"Hey… It's been a while."

"Rias… I-I don't understand. Am I dreaming?" Akira asks

Rias shakes her head and responds "Nope. You're awake…" Her eyes lower down to his chest for a moment and then back to his face to say "And feeling excited right now."

Akira starts to get red and feeling embarrass to admit she is right. He asks "Do you mind getting off of me?"

Rias smiles while rubbing her body against his and asking "What's the matter? Do men not love to feel embraced with a naked woman?"

Akira sighs and smiles a little at the sight he is seeing. He soon shakes his head and grabs onto Rias' arms to stop her from doing that. He asks "I-I don't understand. What is happening, and why are we naked?"

Rias finally moves off of him and lies down on the bed next to him with the front of her body facing towards him. She asks "Do you remember what happened? You got impaled by an angel weapon and suffered."

Akira thought back and remembers fighting Kalawarner and Yuuma. The memory made him freeze and skip a heartbeat when remembering he took a serious fatal stab from the spear and brought him down to the floor. He replies "I died…."

"And I saved you."

"W-What?"

Rias slowly moves her right hand across his chest when explaining to him "I used my body in order to heal you, which requires the both of us to lose our clothes."

". . . . ." Akira just remain silent and left his mouth open in shock to see Rias looking back at him with honesty

Rias places her right hand against his chin to help close his mouth. She continues "I'll admit I'm a little embarrassed to do this, and it's a little ridiculous, but I wanted to save your life."

Akira starts remembering the other time when he woke up in his bedroom with no clothes and caught the scent of perfume on his bed. "So the other day when I was at home with no clothes on…."

"I saved you again. I seem to be doing that a lot. You must be overjoyed to have me rescue you all the time."

"B-But why? Why do all this for me? And how do you –" Akira pauses for a moment when thinking about this. Took him this long to finally realise something important and had to ask "You're supernatural?"

"Correct." Rias said and starts moving off the bed. She grabs the blanket to wrap it around her body to cover herself when standing over the bed to face Akira. She suddenly spreads her devil-like wings and leaving Akira dumbfound at what he is seeing.

"I am Rias Gremory. I am a devil, and member of the House of Gremory. At your service."

Akira took a deep breath and turns away to try to take all this new information into his head. He would start to feel unhappy and mutters "Is this some kind of joke?"

"This is not a joke." Rias said and moves away to pick up her clothes she left neatly on the ground nearby. She moves the blanket off of her to help cover Akira again, then proceeds putting on her black underwear.

"This is not right…. This can't be happening…." Akira pushes the blanket off of him and moves on the other side of the bed to sit on the edge.

Rias finish clipping her bra in place and looks towards Akira with confusion. "What's the matter? You don't seem very happy to be saved by me."

Akira looks back to Rias with anger and said "Do you have any idea what I do for a living? I kill monsters like you!"

"That's a bit harsh. I prefer the term 'Devil'. And you're a devil too, Akira."

Akira faces forward and remain silent. Rias crawls back on the bed and sits down in the middle. She said "I know what you do for a living. I learned a week ago about you being a devil, back when you murdered that succubus. I was completely surprised to learn that you're actually a devil like me. At school, I didn't even know you were a devil. Maybe it was fate that brought us together."

"Fate? Don't say that."

"Akira…" Rias extends her hand out to try to touch his shoulder, but she stops at halfway and lowers her hand down. She said "You've changed, Akira. Despite what you've become, I still chose to save your life. I want to help you."

"You can't help me…" Akira said while clenching his fists in anger and frustration. He stands up off the bed and said "Did you forget what I said? I kill monsters like you."

Rias moves away from him as soon as she notice his demonic aura surrounding his body and eventually taking the form of his black armour again. He turns around to face Rias, wearing his full armour and remain angry under his helmet.

Rias starts to worry when realising he is actually serious. She gets off the bed and says to him "Akira… Stop joking around… This isn't you."

"This is who I am." Akira said and starts moving around the bed towards Rias "All this time… You're one of them. You've become the thing I desire to kill."

Rias shakes her head and steps back enough to press her back against the wall behind her. She said "But you're a devil too."

"I wish I wasn't."

"But it's a part of you!" Rias raises her voice and causes him to stop for a moment. She continues "You can't just live in this world and ignore what you are."

Akira went silent for a while, but he surprises Rias by grabbing her neck with his right hand and holds her against the wall. He said "I wasn't planning on living anyway. I'll end it as soon as my purpose is finished."

Rias grabs onto Akira's arm with both hands and starts struggling to breathe. She plays as a helpless woman, trying so hard to speak out to ask Akira to stop doing this to her. In the end, Rias would eventually have no choice but to change, which triggers her red ruby on her silver bracelet to suddenly glow bright. Akira looks at her right arm to see her bracelet suddenly glowing and expanding into a black form to cover her body. Rias eyes start to change from blue eyes to golden eyes with black sclera. Rias' whole expression changes to serious, as she gazes back at Akira and ignoring him choking her neck tightly. She would finally make a move as soon as her transformation was complete, and forces Akira to back away as soon as he saw blades coming out of both arms from Rias.

Akira jumps backwards to avoid taking a slash through the neck by those two sharp blades. He was surprise to see Rias in this strange form, wearing a full black bodysuit with red markings across the suit and red lining on her face.

Rias sighs deeply and then starts smiling. She spreads her arms out and retracts the blades back into her body. "Come here, big boy…." She said with a low and smooth voice, carried a seductive tone towards Akira.

Akira stands ready with his fists up and ready to lunge forward with his fist coming to Rias' face. Rias easily moves her head out of the way with quickness and force Akira to punch his right fist through the wall. Rias uses this advantage by attacking with two punches from both her hands against the back of his body. As Akira tries swinging his right arm out of the wall to swing it towards Rias, she avoids him yet again and lands two more punches to his chest, and another across the face.

Frustrated and angry over these attacks, Akira continues trying his best on landing a blow against Rias, but she keeps backing away and keeping that smile on her face. While continue advancing towards Rias, he finally catches her by grabbing her neck again and punching her with his left fist to send her crashing into the wall.

Rias breathes heavily and smiles happily over this. She was making a few faint moaning sounds as if she was actually enjoying this sexually. She extends a long blade from her right arm and lunges forward with her right arm coming towards Akira's face. He got out of the way on time, grabbed her right arm with his left hand and punches her with his right fist to send her collapsing onto the bed. She sits up and still smiles happily towards Akira.

Suddenly, this fight comes to a close when Chisato Hasegawa steps into the scene by coming through the door. She heard the commotion happening from outside the door and enters to find them fighting each other. She was shock to witness this and asks "What are you two doing?!"

Akira looks towards Chisato and was surprise to see her here "Chisato?"

Rias took this opportunity to attack by jumping towards Akira. She wraps her legs around his waist, placed her left arm around his neck and moves her right hand in front of his face. She was slowly expanding her blade from her right arm towards Akira's neck. He grabs onto the blade with one hand and uses his other hand to try to push her arm to the side to get the blade away from him.

Chisato got angry at this attack and uses her divine power to break this fight. She manifests a swarm of magical chains to appear behind Rias to restrain her and force Rias onto the ground. She continues trying to fight her way out of the chains, but these chains are strong enough to pin her down.

Akira stands over Rias and looks towards Chisato to say "Hold her down so I can kill her." Then grabs onto Rias' head with both hands.

Another woman stands next to Chisato and calls out as soon as she saw what Akira was trying to do. "Wait! Don't do it!"

However, Chisato stops Akira by manifesting more magical chains and attacks Akira from behind. The chains pull him away from Rias and forces him down to the floor.

"What are you doing!?" Akira calls out and falls backwards onto the ground with chains around his body.

"That is enough." Said Chisato when entering the room and looking at the both of them "Akira. Remove your armour."

Rias calms herself down and her bodysuit starts fading away from her body. Akira also loses his armour, which made Chisato blush and looking away when seeing he is naked again. Since both of them have calm themselves, Chisato removes the chains off their bodies and demands an explanation downstairs.

After both of them got their clothes on, everyone went downstairs and discuss what just happen in the bedroom. They went to the living room to explain what just happen in the bedroom and what happen earlier. Chisato was not happy at what Akira was doing in the bedroom and causes an argument between each other.

Chisato says to Akira "What were you thinking?! She saved your life and you return the favour by trying to kill her? What's wrong with you?"

Akira got mad and responds "What's wrong with me? What's wrong with you!?" He then points towards Rias, who stands behind Chisato and looking unhappy towards Akira. Akira said "She is a monster!"

"A monster that saved your life." Said Rias. She was sitting down on the couch and looking unhappy towards him.

Rias' friend, Akeno Himejima, is present here at this discussion. She was wearing a purple casual-styled dress that reaches halfway down to her thighs.

Chisato sighs to calm herself and explains to Akira "Rias came to me, before you got attacked by those fallen angels. She wanted to speak to you and told me what's been going on, and asked that she'll handle the problems."

Akira just crosses his arms and looks away with anger. Chisato said "I'm sorry about what happen between you and Yuuma. I did warn her about betraying you, but I guess she didn't listen to my warning."

"She didn't want to do it…" Akira said "She was forced into it."

"I'm surprise you've got a girlfriend." Said Rias "You didn't want to date me and then you went and dated her."

Akira looks towards Rias and said "I bet you're feeling pretty happy, knowing that she stabbed me in the back and left me to die!"

"Nobody is happy right now, Akira. But all of us is concern about you."

"Why?" Akira asks and steps closer to Rias and lowers his arms "What the hell do you see in me? Just a freak?"

"Someone who cares about you. I wish you stop seeing everyone an enemy."

Akira scoffs and turns away from her. Rias asks him "Does Chisato know about your suicide?"

"Suicide?" Chisato looks puzzled and looks to Rias for a moment and then to Akira. Akira looks away from Chisato.

Rias said "You said you weren't planning on living. And said you'll end it when your purpose is finished. What do you mean by that?"

"Akira? What is she talking about? Is this about your father?" Said Chisato

Akira remain silent and looks away from everyone for a moment. He finally tells everyone his master plan "In the end I'm still a monster…. Just like my father… As soon as I find him and kill him, then I'll take my own life."

Everyone went silent and confuse as to what he just said. At first they thought this was some kind of joke, but the look on Akira's face says truthfully on what he said. As soon as they realise what he said, Chisato becomes the first to say something by stepping in front of him and slapping him across the face. Akira was dumbfound when he took that slap from Chisato, and seeing she was more furious than ever before.

"Why would you say something like that!? That's how you're going to end things with suicide?! After everything I've done for you, and what Rias has done for you, you're just going to throw it all away? I won't allow it!"

Akira rubs the side of his face from where he got slapped. He said "I will not stay in this world as a freak. I will find him and kill him." He then turns away from Chisato and walks out of the room.

"Don't walk away from this!" Chisato calls out to him and causes him to stop.

"You're wrong about me being human. I was never human to begin with." Akira walks out of the room.

Chisato was going to follow him out of the room, but she stops halfway and left upset over this. She lowers her head down to face the floor, shaking her head and asking herself "Why must he be this way… After everything I've done."

"I never imagined our reunion would turn out like this." Said Rias when looking towards Chisato "After what I'm seeing… He's dead inside."

"If I knew this would turn out like this, I would've altered his memories long ago."

"You can do that?" Akeno asks

"Yes…" Chisato turns around to face Rias and Akeno "I used this before, but he gave me his blessing to use it. I didn't want to lie and use this behind his back, because I knew he would learn the truth and hate me for lying to him." She then sighs deeply and lifts up her right hand to rub it against her right eye when feeling it starting to get watery.

"He really hates devils so much…." Said Rias

"That's because of what they did to him… His devilish father abandoned him. His human mother was killed by a devil…" Said Chisato

Rias turns away and sighs a little while shaking her head. "I don't believe this…."

"Was it his father that killed his mother?" Akeno asks

"No. Akira killed the devil that murdered his mother. It triggered his power and used it to kill that monster. I guess now he blames his father for not being there when he needed him. He was all alone."

"And now he's trying to be alone again." Said Rias

Akeno turns away and eventually takes her leave from the room. The mention about Akira's past made her remember her dark memories of a similar fate of her family. She knew exactly what Akira was experiencing right now. She decides to go search for Akira to talk.

Rias watches Akeno leave, then looks to Chisato and asks "What are you going to do?"

"I don't know…."

Akira went downstairs and into the kitchen. He stops and places both hands against the kitchen counter and faces down at the counter. He was frustrated by this sudden change of development. He tries to take a few breaths to calm himself down, then turns away from the counter and went to the fridge to see if he could get something to drink. He ends up finding a carton of orange juice and decides to have a drink with that.

Akeno enters the scene as soon as he pours some orange juice into a cup and causing him to pause for a moment when he saw her. She said "You know, this isn't your house."

"Rias invited me here, so I can do what I want."

"Of course." Akeno steps closer to the side of the counter and asks "Do you remember me?"

Akira looks back at her and thought about it for a while. He said "You're a hard woman to forget. You're the same level of popular with Rias at school."

"My name is Akeno Himejima. But I guess you don't care about names, because all you see in front of you is a monster."

Akira says nothing about that and starts drinking. Akeno asks him "Do you really hate us that much?"

Akira sighs after finish drinking all of the juice in the cup and responds with "Yes. And with good reason."

"The ones you killed are monsters. You can't just think that every devil is the same colour."

"Is it?" Akira asks "You don't know a god damn thing about me. You'll never understand my grief."

"I know what it's like to lose someone and blame someone else for it." Akeno said and starts coming closer to Akira. He notices this and takes a step away from her, while she stares back at him with serious and said "My mother was a human… And she was killed by a human."

". . . ."

Akeno was sadden when mentioning her mother. She stutters her first few words when saying this to him. "S-She m-married a fallen angel. She loved him. And then when my mother needed him the most…." She stops for a moment to show her expression change from sadness to anger. She said the last words "He wasn't there to save her."

Akira looks away and sighs deeply. He mutters "Just like my father…."

"It's better to blame someone just to save your own sanity." Said Akeno

Akira looks back to Akeno and asks "Do you hate him?"

"Yes." Akeno said straight away with a serious look on her face

"And do you want to kill him?"

Akeno says nothing and left unsure what to say about that. Akira could tell straight away what she is thinking and says to her "You want him to suffer."

"So you don't care about the ones you killed?" Akeno asks

"Those demons I killed are monsters."

"And I believe you." Akeno said "But do you really think pushing everyone away is the better choice?"

". . . . ."

"And how exactly are you going to find your father anyway? Do you have a lead? Do you even know what to do?"

". . . . ."

"You need us. With us, you'll get what you want. In exchange, you don't kill us or yourself."

Akira turns away and sighs deeply. He presses both hands against the table and thinks about what to do. What she said was pretty much true, because he has no plan or any idea on how to search for his father. He knows he is at a complete disadvantage at this situation, but he still dislikes the idea of working with devils.

Soon, Chisato and Rias came downstairs to find them both in the kitchen. Akeno looks to the two and backs away to have the two look towards Akira.

"What's it going to be?" Rias asks while placing both hands against her waist

Akira looks to them and steps away from the table to face the two. He looks to Rias and said "I still hate devils."

Rias rolls her eyes and sighs a little. "We know. But maybe we can fix that. If you've seen the underworld, then maybe you'll change your mind on devils completely."

"You're taking me on a trip to hell?" Akira asks

"If that's what you want. Just as long as you don't go on a killing rampage when you run away from us."

"There is also place where we could search for your father." Chisato said and got Akira looking back at her with curious expression. She steps closer and said "It's here in Tokyo."

"You have a lead?"

"I've had this information for some time, but I knew if I told you earlier, you'd rush straight in and get yourself killed. You need to be ready. And you also need to promise me you won't go suicide."

"I haven't found my father yet, so I won't go there."

"I don't want you going suicide at all. Do you understand me?" Chisato said with all serious towards Akira. Akira remain silent. Chisato changes to concern when stepping close enough to touch the side of his face. He turns his head away from her when she touches the same spot she slapped him across the face. She said "I'm sorry for hurting you."

"But I deserve it."

"That's right." Chisato said and steps closer to suddenly hug Akira. She holds onto him and said "I care about you."

"Hmmmmmmm…."

Chisato steps away from Akira and looks to Rias and Akeno "I may have to ask for more help from you, because this lead is going to bring us closer to declaring a fight with the Khaos Brigade."

"Are you serious? What does his father have to do with the Khaos Brigade?" Rias asks

"What's a Khaos Brigade?" Akira asks Chisato

"It's a terrorist organisation." Rias responds first and crosses her arms "And your girlfriend is a part of it."

"What?!"

"She's right." Said Chisato "They wanted you dead, which means they're part of the Khaos Brigade."

Akira sighs and looks away "Yuuma…"

"Your friend Yuuma is not her real name." Said Rias, causing Akira to look towards Rias. She continues "Her real name is Raynare, and she's a wanted criminal among her kind."

". . . You lie."

"Then why don't you go ask her yourself if you don't believe in devils."

". . . ."

Rias sighs and looks to Chisato and asks the question again "So what does his father have to do with the Khaos Brigade?"

"How much do you know of Akira's father?" Chisato asks

"We don't know about anything of his history." Said Rias

"So you don't know…." Chisato looks back to Akira and explains "His father is a member of the Old Satan Faction, which is now part of the Khaos Brigade."

"What?" Rias looks surprise and so does Akeno. Rias asks "Then… Akira is part royalty."

"Doesn't the Old Satan Faction represents the seven mortal sins?" Akeno asks

"Yes. And Akira's father represents wrath."

"Then… He's part of the seven mortal sins. Wrath." Rias said and steps closer to the kitchen table to look closer to Akira. She laughs and said "Well I can see why you're always angry all the time. That's just your nature as wrath."

Akira looks away from Rias and said "I know."

"So who is the lead you're thinking?" Akeno asks Chisato

"We're going to visit the man who could be responsible for the quake that damaged Tokyo. He is Mammon, the sin of greed."