The Underworld ~ Leviathan Manor

Still sitting on the desk was the Fourth Great Seraph and Archangel of Heaven, Gabriel. She was currently enjoying a lollipop that she had just gotten from a Magic Circle, Gabriel was lazily looking around the office, trying to find any of interest, but could find nothing. The Office of Serafall Leviathan was lifeless, considering that Gabriel had been here one time, but it was under a secret spell done by The Divine Abaddon. Gabriel could tell that the office had gone through some changes, it was definitely not like this before, because when Gabriel had been here, there were photos of The Five Devil Kings.

The Divine Abaddon, Sirzechs Lucifer, Ajuka Beezlbub, Serafall Leviathan, and Falbium Asmodeus. Out of all these Devil Kings, only one was added due to the graceful and horrific actions that were done throughout the Great and Civil wars that took place in Hell and The Underworld. Gabriel still remembered her brother held a grudge against the former Devil King, for clipping one of his feathers, forcing him to retreat, although The Devil King Abaddon had taken the feather as a trophy, using it to prove that he had defeated the First Archangel, Michael.

Gabriel had remembered when merely 50 Low-Level Angels had returned from the battle, some even had scars and blood dripping from every orifice of their body. Gabriel in anger had descended upon Hell with the wrath and anger of her second older brother, Lucifer. She had found the encampment of The Divine Abaddon, unleashing her wrath against him, but once she had finished killing all the Demons within the encampment, she was soon met with the Demon, Abaddon.

H.W.W.O.B.S

Flashback: Hell - Abaddon Encampment

"Abaddon! Where are you!? Come out you filthy Demon, come and taste the mercy that only I can give!"

Gabriel screamed towards the blazing red sky of Hell, she had hoped to come and fight the Knight of Hell, the man that so many of these Filthy Demons followed without another word, this blind loyalty of demons was not what she had imagined, she knew this was the work of her other brother, The Deceiver, and Tempter, The Seducer and Defiler.

Gabriel wanted revenge for her eldest brother, Michael, a Warrior and Kind Soul that many would overlook in times like this, but the Abaddon was not such a man that he would let the kind soul of Michael distract him from that goal, something that Gabriel recognized.

Abaddon, The Demon that many never knew would make a mark in this war had done so with his own brand of magic, something that many others did not recognize, but he had dominated the battlefield with it.

Even her eldest brother Michael, would remember the battle, he was plagued with shaking and the need to constantly look over his shoulder, he would never forget that battle. Not until the Demon that marked her brother would lay in the ground, with a blade of an Archangel through him. It was something that Gabriel had come to do now, to avenge her brother.

"My, I never knew that I, a lowly demon would warrant the attention of Gabriel, the most divine woman in heaven, even Lilith was said to pale in comparison to your ever-lasting beauty."

Gabriel flushed slightly, knowing that this Demon was a descendant of Lilith and her Second Eldest brother. She was going to allow this Demon to seduce her, she was taught better than that, no matter how his lean and athletic was beckoning her. She gulped, not wanting to let her raging hormones to take control of her. She simply looked into the violet eyes, she noticed that the Abaddon had let out a chuckle.

"Hm, I wonder what the Succubi would say when the Archangel Gabriel finds me attractive, that is an achievement to me."

Gabriel gaped at him, wondering how he knew, but then she remembered the certain special abilities that some Demons and Devils could learn to read stray thoughts, considering that Abaddon had just heard her thoughts, because she was not paying attention, Gabriel then realised that had to be the game plan for Abaddon, getting her distracted with the flirtatious comments, then strike, Gabriel growled. Only stopping when Abaddon released another snicker,

"What is it now you fool!?"

Abaddon stepped forward, only allowing himself to stop once Gabriel had released her Heavenly Blade, or as it was known to the Devils and Demons, Her Archangel Blade, blessed and created by her Father. Abaddon allowed a tiny smirk to appear on his face, realizing that Gabriel was no longer going to play games, instead, she was ready to do battle. Of course, Abaddon being the Battle-Maniac he was, had allowed Gabriel to be ready because he was taught how to be a gentleman after all.

"Well, Darling, it's the fact that you think I need to distract you in order to beat you, everyone knows that Michael is the most skilled Archangel and Seraph, My Ancestor after him, and Lucifer after them. The rest of you are simply cannon fodder, the angels that are forgotten by history, the angels that nobody cares about!"

Abaddon released a hearty cruel chuckle, Gabriel was determined to not let her cold exterior crack, but she knew she was failing. She had often felt that way, her father had not cared about her, how her father doted on Michael, Lucifer, and The Seducer. Gabriel often felt forgotten and even took comfort in the fact that her other brothers felt the same way, Uriel and Raphael were the angels that she was most close with, but it did not mean she would not fight for her family.

"SHUT UP YOU FILTHY DEMON!"

In her sudden rage, Gabriel took a swipe at Abaddon, who just stood there and allowed the Heavenly Blade to strike him. Suddenly Abaddon had screamed in pure agony, his eyes had glowed an unearthly black and he had his Demon Wings on full display, Gabriel watched as the Knight of Hell fell back and then, disappeared without a trace.

Gabriel swore to herself, now knowing that she had let herself get angry, which was obviously the plan that the Abaddon had in mind, but then Gabriel was assaulted with the mocking laughter of Abaddon, who was standing behind Gabriel. He walked around to meet her face once more, he often used that trick on his enemies, knowing that eventually, they would crack and take a swipe at him, usually, it would be the only swipe. Only Abaddon was not stupid, knowing that Gabriel was not like his past enemies, she was an Archangel of Heaven.

"How does Gabriel let her emotions cloud her? I'm a filthy demon you say, well, I am not only a demon, love, but you'll find out soon."

Gabriel was suddenly assaulted by a vicious punch as her head turned and she had spat out blood, looking to her opponent, she noticed it was the Abaddon, who was still looking at her with that mocking smile of his, something that Gabriel would change now. She dashed forward, extending her leg, looking to swipe the head of this Demon clean off, but Abaddon had seen through it and ducked under.

(Demon Spear!)

Abaddon had conjured up a Demon Spear, that reminded Gabriel of The True Longinus, the power it radiated was amazing and if Gabriel was not wrong, there was some slight Touki mixed in with the Demonic Power.

Abaddon dashed forward, wanting to impale Gabriel and take her head, wanting to parade to the Demons that would defy him, if they would not follow him into this battle, only Gabriel had weaved out of the way, she had conjured up a quick ball of light, with a grunt she pushed it towards Abaddon, who did not see it coming and fell to the ground. Leaving his Demon Spear to clatter to the ground.

(The Holy Grace!)

Gabriel using her grace had allowed some of it to seep into her Heavenly Blade, she dashed forward and leaped into the air, looking to carve her up some Demon. Only Gabriel was brought out of the air, when a ball of Demonic Energy had flashed into her line of sight, leaving her with a nasty bruise on her right cheek. She had fallen onto her back with a bone-shattering thud, luckily for, she was a Seraph.

Abaddon coughed heavily as he got up, picking up his spear, wanting to finally take down this angel, even Michael had not put this much into their fight, but then Abaddon had a realization. Michael had might not have been putting that much into the fight anyway, everyone knows that Michael was destined to fight his Younger brother, Lucifer.

The sudden truth of the matter had made Abaddon growl, Michael was not using his true power against him, this had caused The Abaddon to release his true Demonic Power and also his Touki. The power had alerted many a people, among them being, Lucifer himself, and Three beings that surpassed God in terms of Raw Power.

"I AM NOT TO BE AN EMBARRASSMENT!"

Abaddon's Spear had suddenly grown longer, the Blinding Yellow light Of Touki, mixed in with the Demonic Violet was clear to see. Gabriel could tell that even in this form, Abaddon surpassed Uriel and Raphael. He was also a match for her in terms of the power coming off of him, this had scared Gabriel to her core because this so-called Demon was no normal one, he was releasing Touki, something that Gabriel knew Demons did not release.

"W-what are you talking about!?"

Gabriel had stuttered out to the Demon-Youkai, this man was terrifying her, no wonder why so many Angels had fallen to him. This was no Demon at all, he was simply put it, an abomination. Gabriel would not be cowed, she looked straight into the Golden-Ringed eyes of The Abaddon. Gabriel dashed forward, in one final effort to put down this monster, the last thing she would hear was the maniacal laughter of The Abaddon.

"Oh, how The Young Gabriel falls to the Spear of Abaddon, is that not poetic?"

Gabriel soon found herself impaled on the spear with complete ease, she did not even notice the speed that Abaddon was using. It was like facing her Brothers all at once, it impossible, Gabriel had let her nerves get the best of her and it would cost her life. Gabriel was soon consumed in a blanket of darkness, as her eyes finally closed due to the amount of pain that she was in, but the last thing she heard was the soft voice of The Abomination,

"Well, I do apologize for going that far, but a message must be sent, Demons are just as powerful as Devils and Angels."

H.W.W.O.B.S

Gabriel shook herself out of that memory, she had referred to the Abaddon as many names, but he had still healed her. As if he were her comrade, Gabriel had remembered from then on that they had become friends, even meeting in the Huma Realm on the odd occasion for food or just a chat. It was from there that Gabriel learned to relax and become well, the way she is now, Gabriel had been sure that she had grown feelings for The Abaddon, but she had not acted on it, due to fear.

As if to mock, hurt, or even kill her. The Universe, or as Gabriel like to put it, The Four Devil Kings and Grayfia Lucifuge had seen fit to fight against The Abaddon. They had thought that The Hero had gone astray, that he was trying to lead a coup d'etat against The Four Devil Kings, even though he could take them all without the need of Nito or Eto. The Abaddon was the Most Powerful Demon/Devil in existence.

"If you mean to tell me, Gabriel, please do!"

Gabriel narrowed her eyes on Serafall, the reason she had come was that she had a friendship with the Leviathan Maou, of course, this was heavily on her side and she knew it, but it was fun to annoy Serafall on the odd occasion. Gabriel stepped off the desk and sighed, Gabriel looked down at her hand, she was looking at the mark left on her hand by The Abaddon, something she would remember for a while.

"I do not think you should be in such a rush, remember, it is you that called and I, that so gracefully answered the call. Not the other way around, I will tell you of the Wristband in time, after all, it is I that blessed it."

Serafall looked to the Archangel with narrowed eyes, realizing that the Archangel in front of her was the reason why Lucius had some Angel Grace in that wristband. Serafall also wondered why Lucius was not affected by it, but it seemed to be another matter entirely, something that Serafall was determined to find out.

Gabriel looked at the wide-eyed look that adorned Serafall's cute face, Gabriel let out a soft chuckle, finding it funny that Serafall would not suspect her in the slightest. Considering the history that she and The Hero shared, it was not unlikely that she would help him again, regardless of his status now. He was a person that she considered a close friend, someone she would gladly fight for, but that could no longer happen. He was killed in a battle by The person standing in front of her, but also the other five who would cause the downfall of The Underworld.

"Oh don't look so surprised Serafall, after all, I was the few of us that actually spent time with The Abaddon. He was not as crazy as you five suspected, but that was enough for you, The Politics of this corrupted society had caught up with you. The Elder Devils wanted a reason for the death of The Abaddon, someone that powerful, someone that could challenge The Original Lucifer and God himself, that kind of person was dangerous and needed to be put down"

Serafall growled, knowing that part of this had implied that The Four Devil Kings and many other Elder Devils planned to kill The Abaddon a while ago, even though many Elder Devils had called for the death of The Hero, The Maou's would not allow that to happen, they had stuck by their friend for a long time. Even, the one peacekeeper between them was Karella Abaddon, Younger Sister to The Hero, and now Heir to The Abaddon Family.

Serafall remembered the day that everything changed, the Day that The Hero had returned with The Abyss Beings themselves. Serafall had remembered all of the deities that had aligned with The Hero, all joining his peerage to bring a change to Devil Society, that was the official statement that had been provided by the Peerage of Abaddon. While some Low-Class Devils and some Demons had taken it as a sign that many things were going to change, The High-Class and Elder Devils had taken it as an act of war.

In an unauthorized attack, The High-Class, and Elder Devils had then launched an attack on The Abaddon Territory, inciting the wrath of The Hero upon them. Soon every High-Class and Elder Devil that had taken part in the attack on the then Abaddon Territory of Lilith would soon learn of Anoko Asmodeus, The Sword of Lilith. Who in turn had decimated many of The High-Class Devils, and had taken The Elder Devils as prisoners.

"Do not remind me, but you state as if we wanted to follow through with the paranoid plans of The Elder Devils, no we, as The Maou, not as best friends to The Abaddon, made a choice that we thought was the right one at the time. If you think that you have the right to judge me, then you are wrong Gabriel. Let us not dwell on the past, because mistakes are always made, mistakes that we wish we could take back, but is simply no longer possible."

Serafall leveled Gabriel with a blank look, although one would be able to hear the fire in her words, she knew that Gabriel would want to know the reasons behind why the Maou had done what they did. Only she would not give Gabriel the truth, because that would hurt Serafall more than Gabriel's words could. She would not want to hear herself admit the truth of what she had done, the Maou had always whispered four little words to soften the blow of what they did,

'All to save him'

The four words that would define them as rulers, the four words that would end a dynasty of Five Devil Kings. The four words that would curse them all, that would whisper to them as if The Abaddon was whispering to them himself. The four words that had broken Four Devil Kings, all because of the corrupted Underworld, it had ruined the society that had been building.

"Woah Serafall, heh, never knew you to be the emotional type, calm down already. I was just teasing ya a little, now you want to know about this Wristband? Well, I got the information you need."

They both knew that Gabriel was not joking, but for the sake of appearances, they had each let a soft laugh that echoed off the walls. Serafall walked towards Gabriel, standing face to face, but not so much that it would be uncomfortable for her to be in the presence of an Archangel.

"Well, what is it?

Serafall had stated clearly to Gabriel, wanting to get to the matter at hand and see how her Queen was doing.

"I know who he is Serafall, I know what he is, and I know that they will be after him. You can't protect him, it did not work last time and it won't work now!"

During her statement towards Serafall, Gabriel had turned her body to study the painted Window in Serafall's Office, it clearly depicted The Underworld and Hell, uniting in a form of agreement, but above the uniting symbols of The Underworld and Hell, was the sigil of The Abaddon Clan. Like it was watching over the united front of The Underworld and Hell, almost like it was Guardian Angel, wanting to guide the people to the vision or future of Greatness.

"I can protect him, no one can protect him better than I Gabriel, I will not allow the past to repeat itself!"

Serafall had stated like the very fires of Hell were on her side, and Gabriel could tell that Serafall meant well, she did not want him to suffer again. Something that was clearly bothering Serafall, she was worried that the past would repeat itself, that fear and love that Gabriel could tell Serafall held deep within, made the Archangel leap forward and grip her in a tight hug.

"Of that, I have no doubt my friend but do know that The Hero Team has already made contact and The Void Dragon has resurfaced, even Michael and Uriel felt it. If he has been to The Abyss, then I have doubt that Kaathe and The Other Primordial Serpents have also felt the power, there is no stopping it Serafall, you can only stall to the best of your ability."

Serafall let a stray tear out, but suddenly her eyes had widened into disbelief, she launched herself away from Gabriel. She had connected the dots with the wristband, now knowing the reason for why Gabriel had blessed it because she wanted to protect Lucius for as long as possible. Gabriel was stalling The Hero Team for a while, using the Blessed Wristband would keep away certain people, but Serafall would trust it for now. Serafall looked Gabriel in the eyes, giving her a small smile.

"Thank you, Gabriel."

Gabriel let a smirk adorn her face, tilting her head, as a white angelic magic circle appeared underneath her feet.

"Anytime Magical Girl!"

Serafall growled towards Gabriel as she launched herself towards the Seraph, but she only met the cold hard floor as Gabriel had disappeared with the Magic Circle, but one thing that made Serafall even angrier was the fact that Gabriel's laughter had resonated throughout the office, mocking her.

H.W.W.O.B.S

Kuoh Re Coffee Cafe

As Lucius was walking home, he decided to stop and get some sandwiches, along with some Hot Chocolate and possibly Coffee for his brother. Although he doubted that Issei was done handing out fliers, so he would possibly just get Issei a sandwich. Walking into the Coffee Cafe, Lucius was once again with the loveable aroma that this Cafe seemed to exude, it was positively Intoxicating to Lucius and he wanted to stay for hours, but shook his head, knowing that he needed to get home.

"Hm, I wonder where Itori is?"

Looking around, Lucius noticed that the regular Barista, Itori, was not there and that seemed weird to Lucius, considering that she seemed to be an all-night worker. Although considering he had only seen her during the day, and it was two times at best that he had seen her, so he chalked it up to coincidence. Just as he was about to walk away and head back into the streets of Kuoh, Lucius had caught sight of a beautiful woman who had lavender colored hair and wore red-rimmed glasses, she was alluring and would be able to draw in many suitors was the conclusion that Lucius came to.

Lucius could not take his eyes off this woman and continued to study her soft face, she was what Lucius would guess an angel to look like. Lucius caught sight of the book she read, it was a book by Sen Takatsuki, it was one of her most famous. One that he found tragic and somehow romantic somehow, it was a story that connected in multiple ways now, because of the circumstance he was in.

Lucius walked towards the woman with a small nervous smile twitching at his lips, he could tell that she noticed his presence, by the way, her hand had stilled as she turned a page, but continued as if he had not approached. Coughing lightly, Lucius had gotten her attention and his breathing had halted for about two seconds as he caught sight of her unique eyes, they were the same colors as his, but an almost darker shade, like the color of The Underworld Midnight sky.

Lucius was brought of his dazed state when the soft whispery voice of the woman had finally reached his ears,

"Excuse me, sir, is there a reason why you came here?"

Lucius looked at her once more, noticing that she had a warming and calm smile on her face, almost like she could sense his nerves and wanted him to calm down, although Lucius did not really pay attention, otherwise he would have noticed the powerful and deadly aura that this woman was emitting. Lucius had motioned for him to sit in the booth, which the woman had motioned for him to go ahead, possibly looking for a conversation in this barely packed coffee shop.

"Uh, there is, I just noticed that your reading a book by Sen Takatsuki, I also enjoy them. Some of the characters are easier to understand now, they often have to choose between what is right for their friends and family, but then there is also the fact that what they do could impact something bigger than them, and they often have to choose between Family and Friends, but The duty they swore to uphold."

The woman tilted her head, allowing an amused smile to twitch at her lips. She gazed into the eyes of the man in front of her, finding his description of the book correct, Sen often had a way of using inspiration for her novels, something that the woman had found amusing, but more so that the now person of her interest was able to figure out, she found it engaging and wanted to continue talking with him.

"My name is Rize, I've often seen you come in here, speaking with Touka."

Lucius bowed his head, as he did so, he caught sight of the time, sighing he quickly got up and shot an apologetic smile to the woman, just as he reached the door. He looked back to the woman, telling her his name,

"It was nice to meet you Rize-Sama"

Lucius then rushed out of the Cafe, not even noticing the smirk that Rize on her face, or the fact that her eyes had changed to that of a Ghoul. Rize allowed a small chuckle to escape her while thinking over the possibilities of what could be done. Looking to the left, Rize noted that Itori had come out from the back with her Mask and Armor in hand, Rize sighed and knew it was time,

"No rest for the Wicked I guess, what is it they want?"

Itori allowed a small smirk to grow on her lips also but soon returned to the blank look she had before.

"They want us to monitor the Fallen Angles, but also if they make a move against any of the Hyoudou Brothers, we are to step in and protect them, until the peerage or anyone else of importance makes an appearance. Understood?"

Rize nodded, knowing when the more Powerful Members of their team wanted something done, then it had to be done, otherwise, there would be consequences and that was something even Rize would not want for her worst enemy.

H.W.W.O.B.S

Underworld - Lucifer Manor

Tossing and turning in her sleep was the Queen of Sirzechs Lucifer, The Ultimate Queen, Grayfia Lucifuge. Some would think that a night terror was unheard of in Devils and Demons, that they were the terrors, but they would be wrong. Grayfia had been getting Night Terrors ever since that night, but now they were getting worse, like someone was invading her dreams and it was something that she found more plausible, she only knew of few Dream-Walkers and some were loyal to the former Devil King, Divine Abaddon.

Grayfia shot up, her hair messy and all over the place, she had just woken as she was suddenly killed by The Queen of The Hero, but realized she was safe and protect within Lucifer Manor. Only then Grayfia heard a cruel chuckle that made every hair on her body stand on end, Grayfia turning her head was met with the slitted eyes of A Primordial Serpent. Grayfia remembered the serpents and who they were loyal to, and why. Their Leader was someone that Grayfia had disliked with a passion, someone who would corrupt the Hero even further than Nito and The Owl

"You! What are you doing here!? In our Territory!?"

The Serpent slid forward, slithering onto Grayfia's bed with sickening glee, that shone within its eyes, but Grayfia knew this was a simple fear tactic. She could not allow the Serpent to know it was getting to her, but as Grayfia looked into its slitted orange eyes, she could tell it knew and that made her all the more fearful of what was to happen. Some would say that Grayfia could take the Serpent down, but they would be wrong, Grayfia knew of the true Form of this beast, what it was capable of, and who could control it.

"Grayfia, How nice that you remember us! The very Serpents that you wanted to kill, that you wanted to end! Oh how well that turned for you, have you healed from it yet? The amount of Power that left the so-called Ultimate Queen, you were left on the brink of death, and it was the Hero that saved your miserable life. How he remains attached to all of you, how you tricked them, how you used him, how you made a deal to end him."

The Serpent with each sentence slid forward, making Grayfia back up into the headboard, she was looking up at the ceiling, hoping that this Serpent would finish with this torturous game of cat and mouse. The Serpent had simply let out a hiss of a chuckle, that once again had Grayfia on edge, she knew that the Serpent had come to deliver a message on behalf of The Hero Team, but what it was, Grayfia could only guess, The Hero Team had been inactive for a while, it was only now that they were showing signs of life.

"Hm, No words? Ah how the Strong become The Weak when a bigger enemy faces them, lucky for you that I am merely a messenger sent to you today, because if it were not for orders, I would have slaughtered you right here, but even I, know when to stay my hand and listen to my closest allies. Something that you, a backstabber and filthy disgrace of a devil, know nothing about."

Grayfia suddenly filled with rage and anger that would give her the need to stand up against this beast of a Devil, looked into the Slitted eyes of the serpent, not once showing an ounce of fear. Grayfia had even let out some of her Aura, not even realizing that the Heights that her power was reaching, was ascending beyond the rank of Ultimate And to that of a Devil King, but Grayfia was too angry to even notice the change in her new Power Level and was focused on her rage towards The Primordial Serpent.

Only The Primordial Serpent was not, its eyes had narrowed eyes, examining the aura with a critical and noted that it would destroy some of The Weaker members of its team, but decided to go back and continued to look into the red orbs of Grayfia Lucifuge, the very being who had just ascended to the rank of Devil King.

"You have no right to call me Backstabber or a Disgrace, I have done things for the better of Devils, I abandoned my family because of the kindness that The Abaddon had shown me. I have aligned with the New-Satan Faction because its ways had already shown that it could preserve Devil Kind, but you stand here and say that I have done bad things, you people, in this Hero Team believes that you are just, but you are not! You all know that you corrupted The Abaddon, you refused to admit, we weighed our options and did what was right! We could not allow our friendship with him to get in the way,"

The Serpent allowed a chuckle to escape, allowing Grayfia to realize what she had just done, knowing that she possibly angered a Primordial Being or the fact that he found it amusing and either one of those, did not sound good in her mind. The Serpent retreated, going back to lingering in the shadows, watching Grayfia, who had continued to eye the creature with suspicion, not wanting to be caught again, knowing that the Serpent, could and would strike at any time.

"You do amuse me Grayfia Lucifuge, you believe that you are right, but in what way? The Demons have retreated into Hell, barely upholding The Trade Agreement. The Demon Clans that supported The Abaddon are awaiting the justice that they deserve, awaiting the execution of those that killed him, but they do not know the truth of the matter. We do, and so does Anoko Asmodeus, someone just like you, someone who abandoned his family, not because he was imprisoned or he saw that Abaddon was going to win the Civil War, oh no. It was because The Abaddon inspired Anoko to see differently, The Abaddon inspired us all, something that you never understood!"

Grayfia tensed at the name, The Sword of Lilith, The Right Hand of The Divine Abaddon. Anoko Asmodeus had been defeated by The Abaddon when they had fought for a Stronghold just a few miles away from Lucifaad, it ended with Anoko Asmodeus being defeated by The Abaddon and his fellow Demons, instead of executing The younger brother of Creusery Asmodeus, The Abaddon had imprisoned him and allowed Anoko to see what his vision was for Hell and The Underworld in general. Soon, Anoko had defected and swore loyalty to The Abaddon, becoming his Sworn Sword and later, Right-Hand Man.

"You say that you did things for Devils and only them never did you mention The Demons, never did you mention Hell, because you don't care for it. You find them an abomination, you look at them as Dirty Blood, am I wrong? It is why after all, none of the Maou or The sister of The Abaddon even visited Hell, because either you're scared, or you finally brought down the one Demon that could make a change for The Lower Demons? The Elder Devils may have planted the idea, but it was you guys, who pulled the proverbial trigger!"

Grayfia with each word had closed her eyes tightly, her eyes kept flashing to the memory of the dead body that laid at her feet, The Abaddon, his eyes pleading her to help, but she had stood there and watched. She had not even helped him, but she could of, but she did not. All because of Politics, all because The Elder Devils did not want a Demon to be the Fifth and Strongest Devil King of all time. Grayfia did not notice that a single stray tear had made its way down her cheek,

"If you believe that then why are you here? I would not have co-operated with the Abaddon, but I did, not for Devil Kind or The Underworld, but because I trusted him and I will always trust him. He was a guiding light for many of us, something that we, as Devils, will never forget. You may think we are cold, but we are still mourning him, even after the events that The Underworld went through. We loved him, nothing you say now, is going to change that!"

The Serpent actually allowed a smile to adorn his lips, but t actually looked like a smirk, which made Grayfia relax slightly, but all too soon, The Serpent pounced, his face right in front of Grayfia, so much so that all The Serpent needed to do was stick his rather lengthy tongue and he would be licking her cheek. Only, The Serpent chuckled, now knowing that Grayfia had grown somewhat comfortable with its presence.

"Hehe, you've grown comfortable with my presence, you're lucky it was me who came to deliver this message and not one of our more, 'hands' on members. You would have been in a different state altogether. I am here to serve you a warning of things to come to you all, Grayfia, something worse than the current Fallen Angel Situation in Kuoh, of which I have no doubt that Heads of that Territory will resolve."

Grayfia frowned at that, wondering what dangers had surrounded Kuoh, she remembered the fact that Fallen Angels had attacked Lucius, but she had received no more reports on the status of Kuoh. She decided that she would inform her King of the situation and see if he could not sort it out, hopefully in a quick matter of time.

"Then why are you here? What are you informing me of?"

The serpent let out another hiss of a chuckle, knowing that this little conversation was coming to an end. He would leave Grayfia with little pieces of information,

"The Battle that you fought against The Hero was not the only fight he was fighting at the time, you'll find that he was fighting battles on multiple fronts and yet he survived. Also, I would inform Serafall to contact Gabriel, she may want to tighten security on The Excalibur Swords, it has been a nice evening Grayfia Lucifuge, I will leave you now."

The Serpent had removed itself from the room as a Dark Abyss swept over it and disappeared without a trace, leaving Grayfia to shudder in fear at the immense power she felt coming from the Abyss, something that was true darkness and The Hero had traversed it, gaining multiple peerage members in one go, something Grayfia would always remember, she had always enjoyed and felt fear at that story.

H.W.W.O.B.S

The Next Morning - Kuoh Town

Walking side by side was Issei and Lucius, they had both come home after their duties as Devils, they decided to head to school together, although Koneko was not waiting for Lucius, bringing a frown to his face. Lucius was not really paying to what was going on around, while Issei was reading through some Manga that he had bought. If the two had noticed where they were going, they would have noticed a blonde-haired nun walking straight into them.

"Kya!"

Lucius and Issei startled, jumped quickly, getting into what they presumed to be defensive stances, which consisted of Lucius crouching on the ground, with one of his hands laid flat out on the ground. Looking like he was fully ready to jump up and use the Void Wings to attack his opponent, while Issei had brought his fist out, he had brought it out on instinct, almost like it felt right to do so.

The Brothers looked around for any Fallen Angel but were surprised to only find the object or better yet, the posterior of said person. Issei's face could be described as simply in a daze, his hands were already making squeezing motions, he had the usual silly grin on his face, while his Brother, instead had dusted himself off and walked around to face the young woman. He was startled at the innocence that shone on her face like a beacon and found her to be adorable, although as that thought came, he remembered that many people thought the same as him and would not humiliate her like that.

Lucius offered her his hand, which she had gladly taken. She had let out a quiet hum, which calmed Lucius. He realized that his and her hand were still together, he softly let it go, not wanting to startle the young woman again. Although he did offer her a friendly smile, to which she returned and she brought her hands together, bowing her head to Lucius, which he had found uncomfortable for her to bow to him.

"That was very nice of you, thank you, kind sir,"

Lucius chuckled, but soon caught of his brother Issei, he was still in dreamland and looked to be squeezing an imaginary butt. Lucius shook his head, he quickly held up his hand towards the girl, motioning that he would be a second, before the girl could even notice, Lucius, sped towards his brother and whacked him upside the head. Lucius walked away while muttering under his breath,

"Baka Onii-Chan"

Lucius walks back to Asia with a small welcoming smile, although Lucius could see that she was nervous and decided to calm her down, by letting the smile drop. He stepped forward, not so much that he invaded her personal space, but close enough so he could hear her speak. Lucius was surprised to hear her soft angelic speak out towards him, although he was so lost in the way her voice sounded, that he soon asked her to repeat her statement, to which she did.

"My name is Asia Argento, I am supposed to be looking for a church in this area, but I seem to be lost."

Lucius this time bowed his head, possibly knowing of the church that was in the area, but as far as he knew, that church was abandoned. He wondered why she would be going there, he was shaken out of his thoughts when he saw that she had stuck her hand to shake, to which he did, once again giving her a friendly smile, while replying his name,

"My name is Lucius Hyoudou and this is my brother, Issei. I believe I know of what you are looking for, if you would like, we could show guide you to it!"

Asia in response looked at Lucius with heart eyes, finding this young man to be a true savior, she nodded her consent and boldly grasped Lucius' hand. Although both of their cheeks had soon stained with a tint of red, Lucius from the boldness of this young woman, and Asia being surprised that she had actually done so. The three of them started walking, with Issei lagging behind them, continuing to read his Manga, although he would on occasion rub his head.

"So Asia where are you from?"

Asia ducked her head, her eyes becoming teary, but she would not allow herself to cry in front of the first person to show her true kindness for a long while. She did not want to appear weak to him, she looked up, her face blank, but a small fake smile that she had mastered adorning her face.

"I'm from Italy, I was raised in a church and was assigned to come here, to help re-establish the church."

Asia had told a lie, knowing that was not the full story, but this boy was too simply guide to the church and that was it. Although she could tell that he was questioning the story, possibly found it plausible enough that he would not outright proclaim her a liar. Asia did in truth, hate lying, but her history would remain in the past for as long as she could keep it there.

After walking for a couple of minutes, the group had come across a young boy and holding his knee. It was clear that he had hurt himself, and was trying his best to not cry. Immediately though, Asia had rushed forward like she was a nurse that could not bear to see this young boy in pain. Asia had made it to the boy's side and knelt down, giving the boy a calming smile as a mystical green light started to form around her and latched onto the boy's knee. The boy was no longer and in pain, he was looking to Asia in awe.

"H-how did you do that?"

Asia once again flashed the boy a calming smile,

"Because God willed it so,"

Lucius found himself staring at the girl in awe, he could tell what she used was a Sacred Gear, he was amazed at the sight, it was truly wonderful to watch a Sacred Gear in action, it was almost different from when he felt the pure euphoria of draining Grayfia of her power. Watching Asia use her Sacred was different, it brought him a sense of peace.

Lucius looked to his brother, noticing that Issei was holding his head as a headache came on when Asia had used the word, God. Although Lucius did not feel the supposed usual headache of the word, God. He wondered why that was, but before he could put more thought into it. Asia had already walked back towards him and his brother, once again grasping his hand, which made Lucius release a soft gasp and look to her with a small amount of innocence shining through.

"That was kind of you Asia, you did not need to help that boy, but you did anyway because you are a loving person."

Asia's eyes had widened, while she blushed, her cheeks tomato red, still, she continued to walk side by side with Lucius, finding his company calming. Soon though, their time had come to end, as the church came into sight, Lucius still felt uncomfortable leaving Asia here, it did not feel right. Only he had nothing else to offer her, considering she had stated that it was an assignment by the church. Lucius looked to Asia with a small smile,

"It has been a pleasure, Asia, I hope you do well with this assignment!"

Asia smiled back at Lucius, she let go of his hand and walked towards the church, not noticing the lingering gaze of Lucius on her back. His eyebrows were arched, he still did not feel comfortable leaving Asia like this on her own, sighing, Lucius walked side by side with his brother back to school.

H.W.W.O.B.S

A Moment Before - Abandoned Church

Rize and Itori entered the Abandoned Church, feeling the unholy aura of Multiple Fallen Angels, although they had all ranged from Low to Mid-Class. Something that did not set the High-Class Devil Ghouls on edge, they knew if it came down to a battle, that they win without even breaking a sweat. Rize and Itori turned to look at one another before they both calmly sidestep two light-spears that had been thrown at them.

Rize giggled, easily giving the Fallen Angels something more lethal to fear. Rize now stood in the middle of the Abandoned Church, still, her eyes could not see a fallen angel, but she could sense four of them, surrounding them in the current area, Rize knew that they thought they had the upper hand. Only it was a matter of time before Itori had enough and would begin to slaughter them all, they were here for information, a bloodbath was not going to be needed. On, the other hand, Rize was feeling a bit hungry. She could go for a bite.

"No Rize, we are not here to devour them, gaining information is the main priority. Although a small chunk could be on the table if they are asking for a fight,"

Soon, Raynare and A rather Buxom Blue-Haired Woman walked out, Raynare was wearing the same clothing that she wore to kill The Hyoudou Brothers. While Bluenette was wearing a maroon business suit that her breasts were spilling out of and the suit did wonders, showing off her long legs. Although both of the Fallen Angels looked at The Devil Ghouls with fear shining in their eyes, in response, Rize and Itori returned the fearful gazes, with a grin of their own.

"Now, we are looking for information on Kokabiel, or the reason why you are here! We know from watching that Rias Gremory has sent multiple letters regarding your presence,"

Itori took a menacing step forward, already hearing the heartbeat of the Fallen Angels go up a notch, they feared her and that was something that made her grin grow larger. Itori allowed her senses to spread out, she could tell that the Low-Level Fallen Angels were not going to attack, lest they risk being her next meal.

"Why do we need to inform you? We know that none of you have any official alliance towards The Underworld, we were informed by Azazel himself."

It was now Rize's turn to giggle once more, only this one was forced and the situation was so obviously tense, but it seemed to elude The young Lavender-Haired Girl. She stepped forward, her movements quick and precise. Rize cracked her finger, allowing her head to tilt to the side, once again, making the Fallen Angels heartbeat speed up. Only then two of Rize's Rinkaku Kagune had grown out of her lower back, making the Fallen Angels pale, because they felt the Demonic Power flowing off of the Kagune, it was dark and making their skin itch uncontrollably.

"Because Darling-Ito only asks once, and then it'll be me the Four of you are answering too. And trust me, we can smell you Dohanseek, silly little birdy thought he could escape. Now, one last time, answer the statement, or otherwise, I will string you up like party decorations, wouldn't that be fun? Well...for me!"

Raynare and Kalawarner's eyes widen, they could tell by the amount of Killing Intent that filled the air, this beast was not joking. She was going to kill them, but in what ways, was only known to the maze-like mind of Rize Kamishiro. Raynare walked forward, signaling herself as the leader out of these Fallen Angels. Itori allowed a disarming smile to adorn her face, wanting to calm down the young Fallen Angel, but still, Raynare was anything but calm and she was sure that a bead of sweat had made its way down her forehead.

"O-O-Okay we understand but our orders were from Azazel, we answered directly to him while we were to scout for the two new Sacred Gears that were dormant in The Hyoudou Brothers, soon a couple of months later, we were contacted by a High-Level Fallen Angel. He stated that the Mission had changed and we were to kill The Fallen Angels, we followed our orders, we thought they were our correct ones! Only they weren't."

Rize and Itori shared a look, both of them listening with attention, their assignment took priority, even over Lucius Hyoudou. No Matter how much they wanted to protect him, The Hero Team and its path to a united front was the true mission of The Hero, something that the current Council of Leaders in the Hero Team had wanted to see through, to honor their former Leader and Founder, to honor the vision and legacy he wanted to leave, not the one that had been created by the Elder Devils.

Noticing the shared look of curiosity between The Devil Ghouls, Raynare immediately knew they were fishing for information. She hoped that she would be able to survive this encounter, but she was going to put the people that were under her care first, but not Dohanseek. The only one who was excited to even follow the orders of Kokabiel or better yet, his Right-Hand Man, Remiel. Raynare stepped forward, summoning the letter that she thought was sent by Azazel in her hand.

"The true orders from Azazel are with my Second in Command, but this letter was the supposed letter from Azazel that was delivered by Remiel. The Fallen Angel of Kokabiel's Squad, we should have known, but we were simple Low-Level Angels, we wanted to prove we were good for something, anything. If that makes us wrong for wanting to be better than you might as well hunt down every other Low-Level creature besides us because they are guilty of much worse."

Itori stuck out her hand, expecting The Report to be in her hand, but suddenly Itori and Rize heard the voices of Lucius Hyoudou and an unknown young woman. Quickly they waved to towards The Fallen Girl, stating that they would meet another time before Raynare could even respond, Rize and Itori had disappeared via a magic circle. The interrogation had been cut short by the arrival of a Nun and a Devout Follower of a God, talk about divine intervention.

Raynare and Kalawarner shared a look, both of them knowing that they got off lightly with the dreaded Devil Ghouls. They also knew that the Devil Ghouls would soon be coming back for the information and next time, it would not be as kind as before, they knew that the Ghouls patience had already run out and they simply left because they were interrupted, both Fallen Angels breathed a sigh of relief, not noticing the look of pure anger on the face of Dohanseek.

H.W.W.O.B.S

Kuoh Academy

Walking into the Academy once more, Lucius was greeted by his ever-growing fans and haters, he secretly wished they would leave him alone. He waved to the few less-crazed girls and as usual, ignored the angered comments of the jealous male population. As Lucius was walking, he noticed that Sona Sitri was waiting for him at the doors, her gaze had locked onto him like a heat-seeking missile, she would not remove her eyes from his face and Lucius found himself getting increasingly uncomfortable. So much so that he had ducked his head the rest of the walk.

Lucius looks to his right, noticing that his brother had continued to walk with him, continually flipping a page of his Manga. Lucius stopped for a second, watching as Issei completely passed Matsuda and Motohama. His brother had even passed Rias without staring at her Oppai, something that he did on occasion, something that did not go unnoticed by Rias herself, who looked a bit saddened at that, Lucius tilted his head, wondering what was happening with his brother. He shook it off, knowing that he could ask him later.

Still walking towards the doors, Lucius was about to walk past Sona but was stopped when she let out a small, but deliberate, cough that was supposed to gain his attention. Turning his head to look at Sona, Lucius could see that Sona continued to have her stoic face. Only Lucius could see the twitching of her eyebrow, indicating that she was slightly peeved at him, although, one could not blame him. Sona was eying him as if he were a piece of meat on sale. Of course, he would feel uncomfortable, he got enough of that during Psychical Education, remembering when many a young woman would trip and fall on him. Groping his butt somehow, he felt oddly violated.

"President Shitori, what a nice surprise seeing you here."

Lucius inwardly facepalmed, of course, Sona would be here, greeting the students, as was her duty as the Student Body President, one that she took seriously. Lucius could see that Sona found it a tad amusing as the corner of her lips had lifted in a small amused grin, one that was gone as quick as it had come.

Sona stepped forward, motioning for Lucius to follow her throughout the halls, to which he did. Both of them were soon the subject of much gossip, some of which involved the two being in a relationship, something that had Lucius' eyebrows raising to his hairline. While Sona had a moderate blush adorning her cheeks,

"Hm, I do wonder if you forget that I am often there everyday greeting the students every day, am I that forgettable?"

Lucius stuttered out a no, but he then noticed another small amused grin on the face of Sona, now knowing that she was playing a game of odd teasing that was weirdly suiting her, Lucius decided to ask the question that he was dying to know, why had she specifically waited for him?

"President Shitori, is there a reason why you were specifically waiting for me today? I would suspect my brother to be the recipient of your Heat-Seeking gaze,"

Lucius returned with the faux innocence that he had learned to perfect over the years, knowing just the right time to use it and how it made people putty in his hands, oddly he would feel a tad guilty for using his 'gift' as many young women had called it, for the purpose of getting what he wanted, but what surprised Lucius, was the fact that Sona did not even look like she was affected by the look. She had continued walking straight, examining the students as she did so.

"As you should know, I did promise you training, I just never said when. Remember, you are the Queen to The Devil King Leviathan. You are to represent her properly, what you do, reflects on your King, your achievements benefit your King, while your bad behavior, will reflect poorly. First of all, you will begin with knowing the remaining 33 Pillars, we have some time before classes begin I believe."

Lucius smiled, thinking that it could not hurt to learn about the remaining 33 Pillars, he also started to remember with excitement that Sona seemed to know things about Khal, stuff that he seemingly did not want to answer or tell him about. Lucius casually walked towards the Student Council room with a smile on his face, thinking that he would be able to learn more about Khal, The Demons, and The Underworld Society in general, boy was he wrong.

H.W.W.O.B.S

An Hour Later

Lucius' face was completely blank, his eyes hollow, and his lips in a thin line. It was like the happiness had been drained out of him, his feet dragged as he did his best to walk away from the pits of the Student Council Room. Sona had said that he would begin to know of the remaining 33 Pillars, but what he did not know was the fact he would be getting quizzed on what he remembered about the remaining 33 Pillars, it was draining and something that he never wanted to do again.

Lucius was sure that he remembered many clans in The Underworld, among them, being the Astaroth Clan, known for their cunning and guile. Their House had produced the current Beezlbub, Lucius had seen a picture of the man and found that he was the man who stood beside Grayfia after their training session. Lucius was not done there, remembering the other clans that had gotten drilled into his head, he would never forget them again. Part of him was thankful that he knew, so he could recognize and know when to act in his position as Queen.

Lucius soon heard a giggle from behind him, whirling his head around, Lucius gave the person a glare but soon found that it was Akeno. Who was continuing to look at him with a small amount of pity, but Lucius thought he could see a small glint in Akeno's eyes that seemed to enjoy he was sluggishly walking about. Akeno soon held a hand to her mouth once more, as another giggle had escaped her.

"Ara Ara, Luci-Kun suffered from the meanie Sona? Poor Luci..."

Lucius looked at Akeno, he could see now that she was somehow loving the emotional pain he was in. Lucius leveled her with a glare, suddenly, Akeno was out of her flushed state, making Lucius wonder what the hell just happened. He was suddenly being led by Akeno to a small table, that no one was around and where they could have a few spare moments to talk.

"I heard that Sona has made it her personal mission to teach you about the Remaining 33 Pillars, how are you doing? It's only been an hour, there is more to come."

Lucius groaned, knowing that more was to come, but he was already tired. So much had been crammed into his head, he was sure that he would never forget any of the information he received. He reached forward, softly grasping Akeno's hand and finding her hand was as soft as his hand, he found himself enjoying the calming feeling that washed over him. He lost himself for a second, enjoying the touch a second too long, as the familiar teasing voice of Akeno rang out in his ear.

"Fufu, you might want to let go of me Luci-Kun, people would think that you are going to ask me on a date again, or worse, asking me to go steady. How I, a third year, corrupted the innocent little first year. How scandalous!"

Lucius blushed, before sitting up straight, never once retracting his hand away from Akeno, but neither did Akeno either. People walked by, whispering about the oddly intimate first and third year talking. Although neither paid attention, their eyes only on one another for this short amount of time left. Lucius decided to be brave once more and ask Akeno,

"Actually yes, I would like to ask you on another date Ake-Chan, I enjoyed the last one very much!"

Akeno actually blushed, her eyes widening as she looked at the honest face of Lucius, seeing that he was being serious and was not once teasing her. Akeno leaned forward, allowing her face to get as close as possible to Lucius, who in response to the sudden close proximity, had started to stutter and blush as if this was his first time asking Akeno out, but Akeno as usually, just made him more nervous than he needed to be. He found that she enjoyed teasing much, he wondered if she liked it a little too much.

"What we would Luci-Kun and when would it be? I would have to prepare myself, I would want to look beautiful for you,"

Lucius allowed his own, more doubtful grin to appear on his face, something that Akeno noticed and wondered what Lucius was thinking. Soon though, it was answered when Lucius leaned forward,

"I don't that much preparation would be needed Ake-Chan, you're already the pure personification of beauty. Anything else that makes you more beautiful would be unfair to the young woman of this academy."

Akeno's cheeks were now almost as red as a tomato, finding the compliments to be lovely and welcoming. Although if Lucius had paid much more attention, he would have noticed the slight flinch that Akeno did when Lucius had mentioned she was pure. She was not and she was often reminded of that, she was dirty-blooded, that of a creature that killed the young man in front of her.

Lucius leaned forward enough for he had placed his hand on Akeno's Cheek, which immediately drew the out of her depressing state, although her eyes had locked with Lucius for a single moment. Neither of them spoke for a while until the soft voice of Lucius spoke out,

"Well, I was thinking we go to another convention, have you got any cosplaying costumes?"

Akeno tilted her head, suddenly grinning, she remembered the costume that she had of The Magical Girl Costume. Although she remembered the hairstyle that Serafall often used, she looked to Lucius, already having a pleasant way to surprise him. She once again giggled, this time seeming huskier than before.

"I think I can work something out Luci-Kun, when is the convention?"

Lucius allowed a grateful smile to adorn his face, he had plans to enjoy the Convention by himself, but after seeing how much Akeno enjoyed herself. Especially against the Evil Witch Gabriel Game, he decided to invite her, he would inform her at the convention that there was a Gaming Competition. Of course, it would be a Tag Team Competition, hoping that he and Akeno would be able to team up. He would gladly work side by side with her to win the trophy,

"Its tomorrow after school, I hope that it's not an inconvenience."

Akeno shook her head and looked at the time, noticing that they still had classes to go to, Akeno being the bold and flirtatious young woman that she was, pressed a lingering kiss on the cheek of Lucius, who had sat there, simply wide-eyed. When he turned to find Akeno, she has already been walking down the hall, but when Lucius caught her eyes, as she had turned around to meet him, she had sent a teasing smirk. Waving her fingers in an odd alluring gesture,

'A Date with Ake-Chan tomorrow? I gotta freshen up!'

H.W.W.O.B.S

Student Council Office

Tsubaki Shinra, Queen and Best Friend to Sona Sitri, she was currently watching her King go through various documents, but this was not the usual school documents or even some notes on Family Business. No, this was the marriage agreement between Clan Sitri and Astaroth. Tsubaki had tried to help her through it, but nothing seemed to work, her friend wanted to get out of the agreement, just like Rias. Tsubaki was just like Rias, shocked that her King had lost a Chess Game and was being forced to marry an Astaroth, but not just any Astaroth, and neither was it the Heir, Diadora.

Sona of The Clan Sitri was to Marry Cain of The Clan Astaroth. Cain was the Younger Brother of Diadora by a mere five seconds, unlike his usually quiet brother and his genius Elder Brother, Akuja. Cain was more the brutish type and had already been involved with many psychical altercations with other Clan Heirs, Cain had wanted to be the Heir of his family, so much so that he had nearly murdered his Older Brother just for being the Heir, although, this was a closely guarded secret between The Four Maou's and The Ruling Clans of The Underworld.

Cain was to put it simply, a Beast in Human Skin, uncontrollable. So much so that even his parents feared angering him, but his parents, in a rare moment of bravery against their Son. Lord And Lady Astaroth had arranged a contract with Lord And Lady Sitri, although The Sitri's had wanted to deny the request, it was up to Sona, considering how the small clause in Sona's hand for marriage, was that the suitor wins a game of chess against Sona. For the first time ever, Lord and Lady Sitri hoped Sona would win the game.

'If only I had not been so stupid if only I had not gotten arrogant if only I listened to parents about the cunning that Cain held. A Beast he may be, but even a Beast has its moments of cunning.'

Sona had lost the game, remembering the predatory grin that had adorned on Cain's face, the way he eyed her body as if she was a simple piece of meat for his usage. Sona knew then that the rumors of The Beastly Astaroth were not unfounded, Sona tried her best, trying to argue with her parents that she would even marry the Young Millicas Gremory Abaddon when he came of age. Only that was not too happen, Sona's parents had even wanted her to accept the hand of Millicas. Only Cain had already started to reinforce the contract, which Sona continually looked over, hoping to find a loophole, anything that would help her.

Sona found a small clause that would allow for a Rating Game, something that she knew she would lose. The Peerage of Cain Astaroth was said to be full of Broken Women, or better yet, Broken Devils who were abused and beaten for the sake of being the perfect docile killing machines. Sona had done some research on The Peerage, she found that many of them had been servants to the Astaroth Family. Only they were later abused when they had joined the Peerage of Cain, Sona understood what that meant and she had no doubt that The Beast of Astaroth had taken his anger out on the Women of his peerage.

Only then, her Sister had possibly found the answer to her much desperate bid for freedom, Lucius Hyoudou, Innocent, Kind, Fearless, and Protective. All those traits Sona could pick up by the way he already wanted to learn much about the world he had found himself in, Sona had no doubt that her sister found herself a great Queen.

"Are you sure about this? If he finds out that you're technically using him, and preparing to ask yourself for a weapon in the game against Cain. You have to ask yourself Sona, is it worth it?"

Sona looked at her Best Friend and Queen, Tsubaki, like Akeno to Rias, could tell when their Kings were upset or even angry, it was only due to their training in manners and etiquette that they were able to keep themselves calm. Although Rias and Sona had a tell, it was barely noticeable by some people, only Lucius Hyoudou had noticed the twitching of her eyebrow. Something so subtle that he had not mentioned it, Sona admired him for that. So she had decided to train him, and it was not by mere coincidence that they would learn about the remaining 33 Pillars, starting with the Astaroth Clan.

"Yes Tsubaki, it is worth it. I can tell already, Lucius is protective and wants to always fight for his friends, even when it goes against his beliefs. Even if he finds out what I've done, I will apologize and hope he continues to help me, but in no way am I looking for a weapon. I want someone to help me in this predicament and he is the only one that I can see, who fits the role of protector."

Tsubaki smiled, leaning forward, she took the documents of the Marriage Contract, already knowing of where Sona highlighted and would use as a means to fight against The Astaroth. If Sona wanted The Hyoudou to trust her, she would need to guide him and not leave him every other time. Tsubaki knew that a Stray Devil was in the area, one that Rias had been ordered to take out, Tsubaki walked around the desk and placed a hand on Sona's shoulder, knowing that Sona needed this.

"If you want him to fit the role of protector, guide him, protect him, show him our ways. Go with him to meet Rias and her peerage, no doubt his Elder Brother would be there. Convince Rias for you to come and then, let him see what he holds, let him see the true power that he can wield at the tip of his little fingers."

Tsubaki spoke with more conviction as she stated each word, knowing that she needed to convince Sona to take a more hands-on Approach with guiding The Hyoudou Boy. Sona had taken it up personally with training Lucius, because her sister was not there to help Lucius and so as Sister to the Leviathan Maou and Former Sitri Heir, Sona decided to take it upon herself, knowing that she had the support of Serafall and Tsubaki to help along the way.

Sona stood up, and in a surprisingly bold move, hugged her Queen tightly. Tsubaki surprised had let out a gasp, but still had hugged Sona back, knowing that her King more than needed this. Sona soon removed herself from the hug and walked away, motioning for Tsubaki to come along as they had classes. Tsubaki had placed the Marriage Contract back in the Filing Cabinet, locking it, just in case.

H.W.W.O.B.S

Lunch

Lucius and Koneko were sitting with one another, enjoying lunch while sitting opposite them was Issei and surprisingly the New Girl, Touka Kirishima. Although Lucius and Issei did not seem to notice that Touka and Koneko were trading heated glances, well, Koneko was giving heated glances, while Touka continually ignored the Neko and decided to watch Lucius instead. As was her assignment,

"So Touka, I was recently at the Kuoh Re Cafe, I never saw Itori there, does she not work there all day?"

Touka looked up at the random question, which was really out of the blue for Lucius, considering that he had barely seen Itori, but perhaps he held a liking towards the peach-haired Waitress. Touka leaned forward, allowing for a more private conversation between them, which was really not going to be needed. Due to enhanced senses, Issei and Koneko would pick up the conversation whether they wanted to or not, in Koneko's case, she wanted to. While Issei was simply due to not controlling his hearing yet,

"Eh she has coffee breaks on occasion Luci, but there should have been another waitress, I believe. She usually goes on a break late in the evening, what were you doing around that time?"

Lucius looks at Touka with a newfound suspicion, from what he guessed, either Touka had gone to the coffee more than she let on, that she knew Itori went on breaks around the evening. Or she worked there, Lucius decided to not like his suspicions show, maybe Touka did not want to tell him something, but whatever it was. It was up to her to inform him, he was not going to forcefully drag it out of her, but he did decide to answer her question with a small white lie.

"I had to pick up some coffee for my brother and myself, we had gone on a small walk around Kuoh. It was nice,"

Lucius looked to Issei with his best puppy dog eyes, Issei did not need to be told twice and looked to Touka with a friendly smile. Nodding to his brother's small lie, although Issei knew that his brother was actually with a client.

Touka looked to the brothers and smiled, accepting the answer, although she knew that it was not the case, considering that Lucius had given her a pamphlet. She had kept it in her room, knowing that if she needed to tell him the truth, she could use the Pamphlet as a starter. Although soon their conversation was interrupted by Sona and Tsubaki, who had their stern faces looking towards The Hyoudou Brothers and Koneko.

"Lucius and Issei Hyoudou, could you please come with us? And Koneko, you are needed with Rias."

All three of the people mentioned shared a look with one another, already knowing what it was about, but felt weird, considering it was in the middle of lunch. Plus, Lucius had not had his lunchtime ritual Chocolate Bar, considering Koneko had eaten his last time. Lucius nodded, standing up, he sent a small nod of thanks to Touka for sitting with them, knowing that she probably felt upset that they had to leave so early.

As Lucius and Issei walked ahead with Sona and Tsubaki, Koneko stayed back, looking down at Touka with her usual blank. Only one could see the flash of protectiveness that shone within her eyes, Koneko leaned down to whisper in her ear, knowing whatever Touka was would be able to hear her, no matter the distance, Koneko just wanted to get her point across.

"We don't know what you are, or whom you have allied yourself with, but if I find out that you plan to harm or take Lucius away from us, you will pay dire consequences."

Touka chuckled, setting the Little Neko on edge, Touka knew her assignment, but she was not going to take the little Shota away from his family. Only Touka was not going to sit here and take this from the little Devil Neko who fooled herself that could defeat her. Touka leaned forward, allowing her breath to fan the cheek of The Neko, who froze in utter fear.

"Please Shirone, don't ever believe yourself to be my better, because you are not. What I do with Lucius is my business, now, I'll be sure to inform your sister of this mean streak that has appeared within you."

Touka stood up, allowing herself to keep the blank face. She walked away, leaving The Neko to contemplate her next actions with the unknown creature that has suddenly decided to make Kuoh Academy her nest. Although soon, Koneko had shaken her head, trying her best to not allow the past or how this person knew that name. She soon caught up with Lucius and Issei, doing her best to not let it bother her.

Unknown to both of them, a certain black cat had been watching the interaction with narrowed eyes on The Devil Ghoul.

H.W.W.O.B.S

Occult Research Clubroom

When Lucius entered the clubroom with Sona, Tsubaki, Issei, and Koneko. He noted that the three of them did not have surprise shining on their faces, but they were more focused on finding seats, while Lucius continued to look at the room in awe, finding it to be amazing. He suddenly he was here for a reason, looking around for a seat, he saw that there were none left, although he did see that Akeno was patting her lap, almost offering him a seat. He ducked his head and chose to stand, more out of the sheer embarrassment, but he had no doubt that the many viewing eyes had just watched the interaction with amused smiles.

Rias after watching interaction with a small grin, still glad that her Queen was finding someone to interact and possibly grow to love. Rias was also wondering why the boy was here, along with Tsubaki and Sona, Rias had no idea why the Young Sitri Peerage would be here of all things but would accept their presence either way. Rias walked around her desk and towards Issei, who looked like he was in thought.

"Issei!"

Issei jumped, his head quickly looking from side to side as his body straightened, his left arm had gone behind his back, while his right hand was held over his chest, in an odd salute, that was familiar to only one person in the room, which Lucius, who had in response, palmed his forehead and shook his head. Muttering under his breath, Lucius allowed one of his eyes to sweep the room, he noticed that many people were looking at him and Issei, wondering why Isseo was posing like, and as if the situation could not get any worse,

"For The Walls!"

Lucius turned a deep red, recognizing the phrase from his and Issei's favorite Manga and Anime series, Assault On Giants. Issei was currently doing the military pose that the 104th Rookie Squad had learned during their training, Lucius looked at his brother with a small nervous, but amused smile, knowing that Issei had been focusing on the Manga that he missed out on the past few days, considering that his time had been taken up by being attacked and the pamphlet handouts.

"Issei, you're in the ORC, You might want to stop the salute before they start taking pictures."

Just as Lucius finished saying this, Koneko had gotten out her phone and taken a quick picture. Lucius chuckled though, finding a moment like this rare.

Issei had suddenly gotten out of the pose, he was flushed by embarrassment. Still, he had looked at Rias, ready to see what she wanted from him. All too soon, Rias grasped his hands, looking intensely at it, but then a large booming voice had alerted the ORC to its presence.

[If you're trying to get that Breast Dragon awake, you won't Rias Gremory, that Dragon is a heavy sleeper!]

Everyone in shock looked to Lucius and all the Devils gasped, except Sona and Tsubaki, they all recognized the fabled Sacred Gear of The Hero. The Abyss or Void Dragon in this sense, The Dragon was now apart of Lucius Hyoudou, The Dragon of Darkness, The Abyss Seeker, and The Dragon who corrupted the Principles of Light from God. No one had said anything for a while until Sona spoke out.

"It is a pleasure to finally hear you Abyss Dragon, I have many questions,"

The Wings of Void had grown darker if possible, looking as if the Dragon inside was in thought, Sona was answered when the deep voice of the Dragon spoke out again.

[I will answer those Questions at a later time Sona Sitri, I do believe that Issei Hyoudou is trying to awaken The Breast Dragon over there!]

"Now Issei, you should calm yourself down, focus on your inner self. You should find a well of The Power that your sacred gear has, considering that The Abyss Dragon has stated Dragon, we know what it could be, now it just depends what Heavenly Dragon is held within you.."

Issei calmed himself, his body straight, his breathing even and his eyes closed. Suddenly his hand was weird going to his mouth, as his mouth was opening, Lucius was looking at his brother with narrowed eyes, knowing what was coming. Issei had suddenly yelled with all his might, as his teeth started to descend upon his hand, only then the Roar of what could only be a Dragon sounded out in the room.

[Boosted Gear!]

Issei's teeth had soon bit the Boosted Gear Gauntlet and he yelled out in pain, Lucius was heard chuckling in the Background, although stopped once a glare from his brother was sent his way. Lucius looked at the Gauntlet with a small amount of jealousy, finding the gauntlet a bit tacky, but cool all the same. The Green Jewel really tied it all together, but once the Dragon had awoken, Khal had called out to the Dragon in what could only be an amused tone of voice.

[Get your pervert ass up Ddraig, Your Wielder is already behind The White One, I would try your best to train him as best as you can. Although the fact that he already awakened your gear, speaks wonders of his potential, perhaps he will be The Strongest Red Dragon yet.]

Everyone in the room frowned at the Abyss Dragon, wondering what he was talking about, but they all gained curious expressions when Khal had said that Issei had the potential to become The Strongest Red Dragon. Something that had Rias smiling, already knowing that she chose well, but to hear The Abyss Dragon of The Hero to state it too, was already doing wonders for her. She would possibly have a hand in training Issei herself, not wanting him to lack in anything, of course, he would need the suitable encouragement.

[Abyss Dragon Khal, Myself and many other Dragons looked for you in The Great War, yet you were nowhere to be seen, imagine my surprise when I hear of the Abyss Hero Dragon, who decimated the Old-Satan Faction in the Civil War, all for wanting to face The Knight of Hell.]

Everyone in the room felt the tension becoming increasingly heavier even Lucius was looking at his brother with an arched eyebrow, wondering what kind of History the Two Dragons had with one another, one could easily tell that Khal was trying to get over his past, while Ddraig had no problem digging it back up. Like he was mad at the Abyss Dragon for some unknown reason, something that deserved looking into.

All too soon, The Dragons had retreated, not wanting to talk anymore, or better yet, Khal had retreated, no longer wanting to bring up the past, while clearly, Ddraig was still angry, by the way, his Green Jewel was glowing, they could tell that The Red Dragon of Domination was not ready to let this fight go. Clearly, The Abyss Dragon was not one for petty arguments or things of the past as Lucius was beginning to learn.

"Sona, I was wondering why you were here? Is there anything you need?"

Sona then stood up, still feeling the awkward air around her, but she would not let it deter her. She walked to Rias, whispering to her, which in certain moments, Rias eyes would move over to the Queen of Serafall Leviathan, who in return looked at Rias and Sona with suspicion.

Only he doubted that it was something bad, but then Lucius felt warm husky breath traveling down the back of his neck, he turned his head to see Akeno looking deep into his eyes

"Kya! Ake-Chan, don't do that, and how did you get here so quietly, I'm sure I would have heard you."

Akeno tilted her head to the side, one of her arms crossed under her bust as Akeno, while she teasingly placed one of her fingers on her lower lip, continuing to gaze at Lucius with an enticing grin twitching at her lips, while Lucius stared back at her like he was in a hypnotized state. Suddenly, Akeno leaned forward, her breath was once again fanning his cheek, so much so that Lucius was sure that his body was overheating. Akeno started to speak, her voice low so only he could hear,

"I can't wait to try out the Magical Girl Costume Luci-Kun, I hope it fits alright."

Lucius tilts his head to the side also, his innocence shining through, wondering why the outfit would not be able to fit the body of Akeno, from what he could see, the girl kept in perfect shape. She was model worthy and she was wondering if it fit, Lucius had doubt it would, but soon they were brought out of their own bubble when Rias and Sona both coughed, gaining their attention, but one would be able to see the small twitching eyebrows of both the Kings, something that brought small smiles to the faces of Akeno and Lucius.

"Lucius, Sona has seen fit to show you what everyone in my peerage can do, luckily, we have been told by the Archduke that a Stray Devil has slain her master, we have been ordered to take it down before it causes any more problems."

Lucius nodded, awaiting the time until they were supposed to leave, although he did note that his brother had glanced at him and then Rias with a seeming fearful gleam in his eyes, he wondered what that was about, he left it for later, wondering what was going on with his brother. For now, he would sit and talk with Akeno.

H.W.W.O.B.S

Stray Devil Hideout

The Peerage of Rias Gremory was finally at their destination, feeling the distinct aura of a Stray Devil. Following by their side was Sona Sitri, her Queen, Tsubaki. Along with the Queen of the Maou Leviathan, Lucius Hyoudou. Both Hyoudou Brothers shivered at the pure demonic power that flowed off the building, while the others remained calm, walking forward with purpose, they all entered the Hideout.

As soon as they entered, they could smell the decaying human bodies, they could see the dried blood, immediately Lucius' Void Wings and Issei's Boosted Gear had manifested.

Only then, a screeching chuckle was heard opposite them, suddenly two monstrous beasts that looked like Hellhounds, but only, they were standing on their hind legs, their claws were long and sharp, ready to cleave through its enemies. While the whites of the Beasts Eyes had gone, and all that remained was a fire-glowing orange.

The Beasts had growled out towards the trespassing devils, finding their stench disgusting, while the same could be said for the Devils as they smelt the Beasts stench,

"Well, I never expected company for dinner, but one of you smells delectable, I may have to save you for last"

Suddenly a rather beautiful woman had stepped out of the shadows, she had white hair, her eyes were a dull grey. Her figure was athletic, clearly showing that she worked out. Her eyes were staring straight at the devils, obviously wondering where the Stray Devil was, which made her grin larger then it needed to be, finding their confused faces so cute.

"I guess you're looking for The Stray Devil, but instead you found a Stray Ghoul. Now, let's begin the first course shall we?"

Before the Gremory peerage could react, The Beasts had taken out Yumi and Koneko with ease, who had not even seen the hits coming, while Lucius and Issei sprung into action like it was second nature, while both of them knew they were possibly out of their league during this fight, they would protect their friends. Lucius looked at her brother, seemingly already knowing what the other was thinking...

Lucius ran in a full sprint, he leaped into the air, with his Void Wings darkening the air around him as he went, Lucius stuck on his hand and a ball of Abyss had formed in his hands as it shot out towards the Beasts,

[DRAIN!]

Lucius looked at the area that his Drain Ball had effected, The Beasts could be seen wobbling a bit, still a little stunned at losing some of their immense power. Although Lucius, having already used the Power of Grayfia Lucifuge, knew that using the Beasts power would be easy as pie. Lucius looked down at his wristband, he saw The Holy Light mixing with his Void Dragons, he closed his eyes, finding the Power of The Beasts, and formed The Holy/Demonic Sword.

Lucius descended upon the beasts with a fearsome yell of power, Lucius' Holy-Demonic Sword had cleaved through one of the beasts, like a hot knife through butter. It was only then that Lucius seemed to remember that there was another one, Lucius was suddenly snatched by The Second Beast and if Lucius was not mistaken, this one had grown stronger.

"Let go out of Him! You BASTARDS!"

If anyone could deny that Issei Hyoudou did not care for his little brother, they would now see the Pure Draconic/Demon Aura that flowed off his body. Even Akeno and Tsubaki were having slight trouble not buckling at the pure power flowing off Issei, while Sona and Rias simply continued watching, wondering how this fight would go, they were curious at the sight of Issei, but then there shock had turned to pure amazement, for a simple second, Issei's body had become encased in The Boosted Scale Mail.

[BOOST! BOOST! BOOST!, BOOST!]

Rias, Akeno, Sona, Tsubaki, and even The Stray Ghoul were shocked. Issei had just gotten four boosts, all because of seeing his younger brother harmed. Issei had dashed forward, tackling the Beast off of his brother, soon there was a fight for control before Issei was flung into a Wall, but Issei with surprising agility pushed his feet back off of the wall and gave the Beast a mean right hook.

"Never harm him again, or I shall sink you to the depths of crimson purgatory..."

Only then Issei was taken out by a kick to the face, looking up, he saw The Stray Ghoul looking at him with a small smirk. Only then a Red Orb of what Issei presumed to be Demonic Power had been fired at her, but Ghoul simply sidestepped it, looking at Rias with an arrogant smirk.

Only then the Ghoul had suddenly gained cuts all over her bodies, not even noticing the Knight Speed being used by Yumi Kiba, who had recovered from the cheap assault by The Beasts. Only then the Ghoul had lurched forward when she felt the Rook strength, she had realized that she had been played by a group of teenagers, not having enough time to react. The Ghoul fell to her knees, suddenly hearing a weird, but somehow, alluring giggle, she saw a beautiful-raven haired female,

"Ara, seeing Luci-Kun get all brutish with those beastly creatures gets me all hot and bothered; Fufu. I wonder if he will punish me like he did them if I ever get naughty. Oh, I seemed to have forgotten myself. "

Akeno steps forward, her hands dancing with Thunder, while Lucius looks at Akeno with narrowed eyes, wondering what was going on with Akeno. He turned to Rias, hoping to get an explanation, but all he got was a short burst of laughter from Rias and a sigh from Sona, while Tsubaki was looking a slight bit amused, but also uncomfortable.

"Okay first question, what did Ake-Chan just say about me? And what is up with her? Why is she going red as she rains thunder down on the Stray Ghoul?"

Rias turns her head to look at Lucius, finding his innocence a little cute, but she would prefer someone more hands-on, like his brother.

"Lucius, Akeno is what we call the Ultimate Sadist, what you see now, well, it's barely making a dent in the surface."

Lucius shook his head, while his mind was going over the last few days with Akeno and discovering that he was right, soon enough though, the moans of pleasure from Akeno had stopped, something Lucius found oddly comforting.

The pleading for death by The Stray Ghoul had stopped by now, and Rias had stepped forward, intending to finally put an end to the stray ghoul, but was stopped when a familiar Ghoul in Bandages and a Tattered Purple cloak had landed in a perfect crouch, looking at the Stray Ghoul, but then her eyes immediately locked with Rias.

"It's a pleasure to meet again Rias, I do believe we should stop meeting like this, due to how Girl-On-Girl Action rumors begin, but if you're into that, I can make it work."

Eto allowed a smirk on her face, noticing that everyone besides Issei and Lucius had stiffened, possibly not hearing or being informed of her, something she hoped to change soon. She picked up The Stray Ghoul, intending to take her away, and by the way, everyone was stiffly standing there, they would let her.

"What are you doing!? This stray needs to face justice!"

Eto had subtly stiffened, cursing him for being the one to react, it just had to be him. She turned to give him a small grin, finding it a little hard to believe that he of all people would believe in The Devil's Justice, although she was one herself.

"You? You of all people are telling me of the Devil's Justice, hm, that's a surprise to me!"

Lucius once again stepped forward, ignoring the tight grip that Akeno held on his arm, pleading him to stop. Only his mouth would not stop in time, the words had come out before anyone could stop them.

"And what is it you mean by that!?"

Eto chuckled sweetly, under the bandages, she was looking at Lucius with a small amount of adoration and recognition.

"You'll learn Lucius Hyoudou, you'll learn."

After that, no one had anything to say, no one could say anything, Rias would have to inform her brother of the growing presence of what she now suspected to be the Hero Team. What did they have to do with everything with The Stray Ghoul? And if Rias was not mistaken, what was their interest in The Abyss Dragon Wielder, Lucius Hyoudou?

H.W.W.O.B.S

Abyss

Flying in the Abyss was the Void Dragon Khal, he had just finished seeing the battle between his Wielder and A Beast of Hell, his wielder had done well, but would need to work on tactics and many other things, but overall, Khal was impressed with the brothers, he could tell they relied on one another. It was only when Khal had noticed the Presence of The One-Eyed Owl that he froze up, none of them would be able to handle her if it even broke out into a fight, but luckily it did not, something that Khal was grateful for.

All too soon, Khal felt their presence, The Darkness that was ruled by them since the beginning of time, The Abyss their creation and home. The Ever-Lasting Darkness, Khal had known, they were here, with him. Khal decided to land, waiting for them to show up, instead of proving a nuisance to his sense. What Khal thought was not a simple Primordial Serpent, it was The Primordial Serpent, Kaathe.

"Y-Y-Y-You, what are you doing here?"

Kaathe let a hiss of a chuckle escape him, knowing that he was setting The Abyss Dragon on edge, but it was something he rather enjoyed. Kaathe bowed his head, his senses had already picked up the sense of Lucius Hyoudou, but now it was different. Something that had Kaathe frowning, he could not put his finger on it, but something was wrong. Instead, he looked back to Khal, who had bowed his head, looking like a subject, but Kaathe knew this Dragon had more bite than that.

"You know why, He is back, and we are ready for his orders. The Traverser, and Conqueror of The Abyss is back, we are waiting for him Khal, why don't we catch, eh?"

From the way Khal shirked back, he had wanted to do anything, but catch up, only he had no choice. He was in the home of the Primordial Serpent, Kaathe, he was bound by oath.

H.W.W.O.B.S

Author's Note:

Anyway, welcome to the latest chapter and hope you enjoyed it! No response to reviews this chapter, but will be next chapter, there are some changes to the Harems, but look below to see

Also, Issei is not going to BE OP'ed and neither is Lucius, this is just the effect of seeing their loved ones hurt, especially with Issei seeing his brother being manhandled, as you saw Anger is a powerful motivator!

Harems:

Lucius' Harem: Serafall, Akeno, Gabriel, Grayfia, Koneko, Kuroka, Gwynevere, Yasaka, Gwyndolin(Fem!Gwyndolin), Priscilla, Ymir Fritz, Quelana, Quelaan, Itori, Eto, Touka, Rize, Yumi(Fem!Yuuto), Rossweise, Vali(Fem!Vali), Xenovia, Sona, Ravel, Irina, Asia, Aika, WIP!

Issei's Harem: Rias, Isabela, Murayama, Katase, Kiyome, WIP!