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Apprentice of Ophis (first edition)

Summary: After searching for a long time, the infinite dragon god finally found someone who can help her to regain back her home. Someone to call her own. Even though he can be quite unpredictable at times

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Chapter I

No matter where or how far I looked, all I saw was fire.

I was the only person to survive in the middle of this carnage, wounded but alive nonetheless. With my broken arm, I cradled her dying body close to my chest as my other hand was holding it, my savior. The weapon, which was of simple design with pure white color, helped me to take my revenge against the fiends that destroyed the town, my hometown, killing everyone.

The screaming of my friends and townsfolk stopped long ago but the fire didn't stop. It kept burning strongly as ever as it burnt away the remaining people and their homes mercilessly. I survived but I felt nothing but anger and despair as I watched the orphanage and the town I grew up in getting destroyed right in front of me. I was able to kill those monsters but I couldn't save anyone, not even my little sister.

I prayed, to the gods, to the angels, and even to the devils, to save us, to save my sister but none came. My tears dried up and my voice became hoarse from screaming. But I refused to stop believing, I refused to let it end like this. So this time I prayed to my weapon, to my last hope for a miracle, I screamed at it with my broken voice as my tears were replaced by my blood.

I didn't know how and I didn't know why but certain words started to come out of my mouth, I didn't fight it rather I went along with it,

O Spear. The true Holy Spear which pierces through God.

Suck the ambition of the King of Domination sleeping within me and pierce through the gap of blessing and destruction.

You. Announce the will, and turn it into a glow.

As I chanted those words, my body felt light as if all my negative emotions have been lifted off. I knew I shouldn't have felt like that but I couldn't help it, it was as if someone or something was saying everything was going to be all right in a soothing voice and whispering to me to just wish for it.

So I did.

I wished what was in my mind and I was sure that everyone who died had been wishing the same.

"Save us."

I was looking at the burning town which looked like a scene from a tragic movie, and the next thing I knew the fire was gone and so were the dead people. Everything was back to normal as if nothing had ever happened as people were walking around and going on with their daily lives like usual. I could even hear the distinct cheerful voices of my friends coming from the orphanage. Suddenly my breathing hitched as I slowly looked down. My sister was lying there with her eyes closed. She was sleeping, no wounds no erratic breathing, nothing. She looked as peaceful as ever.

This time I looked at the spear and slowly cradled it close to my chest as if it was my lifeline.

And then I felt that presence. I don't know how I was able to sense her, maybe it had something to do with my spear but her power made me feel small and weak. Compare to her those monsters were like bugs flying in the sky where her power resembled the endless sky itself. I was scared but still, I slowly and shakily looked back to see the person.

I saw her standing a few feet away from me with a stoic expression, she was wearing a weird black Gothic Lolita costume without having a single outstanding feature on herself. Her eyes held no emotion as they bored into mine. I could hear my heartbeat increasing with each step she took toward me. It felt like eons have passed before she reached me. I held my baby sister and my weapon closer to me but she didn't even look at them as if they didn't interest her. I twitched visibly when I felt her move but to my surprise, the only thing she did was to stretch out her hand to me.

At that moment I saw something in her eyes, I didn't know what it was but somehow it made me feel safe and cherished.

I didn't even notice when my hand reached out to her.

I might have imagined the slight upward twitch in her lips.

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xXx

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Ten Years Later

Hell,

I never liked this place. But here I was at one of my least favorite places hiding my powers to avoid being sensed. I even cast strong illusion magic on myself for extra precaution. All of this was just to gain some favors from the Youkai leader who asked me to check out a few species of Youkai that lived in various places as she was concerned about their wellbeing. But because they chose residence, she wasn't able to send her people to check on them.

I looked at the small note in my hand. The last one on the list was Nekoshou, a special variant of Nekomata and considered the strongest among their types. I still couldn't believe that they chose Hell out of all the places there was to live in. Oh well, all I have to do was just check up on them and leave this godforsaken place as fast as I can. My thoughts were interrupted by a huge explosion and it was quite near. Without a second thought, I ran there.

I was surprised to see a horde of devils surrounding a girl and from the look of it, she was a Nekoshou. I almost face palmed, "Why can't I catch a break?"

I coughed loudly to get their attention, which might not have been the best idea as I was forced to dodge some attacks from the devils. Guess something happened that made the devils too tense for any civilized discussion, well they were never ready for those anyway.

"You must be an extra devil, stay out of this or we will kill you as well." Barked a random devil, who looked like he was the leader of this devil pack.

I didn't say anything as I looked at the girl. There was a saying that the eyes were windows to your soul and it wasn't wrong. The moment my eyes met hers, I saw myself all those years back, helpless and cornered, praying to anyone to be saved.

So I did what I had always been doing since that day. I followed my heart and my instinct. I stretched my arm and called for my weapon. The moment it came out, every devil, even the girl, was shocked and took a few steps back involuntarily. I looked at the devils with a cold gaze and they instantly knew what was going to happen but they weren't fast enough.

"Infinite god style: Hundred thrusts." My hand blurred as the deadly strikes from my holy weapon descended upon them. They didn't have time to scream let alone dodge as they ceased to exist in mere seconds.

I looked at the girl who flinched at my gaze. I relaxed my stance and softened my gaze but it was not enough, so I rushed to the point, "Please, be at ease. Yasaka-san sends me to check-up on the Nekoshou. She was worried, mind telling me what happened." Hearing that she relaxed but just a bit.

"Will you help us?" The girl's voice was shaken. It seemed whatever happened was bad.

"I did just now, didn't I?" I pointed to my surroundings.

"Then please follow me, we can still save the rest." The girl sounded desperate but hearing what she said made me tense as well. Guess I still didn't fully comprehend how bad the situation was.

I followed the girl who raced toward the village. Along the way, I asked her what was going on, although she was reluctant at first but she opened up soon after. She explained how after losing her parents, she and her sister were taken in by a Devil who reincarnated her as his Bishop. While serving the devil, she became extremely powerful surpassing her own master which became her undoing. As to keep her on leash her master threatened her with her sister's life and was almost going to harm her. In a fit of rage, she attacked her master and things escalated as she was forced to kill him. Now she was branded as a stray devil while many other devils started to hunt down the rest of the Nekoshou.

It didn't take long before we reached the village, or whatever was left of the village. I was not a stranger to war or what comes after it but I would never forget what I saw there. The devils weren't killing the Nekoshou in a sense of justice, no, they were killing them just for fun. They were killing the old and the children like they were dirt. Some even pinned down a few girls with sharp weapons while raping them, laughing while doing so. Quite a few Nekoshou gathered together and formed a defensive line to protect the weak. The devils hovering around them were taunting them, knowing full well that there was no hope for the cat woman.

Something inside me snapped,

'Badump'

And it seemed that I wasn't the only one feeling that way.

I raised my spear and immediately the whole village was covered with a thick holy aura making everyone snap at me. I didn't wait one second as I chanted the words,

"O Spear. The true Holy Spear punishes evil.

Pass thy judgment to the sinners and bring forth the light of redemption for the innocent.

You. The Savior and the slayer, announce your verdict."

I looked at the devils and gave them a cold and cruel smile,

"Heaven's Law"

A holy light enveloped me and within seconds it expanded and covered the whole village. The hunters now became the hunted. The moment the light touched the devils they were burned from within, they screamed and tried to attack but none of their powers were working. The fire didn't burn them down instantly, it was meant to give them a slow and agonizing death. But it was different for the Nekoshou, those that were injured or exhausted were rejuvenated but the light couldn't do anything to those that passed away. Although it healed their bodies as a means to give them a proper burial later.

I watched with a cold gaze as the screaming of the devils slowly died down. Some strong ones even tried to get away but they couldn't leave the barrier. Few even came to me begging me to stop it or at least to give them a quick death. I said and done nothing, they didn't deserve any mercy so they received none.

It was over in a few minutes. I took a deep breath, the light created a barrier itself so no one else would notice the intense holy aura the place emitted but I was sure more devils would be coming soon when they wouldn't be able to get a hold on to these devils. I knew that I had to act fast.

But before I could do anything few Nekoshou lashed at the stunned girl beside me and would have hit her if I didn't shielded her on time. Seeing me they whimpered in submission and slowly backed away.

"Why is the wrench here?" A woman shouted from the backline.

"It is because of you that this happened. Why did my family have to die because of you?" Bellowed another angry girl. I could see that things would escalate quickly if I didn't step up.

"Calm down." I lightly hit the ground with my spear and immediately the whole area was silenced. All the Nekoshou were looking at me with admired and respected gazes though some had fears in their eyes, "I think introductions are in order, my name is Naruto Uzumaki. I am a mercenary and before you ask, no I am not involved with any of the factions. As for why I am here, Yasaka-san has sent me to check up on you people seeing that she couldn't send one of her own down here." With that, I lowered my head slightly, "I sincerely apologize for not coming here earlier, if I had then I could have saved many more."

"It is not your fault, Naruto-sama. If anyone has to be punished it should be her." A woman gritted her teeth as the rest nodded their head along and looked at the girl next to me with pure hatred. She was quiet the whole time, accepting all the lashing her kind was throwing at her.

"It was not her fault." Hearing that she looked at me with wide eyes. Everyone was taken aback as well, "All she did was protect her sister. And even you people saw that the devils that attacked you didn't do it for justice, it was just for their pleasure. Her killing her devil master was just the excuse they needed." All the Nekoshou calmed down albeit a bit.

"So what now?" Another random Nekoshou asked.

"Now I will send you all to Yasaka-san's place. I have a teleportation device that will create a bridge from here to a city near Kyoto. Yasaka-san's people are there, tell them that I sent you and give them this. They will take you to Yasaka-san directly." With that I gave them a pendant, "Also take the deceased with you and give them a proper burial. And when you meet Yasaka-san please tell her exactly what transpired here."

"Wait …." The girl next to me almost screamed.

"Don't worry, we are going to save your sister after this," I said in a calming tone. She was stunned and so were the rest.

"Also she won't be coming with you as I will take her and her sister with me to somewhere safer so rest assured that Yasaka-san will have no problem protecting all of you" Everyone understood what I meant. With the main culprit's absence, the devils wouldn't be able to demand anything from the Youkai faction, and seeing that they started the injustice killing they had to tread carefully.

I took out an orb and threw it in front of me. Before the orb could even hit the ground it exploded creating a portal. A hazy image of a small city could be seen through the portal. With reluctant steps, slowly one by one all the Nekoshou left the village taking the injured and deceased with them.

Within five minutes there wasn't a single soul left in the village except us.

"So, I didn't get your name," I asked jokingly to lighten up the mood and somehow it seemed to work.

"It's Kuroka, nya~." She said with a smile, though it was a tired smile, she looked really beautiful with that.

"Let's go save your sister, shall we?"

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xXx

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A few Days Later

Easier said than done,

For the first few days, we were trying to locate Shirone, Kuroka's sister. The problem was even though I could get into the cities disguised as a devil, Kuroka was out of the question and I needed her to track her sister. And because of this, our search slowed down considerably. It seemed what I did at the village caused a huge uproar and the devils believed that somehow it was Kuroka's fault.

But after snooping around for some time we finally found out that Shirone would be taken to a stadium from the prison to be executed publicly. Kuroka almost rushed to the prison but I stopped her saying that we should strike when they would transport her.

And so here we were waiting to ambush the transport vehicles when they would pass by us. I sighed when I felt Kuroka tensing beside me, "So they are coming?" Kuroka nodded to my question. Soon we saw a few carriages coming toward us but before I could stop Kuroka she jumped and destroyed the vehicle in the middle, making me facepalm.

I slowly got out from the hidden place knowing full well that Kuroka could handle most of the devils. And truly she did but for some reason, something didn't sit right with me. But I pushed that thought aside as I watched the sisters hugging each other tightly.

"Nee-chan, nee-chan, you are here!" The small petite girl started to cry in Kuroka's tight embrace.

"Of course, I promised, didn't I? That I will always protect my baby sister." Kuroka started to soothe Shirone though she also had tears in her eyes.

Suddenly time seemed to stop as from the last unharmed carriage one person came out. He had a laid-back stance but his power was telling us otherwise. Seeing Kuroka's face become pale confirmed my hunch about the person's identity. Of course, as if anything ever went smoothly for me.

Tightening her hold on Shirone, Kuroka jumped back and went behind me. She wanted to say something but I raised my arm to stop her. Any kind of Information was of great importance after all so I didn't want Kuroka to reveal something unnecessary to our opponent. Good thing I was wearing a mask, it was plain white with rectangular holes for eyes. It was to disguise myself and it would automatically cast a few spells on me, one of which was to constantly change my hair color from black to white. It also masked my life signature so identifying me would not be an easy task. It was one of the best gifts I have gotten from her.

"Is it safe to assume that you are Falbium Asmodeus?" I said politely.

"Glad you know, so why not you people make this less troublesome and surrender peacefully." He said with a yawn.

"Can I ask you a question?" He shrugged, so I continued, "Do you know the real story behind Kuroka's action? Not the bullshit one." He raised an eyebrow hearing my question.

"So my assumption was correct. He did something stupid, didn't he?" Falbium asked Kuroka but didn't wait for her answer, "Regardless, she has to stand for trial. There were other ways to solve the problem than killing your master."

"Really? Then why did those devils attack innocent Nekoshou? If I didn't intervene those devils would have slaughtered all of them, including the old and the children. Would they have been put on trial for their actions?" His posture changed as he looked critically at me. "Fuck." I just realized that in a fit of anger, I told him that I was the one that took out all those devils.

"Even as a Satan, there are some things that even we can't control. But rest assured, she would be judged wisely." I could sense him powering up and with a snap of his finger he summoned hundreds of demonic warriors that surrounded us instantly. Now I remembered why this guy was chosen as one of the great four Satans. He could summon hundreds of demonic knights that were equivalent to High-class devils and some of the special knights were just as strong as the Ultimate class devils, his army was known as the 'Demonic Spartan Army'. The scary part wasn't the sheer amount and power of this demon army but it was the mind of their summoner. With his superior army and his strategic mind, Falbium could change the outcome of any battle in a matter of minutes.

But those didn't matter to me at the moment.

"So you can't control or judge your fucking people as they slaughter an entire race just for fun but you need to judge an older sister for protecting her younger one." The sheer amount of hatred that dipped out from my mouth even made the great Satan step back.

I heard enough, I took a deep breath to calm myself as I looked back at the sisters and smiled gently, "It is going to be all right."

I stretched my arm and called out to my partner. Radiating an unhealthy amount of holy energy the spear materialized. Seeing the spear his eyes widened and no matter how hard he tried to hide it, I was able to see a small tinge of fear there.

"Balance Breaker: True Longinus Götterdämmerung."

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At the Stadium

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"So what's your real plan, Sirzechs?" Asked the beautiful girl with long black hair. Her violet eyes were focused on her friend beside her.

"Come on Serafall, what makes you think that?" The redhead Satan chuckled weekly. Seeing her giving him a knowing look he sighed in defeat.

"I was planning to give the younger sister to Rias but after the incident at the village things might be a bit more difficult." Sirzechs relaxed on his chair, "I hope Falbium knows what he is doing."

"What would you do if he catches the elder sister?" Serafall asked sadly, being an elder sister as well she didn't like where this was going.

"I can't let her roam freely after everything that has happened, the least I could do is to imprison her but the council would surely want her dead." Sirzechs sighed deeply as he looked at Serafall, "I can only cover for one of them."

Whatever Serafall wanted to say died down at her throat when both of them felt the huge amount of unfiltered holy energy and not a second later the whole area shook. They rushed outside and saw huge white clouds gathering around in one direction.

"Wasn't Falbium coming from there?" Serafall asked and immediately went full alert mode.

"Guards stay here and protect the VIPs, someone gets Ajuka and tells him to go there." Sirzechs looked at Serafall who nodded and instantly they took off.

By the time they reached the place the white cloud vanished but what they saw there shocked them to their core. The legendary 'Demonic Spartan Army' was lying all around them, completely obliterated. The whole area looked as if a gigantic battle just took place. They frantically searched for their friend in that wasteland and finally, their eyes landed on him.

Falbium was sitting in a defeated manner, though he didn't have any serious injuries he was unconscious. His eyes were slightly opened and his head was swaying from side to side. Serafall quickly went near him as she started to check for internal injuries.

Sirzechs looked around the battlefield one more time, he now knew that Kuroka wasn't alone and whoever was with her had enough strength to completely defeat Satan and possessed a high amount of holy energy, enough to shake an entire region at his awakening. He looked back at his friend and rubbed his forehead, things had just gone from bad to worse.

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In Real World

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All of us face-dived at my pool. I immediately grabbed Kuroka by her waist and pulled her up who in turn pulled Shirone and held her above the water. They started to make some weird cat-like noises, guess cats and water never went along no matter the species.

"I need to work on my teleportation jump" I muttered to myself. Slowly I went to the side of the pool and helped the sisters to get up. After I got out of the water, I lay down on my back and before I knew what was happening, Kuroka lay down on top of me. Having her luscious wet body on top of me was too much for my teenage mind. I grabbed her gently to move her to the side but luck was not on my side.

Well, luck was never on my side, to begin with.

The lights turned on and there she was standing with her ever so stoic face. I was pretty sure I was making the face of a deer caught by headlights.

"I can explain ….. I think."

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Done

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