I'm not dead, I've just been busy. I feel bad for not updating in awhile, so here's a little preview.

Disclaimer: I do not own Highschool DxD.

"There she is! Stop her!" I heard a guard say behind me. I ran in a hurry to get to my destination, bullets flying past my head as I kept dodging them. I quickly reached into my shirt and grabbed the smoke bomb I had been carrying. I pulled the pin and tossed it behind me.

'There, that should keep them off my tail for awhile.' I thought to myself as the bomb went off behind me. I took a look to my right and found the room I was looking for. I stopped in my tracks and rushed into the room. It was a small lab, and there was only one table in the center of it. On top of the table were 2 small bottles, filled with pills. This had to be a trap of some sort.

SLAM

I quickly looked behind me as the door shut. I was locked in this small lab now. But I found what I came here in the first place for, anyway.

Flashback

"Are you sure you want to go in alone, Straya?" Vali asked me.

"I'll be fine, Vali. Just be ready in case anything happens on Saturday, when I take my siblings back here with me." I replied. I could handle raiding an underground lab myself. I only needed the drugs for my younger brother. I should have killed that bitch the moment I saw her look at him. Now he needs pills to sustain him.

"Understood. More than likely, she'll be sending her forces after him. I still think it's best that you be there when we finish taking out her lackeys. I'm sure he wouldn't take kindly to anyone casually mentioning you."

"Don't worry about that Vali. After I get the pills, I'll be heading straight for you and Kuroka. Then I can talk to him myself."

I walked up to the table and picked up the two bottles. One was labeled "Upper" and the other was labeled "Downer".

"I've been expecting you, Straya." I was immediately on alert when I heard a female voice speak to me. I quickly looked in front of me and saw her behind a glass window.

"Riza..." I growled.

"Good to see you dear. I'm sure you know what those are for since you stole some of my files all those years ago." She said to me, smiling.

"I do. Now, what is the true purpose of my brother taking these pills?" I asked, quite annoyed.

"It's simple. The "Upper" simply increases his physical strength, speed, and nulls his sense of pain for a short while, so if he's injured, he won't be slowed down. It does a few other things as well. I should also mention that the first pill will more than likely cause him to have a negative reaction. He should live though. "

"Should?"

"He's tough, you know that. The "Downer" just brings him back to normal, and leaves him in a vulnerable state for a short period of time. But, even if I don't get him today, it doesn't matter." I was slightly confused at her words.

"What do you mean?"

"Either way, Dakarai is going to come to me and I'll be giving him the "talk" you never gave him. He deserves to know what he really is." I saw her smile.

"If that's the case, I'll kill you right here and now. Even if you do tell him, he won't believe you. Why would he?"

"All he needs is that seed of doubt. Now if you'll excuse me, I have other matters to take care of. Take care! Oh, before I forget, I already predicted that you and your friends would be ready to retrieve your brother. I've sent them some company." Riza said as she walked away.

"Oh no you don't!" I said as I shot a blast of ki at the glass window. It did nothing.

'Dammit!' I pressed a finger to me ear. A small magic circle appeared over my ear.

"Vali, Kuroka! Are you alright?" I heard what sounded like fighting.

"We're fine, Straya! It looks like Riza planned a little gift for us." I heard Vali say.

"How's Dakarai? Is he fine?" I asked. I felt my heart beat faster.

"We're not sure. After these guys showed up, we couldn't keep an eye on him. They even set up a magic barrier, so whatever is going on, we can't see it anyway."

Damn her! Before I could even says anything else, I heard a scream.

"AAAAAAAH!"

"Shit! That was him! Kuroka, don't worry about these guys, I'll handle them! You focus on getting inside that barrier and helping Dakarai!"

"Right!"

I heard the exchange between Vali and Kuroka. But that wasn't what made my heart stop. I heard Dakarai scream. He was hurt. He was in pain. And I wasn't there to help him.

BOOM

"Freeze! Hands in the..." The guard trailed off. I looked at him and his team. A red aura surrounded my body, and I shot a dangerous glare at the guard.

"Dash of Death" In a matter of seconds, the guard and his team were reduced to bloodied corpses as I sunk my claws into them. I prepared a magic circle to take me to Vali's location. Whoever hurt my brother would pay with their life.