Code Geass: Demon Emperor Chapter 7, a Code Geass + High School DxD/ハイスクールD×D Crossover fanfic

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-Underworld- Place

(Sometimes later) Time Skip/flashback

"The Great Red" Dragon

Code Geass: Demon Emperor

Chapter 7: The Seen and the Unseen

-Kuoh Academy-

-Occult Research Clubroom-

Rias put down her pen as she sighed tiredly. Stretching slightly on her chair, she stared several stacks of paperwork on her desk. She had not only finished the paperwork for what happened last time, she also had finished the next three months paperwork. Meaning, she finally ran out the thing to distract herself from her problems. Shaking her head slightly to shake off that thought from her mind, she slumped down on her chair and looked around the clubroom.

Currently, there were only her, Issei, Raynare, and Mittelt. Issei was reading a manga on the sofa and by the perverted grin he had on his face, Rias knew exactly what kind of manga it was. Then, there was Raynare, and Mittelt who were sitting at the corner of the room, reading a book. Rias smiled slightly in amusement because she was sure Lelouch had something to do with it. However, that smile did not last long as thinking about Lelouch made her thought about what happened in their last meeting.

To think he had knew since the beginning that she was planning to use him for her own gain. Thinking about it back, it was so plain for him to see she had a hidden motive by making an alliance with him.

However, because of her pride or confident to her own skills, she did not even consider that. Even after he had dropped that hint when they talked about Issei encounter with that priest Freed. She should be able to see through the meaning behind Lelouch words but at that time, she only thought that Lelouch just mentioned what she had done to Issei, nothing more.

'It seems you are right after all, Lelouch.' Rias thought as she smiled sadly, remembering that Lelouch had told her how she still lack experience.

'Still, what should be a simple thing had changed to a complicated thing and I had no one to blame except myself.' Rias thought sadly. It was the true after all. Her original plan was simple, use Lelouch to solve her problem while in return; she would give him a protection or something like that. However, along the way, she grew close to Lelouch and because of that, she became hesitated to use him as she had planned before.

'In the end, there was nothing good would happen from a relationship that based on using each other.' Rias thought bitterly. Just like her father had once said, Gremory might be a good tactician but they were never a good schemer because of their extra-ordinary affections.

"Ms. President, do you want a tea?" A familiar voice snapped Rias back from her thought.

"Asia?" Rias asked in surprise as she stared the girl who stood in front her desk. "When you come?"

Asia tilted her head slightly in confusion, "Just a moment ago, Ms. President."

"Oh." Rias said simply, not knowing other things to say before she then remembered Asia question before. "And yes, I love to."

"Okay." Asia just simply smiled, a little bit forced if Rias must to say.

"By the way Ms. President, where are others?" Asia asked as she was looking around the room and found several people were missing.

"Yuuto and Koneko will not come today as they are running an errand for me." Rias answered simply. "Akeno and Lelouch still hadn't come yet."

The mention of Lelouch name made Asia flinch a bit, as she remembered their conversation at the library before she came to the clubroom. Ever since she realized Lelouch had been avoided her, she determined to find the reason why Lelouch did that. However, she never thought the answer she would get was something like that. Lelouch had harshly rejected her and told her in her face that he did not want anything to do with her. It was too much for her to handle but she would not give up, not when the image of the broken man she saw in Lelouch back at the church still haunted her to this day. Yes, she would not give up.

'Is something happened between the two?' Rias wondered as she noticed how Asia flinched at the mention of Lelouch name and her expression changed from sad to determine. She wanted to ask that but before she could ask Asia, suddenly a small glow of light appeared on the floor at the center of the room. It made everyone paused from doing what they were doing as they stared the small light became brighter and took a form of a complex pattern of a circle. It was a magic circle that for sure, but the question was to whom it belonged was the question. As the magic circle became more apparent, it became quite clear to anyone that it was not belong to either Gremory or Dantalion because the symbol at the middle of it was not Gremory or Dantalion symbol. In fact, this was the first time they saw that symbol with the exception of Rias.

Because of it, Raynare and Mittelt immediately stood up from their seat while assumed a defensive position as they stared the magic circle cautiously. Asia and Issei just stared the magic circle in confusion. No one noticed how tense Rias had become, as she knew to whom that magic circle belonged.

'This is too soon.' Rias thought in panic in her mind as her expression became stoic.

*Shine*

The magic circle then gave one final glow as a man appeared. Raynare and Mittelt tensed up, preparing for a battle. Asia and Issei was still looking confused as they stared the man that appeared from the magic circles.

'Riser Phenex.' Rias thought the name of that man in disdain as she opened her mouth to ask why he was here but she stopped in mid track when she noticed Riser expression. Instead of the usual arrogant and lecherous face Riser usual had when he meet her, his face showed annoyance and anger.

"My dear beloved Rias." Riser called while stared Rias in the eyes. His voice was calm but there was a certain edge on it that Rias noticed.

"Riser Phenex." Rias said as she stood up from her seat and approached Riser while stared him right back in the eyes. "What do you want?"

Raynare and Mittelt widened their eyes slightly at that. They did not know the man but they knew the devil clan the man came from. Meanwhile, Asia and Issei were looking back from Rias and Riser in confusion as they tried to think what kind of relationship between the two.

"Um, Ms. President." Issei called as he stood up from the sofa. He then flinched a bit as Riser turned his eyes at him. Steeling his resolve, Issei opened his mouth to ask the question that everyone wanted to ask. "Who is he?"

"Is he the one?" Riser mumbled as he stared at Issei intensely. "What a weak looking man."

"Hey!" Issei yelled indignantly but before he said anything else, Rias beat him.

"Riser, what you want?" Rias asked once again seriously. She did not have any time to play a game with Riser. In fact, she did not want him to be here.

"Oi, oi, is that the way to address your husband?" Riser asked, smirking at Rias arrogantly.

"Eh? EH‼" Issei and Asia yelled at the same time, voicing their shock while Raynare and Mittelt merely widened their eyes. They did not know Rias already married.

"You are not my husband Riser." Rias said while gritted her teeth at that. She really wanted to know what was in her father mind when he arranged her marriage with Riser. The man was so…Infuriating.

"Yet." Riser added arrogantly.

"Just tell me what you want Riser, if not please leave." Rias said, resisting the urge to punch him or something.

Riser just laughed at that. "Still playing hard to get Rias?"

Rias wisely ignored that, as she had grown used with how Riser acted, not she had a choice about that.

"Still," Riser paused a moment as he was looking around the room.

"I see some new faces here, your new piece?" Riser asked while he grinned lecherously at Asia, Raynare and Mittelt. "I will be sure to treat them kindly after you become mine."

Feeling uncomfortable by the look that Riser gave to her, Asia immediately ran to Rias and hid herself behind her back. Meanwhile, Raynare just glared Riser in anger while she stood in front Mittelt protectively.

"I am not her pieces." Raynare hissed at Riser, angry at the gall of this devil to assume she was Rias pieces. She was Lelouch pieces; she was belonged only to Lelouch and no one else.

Riser raised one of his eyebrows at that before smirked menacingly. "Then you must be Dantalion pieces. The good for nothing devil that made an alliance with Rias."

Rias heart was beating hard as her face turned pale at that.

'How… how he knew about that?' Rias thought in panic as she had taken some precautions so Riser would not know about the alliance she made with Lelouch and then it hit her, the reason why Riser was here. 'This is not good.'

"How dare you!" Raynare yelled in anger as that was the wrong thing to say in front of her. It was one thing to mistake her as Rias pieces but to insult Lelouch was something beyond she could forgive. "I will-"

"Let me tell you something," Riser said, cutting Raynare in the middle of her talk. "Why don't you just quit being Dantalion pieces and become mine?"

"You!" Raynare yelled in anger and prepared to attack Riser but Mittelt stopped her by grabbing her clothes. Turning her head to Mittelt, Raynare yelled, "Don't stop me Mittelt! He-"

"Did you forget what Lelouch told us?" Mittelt reminded, knowing this was the only thing to stop Raynare. "Or are you trying to disobey him?"

"But…." Raynare gritted her teeth in anger and Mittelt merely shook her head in respond. She then clenched her hands hard, trying to suppress the anger she felt. She wanted to make that devil pay for his insult to Lelouch but she did not want to defy any Lelouch order. The thought of Lelouch disappointed at her was too much for her.

Riser ignored them, as it was clear to him that they would not switch side.

'What a shame.' Riser thought as Raynare would be a fine addition for his harem. He then turned his attention to Rias. "I think you finally knew the reason why I'm here Rias."

Rias did not say anything as she glared Riser.

"I`m in surprise, you know? When I learned that, you made an alliance, a personal alliance nonetheless, with a weak devil from a weak devil clan without telling me." Riser said as his anger became quite apparent. "I expected you to be more than that."

"What I do is not your business, Riser." Rias said coldly, feeling anger. She wondered if she was angry because Riser had insulted Lelouch or her by indirectly telling she had no eyes to judge people. "And for your information, Dantalion is not a weak clan."

"It is my business as your future husband." Riser said simply. "And Dantalion is a weak clan. They are neither famous nor powerful. They are a bunch of spineless bookworm. Hell, a clan with only one person in it is not a clan anymore. There is no merit in allying yourself with him. So I order you to annul your alliance."

Raynare gritted her teeth in anger and clenched her hands so hard that it drew blood. While she would be more than happy, that Lelouch break his alliance with Rias but to insulted Lelouch like that was something she could not accept.

Sneaking a glance at Raynare was Mittelt who wondered how long Raynare could hold it. After all, Raynare was never the most patient one and saw reasons when someone insulted the person she held high. If not, she would see Kokabiel scheme instantly. Still, she was not the one that should talk that. Like Raynare, she also did not like how Riser insulted Lelouch but she knew nothing good would happen if they lost to Riser insult. No matter how much she did not like it.

Unknown to Raynare and Mittelt, they were not the only one that angry with Riser. Asia, Issei and Rias were also angry with Riser.

Issei could not believe that Riser thought Lelouch like that. After all, in Issei eyes, Lelouch had everything that he did not have. Lelouch was handsome, smart, strong, brave, kind, and popular, not to mention there was nothing Lelouch could do. In simple terms, Lelouch was perfect, too perfect that sometimes it scared him. Even so, he could not help but to also envied Lelouch. Still, he could not bring himself to hate Lelouch because he owed his life to Lelouch and for what Lelouch did to him. He was a pervert, weak and stupid with his will never to give up as his only strong point. However, not once Lelouch forsaken him, Lelouch always believed in him and taught him. That was why he looked up and respected Lelouch greatly and made Lelouch as his goal. Therefore, he really wanted to punch Riser right now. The only thing that stopped him was Rias who looked more furious than he did.

Asia could not believe it. How Riser could look down at Lelouch as if he knew Lelouch for a long time while he actually never met or knew Lelouch. It was not right to judge people like that. In fact, the only one that could judge people is God-

"Ouch!" Asia whimpered as she felt a sharp pain in her head.

"I refuse." Rias hissed in anger, as he had unknowingly hit a sore spot in her and reminded her something she did not want to remember. "I will not do it just because you came and ordered me to do that."

"Rias, Rias, so stubborn like always." Riser shook his head in disappointment. "Don't you see because of your alliance my name and reputation will be scratched? That is something I cannot have."

"I will not change my answer." Rias said angrily at how selfish Riser was.

"I see." Riser sighed and then suddenly fire engulfed his whole body but did not burn his clothes.

"What are you trying to do Riser?" Rias asked threateningly, as she took a defensive position, which followed by Raynare and Mittelt while Asia and Issei were in panic.

"Because you won't do it, then I will make him annul the alliance." Riser said simply and turned his attention to Issei. "So, will you do it Dantalion?"

"…."

"Huh?" Issei pointed himself in confusion. "Me?"

"Of course you, don't play dumb Dantalion." Riser said in annoyance. "For a bookworm, you are surprisingly stupid."

"…."

"But I am not." Issei said, as he grew nervous. "I am Issei, Rias pawn."

"Such a coward." Riser said arrogantly. "Or are you think I am stupid enough to believe that?"

"…."

"Phft!" Rias snorted and the laughed hard as she could not hold it back anymore. It was too hilarious to her.

"What so funny Rias?" Riser asked in annoyance as he looked at Rias.

"You." Rias answered simply as her laugh died. "He is speaking the truth."

"What?" Riser turned his attention back to Issei. "Are you saying he is not Lelouch Dantalion?"

"Of course he is not." Raynare supplied in annoyance before something clicked in her mind. She then smirked to Riser. "Or perhaps you are a bird brain?"

Riser face turned red in embarrassed and humiliation. "Shut up girl!"

"Oh, did I hit a sore place?" Raynare taunted while smirking deviously.

"Raynare." Mittelt called, trying to make Raynare stop, as she knew exactly what Raynare was doing, the loophole in Lelouch order. Lelouch had ordered them not to use their power but in case someone attacked them, they could use it. Therefore, right now, Raynare was taunting Riser to make the first move so she could justified herself to use her power.

"Don't stop me Mittelt." Raynare said with a glint in her eyes that Mittelt knew very well. "He had insulted Lelouch and I merely returned it back. Also, it's not like I am using my power."

'This is bad.' Mittelt thought, as she knew that there was no use for her to try to stop Raynare now. Kalawarner might be the one that could stop Raynare but sadly, she was currently not in the school, doing some teacher job. This left Lelouch as the only person that could stop Raynare. Sadly, he was not here with them. Still, she wondered if it wise to call him in this situation. Looking at the angry Riser and then Raynare, she decided it would better for her to start distaining herself from Raynare.

"Well, I am not wrong, am I? After all you are a bird so it will not surprising if you have a bird brain." Raynare continued and at how red Riser face was, she knew she hit a sore point.

"You!" Riser yelled in anger, preparing to attack Raynare.

"Stop it!" Rias yelled, stopping Riser. It would be ugly if things escalated to fight in here. "What are you trying to do Riser?"

"I will burn her." Riser told Rias as if he was telling her the weather today. "And every Lelouch Dantalion pieces before I burn him. Just relax Rias, it will be over soon."

"I like to see you try." Raynare said as three small orbs of light appeared around her. "I will show you the power that Lelouch gave to me."

"That's…." Rias widened her eyes slightly in surprise.

"A ball of light?" Issei added in confusion as he thought, 'Shouldn't it be a spear of light?'

"It's pretty." Asia commented from behind Rias.

Meanwhile, no one noticed that Mittelt had slipped away and went to search Lelouch as soon as she saw what Raynare did. It was clear to her that the situation would worsen and spiraled out of control. She needed to find Lelouch, fast.

"Those orbs…." Riser narrowed his eyes, "Could it be that you had been resurrected from angel or perhaps fallen angel?"

"Indeed." Raynare smirked confidently as the orbs started to move around her body.

"What a fool." Riser remarked. "You are a devil now and yet you still using the light based weapons that harmful and poisonous to you. Are you trying to kill yourself? Not that I mind."

Raynare just merely smiled mysteriously at that as she remembered Kalawarner asked a similar thing to Lelouch when the first time he started to train them.

(Flashback)

- Abandoned warehouse-

"Listen well." Lelouch said as he stood before Raynare, Kalawarner and Mittelt. "Because the three of you are devil now that did not meant the three of you cannot use the light based weapons anymore."

That statement made Raynare, Kalawarner and Mittelt looked at each other in confusion for a moment before they turned back their attention to Lelouch.

"What do you mean by that Lelouch?" Kalawarner asked in confusion.

"Ajuka Beelzebub is a genius." Lelouch stated, confusing the three of them. "He created the evil pieces not only to increase the number of devils but power by making the other beings that reincarnated still attained their power from before they reincarnated as devil . It is like kill two birds with one stone."

"That's why you still can use the light based weapons." Lelouch said and then looked at the three. "Did the three of you follow me?"

"Still shouldn't it be harmful for us to use light based weapon because our bodies are a devil now, not a fallen angel?" Mittelt pointed out.

"That's where you are wrong." Lelouch retorted back. "It is only harmful if you hold it directly."

"I see." Raynare nodded in understanding. "But then how should we use it? The spear or anything for close range and something we must hold it is out of question."

"Leave it to me." Lelouch said while he smiled darkly, sending a shiver down to everyone spine. "And when I finished, the three of you will be a force to be reckon for because of it."

(Flashback End)

'Still, even after all the training I did, three is my limit.' Raynare thought in frustration as she glared Riser. She would make sure he paid for what he did.

"Both of you stop it right now!" Rias yelled as she approached Riser. "This is not-"

Rias immediately raised her hands in the front of her in reflex as the fire around Riser become stronger and struck her.

"Ms. President!" Asia and Issei yelled together in worry as they approached Rias.

"Are you okay Ms. President?" Issei asked while Asia started to heal Rias slightly burned hands.

"I am fine." Rias said as she winced a bit from the pain.

"Do not interfere, Rias." Riser hissed with barely restrained anger. "You already are walking in thin ice after what you did."

"You!" Issei yelled in anger. "I still don't understand what happened but don't you think you are overdoing things?"

"Silent, I still hadn't forgiven you from what you did to me." Riser snapped. "Because of you, I had to felt this humiliation."

"What?" Issei yelled in shock as Riser blamed him for his own fault for mistaken him as Lelouch. "It was your own fault you know."

"Shut up, I will deal you later." Riser said as he turned his attention back to Raynare.

"Hey! Do not just ignore me you damn fried chicken! Apologize to Ms. President and Lelouch!" Issei yelled, not really thinking to what he said.

" .you. say ?" Riser asked as he turned his head to Issei.

"Raynare said you are a bird and with that flame, you are fried chicken." Issei said simply.

"….."

"Damn you all‼" Riser yelled in anger and then an explosion happened.

(Skip)

-Rooftop-

"It`s about Rias." Akeno said seriously.

Lelouch noted that she called Rias by her name instead Ms. President. It must be something important or serious if she did that. This would be a long day for sure.

"And?" Lelouch asked as his mind already connected the dots about what exactly Akeno wanted to talk about Rias. There was no doubt in Lelouch mind that it had something to do with what bothered Rias this past few days, considering the timing.

Akeno took a deep breath and then opened her mouth but before she could say anything, the sound of the door being slammed open alerted her. Immediately, she spun back to see who was the one that interrupted her.

It was Mittelt.

Akeno felt irritated by this sudden interruption but that feeling was soon disappeared, as soon as she noticed Mittelt current condition. She was panting heavily as if she had run around school for several times or something. This made her worried about her and wondered what happened to her. However, before Akeno could voice her concern, Lelouch beat her.

"Mittelt are you alright?" Lelouch asked as he approached Mittelt, passing Akeno. "What happened?"

"Hurry *pant* to *pant* the clubroom." Mittelt said while panted, making both Akeno and Lelouch confused.

"Take a deep breath Mittelt." Lelouch advised which Mittelt followed. "Now, tell-"

*Boom!*

(Skip)

-Occult Research Clubroom-

"Are you two okay?" Rias asked to the two people behind her that she had protected as her eyes was on the smoke covered clubroom.

"Yeah, I am fine." Issei answered weakly while coughing.

"Thank you for protecting us Ms. President." Asia said as she coughed.

'Damn you Riser.' Rias cursed her mind as she watched the smoke thinned and revealed the room.

Riser was standing at the exact same place while smiling in triumph, unscathed and with fire still engulfed his body. Following Riser line of sight, there was Raynare, kneeling on the floor with a few burn marks on her body and tattered clothes. However, those were not the things gained Rias attention.

*Twitch*

As her eyes twitched madly, Rias saw the condition of her clubroom.

Rias was angry, no scratch that, she was furious. Her clubroom that she had put so much effort and time to decorate was in ruin. The destruction that just happened spared nothing, not even her precious teacup set, everything inside the room was in wreck. Unknown to anyone with the exception of Akeno, everything inside the clubroom were, in fact, an antiques and most of it were the only one of their kind that still existed nowadays. Still, she knew that if she used some magic's she could easily restore her antiques back but it would be not the same thing because it would be restore to the point it would be as if a brand new goods that had just been made recently, defeating the very meaning of antiques.

Meanwhile, Asia and Issei were in shock and fear as they saw the destruction that Riser did and Raynare condition.

Looking at Raynare, Asia could not help but to worry to the person who was once her tormentor. She wanted to go to Raynare side to heal her but too afraid to do it, making her felt miserable and self-disgust.

Issei could not believe how easily Riser took down Raynare when he had a hard time taking down Raynare before. While he did not worry about Raynare like Asia did, as he believed that Raynare deserved it from what she did to Asia, he felt the same miserable and self-disgust feeling like Asia but with a different reasons. He had promised to protect Asia but only because Rias quick action that Asia was not injured and now, he was shaking in fear from Riser power. He wondered why he was so weak, he needed to be stronger if he wanted to fulfill his promise with Asia, and he needed, no, wanted power.

'Do you wish for power?'

'What?!' Issei thought in shock as he looked around in confusion before shrugged it as his own imagination.

Raynare herself could not believe that she lost to Riser. Her body was twitching in pain but she ignored it as her anger overcomes her sense of pain. The attack, no, it was not an attack that Riser did to her. Riser was merely flaring his power by compressed the fire that engulfed his body and released it instantly. It happened too fast and suddenly, making her barely had enough time to cast the barrier magic Lelouch taught her but it was not perfect as Riser power easily torn it and injured her.

"Now, to end this." Riser said while raised his right hand to Raynare and then a fireball appeared on it.

Raynare gritted her teeth in frustration, knowing she had no enough power to raise another barrier or avoid it. In her haste to cast the barrier magic to protect her from what Riser did before, she had not only skipped the necessary step but also miscalculated the power she needed. It was just like what Lelouch said and warned her, she still had not mastered the barrier magic so she should not skip the chant as it would not only take more power than needed but also made her could not determine the correct power that needed. Still, that did not mean she would go down like this quietly.

Widened her eyes in shock, Rise knew what Riser was trying to do. Riser was planning to kill Raynare and while she did not like her, she knew better than to let her die. However, before she could react, she saw a magic circle appeared and from it came out a woman that she knew well, making her sighed in relief.

"Please stop this Mr. Riser." The woman said coldly. "Or I will be forced to take a drastic countermeasure."

"Grayfia!" Rias called her with a pleasant surprise.

"Hello Ms. Rias, I am sorry that I couldn't come here sooner." Grayfia said with a small smile as she turned her head to Rias.

"Grayfia Lucifuge," Riser said simply, frowning. "What are you doing in the human world?"

Turning her head to Riser, the smile on Grayfia face disappeared, replaced by expressionless face. "I was doing some errand for Lord Gremory when a large explosion alerted me."

"So, do you wish to continue your… rampage, Mr. Riser?" Grayfia asked after she paused a moment.

Clicked his tongue, Riser let the fire that engulfed him to disappeared.

"Be grateful." Riser said as he addressed Raynare who nursed her wounds. "If the ultimate queen did not stop me… you will die."

That made Rias sighed in relief, as it seemed the worst had passed. Now, she needed to-

"However," Riser began.

'Or not.' Rias thought as a small groan escaped her mouth.

"Tell Dantalion that I-"

"Do you need something from me?" Lelouch asked as he entered the clubroom followed by Mittelt and Akeno. His eyes darting around the room, surveying the destruction and those were in the room. The wounded Raynare, Rias who stood before Asia and Issei in protective manners, an unknown man and woman he did not know. He slightly regretted not to stop Akeno from ran back to the clubroom immediately and ran after her with Mittelt after they heard the explosion. If only he did so, he might have a clue about what happened and who were those unknown people by asking it to Mittelt. Still, it was clear, the one that responsible with this was either the unknown man or the unknown woman or it might both of them. However, it most likely the unknown men because what he heard when he arrived and the hostility he felt from the unknowns men.

"Raynare/Ms. President!" Mittelt and Akeno yelled in worry at the same time and the two ran to the people that they called.

"So, you are the real Lelouch Dantalion." Riser said as he turned his attention to Lelouch. His eyes widened slightly as he saw Lelouch and a smile appeared on his face. Compared the man he had mistaken for Lelouch before, Issei, this real Lelouch was not as much as disappointment in the terms of look and power. However, it still did not enough to change his mind that Lelouch was a low rank weak devil or impress him.

Lelouch merely raised one of his eyebrows at that, not understanding what Riser meant. "And you are?'

"Riser Phenex from Phenex clan and Rias husband." Riser proclaimed arrogantly as he made fire engulfed his body again. However, unlike before, he did not only make the fire engulfed him but made it to had the shape of phoenix with him at the center. It was gone in a moment but it was enough to show Lelouch and other a glimpse of his 'true power'. The power they should fear, especially Lelouch.

'This should do the trick.' Riser thought confidently because everyone that saw his power for the first time always became intimidated.

Sadly, Riser was wrong. While his show of power manage to intimidated Asia, Issei, Raynare, and Mittelt, Lelouch merely gave him an 'Oh, is that so' respond, shrugging Riser show of power as nothing and looked completely calm, unlike other. However, that was not quite true. Riser show of power affected him but that was only slightly, overshadowed by the shock from knowing the man before him from Phenex clan and Riser was Rias husband.

"No!" Rias yelled in deny suddenly, snapping and surprising Lelouch and other from her sudden outburst. "He is just my fiancé that my father arranged without my consent!"

Rias then blushed slightly when she realized what she did.

Lelouch looked confused and slightly shocked and before he realized it, he mumbled aloud, "If that so, why Lord Gremory made a bet to give Rias to me?"

"…."

"What?!" Riser and Rias yelled at the same time in shock and disbelief, which was something that the other people in the room shared as they looked at Lelouch with exception of Grayfia. However, if one looked closer, they would notice the corner of Grayfia mouth turned down slightly as her hand twitched a bit.

'I think I need to have a 'talk' with Lord Gremory about this.' Grayfia thought and made a mental note to do it with Lady Gremory.

"Did you hear it?" Lelouch simply asked, not realizing the impact what just he said. After all, to him, it was something not important though some might disagree with him about that.

Everyone just nodded dumbly at Lelouch question with the exception of Grayfia who remained stoic and Riser who was trembling with anger.

"There is nothing to worry, I had refused the offer." Lelouch added with a nonchalantly manners, making everyone at loss of words and did not know what to think.

"You.. you!" Riser snapped and yelled in anger, gaining everyone attention. "How much more you wish to humiliate me?!"

"Pardon me?" Lelouch asked in confusion, either from still did not understand the current situation or he merely ignored it.

Taking it as an insult, Riser summoned a large magic circle. "Come, my servant!"

From the magic circle, 15 people came out and all of them were girls. They then looked around for a moment before turned their attention to Riser in confusion. However, as they saw the anger on Riser face, they knew better than to ask what happened.

"What the hell?! That fried chicken guy had a harem!" Issei yelled in disbelief, which wisely ignored by everyone.

"This is my servants." Riser said as he swept his hand to the 15 girls behind him.

"Riser! You couldn't possibly meant-"

"Yes, Rias." Riser said, cutting Rias in the middle and said his next words in dramatic manners. "To restore my honor, I challenge Lelouch Dantalion in Rating Game!"

Hearing that, Lelouch just sighed tiredly while wondered what exactly happened that made Riser challenged him in rating game. 'This is really not my day.'

"I refuse." Lelouch answered simply.

"…."

"What!?" Riser yelled in disbelief as it seemed the thought that Lelouch would refuse him did not cross his mind. "Are you really a coward and weakling to refuse my challenge?!"

"First of all," Lelouch began slowly as if he talked to a child. "I don't even know exactly what happened here beside you came out of nowhere and destroyed the clubroom and then challenged me in Rating Game. However, did you forget that I am still not a mature devil to participate in the Rating Game yet?"

"I-"

"Secondly," Lelouch said, cutting Riser words. "You said to restore your honor, which meant, I had speak something that insulted you in some way but is your honor is so small that a mere words could ruin it?"

"Yo-"

"Thirdly," Lelouch said, cutting Riser words, again. "You had 15 servant while I just had 3 servants, where is the honor in fighting me… or better, challenged me, a weak person who you clearly outnumbered? There is no honor in it at all; this is just for your satisfaction and selfishness. In the end, you are simply being a… bully. And you asked me why I refuse, are you stupid?"

Riser face was red in furry as he heard that while other except Riser servants were looking at Lelouch in awe or disbelief with the exception of Grayfia who was staring at Lelouch in amusement. Thankfully, before Riser blew off again, Grayfia stopped this by making her presence known.

"I think that's enough." Grayfia said as she walking between Riser and Lelouch. While she was enjoying how Lelouch humiliated Riser, she did not want another fight to begin here.

"And you are?" Lelouch asked, staring at Grayfia.

"Pardon me for my late introduction; my name is Grayfia Lucifuge, the Gremory clan maid." Grayfia introduced herself to Lelouch who widened his eyes, as he knew her family name. It was the name of one of the four Satan name, leader of the devils.

"Grayfia," Riser hissed. "Why are you interfering with this? This is should be none of your problem."

"Sadly, you are wrong Mr. Riser." Grayfia told Riser as she turned her attention to him. "Mr. Lelouch is Rias ally, which in extend Gremory clan ally."

'Not to mention Lord Gremory had taken a liking to this man.' Grayfia added in her mind. 'Which something I can see why.'

Meanwhile, a look of shock appeared on Rias face while Lelouch made a mental note to talk about this to Rias.

'Even Grayfia knew about my alliance with Lelouch, which meant father also knew about it! But how could this happened after all I had-' suddenly, something clicked in Rias mind, something she had missed when she mad a contract with Lelouch.

'Of course! As a member of Gremory clan, whatever deal I made with a contract, a copy of it will be sent to father, the head of Gremory clan for notification." This meant the reason why Riser knew about it was that his father had told Riser father, which had told Riser or something along the line.

'Damn it!' Rias cursed in her mind.

"Also, I am not interfering with you at all Mr. Riser." Grayfia said simply, making Riser looked at her in confusion.

"What do you mean by that?" Riser asked curiously.

"In the last meeting of Gremory and Phenex clan, it was decided that because Ms. Rias lack of willingness to marry Mr. Riser, a Rating Game will be held to decide it once for all. If Ms. Rias win, she won't be marrying Mr. Riser but if she lost, she will be marrying Mr. Riser." Grayfia explained.

"What!?" Rias yelled in shock and anger. How could her father do this to her? He knew that she had no chance to win against Riser.

"Of course this will be an unofficial Rating Game as Ms. Rias is still not a mature devil." Grayfia added lastly.

"That's not what I meant Grayfia!" Rias said in anger as a dark aura started to came out from her body.

"Ms. Rias, are you refusing to participate?" Grayfia asked but she already knew the answer.

"Of course not but-"

"Then it's decided." Grayfia said with a tone of finality, which made Rias knew it would be useless to argue about this more.

Laughing loudly, Riser smirked arrogantly, "Rias, why don't you just decline it to save time as it is clear to anyone who will be the winner."

"Shut up Riser!" Rias yelled, completely fed up with how Riser was acting and destruction he did to her clubroom. "Even if you are a mature devil and had already participated in Rating Game and won most of the games that did not guarantee you to win 100% against me."

"Hmm," Riser simply stared Rias in amusement for a moment before turned his attention back to Grayfia. "And, what you meant by not interfering with me and Dantalion?"

"When Lord Gremory and Lord Phenex decided this. It had come to their attention that the Rating Game will be hardly fair for Ms. Rias because considering the number of Ms. Rias pieces and lack of experience in rating Game, Mr. Riser held more advantage than to Ms. Rias." Grayfia paused and the looked at Lelouch. "And as Mr. Lelouch had kindly pointed before, something like this will be a bullying rather than a fight and even if Mr. Riser won, there is nothing to be proud of from that."

"Something that Lord Gremory and Lord Phenex had in agreement." Grayfia said to Riser as she noticed that he was trying to retort her words. It was proven effective as Riser immediately shut his mouth up while flinched a bit.

"To fix this situation, Lord Gremory suggested giving two handicaps for Ms. Rias. The first is one month time for Ms. Rias to prepare herself and her pieces for this game and the second one is to let someone to help Ms. Rias in this game."

"What do you mean by that?" Rias asked in confusion while Lelouch eyes narrowed.

"Mr. Lelouch," Grayfia addressed Lelouch, ignoring Rias question.

"As you are Ms. Rias ally and already had you own pieces, Lord Gremory had deemed you qualified to help Ms. Rias by also participating in this game with her." Grayfia revealed, shocking everyone in the room. "To summarize it, Mr. Riser will be fighting both Ms. Rias and Mr. Lelouch."

"Ahaha, this is good." Riser said as he laughed. "I will definitely enjoy this."

"I take that you had no objection about this?" Grayfia asked in confirmation.

"Of course not, no matter how many weaklings gathered, in the end, they are still a weakling!" Riser said arrogantly. "The only real threat is Rias and her queen."

"I see, I will inform both Lord Phenex and Lord Gremory that you agreed to these terms." Grayfia said simply. "The location for the rating game will be in here, Kuoh academy."

"That's fine with me. Rias, I will take my leave now. The next time we meet will be at the match and Dantalion." Riser said as he stared Lelouch manically while a huge magical circle appeared under him and his pieces.

"I will burn you and your servants to death at the match. Enjoy the last on month of your life." With those parting words, Riser and his pieces disappeared.

"…."

No one was speaking anything after that, making the atmosphere around the room became heavy. Raynare and Mittelt were looking at Lelouch in shock at what just happened. Asia and Issei were looking between Lelouch and Rias in confusion, as they still did not clearly understanding what happened while Akeno was also looking at both Lelouch and Rias in worry. Rias was staring down to the floor with a complex expression while sneaking a glance at Lelouch. Lelouch himself was staring at Grayfia coldly as his eyes narrowed in suspicion, which Grayfia returned with expressionless face of her.

It was at this moment that Sona and Tsubaki entered the room, making their appearance, breaking the silence.

"Rias what just-" Sona stopped as she saw the current condition of Rias clubroom. "What the hell is just happened here‼?"

(Skip)

-Student Council Room-

Right now, in the student council room, there was Rias, Grayfia, Lelouch, Sona, Akeno, Tsubaki, Mittelt, Raynare, Asia, and Issei, as to continue their talk at the ruined occult research clubroom was out of question. Sitting on the sofa in the student council room was Rias with Grayfia and Akeno standing next to Rias while Lelouch and Sona sat side by side across Rias, divided by a desk, with Tsubaki standing next to Sona. If not for the situation, Rias had a thing or two to say about the sit arrangement. Meanwhile, at the corner of the room, sitting on the chair, there was Asia who was healing Raynare who sat next to her. Behind them, there was Mittelt and Issei, standing, overlooking the process of Asia healing Raynare with different reasons. In Mittelt part, she was making sure Raynare accepted Asia healed her in Mittelt part. While in Issei part, he was making sure Raynare did not hurt Asia for healing her. Because before they came here, Raynare had reacted harshly when Asia tried to heal her. it was only because of Lelouch that Raynare finally accepted Asia help.

"So that what happened." Sona said after she heard Rias explanation. She messaged her forehead to ease her headache. After she heard the sound of explosion, she had thought that they were under attack and sent her pieces to deal with the remaining human students at the school while she prepared herself for an inevitable attack. However, she was wrong. It was just Rias fiancé throwing a temper tantrum. This was the reason she did not like people who only had power, they did not have a brain to think, believing power would solve everything.

"Tell other it's a false alarm but make sure to alter the memories of the student that heard and saw the explosion." Sona said as she turned her head to Tsubaki who stood beside her.

"Of course, Ms. President." Tsubaki said and bowed then left the student council room.

"I am sorry." Rias said in defeat, knowing well that she was the main cause about what happened.

"Do not apologized Ms. Rias. It was not your fault but Mr. Riser." Grayfia said as her words made Rias and Sona turned their attention to her.

Looking back at Rias, Sona sighed tiredly, "I am agreeing with Grayfia, Riser is the one at fault."

Rias did not say anything as she was looking down to her lap.

"Still, not all that happened is a bad thing." Sona commented, making Rias raised her head to her. "You finally get the chance to get rid your fiancé just like what I did."

"But unlike you, I must fight Riser in rating game, rather than a chess game." Rias pointed out, reminding Sona that her fight to break her engagement with Riser would not easy.

"That's true." Sona said as she shrugged off and looked at Lelouch who sat next to her with eye closed. "But at least you had someone to help you."

"…." Rias did not say anything as she turned her attention to the silent Lelouch who not even once talk since the conversation begin, come to think about it, Lelouch hadn't talk at all after they left the ruined occult research clubroom. This put Rias in uncomfortable positions, as she did not know what Lelouch thought about the whole ordeal and she could not read Lelouch expression at all.

"Ms. President." Issei called as he approached Rias with Asia.

"Oh Issei, Has Asia finished healing Raynare?" Rias asked, turning her attention to Issei and Asia.

"Yes Ms. President." Issei answered with Asia next to him nodded her head.

"She is okay but need to rest a bit." Asia added as she mentioned Raynare and Mittelt at the corner.

"By the way Ms. President." Issei began as he was looking at Sona and pointed his hand to her. "Who is she?"

"She is Sona Sitri, my friend, student council president, a devil, heiress of Sitri clan and the ruler of this school at day time."

'And my rival.' Rias added in her mind as she introduced Sona.

"Pleased to meet you, Issei and Asia. I had heard many thing about you two from Rias, Lelouch and of course the rumor around the school." Sona said with a slight smirk.

"Hahaha, is that so?" Issei laughed sheepishly while Asia blushed a bit.

"Huh?" Issei said suddenly, looking confused. "What do you mean by the ruler of this school at day time?"

"Well, the Gremory and Sitri clan shared the ownership of this land." Rias explained. "At the day, it is Sitri clan; Sona while at night is Gremory clan; me."

"Pardon me, but should we go to the main topic about the rating game with Mr. Riser, Ms. Rias, and Mr. Lelouch?" Grayfia said suddenly, gaining everyone attention, minus Lelouch. Noticing the lack of attention from Lelouch, Grayfia decided to call Lelouch once again. "Mr. Lelouch?"

Slowly Lelouch opened his eyes, showing a cold pair of violet eyes, making anyone who saw it flinched a bit and shifted their eyes from Lelouch because beside the coldness, there was 'weight' that made them felt insignificant before Lelouch eyes. The stoic face and dark aura that Lelouch gave off also did not help it at all. However, Grayfia met Lelouch eyes, silver met violet, expressionless eyes met cold eyes and the tensions between the two were rising.

"Grayfia," Lelouch called with a smooth voice but cold tone, making everyone, other than the two held their breath, "Are you or Lord Gremory played me as a fool?"

As soon as that question left Lelouch mouth, everyone took a sharp intake of breath. The way Lelouch said it, it was clear to anyone that heard him he was not amused; in fact, he was angry, furious even. However, unlike the usual anger or furious feeling that people exhibited, Lelouch was cold, so cold that it made it seemed to void or lack of any emotion. This was the first time anyone that knew Lelouch ever saw Lelouch acted like this. Unknown to them, right now, in front of them was not the Lelouch they knew, this Lelouch were not the easy going, kind, full of amusement and sometimes, cold, and dark Lelouch that they knew. The one before them was a man that once conquered the world and stood at the top of the world, bringing blood, damnation and destruction in his path, striking fear in the heart of the people, the source of all-evil, the Demon Emperor Lelouch vi Britannia.

"What do you mean, Mr. Lelouch?" Grayfia asked stoically, betraying what she truly felt.

"I can overlook and forgive some things…, considering the reason behind it." Lelouch began slowly as his eyes narrowed. "However, when someone is trying to play me as a fool in their foolish scheme…."

Lelouch did not finish his words, leaving the implication of it to everyone imagination. He then smiled a chilling smile while his eyes narrowed furthermore to Grayfia. "Listen well Grayfia and tell Lord Gremory this, I am no one pawn, for I am Lelouch, the man that could destroy and recreate the world."

"…." No one knew how should they take Lelouch bold proclamations, strangely enough, in the corner of their mind, they believed that Lelouch really could do what he proclaimed.

Grayfia took a deep breath as she closed her eyes, as her experience from dealing with people that shared similar traits with Lelouch told her that if she did not do something, things would go worst between Gremory and Dantalion clan. Opening her eyes, she then bowed at Lelouch, "My apologize Mr. Lelouch, it was not in my mind or Lord Gremory to play you as a fool."

Lelouch merely nodded at that, accepting the apology. As long as Grayfia came clear about it, he had no problem about it. However, if Grayfia did not… let just said it would not be pleasant.

"W-what is the meaning of this Grayfia?" Rias asked, almost yelled as she tried to regain herself from the shock.

"The rating game between you and Mr. Lelouch against Mr. Riser… is nothing more but a scheme that Lord Gremory made." Grayfia revealed, as it was pointless to hide it anymore and shocked everyone in the room, minus Lelouch. "However, it is true that if you win, your engagement with Mr. Riser will be canceled."

That put Rias at loss of world to describe what she was feeling right now.

"Still, I must ask you, Mr. Lelouch, how you end up with that conclusion?" Grayfia asked curiously.

"How you ask?" Lelouch asked back in dark amusement while grinned twistedly. "My transfer to this school, Lord Gremory bet about Rias, my meeting with Rias, the alliance I made with Rias, the timing of Riser and your appearance, and the rating game, it was too perfect and planned to be a coincidence."

"What do you mean by that Lelouch?" Rias asked in confusion but she started to see the connection.

"At first, I thought nothing about what happened as something that just happened, a chain of several events that not connected with each other but now, everything connected with each other." Lelouch explained simply. "The reason why Lord Gremory offered me to come to this school was for me and Rias to meet and while there is a possibility I and Rias won't make an alliance, there is a possibility that we will become close enough with each other, considering things and how he mentioned her to me in his bet. Then after that, Lord Gremory will make Riser knew about this and it would end just like what happened. Is that right Grayfia?"

"But… that would mean…." Rias trailed off as her eyes widened with realization.

"Yes, we are played by your father, Lord Gremory." Lelouch finished for Rias.

"Sadly, while you are right, you are also wrong, Mr. Lelouch." Grayfia interjected quickly. Lelouch merely stared her for a moment before giving a gesture for her to continue. "While it is just like Mr. Lelouch said, there are several point that were not correct. After all, it was only a while ago that Lord Gremory came out with this plan of his."

"Explain." Lelouch said simply.

"First, while I don't know the bet that Lord Gremory made, at first, Lord Gremory intended for Mr. Lelouch and Ms. Rias meet and at that time, he did not have any hidden motive beside simply wanted the two became friend just like Lord Gremory and Duke Dantalion. Lord Gremory never thought that Ms. Rias and Mr. Lelouch would make an alliance with each other at all." Grayfia explained calmly while Lelouch eyes narrowed again in suspicion.

"Secondly, this plan was something that Lord Gremory made recently when Lord Phenex came to him about the issue of Ms. Rias and Mr. Phenex engagement. While I did not know much what transpired between the two… it was decided to cancel their engagement, making Lord Gremory came out with this plan, the rating game of Mr. Lelouch and Ms. Rias against Mr. Riser."

"Then why father just cancel it!?" Rias yelled in outrage. "Why should it be a rating game?! He should know that Riser is too strong even for both of us!"

"Because of Riser." Lelouch suddenly commented, making Rias attention turned at him. "Do you think Riser will accept the cancel of your engagement with him quietly?"

"Indeed, just like what Mr. Lelouch said, rating game is the only way." Grayfia said, supporting Lelouch. "And Lord Gremory will not choose this if he did not confident about Mr. Lelouch power."

"But even so-" Rias retorted but Lelouch cut her.

"What a sly person Lord Gremory is….." Lelouch commented as he chuckled darkly suddenly. "In the end, he will be the one that gained more than anyone else."

"Huh?" Rias looked at Lelouch confusedly.

"First let see what each parties gained from this rating game." Lelouch began darkly. "Rias will get her engagement with Riser canceled. Then, Lord Phenex, if my guess is right, will get what he wanted, to teach a sense of humiliation to his son, Riser. Lord Gremory, if my guess is also right, will not only get a valid reason to cancel Rias and Riser engagement but satisfy Lord Phenex and just like what you said before Grayfia, Lord Gremory will not pick the rating game if he did not confident about my power. In sense, Lord Gremory either wanted to see my full power or Rias and by choosing the rating game, he could see that."

A small smile appeared on Grayfia face, "Indeed, Lord Gremory is sure that with your help, Ms. Rias could defeat Mr. Riser."

"Well, he is right about that." Lelouch said confidently with a dark grin.

"W-what?" Rias said in shock, not from the revelation what her father gained but how confident Lelouch that he would beat Riser. "How could you be that confident? Did you forget that Riser is from-"

"The Phenex clan that inherited the legendary Immortal Firebird Phoenix abilities? That made them practically impossible to defeat?" Lelouch asked in a bored manner. "Rias, do you think I don't know that? I am a Dantalion you know."

"I know that!" Rias retorted back. "But-"

"Please rest assured, after all," Lelouch began with confident smirk as his violet eyes shone brightly, "I am the man that could make the impossible possible."

That made Rias at loss of words as she stared Lelouch in disbelief. The way he said it, it was more than a simple confident about his own power. It almost as if-

"While I am thrilled to hear more, could you not forget about other people?" Sona said, finally joined the conversation as she was finding a hard time to join and no, it had nothing to do how Lelouch and Rias looked at their own world as they stared each other. "Also, you forget to tell us what you get from this."

Lelouch chuckled in amusement; trust Sona to point what other was missing.

"That, why don't we ask Grayfia herself? After all, Lord Gremory must have prepared something for me to make sure I will participate in his scheme, no matter how small the chance I will decline this." Lelouch said simply, turning his attention to Grayfia who smiled slightly.

"Indeed, Lord Gremory had predicted that you will found out about his plan immediately, though he did not predict you to react like that." Grayfia said offhandedly as she took an envelope from her pocket and put it on the desk.

Eyeing the envelope on the desk for a moment, Lelouch took it and turned it around, studying the envelope. He then opened the envelope and took out the letter in it. As he read the letter, his eyes widened more and more as a look of shock settled on his face. Crumbling the letter by his hand, Lelouch then glared Grayfia and asked coldly, "Is this true?"

"I don't know what the letter about but Lord Gremory told me to tell you this if you asked; yes, it's true." Grayfia said simply.

"I see." Lelouch said stoically as he pocketed the letter. "He really is a sly person."

While some were curious about the letter, none of them asked it as Lelouch gave out a feeling that told them do not ask about it.

"Rias, tomorrow we will go for a training trip for one month, tell your pieces to prepare themselves." Lelouch said suddenly as he stood up and approached Mittelt and Raynare.

"Huh?" That threw Rias out of balance, as she was looking at Lelouch in confusion.

"Mittelt, Raynare, we are going back." Lelouch said simply, as he stood before them. Not trusting their voice, both Raynare and Mittelt only nodded their head.

"To where?" Sona asked, quite disturbed at the sudden change that happened to Lelouch after he read the letter.

"Underworld, my home, Dantalion mansion." Lelouch informed them as he walked to the door, followed by Mittelt and Raynare.

"Underworld?" Rias repeated in disbelief. "But-"

"Could I come?" Sona asked suddenly, cutting of Rias words. "After all, you might need my help."

Stopping on his track, Lelouch turned his head to Sona. "Of course, if it's okay with you."

"Yes, I will leave everything here to Tsubaki to handle." Sona informed, which Lelouch returned with a nod.

"Akeno," Lelouch called as he turned his attention to her. "I understood what you are trying to talk before, no need to talk about it anymore."

Akeno did not say anything and avoided Lelouch eyes but nodded her head. It was then that Rias recovered from her initial confusion.

"Wait a minute Lelouch I had-"

"Rias." Lelouch said simply, cutting Rias words. "We will talk later."

With that, Lelouch left the student council room with Mittelt and Raynare, leaving behind the perplexed group people.

"Grayfia," Rias called as she turned her head to her. "What exactly father write in that letter?"

This gained everyone attention as they turned their attention to Grayfia.

"Sadly, I don't know the answer Ms. Rias." Grayfia said calmly, "You must ask your father, Lord Gremory himself."

Grayfia answer made Rias sighed tiredly while other looked disappointed with the lack of answer.

-Outside-

Passing down the school corridor, Lelouch mind was in turmoil with Raynare and Mittelt followed him behind. He never thought or dream that the things that Duke Dantalion asked him to find was so close from him all this time. He always thought he would start to search those things later after he had a significant influence in the underworld but this changed everything. Still, he wondered if Lord Gremory understood the true value, what he offered to him in return of his cooperation. He slightly doubted it because if Lord Gremory knew, he would not offer him that. However, using this underhanded tactics, not he should be the one to talk, he really had underestimated Lord Gremory, under that pleasant persona there was a monster lies beneath it. Furthermore, what worried him was Lord Gremory had unknowingly checked him in the terms of chess.

'And I didn't like it at all.' Lelouch thought silently.

In the end, the fact remained that he did not see this coming, which made them caught him unprepared and he could only cursed himself for that. For now, he needed to make a necessary preparation to go back to Dantalion mansion to get what he had left behind something important that he needed for the rating game and the things that Lord Gremory offered him, the training camp was just a bonus.

(Skip)

-Underworld-

-Gremory Castle-

-Library-

"Are you sure it's alright?" Lord Phenex asked worriedly for the hundred times as the two were having tea in Lord Gremory library after he heard what happened at the human world with his son and Lord Gremory daughter.

"For a hundred times, it will be alright." Lord Gremory replied, starting to feel annoyed by his friend question. He slightly regretted to let Lord Phenex knew what happened after his son… outburst from Grayfia. Speaking of it, he also needed to deal with Rias who angry with him for what he planned. "As long as he did not get the final piece, which I highly doubted he would get because Duke Dantalion had destroyed it."

"That's true." Lord Phenex nodded before frowned at Lord Gremory, "But, are you sure Duke Dantalion had destroyed the final piece? He could lying you know?"

"I am sure because I had seen it by my own eyes." Lord Gremory explained calmly, "Even if Lelouch collected all of the other missing pieces, without the final piece, the one that Duke Dantalion destroyed, it was impossible to release the true power of 'it'."

"Yes, but don't you think something will happen if he finally collected the other missing pieces?" Lord Phenex said worriedly.

Lord Gremory just sighed, "Nothing will happen."

"You seem to be sure." Lord Phenex said, voicing his doubt.

"I am sure because I know how 'it' works, well, a little." Lord Gremory said simply, making Lord Phenex surprised.

"They let you know about 'it'?" Lord Phenex asked in shock and disbelief.

"No, not from them but from Duke Dantalion." Lord Gremory replied. "They would never tell me about 'it' but Duke Dantalion, as the one they ordered to investigate and research 'it' told me about 'it'. However, because the contract he took, he could only tell me a little about 'it' but enough for me to get a gist of 'it'."

Lord Phenex sighed tiredly, "You are playing a dangerous game here Lord Gremory….please tell me why do you think this is a good idea and how did you convince me to agree with you?"

"Beside what I had just tell you? Well, if Lelouch failed, we still get what we wanted but he won't.""

'But I`m sure he will succeed,' Lord Gremory added in his mind before he continued and his voice became serious. "And the last one because the rumors that spreading inside that circle that we heard."

"Yes, what we fear is happening…." Lord Phenex face turned solemn as he trailed off. "Still, this is too soon. I thought there is still sometimes before the news spread. It made me wonder if someone is spreading it intentionally."

"It's most likely true, but who is the one that spread it is the question." Lord Gremory stated. "There are too many suspects for it for us to narrow it down, well not that matters as it already too late."

"Still, if he somehow succeeded and got the missing pieces of 'it' that you promised, didn't it will only make him a prime target?" Lord Phenex pointed out.

"Yes, but with that we can focus our attention to him rather than divided it." Lord Gremory explained, shrugging it off as nothing.

"That is a nice way to say it," Lord Phenex said, not buying it at all because he knew Lord Gremory too well to know there was another motive. "What you mean is; we can use him to bring out them out in the open and deal with them."

Lord Gremory just smirked, which all the answer that Lord Phenex needed.

"Well, I will not deny or agree with it, but still…." Lord Gremory trailed off because there were a few things that bothered his mind.

"Still what?" Lord Phenex asked.

"Lately, I`m wondering, why Duke Dantalion did not tell Lelouch anything about the truth of Dantalion clan," Lord Gremory said, narrowing his eyes. "And after what just happened that Grayfia told me, it only confused me more."

"Huh? What do you mean by that?" Lord Phenex was looking at Lord Gremory in confusion widened his eyes in realization.

"It seems you finally realize it," Lord Gremory said, looking at Lord Phenex. "For someone that did not know about 'it', Lelouch did know the existence of the missing pieces of 'it', which tied closely to Dantalion clan secret."

"Indeed, that is strange." Lord Phenex nodded in agreement. "Hiding the truth from Lelouch, yet he told him about the existence of the missing pieces of 'it'. Why Duke Dantalion did that?"

"Sadly, I could not think a reason for it," Lord Gremory admitted tiredly. "Still, what I want to know is Duke Dantalion true intentions. If he wanted Dantalion clan to have a fresh start, why he did this?"

"Yes, that did not make sense." Lord Phenex nodded before a troubled look appeared on his face. "However, the same could be said to you, you baited him with the missing pieces of 'it' after all."

"In my defense, it was to make sure that Lelouch indeed did not know anything about the secret of Dantalion clan." Lord Gremory said defensively.

"Yeah, and what if truly did not know about it? Your letter will make him suspicious." Lord Phenex said, pointing the weak part in Lord Gremory plan.

"That's why I prepared the second letter, which Grayfia will give him if he did not know." Lord Gremory said, making Lord Phenex sighed tiredly.

"Well, back to the topic, it could be Duke Dantalion had a change of heart or something." Lord Phenex reasoned.

"The Duke might have a change of heart…..that, I doubt it." Lord Gremory said, remembering how desperate Duke Dantalion when he asked him to hid and erased everything about Dantalion clan. "Or perhaps, there is something more about Lelouch."

"Something more?" Lord Phenex repeated.

"Just forget it, I might overthink things." Lord Gremory shook his head. "Still, isn't it funny? The thing we planned before is gradually became something more complicated than before."

"Yes, indeed." Lord Phenex said. "If I knew this will happen….well, there is no use crying over spilled milk."

Lord Gremory chuckled at that before turned serious.

'If I don't know better,' Lord Gremory thought, narrowing his eyes. 'Everything happened like what you planned and you are manipulating us from the grave Duke Dantalion but for what reason is the question. I just hope, the tragedy will not repeat once again.'

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-Undisclosed Location-

"Hm, it's been sometimes since I come here." Kokabiel said, entering a dark room which illuminated poorly by candles.

"Kokabiel," A voice called from the other side of the room, which not illuminated by the candles. "What brings you here?"

"Is that the way to greet the one that helped you to get that position?" Kokabiel asked with displeasure.

"You from all the people should know how dangerous it is if someone find out about our relationship." The voice retorted back, making Kokabiel grunted, as he knew the voice was right.

"No matter," Kokabiel said, "I have interesting information."

"Interesting?" The voice repeated.

"Yes, I found an heir of Dantalion Clan." Kokabiel said with a smirk.

"I see…." The voice was trying to sound calm but Kokabiel easily detected the voice shock.

"This is good news but…." The voice grew stern, "Regardless our relationship, I doubt you will tell me this in person if you did not have something you want."

Kokabiel chuckled a little, "That's what I like from you."

"And knowing you…" The voice said dangerously, "I am not the only one you had told about it."

"Well, the more the merrier," Kokabiel said simply. "But, because our relationship I will tell you other information that I did not tell other with a small price."

"The same offer that without doubt you made to other as well." The voice deadpanned, knowing Kokabiel well enough to know what the fallen angel did.

"Well, yes but I will give you more than what I gave to other." Kokabiel said offhandedly. It was tempting to keep the information about Dantalion Heir to himself but it was something that other would know eventually. Therefore, why did not he make some favor with it as the first that knew it? No to mention, this could be what he needed to start a war because the people who knew about Dantalion power would without doubt….

"What you want in exchange of the information?" The voice asked simply, cutting Kokabiel thought.

"The three remaining Excalibur's that the church had." Kokabiel stated. "And don't brother saying that the Holy Sword Project is failed or something, as I knew the truth."

"So, Valper Galilei went to your place, well, that was something I already predict." The voice said simply. "Still, I don't know if your information worth for three remaining Excalibur's."

"It's not like you have any choice… I could always reveal our relationship and some other thing that you did not want anyone to know." Kokabiel said with a dark grin.

"Is that a threat?" The voice asked sternly.

"Considering our past and relationship, not to mention that you have become too valuable for me to kill, it's a warning, but…." Kokabiel said, as his voice grew cold, "If you force my hand…."

"…."

"So be it," The voice said, "I will arrange something to make you can still that three Excalibur's easier."

"Well, thank you." Kokabiel said pleasantly as he took out a small crystal ball from his pocket and threw it to the voice, which the voice caught it. "Inside that crystal is all the information about Dantalion heir that I did not share with other but you."

"I will contact you again later." Kokabiel said and teleported away.

"In the end he didn't even notice me." Another voice said suddenly, making his presence known. "How the mighty have fallen."

"Perhaps, but perhaps he just ignore you." The first voice said.

"Still, do we need him? Considering our new benefactor." The second voice asked.

"No, Kokabiel has outlived his usefulness." The first voice said while he inspected the crystal ball that Kokabiel gave. "But this might be the perfect chance for us to cut off some loose ends."

"I see…." The second voice trailed off. "So, should we ask him for help? No doubt he will be happy to help us to kill a high ranking crow such as Kokabiel."

"No, it will raise some unnecessary suspicion and her attention." The first voice said with a hint of disapproval.

"While it's true it will raise unnecessary suspicion, I doubt she will notice as she is quite naïve after all." The second voice said. "Something I did not expect from a being, which had so much power."

"Powerful she is, naïve she is, but she is not a fool." The first voice retorted. "It's better to play safe."

"By the way, who is the heir of Dantalion?" The second voice asked suddenly, changing the subject.

The first voice did not say anything and simply activated the crystal, which projected Lelouch face with texts under it.

"He is quite young isn't he?" The second voice said, looking at Lelouch image. "So what do you think about him?"

"…."

"Is there something matter?" The second voice asked as no reply came from the first.

"….No, nothing at all." The first one said, deactivated the crystal, making the image disappeared.

"Well, if you say so." The second voice said, "I guess I will go for now, I have a job to do after all"

"Another section XIII job?" The first voice asked.

"Yes, so until next time, Archbishops." The second voice said, exiting the room.

After the first voice sure the second gone, he activated the crystal again, making Lelouch image appeared again.

"This will be interesting." The first voice said, staring at Lelouch image.

"Lelouch Dantalion…, no, Lelouch vi Britannia"

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