"Tatsuya~ All I want is you..~" Azuki said and held my arm then brought her face closer to mine. "It's almost that season...and I want you to satisfy me even after the season passes..~"
"Back away woman! Tatsuya is mine!" Yuki pulled me away from Azuki and held my arm. "I reincarnated him so his body is mine to please whenever I want..~ I know what he truly wants..~ I can fulfill his desires..~"
"Whoa there ladies, there's only one of me and two of you~ Who says we can't have a three-way?~" I chuckled.
"I do." Asmodeus said then woke me up from my wet dream by burning my arm.
I groaned and sat up on my bed then looked at my arm. "Not cool woman..! Can't I have wet dreams in peace..?!"
"Sure...if I'm in it! I don't want you leaving me out since we have the strongest connection~" Asmodeus giggled.
"Fuck you...You've never done this so what's going on?" I asked.
"Right right, I suppose I should stop teasing and inform you on the situation. The House of Abaddon and Apocalypse have officially made you the target of their assault. The House of Arcane is in danger and you should keep your head up. That is all. Stay safe while you're on your errands. They won't attack the academy because Yuki and the Student Council President are there, but they will strike when you are alone.." Asmodeus warned.
"I see, this couldn't have waited for the morning? Even in my dreams I can't get any poon." I sighed and laid back down.
"Sorry, but your survival is important...but as the Sin of Lust I can make your desires into reality so...if you want pussy that badly just ask and with a snap of your fingers I can make it happen..~ You'll get any woman you want just by looking at them~" Asmodeus giggled.
"Mhm...Yeah. Now if you don't mind, I'd like to go back to sleep." I said and rolled on my side.
"Sure." Asmodeus laughed softly.
The morning arrived and I sat at the table yawning and my dad looked at me then chuckled. I looked at him wanting to know what was so funny.
"So stayed up all night whacking it huh?" He asked.
"W-What?! No dad! Why do people think that's all I do?" I groaned. "It's just I was having a good dream then...I guess something weird happened in it that kept me up all night."
"Understandable. Also this is the first time in a while that you've eaten breakfast with us. It's nice to see your face at the table again, kiddo." My dad said then went back to reading his newspaper. I rolled my eyes and smiled.
"Here you go, Tatsuya..~ I made waffles with the help of mom..~ Hopefully you like them..~" Lily smiled shyly as she set my breakfast on the table.
"Why are you calling her mom? You don't need to do that for these two old cocoons." I said.
My dad chuckled as he read the newspaper, listening to me.
"Well...A verse in the bible says to honor thy mother and thy- NNGH!!" Lily held her head as she began to get a splitting headache before she could finish saying the verse.
My dad noticed and moved his eyes to look at Lily. He didn't say anything but he knew something was up with me and Lily. He knew that it wasn't natural to get a headache for merely saying a Bible verse.
"What was that feeling..?" Lily asked quietly and sat down, holding her head.
"Is everything okay in there?" Mom called out to us.
"Yeah! Just Lily stubbed her toe!" I called out.
"Oh dear, is she okay?" Mom asked.
"Yeah she's okay!" I said.
"Uhm yeah anyway...since I'm now living here I have to show the upmost respect to them by calling them Mom and Dad." Lily smiled.
"I guess.." I smiled then began to eat. "Wow this is really good!"
"Y-You think so?~ I was worried that you maybe wouldn't like it since it's the first time I've ever cooked anything.." Lily said in a shy manner.
"This is amazing! Man, I could have this everyday." I smiled at Lily.
"I'm so happy you enjoy it~" Lily giggled then stood up and hurried back in the kitchen.
My dad kept reading his newspaper.
After having breakfast and getting ready, Lily and I headed off to the academy together and chatted along the way. We walked onto campus and the students looked at us as Yuki and Suzumi approached us. We followed them to the clubhouse and entered the club room. Not only was the House of Arcane there but the Student Council was also in the room. I knew it had to be serious.
Lily and I sat on the couch and watched Yuki and Suzumi walk to the front. They had serious looks on their faces and I gulped.
"The Houses of Abaddon and Apocalypse have joined forces with the House of Samael. The Great Devils of Hell have informed us that we might be experiencing the Revelation that the Seraphims have prophesied about for ages." Yuki said.
"Hold on, I thought the Revelation was when Leviathan was attacking? Have they been wrong all this time?" I asked.
"No that event has happened. Leviathan has already destroyed the universe once with her terrifying power, but since then...she's been calm. Michael has already struck down the Demon Lords once before and it wasn't an easy battle, but that's not our issue. Even the Demonic Seers agree with the Angels that the Fallen Angels are planning to gather all the strongest Houses of the Fallen Angels to create one massive House. They've already have Abaddon, Apocalypse, and Samael. We know their next targets...the Houses of Gadreel, Beleth, and Barbatos." Suzumi explained.
"Gadreel.." Nekona said then looked at Azuki.
Azuki grunted softly and balled her fists.
"Also...The new House of Fallen Angels have made Tatsuya their main target which means the House of Arcane is in danger. We've seen Tatsuya's feats, but now the Fallen have grown stronger as they combine powers. They have begun to search for Divine Weapons on top of their goal to destroy Tatsuya and obtain the Sin Bringer." Yuki said.
I looked at my right hand then balled it into a fist. "I can't let them take this. I won't allow them to do so.."
"Yuki and I have agreed to host a Mock House Battle. My House of Ifrit against her House of Arcane." Suzumi said.
"House of Ifrit?" I asked.
"I am the head of the House of Ifrit. The fifth daughter of the Legendary Inferno Beast, Ifrit. He is a demon who rules over the inferno pits of despair, residing in the Tenth Layer of Hell. His flames were so powerful that Anti-God had to seal him away to stop his feral onslaught on the universe." Suzumi explained.
I looked at Suzumi and crossed my arms. Her hair was a dirty blonde and her eyes shined a flaming red color with yellow pupils. She wore the Crest of Ifrit in her left eye. It was a Supernatural Eye she had genetically. I could sense her powerful demonic energy and felt my right arm tingle.
"Heh...HAHA!" Satan laughed and everyone looked at my arm as it glowed. Everyone heard Satan's voice.
Lily looked surprised and gently held my left sleeve.
"Suzumi Ifrit...I am glad to finally meet you as your father has made things quite interesting in his time. As well as you...Yuki Arcane. Your mother still wonders the universe it seems." Satan said.
"It's great to finally hear your voice, Demon Lord of Wrath." Yuki smirked.
"I bet it is...The other houses in Hell, wish to finally see some action and so do I. The boy has made things very interesting in my eyes. I wish to see him go all the way. Treat him well. It would be a shame to have a mortal like him die early." Satan said.
"Keep your worries to yourself. Rest assured, my Tatsuya will go 100%." Yuki said.
"Make it happen." Satan said then his voice faded away.
"That was Satan.." Erika said surprised.
"To think we would actually hear his voice.." Azuki said.
"Mmm." Yuki nodded. "The Mock House Battle will be held at Acadia Academy, this academy. The entire campus will be our battleground. We begin our battle tonight at 11 PM."
"Get a lot of rest for tonight, we shall battle at our fullest so no holding back." Suzumi said then walked off. "That is all."
I watched her and looked at Yuki. "So uh...this battle. It won't be happening on the physical world right?"
"No no, our fight will happen in an Alternate Space. It is different and separate from our reality. Fighting in the Alternate Space will keep the Physical Reality from being destroyed." Azuki smiled at me.
"I see." I smiled then nodded.
"Alright, House of Arcane. We should focus up on the upcoming mock battle so I'll be permitting you all to go home early and rest." Yuki said.
"Right!" We all responded.
Lily and I walked home together and I placed my hands in my pockets then looked at the sky. Lily seemed a bit nervous about the upcoming mock battle.
"Do you think we are able to be strong enough to beat the House of Ifrit? They sound incredibly strong." Lily said then looked at me.
"I believe we can. After all, we are the House of Arcane, there's no way we can lose." I smiled at Lily then looked ahead.
Lily smiled and looked ahead as well. "Walking together like this reminds me of the first day we met each other and the day you walked with me."
"Yeah only this time, being together isn't forbidden." I smiled and looked at Lily. "We can get as close to each other as we'd like."
Lily blushed and looked down. "Yeah, I like this a lot plus I've made such wonderful friends now that I'm at the Academy and with the members of the club."
"I'm glad you did..~ You'll really enjoy their company~" I chuckled.
"Yeah.." Lily nodded and walked a bit closer beside me.
We made it home and I noticed dad had already left to go home while mom was in the living room watching TV while skinning potatoes.
"Oh! You two are home pretty early!" Mom said and smiled at us.
"Yeah, we were given permission to come home early. The club has an event going on at 11 tonight so we've come to relax and rest until then." I said.
"Oh good! Lily dear, can you come help me prepare dinner?" Mom asked and smiled at Lily.
"Of course~" Lily smiled.
"I'll take your bag upstairs." I said then Lily nodded and handed me her bag then sat down beside mom on the couch and helped skin the potatoes.
The two have gotten pretty close with one another after a day. It felt really nice to see mom really happy. After putting Lily's bag in her room, I retreated to mine and flopped on the bed then looked at the ceiling.
"You aren't fighting against Fallen Angels this time. You're fighting against other demons so the damage you deal to them won't be as strong in contrast to the Angels and Fallen Angels. You'll have to work a bit harder to get some real damage done." Asmodeus said.
"I'm aware of that and I'm prepared to win it for the House." I said then smiled.
"I know you are." Asmodeus giggled softly.
The night fell upon us and I sat on my bed and looked at the clock. I heard my door open and Lily walked inside then walked towards me. She sat beside me on my bed and laid her head on my shoulder.
"It's almost time." Lily said.
"Yeah. You think you're ready?" I asked.
"I think so...~ I may not be much of a fighter, but I know I can support you all greatly." Lily smiled and looked up at me.
I looked at her face and moved her hair from her eyes then smiled at her. "I believe in you more than anyone else."
Lily blushed and gently held my arm. "I believe in you too.."
My alarm clock rang and I pressed a button to turn it off. "Let's go. It's time."
Yuki sat at her desk and opened her eyes, hearing us enter the club room. Everyone else looked at us and looked back at Yuki.
"Good we are all here. It's time we prepare for the battle." Yuki said then stood up.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Mock Battle is about to start shortly. Please wait as we prepare the Alternate Space." A voice said.
I noticed a bright light outside and walked over to the window. I opened the window and noticed the landscape was different. We were in a castle and I noticed many other strongholds and bases.
"Hello everyone and welcome to the Mock House Battle between the House of Ifrit and the House of Arcane. The rules are simple, defeat the other house. If a member of the house is unable to battle their bodies will be transported to a safe haven so killing is forbidden and impossible. As far as combat, there are no rules. As this is an Alternate Space, destroy until your heart is content! We want a good battle to watch." The voice said. "The battle is over once either head of their respective houses are unable to battle or one forfeits. With that said, let the battle begin!"
"Alright, let's see." Yuki said as she summoned a map of the battlefield. We looked at the map as well and she bit her finger nail gently. "Okay, so we shall take on the offensive. We need to take some of the strongholds and bases first so we can have a good line of defense when needed. Azuki, can you prepare the traps and illusions?"
"Sure can~ I'll be on it~" Azuki hurried off.
"Nekona, Erika, Tatsuya. I want you three on All Out Offense. No mercy!" Yuki said. "Capture as many strongholds as possible."
"Understood." Erika said then walked off.
"You can count on me!" Nekona hurried off.
"I'll show them what I can really do." I smiled then hurried off.
"And me, Miss President?" Lily asked.
"You are gonna stay by my side. I can't lose you out there in battle. You are an important asset to your team and losing you early in the game would be detrimental." Yuki said.
"I understand." Lily nodded.
"We mustn't lose this, mock battle or not. We need to be as prepared as possible for even the Revelation happens." Yuki said.
I ran into one of the strongholds then sensed an attack then dodged the attack and grunted. I dodged another attack then a third that came from underground. I summoned my Sin Bringer and looked at the three women from the House of Ifrit.
"Well well ladies, tonight I'm not on the menu but maybe when we aren't fighting I'd like to get a piece of them asses." I chuckled.
"Tch...just as perverted as ever, I'm not surprised." The red haired woman said.
"Yeah, just because of that I might wanna beat you into a pulp!" The black haired woman said.
"Be prepared to lose!" The blonde haired woman said.
"Let's do this...Asmodeus." I said then the Lust Symbol shined on my Sin Bringer and I transformed into my Active Knight Mode. The armor shined pink symbolizing I was in Lust Mode.
"Fighting along side you is always a treat~" Asmodeus giggled.
The three women bellowed and charged at me. I constructed a lance out of my lust energy then jumped up in the air. I threw the lance at the ground and an energy explosion happened. The three women groaned loudly as they were blown away from the explosion. I landed in the ground and smirked then constructed a sword out of my energy then noticed multiple magic arrows being shot at me. I grunted and began to deflect the arrows and grunted as the blue haired woman punched my back with her magic gauntlets. I groaned as I blown away. I rolled forward and turned around then the Gluttony Symbol shined in my chest then my armor shined orange.
"He changed modes! Be careful!" The red haired woman called out.
"Wanna know something cool, Tatsu?~" Beelzebub asked.
I grunted as I dodged and blocked the attacks from the three women. "What's that?"
"If you utilize my Consumptive Absorption ability, you can gain a power or ability just by absorbing the energy of the target whether it be an energy blast or the aura itself!" Beelzebub said. "I'm so cool aren't I?"
"Heh...let's test that out!" I bellowed and held my hand out towards the magic arrows that were headed my way and absorbed the magic arrows.
"What the-" The blonde haired woman said in shock.
"Being a Devour Type Demon means you can devour anything within reason and either gain that ability, power, or status or blast their attack back at them at double the power!" Beelzebub said.
"Well allow me to try that out!" I bellowed and held my hand out and a magic circle appeared in front of my hand then I shot back the magic arrows at the blonde haired woman.
She screamed as she was hit by the arrows and dispersed into magic particles, being transported to a new location.
"Lucia Ifrit has been defeated." The announcer said.
"Holy shit that was epic.." I said and looked at my hands.
"He's pretty strong, but I can tell that used up a lot of his energy! Get him!" The black haired woman commanded then dashed towards me.
The Sloth Symbol shined in the middle of my chest and my armor shined blue symbolizing I was in Sloth Mode.
"Do it.." Belphegor yawned.
I smirked and closed my eyes then went to a sleep state.
"How dare you fall asleep on me bastard!" The black haired woman bellowed. She went for a strike against me.
I avoided her attack and elbowed her attack while in a sleep state. She groaned and crashed into a wall then fell to her knees. I dodged a massive fireball and dashed towards the red haired woman and punched her stomach then sent her flying in the air. She groaned then looked surprised when she noticed me charging a magic attack. She began falling and yelled. I opened my eyes as my stamina returned and began to drain the kinetic energy of the area, causing the red haired woman to stop in midair before hitting the ground.
I stopped charging the attack then walked over to her. "Like I'd let your beauty go to waste like this..." I said and returned the kinetic energy, unfreezing her. I caught her and looked at her.
She blushed and looked into the eyes of my helmet. Her heart thumped hard as she began to become hypnotized.
I chuckled and my armor shined pink. "Fool. Now you're finished." I said then a massive energy explosion happened and took her and the black haired woman out.
"Agatha Ifrit and Marla Ifrit have been defeated."
Azuki noticed the explosion and giggled softly and held her face, knowing it was me. "Ahhh..~ He's getting me all turned on..~ No fair..~" She sensed a magic attack then dodged the attack and smiled at her opponent.
"Focus on our battle, Azuki!" Rosalia bellowed and held her cane in her hand.
"My apologies, I was just so impressed with our dear Tatsuya that I had forgotten about you. Allow me to finish this up quickly..~" Azuki giggled then held two fingers in the sky then rain clouds formed in the sky. It began to rain.
"Whatever you're planning I won't let you go through with it!" Rosalia bellowed as she flew to Azuki. She sent a magic beam at her then an explosion happened. The smoke cleared and Rosalia looked surprised when Azuki was missing. "An illusion..?!"
Azuki appeared behind Rosalia and giggled. Rosalia looked back in shock then Azuki smirked sadistically. "Bye bye..~"
A powerful hurricane sucked Rosalia inside it and Rosalia groaned as she was being damaged by the hurricane. Azuki snapped her fingers and the hurricane dispersed. Rosalia was defeated.
"Rosalia Ifrit has been defeated."
Azuki flew off to pursue her next opponent.
Nekona and her opponent clashed fists and Nekona glared at the woman. She pushed her away and dashed towards her then swiftly rushed her with attacks then roared as her attacks became faster. She palmed the woman's chest and blew her opponent away. The woman crashed through multiple walls and dispersed into magic particles.
"Lali Ifrit has been defeated."
Nekona panted and looked at her hands as they were shaking. She hated using her zodiac weapon. They traumatized her, but she cast aside her personal feelings to focus on the battle. She ran ahead and desummoned her zodiac weapon.
Erika blocked her opponents attacks and parried the neck attack then punched the woman's stomach, blowing her away. She bellowed and her eyes shined as she thrusted her sword forward, unleashing a beam of light at the woman and hit her with the attack. An explosion happened and Erika lowered her sword.
"Erin Ifrit has been defeated."
"They are really strong aren't they.." Suzumi's sister said.
"I'm very curious about Tatsuya. Looking at the way he fights...his trickery gives him such an upper hand in this fight. I want you to go down there and seal his power. Give us an upper hand." Suzumi said.
"You got it sis..~ I'm actually interested in him as well..~" Her sister giggled and was about to leave.
"Astraz." Suzumi said and looked at her sister.
"Yeah?" Astraz answered and looked at Suzumi.
"Show no mercy. I want you to show him how the real world is gonna be." Suzumi said.
"I was already planning to~" Astraz giggled and warped away.
I ran ahead and sensed powerful demonic energy then dodged multiple black spears of darkness and switched to Sloth Mode and used my Inherent Omninescience to ignore the damage I would've taken from the explosion.
I looked ahead and noticed a woman landing in front of me. She was a beautiful young woman who had crimson red hair with fire properties, beautiful green eyes, and a perfect smile. She wore a dress made from fire, but wore no shoes or stockings so I was looking at nothing but bare legs. She had ram horns on both sides of her head. Her chest were a solid D cup and I was all for it. She wore the Crest of Ifrit in the middle of her chest and had an Aries Zodiac Symbol shining on her arm.
Nekona stopped and looked at our direction sensing Astraz's zodiac energy.
"You're the famous Tatsuya my sister speaks about frequently..~ Before I do what came down here to do, I want to test your power!" Astraz bellowed and used a burst of speed to move faster than my eyes could track.
She was leaving behind multiple afterimages and noticed me trying to track her. "The Infamous Tatsuya Hayashi can't track me down, who would've guessed?~ I like to call this technique the Speed Mirage Technique!"
I summoned a sword made from my demonic energy and slashed, taking a chance to catch her.
"Whoops!~ That's an afterimage!" Astraz laughed and punched my armor. I grunted as it cracked slightly and I slid back a bit.
"Heh...the power of a Zodiac will never cease to amaze me." Satan chuckled.
Astraz began moving around me again, using her Speed Mirage Technique. I tried to track her and she appeared behind me and I sensed her then slashed in a circle. She giggled as she vanished once again then appeared in front of me then palmed my chest powerfully. I groaned and was sent flying backwards. I landed on my feet and tried to switch to Sloth Mode but she appeared in front of me and punched my stomach and broke through my armor. I coughed a bit of blood and she smirked.
"Tatsuya!" Nekona yelled and ran towards us. "Astraz!"
Astraz placed a seal on my stomach, forcefully making the armor of my Sin Bringer shatter and enter into Inactive Mode.
"What the hell happened?!" Asmodeus asked in shock.
"That seal on his stomach. It's a Power Disabling Seal with Priority Effect. She forcefully made the Sin Bringer enter Inactive Mode." Satan growled and chuckled as he was impressed.
I fell to one knee and coughed up a bit of blood then looked up at Astraz. "Who...the hell are you..?"
"I am Astraz Ifrit...Biological sister of Suzumi Ifrit, and wielder of the Zodiac, Aries! You've made me interested in you...maybe later we could go on a date but right now...defeating you is all that matters..~" Astraz said then summoned her flaming whip and swung it at Nekona, making it wrap around her neck. "And hello to you...Leo..~"
Nekona grunted and looked at Astraz. "Astraz..!"
Astraz laughed as she had me on the ground and Nekona by her neck. "Checkmate.."