Author's Note: Here's Chapter 6. This chapter has taken a while to write since I had trouble figuring out Rito's confrontation with Nemesis and Golden Darkness. I know that in real To Love-Ru, more people/aliens would be involved in situations like this, but this chapter was not meant to be a major battle. There will be a future chapter continuing the events that happened here.
I'm still working out the details on how to Rito will meet Issei. Issei will not instantly reveal his identity to Rito yet, similar to Rias and Issei in the original DxD story.
Published 4/21/2015
Chapter 6:
Your Wish Will be Granted II
"Wait! You tricked me did you? You gave me this circle to lure me to you, right?" Rito shows Nemesis the piece of paper.
"Ohohoho Rito Yuuki, you're not too dumb. However, you're only partially correct; I'm not the person behind that stupid piece of artwork. Seeing that you are so obsessed with that paper, I thought I would take the opportunity to pose as a representative for that make-believe club you are looking for."
"What do you mean? Why would you do that?" Rito is puzzled by Nemesis's explanation.
"That's how the power of darkness works. We are a group of assassins with only one objective: to kill. But simply killing people will create so much unwanted attention. Therefore, we work on a contract basis. We accept murder requests from aliens around the universe for a hefty price, aliens seeking vengeance, retaliation, pleasure, and/or domination. We disguise ourselves to merge into the society to approach the target. Once the mood is right, it's action time."
Nemesis then points at Rito. "You are the target of Golden Darkness. Her client Prince Lacospo has a pending claim against you. You haven't forgotten about it, have you?"
Rito remembers when he first met Yami. He was only buying taiyaki on that day when he saw a strange girl staring at him. Rito gave her some taiyaki and accidentally hinted that he knows about aliens existing on earth. In the original contract, Lacospo requested Yami to murder Rito for kidnapping Lala and threatening to take over Deviluke. Given both facts, Yami suspected that the boy was Rito Yuuki as he would have met with Lala a couple of times and know about her true identity by then. However, Rito has an objection to make.
"Wait! That was a mistake! I thought it was already cleared with Yami-chan a while back. Just like what Lala said, the description on the contract was wrong. Lacospo lied about it so it should have already been void. Even Yami-chan said so."
Nemesis smiles. "Oh? Is that so? But Prince Lacospo has not voided the contract so it's still valid. On top of that, you have been interfering with Golden Darkness's life too much with your perversion. Lately, she hasn't been acting properly; she hasn't fulfilled a single contract for the past few months. Given her strong track record of defeating the most violent alien colonies and crushing planets to smithereens, it's strange that this contract is taking longer than usual to fulfill. That's why I sent Mea to earth. When that didn't work out, I came here on my own."
Rito pictures all his memories with Yami and tries to justify the reason for her untimely progress. "Just like what Yami said, aren't there better things to do in life than to handle murder claims from desperate aliens? Yami is trying to live a new life and she has made much progress. She has a friend, she's attending school, and she's enjoying the life of a peaceful environment. Don't you see how hard she's trying to change? Mea's doing it, and you should do the same thing too."
"As much as she wants to change, the power of darkness inside of her will never go away. She is born to be an assassin, trained to be an assassin, and destined to be an assassin. There's no way anyone could change that. Plus, don't you feel this society has gotten a bit boring?"
"Boring? How is it boring?"
"There's nothing to do. There's less demand for assassins like us in a peaceful environment. We need a more chaotic environment, an environment filled with nothing but hatred. With high levels of hatred, there will be plenty of aliens looking for someone to kill. That will be a plus to us in the world of darkness."
"As the first princess of Deviluke, I won't allow this!" Rito turns around and finds Lala standing with her two sisters Momo and Nana.
"Heh! It's not surprising to see Lala-hime and her two sisters defend such a man."
"Papa promised that my future would be peaceful kingdom. He did everything he could to unify the universe. He suppressed all of the offering colonies and organizations with his power and gained the reputation as the most feared alien in the universe. As for you, let go of my Rito right now."
"Too bad Lala-hime, daughter of the Deviluke king. As much as you want your Rito Yuuki, there's no alternative to the outstanding contract that has not been fulfilled yet."
"It's not Rito's fault. You should go after Lacospo. He's the one who started all this fiasco. He made up lies and abused your services just to marry me."
"I'm not interested in your beloved affairs Lala-hime. I don't have the mind to think about all the complexities. All that matters to us is that contract. A contract is a promise and promises are never to be broken."
"SLASH!"
Suddenly, a loud slash could be heard. Lala turns and finds Rito on the ground with blood gushing out. Rito quickly collapses to the floor, unconscious and unable to speak. Pretty soon, his body stops moving.
"Rito!"
"Rito!"
"Rito-san!"
Momo looks up and finds Darkness smiling.
"Just like what my master said, we are darkness. We use stealth to approach and attack our targets. I caught you three girls and Rito Yuuki off guard and used this chance to give straight kill. Aren't my techniques excellent?"
"You'll pay for this!" Momo and Nana electrify their tails and aim it right at Darkness. Darkness makes no effort to dodge the attacks and simply laughs insanely.
"Ohohoho, how stupid of you. How is this going to rescue your beloved Rito Yuuki? You might as well save your energy for something else. Otherwise, you'll turn yourselves into toddlers like what happened to your big sister."
Lala quickly rushes over to Rito and tries to resuscitate him. "Rito! Please don't die, we've gone on many great adventures together and we haven't done yet. I even wanted to show you my homeland. No! Rito! Please wake up." Rito remains unresponsive.
Nemesis then walks over to Lala. "It's futile. It's over. Rito Yuuki must die. If you want someone to blame, blame it on the client who made a contract with Golden Darkness. Such humans who interfere with our business of assassination have no right to live. If you are so desperate, why don't you make a time machine and go back in time. Aren't you the universe's greatest inventor?"
"There's no way I'll forgive you for doing this. As the future ruler of the universe, I order you and your colony to disappear. I'll find some way to bring Rito back!"
"How? His soul must have wandered off into the depths of hell by now."
Right as Nemesis finishes her sentence, something red starts to glow from one of Rito's pockets. The red glow then exits from Rito's pockets. Lala and everyone else could see that the circle on the piece of paper has turned red. As the piece of paper lays flat on the ground, the circle enlarges, becoming as large as a nearby water fountain.
"Huh? What is this?" Everyone watches as the middle of the circle turns white. Then, something strange arises from the middle of the circle: a red masked man complete with armor.
"Huh? Rito was carrying this strange spell with him? How did it get there?" Nana asks.
After the circle disappears, the masked man equips his wings and soars to the sky. His figure now looks like a large dragon complete with red armor and green jewels. He then raises his right hand and covers it with a red gauntlet.
"Huh? What's this weird phenomenon? Is someone else going to play with me?" Darkness jokes about the unfolding situation. Suddenly, the man speaks.
"I am the great red dragon from the west, one of the true owners of the circle this boy was carrying. I am here to fulfill a wish as inscribed on the top of the paper."
"So, you're the creature behind that dumb magic circle? What a coincidence."
"No one is allowed to infringe on the design of our magic circle. The magic circle is property of the Gremory Estate and is to be used in accordance with the laws set by the Gremory Estate. Your usage of this magic circle is a violation of such laws. Do you understand?"
"I do. However, I'm not interested in you or the magic circle. I'm interested in Rito Yuuki, the man destined to die because of a contract between Darkness and Prince Lacospo. Don't tell me you are going to save this soul."
"That is the request I have received. I shall carry it out."
Nemesis firms up her words. "You are not to interfere with our business. We are a dark organization that handles requests to assassinate anyone. Rito Yuuki is one of our targets. This is for the sake of our clients. Try to stop us if you dare. We have the necessary skills needed to fight back."
Before Nemesis could speak more, the red dragon lets out a huge stream of fire, enough to burn Nemesis to ash.
"Don't mess with the power of the dragon. I have survived many wars and will have no trouble defeating you right here, right now."
Next, Darkness tries to stab the dragon from behind. As soon as she makes her first strike at the dragon, she receives numerous bruises.
"Ouch! That body is so difficult to penetrate. Such a cheater!"
"I could easily predict your movements so I've strengthened my armor at perfect timing."
"How about you try to dodge this?" Darkness tries to create a wormhole and teleport the dragon to another planet. The dragon simply fires multiple dragon shots to destroy the wormhole. As Darkness creates more wormholes, she does not realize that the dragon is now behind her.
"You were busy concentrating on creating your wormholes that you forgot to track my position. Take this. Boosted Punch!" The dragon makes one big punch and knocks Darkness off to a distant location. As he looks around for next target, Nemesis, he realizes that she has already disappeared a long time ago. With Nemesis and Darkness out of the way, the crisis is over for now.
The red dragon then walks over to the Deviluke sisters and Rito.
"Who are you? What are you going to do now?" Momo asks the dragon.
"You three are the ones who summoned me, correct?" Lala, Momo, and Nana nod, hoping that the dragon will help them out.
"Very well, I will now fulfill the wish."
The red dragon then looks at Rito. "How poor of you to die like this. There are many wonders of life you haven't seen yet. You had much potential inside you, but never got to use it." The dragon brings out his box of chess pieces and takes out one of the piece.
"I shall grant you a new life. However, in exchange, you will be working for me for the rest of your life."
"Wait! You can't take Rito-san!" Momo steps forward with her opposition. "Rito-san is destined to be the king of the universe. He is ordered by our father, the current king of the universe, to succeed him. He cannot go off on his own and become your slave. If Rito-san refuses to follow the order, the king will obliterate the entire earth."
"Don't worry about the details for now, little girl. You just need to know that having a living Rito is better than a dead Rito. You will meet Rito again and when you do so, he'll be a far better man than any of you can imagine. Now, come forward, Rito Yuuki." The red dragon drops one chess piece into Rito. Shortly after, Rito begins to move.
"He's alive!" Momo points it out at to everyone. "Thank you so much red dragon. How can we repay you?"
The red dragon hands each of the three Deviluke sisters the same piece of paper that Rito had, complete with a magic circle.
"Today, all of you will get a free service. If you ever need to see me again, use the circle. Be aware that I expect to receive a pact equal to the level service I am expected to perform. Remember that well."
The red dragon picks up Rito and takes him into the middle of the large magic circle. As the magic circle begins to activate, Momo tries to run in to stop the dragon from taking Rito.
"Sisters, I'll see you again later. I'll take care of Rito Yuuki and help him recover."
"Dragon-san. Please wait, we want to be with Rito-san for a bit longer." Before Momo could make it to the edge of the circle, the circle disappears, leaving nothing behind. While Momo is upset at the dragon's actions, Nana finds it surprising that Lala is optimistic about.
"Hey, sis, aren't you worried that dragon might do something horrible to that beast?"
"I believe in Rito. I know that someday, he'll come back to me. I could tell by the eyes of that dragon. Let's go back."
Lala returns to the dormitory and Momo and Nana fly home to Mikan. Meanwhile in the hills, Nemesis looks down at the campus of Sainan University while carrying a severely injured Darkness.
"It looks like my master plan will take a lot more effort than I originally estimated. If only I could find a way to defeat that red dragon. Let's go now, Golden Darkness, we've fulfilled your contract; we need to leave before the Deviluke forces arrive."