"What does that even-", Shinji sighed. "Look, just please can you tell me at least what happened last night? I've had a long day and that bad dream was all that started this.
" He just wanted to get this over with.
"Sadly Kouki-san, that wasn't a dream. What you saw on that alleyway was as real as you and me.
" Rias spoke again, long gone was her joking mood, she stared at the teenager with a serious face.
"Then. .
. does that mean-that girl on the news.
Was she-" His mind traveled to what he saw on his TV that morning, the image of that girl, the scene of the alleyway.
His death.
'No. .
. it can't be…!' He thought.
"Then how. .
. how am I still alive if all that happened?" He asked again, trying to recompose himself from the information he just received.
"Because of this. " The red haired girl said, she was now holding a chess piece, although it seemed different from the ones he knew, a dark red color and some odd aura was emitting from it.
"This is a Devil Piece, when you died that day I used one of these pieces to revive you. "
"Devil piece? What does that mean? How was I revived with that?" Too many questions ran through his head, the more answers he got, the more questions started to pop up.
"As the name implies, Devil Pieces are used by devils to turn someone into their kin-" She explained, "-As I told you before, when you died I used these to revive you, and thus, making you a devil, just like all of us. "
At this moment Rias stood up, as by command the rest of the members of the club did the same, the next thing that happened was not something he would call real. Wings sprouted from their backs, first from the red haired teen, then one by one it occurred to the rest, jet black wings, darker than midnight, they extended a little farther from their bodies and had pointy ends.
'The . .
. hell…? The hell she's talking about.
. !?' Shinji was wordless, he couldn't speak until what she said earlier settled in.
"Wait, you said I'm one of you now, so that means-"
"Exactly. " Rias finished for him.
" You are a devil now, why don't you see your back and find out?"
He didn't want to, he wished it was all a lie, that she was acting everything. Slowly, he did as she said and looked behind him-
.
.
.
-Only to see there was nothing.
"Ara ara, what a shocking turn of events. " Said Akeno as she watched the scene in front of her.
"Yes, how can he keep his wings from appearing? Is he not fully mature yet? No, that's not it. " Said Rias while having a pensive expression.
Shinji sighed, he felt something out of his mind. 'So it was all acting huh? Thank goodness.
' He thought as he watched the others in the room.
"Well, you got me there for a minute, Gremory-senpai. " The teenager said.
"I gotta admit, nice effects you did there. So, what was it? CGI? Makeup? Who played the role of the snake woman? Gotta give you kudos for that! She scared the hell out of me there.
" Said Shinji while smiling at the group, the others couldn't believe what was happening in front of them.
"I can't believe this…" Rias said, it's the first time something like this has happened to her. Her new servant somehow not showing his wings and now calling her a liar! And worse of all, he even said she was using CGI! How could he!?
"Although-" Shinji spoke again, "-I gotta ask, how did you make that hole in my chest look so real and was it really necessary to sleep in my bed!?"
"Eh?" The girl reacted as she was caught off guard. "But it was real! You died like two minutes after that! And that healing session was necessary you know! Be more grateful!" She replied while her cheeks got redder from the embarrassment of being called a liar.
The teenager sighed as he chuckled. "Well, let's say I believe you.
Can I throw fire out of my hands or some weird power?"
"That's right! Now that you are a devil you should be able to manifest your new powers! Do it!" Exclaimed the devil girl as she commanded the teenager. "Now, think of something powerful, try to manifest it in your hand.
" The Gremory girl grabbed his right hand and tried to make him do something, anything to prove he's a devil.
"Something powerful…. " Shinji was thinking.
'I must think of something powerful, huh?' It was a hard thing to do, then he remembered watching an anime of a blonde guy making a wind sphere ball out of thin air.
"I think I got it. " The teenager focused all his strength in his right hand, his face serious as he felt a surge of power emanating, his arm feeling stronger, his eyes catching something on his right hand.
Rias's eyes widen while she was watching something move on his hand-
.
.
.
-Only to see there was a small bug on his palm.
"Guess there's no use. " Said Shinji while laughing awkwardly and scratching the back of his head.
"I think you probably made a mistake in the ritual, Buchou. " Said Kiba as he deadpanned at the scene in front of him.
". .
. Buchou failed.
" Commented Koneko.
"Ara ara, we have a problem on our hands. " Said Akeno while she had a hand covering her mouth.
"Shut it you all, I made no mistakes!" Said Rias blushing while making a 'humph!' sound while crossing her arms, this caused her raven hair friend to giggle in response.
"Anyway Buchou, if he's a devil, shouldn't he be able to see in the dark and have other devil attributes?" Said Kiba as he added his two cents to the problem.