Back to the Lobby! I mean, present:
Leviathan Territory, Underworld:
Isaiah's POV:
"After I woke up, both Bardou and I were wrapped up in bandages with Kuroka healing us after she left the group that was protecting her and decided to join my peerage after I told her that I knew her little sister. Then we went back to the Human World where I then found my Rook Samson, my Bishop Valerie and my Knight Meredith. Then we went back to Kuoh where I got my two Pawns Saji and Issei before we all went back to Mt. Everest and trained under Buddha and Wukong." I finished my story before doing a deadpan at Serafall's crocodile tears as she sniffed while wiping her tears away with a bright pink handkerchief that she pulled out of nowhere.
"Ooh! Such a tearful story! Don't worry, Isa-tan! Sera-tan will take care of the big bad familiars for you!" She wailed as she hugged me tightly and I sighed as I patted her on the back.
"There, there~ Even though, you're supposed to be helping me, it's okay." I said with a smile, to which she just giggled as she looked up at me with bright smile before sitting backwards.
"So, be serious with me. How do you actually feel after all this time?" She asked and my smile disappeared as I sighed.
"To be truthful, there are times where I mistakenly call Bardou Joker and there are times where I call out his name only to remember that he's gone, but I'm slowly working through it. Bardou helps me with it and I did make a shrine of him to help me come to terms that he's…actually gone." I said with a sad smile and she smiled softly as she nodded, wrapping me in a soft hug and to my surprise, her body glowed slightly as it grew to a more mature state.
Before, she was just barely at chest-level with me, but now, she was a few centimeters taller than me and I smirked as she gave me an amused glance.
"You know, I like you more when you are your true self." I said as I pulled away from her hug and she gave a soft giggle.
"Well, this form is the better one for helping with therapy." She said with a shrug and I nodded before a thought came to mind.
"I have a question to ask, but it might be too personal."
"It's okay to ask." She said with a smile and I nodded before I spoke.
"Why did you create a façade to use in your daily life?" I asked and she sighed as she sat backwards on the sofa we were sitting on, staring up at the ceiling before she spoke.
"We were just innocent teenagers when Sir-chan, Juka-chan, Falbi-chan and I took part in the Civil War against the Old Satan Faction. Of course, to former humans like yourself, 30 years old is a fully grown adult, but to us pure-blood devils, that's barely a teenager. The war was devastating. Friend against friend, brother against sister, mother against son, father against daughter. People you have grown up with since childhood and those who were there for your first birthday, you now had to kill." I hugged her softly as she continued.
"I had to kill so many close friends, so many I considered family, my brothers and sisters in all but blood. I created widows, widowers and orphans and had to wipe out entire families, because a few fucking idiots decided that fighting a losing war is better than living in peace!" She snarled out the last part, the air around us crackling and my breath becoming visible in front of me.
"After the war, my hands were stained with the blood of the innocent and the condemned, but I knew that my work was not done. No matter how much I was hurting inside, I wanted to keep a strong face to not make Sir-chan and the others worry. That's why I created my façade. It's not just to keep a strong face, but also to help me cope with my suppressed emotions, but sometimes…"
"Sometimes, you just need to talk to someone and let everything out, right?" I said with a smirk, to which she giggled as she nodded, letting out a deep sigh as I chuckled and looked up at the ceiling with her.
"You know, this was kind of relaxing. I think having someone to show my true personality is quite nice." She said and I hummed in agreement.
"I'd like to do another one." I said and she just snorted as she nodded.
"I'll talk with Sir-chan and tell him you'll be having weekly appointments with me. How about next week, we go on a shopping trip?"
"Accompany a woman on a shopping trip? …I wonder if I'll still have working arms and legs after that." I muttered and I smirked as she pouted and punched me softly in my arm.
"Hey! I'm not that bad!" I just shrugged. "I don't know if that's true or not. I'll have to see on that shopping trip." She just smiled at her words before I stood up, with her standing up with me and I looked up slightly into her eyes.
Yep, she's definitely taller than me.
"Then I guess I'll see you next week, Isa-chan!" She said cheerfully as she switched back into her Levia-tan persona in the blink of an eye, going back to her usual form as well and I smiled.
"No need for the chan. Isa is good enough." I said and she giggled as she nodded.
"Then call me Sera in private, but don't tell anyone I said so! Then they might try to call me that as well and then, I'll have to freeze them alive!…You know what, please call me that in front of other pure-blood devils. I want a reason to get rid of a few of them."
"And why am I not surprised?" I muttered, to which she just giggled as I gave her a final wave before the Azathoth crest appeared under and I teleported in a flash of blue.
Sera's POV:
"Why does he have to be so cool?" I whispered with a slightly happy smile on my face, imagining the amused gleam in his eyes and the small smirks he gave whenever he was amused at my antics.
Wait…am I falling for him? No, that can't be. So-tan is the only one for me!
'Quick, Levia! Think of So-tan!' I exclaimed to myself as I closed my eyes shut tightly. Her soft and plump thighs, the jiggly booty she has, her semi-rimmed purple glasses… his shaggy blond hair…his blueish gray eyes with that sadistic amused gleam…
"No! So-tan is life!" I exclaimed as I shook my head, trying to get him out of my mind, but the more I tried to forget about him, the more his face and voice slowly invaded my mind.
Oh, why did he have to be the only decent devil I've met in the past 500 years apart from Sir-chan, Juka-chan, Falbi-chan, Die-chan and Ruval-chan?! Yeah, that's why she can't forget about him!
It's because of the fact that the devil men in this world is either too weak to appease her or too friendly with her in order for her to feel anything. And just one day, along comes a young man with enough power to become a Devil on the same level as Sir-chan and Juka-chan, but also friendly and compassionate enough that she can't get him out of her mind.
"So-tan time! That's the only medicine for me right now!" I declared with a nod, quickly straightening my outfit before rushing out of my office towards where I can feel So-tan talking with her peerage, feeling my thong dampen with my every step.
Gremory Castle, Gremory Territory:
A few seconds later:
Isaiah's POV:
'You know, that was quite nice.' I thought with a smile as I appeared in front of the Gremory castle, taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly as I stared at the castle.
"I would have thought that the therapy session would have been with some stranger, but I guess Serafall is a nice alternative." I muttered with a sigh as I rolled my shoulders right before jumping and kicking leisurely to the side, Okita grinning as he blocked my kick before his eyes widened as he skidded back slightly.
"It's far too easy to keep up with you now, old man." I said with a smile as I put my hands in my pockets, Okita chuckling as he placed his hands in the opposite arms' sleeves and walking along with me.
"What kind of training caused this kind of growth?" He asked and I sighed with a slight shudder.
"Remember the two-month training with Wukong?" He nodded and I grinned.
"Yeah, try that but for an entire year and both Wukong and Buddha are trying to get me as close as death as they possibly can." I said and he hummed with a smile as he nodded.
"Perhaps, if I train your children, I can use that." I just raised an eyebrow at his words.
"Firstly, I need to have children for that to happen. Secondly, you'd need to talk with Kuroka, Akeno and maybe, possibly Tsubaki if you can do that and thirdly…what the hell makes you think that I'd let you put my kid through the same hell that you put me through?" I asked, to which he just snorted before I grinned.
"If anything, I'm going to put them through that hell." He gave me a pat on the back as he chuckled and nodded.
"That's my gaki." I just grinned before I heard a familiar bark along with two familiar presences coming closer and looking up, I saw Bardou, Akeno and Kuroka walking towards us.
"Isa!" Akeno exclaimed as soon as she saw me, with me smiling as she rushed towards me and hugged me tightly.
"Sorry for nearly killing you last night." I apologized with a smile and she giggled as she softly punched my arm.
"Don't worry about it." I just smiled as I gave her a soft kiss on the forehead as Kuroka walked closer and wrapped her arms around both of us, making me chuckle as I gave her a soft kiss on her forehead as well.
"And that's our cue to leave. Hey, old man Master, come and fight me. Master says that I can beat you."
"I said that you might have a chance of beating him, Bardou. Don't try to twist my words." I corrected and Okita grinned as he walked towards him.
"Then, let's go. I've been wanting for a new punching bag." I just smirked and Akeno and Kuroka shook their heads as Bardou and Okita walked towards the training ground.
"So…you want to watch a DeviTube movie? I have been craving Drag-So-Ball since I couldn't watch it on the run." Kuroka said and I shrugged.
"I'm down for an anime night. What about you?" I asked Akeno, who thought about it for a bit before she spoke.
"Will there be any 'activities' to partake in?" She asked innocently and Kuroka giggled as I sighed.
"I really love and hate your libido, you know." She just smirked at my words and I smiled.
"Fine, there can be 'activities' but only AFTER we watch at least a season and NO compromises." I said and she pouted as Kuroka smirked.
"So anime and sex. What more does a girl need?" She said with a smile and Akeno smirked as I just rolled my eyes.
"Let's go before you two decide to forget about the anime part." I said and they both giggled as we walked towards my room, my mind tranquil and my heart light and free.
One Month Later:
Gremory Castle, Gremory Territory, Underworld:
"So you want me to go with you to your school?" I asked slowly and both Rias and Akeno nodded happily.
"Why?"
"Well, you're going to be attending it next year and-!"
"Let me just stop you there, Rias. There is no way I'm joining any school after I graduate Lady Venelana's university since the degree I have works both in the Underworld and the Human Realm." I instantly shot her suggestion down and Zeoticus and Sirzechs chuckled in the background as Venelana just looked amused at my words.
"But why not~?" She whined, to which I just raised an eyebrow and she pouted at my nonchalant reaction before Zeoticus spoke.
"Well, if I may, I actually have a way to keep Isaiah with you in Kuoh and busy during the day while you all are at school." We all turned to Zeoticus, who smiled as he turned to face me.
"Both Sona and Rias were given a third of Kuoh Academy to rule and since there's still a third left, both Venelana and I would like you to rule over that third. Not just that, but House Gremory also want to open a branch company of Gremory Large Enterprises in Kuoh since its tourism have risen over the years and we would like you to serve as its CEO. You can rename the name to whatever you want and all you need to do is just sign a few documents. What do you think?" We all were silent in shock as Sirzechs, Venelana and Zeoticus just smiled at my shock before I grinned.
"When do I start, boss?" I asked and he chuckled.
"After the Reincarnated Devils Ranking Tournament. Here's to a successful and bright future between the unnamed company and Gremory Large Enterprises." He said as he raised his wine glass slightly and I smiled as I raised my glass of non-alcoholic wine as well, clinking our glass and sipping with a smile.
One Month Later:
New Satan Stadium, Lilith, Underworld:
"Welcome, all, to the Reincarnated Devils Ranking Tournament! The tournament held once every decade in order to not only determine the rankings of all Reincarnated Devils, but also to get one chance to ask any wish from the Four Satans! This year, we have a treat as a legend has returned to partake in this tournament and, according to his words, 'completely and utterly sweep the competition'! It is none other than the Prodigious Future Super Devil and the Genius of House Gremory, Isaiah…AZATHOTH!" All the low-class and reincarnated Devils in the stands cheered loudly with the announcer's words and I smiled, waving at the crowd while also scanning the devils partaking in the tournament.
320 devils are partaking in the tournament, with all of us divided into 32 blocks of ten devils facing against each other and the last standing of every block going against each other in a 32 devil tournament.
"And firstly, we have the A-Block, so can all those in the A-Block stay while everyone else go to the waiting rooms, please?!" I stayed with the other nine as everyone else walked back to the waiting rooms, all nine of my opponents completely focused on me and I waited until it was just us before I spoke.
"Listen. I know that you're all going to attack me to either embarrasses me and House Gremory and get the fame of defeating the 'Future Super Devil', so can we just get this over with?" I asked as I rolled my neck, glancing at them and a few of them glared at me before they glanced at each, nodding as they all faced me and waited for the match to begin.
"And let's see who will be the first of the 320 contenders of today to make it through to the next round of 32. Three…two…one…Go!" My Touki roared to life around me as soon as the match started and in the blink of an eye, I was standing in the middle of the arena with my hands back in my pockets, the devils around me still standing before falling over one by one as they were completely unconscious, though if you looked closer, you could see a slight bruise on the side of their temples.
"…" The arena was completely silent, everyone completely shocked as I turned and walked out of the arena, the only sound being the soft clacking of my shoes on the ground as I smirked.
As easy as I expected.
A/N: And now, we're finally starting with the tournament. Firstly, I've been noticing that I've been slowly making the chapters…not fun to read, but more mediocre and dry, so I'll try to make it more fun.
Also, there are going to be a few new characters introduced in this arc, so I'm going to make this arc's chapters as long as I can.
Other than that, I don't have much to say, so read, enjoy, review and I'll see you all in the next one.
Until then…
Ba-Bye~!