a nephilim."
The weekend soon arrived and it a perfect day for Cody to train. Though what was making things difficult was the fact that Rias was using him like a seat; telling him it would not only make any unneeded distractions cease but also allow him to focus on his training.
"Huh, soft." Shadow pointed out, to Cody's dismay.
'Please don't make this worse, Shadow! I was almost finally able to just ignore it!' He pleaded in his mind.
"Come on, tell me that you don't feel that too?" The devil side groaned, "At least I can admit that she's fucking hot."
'SHUSH!'
Sadly for the nephilim, the fact that such a cute girl was sitting on him was doing his mind no favors. Not that Rias could see that as Cody did not want to admit that her method was making things harder for him to concentrate than easier.
And in the end, he fell hard on the ground, grunting from the pain of the fall and the extra weight of Rias on top, another failed training moment.
"Ugh… I hate you Shadow…" Cody groaned in pain.
"I always aim to please." The devil side chuckled, his job was done.
"Cody-kun! Lady Rias!" A voice called out.
Cody looked up, it was Asia, dressed in the same sports gear that he and Rias were in.
"Sorry for the wait!" She apologized… only to try and fall on her face.
"Ah, Asia. Good timing." Rias smiled, as she got up to help the nun, "For your first task, all you need to do is sit on his back as he trains."
"Yes ma'am~!"
Cody groaned, 'Why me?'
"Suffering from success, I see?" Shadow teased.
'You're not helping!' He cried out comically in his mind as Asia took a seat on his back.
"Now then, 100 more reps before break time. Best not fall again." Rias giggled softly, amused by her servant's reaction to all of this.
"You love teasing me… don't you?"
"Well, I am a devil after all." She playfully winked, leaning forward as she did so.
Cody's face soon went red while he did his pushups, earning a giggle from the red-haired devil. After a while, the trio decided to take a rest.
"So, why are you here?" Cody asked as he and the former nun shared some tea.
"After hearing that you and Lady Rias train every morning, I wanted to help out." Asia explained, "But I wasn't able to do much other than be an extra weight and make some tea."
"Talk about wife material."
"Shush you." The nephilim grumbled under his breath.
Rias then got up upon looking at the time, "I think we should go to Cody's house now. The luggage has likely arrived."
"Huh? Luggage? What are you talking about?" Cody asked with a confused look on his face.
Moments later, he saw a bunch of boxes in front of his house. Cody was stunned.
"…what?"
"Alright now, carry this up to your room." The red-haired devil said.
"Who's stuff is this?" He asked.
Rias then smiled with some level of innocence. "Why, Asia's of course. Starting today, she'll be living with you."
…
"H-HAH!?" Cody snapped with shock.
Shadow started laughing hard at Cody's reaction.
"Definitely suffering from success, harem boy!" The devil side laughed.
"W-Where did this come from?" The nephilim questioned Rias with a harsh blush.
"Well, given how torn up you were, you could still be suffering from the pain of loss in your heart. Plus with that kiss you gave her, I thought it would be perfect to live with you rather than in a simple dormitory." The red-haired devil explained with an innocent tone and smile.
"Besides, it's better than the alternative." Shadow pointed out.
Soon, the door opened and out popped an older woman with long blonde hair and blue eyes. Sbe looked at the nephilim, then Rias, then Asia, before finally sighing.
"Are you going to get naked with this one too?" The older woman sighed.
"Mom! That was just a misunderstanding!" Cody whined, as he was even more embarrassed than before.
"Honey? There's another one!" She sighed as she walked into the house.
"Another one? We're going to have so many grandkids that its not even funny anymore!" An older man bellowed out in a hearty laugh.
"DAD, NOT YOU TOO!" Cody whined before running into the house followed by the girls.
The three then sat down with the parents for a family meeting, with the father looking like an older, burlier version of Cody. The parents both looked pleased and with delight upon seeing their son with a girl finally. But also the daughter of the principal of the school with him too! It was a one in a lifetime experience to them!
'This is beyond embarrassing…' Cody groaned out in his thoughts as he just wanted to dissolve into his bed.
"So let me get this straight. Miss Agreno is going to stay here until further notice, is that correct?" The patriarch of the Aldrich family asked.
"Yes, due to your family being the only Western transferred here, the facility believe it would be best for her to be around somewhat familiar settings." Rias nodded.
"I just hope that Cody can behave himself." The mother sighed, "After all, catching him in bed with the principal's daughter made me have a heart attack."
"Still bringing that up? I told you it was an accident!" Cody whined with embarrassment.
"I was worried that you were blackmailing the poor girl! Just like your uncles had done when they were your age!" She pointed out.
"How much faith do you not have in me?!" He pouted comically.
The father then turned towards the former nun, "And are you okay with this, Ms. Agreno?"
"Ah! Of course so." Asia nodded, "I owe so much to Cody for everything he has done for me. I would be very honored to stay here with him and the parents who raised him well." She smiled to the two girls.
The parents looked to each other before nodding, "Alright, you can stay."
"Ah, to think I'd have a daughter-in-law so soon! I didn't expect this day to ever come." The mother giggled with delight.
Cody spat out his drink while he heard Shadow's laugh get louder in his mind. However unbeknownst to any of the blondes, Rias' smile drooped upon hearing that word.
'Daughter-in-law…' she thought.
School soon came around the next day and Cody was walking with Asia to Kuoh. It was a bit awkward helping Asia settle into her new home, but eventually things came around and now it's like she was always a part of his family.
"Cody, are you okay?" Asia asked him.
"Just feel like my parents are bonding to you so quickly. It's sad to me." He weeped comically upon seeing his parents fawn over Asia.
"What? Jealous you aren't their golden boy anymore?"
"Shut it, Shadow…" The boy pouted.
"Ugh, can you please not argue with that other self? It's too early in the morning to deal with your bullcrap." An arriving Tyson grumbled as he and Raynere arrived.
Cody groaned, "Alleghiri."
"Aldrich." Tyson grumbled.
"Ugh, do you two have to be like this so early on?" Raynare groaned out from the sight of their glares.
"They'll get over it eventually. I hope…" Asia muttered.
After classes ended, Asia and Cody arrived to see Akeno at the ORC desk alongside a seemingly distracted Rias, earning the young nephilim's worry. It seemed that she wasn't her usual 'devilish' self.
"Everything okay, Rias?" Cody called to her.
"S-Sorry, I was dozing off a bit." The red-haired devil apologized.
"I thought Akeno broke you out of the habit of overworking at nights?" Kiba smiled softly.
"Anyway, since we are all here, we should start the meeting!" Rias said, ignoring the swordsman's comment, "Anyhow, are you two done passing out flyers?" She asked the newest members to the ORC.
"Yes, we finished our rounds earlier than expected." Asia nodded with a smile.
"Good. Shall we have Asia-san make her debut tonight then?" She asked the group.
"Hm? 'Debut'? Like in combat?" Cody questioned.
"She means contracts, dumbass."
"Contracts?!" Cody gasped, almost immediately unsavory images of Asia being taken advantage of began to creep up in his mind, making his hand twitch, "A-Are we sure it'll be okay? What if she gets contracted to some creep?! If a stray guy requests her to do something indecent…"
He then flashed his TwoSiDriver in it's gun mode and gave a sadistic, killer grin.
"Then I won't be able to stop myself…"
"Easy Rambo, you might scare her." Kiba told the nephilim.
Rias giggled softly at the sight of him defending Asia, though a bit envious at how protective he was over the nun. Then again, could she blame him for being this overprotective after what happened to Asia?
"Well don't you worry. Even though we have contracts and do as asked, we are careful." Rias reassured him, "But just to be safe, I can have Koneko go with Asia to keep her safe. How does that sound?"
Cody pondered to himself; while he would feel better with him as her guard, knowing how strong Koneko was, it'd stop anyone from trying something on either of them.
"Guess it's better than nothing, I suppose." He sighed out but nodded in return.
"Oh, here comes a suitable request right now." Akeno reported after checking her Gunderphone.
"Whats the request?" Rias asked.
"It's an injury request." Akeno reported, "Nothing Asia or Koneko can't handle."
The pair then went to the magical square and teleported to the location of the request. Cody was told to head home to rest and recover.
"Well then, with that done we should-" Rias was about to continue before several carrier pigeons fly into the room, dropping several gifts and letters to the redhead, surprising her and Akeno.
"Oh my…" the black-haired devil gasped.
"Ugh, what a day…" Cody sighed as he flopped onto the bed.
After a while, Shadow decided to speak up while his angellic side changed out of his uniform.
"Still feeling antsy about the kid being on her own?"
"Of course. Who's to say there aren't still others wanting to target her?" Cody agreed while he put on some simple black jogging pants, "Just because the Fallen Angels are mincemeat doesn't mean there's someone else wanting her power."
"You sure it ain't your big brother instincts kicking in?" Shadow pondered aloud.
"Shut it. I just understand how she feels and such." Cody huffed from his other self's taunts.
As he was about to put a shirt on, the nephilim noticed a magic circle begin to form. A Gremory magic circle. Soon Rias arrived, a bit more unkempt than normal judging by her clothes.
"R-Rias?" Cody cautiously asked.
"Cody…" Rias muttered softly, before she soon hugged the boy, causing the two of them to fall onto the bed.
"Woah, bad touch! Bad touch! Stranger danger!" Shadow panicked.
"R-Rias?! What's going on?" Cody gawked, also in shock from this.
"Cody, please… make me a woman." She said before… undressing?! She had taken off her shirt and revelaed that she was wearing nothing underneath, not even panties given he saw nothing underneath her skirt!
His face went fully red upon that declaration! This was something out of an ecchi story or hentai! Could his day finally come and become a 'true' man?!
Luckily, or rather unluckily for Cody, Shadow took over and slammed his foot into Rias's face, knocking her away before she could undress fully.
"Hey! Why suddenly try and get frisky with us?!" He snapped.
"Shadow, stay out of this!" Rias frowned, though her face seemed more scared than angry or even upset.
"Not until you explain to us what the fuck is going on!" Shadow snarled, "This ain't like you to just want to fuck for the fun of it!"
"E-Easy man! No need to get angry!" Cody spoke in thought.
"What? And you're telling me you're okay with your first being an outright rapejob?" the demonic self pointed out, "She's been acting screwy all day and I for one, am sick of it!"
"I need to do this so I don't get married to such a scumbag!" Rias snapped.
The two were silent for a moment.
"Eh?"
Unfortunately for them, that hesitation was what Rias needed to quickly pounce on them.
"Cody, Shadow, I'm sorry." she apologized before she tried to strip down the nephilim in spite of Shadow trying to push her away.
"R-Rias, please just calm down! Tell me what's going on!" Cody pleaded, taking back control from his demonic side as he wanted to know more instead of indulging in such fantasies.
Before he could get an answer from her, another magic circle appeared.
"Oh thank fuck, the calvary's arrived!" Shadow sighed in relief.
But instead of what he assumed to be several other demons and such, was simply one who was dressed as a dignified maid.
"Huh? A maid?" The nephilim asked.
"Lady Rias. Please stop running." the woman requested, "I don't want to have to get your brother more involved than I have to."
"If I don't do this sort of thing then father and mother won't listen to me, right Grayfia?" The red-haired devil sighed in defeat.
"Even so, forcing yourself in such a manner would also be just as bad as running away, no?" Grayfia reminded her, "Especially when you're doing so towards a nephilim."
"I'm… so confused here…. Just what is going on and all of this about?" Cody questioned.
"My chastity is my own. What's wrong with giving it to a person I approve?" Rias said in defiance.
"You know that would still violate our treaty with the other races if you do it so recklessly. It would just end up getting him killed." The maid pointed out as this was something new to him.
"I'd rather die by the last Alleghiri than marry that man!" Rias shouted.
"No matter what happens, you are the heir of the Gremory household, so please don't go frantically showing your skin to men." Grayfia said before bowing as she disappeared into the magical glyph with Rias.
Cody on the other hand was stunned and confused at what just happened here. He soon got up and was about to teleport to the ORC for his answers when he decided to ask Shadow one little thing.
"Shadow? Why did you pass up that opportunity to finally become a man?" He asked his demonic side.
"Again, she wasn't acting like herself. Something was up and you knew it. I was just doing both of us a favor and stopping her from doing something she'd regret." Shadow snapped back.
"You know what? Imd rather not even discuss that with you, but you're right. I do need answers." Cody sighed, for once Shadow had a point. "Let's just find out what is going on here before my parents burst in with a bat…."
"Sure."
They soon used the teleportation spell and reached the ORC, just as Kiba, Koneko, and Asia arrived.
"Cody, you don't look so good." Kiba pointed out.
"Oh gee, give the guy a prize." Shadow snarked.
"Let's just say, in my stunned state, I need answers now." Cody responded back.
They soon arrived at the main clubroom where a now dressed Rias, Akeno and Grayfia were waiting for them.
"Good, everyone's here." Rias sighed, "There's something I need to tell you all."
"Ah, good. You're here, my darling flower." A booming voice echoed out.
In moments, another glyph appeared with the crest of a phoenix, only for several women to appear before finally one man in the front center of it all. This man had blonde hair like Cody and Asia and wore a crimson red jacket over a white shirt and crimson red pants.
"That crest… that was a Phenix crest." Kiba realized..
"Phenix?" Cody questioned.
"Now then Rias, it may be sudden but let's go to the location for the ceremony." He said before putting an arm around Rias, "The date is set as well so you might as well go with it."
"Get your filthy hands off of me!" Rias snarled, slapping his arm back.
"Hehe, ah that feistiness is exactly what I've missed!" The man grinned with delight, "My last one finally was burned out." He looked back to one of the few ladies behind him.
"Hey, she said back off already!" Cody shouted, standing in between Riser and Rias.
The man simply frowned, "Did I give you permission to speak, fly?"
"I don't need permission from cunts." Cody snarled.
But before he could react, he felt a powerful, fiery blow to his stomach, sending him into the ceiling and being slammed into the ground below.
"What was that, boy?" Riser asked, looking down on the boy.
That was until he received an suckerpunch that sent him flying into his harem. Shadow had taken over and he wasn't happy.
"I mean what I said, fuckwit." The demonic side stated while the man massaged his jaw.
The ORC and Riser's harem soon separated the pair before the fight could escalate.
"So this is the legendary 'nephilim', huh?" The man said as steam was pouring out of his face from the wound, swiftly healing what was 'damaged'. He said nothing before a swift flash of fire as the nephilim soon felt his arm burn, leaving him in immense pain.
This angered Shadow before he fired several shots from the TwoSiDriver into Riser's leg, leaving him snarling. Grayfia then slapped the both of them.
"That is enough. There is no need for this level of aggression." She sternly told the pair.
"This fly insulted me… Thus he should pay."
"Says the creep trying to make a move on someone who's clearly uncomfortable from your presence." The demonic side said before Cody took back control from Shadow and stopping Shadow from causing any more harm.
"Sir Cody, please do not make this worse." Grayfia said with a bow.
"I apologize for my other self's behavior." He apologized.
"Good." She nodded, "As to your answers, this is Riser Phenix, the head of the Phenix Clan." The maid introduced, "And Rias's fiancee."
…
"EEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHH?!"
"Ugh, are nephilims always this loud?" Riser said after covering his ears from the incoming shout.
"Cut that out!" Rias growled, "Riser, I've said it before but it bears repeating! I will never marry you!"
"Yet you are obliged to do so for the future of our race." Riser reminded, "This is something you cannot get out of, even if you sold your body to this filthy half-breed. After all, isn't it natural for the pure-blooded devils to struggle and protect their blood and the household by joining together? A successful offspring from two high-ranking devils is extremely valuable."
He then stared at the nephilim and the former nun, "Recently, like your servants, newly reincarnated devils are having a greater influence in the underworld. Meanwhile the devils of the 72 pillars are falling one by one, they are looking to this marriage proposal for the future of our race. Especially if what she said is true, and the last of the original Devil Hunters still lives."
'I can already piece together as to why they want to have the heads of the families marry into other families….' Cody thought to himself, realizing the Devil Hunters have practically forced the pure bloods to try and save their race.
"I won't destroy my household. I plan on getting a son-in-law for my house." Rias said, but before Riser could offer himself, "However I believe the houses have at least much of a right to have that son-in-law be someone I think is good."
"And you decide to try and get with this half-breed trash to try and stop me?" Riser scoffed, "I can see you were more desperate than I thought."
Seeing that tensions were rising, Grayfia had an idea.
"Lady Rias, why not settle this in a Ratings Game?" She suggested the heiress.
"What?" Rias looked with surprise to the maid.
"Ah! What an excellent idea!" Riser grinned, "We fight, and I not only get to crush your last bit of hope, but also the half-breed trash to boot!"
"You do realize that killing the nephilim will be in violation of our laws?" Grayfia reminded him.
"I know that already. However that doesn't mean I can't get him to submit and learn his place." Riser huffed. "Once he too realizes that, then no bad blood will occur. And I know my second ace will make sure of that. Isn't that right, Selene Scarlet?"
The group gasped, "Wait… Selene Scarlet?" Akeno muttered, recognizing the name, "You have a Devil Hunter in your peerage?!"
"Indeed. She sought out for me personally after I took her little sister into my peerage. We fought, but in the end, she lost and is now one of my many wives." Riser grinned before he turned to the sisters in question, one an older woman around Tyson's age with dark crimson hair and a younger girl around Asia's age, both of them wearing simple dresses with collars around their necks and near lifeless eyes.
"Now then, speaking of Devil Hunters. I'd like to ask about one. The one bearing Dante's blood." Riser said.
"If you must know, he isn't here…" Rias glared, hoping to spare the Devil Hunter from Riser's bloodlust.
"Oh, but I was told by Selene that the last Alleghiri still lives." Riser noted, "After all, he was responsible for slaughtering a good number of the pillars with his power. So I wish to meet him and… pay him back."
"He is under my protection, Riser… I won't allow you to harm him." Rias warned.
The phoenix began to laugh, "You, protect one of our kind's sworn enemies? You must be joking!"
"I promised my darling pawn that he will not come to harm because of us. He will make sure to keep him in line and not target those who are innocent." Rias declared, "As much as it pains me to say it, but I will not allow a hair to fall from either Cody or the last Alleghiri."
"Mmmnh, breaking you is going to be the sweetest treat ever…" Riser licked his lips with delight over this. "Then a Ratings Game it is. We'll give you a month to prepare. And when I win, I will have that half-breed submit, and that blasted hunter executed as our wedding present. How glorious would it be for the Gremory and Phenix families to celebrate their union with the complete termination of our shared destroyer."
Before he left, Riser then placed a hand on Cody.
"Word of advice, don't put Rias' name to shame when we meet in battle." He advised her, "A blow to you will mean a blow to her."
"Oh I swear… I'm going to enjoy making you cry like a bitch…" Cody glared at the demon head.
"Farewell Rias, let us meet at the Ratings Game." Riser said before teleporting with his harem. However Cody couldn't help but look at the image of Selene comforting her sister while they were being teleported.
"I shall be taking my leave then. I know you have much to prepare now, Lady Rias." Grayfia said before she bowed as the maid soon took her leave, leaving the group alone in their thoughts and the tension that was left behind.
This was something nobody expected, but one they'll have to train and prepare for if they want to not only stop Riser but stay together as well.
SONG: Tsumi to Batsu to Angura - Mitsuru Matsuoka
/PRELUDE/
As a snazzy jazz number starts, it soon jumps to Cody and Rias appearing side-by-side. The two of them jump in sync as they begin to dance together to the beat. With a smirk, Cody grabbed a nearby mic and spun it for a moment.
/Omae no tsumi o kazoero
Uso-mamire no live a lie
Nisemono ni narisagaru/
The boy soon began to sing as he and Rias continued to dance an almost flamenco style. As Cody held her close and danced together as the redhead cupped his cheek, almost ready to pull him into a kiss.
/Ochitatenshi suiseimushi parareru no machi/
As the two separated, it soon showcased a bit of the ORC as the rest of the club were doing their own thing. Koneko glancing for a moment at the mirror as Shadow appeared for a second as she returned to her chocolate, as Kiba was polishing his sword, and finally Akeno serving some tea to Asia.
/Tsumitobachi o hakari ni
Dore hodo no omo-sa ga chigau?/
It soon jumps to Tyson, wandering through the streets alone with a pair of headphones on, walking by the various supernatural beings in the city. As he walks by various mirrors, Vail is menacing him at every turn.
/You want true love, You want true love,
You want true love, You never/
It soon jumps back to Cody and Rias as they continue to dance, but as Cody walked past several mirrors, he was briefly replaced by Shadow, and then by Issei before he returned to normal.
/You and me, You and me/
It then goes to Asia, praying with tears running down her face. Kiba holding up his sword as the memories of the other experimental children appear next to him. Alongside that was Akeno trying to hide her true self as a thunder crack changes to Koneko walking away from her sister.
/Oh my fair lady is the underground
Itami o kakusu kamen You don't know me/
Afterwards, it soon transitions into a montage of Cody and Rias meeting with the ORC, helping the Pervert Quartet escape punishment, and finally on the rooftops with the view of the city around them as the two of them soon held their hands together.
/My fair lady is the underground
(Shabada) Anbaransu de iki teru/
It soon transitions to the park fountain where Cody and Tyson are on opposite sides, each one examining their respective Vistamps.
/It's ANGURA/
As the ending comes to a close, we see Cody and Rias dancing once more before the former dips the latter with a pledged bow. It then simply shows the Bat and Spider Vistamps, with the devil contract and angel feathers laying next to them, as the ending finishes.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Striberx: Well ain't this a surprise?
HackerEX: No real Rider action this chapter, just some good old fashioned character work.
Striberx: Mhm. Now lets get the one I'm sure some are gonna be either upset or concerned by. The Rias trying to force herself onto Cody. Now remember this too indeed happened in the series, of course some changes were made as times have indeed changed.
HackerEX: I mean, I feel like this is pretty much non-con no matter how much you want to splice it. So I had Shadow act like how someone would reasonably act in this moment… which was swat the girl away.
Striberx: Yeah, and we can understand that it would be sensitive to certain others as of late. Thus altered to what it is now. Hopefully you all understand our decision. Now with that said in done, we now got to basically the final act of Season 1 in a sense. Short as this is, I mean it makes sense since a lot of the eps were small parts building up to it.
HackerEX: Though short it may be, it does have some major characters being introduced. Namely George for the Revice side (and Vice by nature of his one-line cameo) and Riser for the DxD side. Again, I have to state this, Rex may have Vice, but he isn't going to become a Rider. Especially at his age since having a kiddie Revice running around would be weird af.
Striberx: As for Selene Scarlet, just an idea I came up with from this. Something to help tie them back around to the whole devil vs hunter thing. So why not a powerful Hunter being forced into Riser's harem? Gives us a way to keep adding in Tyson to other fights as the group grows closer.
HackerEX: Their relationship also has a bit of the Warrior Bunnies from Gate in it. Make of what I just said what you will because I do not want to explain it here.
Striberx: Now Mega Bat will happen, but not until like the actual final fight against Riser like Issei did upon crashing the wedding. While Mega Bat/Live and Evil Marvelous were a V-Cinema extra form. For this story, it'll serve as the Super Form.
HackerEX: Same with Giant Spider, especially since that's a final form and we still have the other Demons Driver-type Riders/forms for Demons to go through.
Striberx: Indeed, so luckily don't worry about forms overcrowding on the next chap or two. Mega Bat is first, and we'll build up to the other forms and such for both riders afterwards.
HackerEX: Also, Selene has her own unique form before you ask, no she's not Jeanne OR Aguilera as I don't feel like the Libera Driver should be introduced in this manner.
Striberx: Mhm, plus gives us more room to be creative and such. Since so many Vistamps and fanmade stamps are out there, we can go heavily into our own ideas about it for them and others.
HackerEX: Like giving Geats AND Shinobi their own dedicated Vistamps. Yes, I'm still salty that we got no Shinobi content last year. No I will not let Toei live it down.
Striberx: Anywho, hope you all enjoyed this chap! See you all next time!
Until next time, see ya!