~ 12 ~
He couldn't believe what he was seeing with his own eyes. The boy showed promise from what his sister told of him when she asked if she could use Eight Mutation Pawns. The Boosted Gear would warrant the amount, though he wondered why Mutation Pieces. Sure his power is equal with a High-class Devil, but for all eight to be Mutation Pieces there had to be something else he's hiding. The fight has been going on for sometime. Even if the child is showing fatigue and taking damage, he's doesn't relent on his assault against Raiser. So what is he trying to do? If he doesn't act soon, then Rias will be forced to marry Raiser. Despite it being for the future of the Devils, he doesn't approve of the marriage. But what can he do? As Maou, he has to look after his people.
"Seems like the kid's still going strong." a voice from behind him spoke. He looks behind to see a woman with light blue hair and pale yellow eyes, wearing a pair of jeans with high heel boots, a t-shirt and coat. He couldn't help but be surprised by the Devil's secret Rating Game proctor.
"Tiamat. What brings you here?" Sirzechs ask curiously. It's not often she makes an appearance.
"Can't a girl cheer on her own master?" this shocked everyone in the room. Someone managed to become Tiamat's master!? Sirzechs looks back at the battle. Could it be the boy in red armor? "I know what you're thinking. Yes, he's the one in the dragon armor." He's certainly full of surprises, that one.
"Do you think he can win?" it seemed like a stupid question to ask, given how the battle is going. Takeo is putting on a good front but now he's starting to waver. For every blow he lands, Raiser heals from the attack. Perhaps he's whittling down his will to fight. Though the man himself is persistent. Unless he comes up with a strike the power of a God, the game seems set. She stays silent for seconds before answering.
"Honestly, I don't know. I can tell Raiser is taking some damage mentally, but it's coming in chips when Takeo needs to hit blocks off. He won't have the stamina to keep going, so he needs to settle for a God-Class attack. And right now, he can't manage that unless..." she stops herself from going further.
"Unless what?" Sirzechs asks.
"Unless he goes Juggernaut Drive. He'll have that power at the price of losing his sanity." she only recounts that much per Takeo's request. Truth is; he has an alternative to the Juggernaut Drive, though it would mean using Divine Dividing. No one knows her master is a bearer of two Sacred Gears. And they happen to share a past with each other as the Two Heavenly Dragons that fought against each other over the centuries and before that; the Great War.
Sirzechs considers this and goes back to watching. Would it come to him using that move? Would he risk everything for her? Something in the screen caught his attention. Takeo is caught in Raiser's grip, and was impaled with a flaming fist to where the jewel in his chest armor resides. Sirzechs didn't realize he was holding his breath. He didn't want him to fail. No, he wanted him to win, to attain freedom for Rias. It felt like a sack of bricks fell in his stomachs as Raiser threw Takeo's immobile body towards the girls. They rush by his side. The blonde one tries to heal his wounds with tears in her eyes while Rias wails at Raiser with wave after wave of demonic energy. He couldn't bear to look any longer and turns away before Tiamat place a hand on his shoulder, nodding at the screen. When he looked up, he couldn't believe what he was seeing again.
~ Takeo's POV ~
God Gorram it that hurt like a bitch! He just punched a flaming fist in my chest! I mean I'm still breathing, some god out there can explain that to me later. Right now I need to get back up. I look down to see parts of my armor is beginning to shatter. Guess I'm at my limits here. ...No, I can't be. Not now. I raise myself up, surprising Asia who was about to cry. She tries to force me back down, but I wave it off gently. Straining to get back up till standing somewhat hunched over, I was letting out haggard breaths with the burning sensation was still in my chest, but the wound healed enough thanks to Asia. I barely have any energy left to throw a punch, let alone keep on fighting. Still, I have to try.
'Albion?' I call out into the void. He appears in front of me in the dimension where we meet like usual.
[Albion]: "Have you finally come to your senses?" he scolds me in a fatherly tone. I just grunt.
'I reckon so, dad.' putting on a child's voice who was just disciplined for a mistake. 'Ready to make your debut?' he grins in response.
[Albion]: "Never been more ready, Takeo. We better get going. Your woman is becoming worried." he shines brightly, then disappears briefly before reappearing as the Divine Dividing wings on my back.
Coming back to the real world. Everyone is still rooted in their position. Unlocking the seal to release Albion caused a small burst of energy shoot through my body. It's not much, but it's more than enough to get this crazy plan started. I begin to walk towards Raiser, who backs off a little.
"W-What the?! You have to be crazy! No one would be able to carry on after that attack! Even if they were healed with Twilight Healing they would have been retired from the game!"
I kept walking silently to him. This scared Raiser though not as much as the other girls. They just saw their friend impaled through his chest, and continues walking. Fighting on even if he's exhausted.
"T-Takeo?" Rias walks up to me. I didn't pay attention to her call, eyes still glued on my opponent. Before I could take another step, arms wrapped around my waist stopped my advance. "Takeo. It's fine. You don't need to fight anymore. Koneko...Kiba...Akeno...Asia...especially you have done more than I can hope for." I take hold of her hands and separate them from me, and continued onward.
...
"...Why?" she mutters. It was another step when I heard something about the voice that I need to see for myself. I turn back to find out why and my eyes widen at the reason. She was crying. She wasn't stopping herself from letting the tears fall, they were coming down freely. "...We know I won't be able to win this so why? Takeo, you don't have enough strength to keep going." she raises her hands to stifle her sobs. "At this rate, you might end up dying. If you do then I'll end up losing the one good thing in my life...so please! You don't have to fight anymore!"
The walls made so long ago shattered around me. We've only known each other for a while, but to hear her say I was the one good thing in her life made my heart skip a beat. All I could manage is a small smile to her. Hoping it was enough to assure her I'm not gonna die tonight. A fist of fire comes hurling to my face and I grab hold, turning to see Raiser with an aghast face.
"Sorry Raiser. But it's high time we end this match." with the other fist, I ram it into his face. Sending him flying to the opposite side. "Allow me to show you. What it means to cross the wrath who holds the title; Emperor of Two Heavens!" Rather than a red aura emanating from me. Another takes it place. White. As the power begins to run its course, a pair of white Dragon wings with blue feathers of light emitting behind me appear. The development shocked everyone that was watching from the other rooms, and everyone on the roof.
"Takeo...that's..." Rias says with a terrified voice. I look back at her again. She's not crying at least.
"I'm sorry." grinning sadly at the lie of omission. I walk towards Raiser slowly. "Raiser, I need to reintroduce myself. My name is Takeo Mugetsu. Wielder of the Boosted Gear and partner of the Welsh Dragon Ddraig. I am also the host of the Vanishing Dragon Albion. The soul that lives in my other Sacred Gear; Divine Dividing. In other words; I am both Sekiryuutei and Hakuryuukou! The first Nitenryuutei!" eyes widen to the point where they're about to pop right out.
"Divine Dividing. Balance Breaker." {Vanishing Dragon! Balance Breaker!}
Radiating a white aura now to wrap myself in the power of Divine Dividing. Much like the Boosted Gear's Balance Breaker, armor takes shape over my body. Only now the intended theme is white. The result had some curves along with angles, a similar Dragon motif going for it. Blue jewels decorated the gauntlets, knee armor, chest, and pauldrons with horns on them. The helmet had a Gundam look to it. The wings from before stayed, which I always thought were something from an anime I remember watching. Along with a tail akin to the previous Scale-mail.
"Divine Dividing. Scale-mail." I announce. Before Raiser could react, I flicker to his side and land a fist where his kidneys were. {Divide!} he lashes out, I catch the hand and break the arm. After that I break his jugular with a chop. Gasping for air he spreads his fire wings and backs off far away to prepare a massive fire strike. "Tell me Raiser how do you take down a being that constantly resurrects itself?"
I raise a hand. {Divide!} the meteor like ball weakens to the point it's the size of a tennis ball. His shock allows me to get closer in order to grab him by the collar for a headbutt. "Do you use an attack that rivals God? Maybe, since I have two Longinus for it!" kneeing him up his stomach and hitting with a right cross. "Only problem is that it requires me to abandon all reasoning, and I don't intend to use that or the alternate just yet!" grabbing hold of him, we nose dive down, slamming Raiser against the roof in a loud explosion.
"So all that's left is to keep killing you until your mind breaks! Only you're so persistent I would have to figure out ways to do it." {Divide!} I summon out Force Edge and a cloud of swords paint the white sky. "What I can do to change that is keep hitting, constantly killing, taking your power as my own, and snuffing out the flames you so covet! All of this until you reach zero!" all the blades change power from their neutral state to a chilling death-like aura. Realizing what's about to happen, fear clouded Raiser's eyes.
"H-Hold on! Do you even know what you are doing!? This engagement is important and necessary for the future of Devils! It's not something a brat like you can butt into!"
"You think I give two damns!? It's not enough that you don't even love her for the woman she is! You go on about it being for the future of your people!? The fact that she was crying, is more than enough a reason to end this!"
I fly away from the kill zone and let loose the hail of magic ice-steel on my opponent. The swords crashing down like a downpour of rain. Flickers of his flames come through the haze of broken ice-magic that shatters after finding its target, but were smothered by the unrelenting assault of a freezing rain of swords.
Raiser puts his hands out and screams. "S-S-Stop!" I halt the downpour to see if the job was done. "...Y-You...win. I...I resign."
[Raiser Phoenix-sama has resigned! The match goes to Rias Gremory-sama!]
I get to ground level landing softly. Looking at Raiser, he had passed out with the expression of someone who just saw his life flash before his eyes. Multiple lives in his case. I walk by him to see Ravel arrived with an astonished expression. Who wouldn't as her brother just admitted defeat. She looked ready to say something, but I pass her by while patting her head too tired to say anything. This confused her to shut up, while blushing lightly. The Scale-mail bursts into light and disappears as I walk to Rias and Asia.
"...I...I did it. We...won..." darkness crept into view as I stumble slightly. My legs give out and I thought I smelled strawberries again. I try to open my eyes; only managing a blur of crimson coming into view. I think she caught me when I was about to hit the ground. Her hands caressed my cheek. This is good. Isn't it.
~ Narrator's POV ~
"This is a rather unexpected turn of events. Who would have thought there was someone that has both the red and white." an older gentleman with red hair speaking. "As per the arrangement, my daughter will be free to do as she wishes. Lord Phoenix, I apologize if this wasn't the outcome you intended."
"You don't have to say any more, Lord Gremory. Even if it was a good engagement, we acted on too much greed. We already have pure Devil grandchildren. Perhaps it's in our nature to crave it, or because we saw hell in the war." responding was a man with blonde hair of similar age to the person he's speaking with.
"...No, I forced my greed onto my daughter as well."
"Your daughter has an excellent servant. Mugetsu-kun, am I correct? I would have liked to thank him. What my son lacked was defeat. He overestimated the ability of our clan, and underestimated his enemies. This will be a good lesson for him. Phoenix is not absolute. Just learning that is enough from this match, Lord Gremory."
"Lord Phoenix..."
"Looks like the Underworld won't be bored in the future. For either loathsome existences to actually come to our side was something I needed to see for myself. Now it turns out he has the other as well. Everyone at home will have a field day with this."
The two men walk for the exit. Sirzechs and Tiamat stayed for a while, taking in the events of what has happened. The former was ecstatic but kept a calm demeanor. The later couldn't get the grin off even if you pried it from her face with enough force. The two who left were right about one thing. Things won't be boring in the near future. By nature, Dragons attract power. Be it in strong allies or formidable enemies. Either way, Takeo's life will be interesting to say the least announcing to the Underworld he is a bearer of the Welsh and Vanishing Dragon who have waged countless battles against each other. The first Nitenryuutei of this generation.
~ Time Skip: Three Days ~
Takeo laid unconscious, resting his weary mind in Void's Reprieve. Recovering from activating the Divine Dividing Balance Breaker and persisting his battle in a torn state. Looking up from his futon, he blinks bleary at Noctis who grinned tiredly at him.
"How did it go?" sitting up from the futon.
[Noctis]: "Well, you did just pull a blind one on a handful of people. If that didn't scare them, I don't know what will."
[Ddraig]: "You did well, partner. While the fight when I stepped into the ring wasn't what I expected. I'm proud of you." Ddraig chuckles.
"Can you blame me? Maybe if I went straight for Raiser, I might have had an edge against him."
[Albion]: "But would it have went as you hoped, and ended any different if it did?"
"At this point, it's just speculation but I'd like to think it would have changed something. So Albion, how does it feel to make your debut?" Takeo grins.
[Albion]: "As much as I enjoy the peace around here, it's good to be back." he smiles while crossing his arms. "Now that you prevented the engagement. What now? You realize people will be gunning for you if they weren't already when only knowing you have Ddraig. If that's not enough, someone might try again to force Rias in another arranged marriage."
[Ddraig]: "Well they certainly can try it. With what happened, I doubt they would want to take him on for a while, if at all." lightly ruffling Takeo's hair.
Takeo considers this for a moment. No doubt what Albion said could...no, would happen. If it does he'll just keep fighting. Until there's someone he can be happy with marrying Rias. However long it may take. The sound of it for whatever reason tugged something in his heart. The thought of another man with her; even if Takeo would be okay with it as long as Rias was happy churned a disgusting emotion in his gut. What is this feeling? Jealousy? For what? Surely he cares for her, but something about this was different...but what was it?
[Noctis]: "Don't think on it too hard. Some times the answer your looking for is something easily overlooked." Takeo looks at the armored warrior confused. "You'll know when you feel it. For now you need to get back to the real world. You're hogging up our time to play Shogi with us watching over your rear." Takeo rolls his eyes at the comment
"Alright you three, have fun with game night." he get off the floor and head to the sliding door. A light shines through the opening and he walks through.
~ Takeo's POV ~
The ceiling looks familiar, my room to be exact. Dark. It must be either night, or the blinds are closed. After the Game, they must have taken me here to rest up. It only took moving a muscle, and I can tell moving around will be fun for a few days. Being impaled by a fist, cooked alive in armor, and draining stamina to almost zero will do that. I sits up slightly to notice I'm wrapped in some bandages slightly below the chest; most likely for the wound Raiser inflicted on me, a few cover parts of my arms and legs. While looking over myself, a figure next to me caught my eye. Even in the dark I can tell by the silhouette and the scent of strawberries.
Rias? Third time she's in my room. She's sitting in a chair next to me and sleeping. My hand's holding onto something, I look down to see it's in her hands. A chuckle escapes and I regret the action as pain slightly jolts through my body. Guess I won't be laughing for a while. I gently trace circles on the back of her palm with a thumb, appreciating a friendly face when just waking up.
"...Takeo...don't...go..." she mutter in her sleep. A sad smile crept up on me. I lightly shake her shoulder to rouse her awake. Responding in a groggily adorable fashion, she wakes up slightly out of it but aware enough to notice me looking at her.
"Morning, Cherie. Kept you waiting?" I grin. Before I could react, she jumps and hugs me. Happy as I felt for the affection. It was straining me from the injury. "...Rias...pain." she realizes this and lets go embarrassed at the sudden action. "How long was I out?"
"About three days. We were expecting you to come back later. It's currently night."
"Anything happened while I was away?" she shook her head. "Were you keeping me company while I was sleeping?" She looked at me stunned for a moment, and raises a hand to cup my cheek. I blushed at the movement expecting her to answer the question but comments about something else.
"Your eyes—." confusion drew my face and she brings up my phone as a mirror to what she meant. Glowing irises staring back at me. They were still the same off-colored eyes from before, now their shining with a life of its own, pupils slit to emulate an actual Dragon's eye. "Did it happen when you used Divine Dividing?"
"At one point before I sealed both Sacred Gears, I constantly trained to effectively fight alongside Ddraig and Albion. My body could only handle so much power holding the two, so my eyes changed to becoming Dragon's eyes to vent the excess emission without using Divine Dividing. Though I don't remember them glowing or even have the actual slits like this before. Perhaps my eyes completed the transformation in exchange for enough power in the match against Raiser."
"It doesn't bother you?"
"Everything feels the same. Though I'll have a grand time explaining to everyone at school though. It was easy playing off the eyes back then as they weren't doing this now. And I doubt I can simply shut it down." making a circle motion with my index towards my face.
"I'm sure Akeno and I can look into ways of getting that fixed." she smile before turning into a melancholic expression. "I'm glad you're okay...It wouldn't be enough for me to go through with the wedding. I thought I was going to lose you." I smile weakly to cheer her up.
"You're not going to because I'll always be by your side. Even if I have to play the big bad dragon that guards his princess." she chuckles a bit at the joke.
"Of course...I'll always have you now." sounded as if she had wanted it to mean something different. "You may have broke off this engagement. But a new one might be brought up. If the same thing happened from before..."
Someone might try again to force Rias in another arranged marriage.
It's not something like a brat like you can butt into. Everyone has foreseen the outcome.
Are you still going to fight? Why bother anymore? Until there's someone I'm happy with marrying her.
Something inside begins to break down. Vision blurs but bearable to see. I could hear my heart pounding in my chest. Breaths becoming erratic. Why am I feeling this way? What is it to begin with? Hate? Not for her, but the idea of another man taking her from me. What am I saying, she doesn't belong to me. No. Her heart belongs to whomever she chooses to acknowledge. So why does seeing her in the arms of another cause this storm of anger in me?
...Why wouldn't it?
"...I won't."
"Takeo?" Rias looks at me for a moment. Eyes meet and a singular driving force compelled me to obey. I grab hold of her shoulder not enough in a vice grip, but to make one thing clear.
I push forward and lock her lips with my own. It was intended to be chaste, yet my eyes felt novas were flaring off. So I close them shut and stayed like this for a few seconds before pulling back. What I didn't expect was for her to reel me back in again for a second and not so innocent kiss. It began slow, warm at first then heated up fervently when gently teasing her lips. She lets out a gasp, allowing me to snake into her mouth. Causing her to hitch breaths again and grab hold of my shoulder. I drop my grip in exchange for her lovely hips and hoist her up on my lap.
She lets out a slight squeak from the motion of lifting up for a second while still entangled with my tongue. Giving the curves in hand a gentle squeeze, she breaks from the kiss to pin me down. I would assume that Rias is telling me to back off, but her next actions said otherwise. Hand placed near the wound then shifting to where my heart was and leans down to resume what I began. Softly carrying out a senseless torture that breathed shivers into my body. I grab onto her back thigh and spin around to rest her on her back, surprising me further by locking her legs around my legs.
Trailing kisses from her lips, to her chin, then down the neck. She sucks in a breath when playfully nipping near her collarbone. A hand slips under her clothes and under the bra to squeeze the nearly perfect orb of flesh in my grasp. Finding an erect nipple, I pinch at it and toy with the pointed tip. I do the same with its twin, pushing the clothing away to reveal everything in full glory and went back to kissing Rias earnestly. Mewling in pleasure, her leg shifting against my waist and resting her arms behind my neck. Pressing up to her heated core was when noticing I was only in a pair of boxer. Something clearly standing at attention. Honestly a pair of pants would have been nice...
...
What was I doing? Realization crashed like a tidal wave at where I'm positioned. Maybe I'm going delusional here. I did suffer some injuries after all. I back up calmly for a moment...nope this is happening.
Rias under me exposed in her chest area. Breathing heavily, eyes darkened with something that almost driven me off the deep end, and small trail of saliva near her mouth. ...Are those kiss marks on her neck? —!?
Rias notices my frantic movement, releasing her hold and sitting up. I took this chance to back further away enough for me to get into a seiza, and bow my head into the mattress.
"I'm sorry! Mother of Maou, I'm sorry! It got a lot farther than I expected it to!" I couldn't look Rias in the eye. Not after what just happened. Not when she just got out of an arranged marriage. What was I thinking forcing myself on her like that? Was it at the thought of someone taking her away again? Or was it because—
"...Takeo. Can you look at me for a minute." she spoke silently.
I pick my head up and felt her hands on my cheek and back of my neck. "R-Rias..." I start but was interrupted when my lips felt something soft again. The sensations coursing through my vein like a river of magma. She pulls back but keeps her hands where they were and smiles shyly.
"I was already considering giving you my first kiss. Though you took the initiative on this one." ...oh god, that was her first kiss!? I stood there with a mouth slightly agape, not sure what to say. Then she wraps me into a hug, and rests her chin on my shoulder. "In fact that was my first time being wanted like that. And I don't regret doing it. Neither should you."
"...not even the...part where we..." memories came rushing back. Some of those memories were steamy enough to make a nun faint. Certainly not telling anyone about this.
"Especially that part." Blood rushed to my face, causing me to glow red. "I don't think I could have asked for anyone better to share this moment with." she pecks my cheek softly. She...didn't mind the act of impulse?
"Can...can we stay together...? ...for the night?" embarrassed at the request after pulling her in closer to return the hug.
"Anything you need." mirroring the words from what I gave her before. "I think I found my reward for you." —? Reward? I look at her confused "It'll be a surprise~." she sticks out a tongue playfully. I wasn't sure what came over me, but I lean closer, enclosing it in a kiss. She clearly wasn't expecting it, but didn't back off when granting entrance to her mouth. Tongues continuing off the battle from before, keeping it slow to drown in the warmth of her. "Well, you certainly recover quick." smiling slyly, yet bashful.
"If you have any complaints about it, that punishment offer I promised you still stands." huskily replying.
"Only if I have you all to myself." nothing could have sent heat pumping to either heads faster than that comment. I sit back down, laid on the bed and she does the same. Taking to my body as a lover would, and I return the gesture in equal yearning. Allowing the night to fade into dawn.
~ Time Skip: Morning ~
The events that transpired last night and this morning was confusing to say the least. I woke up with Rias in my arms; that's seems to be happening quite a bit. Someone out there is seeing this, and is pointing out that it'll be happening for a while. I don't mind doing this with her. The other girls on the other hand...
What happened was when Rias and I woke up, I unconsciously gave her a good morning kiss that woke her up accidentally. Surprised as she was, she took it well. I wished the same could be said about Asia, Raynare, Nevarra, and Tiamat of all people when they walked in on the scene. It's one thing to give a kiss to a girl; it's another thing when the boy is half naked yet covered in bandages, and another when the boy and girl are in bed together. I swore to them nothing happened, even the obvious proof that Rias was wearing her clothes were there. Do they listen? Sort of. Asia was teary eyed from both seeing me alive and seeing me with her in such a situation. Raynare was mixed between pouting and grinning...strange. Nevarra was silent about it, and started writing notes about something. Tiamat...well she's ever a tease, poking fun at me for manning up.
After that was over, Rias left the house saying she needed to do something real quick. I made breakfast as usual, neglecting to put on a shirt as having bandages under it felt weird. None of the girls object, though Asia was constantly trying to pray to rid her of dirty thoughts. Thank you Raynare for being there to stop her. Tiamat kept making catcalls if that's what they're called when ogling a man in the half nude. Nevarra simply stared as I worked with a light flushed cheek.
Ding Dong~!
After placing the meals on the table, I grab a hoodie and zip it up. Looking presentable, I check to see who's behind the door. Rias stood there with a couple of boxes behind her. Why do I get the feeling this happened before? I open the door and smile.
"Rias~. What brings you here?" asking cheerfully wary about the sudden arrival.
"I've decided to live with you." she answers without missing a beat. Wait she's...living...with me now?
"...Well more the merrier. Make your self comfortable. I'll take the boxes up to the other room." I head back to the girls who are still eating. "Girls. We're getting another roommate. Play nice, and don't give her a hard time." before they can ask who let alone what's going on, I walk to the entrance while Rias passes by. "Oh, we still have some breakfast left over. Help yourself to some." she nods and walks into the dining area. Man this will be fun to deal with.
A reasonable amount of luggage. I could manage getting all at once. Stacking the bags atop each other, I grab from the bottom and hoist up. Making my way to the stairs, I check on the girls to see everyone getting along well. After that was out of the way I grab a plate of eggs, bacon, and pancakes.
"So, why the need to move houses?" taking a bite out of a piece of bacon while sitting between Rias and Asia.
"I want to strengthen the relation with my servant." there are other ways to do that. Most don't usually have someone moving into another house. Oh well.
"Everyone alright with the sudden addition?" I look at everyone else. Raynare was ever chipper. Nevarra silently nods. Tiamat just grins slyly. Asia...why are you putting on such an expression? You're looking as if someone stole your man.
"...Auu, looks like there's only hope for polygamy...But, but...it will be against the teachings of God...but, but at this rate...hauu..." Polygamy? I kept my look on her expecting something, but she turns the other direction. What happened while I was away for those few minutes? Ah well, time for school. I get up after finishing my food, heading to the kitchen and clean up the plate.
"Well, schools about to start. So we'd better get ready." I make for the stairs and Rias walks along with me. "Something you need, Cheri?"
"I haven't prepared for school as well, so I'm heading up for a shower." hmm, she looks good considering this is her without the usual prep a girl goes through for her beauty.
"Need me to help you wash?" oh god, it's happening again. She looks at me provocatively.
"I'll actually take you up on that." she saunters ahead. Letting her hips sway for a bit. Then she walks into her room. Sirzechs, if you won't be the death of me, your sister will. She pops her head out the door before closing. "I'll be waiting outside." then closes the door.
...Life is certainly getting more interesting.
Author's notes
This will be the last chapter I'll be uploading before heading out for two weeks. After coming back, I'll pick back up on the uploads to a weekly update.
Some personal opinion about the chapter. About the fight with Takeo vs. Raiser and why I skipped out a chunk to get to Divine Dividing. Takeo and the Boosted Gear are in the high specs of power, enough to stand even with Raiser. That being said, stamina is not unlimited for Takeo yet he's still going well after 25 boosts before fighting Raiser in Scale Mail. At that point, Takeo is still fighting, using boosts to take on an immortal that heals himself till hitting the inevitable wall of only going for so long with so little power. He doesn't pull an Issei exchanging his arm for a dragons's so he can use holy water and a cross to get a one up on Raiser. Which is why the Divine Dividing steps into the picture. Taking away power from his opponent, adding to his own and continuing the fight.
If it didn't turn out the way you'd like. Well...my fan-fiction. I did my best to adhere to the rules, but taking a creative liberty with some details broke a few. Intentional or otherwise. And that small scene with Rias and Takeo in bed. First time writing a scene like that so of course it's going to be a rough work. No doubt some people will lose their minds in a bad way because of it being in there. But if you're reading this far in with all my deviations to the story, then I hope it wasn't all bad for you.
That said. Thank you to everyone who enjoyed the story so far and followed, those who reviewed with kind words, even a few that go so far to follow little old me with my one story ^_^. See all you tempting angels and smexy devils in a few weeks~!