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" - Talking
' - Thinking
{ - Zirnitra
[ - Ddraig

Training Issei

I woke up the day after saving Rias to feel heavy resistance to both of my arms. I looked to either side of my body and saw Koneko lying on my right and Rias lying on my left. Koneko was wearing a long white gown whilst Rias was ... not wearing anything. I couldn't break myself free, i had to transform into something to get out. I transformed into a robin and flew off the bed and in front of my wardrobe. I decided to go for a shower whilst they were asleep.
I came back to my room about 10 minutes later. As i closed the door to my room i turned around to see Rias now awake sitting rather seductively.
I dropped my towel in response. We both stared at each other looking rather flushed in the cheeks.

"Ughhh ... The showers free now." I tried to play it off with a smile as i walked to my wardrobe.

"Sora, you are going to train Issei today and tomorrow."

"Why?!" I shouted back as i had just put on a pair of boxers.

At my shout, Koneko woke up. Koneko also joined us two in blushing, as she was staring at me.

"Onii-sama told Issei that he should train with you because the white-on has also awakened."

"I know that but if Sirzechs said that then i have no obligation at all."

"That's why i'm telling you, you'll listen to me. Plus it'll help me out greatly, also you are going to teach him some of those Artes you love so much."

"Hell no, at best he would get one. I suppose i will have to then, i'll use your mansion we used for the rating game."

"Good, I'll tell him to get here in a hour."

As Rias said this, she walked out of my room and went back to hers to phone Issei. I turned to look at Koneko as i finished getting dressed.

"Why were you two in my bed anyway?"

"Buchou was already here when i came to check if you were asleep. I then came in and slept next to you to make sure she didn't do anything to you."

"Thanks Koneko."

I smiled to her in response and walked to the veranda and looked out to the sky. It was nearing noon, the sun was nearly in the middle of the sky. The heat was blistering, but there were still some people walking around in baggy clothes.

An hour passes, and Issei arrives on the dot. I let him into the house and take him to my room to deal with his sword.

"Sora-senpai? How come Rias and Koneko are here in your house?"

"Ask Rias, i have no idea. I thought Koneko was only going to be here for a week or so." I didn't turn to him as i answered.

A few minutes pass as i finished making adjustments to his sword. All i did was polish it and sharpen the point.

"If you want a scabbard, ask Kiba. Let's go, we are going to run all the way their."

"Hai!" As he answers, i throw him his sword and pick up mine.

We say goodbye to Rias as she passes me the keys to the mansion. We run to the base of the mountain, taking about 20 minutes. Some girls had stopped in the middle of the streets, staring in awe at me and Issei being together.

"Ok Issei. Now we are at the bottom of the hill, we will sprint all the way up to the top. Rest when we get there."

I sprint off ahead of him and once i noticed that i was too far ahead, i slowed down my pace to keep a few strides ahead of him. We make it to the top of the mountain in 8 minutes, much faster than i'd expected.
When we reached the top of the mountain, we walked to the mansion and opened the front door.

"You get 3 hours sleep then we are training for 20 hours with 10 minutes intervals every hour so you don't overload. So go and sleep."

Issei stood to attention and nodded before running off to the guest rooms.

'Hey Zirnitra?'

{What's up kid?}

'I was wondering if this training will be too much for him.'

{Why do you care?}

'Pretty sure Rias will be mad at me if i injure him in some way which Asia can't heal.'

{Worry about it when the time comes, you can just play with him while we train.}

'I suppose i can use Trick room to some degree.'

{That'll be fun.} Zirnitra replies to me in an extremely happy tone, he then continues to mumble to himself while i go to sleep to get myself ready.

I wake up 2 hours later and prepare some sandwiches to eat before we train. After eating mine, i go and wake Issei up and give him his sandwich.

"I'll see you outside in a minute."

I walk outside and set up a punching bag, reinforced with demonic energy so it's stronger and sturdier. I turn around just as Issei walks out of the mansion.

"Ok, you will punch this after boosting each time. This is so i can gauge your current strength and see how far you need to improve. By the end of this, you will be close to being able to achieve Balance Breaker."

"Sora-senpai, have you attained Balance Breaker?"

"Yes, my balance breaker is different to yours. Mine has two settings, Offense and defense. Defensively, mine will look similar to yours but i haven't attained the offensive side because i use Triumphant Wall for defensive purposes. I attained that when i was nearly killed by some fallen angels."

"You were attacked by them before you became a devil?"

"Yes, but i didn't know that at the time. Anyway let's get to your training."

The first hour passes rather slowly as Issei punches the bag and waits each time so he can boost. His current top level boost was 16 this time but he could only stay at that power for 5 minutes before getting extremely tired.
After his ten minutes of rest were up, we moved to practice his sword skills.
I taught him three ways to hold his sword, One-handed, two-handed and holding the sword in the opposite direction. I normally held my sword in the opposite direction because it allowed me to perform punches or kicks more fluidly after i attacked with my sword.

"I will teach you one of my artes, and only one."

"What is it?"

"It doesn't have a name yet but it will be your version of my Lone wolf strike. Kiba knows the base move which is called beast and uses a spectral lion."

"Will mine be a dragon then?"

"Correct, you might not get it first time. There is a chance you will get it but that's up to your imagination and Ddraig."

"Ok then, how do i do it then?"

"Activate your gear, then copy me."

Issei activates his Boosted gear then he watches me perform Lone wolf strike. After i finish i turn and watch him.

"You are doing it right but switch your stance. You have to use your left hand because that's where you gauntlet is."

Issei performs the action again but using his left side this time.

"Good, now whilst you are doing this action envision a dragon head."

Issei nods and tries. He doesn't get it straight away but he didn't give up. He tries about 10 times before he gets it right.

"Wow, that looked cool."

"Issei, The spectral dragon was blue. What do you think it means?"

Issei stares at me for a second before answering.

"I don't know, i've seen yours as blue and green but i couldn't tell the difference."

"It's the type. The standard blue you say is the normal one, if it was red it would have fire properties and green would have wind."

"Can i use the red one now?"

"No, you need a bit more magic before you can do that. But i'll help you out."

I stand behind Issei and put my hand on his right shoulder, i start to transfer a small amount of magic into Issei.

"Try it now but this time envision the dragon covered in fire."

This time the spectral dragon was red.

"Good, i helped you out that time. But now you can try it by yourself, you can probably try 5 times before the magic i gave you runs out."

As night time arrived, we stopped to rest. There was a full moon tonight, owls could be heard in the distance. The trees around us were swaying slowly from left to right. It was a peaceful and beautiful night.

"Issei, from now on you are not doing anymore physical strength training."

I pointed to the lake that was illuminated in the moon's light.

"You remember the course, go run it but circle the lake 4 times instead of 2 then run back."

"Ok Sora-senpai."

As he runs off i shout back to him.

"I've told you to drop the senpai!"

Once Issei was out of sight i brought out Triumphant Wall. I guard to make a wall in front of me and i start wailing on the wall with my fists.

'Do you think i can wear greaves yet?'

{...Yes. With your current power you can.}

Upon hearing this, i materialized a pair of black greaves. They covered the bottom half of my leg and also covered a small part of my thigh as the boots came up above my knee in a point.
There was a jewel on either side of my leg in line with my ankle, the jewel was the same colour as the ones in my gauntlet.

'These are pretty cool, do you think i could perform any artes with them?'

{Yes, but only base type artes. I suppose you could use them in a Mystic arte but only as a small use.}

'Fair enough, i wish i could do more.'

Issei was still running so i decided to try some artes. By the time Issei had got back the only arte i could do was a simple shock wave, Demon Fang.

"Sora, how long do we have left?"

"About 10 hours now, are you tired?"

"Nearly."

"Well then, i'm going to have to push you then."

Issei looked at me with a sad expression.

"Remember that this is for Rias!"

Issei's eyes filled with determination, he looked ready to continue.

"Boost 20 times then shoot it at the mountain then reset, after that boost 5 times then come at me."

"I thought we were done with strength training?" Issei asked me in confusion.

"We are, this will train your ability to dodge. After releasing power you will become fatigued, what happens if this situation arises in a battle? You are going to have to be able to dodge while you are tired and fatigued."

Issei nods and boosts 20 times and releases his energy in a red beam.

[Dragon Shot!]

Issei pants for a second before resetting and boosting again. After he has boosted 5 times, Issei starts to attack me.

I dodge his attacks with ease and start to push him back. I change my way of attacking each time, and when i make a full circle i change direction.

Due to Issei's fatigue, i have racked up quite a few cuts on him. Some of them were oozing blood.

"Issei, Rest now. You can have a few hours, when you wake up your wounds will be gone."

Issei lies down on the floor and goes to sleep. I run over to my bag and call Rias.

"Hey Rias, I need Asia's help. Can you bring her here?"

"Yeah sure, we will be there soon."

I end the call and put my phone back in my bag. Whilst i wait i try out a different form of Beast, i decided to try a dragon version for myself.
By the time i perfected it they had arrived and Asia had run straight to Issei and started to heal him.

"What happened Sora?" I turned around to see Rias.

"I was training him while he was fatigued and i cut him a few times. So now i'm letting him have some sleep."

"Ok then, anything new?"

"Yup, as you can see i have greaves now. I learnt a new form for Beast which is the spectral dragon that i taught to Issei. Right now mine is black because of Zirnitra, whereas Issei's is blue but when he used a fire version it turned red. Also -"

Rias cut me off before i could finish.

"He can use magic now?!"

"No, not yet. I gave him some of mine so he can practice and become used to it."

"Can you do it again in the future?"

"If it's for you, then yes. I don't know how long it will take though."

"Any other improvements?"

"The amount of times he can boost has risen by a few times and i expect he is quite close to his Balance breaker but with who he is, who knows what he'll have to do to achieve it."

"Do you mean something lewd?"

"Unfortunately. However, i will not allow him to use you for it, he can use the Queen or Asia for that."

"Queen? ... You mean Akeno, do you not like her?"

"I do not, i like her the least."

"May i ask why?"

"You can but the reason is baseless."

"What do you mean?"

"I have no reason to dislike her, i just do."

Rias stares into my eyes, trying to figure me out.

"It's ok, Rias. I may not like her but i trust her."

"That only makes sense because of who you are."

I shrug and make my way over to Issei to take to Ddraig.

"Ddraig? How is he doing?"

[He is at his limit. I would advise you to stop the training and allow him more rest than you were going to give him.]

"If you say so Ddraig."

I turn to Rias and Asia.

"How is he getting back then?"

"I'll teleport him and Asia back then i'll teleport back to our house Sora."

"That's fine, Asia, when he wakes up tell him the move i taught him is called Dragon Rush. I'll see you there."

I wave and run off down the mountain path. With the moon out running felt easy, almost second nature. Being by myself it took me 10 minutes in total to get home.
When i returned, i was welcomed by a slightly irritated Rias. I guess she was unhappy i chose to run back rather than teleport with her.

The Familiars

Me and Saji were called by Sona to the student council room. When we arrived, Rias and the rest of the Occult Research club was there.

"Now that you two are here, we can get started."

Sona turns to Rias and gestures to Rias to continue.

"All the new members are going to get Familiars today."

I felt happy at this, and it showed. Rias and Sona looked at me to see my bright face.

"What makes you so happy?"

"I love animals!" I smile with excitement.

Rias continues as i start to get restless.

"Before we leave, we will show you ours. This one is mine."

A red bat appears on Rias' hand.

"This is mine." A small green humanoid cactus-thing appeared on the ground next to Akeno.

"...This is Shiro." A Small white cat appeared on Koneko's head.

"Mine is ..."

"You don't have to tell me."

"Shut up Issei! What's yours Kiba?"

A small white bird appears on Kiba's shoulder.

"And this is mine." A small tornado of water appears beside Sona as it bursts and a Blue bird appears flapping it's wings next to Sona.

"Awww ... Cute." I said this with a smile. As i said this, all of the familiars except Shiro came over to me. They all nestled against me as i petted each one of them.
I walked up to Koneko to talk with Shiro, the familiars followed me as well.
I bent down a little to look eye to eye at Shiro.

"Hey Shiro, I'm not going to hurt you." I smiled at him and picked him up. He rolled over onto his back and i rubbed his belly affectionately.

I put Shiro on top of my head, and look at everyone. Everyone was looking at me weirdly.

"Sora ... did you just say meow and Kya?"

"Yes and no. I have the ability to speak to animals but those who can't hear the noise of what you hear when the animal speaks."

I point to Shiro.

"So in this case meow and Kya, if it was a bird then it would be tweets and whistles."

I then give each familiar back to their masters and step back.

"So then Sora, you should get a familiar easily."

"Yes, Sona-sama."

Rias and Sona then form their respective magic circles on the floor.
Me and Saji go with Sona. Issei, Asia and the rest go with Rias. As they circles activate, a bright light fills the room and our vision.

When the light goes away, our surroundings are dark. We are now in a forest area.

"Get Daze!"

""Wha!""

Both Issei and Asia were shocked by the entrance of a unknown man, Saji was oblivious still looking at out surroundings.

"My name is Satooji of Madara Town! I'm a devil in training, and i'm aiming to be the Familiar Master."

"Satooji-san, we have brought the ones i spoke of."

Satooji stares at each of us for a moment before speaking again.

"Hmm, So two dull face boys, a blonde beauty and a wolf-like boy. Ok! I'll find your Familiars easily."

"Those three, yes. I'm finding my own."

"Sora, he is a professional."

"Sona-sama, i accept what you say but i want to choose for myself. If i go with you, you or Rias may say that something is perfect for me and that'll make me get it."

I look at both Rias and Sona with pleading eyes. Their cheeks redden as they reply simultaneously.

""...Fine.""

"Thank you." I smile and walk off in the opposite direction.

I walk past many different areas. Small pool areas with fish and cat-like creatures.
I also walked over a mountainous area filled with flying creatures.
I stumbled upon a waterfall once i got near the bottom of one of the mountains. I got a feeling that what would appear would be my familiar.

"Devil, What do you want?"

A voice came out of nowhere, it sounded like it came from the waterfall.

"I was looking for a familiar, once i got near this waterfall i got a feeling like you were perfect for me."

A figure walked out from behind the waterfall. It was a tall woman, looking slightly smaller than me. She was fair skinned but well-endowed.

I could tell this by the clothes she was wearing ... or rather lack of clothes.

"So you think you can tame me?"

"I would like to but first i would like to know what you are."

"Ceffyl Dwr."

"Water horse, eh? Are you like the ones in Welsh mythology?"

The woman stepped forward after hearing my reply, i must of been right.

"Yes, i am. I deem you worthy, but for whether you have to try and tame me is another thing."

I step forward to her and whispered in her ear.

"I used to live in Wales myself, plus i would like to pull a few pranks on people."

As i step back i could see the woman's face blush. This proved to me i was right.

"Fine then, i will allow you to be my master."

"Great! I'm Sora, do you have a name or am i to give you one?"

"Rhian."

"Rhian it is then. What do you look like as a horse?"

Rhian acknowledges and transformed into a Grey horse standing at 17hh. Her mane and tail joined together and ran all down her back, her mane and tail was made out of mist which shone in the moonlight.

"This is one of my forms. I have the human form which you saw, this one and a winged form. In my wing form, i am the same height but my fur is white and i have two wings."

I wonder to myself whether she would change much when she transforms.

"Ok then, would you be able to transform again and fly me back to my friends?"

"I can do that, Sora-sama." Rhian answers while smiling mischievously.

We fly around for what seemed like hours trying to find Sona and Rias. When we arrive above a clearing in the forest, i hear some screams coming from down below. I look down into the clearing and spot the girls being attacked by some tentacles as Saji and Issei stand by gawking at them.

"Rhian! Drop me off down there."

I point towards the clearing. We fly over and once we are directly above, i feel myself falling. Then i remember stories about the Ceffyl Dwr. They would allow people to ride on their backs then fly up into the air then turn to mist causing the rider to fall to their death.

"Rhian!"

I fall to the ground with a thud! Despite the thud, i landed on something squishy.

"Sora?"

I look up to see everyone free now from the slime. I reply to Rias.

"Hey there. Glad i could help you out while those perverts stared."

"...Where did you come from?"

I point to the sky.

"Why did you fall?"

"My familiar likes to play jokes. Rhian, Get out here."

On my command, Rhian forms into a winged horse from the mist.

"Introduce yourself ... Please."

Rhian waited for me to say please before introducing herself, as she spoke she turned into her human form. This caused Issei and Saji to listen up.

"I am Rhian, a Ceffyl Dwr. I will be Sora-sama's familiar."

I explained to them what a Ceffyl Dwr was and why she dropped me from the sky, i also lectured Issei and Saji about staring at the girls without helping them.
Saji listened to me but Issei didn't. He seemed rather upset at the demise of the slime. I turn around and address the others.

"So you have met mine, how about you three?"

Asia and Saji brought out their familiars. Issei didn't have one, i found out later on that i dropped on the one he wanted.
Asia had found a Blue sprite dragon, he wasn't very friendly with Issei. Asia called him Rassei, because of his thunder attacks and she also used a part of Issei's name. Poor little dragon.
Saji had an orange salamander. Saji called it Hitokage, due to his interests in games.

After this Satooji left us so we could form a contract with our familiars. We returned to the entrance to the forest and formed a magic circle each to form our contract. I went first.

"In the name of Okami Sora, I order you! You shall become my familiar and respond to my contract!"

The light of my magic circle dies down as i complete my contract. Rhian runs over to me and jumps on me causing us to fall on the ground.

"Sora ... What do you think you are doing?"

Rias and Sona were both staring at me with an angry expression.

"Wahh ... It's not my fault. She just jumped on me."

As Rias and Sona were lecturing me about taming her, Asia finished her contract.
Sona stopped lecturing me to help Saji with his but Rias continued to lecture me.

"Alright! I'm sorry, i'll tell her to not do it again without permission."

"Good"

Rias smiles afterwards, i don't know why she cares so much. I'm her servant, she shouldn't be jealous of people getting close to me. During the whole mishap caused by my new familiar, Koneko stood by Kiba onlooking the whole situation.

"Koneko-chan is something wrong?"

"... No senpai ..."

"It's about Sora isn't it?"

Koneko just nods in response.

The rest of that day passed slowly, i had to put up with Issei moaning at me for killing his slime. I wonder if the boy can put his perversion to good use one of these days.

Alright, i'm back. As i said in the previous chapter, there is around 4 days between chapters.
That's because I've been ill, i have an odd affinity to mixing drinks. Alcoholic or not.
The next chapter will be another 2 side stories, not sure on length but hopefully they will be out tomorrow.
I have a few ideas for the Excalibur arc, Kiba's and Sora's past will be revealed.
Just in case none of you knew hh stands for hands high and it's the correct way to measure horses.