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Rias Gremory didn't know what to do. So she sought out her best friend Sona Sitri. If there was anyone who could help her it was Sona. Rias admired her friend's genius mind and skills. The two of them haven't even matured yet and Sona had already used several of her Evil Pieces while Rias had failed to use any of her own. In a way, Rias was envious of Sona. Even so, they were best friends that had grown up in the underworld and even came to Japan together to attend school.

It seemed like the entire underworld was against her. All Rias wanted to do was marry for love. Not to some arrogant man named Riser Phenex. She saw the way he treated his servants and knew she would be just another 'notch' under his belt. It disgusted her and she couldn't stand it.

"Sona, you have to help me! I can't possibly marry someone like him!" Rias said begging her friend.

"I'm sorry Rias, but I don't see a way out of this. You won't be able to convince them with the sate the underworld is in. We are still recovering from the last Great War" Sona said deep in thought.

"There has to be something, anything!" Rias said desperately.

"There might be...no, that would be too risky" Sona said pushing her glasses up.

"What is it!? Tell me!" Rias said desperately.

"The only way to break off the engagement, you would have to sacrifice everything" Sona said looking at her friend seriously.

"What do you mean?" Rias asked hesitantly.

"You would have to renounce your family name, give up your status of high class devil, forfeit your evil pieces and become a servant to another devil" Sona said looking sadly at Rias.

"I'd have to give up everything?" Rias said in shock.

"It's the only way. If you do that I can protect you in my peerage. I still have some evil pieces left" Sona said taking her friends hand.

"You mean, I'd become your servant?" Rias asked her.

"We would still be friends. Eventually you will be able to work your way back up to a high class devil again and get your evil pieces back" Sona said trying to lift her friend's mood.

Rias was deep in thought. She knew exactly what all of this meant. She would be giving up her right to be a Gremory and her right as heir. She would have to give up her status and freedom so she could break off this engagement. If everything succeeded she would be able to get her evil pieces back and nobody would be able to control or manipulate her ever again. Would it all be worth it?

"I'll do it" Rias said literally putting her life in her friend's hands.

"I'll protect you Rias. I swear" Sona said pulling her friend into a hug.

For the rest of the night they made their plans. They knew they would have to act fast because the engagement party was tomorrow. It was then that they would make their move. They would do it in front of everybody so no one could doubt her resolve.

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They next day everything had been set into motion. There was no stoping them now. Rias and Sona were dressed elegantly for the engagement party. It was a party with many members of both the houses of Gremory, Phenex and a few other noble houses. Nobody here actually cared that Rias was against the wedding. As long as it increased their status and secured the bloodlines for future generations. It disgusted Rias and she couldn't stand these nobles or their politics.

The party was coming to a climax and Rias knew she had to make her move before the formal engagement was announced. The two of them climbed to the top of the grand stair case to stand above all of them. Sona gave her and encouraging nod and Rias took a deep breath. She tapped on her champagne glass gather everyone's attention. Eventually the entire party had gone silent to listen to what she had to say. She recognized many of their faces and to a select few she silently apologized for what she was about to do.

"Everyone I have an announcement to make" Rias said and she knew what they were all expecting, but she was going to disappoint all of them.

"From the moment I was born this marriage has been prearranged. I wasn't given a choice, or a say in the matter at all. So, I Rias Gremory...herby denounce my family name! My right as a high class devil, and I forfeit my Evil Pieces!" Rias said in a glorious rage of rebellion.

Everyone was shocked and an outcry of anger erupted through the crowd. The members of the Phenex family became angry with the Gremory family and members of the Gremory family were angry and confused towards Rias.

"Rias what are you doing!?"

"What is the meaning of this Gremory!?"

"This is unacceptable!"

"As a friend and someone who truly cares about her. I Sona Sitri clam Rias Gremory as my servant and place her under my protection" Sona said glaring at all of those below her.

This only cause further outcry that blamed the Sitri family and it started to look like fights were about to break out. They were all angry and confused and Rias could care less about what the repercussions would be. She wouldn't be manipulated any longer.

"This is an outrage!"

"Explain yourselves!"

"Is the Sitri family behind this!"

"The Sitri family has nothing to do with this! This is my own free will! I will not be controlled like some puppet!" Rias shouted at all of them and the yelling only ensued.

Without even realizing it someone had stepped up beside Rias's side. She looked up at him in shock as her brother, the Maou placed a hand on her shoulder and raised his other to quiet the crowd. Rias could only wonder what he was planning and Sona shrunk away from his presence. Soon the crowd quieted down to listen to what he had to say.

"My dear sister has renounced her family name and her status. There is nothing we can do about that" Sirzechs said causing another outcry amongst the crowd, but he raised his hand to quiet them again.

"Even so, we cannot allow the bloodlines to die off and it is imperative that we do not fight amongst ourselves" Sirzechs told them seriously.

"So I propose to have a tournament among the young generation of devils for the right to clam Rias Gremory. It should be quite entertaining" Sirzechs said suavely, intriguing more than a few of them.

Before Rias could even start arguing with her brother she was pulled away by his wife Grayfia. No matter how hard she struggled she couldn't get out of her fierce grip.

"Let me go! Why is my brother interfering! I'm not some trophy to be won!" Rias shouted struggling against her grip.

Suddenly Grafia turned and slapped Rias hard across the face.

"You foolish girl! Do you have any idea what you have done!? You could have very well sparked a war in the underworld! That's why he had to step in! All because of your selfish actions!" Grayfia said angrily.

"You would never understand! You and Sirzechs love each other! Maybe you should consider how I feel!" Rias said with tears running down her cheeks.

Grayfia recoiled in shock and in shame. Slowly she brought the crying Rias into her arms and held her tight.

"I'm sorry for hitting you, but me and Sirzechs do care about you, but he is a Maou with an enormous responsibility. He is doing everything he can to make sure you are happy" Grayfia said holding Rias as she cried.

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For the next three days Rias waited. News about the tournament spread throughout the underworld and was being made into a grand spectacle. She was nothing more than just a prize and she couldn't do anything about it since she gave up her status. The worst part about all of it was that she was being kept in the dark. All she knew was that the tournament would start tomorrow. Rias was deep in thought and was frustrated with the world when Sona can to see her.

"Sona, what are you doing here? What's going on?" Rias asked hoping her friend could fill her in.

"I'm sorry Rias. I didn't expect this to happen. I knew there would be repercussions, but not this" Sona told her.

"It's ok, just tell me what's going on" Rias told her.

"The entire underworld is talking about it. It has become a lot more than just winning you as a servant. It's all about who is strongest of the young devils, but everyone seems to have their own reasons for competing" Sona explained.

"What? How many people are competing in the tournament?" Rias asked.

"I don't know. The tournament is practically going to be an all out war. The last 'King' standing wins. All of their servants will be competing also. So those with more servants have an advantage" Sona said pushing her glasses up.

"What!? Something of that scale is ridiculous!" Rias said in shock.

"Exactly, which is why it is such a huge commotion in the underworld. There are too many competing in the tournament to do standard rating games. I've even heard other factions are interested in watching. Everyone is exploiting this tournament and no one is sparing any costs. You threw the stone in the pond and the ripples turned into tidal waves" Sona said irritably at her friends situation.

"What am I supposed to do? What's going to happen to me?" Rias asked trembling in front of her friend.

"Don't worry Rias. I have a plan and I will make sure that we win. We will defeat Riser and everyone else" Sona said grinning with confidence.

"We?" Rias asked but Sona couldn't tell her anything more.

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"Isse-senpai, do you even know why we are competing in this tournament?" Koneko asked.

"For the freedom of oppai!" Isse proclaimed and thrust his fist in the air.

Koneko face palmed and Akeno giggled at her master and King. Everyone in his peerage knew he had a one-track mind. It wasn't hard for them to figure out what he was thinking about. He was clueless, perverted and had no natural leadership skills. Even so, all of them would follow him blindly. He had saved them all from terrible fates and he cared for all of them. They were like the family that none of them ever had.

"Akeno, this is scary" Asia, the newest member of their peerage, said.

"Don't worry. Just stick with me and Isse and you'll be fine" Akeno assured her and patted her on the head.

"We won't let anything happen to you" Kiba said with his 'Prince Charming' smile.

"I want to protect everyone too!" Gasper said suddenly.

"We've been training very hard so let's do our best, okay" Akeno said to everyone.

"FOR OPPAI!" Isse shouted.

"For O-oppai" Gasper declared shakily.

Akeno giggled while everyone else face palmed. The Hyoudou group would be participating in the tournament tomorrow. It was perfect timing considering that they all had just finished their own intense training. The only strange part of all of it was where they got the invitation from, but considering how many others got invitations they weren't too worried about it. While every other team that was participating was making their plans the Hyoudou group did what they usually did and goofed off.

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The next day Sona and her peerage waited in their war room for the tournament to start. They had made all of their preparations and her strategy was fool proof. It was basically a battle of stamina. Whoever lasted the longest would win. Sona's group wasn't the most powerful, but she didn't need strength to win. Even if she did fail, she had a backup plan.

A giant magic circle appeared in the center of the room and they knew it was time. They all stepped into the circle, Saji being the last one to step in. The magic engulfed them and transported them to the massive arena. The arena was a bowl shape valley and a thick forest in the center. Sona was very pleased with the environment.

"Tsubaki, Saji start laying the traps. Everyone else..." Sona commanded but was interrupted by a huge explosion.

The Sitri group watched as a massive blast of energy soared from one end of the arena to the other, destroying everything in its way. It hit the edge of the barrier and engulfed one of the mountains. The barrier shimmered slightly before it returned back to normal.

"Teams 12, 17, 22, 27, 29 and 32 retired" the moderator announced to everyone in the arena.

"W-what the hell was that!?" Saji asked almost shaking.

Sona was just as surprised as the others. A massive blast like that would require a lot of power. If someone like that were to get in her way it would ruin her plans. As far as Sona knew most of the other competitors weren't very powerful or skilled.

"I didn't know someone that powerful would be in the arena" Sona muttered to herself very concerned.

At first the only one she was concerned about beating was Riser. Now another strong opponent had shown himself.

"How foolish. He just made himself a target and I bet that took a lot of energy" Tsubaki stated.

"We will stick to the plan. Hopefully he will defeat more teams and wear himself down" Sona said smiling, considering it would make it easier if everyone's focus were distracted from them.

"So we wait and pick them off one by one" Tsubaki concluded.

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Rias was at least allowed to watch the tournament as long as she behaved. She was in one of the VIP boxes with her brother and Grayfia. The crowd that had gathered was enormous and the tournament was being broadcasted throughout the underworld and more than a few other realms. It was a tournament were everyone put aside their differences to watch the young devils practically kill each other. Though no lives would actually be lost.

Rias looked over to her brother who was unexpectedly calm and she had no choice but to put her faith in him and Sona. She then turned her attention back towards the center of the stadium where the announcer stood.

"Ladies and Gentelman, Gods and Goddesses! Welcome, the tournament of Kings!" the announcer's voice boomed throughout the stadium and the crowd roared.

"The tournament is simple! The last King standing wins! We have forty-two teams competing of various devils with a wide arrange of powers, abilities and skills! The winner, will win the hand of this fair maiden!" the announcer said motioning towards a large image of Rias that appeared.

Rias looked down indignantly and in shock as her 3D image did an embarrassing pose. The crowd cheered and only made Rias angrier.

"The winner will also win a sizable fortune and not to mention the prestige, honor and the title King of Kings!" the announcer continued.

"What a shallow tournament" Rias commented dryly.

"I think it's pretty exciting!" Sirzechs said grinning.

"Now let's go to some of the contestants that we interviewed only moments ago!" the announcer said and the screen in the middle of the arena changed.

"Riser-sama you are favored to win and were originally engaged to Rias Gremory. How do you feel about this tournament?" the announcer asked.

"Wife or servant, it doesn't matter. She will be mine and no ridiculous tournament is going to prevent that" Riser said arrogantly causing Rias to shake in anger.

The screen changed to a new contestant.

"Sairaorg Bael! You are rumored to be the strongest of the new generation of devils. What do you have to say about the tournament!?" the announcer asked holding the microphone up.

"This tournament was created because of the corruption and greed of others. I will win this tournament and I will right the wrongs" Sairaorg said and the screen changed again before he could say anything else.

"Sona Sitri! You are Rias's best friend and was there when the tournament was declared! What is your opinion!?" he asked her.

"This tournament is despicable! Rias Gremory was forced into a loveless engagement so she renounced her family and status. Even after all that they wouldn't let her go free and created this tournament enslave her to their politics and greed. The Gremory's, the Phenex's and everyone else involved should be ashamed. I will win this tournament for my friend" Sona Sitri said angrily.

"Your friend sure is harsh" Sirzechs said nervously.

"Do they want to start a riot?" Grayfia said sternly.

"It's only the truth" Rias said dryly.

"We've tried to get an interview with Rias herself but unfortunately we were denied" the announcer said sadly.

"Let's go to some of the other contestants!" the announcer said and the screen changed once again.

Rias looked at the screen with a slight interest with the odd assortment of devils. The King looked completely ordinary, but had a nekomata, a priestess, a nun, a dhamphir, and a 'Prince Charming'.

"They all look so cute" Rias muttered to herself.

"Excuse me sir! You were the last team to enter the tournament! May I asked what is your reason for competing!?" the announcer asked him as energetic as the last interviews.

Their King turned to look in the camera and he smiled broadly.

"For oppai of course!" he said causing half the audience to fall over in shock.

His own servants face palmed and covered their faces in embarrassment.

"What is that supposed to mean!?" Rias said slightly embarrassed and instinctively covering her own breasts.

"Uh sorry about that folks! That was the wrong footage!" the announcer apologized and laughed nervously.

"I've just got word! The King of Kings tournament is about to start! Almost the entire underworld is focused on this massive free-for-all battle! Are you ready for the biggest arena battle in history!? I hope you are all ready for the battle to win this maidens heart!"

"Now let the tournament BEGIN...right after this commercial break" the announcer said and this time everyone in the audience deadpanned.

"Levi-tan here! Try my new Magical Girl marshmallow cereal!"

Well this is my first Highschool DxD story. I've watched the anime, read the manga and the light novels. So I hope you all enjoy this story.

WARNING!: I am terribly slow at updating my stories. That being said the next chapter is already done I just have to edit.

The next chapter is all about the tournament. They may seem OP but that's just because there are a lot of weak devils in the tournament. Plus they are kind of OP in the light novels anyway.

Thank you you for reading and please review!