The Third King of Kuoh Academy
Chapter 9
My eyes snapped open and I sat up with jolt. I looked around franticly and relief washed over me when I noticed where I was. I saw the blood red walls and the posters that symbolized my room. I rubbed my eyes and noticed how tired and groggy I was. I was about to lay back down, when a soft noise made me jump across the bed.
I looked over and saw Seraphin; her long red hair covered the bed around her. She slowly opened her eyes and raised herself a bit. She made that cute yawning noise as she calmly wiped the drool from her mouth and looked at me with a smile. I just sat there in shock for a bit, half because I didn't remember last night and half because SHE WAS NAKED!
"Seraphin! What happened, how did you get me here? Why are you naked!?" I asked and tried to cover my eyes. I looked towards the stairs in the other corner and saw that her clothes and her massive black sword were sitting besides the railing. She giggled and started to crawl toward me seductively.
"Well Varian, my loveable master, I saved you guys last night and brought you all back here." She said and crawled into my lap and snuggled against me. "I came in to watch the movie with you last night and saw that you had disappeared. Then I noticed the magic circle engravings in the foyer, and I made my own and followed you. I got there just in time to watch that snobby devil witch knock my poor master out with her ruin magic. I caught you, brought all of you guys back here, and nursed you back to health." She exclaimed the last part and sat there, expecting me to reward her.
"I really appreciate it Seraphin, but why do you have to be naked?" I asked and giggled when she blushed at me. "Is that part of the healing process too?" I cupped her cheek and looked into her eyes.
"Only if you want it to be Varian. Are you still injured my Master?" She asked genuinely and placed her hand on mine. She interlocked our fingers and moved in closer. This girl may not be that "girly" or "nice" but she is still really beautiful and very special to me. Heck, I even gave her my favorite sword when she became my servant! I brought our lips together and we kissed. They were sweet and tasted like strawberries. Honestly, this is the best way for any man to wake up.
When Seraphin had had her fill, she hopped out of bed and grabbed her clothes. She started to throw them on right in front of me and while I just laid on the bed, gathering my thoughts. I had to be prepared for today, I was going to have to do a lot! Well, I planned to do a lot.
"Master do you remember when you gave me this?" The girl to the side of me asked and ran her finger on the long, seven foot blade. She had only put on her black jeans and her purple lacey bra, and she looked amazing! I was even tempted to ask her to pose with the sword.
"Of course I do Seraphin! You were my first knight and you needed a weapon, so I thought I'd give you mine." I responded with a smile and her face changed to a far off expression.
"Why would you give me a blade with so much history and power? I'm not even that good of a servant. You got hurt and I…" She started and I just smiled. I jumped out of bed and walked towards her.
"Don't you even start that Seraphin." I said gently and brought her into a hug. Her red hair tickled at my nose and I clenched her against me. "It's my fault for being so weak. But I swear, dividing my power so you girls could be my servants was well worth it." I told her and lightly kissed the top of her head.
"Master…why? You could have so many powerful servants and you'd still have your sword and you'd be strong…" She started and I pulled her out to arms length, cutting her off.
"Listen to me; I need you girls in my life. Think about how crazy I'd be if I still had all that power. I needed someone to make me normal after all that, okay? I love each and every one of you with all my heart, never forget that." I said and she smiled at me again. I brushed the long red strands away from her forehead and kissed it. It always seemed to make her happier, and she deserved it for saving all of us.
And it's true too. I had to cut a bit of my power for each servant I reincarnated. Most devils, like Rias and Sirzechs, look for mortals with "special potential." I think that's pretty stupid honestly. I just looked for anyone I liked and I happily cut my power for these ten girls. They were well worth it too.
"Now, I want you to go get some breakfast and take a shower and be happy. Oh and put some eggs out for me okay?" I asked and she nodded happily.
"Right away Master!" She replied and was off in a flash, grabbing her sword and throwing it over her. I watched her clutch it tighter than she ever has before, it means something to her now.
I threw my arms up and stretched, then I threw an old t-shirt over me and a pair of black jeans. I had to big day ahead of me, had to look somewhat presentable. I walked over to the big mirror on the wall and ran my hand through the shaggy red and black hair. I snapped my fingers and smiled at the hot devil in the mirror. The plan was to go downstairs, greet the girls, and go have "words" with that red haired rich kid. Or…that was the plan.
I walked downstairs, down the hall, and out into the foyer. Amy and Tera rushed at me with a plate full of eggs and I happily accepted. I thanked them, told them to have a good day, and patted their heads. They informed me that Violet, Ashlen, Brittany, and Aria were still out and sleeping well. Smiling, I walked into the living room and grabbed the remote from the coffee table. As I was about to sit down however…
"Ugh…" A cute, quite voice sounded under me and I flipped around as quickly as possible. I dropped my plate in shock and tried to calmly walk out of the room. As soon as I was out of the doorframe, I ran through the foyer and into the kitchen. I was sweating and panicky.
"Um, girls…anyone wanna explain to me why there is a cute, blonde nun on my sofa?" I asked and the young girls giggled.
"Well Master, after we came to rescue you last night, we saw that poor girl against the wall with the others and decided we might as well help her too." Jasmin said and the other girls nodded, well except for Sara; she never helps others.
"Well I guess that's okay and thank you girls for all the help by the way. Is she okay though?" I asked and Amy laughed next to me.
"Of course she is Master! I healed her myself." She said proudly and then proceeded to latch onto my arm. "I did it all for you Master! Aren't you happy with me?" She asked and I laughed as I patted her head.
"Course I am." I said and walked back into the living room again. I stood in front of the couch and studied the small, adorable, blonde. She IS really cute. I sat down at her feet and started eating and watching TV, waiting for her to stir.
I heard noises a while later and turned to see the girl sitting up and rubbing her eyes. She had amazing emerald eyes and a cute, ditsy voice.
"Wh…where am I?" She asked, not really expecting an answer.
"Welcome to my humble devil home. You're Asia right? It's nice to see you again." I said kindly and watched her take in her surroundings.
"Varian!" She said, clearly startled. "This is your home? But…how did I get here?" She asked and looked at me, completely confused.
"Well after the fight last night, some of my other servants came and brought us back here." I explained and she seemed to tense a little.
"But Varian…aren't you a devil?" She asked, somewhat afraid. I just chuckled and slowly held her hands in mine.
"Asia, I promise you that I am not a bad guy devil alright? I'm kind and I will take care of you as best I can until you're safe okay?" I told her and she seemed to relax. She could tell I was a good soul and didn't need to press the issue farther.
"Believe it or not, when I was human they taught me to fear devils too. But trust me, devils are nicer than most angels I've meet." I said and she looked at me confused. "Oh sorry, I'm just blabbering. Do you want some food perhaps?" I asked and she nodded franticly and her stomach growled. I laughed and patted her head gently and went to get her a plate of eggs.
I came in a bit later and saw her sitting on the couch, watching the news. I put the plate in front of her, grabbed the remote, turned off the TV, and turned to face her.
"So, I think we may need to talk." I began and she nodded, seriously. "I'm not exactly supposed to be in touch with people from the church, so this is kind of breaking the rules." I confessed and she immediately jumped up and started to apologize.
"I'm so sorry Varian! I didn't realize, I'll leave right now." She yelled and I grabbed her hand as she tried to walk by me. She turned back, shocked, and I just smiled warmly at her.
"I said I "shouldn't" be in contact with you. That doesn't mean I care about it. Now have a seat and let's talk about why a cute little nun like you was with that monster priest last night." I told her and she just looked a bit confused. Never the less, she took a seat across from me and began to tell me her story.
"Well I was sent here from a church in Europe and I'm currently serving under this cities church. I was out last night on a training mission with the father and that's when you ran into me." She told me and sighed when she finished.
"Okay, now tell me the real story." I said and looked at her with concern all across my face.
"What do you mean? That's the truth." She said and tried to look away from my gaze. I smiled and grabbed her hand kindly.'
"Asia, I promise you're safe here. Just tell me…" I was cut off by a huge BANG in the foyer. I jumped to my feet and ran to the doorway to see that my huge oak door was lying in pieces on the floor. Standing there, in my doorway, were a dozen priests and two fallen ones.
"Crap…" I muttered and Asia ran up behind me. When she saw who it was, she grabbed the back of my shirt and pushed herself into my back.
"Varian, they've come to take me back! They're bad people and they're gonna use my power to hurt people!" She yelled and I smiled.
"Now that's the story I wanted to hear. Now, just stay right here. I promise I'll protect you." I told her and snapped my fingers. Black flames consumed my right arm and Asia stepped back in shock.
"Don't worry Asia, it's harmless to you I swear. Just stay in here and keep out of sight from them." I told her and turned to see the priests slowly walking into the foyer. I readied myself to charge. Alright, here we go again…
"How dare you enter our Master's home holy men!" I heard Seraphin scream as she leaped from the balcony and came flying down with her huge sword above her head. The priest in front was instantly cut in half. Blood went flying all across the white tile floor and Seraphin landed in crouched position with the sword stuck in the floor in front of her. The two priests beside of the dead body pulled out their light swords and charged the red head. Wrong move…
The one on the left went for a downward slash and Seraphin just side stepped it. She grabbed the huge sword by the handle and slammed the hilt into his chest. She spun around him and faced his back, the sword pointed right at his spine.
She pushed forwards and the sword went right through his chest. She turned so that she had the injured priest pointing at the other one, and used her magic to unleash a torrent of flames on the charging holy man. He was burnt to death and fell screaming. After watching him fall, she pulled her blade out and finally allowed the other priest to die. She turned to the others and swung the blade around her, slinging blood all across the room.
"Sara, Ella, Tera; if you'd be so kind?" She said and suddenly the room was alight with explosions. Sara unleashed a dozen lighting spells from the balcony and they destroyed the next four priests that stepped into the foyer. Lightning bolts stabbed through their chests and small explosions sent them flying across the room.
"These are just servants! How are you losing, you bunch of worthless humans?!" One of the fallen ones screamed. I was busy lying low and studying the two dark angels. One had long dark blue hair and a mean expression across her face. The other had long black hair and, to be honest, a rocking body. They stood at the front door and watched their soldiers fight against my servants.
All of a sudden, a huge wave of bright blue water came crashing down from the ceiling and smashed against a group of priests. The water collected into one big ball and it caught four of the remaining priests inside it. They were lifted into the air as the ball of water rose into the air. In a split second however, spikes of rock exploded from the ground and stabbed into the ball. The water sphere broke and sent water spilling all over my foyer. The four priests were all impaled on the rock spikes. I looked out from the doorway and saw Ella and Tera hiving each other from behind Seraphin.
"Way to go girls!" I called and slowly walked into the foyer. All eyes turned to me and my servants waved at me happily. The two remaining priests gave me one look and turned to flee. However, as they were running through the door, two huge light spears appeared in their backs and they fell dead.
"If you two are so scared, then you might as well die by our hand. Trust me, it was quicker." The black haired one chimed. This chick was kinda scary. She had a black, clad bikini and black leather all over her. Plus her huge ink black angel wings weren't to savory either. The blue haired one had a dark purple pea coat and her hair covered aside of her face. She looked like a scary business woman.
"Girls, just get up to the balcony. I'll take care of them." I said and brought up my arm in front of my girls. The flames licked at the air around my arm and the fallen angels studied me with curious eyes. The girls nodded and slowly walked up the stairs.
"What do you think you're doing!?" The blue haired one screamed at me. "They killed all our servants and you're just gonna let them go and fight us yourself?! Let them try their luck with two fallen ones!" She commanded and I just giggled and shrugged my shoulders.
"I bet I'm easier to beat than them fallen one. I'm sorry, but no one touches my girls so looks like you're stuck with me honey." I teased her and she became infuriated. Her blue light spear appeared in her hand and she flew down at me. She swung high, I ducked, then she swung low, and I jumped over it. She pulled the spear back and lunged at me and I just side stepped and placed a kick in her ribs. She doubled over a bit, but recovered pretty quickly. I turned around and had to immediately bend back to avoid the spear as it sailed over my head. I used the bend to flip myself over and land on her blind side. I smashed my fiery hand in between her ribs, and the blue haired fallen one screamed as she flew across the room and slammed into the wall.
"You're pretty good devil boy. I'm sensing you're more high class than these other runts huh?" I turned and saw the black haired one lowering herself to the floor. She slowly walked towards me and clapped slowly. "I'm so sorry to ruin your morning cutie but it appears that you are in possession of something that belongs to us. Now I'm going to get said item and be on my way, alright?" She asked and got right in my personal space. Her seductive purple eyes looked right into mine and I could see the trickery on her face. This girl was bad news.
"Alright beautiful, I'll cut ya a deal. I'll give you whatever it is you want if you tell me your name." I said and she smirked at me.
"And why would you want you know my name?" She asked and placed her hand on her smiling face, studying me.
"Just so I can add your name to the list of fallen angels I've killed since the war. Counting the one earlier today, it's around thirty nine." I said and saw her expression go from teasing to angry.
"So you're one that killed Dohnaseek? Well then…" She turned and snapped her fingers. I looked towards my living room and saw a small blonde girl in a maid uniform walk out with Asia, unconscious, in her arms.
"Asia! How dare you…" I started and then the spear collided with my face. I went flying through the air and landed in crouched pose in front of the stair way. I looked up and saw the fallen one with a huge pink light spear. Uh oh…
"Well now that we have what we need…we'll be going." She turned and waved good bye as she and the other fallen ones started to leave. I clenched my fist and got ready to charge. But what could I do…Asia might get hurt.
"How about this?" I said as I stood up to face them again. "You but the pretty blonde down and you and I…" I started but was cut off when a sexy form with red hair landed in front of me.
"How about you and I fight fallen one?" Seraphin said and spun the sword around her body. The two other fallen ones laughed and their leader walked towards my knight, swinging her light spear around as she walked.
"Seraphin, what are you doing?" I asked as I grabbed her by the shoulder. I looked into her eyes, strong and confident. She may just be able to pull this off…
"Don't worry Master; I have the Blackflame after all." She said and smiled at me. Before I could argue, she turned and walked up to the fallen one to meet her.
"I believe I should at least introduce myself. I am Raynare, the blue haired one is Kalawarner, and the short blonde one is Mittelt. Prepare to fight the strongest fallen angel in this city, devil servant." She began, speaking proudly and calmly. But of course, Seraphin didn't care about formalities. Her sword was out and swinging before Raynare even finished.
Seraphin jumped in the air and brought her sword against Raynare's spear with a loud clang. Seraphin held the two weapons together and floated in midair, fighting against the fallen one with all her power. But, Raynare gave one big push and Seraphin flipped away from the power struggle. She landed on her feet a few yards away and brought the blade in front of her.
"Not bad for a little servant devil." Raynare taunted and charged the girl. The fallen one spun in a circle and made a huge sweeping arch with her light spear. Seraphin ducked under it and countered with an upwards slash. Raynare's chest was cut the whole way up and her tiny, clad bikini was cut in half. The dark angel flew a few feet in the air and recovered herself. Blood leaked from her long cut and she hovered above my knight, cursing.
"You think you're so good don't you, you weak devil slave. Well let's see how good you do against two." She shouted and commanded that her followers attack my servant. The blonde one carrying Asia threw her down and they both approached Seraphin. And that…is where I step in.
"Sara, if you would." I asked and the small blonde unleashed an explosive barrage of lighting attacks. The two fallen ones stopped dead in their tracks and jumped back a bit to avoid the explosive blast. They looked up from shielding their eyes to see me flying through the smoke and lighting. I decked the blue haired one and turned to face the small blonde one.
"Oh so the cute devil prince isn't all bark is he?" She asked cutely and I just shrugged.
"Well I appreciate that cutie. But, you wanna spend all your time flirting or fighting?" I asked and chuckled to myself. But, my joke was cut short by the huge yellow light rod that appeared in front of me. Little, blonde Mittelt had thrown a spear at my feet and was currently charging me. She ran up to me, grabbed the edge of her spear, and circled around, slamming a hard kick against my face when she did. She landed and pulled to rod out of its whole in the ground.
"Oh, so little maid girls got some fight." I said and turned back to face her. She had just created another light spear in her left hand and was twirling them in front of me.
"Not as much as the one behind you." She said with a giggled and I had about three seconds to avoid Kalawarner's slash. I jumped straight into the air, avoiding the slash aimed at my head, and I decided it would be better if I started winning this fight. I rechanneled the black fire magic into my hands and was ready to slam into the ground between them, but Raynare stopped me.
"Oh devil boy. Look what we got." She sang at me and I looked at the area between Mittelt and Kalawarner to see Raynare, still holding Asia. The three fallen ones were staring up at me and I had no idea what to do. I couldn't hurt Asia, but…I can't let them take her.
"Wind Shear!" I heard the familiar scream of my beautiful Queen and saw all my servants standing on the stairway.
The wind around the fallen ones picked up and the two lesser ones were sent flying against the walls. I flew flying down and grabbed Mittelt by her arm and flew back into the air. I started to spin around and black flames created a sphere around the area I was spinning. This isn't exactly the correct name, but hey it's close enough.
"Izuna drop!" I yelled and flew down at Kalawarner at full speed. Mittelt and I slammed into her and broke the pretty white wall that divided the foyer and the living room. I was able to stop right next to the couch and watched with a smile as the two fallen ones went flying out of my living room windows. I walked back into the foyer through the massive hole, patting my hands together. All in a days' work for Varian Blackflame!
"Help me please!" I heard Asia' ditsy voice yell and looked up to see her falling out of the wind vortex Brittany had created. The small blonde fell into my arms and clutched onto me in fear. I gently patted her head and looked over at Brittany, smiling while she ripped away at the fallen one in the center of the room.
"Brittany, get the trash out of my house." I said and my Queen nodded. She made a huge wind funnel and blew Raynare straight out of the huge door she had made. The fallen one recovered above the street outside and flew away towards her nest in a hurry.
"I'll get you back for this devil! I swear it! I will have the Twilight Healing and I'll have all of you dead!" She screamed manically as she flew away.
"Great job girls!" I called as my servants ran over to see me. "I'm so glad you girls are okay!" I exclaimed, still holding Asia.
"Master, what are we going to do about the nun?" Aria asked as she, and the other girls who had gone to save the blonde, approached the girl in my arms.
"I'm not exactly sure. How about you just stay here with us Asia? I promise I'll keep you safe." I said and the two of us smiled at each other. This could be something wonderful, I may even get another pawn out of it! But…like all other good things…this one was stopped.
"I think I will be taking the nun, my pawn wants to protect her and I would like her power in my peerage." A dignified, snobbish voice said. I looked toward my doorframe and there she stood…Rias and her peerage of snobs. (Excluding Issei and Akeno of course).
Can I get a break!?