Random is as Random Does

Chapter 3: For Whom the Bell Tolls

A/N: It appears I am doing something right with this fanfiction thus I must continue. After this chapter I will be working on the next chapter of A Light Bearer's Rise and possibly a bin for my one shots. My motivation is fed with reviews and Oreos.

Disclaimer: The only things I own are the demons in my head.

{system speaking}

[System screens]

"Thoughts"

'Speech'

"SCREAMING AND OTHER LOUD SCHIST."

(Transition here)

Sam arrived back at the manor to find Octavia waiting for him outside with one of her bodyguards. He stepped out of the limo to open the door closest to her with a smile. "You ready to hit the mall?" He said as she entered the and he followed after her.

"Yeah, I'm kind of excited actually! This seems like it is gonna be fun. I've never actually ever done anything like this. Well, I have with Loona but I don't know if she really counts since father owns her dad's company." Octavia said with a grin that slowly shifts to a bit of worry and confusion at the end.

"Don't worry. I am sure it counts. After all it was still going to the mall and hanging out with someone you care about right?" Sam responded warmly as he gave her a bit of a hug from the side with a blush.

"Yeah, Yeah it was!" She said as smiled with a lot more confidence. She hugged him back and burrowed into his side a bit to cuddle on the way to the mall. Sam, already a blushing mess at this point, decided not to say anything as he just hugged her to his side a bit tighter.

The ride to the mall was spent in comfortable silence as the two just enjoyed each other's company. Well, MOSTLY in silence at least. As they drove through the city there was still the occasional gunshot or explosion. Each of which caused Sam to twitch slightly.

All good things come to an end though, as when the driver stopped at the mall and turned and told the two that they had arrived Octavia snapped out of the cuddly moment and realized what she was doing. This caused her to squeak as she split from Sam and scooted over to the door to exit the car with a massive blush. When Sam finally recovered from the sudden turn of events and got out of the car, her blush while still there had gotten under control and her bodyguard had exited the car.

"L-Lets get inside! I want to show you that music store." Octavia said as she started to drag him inside the mall. Her bodyguard trailed after the two of them but stayed a respectful distance from the two of them. Octavia dragged Sam along, as she did her best to ignore all the stares other demons were giving the two of them. Sam meanwhile was reveling in how soft Octavia's hand was. In no time at all they arrived at the music shop and a spider demon in similar attire to what Octavia normally wore greeted them as they walked inside. "Hey Tavi! Long time no see, I almost didn't recognize you walking in dressed like that. And with a cute boy to boot!" She said as she giggled, causing Octavia to groan.

"Hey Vici. This is Sam. Can you show us your new special stock?" Octavia said as she walked over to the counter with Sam.

"Sure lets head to the back real quick to check out those new beats." Victoria said with a grin as she led the two to the back room. Inside the backroom is a large selection of records and a computer that seems to be to write music on. They spent about three hours listening to different music and even laughing at Sam as he proved just how bad he was at playing various instruments. Though Sam proved to be decent at making music with software. Sadly it seemed that his skills do NOT cross over into actually playing music.

( List of links to the music I listened to while writing this at the bottom. Give those people some love.)

All to soon it was time for lunch as both Sam and Octavia's stomachs growled. They headed to the food court discussing the pros and cons of various foods.
"I love French food. The rich flavors and elegant presentation are unbeatable. But, it can be pretty heavy on the stomach." Octavia explained as she walked next to him. From time to time she eyed his hand in contemplation.
"I'm a big fan of Japanese food. It's healthy, fresh, and full of flavor. But, it can be difficult to find authentic Japanese cuisine outside of Japan and often due to the freshness needed it can get expensive." Sam said as he walked alongside her bumping his shoulder into hers from time to time on accident.
"That's true. French food is more widely available, but it's not always easy to find a good restaurant that serves authentic French cuisine. Thankfully Dad hired on a cook that used to work at a french restaurant. Otherwise it would be a lot harder to get." Octavia replied as she hooked her pinky into his.

"Really? I should look into the same. Japanese food is also known for its simplicity and minimalism. But, some people might find it too bland or lacking in variety. I can't tell you the number of times my staff have made me ramen." Sam said as he jumped a bit at her grabbing onto him that way. After a moment of indecision he pulled his hand around to hold hers with a blush on his face.
"French food is definitely not lacking in variety. From escargots to bouillabaisse, there's something for everyone. But, it can be quite heavy on the butter and cream. We actually have an in home gym that I hang out in from time to time." Octavia said with a blush as her feathers ruffled from him holding her hand.
"Japanese food is also known for its emphasis on seafood. But, some people might not like the taste or texture of raw fish. I remember one time I got my Nana to agree to try sushi if I tried her meatloaf. Hehe. She didn't like the sushi and I didn't like the meatloaf. In the end nothing changed." Sam said as he relaxed a bit his blush slowly fading as a soft smile came upon his features at the memory.
"My favorite French dish is coq au vin. It's a classic French dish made with chicken, red wine, and mushrooms and Mother hates it. What's your favorite Japanese dish?" Octavia asked as she too slowly relaxed and rubbed her fingers across the back of his hand.
"I love Kaisen Donburi. It's simple, fresh, and delicious. It is a bowl of rice with a bunch of different types of fresh fish. But, I also enjoy Sushi and Udon noodles." Sam said as he rubbed Octavia's hand back as a blush fell back over his face.

As the two got to the food court they looked around and not really seeing anything that stood out to either of them chose to go with the most neutral food of all. Pizza. They each ordered a pizza along with some fries for lunch.

"It tastes so great!" Sam exclaimed as he happily stuffed down a few slices of pepperoni pizza.
"Yep! This place is pretty good for cheap pizza. They seem to actually put in some effort." Octavia said as she ate a few slices of her chicken, mushroom, and bacon pizza. The conversation between the two continued during their meal, but neither could really focus on much else as their minds were elsewhere. Even though it was just touching each others hands and small things like that Octavia found herself blushing even brighter than before.

Soon they finished their food and started to head to the in-mall arcade. As they enter into the arcade a wave of sound blasted into their ears. From children screaming, To the bleeps and blurps of different games. The two spent some time looking through what games to play and settle on starting with a motorcycle riding game. They spent a good thirty minutes just on that game and despite this Sam still lost every, single, time. "Okay how the heck are you so good at this game?!" Asked Sam incredulously.
"Um... Well... Promise you won't laugh?" Octavia half demanded as she blushed and played with the fringe of feathers that fall over her face.
"I promise. But why would I laugh?" Sam said as he tilted his head sideways.

"I... I kinda always wanted to ride a motorcycle. Daddy wouldn't ever let me have one much less ride one and neither would mom. So any time I came to the mall I would play these motorcycle racing games. I must have logged near a thousand hours on these machines." Octavia said with an embarrassed blush.
"Hmmm well I guess I know what to get you for your birthday. When is that by the way?" Sam asked casually, trying to avoid hugging the stuffing out of her over how cute she is being.
"August sixteenth, WAIT What?! But that would make Mother and Father upset with you!" Octavia sputtered as she went a bit wide eyed.

"Eh if they stand in the way of your dreams then screw them. Besides you don't know it but you kinda saved my life when you bumped into me that day. I wasn't exactly in the best of headspaces at the time and you gave me something to focus on. For that and that alone I would give you the world. But for you to continue to want to spend time with me? Well now I gotta make every little dream of yours come true." Sam said with a determined look in his eyes. "Now lets go play a fighting game so I can kick your cute butt." Sam ignored Octavia's protesting as he grabs her hand and drags her off to find a fighting game they can play together. His face was practically steaming as he desperately tried to control the massive blush from saying such cheesy but true crap. Meanwhile Octavia was dealing with a similar issue of an atomic blush on her face.

Eventually they found a fighting game they could both play. Sam picked what seemed to him to be a skill and combo based character while Octavia picked a character that seemed to be simple but strong combos and had a stupidly annoying low kick attack that she spammed to surprisingly great effect. Eventually however the variety of combos Sam could do won out against the spam of low kicks. Sam and Octavia spent around 2 hours playing various games from skee-bomb to whack-a-imp and several other knock off or hell variants of normal games. They were neck in neck as they came upon the ultimate challenge for two non-athletic teens DDR. Which oddly wasn't called called Dance Dance Revolution but rather Devil Dance Rebellion.

Interestingly enough they both seemed fairly even. "How much have you played this game?" Sam asked Octavia as he panted lightly, refusing to use his Chi Augmentation in a game like this.
"I used to come here all the time with dad. This was one game we played every time." Octavia replied with an out of breath giggle.
"Wait Stolas used to come here and play this?" Sam almost tripped due to how hilarious and weird an image that produced in his head.
Octavia giggled at his gobsmacked look. "Yeah dad used to take me here all the time when I was younger. That and Loo Loo Land."

"LOO LOO LAND?!" Exclaimed a voice from somewhere behind them. This caused both to fail out at the last second with a perfectly even score (Terrible) as they turned around to look for who was listening to their conversation.
"DID YOU SAY LOO LOO LAND?!" Said a rather tall female imp (For an imp that is.) who was wearing a pair of black overalls that are ripped and torn on the legs in places and had a black heart tattoo on her shoulder. Being dragged around behind her was a male imp who was shorter than her and wearing a small suit with a slightly over large bowtie.
"Millie leave them alone your interrupting their date." He said plaintively with a slightly hissy voice and an apologetic look towards Samuel. To which Sam just waves him off with a small smile and a bit of a blush.
"But Moxxie! It's LOO LOO LAND!" The now identified imp Millie said as she turned to look at Moxxie incredulously.
Before either could Sam or Octavia could respond to the two another voice cuts through. "Who are you two bothering now? Seriously I swear you two are the teenagers and I am the adult here." A bipedal wolf looking canine (which going by the curves was female) who was wearing a halter top and shorts. While holding her phone in one hand.
Surprisingly Octavia clearly recognizes her as she runs up to her. "Loona?! What are you doing here?!" Octavia asked as she appeared rather excited.
Loona appeared surprised for a moment before she smiles lazily. "Just checking out Victoria's. But Blitz' didn't trust me to go without an escort apparently and sent those two to keep an eye on me. I would have left already if it wasn't for them dragging me to the arcade. What are you doing here Octavia?" Loona asked as she looked around before noticing Sam. "Oh? Is someone on a date?" Loona questioned with a wolfish grin on her muzzle. At which point Sam and Octavia blushed as their feathers ruffled a bit. They didn't deny it though and this doesn't escape Loona's attention causing her to gain an almost gobsmacked expression. "Seriously?! And your dad is letting you?!" Loona exclaimed in shock.

Before the conversation could continue further an imp followed by a group of five others and a rather brutish looking balrog in suits approached the group. "Are you Loona Buckzo daughter of Blitzo Buckzo?" Asked the lead imp.
"Yeah who's asking?" Loona said cautiously as Moxxie and Millie noticed the group and got ready for battle subtly.
"Blitzo owes our boss a good bit of money and the slimy bastard hasn't payed up yet. So we're gonna rough ya up a bit to send a message. Get 'em!" The imp charged the group with his bunch as he ordered. In response Millie and Moxxie whipped out a set of knives each and charged in to carve them up. The balrog charged right for Loona and went to punch her and in response Samuel ran in front of her as he activated Chi Augmentation and threw his fist forward with as much strength as he could muster as an aura of silver light flared around him. IMPACT For a moment it almost seemed like the two were completely even in strength and indeed, if Samuel had only been using physical strength enhanced by his Chi Augmentation he likely would have lost the exchange. It was only due to the innate durability due to being a sinner that with a harsh CRUNCH the hand of the balrog broke and burst against Samuels' fist.

Everyone participating in the fight paused for a moment to stare at the strange sight of the rather thin looking owl beating a balrog in a contest of strength. Even Loona was taken aback for a second though only just as she soon raised the gun she was readying before he intervened in order to shoot the balrog in the face. "I didn't need your help dumbass. I coulda handled that idiot myself... still... Thanks." Loona said awkwardly in thanks before diving into the fight. Sam himself shook himself out of the minor shock he was in and followed suit. Soon none of the group was left alive and Sam had even managed to kill one of the imps before the end of the fight.

{ Well done gamer! You defeated an enemy you had no right to defeat and only did so due to the help of a non-player and a universal quirk. The power you rolled was so strong the admins have decided to nerf the power and count it as both of the rolls for your achievement. You have earned two rolls! You also killed one entity and have gained a third!}

[Gained three pulls! Rolling..

Gained:

Property Manipulation: The user can create, change and manipulate the properties of matter, including density, color, shape, state of matter (solid, liquid, gas, plasma), hardness, ductility, elasticity, etc. They can make things harder/stronger or weaker/more brittle, turn gas into solid, make metal stretch and rubber break as glass. They can make things hotter than the sun, or "so cold that it burns". The user can make things as corrosive, to dissolve different matter, combustible, to make things explosive, or inert, which allows them to diffuse bombs by making the material inside no longer explosive even after mixing. (Nerfed. User must be touching a part of the item in order to effect it. Does not work on living beings.)

Air magic: Users are able to use a form of magic that is related to and based on air. For example, one can use this magic to gain access to (esoteric/mystic/magical) air-related abilities (E.g., Air Manipulation) or to cast spells that require or are related to air (E.g., an Astral Projection spell or Healing spell). Air magic draws on the vast sky, the energy and movement of the winds, as well as the power of thunderstorms. It also includes magic that helps one breathe at high altitudes, and a talented air mage can magically enhance their movement, allowing bursts of speed and leaps of great length.]

(As always links and more info are at the bottom.)

The killing seemed to have put a bit of a damper on Sam and Octavia's date as they were both ushered home by the bodyguard that went with her. Said guard left them alone presumably to report what happened to Stolas. An awkward silence hung over the two of them for some time as they both fidgeted and tried to find some way to recover from the difficult ending to their "date". "So that was fun... Right? Except for the bit at the end?" Sam said hoping to break the ice that seemed to have frozen their date over after the fight.
"Yeah it was... Hehe even some of the end was funny. Did you see those imps faces when you punched through the fist of that balrog?" Octavia said with a giggle as she finally relaxed for the first time since her best friend and her boyfriend? Crush? Love interest? had been attacked.
"Not really? I was kinda busy hoping I hadn't broken my hand and trying not to freak out that what I did actually worked." Sam said as he blushed and his feathers poofed up a bit.
"By the way how did you do that anyway? If I had tried that I would have been toast." Octavia asked with some genuine interest. "Was it some kind of magic?!" She asked eagerly.
"N-No that was an ability of mine called Chi Augmentation I got it from my dad. Basically I use my life energy of chi to empower myself physically. To be honest I kinda forgot about my magic when the fight started. I saw your friend in danger and remembered what you told me about her and just started moving before I could think. Besides I am only a novice with the magic I know anyway. Mom never got the chance to teach me before everything went down." Sam said feeling extremely conflicted over all the lying he has had to do lately. Especially to Octavia given how much he has come to care for her in such a short span of time.

"Oh? What magic was your mom teaching you?" Octavia asked softly as she took his expression to be over the pain of losing his mom rather than how much bullshit he has had to spew lately.
"She was teaching me Wind Magic, I have been learning more from the grimoire she left but it isn't as easy as learning from her was." He said forming a tiny tornado in his hand. Before the conversation could continue Stolas swooped into the room and right over to Octavia frantically examining her for injury. "Are you hurt my Owlett?! The guard just told me what happened!" Stolas practically squawked at her as he looked her over.
"Dad I'm fine! Sam was with me and helped protect me. Loona and those two other imps from that I.M.P. company helped too." Octavia groaned in annoyance over her fathers hovering.
"Well I am glad that you are alright and that Sam helped to protect you. Thank you young man for keeping my precious Owlett safe." Stolas said saying the last part to Sam.
"It looks like I will have to give Blitzy a special present~" Said Stolas causing an "Eeew Dad!" to issue from Octavia. "Well it isn't like your mother isn't obvious about her hatred of me! I have to find companionship somewhere dear."
After a few more minutes of fussing over Octavia, Stolas finally left a blushing Octavia and an amused Sam. Though not before ordering that she was not to leave the manor without at least one contingent of guards and Samuel for the next year.

About ten minutes after Stolas has left the room Stella entered. "I assume my useless husband has already been by to check on you?" She asked imperiously.
"Yes he has mother. You could stand to be a bit kinder to him you know." Octavia said sounding disappointed in her mother.
"Not with the way he is acting I won't!... Still it is good you are well... I trust Samuel defended you like any young gentleman should and acquitted himself well in combat?" Stella asked awkwardly.
"*Sigh* Yes mother Samuel did defend me. He even fought a balrog for me." Octavia said only omitting how he did so.
"Really? Well then he is certainly less useless than that husband of mine. Please continue looking after my daughter young man. Oh and you may spend the night again tonight." Stella semi demanded before turning and leaving stiffly.

As soon as she left the room Octavia blew up. "UGH! I hate this! I hate that they never get along! Even when it is to check on me they HAVE to be petty with each other! I just wish that they could get along damn it!" Octavia shouted as she ripped a pillow apart. "S-Sorry I just... I just wish they could get along for once." Octavia said with a blush seemingly embarrassed by her outburst.
"Nah I get it. When I was really little and I would hear my parents fighting with my relatives I never could understand why they couldn't just stop fighting and be happy for each other." Sam said only partly lying as he DID understand it. His parents having fought all the time when he was little before they got a divorce.
"Really? Anyway today was fun other than all... That. We should do this again soon... Hopefully without the fighting." Octavia said with a small smile and a bit of a blush.
"I agree. We should totally do this again. Without the fighting like you said." Sam said with a grin.

A/N: Well here it is guys! Chapter 3 after this I will be working on either A Light Bearer's Rise or perhaps some one shots. Let me know how I am doing and give me tons of feedback! By the way you guys have no idea how many overpowered powers I rolled before I gave up on not picking one. I even rolled one that would make him a fire deity! As promised here are the links to powers and the music.

Powers: Powerlistingfandom

Property Manipulation (Nerfed until Sam beats this world and unlocks the next so to speak.):

wiki/Property_Manipulation

Wind Magic:

wiki/Air_Magic

Music: YouTube

watch?v=nSHwTWZDb3o&t=3274s
watch?v=m-dV_wS1GDA

Omake: A Servant Protects

The attack upon the young Goetia heiress had not gone unnoticed by the bodyguard who had been traveling with her and her young friend. In fact it was quite the opposite. For you see this guard did something smart. He dragged one of the group outside the arcade and then started torturing the foolish imp. It only took breaking off both his horns, breaking his legs in three places, and castrating the fool before he broke and spilled everything he knew. Even the times he farted and blamed it on the other imps in the group. The guard took this information and then gave it to someone much more skilled than he. He called Alfred and told him everything.
"*Sigh* Why can't these youngsters learn. Looks like I need to remind these foolish children why you don't mess with my family. I will be over shortly to take out the trash. Go insure the safety of our lady." Alfred said before he hung up. He pulled on a pair of black gloves and a white button down shirt as he went to leave the room. "I apologize that I must cut our appointment short lady Stella. It seems some ruffians need to be taught some manners." Alfred said leaving a thoroughly massaged Stella laying on the bed in blissful slumber.

*Hours Later in another section of Hell*

Alfred walked up to a bar called Hell's Bells and pressed a knife to the bouncer's throat. "Hello Frank. It seems your shift is ending. How many hours have you worked today?" The young imp froze at the knife and broke out into a cold sweat. For you see he knew this imp. He had spared his life once before and turned him from his previous employment before butchering his boss at the time and all his men too. For this imp was one you NEVER wanted to mess with many on the street simply called him Snip. Since once you gained his... Attention your thread of life was cut short. "A-about 50 hours now." The young imp said "50 men inside." he meant hoping the message would earn him back his life. Alfred nodded and pulled his blade back.
"I believe it is time you found new employment Frank." Frank turned and ran deciding to do just that as Alfred stepped past him and the screams started from the bar he left.