"Good, so Shinji-can I call you Shinji?" Asked the red haired teenager as she sat down on her desk, her friend Akeno offered her a cup of tea.
The teenager just shrugged. "Yeah sure, we're on the same team now so no problem I guess.
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"Okay then, Shinji. I wanted to ask you something first, do you know about the three races depicted in the Bible?"
Shinji thought about this one, he rubbed a hand on his chin while thinking. "Hmmm, one of my friends used to lecture me on this one.
There are the devils, angels and…. what was the other again…?"
"That would be the 'fallen angels', Kouki-kun. " Commented Akeno while standing beside her king.
"Yes, you see Shinji, the devils would be the ones you read of being deformed monsters with big, pointy horns that haunt human souls and lust on women. "
". .
. you're not like that, are you?" The kid cautiously asked.
"Fufufufu, fear not. Although there were once devils that matched their evil actions with their appearance, we evolved as a society and thus, changed our way of living.
" Rias assured him. "The second group are the angels.
They are the 'sons of God', so to say, they focus mainly on spreading His will and grace. They have the Church as their army, they are the ones responsible when it comes to eliminating heretics and forming new believers.
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"So they have an army with them, huh. Pretty neat.
" Commented the teenager as he listened to the red haired girl.
"Yes. Last but not least, there are the fallen angels, as the name implies they are angels of Heaven that fell, because of this they are unable to carry His will any longer.
But they still have a hold of holy elements, such as light. "
"So they basically betrayed their kin? Where are they now if they can't return home?" Asked Shinji.
"We are getting to that. You see, after the fallen angels found out God banned them from Heaven, they went to the Underworld, or Hell as humans know it, to establish their cities.
The devils were already living there when they were pushed back from their territory because of these beings, so we've been in constant war since ancient times, devils fighting fallen angels and angels using this chance to eradicate both their enemies. This cycle went for ages until a Great War was ignited, the Three Factions going at each other's neck until they were left completely devastated.
"
"Really? And who won in the end?" The teenager was starting to like this history lesson, armies, wars and more! This was the type of history he likes.
"No one, in the midst of the war the Three Factions agreed on a cease fire. This war led to the death of the old Satan's, downfall of the vast majority of the 72 Devil Pillars, death of thousands of angels, fallen and much more.
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"You see Shinji-" Rias spoke again when the teenager didn't ask anything else, "-We devils, even though we have a longer lifespan than humans, are unable to successfully mate with another of the opposite sex and give birth to a child most of the times, even the sight of a new pure-blooded devil is rare these days. Because of this, in contrast to the fallen angels that pick heretics and fugitives from the other factions under their wings or the angels that have the Church constantly reinforcing them, we are getting behind in numbers.
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"That's where this comes into play. " Said the red haired teenager as she grabbed an Evil Piece.
"One of our current Maous, Ajuka, invented these chess pieces for us High-Class devils to reincarnate other species into our kin, forming a peerage with them and growing our numbers again to compete with the other factions. "
"So…. this is my role here?" Asked the teenager while pointing to himself.
"Exactly, while it's true I reincarnated you to be a part of my peerage, I also did it to spare the life you wasted on me Shinji. Even if it had nothing to do with you, you jumped to the unknown to save my life and, for that, I'm truly thankful" The red haired teenager gave Shinji a smile of gratitude combined with her eyes softening while glaring at him.
He was noticing how beautiful she really is in this state.
"Hehehe, It-it's really not that big of a deal Gremory-san, don't worry. " The kid looked away while blushing a little and scratching the back of his head.
"I beg to differ on that. " She said as she closed her eyes, the smile not leaving her face.
"Anyway, we are getting out of topic, because of being a newly minted devil, you are a Low-Class reincarnated one. "
"So, I'm stuck as a Low-Class forever? Man, what a drag. " Commented the teenager as he looked disappointed by that.
"Quite contrary Shinji, you see, even though you are a Low-Class now, you can make your way to the top and achieve the rank of High-Class devil and, with it, be able to form your own peerage. Be it one full of beautiful women or the strongest warriors, you'll have the power to turn those who you seek capable of into one member of your personal peerage.
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"Turn those who I seek capable into my peerage, huh…. " The teenager thought this question out loud.
"Nah, I think I'll pass on that. I don't really care about making someone my personal slave or something.
"
The group in front of him gasped at his declaration, Rias, who was the one he was talking to, seemed hurted and shocked about the way the black hair teen saw the Evil Piece system the most.
"Although-" Shinji continued, "-You got me on the part of climbing to the top. So I gotta prove myself in front of others or something?" He was curious 'Man I can't wait if that is true, maybe I'll be able to use those sick moves Hagiwara-san teaches me!', he thought as excitement rushed through his head.