Update: 05/01/2024: Fixed a few spelling mistakes and corrected some wrong things.
Answers to reviews:
Knightwolf1875: What makes you say that?
kirbymaster800: Yasaka and Kuroka have appeared earlier in the story, so it really isn't an introduction, more like a re-introduction. As for your question, no.
Disclaimer: I do not own Devil May Cry or High School DxD. I only own the OC Drake Redgrave.
When Drake woke up, his vision was obscured by a mix of red, black and blue hair. He spat some of it out of his mouth before feeling weights on his arms and chest, along with something soft pressing into said areas and something draped over his legs.
'Not again...' Drake sighed, having a feeling he knew he was being pinned down by... or rather who was pinning him down.
He looked to his right and saw Rias sleeping close to him, holding his arm between her breasts. He looked to his left and saw none other than Kalawarner, who was also completely naked, sleeping there with his left arm being trapped between her breasts. And laying on his chest, looking comfortable, was none other than Raynare who was also naked.
Yeah, this wasn't the first time he's went to sleep with Rias only to wake up the next morning and find Kalawarner and Raynare had snuck in at some point. The two Fallen Angels had taken to doing it a lot more lately, much to Rias' annoyance when she woke up to see them and they acted innocent about it but Drake could see the challenge in their eyes when looking at Rias.
"I'm in Heaven... and it's going to turn into Hell when they wake up." Drake muttered to himself before hearing a knock on his bedroom door, before it opened and Grayfia stepped in.
"Drake, breakfast is-" The silver-haired beauty stopped when she saw the half-Devil in bed with three naked women who were starting to stir.
"Yeah... this is a common thing. Don't worry, nothing happened, these two just like to sneak in every no and then." Drake said, gesturing to Raynare and Kalawarner as best as he can. "Anyway, we'll be out soon, Grayfia. Make sure you and the girls get yourselves some breakfast as well."
"Of course." Grayfia said, bowing. She stayed for a second and then left the bedroom, shutting the door behind her as Rias, Raynare and Kalawarner woke up with tired groans before Rias saw the two extra occupants in her and Drake's bed.
"Again?! Really?" Rias demanded with a frown.
"What? He's hot as a furnace." Raynare shrugged as she sat up, the bed covers falling down and revealing her naked body as well as Kalawarner's. Drake's eyes flickered to their breasts, watching as they jiggled with the slightest movement-
'Stop it! you're not Issei! Don't act like him!' Drake scolded himself, tearing his eyes away from the Fallen Angels' breasts.
"...Better get used to it, Rias, because we ain't staying on the sidelines anymore." Raynare was saying as Drake was brought out of his thoughts. The black-haired Fallen Angel had a challenging smirk on her face, one that Rias returned.
"Challenge accepted." She said before smiling down at Drake. "Morning honey." She pecked his lips. She gave the Fallen Angels one last look before getting out of bed. "Shower's mine first!"
"Oh hell no!" The Fallen Angel ladies quickly chased after the redhead, ignoring the fact they were still naked as they ran out the bedroom.
Drake sighed and shook his head. "What a life I have..."
"This place is damn sure clean." Drake commented as he sat in the ORC clubroom with Rias and Koneko later at Kuoh Academy, the half-Devil taking the time to look at how shiny the floor was and how clean the room looked. "The cleaners did a bangup job in here."
Rias smiled as Issei and Asia entered the clubroom. "That they did. Feels like we're getting a fresh start."
Issei looked around, noticing the absence of a certain blonde Knight. "Where's Kiba?"
"…Looks like someone decided to take the entire day off," Koneko said, taking sips of her cup of tea. "…Must be nice."
"I hope he's okay," said Asia.
Drake turned and looked down at Rias, whose face expressed her troubled feeling. "Does this have to do with the Excalibur?" He asked. She didn't respond. Only lowered her head in somber. Looking down with sad eyes. Drake frowned, knowing that he was on the nose with his guess. But it wasn't really a guess to him. He gripped her hand in his. "What else can you tell me about it?"
"What are you guys talking about?" Issei asked with a confused look, one that Asia shared.
"Long story." Drake sighed before looking at Rias.
Rias didn't speak until she knew that she had control of her emotions. "As you know, Kiba barely survived the Holy Sword project, out of all the others that were experimented on," she stated. "But what I didn't tell you was that those subjects were all just children, raised from birth to wield an Excalibur."
'Just children?' Drake questioned in his head, while Issei was confused at something she said.
"Wait an Excalibur? Isn't there only one?" He asked.
Rias explained to him and Asia the same thing she told Drake the previous night, about Kiba being a part of the Holy Sword project. Once she was finished, she continued where she left off. "There was one Excalibur, the one everyone knows from the King Arthur stories... but not anymore." She said. Her voice soft, but hurt, with her smooth legs crossed. "As of right now, there are seven Holy Swords that go by the name 'Excalibur'. Long ago, the pieces of the original Excalibur were scattered during a war."
"Seven?" Issei blinked
"That's right. It was the Church that tracked down and collected all of the pieces. They then used alchemy to create seven entirely new swords."
Drake then asked, "So like you said about those that were tested on, Kiba couldn't adapt to the swords, right?"
"That's right."
"And the Church killed them all?"
"They were already on the verge of death." Rias leaned back on the sofa and angled her head upwards a small amount. "I can still remember that cold, snowing day in the forest," she whispered. "He managed to get out of the facility when they tried to execute—no, murder him."
"And that's when you resurrected him." Drake concluded. Rias nodded. "Then what's the plan."
Rias looked at him with a smile, trying to stay positive. "We'll just have to wait and see."
A second later and the door opened, following with Akeno, and surprisingly Sona and Tsubaki entering the room. "Fantastic! Looks like everyone's here," Akeno exclaimed.
"Akeno, why are you so late?" asked Rias.
"Well, I brought some guests and was helping them get here," Akeno explained, gesturing for Sona and Tsubaki to step forwards.
"Thank you for having us," said the Student Council President before looking at Rias. "I have an urgent matter, I most discuss with you at my house right away. And trust me when I say this, you don't want to talk about what I have to tell in front of anyone."
The way she said it had the sense of great importance. Something that brought a serious expression to Rias. "You make it sound like it's a complicated situation," she said.
"It is. Very complicated."
"What do you think that was about?" Issei asked Drake as they, along with Asia and Koneko were making their way home. "With Rias and Sona?"
"Who knows... but it must be pretty serious from the way Sona talked about it." Drake said with a small frown. He looked at Koneko. "What do you think?"
"Don't know," she said. "It's not like there's anything wrong with Rias talking to someone. However…" The three with her notice the small amount of worry in her tone. "I guess I'm more worried about what's going on with Kiba."
"You're not the only one," Issei admitted. "I know what Rias told us, but still I feel like I should try and help out somehow. He's a friend after all."
"…Yeah."
The light changed and allowed her time to cross the street.
"…Well, see you guys," Koneko said before walking.
"Come on you two, Issei's place is past Devil May Cry so we'll head in that direction." Drake said, walking on with Issei and Asia following. As they walked, the half-Devil was lost in his thoughts as he recalled a conversation he had with his Fallen Angel partners this morning.
(Flashback)
"I got a call from Azazel." Drake said seriously as he stood in his bedroom with Raynare and Kalawarner, who were freshly dressed in their attires after taking a shower. "Has he spoken to you two at any point?"
"He has." Raynare nodded, dead serious. "He told us about what's going on, the theft of the Holy Swords and Kokabiel going rogue. It's obvious he's behind the theft."
Kalawarner added where her friend stopped. "That bastard's always looked for excuses to start the Great War again, and this just might be his ticket to getting what he wants. But to also set Mundus free from the realm Sparda imprisoned him and his legions in? I dread to think of what will happen should he succeed."
"Hell on Earth." Drake said darkly. "What do you think his goal is in stealing the Excaliburs?"
"To start a war with the Church, who serve Heaven. And if that happens, somehow the Devils will be brought in and it'll be all-out war between the Three Factions again." Raynare said with fear in her voice as the thought of the Great War restarting. But her fear gave way to terror as she added. "B-But then you add Mundus and his army to the mix... there would be nothing left."
"The Apocalypse, Armageddon, all those doomsday stuff humans have depicted in the myths... would come true should Mundus arise again." kalawarner nodded.
Drake was silent as he crossed his arms, thinking. He then looked at them. "Keep each other's backs when you're out hunting demons. but also keep an ear out on anything that might lead us to the swords and Kokabiel. Azazel's tasked me with investigating this and stopping Kokabiel should we find him. If you do end up coming across him... run. I have no doubt he'll kill you both for failing to do whatever he intended when he misplaced your orders two months back."
"Got it." They nodded.
(End flashback)
"Drake?" Asia's voice snapped the half-Devil from his flashback and he looked down at her to see her looking at him with concern, having stopped with Issei when they noticed the half-Devil stop and look lost in thought. "Are you okay?"
He smiled a little. "Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine. Come on, let's go home, you two."
Within the home of Sona Sitri, Rias and Akeno wore towels to cover their bodies as they walked down the narrow pathway to a large, circular sauna. Once there, the two bombshells observed the steamy environment that they were in. Most of the interior was made of marble and concrete, with large, colorful crystals circling around the area.
"Haven't been here in a long time," Rias said, before stripping off her towel to expose her buxom figure, causing her large breast to bounce a little.
"Really? Did you used to come a lot," Akeno asked, letting her towel drop to her feet.
"In the past," Sona said behind them, making the two young women turn towards her, "Rias and I came here together all the time so we can tell each other secrets." The bespectacled young woman took off her towel, showing her slim, yet desirable body. She then handed it to Tsubaki, who was already naked.
Afterwards, they all sat down on the U-shaped bench that went around the room.
"This sauna was installed for my personal use." Sona told Akeno. Sweat being to form on their figures. Dripping and running down their bodies.
"This space is directly connected to Sona's stronghold," Tsubaki informed her fellow Queen. "Which means if it's closed, no one else would be able to get in."
"Well, that explains how you can tell your secrets here," Akeno said. Sweat dripping down from the tips of her nipples.
"All I ever did was complain about getting in trouble with my mom. Silly stuff like that," Rias said humorously with closed eyes. "And I thing Sona only ever complain about her sister."
"Oh my." Akeno giggled. "I didn't realize the two of you were so close."
Sona closed her eyes, but flushed in embarrassment. "That's all in the past now," she responded.
"True." Rias opened her eyes and turned to her friend. "So what are we here to discuss about? Something tells me this secret's a good one."
Sona didn't respond for a moment, making sure she knew how to say this. A second later, she opened her eyes and said, "This morning, two people from the Church contacted me."
This aroused surprise and suspicion from Rias and Akeno, with the latter asked, "Contacted you how?"
"It's been a while since they came to this town," Rias said. "Did they tell you what they wanted?"
"They did," she told her. "Rias, they said they wanted to speak with you and Drake about something urgent."
She gasped. "Members of the Church wanted to speak with a Devil?" Sona didn't respond and took off her fogging glasses. "What do they want? There's no other reason for them to be here except to stir up trouble." Rias then sighed before saying, "Alright then, what did you say?"
"I accepted their request," Sona told her, cleaning her glasses with a light blue magic on the tip of her fingers. "I told them where they could find you, so after school tomorrow they'll be paying you a visit. There's one other thing you should know." Sona slipped her glasses back on.
Tsubaki then took over explaining. "Not only were these two members of the Church, but they were also carrying holy-swords."
This troubled the two Gremory members. "Wow, really," asked Akeno.
"Well, that is certainly something to consider," Rias said before putting her chin on a fist. "Why would they come to this town? Maybe members of the Church are from this town." Suddenly the picture of Issei and the girl in the photo album from the previous day flashed in her mind, making her gasp. "No way…"
Drake paused and snapped his head up, narrowing his eyes as his senses went off with a warning of danger. Behind him, Issei and Asia also stopped as they sensed it too.
"I just got the chills for some reason," Asia said, frightful. Grabbing Issei's hand with her shaking hands.
"Me too," Issei told her, trying to understand what the oddly familiar sensation was. "But…I felt this feeling before."
"We need to move. Now." Drake said as he stared ahead, and Issei and Asia followed his gaze to see Devil May Cry down the street, and it looked like there was a commotion as they could make out Grayfia standing between Raynare, Kalawarner, and two figures clad in white cloaks.
Rias quickly stood up and looked at Sona. "I'm very sorry, Sona," she said, "but I have to back home as soon as possible. Drake, Issei and Asia are in danger."
She and Akeno then left the sauna.
"...If you won't stand aside and let us take these two in for interrogating, then we will fight." One of the cloaked figures said, their voice being that of a girl. "Even if you are the sister of Sirzechs Lucifer's Queen."
Click.
Click.
Both figures stiffened as they felt something press into their backs, followed by Drake's voice. "Try it and you'll have to deal with me. Now turn around slowly or I'll pull the triggers."
Both figures complied and turned to see Drake standing there, Ebony and Ivory in hand, coat swaying in the breeze, his eyes narrowed into a sharp expression while Issei and Asia stood behind him, looking confused and worried. Without looking away from the figures, who he could tell were girls, Drake spoke to Grayfia.
"Grayfia, what's going on?"
"A matter which got out of hand." Grayfia said, sending Raynare a look.
"What? The bitch tried to take my damn head off!" The Fallen Angel defended herself.
"Drake Redgrave..." one of the figures, the girl who spoke first, stepped forward and pushed her hood down to reveal a beautiful young woman with chin-length blue hair with a dyed green fringe on the right side and dark yellow eyes. "The so-called son of Sparda."
Drake narrowed his eyes. "It ain't so-called, girl, I am the son of Sparda. Want to go on Jerry Springer to get a DNA test? Now, what the hell do you want? Normally I don't use swords and guns around humans, but I'll gladly kick your asses and leave you hurting if you try anything against those under my protection... and that includes my Fallen Angel partners."
"We aren't here to fight." The other girl said as she pushed her hood down, revealing a beautiful young woman with chestnut hair tied into twintails and violet eyes. "Although we are curious about why Fallen Angels are at your place along with Devils." She then looked at Issei and waved. "Hey issei! Remember me?"
"Huh?" Issei blinked in confusion. "Do I know you?"
"Huh? Don't you remember?" She pointed to herself with a smile. "It's me?"
Issei scratched his in head in confusion. "I'm sorry, but I don't think I member you," he told her. "Were we in the same class?"
"Oh, wait!" The girl dug into her cloak and pulled out a photo and held it out to him. To Kenny's astonishment, it was the same picture of him and the mysterious girl next to the Holy Sword. The girl then pointed to the younger girl. "It's me: Irina Shidou!"
A comically surprised Issei made quick glances between Irina and the photo, starting to see the startling similarities. "You—You're…" He pointed at the girl in hysteria. "YOU'RE A GIRL?!"
"That's right!" She nodded happily. "Bet you couldn't difference, huh?"
"Wh—well, yeah!" Issei exclaimed, stumbling with his words. Everyone else stopped what they were doing, with Drake lowering his weapons a bit and just watched the exchange casually. "I mean, here you are: all grown up and not acting like a boy."
"It can't be helped since I was a troublemaker just like the boys," she admitted. "But it seems like we both have changed in the time we didn't see each other."
"...Okay, much as I like reunions and am curious about the fact Issei had a long lost girlfriend..." Drake said, smirking when Issei and Irina blushed while Asia pouted in jealousy. "Can we get back to business?"
"That will have to wait until tomorrow when we meet with you and the Gremory Heiress." The other girl said before walking past Drake. "Be sure to bring the Fallen Angels with you. We have questions for them. Come, Irina."
"See you, Issei! Hope we get a chance to catch up!" Irina said with a wink at her childhood friend before she jogged after her other friend.
"...No seriously, was she your girlfriend you didn't tell anyone about?" Drake asked, turning to Issei.
"No! I didn't even know she was a girl! I thought she was a boy!" Issei admitted.
Drake looked in the direction the two girls had gone off in, narrowing his eyes. The energy he sensed... it had been coming from that wrapped up object the blue-haired girl carried. It made his instincts tense with wariness and a caution of danger. He looked when Grayfia came to stand next to him.
"They are Exorcists from the Church... and they are carrying Holy Swords." Grayfia said, narrowing her own eyes as she wondered about this. "But what could they be doing here, I wonder."
"Well, it seems they want to meet with Rias and I tomorrow... and I have a feeling that's what Sona wanted to speak with Rias alone about." Drake said, holstering his guns. "Grayfia, be on guard and keep everyone safe. Church people come off to me as the type that will do anything if they think it's 'God's will'. Tomorrow, Rias and I will meet with them and see what they want."
'Although, I have a very good reason why they're here...' Drake thought.
To say there was tension in the room would be an understatement.
In the ORC room, Drake and Rias sat together on one couch with Rias' Peerage, Raynare and Kalawarner standing behind them. Across from them were the two Exorcist girls that requested this meeting with them. Drake had forgone wearing his school uniform today, having dressed in his red attire, had Rebellion leaning against the couch on his right side just in case this meeting turns into a hostile encounter.
"Thank you both for seeing us." The blue-haired girl said with a cool gaze as she stared at the Devils across from her, her expression hard as she looked at the two Fallen Angels in the room. "I'm Xenovia."
"And I'm Irina Shido." Irina was the opposite as she smiled at the group, though Drake could tell that it was mostly focused on Issei.
"It's fascinating to me why followers of God would want to meet with a Devil." Rias remarked, sitting with her arms crossed as well as her long, smooth legs, looking like a confidant and regal young woman.
"It does seem random." Irina nodded in agreement. "Here's the thing. Recently the Excalibur swords that were kept by the Catholic Church Headquarter Vatican, Protestant Church, and Eastern Orthodox Church were stolen."
This caused the group to gasp in shock.
Xenovia took the sword she had off her shoulder and held up out to them. "Out of the six we have accounted for, these are from the three swords we have left," she said. "This one that I hold is called 'Excalibur Destruction'."
"And then there's the one I have here," Irina said with pride, extending her arm out and out of the cloak she had on to show a piece of string tied to her arm. "Mine is 'Excalibur Mimic'. I can change its shape into anything I want so it's really useful for carrying around."
"Has anyone claimed responsibility?" Rias asked with a frown.
"Kokabiel of the Fallen Angels." Drake answered, causing all attention to turn to him but he was staring Xenovia and Irina down. "It wasn't the Fallen Angels as a whole Faction, it was Kokabiel who was behind the theft."
Xenovia narrowed her eyes. "And how do you know this? Are you in league with the Fallen Angels? Perhaps that's why you have two living at your residence, Demon Hunter. Perhaps we should take you in for questioning to find out what you know. After all, some at headquarters at wary at the discovery of Sparda's son. Everyone knows Sparda was the Right-Hand of Mundus."
"'d like to see you try." Drake said seriously, his arms crossed and his expression hard. "Raynare and Kalawarner are under my protective custody after Kokabiel nearly got them killed. They've earned everyone's trust here as well as forgiveness for their actions a couple of months ago. The reason I know Kokabiel is behind all of this, and doing so on his own merits, not on behalf of the Fallen Angel Faction... is because I was contacted by the Governor of the Grigori, Azazel himself." He ignored the gasps that went around the room at the fact he knew the leader of the Fallen Angels. "Azazel and I know each other well, and he's assured me that Kokabiel has gone rogue. The man has always disagreed with how things have been, according to Azazel."
"That's something to hear." Irina spoke up, sharing a look with Xenovia.
"Regardless, we want you to stay completely out of this." Xenovia said bluntly. "This is between us and Kokabiel. Let's keep it short and simple: Do not intervene."
Rias' eyes changed after hearing the way Xenovia talked. "Such manner of speech. Is it restraint? Are you thinking that we might collaborate with Kokabiel? Perhaps that we might team up with him to do something with Excalibur?"
"The headquarters think that it might not be impossible."
Rias' eyes flashed for a moment, and Drake knew she was getting pissed. He put a hand on her shoulder, giving her a look that asked her to calm down before he turned to the Exorcists.
"Do try not to aggravate us while you're here. Do remember you're in our territory, and we have the right to do what we want in it." Drake said in a hard tone. "We may not be on Kokabiel's side, or yours, but that doesn't mean I will sit back and let him do whatever he's doing if it puts innocent people in danger."
Xenovia let out a sound that almost sounded like a scoff. "A Devil caring about humans? How ironic."
"I happen to be half-human myself, girl." Drake said with a glare. "My father turned against Mundus and the demons for the sake of mankind, not Hell, Heaven or Fallen Angels. He did it for humanity. You think because you follow God's will, that because you're a follower of God, that gives you leeway? You should start living in the real world, where you'll find it doesn't work that way. So let me tell you how this is going to go-"
"Drake, please don't anger them. We of course won't align ourselves with Kokabiel just because of the Holy Swords." Rias told her boyfriend.
"I know, but you know I can't sit back and watch from the sidelines while the only thing standing between Kokabiel and his plans for humanity... are two normal humans who have fancy swords." Drake said, which angered the two Exorcists as they frowned. "Besides, Azazel's hired me to investigate into Kokabiel, as he thinks the bastard has plans to restart the Great War... and open the Demon World to bring Mundus through."
This caused gasps to ring all across the room, including from Xenovia and Irina.
"And as such, I cannot stand idly by while he's planning something of that magnitude." Drake said with the same cold tone. "The matter of the Holy Swords means little to me. That's between you and him, it's the fact he's putting humanity in danger with his plans to bring the Apocalypse that warrants my intervention. If you have a problem with me doing that and taking him out myself..." He gripped the handle of Rebellion. "Then we can settle this right now."
Xenovia and Drake were in a hard staredown for several seconds before the blue-haired girl finally spoke. "...We won't take up anymore of your time." She said, standing and Irina soon followed. "We have a job to do, after all."
"Would you like some tea before you go?" Rias asked politely, despite the tension.
"No thanks." Xenovia waved her hand. "I am not here to make friends with Devils. We'll let ourselves out."
The two turned to leave, however Xenovia stopped when she caught sight of Asia, which made Drake narrow his eyes.
"I've been wondering this for a while now, but are you Asia Argento?" Xenoviua asked with narrowed eyes.
Asia quickly turned to Xenovia before nodding her head, "That's right."
"To think I would actually come across a Witch," As soon as Xenovia said that, the blonde girl let out a gasp in shock before her head lowered at the accusation.
Irina looked from Xenovia to Asia, studying the girl's appearance before speaking herself, "I had heard that you were once a Saint, but was exiled because you could heal Devils and Fallen Angels. I never would have thought a woman like that would become a Devil." Irina's harsh words betrayed the smile on her face while Asia looked down in shame, gripping onto her skirt tightly.
"Asia…" Issei looked at the girl with a sad, yet angry, expression. Next to him Koneko was holding onto his side to prevent him from moving and causing a scene.
Drake was sitting in his seat with his arms crossed and his eyes closed though Rias could see one of his hands was gripping his arm tightly, which Raynare, Kalawarner and Akeno also noticed before looking back at the former nun.
"For one that was called a Saint, to become something as low as a Devil... I have to question your belief in our God?" Xenovia asked, her question made Irina turn to look at her with a face of curiosity and disgust. This had brought many to look at Xenovia with mixed expressions, well even except for Drake who hadn't moved an inch.
"A girl that has become a Devil shouldn't have faith in the Lord, right?" Irina asked.
"People may commit treason and still feel a sense of guilt. There are some that don't lose their faith... I get that feeling from her." Xenovia said with a neutral tone, making Irina look back at Asia with a mocking look.
"Is this true Asia? Do you still believe in the Lord even when you're a Devil?"
"... I can't let my beliefs go, especially since I have had them all my life." Asia said.
Xenovia didn't blink as she unwrapped her sword and looked at Asia.
"If that is really how you feel then you should let us kill you now." Asia was shocked at her words and took a small step back, but that didn't stop Xenovia as she continued to speak, "You will be punished in the name of the Lord and he will forgive you for your sins."
"Enough!" Rias spoke up with a sharp tone as she stood, "That is enough. I will not stand by while you two continue to bully my Bishop."
"… Understood, but I wasn't bullying her. I was merely stating my duty as a woman of faith." Xenovia replied but she didn't put away her blade as she held it up to Asia. If it's now, I can cut you in the name of God. Even if you have sinned, our God will forgive you-"
BANG!
The gunshot rang throughout the room as a bullet struck Xenovia's sword, jerking it to the side and nearly hitting Irina but it ended up embedded in the wall by the blade. Everyone stared at the sword with wide eyes before turning to the source of the gunshot only to see Drake had now stood and had Ebony pointed directly at Xenovia with Rebellion clutched tightly in his right hand.
"Insult my little sister again, attempt to harm her again... and I will kill you myself." Drake growled.
"Such threatening words for a Devil, even someone like you must know the fate of those that challenge the entire Church." Xenovia had an amused smile as she took her sword out of the wall.
"You must be really so arrogant to think you're untouchable. Newsflash girl, I'm a half-Devil. I have no true allegiance to a Faction, since you can see I've interacted with Devils and Fallen Angels and have connections to both... but that doesn't mean I'm aligned with a single one." Drake said, pulling the hammer back on Ebony. "And I doubt attacking one little Exorcist will offend the whole Church. Make no mistake, I don't attack as an enemy... but as a big brother protecting his little sister from pathetic, arrogant scum like you who think they know what's right and what's wrong. The arrogance of humans continues to astound me. Well done, you've just earned yourself an ass kicking from me."
"I will also be joining in on this battle."
Everyone turned to see Kiba standing against the wall with his arms crossed. Xenovia spoke up. "And who are you?"
"Kiba Yuuto, your senior." Kiba replied as he took a step from the wall.
Later, they all were outside or the old school building. Standing on a wide space that would provide enough space from the fight. Drake and Kiba were standing next to each other, and Irina and Xenovia were standing in front of them. Off to the side near the edge of the tree line stood the other members along with Raynare and Kalawarner.
"Then let's start," Xenovia said, before she and Irina took their white cloak.
Drake raised an eyebrow at what they wore, while mentally groaning as he heard Issei let out a goofy sound while staring with a perverted expression.
Underneath the cloak, Xenovia wore a black, skin-tight, short sleeve unitard with pauldrons, matching fingerless gloves that extended to her biceps, and thigh-high boots, all of which are adorned with straps.
Irina's wore the same attire, but with slight differences. Her shoulders were was more exposed, and her gloves had closed fingers.
He wasn't sure why the people of the Church would have them wear those things, as they clearly show off their curves.
"Let's make this clear," Rias said sternly. "This is only to be a private duel."
"Are we sure we can allow this to go on, fighting against members of the Church?" Akeno questioned, glancing at her King.
"A simple unofficial sparring match shouldn't be a problem."
Xenovia took out her sword and got into a fighting pose.
Irina pulled the white string off her arm. It then transformed into a katana with a round gold guard and a long enough grip to make it a two-handed blade.
Drake cracked his neck as he had Rebellion leaning on his right shoulder.
Kiba on the other hand chuckled as he summoned several swords using Sword Birth, "I'm happy to get this chance… to face and destroy one of the blades I despise the most in the world."
"Sword Birth… you must be the survivor of the Holy Sword Project years ago." Irina deduced as she got into position, before charging forward. "I hope you're ready, because I have no intention on losing as long as I have God to assist me! Amen!"
Drake and Xenovia charged at each other with their swords raised, before swinging them down at each other's blades. Xenovia had fully expected Drake's blade, whatever it was, to shatter upon impact, but to her surprise he only grinned as he pressed harder and caused her to take a step back. Drake tilted his sword a little and slid it down until it was in the gap between Excalibur Destruction's guard and blade, and with a twist his pulled Xenovia closer to him before sweeping one of her legs and caused her to hit the ground. She quickly back flipped back onto her feet just as Drake slammed his sword in the area she had previously been. Xenovia quickly went on the offensive as she slashed at Drake with full intentions on destroying whatever sword he had in his hands, but his blade held strong as he swung his sword to match her every strike. On her final swing, Drake used his sword upon impact to guide Xenovia's Excalibur to the ground, which created a giant crater that was between twenty to thirty meters wide and several meters deep.
"What kind of sword is that?" Xenovia demanded. "It didn't shatter upon contact with mine!"
"This... is Rebellion, a demonic sword forged in the Underworld... a Devil Arm. One of the two blades my father wielded." Drake explained before he broke their lock and spun, kicking Xenovia back in the stomach which sent her sliding back. "Don't know what demonic metals he used to forge it or the Yamato... but it sure is something, and it responds to my will."
"The Yamato... you have the Yamato?" Xenovia narrowed her eyes. "The sword that separated our world from the demons'... it should belong to the Church!"
She charged forward and swung her sword, but Drake blocked each of her attacks, holding Rebellion with one hand. "Oh really? You think I'm going to give up my sword, which is mine by birthright, to a bunch of idiots who would do anything if they think it's 'God's will'? No, the sword is mine and will always be mine. I can't have something of that kind of power floating around now, can I? It's gotta stay in the family. But you know what? Let me give you a taste of it."
With that, he ducked a swung, summoned Yamato and blocked Xenovia's next attack with the sheathed katana while placing Rebellion across his back again and then backed off, unsheathing Yamato before pointing it at her.
"Now... let's dance." Drake said with a cold smirk, his eyes flashing demonic red briefly. He then disappeared in an instant and reappeared right in front of her. Her eyes widened before she felt pain in her stomach which caused her to look down to see that Drake had slammed his knee into her gut. It was a second later she was sent flying back into a tree, making a few crack marks appear from the impact.
Xenovia gritted her teeth as she pushed herself to her feet before yelling as she charged at the half-Devil, who teleported over to her and swung Yamato.
Kiba on the other hand battled Irina fiercely. The girl was pretty fast with her sword, especially since turned itself into a katana which was a light-weighted sword. Rias' Knight quickly dismissed these thoughts as he stabbed the sword in his hand into the ground before picking up two new swords and ran at Irina while swinging the blades as fast as he could, creating ice and flames with each swing.
"He's really going all out, isn't he…? Oh well, I guess I'll just have to show him the power of my faith!" Irina said to herself with a smile before grabbing onto the hilt of her sword with two hands.
"Man, look at them go." Issei spoke up as he looked from Drake's battle to Kiba's, the blond Knight barely blocking one of Irina's attacks before releasing ice from one of his swords. "Kiba looks like he's having trouble over there."
"That's because he's letting his emotions get the better of him," Kalawarner spoke up making them turn to see that she was watching the fights closely. "I know when someone's driven by anger and using it in a fight. Anger can be a weapon, if it can be controlled and used as such... but it's often used as a weapon against the one who's angry in the first place."
Raynare stared silently at the battlefield before turning to Akeno, "Who exactly is going to clean this mess up?"
"You don't worry about that, we have special ways when it comes to cleaning up messes like these." Akeno said to her with a smile, "I just hope Drake and the others don't cause too much trouble, it's a good thing that no one else is still at the school or this match would catch a lot of attention."
"It doesn't really matter, both of them are about to finish up." Akeno gazed at the Fallen Angel, who now had a bored look on her face as she watched the battle.
"How do you know that?" Akeno asked curiously. No longer did she look at Raynare and Kalawarner with contempt or a glare as she had a couple of months ago, they had earned their trust and showed they truly regretted what they did. Akeno glanced at Drake, wondering if he would look at her the same way he does Rias... if he knew what she truly was.
"I have faith in Drake, don't you?" Raynare asked pointedly, giving her a look. "And the Knight's anger is blinding him, bringing him to defeat quicker."
Xenovia grunted as she blocked Drake's attacks, being forced backwards as the half-Devil attacked before he disappeared, causing her to look around, but then Drake appeared behind her and she whirled around only to grunt when Drake swung Yamato upwards, cutting a line through her battlesuit which caused it to burst open as a result and she rolled across the ground with grunts escaping her, her full front now exposed for all to see.
"Woo! Look at those boobies!" Issei yelled with wide eyes. "They're as big as Raynare's!"
"My tits are bigger." Raynare scoffed, glancing from her breasts to Xenovia's and smirking smugly.
"Must you?" Rias asked with a sigh, looking from Issei to Raynare, before looking at Drake with a 'What the hell?' look, but he shrugged as he walked over to Xenovia.
The blue-haired Exorcist grunted as she pushed herself up only to find something white draped across her front, covering her nudity. She looked to see her white cloak and looked up at Drake as he sheathed Yamato.
"You cooled off yet, kid?" He asked rhetorically before walking away, his coat swaying and swishing as he walked. The son of Sparda's expression shifted into a sharp one as he walked to his group.
Tonight... he begins the hunt for Kokabiel.
And that's it for this chapter everyone.
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.