DXD 10

Akemi sat on one of the couches in the magical store a few minutes after her altercation earlier that evening with DXD Scathach and Morrigan beside her. Across them were Flandre, Ophis, and Alucard who sat on another couch staring at the unconscious body of Vali Lucifer. Finally, the last couch was occupied by the trio of Kaede, Shinobu, and Scathach.

"Will you ever get to explaining anything to us!?" Morrigan asked with a glare.

"Sure, just need to make sure he's awake," Alucard replied with her head resting on her palm as she looked toward Ophis. "So how long do you think it'll be until he wakes up?"

"I don't care for his well-being," Ophis replied looking at the slow-breathing Vali.

"She did hold back a lot," Flandre said before looking at the trembling Akemi. "Good to see you didn't die this time, but you did bring two new guests."

"Can we not begin without the presence of the White Dragon Emperor?" Morrigan asked Flandre as she stared at the unconscious teen.

"Is he needed for this?" DXD Scathach asked looking at her counterpart who simply shrugged not caring.

"Well...not really," Flandre said with a shrug before getting interrupted by the familiar sound of chiming bells before a strange black cat walked in. "How did a cat get in here?

"Kuroka..." Ophis spoke up noticing the feline which got a look from Flandre.

"So that's the cat's name..." Flandre said, looking at the familiar black cat in the distance. "Wonder what it wants this time?"

Before their eyes, they watched as the four-legged feline underwent a metamorphosis and transformed into a very naked, and quite attractive girl with cat ears and two thin, black-furred tails lazily flickering behind her.

"Hi, there! I don't believe we've properly met! My name is Kuroka, and I'm interested in your services!" Kuroka winked flirtatiously looking at both familiar and new faces.

"Sure thing just eh...take a sit," Flandre said pointing to the now materialized sit. "We can talk about your request after this if you don't mind?"

"Not a problem," Kuroka said as she walked over to the empty seat.

"Well, what is it you two lovely ladies want?" Alucard asked looking at D.Scathach and Morrigan.

"You people are new here correct?" Morrigan asked looking at the group and getting nods. "Figured that much, now to my second question. Over the past few weeks, there have been numerous revivals of the same soul in Kuoh."

"The first time we thought it was just a devil reincarnating someone, and ignored it," D.Scathach said looking at Akemi with a slight glare. "Then the resurrection became a daily occurrence of the same soul and I also felt the use of Gae Bolg in Kuoh in the same area of the mass resurrections."

"And now we find out that you are able to clone the GodSlayer..." Morrigan said with a frown looking at the two women sitting beside Scathach. "So please explain how all this happened?"

"..." Flandre said nothing as she looked at her aunts who simply shrugged at her before she looked back at Morrigan and D.Scathach. "We aren't from this world, so our Scathach isn't a clone but a different version."

"Be careful with your words girl. Any more jokes and none of you will be get-" Morrigan said with a glare only to gasp in shock when there was a sword pressed against her throat and drew blood.

"Do you know who you're up against!?" Flandre asked with a glare releasing her pressure upon Morrigan, sending her toward the floor and groaning in pain. Flandre looked down at the grounded goddess and placed a foot on her head before pressing downward. "I'll keep my mouth in check if I were you."

"Please let her go," D.Scathach pleaded as she noticed Morrigan forced to the floor. She didn't see the blonde woman move. "We didn't mean any disrespect."

"Tch, just keep her mouth shut," Flandre said as she removed her feet from Morrigan's head allowing her to get up. "No deity in this universe would be able to fix what I would do to her when I'm done if she doesn't."

"Morrigan please don't be so pushy," D.Scathach said with a small sigh as she helped Morrigan to her feet. "I believe what she said is plausible."

"You actually believe what she is saying!?" Morrigan said while glaring at D.Scathach. "You believe in this jest...woman's words? So you believe they came from an alternate universe or something? Even we gods and goddesses know that such a thing is impossible. Any topics related to that are just conspiracy theories made up by those idiotic humans who do not believe in gods."

"If your heart was stabbed by the same spear, you will feel the same I felt earlier," D.Scathach muttered, still looking at the irate Morrigan. "I can tell you, that spear is indeed Gae Bolg, even if there is something different about it."

"Those spears are nothing more than just a prototype." Scathach cut in giving her explanation as she looked at her counterpart. "Plus the majority of those in this room have divinity."

"Well that's dealt with please leave,"Flandre said with a frown while pointing at the exit. "And never come back."

"Thank you for your time," D.Scathach said with a small sigh as both she and Morrigan made their way outside before noticing the shop had disappeared from their sight. "Must you always be so troublesome? Did you not notice they were stronger than the infinite Dragon sitting next to them? We could have gotten our entire pantheon killed because you angered someone powerful just because you didn't get what you wanted!"

"Tch, the cut still hasn't healed." Morrigan groaned out holding the scar on her throat. "Still for them to be deities from outside our universe."

"Well it can't be helped..." D.Scathach said with a sigh still angry at Morrigan's foolishness. "Now we just need to report back our findings and rest easy knowing that you did not cause our extinction"

"I get it..." Morrigan groaned out as they made their way back to Ireland. "It's my fault, I know. There is no need to say it over and over again."

-Next Day-

Micheal groaned.

Sirzechs sighed.

Azazel waved.

Gabriel beamed.

"Hello, brother, sister. Fancy seeing you here, eh?" Azazel said with a bored smile on his face.

"Azazel," Michael said looking at his fallen brother. "What are you doing here?"

"Hey, Azazel! It's good to see you again!" came the bright voice of Gabriel. "You look great in black."

"Gabriel, just don't," Michael said with a deep sigh as they continued looking at each other.

"It's good to see you, Gabriel," Azazel said with a laugh before looking at Michael. "You as well Michael."

"It's good to see you are safe brother," Michael said with another sigh.

"This is what they call a good old family reunion. I would have dressed more appropriately had you told me, Azazel." Sirzechs said as he stared at Azazel who had a sheepish look. "But judging by the look on your face. This wasn't planned. May I ask, Micheal, what someone of your stature is doing here of all places?" He gestured to the empty lot beside them all.

"I could ask the same of you, Sirzechs." Micheal retorted softly.

"That you could...So, just to be clear then. You're not searching for a group of people with horns and other exotic features here?" Sirzechs asked.

"Horns? Like the devil." Michael asked.

"Yup! Cause if you were, then I'd have to regrettably ask you why exactly it is you're searching for them. I say regrettably because of the way things have been going as of late ever since this enigmatic group made their appearance. Meaning that one of them had the gall to insult my Rias-tan, and I can't let that go unpunished!" Sirzechs said with a look of determination.

"Say, brother. Now that I think about it...the women one of the Watchers mentioned being seen outside the shop on a few occasions had blond hair, horns, and fox features..." Gabriel said innocently with a single finger to her lip.

"Gabriel, you really need to tell me these things," Michael said with a groan. The blond Seraph only bonked her head playfully while putting together the most apologetic expression she could muster.

"Ha! Man, you guys never change do you?" Azazel said as he laughed at both his sibling's antic.

"Okay...So it's been established we're looking for the same people. Could you tell us why you're looking for them though?" Sirzechs said.

"The Great Red has disappeared from the Dimensional Gap, and we believe the shop owners are responsible for it," Michael explained getting the attention of Sirzech and Azazel.

Azazel soon started laughing as Michael soon changed his direction to an innocent Gabriel who was leaning against a pole contemplating if he should just bash his head in.

Sirzechs on the other hand was downright horrified when he heard the news. "Wh...What?"He knew they were strong but for them to just get rid of Great Red was just... "That's rather...disturbing," Sirzechs admitted with a low sigh.

"If we're thinking about the same people, we don't have to worry. The worse they would do is give you a headache and call it a day." Azazel said with a snort. However, this was more bad news for Michael. He already had to deal with lots of headaches from the angels and this new group added more headaches.

"Have you by chance actually met these beings, brother?" Michael said looking at Azazel.

"I visited the shop a few years back when they first opened shop. They told me this was a place that grants desires. For a price of course. They got even weirder abilities, but they're without a doubt interesting ones. Besides having some interesting personality issues they never struck me as a threat though. Strong, really strong, and lazy as all hell, but not a threat." Azazel explained. "They're more likely to spend their whole day sle-"

The front door of the now orange-colored shop suddenly burst open, interrupting the fallen leader, and a very distraught-looking teen with silver hair poked his head out. A broom gripped angrily in his hands.

"Oi! What the hell is with all this racket out here!? Don't you bastards know it's rude to loiter! I'm not above kicking your asses in Boss's place, ya know!" Icy blue eyes locked onto the four very familiar, and very powerful beings standing outside the shop. All with varying expressions on their faces.

"Vali...? What are you doing here?" Azazel said with a glare looking at his former ward.

"Ah, h-hey Azazel. I can explain." Vali said stepping back.

-Elsewhere-

"Shinobu-sama!" Kokabiel, survivor of the great war, leader of armies, conqueror of entire battlefields...daughter of god, and commander of the fallen angels neatly pressed her forehead against the abandoned church grounds with enough force to crack the old wooden floor before a sheepish-looking Shinobu. Kokabiel, the fallen conqueror, who bowed before none but her father. Bowed before Shinobu. "I was also expecting Alucard-sama. Is she ok?"

"Sorry about that, she is busy," Shinobu said sheepishly looking at the elf-looking fallen angel. "Anyway, I'm here for an update, do you have any news for me?"

"Yes, Shinobu-sama! The preparations you and Alucard-sama requested have been made!" Kokabiel said with tears flowing from her eyes. "I'm so pleased you have returned. I thought I'd failed you the last time! Such a mistake would truly mark me as unworthy, a dishonor of the highest! For you are all I can strive to please now! You, who have shown me the light."

"What did you two do to her?" Flandre whispered to her Aunt who had a strained smile on her face. Flandre also noticed Ophis' face filled with disbelief as she couldn't fathom what had just occurred in front of them.

"What happened during your fight?" Ophis simply asked staring at the pink and blue dual-colored-haired woman.

"I didn't do much, just made sure Alucard didn't destroy the whole town in her drunken stupor," Shinobu said as she began to think back at the rather one-sided fight. "Well as Naruko said, we came to find out why Akemi-san was killed. Kokabiel attacked us, and Alucard chose to fight while she was under the influence of alcohol. The rest is history. I guess somewhere along our fight Kokabiel was having so much fun that she swore allegiance to us."

"A battle so pure. It was heart-wrenching!" Kokabiel exclaimed with pure happiness as a peaceful smile spread across her features. "I hadn't felt like that in battle since fighting father himself. Not even my dear brothers and sisters could provide such entertainment. The feeling...it's indescribable! I knew then that my previous goal was for naught, pointless. Even more so it displeased Shinobu-sama! Unforgivable! I have found something better in both Shinobu-sama and Alucard-sama! Something I'd forgotten long ago..."

"She's a little Confused, but she got the right spirit," Shinobu said meekly looking at the other with her before looking at Kokabiel. "Well, uh, thank you. Anyway, that's great news, Kokabiel-kun! I really appreciate all the hard work you're doing for us. Do you need anything before I leave?"

"Ah! I truly am unworthy of such praise and words, but all I ask is for you or Alucard-sama to come to visit." Kokabiel said with tears of joy as she looked at all three women. "Sadly, the rest of team Oshino are not here at the moment. They are fulfilling their current duties in both you and Alucard-sama's names. They should be here next time though, have no doubts! I will make sure a proper greeting is arranged!"

"That's nice. I'll still need to talk to Rayanare-san. Please do remind her that we still need to finish our talk." Shinobu said with a smile looking at her 'subordinate' before turning to look at both Flandre and Ophis.

"What?" Flandre asked in confusion. "Did I do something wrong? Cause I haven't said a word since I came here."

"Say Goodbye, it's the polite thing to do," Shinobu said with a smile that got an eyebrow twitch from both Flandre and Ophis. "To think my niece would lack manners."

Flandre simply glared at her Aunt before waving the fallen woman goodbye with Ophis mimicking her.

"Goodbye Shinobu-sama! I'll make sure to inform Raynare-chan!" Kokabiel said with a smile as she noticed the trio began to walk away. "I hope to spar again soon! Call on us whenever you wish! I'll be ready!"

With a final wave, the trio disappeared from her sight.

-Elsewhere-

Somewhere else in an unknown realm, the Celt's Goddess of Death and Destruction is seen walking into a bar, slowly approaching a lone, muscular man busy with his drink.

"...Ah Morrigan! Welcome home." The man said as he noticed Morrigan approach him. "How is your investigation going on?"

"Lugh," Morrigan said as she leaned closed to him. "We really need to talk."

"Then do talk. I have more than enough time to spare. It's not like us Celt mythologies have anybody worshipping us as of-" Lugh said as he continued to chug down his beer before tilting his head and looking past Morrigan. "Hello, Dagda. Fancy meeting you here."

"...Amaterasu?" Morrigan asked in surprise as she looked at the woman dressed in white and with Asian features.

"Great to know my name is still known even for other pantheons," Amaterasu said with a smile waving at Morrigan. "How are you today Morrigan?"

"I am mostly fine. Why are you here in Ireland?" Morrigan asked but she had an idea why Amaterasu might have been here. Both she and Scathach were dwelling on Japanese territories after all.

"I heard from Amaterasu how you and Scathach have been lurking around her place," Dagda said looking at Morrigan before he took a look at Amaterasu. "So I am guessing you are now completely healed?"

"Healed? What happened to her?" Morrigan asked with a hint of curiosity.

"It's quite embarrassing...but I got into a fight with a powerful being and almost died." Amaterasu said with a blush getting a shocked look from Morrigan. "So what brought you to Japan Morrigan?"

"I was tracking down the energy of something similar to Lugh's spear and ended up in Kuoh. I had brought Scathach with me for some help." Morrigan said as she looked at Amaterasu. "Who managed to hurt you?"

"A goddess I picked a fight with," Amaterasu said with a sigh as she took a seat. "It was my fault I guess, I mistook her companion as someone familiar and close to me."

"I see..." Morrigan said with her head rested on both her palms. "Did you get a name?"

"Yeah, we're friends now...well kinda," Amaterasu said with a finger on her lip. "Her name is Naruko Oshino. She's pretty nice."

"Oshino..." Morrigan mused to herself remembering her meeting yesterday. "Does she have blonde hair, horns, and fox features?"

"You have met Flandre-san? She was so cute as a child..." Amaterasu said with excitement as she looked at Morrigan getting laughs from both Dagda and Lugh. All of a sudden Amaterasu's features turned serious. "You didn't try to harm her, did you?"

"No...why?" Morrigan asked.

"Their mothers are quite protective of their children and would kill you," Amaterasu said with a sigh, happy that Morrigan didn't do anything dumb. "Anyways have you guys of Great Red no longer residing in the Dimensional Gap?"

-Timeskip-

When Akemi into the store, she expected to see the familiar view of Alucardreading some magazines, Flandre playing on the consoles, and a scowling loli. Instead, she was greeted with multiple curious looks from a multitude of very unfamiliar faces, although Akemi did note that one was a carbon copy of Rias, although male, and the others all had wings—one with a familiar black.

Before the chiming could fade away, the youngest of the group of strangers all but shouted at him. "Who the fuck are you!? You trying to sneak up on the boss or something!?" Out of all of them, the last one had the strangest hair color.

Vali was quick to level the teen with a menacing glare, all the while flexing his power in an attempt to intimidate Akemi.

"Uh...I'm Akemi Hyoudou." Akemi said ignoring the failed intimidation, she had already been bombarded with killing intent from both Scathach and Great Red and getting killed on a daily basis. "Who are you guys?"

"Brother..." Gabriel leaned in close and whispered to Michael. "That's the girl that the Watchers mentioned."

Micheal's eyes rested solely on the visibly nervous-looking teen, while inwardly mulling over his sister's words and simultaneously ignoring her shabby attempt at being sneaky. Akemi's muddy orbs were not so discreetly jumping between all five of them with a nervous glimmer. Come to think of it, why was she so nervous in the first place?

"Relax kid." Azazel was quick to grasp Vali by the collar and sit him back down. "No one here is going to hurt you.

"It's not you that I'm afraid of..." Akemi mumbled out in a low voice. She couldn't help but think this was a trap by Flandre to cause her more pain and suffering. Flandre was really going to show her 1000 ways of dying with her starring as the victim.

"A student of Kuoh! Do you know my Rias-tan? Bah! What am I saying, of course you know of her! She's perfect in every way, isn't she? So honestly it'd be more strange if you didn't know her! Haha! Don't you agree that she's the best though? Neh? Isn't she!?" Sirzechs asked immediately appearing in front of Akemi with them practically cheek to cheek.

"Y-You're Gremory-san's brother?" Akemi said despite the close proximity of their faces.

"You guessed it!" Sirzechs said getting a groan from Azazel.

"Sirzech, leave the kid be. You're scaring her." Azazel said while finding Sirzechs sis-con attitude unbearable.

Before the conversation could continue a rip opened up. Behind it was multiple red eyes staring at them as 5 figures walked through it. All four of the faction leaders immediately recognized the blank facade that belonged to none other than the infinite dragon god, Ophis.

"I'm back!" Naruko said as she walked in with a box of pizza in hand before walking behind the counter and taking a sit while placing her heeled foot on the table. She looked up at the group in front of her in curiosity. "Who are you people? What the hell are you doing in my shop?"

"Our shop..." Flandre said with a laugh as she made her way to the free couches with Rose following behind her. The rest of the group went their separate ways to occupy themselves for the rest of the evening.

"Akemi-kun, nice to see you're well~," Naruko said with a grin noticing Akemi at the corner who could only whimper when she saw Naruko's grin. Tamamo took a sit beside her as they began eating the slices of pizza.

There was one clear defining feature of the women's appearance that instantly caught the four leader's attention and helped shed light on who they were. That was mainly the horns and other outwardly features they had.

"Boss, I tried to stop them! I really did! But these guys...They're monsters of their own." Vali hung his head in shame looking at Alucard.

"So this is the Vali you spoke of...He seems alright." Naruko said with a shrug as she looked at the white-haired teen. "It's all good, Vali-san, can I call you that? I just want to know who those people are. If you're here on business sorry to say I'm closed today."

"Vali is fine ma'am," Vali said respectfully.

-Timeskip-

Great Red looked down at the three gaping, and one amazed, expressions of all four leaders. She could smell angel and devil and was surprised they weren't trying to kill each other.

"How interesting. Last I checked your kind despised the other. What brought this change? Tch, never mind. I don't really care enough about it to want to know." Great Red said before craning his neck at the few new faces before looking at Flandre. "A few new faces."

"Quite the large place..." Naruko mused to herself before waving at the Giant Dragon. "Nice to meet you Great Red-san."

"Hmmm, Hello to you..." Great Red said looking down at Naruko and her family before looking at Flandre. "What brings you here blondie? A few more training partners?"

"I'm pretty sure I have won every fight we've been in...but ok," Flandre said with a shrug before pointing to the 4 leaders. "Those 4 felt your disappearance and got worried. You never told me you were this famous you overgrown lizard!"

"Amazing boss! To speak so casually to the Great Red! You really are worthy of being my teacher!" Vali said with a smile.

"I don't recall making a contract for that..." Flandre said getting a small laugh from both Naruko and Tamamo. "Plus, I'm sure you were with pledging your undying loyalty to Alucard."

'Teacher, eh? I'm going to grill that brat as soon as we get home tonight.' Azazel thought with a grin.

The leader of Heaven had his own opinion as to what was going on around him as well. 'The Great Red, and the infinite dragon god.' Micheal felt his eyes drift toward the teens, one gazing at the group of goddesses with awe and the other with dismay. Along with both of the heavenly dragons. With this much power...He withheld a smile.

"Did they now? Hmm." Red blinked once and focused intently on the faces of the three angels floating a distance away. For a moment a flash of much younger counterparts enveloped their current appearances, and it remembered. "Ah, I know you three. His children. You've grown up brats."

"Hey there, Red-sama, it's very nice to meet you! Or is it see you again? Hmm, I can't really remember. Although I must say, you're quite the handsome dragon!" Gabriel said with a smile as she innocently winked in the dragon's direction and that was enough to cause the Great Red's cheeks(?) to turn an even deeper color of scarlet altogether.

"T-Tch...Whatever, of course," Great Red said looking away from the group. "I'm as handsome as ever!"

"What a weird dragon?" Naruko said putting her head on Tamamo's shoulder and using her free hands to fluff Tamamo's tails.

"Kakakaka. Tsundere Dragon...never thought I would see the day!" Flandre said as she laughed at the blushing Great Red.

"Eh!? What was that, blondie!? Are you laughing about something over there? Why not share with the rest of us!?" Great Red exclaimed looking down at the laughing Flandre. The tall mountains surrounding them quivered and shook with each of the dragon's words. On instinct, the faction leaders unconsciously tensed and prepared themselves.

Ophis shook her head slightly at the unnecessary display, while next to her Vali held a now unconscious Akemi who'd passed out at the very sight of the monstrous Red's power due to the sheer fear that struck her heart. Flashbacks of being murdered in various ways overloaded her mind and within seconds the poor teen had passed out.

"They are quite loud aren't they Beloved?" Tamamo asked as she braided Naruko's long golden hair while the blonde moaned out a tired 'yes' as she lay upon her lap.

"Tch. Just go, you're beginning to annoy me. Leave me be" Great Red said as he spread his wings preparing to take flight. "I swear, you're making me start to sound like the witch with all this talk of being left alone." The great crimson wings flapped once and a storm of sand and debris enveloped the dry, cracked land below.

-A few minutes later-

"Well, it is nice to know Flandre made a new friend," Naruko said with a smile before gesturing to the Faction leaders that were sitting on her various couches.

Naruko reached over and gladly accepted the fruity drink being handed to her by a more than willing Vali, who then quickly proceeded to kneel next to her in a similar fashion to how a yakuza thug would kneel before their leader.

"With all this 'threatening the very balance of all worlds' nonsense put behind us we can finally get to scheduling appointments for you all. I forgot to tell you we're off today, and tomorrow I can't attend to any of you on account of being busy with important things that you don't need to know. We're pretty much free on Thursday though, so with that being said! Who's first!? Azazel? Mr. Sis-con? Anyone?"

At the multitude of stares she was getting, Alucard could already gauge their responses. It didn't mean she'd give up.

"Seriously, I'm talking about granting your greatest desires here. Whatever you're desperate for. I mean you wouldn't find this wonderful establishment unless you were desperate. We've already fulfilled the end of my deal with Ophis over there." Naruko gestured to the little girl floating next to her. "Hell, you saw Great Red for yourselves. What more does a gal gotta do? Isn't that right Akemi."

The brunette in question was sleeping soundly on the lone couch furthest to the right. A light blush colored her cheeks, no doubt due to whatever wild and perverse dreams she was having.

"See? Akemi agrees with me." Naruko said with a smile still getting odd looks from the group.

Azazel glanced at his companions and noticed that they were finally starting to understand exactly what he meant earlier on. His eyes met Micheal's, and for a moment the leader of the fallen had to fight back a chuckle at the sheer disbelief in his brother's eyes.

"I think I'll pass again. Genies are nothing but trouble anyway." The fallen said before looking at Vali, who stiffened at the mere sight of his caretaker's piercing gaze. "I hope you don't mind though, but Vali has to come with me. I'm sort of a father figure to him you see, and I'd been wondering where he'd been the last couple of days. Naughty boy that one. Had me scared to death!" Azazel attempted to look the part of a concerned parent but failed miserably.

Vali turned to Naruko and grabbed her by her elbow, and clung on for dear life as he pleaded desperately with her as she had a blank stare.

"You can't let him take me boss' Mother! I-I don't mind taking the heat for any of you, but he's the worst possible fate for me right now! You gotta help me! Save me! Please!" Vali cried out grabbing onto Naruko's sleeve as he clung on for dear life as he pleaded desperately to her.

"I barely know you..." Naruko said with a frown as she noticed his icy blue orbs seemed a lot less cold and pathetic, as the teen shamelessly groveled before some of the most powerful and influential entities alive. "But groveling does seem to suit you well."

Vali looked impossibly hopeful as Naruko turned her attention away from him and to Azazel. B-Boss...you really are amazing!' He was saved!

"You can take him Azazel," Naruko said with a shrug.

With those 5 words, all hope was lost, crushed, and destroyed. It stood no chance as it died.

Whatever stars twinkled in Vali's eyes were swallowed by an inky wave of pitch black. "No! You can't let it end this way! Boss! Boss! Bossssss!" Vali screamed out mimicking a specific videogame character.

"Now, now Vali-kun," Naruko said baring her shark-like teeth in a slasher smile scaring Vali. "It's important to be considerate of your parents and I'm definitely not your mother."

"Just please let him visit, Azazel. Well honestly either let him visit or I'll make you let him." Naruko said as she turned her attention toward Azazel. "Alucard made a contract with Vali-kun here. Does that make sense to you?"

"It makes all the sense in the world, Oshino," Azazel responded while uncrossing his legs. "Well, I'll be seeing you all. Lovely chat but I have some rather important things to attend to at the moment."

Azazel reached over and easily plucked the horrified Vali up by his collar and proceeded to drag the teen away. Ignoring his ward's cries of mercy all the while. Just as he was about to step through the door, the fallen angel paused and then spoke. He supposed now was as good a time as any.

"By the way, Naruko. Do you happen to know anything that could shed some light on the way Kokabiel's been acting lately?" Azazel asked getting a blank look from Naruko who was wheezing on the inside. "You see she's been a little more...intense, than usual."

"Nope! No idea what you're talking about." Naruko said keeping up her emotionless look as she stared straight at Azazel.

"Right. So you have nothing to do with it whatsoever? You're sure?" Azazel asked which got a swift response from the blonde. "So the shrine she keeps in you and your sisters' honor hidden away in her room is just a coincidence then?"

"Must be...there really is no other way to explain it," Naruko said with a shrug as Azazel sighed and made his way out with Vali before leaving the premises. Naruko soon turned her attention to the last 3 with a gleam in her crimson eyes. "So, what are you three desperate for?"

Sirzechs didn't like that dark gleam in Alucard's eyes. Honestly, she felt more like an actual devil than he himself did. Fighting down the urge to crawl into a hole a bury himself away, the Crimson Satan coughed into his hand and gathered his wit and courage. It was time, to begin the negotiations. What would come next would surely shape the outcome of all of DXD.