Here it is another chapter for you guys and gals' pleasure. I am still shock at the rapidly growing of this story. I mean I didn't expect people to love Keo enough to give him permission to have a massive harem, one of the very few things looked down upon in this society.

Ami complaining though? No. Not really. Anyway, now it is the time to reveal the Sacred Gear for Keo...and let me inform you, this is based from a game and is probably was never used by anyone in this community.

Now Start

A light shine throughout the night. Everyone were forced to cover their eyes to avoid being blinded by the light. When it die down, they looked at Keo holding something on his hand. They are all shocked by what's blocking the spear from the Fallen Assassin.

It was a book. Replaced to history book that was in Keo's hands and blocked the spear. Everyone knows that a single light spear can pierce through anything it touches, especially when it comes to normal objects. So why…no how did a book blocked it? When looking at it closely, they sense an extremely powerful aura within.

The book is bright red with golden ornaments around the edges. The pages itself was golden and the book size was two inches thick. But even with its small size, it somehow blocked the weapon.

'Is that his Sacred Gear? But it just a book.' Rias thought. She knows that Sacred Gears take in many forms, but most of them is usual a weapon or an item that helps them in battle. But this is just a book with a unique appearance. What is it purpose?

"This is the Sacred Gear? Hahahaha! It's just a crappy book! How do you pose a threat to my leader if you can't even hit people with it!?" The assassin laughed at Keo's "Sacred Gear." Unknown to him, his insult pissed off EVERYBODY in the area.

"You son of a bitch. How DARE you insult Keo-kun!" Rias exclaimed in fury as a ball of Destruction magic manifested in her hand. Her friends/servants also built up their power to teach this bastard a lesson.

"Insulting a child? How low can you go, Dedara? You disgrace all of those in the Grigori for your arrogance." Dohnaseek venomously commented at the laughing assassin, Dedara. The Fallen Angels also started building up their power to end his disdainful life.

"Hmph. Eight against one? Unfair to all of you, even if you are in a separate race. It doesn't matter; right now I will retreat and next time, I will take that kid's head!" Dedara promise as he took flight and disappeared into the night's sky.

The Devils and Fallen Angels relaxed for a moment before realizing there is another enemy race a few meters away. Both sides took defensive stances and glared at each other.

"So, Crows. What are you doing in OUR territory?" Rias venomously demanded.

"I don't know Devil. Why are you interfering with our mission?" Raynare countered. The tension from both sides were thick as a steel door. Until Akeno realizes something is missing…or someone.

"Buchou! K-Keo-kun is gone." Akeno said in a panic tone. Everybody turned to where Keo was once was and there was no one. Rias then turned to the Fallen Angels in a more heated glare.

"Where is Keo you bastards!?"

"How the hell should we know? The kid booked it once the assassin fled from the scene." Dohnaseek retorted.

"If it wasn't for you being here, Keo wouldn't have gotten hurt. Leave now or face extinction." Rias threaten as her peerage stand ready to attack.

"True. But our Lord Azazel has sent us to protect Keo-kun. That assassin was here for his head and WE were the ones sent to stop him from completing that mission. I think it is you bakas that should back off!" Mittelt scolded on the infuriating Devils.

"Buchou. We should check on Keo first. Surely, this will be too much for him and his body is not getting any better. The stress may finish him off." Kiba said to convince his King Keo should be the priority before the Fallen Angels.

"Not to mention he's also losing blood." Koneko added.

Rias knew they are right, but the Fallen Angel assassin will come again to kill Keo and these four has the information about him.

"Tsk. Alright, you will live for now. But if I see you four again…"

"Yea, yea, you will end our lives. Blah blah blah. Can we go now?" Mittelt rudely interrupted. The four Fallen disappeared and the Devils started their search for Keo.

Pathway to Keo's Household

Ironically, Keo is already making tracks to his house. After the assassin fled the field, Keo immediately left the area before the other strange people notice them. He doesn't understand any of it.

'Fallen Angels? Devils? Sacred Gears? What's going on?' Keo thought as he slowly limped back to his house. His leg and arm still hurt from the assassin's spear, but it won't prevent him from reaching to his house and heal his wounds.

Whimper

'Huh?' Keo turned to an alley on his right to see something moving behind some boxes. He moved slowly (than usual) to approach it without scaring it or alerting it. What he saw is something he never seen before. It is a large wolf. But not your usual type of a ordinary wolf.

The wolf is almost as big as Keo (up to his upper chest) and has short gray fur. In addition, it has shaggy black fur on its lower legs, tail, and in two strips starting behind its eyes and running the length of its body. It has dark, triangular streak patterns under its red eyes and have rhombus-shaped ears and gray paw pads. It looks more like a hyena than a wolf in other peoples' perspectives but Keo knows it is a wolf.

Because hyenas don't have razor sharp teeth like the wolves.

Keo carefully approached the wolf and spotted blood on its legs. The wolf looked up and growled at the approaching human, thinking it is one of the hunters looking for a quick buck. Usually, Keo would be intimated from a hostile face, but Keo knows wounded animals will only be hostile if it is hurt or protecting its family. And Keo knows how to approach them peacefully.

"Hey there. Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you even if I try." Keo reassures the wolf while showing it his weak sticklike body. The wolf kept its guard up, but let the human come closer since the wolf can easily kill him if he tries anything.

"You hurt too, huh? I'm the same way." Keo showed the wolf his wounds and gave it a hurtful smile on the poor wolf. The wolf knew the human was wounded from the scent of blood on him, but it didn't know a human will show their wound on a potential predator.

Maybe this human is different from the rest.

"If you want, you can come with me and I can bandage us both *cough cough*" Keo coughed a little at the end, but kept his smile on the wolf. The wolf thought for a minute (I know they can think) and nodded at the human. Keo smiled and tried to help the wolf stand with his already weak body.'

'Come on Keo. This is another step to overcome this stupid sickness.' Keo encourages himself as he led the wolf to his humble abode, which is only a few meters away. He lifted with all his might and eventually made it into the house, though it did take most of his stamina to reach to pass the front door.

"Stay here okay? I'm going to…get the supplies." Keo told the wolf and limped to the nearby restroom for the first aid kit. He passed by the living room and noticed there is no one here. 'Where did Kaa-san and Tou-san went?' Keo thought before discovering a note on the coffee table near the couch. He read the context of the note.

Dear Keo-kun,

Your father and I are out in the city to spend time together like you asked. I hope you stay safe and healthy until we get back.

Love, your mother.

'That's right. I asked them to have a night out in town and reassured them I will be fine on my own." Keo nervously looked at the now resting wolf on the floor. 'Wonder how they will react when I have a wolf living here in this house.' Keo thought before coughing up some more and breath in and out to regain his composure. He made to the restroom, took the first aid kit in the mirror cabinet, and limped back to the wolf.

The wolf looked at the human with grateful eyes. Keo smiled tiredly and petted the dark wolf. "Hey. I will heal you first, then me. This is the first step to help someone else other than me." Keo then addresses to the wound, which is not all that bad, only a moderate scrap on the knee. The wolf looked like it can pull through by itself, but Keo will never leave a down animal by itself; it's just in his nature. After addressing the wound, the wolf licked on Keo's face, making him laugh.

"Haha! Hey stop! That tickles!" Keo gently pushed bac the dog before addressing to his own wounds. At least the wounds from the assassin's spear was not difficult to heal, but how does one heal a cut and a burn on the same wound? Took over thirty minutes but Keo managed to bandaged the wound enough to heal. Though he doesn't know how long it will take for the wound to fully heal due to his weak body.

"You know…I think I should give you a name. I mean, I don't want to say wolf every time." The wolf looked up and tilted its head. "Hehe, well before I give you a name…ano…are you boy or a girl?" Keo asked nervously with a faint blush. The wolf was confused at the question…or how to answer it.

"Right. Ok, bark once if you're a boy or bark twice if you are a girl." Keo suggested, hoping the wolf will understand that at least. Lucky for him, the wolf did.

WOLF WOLF

"A girl huh? I have the name then. How about Tsuki? It means the moon and you have the gray and black version of the half moon." The wolf barked, liking the name. Keo smiled and thought something good about this.

'I have a friend. It's an animal, but a friend nevertheless.'

Joy appeared in his heart and Keo thought he will never feel it again. It felt intoxicating, but first, Keo needs to feed Tsuki since it might be a little hungry.

"Ne, Tsuki? You want something to eat?" Keo asked. Tsuki showed its teeth in a wide "smile" and barked happily. "I take that as a yes." Keo made three large sandwiches for Tsuki since he isn't hungry at all. Tsuki then gulped all of it in one fell swoop.

'Note to self: Make more than three large sandwiches for a large wolf.' Keo noted while sweatdropping at the huge diet Tsuki has. "I'm going upstairs to read this book. Want to come with me?" Keo asked, Tsuki shook its head and laid down in front of the sofa before it quickly went to sleep. 'Ok…huge hunger and quick to sleep. I think I found a lazy wolf.' Keo headed to his room to investigate on this new "book" he got from the dreaded encounter from the assassin. He sat on his bed and placed it on his lap. A little fear was within, but was overcome with excitement. Keo always love reading new books, but this one intrigued him the most.

Sure, it did appear out of nowhere, but its what's inside that counts, right?

Keo opened the book and the first thing he read was something he never see in a book. It has sorts of insignia and chants that he never seen in any of the language books he read before. Things like these tend to be too much for the human mind, but for some reason, Keo can read them all without any problems. He also felt something was coming from his right hand. He looked at the first page with the word "fire." He then started saying it in his mind and felt his hand was on fire. He looked and was shocked to see a little fireball on his hand.

'It feels so warm, yet so deadly to anyone.' Keo thought before thinking about throwing it to something. He opened his window with his left hand and threw the fireball onto the grass below. A little explosion when the fireball landed and a small clearing appeared where the fireball approached.

'A spell tome. A real, live spell tome!' Keo thought before coughing a little for being a little too excited and go through the book again. He sees the spells of thunder, ice, wind, and light. But for some reason, they are all weak and there are many pages in the book that are blank.

'Why are they so many blank pages?'

"That's because…you are not strong enough yet."

Keo was startled by the sudden hiss of a voice. He looked around frankly to see who said that. "Who's there?"

"Patience, my young descendent. I am right behind you."

Keo nervously turned around to see an entity shrouded in gray armor, a hood covering its face, showing nothing under it, and has misty like wings on its back. Keo felt both fear and nostalgia from this being. As if he knows it before.

"Who…who are you?"

"…I go by many names. The Archangel of Wisdom, the Silent Angel, and the infamous name of the Angel of Death. I am Malthael." The entity, Malthael, introduced its specteral appearance.

'Angel of Death!? Does that mean I'm going to die now? Or am I already dead?' Keo panically thogyht.

"No…you are still in the world of the living, my descendent. I am merely here to tell you about that book you found." Malthael whispered to the panically boy. Keo took a few breaths, coughing in between, and looked timidly at the phantom.

"Wait. You said I am your descendent. What do you…mean?" Keo asked.

"It is as I said. You inherent my power and of the sage power from your motherly ancestor. The tome you have now and the power to conjure up a simple spell with ease now proves it."

"I…I see." Keo thought. He still can't believe this is happening. First, he got attacked by a black-winged assassin, then the most famous students from his school are devils, and now he is a descendent from Death himself?

At least, he has a wolf he can be a partner with too.

"It is shocking I know. But you have the potential to become the most powerful sage in this universe. Just like your ancestors." Keo only nodded. He literally doesn't have anything to say to Death. He then sees Malthael circled around him, feeling like he is sizing him up.

"It is unfortunate, for you to have the same disease like your ancestor."

*gasp* "You know why I'm like this?" *coughcoughcough*

"Yes. You have the same disease your family of sages being plagued with for over a millennium. Something that claimed countless of their lives. However, you seem to be a special case."

Keo looked at Malthael in slight hope there is a cure for this sickness.

"There is no cure for this." Keo looked down in sadness. "But…your body will not perish like many others. It seems this world has a different mindset to the living. Maybe it's because the death of God here is the reason."

'What!? God…is dead? That can't be!' Keo was about to protest but the skeletal hand from Malthael silent the attempt.

"It is true. I sensed no ultimate power of a God here. So, I know he no longer exist. If he does, you will perish in your years of twenty."

"So, why did you said I can live with this sickness?" Keo asked.

"It is simple. Your body is becoming like mine's. Being the border between life…and death. Why do you think your body is always weak, but not weak enough to be perished by anything in this world? The spear that pierced your leg the first time should have ended your life regardless it was fatal or not, yet you are still here."

'He's right. I could still move even when my leg was injured and I have a weak body. But still…'

"I know you have may questions. But all will be answered in due time. For now, work your mind and study the book. It is your weapon and your life." Malthael cryptically said. Keo was about to ask why but the Angel has already disappeared,

"We will meet each other again, my descendent."

The pressure within his room soon dropped back to normal. 'I'm too tired. Maybe I should rest and get ready for school tomorrow.' Keo thought before laying down on the bed a drifted off to dream land.

Malthael as his Grandfather. A scary, but amusing thought.

Next Day, Kuoh Academy

'I barely slept yesterday. And the conversation with my parents…" Let's just say, Keo's morning was the most eventful morning he ever had. The first is the headache he had from reading the spell tome for a couple of hours in the middle of the night. The next was the screaming from his mother and the growling from Tsuki. It took two minutes to convince his dad not to shoot Tsuki with the pistol he got from…somewhere.

'And finally, Tsuki is following me to school.' Keo is not joking. Beside him is the proud wolf by the name of Tsuki walking beside Keo. And he is getting many weird looks because of it. 'Maybe it's because it is hardly normal for a young adult walking with a four-feet tall, black and gray wolf in the middle of the school day. Not mention the pain of having Keo gain permission from the Academy to have his wolf partner to be in school grounds since she will never leave him alone.

Keo kind of blame his kindness to animals. At least, the school gave him permission if it doesn't bother with any of the students or make a mess in the classrooms. Which Keo hardly doubts she will do any of them.

As he enters the school grounds, Keo suddenly felt like he was watched by someone. Not like being looked at like hurt puppy, no this is a more wanting feeling. Tsuki growled at the sudden watching as well, thinking it may be a threat to its new master. Keo petted Tsuki and told her to come with hi inside to see if they can escape from the strange feeling. He doesn't.

Lunchtime, in the forest fields

Keo and Tsuki are having lunch outside the student population. Keo always seeks to be alone because he doesn't want to be a burden to anyone. Tsuki was resting beside her master until she heard rustling in the bushes. She growled at the moving bushes, making Keo to look at the bushes as well. What came out, or who, is the school's "mascot," Koneko Toujou. She silently looked at Keo while Tsuki growled louder and flatten its body.

"…Are you Keo Hyoudou?" She asked emotionlessly. Keo grew nervous of her because of one thing.

'She was there too that night. Is she one of the Devils as well?' Keo thought as he nodded his head. If the Devils want something from him, it's best to hear them out.

"…My Buchou ask to see you. Follow me." Usually, people will ask questions before following a stranger. But Keo has a keen eye, thanks to his former school "teaching" him to be aware of everybody he meets, and does not detect any malice or devious plotting from the white-haired girl. Plus, Tsuki is with him and he does have the spell tome in his arsenal. Just he could not use more than a few spells so he must use them wisely. He followed Koneko to an old-school building in the middle of the forest, far from Kuoh Academy, and they entered the estate. Keo felt more dark aura inside and Tsuki still have her guard up for any of these stranger's tricks. Especially if this girl smell like a cat. Koneko knocked on the door where the aura is at its peak.

"Enter."

She opened the door and gestured Keo to come inside.

"Buchou. I brought him."

Keo entered and looked around the main room. It has all sorts of cult like things and an insignia I the middle of the room. But what caught Keo's interest is who resides here. Behind him is Koneko Toujou, the school's "Mascot."

Kiba Yuuto, the "School's Prince."

Akeno Himejima, one of the "Great Ladies of Kuoh."

And Rias Gremory, the school's most popular woman and the other "Great Lady of Kuoh."

'If they are here, and this room has cult like stuff, this must be the famed Occult Research Club everyone in the school tried to enroll.' Keo concluded as he heard the club rejects everyone who tried to sign up for it. Mainly is because the top famed students are here.

'But the truth is that…they are all Devils, right?'

"It is nice to meet you Keo Hyoudou. My name is Rias Gremory, Buchou to the Occult Research Club." Akeno then stepped up with a smile on her face. "My name is Akeno Himejima. Nice to meet you."

Kiba, the blonde boy on the shelves, introduces himself next. "My name is Kiba Yuuto. A pleasure to meet you, Keo-san."

"And you know Koneko Toujou, correct?" Rias asked. Keo turned to said girl, eating a snack while waving her hand at him. "A-Arigato. My name is…is Keo…Hyoudou."

*giggle* "Don't be so nervous Keo-kun. Is it alright I call you that?" Keo nodded. "We are all family here. Now I want to talk to about something important." Keo knew this has something to do about the incident yesterday.

"As you recall, you were attacked by a Fallen Angel for your Sacred Gear. We were there to assure your safety. Tell me, do you know anything important of the bible?" Rias asked. Keo shook his head.

*sigh* "It's ok. Not many humans here really pay attention to the bible unless you are a devoted priest. I will start at the three-way war between the Devils, Angels, and Fallen Angels." (Going to summarize this here because I'm pretty sure we all know about this blah blah blah)

And so, Rias explained Keo about the Great War. How the Devils lost their four Maous and many of their people. It was when they learn to reincarnate Humans into Devils, is the stopping point of the decrease number of Devils, true blood or not. Right now, the three factions are in a Cold War and there are reports of someone trying to spark the Great War once again. Keo never thought the situation between the three races were that bad. However, he noticed that they didn't said anything about the death of God. Could it be they don't know the horrible truth?

'It has to be.' Keo theorized. "Now Keo-kun, the assassin announced this himself that he will come back for your head. I merely wish for you to live so I ask you this…" She then stands and offered her hand to Keo. "Would you like to reincarnated as a Devil?" She asked with a smile on her face. "If you do, you will not only gain protection from the Gremory family, but also find a cure for the dreaded disease that has plagued you for years.

Keo was shocked. Here she is, offering a way to give him a chance to have a normal body. That is until he remembered the words from Death himself.

"There is no cure. Your body is a border between life…and death."

"I- *cough* I can't. At least, not right now Rias-sempai. Can I have more time about the matter?" Keo asked while looking slightly pale. Rias knew Keo was getting sick again so she decided to let him be until he feels better.

"Of course, this is a life changing decision to take all the time you need."

"Arigato. Goodbye." With that, Keo left the room.

"Buchou…should we let him be?" Akeno asked.

"For now, yes. Keo is still fragile and the events from yesterday made him confused. I merely told him the war to answer some of his questions, but the decision is entirely up to him." *sigh* Rias responded with a sigh at the end.

"And if the Fallen Angel tries to recruit him?" Kiba asked.

"We will make Keo see reason of why he shouldn't trust the Fallen. We already have one in our school, and I will be damned if she seduces him to their side." Rias said with a flash of anger in her eyes. How could one of the crows here able to be enrolled I this Academy? It is something she must consult her Nii-san about someday.

"Koneko, would you be a dear and make sure Keo returns home safely?" Koneko nodded at the request.

"Hai."

Bridge to Keo's Household

Keo looked at the normal blue sky. Tsuki wondered what is he daydreaming about.

'Become a Devil. Sounds interesting but they can't cure this accursed…disease.' *coughcoughcough*

Keo coughed up violently until he composed himself. He then heard a voice.

"Excuse me."

Keo turned to see his classmate, Yuuma Amano. She smiled at him and he can't help but feel a little warm inside from that smile. Tsuki only looked at her in curiosity.

"Oh…Yuuma-san. H-How are you this…afternoon?" Keo asked timidly.

"Doing great! I came here to stop by the store and saw you here as well. Ne, do you want to hang out sometime this weekend?" She asked.

"N-No…"

"Great! So, do you mind being with me this Sunday on noon? Come on! We will have tons of fun!" Yuuma said.

'L-Like an actual date? I'm not rea…ready for that yet!' "Are you sure you want to be with me? There are other guys a lot stronger…better…healthier than I am." Keo solemnly said. This made Yuuma to pout at his sudden depression.

"Yeah. There are those guys, but they are all brawn and no brain. Plus, they are also perverts and bully those who are weak. You on the other hand are weak but nice and smart. I'm sure you will know how a girl feels, right?"

*cough* *sigh* "You're right. We should hang out for a…little while." He agreed in a defeated tone. Yuuma smiled brightly, which nearly gave Keo a heart attack.

"Yatta! Okay, so noon sounds good, no? We will meet at the main park." Yuuma said in an excited tone.

"Right…I will see you…later." Keo said. Yuuma stopped him and typed her phone number before he continues back to his house, while she caught the faint blush on his face. Yuuma had a triumph smile on her face.

'This is perfect. Once I show Keo-kun that not all Fallen Angel are bad, he will join us and we will protect him from the Devil scum.' She then turned to the fleeing Koneko from the lamp posts on the street.

'Damn. Oh well, if push comes to shove, we will teach the Devils not to interfere with our work.' "Yuuma" declared as she went back to the base her comrades' lives.

Keo's Household

'Join the Devils and a date of Yuuma-chan. My life has taken in a dramatic turn of events.' Keo thought before slowly getting up from his bed and headed downstairs. He needs some food right now and his mother did say they are cooking his favorites tonight.

A little peace for now before the incoming storm that will soon approach.

Scene

Which Race will get Keo? Devils or Fallen Angels?

So yeah to verifies things, the wolf is a Mightyena from Pokémon if anyone doesn't know what it is. Will I bring anymore Pokémon? No. Why? It's because I want Keo to have an animal companion and I love Mightyena so why not bring it here and be friends with Keo. Animals did love being with Keo.

The second is the tome. You have already guess it, but the tome is basically every single tome used in the Fire Emblem franchise. In other words, Keo is going to be a sage (Archsage at the end of this fanfic). Will this make him OP? No. Malthael did say his body is too weak for the more powerful spells so he must start from the beginning until the he reached SS Rank. I don't know what to name it so I accept any suggestions on what to name the book.

And finally, to those who may flip out of how Malthael had a child. Dude, this a fanfic/anime/and a game into one. Logic is usually thrown out the window. We will learn more about Malthael later in the story but not all of it in one chapter.

So yeah, Read, Review and I will see you guys later.