Rotting Turkey
After getting dressed, I went for some black slacks and a black shirt this time, I walk downstairs I remember something important.
"Mittelt. I've placed a ward on one of my wardrobes, make sure none of you touch it since it'll kill you if you do. In fact, just leave my room alone completely, I don't want people moving my stuff anyway." I order, it'd be awkward to have to explain to Azazel that one of the maids got killed because I wanted to hide my undead milf sex toy. I always hated people moving my things, there's a order to my chaos, and I can never find anything after it's been 'cleaned'.
Walking past her as she acknowledges my order I enter the living room to a rather large group, aside from Rias, Akeno and Grayfia who I expected there's also Sona and Tsubaki. I take a seat calmly, happy that Azazel gave me such a large living room, my three maids take their positions standing off to the side.
"Good Morning... I was expecting most of you, but what are you doing here Sona?" I ask yawning as I greet them, slumping down in my chair resting my head against my hand.
"I will be going with you to watch the Rating Game, but I came her to ask you about something that happened late last night." she says frowning... admit nothing, you were very busy making potions last night...
"Ask away." I say lazily, showing none of my concern.
"Do you know a student called Genshirou Saji?" she starts catching my off guard.
"Vaguely, I know he has a Sacred Gear but other than that no, I've never spoken with him." I say calmly, I actually innocent this time.
"He did. I wanted to recruit him for my peerage, but he was murdered last night, rather brutally. I don't believe you were responsible but I'll ask anyway, do you know anything?" she asked looking annoyed, though not at me.
"No. My spirits didn't report on anything last night, but most of them just watch my home, and the few that scout the city haven't seen anything either." I respond truthfully.
"A shame, I do not like how many people are blatantly operating in my Territory, but this can wait until after today at least." she replies frowning deeply in thought, that didn't happen in the Canon, I wonder what happened?
This wasn't my fault, Shiro did it.
...oh. That's... not my problem. If he doesn't do anything to harm me, I really don't care who he kills.
...he decided that Saji was a threat to your 'Harem Route' and got rid of him to help his 'Junior Harem King/Gamer'
...Moving on.
"Are you ready for today Kuro-kun? I have your armours in the Occult Research Club Building, but you said you had preparations to do?" Rias asks smiling at me.
"Yes I'm ready, I've finished all my preparations." I say calmly. Grayfia steps forwards only lightly glaring at me.
"There has been a change in plans slightly, this Rating Game has gathered a lot of attention, including from Lord Azazel, so the location has been changed to an Arena in the underworld, Lord Azazel has also requested for your maids to be allowed to watch, so they will be coming along as well. Lady Rias, if you could take the Fallen Maids ahead, I have information to deliver for Kuro's ears only." she says calmly, the maids hesitate but a gesture from me gets them going, despite the slight glare in Raynare's eyes, Rias gives me an encouraging smile before she leaves me alone with Grayfia.
The moment we are alone Grayfia's glare intensifies, and her calm respectful tone vanishes.
"10 favours for joining Rias? Have you forgotten that you are already getting... paid, twice even." she says as she approaches, standing in front of me and glaring down at me.
"Which I can't let her know right? Besides I thought she'd negotiate me down, or would you prefer that I let her know that you and Sirzechs are playing games behind her back? Should I let her know just how you are 'paying' me?" I ask smirking up at her.
"...a fair point, fine, I will move on from that for now but if you take advantage of her naivety and kindness I will hurt you." she says toning down the glare as she realises that I actually have a point.
"Threats lose their effect when you throw them out so often, now what did you want? Or was that it?" I ask, bored of her endless threats.
"No, I need to inform you of your new position, by a majority vote by the Four Satans you are now a Honorary Devil, and as such you are now officially a part of the Devil Faction, and your actions must reflect this." she says, Honorary Devil? Sure, whatever. I really don't care, and being a part of a faction, even just like this, should buy me some breathing room, and Azazel clearly doesn't give a shit. Smirking I reach out and pull Grayfia into my lap, my hands groping her ass over her maid outfit as she glares at me.
Grayfia Lucifuge Obedience Check Passed (Req Obe = 25, Obe = 55)
Despite my molestation she doesn't fight back, merely rolling her eyes.
"So, what does that mean for me, and why should I care." I ask moving my hands to her breasts.
"It means you cannot simply interact with the other factions without thinking, you are in a unique position, as Lady Serafall has requested that you be allowed to continue your deals with the Grigori in the hopes of improving relations between our two factions but you must think about your actions when dealing with others from now on, even those of the devil faction as you could easily start a war by angering the wrong people." she says calmly despite the fact that I am blatantly groping her. "Now, if you understand, and are quite done we can join the others." she says rising from my lap.
Shiro Challenge Quest Added
Objective: Force Grayfia to blow you before the Rating Game
Reward: ?, +3 Reputation with Shiro
"No. I'm not done, get on your knees." I order undoing my trousers and pulling out my hard shaft. I do love mystery rewards.
"Put that away, this is not the time, you can wait until after the game." she says glaring at me.
"No, I don't want to fight with an erection, so get sucking, I'm not moving till I've cum, and it takes a long time with my hands, I might not be done in time..." I say smirking at her.
Grayfia Lucifuge Obedience Check Passed (Req Obe = 50, Obe = 55)
+5 Obedience with Grayfia Lucifuge
-5 Relationship Loyalty with Grayfia Lucifuge
With a glare she drops to her knees, taking my shaft in her hand.
"We don't have time for this, I'll do this once, and after that I don't care how hard you are, we are going." she says quickly, before she wraps her lips around my shaft as she starts bobbing her head quickly, putting her skilled tongue to good use as it swirls around the tip, before she effortlessly deepthroat's it, with her... skill, it doesn't take long for me to finish, barely a couple of minutes with me not trying to hold back, as I cum she swallows it all, not wanting to get any where it can be seen.
After my orgasm finishes she rises glaring down at me as she wipes the small trail of cum that leaked from her mouth and swallows it quickly.
Shiro Challenge Quest Added
Objective: Force Grayfia to blow you before the Rating Game
Reward: Amulet of Destruction, +3 Reputation with Shiro
Amulet of Destruction [Artifact]
Doubles the effect of the Bael Clan's [Power of Destruction]
Soul-binds on use
This must be for Rias, as funny as it would be to give it to Sirzechs and watch the chaos from him doubling in strength
"Now, come on, you have a match to win." she says practically pulling me out of my seat as she turns to walk away, as I follow behind I give her ass one last grope for luck.
It doesn't take long for us to get to the Club building, Grayfia teleports away after guiding me here, I enter to see Rias's peerage waiting for me (except that Trap Vampire). It appears that Sona, her Peerage and the Fallen have already gone on ahead, looking around the room I smirk at the 10 sets of armour lined up against the wall.
"This is all I could get at such a short notice." Rias says sadly, I ignore her and turn all the armours into Living Armours quickly as they all rise, that's 15 total, more than enough to keep Rias safe until I can win this game. I dismiss them until it's time to summon them.
"This is fine, I have some things for you as well." I say taking out the Amulet, and a load of potions. "I made these potions last night, the blue are Mana, the red are Health, the green are Stamina. I have my own so spread them out however you want, the orange potion is Resist Fire, it'll give you a 35% resistance to any fire based attacks, drink three for complete immunity. It'll last a couple of hours, so you shouldn't have to worry about them wearing off. The Amulet will enhance the Bael Powers of Destruction, so that's for you Rias." I say explaining the table full of stuff. I gave them 10 of each potion, except health which I gave them 20 since I had so many. I still have a fair few for myself even like this.
+10 Affection with Rias Gremory
+5 Affection with Koneko Toujou
+5 Affection with Akeno Himejima
+5 Reputation with Yuuto Kiba
+5 Reputation with the Occult Research Club
+5 Affection with Grayfia Lucifuge
+10 Reputation with Sirzechs Lucifer
Nice. Easy Rep is always great.
"You didn't have to do this... is this why you're so tired?" Rias asks beaming at me as she grabs a satchel and put them all in it neatly. She puts her Amulet around her neck stroking it slightly, with her Affection at 35 she's my current second highest after Mittelt, Rias really is easy mode isn't she? "How did you even make this, I can feel the power coming from it easily..."
"Yes, but it won't affect my performance." I lie, I just don't like mornings... "and I have some experience in Enchanting, it's a hobby, nothing more." I lie out of my ass. I need to pick Artificer next when Alchemist is maxed, it seems too useful too ignore anyway.
"You really are amazing, Kuro-kun... anyway, we will be teleporting straight to the battlefield from here, I don't know what type it is, only that there will be two bases, and we have to fight until one of the Kings has fallen or surrendered." she explains calmly, looking closer I can see her nervousness, she's looking ever so slightly pale despite the brave front she's putting on. "It's only a short while now, I was worried that Grayfia would keep you to long."
"No, she was rather quick actually. Very Efficient." I respond.
As we wait Akeno approaches me, sharing a look with Rias as she does.
"Kuro-kun... can I speak with you, privately?" she asks, none of her regular teasing attitude around, I follow her into a side room, as she turns to me, opening and closing her mouth several times, failing to speak. Eventually she gathers herself and starts to talk.
"...can you bring back the dead? Properly, not just undead, but really bring someone back to life?" she asks with a touch of desperation in her voice.
True Resurrection is a Level 100 Necromancer Skill...
"Not yet, it's possible but I need more practice with my necromancy before I can pull it off." I respond calmly.
"But you will be able to do it?" she asks latching onto me, her face mere centimetres from my own as her large breasts press into my chest.
"Yes, why?" I ask, already knowing the answer.
"I... when you can, I want to hire you to bring someone back, they were cremated... will that be a problem." she asks hesitantly.
As if something like that could stop the skill I made...
"No, that'll be fine, but Resurrection isn't easy, or cheap." I say bluntly.
Obedience unlocked with Akeno Himejima
+10 Obedience with Akeno Himejima
"I don't care, if you really can bring back my mother then I'll give you anything, I'll give you everything I own, even myself to have her back." she says seriously, I can tell she really means it, there's no deception in her eyes, only hope.
"Careful, I might just take you up on that offer." I respond raising an eyebrow amusedly. "...would you like a taste first?" I ask smirking at her.
"A taste? What... does that mean?" she asks frowning in thought.
"I can summon spirits after all, the souls of the dead. I can bring her to the land of the living in soul form for a small while if you'd like." I offer, it's like giving someone a free trial, knowing your product is addictive, if she gets a taste she'll always want more.
+10 Affection with Akeno Himejima
"You can... wait, no. Not now, we have a battle to win and I can't be off my game for Rias's sake, but I will definitely take you up on that offer... Ufufufu, it looks like I'm not the only one who wants a free trial..." she says putting her usual mask back on as she glances down at my erection, in my defence she has amazing tits, and they've been rubbing against me as she moves. "Sorry, Kuro-kun... we don't have time otherwise this big sister would happily teach her horny little brother some adult things... Ufufufu." she giggles, deliberately brushing her ass against my erection when she turns around, grinding it into me for a moment before she walks away, swaying her hips.
'Adult things'... big word coming from a kiss-less virgin lol.
She's all talk.
"Big sister... really?" I ask following her.
"You're joining out little family after all... or would you rather call me mommy? I wouldn't mind if you want to be mothered a bit..." she teases, and she's back, no more serious stuff. As I walk past her I reach out and spank her ass, getting a yelp out of her as she blushes.
"I might be younger, but I can still bend you over and discipline you if you get out of line, someone has to after all." I say smirking as I leave my hand on her ass.
Obedience Requirements lowered by Affection
Akeno Himejima Obedience Check Passed (Req Obe = 10, Obe = 10)
+5 Obedience with Akeno Himejima
+5 Affection with Akeno Himejima
"Then should I call you Daddy instead, do you want to punish your baby girl daddy?" she says smirking back, refusing to back down. They are all wearing their school uniforms for some reason, so she's wearing the tiny skirt that all girls wear. I spank her again, before sliding my hands down onto her bare legs squeezing them slightly before I let go. Grabbing her I spin her around, pushing her against the wall as I step close to her, our faces almost touching. I place one hand next to her head pinning her in, and place the other back on her bare leg, just above the back of her knee before I start moving it up, she leans in slightly, her face bright red. That's something I've noticed about her, she teases a lot, but it never gets turned back on her, most guys are too busy blushing and stammering to do so.
+5 Obedience with Akeno Himejima
+5 Affection with Akeno Himejima
"Ahem... what are you two doing?" Rias asks making us both jump and face her guiltily as she smirks at us in amusement as I jump away from Akeno. "We are about to start, can you two please put this off until later?" she asks rhetorically, I'm slightly surprised she isn't upset since she should have feelings for me with her affection score, but harems aren't uncommon to devils so I shrug it off. She walks back into the room without waiting for a reply, and I'm sure I hear Kiba laugh from inside as I make eye contact with Akeno, us both blushing slightly.
"Well, you heard her, I can discipline you later." I say laughing it off as I walk into the room, blatantly ignoring the smirk on Kiba and Rias's faces. Even Koneko is smirking ever so slightly at us, but she smothers it quickly, keeping her face blank.
Rias activates a magic circle and we all gather in it, before it activates and we are instead standing in a small castle-like building (really it's just a single large room in a castle like structure with a wall around it.), I walk to the door and look out at the forest outside, in the distance I can see another castle, but only just.
"The Rating Game between Rias Gremory's Peerage and Riser Phenex's Peerage has now begun." Grayfia's voice calls out, filling the area. I immediately send my spirits into the forest to watch for enemies, they really are the perfect scouts.
"Do you have a plan, Rias?" I ask calmly, summoning all 15 Living Armours and having them position around the room, then I summon my Bayrok's and have them climb the walls, watching for Aerial troops.
"I had one, but then they changed locations... why, do you have any ideas?" she asks looking annoyed, I would be as well.
"My Spirits are already scouting, and we have incoming already, a knight looking girl with a large sword and a... pair of maids? How brings maids to a fight?" I say closing my eyes. "This is a chance to lower their numbers, I suggest we send Kiba and some undead to deal with them." I say summoning Kushimaru as he stands their motionlessly. We should play defensively, make them attack us, I can command my forces from here after all. Kushimaru here can guide Kiba to them and support him."
"Alright, Kiba, follow... Kushimaru and eliminate the enemies, Koneko, Akeno guard the front gate." she orders immediately. I mentally command Kushimaru to lead the way, and he rushes off, Kiba struggling to keep up, making me order him to slow down.
Let's Begin.
Quest Accepted
[Burning Embers]
Objective: Defeat Riser Phenex
Hidden Objective: ?
Reward: 3x Heart Crystals, a Genderbend Cheat Code, 5x Gacha Tokens , A Vial of Phenex Tears, Major Rep Changes with multiple people and factions
Hidden Reward: ?
Bonus Reward for finishing Season One of DxD: 15 Levels spread out at random through currently active classes
- Observation Room -
"This should be fun, I haven't seen Kuro-chan fight yet after all." Azazel says, utterly unconcerned about the three Satans sitting in the same room as him. The three maids behind him faring... less well, as they barely managed to not flee from the presence of the far more powerful beings.
"This fight will go to Rias, her Knight and that undead have the benefit of surprise, unless they do something stupid." Serafall said watching the screen. "...like that."
"As the Knight of Rias Gremory I challenge you to do a duel!" Kiba's voice came through the observation screen as he stood in the path of his enemies, loudly revealing himself.
"Admirable, but not very smart, they're outnumbered and he just gave away his main advantage." Sirzechs commented, frowning slightly
- The Knights -
"A Duel? How... idiotic. Marion, Burent, I'll handle the idiot, you two fight the quiet one." Siris ordered, grabbing her Zweihander and charging at Kiba, clashing with him.
Marion sent a blast of demonic power towards the still Kushimaru, only to miss as he seemingly vanished at the last moment. As she tried to turn looking for him she felt a wire constrict around her throat as she was pulled into the air, as her eyes widened in fear she felt the wires tighten more, cutting into her skin as she was strangled by the wire from Kushimaru's blade, Nuibari. As she clutched at the wire around her throat she struggled, only making it dig in deeper as blood poured from her sliced neck.
"Marion! Get away from her!" Burent shouted, leaping forwards and attempting to strike the silent undead Shinobi as he turned to her.
"Longsword Ninja Art: Wire Crucifixion." Kushimaru's voice said, emotionlessly as he used his wires to bind her, once he was done she was tied to one of the trees, her arms spread wide with countless strings tearing through her clothing and cutting into her body as they held her in place. Before she could even react to her new situation she saw Kushimaru lunge at her, stabbing her in the stomach before he moved back silently staring at her as she bleed out unable to move. After a moment he turned, watching Kiba fight Siris instead, not moving.
Siris put up a good fight, but with the distraction of the maids suffering she was far too easily distracted, hearing Burent's scream she turned leaving herself open to a direct hit form Kiba. As he turned, his own eyes widening at the sight of the barely alive maids Grayfia's voice filled the area.
"Riser Phenex's Knight and two Pawns have been eliminated."
As she spoke all three downed Devils vanished in a flash of light.
After a moment of thought, Kiba pulled out two potions, one red and one green, drinking them both as his minor wounds healed instantly and his stamina refilled.
- Observation Room -
"...that was rather brutal." Sirzechs said calmly, he'd seen far worse.
"That undead's sword is very interesting, then again so is the undead itself. I wonder if the Necromancer would let me study it?" Ajuka wondered unfazed by the cruel display.
"I'm sure he'd let me, we're good friends after all." Azazel boasted casually.
"I'm more interested in what the Knight drunk, does anyone know what that was?" Lord Phenex asked glaring slightly at the sight of Kiba's rapidly healing wounds, a as small as they were.
"Potions made by alchemy, a hobby of Kuros, I've been researching one of the potions he gave me, though I haven't made much progress in truth, I can almost work out what it is made from, but I couldn't find any record of the ingredients anywhere. I'm planning on asking Kuro for some more samples, after all I believe the only other healing potion would be the Phenex Tears, and we Fallen don't have access to those do we?" Azazel said ignoring the reactions of the rest of the room.
"A healing potion that isn't Phenex Tears? Hmm, I might have to try and trade for some samples as well..." Ajuka said, deep in thought as he stopped paying attention to the screens.
"He just gets more and more interesting doesn't he?" Serafall asked, in thought herself. "I wonder how hard they are to make? I know your clan use a ritual for your Tears, I wonder what he does?"
"How knows... I'm sure they aren't anywhere as impressive as the Phenex Tears though, how could they be..." Lord Phenex said suppressing his anger as his wife placed a hand on his, trying to calm him before he did something he would regret.
- With Karlamine, Shuriya and Mira -
"What happened to the others? They wouldn't have fallen that easily..." Karlamine said holding her sword out as she moved.
"There's something wrong... can you feel that?" Mira asked looking around frantically.
"There's nothing here, what are you looking for?" Shuriya said calmly looking around the empty clearing, not noticing the spirits hovering around them.
As they went to start moving again they paused, feeling the ground vibrate slightly. As Shuriya got ready for a fight she turned to speak, only to be cut off as a skeletal hand burst from beneath her grabbing her leg as dozens of other skeletons began to climb from the ground. Mira reacted the fastest, striking the rising skeleton nearest to her with her staff, to no avail, Karlamine followed suit, stabbing at the skeleton closest, only to blocked by it's shield as it's bones chattered, with a sound that she would mistake for laughter if it came from a living thing. But skeletons don't laugh... right?
She struck again, with no effect as the skeleton easily blocked all her attempts before it simply smashed her in the face with it's shield, knocking her back as it sliced at her, striking her exposed thigh, cutting deep. As she backed off, she got ready to defend herself, only to see it wasn't necessary, all the skeletons had risen now, numbering in the dozens as they formed a circle around them. A scream caught her attention as she saw Shuriya being dragged into the ground, skeletal hands dragging her deeper.
As she rushed to help several of the skeleton's blocked her path, all making that same chattering noise, with her path blocked she could only just see Shuriya being dragged in, only her head remained above ground now as she screamed in fear. Before long she went silent, the dirt blocking the sound.
"Riser Phenex's Pawn has been eliminated..."
As Karlamine looked around she saw that the skeletons were not approaching, simply keeping them trapped. After a moment she saw them move, making a gap in their circle. Mira panicked, and ran for the gap as Karlamine shouted for her to stop, surprisingly the skeletons let her leave, as Karlamine went to try the same she saw it.
The heavy footsteps approached her as the giant armoured undead walked towards her surrounded by a black miasma, clutching it's giant greatsword in one hand.
"You think yourself a knight? You are nothing. Just a pathetic child, now face a true knight girl. As one of my lords Death Knights I will show you how wrong you are."
- Mira -
"Riser Phenex's Knight has been eliminated."
Just keep running, soon she'd be back to the castle, she'd be safe...
She could hear the footsteps behind her as she fled, she glanced backwards and immediately wished she hadn't.
The red eyes of the rotting hounds glared back at her, and they were gaining on her, now that they'd been seen they stopped trying to be quiet, snarling and howling as they pursued her relentlessly, closing the distance with every step.
Knowing she couldn't out run them she gripped her staff and stopped, swinging with all her force at the leaping beast, striking it and sending it flying a few feet.
With her staff already extended she could do nothing about the second hound that pounced on her, it's teeth digging into her throat in an instant, as she went to try and strike it another bit into her arm, tearing a chunk of flesh off and swallowing it whole.
"Riser Phenex's Pawn has been eliminated."
- Kuro -
So far so good, as I'm guiding my hounds back towards the castle a great flame engulfs them, quickly burning their bodies up...
Annoying. Still they were weak to fire, like most undead so it's not surprising.
"Rias, stay in the castle, I have something to deal with." I order, not remotely bothered that she's supposed to be in charge.
"But..." she starts before I interrupt her.
"Trust me, and I'll win this for you, but I need to deal with an issue before it can become a problem." I say summoning my horse, Riser and Yubelluna haven't left the castle yet, but Ravel is out in the open.
As I ride out I send an order to Shisui, getting more feedback from my scouts.
- Ni and Li -
The Nekomata's didn't even have time to put up their guard when they were attacked, one minute they were heading out to scout for the Necromancer, and the next Ni head been sent flying into a tree by a high powered kick.
As Li turned to fight their attacker she froze, looking into the red eyes of her opponent.
"I'm terribly sorry, but I need you to die." Shisui said calmly disappearing from her sight before she felt a blade slice through her throat. As she collapsed she saw him waling towards her sister, blade drawn as he simply slit her throat as well, before vanishing in an instant.
"Two of Riser Phenex's Pawn has been eliminated."
- Ravel -
"Lady Ravel, we should return to the castle, it's not safe here..." Xuelan said worriedly as she glanced around.
"That won't be necessary, these abominations are clearly weak to fire, I'll simply incinerate them all." Ravel responded glaring at the burnt remains of the hounds who had hurt Mira, it was just a good job that all the girls were being teleported out when they lost or she would have been eaten alive by the beasts. As she watched the five hounds rose again, seemingly recovering from their burns as their flesh regrew, immediately they fled into the forest, Ravel went to pursue the undead monsters but stopped at the sound of... a horse?
Turning she saw the source of the knowledge as the man, who could only be the necromancer himself dismounted, calmly walking towards her. The horse backed away, moving off to the side but she put it out of her mind, focusing on the glaring eyes of the Necromancer.
Already infuriated at her friends suffering she summoned her flames again, launching them at him as they engulfed him completely.
"You know, I was hoping I'd find you first. I wanted to test some things out after all, before I dealt with your idiot brother." he said calmly walking out of the flames unharmed.
She went to respond, but he raised his hand, shooting a ray of sickly light as it struck her, immediately she fell to one knee as the wrongness of the spell moved through her body, looking up she saw Xuelan rushing the Necromancer only for the Horse to charge into her, knocking her off to the side, before she could rise it simply rushed her, trampling over her easily before it rose up it's front legs and brought them down onto Xuelan's head ruthlessly crushing her as she vanished immediately.
"Riser Phenex's Rook has been eliminated."
As he approached her she rose back up on shaky legs. He stopped, taking a moment to stroke the horses mane. She should have left, she should have fled the moment she saw him, another fireball did nothing as it struck him.
"I was going to be nice to you, but then you hurt my dogs... now you're going to pay. You're just lucky I had undying army cast... after all, what is dead may never die..." he said pulling out a knife and slicing into her arm with it.
She noticed what the first spell was for immediately... she wasn't healing, no matter how she tried she couldn't heal...
Another slice cut vertically from her stomach to just below her neck as he glared at her. She noticed that her dress was cut along the front, revealing the skin beneath, even her bra had been but through, and was barely covering her breasts. Any movement would make it fall, exposing her naked chest to the Necromancer, but she didn't care about that.
She didn't have the same teleportation circle the others had, she didn't think she'd need it with her regeneration, she had no escape like the others... throwing her pride aside she threw herself onto her knees, uncaring that the movement made her split dress and bra separate further, her small breasts on display.
"Please Sir, don't kill me, I'll do anything, please I don't want to die!" she begged, her pride and haughtiness thrown aside, replaced by a immense fear as her self preservation awoke for the first time in many years. As she continued to beg she saw him holding a flask, with the lid off. She didn't know why but it filled her with terror.
His free hand gripped her chin, forcing her to look up at his eyes.
"I won't kill you, I have... other uses for you..." he said laughing, for a moment she froze, picturing the debauchery he'd force upon her in exchange for her lifebefore she steeled herself, ready to agree.
As she did, she felt a terrible... tugging inside her, followed by a pain filled tearing as something inside her was ripped out.
"Your soul is mine..." he sneered as her vision faded, the last thing she saw was a orange mist leaving her, and entering the flask.
"...Riser Phenex's Bishop has been eliminated."
- Kuro -
One Phenex down, one to go. I head back to the castle after placing Ravel's soul flask in my inventory.
-50 Reputation with Lord Phenex
-50 Reputation with Riser Phenex
-30 Affection with Lady Rayna Phenex
Meh, it'll be an important lesson for them, regen won't help if I just tear your soul out.
My question is what the hell is Kiba doing? He's not returned to the castle yet, he's wandering the forest, but it's not my problem.
As I arrive back Rias rushes up to me.
"One Phenex Down, now it's just Riser and the last five to deal with." I say as I sit down and close my eyes, focusing on my spirits to see what is going on, Rias realising what I am doing stays silent for me.
"Rias Gremory's Knight has been Eliminated." Damn it Kiba, the fuck where you even doing?
"They're coming, All the remaining six are headed this way, drink your resist fire potions and get ready." I order to the three devils.
"Rias stay here, and behind the Living Armours, if you stay alive we win." I say as she goes to argue, before she sighs and agrees.
Leading Akeno and Koneko out I stand in the entrance as they approach, without a word Riser engulfs us all in flames as Akeno and Koneko flinch, before realising they are unharmed.
"Akeno, deal with the Queen, Koneko, I need you to fight the two with the chainsaws. I'll handle the other three." I say confidently, or the other two as it's about to be...
As Akeno takes to the skies blasting lightning at Yubelluna, Koneko rushes the pawns, quickly upper cutting one of them as she dodges the chainsaw and kicks the other in the stomach. Riser just glares at me letting it happen, why the fuck would he let me separate them? He really is a fucking moron.
"Riser will kill you slowly for whatever you did to Riser's little sister." he snarls, as I smirk.
"Riser can suck my human dick, besides Riser has bigger problems..." I say sending the signal for my Bayrok's to come out of hiding opening fire on the three I'm fighting, Isabela takes a few hits and Riser shrugs off his damage, pulling the arrows out and regenerating.
Mihae was not so lucky, with several arrows piercing her body she collapses onto the ground, disappearing as she is teleported away.
"Riser Phenex's Bishop has been eliminated."
I shoot a Ray of Enfeeblement at Riser, but Isabela jumps in the way, taking the hit before she collapses from the poison on the Bayrok's arrows. After she is teleported away I cancel the Ray of Enfeeblement on her so she can be healed.
"Riser Phenex's Rook has been eliminated."
Riser goes to throw another fireball like the one trick pony he is, so I summon my surprise for him.
- Riser -
It was all his fault, the great Riser would kill this worthless human and get his wife, ending this pointless charade.
His first fireball didn't work, but another, stronger one would, as the great Riser created the fireball he stopped, staring in confusion as the fireball dimmed and spluttered out completely, looking at his hand he noticed that he was... shivering? The great Riser could see his breath coming from his mouth...
Looking up he saw them, the five ice covered giants marching towards him, he tried to burn them but the flames would not form, when the first one reached him it simply punched the great Riser's face, then two off the grabbed his arms lifting him off his feet and dragging him to the bastard mage, even as he struggled he could not break free.
"Two of Riser Phenex's Pawn has been eliminated."
Looking over he could see the cute cat girl walking away from his disappearing Pawn's, who had... kunai in their backs? When he was Rias's Husband he'd punish her for that, she'd beg for mercy, then she'd beg for more under the great Riser. His attention was drawn back to his situation as one of the knights sliced off his hard manhood with their frozen blade glaring at him with ice blue eyes. He screamed temporarily, before he regenerated, they couldn't beat him, even if he'd managed to trick Ravel somehow, but she was just a dumb girl anyway. Not even close to being as good as the Great Riser.
"Riser Phenex's Queen has been eliminated."
The half-breed landed next, her face flushed, he saw his queen, with several arrows in her back as those archer abominations laughed, one of them playing with a bottle of Phenex Tears, throwing it from hand to hand. His fire wasn't working or he'd burn the smirk off her face, those clothes as well, he'd have to be smart about how he punished her, she'd probably enjoy it, and he wanted to hurt her...
As his eyes roamed over her body a pair of arrows struck him in each eye, temporarily blinding him, to the sound of that cackling laughter of the archers.
He could feel them dragging him forwards but it didn't matter. He couldn't be beaten, the Great Riser could not lose!
- Kuro -
Dragging Riser before Rias I have them toss him at her feet.
"I thought you'd want to hurt him yourself..." I say as I stand next to her, Riser tears the arrows from his eyes and rises, glaring at us both, despite being utterly surrounded. He goes to throw another fireball (surprising no one) but Shisui cuts off his arm, appearing and disappearing faster than I could see.
"You can't beat Riser. The Phenex Regeneration is the supreme power in the world, your power of destruction can't compete." he says sneering.
Rias responds by blowing his head clean off with a powerful blast of black and red energy, he regenerates of course, but she doesn't let up, blasting pieces off him over and over again, as she screams in rage.
She really doesn't like him.
I ignore the obscene look on Akeno's face as she watches Riser get blasted apart over and over again.
After almost five minutes she stops, breathing heavily, as Riser starts to smirk.
"Riser told you, when you are Riser's he'll punish you for that." he says as he raises his arm again, but I hit him with a Ray of Enfeeblement and this time there's no one to take the hit for him... the moment I do a Frost Knight stabs him through the chest and as Riser falls looking at this chest in horror I pull out my next soul flask, casting Trap Soul again.
He manages to fight it a little bit, as the orange soul is torn out, but before long he is in my flask just like his sister.
Soul Flask (Riser Phenex) Added
"Goodbye, Riser Phenex..." I say mockingly as I put the flask in my inventory and dismissing my army.
"...Checkmate, Riser Phenex has been defeated." Grayfia's voice calls out. Causing the others to burst into excited shouts. Rias rushes me, leaping at me ash she wraps her arms around me tightly.
We are all teleported out of the area as we end up standing in front of the observers, The Satans, The Gremory's and Phenex's, Sona's Peerage and the Fallen, most of who are looking at me in shock. Yay attention.
"Rias-chan! Congratulations on your victory!" Sirzechs says, leaping at Rias and hugging her tightly as she pushes him off.
"Congratulations!? Two of my children are dead and you are congratulating them?" Lord Phenex shouts looking like he is seconds from attacking me.
"They aren't dead." I say calmly, immediately getting the two Phenex's attention.
"Then why aren't they moving?" he yells practically charging at me, as he does my Death Knight appears and puts it's sword to his chest.
"That's not necessary..." I say getting my Death Knight to stand down. "I took their souls, and sealed them in a soul flask, Souls are a Necromancer's trade after all." I say pulling out Ravel's flask making him snatch it from me, desperately staring at it. "Be careful, if anyone but a Necromancer with the knowledge opens that the her soul is lost forever..." I trail off taking it back and putting it back away.
"Return them, NOW!" he yells, as I raise an eyebrow.
"Make me. If anyone tries to force me then I'll just smash them. Can I go home now?" I ask looking at the Satans.
"Perhaps that would be for the best... Lord Phenex I will deal with this you have my word, but perhaps for now we should let everyone cool off." Sirzechs says as Lady Phenex joins him in trying to calm him down.
"Kuro-kun, I will take you home for now, but I would expect visitors soon, I'll speak to your principal explaining things if you need to take time off school." Serafall says calmly leading me out as Rias quietly apologizes, blaming herself for my current situation.
Serafall teleports me back to my home, which makes me wonder... why does she know where I live?
"You've caused a lot of problems tonight, Kuro-kun..." she says amusedly as I take a seat leaning back in my chair.
"Which wouldn't have happened if you'd all just left me alone..." I say back, as she smirks slightly.
"But you're worth the trouble I think, I have a lot I want to talk to you about, deals to make with you, but that can wait... enjoy your rest Kuro-kun, I think you'll be busy often for a while yet." she says grinning before she vanishes.
Joy...
I head back to my bedroom and place both Soul flasks on a shelf, placing a death ward on them both, maybe I'll start a collection? Then I write a note warning about the death ward and stick it to the shelf for good measure.
Today has been... too much effort.
First I send everyone back to their locations, the Bayrok's to the roof, the Armours position themselves around the house, my Death Knights guard the door, and the Totenhund's and Skeleton's Patrol the Grounds, while my spirits go back to spy... observing Kuoh for threats.
Wanting some amusement I let my zombie out of the wardrobe as she stares blankly at me and order her to do jumping jacks, enjoying the bouncing for a while.
After a good ten minutes of bouncing I get a lot of alerts as three quests finish at once...
Chose your Path Complete
[Part Time Servant]
Accept the offer
Become a Devil in Rias Gremory's Peerage
High Class Promotion if Riser is defeated
+10 Reputation with Sirzechs Lucifer
+5 Affection with Grayfia Lucifuge
+10 Affection with Rias Gremory
+5 Affection with Akeno Himejima
+5 Affection with Koneko Toujou
+5 Reputation with Kiba Yuuto
+10 Reputation with the Occult Research Club
-10 with the Heaven Faction
Lowered Reputation with the Grigori – Negated by reputation with Azazel
+5 Reputation with the 72 Pillars
Chose your Path Complete
[An offer she can't refuse]
Agree, with some conditions...
+10 Obedience with Grayfia Lucifuge
+5 Affection with Grayfia Lucifuge
-5 Relationship Loyalty for Grayfia Lucifuge
Tsundere Love – Ravel Phenex – To be decided
A favour for a favour – Venelana Gremory – Future Event Unlocked
Her Beloved – Rias Gremory – Future Event Unlocked
A Fair Trade – Lord Phenex – Future Event Unlocked
Quest [Burning Embers]
Objective: Defeat Riser Phenex
Hidden Objective: Steal the Souls of both Phenex's,
Reward: 3x Heart Crystals, a Genderbend Cheat Code, 5x Gacha Tokens , A Vial of Phenex Tears, Major Rep Changes with multiple people and factions
Hidden Reward: +5 Levels to Necromancer, Soul Thief Perk
Bonus Reward for finishing Season One of DxD: +10 Levels to Alchemist, +5 Levels to Thief
+30 Affection with Rias Gremory
+10 Affection with Akeno Himejima
+10 Affection with Koneko Toujo
+10 Reputation with Yuuto Kiba
+10 Affection with Gasper Vladi
+10 Reputation with Sirzechs Lucifer
+10 Reputation with Four Satans
+5 Reputation with Ajuka Beelzebub
+10 Affection with Grayfia Lucifuge
+10 Affection with Sona Sitri
+10 Affection with Serafall Leviathan
+10 Reputation with Azazel (He thinks the chaos you're causing is hilarious)
-10 Reputation with Zeoticus Gremory
-10 Reputation with Lord Phenex
-10 Reputation with Old Satan Faction
-20 Reputation with Riser Phenex
+20 Obedience with Riser Phenex
+20 Obedience with the Phenex Peerage Girls
-10 Affection with Phenex Peerage Girls
-10 Affection with Ravel Phenex
+20 Obedience with Ravel Phenex
-5 Affection with Rayna Phenex
+5 Affection with Venelana Gremory
+10 Reputation with Sairaorg Bael (Warning, he wants to fight you...)
Perk Added
[Soul Thief]
Trap Soul is more likely to succeed on stronger targets
Level 40 Alchemist Skills unlocked
Skill Upgrade - [Create Potion]
[Learning by example]
Learn how to make any potion or poison by drinking it
Skill Upgrade - [Create Potion]
[Let's hope this works]
Learn how to make an antidote by drinking any poison
[Herbology Proficiency (Apprentice)] (Passive)
Gain the knowledge to grow and harvest all non-magical types of plants
Plants will grow 25% faster
[Resist Poison (Adept)] (Passive)
Reduces Poison Damage by 40%
Level 60 Necromancer Skills unlocked
[Summon Greater Spirit] (Active)
400 MP to cast
Create a higher level spirit to fight for you, you can only have 1 undead per 5 INT.
Spirits can be dismissed and summoned at will.
Spirits Available
[Shade] [Shadowdancer] [Primeyst'ma] [Soul Collector]
[Undead Possession] (Active)
250 MP per minute
Possess an undead and control it.
Your Body is defenceless during this time, but taking damage will force you back into your true body.
If the undead is not under your control then triple MP cost, and the Undead will fight your possession, with stronger undead being able to force you out completely.
[Grasp Heart] (Active)
2000 MP to cast
Will instantly kill targets that fail to resist
If resisted targets will instead be stunned and take 1000 Death Damage
[Enhance Undead] will now active every five Necromancer levels, and no longer needs to be micromanaged.
500 INT Perk Added
[Magic King]
50% extra MP
Less intelligent magical beings will feel a desire to submit to you
Wait... what happened to my 250 WIS Perk?
I wanted to see how long it'd take you to notice...
Genius Intellect my non-existent ass...
250 WIS Perk Added
[Wisdom of the Great Sage]
Mana regens 25% faster
Party members gain bonus experience
ID Create unsealed since this was pretty amusing, I liked the one who got buried alive...
New Dungeon Unlocked
[Demons]
There are way too many pop ups, but I did just finish a quest and 2 paths at the same time... this hurts my head just looking at it.
The Rep/Affection Changes are mostly good, a few bad ones but who cares really? The Future Events seem good as well, makes sense that Ravels isn't guaranteed yet since she's sitting in a glass flask over there...
The items are nice. 3 Heart Crystals, 5 Gacha Tokens, two vials of Phenex tears since by Bayrok's stole Yubelluna's and a Genderbend Cheat Code...
[Genderbend Cheat Code]
Good for one reality warping to make anyone the opposite gender
This was definitely Shiro's idea... I can already tell this is the sort of thing he'd find funny.
It sure as fuck wasn't my idea.
Thought as much. The Skill Upgrades for Create Potion are nice, since I can learn to make anything if I have a sample, or how to cure any potion... I just have to drink it first...
Yay. At least my Poison Resist has gone up, and I'm better at Herbology as well, so when I actually have time I can start growing things for my potions.
Onto the good stuff, Necromancy Level 60, no more wasting time levelling my units individually since they will level when I do, and now I have better Spirits I can summon. I want a Primeyst'ma but it requires a souls of someone tortured to death... I can arrange that I just need to find a... volunteer.
Grasp Heart sounds fun, but the most important might just be the ability to possess my undead fully, it opens a lot of possibilities since I could lead my troops without ever leaving my home, and I can possess all the different types depending on the situation.
And of course the Bonus MP and MP Regen is wonderful, putting me at a amazing 16k MP total. Plus the ability to make dumber magic beasts submit makes getting more minions even easier.
I can hear movement approaching my door, so I stuff the ZoMilf back into her wardrobe and wait. It isn't long before I hear a knock at my door, double checking that my zombie is hidden I sit in my chair and tell them to come in.
To my minor surprise it's Raynare who enters, looking nervous as she approaches. To my surprise she kneels in front of me, without hesitation.
"Is there something I can do for you Raynare?" I ask bemused by her new obedience.
"I... please. Tell me, how did you do it? How did you become so powerful so quickly? Even now, you're so much stronger than you were when you left the Rating Game... how? None of it makes sense..." she says looking baffled.
"You remember that you tried to kill me right? Why would I give up my secrets to you?" I say coldly looking down at her as she flinches.
"Please, all I've ever wanted is to be strong, I don't care about the Grigori, or the three factions, if you make me stronger, even if it's not to your level, I will serve you for all time. No matter what you wish of me, I will do it if it means I can even come close to your might..." she says looking surprisingly vulnerable.
Quest Added
[Raynare, Angel of Death]
Objective: Get Raynare to a Six-winged Fallen
Reward: Raynare will serve you loyally, Increased Rep with Azazel, Increased Rep with the Grigori
Optional Objective 1: Get Raynare to a Eight-winged Fallen
Reward: Raynare will serve you lovingly, Greatly Increased Rep with Azazel, Greatly Increased Rep with the Grigori
Optional Objective 2: Get Raynare to a Ten-winged Fallen
Reward: Raynare will serve you fanatically for all time, Massively Increased Rep with Azazel, Massively Increased Rep with the Grigori, ?
There doesn't seem to be any downsides... Azazel will be happy, I was worried he'd be pissed but him and the Grigori will be thrilled if I can actually do this. Besides... a fanatical ten winged fallen? Serving me forever? Those are some of my favourite words... I'm not a real fighter after all, I prefer to let others do it for me, and a super powered fanatic would be great... I did just get a perk to increase party exp as well.
While I'm thinking about it Raynare gets more and more nervous. Her wings trembling slightly as she waits for my verdict.
"If I agree to train you then you will obey me, no matter the order, is that understood?" I ask glaring slightly. "If you disobey you can join the Phenex's on the shelf over there." I say gesturing over at the pair of flasks
+10 Affection with Raynare
+20 Obedience with Raynare
"Of course, Lord Kuro. I am yours." she responds immediately, no hesitation in her voice.
"Then rise, I am going to be... busy often soon, but I will train you, and it will be hellish, so prepare yourself, if you back out I'll kill you myself." I say coldly, smirking at the slight shiver that goes through her, that wasn't fear, it was arousal... someone's a sub... or at least a switch.
"I won't fail you, my lord." she says bowing, I like this Raynare more, if I wasn't expecting more company I'd see just how far her new obedience goes. But I don't know when more people will show up, and I don't want to get blue-balled.
"For now, get some rest, you'll need all the energy you can get soon enough." I say gesturing for her to leave.
Alone again I close my eyes, just for a moment.
- Hours Later -
A knocking on my door wakes me up, and I give a half-assed answer, telling them to come in.
"Lord Kuro, Rias Gremory and Akeno Himejima is here to see you." Mittelt says as Rias and Akeno follow her into my room.
"That's fine Mittelt, that will be all." I say waiting for her to leave before I address . "So... how can I help you?"
- Bonus Scene – Magical Girl Levia-tan's Musings -
Kuro was a game changer, she could see that easily, the constantly growing power alone could change things but he was so much more than that...
He'd improved relations between the Grigori and the Devils easily, with his friendship with Azazel, making her job easier, she owed him for that all by itself. Maybe she should throw him in the general direction of the Youkai and see if he could pull off another diplomatic miracle.
Then there was the potions... healing items were rare, very rare. Though honestly she sometimes wondered if the Phenex clan over-exaggerated how difficult it was to make the Phenex Tears, to gouge the rest of them for the Tears they have a monopoly on, or had a monopoly... even a less powerful potion could be a major boon, and Kuro was still learning, he'd get better and better, plus his potions could do more than just heal, restoring Mana and Stamina, Resisting Fire... was there a limit? Would he one day be able to make a potion for every scenario? She didn't know, but she was going to find out, and that meant keeping him alive, happy and on the Devils side. Would this piss off the Phenex's? Obviously, was it worth it anyway? Definitely... honestly she didn't like the Phenex's that much, far too arrogant even by Devil standards, she'd had Phenex's insult her in the past thinking they were unkillable, naturally she erased them from existence but still...
Plus the artifacts... she'd noticed the Amulet Rias was wearing boosting her power, and the Ring Azazel was wearing, they both felt like Kuro, he really was a man of many skills, and she couldn't wait to discover them all.
Still, perhaps the most interesting is his 'relationship' with Grayfia... she was spying before the game started, not on Kuro but on Sona. And after Sona left she wanted to know what was so important that Grayfia felt a need to send Rias away (considering she's Kuro's honorary King , at least for now if the whispers of a High-class Devil Promotion were true, and she was considering making them true even if they weren't).
Grayfia is without a doubt the stronger of the two, and yet the strict loyal queen of Sirzechs did nothing as she was pulled into his lap and molested, it was obvious who held the power there, and it wasn't Grayfia. If it was then Grayfia would have been able to make Kuro stop when he undid his slacks and pulled out his (rather large...) shaft, instead the Strongest Queen dropped to her knees and serviced Kuro. It was actually quite cathartic to watch, her old enemy obediently sucking a dick, it's why she recorded it. She wasn't ashamed to admit that she'd fingered herself to orgasm watching. Grayfia might be an old enemy/rival but she was also a beauty and watching her submit to Kuro was... arousing.
Maybe she was a voyeur at heart? Well she did spend a lot of time spying on her sister...
It clearly wasn't something new, but what could make Grayfia Lucifuge betray Sirzechs? Maybe if she spent some more time with Kuro she'd find out...
She wasn't going to tell anyone obviously, Sirzechs would kill Kuro, and that would be a tragedy for the Devil Race,. Losing his potential, his potions and his enchanting would be terrible, in comparison letting Sirzechs get cucked was nothing, she couldn't really bring herself to care.
Besides Sona wanted him, Serafall wanted him, and if they both got him, wasn't that the perfect excuse to get lots of Sona-tan Cuddle Time? And maybe some x-rated less cuddly time... after all, two sisters together was wrong and immoral even by devil standards, but two sisters and one man was a whole different story... that's just sexy after all!
She wanted to plan some more, but her thought were distracting her, turning on her observation device she tuned in just in time for her favourite show, Sona-tan Shower Time, slipping her hand under her magical girl skirt and the other under her top...
Work could wait...