" - Talking
' - Thinking
{ - Zirnitra

Magic artes

A week has passed since i ended the marriage between Rias and Raiser. There seems to be a little friction between the Gremory and Phenix clan now.
Rias has been happy, at the expense of my sanity. Since she has been living with me, I've had to put up with a lot of things.
I wake up to her and Koneko being in my bed, it's worse because Rias has to sleep naked. Sounds like bullshit to me.

Rias has also decided to walk to school with me and Koneko, now i seem to be in a relationship with both of them. Due to this, people think they can come up and talk to me.

My reputation is being misguided, if only it could go back to normal.

"...Sora? ... Sora?"

A voice comes into my mind waking me from my day dream.

"Sorry, i was daydreaming a little. My life has gotten a little busy."

"Just don't let it get in the way of your work." She seemed angry while saying this.

I look down to my desk to see more papers than there was before. I'm in the student council room with Sona, catching up on work.

"Sona-sama?"

"Yes, Sora."

"Is there any chance you could get me some materials?"

"I can, but what would they be used for?" Sona lifts her head up, wondering why i was asking for something.

"I wanted to make myself a demonic sword or possibly some armour for when i'm in my wolf form."

"If that's what they are being used for, then i will get them for you."

"If possible, can i have them dropped off at my house? Also i have one more thing i want."

"Yes, and that would be?"

"Well, i have been reading my arte books and there is a few on magic. I was wondering if you could find me a staff, the cast times are a little long so it would speed up the process."

"Any idea on what you would like the staff to look like?"

"A slim but sturdy black staff with the top being a dragon's head."

"Oh, that makes it easy then. We have staffs like that at my home, you will have it by tomorrow."

"For the materials, could it be a large order? I was thinking that maybe my father could practice with them to possibly be able to sell them in the underworld, i would of course help him."

"Of course. It will raise both yours and my reputation. I'll get onto the paperwork then."

Sona brightened up at the fact i would help make the swords. Reputation seems to be really high in the worries of my two masters.
I was in the Student council room for a few more hours sorting out papers. Sona also asked me to stay back a little longer to find out what materials i needed.
I wasn't so sure so i went with a mix of everything, i also asked for a book on smithing with the demon's ores. This made Sona brighten up even more, she's a real bookworm.

The next day came.

I found myself in the student council room again with Sona. I always seemed to be alone with her when i was here.

"Have you ever noticed that when i'm here it's just us?"

As i spoke, Sona went a little red.

"...Would you prefer more people here?"

"Of course not, but they are your peerage. I should at least be on good terms with them."

"What about Akeno and Issei? Rias has told me you don't like them."

She got me, i don't really hate Issei though.

"Well, Issei is just troublesome is all. Akeno ... Well, i just don't like her."

"Why is that?"

I shrug to her and change the topic of our discussion.

"Is it true you and Rias are best friends despite being rivals?"

"Yes, it's true."

"Is it going to affect what i have to do in anyway?"

Sona is confused for a second before understanding what i meant.

"At times it will. But hopefully, you should be fine otherwise."

Phew. I dodged a bullet there, i seriously didn't want to be in the middle of those two. They seem like the type of people who would fight each other by pulling on my arms, to drag me to their side. I spotted a staff at the other end of the room. It looked like the staff i asked for. It was a thin black staff which swirled around at the top forming a dragon head.

"Sona-sama, is that staff mine?"

"Yes, my father said it use to be one of his."

Wow, they were willing to allow me to have it. I'll be in huge trouble if i accidentally break it ... hell, if it's Sona, i'll get in trouble for misplacing it for a second.

"Thanks Sona-sama, i didn't expect to get your father's old staff."

I smiled as i replied. Sona looked deep in thought.

"My father saw you at Rias' wedding. He was intrigued by your match with Raiser."

"He must have high hopes in me then ... I won't disappoint, i'll put in 110% to prove my worth."

"Good, then do you want to try it out."

Oooh, a match. Against Sona?! Should be fun, hope i don't go overboard and hurt her.

"Sure. But first, i need to go home and get my arte books. You can borrow them afterwards."

I smile and set up my magic circle. I transport back to my room at home.
I look all over my room. I find the first book back on my bookshelf, with the rest of my arte books. I do a quick tidy up of my room, as a knock rings in my ear.

"Come in."

Rias comes into my room with the book i needed.

"Hey Rias, why do you have that book?"

"I was just looking through your books, i saw their were some that used demonic energy."

"If you are interested, come with me. Sona wants to fight me, i'll be using one there."

Rias looks a little troubled. A little disheartening, she mustn't believe i can beat Sona.

"Come on, i beat Raiser didn't i? I should be fine."

A little chuckle comes from Rias' mouth.

"I'm not worried about you. I'm worried about Sona."

Oh, i see now. 'Zirnitra, should i be careful?'

{Nah, she's strong enough.}

'You better be right.'

"Let's go then."

Rias set's up the magic circle and in a flash we are in the student council room,only this time it's more lively.

"Sora, what took you so long?"

"Rias was interested in my book, so i asked her to come along. And as it seems, we will both have supporters."

As i spoke i pointed to the student council members who were now here. Sona whispered something to Shinra. Shinra picked up my new staff and brought it to me. I took it from her hands. Despite it's look, it was surprisingly heavy. It was smooth and easy to hold. Exactly what i had in mind.

"So Sona, ready to be beat?"

I smiled and laughed an evil hint. The student council looked at me with a confused expression, Shinra was the only one who kept a normal expression.

"Yes, but i haven't seen much of your ability. I doubt i'll lose."

We make our way outside to the area behind the school. We use the clearing we used before when they were testing my strength. It has the same use, this time testing my magic.
Shinra and Rias set up a magical barrier to limit the damage.

"You ready Sora?"

I spin my staff around to get a little use to moving it and then slam the bottom into the ground causing the ground to shake a little.

"Sure am. Let's go."

"Good. We will take turns."

She must be really interested in these artes.

"Overlimit!"

Woosh! Wind erupts from me, causing the branches of the trees to shake violently. Rias and the student council stood their ground from the wind, but Saji was forced back a couple of feat from being surprised.

I open the first arte book and find a demonic arte.

"Rias, this one is for you..."

I close my eyes and begin my chant.

"...Power of the Underworld! Unleash thy judgement upon the evil before my eyes. Violent Pain!"

A big black circle appears on the ground around Sona. Black spears with purple outlines erupt from the edge of the circle rising to a metre above Sona before bending and crashing down on her.
Sona saved herself at the last second by using a magic barrier.

"How was it?"

"Wasn't what i expected."

"Strong." Rias was staring with wide eyes.

"If you were to add your power of destruction, the power would be insane."

I look down to the staff in my hand. It made me happy, to be able to perform the arte first time round without problem was awesome.

"My turn."

Sona shoots a bolt of water at me, it was too quick for me to activate a barrier ... I didn't even need to.

"Ummm ... Sona-sama, was that an attack or are you splashing me with water?" I tilt my head as i ask. Sona gets angry at this, i must of said it in a bad way. A magic circle form in front of her hands, i could feel the amount of water forming.

"That's it. Your attacks can't hurt me though."

As water begins to shoot out of the magic circle i change my stance and thrusts my hands into the air.

"Force Field!"

See-through purple hexagons form and connect together forming a dome around me. The water that shot at me hit the barrier and shot into all directions, blowing Saji and the two bishops against a wall.

"...Wow. Good job i used this barrier. Oi Saji! You ok?"

All i got in response was a thumbs up. I turned to look at Sona, her rage had calmed down.

"Sona-sama, i'm sorry for what i said. It didn't mean it as an insult, i should of worded it better." As i apologized, i kneeled down and dropped my head.

I heard footsteps as Sona walked towards me. I braced for a slap, but it didn't come.
A warm sensation filled the top of my head causing me to look up. Sona was in front of me with her hand on my head. Upon noticing this my cheeks flushed red.

"S-S-Sona-sama, W-Why is you hand on my head?" I stammered as i asked her.

Sona chuckled in response. "It's ok, my first attack did nothing to you at all which surprised me."

"So, it's my turn again."

As i stood up and returned to my place, Saji and the two bishops had recovered. Rias was staring at me angrily, she must hate people touching her servants.

"Before i use my attack, Do you have an attack which forms a dragon?"

"Yes, i have a water one."

"Awesome, use it at the same time as my attack."

I got a nod in response and i started my new chant.

"Oh Seething Fire, be a heavenly beast to devour the wicked flame. Flame Dragon."

An orange and yellow dragon shoots out of the magic circle that's in front of me as a blue dragon does the same from Sona's magic circle. The dragons collide and explode with a huge amount of smoke causing everyone to cough.

" ... *Cough* ... Stronger than i expected it to be. Zirnitra did you help at all with that?"

{No, but it was a dragon attack. Your level was below Sona's but due to having a dragon inside you, it rose it's level due to raw dragon power.}

"That's pretty cool. I guess i'll go again then."

I ready myself again to perform another arte.

"I'll have to use a sword for this one. It's the sword i'll be using when i'm fighting on the Sitri side."

I smiled and a magic circle appeared just in front of me to the side.

"Quell the ascent of the blazing inferno! Great Deluge!"

A sword handle appears from the circle. I grab it and pull it out and slash in front of me with it. Water that was covering the sword shoots off of it onto the ground.

"Get ready. This is a move that you can learn, of course you won't be using the sword."

I take a step back and chant again.

"Wander in the frigid mist forever! Rest in a glacial bed as you calmly cuddle your demise! Final Embrace!"

As i call the name of the arte, an ice spear rockets out of my sword and strikes Sona. She's hit by the spear and is encased in a prison of ice, unable to move. There are no visible wounds on her.
I close in on Sona and touch the ice, it was sub zero. I clicked my fingers and the ice split and fell apart. Sona emerged a little shaken but without wounds.

"Here you go, Sona-sama. There are quite a few water and ice artes in there."

I throw her one of the books, before taking up another stance for my final arte.

"You guys with have to stand back. This Mystic arte is the second strongest."

Everyone moves back and i start to concentrate. Thunder clouds appear in the sky covering it. Two huge magic circles appear in the sky and four slightly smaller ones appear a few meters above the ground. Four white lights shoot down and hit the edges of the 2 bigger circles and then each light goes through the center of each circle.
As the arte is ready, i begin the chant to finish the move.

"Perish in the darkness for eternity! Indignation!"

A massive lightning bolt surges through the two main magic circles and crashes into the ground making a huge crater in an explosion and taking out the magical barrier. The force of the explosion hits me and sends me flying into a nearby tree breaking it in half from the impact.

""Sora!""

Both my Kings shout to me as i fly through the air. As the thunderclouds disappear, everyone runs up to me. Saji helps me to my feet, i take a few seconds before i feel right again.

"Haha ... guess i'm not strong enough yet. That bloody hurt."

I laughed as i clutched my stomach from the pain. Surprisingly my back didn't hurt.

"Why didn't Zirnitra help you control the power better?"

That was i good question, it made me start to wonder why.
Upon hearing his name Zirnitra spoke up {It would of been worse if i did. He can't control my magic power yet so helping him out was out of the question.}

"Zirnitra, i'm happy you didn't help. If you did you would of played it off as a joke."

{Hahahaha ... That's true. Now that you say that, i should of done it.}

"He seriously would of done that."

"Yes, Saji, he would of. He likes to play jokes, most of them are painful. Have you not spoken to your dragon yet?"

"Dragon?"

"Zirnitra, you did say he had a dragon right?"

{Yeah ... Well ... Kinda}

"Which is it?"

{Both, he has a quarter of Vitra.}

"So the weakest dragon king ..."

Upon realizing Saji's dismay after hearing he has the weakest.

"... Weakest in strength. I didn't really pay attention but he was still really strong just in another aspect."

After saying this i decided to leave with Rias. Using Indignation really took a lot out of me. Once i got home i went for a shower and then straight to bed without any food.

We meet again

It was lunch time, the day after my spar with Sona. I was sitting next to the cherry blossom out at the front of the school near the entrance.
The sound of students rushing around filled my ears, the silent tweets of birds appeared in the middle of the ruckus.

Bang! Bang! Two gunshots were fired. I opened my eyes and looked to where they came from.

A man was holding a pistol, from where he was aiming it, he had shot into the sky. I picked up my sword and approached him.
As i got closer i recognized the man. He was the one who acted as the Leader of the group of armed robbers who i stopped from robbing a bank.
As i got even closer the man spotted me and aimed his gun towards me.

"There you are kid!"

"Hey, you got out early."

The man's face changed, it seemed i made him angry. Bang! Bang!

"Arghhh!"

The man shot his pistol again, a bullet going through each thigh. When i got to school i completely surpress my aura and strength, that was the only reason the bullets were effective.

"How does it feel? Hurts right?"

"Yeah, just a little. Why don't you put the gun away?"

I brought my fists up into a stance. A crowd forms behind me, the students and teachers have come out.
With his gun still aimed at me, i walk even closer. Bang! Bang! He shot again, this time through my shoulders.

"So revenge huh? Where is the rest of them?"

"Two got deported and the other two don't want revenge."

"So then what about you?"

Police sirens sounded in the background. Three police cars had pulled up in front of the school. Five officers were out of their cars with their guns pointing at the man in front of me.

The police captain called out "Put down your gun. You are surrounded."

"No, i -"

"It'll be easier if i tell them."

I turned to the police officers and shouted "It's fine. I stopped him once and that time there were more people with guns."
I turned back to the man, "What's your name anyway?"

"Satoshi. I knows yours, Sora. When i was arrested, the officers wouldn't stop praising your efforts. You even got to be able to carry your sword around."

"I can also use it on you. Police authority."

I unsheathe my sword and lunge at him. He narrowly dodges.

"Oh .. Did you train in prison or something?"

"There was nothing else to do. Train and work, that's all you could do."

"What about now?"

"Hardly anything now that i have a record."

"Shouldn't of attempted to rob the bank then."

Bang! He shot again, this time i anticipated it and cut the bullet in half with my sword. As he watched in awe, i ran towards him and slashed his gun.
His gun cracked, the barrel had come off. Only the grip and the trigger remained in his hand. I walked up to him as i sheathed my sword.

"It seems i stopped you again. I wonder if you'll get released again. But first, Goodnight."

I smiled at him creepily and punched him as hard as i could in the stomach. He skidded a foot back clutching his stomach. He coughed up blood a small pool of blood and then fell unconscious.
I signaled the police officers and they rushed in and arrested him.
Applause filled my ears. I turned around to see the whole student body at the top of the stairs, Students and teacher were clapping in response to me subduing Satoshi.

"Okami-san!"

"Yes, captain."

"Thank you again for helping us out with a villain. We would like to offer you a recommendation, also we want to give you this."

The captain handed me a pin and a badge. The pin was shaped like the rank of Police Sergeant. The badge was like the ones officers had but it was slightly smaller.

I fixed the pin to my collar and held the badge in my left hand.

"What are these for, Captain?"

"We would like you to help us out. If you agree, you can keep them and also help out your neighborhood We will assign you tasks such as robbers and thugs to deal with but nothing major due to you still being a student."

I was filling with excitement. I had stopped them twice, and i was given something this prestigious.

"I accept. This is awesome."

"Good, here is my phone number. Call me later tonight and we can discuss details."

"Yes, sir."

"I will have to talk to the headmaster now, but first there are two girls here for you." The captain smiled and pointed behind me.

"Huh?" I turned around to see Rias and Sona.

"Hey there."

They both jumped on me at the same time, causing me to fall backwards. We narrowly missed the police captain.

"Seen as you are having fun, i'll leave now."

"I will speak to you later, Captain."

The captain waved as he walked off. The pain in my shoulders rose as Rias and Sona clenched their arms on me.

"I was shot, you know?"

""Sorry.""

They both release their holds on me as Sona speaks.

"You've gotta be more careful. At least you had your devil powers suppressed, it was still remarkable that you were that quick being a normal human."

I was shocked, i expected just a plain scolding. What i got was a compliment and a slight worry. It's good that i was trusted, seems like yesterday proved me strength to her.

"Next time i will be. It's awesome, though. An honorary police sergeant."

My eyes glimmer, the girls who stand before me smile.

"On top of that, your reputation in the school has increased. Nearly everyone saw it from the beginning."

"What?! No. This isn't good."

I drop to my knees. 'What am i going to do? Girls are going to talk to me'

{Kid calm down. All it means is more mates.}

'Yes, that's all it is ... Wait?! What?!'

{Ladies, it appears i have angered the kid. Please calm him down.} Zirnitra speaks out to Sona and Rias, quietly to avoid anyone else hearing him.

"That bastard. I'm not going to make every woman into a god damn mate!" I start growling and mumbling.

Rias bends down and hugs me.

"It's ok Sora. We won't let the girls near you."

"Really? Then what can i do about this damn dragon?"

Sona bends down to me now.

"Nothing, we can't do anything."

"I swear, i'm going to get you back Zirnitra."

I look in between my two masters and see students talking between themselves. I wonder, does how we are look weird to them.

"Well then, i suppose it's time for lessons."

"Yes, it is. Come by the student council room afterwards."

"Ok, Sona-sama."

"There won't be any paperwork today. You don't call Rias, Rias-sama anymore so don't call me sama either, Ok?"

Sona smiled at me cheerfully. She had a pretty smile, it was a refreshing change from her normal demeanor.
Rias jabbed me in the side. I turned towards her to see her pouting in jealousy.

"Hahaha .. You two can both be quite cute when you aren't serious."

Both Rias and Sona went beet red in embarrassment. A second went by and i felt two soft but warm sensations on my cheeks. Rias and Sona had both kissed me.

"""""EEEEEHHHHHHHH!"""""""

All the students shouted in confusion to what they just saw. Seeing Rias doing it was something new to them, but seeing Sona, the student council president who usually cold towards others outside of the council was insane.
This is gonna be a huge topic around the school. Eyes were glaring at me. All the males were directing killing intent towards me, as the girls were jealous.
I chuckled out loud at this while watching Rias and Sona bicker over me.

"You know Sona. I think you just changed your reputation."

The two girls stop and look at me.

"What do you mean?"

I pointed towards everyone at the top of the stairs.

"Well they just saw both of you kiss me."

They both realise what they just did. Rias' cheeks flush an even darker red as Sona sports a new troubled expression.

"The only way to can get out of it is to make me your boyfriend ... Hahahaha."

The girls both turn back to stare at me. Rias was now staring at me intently with a hint of anger. Sona was looking at me with a mixed expression.

"If that's the only way, then i'll have to do it."

Sona's expression changed again, she was back to being embarrassed. She linked her arm with mine and dragged me towards the school.

"Come on, i have to take you to the infirmary."

"What? I'll be fine."

"They don't know that ..." Sona said at a normal sound level before raising her voice slightly as we passed through the crowd.

"... Just let me look after you, that's what a girlfriend does, right?"

The mood becomes worse. The killing intent from the males sky rockets, even some of the girls join in. Everyone is standing in shock, even the Occult research club and the Student council.
All i can do i sigh, it's better for me to agree and be taken away before i'm attacked.

"Fine, i'd be happy for you to look after me."

I was dragged to the Infirmary and cared for by Sona. I lay there thinking about the day and what type of response i'm going to get off of everyone. Issei and Saji are gonna be jealous. Rias is gonna be pissed. I suppose it ain't all bad, i get to put more bad guys behind bars.

It was the best feeling in my life.

There we go. That's it for now, side story wise. It also kicks off the harem.
Next chapter will begin the Excalibur arc.
I'm quite happy with how the second half of the chapter came out. Everything came to me as i was writing it, none of it was planned out.
I wanted to see how well i could do with being spontaneous about it so i would love to hear your feedback on it.

See ya next time!