Now we go on to the next update for this story and I am impressed that I made it this far without even dropping this story two chapters in as I used to do that a lot and believe me I am hoping that this one will stick at the very least. So in the last chapter we saw Takuma gain three new Peerage members along with some familiars before he was attacked by someone before he was saved by someone else. We are nearing the Asia Argento Arc so it is there that you are going to see Takuma and his whole Peerage in action and not just one person as I am not going to do that and for the record Asia will not be joining Takuma's Peerage but she will still be in love with Takuma. I am also thinking about having Takuma's first real interaction with Rias and start to see the connection between Rias and Venelana as it is stated that the two are very close in appearance that they could be mistaken as sisters so yeah that is another plan for this chapter. So far the Peerage is Takuma, Pyrrha, Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna so I am also impressed that I was able to do that with little to no problem as well, and I am hoping by the time that Riser makes his appearance I will add another or two to the Peerage. So with my little rant out of the way I do believe that it is time for me to do the thing that must be done before anyone can even do something on this website to begin with and so without further ado. Disclaimer: I own nothing at all nor will I ever save for the O.C. and Sacred Gear I made for this little story of mine.

Pyrrha, Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna are currently in Takuma's bedroom waiting for him to come back from running his errand. Pyrrha then hears something hit the window. She got up and walked over and saw Takuma lying on the ground with blood on his shirt.

"Takuma" Pyrrha said in shock and horror.

"What" Rem asked in wonder.

Pyrrha opens the window and jumps down to Takuma. Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna see this and so they follow their friend and comrade. Pyrrha tries shaking Takuma gently to wake him up, but nothing happened. Benimaru scooped Takuma up and got his wounded friend back into his bedroom as Pyrrha raced downstairs to find a first aid kit, leaving everyone else to tend on Takuma. Rem and Shuna began to take off Takuma's jacket and letting it fall on the floor. When it landed, something fell out of his pocket. A small bottle with strange red liquid inside.

Attached to it was a note.

"Pour on the wound"

Everyone was still in a panic at this point, but Benimaru trusted his gut on this. He opened the bottle and poured the liquid on the wound. In an instant, Takuma's wound glowed. Once the glow stopped, the whole in his stomach was completely closed up. Takuma's eyes suddenly shot open as he jolted up and began to hyperventilate.

"Calm down Takuma-kun, it's me" Shuna said softly.

Shuna grabbed Takuma's hand as he looked panicked.

"S-Shuna-chan, Rem-chan, Benimaru-kun" Takuma said still slightly unnerved.

"That's right. You're safe. You're home now" Rem said in a gentle tone.

"What" Takuma asked in disbelief.

Takuma looked around and did indeed see that he was in his bedroom which caused Takuma to look more confused than he already was.

"How did I get here" Takuma asked in wonder.

"We don't know. Pyrrha went to the window and jumped out of it. When we looked, you were on the ground with a hole in your stomach. When we got you inside, Pyrrha went to look for a first aid kit, but a bottle fell out of your coat pocket with a note saying to pour it on your wound. When I did your wound suddenly closed up" Benimaru said honestly.

"Let me see that for a second" Takuma said softly.

Benimaru handed Takuma the bottle and looked at it. Takuma looked at the design of the bottle and even tried smelling the inside.

"I'm not familiar with this stuff. Zenith any ideas" Takuma said firmly.

Zenith: ...

"Zenith" Takuma asked in concern.

"Huh? Oh sorry, I was just thinking to myself. So no I have no idea either" Zenith said honestly.

"Let me make a call then" Takuma said honestly.

Just as he said that Pyrrha came into the room with an assortment of bandages, medicine, and other supplies. She looked around to see Takuma awake and fully healed as she looked happy and sad at the same time, before that morphed into a pout.

"What" Takuma asked in wonder.

Meanwhile in the Underworld, three individuals were sitting in a dining room eating together while accompanied by the head maid, Grayfia.

"So, how's the marriage between Rias and Riser coming along" Zeoticus Gremory asked curiously.

"It's just about ready. Riser has become quite persistent on the marriage happening as soon as possible. Personally I don't like this" Sirzechs Lucifer said glumly.

"Even though the marriage was your idea to begin with" Zeoticus said blandly.

Sirzechs: Ghk.

"I understand that you are now against the idea, but don't forget the council will not allow you the meddle in this, especially since Rias-chan s your younger sister" Zeoticus said honestly.

"Lord Gremory is right. We'll just have to hope that Rias-sama will find some kind of loophole in the contract is she wishes to be free from this" Grayfia said seriously.

"Besides, even if she can't, there's still some good in this" Zeoticus said honestly.

"Such as" Sirzechs asked plainly.

"Improved relations between our families. You know that Richard and I are close friends. Marriage wasn't the first idea, but it was the only one we could think of. If it means any consolation, remember that Riser was our last choice for Rias-chan, but their eldest son is already engaged and the second son said no" Zeoticus said honestly.

While this was happening, Venelana sensed that Takuma was trying to contact her. Knowing this, she stood up from seat.

"Is everything alright mother" Sirzechs asked in concern.

"Everything is alright. I just need to contact someone. I'll return once I am done.

The three watched as Venelana left the room.

"Strange. Your mother has been more active than usual lately" Zeoticus said honestly.

"I know what you mean. She's been disappearing at random points during the day and showing back up without telling anyone where she's been" Sirzechs saud seriously.

"I tried asking Venelana-sama about her whereabouts once, but she refused to tell me" Grayfia said honestly.

"How strange. "I'll go and talk to her about it" Sirzechs said honestly.

Sirzechs stood up and left the room, going in the same direction as his mother. He eventually found her on a balcony with a magic circle next to her ear. He tried to listen to what his mother was saying but unknown to him was that his mother put up a noise canceling magic barrier around herself.

"Oh my maou! Are you alright" Venelana asked in concern.

"Yeah, I'm okay, but I'm not so sure about what happened to me. I was attacked in the middle of the night and woke up in my bed with a vial of some sort of liquid in my coat pocket" Takuma said honestly.

"Phenex Tears maybe. I'm glad you're alright, but how did you get home. Your Peerage members only found you outside the window of your room" Venelana said honestly.

"I have no clue honestly. Though I think someone was there. I was starting to black out when I saw a woman with black hair standing over me" Takuma said honestly.

"She might be the one who attacked you" Venelana said firmly.

"Not likely. The one who attacked me looked like a male in some armor wrapped in bandages. Plus I have a feeling that Zenith might know who attacked me. When I asked him, he didn't say anything" Takuma said honestly.

"Well, whoever this woman is, if you find her, please give her my thanks. I'll be sure to reward her for her kind act" Venelana said softly.

"By the way, you said Phenex Tears, right? Is this it" Takuma asked suddenly.

Venelana moved the circle to her palm and held it in front of her. A picture of a vial was displayed from the circle hologram.

"Indeed. These are produced from the Phenex pillar. They are capable of healing even the most fatal of wounds in a matter of seconds. The only problem is that they are extremely expensive. I don't think that the family would give these out to just anyone. Either your savior is very well connected or obtained it through smuggled goods" Venelana said seriously.

"Damn. So, I have no clue who this person is, but they know what I am and were I live. Well, I'll have to figure this out another time. Thanks for your help mom" Takuma said honestly.

"Anytime sweetie. I'm quite close to Lady Phenex actually. I'll ask her if any shipments have gone missing" Venelana said honestly.

"Thanks mom, I love you" Takuma said happily.

"I love you too, stay safe" Venelana said in a motherly tone.

The magic circle disappeared and Venelana looked up to the sky before Sirzechs walked over.

"Hello mother" Sirzechs said politely.

Venelana, knowing he was trying to listen, wasn't at all surprised by his presence.

"Yes dear" Venelana asked bluntly.

"If you don't mind me asking, who was that you were talking to" Sirzechs asked curiously.

"Well, if you must know, Lady Astaroth wanted to discuss something private with me. Nothing you need to worry about" Venelana said firmly.

"I see" Sirzechs said dryly.

"Were you expecting something else" Venelana asked firmly.

"N-no, I was just curious" Sirzechs said a bit nervously.

"Alright. Let's go back to the dining room" Venelana said bluntly.

Venelana walked past her son as he looked at her with confusion.

"Mother. what are you trying to hide from us" Sirzechs thought in wonder.

Back in Kuoh, Takuma is in the kitchen cooking dinner. Since he was attacked he lost almost all his groceries, so he substituted them with something else. Once he finished cooking, he called everyone to the dinner table and served them. Once everyone was done eating and everything was cleaned up Takuma went to sleep as Rem, Shuna, and Pyrrha took one of the beds while Takuma and Benimaru slept in his room. The next day Takuma headed off to Kuoh Academy leaving Pyrrha, Benimaru, Rem, and Shuna alone in the house and Takuma was happy that his father was still on his trip.

"Hey, Zenith? Do you know who attacked us" Takuma thought curiously.

Zenith: ...

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but anything would help" Takuma thought softly.

"Firion. His name is Firion. I'll tell you after school with the others" Zenith said softly.

"Alright" Takuma thought honestly.

It was his free period so Takuma went to the roof seeing as it was a beautiful day and when he got up to the roof he sensed a powerful demonic power before he spotted Rias Gremory leaning against one of the fences. Now that he got a good look at his upperclassman he started to see some similarities between the redhead and his mother as they looked almost alike in certain areas and it also helped that their demonic power seemed pretty close to his mother's.

"Hiding from your fan base I take it" Takuma asked suddenly.

This caused Rias to whip around and look at Takuma as she didn't think that anyone would really be here as she was on the roof so she could think about her impending doom. Now here is one of the people that originally caught her attention but after that argument with her best friend she soon found out that she was becoming the very devil that she promised her family and Peerage she would never become.

"Yeah you can say that" Rias said softly.

"Oh right. I don't think we even introduced ourselves my name is Takuma Muramasa" Takuma said politely.

"Nice to meet you Takuma-kun, I am Rias Gremory" Rias said honestly.

Takuma continued to look at the beautiful redhead and now he could see even more of his mother from the woman in front of him, part of him wanted to just say 'hey is your mother's name Venelana Bael because is it is then we have a lot of talk about' but he would also ask his mother if Rias was indeed his half sister.

"You seem to have a lot on your mind Rias-sempai" Takuma said honestly.

"Yes, just thinking about my future" Rias said honestly.

"Well you are going into college soon so that will weigh heavily on your mind" Takuma said honestly.

The two continued talking to one another and it seemed to Rias that Takuma was a nice person that had just moved back to Kuoh after living in Kyoto for a good portion of his life which made Rias slightly jealous as with he being a major Japanese fan to hear that Takuma was from one of the best places that she and Akeno went to but couldn't see a lot made her slightly jealous. The two continued talking to one another until they heard the sound of the bell ringing meaning that it was time for them to get to their next class and for Takuma it was his meal period.

Takuma sat down under a large Sakura Tree and while he was eating a girl with brown hair in two ponytails walked up to him.

"Takuma Muramasa" the girl asked curiously.

"Yes" Takuma said nervously.

"My name is Ruruko Nimura. We met before when you first enrolled here. Would you please come to the student council room" Ruruko asked with a smile on her face.

Takuma then sensed her demonic power within her and turned his head away.

"Why" Takuma asked in wonder.

"The student council president would like to have a word with you" Ruruko said honestly.

"Alone or with all of you there as well" Takuma asked carefully.

"All of us" Ruruko said honestly.

"No thanks then. I don't want to be in such an enclosed space with so many devils" Takuma said honestly.

Ruruko stopped smiling and put on a more serious expression. It wasn't threatening as it looked much more professional.

"I don't want to come off as too demanding, but now I insist that you follow me" Ruruko said firmly.

"I don't want to come off as too brash, but are you going to make me" Takuma asked bluntly.

"No, I simply wanted you to know that this meeting is very important. Sona thinks that you would need to have this meeting with her, but if you want, she could come here and discuss it with you" Ruruko said honestly.

"Sona-san seems really insistent to speak with me. She is willing to compromise and meet my demands. She hasn't tried anything yet. This could prove useful to me" Takuma thought firmly.

"Fine, we'll meet here, but she can only bring one person. Anyone else and we'll have problems" Takuma said seriously.

"I'll let her know. Thank you for your time" Ruruko said happily.

Ruruko smiled and headed back towards the academy. After some time, Sona came out with Tsubaki next to her while her Peerage watches from the window.

"Greeting Takuma Muramasa" Sona said in a professional manor.

"Hello Sona-san. So what is it that you want to talk about" Takuma asked in wonder.

"It has been brought to my attention that you have come in contact with some Fallen Angels recently, correct" Sona asked firmly.

"Yeah you are right" Takuma said honestly.

"I see, well then, I would like to discuss with you about-" Sona was about to say.

"I'm going to have to stop you right there. I have no intention of joining your Peerage" Takuma said honestly.

"May I ask why" Sona asked in wonder.

"Well, for starters, I know that your companion has been following me almost everywhere I go, and I do not like being followed" Takuma said bluntly.

Tsubaki slightly jumped as she looked away.

"I am deeply sorry. I ordered her to observe you as a precaution. Other devils are not allowed to enter another's territory without permission. I didn't receive any kind of warning or notification of an unknown devil entering Kuoh territory. It is only natural that we observe you and determine if you are a threat" Sona said honestly.

"Am I a threat" Takuma asked bluntly.

"From what we have gathered, no you aren't" Sona said honestly.

"So am I free to go" Takuma asked in wonder.

"Not yet. You possess a Sacred Gear that means you are a human, but since you are producing demonic power that means you have been turned into a devil. I would like to know who's Peerage you are in" Sona said firmly.

Takuma stared at Sona for a moment or two before he stood up and patted himself down to get any loose grass off him.

"I have to say this is impressive. I always thought that all devils were the high and mighty type, but you are different. I may have thought differently about you Sona-san. Though sorry to disappoint you but I am not in a Peerage" Takuma said truthfully.

"So you're a stray devil" Sona asked firmly.

"Nope, I'm a hybrid, or how you call them, a half-breed" Takuma said honestly.

Takuma then released his wings, surprising Sona as Tsubaki stood in front of her summoning a naginata in her hands.

"I don't want to fight" Takuma said honestly.

Takuma hid his wings and looked into the sky.

"I never asked for this you know. It's mostly been me and my father. He's human see. When my powers kicked in, I got worried that he would freak out, so I kept my devil side and my Sacred Gear a secret from him, but the supernatural always has a way of dragging people like me into their world whether I like it or not. So as long as you mind your own business, I'll be nothing more than your average lower classman, but if you ever try to harm my family or friends, there will be hell to pay" Takuma said firmly.

Takuma walked away leaving the two nervous, but now Sona was even more curious as to who Takuma was.

Time-skip

The day was over and Takuma is walking home when he heard a cat meowing on the sidewalk. He looked and saw a familiar black cat sitting on the sidewalk looking at him.

"Hey there. I thought that you would be long gone by now" Takuma said softly.

Takuma crouched down and started to pet the cat as it started to rub it's head against his hand. Takuma then gently scooped the cat into his arms.

"How about you come live with me, I'll feed you some meals everyday if you want" Takuma said softly.

Takuma once again started to make his way home and when he entered he was about to introduce everyone to their newest addition when he got a call from Seekvaria.

"Greetings Takuma-san, this is Seekvaria" the woman said honestly.

"Hello, is there anything you need" Takuma asked in wonder.

"I am calling to let you know that your base is finally ready" Seekvaria said honestly.

"Thank you very much" Takuma said happily.

"You are welcome, enjoy your day" Seekvaria said bluntly.

Takuma then told his Peerage members the good news before Zenith got everyone's attention as they started making their way towards their new base.

"I think that it is time the you know the truth" Zenith said suddenly.

"The truth" Shuna asked in wonder.

"Zenith knows who attacked me last night" Takuma said honestly.

"Who was it" Rem asked curiously.

"His name is Firion and he is my father" Zenith said firmly.

"What" everyone gasped in shock.

"Long ago before I departed to the human village we had a terrible falling out as he was utterly against me leaving and in his words 'soiling our noble blood with that of a human wench' which caused the already toxic relationship between the two of us to fall apart in shambles. I always had a feeling that he was the one that told the Two Heavenly Dragons about the location of the village I was staying at for some form of petty revenge" Zenith said firmly.

"Then why go after Takuma" Pyrrha asked in wonder.

"...Because of me" Zenith said softly.

"Are you serious" Benimaru asked firmly.

"Firion was always drawn to my hosts and most of them have died at his hand as he sees that as his way of proving to me that was correct in his judgment about me leaving. Some of my hosts have been lucky enough to get away from Firion but those who did were just lucky, I thought that he would eventually give up his stupid quest to prove that he was right but I was wrong" Zenith said honestly.

"So what do we go" Rem asked suddenly.

"You will have to fight him and completely defeat him" Zenith said firmly.

"I can always ask Yasaka-sama and Sun Wukong-san to up my training" Takuma said honestly.

After some walking they made it to their base.

"Well we did say we needed to clean it up right" Shuna said plainly.

"You got that right" Takuma said bluntly.

"This seems as bit much, don't you think" Pyrrha said nervously.

Does this look a bit much to you, because it certainly looks more than a bit to me" Takuma said dryly.

In front of Takuma, Pyrrha, Shuna, Rem, and Benimaru was a castle instead of a rundown school building

Sorry for the long wait people, my life has been very hectic and now everything is going good for me.