chapter 5

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Chapter V – The Supernatural

"Whoa!" Issei fell down on the floor with a thud and groaned. "Ah, shit. That hurts." He rubbed his aching head whilst trying to stand up.

"Try not to jump through the teleportation circle next time, Issei." A female voice giggled in front of him and Issei looked up to see the red haired beauty standing before him...and was giving him a decent shot at her panties!

'Oh, baby! Now that's some fine piece of underwear!' Issei could tell that this was a lacy thong and he could see the camel toe. 'What I wouldn't give to take those off.'

Before he could stare any longer, Rias moved away, making Issei head fall in sadness. 'So fucking close!' He whined in his head.

"Now, Issei, Kyuren. I welcome you to the Occult Research Club." Rias motioned to the room. The club room interior was a wood paneled room with Victorian style furniture. On one side, there was actually a fully functional bath, and there was a large circle similar to the one Rias used to get here.

Issei rose to his feet and looked around. 'So, this is the Occult Research Club, eh?' He had heard from his pals that Rias Gremory and Akeno Himejima, the two most popular girls in school were members here.

It was some kind of club that deals with the supernatural or some shit. Or at least, that's what everyone say. But they all just dismissed it as being some secret handout for the most popular kids.

And Issei thought along the same lines as well. He thougt that the ORC was nothing more than some glorified club, or was just named that way.

Who knew that Rias Gremory could do magic...

Then Issei remembered something. There was someone with him when he jumped through that circle. Kyuren! That's right, he was with him! Looking over to his left, Issei saw what he was looking for.

There was Kyuren standing tall. 'Damn, the man just exuded power just by standing beside him.' Issei thought to himself, feeling a little insignificant compared to Kyuren.

The guy saved his life back there and he was freakishly strong! Yuuma or whatever she is didn't even stand a fucking chance! And he saw how he smashed that big boulder like it was nothing.

'Man, I'm so glad I didn't piss him off the other day.' Issei gulped down the lump in his throat, remembering the day when he made the mistake of pushing his luck and trying to pick a fight with him.

If Kyuren had punched Issei like he did with Yuuma...then there would be nothing left of the pervert but a stain on the wall.

"All right, red. We're here at your little hide away. Now, do you mind telling me what just happened back there?" Kyuren asked, folding his arms over his chest. He was becoming impatient with this; it was just like bureaucracy.

Rias sat down on her chair as the doors opened. Kyuren and Issei turned their eyes on the doors and saw who entered the room. It was Akeno Himejima, Koneko Toujou, and Kiba Yuuto.

Kyuren didn't know them all that well, but he knew of their reputation. Akeno Himejima was Rias' right hand woman. He had a small run in with her, but Kyuren didn't really pay attention and just introduced himself. She was a nice girl…a little too nice.

Koneko Toujou was a petite girl and was considered the mascot of Kuoh Academy. She didn't talk that much and usually just minded her business, which Kyuren had no problem with.

The next was Kiba Yuuto. Amongst all of them, Kiba was someone who Kyuren had met up at a relatively frequent rate. The two would bump into each other from time to time but it was all friendly.

Kiba was one of those respectable few guys in the school and one of the heartthrobs. Personally, Kyuren would've liked it if Kiba had all the attention on his person instead of his.

But that still leaves the question. Why are they here?

"We came as fast as we could, Bouchou-sama. What seems to be the problem?" Kiba asked as he and the rest went further inside.

"Nothing, it's just there has been a slight altercation." Rias sighed and motioned to the two in front of her.

Well, they had expected to see Issei after all, that was the plan. But what they didn't expect was seeing Kyuren Avynzen of all people in the room. They didn't account for that development.

"Hello, Kyuren. Nice to see you again." Kiba gave the raven haired boy a smile, but Kyuren had been through a rough and very weird day so they'll have to forgive him for not returning the smile.

"Likewise. Now, do you mind starting now?" Kyuren asked, his agitation showing. They had wasted enough time sitting idly by, he wanted answers now.

Issei gave a nod. He too had some questions he needed answering. "Yeah, I wanna know just what happened back there. And why did Yuuma-chan turn into a winged stripper and tried to kill me?!"

Akeno just waved him off with a giggle. "Oh, Kyuren-kun, Issei-kun. You two have to be patient. We're just waiting for someone else so we can explain to you both more details."

Kyuren didn't like his time being wasted but if he had to wait a few more minutes for a full explanation to his current situation, then so be it.

Giving out a sigh, Kyuren nodded his head. "Fine."

Rias gave a small smile. At least the two were willing to wait a little longer. Issei was her intended target, but Kyuren was someone she didn't expect. She too had questions of her own, but she was just waiting on Sona to start.

The Gremory heir was confident that she and her peerage could subdue Kyuren should the need ever arise, but after seeing what he could do to a Fallen Angel…she would rather not have a confrontation with him. Rias would like to keep her club room in one piece, thank you very much.

"Why don't you two sit down?" Rias motioned to the couch where Koneko was sitting and quietly munching on some sweets.

"Arigato, Rias-senpai." Issei said and went to on the couch next to Koneko. The girl didn't seem to like that and scooted away from the boy.

'Probably knows his illustrious reputation as a pervert.' Kyuren chuckled to himself before going to sit there himself. Well, if he was going to wait, might as well get comfortable.

Pip hopped off his head and snuggled into his lap. He gave a small smile and stroked her back, getting a purr from the hairless kitten.

Koneko was watching the whole thing and couldn't help but ask. "What kind of cat is that?"

Kyuren looked at her from the corner of his eyes and decided it wouldn't hurt to start some small talk. It might pass the time. "She's a Sphynx cat. Her name's Pip."

"How old is she?"

The raven haired boy thought it over. "A little over two months old."

Kiba and Akeno went to sit down with them on the chairs while Rias went outside seeing as this was all under control for the moment. "Where'd you get her?" Kiba asked curiously, eyeing the purring kitten in Kyuren's lap.

"In an alley."

*Flashback*

Kyuren was walking down the streets of Oslo, the Norwegian Capital. It was night out and it was slightly snowing so there wasn't a lot of people hanging around in this part of the city.

Why was he here? Well, he was just going out on a stroll after he had a bit of an argument with his parents. Nothing big, just a small misunderstanding about him moving to another school.

He was walking down a quiet road when he noticed someone was following him. Well, crime was prevalent in this part of the city so Kyuren wasn't that much surprised, but he was still annoyed that someone had actually thought mugging him was a good idea.

"Hei, gutt. Hva gjør du her ute så sent? Du vet at du kan bli skadet." The man said with mock concern in his voice and grabbed Kyuren by the shoulder. "Hva med deg hjelpe meg og gi meg lommeboken?"

Not taking kindly to that, Kyuren shrugged off the man's hand off his shoulder. "Hvorfor ikke gjør deg selv en tjeneste og gå seg vill. Jeg er ikke i humør for spill." He growled out.

The raven haired boy was just out here to let off some steam, not get his belongings stolen.

"Du drittsekk. Jeg skal lære deg å snakke med meg sånn!" The man reared back his fist, ready to make this boy know who's in charge. But Kyuren had anticipated this and delivered a strong elbow to his face.

The man fell down, holding his bleeding nose before scurrying away.

"Godt å være kvitt." Kyuren muttered under his breath and went on with his walk. The nerve of that idiot. Couldn't he have targeted a different person?

While walking to cool his head, Kyuren heard some rustling from his right. Curiosity getting the better off him, he looked at the sound was coming from. It was a cat going through the trash bins for food.

It was a Sphynx cat, a nursing female from the looks of it. He briefly wondered why a feline of that species was doing out here. She wasn't suited to survive out here much less become a mother. But...nothing really is simple in the world. She probably got dumped by her previous owner to fend for herself and her kittens.

The cruelty of people these days...

She was probably looking for food to feed her kittens. Kyuren felt his pockets and found something.

Pulling it out, it was a roll of bread he had bought from a nearby store. And coincidentally, it was fish flavored. "How 'bout that."

Well, he wasn't that hungry anyway and that cat certainly had a number of mouths to feed. It wasn't much to give but it was something to help out.

Going to the cat, Kyuren held out his bread. The cat noticed him getting close and hissed at the boy in a threatening manner. Kyuren wisely halted his movements but reached out the bread to her.

"Ta det. Det er ditt." He said and the cat gained a cautious look before slowly moving towards the human.

Giving out a little sniff, she carefully opened her mouth and grabbed the bread from Kyuren's hand and started munching on it.

Kyuren gave a soft smile, watching the beautiful cat eat the bread. But unknown to him, the same man from before was creeping up on him with a knife.

The cat finished the small piece of bread and looked at Kyuren, but she saw a man stalking up to him with a sharp object.

Without warning, the cat suddenly pounced at Kyuren who moved out of the way. He scowled at that, but his scowl was erased when he saw the cat scratching that man from before.

"AH!" The man grunted in pain as the cat used her claws to slice him up. But the man grabbed the cat by its head. "Hvorfor du lite..!" He drove the knife into the cat's body, making it screech.

Kyuren had seen this and made his blood boil. Gritting his teeth in anger, he charged at the man before he could finish off the cat. The raven haired boy twisted the man's arm, immobilizing him, then smashed his head unto the pavement.

"H-Hei, lette opp, mann!" The man begged, his face pinned under Kyuren's boot.

"Kom deg ut av syne." He growled out and removed his boot from the man's head. Kyuren watched with disdain as the man turned tail and ran out of the immediate area.

Kyuren cursed under his breath that he didn't notice the assailant earlier. He was trained by the best and he let his guard down just like that! But if it weren't for that cat…

"Katten!"

Remembering the cat that saved his skin, Kyuren looked to where she was and only saw a puddle of blood there and a trail going into the alley.

Feeling that he owed the cat, Kyuren bolted into the alley and followed the trail of blood. This was bad, the cat was losing a lot of blood and needed to be treated as soon as possible.

Coming at the end, he spotted the injured cat limping towards a box where he could hear the meows of kittens calling for their mother. But there was one problem.

He could only hear one.

The cat stumbled into the box and saw that all but one of her kittens were not moving. She licked the unmoving ones but they did not respond…they were gone.

Giving a pained hiss, the cat laid down as her last kitten began suckling.

Kyuren slowly came towards the box and knelt in front of it. He could see the mother lying in the box, heaving pained breaths as one kitten suckled while three kittens lay motionless.

The three had most likely succumbed to the cold or had starved to death.

Giving out a sigh, Kyuren then looked over the wounded cat and it wasn't looking good. He wasn't a veterinarian but Kyuren knew that this cat had no hope of living after an injury like this.

Placing a hand over the mother's head, he gave it a gentle rub. "Unnskyld." Kyuren said with regret. If he had just noticed that thug sooner, this cat may have lived longer.

Kyuren looked down at the last remaining kitten, hungrily feeding on the milk that its dying mother was giving and made his decision. In gratitude, he will take care of the kitten. It was the least Kyuren could do.

The raven haired boy gently grabbed the kitten from her spot and carefully lifted her up. The kitten mewled and fussed about against the unfamiliar hold but Kyuren wasn't going to take it without the proper goodbye.

Bringing the kitten close to the mother's head, she began to lick and nuzzle her last living kitten which it returned.

One final goodbye…from a dying mother to her child.

Giving one last lick, the mother cat looked up at Kyuren with the last of her strength as if she was pleading with him, 'Take care of my kitten'.

Understanding that look, Kyuren gave a small nod, signifying that he would.

Satisfied that her kitten would be in good hands, the mother laid her head down on the box and closed her eyes, drawing one final breath before she succumbed to her injuries.

Kyuren bowed his head in respect before standing up with the fussing kitten in his hands. It was so small and defenseless, it would not last in these conditions if left to fend for itself.

Well, Kyuren would not let that happen.

Taking off his scarf, he wrapped it around the kitten to keep it warm and began his walk home. The kitten eventually stopped its fussing and began to get comfortable in Kyuren's hold.

The raven haired boy gave a small smile and hugged it close to his chest. This was going to be the start of a wonderful friendship.

*Present*

"And that's how I met Pip, my constant companion and occasional pain in the ass." Kyuren chuckled before he felt something sharp pierce his pants and into his skin. "Ow!"

He looked down and saw Pip was digging her claws into his pants and pulled her paws up. "See what I mean?"

The others snickered at the two's interaction with Pip trying to get lose and dig her claws into Kyuren's skin and Kyuren trying to hold the kitten off to protect his skin.

It was kind of funny to watch.

Outside of the club room, Rias was waiting for Sona to arrive. She peeked into the room and saw that the others were getting along very well, especially when Kyuren was trying to hold off his own kitten.

Rias giggled slightly just before a blue magic circle appeared to her right. She sighed as the one she was waiting for finally arrived.

"Rias, what's the situation?" Sona asked seriously, stepping in front of the Gremory heir with authority. This was a serious matter, Fallen Angels in their territory, targeting someone from their school, and what's worse, a human had seen it!

"Issei and Kyuren are inside. The others are keeping them company." Rias replied, noting the level of seriousness Sona had. "They're both fine, but I think it's time for us to know what's really going on."

Sona nodded but she felt a little conflicted going through those doors. She trusted Rias' word for it, but Sona didn't know what condition Kyuren or Issei were in. For all she knew, they were injured.

Issei was Rias' concern after all, she was the one who wanted that pervert to be her servant, but Kyuren had absolutely nothing to do with this. How did he get involved in this anyway?

"Rias." She called out to her childhood friend and she stopped halfway at reaching the door. "How did Kyuren find out about this?"

The Gremory heir sighed. "Kyuren had somehow stumbled upon Issei being attacked by Fallen Angel, he came in his defense."

Sona's eyes widened in surprise. "What?! How is he now? Is he hurt?" She asked seriously, worrying about a fellow student. It was stupid of Kyuren to jump into the fray like that against a supernatural being such as a Fallen Angel.

But it was also her fault. Sona should've taken action the moment she felt that something was off. She should've kept her eyes open for anything suspicious. Now, one of her schoolmates is probably injured because of her inaction.

It was her responsibility as the Student Council President to look after the school and its students. How could she let this happen to Kyuren.

"Don't worry, Sona. Kyuren is uninjured. In fact, he was the one who won the fight."

Wait, did Sona heard that right? Did Rias said that Kyuren won that fight with a Fallen Angel? How the hell did he do that?!

Sona was left with her mouth agape, unable to believe what she just heard. Sure, Kyuren was a skilled martial artist, but how can he defeat a Fallen Angel when he was just a human?

It wasn't entirely impossible for a human to defeat or even kill a Devil or a Fallen Angel, but almost all of them were from the church as priests, and exorcists. All trained and conditioned to take on your everyday Devil. But even then they had trouble at beating just one.

So...how?

Seeing that she was getting off track with her thoughts, Sona shook her head. 'No matter what Rias says is true or not, I have to check on those two if they're all right." She looked at Rias and nodded.

Rias gave a smile and opened the door and the two stepped in.

Kyuren was munching on a piece of chocolate that Koneko had given him while Pip was also chewing on her own piece. He heard the door open and turned his attention towards it.

In came Rias, that he was expecting, but what he didn't expect was Sona coming through those doors. Kyuren raised an eyebrow in intrigue. "Ms. Shitori? What are you doing here?"

Sona looked at Kyuren over and sighed in relief that he was unharmed save for a few specks of dirt on his clothes. It would seem that her rival would live another day. And that also adds further evidence that Kyuren had fought and won against a Fallen Angel.

"Yes, Kyuren. I'm here because Rias informed me about the situation. And my real name is Sona Sitri." She replied and just like that, Kyuren regained his serious expression.

Sitting up straighter, Kyuren looked at Sona in the eyes, wondering how the hell is she involved in all of this. "All right, I don't know what's going on so let's start from the beginning. What happened back there in the park?" He asked with Issei nodding.

"Kyuren, Issei." Rias began. "Have you two ever heard of the supernatural?"

Issei grew curious but nodded. As for Kyuren, he narrowed his eyes at Rias. 'What are they playing at..?' He asked in his mind. Wondering what she said and what she was about to say.

"To put it simply, the one you two faced in the park is a Fallen Angel." Sona continued for Rias and looked for any sign of a reaction from the two.

The pervert had no idea what they were talking about but knew enough that that was a very bad thing. Kyuren, however, remained silent.

"Wait, what's a Fallen Angel?" Issei asked, not having any idea at where this was going.

"I'm not going to spare you the details so we'll start from the beginning." Rias sat down at her desk while Sona moved to the unoccupied chair. "Since the beginning, Angels, Fallen Angels, and Devils existed. Meaning that the Biblical God and the Devil, or more specifically the Devil Kings, also existed."

"And then came the Great War." Sona supplied. "A conflict that spanned for thousands of years among the three factions."

Kiba decided to voice his own inputs. "But soon, the casualties began to mount with neither side getting the upper hand, so they called for a truce."

"In the end, the leaders of Hell and Heaven signed the Kuoh Treaty, signifying that a ceasefire was established and the three factions withdrew their battered forces off the battlefield." Akeno gave.

Issei was getting a little lost with all the details he was being given. Angels, Fallen Angels, Devils? And they're saying they existed? Excuse him for having a little trouble understanding all this. "Hey, wait a minute. That Kuoh Treaty, sounds like it was..."

Rias continued for the perverted boy. "It was." She nodded. "Kuoh Academy is named after the treaty and is Devil Territory."

The boy just laid back on the couch and massaged his aching head while Kyuren sat there taking it all in. Well, it made sense. That thing he fought back at the park did look like an angel but it had black wings so it must have been a fallen angel.

'So, the Christian Bible does have some truth in it.' Kyuren mused. He wasn't that much of a religious individual - who is these days - but he had read enough to familiarize himself with the myths and legends.

He was just having a hard time wrapping his head around it. After all, it's not every day you find out that one of the most common religions in the world actually had truth into it.

'Well, I'll take Christianity being true than some half-assed religion like Scientology or some dritt like that. Imagine the chaos if those did.' Oh yeah, that would be very bad for the entire world.

"And you expect me to believe all this?" Kyuren asked. This was all farfetched, he needed proof of their claims. That girl in the park was something, but he can't just believe everything they say.

"I figured you would say that, Kyuren." Sona sighed as she and the others besides Issei stood up. "This should be proof enough for you."

Suddenly, Sona, Rias, Kiba, Akeno, and Koneko sprouted black bat-like wings from their backs. Issei jumped from his seat while Kyuren stayed put.

Examining those wings they had, Kyuren now had the proof he needs. There was no denying it now or he'll just look like a fool...and he didn't like looking like a fool. This just means that everything those priests say in church was true. 'Hva en smerte i ræva.'

Giving out a sigh, Kyuren nodded his head in acceptance. "All right, all right. I've seen enough to be convinced."

Smiling, the others retracted their wings and sat back down. "I must say, Kyuren. You took that extremely well considering what we just told you and Issei." Rias commented.

"Un, I get that a lot." Kyuren shook his head before looking at Pip who was sitting on his lap. "Looks like this world just got a whole lot more complicated, eh Pip?" He rubbed her head and got a meow as a response.

Issei decided it was time to pipe up. "Why do you talk to your cat like that? You know she can't understand you, right?"

Koneko turned her head at Issei and glared at the boy while the others just flinched. Uttering that was not a very smart thing to do in front of a master and pet with an exceptionally close bond. That was an insult to the bond of not only master and pet, but also of life long companions.

Kyuren and Pip grew quiet before slowly turning their heads to Issei at the same time, their narrowed eyes carrying annoyance and anger at what this idiot just said. The raven haired boy then raised his hand up and snapped his fingers.

"What's that gonna-AAAH!" Issei screamed out as Pip pounced on his face with claws to bare and started clawing at the perverted boy. Issei threw himself off of the couch and began struggling to get the kitten off.

The others watched as Issei tried to pry the kitten off him as Kyuren cleared his throat. "Now, while Pip makes that perverted idiot her own personal scratching post, why was that fallen angel after him? It can't be for his good looks and oh so charming personality knowing his illustrious reputation."

Koneko chuckled. "Preach it, brother."

Rias winced at seeing the deranged kitten kept slicing at a struggling Issei but then turned her attention to Kyuren. If Issei died, then she can just resurrect him with the evil pieces. That was the plan...except for the dying part, of course.

"I think I might know." The Grenory heir said and Kyuren nodded. "I think Issei carries a Scared Gear within him."

Kyuren tilted his head in confusion. "Sacred Gear? What's that?"

"A Sacred Gear is an item with powerful abilities bestowed upon humans by the Biblical God. He created the Sacred Gears to enact miracles and humans that possessed these items have become very powerful and influential. And there's a good chance that the most famous figures in history were all Sacred Gear wielders."

The raven haired boy nodded slowly. Well, those Sacred Gear things sound like very useful tools. He briefly wondered if Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin were one of those Sacred Gear wielders.

'They were powerful and influential all right, but they didn't make any miracles. More like massacres.'

"And you think that pervert is holding one of those Sacred Gears in him?" Kyuren jabbed a thumb towards Issei who was shivering in fright as Pip sat on top of him, licking her bloodied paws. "Forgive me, but I find that very hard to believe."

Well, he wasn't alone on that sentiment. Koneko and Sona all had their doubts about Rias picking Issei for her peerage. Sacred Gear or not, they would rather not have a pervert in their midst.

Sona already had one and didn't want another...

"I admit he isn't much to look at, but I plan on making him my servant and bring out his full potential." Rias said that made Kyuren a little apprehensive on the word servant.

"You plan on making him your slave." He stated more than asked. Kyuren may not like the boy, but he didn't want him to live the life of a slave. Death seems like a more merciful choice in his opinion.

Rias raised her hands in surrender. "Yes, but the Gremory Clan have always looked out for their servants. We treat them like our very own and Issei will be no different."

"Hm, I guess." Kyuren gave a shrug. "And how do you plan on doing that?"

"With these." Rias held out her hand to show one of her evil pieces.

Kyuren looked at the small object in Rias' hand, blinking several times before looking at Rias herself with a deadpanned expression. "...That's a chess piece."

Akeno giggled. "No, that's one of Rias-sama's Evil Pieces."

"Explain."

"Well, Evil Pieces were created to replenish our numbers since the Great War ended." Sona began. "Out of the seventy-two families or pillars, only thirty-four survived and even then it was only a matter of time before we died out."

"Devils live almost eternally but we breed at an incredibly slow rate. The pieces were created so we can repopulate by reincarnating humans and other races as devils." Rias explained and Kyuren nodded.

Kyuren understood that. Desperate times call for desperate measures, that was the appropriate saying for that kind of situation. "Hm, an interesting concept, your Evil Pieces." He praised with a smirk. "But I assume that with this radical change in your society, some didn't like it and tried to oppose it."

It went unnoticed but Sona gained a small smirk. She expected nothing less from Kyuren. "Sharp as always, Mr. Avynzen. Yes, that's true. Some of the more fanatical families were repulsed with the idea of using other races to replenish their ranks. But they were outnumbered by the need to do just that."

All of this new information...finding out that God actually existed...that was going to take some time to sink in. Laying back on the couch, Kyuren palmed his forehead and massaged his temples. "Som om verden var ikke gal nok." He grumbled out.

All gained a curious expression at what he just said. "Pardon?"

"Never mind what I said." Kyuren sighed. This...was going to keep him up at night. "I've no more questions to ask."

"Good, then we would like you to answer our own questions." Rias stated and Kyuren raised an eyebrow at her.

"Oh?"

The Gremory heir nodded. "Yes, when I came after Issei summoned me, I saw you defeat, or rather thrash, a Fallen Angel with your own bare hands." That made Akeno, Kiba, and Koneko's eyes widen in surprise. "Are you a member of the church?"

Kyuren raised an incredulous eyebrow at the red haired devil in front of him. "And what, pray tell, makes you think I go to church?"

"The only humans that are capable of combating Devils and Fallen Angels like that are trained by the church." Sona stared at Kyuren suspiciously. "So, I ask you, are you part of the church?"

Secretly, Sona was hoping that he wasn't. Finally, she had found someone on equal footing with her only to find out that he was sent by the church to do Satan knows what...it would've been a waste.

The raven haired boy furrowed his brow at Sona. "No, I am not."

"Are you sure?"

"Believe what you want to believe, Sona. But I am not part of any your factions."

The two got into an intense stare down with Sona trying to find any deceit in his eyes. And when she found none, she withdrew her accusations. "Forgive me, I was just-"

"Save it." Kyuren dismissed before turning to Rias leaving Sona with her mouth slightly agape at being dismissed like that. "What else do you want to ask?"

"Well...about your strength. How did you acquire it?"

"By training my body since I could walk." Kyuren said simply.

"You mean to tell me that you become strong just by training your body?" Rias asked in disbelief. She saw how humans trained, but what Kyuren did goes beyond what the normal human anatomy could do.

"Yes." Kyuren gave his simple reply. What was wrong with training the body to become strong?

Rias opened her mouth to say something but no words came out. She just couldn't believe that a human could reduce a boulder to gravel and beat a Fallen Angel into submission.

Seeing that Rias and pretty much the rest of them were still unconvinced, Kyuren decided it was time for a little demonstration. "Who is your strongest hitter?"

"W-What?"

"I asked you who's your strongest hitter. So?"

"Um, Koneko, but I don't see why-" She didn't get to finish when Kyuren stood to his full height and made his way to the center of the room.

"Koneko, I want you to punch me with everything you've got." Kyuren said that made the girl's eye widen in surprise.

Rias was surprised as well, but she was not having that. "What do you think you're doing?"

"All of you are still unconvinced of my strength. Time to rectify that." Kyuren turned to Koneko. "Hurry up, I haven't got all night." Koneko looked unsure what do to and turned to her king.

The Gremory heir was totally against this. There was no way she would allow her rook to attack Kyuren just for show. And even if she did, then there was nothing to guarantee that Kyuren would survive.

Yes, she doubted his strength because Koneko was her rook. And rooks were meant to be impossibly strong and durable!

But just looking at his eyes told her that he wouldn't move from that spot until he got what he wanted. 'Sona's gonna kill me for this.'

"Koneko, do as he says."

Sona heard what Rias said and was instantly against it. "Why are you agreeing to this?!"

Rias sighed. "It's what he wants, Sona. Let's just give it to him."

The Sitri heir wanted to stop this. This was all pointless, Kyuren didn't have to prove anything! If anything, he already proved himself to her and she wasn't about to watch a fellow class men and her first true rival in years get reduced to a smear on the ORC's walls.

"Sona." Kyuren called out and she looked at him. "Just sit back and watch the show."

"But-"

"Trust me."

She wanted to protest that this was all pointless but she just gave in and relented her efforts. Well, it was nice to have had a rival when it lasted.

"Okay, I'll trust you."

Kyuren gave a wry smirk. "Your tone betrays your words, Ms. Shitori." He chuckled before turning to Koneko who was standing up from her seat and walking towards him, stopping only a feet few from him.

"Are you sure about this?" She asked monotonously, but with a slight hint of worry.

"Hit me with everything you've got. And don't you dare hold back." He said, almost impassively.

Koneko just narrowed her eyes in slight irritation before she readied herself to strike. "Okay, goodbye." The petite girl charged at Kyuren at full speed relative to her evil piece.

As she drew nearer, Kiba turned his head to the side and covered it with his hand. This was not gonna end pretty.

All watched in batted breaths as Koneko extended her arm towards the raven haired boy. He looked as cool as ever, not even flinching as Koneko's fist would most likely cave in his skull.

Sona looked away before-

BOOM!

The Sitri heir winced at that sound and feared the worst. Daring to look at Kyuren's way, her mouth dropped and her glasses fell from her face to the ground.

Rias was also in a state of shock, as is Akeno and Kiba. They couldn't believe their eyes.

Koneko was also shocked to see that Kyuren wasn't sent flying by her punch, but rather...he caught it like it was nothing!

Holding her fist was the outstretched hand of Kyuren and he looked all right. 'What the-I put everything I had in that punch!'

Kyuren sighed and let her fist drop. "Okay, that was rather weak. You get one more shot at it."

Everyone there was completely floored by what he just said. That was weak?!

Koneko took a step back, unable to believe that this guy actually stopped her punch like that but soon shook it off. 'Okay, time to get serious.' She told herself and readied for another strike.

He wanted a more powerful hit?! Oh, he'll get it all right!

Rias' rook sent her most powerful kick aimed towards Kyuren's head. "HAH!" She roared out, but once again, her attack was stopped dead in its tracks when Kyuren raised up his arm.

Her leg connected with his arm and the force behind it sent his coat tails and his hair flying sideways, and some of the windows to burst apart. But otherwise, he was still all right!

"Huh, another weak strike." Kyuren grumbled, almost in a disappointed way, and shrugged off Koneko's leg from his person. "Come now, I know you can do better than that. Tell you what, you can hit me again, But this time, I won't try and block it."

As if to prove his point, Kyuren shoved his hands into his coat pocket and closed his eyes. "Whenever you're ready."

Koneko took a step back from Kyuren. Just what kind of...human could shrug off her attacks like that?! And she wasn't even holding back anymore!

Taking a few more steps backwards, Koneko tensed her body for her last and final shot. Knowing that this guy was far more powerful than she thought, she now knew she had to put every last ounce of strength she had on this.

Gathering her strength, Koneko rushed at Kyuren with her fist cocked back. She jumped in the air and threw her fist to Kyuren's face with a roar. "RAAH!"

The moment her fist made contact with this face, the ground shook with the force of Koneko's attack, the windows were completely blown to pieces, some of the furniture bing overturned, and the occupants there feeling the air being pushed out.

Koneko landed at Kyuren's side and was shocked to see that hadn't even flinched! He looked totally unharmed!

The raven haired boy furrowed his brow and wiggled his nose a little. "Could you hurry it up, I still have to find my car before it gets stolen."

'He didn't even feel it?!' Were the collective thoughts of the devils present. Koneko was very strong and those full powered hit could even take Rias and Sona down for the count. But this guy just took it head on and didn't feel anything!

If he would withstand that kind of punishment like it was nothing, they shuddered to think what kind of damage he could do when Kyuren was on the offensive.

"I...I-I already d-did..." Koneko stuttered out, feeling a little bit of sweat running down her head. Just what kind of man was this?! How was he this strong?!

"You did?" Kyuren opened his eyes and saw that his surroundings were a little wrecked. The windows were all destroyed, the floor he was on was completely cracked, and some of the furnitures were broken. "Guess you did."

He turned to Koneko with an unreadable expression that made the girl tense up. That is, until he gave her a smile and patted her head gently. "Arigato for your help." He said before going back to the couch.

Koneko had a small blush but fought it down and rejoined the group, but made sure to stay far away from Kyuren. The guy was a freak of nature.

"So, do you need more proof or should I punch Koneko as well." Kyuren raised his fist and Koneko's eyes widened in terror.

Acting quickly, Rias waved her hand to stop Kyuren from doing just that. "No! No, that won't be necessary! You've proven your point."

Kyuren smirked and withdrew his hand. Koneko sighed in relief and scooted over to Kiba and Akeno. "Then this is where I must say goodbye. Could you please bring me to my car at Kuoh Town?"

"Of course, I'll-"

"I'll take you there." Sona said. "I'll take you to your car."

Kyuren looked at her for a moment before nodding. "Come along, Pip. It's time to go home." He called out to his kitten who hopped off Issei's back and strolled towards him.

Suppressing a chuckle his kitten tried to act so high and mighty, Kyuren picked her up and examined her. "Look at yourself, young lady. You're all covered in blood." He chastised.

"Meow." Pip stuck her tongue out and Kyuren chuckled.

"When we get home, you're taking a bath." Pip didn't like the sound of that and gave Kyuren a hiss. He rolled his eyes at his kitten's behavior. "Fine, I'll heat it up for you."

That got Pip to brighten up and perched herself to Kyuren's shoulder and nuzzled his cheek. "Ugh, this is what I get for spoiling you."

The rest of them could only watch as the two interacted like a father would with his daughter. '...He really needs to get out more.'

Sona came towards him and summoned her teleportation circle. "Shall we go?"

Kyuren nodded. "After you." He said and the two entered the circle before it disappeared, leaving only Rias, her peerage, and a heavily wounded Issei there.

"Damn...that was insane." Kiba muttered in disbelief after what he just saw. That Kyuren...how could he possess that kind of power? 'Just what kind of training did he do?'

"Yeah." Akeno nodded. "That Kyuren...strong and handsome. What a combo." She giggled with a sly smirk on her face. She'll admit that Akeno was also shocked to see him just shrug off Koneko's attacks, and that was damn impressive.

But out of all of them, Koneko was the most rattled. Those three attacks...she put everything she had in those and Kyuren didn't move an inch. Hell, he didn't even felt the last one.

And when he looked into her eyes. Koneko felt a sudden chill run up her spine. Something was wrong with that guy...like he was still hiding something.

Something far more powerful.

That scared her. Koneko wasn't one to be frightened so easily but Kyuren...he just looked at her in the eyes and she could see it. The raging torrent just waiting to be unleashed.

'If that happens, I don't wanna be that person who gets it.'

Rias was also deep in thought. That Kyuren had indeed proven his point. He had the strength to rival or even surpass a rook and she was willing to bet that that was just a glimpse of what he was truly capable of.

If that's true then Rias would guess that Kyuren could even give her battle maniac of a cousin a good run for his money.

But that begs the question, how did he get so strong? Kyuren said he trained, but what kind of training increases a human's strength to phenomenal levels?

It was all crazy, still. Rias just can't believe it; biologically speaking, humans having that much strength shouldn't be possible, but Kyuren had it.

What's more, she couldn't detect any sort of magic from him. No demonic, or holy energies, that was pure physical might.

The Gremory heir heard dome grunting from her left side and turned her attention there. Issei was crawling up towards her desk and slowly lifted himself up. Oh, he was a mess. His body was all covered in blood and claw marks.

"T-That cat's the r-real devil, I tell you...The real devil!" He screamed before passing out from the pain.

Rias just sighed. "Well, let's get started."

"Yeah." Kiba chuckled and whistled at Issei's sorry form. "Damn, I don't want Kyuren to sick his cat on me."

"Then don't insult her." Koneko stated.

A blue magic circle appeared in a small parking lot and two figures stepped out of it.

"Thanks for the lift, Ms. Shitori." Kyuren said as he made his way to his car. Well, at least it was still here. The tires were all good, the paint seems to be untouched, the windows aren't broken. Everything was in...what the...

He noticed something on the windshield and his eyes widened when he noticed their was a ticket there! Snatching it away, Kyuren looked it over and cursed his luck. A parking ticket?!

'Stupid goddamn red haired girl.' He growled to himself.

Sona watched as Kyuren glared at his ticket with fiery intensity and felt the corner of her lips curve upward. True, he had an air of sophistication in him, but Kyuren was still susceptible to mundane things.

"I already told you my name is Sona Sitri. Why do you still call me by my alias?" Sona asked as Kyuren shoved the ticket in his pocket.

"Simple, I have to learn your new name, memorize it, then have to say it every time we talk." Kyuren wiped the imaginary sweat from his brow. "It's too much work."

The Sitri heir raised a brow but decided not to comment on that. It was just a new name, what was too much work in that?

Kyuren turned around and opened the door, but before he got in, Sona called his attention. "Yes?" He turned to her, leaning his back in the car.

"I...want to apologize for how I treated you earlier." Sona began. "I didn't mean to insinuate that you were a spy or something, but I had to be certain." The Sitri heir bowed her head in apology.

"It's all right, I understand." Kyuren said that made Sona raise her head up to meet his eyes. "If the roles were reversed, I would've done the same thing. It's like I always say, assume an enemy first before a friend." He gave a casual shrug.

"A wise sentiment." Sona agreed. "I have to admit, Kyuren, I wasn't expecting you to be that strong."

"It's no problem. But this leads me to a problem." Kyuren's expression grew serious and so did Sona. "You do know that those Fallen Angels won't stop and I am mostly a target now."

The Sitri heir nodded. Issei would still be a target, but if he was made into devil, then he won't be touched or the fallen angels risk conflict with the Gremory Clan. They were notorious for their selfless bond with their servants.

But Kyuren...Kyuren was human and he would be targeted. He's strong, there was no denying that, and he had the skills to use it properly, but Sona was worried that there were other fallen angels out there that could match him.

She didn't want to lose him so soon. Kyuren was her rival and Sona intends to keep him around for their chess games.

An idea came to mind. "If you would like, I could reincarnate you into a devil under my servitude. That should keep those angels off your back."

"Thanks, but no. I don't like being called a servant. And I'd rather stay human and as a neutral party. I already stirred things up in a troublesome way, no need to add fuel to the fire."

The Sitri heir knew he was going to say that. But there was nothing she could do about it. If that's what Kyuren wants, then so be it. She already knew that he was more than capable enough to defend himself, anyway.

Sona sighed and nodded. "All right, but my offer stands should you reconsider." Besides, she wouldn't mind having him in her peerage. He had the brains to challenge her and the brawn to casually shrug off a rook's attacks.

That was one hell of a combination.

Kyuren nodded. "I'll be sure to keep that in mind."

Giving a final nod, the Sitri heir turned on her heel and summoned another magic circle to bring her home. Tonight was definitely a long one.

"Ms. Shitori!" She heard Kyuren call out to her and she turned around.

"What is it?"

Kyuren had a smirk on his face and a competitive glint in his eyes. "Our chess game. It's still on for tomorrow, right?"

Sona too had gained a competitive glint in her eyes. "Of course. And I look forward to it." Oh, she will be there and she couldn't wait to defeat him.

"Then I'll see you across the playing field." Kyuren gave a smile and got into his car.

"I expect it." Sona replied as Kyuren sped away to his home. The Sitri heir watched as Kyuren roared away into the night and couldn't help but smirk.

He just got a whole lot more interesting.

AN: Okay, a little over a week later and this story is already popular! I hope you all liked that little glimpse at Kyuren's power and don't worry, he's even more powerful in the future chapters.

To give you an idea, just think Saitama and Garou rolled into one just without the evilness.