Alright then people this is going to be the next update for this story of mine and I am proud to say that I am going to be updating this story once again seeing as the creative juices are flowing strong for this story as of this moment. So in the last chapter we saw Takuma going through his day after the whole thing with Pyrrha and even the attack on his father and with Takuma not being in the best of moods seeing as the events of the day before and even before that. He then gets to know Pyrrha before they head off to Kyoto to begin Pyrrha's training and to say that it didn't go well is an understatement as Sun Wukong pretty much tore into her and her fighting stye. Then Takuma meets his mother and finds out that Venelana and Yasaka know each other and after some talking Takuma finds out that he is getting a base and a territory in Kuoh before Venelana leaves. Finally we find out that an Oni village was raised to the ground by stary devils that also work for slavers and three injured Oni are the only ones that are found and Takuma knows the three very well. Now then with that little rant out of the way I can now do the thing that must be done before anyone can even start a story on this website to begin with. I own nothing at all nor will I ever save for the O.C. and Sacred Gear I made for this story.
During his time in Kyoto growing up and meeting Yasaka after saving her daughter it was no surprise that he met other supernatural beings as well and the three people getting patched up were some of those that he knows very well. Benimaru was going to be the next leader of the Oni village with his younger sister Shuna either helping her brother or something else, and it was even more shocking to see Rem here without her twin sister Ram so he fired that something must have happened to cause the sisters to get separated.
"Do you know them Takuma" Pyrrha asked curiously.
"Yes I know all of them, I consider them close friends of mine" Takuma said honestly.
"Benimaru-kun can you tell me what happened" Yasaka asked softly.
"A couple hours ago an army of strays showed up in our village with two men wearing masks and they ordered us to surrender and be prepared for our 'new lives' as they called it. Not many of us went along with their demands and so one of the masked individuals used a massive spell that destroyed our homes and everything else and while many of our kin died the strays did manage to escape with the two masked men with some Oni that they caught, and there was absolutely nothing I could do to stop it from happening" Benimaru said in anger.
"Nii-san it wasn't you fault, they were just to strong for us at the moment" Shuna said softly.
"Shuna-sama is correct young master" Rem said honestly.
"I'm sorry you three, if I wasn't training and knew about it sooner I would've been there to try and stop them" Takuma said in guilt.
"There is nothing you could've done, you would've been swept aside just like those who tried to fight them" Benimaru said honestly.
"So what are your plans now" Yasaka asked in wonder.
"I think that it's obvious, we are going to hunt down those bastards and get our fellow Oni back" Benimaru said seriously.
"Do you have any leads" Yasaka asked bluntly.
"No we don't" Shuna said honestly.
"I wish there was something we could do to help" Pyrrha said honestly.
"There is a way, and I have a feeling that the answer is already a no" Takuma thought firmly.
"You never know partner, they have been your friends long enough so they might actually agree to join you" Zenith said honestly.
"They just lost their family and friends to stray devils and now I expect them to join me and become devils" Takuma thought bluntly.
"Well think of it this way, with more contracts you might even get more information about the Oni that were captured and that will help them find said family and friends that were caught" Zenith said firmly.
"You are right about that one" Takuma thought firmly.
"I might have a way to help you three out" Takuma said honestly.
Everyone turned to see Takuma with an uneasy look on his face.
"What is your idea Takuma-kun" Rem asked in wonder.
"I have something called Evil Pieces, they will allow me to reincarnate anyone into a devil. As a devil you will have to do contracts to raise your standing in the devil world. So if our standing becomes good enough in a short amount of time we can try and get some information about the slavers and all the other Oni that were captured" Takuma explained honestly.
Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna looked at Takuma and they could see in his eyes that he wasn't trying to do anything bad to them as they could tell that he honestly wanted to help the three of them and if being reincarnated a devil will help them find their kin then they will do so.
"We agree" Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna said firmly.
(Later)
It has been a few days since the training session back in Kyoto along with Takuma getting three more members to his Peerage with Benimaru taking a Mutated Knight, Rem taking a Bishop, and Shuna taking Three Pawn Pieces. Currently, Takuma, Pyrrha, Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna are standing in the territory that was given to them by Yasaka. The area is mostly in the forest while the rest covered a small town northeast of Kuoh. While looking for directions an old lady told them about an abandoned just outside the city. As they headed over there they made it and boy oh boy were they in for a surprise when they looked at the building that would be their base of operations.
"This was a school" Pyrrha asked in shock.
"This place is a complete dump. Kuoh could have at least tried to turn it into something, instead of letting it rot" Takuma said in frustration.
"Well, it's ours now, so what's the plan" Shuna asked curiously.
"Sadly, we have to clean it and fix it up. We'll be living here from now on" Takuma said dryly.
"How could that work" Rem asked in wonder.
"From what I can remember, this used to be a campus, which means there should be dorm rooms. We can sleep in there. We can also use the classrooms for various purposes, like a headquarters or a meeting room. We can even set up a training room, once we cover this place in magic circles to keep people from coming here. Come on, the sooner we start the better" Takuma said honestly.
Takuma walked towards the building as Pyrrha, Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna followed behind. The five saw the condition of the building and made a note that it certainly looked much worse on the inside than it did on the outside. After three hours of nonstop work, they hardly made a dent in it. Eventually they took a break and ate lunch at a diner with Pyrrha getting to know her new comrades and teammates which Takuma smiled at seeing the four slowly becoming friends. Once they finished, they went back to work. While they were walking, a magic circle appeared next to Takuma's ear.
"Takuma-kun" Venelana said happily.
"Oh, hey mom" Takuma said happily.
"It's good to hear you again. What are you up to" Venelana said honestly.
"My Peerage and I are currently fixing up the territory that Yasaka-chan gave me. We are making it our headquarters" Takuma said honestly.
"You gained more members" Venelana asked curiously.
"Yeah but even with the five of us it is going to take a bit, but we can do it" Takuma said proudly.
"No, absolutely not. Stop for a moment. I am going to make some arrangements" Venelana said firmly.
The circle then disappeared making Takuma, Pyrrha, Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna look at one another. They then decided to go to the school and keep working. By the time they got there a familiar figure stood at the entrance.
"I know you. Seekvaria-san, correct" Takuma said honestly.
Seekvaria turned around and walked over to Takuma and his Peerage.
"It is good to see you Takuma-san. These must be your current Peerage members" Seekvaria said firmly.
"Yes. Pyrrha, Benimaru-kun, Rem-chan, Shuna-chan, this is Seekvaria. She's a friend of my mom" Takuma said honestly.
"Hello" Pyrrha, Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna said politely.
"It is a pleasure to meet you all" Seekvaria said honestly.
"So what are you doing here" Takuma asked in wonder.
"I was contacted by your mother to assist in the reconstruction of your territory. It should be finished by tomorrow. If you would be so kind as to go somewhere else for the time being. I will contact you when we finish" Seekvaria said seriously.
"Um, okay. Thanks I guess" Takuma said softly.
Takuma, Pyrrha, Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna walked away and stood under a massive Sakura Tree.
"So what do we do now" Pyrrha asked bluntly.
"Honestly I have no idea. I've been going along with all of this until something happens" Takuma said honestly.
Suddenly, a magic circle appeared on Takuma's ear again.
"Takuma-kun" Yasaka said.
"Yasaka-chan, do you need something" Takuma asked curiously.
"I was just checking up on you. Have you visited your territory yet" Yasaka asked in wonder.
"Yeah, but Seekvaria-san was contacted by my mother to fix it up. I don't really know what to do next" Takuma said honestly.
"Hm. That is rather problematic. Oh! Have you considered getting a familiar" Yasaka said suddenly.
"Not recently. Is it a requirement for devils" Takuma asked curiously.
"Not really, but it would certainly be useful to have. I'll stop by and take you to the familiar forest. You five can look around. If you see one you like, let me know" Yasaka said honestly.
The circle disappeared and Yasaka appeared a few minutes later in her human form. She had Takuma, Pyrrha, Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna gather around her as a new magic circle appeared and they teleported to a dark and creepy looking forest.
"What is this place" Pyrrha asked in shock.
"This is the familiar forest. This is where you can get a familiar to help you with various tasks. Now while this place is full of wonderous creatures, they are also very dangerous, so I want you all to stay close to me" Yasaka said seriously.
"Yes ma'am" Takuma and Pyrrha said honestly.
"You got it" Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna said honestly.
The six of them walked throughout the forest for a few minutes seeing all kinds of familiars. Fairies, nymphs, behemoth pups, oh my. After a while, Takuma heard some rustling behind a bush and slowly walked over. He looked through the bush and saw what looked like a small kitten with blond fur, two tails, black markings on its body, red and black eyes.
Takuma got on one knee and watched as the kitten sniffed the air before looking directly at Takuma. Neither of them moved before the kitten slowly started to approach Takuma.
"Hello there" Takuma said softly.
The kitten started to nuzzle it's head onto Takuma's hand which made Takuma smile and he slowly and very carefully scooped the kitten up into his hands and walked over to Yasaka and the rest.
"Oh it's so cute" Shuna said happily.
"What is it though, I've never seen a feline like this before" Benimaru said honestly.
"The little one in Takuma-kun's arms is a Hell Cat. A powerful feline species that is rare to find let alone tame one. Judging by how much she likes you I guess that this one wants to go with you" Yasaka said honestly.
"Well aren't you the lucky one" Pyrrha said honestly.
"What are you going to name her" Rem asked curiously.
"I was thinking about Kirara" Takuma said softly.
After a few more minutes of walking everyone gained a familiar with Pyrrha ended up gaining a Thunderbird that she named Nero, Benimaru gaining a Tempest Storm Wolf he named Ranga, Shuna ended up with an Arcane Owl that she named Hina, and Rem ended up with a Panther King she named Kuro. After gaining their familiars Yasaka teleported them back to Kuoh before she said her goodbyes as Takuma lead Pyrrha, Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna back to his house. Once he opened the door he smiled slightly seeing as his father was away on a business trip so he would have the house all to himself.
As Takuma started dinner he noticed that Pyrrha, Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna were talking with one another some more which made Takuma smile a bit as he wanted all his Peerage members to trust one another and be friends. Takuma noticed that he was missing something for dinner so he decided that he would go out and get it and told everyone that he would be right back. As he exited his home and started to make his way towards the market he did not notice that someone was watching him.
As Takuma finished picking up the ingredients he needed he started to make his way home. Suddenly he sensed something massive coming from above him and he looked up to see a cloaked figure holding a red sword. Though before he could react the cloaked figure jumped down and ran his sword through Takuma making him cough up blood as he was swung into a tree. Takuma blacked out from the blood loss and the pain from hitting a tree, this caused the cloaked figure to stalk towards his foe and his eyes glowed demonic red.
The figure groaned as he walked forwards, though before the cloaked figure could make it close enough to Takuma he was interrupted by a massive green blast making the figure slide away. The figure's eyes glowed with complete anger as he looked back and forth in search of the attack. All the figure was a pair of glowing gold eyes in the distance.
"Don't even think about it. Hurt him, and I will end you" a female voice said in a deadly calm tone.
The cloak figure groaned as his eyes shifted between demonic red and blue while also placing a hand on his head. The figure shook his head before he jumped into the air the flew away. Once the cloaked figure disappeared the newcomer walked into the moonlight it showed the woman wearing simple clothes and she picked Takuma up and placed a hand on his bleeding wound.
"I still owe you so much for what you have done for me. Consider this the first of many times I'll return the favor" the woman said gently.
Well there we go and now onto other things. Sorry for the short chapter this time
