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Disclaimer: I do not own Devil May Cry or High School DxD. I only own the OC Drake Redgrave.
'Let's take this for a test run.' Drake thought to himself as he drove up a road in the forest on the outskirts of town. His source of transportation was a van, though it wasn't just any old van, seeing as it was made using the same military grade armor and protection as tanks. Meaning he could slam into several cars if he wanted without a bit of damage. (AN: Nico's van from DMC 5, but without the neon blue DMC sign just now)
Slowing his vehicle to a halt, Drake got out and walked away, soon coming into a clearing that was suitable. In his right hand, Yamato appeared in a flash of light and he stared at the sheathed weapon before inhaling deeply, hand reaching for the handle of the katana.
The demon sneaking up on him wasn't as silent as it believed.
In the blink of an eye, Drake unsheathed the katana, swung it, then sheathed it again in a split second. He stood absolutely still, even as the head of the demon behind him fell off and the body fell a second later.
Drake barely blinked as a group of ten or more demons, known as Scarecrows, appeared. Scarecrow demons were a species of lesser demons, with three different versions of type of Scarecrow is a burlap sack filled with Trypoxylus, unintelligent beetles indigenous to the Demon World able to act as one to animate their scarecrow-like form. Scarecrows have executioner's blades fitted to their body, and are differentiated by its position — Scarecrow (Arm)s have executioner blades on their arms and fight with simple patterns that are easy to avoid, while Scarecrow (Leg)s have bladed legs which allow them to perform intricate, acrobatic feats of violence on their victims.
Drake rolled his shoulders and cracked his neck... then flicked the Yamato up a little out of it's scabbard with his thumb before a Scarecrow attempted to jump him from behind and cleave him in half with it's arm blade. Drake sidestepped the attack and disappeared in the blink of an eye, reappearing on the other side of the demons with Yamato being sheathed again.
Clink!
As soon as the metallic sound was heard, the Scarecrow that attempted to cleave Drake in two fell into two pieces. The other demons looked from their dead comrade to the son of Sparda, who wasted no time in giving Yamato a long overdue exercise after being sealed away for a long time.
In the blink of an eye, Drake teleported over to one Scarecrow, slashed it across the chest, then teleported over to a second and sliced it without looking before throwing the scabbard behind him, which went through the bodies of two demons. Drake then teleported again, slashing a Scarecrow through the chest, slashed up another, grabbed the scabbard before he threw Yamato like a boomerang again, turned around in time to catch the katana and put it back in it's scabbard while driving said scabbard into the gut of another Scarecrow demon that had been behind him.
The demons all fell down, blowing up into dust soon afterwards.
"Hmm." Drake smirked a bit as he looked at the sheathed weapon. "Oh, I'm going to enjoy using you and Rebellion."
Tossing the weapon into the air while turning around, Drake caught it and walked back to where his van was parked, Yamato soon disappearing on Drake's silent command.
The sound of the van's engine was heard as it drove down the street in Kuoh, Drake with the driver's window down and an arm casually leaning out, the other holding onto the steering wheel. If a cop saw him, they'd see him driving with just one hand which is illegal... he thinks. Oh well, it's not like any cop's gonna pull him over. They'll never get the chance to because he'd be out of there. Now that he had given Yamato a test drive, he was ready to go home and sleep.
However, he slowed the van down as he felt something... something not of the ordinary in the area. He turned his head to a house, to which he could see the door was open with low lighting coming from inside... and there was also a barrier put up.
"Well, that's suspicious." Drake remarked before he parked his ride, got out of the chair and put his long red coat on, grabbed Rebellion and slung it across his back as he exited the van, kicking the door shut with his foot before approaching the barrier. Suddenly, his danger senses went off and he exclaimed in surprise as a flash of red and black energy burst through the house's wall. "...Okay, even more suspicious."
With that said, he made his way towards the newly created hole.
"Do you understand the situation now, you stupid bitch?! You were supposed to take care of the barrier!" A voice called out in anger, before the sound of a girl crying out in pain was heard making Drake freeze mid-step. He recognized the female voice.
'… Asia!' Drake's eyes narrowed.
Rias and the others watched as the priest known as Freed Sellzen kick Asia's side, "This is all your fault! Now your-" He was cut off as a gunshot went off, the bullet sailing right through his hair and striking the wall beside him. "What the fuck?!" Freed turned around in the direction the gunshot came from only to see a white-haired teen, dressed in a long red coat, red pants, a long-sleeved black shirt with a red vest over it and a massive sword sling across his back. Oh, and he was twirling a black handgun on his finger. "… Who the fuck are you?"
The Demon Hunter said nothing as he slowly made his way over to the priest, his gaze pointed down at Asia, who was surprised to see him. "Drake?"
"Eh? You know this guy?" Freed questioned as he looked between the two and noticed Drake hadn't stopped walking towards them, before raising his gun at Drake. "Hey redocat, I don't know who you are, but you better stop now before I shoo-"
Drake whipped out Ebony & Ivory and fired at Freed's legs, causing the priest to yelp and let out silly sounds as he... danced. "How about you shut up or do you want to keep on dancing?" He then stopped, jumped and did a spinning kick into Freed's chest that sent the priest flying and crashing through a wall with only his legs sticking out. The Demon Hunter scoffed before looking down at Asia with concern. "You alright?"
He gently reached down and lifted her up, and noticed her clothes had been cut down the middle, revealing her naked body to the world.
"I-I am fine…" Asia hesitantly replied as she reached up and tried to cover herself with her hands. Drake pulled off his coat and secured it over her shoulders, covering her modesty, he slowly helped her up to her feet and walked her over to where Rias and the others were.
"Nice of you to join us, Drake." Rias said with her arms crossed under her breast, making them appear bigger.
"Yeah, well, I'm here to file a noise complaint before anybody else does." Drake said with a smirk before it dropped as he gestured to the priest he just sent through a wall. "Who's psycho boy there?"
"A priest, he had killed the man who sent the request and attack Issei." Akeno explained as she motioned to the injured Issei, who was lying back against the wall. "We had just arrived ourselves a little while ago."
"Issei!' Asia called out before making it over to his side, "I'm so sorry."
"No, I'm the one who should be sorry… but I'm glad you're safe now." Issei said with a smile before looking at Drake, "Thanks man."
"It's no big deal, I just can't stand the thought of scum like that hurting innocent people." Drake said before he looked at the nun. "Asia, do you think your powers can heal Issei's wounds?"
The girl looked up at him in surprise, which was mirrored by the others, before nodding her head. "Of course, I'll get right on it." Turning back to Issei, she held out her hands and summoned her rings. A green glow emitted from her hands and covered Issei, and to everyone's surprise, started healing him.
"Interesting, so her healing isn't limited to humans and beings of light." Rias deduced as she and the others watched Issei's injures disappear. "…A special and incredibly rare Sacred Gear, one which can heal any beings no matter what they are… Twilight Healing."
"I can see why the Fallen Angels would be interested in something like this." Drake said before turning back to where he had knocked the priest and saw the crazy young man had returned to his feet.
"Man, you're pretty strong. That really hurt…?" Freed stopped as he noticed Asia was almost finished with healing Issei, "What the hell?! Why are you healing that Devil you stupid bitch?" He was about to charge forward when Drake moved in front of him with Rebellion in hand, pointing at the priest. "Wow, that's quite a bi g sword, you've got there, kid! You know, I prefer a sword as my dance partner compared to a gun. May I have this dance, my lady! Hahahah!"
"I never use swords and guns around humans... so I'll just kick your ass rather than put you out of your misery, because you belong in a mental asylum." Drake remarked with disdain aimed at the priest. "How the hell is a guy like you a priest?"
"Because it's my job to kill all you assholes. So if you're done moving that jaw of yours," Freed grew an insane grin as he pointed his gun at Drake. "I'll shoot it off your fuckin' face!"
Drake sheathed Rebellion, whipped out Ebony and pointed it at Freed's gun. "Try it and you'll lose that gun."
Rias walked next to Drake's side and placed a hand on her hip, "And what makes you think I will allow you to do anything else. After all, you did attack one of my precious servants and are now threatening another person that is very precious to me." A crimson glow surrounded Rias' form, sending power waves of her own, mixing together with Drake's and adding pressure onto the startled exorcist.
Freed staggered back a little at the pressure created from Rias and Drake's power. "… You guys are the real deals… maybe I should get the hell out of here."
Koneko perked her head up before looking at Rias and the others, "Multiple Fallen Angels are coming."
As soon as she said that, a purple wormhole opened above Freed, causing the young man to feel of relief to surge through him. "Now this is the perfect comeback!" He started to laugh uncontrollably as the vortex over him grew. "I hope you're ready to die, BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL ABOUT TO VANISH IN LIGHT!"
"What should we do, President?" Akeno questioned as she turned to her King.
"… Issei might be healed now, but to start a battle here is not the best scenario." Rias replied as she lowered her power and crossed her arms. "In a large neighbourhood like this, there will no doubt be many innocent casualties." The red haired beauty looked at her Queen. "Akeno, prepare a jump for us."
"Yes, Rias!" Akeno stretched her arms out in front of her and started to form a Magic Circle in front of them.
"No wait!" Issei's eyes widened as he rose to his feet, his allies turned to look at the brunette. "We have to bring Asia back with us!" The blond girl had a surprised look on her face as she looked up at Issei with a few tears in her eyes.
"I want to bring her back as well, but unfortunately this spell will only work on people of my Peerage." Rias replied while closed her eyes, but a smile grew on her face. "She won't be able to jump with us because she is a not a member of my household."
"No way… then leave me here to help her escape!" Issei turned to face Rias, mentally wondering why she was smiling. "We can't leave her alone!"
Rias turned to Issei, "I never said we would leave her."
"Huh?"
"I'll take care of her." Drake spoke this time. "You forget, I'm not Rias' servant or a reincarnated Devil. So I can take her and get out of here."
"LIKE HELL I'LL LET ANY OF YOU ESCAPE!" Freed shouted as he charged forward with his sword raised high, swinging it down with an insane grin. "LET'S SEE SOME BODY PARTS FLY!" His weapon however was blocked by Rebellion, bloodthirsty red eyes made contact with deadly-calm icy blue eyes.
"… You're not even in my league." With a twist of his wrist, Drake knocked Freed's sword away and made the priest take a step back. That was all the son of Sparda needed as he got closer to the white-haired exorcist and connected a fist with his chest, digging it deep into the exorcist before send him flying in an almost spinning manner and sending him flying through the hole Rias made. The sword of light that had been in Freed's hand was falling to the ground, but Drake caught it before it made contact with the floor. "Nice sword... if it wasn't a complete Lightsaber ripoff." He tossed the blade aside.
"Drake, we're going on ahead." Rias called out as she and her Peerage stood in the magical circle, though Issei was being held by Koneko so he wouldn't do anything stupid (Rias' words and orders). "See you at the Clubroom."
"Yeah, we'll be right behind you." Drake replied as he scooped Asia up into one arm, Rebellion held in his other hand. Rias nodded as the magical circle under them glowed brightly and its energy covered all of them, all of them disappeared in a flash. "Now we're getting the heck out of here."
Drake ran through the hole leading to the outside, over to his van and opened the side door. He placed Asia down on the couch and got into the driver's seat, turning the keys in the ignition to get the engine going. Without wasting another second, Drake gunned it down the street and away from the house...
"The healing capabilities of Twilight Healing are really impressive, there's nothing remaining." Rias said as she examined the area Issei had been cut, "I won't even have to use my own power to heal you either."
"Really? Wow Asia, your healing power is incredible!" Issei called out to the girl, who was sitting on one of the couches. After they had made it back to the Occult Clubroom, the first thing they did was make sure that Issei was fine, after all a Devil doesn't usually get struck by a holy gun and light sword and get heal almost immediately after.
"It's nothing, I'm just glad I was able to help." Asia replied with a smile.
"So... what are Stray Exorcists?" Issei asked, having heard one of them mention that.
"They're people of the church that were kicked out, most of the time is because they used very extreme methods." Kiba explains to Issei. "Without many other options many of them chose to become servants of Fallen Angels."
"And that guy, Freed, he was one of these extremists…" Issei thought back to the corpse that Freed had cut up, "Yeah, he was definitely a crazy bastard. But even still, he was so strong, I couldn't hold a candle to him."
"Don't beat yourself up Issei, it's only been almost a week since you became a Devil." Rias said as she leaned back against her desk. "It takes time to adjust yourself to that kind of battle."
"You can get stronger, you just need to work and train for it." Drake told him seriously. "If you don't, you'll remain weak forever and have to rely on others to fight your own battles for you." He then looked at Asia. "Asia, pardon my question, but... did you know what they were doing? The Fallen Angels, I mean."
"… No, I had no idea they were going around and killing people. I could never be a part of that…" Asia replied with sad expression on her face, tearfully thinking back to the horrible condition of the person Freed had killed.
"Asia," Rias called out, making the girl look toward the buxom Devil. "If you don't mind, can you tell me why you are with the Fallen Angels? And it must've been a while if your powers had caught their attention, so how long have you been able to use your power?"
The blonde girl seemed a little hesitant to speak, but felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see Drake was giving her a comforting smile, "Don't worry Asia, we just want to know the whole story so we can help. The more information we have, the better we know about the situation and how to handle things." Asia stared up at him for a few seconds before nodding her head.
"… It all started when I was around eight years old…" Asia started as everyone moved to sit around her, Rias and Drake were the only ones standing, as they moved to lean back against Rias' desk. "I have been with the church all my life… My parents abandoned me right after I was born. I was told I had been found crying in front of a small European town's church, and I grew up in the orphanage there. When I was eight, a wounded puppy wandered into the church. Seeing that it was so close to death, I prayed as hard as I could for it to live… that's when a miracle occurred, and the puppy had been completely healed."
'That must've been her Sacred Gear awakening.' Rias thought with narrow eyes. When she had gone through a book about Sacred Gears, she had read that it wasn't uncommon for some humans to unlock their Sacred Gears at an early age.
"After the church found out about my power, the church treated me like a saint and I was worshipped. Not long after that, I was taken to a big church where I was ordered to heal illnesses and wounds of many different Christians, and thanks to my prayers many were completely healed." As Asia continued her story, her head bowed down a little bit as she thought back to all those years ago. "The church guarded me heavily and treated me well. I was so happy that my power could help people and was very grateful to God who blessed me with this power that could help others. My heart was filled with appreciation. But normal people would always look at me differently, and I couldn't help but start to feel lonely."
"I'm guessing that your days as a saint didn't last long." Kiba said as he looked across the table at Asia. The girl slowly nodded her head before her gaze went down to her hand.
"One day, I encountered a man collapsed on the floor, heavily injured, and I used my power to save him. But the man I came across was…"
"It was a Devil, correct?" Rias questioned as she crossed her arms.
Asia nodded as she twiddled around with her hands. "Yes…and when my church found out that I healed a Devil, they kicked me out and branded me as a Heretic." The girl looked back up at everyone, a sad smile on her face. Drake couldn't help but tighten the grip he had on the desk, those assholes had use Asia like some kind of tool and as soon as she had done something they didn't like, they threw her away. "I was sent away from Europe and to Japan, and when I got here I was ordered to go the town church to work as a nun."
"And that's how you wound up getting picked up by Fallen Angels." Issei deduced as he shifted in his seat.
Asia nodded her head, "Yes…"
The group of Devils were silent after that for a few minutes, and then Koneko said something, "… So what do we do now?" When everyone looked at her with confused looks she continued, "… We brought an enemy to our headquarters…"
"What?! But Asia isn't our enemy!" Issei exclaimed as he shot out of his seat. "She was the one that healed me even when she found out all of us were Devils."
"No, Koneko is right." Rias said from her spot, closing her eyes as she crossed her arms. "Even if we don't want to admit it, Asia is a member of the church, and an enemy to us Devils. And not only did we take her with us, we are also helping her. That kind of thing will cause some conflict between the Factions."
"But we can't let her go back, who knows what they'll do to her for helping us." Issei argued.
"… Unfortunately there is not much we can do Issei, not without causing a war." Rias responded, a small tone of regret was heard in her voice.
There might be one thing," Drake said from his spot making everyone look at him. "Rias, you know what I'm talking about, right?"
The redhead stared at him for a few seconds before she nodded her head, "… I'll admit it did cross my mind, though it's not something that is usually done. And her healing ability could become usual to my Peerage later on."
"Rias, are you talking about using an Evil Piece?" Akeno asked, Asia looked over at Drake and Rias with a confused look.
"What's an Evil Piece?" She asked while tilting her head to the side.
No one answered the question however, Rias pushed herself away from her desk and moved closer to Asia. "Asia, you know that the Fallen Angels are only allied with you because of your power, don't you?" Rias asked, to which the nun nodded her head sadly. "And like you already said, you don't agree with their goals or their methods. This means they'll try and take your Sacred Gear away from you by force, and if that happens… you'll die."
"…Yes, I had a feeling that was the case." Asia answered as her gaze shifted to her hands resting in her lap.
"I will be perfectly honest Asia, there are a few options that you can choose from at the moment. The first one is that you get returned to the Church and the Fallen Angels and then either two thing will happen, one is you die and the other is that you are forced to work under a spell of some sort. However with that option it is more than likely that they will take your Sacred Gear away from you and kill you in the process…" Rias said as she continued telling the blond nun her only options. "The second is for you to kill yourself and that will keep your Sacred Gear from their grasp until it passes onto the next human… And then there's your final option…"
"My final option… what is it?" Asia asked shakily, so far all the other choices seemed horrible.
"Become a Devil and join my Peerage as one of my servants. This will not only give you protection from the Fallen Angels, but it also means that you'll have a better chance at surviving." Rias finished as she crossed her arms. Like she had said before, it was something that didn't happen often, turning someone from the church into a Devil."
"Are those really my only choices?" Asia questioned as her body shook, her only options were either going back to the church and taking a fifty-fifty chance on being killed, killing herself so the Fallen Angels would use her power to kill innocent people, or finally, become a Devil so she and many others could be safe. There was only one option that actually seemed the best choice… but still…
"I'm sorry, but with how these people are and with us not being able to do much else, the choices are limited." Rias said as she reached out and placed a hand on her shoulder, making sure not to move the coat that kept her modest. "It is your decision on what you want to do Asia-san."
The girl stared down at the ground for a few minutes, "… I'm sorry, but could I have some time to think about this?"
"… Asi-"
"Sure, you can." Drake interrupted Rias, making her turn to look at him and saw he was shaking his head at her, silently telling her not to force the poor girl. "But you won't have a lot Asia, especially with the Fallen Angels after you."
Rias nodded her head at his words, "Yes, I'd give it about a day or so." She stood up and turned away from the girl, "I know this is a very difficult decision for you, so I'll give you until midnight tomorrow to give me your answer. Is that alright?"
"… Yes, I will have an answer by then." Asia replied as she bowed her head a bit. Things were changing so quickly for her, first she meets a few nice people and joins the church, and then she finds out what the people she worked with truly do to innocent people, then she learns that the nice she had met were actually Devils, and now she was being offered to become one herself.
"Good, then you can stay at my place for now. I have a couple of guest bedrooms, you can take one of them." Drake offered as he moved away from his spot and walked up to the girl.
"Ara ara/What/Huh/Why does she gotta stay with you?!" A few of the people in the room looked at Drake in surprise. Issei crying out with a jealous look.
Drake gave him a look, "You think I'm going to let her stay at your place? Knowing you, you'll stand over here while she's sleeping or something."
"Hey! I'm not like that!" Issei cried, standing up. "You're just trying to steal all the girls!"
Drake gave him a deadpanned look. "First off, jackass, I don't see Asia in that way. She's just a friend who needs protecting. Secondly, if we left her with you, the poor girl will be traumatised. Besides, Asia will be safer with me should the Fallen Angels come looking for her. And if they do, I'm hoping to have a little chat with them before I kick their asses."
"A chat? Why?" Rias asked with a frown.
Drake looked at her, wondering if he should reveal the whole truth about the job from Azazel... in the end, he decided to tweak a little thing. "Got a client who wanted me to investigate the presence of the Fallen Angels in town, why they targeted Issei and myself, and why they had to kill us. The client wants one or two of them spared to interrogate himself."
Rias narrowed her eyes, not liking the sound of that. "And did this client give his name?"
"No, he did not." Drake lied smoothly, his expression giving nothing away. "Just said he'll pay a lot to get my business up and running in return. And I don't let a job go uncompleted, so I have to go through with it. That is... if it's not a problem with you."
Rias stared at him for several long moments, with Drake staring back and everyone else looking between the two. Finally, Rias sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "You can be such a headache, you know that?"
"You love it." Drake said cheekily with a wink, causing Rias to smile a bit with a blush on her cheeks.
"Very well, I'll let you do what you need to do. But whatever happens with the ones you choose to spare... they are your responsibility, got it?" Rias told him sternly, getting a nod in return. "Just... be careful, okay?"
"Always am." Drake nodded again with a smile at her that she returned.
"This will be your room for tonight. It's not much, since I don't really have guests over at all." Drake said as he opened the door pf one of the guest bedrooms at his place, revealing a simple bedroom with a empty wardrobe, bed and window. "And I apologize for not having more suitable clothing."
Since Asia couldn't exactly walk around in her clothing with only his coat to cover her modesty, Drake gave her one of his shirts and a pair of shorts at least until he went shopping tomorrow for more suitable clothing.
"It's okay." Asia said with a smile. "I'm grateful for what you've done for me."
"Ah, don't sweat it, I'm not some douche bag who has a catch when helping people." Drake waved his hand. "I cant stand innocent people being harmed by those of the supernatural world, who think they're better than humans because of what they are and that humans are 'weak'. If you ask me, humans are the strongest creatures in our world compared to the supernatural creatures."
"How so?" Asia asked curiously.
Drake had a small smile on his face as he said. "While it's true humans can judge before they know someone, and yes they destroy each other in war, overpopulate the planet and are the reason for pollution... but there's been time humans have proven they have the strength to get through the hardships in life. Their drive to go on, the willpower... and the fact some do not judge a person on what they are or what they look like, just like my mother did for my father. She knew what she was and she still loved him in the end."
Asia stared at him for several seconds before she asked. "If... If you don't mind me asking, what are you?"
Drake looked at her. "I'm the son of a demon and a human who loved each other. I'm a Cambion, half-demon, half-human. And before you ask, demons are a different matter compared to Devils even though they are commonly called Devils as well. No, demons don't come from the Underworld like Devils do... they come from their own realm known as the Demon World, a place my father sealed off 2,000 years ago along with the Demon King himself. Occasionally some demons get through to our world and I'm the one who goes and puts them down. Ironic, isn't it? I'm a demon... and I hunt my own kind down."
"Why?" Asia asked softly.
Here, Drake's expression darkened a little. "They took my mother away from me." His expression then lightened up. "But hey, don't worry about my troubles, I sure as hell don't. Anyway, I better let you get to bed, get some rest."
"Okay." Asia said, but her gaze turned sadder.
"Hey, what's the matter?" Drake asked, seeing her expression.
She looked up at him with that same smile, the one she had that morning when they first met. "You know… even with all the things that have happened to me, I never stopped praying to God, expressing my gratitude."
"Asia…"
"There were many time when I thought that the Lord must be testing me, even now I have faith in that." She brought her hands up in a praying manner, "I believe that maybe… if I can overcome this ordeal, he will make my dream come true someday."
"Your dream? What is it?" Drake asked, his eyes narrowed a little as he saw tears starting to fall from Asia's.
" That I'll be able to make a lot of friends…" The girl answered, surprising Drake a little. "We would go buy flowers and books together, and chat about so many things…" Drake smiled softly at the girl as he walked closer to her, stopping in front of her. "That is my dream…" Asia looked at Drake with a sad smile. "I don't have any friends, you see…"
"… What are you talking about, dummy?" Drake smiled back before he bent down a little and placed his hands over hers, surprising her as he did all this. "You already made that dream come true on your own… Issei, Rias, Akeno and the others, and even me… we're all you friends, aren't we?" He took one of his hands away from hers and brought it to her face, wiping away her tears. "So from now on, we can all buy flowers and books together whenever you want… and I'll chat with you every day for as long as you'd like!"
"Drake…" Asia whispered as she unclasped her hands and reached up one of her hands to the hand on her face. "But… could we really still be friends… even if were on opposite side?"
"What we are never crosses my mind. I don't see how being human and demon doesn't mean we can't be friends. Whatever your choice is tomorrow, I will stand by what I said. I will always be your friend… and I will always see you as a little sister." Drake moved his arms around her and brought her into a comforting hug. "So promise me you'll continue to smile, okay?"
Asia stiffened at Drake's words and felt her whole body start to tremble. She moved her arms around the young man and held him as tightly as she could, crying into his chest and letting out all the pain she had gone through since she was a little girl. The biggest truth about Asia was that she had always wanted family and friends, people that would be there for her. And here Drake was, giving her both in just one day. At the moment it didn't matter that she was a nun, nor did it matter that he was a demon, everything about the supernatural world was blocked out as the young woman cried her eyes out on her new older brother's chest.
'Huh, who would've ever thought I'd take to a big brother role for someone I've not even known long enough. But... if it keeps that smile, then so be it.' Drake thought with a smile.
"Thank you… Drake…" Asia said after a few minutes, finally calming down enough to speak. Suddenly she could feel her eyes start to get heavy, Drake had discreetly used a weak sleep spell that he had learned from Akeno to help Asia get some rest, she needed it after the day she just had.
After helping her into the bed, Drake brushed her hair a bit before giving Asia a smile. "I'll see you in the morning Asia, sweet dreams."
"Goodnight… big brother…" A second later Asia was out like a light, Drake had a surprised look on his face as he thought about what she had just called him.
The surprised look disappeared as he shook his head, smiling to himself as he stood up. "Yeah, goodnight." Making his way out of the room, Drake turned off the light in the room and softly closed the door, leaving the slumbering blond to enjoy her dreams.
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
Issei stood at the doors of Drake's place, mentally wondering how someone like him could afford to stay in a place like this. He had peeked through the window to see inside after finding the front doors locked, spotting what was clearly a large room with a pool table, couch, jukebox, a bar, a desk. Then again, Drake mentioned he was opening a business dedicated to his job as a Demon Hunter so of course he'd have to have a little shop... he didn't say anything about it also being his house. It reminded Issei of those shops where the store is at the bottom and the house is upstairs.
The reason for Issei being here is he is hoping to spend the day with Asia, to see if she's alright after the events of yesterday... and also because he's jealous that Drake is most likely charming her as he's done with Rias and Akeno.
He straightened when he heard the doors unlocking before one opened to reveal Drake standing there, dressed in a gray tank top, black fingerless gloves, black faded jeans and black military boots. As soon as he saw Issei, Drake's expression soured with faint annoyance.
"Can I help you?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I want to see Asia." Issei said.
"Huh... why?" Drake asked, crossing his arms over his chest, giving Issei a look that made the brunette wonder if he should turn back... but he was too stubborn to do so.
"I... I wanted to hang out with her." Issei said before frowning at him. "Besides, you've already got Rias and Akeno! Stop taking all the girls you come across!"
Drake stared at him blankly for a whole minute before he scoffed. "First off, I don't 'have' Rias and Akeno. Secondly, I don't see Asia in that way. She's more like a little sister to me. And as her newly-decided adopted big brother, I'm concerned of leaving her alone with a pervert like you."
Okay, Issei did not know that... but now that he thought about it, Drake did seem to act like a caring brother around Asia. At first, Issei thought it was because he was attracted to Asia, but hearing it from the Demon Hunter himself put those doubts to ease and gave Issei some relief... since he was fond of Asia and liked her. "Oh, didn't know that. And hey, I'm not that bad!"
"Says the one who peeps on girls changing." Drake reminded him.
"That was Matsuda and Motohama that did that! I didn't even get a chance!" Issei shouted.
"Is that Issei?" Asia's voice came from behind Drake, who grunted and moved aside to let the nun see the brunette. Asia was now dressed in fresher and cleaner clothing, as Drake had gone out very early to get her girls' clothes from the shopping mall so she'd have something to wear aside from guy clothes. "Hi Issei."
"H-Hey Asia." Issei said nervously, scratching the back of his head... and was well aware of the warning look being given to him by Drake. "Are you okay?"
Asia smiled happily. "Yes. Drake's been a great host and makes a wonderful breakfast."
"Cool." Issei chuckled. "I-I was wondering if you'd like to hang out today, around town?"
"Oh..." Asia blinked, stunned at the offer before she smiled. "Sure, that would be nice. Is it okay, Drake?"
The Demon Hunter looked at her, seeing she really wanted to go, before he let out a small sigh before nodding. "Sure. Just be careful, alright? DOn't want the Fallen ANgels or that Freed guy getting the drop on you."
"Thank you!" Asia hugged him, causing Drake to chuckle and hug her back. "I need to go get my coat! I won't be long!" She ran off back inside.
As soon as she did, Drake grabbed Issei and pulled him in close. "Listen here. You watch her closely, you do NOT let her out of your sight unless she has to go to the bathroom, so don't follow her there or I'll gut you myself. You keep her close, and ensure nothing happens to her. At. All."
"Y-Yes sir!" Issei nodded quickly, now sweating as he felt the pressure of Drake's power. "I'll stick to her like glue... except when she has to go to the bathroom of course!"
"Good." Drake released him as Asia came back. "Take care of yourselves."
"We will." Asia nodded with a smile before she walked off with Issei, the brunette still feeling the Demon Hunter's eyes boring into the back of his skull. Drake watched them go until they were out of sight before he sighed and went back inside, shutting the door behind him.
"I'm trusting you with her safety, Issei." Drake muttered to himself as he made his way back to his desk and sat in the chair, picking up a gun magazine and started reading it. However, he was only five pages in when he heard the door of his place opening then closing
"Well, well, well, so this is your humble abode?" A familiar female voice purred, causing Drake to stiffen before he looked up from his magazine and narrowed his eyes at the figure standing at the closed door.
It was Raynare.
Drake closed his magazine and tossed it onto his desk. "I'm flattered you decided to visit, given our last dance ended abruptly because you ran off." Drake said casually, leaning his cheek onto his fist. "You know, if someone sees you walking into my place, dressed in that revealing dominatrix outfit... someone's gonna assume things. So, what's your purpose for being here?"
Raynare smirked as she sauntered towards him, hips swaying. "Well, to see your handsome face again... and to also tell you to give Asia back to us."
Drake chuckled and picked up his magazine again, remaining so casual despite the hint of malice in the Fallen Angel's voice when she demanded Asia back. "Sorry, but no can do. That girl's been through a lot in life, and got attacked by that Freed dick. If you think I'm letting her hang around a bunch of crows who hang around with an asshole like that... you got my character all wrong then."
"Hmm, shame. I was hoping it wouldn't come to this." Her tone didn't agree with her words. Raynare placed her hand on Drake's desk then sent it at the Demon Hunter who flipped into the air, grabbed Ebony out of the air, and landed on the desk as it slammed into the wall, aiming his gun at Raynare before he fired but Raynare was quick to dodge the shots with a flap of her wings, throwing two more spears at the son of Sparda before they exploded on impact with what they struck, sending Drake off balance as he rolled across the floor but got right back up.
"Not bad. Exploding spears, huh?" Drake commented while holstering his gun and grabbing Rebellion from it's position against the wall. "The Spartans of Ancient Times would've enjoyed that, since spears was also their thing."
Raynare smirked darkly as she summoned several more spears in her hands. "Dodge this!" With a thrust of her hand, she sent the spears flying at the white-haired Demon Hunter who ran towards her, battering the spears aside with Rebellion before he leaped and brought his sword down only for Raynare to block it with another spear, the two ending up in a sword/spear lock. The two glared into each other's eyes before Raynare played dirty by spitting directly into Drake's eye.
"Gah! Jesus!" Drake shouted.
"Wrong guy, asshole." Raynare scoffed before she jabbed her light spear forward, intending on impaling Drake with it. However, despite having spit in his eye, Drake still had the other to use along with his senses and he jumped to the side to avoid being skewered.
"Hope you brushed your teeth or don't have any diseases." Drake said, wiping his eye and blinking until he could see out of it. "Last thing I want is catching whatever the hell you've probably caught from sleeping with who knows how many guys."
"I'm many things... but a slut is not one of them!" Raynare growled, charging forward and tackling Drake against the wall, trying to stab him but Drake gripped her arm holding the spear, his other grabbing her free arm. The two grunted as they glared at one another before Drake drove his forehead into Raynare's nose. "Gah! My fucking nose!"
"Suck it, bitch!" Drake jumped, spun and delivered a spinning kick that sent Raynare slamming into the pool table, which sent it toppling over,m and Raynare landed on her back with a groan of pain. "So, you decide to pay me a visit, by yourself, take me on... and here I have you on your back. There's a sexual joke somewhere here."
"Wasn't sexual until you said that." Raynare gritted her teeth, pushing herself to a knee before she smirked at him. "And who said I came alone?"
Suddenly, three light spears smashed through the window, causing Drake to whirl around but two of the spears, one blue, one yellow, went through his arms while the third went through his stomach, the force of it sending the son of Sparda flying off his feet and into the wall. The spears were embedded in the wall, as Drake grunted and tried to rip his arms free, even with blood flowing down from his arms and stomach.
"Told you we'd meet again, stud~" Another familiar voice said, causing Drake to look up and see three Fallen Angels had arrived, two of which he recognized, the third one he did not.
The first two were Kalawarner and Dohnaseek, the third was a girl with blonde hair which was styled into twin-tails and blue eyes. She wore a Gothic Lolita attire, which consisted of a black dress with white frills, a large black bow on the front, and a green jewel embedded on the collar, white thigh-high socks, and black shoes. She also wore a large black bow on top of her hair.
"Looks like the whole gang's here." Drake grunted, moving his arms around despite the pain.
"Hey! Stay still!" The blonde-haired girl strode up and slapped him across the face before jamming her spear further into Drake's stomach. "Your betters are talking."
"F-Fuck you, brat." Drake spat a glob of blood at her.
"GAH! YOU FUCKING BASTARD!" The Fallen Angel growled and went to do worse when Dohnaseek grabbed her.
"Enough, Mittelt." He ordered, causing the now named Mittelt to huff and cross her arms. "Raynare, you good?"
"Better." Raynare said as she walked over, bending down to pick Rebellion up and look the sword over with a hum. "This sword... looks quite familiar. But it is impressive for a demonic weapon. Where did you get it?"
Drake chuckled and smirked at her. "Your Momma."
Raynare's eyes narrowed before she summoned a spear and drove it into Drake's hand, causing him to grunt in pain again as Raynare left the spear there. "Now, now, mind your tongue when around your superiors, little boy. This could've ended without bloodshed had you simply given Asia up. But, then again... we were going to kill you regardless."
"S-Stay away from her." Drake growled, glaring at the black-haired Fallen Angel.
Raynare smirked. "We already know where she is. Hanging around my 'ex-boyfriend'. We simply had to get rid of you before we moved on to her, seeing as you were a greater threat than we realized. So you can die here, knowing she'll be put to a far greater use."
"No..." Drake writhed as he attempted to rip himself free from the spears pinning him to the wall, but then Raynare turned Rebellion around and drove the blade right through Drake's chest, causing him to throw his head back with a pained gasp, eyes wide, before they closed and he went limp.
"That was quick... he's probably like that in the bedroom." Mittelt chuckled.
"Shame... I was hoping to get at least one bounce in the bed with him." Kalawarner said with a shrug as the Fallen Angels turned and walked away.
"We've done what we came to do. Now... we deal with my pervert of an 'ex' and take what's ours." Raynare said with a smirk before they left once they were outside, going to find Asia and Issei now. However, they were unaware that Drake was not dead, but something was happening as a result of Rebellion being stabbed into him.
An awakening had occurred.
Drake's body suddenly began to pulse, beating like a heartbeat. Suddenly, the sword's guard and jaws opened up, along with the spike of the pommel opening to reveal several spikes. Then, there was a blast of energy that threw the blade into the air, as well as destroyed the spears pinning his body to the wall. Drake took several steps forward, a white aura pulsing around his body with each step he took, and his breathing was heavy.
"ARRRGGHHH!"
Drake gave out a powerful roar as he released a powerful blast of demonic energy, while in the process Drake transformed and in his place... was a humanoid Devil. (AN: Dante's DMC 4 Devil Trigger appearance and design)
The transformation didn't last long as Drake turned back to human and then fell forward onto his front, passed out...
Yep. Just like in DMC 3 with Dante, Drake has unlocked his Devil Trigger. I wasn't trying to make Drake weak by any means during his fight with Raynare, but he hadn't exactly unlocked his demonic power yet. And yeah, I know he could've used Yamato but... that would end the fight way too early.
And I know it seems putting Raynare and Kalawarner in the harem might be impossible with how they acted, but I think I've got a way to do so. I mean, I've read some stories where they are the same as they were in canon and are still added to the harem after something.
And no, Asia is not in Drake's harem. She's going to be like a little sister to him as you've seen in this chapter.
Next chapter will bring an end to the Raynare arc.
Also, does anyone know why chapter views are stuck at zero when you post a new chapter? It's been like that for me for the past few days. The last couple of chapters I've posted have zero views, even though they have reviews. Is it another glitch of the website?
Drake's Harem: Rias Gremory (Alpha and main girl), Akeno Himejima, Raynare, Kalawarner, Kuroka, Yubelluna, Xuelan, Karlamine, Serafall Leviathan, Gabriel, Grayfia Lucifuge, Yasaka, Kiyome Abe and Seekvaira Agares.
Issei's harem: Asia Argento, Koneko Toujou, Ravel Phenex, Irina Shidou, Xenovia Quarta, Rossweisse.