Devils of the Void NEW
Ren, boy reincarnated into the world of Highschool DXD and a Servant to Rias Gremory. however, things are not what they appear to be as more worlds begin to converge and new mysteries unfold.
And, we're back. For those who are interested, the winner of the poll was the Awakened Being. now I just need to decide on who to use. But thats for later, for now, enjoy!
Chapter 19
"I'm absolutely Livid," growled Rias.
"Is that a fact," I muttered from my position laying back on Konekos lap.
Issei had just come belting into the room with news that his most recent client had in fact been Azazel. My comment ernt me a light slap from Koneko who was running her fingers through my hair.
"The leader of the Fallen Angels has infiltrated my territory and interfered with my business," continued Rias, ignoring me, "And to make matters worse he's made a move on my most precious servant!"
"Wow, you sure do know how to make the rest of us feel wanted," I said.
"And what about you Ren?" asked the Red-headed King, "Your senses are second to none and are getting stronger every day. I find it hard to believe that you didn't detect him."
"Rias, in the past few months we've had Kokabiel, Voban, and a full powered Athena," I said, cracking open one eye, "Not to mention everyone here, plus the Student Counsel, Godou and a few other massive sources of power I haven't been able to pinpoint and I'm lucky if I can even open my senses to more than the room I'm in without suffering a massive migraine."
Rias snorted and I closed my eye again, almost purring as Koneko went back to stroking my hair.
"So, is it true?" asked Issei, "Are they really going to have a summit?"
"Yes," said Rias with a sigh, "I received confirmation from my brother this morning. "Whatever happens we're going to need a plan for the future. Any thoughts?"
"Just roll with it?" I said, "I mean, we are all just kids, even if Rias is the heir of the Gremory Family. While it is true that a meeting like this will inevitably make things more complicated, I can't really see it affecting us too much just yet."
"Be that as it may, I feel that theres a reason its being held at school," said Rias, "And it has to do with Azazel."
"You think hes after my Sacred Gear, don't you?" asked Issei, looking down at his left hand.
"Don't worry Issei," said Rias, pulling the boys head between her breasts, much to his delight, "I promise that I won't allow anything to happen to you."
"Hmm, why do I get the feeling that this is going to end badly?" I deadpanned as I toed the green gunk that had accumulated on top of the school swimming pool, watching as it tried to suck in my shoe, "Rias, are you sure this isn't some kind of new monster that will try to kill us?"
"Stop being so melodramatic Ren," said Rias, "We're only cleaning the pool, not going into battle."
"How does it make any sense for our club to clean the pool?" asked Xenovia.
"Its actually the student councils job, but I said we'd do it as thanks for all the help with Kokabiel," said Rias, "Plus once we're done we get to use the pool as often as we like, at least for a bit."
"Wow, really?" asked Issei, a look of absolute shock on his face, "WOOO! I LOVE CLEANING POOLS! RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU CANT WAIT!"
"Raise two if you're just trying to be a pervert," deadpanned Koneko
"Down boy," I said, tapping him lightly on the head.
"Whats say we blow their minds about how clean the ORC can make the school pool?" said Rias, striking a pose.
"YEAH!"
"Hehe, G-strings and titty slings," giggled Issei as he got changed.
I smacked him over the head as I walked past him on my way out.
"Wow, you change quick Ren," said Issei.
"Well, my Sacred Gear is good for more than battle," I said, giving a thumbs up before leaving the room.
I stepped outside and stretched, ignoring the door slamming open behind me and Issei running out.
"Whoo boy, I am not looking forward to cleaning that," I muttered, glancing into the pool again with a grimace.
A sudden yelp of pain from Issei made me look over at the other teen to see him clutching his distorted left arm.
"Yo, you OK buddy?" I asked, walking up to my friend.
"Yeah, its just that my arms acting up," said Issei.
"Ah, I'm going to let Akeno help with that," I said.
"You still haven't found anything that might help?" asked the other boy.
Ever since I had started learning Godly Magic from Mom, I had been searching for a more permanent solution to Isseis hand that didn't involve having someone suck the power out. I had found a few things, but they all required a lot of time to create or had some rather nasty side effects.
"Sorry, but no," I said, "Still, it can't be that bad to have a sexy girl suck you off, can it?"
Issei went bright red at the innuendo as I laughed at the look on his face. A short while later we had drained the pool and were giving the inside a good scrubbing, after I had incinerated the green goop that had covered the top. I glanced over at Rias who was kept glancing over at the changing rooms where Akeno and Issei were off doing there thing.
"If its bothering you that much why don't you go check on them?" I asked.
"What? nothings bothering me," said Rias, a little too quickly. I just looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"B-besides, I can't leave you lot to work on your own," she said.
"You're only going up there," I deadpanned, before leaning in close, "Just think, Isseis in there, writhing in pleasure as Akeno sucks on his…"
That was as far as I got before Rias vanished, leaving me holding her mop and chuckling.
"What did you say to her?" asked Xenovia curiously.
"Oh nothing important," I said, "What is important is that you're finally talking to me!"
Since she had joined us, the blue haired Knight had not spoken more than a few words to me and had seemingly gone out of her way to avoid me.
Xenovia cleared her throat and went back to scrubbing the bottom of the pool.
"Jeeze, I don't bite you know," I grumbled, going back to my own cleaning.
A few hours of scrubbing later and everyone was in swimsuits besides the pool as Akeno filled it up with her magic.
"Hmm, I wonder where she got the water from?" I mused as Rias told us all to go nuts.
I looked at the water in the pool and sighed before heading to the side and laying down on one of the benches.
"Can't swim?" asked Kiba as he swam passed.
"No, I just hate water," I replied, closing my eyes to catch a quick nap, "Think it has something to do with my fire affinity."
Unfortunately, before I dozed off, a shadow fell over me. I opened one eye to see Rias standing over me.
"Say Ren, could you do me a favor?" she asked.
"Sure," I said.
"Could you help teach Koneko how to swim?"
I glanced at my girlfriend who stood to the side, seeing her look away with a red face. My own cheeks pinked slightly as my eyes took in her form. Her swimsuit was the standard issue onepiece provided by the school and a white swim hat and she made it look good.
"Alright," I said, getting to my feet.
"Hey, Ren, I'm sorry for being a bother," said the girl a short while later as I gently pulled her through the water.
"No problem," I said, "I may hate the water, but I have no problem teaching you how to swim."
"Thanks," she mumbled.
"Hey, if I didn't do this then what kind of a boyfriend would I be?" I asked with a smirk.
A moment later, my back hit the side of the pool, the sudden halt of movement caused Koneko to lerch forwards into my arms, hanging of my neck.
"Whoa, are you OK?" I asked as I felt her shaking.
"Y-yeah, I'm fine," she said, "L-listen Ren, theres something I need to tell you."
"Hmm, whats up?" I asked, pulling myself up to sit on the edge of the pool with Koneko in my lap.
"W-well you see…" said the girl, before a loud splash was heard as Rias and Akeno dove into the pool and started swimming at great speed towards us, much to Isseis, who had been helping Asia in the same way I helped Koneko, delight.
"Urg, pervert," I grumbled as my friend ducked under the water and activated his Sacred Gear, "What were you saying Koneko?"
"Never mind, it doesn't matter," she said, pushing off me and back into the pool, "Come on, I'm ready to continue."
"O..K," I said, joining her in the pool, shaking my head. I still don't get girls.
A short while later saw Koneko and I sitting by the side of the pool. Well, I was, Koneko was laying on the bench with her head in my lap, completely out of it. I was absently running my hands through her hair as I read a book, enjoying the feeling of companionship and the sun on my wings which were spread lazily out beside me. Unfortunately the piece was not to last as a loud explosion echoed, knocking us of the bench as the resulting shockwave tipped the seat over.
"Oh, what now?!" I grumbled.
I opened my eyes and found myself looking at something navy.
"Alright, if I know my Anime, and I do, then I think I'm in trouble," I thought.
And sure enough, the sound of groaning was heard from somewhere above me and the navy fabric shifted as Koneko pushed herself up, looking down at me as I looked up at her with a deadpan expression.
"Would it help me to point out that I did nothing?" I asked.
Koneko blinked in confusion before she noticed out position. She had fallen so that her legs were straddling my shoulders and the navy fabric that had been in my nose had been the crotch of her swimsuit. The silver haired girl slowly turned red until she resembled a traffic light, before she slammed her hands on either side of my head and, in an impressive show of strength, tossed me with her legs.
"Yep, didn't help at all," I thought as I slammed into the wall of the changing room building. "Ow."
I got to my feet, brushing of my bare back and grumbling about Anime tropes under my breath.
"Ren? What happened to you?" asked a voice.
I looked up to see a bikini clad Xenovia standing nearby looking at me with a confused expression.
"An embarrassing fall," I said, "So where have you been? Surely you can't have spent the entire time you've been in here putting your swimsuit on?"
"I...see?" said Xenovia in a confused tone, before shaking her head and answering my question, "I've been thinking."
"Oh oh," I thought, "I really hope she asks me if I've seen Issei and not me."
"I hear thats painful," I quipped.
"Just hear me out," said the former Church warrior, her eye twitching slightly in irritation, "Theres something important I'd like to ask you."
"Oh on."
"Do you think Issei would make a baby with me?"
"Oh thank God!" I thought, ignoring the slight twinge that accompanied the thought, "Why do you ask?"
"Well, it used to be that serving God was my only reason for living, but now that dream is dead," said the blue haired girl, "Now I don't know what I want to do. I talked to Rias and she told me that Devils did what they wished and that I should do what I wished. I did some thinking and realised that the one thing I wanted most of all was to be a mother."
I grinned slightly.
"Well, thats a great dream Xenovia," I said, "One of the most fulfilling I can think of. However, I wonder if you've really thought it through."
"What do you mean?" asked the girl.
I sat down against the wall and indicated to the ground opposite me. Once Xenovia had sat, I began.
"I have to ask, why Issei? Cus hes most definitely not the father type."
"Issei has the aura of a Dragon," said the girl, "I want my child to have that. Plus, he is very strong and any child of his would be equally strong."
"You don't have much experience in the outside world, do you?" I asked, amusement colouring my tone.
"No, I don't."
I sighed, before looking the other Devil straight in the eye.
"Xenovia, while you are extremely mature for your age, the fact remains that you are still only 17," I said, "Do you have any idea how much work goes into raising a child? I honestly have no idea, but I do know that any 17 year old with a child is looking at an extremely hard life."
I chuckled.
"Plus if you want Issei, you might have to get in line. Akeno and Rias are fighting over him and, even though shes not the fighting type, Asia is also after the idiot. But in the end its your choice. If you decide you really want to go through with it, then do so. I'll make sure to help if I can."
"You'd do that?" asked Xenovia, surprise in her voice, "But I thought you didn't like me."
"Whatever gave you that idea?" I asked, getting to my feet, "Any conflict I may have had with you ended when you joined Rias and apologised to Asia. Now your my comrade and I'll fight for you like I do everyone else."
I walked back outside where the explosions had died down slightly. I looked around, taking in the scorched area around the pool.
"We just cleaned this place," I grumbled as my hands lit up with blue magic circles and the shattered concrete began to flow back together. A few moments later, the sound of Issei screaming rose from the direction of the storeroom.
"Sounds like Xenovia tried to go through with it anyway," I mumbled, snickering to myself.
Again, nothing changed here so move along.