บท 10: CHAPTER - 10 - THE RAID
Nighttime
Outside the Church
As we hid behind the cover of the trees I could already tell that there are tons of people inside, just my Devil senses alone can tell me that it's bad news just from looking at it.
"Oh man, can you feel that?" as Issei looked at the church.
"No kidding, there must be a ton of priests inside there" while Kiba smiled about it.
"Seriously, I'm glad you guys are here"
"Well hey, you and I are buddies right? Besides, Fallen Angels aren't exactly my favorite things in the world. The truth is I hate them." as he spoke his voice was laced with venom.
"Oh yeah?"
"Alright then, let's get this started" as I walked out of the bushes as Koneko followed right beside me.
"Hold on you two, don't just go in" Issei called out to us
"No need to be sneaky they know were here"
"Yeah, Koneko would you do the honors" as I bowed to her she nodded before kicking the door open.
As we entered and saw the church. There was an altar at the end and several pews lined up on either side. There weren't any candles lit but the moonlight was more than sufficient to see, even if it was pitch black devils can see in the dark as if it were daylight. There were also broken statues and the cross in the center was cut in half diagonally, probably with a sword of light.
CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!
CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!
As we heard the sound of claps echo through the sanctuary. A person dressed as a priest came out from behind the pillar
"So, we meet again, glad you could make it. I bet I'm a sight for sore eyes huh?" as he greeted us casually.
It was Freed, who else sounds like that?
"Freed, such a pain in the ass, didn't you learn your lesson after our last fight?" as I said irritated at the guy.
Instead of answering he ignored me and went on "here's the thing, I pride myself on the fact that I never have to battle any Devil more than once, and yet here you are just rubbing it in. If there's one thing I won't abide by it's being mocked by maggot Devils in the House of God" as he did a decapitation gesture.
"So what do you say? Let's finish this" as he brought out his Light gun and Sword of Light before his eyes turned psychotic "The thought of tearing away your flesh and eating it piece by piece makes my mouth water" as he then licked the top of his gun
"Your already beyond salvation I think, so if you can just up and die that would be great, thanks" was my response as I closed my eyes for a moment
"Sharingan!" as I yelled out in my mind before opening them revealing a pair of blood red eyes with three tomoe in each eye.
"OHHHHHHH WOWWW! GOODIE! Those eyes, I THINK I'M FALLING IN LOVE!" as Freed saw my eyes and looked in shock for a moment before he hugged himself and appeared to be…
Blushing?
"Kiba! PLEASE KILL THIS GUY TONIGHT! I DON'T THINK I CAN STAND HIM ANYMORE! KILL HIIIMMMM!" as my head sent out warning signals and red flags like crazy.
"Haru, your eyes"
"They kinda remind me of…"
"Right?"
As Issei, Kiba, and Koneko saw my eyes they could tell that it sent a chill down their spines and felt as if they shouldn't stare at them for too long.
"Don't worry about it now, focus on the enemy in front of us" as I cut them short before continuing.
"Right, so where's Asia? Tell me and you might have a slim chance of leaving here alive" as I threatened Freed with a glare.
"Oh right, you mean that dirty Devil loving whore of a sister. All you have to do is go down to the basement, she's right beneath the altar were currently standing on" as Freed replied with a smile as he looked back at the altar.
"Downstairs!" as Kiba prepared to draw his sword.
"Right, but first you'll have to get through me" as he looked back and focused on us.
"Can you guys keep him busy?" as I asked them
"Sure, but why?" Kiba asked
"I'm going down there and stopping Raynare from completing this ritual or whatever it is involving Asia. Issei while I do that you grab Asia and get out as fast as you can"
"Are you sure?" asked Koneko as she sounded concern for me, I guess all those sweets I gave her paid off.
"I'll be fine, it's about time I show the House of Gremory what the Uchiha Clan are capable of"as I ran straight for the altar.
"Oh no you don't!" as Freed shot holy bullets at me, though thanks to the Sharingan they may as well be going in slow motion as I see there trajectories.
I took out my Kusanagi sword and parried some of the bullets while dodging the others.
"What?" Freed apparently in shock before Koneko threw a nearby pew at him forcing him out of the way.
I then took out an explosive tag and threw it as it stuck to the front of the altar.
"HAH!" as I formed the hand seals.
Boom!
An explosion rang out in the church, as the dust settled the hidden entrance was blown wide open revealing a staircase that goes underground.
"You ready Issei?"
"Yeah, let's do this!" as he made his Sacred Gear appear and we headed down the steps.
As we head down I can still hear the fighting going on upstairs, shouldn't take them too long to force Freed to retreat and catch up with us, as we descended I deactivated my Sharingan for a bit, not that I couldn't maintain it but would be best saved to gain Raynare's attention.
We reached the end of the stairs we came across a wide open area lit with candles. There was a huge stone staircase leading to an altar. At the top is Raynare along with Asia chained to a device that resembles a cross, most likely the device used in the ritual to remove the Sacred Gears from humans.
"Come on in Devils, welcome to the party, though I'm afraid you're too late"
"Asia!" screamed Issei
As she lifted her head "Issei, you came"
"I'm here, hold on" as he tried running towards her.
"Hold on Issei" as I pulled him back before another of Raynare's spears pierced him for the second time today as he called Asia's name.
As I didn't have time to do it gently he smashed against the wall.
"This really is an incredibly touching reunion, unfortunately the ritual's almost over" as I noticed what she said I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"What the hell's so funny you devil scum?" as Raynare yelled in anger
"The fact that you didn't finish in time means you've already lost" as I looked behind her.
SCHILLING!
SCHILLING!
BANG!
As the sound of a sword swinging and chains breaking Raynare looked at the altar as her eyes widened in shock.
Haru was standing there with a sword in hand and Asia in the other.
"What's the meaning of this? How can there be two of you?" yelled Raynare in disbelief at what she sees in front of her.
"There are more things in heaven and earth than you think Raynare, also I'll be damned if I'll let you kill Asia for her Sacred Gear"
As soon as I said that her eyes widened in shock "how did you…"
"You really should be more aware of your surroundings next time, don't underestimate us"
A moment later Kiba and Koneko came down the stairs after having chased away Freed, most likely their coordination annoyed the hell out of him, which helped to bring a smile to my face at the thought of Freed in pain.
Though if there was one regret, it would be that they weren't able to squash that damn bug.
"She was going to kill Asia?" as it was Issei's turn to be in shock
"I see, so they were after her Sacred Gear" as Kiba muttered to himself in understanding.
"That device was going to extract her Sacred Gear, unfortunately the cost of removing it is that the wielder dies as a result Issei" as I decided to explain it in simple words for him.
As Issei heard this his eyes went wide before anger poured in "Raynare!" as he screamed in fury.
Raynare didn't even bother with Issei as she formed a light spear in her hand and kept her eyes on my clone "give the girl back, now!" as she bared her teeth in anger.
"Not gonna happen" was my other's response before he started running towards the wall with Asia in tow.
"You idiot" as she saw me and laughed before throwing her spear at the clone's back, though at the last second he dodged and actually started running on the cave's wall over the exorcists.
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...Five seconds Later...
""HUHHHH?"" was the response of nearly everyone at seeing my clone giving the finger to the laws of physics.
Though thanks to their shock it already got me halfway across to the others, unfortunately Raynare recovered the quickest and took flight. She reached me in less than a second as I pulled out my sword and blocked her with one hand, which was a bit tough considering I'm holding Asia.
As my clone was parrying every single one of her jabs and thrusts the exorcists recovered as well soon started firing at him which was pushing my clone way too much.
Not wasting anymore time I told the others "guys, get ready for something amazing" as I quickly formed hand seals for a few seconds before slamming both palms on the ground.
"Ninja Art: Toad Mouth Trap" as I announced the floor, walls, and even the ceiling soon started sprouting a pinkish, pulsating flesh with the nerves sticking out. As it formed it took less than a few seconds before the entire underground cave was covered in it.
"What is this?"
"I can't move"
"Someone help me!"
As I heard the voices of people screaming as they had their legs trapped, some of the exorcists tried to cut and shoot at the flesh only for more of it to take its place.
"You've all been swallowed by the mountain toad. I'd be careful not to upset him… you see he has… a sensitive digestive system. Let me ask you this, how does it feel to be reduced to toad bait?" as I smiled and plagiarized Master Jiraiya's lines, but the looks of horror on their faces were just worth it.
Ninja Art: Toad Mouth Trap is a jutsu used exclusively by Master Jiraiya (to my knowledge) against Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki when they tried to take Naruto away and with this jutsu it forced them to retreat. It allows the user to trap their enemies and making the foothold unstable for them, leaving them unable to perform at their usual level of skill. It can be expanded or contracted, or grow in any direction I wish. There's also the tentacles capable of trapping them and if your caught there's only one outcome for you… being digested alive.
"I had no idea Haru could do something like this" muttered Kiba as he poked his sword against the ground, causing it to snap back and startle him a little
"I know, this is unbelievable" as he had his mouth wide open in shock.
And lastly...
"Gross" responded Koneko as she saw her shoes getting slimy "I'll get you double what I owe you for this Koneko, just bare with it for now"
"Done" she responded immediately as I swear for a moment I saw her cat ears poke out from her head and twitch for a moment, but was probably just my imagination.
Though compared to the original, this one is actually slightly different:
I took out three talismans and gave one to Issei, Kiba, and Koneko.
Compared to the old version however I wanted to be able to use this with a group so I designed special seals that allow others to move without the risk of being devoured into the toads stomach.
"These will let you move freely without problems, can you deal with the rest while I handle Raynare?"
"Sure, with them like this it'll make our job much easier" as he smiled at me and nodded.
"Easy pickings" replied Koneko as she looked at the exorcists still struggling.
"Issei, get ready for what happens next" as before he could ask I ran straight towards Raynare while I dodged the exorcists sword strikes and bullets, while punching and kicking those that got in my way.
As I got closer I jumped on one of the exorcists heads as a springboard and launched myself straight at Raynare while throwing shuriken straight for her head.
"Tskk" as she sees it coming she had no choice but to dodge it. As I landed right in front of where Raynare use to be I asked without turning my back "Sorry I kept you waiting"
"Not like that could be helped, though anymore and that would have been too much for me" said my clone as I could tell it was going to disappear at any moment, fighting while protecting Asia from not only Raynare but the exorcists fire was too much for it to handle, clones do have their limits compared to the original.
And certainly not like that damn Bugged Naruto.
"Just get going" as I placed my hands on the side wall, a second later the flesh walls formed into tentacles heading straight for Raynare.
"Roger that me" as my clone turned around and headed straight for Issei.
Raynare saw those coming at her as the look of disgust on her face wasn't obvious enough "keep those filthy things away from me" as she threw a spear of light which exploded and engulfed the incoming tentacles, reducing them to piles of flesh on the floor, though they were quickly absorbed back into the toads stomach.
"Well that ain't gonna work" as I thought it wasn't going to be as simple as it was for Issei. Given that Issei caught her off guard when he awakened the Boosted Gear was a major factor. Despite her appearance Raynare has lived longer than anyone else here, so she obviously has more experience in battle.
"In that case…" as I pulled out a few paper bombs and stuck them to one of the walls, Raynare seeing this decides to avoid them as she pulls back a bit while still hurtling light spears at me. As I dodge them I manipulate the tentacles once more to launch me into the air before spinning and start running along the ceiling towards her. Immediately closing the distance she forms another light spear in her hands and clashes with my blade once more.
"Give it up Devil, you have no chance against me" as she smiles sadistically.
"Would you shut up please? I really don't need to hear your opinion. Also I'm hurt you don't recognize me"
"What are you talking about?" as she looked at me like I had a screw loose.
"Maybe this will jog your memory" as I closed my eyes and activating my Sharingan.
"!... It's you" as her eyes widened in shock
"Here's my chance!" as I pushed with more strength and moving her spear upwards, as I landed a kick to her stomach and groaning in response, sending her against the wall with the explosive tags in place.
"Ha" as I formed a hand seal to trigger them at the same time the flesh from the wall disappeared.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
As a series of explosions go off in the room taking everyone's attention, the wall crumbles leaving piles of rubble as the only remains.
As I landed on the ground I kept my eyes on the rubble, waiting for any sort of movement.
Rumble!
As I saw the boulders shifting until a bright light poured out from inside the cracks, before an explosion followed up, blowing everything away.
As the dust settled Raynare came out of it with her left shoulder dangling, most likely it was dislocated in the blast. Blood dripped from a huge cut on her forehead onto the floor, there were also deep blue bruises on her right hip. Though the worst part of it all were her wings. They were horribly mangled with a part of each side just showing the bone that's holding them up, it would probably take a long time to naturally heal from wounds like that.
"Guess she used them as shields again, though that's irrelevant" as he brought his sword up and pointed it at her.
"You,you,you… DAMN DEVIL SCUM!' as she screamed in anger before throwing spears of light like a madman, most likely her anger is getting the better of her.
Exactly as I wanted it to...
With the Sharingan dodging those attacks isn't a problem as I dodged some or parried the others before slowly closing in.
"You should just give up, you have no chance of winning"
"Shut up! You have no idea how much I sacrificed for this, I was this close to becoming the supreme being" as she closed in and we locked together once more
"Sacrificed? Let me guess, you tried to kill Asia for her Sacred Gear because you were jealous of her, you probably thought of her as unworthy of such a gift and that you were better suited, and to be acknowledged"
"What? How the hell did you…" as a look of shock appeared on her face like never before
"My eyes can see into your heart, you wanted the power for yourself, so that you can be seen by those you worship like saviors, yet instead of doing so on your own you decided to take from others…"
"SHUT UP!"
"SHUT UP!"
"SHUT UP!" as her screams get even louder, most likely because I'm hitting her where it hurts the most.
She wanted to be acknowledged by her superiors, Azazel, Shemhaza, Baraqiel. Those that saved them when they fell from Heaven, she probably only wanted to repay them back for everything they had done, for giving her life purpose once again.
Yet somewhere along the line her desires got twisted and became an obsession, one where she'll go to any lengths to do so.
As a result, she killed Issei even though she was only under orders to spy on him. She wanted to kill Asia for her Sacred Gear and to be viewed by Azazel and those above her as useful.
As for me?
Whatever...
I can figure out the rest later.
For now though.
I'll focus on teaching her a lesson she won't soon forget.
As these thoughts rush through my head she and I clash swords once more, as I try to land a punch to her face she dodged it by a hair's breadth. Her speed has gone down drastically since she lost the use of her wings.
"It's about time we finish this" as I felt like I felt like I was done playing with her with her she and I broke apart once more before striking back and forth till we were in the center of the room.
As I look around I see that over half of the exorcists had already fallen, though Kiba and Koneko didn't get off unscathed as I see some cuts, bruises and holes in their school uniforms.
If I don't end this right now things could get seriously bad.
As Raynare also looks at the situation a devilish grin forms on her face "Ha, your friends look like there about to keel over, you should just stand still and let me kill you already" as she formed another spear of light and prepared to throw it.
"Empty threats Raynare, they won't work on me. Let me show you how powerless you truly are" as I focused my chakra into my eyes before staring right at her.
"Sharingan"
"!" as she suddenly froze in place, no matter how much she wanted to she couldn't move a muscle.
Using the Sharingan on an enemy who doesn't know it's abilities is so easy since they can't guard it no matter how hard they try. Also since they're so used to fighting their enemies face to face there aren't many who could ever hope to defeat the Sharingan.
As I slowly made my way to her I held out my left hand, slowly chakra gathered in my left hand before forming a spinning ball of chakra in the palm of my hand.
Something that if anyone from my world saw it they would go absolutely nuts over.
The Rasengan
I had spent over six months alone on this jutsu before I was able to acquire the chakra control necessary to perform it. Though compared to Minato who took three years to perfect it and that bug Naruto who took just over a week I would say it was pretty damn quick in comparison. Though most of the credit was also given the fact that I had both the Sharingan and the knowledge to get past the three phases of training compared to others who had to learn by themselves..
It was the first jutsu I wanted to learn after reaching Jōnin class and was by far one of my all time favorite Jutsu's.
Tap!
As I slowly walked over to her I could see the terror build up on her face, she probably wanted to say something but not even her lips could move.
"To be honest, I could have ended this in an instant, but do you know why I chose not to?"
Tap!
"It's because from the start, you were far too weak for me to take seriously, even before I became a Devil I could have snuffed your life out with but a glance. But then… you tried to kill Issei, over and over and over and over again. Even then I still didn't care much, I thought I would just rough you up a bit and then send you on your way"
Tap!
"However…"
Tap!
"You tried to kill Asia…"
Tap!
"Sacrifice her life to better yours..."
Tap!
"Without a second thought. Never even thinking about the consequences of your actions"
Tap!
As I stood in front of her just mere inches from her face, tears started to well up in her eyes as her body started shaking in fear.
"In this world the strong feed on the weak, the weak kneel before the strong, and those who hold true power… watch. Instead of increasing your own you tried to steal from others what you lacked, that… is nothing more than a fool's errand"
As I placed the Rasengan mere inches from her stomach "If you ever try something like this again, I will have no qualms about killing you, maybe then that will cure you of your idiocy and narcissism.
TAP!
Though if it doesn't..."
TAP!
"I will find you... and I will end you"
BUZZZZZ!
SIZZLE!
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
As Raynare screamed the moment it made contact, the intense chakra packed inside started to grind into her, before the force sends her flying away spinning like a pinwheel and on a direct path for the altar while leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!
The moment she made impact the biggest explosion yet covered the entire altar with smoke and dust, even a piece of the cross emerged and landed inches from taking an exorcist's head clean off.
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The room was completely silent, no one was fighting, some even forgot to breath for a moment as they were left in shock at what they just witnessed.
When the smoke cleared, what was revealed was even more shocking.
Raynare was literally embedded into the cross, the force of the blast had even pushed her in a few inches deep. If you looked closely you could see that she had already fainted from the moment of impact.
She was left in tatters, one of her wings was bending at an angled that it never should, blood was leaking from her mouth and on her stomach was the unique swirl pattern burned into her flesh.
Though if you listened closely, you could still hear her breathing, albeit faintly.
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And that was me holding back.
You may ask why I didn't go easier on her?
Simple.
No matter how beautiful she is, the moment she tried to kill Asia, she crossed over the line. And now she has to suffer the consequences of her actions.
This was simply poetic justice.
As for the rest...
"No way"
"Raynare lost"
"Were screwed"
"It's over"
While the exorcists were still in the middle of shitting themselves "Now then, do you still want to fight? If so then come forth or be killed and turned to toad food" as I held my blade and glared at the exorcists.
DING!
DING!
DING!
The effect's were immediate as soon every exorcist dropped their weapons and surrendered.
After tying up all the exorcists to make sure they wouldn't run away I undid the Toad Mouth Trap and soon the pink flesh dissipated, restoring the room to its original state minus the hole in the wall. I left two of my Shadow Clones to watch over the prisoners, any that try to escape their lives are forfeit.
As for Raynare I sealed her powers with a sealing tag along with some rope. Surprisingly the ones from the Store were modified to work on magic instead of chakra but still cost System points to purchase.
It will also make sure she doesn't wake up unless I release it.
After that me, Koneko, and Kiba headed back to the altar upstairs where we saw Asia and Issei waiting for us on the pews.
They were worried after hearing explosions coming down below, with nothing but silence afterwards.
After a few minutes explaining what happened Koneko went downstairs and retrieved the battered Raynare from the wrecked cross.
When Issei saw Raynare shock filled his face while Asia covered her mouth in horror. Despite everything that Raynare did she still offered to heal her.
After a moment of thought I nodded my head in response and laid her down on the floor as Asia summoned Twilight Healing and got to work.
"Dude, what the hell happened down there?" as he came to my side and asked with a look of amazement.
"I'll tell you later, how's Asia?"
"She seems okay right now, but I imagine she's pushing herself" as we both looked at her and could tell she was exhausted by the look on her face.
"Just let her finish up, then you should take her to the clubroom to rest"
"Sure, you've got it" as he looked down at Raynare with a mix and of terror but satisfaction "Anyway, I'm amazed you won against her so easily, your awesome Haru" as he started patting my back in gratitude.
"Seriously?" as I thought it was child's play, those years of training weren't just for show.
At my current level I could probably fight on equal terms with a High Class Devil, but as for those above like at Ultimate Class I probably wouldn't last two seconds. Besides there are monsters who have lived for tens of thousands of years, not to mention God Class beings, that's like sending pigs to a slaughter.
"I don't have nearly enough strength yet, not to mention I've barely scratched the surface of my full potential" as I thought back to the feats in both the anime and the web novel, I'm nowhere near that level of strength.
"He's right you know, as expected of my servant, well done Haru" as I turned around and saw Rias resting on the altar.
"Where you get that trust from I'll never know" as I snapped back at her.
As she backed off the altar and walked towards me "Once my business was finished I found my way to the basement where I arrived just in time to see you and you (Haru's clones) watching over the entire group, they told me everything that happened"
"Of course they did" as I sighed in response.
"So, what do you what to do with them?" as I asked about what she'll do about the Stray Exorcists.
"I'll send word to the Church, they'll decide what to do with them" as I nodded in response, though it sucks Freed escaped it was still a pretty good day all things considered.
"What about her?" as I pointed to Raynare her eyes narrowed before a smile returned to her face.
"First, do you mind waking her up? I'd like to speak with her" as I nodded and saw that Asia had just finished healing. As I asked her to move before kneeling down and formed a hand seal, then tapped her forehead.
"Release" as I finished her eyes wrinkled together before she opened her eyes.
"What the?" as she soon found out herself she was bound and unable to use her powers.
"You must be Raynare, did you sleep well?" as she looked up to Rias who had her hand on her hip.
"I am Rias Gremory, also known as the next Head of the House of Gremory"
"Gremory? You've gotta be kidding" as fear and anxiety took hold, if the look on her face was any indication.
"It's wonderful to meet you, what a shame we don't have time to chat"
Then Raynare sneers before a smile appeared on her face
"Hah, you think you've got me, too bad. All of this was kept secret from our superiors, and unless you want to be killed I suggest you let me go, otherwise my allies will-" as I worried that things were going to go as in canon…
I felt new information flow into me all of a sudden, before the tension I had in my mind unwind.
As she heard her Rias snapped her fingers and magic circle appeared on the ground followed by a flash of red light, as the light faded it revealed Kalawarner, Mitlett, and Dohnaseek bruised and beaten, though they were still breathing so they were at least still alive.
"It's time for you and your friends to be dealt with by your superiors, fortunately for you and your friends haven't killed anyone. So you might wanna consider still breathing as our greatest mercy from us… to you"
Raynare's face was priceless as it quickly darkened into horror that I quickly took out my phone and snapped a pick with lightning fast speed, it was so quick that nobody noticed it, this would be perfect to tease her with for a long time.
"Maybe I should use it as my screensaver?" as I imagined the look on her face if she ever sees it makes me snicker.
Why I wasn't worried you might be asking?
It's because earlier I had sent a Shadow Clone to watch over their fight but asked to spare them, the reason being that since they hadn't managed to kill Issei or Asia (thanks to my interference) that we would instead send them back and have the Fallen Angels owe us one big time.
Though they won't kill them the punishment they'll probably receive will make them wish they were… though I can't imagine what it will be though.
But it will surely be hell for them... hahahaha.
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"Damn, she beat all of them" Issei was left in shock at Rias's power.
"Rias's fuse is long but when pushed she lives up to her title as Empress of Annihilation" muttered Kiba in respect for her
"Technically it's Crimson-Haired Ruin Princess, I seriously wonder where Empress of Annihilation came from? Was it mistranslated in the English anime?" as I decided to let my mind wander a bit since this was getting boring.
"Why would the heiress of Gremory dare such a thing?" as Raynare was confused by her being here.
"Well, since you ask, after Dohnaseek attacked Ise, I discovered multiple Fallen Angels had plans to attack this town, normally I would've stayed out of it but they seemed insistent on targeting my team"
"So, you did it to defend me?" he asked.
"To be honest I don't blame them" as I spoke up the others all turned to look at me
"What do you mean Haru?" asked Rias as she wondered what I was going on about.
As I scratched the back of my head "To be honest… the reason I had been watching Issei when I first arrived wasn't because of the Sacred Gear, it was the thing inside it that sent chills down my spines"
""Inside?"" asked the rest of the Club.
"Haru, what was it inside Issei that scared you?" as her tone of voice turned to one of concern.
"At the time I thought it was just my mind playing tricks on me, but after meeting you all I think I can actually believe they're real"
"What is it Haru?"
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"... A Dragon, a Red Dragon to be precise" as I slightly lied through my teeth, but to be honest when I did find Issei for the first time I decided to check it out if it was actually real, so I used my Sharingan on him.
Like when Sasuke used the Sharingan to meet the Nine Tailed fox in Naruto's psyche I used it to venture into the depths of his consciousness where I knew he would be there.
Shortly after that's when I saw him, feeling that amount of power sealed inside send shivers down my spine just feeling it despite his Sacred Gear still being dormant.
If I had to compare, I would say Ddraig has enough power on par with the Eight Tails, and that's merely a guess at best.
Issei doesn't remember because I erased those memories shortly after.
Even though I know it can't actually harm me, that aura was more powerful than anything else I've felt before.
"A Red Dragon?...!" as I saw her eyes widen in realization before a big smile took place.
"I see, so it was the Red Dragon, which explains a lot actually. Did you hear that Raynare, you weren't trying to kill a Double Critical Sacred Gear after all, no need to feel too embarrassed"
"What?" she asked as she still didn't get it what Rias is talking about.
"Apparently, the one Issei has automatically double its owner's power every ten seconds, allowing him to transcend both God and Satan at will, it's one of the thirteen varieties of Longinus" as Raynare's eyes widen as huge as dinner plates.
"The strongest level of the Red Dragon Emperor is called Boosted Gear"
"No way" said Koneko
"Is it true Issei?" as Asia had her hands covering her mouth in shock.
Meanwhile, as I saw the gears turning in Raynare's head I thought "Sorry Raynare, but I won't let you hurt Issei anymore today" as I prepared to intervene.
"The one downfall is that it requires a decent amount of time to start due to its immense power, I'm sure that had Issei fought you instead of Haru the only reason he would have possibly beaten you was because you would have let your guard down-"
"Issei. Please" as I heard Raynare's voice and saw her clothes change I quickly appeared in front of her eyes scaring her.
"I don't think so Raynare, your not hurting Issei anymore tonight, so go on and take a nice long rest" as I smiled while activating my Sharingan's Genjutsu once more, the light in her eyes faded and she soon fell back unconscious though not before muttering 'you bastard'.
THUD!
As she fell to the floor I reactivated the Sealing Tag "Something tells me you're gonna need it later" as I finished my eyes once again returned to normal and looked back at the rest of the Occult Research Club.
Before settling my eyes on Issei and said in a gentle tone "hope you didn't mind Issei, I didn't want her opening up your wounds again"
He just looked at me for a moment before I heard him say "thanks, I appreciate it"
Then I saw out of the corner of my eye that Rias had a small smirk "what are you smiling for?"
"Oh nothing~~" as she teased me probably for the first time since we were nak-, you know what nevermind.
"Haru is… a softie" as Koneko muttered a blush came on my face.
"Not you too Koneko!" as I mentally sighed before I made my way out of the church "Alright that's enough, I'm heading back now, good night President, everyone"
"Haru, wait please" as I heard Asia's voice in the back I decided to ignore it, before anyone could stop me I quickly disappeared into the night.
Though as I headed home.
"I'd rather not give them something to tease me with later" as I felt my cheeks heat up in embarrassment.
Two Days Later
Occult Research Club Room
Rias called out to me later after everything with the church and the Fallen Angels finally settled down, though she also said that there was a few others things that needed to be discussed with me.
Also for the record, the System told me I completed the mission and gave me the 5,000 system points immediately,though what really interested me was the ? as the other reward. But the system told me that would be awarded to me in the next few days which made me curse at the system like a sailor for over half an hour before calming down.
I decided to divert my attention with training for the time being until I received the call from Rias just a moment ago.
KNOCK!
KNOCK!
"Come in" as I heard Rias's voice from the other side I saw that it wasn't only her, Issei was sitting on the opposite couch from her while she was drinking tea.
"Good morning President, Issei" as I gave my greetings to both of them.
"Yes, good morning. Looks like you both have gotten use to the morning"
"Pretty much"
"Yeah, thanks to you" as I and Issei gave our separate responses.
She's referring to after being reincarnated as a Devil we started feeling weak towards the early mornings and daylight in general, to be honest it made me feel like a zombie for the first few days but eventually we both got used to it.
She asked if we were alright, I told her I was fine and as for Issei Asia used Twilight Healing just to be on the safe side, she then started praising her for proving herself quite useful already and how it was no surprise all those Fallen Angels were after her.
"So Haru, there were a few things I'd like to discuss with you, first, is that your enrollment papers for Kuoh Academy are complete, you'll be enrolled as a second year student alongside Issei"
"Seriously, do I have too?" as I complained about having to go to school once more, granted I never did finish middle school due to suddenly being sent to this world but that doesn't mean I'm an idiot when it comes to studying.
This is just gonna seriously cut down on my training time, that's my only reason.
"Yes, I won't allow one of my servants to go without a decent education, and considering your circumstances I don't think you have much choice"
AHHHHH!
I felt as if an arrow pierced straight through me
"She really had to go there didn't she?" as I knew she hit one of my sore spots.
Since there is no trace of my families history anywhere in this world, the Gremory family had to fabricate one entirely for me so that it can be used in the human world, which was a simple task for them and on the off chance I'd been arrested by some means I would essentially be someone who shouldn't exist.
Well, that's not technically wrong either, but then I would have been stuck in a hole for who knows how long.
I simply heaved a long sigh "fine, you win this one Rias" as I admitted defeat she smiled brightly for winning.
"Moving on, the next topic is regarding Asia, since you left before I could explain. You and Issei will henceforth be her protectors, you two are the senior Devils after all" as she finished before taking another sip of her tea.
"Saw that one coming" though what came out of my mouth was different "wait, senior Devil, you don't mean that Asia was..." as I saw her drink more of her tea.
As I acted surprised by leaning back in the sofa and covering my eyes "Go figure, you wouldn't let someone like her be taken by others, so if I'm guessing correctly you made her your Bishop, correct? Damn, I should have realized sooner!" as towards the end I raised my voice sounding disappointed in myself.
Rias then started to giggle a bit at my acting before continuing "Correct, my second Bishop to be exact, though don't be mistaken. I gave her a choice on whether or not to become a Devil, so please don't be under the impression that I forced her into it"
"Sure, I'll respect her decision, so don't worry about it" as I smiled back before pulling out a small water bottle and started drinking it.
After taking a few gulps I put it back and looked at her "Is that all?"
"No, but the last one can wait till everyone gets here"
"Then, is it alright if I ask a question if you don't mind?" as Issei spoke for the first time since this started.
As he lifted his hand "If were named after chess pieces, does that mean all the positions are represented?"
"It does" she replied while taking another sip from her tea.
"So then, if me and Haru are Pawns that means that would mean you have or can have like 5 or six more of us on your board, which is totally cool, I understand if were not enough for you, hahaha" as he cringed at his own little joke before apologizing.
As I folded my arms at that and spoke honestly "You do have a point Issei, I mean I only took up one Pawn myself so that should be possible" as I never actually thought much about it till now.
I only took up one Pawn piece, which was the part that confused me the most, I wondered if that means that Issei this time around took less pieces to reincarnate or that mine was different, like a Mutation Piece, but only 1 out of 10 Devils possesses such a piece, which at this point was already used on Gasper.
If I remember correctly a normal Evil Piece can also change into a Mutation Piece, but Issei's was the only example of this phenomenon occurring so I can't be 100% sure either.
Though the only one who gave me the answer to this question is Rias, right now might be as good a time as any to hear her talk about it.
As she laid down her teacup before smiling "You two are the only Pawns I'll ever need Issei, Haru"
"That's awesome"
"Okay?… though that still doesn't explain anything" as I started to sound anxious, if there are few things I hate in this world, being kept in the dark is definitely one of them.
Though I have no problem keeping others in the dark… because I have too. Otherwise…
"When a human becomes a Devil the number of Evil Pieces they consume varies, it just depends on what special abilities that person has to contribute" as she got off her seat before sitting on the couch's backside.
"I know that already, please just get to the point" I complained frantically in my head before something popped into it.
"Wait, isn't this when?..."
I soon saw Rias put her hands on Issei's shoulders as she smiled at him, though his was different from how I saw it in the anime.
"For you two, the pieces I had remaining were 1 Rook, 1 Knight, 1 Bishop, and 8 Pawns. So that was I had to choose from. Issei, after I knew I wanted to bring you back as my servant, I decided to use nearly all of my Pawn pieces in order to have you"
"So… you sacrificed 7 of them to have me?" he asked in shock at this revelation.
Meanwhile I thought "so it only took seven in this world, still not too bad. But then that leaves only one Pawn like I thought"
"It was a gamble, I had a feeling your power alone was strong enough to replace every one of the others. Humans with that potential are hard to find, so I considered the sacrifice to be well worth the risk. Now thanks to Haru we know you possess the Boosted Gear of Longinus I'd say it was worth it, you are worth it"
"Boosted Gear, the highest level of the Red Dragon Emperor" as Issei mutters to himself despite the blush on his face.
As I looked on I thought "Here we go" as I already knew what was going to happen next.
"Keep working hard to unlock it, I know that you can do it Issei, I have faith in you"
"... Huh?" as I was completely dumbfounded by what just happened, though I didn't have much time for that.
Boing!
as Rias walked behind me and wrapped herself around me instead, as I struggled to come to grips with what didn't actually come to pass.
I saw Issei getting pissed off but that was irrelevant compared to what's happening now so I ignored it.
Though it seemed neither Rias or Issei noticed my internal struggle and simply continued.
"For you Haru, I knew from the moment we met you were something special as well, though I was worried I wouldn't be able to have you, since I made Issei my servant first and feared that my remaining pieces wouldn't be enough"
"Remember the day when I offered you to become my servant, you held that Pawn piece and it glowed for a moment?" as she asked I could only dumbly nod my head in response.
"That wasn't an ordinary Pawn, it's something very special that only a few Devils have, it's called a Mutation Piece" as she said it all my questions were answered, though it felt anticlimactic to me, I thought it would have been something else but it turned out to be just that.
"Mutation Piece?" as I had to play the fool and not know what she was talking about but that facade was honestly on the verge of collapse as I felt Rias's breasts hitting the back of my head.
"Yes, I'll explain later but I can tell you that piece was very special to me, it was also a huge gamble for me when you took it. Fortunately, it seemed your were compatible with it, otherwise I would have had no choice but to give up on making you my servant, I'm glad in the end it all turned out well. Because I didn't want to lose you" as her tone of voice became much more gentle than she was with Issei.
"Wait, what do you mean by compatible? Explain yourself Rias, don't be so freaking cryptic" as I was starting to get pissed off at her for leading me on like this.
"...I-I see, well when your ready to tell me I'll hear all about it" as my voice cracked a bit before I felt her hand under my chin, turning her towards me.
"The Crimson Haired Ruin Princess and the Scarlet Eyed Shinobi, I don't know if we could be more perfectly matched" as I heard her say the words which were originally supposed to be said to Issei, my world was flipped on its head.
"Yup, it's official, my presence is utterly screwing canon hard" as I was forced to accept reality for what it is, but is that gonna stop me from getting back home?
Of course not.
"Yeah, I guess, if you look at it that way" as I smiled as best I could and act normal, which seemed to work as she separated from me (much to my and Issei's relief) before we both turned around to look at her.
"You two, strive to become the mightiest Pawns, I have complete faith in your abilities to achieve this, consider it an order, my dear servants"
"I can totally do that. And now I'm one step closer to my goal" as Issei grinned like an idiot.
"Sorry Rias, I can't do that, because I already have a goal in mind" while I shook my head in disappointment.
"And what would that be?" as Rias asked in curiosity
"I believe I asked you on the day I agreed to be your Pawn, or did you forget?" as I smiled at her in mischief.
"My goal has been to fight the world's strongest, to stand above all those in this world, even those who can be considered Gods or Devil Kings alike. I will surpass them all" as my eyes changed to the Sharingan in the heat of the moment.
My goal has been to become stronger, even if I have to stand above others such as Great Red or the Ouroboros Dragon, I will defeat them all.
Then through that immense strength I will find a way to get home, to my family, at any costs.
…
...
As I was lost in my own world I felt something warm touch my forehead.
Quickly returning to reality I saw Rias had grabbed my face and that she was kissing my forehead.
As soon as she separated I immediately backed away in embarrassment, though it also made me feel happy that she did, something in me just couldn't refuse it.
My blind panic caused me to fall of the couch in response.
THUD!
"Owww" as I complained before bringing my head up to see Issei was blushing, he had probably received one from Rias as well.
As I looked at her she had her finger pointed at us as she smiled "Just a little spell to strengthen your stamina"
"Sweetness, I've always wanted pornstar stamina" as Issei was back to being his usual perverted self.
I pulled a classic Sasuke and merely scoffed in response while closing my eyes, but a slight smile could be seen beneath that uninterested look.
"Issei, you'll need your strength to better fulfill my orders and I'm going to have to stop coddling you or our newest member will become jealous"
"Jealous?" as soon as Issei said that I looked behind me and Asia was standing there dressed in Kuoh Academy's uniform with tears in her eyes.
She asked what was going on before she started jumping to her own conclusions before she started praying, which resulted in her crouching to the floor and clutching her tiny head.
"Asia, are you okay?" asked Issei in concern
"I feel like a knife just ran through my head" trying to cope with the pain.
"God's not very receptive to the prayers of demons" as Rias pretty much summarized what happened to her.
"Don't worry, it takes some getting used to" as I know what she's going through.
"I forgot, he's probably angry that I became a Devil huh?" as her face flushed red.
"How do you feel about it?"
"Oh me, I don't have any regrets at all" as she brought her hands together "the best part is that Issei and I can be together forever now and that's all I really wanted" as she smiled it looked like it could brighten any day regardless of what happened.
Issei scratched his head in embarrassment "uh huh that's nice, now about that outfit you got on?" as he quickly tried to change the subject.
Asia then proceed to spin around once to show it off "what do you think?" she asked to which Issei replied it look great. I told her the same and Rias clarified that she's going to school here along with me as a second year student, since her Father is on the school board, being made a transfer student was no issue. Though that wasn't the case for me, the reason it took so long was because they had to fabricate an entire family background from scratch, when compared to Asia at least she was raised by the Church for a while so there were some records they could go off from.
"That's cool I didn't know that"
"I kinda figured it was something like that- oh, it seems some of the others are here" as everyone in the room turned towards the door we saw Kiba and Koneko waking in.
"Good morning everyone" with a smile on his face
"I'm almost glad to see your not dead" to Issei which in my opinion is probably the nicest thing she's said to him so far.
Akeno soon came in from the other door pushing a cart out with two cakes, one of them looked like it was strawberry and whipped cream, not that I really liked strawberries much, it was the other one that caught my attention.
German chocolate cake!
Few things can get me so excited nowadays, but German chocolate cake is by far one of them, my family always ordered that for my birthday, even of sometimes it was only a slice for me I was always grateful for them.
Mom!
Dad!
I will come back to you one day, though for now...
"Oh goody, you're all here, I brought cakes so we could officially welcome our new members" as she smiled, it was honestly perfect enough that you could paint a portrait and it would sell for millions.
"Maybe if she was wearing a yukata it would go for more-"
"Haru, Issei" as I heard Rias calling out to us I turned off my recently perverting mind (of which I instantly blame Issei) towards her as she smiled amicably at us.
"Yeah"
"What is it?"
"Great job you two, I was very impressed"
Issei scratched his head in embarrassment "Oh thanks for your impressiveness" before laughing.
"Sure, just doing what I can" as I grabbed a slice for myself before looking outside the window.
"They're all nice people, I'm glad coming here wasn't the wrong choice after all" as I smiled without a care in the world.
CHILL~
That didn't last long as I felt someone watching us, my eyes narrowed and my face tensed as I looked around the campus grounds, before settling my gaze on the tree just outside the window. On one of the branches was sitting a red eagle like bird with hints of yellow resembling flames, it had blue eyes and was definitely staring into our clubroom.
"So you finally came huh. You Peeping Tom" as I stare back at it for a moment before I made a cocky smirk at it.
"NOW GET LOST!" activating my Sharingan while directing killing intent at it.
It seemed to work as the bird flapped in panic before jumping off the branch and flying away, leaving a few of its red feathers floating to the ground.
Satisfied with the results I returned to normal before returning to enjoying my cake like nothing happened.
"Oh right, Haru, there's one last thing I need to tell you" as Rias looked at me in the eye.
"Yeah, what is it?" I asked before taking another bite from my cake.
"I finally got a new place for you"
...
...
...
"...Huh? A new place?" as I parroted the question once more "that's right" she responded, satisfied at my disbelief.
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