Its been a hot minute, but now we're finally back to Sonic DxD. Hopefully the wait wasn't too painful, but there's allot of information here; over 13,000 words of information. That should be enough to compensate you all. Also, "F" in the chat for KissAnime, which was taken down just yesterday. It was a site for free anime used by many for years. Can't say I'm surprised its gone due to all the pirated stuff, but its still sad to see it go. (READ NEXT PARAGRAPH! It's important!)
Before we start, I have a new poll that I'd like you all to vote on. It concerns this stories future. I've finally began planning HERO, and I was thinking in addition to Cao Cao and the Khaos Brigade, I could add in a villain(s) from Sonic's universe instead of only Eggman. I have a few ideas, but let me know what bad guy(s) you'd like to see. The poll is on my profile and if the villain(s) you want isn't listed; send me a PM, review, or Discord message and I'll add it to the poll for you to properly cast your vote. Multiple choices are enabled as well.
From Chaos Drago:
My boi finally update with a new chapter yes! I hope you're doing good and staying safe out there. Today I have no questions for you. Well for now at least, later in the story I'll have some more questions but it'll wait until then
Other than that I'm good, hope you're doing alright out there and I can't wait for the next chapter!
P.S. you're welcome with the compliments dude. but it's true, this is the best Sonic and DxD crossover fanfic ever! I love how accurate you are with Sonic. The others aren't accurate with Sonic, yes we know that Sonic is flirty with women, no matter what race, but he nevr considered of being in a relationship at all. The dude is always on the run and doesn't stay in one place for long. And he still look like a Mobian as well, so that's a absolute win in my books. And you didn't change Sonic's personality either, and the power scaling too. (In one story Sonic was stab by Raynare WHILE he was in his SUPER form, the fuck?) But I'm done with my Ranting and once again, be safe, amazing job with this story, and no matter what others think or say about this, that this is THE BEST Sonic and DxD crossover fanfic ever. Hands down.
Bakuganman: No questions? Well that's a first. And about that fic you spoke about, I didn't read that one specifically, but perhaps the writer misinterpreted the supernatural aspect of DxD. Power scaling-wise; Raynare hurting Super Sonic, unless she had an increase in power herself, doesn't make sense to me either. That's like saying Goku can destroy an entire universe with his bare hands!... I bet I just triggered half my audience now. Sorry, not sorry :P
Back to my point though, it was probably a rookie mistake (though I'll need to see this fic in question to make a proper judgement). When someone thinks supernatural, they think immortal or invincible, right? The writer must've not realized that there's plenty of beings far stronger than Raynare in the DxD world, or maybe he/she wanted to do something different with her like I did.
Chapter 11 - Meeting the Occult (Part 2-2)
Rias and Akeno just left their classes, getting stares and googly-eyes from girls and boys as they headed to the clubhouse. The red-head couldn't wait to get club activities started... granted, she was far behind on contracts, but she was looking forward to another day of spending time with her peerage... though that wasn't the only thing on her mind.
It started with "Hedge", and ended in "Hog".
"You seriously got summoned by that blue Youkai?" Asked Akeno, as she and Rias approached the front doors of their clubhouse. The King mentioned it as they were walking by everyone. It didn't make sense to the Queen. The Hedgehog went through all the trouble of running away, only to summon Rias after all that?
"He claims to be a Mobian or something, whatever that is" Rias corrected. Speaking of the alien, she wondered if he was gonna show up. Not like she could force him. "And no, it was Issei" she added in.
"The human? He survived?" Asked Akeno, a little surprised at her King's answer. Humans were, under normal circumstances, the weakest of races. They were intelligent sure; but didn't have magic spells, long lives or even immense strength... unless you count those people with muscles that shouldn't be that huge. What did humans call them? Jocks? Bodybuilders? Now Akeno couldn't lie, they had amazing bodies. And if you wanna get technical, that was the only magic the humans seemed to have. Those small capsules those bodybuilders ingested made them grow within a month or so.
She also wondered if THAT'S where the Hedgehog's speed came from...
Around this time, Rias and Akeno had just approached the clubhouse itself, and opened the doors to head inside. "Barely. If it wasn't for Sonic being overprotective, I could have saved him sooner" Rias said.
"... Sonic?" Asked Akeno as they both walked upstairs, not understanding why Rias used a random word.
"That's his name" Rias explained. Akeno didn't question that, the name fit perfectly.
"So you slept at the humans house, WITH the human. And after healing him, you got to know Sonic?" Akeno questioned, wanting to know the details. It wasn't every day such a creature like this Sonic character showed up and overwhelmed an entire Devil peerage. Granted, they haven't participated in a Rating Game to test their strength, but still.
"Only that he's not from here... literally. He said he was transported here, but didn't get into the details. We were running late then after following us to school, he ran off" said Rias, telling Akeno exactly what happened.
"... just like that?" Asked Akeno, though based on their previous interaction with the Blue Alien, she couldn't deny it. He was DEFINITELY a runner.
"Issei doesn't know either. That's apparently what Sonic does" said Rias. Akeno didn't question her. Again... the name fit.
"So is that it? He's gone now?" She asked as she and Rias approached the door to the main office of the club. Rias put her hand on the knob and turned it, opening the door.
"I..." Rias began to say, but she and Akeno stood in shock at what they saw in front of them...
...
...
Sonics'. Plural. Running around the office.
One was sitting at Rias' desk, writing down something on paper too quickly for either Devil to see, and then put it aside before grabbing a new sheet and repeating the same action. A few Sonics', dressed in maid outfits, were dusting the windows and every piece of furniture in the room with a feather duster. There was also 2 Sonic's playing chess with each other on the ORC's chess table, one took the other's Rook, but the other countered by taking his Queen. The one who took the Queen laughed at his opponent, while the other grumbled.
"Alllllllright, you guys. Get back to work! Contracts don't fill themselves, ya know! MUAAAAAAAAAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!" Said one Sonic, who walked in the middle of the room seemingly out of nowhere, then manically laughed with his arms out like a generic villain. Unlike the other Sonic's, this one wore a headband of stereotypical Devil horns. Hearing his order, the other Sonics' stopped if they weren't doing something productive, then did a new random task.
While Akeno held in some giggles with a hand on her mouth, one of Rias' eyes twitched. Was he making fun or her?
As Devil-Horn Sonic walked around and watched the other Sonics', he went by one that was cleaning Akeno's tea cart. "Hurry up! What am I paying ya for?" Asked Devil-Horn Sonic.
"You don't pay me" responded Tea-Cart Sonic, which made Devil-Horn Sonic's eyes widen slightly in surprise. "We don't even exist. We're just afterimages of yourself created as a clever visual metaphor because you run around when you get bored and restless" continued Tea-Cart Sonic.
Devil-Horn Sonic was visually annoyed at that remark. "One more crack like that and your outta here, buster!" He said, pointing behind himself with his thumb.
"NO! PLEASE! I have 4 kids!" Begged Tea-Cart Sonic, getting on his knees. Then out of nowhere, a Sonic opened the ORC's personal shower, coming out wrapped in 2 towels. One on his body, the other on his head/quills.
"SOOO-NIIIIIIC! Shower's outta hot water again!" He complained.
"The Chaotix haven't paid their rent yet, just deal with it! And put some clothes on!" Devil-Horn Sonic shouted to Shower Sonic.
"Bored and restless again?" Asked a new Sonic, bringing over a pair of gloves and shoes to Shower Sonic.
"I told him to try baseball again, but he doesn't listen to me" said Shower Sonic, putting on the pair of gloves first.
Throughout all of this, no Sonic seemed to notice the 2 Devils standing in the doorway. Rias held in the urge to yell. And she thought the gym scene was bad...
"Oh, Miss President? What are...?" Asked Kiba, having arrived himself, but saw what Rias and Akeno walked in on. The Gremory Knight was taken aback. Then a few seconds after that, Koneko appeared, and had the exact same reaction as Kiba. Having seen and heard enough, Rias took 2 steps into the room, which still Sonic didn't notice, and...
Rias: SONIC!
One of the Sonic's fell over himself and dropped a stack of blank papers he was carrying. This in turn, caused every other Sonic to disappear, making a mess of the office. Papers went flying, and the props he used now littered the floor, including the devil horns and extra "clothes" he had for himself. He must've gotten those from the same place as wherever he pulled out her 8th Pawn Piece. Rias still couldn't figure out what it was or how the Hedgehog did it though.
Nevertheless, Sonic got up and brushed himself off. "Oh hey, your finally here" he said nonchalantly, as if being scorned by Rias wasn't a big deal to him, and/or he completely disregarded the fact he made a mess of her HQ. How long was he in here for anyway?
Rias took a deep breath through her nose, exhaling through it as well, to calm herself a bit. If this Hedgehog thought he could just mosey in and do whatever the hell he wanted in HER club, he was in for a rude awakening.
"What. Are you doing?" She asked as calmly a she could, though you could still hear the aggravation in her voice. Was this what Issei put up with?
"Me? What are you doing? Schools out at 3, right? Ya two minutes late!" Sonic returned. At the Devils blinked... THAT'S what this was about? What, did Sonic expect them to just teleport immediately out of the classroom and into the ORC building?
Well; its not like they can't, but still...
"Kiba... fetch Issei. Class 3-B" said Rias, still trying to remain calm. Kiba did exactly what he was told and left the building to bring the human. He had no clue why the Youkai was suddenly in their clubroom, but decided not to question it at the moment due to Rias' temper. "*sigh* Now we gotta get this place cleaned..." Rias groaned, for now she had to straighten up before any work could get done thanks to Sonic.
And in a gust of wind, Sonic ran in a circle, and the room was now spotless. Everything that had been disturbed was put back exactly where Rias had it originally. The Hedgehog had his arms folded with a smile on his face, as if saying: "done".
Yeah. This was gonna take some getting used too.
"At least he's good for something" said Koneko. Walking into the office and taking a seat on one of the sofas, where she took out a bar of chocolate from her bag, and put it on a plate that was sitting on the table in-between the two sofas. She also got out toothpicks and broke the bar into pieces, then put the toothpicks on them like they were free samples from a food court in a mall.
"Well, Cream's gonna love you" said Sonic as Koneko began eating her treat.
Again, the Devils blinked. Cream? As in the whipping cream? Or the other kind of cream? This Hedgehog was a strange creature. "What?" He asked, not getting why he was being stared at.
"... When did you get here?" Rias asked, now somewhat recovered. She was also thankful Sonic was kind enough to clean up after himself, even if he was showing off while doing so.
"3 o'clock" Sonic answered. Just hearing that made Rias almost relapse. He got here on the dot, but couldn't wait more than 2 measly minutes before having an episode? "I gave ya plenty of time too. Ran to a few hotels; went for a long, romantic walk on all the beaches; hung at the town arcade, even got my shoes shined before getting here" Sonic continued, describing his day.
Rias was surprised. That was allot to do. "Really? For how long?" She asked.
"Eh, 18 seconds" Sonic said, causing Rias to sigh. She forgot this wasn't just anyone, this was Sonic she was talking too.
"Akeno? Mind making me some tea?" Rias asked.
"Of course, Miss President" Akeno kindly said, going over to her teat cart. As she was making the tea, Rias began walking towards and sitting behind her desk to start some of her Devil duties.
"I suppose you'll be on your way once Issei gets here, though I'd request you'd allow me to talk to him before you go" said Rias to Sonic, assuming the only reason he returned was to pick up Issei.
"Oh. So you don't wanna hear how I got here?" Sonic said, slyly; which caused Rias' head to shoot right up. She didn't expect him to offer that information upfront.
"Really? Your not screwing with me?" Asked Rias, hopefully. This was her chance! She could finally get to know more about this unique specimen!... Assuming he wasn't pulling her leg.
"Seeing as I'm stuck in your world as long as the Chaos Emeralds are gone, we might as well try to get along" offered Sonic.
"Chaos Emeralds?" Asked Akeno, looking up from her tea-making, unfamiliar with the term Sonic had used. Likewise, Koneko stopped mid-bite and looked at Sonic to process what she heard.
"... uh, right. You mentioned that before" said Rias, still caught a bit off guard.
"So... what would you like to know?" Sonic said, more than willing to answer any questions Rias might have.
"Why not start at the beginning?" Asked Rias, urging Sonic to tell his story. She still couldn't believe it. She was probably the only Devil in her entire race to not only come into contact with an alien, but also 'battle' him, and now COMMUNICATE with him!
Before starting his tale, Sonic looked towards Akeno. "Yo! Lighting Queen! Make that two!" He said with a smile while holding up two fingers. Akeno smiled in return.
XXX
POV - Issei:
Class had ended about 5 minutes ago at this point, but Issei stayed in his seat, waiting for whoever Rias was gonna send to pick him up. Whoever it was, he/she was taking they're sweet time. Maybe some of Sonic's impatience was starting to rub off on him...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Came the sound of screeching girls. This was due to the Prince of Kuoh Academy, Kiba, walking into Issei's class. Being the nice guy he was, Kiba waved hello to every girl that came around him, also saying how nice everyone looked.
"Ooooh look, its Prince Golden Nuts; can't they shut up?" Mumbled Issei, mocking the girls that surrounded Kiba. Truth be told, the pervert was a little jealous Kiba got all the attention from the girls. He really wished Sonic would show up, maybe drag Prince Charming here out and hang on him on the flagpole outside?... Nah. Sonic wasn't that type of guy, but Issei could dream, can't he?
Kiba walked over to Issei's desk, but why? "Issei Hyoudou?" He asked.
"Uh, yeah? That's me" Issei answered.
"Good. I'm here on behalf of Rias Gremory" Kiba said, kindly.
This caught Issei's attention. "Wait, so your...?" He asked, now realizing why Kiba was here. The girls that all surrounded Kiba previously looked both shocked and disgusted at this development.
Murayama: Seriously? First Rias, now Kiba-Cakes?
Katase: Don't touch him! He'll corrupt you!
Female Student #3: YEAH! You'll also start smelling like rotting meats!
"Alright, alright, simmer down. I promise I won't drain his pimp juice" Issei responded to the criticism as he got his belongings and followed Kiba out of the classroom. This was nothing new to him, he deals with those comments on a regular basis, but they were still annoying all the same. 'Sonic, where the hell are you?' Issei sighed in his thoughts, wishing the Hedgehog would just pop up and carry him outta here or something.
XXX
Issei followed Kiba to the back of the school, where the wooded area was, and entered the Occult Research Club. Once inside, Issei was lead to the main office.
"... and that's pretty much it" said Sonic voice. Issei took in his new surrounding after seeing/hearing Sonic, and the first thing he noticed was his blue friend sitting across from Koneko, who had chocolate in front of her on the table, but wasn't eating it due to her surprised face being focused on Sonic. He was talking to Rias. In front of him on the same table was a cup in a small dish. Maybe he was offered a drink?
Judging by the look on Rias' face along with the rubbing of her temples, Sonic must have just finished going into detail about something. It must have been allot to take in. Akeno looked interested though, leaning on the desk and appeared to have been listening intently. Speaking of Akeno, she got up from her position and walked over to the boys that entered upon noticing them.
"Hey, Kiba. Thanks for bringing Issei. Rias is... busy" she said with a kind smile that was for some reason, also slightly seductive.
"My pleasure" said Kiba, taking a bow.
Issei backed off a bit as Akeno got closer to him next, which he had no idea why he did that all of a sudden. Nerves?
"Its ok, I won't bite" Akeno giggled, finding Issei's shyness cute. "Don't worry, everyone here is friendly. I'm Akeno by the way, vice president of the research club. Pleased to meet you" she continued. "Over on the couch is Koneko Toujou, and of course, you've already met Rias and Kiba" Akeno finished.
"Oh, uh... thanks. I promise I'm not always this awkward" said Issei, scratching the back of his head. *Mainly because I'm never this close to a girl about to bust outta her top!* Issei exclaimed, beginning to have a fantasy of a naked Rias and Akeno pillow-fighting.
POV - Sonic:
Sonic happened to look in the direction of Issei's voice, and saw the boys eyes crawling over Akeno like a swarm of Buzz Bombers. He was just about to say 'excuse me' to Rias, and would have been gone in a flash to drag Issei around the room and the school grounds a few thousand times in less than 5 seconds when...
"Her eyes are up there."
The voice was small and soft, yet cold and stern. It came from the couch opposite to him, from the girl with white hair. Koneko, right? She didn't look up as she spoke, and Sonic also noticed Issei was back to normal after calling him out, albeit looking surprised and no ready response. This gave the Hedgehog a ray of hope. Finally! Someone with common sense in this world!
Then Koneko shifted her gaze on him. "You too" she warned, before finally starting to eat her snack. This was true, as Sonic's vision focused on Koneko as soon as she spoke; and he'd be lying if he said he wasn't taken aback by her attitude. It reminded him of other hard-headed people he's met over the years. He had half a brain to make a snarky comeback, but didn't want to cause a scene. He could already picture it: He'd say something smart, then Koneko would go after him, and fail to hit him of course, but would end up trashing the clubhouse in the process with a fuming Rias standing in the middle of Occult Research Club - Ground Zero.
Still; Koneko seemed much closer to Sonic's version of normal than anyone else in this dimension. The Kiba guy too.
Sonic went to take a sip of tea, only to realize the cup was empty. "Excuse me" he said and in a blur out of Rias' field of vision then in another blur, Sonic was back on the couch he was on before; only this time laying back with an arm behind his head. "So yeah, that's it about me." Sonic said, taking a sip of tea he just got himself before closing the conversation that was had off-screen.
Seriously, this tea was amazing! What did Lightning Queen do to it?!
POV - Rias:
With Sonic finally finished, Rias began to go over the things she had heard in her head. It was making her brain hurt, more than when Holy stuff was around. It was information overload for once Sonic started talking, he wouldn't shut up:
1) Saving animals from being shoved/made into robots.
2) Racing against the clock constantly, mainly before something exploded or went off.
3) Fighting alongside an army to defeat this being in a place called 'Subspace'.
4) Getting trapped in a book twice.
5) Driving around in go-karts to generate 'Team Energy', though before that there was highly advanced hoverboards being ridden by birds (the name of these boards made Rias think they were Sacred Gears at first but when she asked if they were inside peoples bodies, Sonic gave her a cocked eyebrow).
6) Being forced to wear some specialized boots that slowed him down.
7) 'Training' a robot that could copy others abilities perfectly, then destroying that same robot after it went out of control.
8) Befriending aliens that... entered his body and powered him up with 'Wild Energy'?
The list went on and on, and it got less believable with each statement he made. But the main thing Rias focused on was how Sonic himself got here. "Ok... let me see if I got this right. You were doing your everyday job," said Rias. She didn't know what this 'everyday job' was, that's just what Sonic said it was.
"Uh huh" Sonic confirmed.
"You flew around in a... Super Form?" She asked.
"Yes ma'am."
"And some man came out of nowhere, and zapped your Sapphires?"
"Emeralds."
"Right... Chaos Emeralds" Rias corrected herself after Sonic called out her mistake. Can you blame her though? From the minute Sonic began; her head was spinning with all the information he provided about him, his world, and a few of his adventures. Still, she had a hard time believing it was true despite the proof laying down on one of her expensive sofas 5 feet from her desk. Did he really expect her to believe that these Chaos Emeralds held infinite power?
FIRST of all... how the HELL, can you divide infinity; into seven pieces? And an odd number no less? Now this Master Emerald he mentioned? That sounded plausible. A single item with infinite power was more believable than a set of 7 treasures. But somehow those same jewels matched the power of the bigger one? The one that held Godlike power?... The math was off. None of what the Hedgehog was saying made any sense. Even magic couldn't be an excuse, for it has an understandable formula. You cast spells and based on how much energy you use, the stronger it becomes. In that same token, the more power and/or influence you had, the higher your rank. Simple.
Secondly, compare these mere seven gems to all the Sacred Gears out there. There were at least 40 known, but more were being discovered everyday. So many were made that it was hard to keep track of all of them. And sure, a few select Gears had limitless power; but those were the rarest of all, and some are still considered myths.
"Can you describe this man?" Asked Rias, wanting to know more about this encounter Sonic claimed sent him to her world in the first place.
"Don't know. It happened so fast" said Sonic with a shrug.
"That's rich" Rias answered, considering who she was talking.
"I'm serious! He pops outta nowhere, vanishes just as quickly and the next thing I know, I'm going for a swim!" Said Sonic. Rias eyed the Hedgehog intently, studying his facial expressions. It didn't appear he was nervous in any way, and always held eye contact with her. Those were telltale signs that someone was lying.
Even so... she couldn't find it in herself to believe his story. "... Fascinating story" she said, reaching and looking under her desk to get something.
POV - Normal:
Sonic's ears perked up upon Rias' statement. Something about her tone got his attention. As she got out a logbook and opened it, which was huge by the way, Sonic spoke up.
"So that's it? No questions?" He asked, a bit surprised. When it came to Issei, he had tons of questions about Sonic and his world. The 1st day they met, that's all Issei did before and after buying him a Fried Noodle Dog.
Then again, Issei was human at that time and Rias was not. Maybe she was used it stuff like this?
It was then Rias looked up from her book, giving Sonic a hard stare. "Only how dumb do I look? If you gonna make up story, at least have it make sense" She said, looking back down at her book to write something in it. When she did, she felt a rush of wind in front of her, and set of gloves on the head of her desk. Looking up, Sonic was at her desk looking right at her.
"Weren't you listening?! If I don't find the Chaos Emeralds, not only can I not get home, they run the risk of falling into the wrong hands!" Sonic exclaimed, keeping one hand on the desk while gesturing with the other as he talked.
Rias closed her book, then pushed it gently to the side while continuing to look at Sonic. She also folded her hands together and used them to hold her head up. "This is coming from the same Hedgehog who claims to be 15..." She started, but was cut off by Sonic.
"I am 15!"
"Who said he was born in the 90's."
"I travel in space allot!"
Issei and the ORC watched at Rias and Sonic went back and forth, turning their heads to whomever was talking... by the way, what did space travel have to do with age?
"You also claim to have fought Bugs Bunny..."
"His name was Jack!"
"A living computer virus..."
"He used nanobots!"
"And Dark Gaia itself."
"My buddy took pictures!"
Rias just looked doubtfully at Sonic, not able to believe a single word that came out of his mouth... though his description of Dark Gaia was surprising accurate to some manuscripts the Devils had on record, meaning it would be impossible for Sonic to see them and pretend to have fought the demon. That she could not debunk, but this Chip (or Light Gaia) and Gaia Temples were new to her. Those were not documented at all from the other Times of Awakening. Unless this Chip/Light Gaia was Sonic's version of God, it otherwise didn't make sense.
Part of Rias wanted to believe Sonic, she really did; but the logic just didn't match up to anything he said. "How do I know your not screwing with me... again?" Asked Rias, which came across as a bit snarky, but it was still a genuine question based on their first interaction with each other.
Sonic understood where Rias was coming from, maybe he went a bit overboard. "... Ok. Yeah. I was messing around, I'm sorry. But I'm telling you the truth, you have to believe me!" He said, also apologizing for his earlier actions.
Again, Rias wanted to believe him, but couldn't. At least, not without some sort of evidence. "Do you have any proof?" Asked Rias, willing to allow Sonic to prove himself. Hearing this, Sonic backed off from the desk, and gestured to himself with both hands from the top to the bottom of his body. "Any other proof?" She asked.
"Why not the pictures you mentioned?" Akeno suggested.
A light bulb seemed to pop over Sonic's head. DUH! Why didn't he think of that before? Taking Akeno's advice, Sonic got out 5 pictures he always carried with him. Issei and the other Devils just blinked. He reached behind him... and he didn't wear pants. What surprised them more was the fact Rias was unfazed by this. WHERE did he store those?
Handing the same handful of pictures to Rias, she looked through them one at a time by flipping from one to the next, studying each one. The first picture was him with 5 other animals in a lush green forest, only they stood on two legs like he did. They consisted of Sonic himself, with a yellow fox with 2 tails, a pink Hedgehog who was clearly a girl (Rias'll have to poke fun at Sonic about her later), a small rabbit with a smaller blue blob floating next to her, and a red animal with spikes in his gloves.
Flipping to the next picture, it looked like a movie poster... Chao in Space? It had the same blob the rabbit in the last picture was next too, so the blob was called a Chao? Weird name. The third picture was him what appeared to be him in some kind of Olympic event. He was racing some guy dressed in red with the letter 'M' on his matching red hat.
The final 2 pictures had Sonic and some imp fighting over a dumpling through the use of chopsticks, the second one showed that same imp with his head stuck inside a vase and Sonic laughing and pointing at him.
The Crimson Devil couldn't help but smile at the sight of these captured images, they were very wholesome, and it was quite interesting to see a small snippet of another worlds culture and society. If it wasn't already obvious Sonic wasn't from this world, this outright solidified it. It was also strange seeing the choice of clothing Sonic's fellow Mobians' wore, which looked bizarre to her.
Judging Sonic attire, or in this case lack thereof, the 2-tailed fox and the red animal were most likely male; so it wasn't just Sonic who decided to run around that way. It appeared to be the norm in this world. It was hard to tell if the 'Chao' was male or female, but Rias could tell based on the clothing that the rabbit and pink Hedgehog were girls. The choice of their clothes was also strange to her. No skirts? No tight-fitting shirts? And men don't wear anything aside from shoes and gloves? What kind of world was this?
However, while this proved Sonic's origins and provided some content of where he was from, it still didn't provide anything about these Chaos Emeralds. "This doesn't prove anything. All it tells me is your definitively not from here, and you and your rabbit friend own Familiars" said Rias, looking up from the pictures.
Sonic blinked. Familiars? What were those? "Wha?" He asked with a confused tone.
"Nothing," said Rias, putting the pictures on the desk for Sonic to pick up, who then put them back the same way he got them. "Your from another world? Fine. But infinite power divided into seven... I'm gonna need more" she continued. Sonic pondered some more, thinking how was he gonna 100% convince Rias that what he was saying was true.
Issei watched Sonic and Rias' conversation carefully, seeing it wasn't going anywhere other than confirming the existence of a world full of talking animals like a DreamWorks movie. But Issei didn't need proof to believe Sonic, or at least anymore proof. The fact that Devils existed as well and not just a religious story opened his eyes in a way, not to mention what he's seen and learned the past few days.
"Look, I... probably shouldn't be opening my big mouth, but," Issei said, getting everyones attention. "I mean, you can overwrite and view memories, magic gems doesn't seem too out there at this point" he stated, not sure if he should have said anything.
Sonic snapped his fingers and pointed at Issei. "Issei, I love you!" Said Sonic, happily. That was genius, Eggman level IQ! All the proof Sonic needed was here all along, attached to his freaking shoulders! Raynare put on an entire show by using his memories, and Rias was shown to do the same type of magic to Issei's parents. If she used the same magic to see what's in his head, then there's no denying it anymore. The evidence was all there. It was perfect!
"Bring out the magic, right here Rias! Lay it on me!" Said Sonic, tapping his forehead first, then outstretched his arms while looking up a the ceiling in an overdramatic fashion. Akeno giggled at this, finding Sonic's humor to be quite funny, even if it was a bit cheesy.
"It doesn't work that way" said Rias, her position having changed to hold her head up by her right arm. This caused Sonic to deflate.
"Well, why not?" He asked, trying to understand how the most effective way of giving Rias proof was somehow not valid either.
Rias was a bit annoyed Sonic didn't know, as memory magic was one of the most simplest spells a Devil or any supernatural creature has in their arsenal, which was on the same level of simple as teleportation circles. But she did understand the confusion, for even Devils had to figure it out on their own. What most users of memory magic didn't realize is that it worked both ways. The caster can view memories inside a persons head, and can alter them should they be strong enough; but in the same token, the one casted upon could just as easily think of anything to fight back.
In simple terms, the memory magic views what's in the brain, so who's too say Sonic couldn't just think up his story again to create a false narrative?
Rias brought up a magic glyph in her left hand, a small one. "Because all this spell does initially is view what's inside your head, but that's also the problem. Whatever your thinking at the time will also show, so what'll stop you from just repeating exactly what you told me?" She said, powering down the glyph and it disappeared. "It'll prove nothing, not to mention a waste of my time and energy."
Even magic wouldn't help his case? Dammit! Sonic was taking one step forward then two steps back at this point! It appeared unless he had undeniable physical proof, that being a Chaos Emerald, Rias wasn't gonna budge. Not that he blamed her, he understood everything he's been through went against levels of reason, but would it hurt her to give him the benefit of the doubt?
"Well I believe him" said Issei, coming out of his shell a bit. He did feel a bit intimidated because... let's face it. He's back-talking a literal Devil, who could send him straight to Hell if she wanted to.
"And have you seen these Chaos Emeralds?" Asked Rias. Issei opened his mouth to answer, but them slowly closed it. She got him there. He did not see the mystical gemstones Sonic had spoken about.
"... er, no." He sadly admitted. "But even if its not true, he still has a family and friends to go home too, doesn't he?" Issei managed to rebut, bringing up a good point. While the existence of these Chaos Emeralds were debatable, the fact Sonic was here and had some proof of being from another world couldn't be denied.
"Simp" said Koneko, who stopped chewing her chocolate momentarily to swallow and make that comment, then went back immediately after.
"Look, can you at least keep your eyes open?" Sighed Sonic, asking Rias to at least be aware of anything suspicious.
"Sure." Was Rias' only response. Keep her eyes peeled for imaginary Emeralds that could grant unlimited power? Sure, why not? But anyway, now with Sonic's backstory out of the way, Rias could continue with her club duties, starting with her newest member.
"Sonic? Issei? You mind taking a seat next to Koneko?" She asked him as she walked around to the front of her desk and leaned against it.
"Uh, sure" he said, doing what he was asked. Sonic did so without a word.
"I'd like to officially welcome you to the Occult Research Club," Rias began. "But I'll be frank... it just a front. A hobby if you will. We're Devils. Everyone in this room. And Yuuma, she was a Fallen Angel, assigned to kill you" she continued.
"Really? We had no idea" Sonic sarcastically remarked. Issei couldn't help but find it also perfectly timed that he almost chuckled at it.
"Yeah, about her; why me? I mean, I'm no one special... Just some certified loser" Issei said, half-jokingly.
"Because Fallen Angels, despite being cast out from Heaven, still want to serve God; yet their dark, destructive and manipulative nature prevents that. Which leads to the confusion between us Devils' being the same. So in a last ditch effort to please him, they want to wipe us out. And of course with your traditional Angels, we're being attacked constantly by both sides." said Rias.
Both Sonic and Issei gave the exact same confused look. "And that has to do with killing this guy, becaaaaaause...?" Sonic asked, gesturing to Issei with his thumb.
"She was investigating the power within him" Rias answered, which got the 2 boys even more confused. "Once that was verified, she stabbed you... though you know what happened after that" she added; which generated a quick flashback of Raynare about to deliver the final blow, only for a loud splash of water to distract her, then a certain Hedgehog arising from it.
Sonic looked at Issei, then back to Rias. Was this a joke? Power within Issei? That didn't make any sense. He was only a human, what could he possibly have to get a Fallen Angel assigned to kill him?
Then it clicked.
'Blame Him. He's the one who gifted humans Sacred Gears in the first place' Raynare's word echoed in Sonic's head. "Sacred Gear..." he mumbled.
"Hmm? You say something?" Asked Issei, not hearing Sonic clearly.
"Before Raynare left, she mentioned something called a Sacred Gear. That's why you asked me if an Extreme Gear was inside my body, didn't you?" Said Sonic, revealing something Raynare said, then asking Rias if that's what she meant earlier.
Issei stared at Sonic. Extreme Gear? What was that?
Rias nodded at Sonic's question. "Right. Sacred Gears are gifts bestowed to humans, some are even said powerful enough to overwhelm armies of Fallen or Devils" she further explained.
"Their also very rare. In fact, a few historic figures have had Sacred Gears, so your kind of a big deal" Akeno added in. Issei just looked at his hands. So he had this special power? That's why he was targeted? This felt like some Chosen One-type shit, like Legend of Zelda or that British story about this orphan who lost his parents to a powerful wizard.
Sonic felt the need to speak up. "So you believe hunka metals inside humans with overwhelming power, but not rocks with infinite power?" He interjected, calling out the contradiction. Rias chose to ignore him.
"Issei? Stand up and hold up your left hand" she asked Issei, while sitting up on her desk.
"Um, ok? We playing catch?" He asked, getting up off the comfort of the sofa and did what Rias asked of him.
"I want you to try and summon your Sacred Gear, so close your eyes and focus on the part of your body you feel is the strongest..." said Rias. Even now, she felt there was something special about Issei, he had a Sacred Gear, but she wasn't sure which one; or if it was a new one altogether. It was an energy she never felt before.
Sonic gave a silly smile. "Yup. He's definitely good with his hands from those books he reads" he joked. Akeno giggled at this, and Kiba was smiling, though he was smiling the entire time so it wasn't clear if it was from the joke or not.
"That's not funny" Issei grumbled. Rias also was a bit annoyed, but got the gist of the joke. She just wished it wasn't told in the middle of something important. If this Hedgehog was gonna be here often...
"As I was saying, focus on your strongest point, then concentrate on drawing out that strength" Rias continued from before.
"Uh, right now? That's kinda of allot of pressure" Issei said nervously, not sure if he could really do this.
"Focus, Issei" said Rias, a little more assertively.
"Okay! Okay! I'm focusing!" Issei said, shutting his eyes and concentrating. He mentally kept reminding himself to focus, but opened them back up due this his short attention span, and his eyes widened at the fact that with Rias sitting on top of her desk now, her legs were slightly open, allowing him to see under her skirt. She was wearing a black thong, and it hugged tightly against her skin leaving nothing to the imagination. Catching himself, he shut his eyes again... but he couldn't burn the image out of his head.
"That's it. Just relax and concentrate" Rias said in a friendly tone, which also came across as seductive do to Issei's rising hormonal levels (obviously not helping).
"I am!" He said, but then couldn't stop his eyes from taking another peak. While this was going on, Sonic deadpanned at Rias, resisting the urge to facepalm. Whether or not she was intentionally sitting that way was unclear, but it was definitely having an affect on the poor kids performance.
Ugh, even that sentence sounded wrong. He's been in this world too long already.
Issei could stand it no longer, and got to his knees. "I can't do it! I'm a weak soul!" He whined. Seeing this, Rias got down from her seat, feeling bad Issei couldn't summon his Sacred Gear, but could understand why. He only just learned about it, so it was silly to believe he could get it on the first try.
"Its fine. We'll take it slow. Its just hard right now" said Rias, kindly.
'You gotta be kidding me!' Sonic mentally groaned, an open palm on his face. The inhabitants of his world weren't as open as the people of this dimension, sure; but even HE knew how that sounded! How many innuendos can these people make in one conversation?!
'YEAH! When you sit like that!' Issei thought in response to Rias' statement. How was he supposed to focus when her undies were practically see-thru? "Maybe this is some kind of mistake" he said.
"A Fallen Angel found you a big enough threat to try and have you killed" said Rias.
"Yeah, and thrust a glow stick in me, now my human life is over! Forgive me if I'm not exactly thrilled!" Issei raised his voice a bit, the reality still a bit overwhelming for him to handle. It was insane! First he gets gutted by a demon Angel, then saved by an alien, dies at her hands anyway, now he's a Devil like the rest of the ORC. He didn't notice Sonic look down in shame. If only he was faster...
"That's the second reason I called you here" said Rias, calmly; confused Issei and Sonic further. Reaching behind her, she pulled out her only remaining Pawn piece, the only one not currently residing in Issei's body. "This is an Evil Piece. It let me bring you back, but none of my other Pieces worked on you except 7 of my Pawns. But even then, your still not a Devil" she explained.
Both Issei and Sonic, even the other members of the ORC, were shocked. He wasn't a Devil, even after being revived? How was that even possible? "Whoa, whoa, whoa; I thought you said your power would make him one of you?" Sonic questioned, which he was partially glad about. He still felt guilty for not being able to save Issei in time, but at least he didn't lose his humanity. Even so, why wasn't Issei a Devil now?
Rias put the Pawn Piece down before answering. "Whatever power you have Issei, is like nothing I've ever seen. The fact you had to take up 7 Pieces and still not be a Devil is telling enough. You..." she said but before she could finish, a small glyph appeared on her ear, getting Issei and Sonic to cock an eyebrow each. "Er, one second. Hello?" Said Rias, touching and holding the new object, but talking as if she was on the phone with someone.
POV - Rias:
"Rias? It's me" said a voice from the other end of the line.
"Zechs?" Asked Rias, recognizing the voice as her older brother, Sirzechs. But why would he call her now? He was one of the leaders of the Underworld, he should be working. "This isn't really a good t..." she tried eplaining, as she was in the middle of something important.
"There's been reports of a Stray in your area" said Sirzechs, cutting Rias off.
"What?!" She asked, stunned at this information. Not that she hasn't dealt with Strays' before, its just she was normally good at keeping her territory clean of them. Perhaps her workload combined with the arrival of an otherworldly guest distracted her a bit. "When?" She asked, wanting some details.
"Not to worry, it just happened today. You won't get in trouble, plus we have a team working on it already" said Sirzechs, assuring Rias she wasn't gonna be reprimanded in any way and there were already Gremory Devils on the case. "I just... thought you should know" he said, wanting to warn his sister. Don't get him wrong, he had the upmost faith in her sisters abilities, but that didn't stop him from worrying. She was still family.
"I have to get back to work, Lord Phenex and Father are discussing... well, you know" said Sirzechs, knowing how his sister felt about the... arrangement.
"Yeah... that" Rias rolled her eyes. She understood why her father and Lord Phenex did this, but did it really have to come at her expense? There were so many other girls in the Gremory family, some of which would kill for the same position Rias was in... why couldn't it be one of them instead?!
"Oh... and keep an eye out for Hedgehogs. They love this time of year" Sirzechs joked with a sly smile before quickly hanging up, making Rias flinch and freeze up on the other end of the line. He knew? Her brother of all people knew?!
POV - Normal:
While no one knew what was said in the other end of the line, the ORC Devils had a decent idea why her brother was calling. It was either business or... the other thing. Issei and Sonic had no idea either, but the Hedgehog studied Rias' expressions carefully, however briefly they flew by. There was something odd about her mannerisms, but Sonic couldn't put his finger on it. All he could tell was something surprised Rias, and also bothered her due to her eye rolling.
"Everything alright?" Sonic asked. The Crimson Devil was silent for a few moments before finally answering.
"... It... Its nothing. Just Devil business" Rias said, which wasn't a total lie honestly. "Anyway, because your not a Devil, I can't force you too be here. But don't be afraid to reach out, Issei. Like it or not, you have this power dormant inside you, and the Fallen Angels may come after you again. Your still our client, so your welcome here anytime" Rias kindly offered.
She was still a bit freaked out her brother knew about Sonic, though shouldn't be too surprised. This was his territory as much as it was hers. What she hoped was he was unaware of this special exception she was making for Issei. He was under the protection of both an extraterrestrial, and a club of demons. This normally wasn't allowed, as a Devil can only make business deals with humans, yet here she was offering her hospitality. If the higher ups found out, she could get into serious trouble... but then again, depending on what Sacred Gear Issei had, maybe she could away with it.
"Uh, thanks, I guess" said Issei, still taking all this information in. So his life as a normal kid wasn't over... if you can even call this normal anymore.
"You can both leave if you want, just be careful" warned Rias.
"Heh, who needs careful when he's got the 'Fastest Thing Alive' on his side?" Inputted Sonic.
With that huge task out of the way, Rias figured she'd get back to work. "Kiba? Mind getting more flyers for me?" She asked Kiba, sweetly.
"Yes, Miss President" said Kiba, getting up from his seat.
Sonic scratched his head. "So uh, why do you guys hand out flyers instead of just letting customers summon you instead?" Asked Sonic. If he was gonna be stuck here for awhile, he might as well learn how life in this dimension works.
"The same reason we stopped collecting souls, it became obsolete. Clients used to summon us themselves, but its more effective to have the summoning circle printed out and given to them instead" Rias said, now sitting back behind her desk.
"Basically. All we do now is deliver them and the work comes to us. It's a win-win" said Akeno, as Kiba walked in with a stacks of flyers and put them on the table.
Sonic looked interested in this. "Oh. How long does it usually take?" He asked. Upon seeing they could teleport, they must be able to get so much done.
"Not long. Usually 2 days" said Rias.
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Sonic laughed. Then laughed. Then laughed some more. What was so funny? "2 days? I can get this done in less than 2 minutes!" He bragged. Rias smiled at him. He really thought he could get this done that quickly? Ok, he could make sonic booms, fair enough; but there was no way Sonic could run his way out of this. It wasn't just Kuoh Town and Japan, Rias had clients all over the world. Without magic circles, there was no way any Devil would get any work done, let alone a Hedgehog.
Then again, she was really far behind, so much that even teleporting wasn't helping much. So if teleportation didn't make that big of a difference, what made Sonic think he can? She admired his confidence, but it would take more than a few laps to get this much work done.
"Yeah. Sure you can" She disregarded him.
"They don't call me the Blue Streak for nothing, why not give me a couple?" Sonic grinned, challenging her. She looked back at him, matching his grin with one of her smiles.
"Thanks, but no thanks. We have methods of delivery in place" she answered. By that, she meant Familiars.
"Heh. You think 'methods' are faster than me? I'm faster than time itself!" Sonic continued.
"He's not wrong. He might just surprise ya" said Issei, remembering what Sonic did to his mother. Rias obviously didn't know what she was getting herself into.
"Its gonna take more than happy feet to deliver all these around the world" said Rias.
"Wanna bet?" Sonic dared her. You could see electricity connecting his and Rias' foreheads.
"... Alright" she said, accepting his challenge. Reaching under her desk again, she got out a large white bag that was about a little more than half of Sonic's size, and threw it at him. It landed on his face, but he got it off. As he was getting the strap around his body so he could carry it, Rias pulled out a list of client names and addresses.
"These are 300 deliveries due by tonight. I don't blame you if you can't hand them all..." said Rias but before she could say 'out', Sonic was gone in a flash, as well as the flyers Kiba just brought in. He had swiped the list from Rias, taken all the papers, and put them in the bag faster than lightning. As he sped past mailboxes, each one had a flyer placed inside. In about 2, maybe 3 seconds; Sonic had returned, the bag open to show it was completely empty. He gave a mock yawn after all that 'hard work'.
Rias and the other Devils stared. He did not just get a days worth of work done that quickly, did he? "Thank you. Thank you. I'll be here all week" Sonic said, taking a few bows.
XXX
It was evening hours now, and Sonic and Issei were walking back home. Sonic wasn't wearing his disguise right now, figuring it wasn't necessary. The neighborhood wasn't busy around this time and even if someone did come, Sonic merely had to dash away behind a corner or something. "Haha! Did you see the look on her face?!" Chuckled Sonic, mentioning Rias and her reaction to getting a large portion of her work done for her, and faster than her 'methods'.
"Yeah, bro. You literally ran circles around her" agreed Issei. As they were both minding they're own business, Sonic's quills started to tingle and he stopped moving. "What's up?" Asked Issei, seeing Sonic had paused for some reason. Behind, the world began to take a purple hue before covering the entire area.
"Well isn't this just romantic? Two boys out for a night on the town" said a female voice, who was walking up toward them from seemingly out of nowhere. She was dressed in a trench coat and had long blue hair. Issei got a weird vibe from her, and Sonic immediately recognized her... she was with Raynare the first day he came here!
"You! Your with Raynare!" Sonic said, which got Issei a bit nervous. The craziness was starting all over again!
"How sweet, you remember me. Name's Kalawarner, and she ordered me to tie up some loose e..." said the woman, revealing her name to be Kalawarner and why she was here, but then noticed Issei standing beside Sonic. How can that be? Raynare told her he was disposed of already, and her job was to tie up the loose end known as Sonic. "Your still alive?" She asked, her tone calm, but threatening. As she said this, her wings flew out from her back, getting herself ready to fight.
"Shit! She's a Fallen Angel!" exclaimed Issei. Sonic took a defensive stance. looks like he was gonna have to fight his way out again.
"How did you survive? She was supposed to have dealt with you already!" Kalawarner said, readying a yellow light spear and threw it at the boys with surprising speed and force.
"GET DOWN!" Sonic yelled, him and Issei jumping off in opposite directions.
"GAAAAAAAH!" Issei cried, avoiding the light spear. He's already dealt with those things twice, he wasn't willing to go for a third round. He landed on the floor on his stomach after jumping away, and as he got back up, he crawled backwards.
Sonic darted in front of Issei to protect him, taking a battle stance while facing his newest opponent. He already failed Issei once, he wasn't going to again. And if she tried the memory hocus pocus, he'd Spin Dash her into a wall before she could blink.
"How's about a trade? The brat over you?" Offered Kalawarner, as a Sacred Gear holder was the more important target right now, not some Hedgehog from outer space. He can always be dealt with later. "Sure... when God lets you back into Heaven" Sonic snapped, using a variation of the 'when pigs fly' response. Kalawarner narrowed her eyes. So the pet would die for his master?
Eh, didn't matter. She would've killed them both anyway.
"You choice" She said, priming a light spear again. First, she was gonna kill Sonic, THEN the pervert. Tossing the light spear, Sonic avoided it, to no ones surprise. Because she already expected him to dodge her attack, she already had a second spear ready. Taking aim, Kalawarner threw her weapon, which Sonic had to jump to avoid... the property wall he was in front of was destroyed however. Now airborne, Sonic to this as an opportunity to counter, and dashed toward with a Homing Attack.
The Fallen One was one step ahead of him, and wasn't gonna fall for that trick again, so she held out her yellow magic glyph to block Sonic's attack. He continuing spinning, trying to break through; but Kalawarner just shoved him back, and jumped in the air herself, throwing another spear of light at Sonic. He did a backflip to avoid her strike, then had to do 2 more consecutively to avoid more spears, each one getting closer to hitting him than the last.
This made one thing clear to Sonic: Raynare had the power, but Kalawarner had the accuracy.
After eluding her attack, he dashed to get right underneath her, then jumped to give her an uppercut kick. It hit, and it did hurt, but it didn't knock her out of the sky. Just before Sonic got out of her reach, she grabbed his leg, much to his and Issei's shock, and swung him around in a 360 before letting go and making him crash into the pavement. So hard in fact, the street cracked under the force of his landing.
"ARGH!"
Ouch, this reminded him of his first run-in with Infinite... painful. He went to get up, his arms shaking. But when he looked up...
KICK! CRACK!
Getting kicked by Kalawarner, Sonic was then launched through a property wall. Kalawarner stared in the direction of where he landed and sure enough, Sonic climbed out from the hole, not willing to give up so easily. His arms where still shaky, and his body ached from the impact, but he wouldn't surrender. Not now, not ever! "Heh... that all you got...?" He taunted with a smirk, body aches be damned. Kalawarner gave no response, only looked at him with no emotion. All she could gather was this rodent was a glutton for punishment.
Issei watched in fascination. Sonic was up against a literal demon, but he refused to quit. In fact, the Hedgehog egged the situation on before leapping at her. He could still only imagine what he put Rias and the ORC through. 'Sonic... DAMMIT! I'm so useless! Why couldn't I become a Devil?!' Issei berated himself as Sonic and Kalawarner continued to fight. Issei wished he could help, but what could he do? He was just a loser human with a supersonic friend.
And sure, while he was glad his humanity wasn't taken away, he sorta wished he WAS a Devil right about now. He could at least do something to help Sonic out instead of him doing all the work!
Homing in on Kalawarner, Sonic hit her with a Flying Kick, sending her some feet into the air, though she used her wings to stabilize herself. She threw a light spear at Sonic, who used Stomp to get out of the air fast enough before it hit him. He then jumped on a wall, onto the top of a house, then off that house to get above Kalawarner. He curled into a ball, intent on finishing her with a Homing Attack. She saw it coming, and only had less than a second to do something to stop him. Instinctively, she brought out another light spear just as Sonic locked onto his target and zeroed in on her.
The movement between them played in slow motion. As Sonic was heading towards her, she managed to twist her body to avoid the Homing Attack (she admittedly got lucky) and as she faced a curled-up Sonic, she swiped with her light spear, grazing the Hedgehog. He lost his focus and came out of his spinning technique, holding his side and crying out in pain. The pain itself was like nothing Sonic ever felt before. It was like it was cutting beyond his skin and muscles, reaching the very core of his being.
"SONIC!" Cried out Issei, seeing Sonic had gotten struck, which was unbelievable to him.
Sonic landed on the pavement again, this time on his side, which made the pain he was already feeling even worse. Kalawarner landed almost-gracefully, seeing she was a bit roughed up herself. "Haa... haa... your something else, I'll give you that... All the more reason you and the human must be DESTROYED!" She said, producing on final light spear with her remaining power to finish off the Hedgehog, then the Sacred Gear holder was next.
Sonic tried moving, but his muscles were stunned by the immense pain that light spear put him through, even though it just grazed him! He still tried but no matter what he mentally commanded to move, his hands and/or feet, they wouldn't respond. Was this it? THIS is how his story was gonna end?
Issei stared in shock. Sonic was down, and Kalawarner was just moments away from delivering the final blow! 'She's gonna kill him! She's really gonna kill him! I can't just sit here! I have to do something, but what?! What the fuck can I do?!' Issei thought to himself, trying to figure out if there was any way he could help Sonic fight off this crazy bitch.
'Focus on the part of your body you feel is the strongest' Rias' words echoed in Issei's head. He gasped in realization. That power... the one she and Raynare claimed he had... if he could figure it out, then he might be able to save Sonic! Making a fist, Issei got himself off the floor.
'Ok... come on, Issei; think... THINK for once in your life!' He told himself, closing his eyes and blocking out anything about boobs or perverted that he might think. If he could keep his concentration, then just maybe this power would manifest itself. That's of course, assuming he had it at all. He really hoped to God it wasn't a misunderstanding...
'Focus on your strongest point, then concentrate on drawing out that strength' the Crimson Devils voice continued to remind him.
'Focus Issei... FOCUS!' He reminded himself. He didn't felt or see it since his eyes were closed... but a green aura slowly formed on his left hand.
'That's it. Just relax and concentrate' Rias' voice told him. 'Relax... and concentrate' Issei repeated, the aura getting a bit brighter.
'You have this power dormant inside you' Her voice spoke to Issei one final time...
"I HAVE POWER!" Issei said aloud. Right as he did, the green light exploded with intensity, catching the attention of Kalawarner who was less than a second away from stabbing Sonic! Both she and him looked behind them to see Issei glowing. Kalawarner lost her focus and her light spear dispelled, then a gust of wind blew from out of nowhere, forcing her to shield herself with her arms crossed in front of her.
This also scared Sonic a bit. What the heck was going on? What was wrong with Issei?
The light from Issei continued to intensify, and the same orb that appeared on Issei's hand back at the park came into view. From it, red energy also spread out to cover the entirely of Issei's hand, which then sent out another gust that blew Kalawarner back and off her balance. For some strange reason, while the wind affected Sonic's quills, he wasn't blown away himself... and what was that red bracer on Issei's hand?! Sonic's mouth dropped open at the sight of it. Where did it come from?!
Issei himself was just as stunned as Sonic was... it was true... he couldn't believe it. Somehow... some random object appeared on his arm. It was a red armored bracer with yellow accents that gave the appearance of horns, and it had a green jewel in the center.
"Your Sacred Gear? It's awakened?!" Asked Kalawarner, also in shock, with a mix of annoyance. Both boys looked at Kalawarner as she stood up to recover... her clothes were blown off, of course; but that wasn't an issue to Sonic right now. So this was a Sacred Gear, huh? Looks like Rias and Raynare were right after all.
"Fuck this! This was Raynare's job; she can deal with this bullshit!" Kalawarner continued, then retreated by flying away. After she left, the world returned to normal. Issei just watched her go, to think she was scared off by a little trinket on his arm. He then looked down at his arm, with Sonic gluing his eyes back to it after watching Kalawarner fly the coop. This was what Raynare tried killing him for? It was certainly impressive, neither one of them had ever seen something like this before.
"Uh... SONIC!" Issei called his friend. Now that the shock of his hidden power had passed, he realized Sonic was still injured while protecting him. "Are you ok, bro?" Asked Issei.
Sonic slowly stood, with Issei using his left hand to support Sonic. The Hedgehog could stand, and the light spear burn wasn't bothering him that much anymore, though it still ached. "Ugh... I'm fine. Thanks for having my back back there" Sonic said, assuring he was ok, and also thanking Issei for his help.
"M-Me? I-I didn't do anything" said Issei, feeling a bit bashful at the praise.
No way, pal! If you didn't summon your Sacred Thingamabob, I would've gotten skewered. You were way past cool today, Issei" said Sonic, elaborating on his point. Issei smiled and looked down at his new toy. He really did it... Him. The pervert.
XXX
Back at the ORC clubhouse, Rias was finishing up whatever work she had left before going home for the day. Though since Sonic did the delivery part, that meat she could focus on more on preparation for whatever tasks they are called for... though Koneko and Akeno always got the ones who had fetishes, so that wasn't too big of an issue, and Rias was almost never called herself. Regardless, with Sonic's indirect assistance, they could get back on schedule.
*Knock, knock, knock.*
Everyone turned to the door, hearing the knocking. That was odd. It was almost nighttime, who'd be here at this hour? "Koneko, can you see who that is for me?" Asked Rias, as she was just finishing writing something down. The small freshmen did what she was asked and got up from her seat, opening the door.
It was the human Issei, with his hands behind his back; and his pet Hedgehog, the blue rodent waving with a silly grin and chuckling.
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SLAM!
"No one" said Koneko, slamming the door in the boys' faces and was going to go back to her seat when 'no one' spoke from the other side.
"This is kinda important!" Sonic said rather loudly. Rias was surprised, what was he doing back here already? She expected him to go on his imaginary treasure hunt. With no response given to him, "I will Boost Dash this door down, Missy!" Sonic said in a jokingly threatening tone.
"No you won't" said Issei, knowing Sonic wouldn't do something like that on purpose.
"I could! I bust down stone doors at Seaside Hill" Sonic said.
"Seaside Where?" Asked Issei, not knowing where that place was.
"Let them in" Rias kindly ordered, to which Koneko obeyed and reopened the door. Sonic and Issei walked to Rias' desk... hmm? Something felt a bit different than when they were here earlier, Issei specifically.
"So uh... remember what you said about a Sacred Gear, the one that Issei had?" Sonic began.
"Why?" Asked Rias, but then immediately realized after that. Did Issei...?
Issei took his hands out from behind him to reveal his newly activated Sacred Gear on his left hand, which got every member to look in awe. "TA-DAAAAA!" Said Sonic, gesturing to the Gear with both hands.
Rias looked at it more closely, but something was a bit off about it. It looked like a common Twice Critical, though the design of Issei's was different. This was actually very common for any Sacred Gear, they had different styles depending on the user. This one though... it felt like something more, but Rias couldn't put her finger on it. "There's no doubt about it... that is a Sacred Gear. But why come back here?" She said.
"Well, we ran into one of Raynare's henchmen, fought her off, then Issei saved me by using that thing," said Sonic. "And uh... we don't know how to turn it off" he rubbed the back of his head. It was his idea to return to Rias, believe it or not. He figured if anyone knew how these things worked, it was gonna be her.
"Yeah. Walking around with this will freak people out" said Issei. 'Not to mention slow me down in my alone time' he thought to himself. What can he say? He's a guy.
"Oh, that's easy. A Sacred Gear is a part of you. Once activated, all you have to do is think about it to turn it on or off" said Rias.
"For real?" Asked Issei.
"That's it?" Asked Sonic.
Issei tried that, he thought of his hand how it looked without a Sacred Gear attached and sure enough, it vanished in a flash of light, having returned inside his body. "What do ya know? Its gone" He said. He might not know 100% how this thing worked, but at least he could hide it without having to worry about someone seeing it. And should Sonic not be around, he also had some sort of defense to protect himself.
"Congratulations, Issei! And its only your first day!" Akeno said, kindly.
"Oh, uh; thanks" Issei blushed, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Though this does put me in an awkward position." Rias started again, getting everyone's attention. She was also holding up her head by one of her arms. "Now that your Sacred Gear has awakened, there's no doubt the Fallen Angels will want you dead now more than ever," she continued. "That goes for you too, Sonic. I don't think they appreciate an alien getting in their way, so your as much of a target as Issei" Rias warned them.
"Yeah. If they can catch me" Sonic said, confidently. The ORC did find his attitude admirable, Sonic was as much of a fighter as he was a runner. However from her seat, Rias saw something on him that contradicted what he said about not catching him.
"Well, considering she got you pretty good..." she pointed to the singe in Sonic's fur, which the others looked towards as well. Unless Sonic accidentally burned himself due to the friction he causes (which was unlikely), or got hit with a flamethrower, there's no reason that patch of fur should be marked like that.
Sonic looked down at his injury. Crap. He was caught. "Eh, its nothing. I almost exploded in a capsule once" he pushed the issue aside, his response got stunned looks thrown at him. He got trapped in a capsule and it blew up? How much did this little Hedgehog go through? More importantly, how did he survive that?!
Rias gestured Akeno to help Sonic. Walking up next to the Hedgehog, "Hold still" she said, putting her hands out over the injured area. Sonic had no idea what she was doing but before he could react, he felt a warm sensation in the area where he got grazed. Akeno's hands were glowing with soft light, and the aching feeling he still had quickly began to vanish. He and Issei had no idea how, but she was somehow healing him, not that he was complaining. It felt pretty good.
Once Akeno was done, Sonic flexed and moved his body around a bit. The pain was gone... all of it! It was like he was never struck at all! "Wow... thanks!" Sonic praised.
"Your welcome" Akeno said, kindly.
"While I understand your encounter with them was out of your control, please don't make it a habit of fighting them off. I can't promise we'll be there to assist you, so try to lie low and not attract attention" Rias suggested.
"You heard her, Sonic" said Issei.
"What? MEEEE? Attract attention?" Sonic said in a mock-hurt voice, which only got Issei to fold his arms. "... Ok, on the slight chance that I do..." Sonic said, making a tiny symbol with fingers.
Slight chance? Was this Hedgehog living in the same world as them? Issei nodded his head over to Rias, who was also resting her head on her linked hands with a similar look Issei gave Sonic, effectively shutting down Sonic's argument. "Even if I do, he's got a Sacred Gear. That was enough to scare her off" Sonic said.
"This isn't a game, Sonic. Once they learn he doesn't know how to properly control it, simply flashing it out won't be enough. Sacred Gears, while powerful, are also uncontrollable without proper training, so your both lucky Issei didn't obliterate everything within a 100 miles" Rias said, explaining the seriousness of the situation. This got both boys to fall silent, that little thing could do all that? To Sonic, it sounded much like what the Chaos Emeralds were capable off.
"You believe that, but not my Emeralds?" Sonic added. Rias once again ignored him, she and Issei still waiting on his answer to keep things quiet. "Alright, fine! I'll try keeping it down a bit" Sonic promised with his hands up in defense. If what Rias said was true, he better keep a low profile for Issei's sake. If they did got locked in mortal combat and Issei DID in fact lose control, that blood would be on both their hands.
"I appropriate you coming back to let me know, you may both go now if you wish. I can also open a teleport circle home if you want" said Rias, thanking the boys from bring this to her attention, and also offering them a free ticket back home.
"Nah, I think I'll walk. Thanks Rias, you guys have a good night" said Issei. He turned to leave, seeing no further reason to stay. It still kinda uneased him to be here with real-life Devils... yet he goes home with an alien, but at least said alien wasn't trying to kill him or did some freaky magic shit.
"Thanks again for the tea, Lightning Queen. The pick-me-up too. Later!" Sonic said, giving a two-finger salute, then dashing after Issei. Kiba and Akeno were the only ones to wave him goodbye. Rias stared at the door was the 2 boys left.
"... Over exaggerate much?" Asked Akeno, Rias looking in here direction. "I think you were a little harsh, you might have scared him" the Queen continued, talking about Issei more than Sonic. The Hedgehog seemed to be used to high stakes, different world or otherwise, but the human obviously did not.
"I wasn't trying to scare him, I don't want them over-estimating themselves because of a shiny new toy" Rias said, catching onto Akeno's concern, but still believed she made the right decision.
"Even without it, Sonic overwhelmed all of us without even trying" Akeno brought up. Rias kinda wished she didn't, but it was still a valid point. Sonic was like the wind: unpredictable. He even fought 4 Fallen on his own, yet tonight he made a mistake that he required Issei to save his life. Perhaps the Fallen Angel got lucky or used an underhanded tactic; they didn't go into details, so it was impossible to tell.
"He did," Rias admitted. "... We also have to find out more about this 'Mobuis'; so we can send Sonic home" she added. Don't get her wrong; she tolerated Sonic, and was interested in him at first, but now she didn't want him in her territory; especially since her brother was now aware of his presence and might get involved himself. Besides... its not like she liked the Hedgehog anyway. So what if he did some work for her (even if was to prove a point), so what if he had a decent personality, and so what if he saved random people after falling from the sky?
It's not like he'll ever deliberately help her with her problems, all he wanted was some gems that don't exist. She didn't care... did she?
So that's it for this chapter. Sonic and Issei have worked together in battle (to an extent), joined the ORC (again, to an extent since neither of them are Devils), and have learned the basic lore of the DxD-verse. Next up, they will met Asia and trust me, you won't believe what she has to say. The only spoiler I've give is she'll met Sonic right away, but how she takes it will make you question what happened BEFORE Sonic got here.