Chapter 18

While the enemies of the Emperor still draw breath, there can be no peace.

Attributed to Captain Gabriel Angelos, Blood Ravens M 41

Camp of Light China Sunday afternoon.

Freed stood with many of the officers of the guard. There was now another enemy besides the angel of the stars. The Kaos Brigade. When the report from the Inquisitor had made its way to him Freed was sick.

The brigade needed to be put to the sword. Freed did not want to even believe a percent of the report. The guard officers had also been incredibly sick when they heard just one incident. Their faces grew stone silent.

They had three regiments almost ready for the wall. Training with the las-guns was easy because of the particularly good thing about the guns having absolutely no recoil. The sword work was where the issue was with training the guard.

The guard was still getting used to the fact that the chainsword was as brutal as a weapon. The special troops that were the supernatural, would be seconded to the regiments as additional fire power. Magicians were in every single regiment, and they would provide arcane services.

The brigade had several bases here in China. One was awfully close to the camp.

Freed looked at the tempestus commander. The man who had stepped up was the exceedingly rare exorcist from one of the smaller Christian faiths. His name was Harold. Harold was a Mormon. But he had most often served with the Catholics. He was a private man and Freed noticed that the other had the Aquilla pendant that marked him as worshiping the god that was named Neoth.

Freed held nothing against the ones who believed. The god had been highly active in getting them recruits and inspiring the guard who followed him. The new forge was already beginning to make guns at an increased speed. More regiments could be equipped easily.

Forge Mistress Cornelia had been happy to get the post. She had deserved it. The woman had been the one doing the sermons for the Mechcanicus while Charles got tangled into the forming government that would run the Imperium.

Freed nodded to the officers.

"You will soon be getting tanks and artillery. Put feelers out to the new and existing guard. We will need men and women to man them. Tempestus commander. Prepare most of your scions for battle. We will send a blow against the brigade. Let us give those curs death for what they do to our fellows."

Harold smiled happily at the order. He hated the brigade too. He made the sign of the Aquilla.

"At once Lord-Commander! I will have them ready. They are eager to send the pigs to the pyre. Especially my captain Lawrence. He wants to make them bleed."

"Then he is captain of the attack. I read the report and he did an exceptionally excellent job. Commanders. Let us get our wall ready by the middle of next month. Then we will gut the Angel of the Stars. For the Emperor!"

The resounding acknowledgment was given back with gusto.

"For the Emperor! For he on Terra!"

The regular guard officers filled out. Many had been from the first company who had been formed with many of the most battle hardened warriors from the exorcists. Harold stayed.

"Sir. How many squads? I have ten ready. That is fifty men. They have their hell guns charged. Heavy weapons are prepared. The magicians with the squads three have felt the portal signatures of the brigade. They can jam more reinforcements. When do we start?"

"This evening. Have the vox casters set up new channels. Let us bring them a storm."

City of Kuoh Issei's home Sunday evening.

Issei was enjoying the dinner that he and his Sigilites and his future brother in law had. It was just the four of them. Sona and Ravel were beaming at how Issei was starting the process of truly building bridges with Ruval. They knew that their other was trying to show the other Phenex that he was a good man.

Ruval could see the genuine effort. The man had smiled, and they had begun bonding over their shared love of space. Issei showed Ruval worlds that had existed in the other tree.

Some were terrifying. Like that jungle planet. Others were amazing. That was places like Mundus planus. Ruval had been very supremely impressed that he could see bits of the history of humanity in all the various worlds.

When he asked if his race was still around in that far future. Issei had shaken his head.

"I think your race never truly existed there. Or if they did they hid themselves incredibly well. Humanity had many genetic offshoots. We continued to be unique."

That had led to discussion on the offshoot species. Having Ravel here helped show more parts of the other tree. Ruval had laughed at the ratlings. He had called them awfully bad hobbits. Sona had also giggled at a scene where a ratling was being chased by some of his comrades for having cheated at cards.

Ravel had shown them a squad of the massive Ogryns and Ruval had gaped at their size. He did not know humans could get that big. Issei said gently that the Ogryns were actually his favorite abhumans.

"They were dumb. But they usually showed more courage than many regular baseline humans. They had an amazingly simple way of looking at the world, but it made them the greatest of warriors. They should have been treated better. Humanity there was not good. But when you have Xenos that are as brutal and cruel as there. You do not become a kind person."

That led to the Xenos. Ruval had seen the Eldar. The heights of their hubris were astonishing. They were worse than the nobility in the underworld. Sona had seen the Orks. They were fascinating. When you ignored the brutal and vulgar nature of them. The two non psykers saw the Tau. They were an incredibly young and naïve species. Ruval had liked the mechs. Sona had been interested in the caste system the race had.

The dinner had ended with Ruval understanding more about his brother-in-law. He had asked if there were Xenos like them in there tree. Issei had said that there were different ones. Ruval committed more to Unification. He was worried about the Xenos. The other tree Xenos could destroy current Earth's armies in a few weeks. He understood now why there was a new army being made.

The two Phenexs had gotten ready to leave. Ravel had whispered something to Sona, and they had giggled together. Ravel before leaving with Ruval had kissed her other's cheek again.

"I will miss you dear. I know we can talk whenever now. But I want to be here with you physically forever. I will get my half of the plan going. Please entertain me when you fight Riser. I will even give you a token of my favor."

Issei blushed at the words. Sona had jumped in with that.

"You will have my token of favor too Ise. I know you will win. I promise something incredibly special for you when you do."

Sona leaned into her other and whispered something into his ear. Issei blushed more than before. Ruval did not ask the question. He had guessed about the deal. It was another surprise. But one that made the blond man happier to know that Ravel would have an incredibly good protector.

The fact that his brother-in-law was the Red Angel was something that made Ruval nervous. But seeing Issei this weekend had been the eye opener that had shown the blonde that the Red Angel did his terrible work because of very good reasons.

The two men had shaken hands before the Phenex left for the train station. Issei had bid them both a farewell. Sona did not leave.

"I want to live here with you Ise. I get lonely in the student dorms. I know that we cannot fool around. But I want to be with you. You have been alone for so long. I never want you to feel that again. I know Freed and your doctor have both moved out. Murayama and Katase got their new accommodations recently too. Please let me be here with you."

Issei had tears in his eyes. He had been preparing for the solitude again. But the fact So saw his hidden fear and had made this offer. He truly began to utterly love his Sigillite. Issei hugged her. The action must have surprised Sona because she gasped before returning the hug.

"I love you So. You are my truest friend. Thank you. You're welcome to live here. I will add you to the wards. You are the best thing I have ever gotten in my life."

Tears had come down during the acceptance. Sona had just hugged her other. She and the other sigilites would be the ones he would only ever truly show his doubts to. He had said he loved her again. The first time it had been nice. But now Sona knew the truth.

She gently led both of them upstairs to their rooms. Sona knew that her Ise only ever needed four hours of sleep. He had been the one to kiss her cheek this time. His smile was so very wide. They both went to bed.

Sona did wake up near four in the morning to some strange sounds coming from another room on the floor. But she went back to bed.

ORC training grounds outside Kuoh. Saturday and Sunday.

Rias trained with new fury and righteous spirit. Her Aquilla had brought her more strength and certainty. Her balls of Destruction were now more refined than ever. Less power wasted and more efficient and deadly. Her peerage was turning into monsters of faith. They had no fear of Riser anymore. Another explosion of power this time greater than ever before.

Kiba brought all his demon swords down on his dummy. His wrath was now completely under control. The speed of his movements and the use of his energy was now amazingly fast and efficient. Issei when he was at the kendo club was an excellent rival. They were pushing each other to new heights. Kiba wanted his knight walker. To be the first of a line of knights defending humanity in all forms. He would be the first. Tomoe had heard the call too. She was now joining them in the chapel. She was not directly worshiping the bird. Her pendant had a cog and half the bird.

Tomoe was speaking of the knights she and Kiba would pilot with more understanding. Kiba would fight Riser and his peerage for his new dream. He still wanted Excalibur destroyed. But he had let go of the past. Kiba has now achieved balance break.

Akeno was now throwing lightning around like candy. Her dad had given her many tips. Their relationship was much better than before. Akeno touched her Aquilla. New strength came forward. Another lightning storm was made and the area for her training had many holes in the Earth where her strikes landed.

Akeno saw her other more clearly now. She loved that he was snarky. He loved to tease. Just like her. They would meet soon. She was better than before. Doubt was leaving her. More power! For their future!

Koneko hurt. But it was a good pain. Her weights had gotten increasingly heavier. Her punching was now in the extremely high ends of mid class. She was embracing her nature again. She saw visions of a baby nekoshou who was her brother. Koneko would fight harder to see her brother. She now knows that Kuroka is innocent. Her hair clip had fallen off and it revealed the usb.

Her rage against her sister vanished when she had Gasper decode it. It was data on the experiments Kuroka had gone through. They were horrible. That pain. Koneko had realized that her sister had been protecting her. She had killed her king because he was about to start the experiments on her. Kuroka had stopped that. She loved Koneko.

Koneko had shown this to Rias. She would free her sister. She would find her and reconnect. Koneko had loved her god more when she began hearing her sister's voice. It was her. Her sister was also one of the faith. They talked. She learned that the baby was very real.

Koneko wept seeing his photo. He was perfect. They would get more siblings. Their race was going to continue. That spurred the white cat forward. For her brother. For her sister that had done so much for her. For her god. And most importantly for herself. She would never again cower!

Gasper felt it all. The faith. The certainty. He wants that too. He asked Rias to install a camera in the chapel. His king had smiled at the request. Gasper watched the bird. He was losing his fear. He had secretly been visiting the chapel in person during the day while everyone else was out of the building.

The god had hugged him. There was no condemnation for his choice of clothing. No hate for his nature. Only acceptance. Only understanding. Gasper had wept and shared his pain and sadness. The god comforted Gasper. Told him to know no fear. To believe in himself. For his and Rias's sake.

Gasper would not cower anymore. He would help Rias. He still needs more time. But he watches every single rating game that Riser has played. Multiple times. He found the weakness in the plans.

Rias had been entering the chapel to pray that Sunday morning and had been supremely surprised to see Gasper there. Physically there. Gasper had hugged his king weeping. He gave Rias the commentaries on the games.

"I have found him too. I am trying to help. I cannot be there yet. But I will help. I will keep watching the recordings. Ria I am getting better. Please know that. I want a pendant too. I will join you and the others here. He is helping me."

Gasper got his pendant. Rias had hugged him and realized she had been a bad king. They had all had serious problems. She just ignored them. They festered and the problems had made them all weaker. Their god saw them and had tried to truly help them. Rias would be better. She would never not help others again. For every person she would ever meet from this moment on. She had a plan. She would bring house Gremory to the Aquilla. She would explore for the Imperium of Man. The dream of glory seeking was utterly dead.

Unknown location China Kaos brigade base.

Portals opened up outside the enemy base. Out came the Tempestus Scions. They were eager for battle against the foes of the Emperor.

Captain Lawrence had gathered the troops. They made their oath of moment. Most of the scions had been Christian. Others were Muslims. The differences did not matter anymore. They were humans now. Most of the scions had Aquilla pendants. They followed Neoth now. Those not of the faith saw the certainty of victory in their fellows. They wanted that feeling.

These Scions were the first regiment of their own. A standard had been voted on their armor bore the image of a bear. They were the Solar Bears. Lawrence had smiled at the honor bestowed upon him. The magicians had pooled their magic together and they then smashed a ward stone before the warder reworked the scheme and their enemies would not run. The Emperor had shared books and knowledge with the growing magicians corp. Many were now decent warders.

The magicians were now sharing their own knowledge with their new comrades. They had left their guilds because of the stupid secrecy and the knowledge that was always lost on a member's death. They were all dreamers. They wanted a better world. They would make it reality.

The scions took up positions. The explosives were set.

Mark 001

There were three devils on guard. Two were giggling perversely while third a man just looked at the two others with disgust. He was the only one to feel the ward scheme crack then changed. He let lose his own smile. He was an Alpharius. His comrades thought he was beginning to join the fun. An explosion rocked the guard house and the two once giggling devils jumped badly dropping their book.

The three guards rushed out to investigate and were joined by two more devils. The two Alpharius's nodded to one another before beginning to back away slowly from their commands. From the explosion epicenter came the enemy. They wore the armor of the Red Angel.

The three devils backed up in fear and prepared spells only to be each be hit by hell shots. The three dropped to the floor dead. The female Alpharius devil and her comrade made the sign of the Aquilla.

"The way is clear for you brave warriors. We sabotaged the portals. They will not get help. Kill these pigs!"

Lawrence nodded to them, and the two devils moved to the exit point. The blast had brought more devils and their pet magicians. A single order was given over the vox.

"Form the wall."

Mark 002

OSF devils poured out and began to form a line of their own. Their pets begin throwing spells to cover their masters. Most of the OSF magicians were magically enslaved to their masters. But others were eager and willing servants. A roar of voices came from the unknown attackers.

"Fear we who are the Sun! Fear our claws of fury!"

That led to a mass concentration of hell fire coming from the attackers and driving their shots through the first defenders.

Grenades came from the attackers and like always the death they felt made many former enemies disintegrate into white sludge.

On the left scions moved forward seeing the weakness of the enemy right and drew their chainswords. They began the melee. Bolter fire came and made more devils and magicians explode showering the OSF in gore and bone fragments. Other plasma shots came forward and made devil captains die screaming. The defense kept getting reinforcements, but they were beginning to break. That first line held for two more minutes.

Mark 004

Another commander fell to a bolter shot and the Solar Bears moved forward. The devils on their right were all dead or dying from the melee. The imperial magicians had been throwing barriers for their allies and the occasional fire and lightning spells at their counterparts. Many had also fired their bolt pistols at the enemy and had claimed more kills.

Another battle cry scared the remaining devils into running.

"We are the Dawn! For him on Terra! The Lord of Light!"

That broke the line. More hell shots put down the cowards. The melee scions moved to cut retreating enemies off. The runners get away with few survivors.

Lawrence moved forward his squad with him. No, his regiment moves forward. They had all been eager to kill devils that had been the cause of so many incursions into their world. Death to the OSF. Death to the brigade of evil. Let them hear the bear and it is roar of a challenge!

Mark 005-009

Devil captains had reformed a new line. The main captain a very vicious woman had gravely injured two devils who had kept trying to flee. Her pet magician had formed his fellows up and they had tried to open portals for reinforcements.

They could not. Neoth had sent his strength to aid his warriors. All the scions felt his presence and they grew more eager for the fight.

Grenades were lobbed forward and the faith of Neoth made them fly farther. They went off and cooked the left and right flanks of the devils line. The scions on the flanks moved to exploit the gap. Their chainswords roared genuinely like the bears the scions were.

A cry went up from a Muslim scion.

"Hear the roars and know no fear!"

That made the devils on the flanks wince. They were fighting fanatics! The melee began and the scions moved with utter fury and faith. Those with pendants felt slight burns but they saw what was happening. Their god was stopping blows on the that could hurt his warriors of light.

This effect was being applied to those who did not wear pendants. Death came down on the OSF. Devils ran despite the remaining captains trying to keep their men steady. Some devils again tried to fly upward to get a height advantage only to explode as bolter shots slammed into them.

The main captain lost her pet when he was forced by the slave bond to take a shot that was meant for her. The man had entered the warp. But his soul was finally freed. Neoth welcomes him and the others who had been freed from chains. The freed add their new faith to their new god and their killers.

The next wave of faith hits the scions, and they keep pushing forward. Lawrence draws his sword and charges with several bears, and they begin more kills. Lawrence sees that bitch of a captain and reves his chainsword. The voice of the once enslaved magician filled the bear with rage as he heard what she had done to the other.

The roar of the sword comes to the captain's attention, and she barely blocks the blow with a demonic sword. The bear of a human roars with his sword and this the blow cannot be blocked and the devil loses most of her Kidney and half of her arm holding her blade.

The captain screams and then falls down from the sudden shock and as she looks up into her soon to be killer he says something.

"This is for every abuse you hurled on my people. But especially for the man you tortured. For Chang!"

The sword comes down and the devils nearby see their captain's gruesome death and the center breaks. They run so extremely fast. These fucking fanatics were definitely bears! The running devils die and only three get away into the rooms behind the main hall where this battle had started. Scions see the OSF banners and several fire hell shots at them and several magicians join in on burning the flags of darkness.

Mark 010-015

The slaughter continues with more chainswords roaring. The remaining base defenders try to form several lines and or flee. Each strong point falls with grenades or heavy weapons troops killing the captains who were holding the points. The base commander was scared shitless. Theses foes had to be connected to the ones that had killing his troops yesterday. They fought with fury and a frightening amount of vengeance. His second shakes but knows he and his lover are safe.

She is with several other Alpharius's and they immediately started to help the attackers. They gathered documents and locked out devils who had begun to try and flush the computer systems. Two devils who had been murdered and then forcibly reincarnated by a king who was sympathetic to the OSF and had seconded them to this base saw their chance. They took it with both hands.

They were both knights and they turned on their former allies shouting for freedom and filled with faith from someone else.

"Fuck you genocidal bastards. You will not stop us from freedom!"

They cut into a strong point and the two reincarnated fight with such fury and desire for freedom that they break that point completely. They were help by an Alpharius who was also there and she personally killed the captain of the point. When a squad of scions came up the woman immediately made the sign of the Aquilla and jumped in front of the two knights.

"They are also we who are Alpharius! They just saw the chance to be free!"

The scion sergeant looks to the knights and sees no fear in their eyes. His pendant burns and he knows the truth.

"The Emperor will free you both from slavery. Move now make that bird sign to whoever you see with the symbol."

The knights nodded they were siblings.

"If your lord frees us we will swear our blades to him. Fuck these bastards! We want to be free!"

The female Alpharius leads the two reincarnated away and they flee.

Mark 016-020

Lawrence and his men push forward and never show fear. The butcher devils and their pets knowing that they are freeing them many times. His men also began to find the Alpharius's and they began moving documents and usbs full of information to imperial magicians who send the intelligence to pocket dimensions where they will be handed over to the Inquisitor.

More death follows and the scions kill the enemies of the Emperor with no hesitation. Let their bodies be useful and feed the planet with their decomposing corpses.

The imperials never flinch. The base commander falls to a bolter round and his second immediately makes the bird before helping scions get the computers back up.

Two imperial magicians begin opening portals and three adepts of the Mechanicus begin helping get computers and servers moving.

Lawrence drops the standard of the imperium at the entrance and the last foes of the Emperor die around Mark 030. The battle ends.

Issei's home Kuoh City Monday morning.

Issei had been painting a gift for Sona. He was happier than he had been in a long time. Sona was amazing. He was on cloud nine on Ddraig and Revelation had been gently teasing their host. A beep had sounded, and Issei knew that he had to put his mask on again.

He looks at his data slate and sees that he is needed. More miracles are needed. He sighed before reconnecting with his patron who told him the situation. He sees why he is needed.

Issei makes as little noise as possible for Sona and slips to the teleport room and enters the forge before exiting at the camp.

Camp of Light China Monday morning.

The two stray knights are filled with hope that perhaps this Emperor will be able to help free them. They can start to feel the changes. The moment that they felt the demonic power they needed from their king was now gone. They still had a bit of time before they mutated.

More devils had met them, and they wore the Aquilla. They were nearly all reincarnated. A man named Masori had told the two new strays that their new lord would free them. The other man had been a knight from a very good peerage, and he had his piece removed.

The new strays wanted to believe so badly. The room they had been quartered in had opened and Masori and a new man entered. The door was left open, and many other devils were watching what was going on.

The new man was dressed casually, and he bade the strays forward. The female knight was now terrified but her brother sees the Emperor. He comes forward without fear.

The Emperor gently places his hand on the male knight's chest and before starting he says.

"This will hurt. Please forgive me for this pain. But you will both be free. Know no fear."

The hand has energy gathered and the pain begins. The male knight does not scream. He cannot scream or he will have doubts voiced. All the devils watch in utter amazement as a cracked knight piece falls out of the stray's chest and onto the floor.

The newly freed man weeps. He drops to his knees and looks up into his forever lord. The crowd gasps in pure shock. The crowd of reincarnated devils began cheering. This was what so many of their oppressed class wanted to be free again! The former stray's sister moved forward weeping too. She has freedom! The pain is bad for her too, but her knight falls out and instead of it just cracking it breaks completely.

The devils cheer again. This was possible! They could be free! Many want their pieces out. But just as many with the reincarnated kings who were coming to the Aquilla wanted to help funnel those who wanted freedom. They loved their kings. They would stay devils for the guard.

Those who want freedom begin to weep openly. But they would ask no beg for it to be gone. But they must help their still enslaved kin. They must get them here.

The cheering crowd makes the oaths of moment for this revelation. A female king starts the chanting.

"For our Father the true lord of light! He who is the Breaker of Chains! He will be the master of Terra, so I swear to him!"

The new title is made.

"For the Breaker of Chains! We are yours now and forever! Hear our roar!"

Many see the Aquilla pendant on the first of the reborn. They will believe now in the god of man. He who loves them despite their flaws.

The two newly freed children of the Emperor weep at their lords' feet. They swear their blades to him. To be free from that slavery. They will fight forever for their father. They will move heaven and hell for him on earth.

Issei takes the cheers. These two had only a half hour left before they would have mutated.

Issei's home Kuoh City. Monday morning.

Sona wakes up and then takes a shower. She dresses then moves downstairs to the table in the kitchen. Issei is making them breakfast. He smiled and greeted her happily.

"Morning So. I made your favorite. Sorry if you heard anything this morning. I got a call. I tried to be quiet for you."

That explains the noise. Sona smiled at her other and she settled down next to him and began enjoying her favorite muffins. Issei sits next to her. They eat peacefully together. Sona after two muffins asks the question.

"Ise. Can you please be my boyfriend? I want to stake my claim. I like most of your fan club, but I want them to stop eyeing you up like a piece of meat."

Issei shivers at that last part. Fangirls were evil. But he smiled at the question.

"We were already there So. But yes. I would be happy to be your boyfriend. I would love it. I have something for you that will be done later this week."

Sona smiled and threw herself around Issei. She is so happy and excited. Take that Rias! Sona had gotten a boyfriend first!

Rias had been praying that morning when she suddenly sneezed. Someone was thinking about her!

The new couple had gathered their dishes and then gotten their bags and started walking after Issei locked the door. He handed Sona a spare key. Sona beams and placed it in a special place on her person. They both began walking with Sona leaning onto her boyfriend's shoulder.

Kuoh Academy Monday morning.

Murayama and Katase are waiting for Issei by the gate to the school. They had both moved out of Issei's house last week to new homes with their families with powerful wards. They had also begun taking lessons from a scion captain who was genuinely nice on how to shoot and use the weapons of the guard. Katase was clicking very well with a rapier, and she had copied the stances into her sacred gear. Murayama had become something of a very good shot with a las pistol and she started to use a bit of magic that she picked up from a magician who had been around at the time.

Kiryuu had noticed the changes in her friends and had asked what had happened and if their changes had anything to do with hanging out more with Issei. Katase had answered.

"It does. But do not worry Kiry it is nothing but good changes. We are particularly good friends with Issei now. He is wonderful. And no, you cannot have him. He is already spoken for."

The man eater of the school was disappointed but smiled at how happy her two friends were. But who was the king of the school with? The gossip queen needed to know!

The answer came as Issei and Sona walked together through the gate and Kiryuu gasped before squealing excitedly. Katase and Murayama also squealed and rushed to Sona to congratulate her. The kendo captains were so incredibly happy for their friends. The two were sad that they could not have Issei. But they had come to like Sona a lot. She was so genuinely nice.

The three squeals had drawn the attention of several of Issei's fangirls. They saw their idol with Sona Shitori and the group of five began to weep. He was taken damnit! One had run to go inform more of the club. More fangirls saw their hope with the student council president. Some had awed and immediately formed a new club that would be about discussing the twos love life. The others just wept about how the best man in the school was now taken.

The men had cheered for Issei, and some started clapping for them. Sona had been less and less of a stick in the mud, and she now was smiling more at the students. If Issei was the cause the men would be happy.

Rias saw the cause of her sneeze this morning. Sona had a boyfriend! She had finally made the other official. Rias cheered for her childhood friend. Akeno had done the same and Koneko was actually smiling so brightly. That scared many of the students in her year because of how emotion less the white hair girl had been. Kiba bowed his head to the king of the school. Issei had found his queen. The knight was happy for his rival.

The student council cheered the loudest for their king and for their friend. Momo smiled and took Saji's hand before she kissed his cheek. The pawn blushed and the last bit of jealousy that he had on Issei for getting Sona died. He was happy for his King. Ruruko had let out a big cheer and was so happy for her senpai. Tsubaki smiled so much at the sight. They were perfect for each other. Tomoe Reya and Tsubusa had all awed at the two and became the newest members of the shipping club of SoSsei.

Issei revels in the feeling. Sona seems to feed off the same feeling of triumph. Issei looks at Sona and he asks for permission with his gold eyes. Sona smiles and gives a slight nod. Issei kisses Sona on the cheek. She blushed red but enjoyed the feeling of smug superiority as several fangirls truly began to weep. The men cheered increasingly and more joined. They hated and feared fangirls. The fact Sona was tormenting them won her more popularity and points with the men.

Issei escorted Sona with Katase and Murayama following behind asking so many questions. Kiryuu was perversely giggling with a small nosebleed and was following.

Camp of Light China noon Monday.

The building in the camp that had become the church of the god of man was packed this afternoon. Dozens of fresh faces were there looking to the Aquilla and so many were praying to the new god. Devils prayed for the pieces to come out of them. Angels had prayed in support of their new allies as the camp had been rocked by the news of true miracles. Humans had upon learning of the news let loose three cheers for the reincarnated. Youkai and nature spirits had also cheered for the Emperor and for the Imperium. Many spirits had been shocked when red robed adepts had begun handing out to them technologically advanced pieces of equipment and told the spirits that this would help with restoring the environment in their territories.

A dryad had been the first to believe. She had taken the small device and brought it back to her grove. Her sisters had looked at the device and when the first dryad had placed it near the edge of the grove the next miraculous thing happened. The air pollution began to recede. This grove was in the United States. The grove wept and they began to believe truly and utterly. Mother Gaia had sung with them:

Around the world these devices have begun to repair the environment. It is slow but steady. The nature spirits of the world began cheering and soon new songs began to be sung for the Emperor of Mankind. He was trying to help them. They are the slowly dying ones who protect nature.

The humans would begin to notice the reduced amount of pollution in six months. Nature spirits who were embedded in movements dedicated to fixing terra speak to those who know about them. Their human colleagues do not believe. Until that dryad who first believed showed a human man who she had been courting the device. He blinked in disbelief.

The dryad had smiled when the results of her lover showed him the truth. There was a reduction in the air pollution. The man ran the tests multiple times. The same results each time. The human grabs his lover and swings her around making her laugh in happiness. The dryads watch their sister and laugh too.

The human had dedicated his life to trying to fix earth's environment. When he asked how his lover smiled and said.

"There is an empire coming Rick. Its Emperor is the champion of Gaia. Help him. I know this is the land of the free. But he will do more than all the funding from the government. He is the harbinger of our planet's future and people. Help him. Bring more people to his banner. Show the naysayers that you and all of us who have been fighting this fight that it is not over yet."

This man named Richard believes. He was tired of the failure. He will help the Emperor. He who has given his lover such hope. She had long since given up. He will help this champion of Gaia.

In the warp

Neoth is smiling at his avatar. His heir. His true son. The new god feels Gaia she is near him.

"You spoke the truth Neoth. Your avatar is the harbinger of light. He has my blessing. I will lend the world to Unification. I, however, will never trust you fully. He that will be Emperor however I trust implicitly."

Neoth is used to the others not trusting him.

"I understand. Give it to him. I, however, will lend you my faith when you need it. And let you access the system. You can start your own miracles. I will never be redeemed for the actions I committed. But I will never stop trying."

Gaia can see the truth. She smiled at him. They would never be friends. But they were allies.

Kuoh Academy lunch time Monday.

Sona kept her smile. Issei was hers. The fangirls had mostly stopped eying her boyfriend like fresh meat. Those who did not were stared down by her and they began to flee. She was now extremely popular with the men in the school. Her and Issei's new fan club had also joined in glaring down at the ones not looking respectfully. There was a civil war going on in his fan club.

They had split up violently with many joining the SoSeei club. It was funny.

Rias had come to their table and personally congratulated them. She was now taken by the romantic side. She sat with them and Akeno, Koneko and Kiba had joined them. The two clubs smiled and then began truly bonding. Momo asked Rias about the bird. Rias proudly told them all her new dream.

The council had gaped except for those aware. Sona likes this dream better than Rias's first one. Kiba spoke excitedly with Tomoe and the two began debating who would have the better walker. That made more people blink at that. Akeno had seen something because she had all but begged Issei to introduce her to someone. Everyone but Sona and Issei had gaped further. The most untouchable woman in the school was begging for an introduction.

Issei had simply smiled and said he would but that the stranger was busy. Akeno had nodded and then smiled perversely. Koneko begged Issei to help with her sister and to see more pictures of the baby. Issei had simply sent the nekoshou an exceptionally large file of pictures.

Koneko finally understands why her sister was a sis-con. The white cat has become a bro-con. She looks at nothing but those pictures for the rest of lunch. Sona asks her boyfriend what that was about. He smiled and then whispered the context.

Sona grabs him and kisses his cheek. That was so exceedingly kind. To help save another species without demanding anything. Koneko giggles at the sight before returning to the pictures.

Saji asked Momo to show him the bird. His new girlfriend squealed and looked to Rias for permission. Rias smiled and nodded. Ruruko said she wanted a pendant. Rias brings one out and hands it to the other. That smile from Ruruko is so big. She had chosen to believe. Tsubusa asked to join too.

Tsubaki had asked Issei if she could help more with that work. Issei smiles and says she improved the output that day. The two eye color woman smiled and asked if she could spend time learning about the system the administratum was using. Issei said to her to come over tonight and he would share it with her.

They got along so well. The two clubs had broken apart after lunch. Rias hugging Issei. She whispers to him.

"You are the most amazing person. Please treat Sona right. I am jealous of you both. But I am so happy for you two. I wish we could have met sooner. Tell your boss that he is an amazing person too. I will bring my house to Unification. He will always be a friend of House Gremory."

Issei had smiled at the commitment.

"He will still help you. The game is this weekend yes?"

"Yes. Riser will come to try and make me doubt. But I have none now. It is thanks to you I have found faith. I am his forever. I will bring more to the cause. Just after the game. Thank you again. May I please have permission to call you Issei-kun?"

Issei nodded.

"Only if you let me call you Rias-chan. He will be here when you tell me it is starts. He has new armor and weapons made for the game. There will be no deaths. But Riser will get his teeth kicked in."

Rias giggled and nodded her consent to the question.

Forge of Dreams Akio's office Monday afternoon

Akio had just finished reading the files taken from the brigade base. He had a small but growing number of Inquisitorial storm troops who had worked with Dohnaseek on moving items from that base. Acolyte Ellen had also brought her brother into the Inquisition. The man had been so happy to learn that his sister's problem had a name and a solution. He had sworn to serve the Emperor and help.

Akio had gathered his two Acolytes and had them give orders to the storm troops. They would clean another exceedingly small base of the brigade. This base was run by the hero faction. The objective was a duplicate brand made by the faction's inner circle.

The storm troopers would be reinforced with three squads of the Solar Bears. That brought the fighting force to five squads. Two inquisitorial units and then the bears. Dohnaseek was to lead them.

The angel had been honored by that. He had four wings of gold now. His drinking had held him back badly. But his new job and his potential new partner had made him stronger.

"When will we launch this Lord-Inquisitor? We cannot let them move that brand."

Akio had nodded in agreement.

"Tonight, or tomorrow. Probably tomorrow as the bears are off duty. I know our troopers are good, but we need the extra swords and guns. Ellen you will try and look for more potential scions for our personal forces. That way we can launch more operations for the secret war."

The blank had nodded.

"Yes milord. The Solar Bears could become a particularly good place to recruit from. They will be getting seven more squads in two weeks. The Muslims are eager to join and fight. The first regiments might also be good places. I have found a psyker and he can be used for admin work. He is a savant, and he is incredibly happy to help. He will need training and I understand that father will be remarkably busy this weekend."

"Good points. I will start training him this week. I have nothing but time. You are to begin putting out feelers. Dohn. Tell captain Fleur that she is to be ready for the operation. You will be the only one with the rosette. Our squads will paint their armor tonight to keep the inquisition secret for now. You have practice with your bolt pistol and your power sword?"

"I have Inquisitor. I am decent. I am ready for battle."

"Then have the captain begin the mark when it starts."

Kuoh City Issei's home Monday after school.

Issei let Tsubaki and Sona into his house. He helped Sona with her luggage. Daliea was searching the internet for bro-con sites and was giggling happily. Tsubaki shivered at the noise. Sona promised death to her technically adopted daughter.

Sona's look sends Daliea into a small whimper. Having a future mom was nice and scary! Daliea laughed nervously. Sona, however, was not amused.

"Daliea. Do not torture your brother. He is new to existence, and I have learned that you are going to have sessions with him. If I ever catch you embarrassing him in public I will make the spanking of your rear long and hard. Your rear will be redder than Magnus. Am I perfectly clear?"

Daliea, despite technically being physically older than Sona nodded furiously and whimpered more. Her mom was very scary! Daliea saw her dad smiling evilly with Sona.

"I support Sona on this. I too have been lax with you. And despite how much you also clicked with Ravel you can bet she too will support us."

Ravel sneezes and knows her dear had just mentioned her!

Daliea whimpered again. She closes her computer and then goes to a corner to start crying. Sona hates bro and sis cons. She will get that out of her daughter.

Speaking of a sis con and the doorbell rings. Issei knows it is Serafall. He and Sona are at the door in an instant and they open it.

There on the porch is Serafall. She is dressed in her magic girl outfit and proceeds to do a cartwheel. Sona sighs. Serafall sticks the landing and then twirls her magic wand.

"So-tan! Do not fear magic girl Levia-tan is here! I will save you from the dastardly young man next to you! You the princess of the underworld!"

Sona wants to just die. Again. Daliea looks up from her crying and sees why she receives the dressing down. She understands mom more now. She makes a vow to not ever be that bad. Most of the time.

Issei, while amused by the display supports Sona.

"Lady Leviathan. I understand that you are having fun. But I would like to talk to the real you. I love a good chunk of your tv show and your acting is superb. But I would like to talk about my boss and new developments"

The switch flicks off. The child like view ends and the diplomatic head rears forward. Serafall does get an exceptionally good first impression.

"Fine. Thank you for the compliment on my show. It is rare that I get such generous honesty for my work. I am Serafall Leviathan. Pleasure to meet my sister's potential boyfriend. I will however state that I do not trust you as far as I can throw you with my wand."

Sona is now happier. Issei shrugged.

"That is fair. But I will let Sona tell you the good news. Please come inside."

Serafall entered the house and looks at her sister with a tilt of her head. Sona smirked at her sister and wrapped her arm with Issei.

"No longer potential boyfriend. We are now officially together. I have already begun to draw up our contract for when we marry. You will like it. Issei and I have gone over most of it. And yes I am now more certain than ever that Issei is my one."

Serafall looks more shocked. They were together! And her sister was already drawing up the contract! Big G damn it! Sona continues the blows.

"Issei has also made the choice to let me move in. So do try to get along with my boyfriend."

Serafall is more horrified. The human has corrupted her So-tan! Sona is beaming at the look. Issei, however, does something to raise Serafall's opinion of him further.

"We will not be fooling around. I lock my door every night. I do want the physical parts at some point but I am happy to wait. What sort of food would you like tonight Leviathan-sama?"

That makes Serafall feel a bit better. The human was a decent person it seemed. Even if he worked for the red angel. Serafall just shrugged at the question.

"Surprise me. Sona we do need to talk."

Issei sees the dismissal. He goes to the kitchen and drags Daliea with him to help. The ai understands what he is doing. She likes her aunt. But they do need to talk. Tsubaki moves to the dining room and keeps reading her data slates. Serafall does not catch that.

When they are all gone Serafall looks at her sister. Sona is incredibly happy. Serafall, however, is ready to break that.

"Sona. I know your set on this human. I am mostly in your corner. But there is no way mom and dad will let you do this. There is nothing he can do that will be enough of a dowry for you. They do not know yet."

Sona is about to say something, but Serafall continues.

"He seems like a decent man. The fact he is waiting is a particularly good sign. But I want to see the contract. He gets more out of this then you do. I do not like that.

Sona shrugged. It does appear that way. She pulled out her draft before handing it to Serafall. Her sister unfolded it and sat to read.

Sona simply sits on the couch next to her sister and enjoys the growing shock that comes across Serafall's face.

Serafall is just utter shocked. There are no less than six ways for Sona to get out of the betrothal. All incredibly open ended. There are also ways for her to leave the human if they have a falling out after the marriage was finalized. Her dowry includes very unspecified things. He gets land and a few minor things. The fact that Sona gets part of the land being given as a starting point for her school is incredibly good. It seems the human was truly helping her sister.

"You said he helped with this? He approved the outs? Your getting your school?"

Sona smirks.

"Yes to all three. Issei is high in the Red Angels service. The angel really likes my dream. He is funneling things to the contract. He is not so bad. Very much a realistic person. He reminds me of you."

Serafall likes the answer mostly. The fact the Red Angel likes Sona is an excessively major surprise. Next to nothing was known about them. That makes her own opinion on the angel a bit better.

"I guess he is not so bad. The human and the angel. I am willing to give them both a better chance. But your story. I need more info! Beh-tan has a very rough outline. Give me details!"

Sona and Serafall sit and talk shop for the book. Sona did not know where her sister had pulled a notebook and pen from, and she does not ask. About a half an hour later Issei knocked on the wall to get their attention.

"Foods ready miladies. It is something from Germany. I hope that is all right?"

Sona had never had German food before. Serafall had and she liked a good part of the cuisine. The sisters move into the dining room and Daliea and Issei start bringing in the food. Serafall noticed the hair similarity.

"Is that his aunt?"

Sona just nodded. That was a very decent story.

"Yes. Her name is Daliea. I like her a lot."

The food does smell good and soon Serafall takes her first bite. Serafall freezes. Before she began to pig out on her portion. Sona sweat dropped. She tries her first bite it is good. Issei had to learn how to cook in his isolation. That skill would never not be good. Sona knew she could not do that. She had said that to her other. He had frowned before saying he would help her learn. That won more affection.

Tsubaki was sitting at the head part of the table and was ultra into her data slates. She takes a bite of her food every so often.

Daliea is talking to Issei happily about Cawl. He has almost chosen his final form. Serafall is too deep into her food to notice the small slip up. Sona narrows her eyes at the Ai. Daliea sees the mistake and the look. She whimpered silently. Mom is very scary!

Issei pats his daughter. They all enjoyed the rest of the meal that night.

Camp of Light China Tuesday morning.

Captain Fleur was with her two squads of storm troopers. They were joking around and had all been enjoying coffee. Fleur was happy for them. Each of her men wore the Aquilla. She touched her own. The god Neoth had reassured the storm trooper captain.

Fleur had been a nun with the Catholic Church. She had never shown doubts until the young woman who was the holy maiden had been excommunicated. That had made her angry. It had pissed her convent off too. The nuns had all not been sworn in yet. They resigned. Fleur had lost hope and faith. But her new god had come to her. He showed her the future she would be building.

Fleur had gathered the others and they had made their way to this camp. There they had found faith and purpose. Fleur had with two others walked to the commandant's office and demanded to see the rosette. The Canadian had nodded and soon a man had visited them. He had the rosette.

Fleur underwent the enhancements. She had shown no fear. Her two fellows had joined her. They had been the first storm troops of the Inquisition. More had come. Friars and pastors more nuns. Her troops were dedicated and fully committed to the secret war they had joined.

The storm captain saw her opposite from the Solar Bears approach her. He was a Muslim from Jordan. The man nodded to her and then sat with his men. He was one of the very rare veterans from the Islamic exorcists. Fleur had met him last night and they were ok. He had been dismissive of her for but a second before she had fired her hell gun and had taken the dummy's head off without looking. The other had been fine after that.

The storm troops had begun gathering up and prepared to head to their small barracks here at the camp. They had been promised better room and board soon. The troopers did not care about that. But it was nice.

The forces gathered at a portal point and there was the commander. He was still wearing his fedora. He wore armor modified so that his angel wings could extend. The troops made the sign of the Aquilla. The bears captain had been told he was working for a very powerful person. He was told the true objective.

The acolyte had a bolt pistol and a sword of unknown make. The man nodded to the bears and to Fleur. Two imperial magicians began opening the portals to where the brigade base was located.

Hero faction base China Tuesday morning.

The inquisition forces moved and began taking up positions at the perimeter. Dohnaseek nodded again to his troops and the bears made a quick oath of moment. The storm troopers had already done that. The storm trooper magician and his boss poured their power into the ward stone. It cracked. The mark starts when the explosives were once again planted.

Mark 001

Two small time sacred gear users were on guard at the doors to this old Chinese manor. They were both branded. They had been motionless. The brand took away many things that had made the two human. So, they were not too shaken when explosions went off from the wall and the two immediately called for reinforcements. More branded came and many began powering up their gears. They had three unbranded captains and then immediate action was taken against the intruders. The first captain began firing off his sacred gear that gave him minor control of the weather.

Two lightning bolts came down on the attackers, but Neoth again protected them. A stormtrooper brings her plasma gun up and fires. That former nun makes the first kills of the mark.

The ball of white fury slams into the weather controller and he and two branded disintegrated into ooze. Dohnaseek fires his bolt pistol and scores the next kill. A branded user explodes and her fluids rain on her fellow slaves. They do not flinch.

More gears attacks come down on the attackers and they score a small victory. A bear scion has a small wound inflicted by a sword smith blade hits his right foot. The armor and Neoth make the wound superficial. That bear fires his hell gun and claims the second unbranded. He had been the one who had made the hit.

Mark 002- 003

Dohnaseek leads two stormtroopers forward and he activates his power sword. Lightning runs along the blade and his troopers activate their chainswords. The branded flinch this time. But four gear melee users move to stop the mini charge. They are supported by range users. Two barks from the bolt pistol and two heavy hitters who had been suppressing a squad showered the last captain making her flinch. The now free heavier bolter now supports the charging trio and claimed another kill. A melee user dies. Dohnaseek brings his power sword down on a branded blade and the sword crashes through the regular blade and the man doesn't scream as he is cooked by lightning. A storm trooper kills another branded and shouts a war cry.

"Be free from servitude! We the servants of the Breaker of Chains!"

The remaining captain tries to flee now they were fighting true fanatics. She was not one of those. She just likes to control the branded. She makes it to the door and is about to enter the mansion when a fire spell hits her from an imperial magician.

She cooks. The branded stand and keep fighting. The last dies to Fleur bring a chainsword swipe and the man is cut in half.

Mark 004-007

The door to the manor exploded and wood fragments hit several branded. The new captain growled. He will kill the intruders. He has a gear that is near to Longinus. He summoned his gear, and his semi-independent gear comes forth. It is in the shape of a tiger. It roars a challenge.

Five chainswords answered the first roar and then a squad of bears charged. They split at the last second and a bolter round from a storm trooper slammed into the captain. He screamed before he exploded into fragments. The bears reform their arrowhead and hit the branded with new fury.

They know they are freeing the branded from their chains. The dead users reach Neoth and are amazed that they are free. They lend their strength again to the god and their liberators.

Dohnaseek fires his bolt pistol, and it barks death slamming into another minor captain. The angel extends his wings of gold. That inspired the inquisition forces forward. Especially the storm troopers because they knew he had been a fallen that had found redemption.

A war cry goes up from the storm troopers.

"We serve the lord of light! Face your doom chain makers!"

The branded fight on. Their gears doings little to nothing against the attackers. Faith and righteousness make the inquisition fight harder. The branded get no quarter. They have to die to be free. The brainwashed gear users give no quarter either.

The last one does not let out a noise as she dies. A hell shot the cause.

Mark 008-009

Dohnaseek rushed forward with captain Fleur. The angel fires his bolter and destroys another door. This leads to the room with the brand. He can feel the evil runes on it.

Two unbranded are preparing to destroy it having guessed that this was the objective of the attackers. The young boy here had guessed for a different reason, however. While the other captain got ready to destroy the brand the boy leapt into action. He wounds the captain of this base. This is Leonardo. He is ready for freedom. Dohnaseek lets his wings shoot golden feathers to support the boy. The feathers turned the commander into a pin cushion sticking out of the wall.

Leo makes the bird. He is almost free. He never wanted to be a warrior. He was the reincarnation of the original Leonardo and he had wanted to build and design things. He had been recruited into the hero faction because he had bad control over his gear. But the Alpharius head had given him a device that had been reverse engineered from the Grigori.

He had worn it. It was power hungry. But his condition was better. Leo wants to cry. Jeanne had gotten away! She who was pretty much his sister. Dohnaseek orders Fleur to have the magician put the brand in a pocket space and then the vox for all forces of the imperium cracks.

"Objective is secured. Kill anyone left. We have a young man with us. He is friendly. Sergeant Carmichael I need a power cell brought to him immediately. You are then to escort him out and guard him."

The storm trooper sergeant obeys the order. His squad begins gathering the few computers here and the sergeant and his magician move with a cell for the device.

Leo hugs Fleur and is crying in pure relief. The captain sees the pain of the young man and just holds him.

The bears begin putting the last enemy forces to the sword. The mark ends at Mark 011.

Issei's home Monday night after dinner.

Serafall liked dinner. The human was a particularly good cook. The five had talked and joked about their work and school. Sera saw that her sister was happier around Issei. When she had demanded to know if he had truly left the outs for her sister in the contract and if he was truly serious about helping in making that school. The human had smiled kindly and said yes to both.

"I want Sona to be happy. I am not very selfish about much and I like helping others with dreams. I know many contracts are too iron clad for good reasons, but Sona deserves a chance at being happy if we ever do break apart. I would not want to trap her in a cage like that. I am happy to help her with her school. In any way she needs. I know you have hesitation about me. But I promise I have something that will make your parents happy and make my entrance into the nobility a bit easier for people to swallow. I want this Lady Leviathan."

Sona had kissed his cheek at the words. Tsubaki grumbled once again about how her king was so incredibly lucky. Daliea knew her father was an ultra good man. He truly tried every feasible way to be better. His perverted versions were often times funny but also very inappropriate and missed key problems that happened in those trees.

Serafall wants to know what the hooks are. But she saw that he was trying to build a relationship with her that was not built with exploiting her position and power too much. That would always be there in any relationship. But he was leaning towards one where she was respectfully asked for favors if they needed to be asked for. She sighed. Her sister was so incredibly lucky.

"I like you Issei-san. You are indeed a particularly good man. My sister could do much worse. I am mostly onboard with this. But I still do not like your boss. He causes too much paperwork, and I am not a big fan of that. I do not know the hooks. But my sister wants you as the human you are. I will talk to my parents. But do not expect their support."

Issei nodded he hates paperwork too.

"Understandable. I cannot say the hooks yet, but they are particularly good. You and many others will really like them. I can also help you with something in regard to your political problems. My boss has an exceptionally large intelligence network. He passed to me information that will destroy your target and make the NKF a possible majority. It will be incredibly good for you."

There was the first hook. Serafall was not surprised by the admission. She has long suspected that the Red Angel has a support network of more than just potential agents. This was very tempting. They could have a backup plan should Rias actually win her game against Riser. Serafall doubts that but plans within plans were always good. Serafall takes the bait.

"I might really come to like you Issei-san. I will take the information. You are definitely someone to watch. But do not expect me to not uncover your boss's network. I am sure you understand."

"I do. But you do not have to worry too much about it. My boss likes the Satans. Well except Asmodeus. He is a bum. An extraordinarily talented man but still a bum."

Serafall laughed. Fabium was indeed a bum.

A man sneezed and that woke him from his rightfully gained nap. Someone was talking shit about him!

Serafall likes the human more now. Sona sees the happy face and smirks. Oh no. It is back. That look. Serafall puts two and two together. Sona had been the one that had caused her episode last weekend. Behemoth had held her through the night and into the morning while she shivered and kept sneezing.

Issei takes pity on his potential sister-in-law.

"So. She will see soon. It is fun to torment her, but she is missing half the chess pieces. Imagine her look when it is ready. That should be what you aim for."

Sona drops the look. She nodded. That would be fun. Serafall likes the human a lot more now. He was genuinely nice. They were very good for each other. Serafall nodded her head to Issei in thanks for delaying her torture. She still wants more hooks. But the human was decent.

"I will share my personal email with you. Have the information sent that way to me. And I am sure I can get my mom to listen to you. She is incredibly open minded. Plus, she is a romantic. Your story should help win her over."

Issei nodded his thanks.

Serafall demanded all the leftovers. Her peerage were very hungry and liked good food. Her queen had the sin of gluttony. She was always hungry. The French Revolution had made her that way. Do not ever say to let them eat cake.

An. Yes Serafall's queen is Marie Antoinette the last big queen of France. It is funny to me to think she became a glutton after her reincarnation. Lots of information. Here. The inquisition is growing. They have troops. The brand is important. As is the fact that the reincarnated are going to bring more people to the cause. The nature spirits and the pollution reduction are the beginning. The humans are going to be incredibly surprised. Issei has his second god patron. Gaia. She is very much less of an asshole then Neoth. He is going to be her true champion. She is really a good goddess here. She has been fighting with the spirits to slow the decay. She wants to help. It has been her sending spirits to the Aquilla. Issei is definitely an exceptionally good guy.

The first regiment of the tempestus scions. I was split between bears and another animal. Bears won out because Lawrence being an angry Scotsman shouting war cries, is very amusing to think of. I am ready to take suggestions for the next scion regiment. Plus, the first guard regiment. I have a name for the second. Pms would be perfect for the names, and I will take the best one and message you back. The second best name will be used for something else. If you are not chosen I will keep the names in a pile and then apply them to future regiments. You will always get credit for the names. It will be here in Ans.

Ann to the most recent reviews. Yunabella being reincarnated is indeed her cannon status. Here she is a pure blood commoner truthfully on that it was a simple mistake that changed to be permanent because of plot. Mainly because it makes a good story for the low classes and because of a way for the nobility to accept something later on. we are in an Alternate universe small things are different too but you are very much right. as for the kind guest and the spaces marines. Yes they are mentions of them. Some in future stuff and some offscreen. I have been somewhat silent on them because of the fact im still very split if i want the space marines to return. Early stuff i was like nah no marines. but as i kept building the world i see i will very likely need them. the second xenos enemy is the reason. plus the third ones. so i guess early confirmation here they coming one day.