Alright guys bringing this back. I don't usually advertise my stories unless I make a new one but have you guys read my story Red Dragon Of Of Golden Light? If you haven't HIGHLY recommend that you do. I just released the latest chapter and I can say without a doubt that it is the greatest chapter of any story I have ever written. Hands down. I'm so proud of what that story has become and of what it will become. It's truly my greatest story from an objective standpoint, no contest. I understand how this story is my most popular but nothing could ever match the pride I feel in that story. So much time, effort, passion and build up lead to that chapter and it all perfectly paid off in the end. And thanks to that chapter I feel like I've evolved as a writer in general. To believe that you can learn so much from one success is insane. And I feel that all of my stories will continue to evolve from here on out thanks to that one.
So yeah, let's get to that Yakitori bastard shall we?
P.S. Have you played God of war 4? I've been talking a lot about it lately because it is a fucking masterpiece and I think everyone should play it. Random thing.
-Scene-
Kuoh Academy. Track and Field.
"Woooo! Go Amano-senpai!"
"Amano-senpai! Look over heeere~!"
A rather regular day in Kuoh Academy. Many students, male and female, were cheering on one of the women running on the track as she finished her laps ahead of everyone else. The woman known collectively as 'Amano Yuuma' amongst her fellow classmates. She was just finishing her run while her good friend and roommate, Asia Argento struggled a bit to catch up.
"Yuuma-chan! Over here!"
Yuuma, or rather, Raynare turned to the sidelines of the track where she saw a few male students calling out and waving to her. She smiled and waved back graciously.
'F*ck off losers. I'm not interested in you worthless louts.'
"Uuooooooooooooooh! Hyoudou beat the entire soccer team once again!"
"As I thought, you can't win against that guy!"
Raynare looked to where she heard the cheers of other male students from her position. She looked far over to where the soccer field was. A certain brown haired boy stood there with a soccer ball in his hands and an entire soccer team around him on their knees, worshipping him in defeat.
Raynare couldn't help but giggle sweetly at the sight.
'Hehehe. Well, I guess his popularity makes sense a bit.'
"...Uuueeeeeh...haah...hah….Ray..nare..san….hah.."
Asia slowly limped her way to Raynare while wheezing. She had never been the physical type.
"Hehe. You didn't have to try and catch up, Asia. Actually, you can't catch up so you shouldn't really try that hard."
"Haah...haaah….Y-Yes….hah.."
DING DING DING DONG - DING DING DING DONG
The bells tolled, signifying the end of the period, and the end of the school day.
Raynare and the group of female students in their class made their way to the changing rooms. They began changing when Raynare noticed a sound.
Badom…
"Hm?"
It was the subtle sound of a bump. The sound of bumping against metal. In a room filled with metal lockers.
Badom…
Hiss…
Another bump, along with the sound of a quiet whistle or hiss.
Raynare turned to one of the lockers that stated it was 'out of order'. The place in which the sounds originated from.
The sound of bumping. The sound of whispering.
She brought back her fist and…
DON!
" "HIIIIIIIIIIIIIII~!?" "
And now the sound of a locker door being crushed in. Followed by petrified squeals. The door slowly fell to ground below her.
BAN!...
2 boys sat curled up against the back of the locker in fear. Raynare looked down at them from above with a look of disgust and contempt.
"Get. Up."
" "HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII~!?" "
SNORE
"?"
Suddenly, a loud, lone snore came from the neighboring locker.
….….Raynare cracked it open slowly as it screeched.
Dakiiiiiiin…
There inside of the locker, laid a brown haired idiot against the side of the locker, sleeping.
….
She kicked the side of the side of the locker lightly.
Ban!
"Ryu, wake up."
SNORT-
The boy woke with a snort as a bubble popped from his nose like every other time he slept. The only odd thing about the boy was his position. He was literally sleeping up side down with his head at the bottom and his shoes touching the top.
"Ah? Ray?"
"Sigh...Get up Ryu…"
Thud!
Rather than trying to get up like a normal person, he just let himself fall out stiffly and picked himself up afterwards.
"Ah."
He took noticed of the environment around him full of half naked women. He covered his eyes with his hands the same way a child would.
"Just go, Ryu. Asia and I will meet you at the clubroom."
"Okay."
He started to walk out of the room.
Dun!
He bumped into one of the benches in the middle of the dressing rooms on his way out and almost tripped. He made his way out without any of the women stopping him. Most likely because they viewed him like they would a child and recognize that he can't help himself. Some of them even giggled. Raynare sighed and shook her head. She walked back to her locker to continue dressing herself. She didn't have to worry about the perverts because they were already being surrounded by the few Kendo members in the class who always kept their practice swords in hand.
" "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" "
Their screams were heard in the background. Raynare wondered how exactly it was that the 2 perverts tricked the idiot into peeping since he wasn't actually interested in such things. She imagined a scenario.
"Neh, Ise. Doesn't that Yuuma-chan live with you?"
"Yeah."
"GRRR! Damn you! Go die stupid boy!"
"Wait, calm down Matsuda. Ise, answer me this, have you seen her naked?"
"Yeah."
"GRRRRRRRR! Die 'Sekiryuutei'!"
"Calm down Matsuda. Also, we swore that we wouldn't use our gamertags in public. Ise, tell me, she got a rockin' hot body?"
"Yeah. She's alive."
"I'm asking about her sexiness, Ise."
"Oh, yeah. That too."
"As I thought. Listen Ise, wouldn't you like to see her naked again? Or actually, let me rephrase that. Would you never like to see her naked again?"
"What?"
"Well, you wouldn't never want to see her naked again, right? Never seeing such a beautiful woman naked 'd be terrible right?"
"Yeah. I think."
"So you'd never not want to see her naked again right?"
"That's a double negative."
"Right?"
"Yeah."
"So, that means you would want to see her naked again right? You'd never not want to see her naked again, so that means you want to see her naked again right?"
"Yeah."
"Say it. You want to see her naked again?"
"I want to see her naked again."
"Right?"
"Right."
"Alright then! Come with us! We'll get you your chance! But you gotta stay quiet okay?"
"Staying quiet is hard."
"Then just pretend you're asleep. That way you'll be awake but sound like you're asleep, yeah?"
"Okay."
Raynare stifled a laugh. He most definitely fell asleep while pretending in there. She paused.
…..
She put on her uniform skirt.
'...If he wanted to see me naked he should've just asked...stupid..'
She continued dressing. To be fair, her assumption on how the event transpired was 100% accurate, believe it or not. Coincidence? No. They were just idiots.
-DxD-
Inside of the Occult Research club, every member was gathered, along with the 3 residents of the Hyoudou Household (who were also considered members for some reason).
It was quiet aside from a one off conversation between Raynare and Asia. Kiba sat silently reading a book. Koneko ate from a bag of snacks, which usually Issei would pester her about sharing them, but they were Coconut flavored. Issei hates coconut flavored snacks. Issei himself, is sleeping obviously.
Rias is at her desk completing some paperwork. Raynare couldn't help but notice Rias had been acting odd for the past few days. She was very out of touch and vacant in many things. She didn't comment on it, as she didn't feel it really involved or interested her, but it was something that was easy to notice.
Knock knock
"Ah, Yes?"
The double doors to the clubroom opened and revealed a small group of students. Other Devils. The student council to be specific.
"Ah, Sona. What brings you here?"
The bob cut haired woman with glasses stepped forward to greet them.
"Mm. As you know, I have just received a new Devil servant. I decided it should be time to introduce ourselves to the new residents of the territory properly. I assume we'll be having more interaction from now on after all."
"Ah, I see...Ahem. Very well then."
Rias stood from her seat and stepped out in front of the desk. As Raynare noticed, she was acting a bit distant.
"You 3, this is Sona. She is the school's student council President and the group behind her is her peerage. They're also Devils and a part of the student council."
"Sona Sitri. My alias within the school is Shitori so I trust you should uphold it."
She spoke formally while pushing up her glasses. Issei tilted his head.
"That's a bad choice for a surname. Sona Shi-"
"Don't say it Ise."
…..
"Poop."
"Ise!"
"Hey you bastard! Where do you get off disrespecting Kaichou like that!"
A boy with light caramel colored hair stepped out from behind the group, clearly agitated.
"Calm yourself, Saji. You are also a part of the student council. You must act dignified, no?"
"But I-!...Yes Kaichou…"
He slumped down a bit.
"This is Saji Genshirou. He is a Second year student. He is also my pawn of 4 pieces."
Sona gestured to the boy as he immediately fixed his posture and attitude.
"Yes! I am Saji Genshirou! Nice to meet you!"
"Hey."
"Yeah, yeah. Nice to meet you."
"H-H-Hello."
Issei gave a simple hey, Raynare waved off his greeting, and Asia waved shyly. He grumbled a bit at their responses.
"Ueeeeh...they already don't like me…"
"Anyway, Rias. I also wanted to inform you that next month we'll be taking up that slot to retrieve Saji a familiar. I assume you won't have any problems, seeing as you have not gained any members to your peerage."
This time Rias grumbled.
"Ueeeh….No...I haven't…"
"In that case, I hope you don't mind."
"No….I don't…"
"I see. Very well then. We'll be taking our leave then."
Sona and her group made their way out of the room without any further conversation. Rias was still leaning against her desk with a cloud over her head. She shook it off, but a silent despair still rested on her. Raynare seemed to notice it, but even more than that, she could easily tell Issei noticed. And for some reason it bothered her. Rias sighed before regaining her regular attitude.
"Alright then. I suppose it's time to go home. Let's go everyone."
The group began to gather their things and head for their homes. Just like any other normal day. Supposedly.
-DxD-
"We're hoooooooommeee~"
Raynare announced their arrival as they entered the residence at a later time than usual due to club activities. It was practically night time. They were greeted from the kitchen as usual by The Mother Hyoudou and Mitlet.
"Welcome hoooooommeee~"
"Welcome back!"
They entered the main area and caught sight of the kitchen. Mama Hyoudou was cooking dinner alongside of, surprisingly, Mitlet herself. Raynare immediately commented as she went to retrieve her apron on instinct.
"Mitlet? You're learning to cook?"
Raynare asked in disbelief as she tied her apron. Mitlet crossed her arms with a pout.
"Even I can do something like this! Hmph!"
Issei approached curiously.
"Mito is cooking?"
Mitlet flinched before blushing heavily and fidgeting her fingers.
"Y...Yeah…..so….w...would you….be willing to try it?..."
"Yeah. I wanna eat Mitlet's cooking."
She beamed with a dazzling smile before she replaced it with a look of confidence and pointed at him with the ladle in her hands.
"G-Good! You better be ready! Cuz I'm gonna make you eat something so good you're gonna think it's disturbing!"
"Dragon meat?"
"What?"
"What?"
…
Issei turned around.
"I gotta go upstairs. I have to finish the assignment for 5th."
"Kay, I'll bring you a plate when it's ready, Ryu."
"Thanks."
He walked upstairs. He entered his room and tossed his and Raynare's bags onto the brand new expensive bed that was meant to be Asia's as he started working on his computer.
Originally, it was meant for Asia's new bed to be taken into Mitlet and Kalawarner's room since the guest room is large enough for 3 people, but for some reason Asia did not want that. She was very adamant about sleeping in the same room as Raynare and Issei. Who knew Asia could be stubborn, even if she was hesitant about it. So, it was decided that the old bed would be given to Mitlet so that Kalawarner and her may finally have their own beds to themselves.
The funny part? They still pushed their beds together to create one bigger bed they could share and sleep on.
…
Around 30 minutes passed. Issei was close to finishing his work on his computer when the door opened.
"Here you go ba-. Ahem, Ryu."
"Thanks."
He took the plate of food from her hands and-
OM NOM NOM GULP
Slid all of the food on the plate into his mouth and devoured it in only a few bites….
…
"Seconds please."
He handed Raynare the plate as she stood in shock.
"Eh? Uh?"
She shook her head, though the shock did not fully fade. She slowly turned on her heel.
"..O..Okay...Yeah...sure…"
She walked out in disbelief and headed downstairs. Issei finished his work on the computer. But only a few minutes after Raynare exited the room, he felt a certain presence. He turned in his chair to the spot next to his bed and waited…
….…..Shiin!
In the following seconds, a red magic circle spawned onto the floor and the figure of a woman appeared.
"Hey Rias-senpai. Did you come for dinner or something?"
She did not respond…...until…
"Ise…."
She suddenly threw herself and Issei onto the floor.
"Please-! Take my virginity!"
…...
"No."
…..
Rias stood up and began removing pieces of her clothing.
"No means no Senpai."
"Please Ise! You are the only one I could come to about this! I know that if I went to Kiba he would immediately deny me. You...you are the only one…"
"I don't even know how to do that."
Rias shirt dropped to the floor, finally leaving her in her underwear.
"It's okay. It's my first time too. I would have assumed that living with these women would mean you already did something like that, but it looks like I'm mistaken. That's alright. It's better this way."
Rias got on her knees and began to approach Issei.
"Ise…"
Until the door was opened.
"Here Ryu. I got you more this time around since you ate that other portion so damn fa-.."
Raynare froze with the plate of food in her hand.
"R-Raynare!"
"Obviously. You said it yourself Senpai. I don't live alone."
Raynare stood blankly in confusion. Her brain caught onto the different details. Issei on his back on the floor. Rias on her knees in her underwear. Her clothes tossed to the side.
"Wha….you…"
Slowly, her mind began to register the scene before her.
"You.."
After a few short seconds more, her expression finally shifted to an extremely vicious glare.
"YOU WHORE!"
SLAM! PIKA!
She growled as she slammed the door closed and tossed the plate against the wall.
FOOM!
She extended her Fallen Angel wings and within an instant was donning her battle attire with a scowl that resembled a rabid animal.
"W-Wait! Raynare! Calm down! Please-! Let me explain!"
Rias stood and held her arms out in front of her, trying to calm Raynare, but it only served to fan the flames.
"I'LL KILL YOU WORTHLESS HARLOT!"
TTTKZTTKZTTKK!
Raynare formed a crackling spear of light in her hand. It held more power than any she had ever created before. So much so, that it seemed unstable and dangerous to an explosive degree, literally.
"TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF [MY] ISE-! I'LL SMOLDER YOU! YOU DISGUSTING PIG'S SOW!"
Raynare dashed without hesitation at Rias, with a speed she was never capable of before, but she was interrupted. Issei was standing in front of Rias.
"Ray."
"?!- Get out of the way Ryu! I'm going to kill this trollop!"
He shook his head.
"Calm down, Ray. Let her explain."
"EXPLAIN?! Explain what?! Explain the looseness of her loins?! Or trying to manipulate someone who can't help it?!"
"N-No! Raynare! I swear there's a reasonable explanation for this! Just please let me explain!"
"SHUT UP YOU PUTRID TITTED CREATON!"
Raynare unrelentingly snarled and shouted obscenities straight at Rias from Issei's shoulder. Rias could do nothing but stand in shock and even fear from her harsh tone. Issei's attempts to calm her were practically worthless.
"YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST WALTZ INTO OUR HOME AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR ISE?! YOU F*CKING TRAMP!?"
"Ray."
"I'LL PIERCE YOU WITH THIS SPEAR AND CUT OUT YOUR ENTRAILS FROM YOUR DAMP DIRTY SNATCH YOU HUSSY!"
"Ray."
"YOU DAMN DEVILS ALWAYS TRY TAKING THINGS THAT AREN'T YOURS! ACTING AS IF YOU OWN EVERYTHING! ACTING AS IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT! A F*CKING PRETTY LITTLE PRINCESS LIKE YOU WHO HAD EVERYTHING HANDED TO HER-! YOU'VE NEVER STRUGGLED A DAY IN YOUR CAREFREE LIFE! SOMEONE LIKE YOU-! YOU DON'T DESERVE HIM! AS IF A SKANK LIKE YOU IS WORTH HIS TIME! AS IF YOU CAN SATISFY HIM! YOU'RE NOTHING! NOTHING BUT A SELFISH, BRAINLESS, REPULSIVE, ARROGANT, SPOILED, LITTLE, FLYING RODENT BI-!"
She was suddenly pulled back from her spot over Issei's shoulder. Issei held her by her shoulders firmly with a serious expression, snapping her from her blind rage.
"Stop."
…..
Raynare peered behind Issei. Rias spoke softly with her head lowered.
"...I….I'm sorry….."
She quickly passed them and piled her clothes in her arms. She stood without turning and spawned a magic circle beneath her feet without hesitation.
Shiin!
with a flash of light, she vanished.
…
Issei walked to his bed and sat on the edge while he gazed out of the window blankly.
"I-!...She-!..."
She struggled to coherently justify her prior rage. She felt that even if she had gone too far, she didn't think she was wrong. Realizing that she failed in justifying her actions and not understanding how to properly process her emotions, she grabbed the greatest representation of Rias Gremory and her school in order to trash it as catharsis. In other words, she grabbed her own school bag from the bed, tossed at the wall, and began stomping on it with her heels.
"Stupid! Stupid! Tramp! Now because of you-! Because of you it's like this! It's all your damn fault! If you hadn't come here-! If you never even existed-! I would-! My life here-! You-!"
She didn't have long to stomp on the bag. Issei called out to her once again.
"Ray."
She whipped her head to him while still being agitated. He had the sorrowful expression of an innocent child.
"You're making me sad."
"Eh?"
Raynare raised a brow in confusion before looking down to her bag. It had broken pencils and pens sticking out of its pockets. Crumpled and ripped paper was sticking out at the top. The place where she had been stepping on began to develop tears from her heels. The realization came quick with the damage.
The bag that she bought to match with Issei's.
"Gasp! NO!"
She gasped and kneeled down to hold the bag in deep seeded regret. She caressed the bag as she felt tears build up in her eyes.
"No...that's not….that's not what I meant…..I was just…."
She felt a hand placed lightly on her shoulder. Issei kneeled beside her as he placed a finger into one of the holes in the bag.
"Mm. Maybe Mama can fix this."
Raynare only frowned sadly and laid her forehead on his shoulder.
-DxD-
It was the next day. They hadn't heard from Rias at all during the school day. Despite the fact that it felt awkward to go, Raynare and Issei made their way to the old school building, along with Asia who wasn't aware of anything.
Sniff Sniff
Issei suddenly began sniffing at the air whilst they walked. Raynare raised a brow at his actions.
"Hm? What's up Ryu? Do you smell something?"
"Yeah."
"Is it food from the clubroom?"
"No. Something else."
"What's that?"
"Something burnt."
"Huh?"
They arrived at the building. They made their way up with Issei leading. For some reason he seemed to be walking ahead a bit. When they finally reached the doors of the clubroom, Issei surprised Raynare a bit and simply opened them without knocking.
The doors opened to reveal 2 people glaring at each other menacingly while flaring their auras freely.
"This is the last time I will tell you Raiser….I will not marry you….Leave….you have no business here.."
"Heh. To speak with such hostility Rias….honestly, I find it amusing. It makes it sound as if you truly had a choice in the matter…"
Just as their auras began to expand-.
CHOMP!
"Yow!"
Issei had suddenly appeared down near the man facing Rias' hand and bit his fingers.
Poom!
Flames formed around his hand as it began to form his fingers again.
"Wha-?! This bastard-! A human?! Who the Hell are you?! What are you doing here?!"
Issei stood back up blankly.
"Sorry. You smelled like Chicken."
"Haaaaaah?!"
"Ise!"
Rias was shocked by the group's sudden appearance. She had assumed they would not show their faces again after what happened. Even more than that, she felt embarrassed to see them as well. She averted her gaze from any of them. Raynare immediately seemed to realize who the man was.
'A Phoenix?! This man-! He's a part of the Phoenix clan! There's no doubt! Those flames-! They-!'
She slowly began to realize something else entirely. Something that disturbed her and sent chills down her spine, but seemed to go unnoticed by everyone else.
Flames were momentarily bursting from the man's hand. Meaning that his fingers had been bitten clean off.
Issei had yet to ever spit them out.
"Rrgh! Rias! You know this scoundrel?! Who is he?!"
"Eh?"
She was snapped out of her regretful mood and brought her attention back to the situation at hand.
"Ah Yes, he is-"
"He is the Sekiryuutei."
She was interrupted by a silver haired woman dressed in a French Maid's outfit.
"We meet again, Sekiryuutei."
"!"
Raiser realized who exactly the boy was. He questioned Grayfia in slight disbelief.
"The Red Dragon Emperor?! This human?!"
"Yes. Sirzechs-sama and I have verified it for ourselves in our last meeting. This man is surely the Sekiryuutei."
Raiser looked back down at the boy with the same suspicion. Issei pointed at Raiser.
"Do you work at Kuoh Fried Chicken?"
...….
"Hah?"
…
"So who is this Yakitori anyway?"
"Wha-?! Yakitori-"
"His name is Raiser Phoenix. He is the current heir to the Phoenix clan."
Grayfia answered straightforwardly. Issei tilted his head.
"You're immortal?"
Raiser finally lost his shocked attitudes and smiled smugly.
"Ho? So you know of the Phoenix do you? I suppose even lowlife beings like humans can learn of such great existences like ours. Or is this simply the minimum I should expect from the Sekiryuutei?"
He smirked down at him in arrogance. But then Raiser suddenly hunched over reflexively. All of those in the room, excluding Issei and Grayfia, were in shock.
Issei had pierced through Raiser's torso with his arm.
SPLL!
"ISE!"
"ISE! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!"
Rias and Raynare shouted in disbelief. Issei removed his arm from Raiser. His torso released flames as the hole in his chest sealed close. Raiser glared down at Issei in unyielding rage.
"YOU-! YOU WORTHLESS LITTLE WOOOORRRM-!"
He was interrupted by a quick strike to his abdomen.
POW!
"Guh-!"
The strike ripped the air from Raiser's lungs. Arguably more effective than the previous strike which he didn't get to feel since it healed so quickly. A strike you cannot heal from since losing air is not 'healable'.
Almost as if that strike was chosen perfectly for that purpose.
Raiser grunted as he attempted to breathe air back into his lungs. Issei spoke within the shocking atmosphere of the room.
"So what's this Yakitori doing here anyways? He your friend Rias-senpai?"
"Ise! What are you doing?! Why would you attack him out of the blue like that?!"
"I was testing out if he was actually immortal or not. I guess he wasn't lying. Kinda."
"Of course he wasn't! He's from the Phoenix clan!"
"So? I won't know until I see it."
"Raiser Phoenix is the current Fiánce of Rias Gremory."
-?!
The 2 women who accompanied Issei were shocked by the sudden revelation stated by Grayfia. Raiser Phoenix was engaged to Rias Gremory. Raiser brought himself back up once his breath returned and immediately released a gauntlet of flames from his palm to burn Issei alive with.
"YOU WORTHLESS GARBAGE! YOU WILL DIE FOR THAT CRIME! BUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRNNNNNN!"
"ISE!"
"ISE!"
"ISE-SAN!"
DON!
The strike connected with the head of Issei and engulfed him in flames.
"Hahahahahahahahaha! This is the Sekiryuutei? How shameful. I was expecting him to at least take one of my attacks. Maybe I should have held back a bit."
He spoke with a great enough amount of arrogance at his accomplishment, so much so that it eliminated any of his rage from before. His pride did not linger for much longer as the flames on Issei's head suddenly began to lower in intensity.
SSUUUUUUUUUUU!
The flames quickly vanished. They were sucked into Issei's mouth.
SUUUP-!
…
"Bleh."
Issei made a disgusted expression as he stuck out his tongue.
"WHA-?!"
"So, 'Fiánce'? Is that a type of food? As I thought, you do work at that place?"
"What is this?! A human cannot endure such a thing!? How are you still alive?! Is this somehow to do with your Sacred Gear?!"
"No. I just ate it."
"Do not lie to me!"
"I'm not."
"Rias! What is going on here?!"
Raiser questioned Rias who was standing there in shock.
"E-Eh? W-What? Me? I don't know! I only know as much as you do about his abilities!"
"Yeah, I've never used the Boosted Gear around Rias-senpai yet. Never needed it."
Raiser turned back to him with suspicion.
"What are you?...You can't be human. In that case…."
His gaze randomly caught onto the 2 woman who accompanied Issei. One of them being the Fallen Angel.
"?! That presence-! A Fallen Angel?!"
Raiser raised his arm and sparked flames on his palm once more. A strike of that caliber may not have had an effect on Issei, but it would surely destroy Raynare. She flinched in terror. But before Raiser could even make one move, his arm was tightly gripped while held in the air.
He looked down to the boy who grabbed his arm.
He was looking up at him with the same blank expression, only with shadows hovering over his eyes that gave his green irises an eerie glow. He said only one statement- that sent chills down his spine.
"Immortality doesn't exist."
-?!
Raiser quickly retracted his arm from Issei's grip while his flames dissipated.
He looked at his own hand in disbelief. He pulled it back purely on instinct. Not to mention, his arm was healing- because it was broken.
"Wait, so this guy is supposed to marry Rias-senpai?"
Grayfia answered him.
"Yes. This man is her Fiánce. As per the condition of their parent's arrangements, they are to be married for the sake of the survival of Pure-blooded Devil society."
Raynare quickly understood the situation. An arranged marriage in the current state of the Devil's society was more than expected.
"But it doesn't look like Rias-senpai wants that."
Grayfia nodded her head.
"Indeed. Rias-Ojou-sama has always been very adamant about disrupting the matrimony between her and Raiser. Even now she refuses to marry him. Though, she does not truly have a say in the matter. Not for the most part."
"Heeeeeeeh.."
Issei made a sound that seemed like he was not very fazed. He pointed at the unfocused Raiser.
"But they're completely different in every way you know? Look."
He pointed at Rias.
"Rias-senpai is a smart, pretty, nice girl."
He points back at Raiser.
"Raiser is garbage."
-!
Raiser was brought back from his stupor and glared at Issei.
"What did you saaaaaaaaay?!"
Issei turned to Grayfia without acknowledging him.
"Ms. Izayoi Sakuya."
Grayfia shook her head.
"My name is Grayfia, Sekiryuutei."
"Oh. Grayfia-san. Can you go ahead and cancel their marriage? Rias-senpai doesn't want to marry him so it's better if you just do it now."
-?!
"I'm afraid I cannot do that."
"Hey! Who do you think you are to try and interfere with the arrangements of the Devil's?! I don't remember you being an ally of ours!? Right, Grayfia?"
"He is not necessarily considered an ally to the Devils, but he is considered an ally to Rias Gremory. Regardless, this is something he cannot interfere in."
"Exactly!"
Issei tilted his head.
"But if you don't cancel it then that would be bad for you."
"Hah?"
Raiser raised a brow at his declaration.
"How exactly would that be bad for me, Sekiryuutei?"
"Cuz it's really embarrassing to walk around calling her your Fiánce if you're not gonna marry her."
"What?"
Raiser was as confused as he was annoyed. Issei randomly cracked his neck.
"It's obvious right? I'm not going to let you."
-?!
"Excuse me? Maybe you still don't get it, human. This isn't your turf. You can't interfere with the affairs of the Devil's. Even if you were an ally, you still wouldn't have the right. This has nothing to do with you. Know your place, worm."
Issei tilted his head again.
"If I can beat you, then how can you say I can't interfere?"
"Hooooh?.…"
Raiser stood over Issei, only by a few inches, and stared him down. Issei only looked blankly up at him.
"Hold."
Grayfia called out to them. She looked as if she was thinking deeply on something. She looked at them seriously.
"Allow me to have a minute."
[...]
In the depths of the Underworld, the Devil King was torturing the mad souls of the dead, plunging them into the fires of-
Shiin!
[Sirzechs-sama.]
Oh wait no he wasn't. He was just doing some terribly boring paperwork while letting his imagination run wild. Once the small communication circle formed on his table, revealing the top half of his wife's body, he immediately fumbled with his work in an attempt to look serious.
He quickly donned his glasses and held some random papers.
"Ahem….What is it, Grayfia?"
He answered while looking down seriously at his papers, hoping that she didn't see him before.
[It seems that there is a situation.]
"Hm?"
Grayfia began to explain the situation to him in exact detail. Sirzechs eyes widened a bit.
"Oh?..."
….
[What do you suggest, Sirzechs-sama?]
"Hm…."
He leaned back in his chair. He contemplated while staring up at his ceiling.
"The Sekiryuutei huh…."
After a few seconds, he smirked.
"Grayfia...you've always had a way with words….What say we play that card a bit?"
[What shall we do, Sirzechs-sama?]
"Heh….Well, an opportunity has presented itself. We will surely take it."
[...]
Grayfia entered the main room of the ORC again. Raiser was sitting on the couch, glaring daggers at the poker faced Issei.
"It seems that Sirzechs-sama has a proposal."
They noticed Grayfia enter and stood, aside from Issei and Raiser.
"A proposition? Onii-sama?..."
Grayfia nodded her head.
"Yes."
She gestured to Issei and Raiser.
"A duel between Sekiryuutei and Phoenix. He who wins shall receive Rias hand in marriage."
"Haaaaah?!"
Raiser propped himself up instantly.
"What sort of proposition is this?! Such a thing cannot be allowed! Even for the Maou! He cannot be allowed to interfere in such a significant union just because she is his sibling! The greater Devil councilmen would not allow this!"
Grayfia nodded.
"Indeed, you are correct. Something like this could never officially happen."
Raiser sighed lightly in relief and frustration.
"However, this is not an official arrangement. Merely an arrangement between men. It goes no further than that."
"Haaaaaaah?!"
Once again he yelled in annoyance.
"What do you mean Grayfia?! Explain yourself!"
Raiser demanded of her. She sent him a quick, cold stare.
"Yes. I shall. Be silent."
"..."
He silenced himself reluctantly. Grayfia continued.
"You see, Rias-Ojou-sama is currently the heir to the Gremory Household, but she is not yet a fully fledged adult. As a result, she cannot participate in official rating games, nor can she make any substantial decisions on behalf of the Household. Raiser-sama is different. As an adult and the current heir to his Household, he has the power to override his parents arrangement towards the marriage. He has no intention to do so, but either way he has the option. Here is where the proposition lies."
She gestured to Issei.
"An unofficial duel with the Sekiryuutei. In truth, he cannot take Rias Gremory's hand in marriage, but the terms are: should the Sekiryuutei win, Raiser-sama will decree the marriage arrangement void and no longer pursue her hand. Should the Sekiryuutei lose, he will no longer interfere with the affairs of the Devil's and he will also be vowed to fulfil one other condition set by Raiser-sama himself. Whether that is the Sekiryuutei joining his peerage, joining the peerage of Rias Gremory, or even forcing him to become a full fledged ally to the Devils. This is the proposition suggested by the Maou, Sirzechs-sama himself."
A few seconds of silence passed as Raiser stared Issei down…until Raiser spoke.
"I refuse."
-?!
"I have no reason to agree to such a proposition. I will take Rias hand naturally. If the Sekiryuutei wishes to interfere, then he may attack me, I shall consider him an enemy and eliminate him. That's all there is to it."
The small hope that had sparked within Rias group, quickly faded. Grayfia nodded her head.
"Very well. Raiser-sama is correct. He indeed does have every right to refuse and continue through the normal process."
Raiser smirked arrogantly. Issei only stared at him blankly. Until-.
"Should he desire for such an easy win and back down from the challenge, it is his own choice."
-!
Raiser twitched in subtle agitation. Grayfia continued without hesitation.
"Hah-?..."
"Whether it is through fear of defeat, or whether it is to quickly snag the glory of marrying Gremory as quickly as possible, or whether it is merely for the reason that he is not willing to take such an audacious challenge, in the end it is his choice."
Veins pumped blood through the side of his forehead. His teeth gritted tightly. Then something astonishing happened.
For the first time they had ever witnessed in their lives, Issei made a certain expression as he folded his arms.
He smirked with such powerful smugness, that it surpassed Raiser's entirely arrogant existence.
"Hehehe….Chicken blood~…"
-[!]-
OOHHHM!
Raiser's aura exploded with bloodthirst and absolute fury.
"I'll destroy you….I'll flay your skin and burn you alive…."
Grayfia's lips pursed upwards for a moment before it quickly descended again.
"Well, I suspect that Raiser-sama has accepted the challenge then? In that case, just to inform you, you have every right to bring your peerage along to fight with you Raiser-sama. There's no need for it to be a one-on-one, if you do not wish it to be."
Raiser continued to glare down at Issei fiercely.
"No. I will burn him with my own hands. No one will interfere."
Grayfia resisted a smirk again.
"Very well. Would you like time to train, Raiser-sama?"
His anger only increased with every question from Grayfia and so did his will to battle.
Perfect.
"SILENCE. HE WILL DIE BEFORE HE RECEIVES THE CHANCE TO REGRET HIS ACTIONS."
Grayfia bowed.
"Very well. In that case, the duel will take place 2 days from now. I will discuss the details with you further tomorrow."
Raiser did not remove his furious gaze from the smugly sitting Issei.
Issei's condescending smile sent chills of pure wrath through every fiber of his being. The more he looked onto it, the more it felt like it became more and more smug and arrogant. As if his face was slowly twisting into a larger and larger smile with each passing moment while the world turned completely red. He was moments from attacking and destroying every trace of him.
"Raiser-sama. That is enough."
Raiser gritted his teeth hard enough to crack them. He quickly turned around and peered over his shoulder.
"2 Days Sekiryuutei. That is your current lifespan. Enjoy it while you can."
Shiin!
He disappeared within the light of his magic circle. The moment he did, Issei immediately lost the smug expression and returned to his regular attitude. He turned to Grayfia.
"It worked."
Grayfia looked at him blankly.
"I have no idea what you are referring to, Sekiryuutei. Now then, I shall be taking my leave with that. Good luck. I shall see you again on the day of the duel."
Shiin!
She disappeared with those words. Issei stood from the couch.
"Let's go, Asia, Ray."
He began to walk out.
"Eh? Ah! Wait, Ryu!"
"Ise-san!"
They quickly followed. Rias stopped them at the door.
"Wait! Ise!"
He turned around blankly.
"You...this…why..."
He gave her a thumbs up.
Dakun
And they left with that….
-DxD-
The group had finally returned home. They ate dinner and watched TV, worked on homework, and did chores like usual. Issei and Raynare were upstairs in their room while everyone else was downstairs. They had their usual at home clothes on now that it was after dinner and getting close to bedtime. Issei wore his white shirt and blue boxer shorts. Raynare was in her simple pink pajamas.
Raynare sat on the bed quietly with her knees against her chest. She seemed distant or melancholy. Issei read a manga on the bed casually from next to her.
"...Neh….Ryu…"
"Hm?"
"...How do you feel about Rias?..."
He lifted his gaze from the manga.
"Hm? What do you mean?"
"...I mean….what do you think of her as?..."
"Mm. She is our club President now right?"
"...Is that all?..."
"No. I said earlier, but she is a pretty, nice, smart girl."
Raynare nodded her head meekly.
"Yeah…"
"Hm? What's wrong?"
She lowered her head.
"...Neh, Ryu…."
"What?"
"...Do you like Rias?.."
He tilted his head.
"Yeah obviously. She's our friend."
Her attitude became even more sullen.
"...What about Mitlet? And Kalawarner?...you told them you love them…...didn't you?..."
"Yeah. They're our family. So I love them."
She couldn't help but flinch.
"...So…..you love me too?..."
"Yeah. Ray is my family. So I love her."
She tried her best to feel happy, but she couldn't.
"...Family…...that's how you love us?..."
"Yeah."
...
It only made her feel worse...
Until-.
"But…..I feel weird about Raynare."
Her head perked up slightly.
"...W….What do you mean?"
He looked down at his manga in confusion.
"I don't understand it. I think there is something wrong with me. I love Mito, Asia, and Kala like my family…..but when I think about Raynare...it's different….."
She lifted her head slowly.
"It's weird. I know Raynare is my family. And I love her because she is my family. But when I look at Raynare I get different thoughts than with Mito and Kala. I feel different."
Her head shifted to face him in slow motion.
"When I look at Raynare I think different things. I think about doing things that aren't for family. I feel like doing things that aren't for family. And whenever I look at her I don't want to look away. Sometimes, I don't want to go to sleep, because I will not see Raynare until the morning."
Her eyes began to widen.
"And sometimes I think…..that Raynare is more important than everybody…...but that is evil to think….isn't it?"
...
He turned as he questioned her, but he was not met with a response. Instead, the only thing he was met with, were the lips of Raynare pressing onto his own.
"..."
He remained still while Raynare gently kissed him. But it did not remain this way for long.
Rustle…
Raynare raised her right hand to grip on the back of Issei's head as she initiated a more passionate, rough kiss, while inserting her tongue to explore his mouth.
Saliva dripped from their mouths as Raynare pushed ruthlessly into his mouth with her own.
"Mlah…"
Raynare made a sensual sound as they separated, a string of saliva still connecting their lips. She lightly placed her hands onto his chest and pushed him down onto the bed.
Her hands moved under his shirt and spawned a small particle of light. She used it to slowly tear the shirt in half and remove it from his torso.
"You shouldn't waste clothes Ray…"
She caressed his fine bare chest as she lightly ran her fingers along the large scar on his right half. She lowered her head and gently planted a kiss on the scar.
She brought herself on top of him, effectively straddling him, and began to remove her buttoned top. Finally, she exposed her bosom to the open air and tossed her top to the floor. She did not hesitate to remove her lower half either.
She lowered herself back down and kissed all parts of his torso consecutively. As she continued, she slowly began to lower her head reaching his midriff and finally landing above his shorts. She stared down at his lower half with a look similar, or maybe even just itself, of desire.
"Ray?"
She wrapped her fingers around the top of his boxer shorts and gripped onto them. She lowered them.
"Ray? What are you-..."
…...
It seemed like for the first time in Issei's life, he was speechless.
30 minutes later…
Downstairs, the rest of the residents continued with their average activities. Issei's parents were in the kitchen conversing, meanwhile, Kalawarner, Mitlet and Asia sat on the couch watching TV together. Or rather, Asia watched TV. With their supernatural hearing, Kalawarner and Mitlet were aware of everything that happened, and is happening.
30 minutes. That's how long they gently embraced each other, lovingly. 30 full minutes.
After that?
Well, as the overseer of everything, I can tell you right now:
Mitlet and Kalawarner were blessed with supernatural hearing.
….
Scratch that. I meant cursed. They were cursed with Supernatural hearing.
Because as the overseer of everything….
I can tell you right now…..that they were also able to hear what would continue for another 2 hours as well.
.
[Aaaah! Ah! Ah! Ise~! Ah! More! Ah! Harder!]
…..
….
…..
.…
….
[Ah! Come on! Harder! Harder wuss! You can't do any better than that?!]
…...
[AAH!]
[Ah, sorry. Did that hurt?]
[Yes!]
[Do you want me to keep going?]
[Yes!]
…
(In other news, 3 days ago the prime minister announced…)
Asia curiously watched the news while Kalawarner and Mitlet sat silently.
"...Hmph….stupid…"
Mitlet pouted with tears building up in her eyes. Kalawarner sat with a sullen and awkward attitude.
"...But….if it's someone like him…..then…"
Mitlet brought up her fist with determination.
"Then-! Maybe even I can get closer! Maybe I-! No! I will surpass the hurdle of 'family'!"
She declared with all of her courage. Kalawarner lifted her head in realization. She looked down at her hands and felt confidence build within her as well. They had fires burning in their eyes as they pumped their fists.
Asia only tilted her head cutely at their confusing attitudes.
-DxD-
"HmHmHmmmHmmHmmm~ Ah, Good morning Ray-chan~ Are you the only one awake right now?"
"Morning Mama~! Yep, I'm the only one!"
"Oooooh someone's in a good mood today~ Okay~ In that case, are you ready to get started on breakfast?"
"Sure am!"
"Then let's get started! HmmmHm~"
…
"Hm? Ara. Are you okay Ray-chan? It looks like you have quite a limp there honey."
"Heh. You're damn right I do~..."
"Eh?"
End
What?
You think cuz this is a T rated story that I can't pull off mature things like this? HA! Don't make me laugh. I could've done that entire thing without a second thought. It's all about how you use your words.
Anyway, so yeah, that just happened haha! Bet you weren't expecting that huh? I'm expecting a LOT of reviews for this one. Even if I want it or not, lmao. So yeah, um, how's that? Haha. Blame all this on Red Dragon Of Golden Light. I was on the fence about going this far, but seeing what I can do by taking risks in that story has taught me a thing or two about captivating storytelling. Taking the safe route all the time is boring. Besides, it made sense in the frame of the greater narrative.
Hope that was a good balance of serious and comedy all throughout. Though, it feels more serious than funny. And at the very least I hope you laughed at the end. Maybe even awkwardly. Hahaha.
So yeah.
Read, Rate, Review go crazy.
Stay frosty.
[P.S. Issei can be quite disturbing at times huh...he truly is an enigma.]
(Update: It looks like this is going to become an M rated story because literally every one is begging me for Lemons in my PMs. Can't guarantee you lemons since this is a comedy, but I can give you things close to it. Like this chapter. Also, did You know that there is always a larger audience in the M rated sections? Makes sense since this is DxD. Sigh. You damn kids and your lemons...I'm making a lemon story already ya know?...I just...really don't want to release it...but I still have to by the end of the summer...its part of the agreement...ill elaborate further in the actual story...just forget about it for now...)