Dragon of the Elements

by Draconis678

After observing him fighting against the Demon King of his world, Lucifer Sirzechs brings a demon by the name of Kenshin to Kuoh where he soon passes out from his injuries, he is reincarnated as a Devil by Rias who reincarnated the soul he just took in. How will this new twist affect the world around him, and did his family have history in this world? He would soon find out.

23. Problems of a Norse Source

Draconis: Yawn...

Kenshin: Tired?

Draconis: Little bit.

Kenshin: I could ask Akeno to tease you until you're wide awake again.

Akeno: Ufufufufu.

Draconis: I'm awake now.

Akeno: Aww, I wouldn't bite...much.

Draconis: Wasn't you, it's more Barakiel standing behind you holding lightning in his hand.

Akeno: Will you go away? !

Dragon of the Elements

Chapter 23

Problems of a Norse Source.

Draconis: Begin!

(start)

"So...why exactly did you decide to come here?" Kenshin asked as he sat across from Odin. Rossweisse, Barakiel, Rias and her peerage as well as his own and Azazel.

"I never thought I'd see the day I saw a God in the flesh." Kazumi said with amazement in her eyes. "Can I take a picture?" She asked.

"Hahaha, sure go ahead, but if you try to show them to people out of the loop. My image won't be there." Odin said.

"A-Awww.." Kazumi said. "Well there goes the scoop of the century."

"Here is some tea." Rias said placing a cup of tea between Kenshin and Odin with a graceful smile. She walked by Kenshin and pinched his cheek.

Kenshin glared comically at her as she sat down next to him. "Excuse me for upping the morale of one of your pieces, Princess." He thought.

Rias glared back at him. They held the glare until Odin cut in. "You know, if you two need a moment to work out your sexual tension I can get everyone to leave."

Kenshin and Rias both sputtered. This of course gave Odin a chance to leer pervertedly at Rias, Akeno, Xenovia, Yukari, Hikari, Miyuki and Kazumi. Kenshin caught him in the act and glared. "Damn it old man, have some semblance shame when you leer. Don't be so obvious about it."

"O-Odin-Sama! You can't look at them with such a perverted gaze. One of them is the sister of Maou Lucifer-Sama and the betrothed of Ragnarok-Dono's heir!" Rossweisse complained.

"Seriously, I'm considering jamming my finger into your covered eye socket every time I see you doing it." Kenshin said with a glare.

"You mean like I did that one time?" Everyone turned to find Ragnarok walking toward them eating a bag of licorice.

"Oh heya snake fucker how ya been?" Odin greeted.

"I've been well you skullfucking target." Ragnarok replied with a glare.

"Pfft!" Kenshin bent over stifling his laughs. "Oh man, why didn't I think of that? !"

"W-What do I do?" Rossweisse murmured in shock. "I'm supposed to protect Odin-Sama, but against Ragnarok-Dono?"

"Relax, I'm not going to try to fight him. As I am now, I'd be easy pickings for Odin." Ragnarok shrugged.

"Quarter power." Kenshin whispered to Rossweisse who sighed in relief. "He's still quite scary though." Kenshin added making Rossweisse whine in fright.

"By the way Odin, Kenshin tells me you treat this girl poorly...well some things never do seem to change." Ragnarok said.

"She's my vassal." Odin shrugged. "She signed up for this. I'm just showing her the ropes, it's not my fault she can't handle my usual candor."

"Meh." Ragnarok shrugged.

"So is Asgard like a corporation?" Kenshin wondered

"Somewhat. Gotta roll with the times." Odin said. "Because of the dearth of heroes. The amount of Valkyries has gone down due to lack of funds."

"Anyway. Odin's here mainly to see the Japanese Shinto Gods. Although he's early as hell." Azazel said with narrowed eyes. "I can't stick around for but a few moments at a time, so in the meantime Barakiel will be watching over you all while you guard Odin."

"Oh boy, can't see how that can go wrong." Hikari said rolling her eyes.

Barakiel gave a short introduction. Kenshin glanced over at Akeno who seemed to be hiding her displeasure at the situation. "Fine." Kenshin said. "However I have a few provisions." Kenshin said. "First off, if anything ends up broken in this house by you three. Odin has to pay for it."

"That's fair." Odin shrugged.

"Second." Kenshin said. "Rossweisse, do you mind helping out around the house? We don't exactly have any servants to clean up around here."

"Of course. I won't just freeload while I'm here." Rossweisse nodded.

"Thank you." Kenshin said with a friendly smile. "Third, Barakiel if you see Akeno over here getting forward with me. Let it slide for the most part. The most I'll do is get embarrassed about it and stammer like an idiot. You have my word."

"Hn.." Barakiel nodded.

"Hmph!" Akeno turned away.

"So, you have problems of your own huh?" Issei asked Odin.

"Eh, here and there." Odin said.

"Basically the Vanir is after your head...oh man I beg you don't start start the 'Ragnarok' by yourselves." Azazel said with a sarcastic smile.

"Uggghhh...I still can't believe my name is shared by a fuckin' apocalypse." Ragnarok facepalmed.

"We had it first snake fucker." Odin said. "Back to your point, I don't care about the Vanir. On to other matters, I hear the Khaos Brigade has begun adding more and more people who have attained the Balance Breaker."

"? !" Everyone except Kazumi's eyes went wide. "Hn...that certainly is troubling." Ragnarok said.

"Jeez, all the idiot's attaining it and I still don't feel any closer to it." Kenshin sighed.

"You're getting there, but having Ophis' mark isn't helping matters." Ragnarok said. "My daughter, in addition to supplying you with their power, are fighting off any potentially negative influences from her."

"Idiot, I'm not negatively influencing you." Ophis said.

"Trying to expose a lack of trust in Sirzechs from me is kind of a negative influence." Kenshin thought.

"Kenshin, I don't bother with things that aren't there." Ophis said.

"Whatever, trying to expose it is tantamount to encouraging me to rebel against the Satans because I supposedly can't trust Sirzechs." Kenshin thought.

"You will see soon enough, what you do with it afterward is your choice." Ophis said.

Kenshin listened in on the the method the Khaos Brigade was using which was basically putting people in life or death situations. "Hey Ragnarok-ossan."

"What?" Ragnarok said.

"Ramp up my training." Kenshin requested.

"Fine. I need to start finding your limit anyway." Ragnarok said with a shrug. "What I want to know is why you didn't attain it fighting the perverted boya's Juggernaut Drive."

"They said I wasn't ready and even if I was it wouldn't have been enough." Kenshin replied.

"Well in any case, what do they plan to do with so many people in the Balance Breaker. It could just be a bunch of low quality Sacred Gears." Odin said in a relaxed manner.

"The main ones in the project are said to be high level ones though, but it's still under investigation." Azazel said. "So anyway you old codger. Any places you wanna go? I know pretty much all the hotspots."

"Sure, I wanna go to a titty bar." Odin said with a grin.

"Of course you do." Kenshin sighed.

"My girls opened up a place for VIP's recently. Say Kenshin, you wanna go?" Azazel asked.

"Sure, while I'm at it, I'll go jump into a volcano with my youki, magic and elemental powers sealed. Pretty much what I'll be experiencing when I get back." Kenshin sniped.

"Haha, alright. Come on geezer, I'll set you up with a big breasted one." Azazel said.

"Aaah! I-I'm coming too!" Rossweisse whined.

"No, Azazel will be enough protection you stay here." Odin said.

"No, I'm going, you're not ditching me again!" Rossweisse protested.

"Aaah whatever." Odin said as the three left. Everyone, Barakiel included let out a sigh.

(break)

Later.

Kenshin and Issei walked up the stairs. "Man, it's a good thing your parents are out." Kenshin said as he and Issei carried trays of food.

"Why? Shouldn't Yukari-Ch...Yukari-San's spell have affected them as well?" Issei asked.

"Humm...good point..." Kenshin sighed. "Man...I know I asked for it, but I didn't expect ossan to take my request so literally."

"Yeah...I regret sitting in on it..." Issei sighed.

"Well I guess I can feel it working, keeping me in shape and what not." Kenshin said.

"Same here." Issei said. "So...they're his daughters right? The spirits?"

"Yeah?" Kenshin said.

"Did..he and that snake woman, the Dark Goddess...y'know..." Issei said.

"I don't know." Kenshin snapped.

The Salamander card came out of Kenshin's pocket. "The Dark Goddess could reproduce asexually or through intercourse. Our bodies were made by way of the former route."

"Aaaahhh." Kenshin and Issei nod. "Thanks Salamander." Kenshin said.

"No problem." Salamander said. "By the way, one way I could suggest for you to attain the Balance Breaker would be to fight someone substantially stronger than you."

"Not a whole lot of those available who would heed that request." Kenshin said.

"Shh." Issei said.

"Huh?" Kenshin said. Issei pointed up and saw Barakiel and Akeno standing over a railing. "Oh..."

"Akeno, I need to have a word with you." Barakiel said.

"Don't call my name so casually." Akeno spat.

"Whoa...Akeno-San seems really angry. What's goin' on?" Issei whispered.

"I don't think Akeno would want me telling you. No offense, but it's private." Kenshin whispered back.

"I understand." Issei whispered.

"What is the meaning of this? Are you seeing the Dragon of the Elements?" Barakiel asked.

"What does it matter to you? It's my life." Akeno said.

"...W-Well it's just I've heard a nasty rumor about him, that he gains energy by sating his lust by sleeping around." Barakiel said.

"..." Kenshin narrowed his eyes. "The fuck...?"

"And that Sekiryuutei, I heard he devours breasts as an energy source." Barakiel said.

"Seriously partner, how much more torture are you going to put me through?" Ddraig asked with a whine.

"Will you shut up?" Kenshin said. "And get over it, did you forget I wield your fancy pants gauntlet now too?"

"So what? Kenshin-kun does have a lust problem, he was born a demon, and part feline type at that, we have a nekomata who has the same problem from time to time, you want to ask about her?" Akeno said. "And Issei-kun may be lecherous, but he's also a kind and dependable man...you judge someone off of rumors...just like I thought..I can't do something like...forgiving you."

"Akeno, I am only saying this as a fath-." Barakiel was cut off.

"Don't you dare act like a father to me! You left Kaa-Sama to die!" Akeno shouted, glaring venomously at Barakiel who went silent.

"Whoa...is that it?" Issei whispered. Kenshin sighed and nodded.

Akeno happened to glance in their direction. "!" Her eyes widened. "K-Kenshin-kun, Issei-kun...did you hear that?

Kenshin hopped up to their level of the stairs. "Sorry, I just so happened to be walking up the stairs when you were talking and our names came up." Kenshin said.

"Y-You...eavesdropping on a private conversation. I knew you couldn't be trusted, you really are sizing up my daughter for your next conquest! Damn Element Dragon!" Barakiel shouts gathering holy lightning in his palm.

"Back to this again?" Kenshin said laying his hand over Kuroi Jigoku. "You aren't intimidating me Barakiel."

Akeno stepped in between them and embraced Kenshin tightly. "Please don't touch him, he is someone precious to me, in fact...just disappear from this place, you are not my father!" She practically screamed.

"..." Barakiel stops his holy lightning. Kenshin, seeing Akeno wasn't looking at him mouthed an apology. Barakiel nodded and apologized to Akeno before walking away.

"...For a short time, I remember Dad telling me Yukari used to hate him, to this day I never found out why, but...I wonder if that's how Dad felt." Kenshin thought seeing Barakiel's posture mirroring that of a miserable person's. He glanced down and saw Issei was gone.

"Akeno...I.." Kenshin was cut off.

"I...I followed you when Azazel called you out to meet with his friend a few days ago." Akeno said.

"..I see." Kenshin narrowed his eyes. "You saw that did you?"

Akeno nodded "I..I don't hate you for prying, I would have too if the positions were reversed." Akeno said.

"Akeno..." Kenshin was cut off again.

"Please...don't say anything." Akeno said, her voice trembling. "Just let me hold you like this for a little while."

"..." Saying nothing in response. Kenshin wrapped his arms gently around Akeno.

(break)

Next Day.

Kenshin, Rias, Issei, Kiba, Koneko, Yukari and Miyuki were in the Underworld doing a meet and greet for the Oppai Dragon show. Issei was in his Balance Breaker armor for effect. Kenshin leaned over to Rias. "This seems like a gross misuse of the Balance Breaker." He whispered.

"Tell me about it..." Rias sighed. "K-Kyyaa!" She let out a small scream as a boy poked her breast.

Kenshin sighed and lit up a smoke. "I might as well get used to this." He said

"Y-You, I'm the one being violated here." Rias whined quietly. "That's the tenth time today someone's called me Switch Princess and poked me."

"Oh calm down I'll violate you myself later." Kenshin quipped..

"Promise?" Rias said, winking with a smile.

"Heh, unless something comes up." Kenshin shrugged.

"Uuuu...bastard!" Issei whined.

"Hm, so the Lust Dragon not only has lust, but inspires it as well." One of the male devils said.

"Yup, if the look in your mother's and sister's eyes is anything to go by." Kenshin said with a winking grin.

"Aaaahh..." The two women next to the male devil fainted.

"Medic!" Kenshin called out.

Rias looked out and around the area. Kiba was dressed in chivalrous armor, having inspired the character that served as the antagonist. Koneko was dressed in a beastly, yet cute costume being known as 'Hellcat-Chan.' Both of them acted professionally Yukari was slightly surrounded by people she continued to berate while wearing the outfit she tried on for Kenshin before the last Rating Game, she was saying things like 'I don't like you' or 'Get away from me' or 'Stop touching me before I punch you!'

To which people responded with. 'What a Tsundere!' Rias smiled in sympathy which Yukari noticed and sighed, mouthing. 'Please tell me this is over soon...'

Around Miyuki was a crowd of children and men alike. Miyuki wore a sea blue kimono that cut off at the middle of her hips and with clogs. The children admired her cute nature while the men ogled her, some of them saying 'Flat is Justice.'

The autograph signing was soon over and everyone headed back to their dressing rooms. "Why do I get an overly stupid costume like this?" Kenshin said as he took off the armor he was wearing. "I never wear armor. Why did they think it was a good idea?"

"No idea." Issei said as he took off his Balance Breaker.

"I should have a word with the producers about this." Kenshin said.

They were each handed a towel which Kenshin then unsealed an ice pack and put onto his neck with. "Oh heya Ravel." Kenshin greets.

"Hello." Issei waved.

"Thank you for all your hard work today." Ravel said.

"I'm surprised that you were so eager to help us out with this." Kenshin said.

"I-I'm in tr-training and I think that giving dreams to children is a wonderful job, it's not like I'm doing this for Issei-Sama, Kenshin-Sama or the Gremory group or anything!" Ravel said with a blush.

Yukari's eyes sparkled as she appeared next to Kenshin dressed just in navy blue lingerie. "Oh ho? The way you were just acting right now.." Yukari poked her head out the door where the producers were chatting. "Hey! I have a suggestion on my replacement as the Tsundere whatever!"

"Heeeeh? !" Ravel blanched as she rushed toward Yukari and yanked her back into the dressing room where the two got into a scuffle.

Kenshin poked his head out the door and said. "False alarm." He said as Rias and Issei separated the two, or tried as Issei was constantly getting whacked by Yukari's flailing arms.

"Ow! C-Come on Yukari-San, that hurts! Everything else feels nice, but your arms." Issei complained.

"Ladies ladies, calm down." Kenshin said. "You're gonna end up losing clothes if you keep this up and I don't just mean because you two tore them off."

"!" Yukari and Ravel calmed down. "We'll be good."

Kenshin snickered. "Neh heh heh."

(break)

Later.

After the meet and greet. The Gremory group and Kuroshi family arrived back at the house and Issei challenged Kenshin to a mock battle. Kenshin went one better and asked if Yukari could join him and Kiba could join Issei.

So here they were. Kenshin and Yukari standing across from the Balance Breaker Duo, who of course were using them. "Don't think because you're using a holy sword that it will give you the advantage against me Kiba." Yukari said holding Kazeken in hand.

"I'm well aware Yukari-San." Kiba replied.

"I think I'll go without Kuroi Jigoku." Kenshin said storing the holy canceling blade away.

"Eh? ! You're still not taking me seriously? !" Issei fumed.

"I rely too much on swords. What if I get separated from them hm?" Kenshin asked.

"...G-Good point." Issei sweatdropped.

"Here." Kenshin said passing along the Gnome and Salamander cards.

"No Undine?" Yukari whispered with a slightly crestfallen tone.

"I'm gonna need her more than you." Kenshin said.

"Right right." Yukari nodded. "Man, we should talk to them about making two more sets."

"Right?" Kenshin asked as they equipped.

Yukari turned to Gasper. "Alright, remember this is only meant to be a ten minute battle. When that's passed let us know, OK Gasper-kun?" She said with a smile.

"Hai." Gasper said smiling back at her.

"Alright pretty boy and pervert, whenever you're ready." Kenshin said as he and Yukari quietly equipped their cards.

"Alright, Kiba!" Issei said. Kiba nodded and they both rushed Yukari.

"Huh? !" Yukari said.

Both were blown back by a gust of wind as Kenshin appeared in front of her, holding his right arm in front of him while his left was behind his back. "Come on now fellas, just because she's a beautiful lookin' young woman doesn't mean I'ma stand by and let you two try to double team her."

"...D-Did you have to say it like that?" Yukari said with a furrowed brow and slightly flushed cheeks. "Hm?" She said looking down. She saw Kenshin's thumb gestured upward. She nodded as Kenshin glanced back at her.

"Damn, it was worth a shot." Issei said. "I could have stripped Yukari-San again." He said with perverted glee.

"You are a glutton for punishment aren't ya?" Kenshin asked as he walked away from Yukari.

"I just love seein' great figures." Issei said as he charged Kenshin, punching at his head, only for Kenshin to tilt his head out of the way and jab a fist at his chest. Kenshin then jumped back and went on the defensive as Issei was in hot pursuit.

"Damn, he's so fast. Who knew wind was that fast?" Issei said.

"Sylph amplifies my base speed. Not just making me as fast as the wind itself." Kenshin said. "My speed at it's base is already pretty damn good. Just think how fast I'm gonna be when I attain the Balance Breaker. Hahaha! I can't wait!"

Issei started to accumulate boosts while flying at Kenshin and transferred them to propulsion boosters on his back. "Haaah!"

"Oh?" Kenshin said dodging out of the way as Issei tried to crash into him. He crashed into a tree instead. "You should probably know that if someone can expect your attack, it doesn't really matter how fast you are if they are fast enough to evade it." Kenshin said.

"Gaaah!" Issei said taking off after Kenshin again. Kenshin dodged him again, grabbing Issei's arm as he went by and kicked Issei in the back of the head jarring him. "Gaah...fuck that hurt." He said stumbling around for a moment. However that was all Kenshin needed as Kenshin appeared in front of him and drove his palm into Issei's chin, letting his momentum carry him upward and drove his knee into Issei's face.

"Come on, you can do better than this." Kenshin said as he rolled forward, dropping his heel at Issei who jumped back to evade.

"Alright, get a load of this!" Issei shouts as a pair of red wings shot out of his armor's back.

"Hm?" Kenshin said. "Huh, is that due to the Juggernaut Drive?" He said noticing the wings had multiple endings on it. "You know you really can't fly with those. They don't look like these." Kenshin said uncasing his own dragon wings.

"They're good enough for what I need them for." Issei said as he rushed Kenshin.

"Hm? !" Kenshin said as the endings of Issei's 'wings' wrapped around his wrists and brought them together. Kenshin dodged Issei's fists as the armored youth tried to hit him in the face.

"Gaaah! Hold the hell still!" Issei shouts.

"Heheheheh." Kenshin snickered. "If you loathe that, you're gonna hate this." Kenshin said hopping onto Issei's legs and springing off of them, doing a backflip, the momentum carrying Issei with it. Kenshin used his wind magic to maintain his spin.

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoaaaa! !" Issei yelled out as he started to feel ill. He detatched his wings from Kenshin and was flung away. "You just have a plan for everything don't you? And you claim not to be a strategist." Issei snorted.

"I'm not, in a large scale battle I defer to better minds, but in straight out one on one fights, I gameplan for everyone, and I mean everyone." Kenshin said.

"Even Chief?" Issei asked.

"Hey, I'm gonna have to get that Rating Game loss back sometime." Kenshin shrugged. "I've even game planned for her brother."

"Ha! I knew you were planning to duel him sometime!" Ophis said.

"Shaddap, it's for a match later on in my life." Kenshin thought.

"How's that going?" Issei asked.

"Not good. Can't work around that destruction magic." Kenshin said. "He's leagues better than Rias with it."

"Huh, I see." Issei said.

"T-Times up!" Gasper said.

"Huh?" Kenshin and Issei said with confused expressions as Issei's helmet came off. "It's already been ten minutes?"

Meanwhile, at the same time as Kenshin and Issei's spar was going on. Yukari deadlocked Kiba. "I gotta admit Kiba, you're pretty agile. Benefits of being a Knight I suppose."

"You're pretty good yourself, Yukari-San." Kiba said. "I have to say the four elements cards really are unfair in a way. They allow you to instantly compensate for the weakness of your piece."

"Aww, dear Kiba-kun, let's not make excuses now!" Yukari said slamming both of their swords to the ground and punching at his face. It connected with an ice element holy sword. "Hm? !" Yukari backpedaled away as Kiba gave chase, creating another holy sword, this one of the lightning element. "Tch...I forgot you can make as many of those blasted things as you want." Yukari said as the two got into a slash off, trying to connect in anyway. Kiba held a slight advantage as he had Yukari on her heels. He slashed the sword at the ground and froze it and her leg.

"Hn!" Kiba slashed the flat side of his sword down at her. Yukari reacted by punching the blade. "Hm? !"

"Don't look so surprised, I am about on Kenshin's level with the elements!" Yukari said pointing Ryuuga at him. "Hellfire Flash!"

Kiba jumped back as the sword sprayed out fire, creating a wall of ice with his ice holy sword to block the flames. "Something's wrong...I can't feel anything from this flame." Kiba thought.

Kiba rolled to his left and and slashed his lightning element sword at Yukari who crossed her swords to block the attack. She slashed them outward, flinging off the lightning, only to find Kiba right in front of her. "Hm?"

Kiba drove his blade's pommel into her stomach, making her double over. "T-Times up!" Gasper called out.

"Huh?" Kiba said. Yukari vanished and reappeared next to Gasper. "Huh? !"

"What?" Yukari said with a coy smile.

"How...w-when...what the hell? !" Kiba said with a rare curse.

"When you two decided to gang up on me, Kenshin knocked you both back and stood in front of me. You might not have noticed that Kenshin had an arm behind his back and signaled me to use illusory magic." Yukari explained. "It was just a thumbs up, but it's enough for me to get, with him in front of me, you can't see what I'm doing, as your eyes are drawn to the main event, that being the King of the Kuroshi Peerage, the Dragon of the Elements, my brother Kenshin. What you were fighting was mainly just an image of me. I casted it on the whole area so you wouldn't look like an idiot fighting nothing if anyone came by or rather not an idiot, but aggressively going through sword katas."

"...Wow..you and Kenshin-kun are really a great team Yukari-San." Kiba said.

"Well he does trust his back to me." Yukari shrugged. "And we've been doing this for years."

"But one thing bugs me. Gasper why didn't you say anything? I may not have been aware of it, but it's certainly not a fair spar if I'm just fighting your image Yukari-San." Kiba asked.

"U-Uhm..w-well." Gasper began to sweat.

"Don't worry, I'm not mad. I'm just curious is all." Kiba said.

"W-Well." Gasper blushed with an abashed smile. "Well...Y-Yukari-Senpai promised to take me clothes shopping if I kept quiet."

Kiba slumped with a tired smile. "I see..."

"How is it that you are still able to beat me despite being in the Balance Breaker?" The three turned to find Issei and Kenshin walking up to them.

"Simple, I'm a better fighter than you. You know the Phantasmagoria is still there right? Go in there and practice. You'll be able to make the same movements out here, because that is essentially your body." Kenshin said. "Right now you fight with quantity. You thought your boosts would give you an edge over me and you were wrong. I'm just the more complete fighter. Alright everyone, take five." He said.

"Lately...I can't really keep up with the workloads you all have. Then again I could never keep up with Kenshin's training load." Kiba said.

"There aren't many people who can. Don't get too discouraged." Yukari said. "I even have problems keeping up with him. He actually can withstand the hell Ragnarok puts him through."

"We are getting stronger right?" Issei asked.

"Yeah." Kenshin nodded. "You just don't notice it because you two use your Sacred Gears a lot. Kiba creates a lot of swords and is mainly a technique based fighter while Issei, you're a big power guy, whom if allowed, can potentially wreck anyone."

"What about me?" Gasper said as he trained with the flying toy robot Azazel made for him.

"You're a support/wizard type. As an upfront guy I can't really gauge that well." Kenshin said. "That said, it was cool of Sirzechs and Azazel to make this place for us. We can come here any time we want and it's right under the Gremory mansion, so it's secure. Hell I can even tell this place is warded up to the gills so no one can sense us."

"Yes, but I hear the other youth devils have similar places." Yukari said.

"Speaking of, I wonder if she changed her mind? The date she specified has passed." Kenshin thought. "Eh, they are a high rank clan higher than mine even, she must be busy."

"Oi." Kenshin and the others turned to find Azazel walking up to them holding five bentos. "The girls, and in Yukari's case, Hikari made these for you all."

"Sweet." Issei said as he accepted his bento. "Aaah, it tastes like Asia made it."

"As always Mom's cooking is great." Yukari said.

"Hm? Did Chief make this?" Kiba and Gasper wondered. "Her and Vice Chief usually trade off on cooking duties." Kiba said.

"Yeah, she was gonna make Kenshin's, but Akeno asked to take care of it. Oddly enough Rias didn't argue the point." Azazel said.

"..." Kenshin stared at his bento for a moment before eating.

"So what were you talking about?" Azazel asked.

"Eh, I think these two were getting ready to talk strategy amongst themselves." Yukari said pointing at Kiba and Issei. "Don't blame them, even if the Games are on hold, their next opponent is Sairaorg."

"We usually do." Kiba said.

"Yeah, we usually do that after training. I know I've gotta pick up the slack if I'm ever gonna become a king." Issei said. "I promised Chief I would become the ultimate pawn."

"Oh yeah, didn't you also say that when you became independent of Rias, that you wanted to take Asia with you?" Kenshin asked.

"Huh? Oh yeah I did say that." Issei said, confused for a moment.

"You did it?" Azazel asked.

"Well...I did tell Asia that I wanted to always be with her and I meant it." Issei said with a smile.

Yukari giggled softly. "Well well, who woulda thought the pervert could be so earnest."

Issei sweatdropped. "Is pervert the only thing you see when you look at me?"

"No, just the biggest thing." Yukari stated flatly.

Issei slumped. "I-I see."

"Well, while we're on the subject of peerages. There's one thing you have to know how to do during Rating Games. That's how to make a sacrifice play." Azazel said.

"A sacrifice play?" Issei said.

"Yes, just as in chess, you have to sacrifice some of your pieces in a strategy to ultimately attain victory." Azazel said. "In Rating Games this is no different. Kenshin's group shown they can use this play."

"Well yeah, we know that it's just a game." Kenshin shrugged. "In the real battlefield it's very much different."

"Yeah, but Rias seems to be against this. You all care for each other as comrades, but that can eventually be used against you." Azazel said. "Enemies will soon think 'Hey, these idiots won't sacrifice one of their own, let's make a strategy around that.' Sona Sitiri showed you all this in that Rating Game, and Kenshin had no problems being the last man standing after Miyuki's plan ran it's course. Without Ascalon holding him down. I think Kenshin wins that Rating Game as he probably would have just used Serene Conqueror to incapacitate Rias."

"Or just a handy chop to the back of the neck." Yukari said.

"Anyway, a couple of examples. Kiba, in a worst case scenario, who do you go save, Rias or Issei?" Azazel asked.

"Chief." Kiba said with no hesitation.

"Good, you'd preserve a chance at victory and trust Issei to get himself out of a jam. Now, Yukari. Same question. Kenshin's losing ground, and so is...let's say Hikari. Now sure if Hikari falls, Kenshin's now dealing with two people, but if Kenshin himself falls while you're helping Hikari. The match is over. Who do you save in that situation?"

"Well obviously I shiv the guy attacking Kenshin in the back, and if we can then go save Mom." Yukari answered.

"Haha, I love the way you put that!" Azazel laughed.

"So, if we find ourselves about to fall, we tell Chief to fall back?" Issei asked.

"Or when you're a king, you follow that suggestion to the damn letter and survive the game to fight again later." Kenshin said.

"By the way, Issei. What will you do when you fight against women. I mean I know Dress Break and Bilingual are effective." Azazel said while Yukari grumbled. "What are you gonna do if a half naked woman appears?"

"My eyes will be all over them!" Issei shouts.

"...Hey Yukari, next time we're in a Rating Game against Rias, hit Issei with an illusion of you and Mom doing a striptease and knock his ass out while he ogles." Kenshin said.

"Done." Yukari replied. "Don't even need Miyuki to come up with that one."

"See?" Azazel said with an exasperated expression. "If someone as ice cold as Yukari-"

"Who the hell are you calling ice cold? !" Yukari shouts. "I'm just not a fan of being shamelessly ogled!"

"Right. Anyway if someone like Yukari who hates that sort of thing is willing to do it for victory's sake. Who else would play on that weakness of yours?" Azazel asked. "By the way Kenshin, there is talk about you and Rias having a rematch when your peerage is more built up."

"Cool." Kenshin said.

"W-Well, I work on that later, come on everyone let's train some more." Issei said.

"Right." Kiba and Gasper said. Kenshin was about to join them when Azazel called out to him. Yukari joined Kenshin as he walked over to him

"What's up?" Kenshin asked.

"I hear you and Barakiel had another spat again." Azazel said.

"It wasn't really a spat as much as it was he took my Oppai Dragon alias a little too literally." Kenshin said with a sweatdrop.

"Ah...m-my bad." Azazel said. "I might have joked that you were a womanizer."

"Well, I kinda can't disagree." Kenshin said with a sigh. "Even back home I felt that way, wouldn't do it any differently, but still..it did kinda make me feel guilty that I couldn't commit to one person."

"Hey hey, we've been over this Kenshin. I was and still am OK with it." Yukari said patting him on the back.

"About that, I'm surprised you aren't skinning him alive." Azazel said. "He's been ignoring you in favor of Rias and Akeno for awhile now. Granted the second one is slightly at my request."

"Kenshin probably would try to help Akeno regardless." Yukari said. "Besides in Kuoh at least we can't be public with it anyway so it doesn't bother me as much as you would think."

"True." Azazel shrugged. "So next time you're here in the Underworld, Kenshin you've gotta take her out on a date."

"E-Eh?" Yukari said with a very noticeable blush.

"What? Y..You mean you two have never been on a date before?" Azazel asked with a surprised expression. "Hikari told me about how close you two were, but..seriously?"

"N...No." Kenshin and Yukari both said.

"Oh man, Kenshin what the hell man? You seriously gotta take her out sometime." Azazel laughed.

"...I'm surprised." Kenshin said.

"What?" Azazel asked with a grin.

"You're...really accepting of this." Kenshin said.

"Well, the angels were all brothers and sisters to each other, just because we fell doesn't change anything, we just stopped heeding God's word." Azazel said. "That and go spend some time in the Greek Pantheon. You get used to the idea real fuckin' quick."

"Oooohhhh..." Kenshin and Yukari said.

"Yeah." Azazel said. "Oh, by the way. I wanted to get your clearance on something." He said reaching into his pocket and pulling out figurines of Issei in his armor and Rias in the Switch Princess getup. He showed Kenshin what they did.

Kenshin facepalmed. "Why...just...why? You know people are going to start wondering why the Lust Dragon's holding hands, hugging and kissing the Switch Princess when the damn Oppai Dragon's close to her to receive a power up in the show by poking her nipples? I'd rather not have to explain every time that Rias and I are engaged. Especially to the kids who buy into it."

"Well, could we sell this toy?" Azazel asked.

"Ask her you idiot!" Kenshin shouts.

"Fine Fine." Azazel said. "Now, on to what I really wanted to speak to you about."

"Huh?" Kenshin asked. He noticed Yukari had left, but paid it no mind.

"Can I leave Akeno in your care?" Azazel asked.

"..." Kenshin stared at him. "Didn't we already have this conversation?"

"Yeah, but you know more about the situation now." Azazel said. "Akeno hates Barakiel. If he told you anything more, he'd probably unintentionally paint himself the victim, if she told you, it'd be full of hatred and vitriol, and of course being who I am, I'd defend my friend."

"I think there's a part of Akeno that does care about Barakiel, if it wasn't there. She'd just avoid him like the plague." Kenshin said. "Albeit the part of her that does, might be very small."

"Well I'm sure that there will be a time when she shows that side of her, the side she showed you on your date again. She seemed really vulnerable and maiden like then, didn't she?" Azazel asked.

"Yeah." Kenshin nodded.

"Well, I'll count on you with this. Unlike Issei, you have experience, according to Hikari, with this sort of thing. Says that your relationship with Yukari started out really rocky." Azazel said

"No kidding." Kenshin sighed.

"So, you told Issei not to sweat the fact that his life span had been drastically shortened." Azazel said.

"Yeah, in the end no one determines their own death other than them." Kenshin said. "You could say he's going to die on so and so date until you go blue in the face, but really no one knows."

"I guess." Azazel shrugged.

"By the way, I already got the rundown on what happened with Issei's Juggernaut Drive from Ddraig. My question is, would I have to worry about that same thing? There's only been one other Dragon of the Elements and that's Ragnarok."

"That's a question better suited for Ragnarok himself to answer." Azazel shrugged. "Depending on how Ragnarok died..."

The Undine card flew out of Kenshin's pocket. "Yes, you would." She said.

"Why?" Kenshin asked.

"Anyone who has mastered the elements...there's been a sort of bad karma about them." Undine said. "Father, his lover was forced to seal herself, so he threw himself into battle against the gods pf our world and died. Another man, named Heinrich, he killed the Eighth Demon Queen who was a tyrant and later assaulted the Divine Realm above Makai and was burned away by the holy sword he was using, becoming pure holy energy. Then there's your former master Shin Tatsu. He led a rebellion against a tyrant king, became the Fifteenth Demon King, but later his sister was kidnapped and his wife died. Then there's your father who had his first daughter and wife kidnapped by Hottan when you were born, then he..."

"You don't need to get into Dad's stuff. I know it well enough." Kenshin said.

"Well, anyway...the negativity of those four as well as your own, could come out." Undine said.

"I see. Well thanks for the heads up." Kenshin said.

(break)

A week after Odin had arrived.

"Why the hell is the wagon stopped?" Kenshin wondered as he looked out the window.

"Oh no, could we be getting attacked by terrorists?" Rossweisse said, anxiousness in her voice.

The Gremory and Kuroshi group left the wagon. "Stay inside Odin, Rossweisse." Yukari said. "We'll handle this."

"Hm?" Rias and Kenshin looked up. Above them was a young man wearing a black variation of the robes Odin wore. Kenshin heard a couple of gasps behind him. He turned to find Rossweisse and Kazumi with shocked expressions.

"..." Kenshin looked back to see it, and similar expressions on Yukari, Miyuki and Hikari's faces. "What is it?"

"...Kenshin, we didn't mention anything because we didn't think we'd see him again." Yukari growled.

"What?" Kenshin asked.

"That man..." Miyuki snarled.

"..." Kenshin turned to Hikari.

"He was there, I don't know how, but Hottan made a contract with him." Hikari said.

"!" Kenshin turned back around as the man lifted his robe and gave a smirk.

"Hello everyone, it's nice to meet you, or in some of your cases, meet you again. I am called Loki, the evil god of Northern Europe!" He introduced.

"Loki...a Norse God." Rias muttered.

"A-A god? ! S-Seriously? !" Issei thought, still going through his countdown.

Kenshin was about to speak when Azazel spoke first. "Well well well, if it isn't Loki-Dono. Do you have business with us, on this carriage is the Chief God of your territory, Odin...you're doing this while knowing that yes?"

Loki crossed his arms in response. "Our Chief God left the organization to try and befriend other factons. Such a thing is hard to deal with."

Azazel scowled. "You're quite arrogant to say that up front Loki."

"Fuahahahaha. You seem angry down there Fallen Angel Governor-Dono." Loki said. "Originally I wouldn't be here, but it can't be helped if you all are in contact with Odin, you'll receive my punishment all the same." Loki then glanced over at Kenshin's peerage. "Oh? I didn't expect to see you all again, and the man whose given my partner such problems as well. Hello there Dragon of the Elements. The LifeMaker Hottan sends his regards from atop the graves of your old comrades. I didn't introduce myself formally last time. I am Loki, Norse God of Mischief."

Kenshin bristled at this. "You bastard..." He started to walk forward when Azazel held him back. "Let me go!"

"Hang on." Azazel said. "Loki, are you in anyway connected to the Khaos Brigade?"

Loki shrugged. "Please, don't lump me in with those terrorists. I act alone here."

Odin exited the carriage and he and Rossweisse took to the sky. "So, it seems there's still some hard headed idiots out there. How boring." Odin said.

"Loki-Sama, what you are doing here is overstepping your boundaries. You should not bare your fangs at the Chief God, if you have a grievance, then bring it up at the official meetings." Rossweisse lectured.

"A mere battle maiden should not get in my way. Now then, Odin. Are you still planning on going through with this?" Loki said with narrowed eyes. "We won't be able to have the day of Ragnarok if you expose knowledge of Yggdrasil to the Shinto Gods."

"Yup, I am. Speaking with Sirzechs, Azazel and even that Element Dragon brat down there is tens of thousands more times more interesting than talking to you, I also want to know about the Japanese Shinto and they want to know about Yggdrasil, I think it's a fair trade."

"I see, I've confirmed your plans, how foolish, let us have a display of powers here then." Loki said with a smirk.

"Oh? Should I take this as a declaration of battle then?" Odin asked.

"Take it how ever you want." Loki said before a wave hit him. Everyone looked over to see Xenovia holding Durandal, slashing at Loki with it.

"Victory goes to the one who acts first." Xenovia said.

"I couldn't agree more." Kenshin appeared behind Loki and held his sword in an iai position. "Serene Demon Sword!" He shouts, cutting through Loki's waist.

"...Heh." Loki vanished and reappeared a distance away. "Holy Sword Durandal and the Holy Canceler Kuroi Jigoku. Both are pretty impressive, but neither are enough to beat a god." Kiba and Irina came in with their respective weapons and attacked, making him laugh. "It's useless, even if I look like this, attacks from a devil and an angel mean nothing to me!" Loki began to charge an attack in his hand.

"!" Kenshin moved in front of Kiba and Irina and slashed Kuroi Jigoku. "Katensho!"

Kenshin's attack met Loki's attack and the two battled for supremacy. "Gh.." Loki grunted.

"Urrraaaayyyhhh!" Kenshin roared.

"Welsh Dragon Balance Breaker!"

"Ddraig, I'll leave the flight to you!" Issei thought.

"Right, get to it!" Ddraig said.

Issei took off like a bullet at Loki. "Chief, I'm going to promote!"

"Go ahead!" Rias replied.

Issei promoted to Queen and forced Loki to cancel his own attack to dodge both Kenshin's Katensho and Issei's charge. "Aah, I forgot the Sekiryuutei is here." He gathered particles of light in each of his hands and fired them off at the two.

"Hrn!" Kenshin fired off another Katensho at Loki's attack while Issei countered with a heavily boosted Dragon Shot.

The attacks all went off prematurely, but Loki was the only one showing any signs of damage with slightly burned hands. Rias and Akeno both flew up and joined them. "Hn...The Gremory heiress, The Dragon of the Elements and his brood. Two fallen angel leaders, an angel, many devils and the Sekiryuutei. Odin, for a mere guard this is going overboard don't you think?" Loki asked, slightly disinterested.

"An idiot like you showed up, so I think I made the right call." Odin said.

"Well then." He extended his arms, spreading his robe and shouts. "Come on out, my adorable son!"

"? !" Everyone's eyes widened as a ten meter tall wolf came out from a distortion in space.

"W-What the hell?" Issei said.

"...This is bad partner, if you can try to avoid him." Ddraig said.

"Oh no...i-it's that wolf again...not him...!" Kazumi said with an intensely fearful expression.

"Oi Azazel! What's the hell are we dealing with here? !" Kenshin asked.

"...Fenrir." Azazel answered.

"? !" Everyone except Kenshin, Odin and Rossweisse's eyes widen in shock.

"Fenrir? ! Here of all places? !" Kiba asked in shock.

"This is bad..." Rias said

"Issei! That is one of the worst and greatest creatures! It has fangs that can definitely kill a god! If you get bitten by it, that armor will not last!" Azazel shouts

"You're right to be afraid. This is one of the highest class monsters that I've ever created. It's fangs can definitely kill a god, well it should be enough against gods of other religions." Loki said with a smirk as he pointed at Rias. "I had wanted to avoid using him on the Non Norse, but maybe tasting the blood of other will be good for him."

"!" Kenshin scowled. "Oh no you don't!"

"The blood relative of a Satan, that should be good enough, kill her Fenrir." Loki ordered.

"LIKE HELL!" Kenshin shouts as he roared toward the wolf before it could move and kicked it in the face.

"Kenshin..." Rias said with a shocked expression.

"Grh." Kenshin grunted as Fenrir turned his attention to him. "Come on you furball. You want some blood, I got plenty."

"Well then mind if I help him chew his food?" Loki said appearing behind Kenshin.

"!" Kenshin turned only for Loki to jab his hand into Kenshin's stomach. "? !" He froze as the elements storming through his body halted.

"Huhuhuhuhu, a present from my partner. Enjoy it." Loki said with a smirk. "Fenrir, sick him!"

"? !" Kenshin tried to dodge Fenrir's giant paw but had an arm ripped off as he was batted away. "Hrn? !"

Issei rushed over and caught him. "Kenshin! What's wrong? !"

"Nngh...forget me, call Yukari over here..." Kenshin said.

"Yukari-San!" Issei shouts.

Yukari flew over to him. "What is it?"

Kenshin handed Yukari his cards. "I don't know, but that bastard sealed my power. I can't use the elements right now."

"What? !" Yukari shouts in shock. "Damn! Alright give 'em here!"

"I don't think so, you were able to follow Fenrir's movement. That in itself is terrifying. I will not have you becoming a problem." Loki said ordering Fenrir to attack again.

"Fat chance!" Azazel shouts as he and Barakiel both launch spears at Loki with maximum output. However Loki raised his barrier to defend, the attacks bouncing harmlessly off of it. "Tch...so it's true, the Norse Pantheon's magic is stronger than ours."

"Then I shall use my magic to break it then!" Rossweisse declared blasting Loki with her magic from many different directions. The dust settle from it to reveal Loki was unharmed. "What? ! Not even Norse Magic can pierce it? !"

"A mere Valkyrie cannot harm a god." Loki said. "My turn."

Fenrir resumed it's charge at Kenshin. "Damn!" Kenshin cursed. "Spread apart!" He ordered as he stood up, holding Kuroi Jigoku in his left hand, the right still missing. "Katensho!" He roared firing another arcing flame blast at Fenrir. It bounced off of him. "Agh!" Kenshin released his blade the hilt burning his hand.

"Bring it on you mutt!" Issei shouts moving in front of Kenshin.

"Come on!" Yukari shouts, assuming three of the four elements.

"Oh?" Loki said with an arched brow as she and Issei held Fenrir back. "How interesting."

"All of you get out of there!" Azazel shouts.

Suddenly a flash of white collided with Fenrir, knocking him back.

"Half Dimension!"

"? !" Fenrir's movement was halted as the space distorted around everyone with Fenrir at the center of it. Fenrir ripped the distortion off itself and growled.

"You look a bit under the weather, Kenshin Kuroshi."

"Blow it out your ass Vali." Kenshin said with a glare as he finally regrew his arm.

"Aaah? The Elemental Dragon Emperor had his power sealed? Aaah that's just bad luck." Bikou said appearing next to Vali. "Eh, his replacement's a hotty though." He grinned.

"Lay a hand on me and I'll break it off." Yukari said with an annoyed glare.

Vali turned to Loki. "Well well, if it's isn't the Evil God, Loki-Dono. How do you do? I am the Hakuryuukou, I'll be eliminating you today."

"Hmhmhm, well then even with the Elemental Dragon Emperor hampered as he is. The two Heavenly Dragons do present a problem. So I'll be back when the gods of this land meet up, it is then that I'll tear out your throat Odin!" He said as he and Fenrir vanished.

Everyone landed back on the ground. Yukari went to hand back the cards Kenshin took them back as the seal disappeared. "Hm, it must be temporary." He thought.

"Ugh, you're welcome?" Ophis said.

"...Thanks..." Kenshin thought.

"So, in order to make Odin's meeting a success you need to beat Loki, right?" Vali asked.

"Well, yeah." Issei said.

"You won't be able to, not with the people present here, evidenced by the fact that your pawn over here was a quivering mess the entire time." Vali said glancing at Kazumi.

"Loki apparently attacked my world with Hottan. She's not a fighter anyway." Kenshin said.

"Right. I can't take on Loki and Fenrir by myself, so Hyoudou Issei would you care to team up so we can take him out?"

"..." Issei furrowed his brow as everyone else stared in surprise.

"Hold on, hold on. We need to talk this over back at the house." Azazel said.

"I agree. I'm having a lot of trouble trusting you myself." Kenshin said crossing his arms.

"Oh? Why is that?" Vali asked.

"The last three times I've run into the Khaos Brigade, one of Hottan's cronies has been with them. You're a part of the Khaos Brigade." Kenshin said with a glare.

(Break)

Later

"OK, First of all Vali...why are you here?" Azazel asked as he, the Gremory, Sitiri and Kuroshi groups stood in the basement below the Hyoudou Residence with the Vali Team.

"I want to fight Loki and Fenrir." Vali answered with a shrug. "That's all, Bikou and the others already agreed to it." He said pointing at his team behind him.

"I don't buy that it's all you want." Azazel said. "You are a part of the Khaos Brigade, but you won't interact with the Hero Faction."

"Yeah, we try to stay far away from one another." Vali said. "Now regardless of your answer, we still plan to fight him, but if you don't accept, we'll just pull you into it."

"Is that a threat?" Kenshin said with narrowed eyes.

"A promise." Vali corrected.

"Sirzechs said that given the situation, he can't refuse your offer." Azazel said. "You being the sole survivor of the Old Satans descendants. He's kind of naïve, but I agree in this instance, it's better to have you cooperate rather than roam free."

"Hum..well I'd rather not personally, but if he says so I can't refuse." Rias said. Sona nodded with an obviously dissatisfied expression.

"Alright, but if you screw us. I'm gonna be coming after you." Kenshin said.

"Hahahahaha, very well." Vali laughed.

"Alright, let's put this Vali stuff behind us for now and work on a countermeasure against Loki and Fenrir. I'm considering taking it to someone who knows them well." Azazel said.

"Who?" Was the question on everyone's minds, but was voiced by Issei.

"One of the Five Dragon Kings. Sleeping Dragon. Midgardsormr." Azazel answered.

"An obvious choice, but the question remains, how do we get to him? He's off napping in the ocean in Northern Europe." Vali asked.

"We'll be using the powers of the Heavenly Dragons and the Dragon Kings Vritra, Fafnir and Tannin to open the Dragon Gate and bring Midgardsormr's consciousness over there." Azazel said.

"Wait, Vritra? Why me, I mean everyone else is powerful, why not have Kenshin do it?" Saji asked timidly.

"The Dragon of the Elements isn't a dragon of this world. As such his power can't help open the door." Azazel said. "Don't worry about it. Leave the bulk of the work to the Heavenly Dragons, Tannin and me. Alright, I gotta go get in touch with Shemhaza to get things set up. Barakiel, let's move." Azazel said.

"Roger that." Barakiel said walking away.

Bikou leaped toward Kenshin. "Hey Dragon of the Elements?"

"I'm not in the mood for a fight." Kenshin said.

"No not that, I wanted to know if I could go to the indoor pool below here?" Bikou asked with a somewhat lewd grin.

He was smacked over the head by Rias, who then berated him for labeling her as the Switch Princess. "Wasn't it Vali who first insinuated it?" Kenshin muttered and was ignored as the two started fighting.

"So this is the last Excalibur?" Kenshin turned to find Arthur and Irina chatting about the former's sword, while Kiba, Xenovia and Issei listened in. Asia then pulled Issei over to him and Vali.

"Hey Vali, you got a minute?" Issei asked.

"Hm?" Vali said.

"W-Well, I just wanted to extend my thanks for helping me the other day." Asia said.

"Ah, that. I just did that off a whim. Let's not concern ourselves with it too much." Vali said nonchalantly.

"Ah Vali Lucifer. As cuddly and inviting as a porcupine." Kenshin quipped.

"Well I am just speaking the truth." Vali said.

"Whatever you say." Kenshin shrugged as he followed Issei who split up from Asia who went back over to Irina, Kiba and Xenovia, who were still with Arthur.

"That bastard." Issei grumbled. "So damn callous."

"Eh, just let it go Issei." Kenshin shrugged. "He accepted it in his way so that should be enough."

"I guess." Issei sighed. "Huh?"

"Hm?" Kenshin said as they saw Koneko, with Gasper hiding behind her speaking with Kuroka. "Come on." The two approached her. "Kuroka, are you picking on Koneko?" He asked stepping up to Koneko's left, subtly handing Gasper a lollipop and pointing him toward his peerage. Gasper ran off.

"We won't let you have her!" Issei said.

"Issei it's fine." Kenshin said. "I'd like to think Kuroka isn't so foolish to think that she could really waltz out of here with everyone around."

"Aaaw, it's like you have no confidence in me at all nyaa..." Kuroka said with a lewd smile. "We had our chat. Shirone and I were merely talking about how life has been since that night."

"That look is hard to trust." Kenshin said with a deadpan expression. He felt Koneko grab his hand.

"Huh...man I get a closer look and Koneko's Onee-Chan really is a sexy woman!" Issei thought, his lecherous thoughts going out of control.

"Ugh, there he goes..." Kenshin thought before his cheek was licked. "Huh?"

"Humm...a taste of a man with experience. Definitely in the double digits." Kuroka said with a thoughtful expression.

"Excuse me for not arguing when it came to me." Kenshin said with an eyeroll. "It's not as high as you'd think. Somewhere in the teens actually."

"I see." Kuroka said. "Then won't you do me a favor nyaa?" Kuroka asked.

"What? I've tried helping Koneko with Senjutsu, but she needs a more experienced hand in the actual subject, not something like it."

"Wha? No nyaa..." Kuroka said. "I wanted to ask if you would try making a baby with me."

"E-Eeeeehhh? !" Issei gaped.

"P-Perverted Onee-Sama." Koneko muttered.

"No." Kenshin answered flatly.

"But-" Kuroka said.

"No." Kenshin repeated. "I can already tell why, I've already got someone barking up my tree for that. Try Vali."

"He resisted my charm so easily?" Kuroka thought with a deflated expression. "Vali already turned me down."

"Well Issei over here thinks you're attractive, that's one of the main reasons I sent you that letter." Kenshin shrugged.

"Oh? I thought it was because you wanted to meet with me?" Kuroka said with a curious expression.

"Nah. Although it's nice to see you're doing well. I asked for you mainly for Koneko's sake." Kenshin said with a shrug.

"Senpai?" Koneko said looking up at him.

"Hey, if you really wanna reconcile, do so while you can." Kenshin said. "And hell, try and bag you a Heavenly Dragon while you're at it."

"D-Do you have to just pawn me off like that?" Issei asked.

"Oh like you're weren't just blatantly staring at her chest." Kenshin said with a scoff.

"...Perverted Senpai.." Koneko muttered.

"Oh? Hmhmmm, then how about it nyaa? Physical contact until I'm pregnant?" Kuroka asked with a lewd smile.

"A-Aaaaahhhh?" Issei gaped with a crimson blush as Kenshin and Koneko left. He turned to find Rias and Bikou still fighting.

"Beware Loki. The Infighters are coming for that ass." Kenshin quipped sarcastically.

"Haaaahhh..." Koneko sighed, getting the point of what he was saying.

(break)

Later again

Kenshin, Issei, Vali and Saji were above ground and teleported to a white space with Azazel where Tannin was waiting for them. They each had words. Tannin threatened to attack Vali if he did anything fishy, and Vali replied with Kenshin already having threatened him. They then each stood at a location in a magic circle given to them by Azazel while Kenshin stood outside the circle. When the summoning was complete a long dragon, easily five or six times the mass of Great Red filled the space.

"Whew..." Kenshin whistled. "That's a huge dragon." The dragon let out a snore in response. He sweatdropped. "Sleeping dragon indeed."

"Well, I can't say I'm surprised by this." Tannin said. "Hey! Wake up Midgardsormr!"

Midgardsormr cracked an eye open. "Aaah, I sense the nostalgic presence of a dragon. Huh? Even Ddraig, Albion, Fafnir, Vritra and what I assume is Ragnarok are here."

"Kenshin." Kenshin corrected. "Ragnarok's dead."

"Oh. Well, is it the end of the world?" Midgardsormr asked.

"No, we merely want to ask you something." Tannin said.

"Zzzzzz..." Midgardsormr let out another snore making everyone sweatdrop. Tannin yelled at him and berated him for not changing his lazy attitude along with the dragon Yu Long.

"Yeah well, you're always just a little ball of rage." Midgardsormr said. "What is it?"

"We want to ask about your father and brother." Kenshin and Issei were confused about this.

"Don't you mean Loki and Fenrir?" Kenshin asked with Issei nodding.

"Oh, you want to know about Daddy and Wanwan." Midgardsormr asked making the sweatdrop on Kenshin's head grow bigger.

"Well...I guess compared to him Fenrir would be considered a little doggy." Issei said with an uneasy grin.

"First...aren't Ddraig, Albion and Neo Ragnarok going to fight?" Midgardsormr asked.

"No, they plan to fight Loki together by joining forces." Tannin said.

"Well, if that's the case. Wanwan is more of a trouble than Daddy. However if you use the Glepnir chain made by the dwarves, it can restrain his movement." Midgarsormr said.

"We checked into that, it didn't work." Azazel said.

"Hmm...maybe Daddy enhanced Wanwan somehow then. Well the chain can be enhanced too. Seek out the Dark Elves residing in the Norse world, they're magics can do it. I'll transmit the locations to the Sacred Gears of Ddraig and Albion." Midgardsormr said.

"Just send it to Albion. Ddraig's host is easily distracted and has a troublesome brain." Azazel said making Kenshin snicker as Issei whined about being called an idiot.

"OK...what about Loki himself?" Azazel asked.

"Mjolnir." Midgardsormr said nonchalantly.

"Right, we're supposed to go ask Thor if we can go borrow his hammer?" Kenshin asked.

"The replica of it should have arrived with the Dark Elves and Dwarves. They can enchant it until it works like the real thing." Midgardsormr said. "However, that said I wish to ask you something Neo Ragnarok."

"Haah, it's Kenshin." Kenshin sighed.

"Alright, in order to beat Daddy, they are going to need your help." Midgardsormr said. "Why have you not attained the Balance Breaker yet? That seal Daddy placed on you wouldn't have worked if you had assumed the Balance Breaker."

"Gee. If it were only that simple. The spirits keep telling me I'm not ready." Kenshin said.

"You carry the blessing of the Dragon God Ophis. You can prove you're ready by using it to assume the Balance Breaker." Midgardsormr said.

"Uh uh, I already catch enough shit from them for being 'suicidal'. I'm not about to prove them right." Kenshin said.

"Very well, but know this. Ophis did not remove that seal, just warded off the effects of it. She needs time to do that again and for your magic to be calm as well as your body. Daddy will almost assuredly reactivate the seal when the time comes. You won't be able to use the elements, but if you assume the Balance Breaker. The power will be too much for the seal to contain." Midgardsormr said.

"Hum...well we'll see if I need to. I often get accused of not letting others carry weight for me. I've got no problems playing support using this." Kenshin said as the Boosted Gear formed on his right hand.

"Oh? You have Ddraig's Sacred Gear as well?" Midgardsormr asked.

"Yeah, and he has Albion's...in a way anyway." Kenshin said pointing at Issei.

"Well, do as you will. If you plan to march more than just the crowd gathered here at Daddy. You could get away with it." Midgardsormr said. "Well, if that's all. I'm going back to sleep. Wake me up if something happens again." He said as his consciousness vanished.

"You're not actually planning on using it are you?" Azazel asked.

"Why not? I've heard he's been pushed to do some crazy things before? Why not now?" Vali asked.

"Not unless I have to." Kenshin said. "Now come on, let's get out of this void...void...void..." His last word echoed. "Why? !" He asked to no one.

(break)

Next morning.

With the battle against Loki fast approaching. Everyone, even Sona and her peerage decided to skip school for the day. Everyone except Kenshin's peerage seemed dismayed by this. Well, Kazumi seemed dismayed as well, but she was still nervous about going against Loki. Something that Kenshin took notice of as Issei tried to lift the replica Mjolnir which had started as small hammer, but as soon as Issei grabbed it it grew in size. Kenshin approached Kazumi. "Everything alright over here?"

"Huh? Oh...y-yeah." Kazumi said.

Kenshin narrowed his eyes. "You may be an amazing snoop Kazumi, but you're a horrible liar. What's up?"

"Hah..." Kazumi sighed. "I'm sorry, but I can't talk about it. You weren't there...you wouldn't understand."

"..." Kenshin closed his eyes. "I see...well...whatever it is. I hope you can move past it." He said walking away from her.

"...I'm sorry Kenshin, but...it may not have been your fault, but you still weren't there." Kazumi said.

"Yeah. I know." Kenshin said. "You don't have to say anything if you don't want to."

"..." Kazumi watched him walk away before sighing to herself. "I didn't know that man was a god...none of us did...if we had...I think we all would have run away." She thought.

Azazel turned to Bikou as Kenshin walked up to him. "Oh hey Bikou, good timing. I just got a message for you." Azazel said.

"Huh? For me?" Bikou asked. "From who?"

"It goes. 'Fool! I will punish you as soon as I find you' It was from the Shodai. Seems he's looking for you with Yu Long." Azazel said.

Bikou paled. Kenshin drove his elbow into Bikou's ribs with a snide grin. "Someone's been a naughty boy."

"Sh-Shut up Kenshin! That old bastard is fucking scary! He's mastered Senjutsu and Youjutsu completely!" Bikou shouted fearfully.

"Hahahahaha!" Kenshin laughed.

"Hey Bikou, should we go to your homeland at least once? It'd be nice to meet Yu Long and the First Generation Sun Wukong." Vali said.

"Let's not and say we did!" Bikou shouts.

"That aside, let's go over our strategy. When the day comes, the Sitiri team will transport Loki, Fenrir and the Gremory group, Kuroshi group and the Vali team elsewhere. It will be a demolished stone pitting site. Issei, Vali and possibly Kenshin if he decides that Ophis' blessing is necessary will fight Loki, the rest will fight Fenrir. If Kenshin decides against it, he'll will hang in the back, accumulating boosts to transfer to those fighting Fenrir. Tannin had to go back to the front lines so he won't be there so keep that in mind."

"Meh. Yukari and Miyuki will have the cards, so keep that in mind as well." Kenshin said.

"Just use my blessing you head strong idiot!" Ophis shouts.

"Also Saji, you're coming with me for training." Azazel said. "I already cleared it with Sona."

"W-Wait! You already have the two Heavenly Dragons and Kenshin and his sisters! What do you need me for? !" Saji asked with tears in his eyes.

"You could support Vali and Issei." Azazel said. "With Vritra's Sacred Gear you could lower Loki's magic power, making him easier to beat. Off to the the Grigori Institute!"

"Noooo! !" Saji whined as he was teleported away.

Issei winced. "I'll remember you Saji..."

"Come on, Azazel isn't that much of a jerk." Kenshin said with a wincing grin. "At least...I..I hope not."

"He'll be fine." Ddraig said. "Vritra's been waking up ever since that match he had against you partner."

"Ah." Issei nodded. "By the way Ddraig, aren't you going to say anything to Albion?" He asked getting Vali's attention as the descendant of Lucifer approached them.

"N-No, there isn't anything to talk about, right white one?" Ddraig said with a noticeably nervous tone.

"...Don't talk to me, I don't have a rival called Chichiryuutei." Albion stated flatly.

"W-Wait! That's not me! My partner is the Chichiryuutei!" Ddraig exclaims.

"T-To awaken the Balance Breaker by pressing breasts...to deactivate the Juggernaut Drive by pressing breasts...this is so horrible I want to cry Red one." Albion said with a tone laced with disappointment.

"I also wept! My tears never stop! Uooonnn! !" Ddraig wailed.

"How did this happen? We were to be the two prideful Heavenly Dragons. Do you have any idea how I felt when I saw that hero television program depicting you as the Oppai Dragon?" Albion said, a sob in his voice.

"What's worse is that bastard Ragnarok knows about it too, and every time he hears my voice he breaks into a laughing fit!" Ddraig said.

"Is he...crying?" Issei asked Vali.

"It's strange, he was also crying when we watched your show. How should I comfort him?" Vali asked.

"How should I know? !" Issei said.

"Hey Albion, about your pretending that you don't know Ddraig...just remember that Karma's a bitch." Kenshin said.

"Wh-What are you talking about?" Albion asked.

"Trust me." Kenshin said with a grin.

Later Kenshin in his room with Rias going over documents on Mjolnir while Issei was in Kenshin's body for the time being. Grayfia appeared and dropped off more documents. "Here is what we could dig up about the Glepnir chain." Grayfia said.

"Thank you Grayfia." Rias said.

"Uh, before you go." Kenshin said. "I feel this is pertinent to ask because I can tell she has been distancing herself from everyone since Barakiel arrived. Could you tell me a bit more about Akeno's past?"

"Kenshin..." Rias said with a distant look.

"I asked Akeno herself and got a basic overview of it, I got Barakiel over here and got a bit more, we also argued and I decked him in the face." Kenshin said. "You know, I may not know exactly what she's goin' through, hating Barakiel and losing her mother and all that, but I know what it's like to not have either of your parents around. It hurts."

"Well, most of what you heard is true." Grayfia said. "Barakiel-Dono met and later married a miko named Shuri Himejima. They had a child together and Barakiel remained there fulfilling his obligations as part of the Grigori."

"Then, one fateful night Barakiel was called out for a mission and at the same time, his home was found and attacked by Shuri's family, who not only wanted to kill Barakiel, but the product of their union." Rias continued. "A few years after this, the Himejima clan chased her from her home."

"..." Kenshin said nothing.

"Man...that's rough..." Issei said.

"You know Kenshin, when Akeno became my servant, starting her new life as a devil. She got better with time. I think in her heart she knows that no one is going to fix her mother being gone, but I don't think she ever accepted that." Rias said.

"Thanks for telling me this." Kenshin said. He left the room and found Azazel.

After telling him what he had been told Azazel sighed. "...It was my fault. That day. I was the one who called him out there. There was a mission only he could complete so I recklessly called for him. In that short amount of time. I took Barakiel's wife and Akeno's mother away from them."

"...I see." Kenshin said. "Is that why you've been watching over her in his stead? Even going as far as to leave her with a few of her relatives that didn't care about Barakiel and Shuri's marriage?"

"..." Azazel kept working as the door opened. It was Vali. "Ah, Vali, how was it?"

"It's going well. I've learned quite a bit of Norse Magic. I should be able to hold my own against Loki." Vali said. "I still think Kenshin over here should just suck it up and use the blessing, but if he'd rather rely on others, I won't complain."

"He could die doing that. He's better to everyone if he's alive." Azazel said. "In any case that's good. I'm going to take a nap." He left the room.

Issei split himself from Kenshin. "Seriously? It's been what? A couple of days since you got here?"

"You obsess over breasts. I obsess over training like Kenshin." Vali said.

"I see..." Issei sighed.

"You know, where there are Good Gods, there are also Evil Gods." Vali said. "Loki and Odin being a prime example of this."

"Yeah? Tell that to the people of my homeworld. We have but one god, but he's a fucking dick." Kenshin snorted.

"Why does he hate peace, and why does that Hottan guy like fucking with people so much?" Issei asked.

"Like I just said, he's a fucking dick." Kenshin said. "That's all. He just likes doing that for the hell of it."

"Some could consider your peace to be a painful situation." Vali shrugged.

"Like you?" Issei asked.

"It's not painful to me. I just find it boring. Which is why I can feel nothing but joy for this joint battle." Vali said with a slight upturn of the lips.

"You need a hobby, badly." Kenshin said with a snort. "Don't get me wrong, I like pitting my will against another's as much as the next guy, but you gotta turn it off sometime."

"Not if that next guy is me." Vali said. "I will become stronger than everyone else."

"Eh, I just want to become the ultimate Pawn and build my own harem." Issei said.

"Heh, that sounds like you." Kenshin and Vali said with matching smiles.

"Well, there is one other thing." Issei said.

"Oh?" Vail asked.

"I am definitely going to surpass you both." Issei declared with a resolute look.

"Heh, pull ya head out of the tits for a little bit and maybe you will." Kenshin said arms crossed with a grin.

"Hahaha, that's good. I was disappointed with you at first being a Sekiryuutei with no talent, but hey at least you're actually trying to use and master the power of the Sekiryuutei." Vali said. "When the time is right, let's have a Rating Game against one another. This invitation is of course extended to you as well Kenshin."

"Eh, let's build our peerages a bit more." Kenshin shrugged.

"Hahaha, I can certainly feel the youth between you three. Back in the day the old Sekiryuuteis and Hakuryuukous were all selfish. Fighting wherever and whenever, activating the Juggernaut Drive on that same basis. Do you have any idea how annoying it was to have to deal with the damages they caused?" The three turned to find Odin and Rossweisse approaching them.

"Yes, while one of them is a lecherous dragon and the other is a terrorist, these two seem calmer." Rossweisse added.

"I'm sorry for being lecherous!" Issei thought.

"By the way, Hakuryuukou, which part do you like?" Odin said with a perverted gleam in his eyes.

"...I don't follow." Vali said with a confused look.

"He means what's your preference on a woman's body." Kenshin said. "Like do you like breasts like Issei does?"

"Unthinkable. I'm no Oppai Dragon." Vali said with a vexed expression. "Now while I don't tend to focus on such things. If I had to choose it's have to be the hips or more rather, the line from the waist to the hip symbolizes the beauty of a woman."

"Ah, so you're an ass man." Kenshin said.

"So that makes you the Ketsuryuukou." Odin said after him.

"Nnnuuuooonnnn! !"

"PFFT!" Kenshin hunched over, trying not to laugh. Which he ultimately failed. "Hahahahahahahahaha! I told you Albion! Karma is a bitch!"

"C-Come on Ddraig don't cry!" Issei said. "Come on old man! They were already torn up about Ddraig's situation!"

"Please stop crying Albion. I'll listen to your worries any time." Vali said.

"Yes! Yes! I'm loving this!" Kenshin laughed.

"Well what about you Element-gaki?" Odin asked Kenshin.

"I don't choose." Kenshin shrugged. "I like the whole damn package."

"H-Heeeehh? !" Rossweisse said with a blush as she noticed Kenshin was looking at her when he said that.

"Haha! Good man!" Odin laughed. "Aaah it's good to see I was right."

"About what?" Issei asked.

"Oh nothing much. It's just back in the day. I was arrogant, prideful as all hell. That gave rise to Loki. I should have given more thought to the potential of the young ones. Also because of this the young ones are going through hardships." Odin said.

"Hey, you made an oversight, at least you're trying to make amends for it." Kenshin said.

"Yeah, wouldn't be alright to just take it one step at a time? You can't fix everything over night." Issei said.

"Aaah, to be young is good. They stimulate the old ones. You're both absolutely right." Odin said with a satisfied expression.

"Alright. Let's roll credits on this touchy feely moment." Vali said.

"Haha, right? Anyway. Seeing as I won't have my element powers in this fight. I'm gonna go meditate. See if I can think of anything else I can do to be of use." Kenshin said leaving the room and walking into a small empty room in the dojo. He took a meditation pose and relaxed himself. "Haaah. I have a lot to think about. Akeno, Barakiel...maybe I had him wrong." He thought. "Then there's Loki, and whether or not I should make use of the Blessing."

"Considering the seal on you prevents you from assuming the Balance Breaker the normal way. Hell yes you should!" Ophis berated.

"Haaaahhh." Kenshin mentally sighed.

He heard the door open and shut. He also faintly heard a locking sound. He opened his eyes and saw Akeno wearing her white yukata and her hair was down. "Akeno?" Kenshin said.

"Kenshin-kun." Akeno said she said untying the obi and letting the yukata fall to the floor.

"A-Akeno?" Kenshin said his face going red, unable to stop his eyes from wandering. "Oh man...that figure. The hair. The chest...daaammmnnnn..." He thought.

Akeno came up to Kenshin and placed her hands on his shoulders. She then leaned in and pressed her lips against his. "!" Kenshin's eyes widened, his mouth dropping open slightly, allowing Akeno's tongue easy access.

"Mm..." Akeno moaned softly as she pushed and danced around Kenshin's tongue with her own. She pulled away. "Kenshin...please...make love to me." She said.

"? !" Kenshin froze. "M-M-M-Make love to her? !" He thought

Akeno leaned in and embraced Kenshin tightly. Kenshin snapped out of it and pushed her away as gently as he could. "W-What? A-Am I not good enough?" She asked with a shaky voice.

"It's not that. You are most certainly good enough." Kenshin said shaking his head. "Trust me, if I was in heat...I would most definitely be putting you on your back right now, but even then..I'd have to ask...is this really what you want?" Kenshin asked. "Why is it...that you look so sad right now?"

"!" Akeno shirked back.

"You know, whenever you pull things like this. You always seemed so happy or at the very least entertained. Hell I would take the pure maiden you were showing me a few days ago...however, right now you look like you're trying to use this to forget something."

"...You're right...you can see right through me that easily...huh?" Akeno asked with a morose expression.

"I'm sorry, but I can't do it. Like this, you will only be hurting yourself." Kenshin said reaching over and covering her with his jacket. "...The most I can for you...is this." Kenshin said tilting her head up and returning her earlier kiss with one of his own.

"Mm! Mmm..." Akeno closed her eyes and kissed him back, tears rolling down her cheeks. The two parted and Kenshin embraced her.

"Can you keep a secret?" Kenshin asked.

"O...Of course." Akeno answered.

"Remember how I told you and Rias that my father died in the Kyoto in my world?" Kenshin asked.

"Yes?" Akeno said.

"He succumbed to a slow acting poison, and he met his end in front of me." Kenshin said.

"...I see...I'm sorry." Akeno said.

"I'm sorry about your mother." Kenshin said. "Listen...if you ever need me...you know where to find me...OK?"

"..." Akeno nodded against him.

"I'll be there whenever you need me so please cheer up." Kenshin said.

"We're both idiots...you and I." Akeno said

"That may be." Kenshin said. "But even so, I'll protect you."

"...Thank you Kenshin...I love you." Akeno said, finally letting out a cry. She cried out everything she had been holding in the past few days...maybe even years. When she finally calmed down she got up, got dressed and turned to leave.

"Akeno, before you go." Kenshin said.

"What?" Akeno asked.

"If you have anything to say to Barakiel. You should do it before he leaves." Kenshin said.

"What...?" Akeno asked with a distant look in her eyes.

"I know, you don't like him, and he was absolutely wrong to not come and find you, but...even if it's hateful, or maybe somewhere...you still care about him a bit. You should tell him. You don't know when you'll see him again...or if you'll ever see him again after this." Kenshin said. "It would be for the best if you got everything off your chest beforehand."

"..." Akeno stared at him for a moment before walking toward him. She cupped his cheek and kissed him one more time. She pulled away and smiled softly. "I should at least keep my word to Rias." She said before leaving the room.

(break)

That night.

Kenshin was looking out the window to his room enjoying a smoke. He was mulling things over. He wouldn't be lying if he said he felt a bit nervous. The battle against Loki was nearing, and he knew he was going to be without the spirits. Yukari and Miyuki had agreed to split the cards between them, but if things took a turn for the worst...how long would the blessing take to go into effect...how many people would die?

It was a hefty gamble he was taking, but it was also a hefty gamble he'd take if he invoked the blessing.

"What's wrong? You never thought twice about this before?" Ophis chided. "You'd have put your neck on the line in a heartbeat if the survival chances of your friends went up before."

"..." Kenshin went silent.

"You're still awake?" Kenshin turned his head and found Rias walking up to him.

"Yeah...just thinking." Kenshin said.

"Akeno had a brighter expression than before...did you do something?" Rias asked.

"Talked to her and hugged her." Kenshin said.

"Uh huh, she kept touching her lips you know." Rias said with a knowing look.

"...I'm sorry. I did what I thought was right." Kenshin sighed.

"I'm not angry. If it lifted her spirits. It's OK." Rias said.

"You just got the green light for a little side action." Ophis quipped.

"Shaddap!" Kenshin thought.

"You're worried about the battle aren't you?" Rias asked.

"...I'd be lying if I said I wasn't." Kenshin said. "I'm going to be sealed, you know it. I know it. So really...how useful am I gonna be in this battle?"

"I see. You're concerned that if you're not on the frontlines fighting with Issei and Vali. The chances of us winning go down." Rias stated.

"Three is better than two." Kenshin said flicking the ashes off into his hand. "I'm a fighter Rias. I always will be."

"I know." Rias said with a smile. "I love that about you...I could do without the numerous injuries that you seem to be able to come back from, but I accept that because I love you."

"..." Kenshin glanced away. "I'm glad you feel that way. If you didn't worry about it constantly, you wouldn't be you." He turned to her. "Rias, if I invoke Ophis' blessing to attain the Balance Breaker. How would you react?" Kenshin asked.

"...I...I'd be so worried. Such a thing could kill you...and...I wouldn't be able to accept that." Rias said bowing her head slightly.

Kenshin walked over and embraced her. "Thank you for caring so much. It means a lot. I'm just letting you know now. If things go south. I will invoke it. OK?"

"Well, it gives us a chance to dissuade you." Rias said. "So I can live that."

"Thank you." Kenshin said as she looked up at him. Their lips met in a soft kiss that lasted a few minutes. "Alright, I think I can sleep now. Let's go lay down."

"Alright." Rias smiled and pulled Kenshin toward the bed and they laid down. They dozed off a minute later.

(chapter end)

Draconis: Alright, that's all for this chapter.

Kenshin: So I'm gonna be on support for this fight eh?

Vali: Looks that way.

Issei: ….Huh...

Anyway. I'll see you all later. Remember to vote on the poll, and I want to add. I am indifferent as to who she ends up with. All I wanna know is if I have to change anything going forward.

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