Devilish Awakening

Rias laughed awkwardly under her brother's miffed stare. She eyed the taller boy and upon seeing the many bumps and bruises on him she couldn't help but wince.

Yep, her dear brother was angry with her.

And going by the way he had crossed his arms and was tapping his foot; he was waiting for something. So, doing the smart thing, Rias put on her best-begging face and puppy eyes before whimpering out, "I'm sorry Onii-chan…"

She heard her brother sigh and then smiled when she felt his hand on top of her head, "guess I shouldn't have kept you waiting." He spoke at last.

Rias giggled and shook her head, "no you shouldn't have, besides you are the one that taught me how to do pranks, so you can't be mad at me, ok?"

"I guess that's true enough," Naruto laughed, "just don't make a habit out of it, alright? Otherwise, I'll have to fight back!"

When Naruto poked her ticklish sides, the girl squealed in surprise, "ok, ok I promise!"

"That's my girl!" Naruto ruffled Rias' hair again, "but tell me, how did you manage to plant charges filled with paint and glitter in Sirzechs office?"

The girl smiled impishly at her brother, "well it's like you told me, a good prank needs some time to be prepared. I planted the paint bombs a few weeks ago and just waited for the right time to use them."

Naruto wiped away a fake tear, "oh sister dearest, you make me so proud!"

The smaller girl gave the boy a playful curtsy, "I aim to please."

"Well, you've outdone yourself with this one, you really should've seen the look on Onii-chan's face!" Naruto laughed which caused the little redheaded minx to quickly join in.

"Oh, I wish that I could've seen it!" The girl giggled, "or better yet, I wish that I could've taken some pictures!"

"The next time we pull a prank on Sirzechs, we need to hide a camera somewhere." Naruto nodded; a good prank needed a memento to remember it by!

"Honestly, young Master, I would say that Lord Lucifer would very much appreciate it if you kept your fun at his expense to a minimum."

Both Naruto and Rias looked at the door before standing up from their seats and bowing at the woman that came walking into the room.

The twins currently occupied the house's main study where they were waiting for their teacher to arrive. And just like so many other things in their castle, the main study could only be described as overly extravagant, and downright fancy. Shelves made of mahogany wood lined the walls, all filled to the brim with the only first edition and first print books on various subjects, both magical and mundane, some written in lost languages and others written in common and modern English.

Other than the bookshelves, the study was largely left empty, only a few desks, drawers, seats and couches dotted the large hall, and the decorations were kept rather tame in comparison to some other rooms.

But sometimes keeping something simple and 'minimalistic' worked wonders, as while the lavish decorations were few, the expensive paintings and gilded plate armors were quite eye-catching.

But, at last, Naruto turned his attention to the woman that had just entered the study and was now calmly preparing the things she'd need to teach them today. She was a beautiful woman and stood quite a bit taller than even most men, and the gentle look she had upon her face belied the power that Naruto could feel oozing off her frame.

Her hair was a rich shade of ebony. It flowed in waves down her back to adorn her porcelain-like skin and reached down to her wide hips and a perky behind. Her eyes, framed by long lashes, were a warm reddish-brown and seemed to be alight with the knowledge to surpass many scholars, and the woman held herself with an air of confidence.

As she should, after all this was quite the fearsome woman, and she had carved her name into history using the blood of her enemies.

Artemisia I of Caria, The Ancient Greek Queen of Halicarnassus, who ruled during the late 5th century BC, and now served the twins father as his Knight.

Described in history books as a ruthless, cruel, and cunning strategist, but to Naruto and Rias, she had been nothing but kind, helpful and forthcoming. One of their families' most loyal servants, so much so that Zeoticus and Venelana had entrusted her with the honor of being the children's tutor and guard, a task that Artemisia shared only with Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa.

Alright children, she today I will teach you how to axis your powers then let's start, shall we?" Artemisia spoke warmly to the twins who both nodded and sat down in front of her. "But before we begin with today's lessons, let's go over the assignments I've handed you yesterday." Both twins stared blankly at the Warrior-Queen before them and then suddenly their eyes went wide in panic. They gulped and looked at each other, only one thing going through their minds… 'Wait…we had homework!?' They looked back at Artemisia and began to chuckle awkwardly, which caused their teacher to let out a sigh while rubbing the bridge of her nose…

Ok if two finish your homework now with in 2 hours I will teach you working of the teleportation spell. Both twins where excited to learn how to axis their power and they really want to know how does the teleportation spell works.

Two hours later

Both Naruto and Rias know excitedly waiting for Artemisia to teach how to unlock their magic powers. Artemisia after checking their lessons showed them how to unlock their magic power. They both concentrated and guided the power which they can fell coming around them in a black mixed with crimson red for Rias but for Naruto on the other hand awakens a aura of gold mixed with red. Artemisia nods her head after seeing such powerful aura coming from Rias at such a young age. But when she turned towards Naruto she was shocked cause he was also Producing the power of Destruction but more dense than any bael recorded so far. Suddenly Naruto's power sky rocketed, then he started screaming he lost his control over his power and Rias was also unconsciously starting to reach Naruto's power level. Artemisia watching this started shouting at them to control but nothing was happening.

~XXXXXX~ Moment earlier:-

Venelana was sitting within the confines of her office, located on the bottom floor of the castle. She had her head bowed over her extravagant desk made from the wood of the purple heart, or amaranth. It fit esthetically with the soft violets and reds that were the thematic color scheme of her office. The Matriarch of the Gremory family had her head bowed over some papers, her eyes flowing over each line of print with a seasoned practice that stemmed from years upon years of leadership. And yet while she went over these forms, requests, and reports, the woman's mind was someplace different. Mentally Venelana mulled over the recent political climate amongst the remaining Pillar Houses of the Underworld. She thought about the moves that the other Lords and Ladies had made recently and pondered on the implications those moves could have on House Gremory. And Venelana couldn't help but feel a twinge of worry in the back of her mind. Now their House was not in any immediate danger, and their political position was ironclad, nothing short of a complete upheaval of the Underworlds government would change that either. But it was that which had her worried… House Gremory was powerful, and it was much beloved by the lower classes, wherein lay the problem. Venelana feared that many Lords and Ladies of Houses that weren't as well off as her own were getting quite upset. She heard rumors that several Lords and Ladies believed that the Gremory family was becoming too powerful too quickly. And rumors like that had only increased after she had given birth to Naruto and Rias. Which was to be expected. The races of the Supernatural World were generally very infertile. It was hard for a female Devil to get pregnant, and it usually took years upon years of regular and frequent intercourse to finally become with child, as such, it came as no surprise that twins being born to any Supernatural race was uncommon, if not unheard of. And as far as Venelana knew, her babies could very well be the first twins in the entire history of their race. She heard tell that the common folk likened the birth of her babies to a miracle, and while she would never disagree with that notion, it had her worried. When she told her son that their race was ruled by the seven deadly sins, she was not lying, and she knew that many of her fellow nobles were eying House Gremory with various degrees of envy, gluttony, wrath, and lust. Many wanted what her family had. But then again, that was nothing new to her. She had been dealing with the envy and lust of noble Devils for her entire life now, and to this very day, none had ever managed to get more from her than she was willing to give. After all, Venelana Gremory didn't gain the monikers 'Mistress of Annihilation' and 'Princess of Ruin' just because she was a Bael with access to the Power of Destruction. No, she went over corpses to acquire those titles. And if any of her fellow nobles directed their sinful gazes at her precious children, Venelana was very willing and very able to add more corpses onto the pile… her thoughts were cut off when she felt the rise of power of Destruction and the scream of her baby boy Naruto next to rise in the power of Destruction of her only daughter Rias. She hurriedly ran out from the room to towards the power signature.

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Moments earlier in Sirzechs office:-

"Oh, hello father, what can I do for you?" Sirzechs looked up from his desk and gave his attention to his father who had just walked into his office. Well, his spare office that he was forced to use until his main one was cleaned from its new paint job… The Lord of House Gremory walked up to Sirzechs desk before sitting down and making himself comfortable in one of the seats. "I require your council, Sirzechs…" Sirzechs looked at his father and was quick to note the signs of stress that were visible on the man's face, "very well, and on what would you need my input?" "You may already have noticed this, but the other Houses are getting quite concerned about the recent success of House Gremory." The Lord explained before letting out a sigh, "and many Lords and Ladies wish to finally be able to meet Naruto and Rias." "I see," Sirzechs mulled on what he was told before nodding to himself, "what the other Houses are asking is not truly unreasonable, you and mother have been hiding the twins from the world." Zeoticus chuckled, "of course we did, I have no desire to parade my children around just to pacify a few worried Lords." "And that way of thinking just served in making those worried Lords worry even more," Sirzechs said. Zeoticus slumped in his chair, "now there is no need to rub it in." "But I'm not." Sirzechs smiled at his father, "believe me, as their older brother I would've done the same, but as Lucifer…" Sirzechs sighed before he became serious, "you understand just how much those two mean to us Devils, do you not? Just their birth alone was a boost to the morale of our people!" "So, what you are saying is that I should prepare myself for an outing?" "No father, what I'm saying is that with every day that passes in which you hide the twins, the other Houses will become more and more restless, which may or may not turn into anger or fear. After all, you and mother have yet to allow even your allies to meet the twins." "I'm aware of that." The Head of House Gremory said in a hard tone, "just as I'm aware that the moment Rias and Naruto leave the confines of this castle all eyes will be on them, watching their every move and waiting for the smallest of mistakes so that they can all fall upon them like the vultures that they are." Silence overtook the office after the Lord finished his bitter rant and father and son were left staring at each other in a battle of wills. "You should know this better than most, my son." Zeoticus finally continued after several moments of silence, his tone of voice softer now as he gave his fully-grown son a mournful look. "Thanks to some of the more radical nobles you never got to experience a childhood after all, and I do not wish for a repeat of that." Sirzechs let out a humourless laugh at that, "father, times are different now. You cannot liken Naruto and Rias to me. When I was a child, the original Satan's still ruled, and to them, we were never more than simple objects that they could use for their amusement. Besides, while my childhood may have been a bitter one, I have very few regrets, and I never felt like blaming either my mother or you for all that I have suffered as a child. So please father, trust me when I say that the world is different now. I won't go as far as to promise that Rias and Naruto will have it easy, but I will make sure that they will never face more than they can handle, that I can promise you." Sirzechs looked his father into the eyes before continuing his speech, "besides, if you truly want to protect those two, then why don't you allow them to make allies of their own? Serafall has a little sister who will one day be the Matriarch of the Sitri, and Naruto's fiancé is nearly his age as well. And there is also the little heiress of the Agares clan who should be the same age as them. I'm not going to push you on anything father, but I truly believe that the best way to guarantee Naruto and Rias continued safety would be for them to make like-minded friends that would stand with them in the future." Zeoticus took his son's counsel to heart and nodded at him before rising from his seat. "I will think about what you've told me." He said and made to leave the office only to stop once he reached the door and looked back, "and thank you for giving me your honest opinion on the matter." "There's no need to thanks me for anything father." "Still, it doesn't hurt, does it?" And with those parting words, the Lord Gremory left his son to his own devices. Though he did leave with more things to Naruto about than before, ah well, being a Devilish Lord was never a cakewalk, but he'd deal with it just as he always had. They stopped talking when both of them also felt the power of both Rias and Naruto power and started running towards their signature.

Present Time:

Venelana, Zeoticus, Sirzechs all arrive to see what was but to utter surprise they can just blink at what was happening in front of them. Coming back to their scenes Sirzechs covered his body with the power of destruction and knocked out Rias but he could not even reach Naruto due to how much dense Power of destruction he was releasing he thought he has to go to his satan form to knock Naruto but it seems that he does not need to do that because Naruto slowly but staidly took control of his power. After the power disappeared Naruto who was down now shakely stood up and gave a thumbs up towards his parents and older brother and fainted due to using so much power on his first time.

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Same Hinata who had just master the senjutsu had also sensed this power and instantly knew that it was her Naruto-kun's power due to the warm felling she felt when she sensed the power. She hand also felt a slide dark felling from Naruto but she ignored it.

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Unknown to all another one tailed fox had felt the power and gave a dark chuckle soon I will be free from this cursed punishment she thought darkly . But due to her small size and age it was like a cute laughter from a child.

(A.N. Now tell who is this unknown female. Please also vote me in {PM} if you want Fem haku in Naruto's peerage.)

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DATE-15\01\2023