Kurozai was at the end of the Overlord crew, carrying all of the bags brought along. Calling it, an early start to his training.
In reality, he just wanted to be alone to grumble and be angry.
He walked behind Issei, Asia and Mittlet who all spoke to each other.
Kurozai was still angry about yesterday.
The day prior
Issei was bent over laughing. "So you were just fucking with him?"
"Oh no, everything else was true. Overlord Fury really did keep the eyeball of Damien Phenex." Kurozai stated as though it were common knowledge.
"Oh… that's… ew." Issei said, disgusted that someone would do that.
"Who was pissed that I didn't give you Inferna and Malady to keep as sex slaves? Or did I hallucinate that conversation?" Issei promptly shut up. "Exactly." Kurozai said, crossing his arms. "So, what's the game plan Red?"
"Well we- Red?" Rias asked, confused.
"Yes, Red." Kurozai nodded and rolled his wrist.
"...very well. We're going to my family's vacation home in the mountains. There's a deep forest we can use to train. It's secluded so no one will know we're there." Rias explained, ignoring the strange nickname Kurozai gave her suddenly. Giving him side eyes as she spoke.
"When do we leave?" Issei asked. Stepping up to the two.
"Two days from now." / "We leave tomorrow." Rias and Kurozai answered respectively.
Rias and Kurozai shot each other a glare.
"No, we leave in two days." Rias said again, turning to Kurozai.
"It's better to leave tomorrow so we can start early." Kurozai said, turning to the devil while crossing his arms.
"We need to let everyone calm back down from what happened today!" Rias said, raising her voice and crossing her arms.
"What if we leave tomorrow night?" Issei asked, trying to help.
"SHUT UP ISSEI." / "SHUT UP ISSEI!" Both Kurozai and Rias shouted, not bothering to even spare Issei a glance.
"Tomorrow!" Kurozai said.
"The day after!" Rias responded.
Kurozai's eyes narrowed as the two of them got extremely close. You could see the tension radiating between them like purple and red electricity.
"Fine! We're leaving tomorrow." Kurozai said, referring to his army. "You can baby your damn peerage and we'll meet you the day after!"
"FINE!" Rias shouted.
"FINE!" Kurozai shouted back and stormed out of the room.
Kiba silently chuckled. "Oh man this is gonna end horribly."
Back to the Present
Issei decided to slow down and talk to Kurozai.
"Hey, boss." Issei started.
"What is it Issei?" Kurozai grumbled.
"Why didn't you just go with Rias?" Issei asked. "I heard from Kiba that they were being driven up."
"Yeah, and waste this perfect moment of training? Hell no." Kurozai spat out a bark. "Plus, it will show her our resolve and determination."
"Why do we need to show resolve and determination?" Issei asked.
"So that way we can show her that even without her help we can beat Riser's stupid fucking blonde fucking head into the FUCKING GROUND FUCKING DAMN IT! FUCK HIM!" Kurozai shouted and began to speed up. Passing Asia and Mittlet who were talking to each other, screaming like a maniac all the way.
"It's quite fine Ms. Mittlet. You were just following orders." Asia said, forgiving the ex-fallen.
"Still, we're going to be fighting together, so I thought I should say sorry for all the terrible things we did to you." Mittlet admitted.
"Ms. Mittlet. like I said, it's okay." Asia said with a smile.
Ahead of them, Kurozai blazed past Kalawarna and Dohnaseek.
"Overlord's really pushing himself." Dohnaseek stated, waving away some dust from the cloud Kurozai kicked up.
Kalawarna nodded. "Indeed he is. It's making me actually excited for the fight against Riser. Do you know if Rias has selected the pieces we shall be yet?"
Dohnaseek shook his head. "Nope." He said popping the P. "But if I were to wager a guess, the nun would be a bishop to boost her healing, You would be a rook. The Overlord would be a knight? Mmm nah. Not sure about him yet. But the Dragon boy, Mittlet and myself would be pawns." Dohnaseek said. Pondering on what pieces would be selected.
Kalawarna nodded. "I actually think you should be the rook." Kalawarna admitted. "Plus, I agree that the lord would be best suited as a Knight."
Kurozai finally reached the top of the hill overlooking the villa below. "YES!" Kurozai shouted, and began to roll down the hill.
-OVERLORD-
Asia, Issei and Kalawarna all stood at attention, wearing their respective armors of the Blue, Brown and Red minion hordes.
Kurozai paced in front of them in his own armor. "SO! You sad, sad, sad excuses of wasted potential think your a real general?"
"SIR YES SIR!" The three shouted all at once.
"OH REALLY?" Kurozai asked as he walked back and forth. "If you think you're a real general, summon your weapon!"
Kalawarna stepped up first and summoned a spear of darkness.
Kurozai got into her face. "I SAID WEAPON! YOU CALL THIS SAD EXCUSE FOR A NIGHT LIGHT YOUR WEAPON? I MEAN THE WEAPON YOUR MINION TRIBE GAVE YOU! THE ONE THEY SLAVED FOR DAYS TO MAKE!" Kurozai shouted.
"MY APOLOGIES SIR!" Kalawarna shouted and summoned the crossbow the red's had given her.
Kurozai looked at the weapon in Kalawarna's hands. "Mmm. That looks like it! Now which one of you two meat sacs are gonna show me your fucking weapon!"
Asia began to shake from fear because of Kurozai yelling.
"Well, well, well. Looks like someone's scared. You want me to stop yelling?" Kurozai asked calmly, leaning into Asia's face.
She nodded up and down.
"THEN SHOW ME YOUR WEAPON DAMN IT!" Kurozai shouted in her face.
Asia held her hands out in fear and an ornate blue shell shield summoned in front of her.
Kurozai patted her shoulder. "See? Was that so hard?" Kurozai said in the sweetest voice imaginable, completely contradicting his angered demeanor a moment prior.
Asia nodded, tears streaming out of the eyeholes of her helmet.
"Alright you sad excuse for a human being. Weapon! Show me!" Kurozai demanded, standing in front of Issei.
Issei nodded and summoned… A brick.
Kurozai stared at the brick for a moment before letting out a sigh that evolved into a groan and then to a scream.
"You're using your fists now! No more weapons!"
-DXD-
Kurozai snuck out of the villa alone. A mist coated the night's air.
It was time to do some solo training.
He snuck away far enough that he was at least a few miles away.
He began to use the same spell over and over. "Pyros! Pyros! Pyros! Pyros!"
Kurozai was training his mana pool so he could use more than ten spells before having to either rest, sacrifice a minion or kill an opponent.
Kurozai wasn't completely alone however. The Spirit watched over him as he trained. Silently watching and judging his latest successor.
"Electros! Electros! Electros!" Kurozai shouted, striking the same spot with a different spell. Electricity crackled as it struck.
Kurozai cuped both hands together and grit his teeth.
"RUINATION!" Kurozai shouted.
Nothing happened.
Kurozai threw his hands behind his head and then launched them forward.
"RUINATION!"
Still nothing.
"Fuckin-" Kurozai cussed and kicked the ground.
Now the spirit was interested. Ruination was not a spell in the overlordian spell books.
Was Kurozai attempting to create his own spell?
Kurozai tried many different hand positions.
Nothing worked.
Hell he even tried it Spider-Man style.
"Damn it. How the hell does Rias do it?" Kurozai thought out loud.
He wasn't going to sleep until he figured out how to use the Ruin spells that Rias was so keen on using.
-OVERLORD-
Issei and Asia watched as Rias and her peerage all walked up the same hill they had done before.
However instead of the leader carrying the bags, it was Kiba and Koneko.
Kurozai hadn't been found all morning and as far as Issei knew, the ex-fallen were still searching.
Rias and Akeno walked up to Issei as the Kiba and Koneko entered the building to drop the bags off. "Hello Issei, where's Kurozai? I wanted to talk to him about some strategies for the Rating Game." Rias said, much more chipper than when he last saw her.
"About that… Kurozai wasn't around this morning and the others are… Oh! Look!" Issei said, pointing to the sky.
Kalawarna was flying on her wings of fire, carrying a very unconscious Overlord.
Kalawarna hit the ground and let Kurozai go. He could barely stand up straight and was constantly snapping his eye's open.
"Boss? Are you okay?" Issei asked, resting his hand on Kurozai's shoulder as Kurozai started to drift to sleep.
Kurozai snapped awake and shouted "RUINA-... Wha?"
Kiba exited the building and stared at his friend. "Kurozai, when did you sleep?"
"When did I meet Riser?" Kurozai asked as he fell onto the ground and started to do really slow push ups.
"One… T-Two….. three….. zzz ….. FOUR!" Kurozai snapped awake again and got off the ground.
Issei and Rias exchanged looks. "Boss, what have you been doing all night?" Issei asked as Kurozai stumbled around, with one of his eye's shut. The remaining devil's exited the villa to observe the sleep deprived Kurozai.
"Your mom? Wait no…" Kurozai tried to joke but didn't quite get his own joke. "It was either your mom or your… You? No that's… that's not right."
Kiba caught Kurozai who began to fall backwards.
"Let's get you some sleep." Kiba said, however Kurozai broke away from the grasp of the Gremory Knight.
"NEVER!" Kurozai shouted. "It's an advanced overlord train… ing… Urgh" Kurozai fell flat on his face and stopped moving.
Dohnaseek and Mittlet emerged from the woods and stood next to Kalawarna, who had her arms folded, looking down at the Overlord.
"Is he sleeping?" Issei asked Rias, who shrugged in response.
"I got 20 gold that he's dead." Kalawarna whispered to Dohnaseek.
"I don't take fools' bets."
Mittlet grabbed a stick off the ground and poked Kurozai with it. Making him snap his eyes open.
Kurozai then stood back up. "I'm gonna go make a pot of coffee. Rias is… she's in charge." Kurozai said as he walked into the villa.
Finding the kitchen, Kurozai found the coffee machine. He searched for a bag of dark roast.
"There's so much tea." Kurozai complained as he struggled to stand, using the counter to keep himself stable.
Asia poked her head in and watched as Kurozai missed the bag of the dark roast coffee, again.
"Uh… Sir Kurozai, would you like assistance?" Asia asked meekly.
Kurozai snapped his head over to Asia. "No." Kurozai said, letting go of the counter.
He started to fall and caught himself.
"... yes …"
Asia handed the bag of coffee to Kurozai.
"Thank you." Kurozai muttered out and started brewing coffee, shoo-ing Asia away.
Three hours later.
Kurozai was on his fifth pot of coffee and it seemed to be having the exact opposite effect. Now instead of just being tired, Kurozai was tired but faster.
Kurozai checked the clock on the wall from his position on the kitchen floor.
Issei and Kiba walked in to see Kurozai yelling at the clock on the wall.
"Who the fuck do you think your talking to! Do you know who I am! I'm the man that's gonna burn this house down! With the lemons!" Kurozai shouted.
Tik-Tock*
"Fuck you say?" Kurozai slowly started to stand up but slipped and fell back on his ass. Deciding it wasn't worth it, Kurozai remained seated and drank more coffee.
Kiba and Issei shared a look and grabbed Kurozai by his arms and legs.
All the way to his room he tried to struggle.
Tried being the key word, because his struggling was just slightly moving.
He did yell though, he yelled a lot.
"Don't you dare put me in a bed! You mother fuckers! Put me down! I can't sleep yet! I gotta finish this spell!" Kurozai shouted the whole way to his room.
Kiba and Issei threw Kurozai on the bed.
Kurozai tried to move, but his body resisted and instead he sat there for a moment.
"Fuck… yo… fuck you… guys." Kurozai mumbled out, finally falling asleep.
-DXD-
Kurozai was up and looking a lot better. He had slept the rest of the day and night.
Now back on the training field, Kurozai had given his orders to the generals. "Today you will be working together with your minions to come up with strategies. I want you to be able to shout a word, your minions to understand that the word is the name of the strategy and then take action accordingly." Kurozai explained.
Issei worked with the Browns and an attack formation he tried to call The Breasts. Kurozai ended up smacking him on the back of the head for that one, creating a divot in the earth using Issei's face and the force of the smack.
Issei then called the formation Targets. The formation was 25 brown minions in two large circles, with 5 Rock Browns in the center. The minions in the circle would hold shields and spears with the Rock's throwing pieces of themselves at enemies.
Kalawarna began to spread red in small pockets to surround one target, then they would all throw their fire at once. She called the attack Inferno.
Asia was having difficulties with her strategy. She figured that if she sent the thirty minions she had command over in groups of five she could cover more land.
The problem she was now facing was a name. She decided to ask for help.
Kurozai was busy practicing with Kiba, trying to boost both of their swordsmen abilities.
Kiba whispered to Kurozai. "Let's try to work on your anger before you blow your top."
Kurozai nodded and a little bit of black grew on his otherwise Crimson Cape.
The friends dashed at eachother, swords ready to clash.
Kurozai swung first, spinning his sword around his finger. The blade spun around and clashed into Kiba's. Sending sparks into the knight's eyes.
With the advantage, Kurozai kicked Kiba in the chest, making him stumble back. Kurozai swung down at Kiba, however the knight blocked the attack, causing the two swords to grind against each other, spitting sparks out from the metal. Kiba struggling to push Kurozai off. Neither wanted to give up an inch to the other.
Asia meekly walked over and tugged on Kurozai's cape. "Uhm… Lord Kurozai? I would like some help please…" Asia asked, distracting Kurozai for a moment to make him end up falling onto the back foot.
Kurozai spoke through gritted teeth. "I'm a little busy!"
Asia tugged on his cape again. "But it's urgent!"
Kurozai was distracted by this again and began to slide back as Kiba was putting on the pressure. "In a minute!"
"But lord!"
Kurozai could feel his composure crack as Kiba broke off and hit Kurozai in the side of the head with the pommel of his sword, knocking the Overlord to the ground. A small stream of blood leaked from the wound.
"FUCK! ASIA! WHAT IS IT?!" Kurozai shouted in anger, his head ringing as he stood up.
In Asia's mind she felt as small as a mouse as Kurozai towered over her. She poked her fingers together. "I couldn't come up with a name for the strategy I came up with. I was hoping you could help me?"
Kurozai was dumbfounded. He pointed back to the blue minions. "GET BACK TO WORK AND DO IT YOURSELF!" Kurozai shouted at the top of his lungs. "I am not your fucking babysitter!" Kurozai shouted, a flash of black in his otherwise purple flames he had for eyes.
Kurozai immediately regretted this action as the training area went silent as purple returned to his eyes. "Asia, wait no I'm sorry I-"
Asia was on the verge of tears, some trailing down her face. "No my lord. It's fine, do not let the likes of me distract you from your training. Please excuse me." Asia bowed her head before running off into the forest.
"Asia, wait!" Kurozai shouted out. However his words fell onto deaf ears. "Damn it, I better go find her." Kurozai muttered to himself and ran off.
Sprinting through the forest, Kurozai found Asia. She is sitting next to a small lake. Kurozai could hear the sniffles from where he stood a few feet away.
Inhaling deeply and exhaling quickly. Kurozai made his way over to the blue's general.
"Asia?" Kurozai said, causing the girl to jump slightly.
"Yes lord?" Asia said, not daring to face him.
"I just came to say I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap on you like that." Kurozai spoke as he sat down next to her, letting his boot's sit in the cold water. Kurozai removed his helmet and let it sit on the grass. "I've been really stressed and angry lately. Everything's been happening so fast. It's been a month since I resurrected Issei from the dead, and in that time, we have raided a church filled with fallen angels, fought against four powered up Netherghoul's and now we're about to help fight someone else's fight." Kurozai admitted to the healer.
"A lot has happened, yes. But how come I've never seen you angry?" Asia asked, turning her head to look at Kurozai.
Kurozai scratched the back of his head. "I got a pretty long fuse before I blew my top I guess. Plus I take some anger out on Issei when he does perverted shit without my okay." Kurozai chuckled.
Asia stared at him. Kurozai began to sweat, feeling like Asia was looking into his very soul. 'How can someone so innocent and sweet have such an intense gaze?'
Kurozai coughed into his fist. "So… What were you trying to ask me?" He asked, turning to her.
"Oh! I was looking for help with a name for my minion formation." Asia said, standing up and summoning the blue minions to their location.
The Blues all gathered, making their little noises while they waited for an order.
"Okay everyone, just like before!" Asia shouted out. The blue's nodded and spread out like before.
Kurozai nodded as he too stood up. "Have you had any ideas?" Kurozai asked Asia.
Asia shook her head no. "Not yet unfortunately."
"Well make it something you can remember. Something short as well." Kurozai explained. "Maybe something personal?"
Asia pondered for a moment and gasped as she realized the name. "This shall be known as Genesis!" Asia announced, mimicking one of Kurozai's poses where he pointed to the sky with his left hand and held his right arm on his hip.
Kurozai clapped. "I like it!" He congratulated her for her efforts.
The two walked back with the minions following the two.
Unbeknownst to them, a familiar figure in a black bear pelt watched them walk away. He chuckled with mirth and turned away.
Fury held onto his sword covered in lightning and in a crack of thunder, vanished.
-OVERLORD-
A little over a week had passed, with groups being formed for training. However, in the end Kurozai's three generals all worked together. Kurozai looked over his three minion generals in pride. They each wore their armor and were standing at parade rest with their hands behind their backs.
While yes they had been put through the wringer, they came out well off. Even Asia looked a little tougher.
"We have trained for nine day's straight. Some of those days we had trouble. But through it all we have come out on top with new knowledge." Kurozai spoke as he paced back and forth in front of the generals.
"Asia! Shield!" Kurozai shouted suddenly and without even flinching Asia summoned her blue's shield.
"Nine days ago you cried when I shouted at you to do this very action. Now I can't even see a shake in your body. You are ready for the battle ahead." Kurozai commended.
Asia sighed and desummoned the shield. "Thank you Sir Kurozai."
"Your welcome As- ISSEI FIGHTING STANCE!" Kurozai shouted and without missing a beat, Issei put his fists up and began to bounce on the balls of his feet.
"Well done Issei. Oh, Issei look!" Kurozai said in faux shock. "Is that a female? Is she strutting across the forest in nothing but leaves covering her bits?" Kurozai said, trying to get Issei to turn around.
Kurozai got right in Issei's face. So close he could smell the morning toothpaste on his breath. "You gonna turn around and look at her? She looks ready to be taken right there." Kurozai glared into Issei's unmoving eye's.
"Exceeded my expectations. I assumed you would have turned around… Nice job." Kurozai said with a smile, and Issei put his arms down at his sides.
"Kalawarna, show me…" Kurozai started and waited for Kalawarna. She didn't move. "Show me your weapon… not yet… not yet… NO-PE!" Kurozai shouted, trying to trick Kalawarna into summoning her weapon without approval.
"Show me your weapon… ISSEI!" Kurozai shouted and snapped his head over to Issei as he put up his fists again.
"Nicely done! Alright Kalawarna, show me your weapon… Now." The moment 'Now' left Kurozai's mouth, Kalawarna summoned her crossbow as Issei put his arms back down.
"You may all relax. You've passed my final test." Kurozai said, turning around.
Not a single movement from behind Kurozai. "Shit, thought that would have tricked you." Kurozai chuckled as his armor vanished. "Stand down."
All of the armor's vanished and multiple sighs of relief were let out.
They all looked at Kurozai with wide eyes. "Each one of you has passed my expectations with flying colors. May your weapons stay sharp, and your mind's sharper. You may now go and relax for the rest of the day. You still have Devil training for the rest of our time here. Dismissed." Kurozai said, stepping to the side and letting the three walk into the villa.
Rias walked up next to Kurozai. "Are you confident that they're ready?" She asked with a smirk.
"Doubting me already? At Least wait till we get to the battlefield." Kurozai said sarcastically, eliciting a chuckle.
A moment of silence emanated between the two now.
"So… Want to talk about last night?" Rias asked, making Kurozai's face explode into a blush.
"What-What could you possibly mean by that? A hallucination! It was the ghost of Cryos. Probably Issei! I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT!" Kurozai feigned ignorance, laughing as though he just escaped a mental asylum, sweat pouring down his face.
The Night Prior
Rias woke up in the middle of the night to go and work on some battle strategies. She stepped out to the gazebo that overlooked the waterfall.
Rias sat in peace until she heard some splashing from the top of the water fall.She glanced over and almost fell out of her seat.
Kurozai stood at the top of the waterfall in nothing but boxers and leapt down into the water with a loud "WHOO HOOO!" and a splash.
Rias glanced down and noticed that Kurozai had landed into the water, but his boxers floated up first. Kurozai followed soon after, grabbed the pair of underwear and placed them on a nearby tree branch and continued to swim around. She blushed as Kurozai accidentally exposed everything he had to her. His sculpted body from all the exercise and fighting he did and his… "Oh my!" Rias whispered to herself. Were they all like that?
Kurozai began to relax on the water after about five minutes of playing around in the water. Floating on his back, Kurozai stared up at the night's sky. Until he saw a familiar head of red hair staring down at him.
Now
Rias had never thought a man could shriek so loud and at such a high pitch.
"Hmm. Must have been my imagination." Rias said and walked to the Villa.
Kurozai stood there for a moment and then fell face first onto the ground.
Footsteps stopped right next to Kurozai.
"Kiba?" Kurozai asked, turning his head to the sound.
"Nope." Koneko responded.
"Good. Kill me with one punch before he gets here please." Kurozai said as he put his face back into the dirt.
"Get up." Koneko said as she grabbed Kurozai by the shoulder and practically flung him up to his feet. Koneko then walked away into the Villa.
"Ow. You don't have to be so rude about it." Kurozai grumbled.
Kurozai entered the building and entered his room. Flopping on his bed to relax for a moment, but then sat up. Kurozai felt he wasn't alone. Kurozai stood up and looked around. He looked to be alone. But something was wrong…
Then the bed moved, from underneath the bed one of the new Grey minions crawled out.
"Ah, Chip! You scared me. How goes the Hive transportation?" Kurozai asked as he bent down to be at face level with the gray.
The gray nodded and moved his fingers like a little person to show that the Hive was making good time and would be ready soon. Kurozai sighed in relief. "Good, thank you very much. Do get back to the hive before anyone sees you though, I don't want people to think your punishments over."
Chip nodded and crawled back under the bed.
Kurozai smiled. "Once we get that hive our Win is assured."
-DXD-
Kurozai stood in front of Issei inside the Villa.
"Alright moron, listen up and listen well, because I'm only explaining this once." Kurozai instructed. "If you got a pen and paper, jot down some notes. If you don't… then boo fuckin hoo." The Overlord shrugged and turned around while Issei pulled a said items from behind him, where a brown minions scurried off.
"Welcome to Overlord Magic 101: An intro To your new powers.
For your first lesson, I'm going to teach you the easiest and most widely used spell. The Fire, or Py, spell.
The first step to casting this spell is simply grabbing onto the magic in the air.
All around us, mana swirls and churns waiting to be used. However, to absorb that magic, Overlords and their generals use Eyes of evil and Shards of Evil respectively.
Most eyes start out with the ability to absorb and cast ten fireballs, and shards, only five. Meaning you have to Know when you need to cast the spell. You can't fling it around and expect things to work.
But there's also a higherarchy to our magic. Here's a question, why didn't I use any fire spells against Inferna during our battle?"
Issei blanked for a moment and looked up from his paper. "Uhhh… Because she was hot?"
THUD
"WRONG! TRY AGAIN!" Kurozai shouted as his gauntlet emited the same steam as Issei's bruised head.
"owww…"
Akeno moved forward and crouched down in front of Issei. "Issei, have you played the Satchel-ture's games?"
The general looked up and smiled, taking in the sight and committing to memory, before being forced down by Kurozai's boot. "SPEAK WHEN SPOKEN TO!"
"Y-Y-YES!" Issei stammered as Kurozai increased the force on Issei's head, feeling the strain the weight was putting on him.
Akeno giggled, "That's good, now when you play, would you pit a fire type against a fire type in a battle?"
In that moment, it clicked for Issei. "OHHHHHHH!"
Kurozai pulled his foot up and sat on the large table. "Maybe there is room for knowledge in that perverted head of yours."
"So the reason you didn't use fire spells against Inferna, was because she was fire focused?"
Kurozai clapped at Issei's revelation. "Indeed. Another way to think about it is Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Fire can't beat Fire as Rock can't beat Rock.
Since we're going against that Phenix bastard, fire spells wouldn't work… If those rules applied." Kurozai smirked as he continued. "What I've learned experimenting with Akeno is that Overlord magic and the widely used, Sigil Magic, are very odd when interacting. So when you use Rock against Overlord's Rock, it's then decided by who's got the stronger rock. Aka the stronger spell.
Now, back to the Py spell. Hold out your index finger and breathe.
Try to feel for the magic, once you find it, imagine a warmth on your finger tip. Then, Fire it like a finger gun! Observe."
Kurozai got off the table and aimed his left hand at the wall, then pointed at it. The air around his finger wriggled as magic was drawn in, until it stopped once the flame was birthed. Now wielding the fire, Kurozai pulled his thumb down and the tiny ball shot forward and pierced the wall, blowing a hole into it.
"That, is Py." Kurozai said and folded his arms in pride, then checked his watch. "Alright, I gotta go help Dohnaseek and Mittlet with some endurance training with Koneko. Work on that spell some more and work with Akeno on Sigil spells. Asia will be here soon to join you." Kurozai informed and left without another word, leaving the devil and general to their devices.
-OVERLORD-
Kurozai's eye twitched at the amount of potatoes and garlic that sat in front of him.
French Fries with garlic salt. Mashed Potatoes with garlic shavings. Baked Potatoes with garlic stuffed in them.
There were very few other items, like some beef patties at the opposite end of the table and a bowl of broccoli. But other than that, Potatoes and Garlic as far as the eye could see.
"So… Uh, you two want to talk about the dinner spread?" Kurozai asked, not angered but more in shock and awe at all of the calories he could feel gaining just by looking at the food.
Issei figited for a moment. "I'm developing a secret attack!" Issei declared, earning a strange look from Asia.
"Oh really? What is it? The potato destroyer?" Kurozai said with sarcasm dripping out of every word.
"Nope. Sorry boss but you'll have to wait till we get to the battlefield to see it." Issei said with a smirk.
Kurozai stared at him with squinted eyes and shrugged. "Alright, fine. Better wow me."
Kurozai got up and grabbed a few beef patties, some potato buns and french fries with regular salt.
The ten ate in relative silence with the occasional joke thrown between Kiba and Kurozai or Issei and Asia.
Then Rias announced something. "Alright ladies, I believe it's time for a bath."
Kurozai shot up from his chair, slammed his hands on the dining table and glared down at Issei.
The general had been so excited by the worth 'Bath', but he was now terrified from his Overlords glowing eyes.
"Issei…" Kurozai growled out and gripped the table. "If I catch you, even TRYING to peep on them, I will force feed you your own testicles and make you watch. Do I Make Myself Clear?"
Issei, who had began to sweat and shake from fear, furiously nodded. "Yes sir, no peeping for me, I understand."
Kurozai's eyes narrowed for a moment, before he visibly relaxed. "Good. Speaking of bathing, let's go hit the showers." Kurozai ordered to his two male followers and requested from his friend.
Minutes later, Kurozai was resting in the bath with his hair tied up in a knot, with Kiba only five feet apart to signify their heterosexuallity.
Issei was looking at the wall that separated the genders while Dohnaseek bathed on his own at the showers in the corner.
The wielder of the Boosted Gear stared at the wall and placed his hands on it. 'Come on! Like Akeno said, visualize what you want'
Kiba cracked an eye open and saw the general staring at the wall. "Hyoduo, should we give you some privacy with that wall?"
Dohnaseek chuckled while Kurozai barked out a laugh. "Don't tempt him Kiba, that wall might be a female and I'd rather not deal with Wall/Issei Hybrids." Kurozai cracked as he turned around and grabbed the spare towel he brought. He dipped it into the water and rested it across his eyes. "Wake me up in an hour, and keep an eye on the pervert please."
Kiba watched as Kurozai relaxed further and began to snore.
Issei pressed his eyes against the wall, not wanting to give up just yet.
"Seriously though Issei, don't piss Kurozai off. He will kill you." Kiba warned the pervert.
"I don't care! Call it part of my training!"
"Pretty sure Kurozai isn't teaching you X-Ray vision." Kiba rolled his eyes and stretched his arms out. Then going rigid as someone in the water sat up straight, towel falling from their anger filled eyes.
"If that's what my Sigil Magic is attuned to then so be it!" Issei shouted, not hearing the shifting water and footsteps behind him. "IT WAS GIVEN TO ME FOR A DAMN GOOD REAS-"
On the other side of the wall, the girls were talking to each other about the days events.
Then, a high pitched scream filled the air and the wall segmenting the males and females gained a new decoration. A one to one recreation of Issei's face, with a look of horror.
Then another one a foot away, followed by three more in quick succession.
"SHUT THE HELL UP ISSEI! IM TRYING TO FUCKING NAP!" Kurozai's yell echoed throughout the nights sky as Issei screamed for mercy.
The next day
Kurozai watched as Koneko, Dohnaseek and Mittlet beat on an already bruised Issei. It was the perverts turn for endurance training and the Overlord was bored, having made no headway on his new spell. Luckily however, he was able to sneak away two days prior and complete his new weapon. If Issei wanted his to be a surprise, then so would Kurozai's.
Then someone tapped on Kurozai's shoulder. He turned around to see Rias behind him. "Oh hey, come to watch Issei get beaten?"
Rias looked out to watch Koneko uproot a tree, and shook her head. "No, I actually wanted your help with some strategies."
Kurozai nodded and looked over at the battle, then nodded. "Alright, hang on. HEY! I'M LEAVING TO GO DO SOMETHING, HE STILL HAS THREE HOURS LEFT. DONT LET HIM WORM HIS WAY OUT OF THIS!" Kurozai shouted across the field. "Alright let's go."
-OVERLORD-
The Last Day Before Heading Home
Kurozai stood next to Rias as she instructed Issei on his sacred gear.
'Doubling his strength every thirty seconds. But it looks like he's shaved down time between boosts by fifteen seconds. If it only takes some training, then I should push him further once we're done with that fried chicken asshole.' Kurozai ruminated on Issei's power. 'for a Pervert, he's getting really strong… I wonder if I should get a sacred gear…'
"Nah! I'm strong enough on my own. Alright Issei, LET 'ER RIP!" Kurozai shouted, interrupting Rias, who was just about to tell Issei to do the same thing.
Then Kurozai watched as Issei punched a tiny ball of Crimson and Yellow energy, causing it to turn into a beam of light and cleave through everything in its way. Kiba, who had been originally going to tank the blast, jumped out the way.
Kurozai walked over to the trench and stood in awe at the giant hole in the mountain in the distance.
"R-Rias." Kurozai said, getting the red devil's attention. "How many boosts was that?"
"It was only five, a surprising amount of power. I assume it was boosted by his new overlord abilities… why do you ask."
Kurozai turned around with his eyes turning gold and star shaped. "I need a sacred gear."
-DXD-
Leaving Day
Kurozai watched as his three generals carried all of the bags down the hill. He walked next to Rias. "So, you think your guy's are ready?" Kurozai asked Rias, who scoffed.
"They should be yes." Rias smirked.
"And if they're not?" Kurozai asked, not looking at Rias.
Rias stopped in her tracks and thought for a moment. A terrifying thought, but what if she lost?
She would be given to Riser and her peerage along with her. Kurozai and his crew would be fine, they weren't actually in her peerage. But with how angry Riser was at the moment, he'd probably argue for his execution.
Kurozai stopped walking and turned back to Rias.
Blue looked down and into Purple. "You okay?" Kurozai asked Rias.
Rias' breath hitched before she shook her head. "Yes I'm fine. Thank you for asking."
"Alright then." Kurozai said.
He then turned around at the perfect moment to watch Issei trip over and begin to roll down the hill. Kurozai laughed as loud as he could and fell onto his ass.
Rias stared at Kurozai in confusion. How could someone with so much responsibility on his shoulders, care so little about it. Kurozai was supposed to be an Overlord. The equivalent of the boogy-man. Yet here he was laughing like the teenager he was.
Rias envied him and longed for the life he had. No care for anything but the moment.
A stray thought creeped into Rias' mind that made her blush slightly.
'Mistresses follow a similar life to their Overlord, do they not?'
Rias looked over at the one who had infected her mind in that moment.
Kurozai had already gotten up and walked down to help Issei back onto his feet.
Rias shook the thought away after another moment. She would worry about her feelings after she defeated Riser
[TO BE CONTINUED]