Ichigo Awakens

(Where we just left off)

"Why?" Crom asked, his fist still ready to strike but he was still on edge speaking with the Dragon God. "Out of everyone opposing the Khaos Brigade, he's probably the most dangerous one being the most proactive group." Ichigo started to get back to his feet, getting himself ready for another bout. "He's already back on his feet and will only get stronger after this." The evil Dragon narrowed his eyes toward the hybrid's chest as he stretched his neck. "I think that's happening right now." He said as the Hogyoku glowed dimly in Ichigo's chest. "The safest option for us is to kill him now."

"Still, I have a debt and I will see it repaid." Ophis stated firmly, not showing any signs of movement. "Paying that debt involves keeping him alive for now. You can either leave or try fighting me." She held her gaze on Crom, daring him to make a move against her. The energy between the two was tense, Ichigo couldn't even sense the power of Dragon God before him but he knew it was vast beyond comprehension. It reminded him of the Soul King's revival, the power of one able to hold all of reality stable. Crom released an annoyed sigh and relaxed his posture.

"Fine. I can tell the difference between a difficult fight and something outright suicidal." He said before turning and taking a few steps away before stopping. "Two more things Kurosaki. One, I get the feeling that you've got another level of power locked away and two, I know about Bankai. Why were you holding back? I thought we had an understanding." He asked, growling as he made his inquiry. Ichigo turned around to reveal a large tattoo in the form of an eye with four pupils on his back.

"The final lock on my power can only be released by the one keeping their eyes on my power." He informed the Dragon. "I already asked and was told 'Everything I can.' but this final lock remained." He turned again as his clothes reformed. "This world was already shaking when I released what I did and our fight was enough to break open holes in this dimension. Any further and we'd start destroying worlds, thus that power and my Bankai remain sealed. I did not decide you won't worth the effort, my boss did because they knew this would happen."

"Tch!" Crom scoffed before a pair of wings unfolded. "Then maybe the next time we meet they'll graciously let you off your leash. Good bye, Ichigo Kurosaki. I had fun." He said before flying off, Ichigo and Ophis watching as he fades out in the distance before facing each other.

"Thanks for playing with my kids Ophis." The hybrid told her, getting a nod from the primordial Dragon God.

"They insist on it, but I enjoy my time with them." She responded. "How long did you know? Kazui, Yuuichi, and Ichinose swore we'd never be discovered." They claimed as much while flying on some of Kazui's spirit manifested fish while Ichinose used a type of cloaking spell.

"Since the beginning. I've always got eyes on those kids." He answered as he rolled his neck and shoulders. "From the moment Yuuichi poked your cheek and started that first game of 'Flash Tag'." Ophis nodded, thinking back to that day when she saw them running about before the dark skinned and orange haired youth suddenly poked her cheek and said 'Tag' before flashing to a building's roof. They had to explain the game first before she started playing in earnest. After Jared and Rachel freaked out over her choice of clothes.

"That was a fun day." She said with a soft smile. "Not many are willing to approach me, or even act that way with me. They didn't care about who or what I was, they just saw someone they wanted to play with."

"And you considered that as being in their debt?" He asked, making her tilt her head cutely at him. Ichigo remembered the Soul King's words about Ophis, only now understanding them completely. "Then how about you and I play a little game Ophis?" He said, kneeling down to her level while raising his hand. "I shall do one thing to you. If it proves effective then you have to become Soul Society's prisoner. If it's ineffective, then I'll do whatever it takes to grant your wish." He offered, making her raise an eyebrow before thinking back to one day Kazui gave her a warning about him.

"Be careful if you ever play with our dad! He's really tough to beat!" A sentiment that all of his siblings and cousins agreed with. But, she knew how powerful she was and knew that Ichigo was nowhere near her level.

"Very well, I look forward to seeing how you'll grant my wish." She said with a smile before suddenly frowning and looking up at the cracked sky, just as a truly massive red western Dragon with a massive blade like horn on its snout and two sets of wings. "Mainly by killing that noisy brat." Ichigo looked up to the other Dragon and heard the Soul King's order.

"How about we talk with it first." The hybrid said, holding his hand out for the Dragon God to take. "Well?" Ophis turned back to him, staring at his hand and wondered what he meant before placing her own in his. He gently but firmly took hold and flashed them directly onto Great Red's head. "Now, let's chat." Ichigo said, the Hogyoku shining like a star through his clothes as he place their hands on the great Dragon's head, the world immediately fading away into a vast white void. Beneath the Head Captain was a swirling red cloud, twisting with furious cyclones and lightning as gale force winds blew around him, while above was a great vast darkness that appeared endless. The void above was angry with the storm below while the crimson vapors didn't seem to care for it, a conversation without words but Ichigo felt the intent and how small he was compared to the Dragon Gods of Infinite and Dreams.

"They are indeed a handful." Ichigo heard, turning to find the Soul King standing behind him with a line of Reishi connecting the God to Ichigo's Oken, dressed in white priestly robes with his black hair slicked back and his four pupil eyes seeing everything that is and will be. "I'll be brief with this, try to keep the strain light." He told his guard before he stepped out and waved his right hand, causing everything to turn still. From there Ichigo could only watch as another conversation happened between ancient beings, speaking in a language that predated words, the lone figure mediating between the two vast energies. Soon he was back to reality, riding atop the head of Great Red, with Ophis wearing an expressionless mask.

"They agreed to wait for another century before Great Red willingly forfeits their place in the Dimensional Gap." The Soul King informed the hybrid through their link. "That is, if you win your game. Finish this business, then come to me." Silence returned for a brief moment before the Dragon God of Dreams let out an earsplitting roar that nearly ruptured Ichigo's ears, Ophis was covering her own ears to block the sound.

"So noisy." She complained while all the cracks and holes made in reality started to disappear, the realm of the Devils returning to normalcy as each one vanished. As the last one faded, Red closed their maw and ceased the reality altering roar. With that done, Ophis turned to Ichigo with an expectant look on her face. "Well, let's do it." She said impatiently, wanting to get this matter over with to return to her home. Ichigo got the hint and an idea, silently casting Tenteikura to message Orihime. With that done he stood up and felt something within him crack and dim as his energy was suddenly bleeding away, remembering the words of the Soul King in that moment. He brought the Hogyoku to his hand and saw that it was badly cracked, held together only by being held within his body.

"Damn. Making it so you two would talk must've really strained it." He said, about to reabsorb the sphere into himself before Red let out a low rumble, the damage in the Hogyoku now disappearing. "Now I owe him and really can't afford to lose." Ophis hummed in displeasure before she started lightly kicking the Dragon's head.

"Don't cheat. This is our match." She told the Red Dreamer, who seemed to chuckle in that moment.

'They really are children.' Ichigo realized as he watched them before sighing, kneeling down with his arms extended. "Come on Ophis, let's go to some solid ground." He offered, getting a suspicious look from her before she took his hands. Ichigo gave her a friendly smile before gently slipping out of her hold and picking her up like a princess. "Sorry, I'm just reminded of my kids when I finally have the chance to play with them." Ophis remained expressionless but still managed to convey her irritation by how long this was taking, but she did think that this felt pleasantly warm. He flashed away to where everyone else had gathered, though their attention was on Great Red before noticing he was looking behind them and turned to see Ichigo and Ophis. A Senkaimon gate appeared to the side of the group, revealing Orihime with a long cart covered in sweets.

"Victory pastries!" She happily announced, getting everyone's attention as she killed what was probably a tense atmosphere among the spectators. Except for the Gremory peerage as they immediately hopped over to grab something, Koneko especially as her cat ears and tail were waving about excitedly. "Wait, too soon?"

"Not at all Orihime, I'm almost done." Ichigo announced as he set Ophis down and took a few steps back. "Ready? Dragon God of Infinity?" He asked, getting ready to charge at the goth girl with his hands becoming alight with spiritual power. Ophis spread her arms out and left herself entirely exposed, offering herself no defense as she doubted he could do anything to hurt her. "Good. Now open up and say 'ahh'!" He said, as the pressure around everyone built up. Ophis fearlessly did as he requested.

"Ahhmph?" She said before her mouth had something stuck in it, something rather bland and dry except for this powdery stuff that was mildly sweet. As she chewed on reflex, the thing gushed a sweet cream that washed over her tongue. She kept chewing, getting as much of the taste as she could to prolong this experience before noticing Ichigo's smiling face.

"Did you like it?" He asked, prompting her to swallow the food item so she could answer.

"That was enjoyable." She said in a monotone while her eyes had a sparkle to them.

"Would you like another, or a different treat?" Ichigo held up a cream puff and a blueberry muffin, Ophis's eyes were glued to the two as she pointed to the cream filled treat.

"Is that what I just had?" She asked, getting a nod from the Head Captain before her finger drifted to the muffin. "How is this different?"

"It doesn't have that same creamy center but the flavor is spread throughout he treat." He told her, peeling off the paper cup the muffin was in before offering it to Ophis. She gingerly took it before sniffing, getting the scent of blueberries before giving it an experimental bite and then nibbling away at it. Ichigo smiled and started petting her head. "This means I win." He said, making her freeze.

"But I'm not hurt." She argued, remembering their deal.

"Never said you had to be." The hybrid returned. "I said that I'd do one THING and if it was EFFECTIVE, you'd be my prisoner. So I fed you, you wanted more, and that sounds like it was pretty effective to me." He explained, making Ophis blink as she thought about it more.

"Cheater." She said before going back to nomming on her muffin. Ichigo let out a chuckle before giving her a few head pats before standing up.

"My kids always say that when we play these games. There's a reason Kazui warned you about that." He said while Orihime walked up to her with a bag in her hand.

"Finally! I've been wanting to meet you Ophi-chan!" She said with an infectious smile. "Here's some cookies as thanks for playing with the kids, and you are just so cute~! Can I hug you!?" The mother asked with sparkles in her eyes as she offered the Dragon God the bag. All the Devils, Angels, and Gods just watched on in confusion as Ophis settled with being hugged by Orihime while she ate cookies.

"Wait... That's Ophis!? The leader of the Khaos Brigade!?" Issei asked in shock as started to comprehend what was happening. "What's going on!?"

"We made a bet; I would do one thing and if it was effective in any way, then I win and she'd become the prisoner of Soul Society. I made her think I was going to attack, but instead I fed her." Ichigo explained. "She liked the sweets, so I win." Everyone looked at him disapprovingly.

"And they call us Devils." Sirzechs muttered, shaking his head. "Such a dirty tactic."

"Are you really going to complain about this?" Ichigo asked dryly, walking over to Ophis and Orihime.

"Yeah! We got the leader of the Khaos Brigade!" Issei cheered, seeing this as a good thing. "Without their head-"

"Figure head Issei." Urahara quickly chimed in. "Ophis was likely a figure head with no actual responsibilities other than providing these weird snake things and to serve as a face for their recruitment. Correct?" He directed that last question to the Dragon God.

"They really only had me make snakes for them." Ophis answered. "Then I made a deal with this cheater before he had Great Red and I talk about 'changing shifts' in a century." She said, looking up to the still there Dragon God of Dreams.

"GO ALREADY! I WON! GET BACK TO YOUR JOB!" Ichigo yelled out, Red seeming to chuckle again before flying off and disappearing from reality. "Freaking brat."

"Noisy too." The Dragon of Infinity added before reaching for another cookie, only to find her bag empty.

"Don't worry, I'll bake a cake once we get home." Orihime said, lightly poking Ophis's cheek.

"Yeah, we should leave." Ichigo said, flicking his wrist to open a Garganta portal. "Kisuke? Is everything done?"

"Yep! Just need to push this button." The Squad 12 Captain said as he pulled out a hand held button, pressing it and having the ruined melted copy island swapped out with it's original counter part. Ichigo nodded as he and Orihime took Ophis's hands and started walking through the vast emptiness like they were parents with their child going to the park. "Well, I'll keep in touch! Issei, we'll send for you to get a proper check up later and see if we can't fix you." He said before flashing away, the tear in space closing and leaving the Devils and Angels to deal with the aftermath.

Soul Society: Battle Aftermath

(Ophis's New Cell)

"It's called the Muken." Ichigo told the Dragon God in an ominous tone as elevator doors opened to reveal a vast empty darkness. "The deepest level of our Central Underground Prison, completely cut off from the outside world. This is your prison cell now Ophis, this empty isolated Hell." He finished as Ophis walked out into the void, looking around briefly and noting the silence of the domain. "Anyways, dinner is in an hour and please let us know if you'd like a bed or futon. Enjoy your stay." He finished in a friendly tone, leaving a large digital clock next to the elevator entrance. Then she heard a familiar sound before the area around her lit up, revealing the children that played with her.

"SURPRISE!" They all cheered, several of them latching onto her with tight hugs. "Welcome to your new home Ophis!" She looked at them in mild confusion before Ichinose stepped forward.

"I got an alert from grandfather that uncle Kurosaki knew about our excursions to play with you and that you were about to move here." They said in a blank monotone. "We were given permission to greet you, so we got here ahead of time."

"Dad said to let you know that the 'prisoner' thing is mostly to keep the other Alliance members from bugging you too much." Kazui continued. "Really, he's just gonna consider you one of us. Just another one of his kids!" He finished with a smile. "With that, game time! Your pick!" He announced as they pulled out different board games and card decks. Ophis pointed at the Uno deck as they sat in a circle, with Qin dealing out the cards. Once everything was ready, a slight curl of a smile came to Ophis's lips.

(After Action Reports)

Ichigo returned to his office in the Squad One barracks, patting his stomach from the hefty dinner and cake Orihime made to welcome Ophis into their family, feeling that same pleasant warmth drift away as he spied the stack of files on his desk. Most would undoubtedly hold things like injuries and casualties, unique opponents that may come up again, probably some things the other factions would like to say regarding Ophis, information like that, but there were three black folders that held nothing but blank sheets. Files that required reports in person due to questionable legality or how their 'allies' might react to them. He grabbed all three and made a call.

"Send Captains Byakuya Kuchiki and Uryu Ishida to Squad One." He quickly ordered in an urgent tone, demanding the compliance of whoever received that order. It was another minute before both captains appeared in his office. "Please handle the basic reports, I need to give these my more personal attention." He quickly ordered, heading to his balcony and looking toward the west.

"I think I'll take a vacation when this is all over." He groaned before flashing away, immediately flying over a vast rocky terrain of hills and giant trees, some of which started moving. The far west was Oetsu Nimaiya's domain and the chosen region of dragonoids that primarily produced minerals for ore and strong woods, resulting in many that were tortoise like for the surface that could be mistaken for migrating hills and forests with the occasional worm-esque tunnelers that were creating refined ores. Among a few of these Dragons were a bunch of girls, tending to the different types and gathering up ores for carts attached to the faster runner Dragons.

'Still making girls Oetsu?' Ichigo thought before taking another step and flashing to the very edge of the territory, finding a flashy manor advertised as the 'Galaxy Ho'oden' with a dingy shack on the edge of a cliff with a massive waterfall stretching for miles on both sides. He landed in front of the manor and was about to enter before hearing a girl scream, turning to find a girl with twin brown ponytails running from a bunch of tiny tunneler dragons while another girl with straight brown hair was calmly feeding a bipedal runner with a silver haired girl, with all three dressed in overalls and white shirts.

"They like you Rin, just play with them!" The brown haired girl yelled as Ichigo finally recognized the Tohsaka sisters and Illya Emiya. "Don't they always give you crystals?"

"WORMS ARE ICKY!" Rin countered as she kept running. "AND THE CRYSTALS ARE THEIR POOP, I'M NOT TOUCHING THAT!" Ichigo decided to ignore that as he walked over to Sakura and Illya, the taller girl saluting as soon as she noticed him.

"Head Captain Kurosaki, it's a pleasure to see you sir." She greeted, Illya joining the salute once she noticed him. "Anything I can help you with?" Ichigo returned the greeting with a raised hand.

"Hello Sakura, Illya. I need to see Oetsu and figured that I should also see Shirou as well." He explained, turning to the manor. "So is he actually working or..." He trailed off, getting a giggling smile from Illya.

"He keeps trying to corrupt my little brother, but he's too pure to falter." The pale girl answered. "They're in the actual Ho'oden." Ichigo nodded in thanks and flashed to the shack, opened the door and the hidden trap door located beneath the door frame before jumping down a slide. Within seconds he heard the clanging of steel on steel and the heat of a furnace blanketing his body, soon reaching the bottom to find a large forge with Shirou in white hakama pants with a white shirt hammering away at a bar of red hot steel.

"Keep at it Shi-shi!" A rather high pitched called out from the side. The Ho'oden workshop was a perfect recreation of the one when Oetsu was still in the Zero Squad, with the addition of crates filled with different types of raw materials gathered from the Dragons of the western region and a pile of different weapons that Oetsu himself was sorting through. The master smith was a lean and dark skinned man with his hair in a sort of fuzzy mohawk with the sides shaved green. He wore a sleeveless Shinigami uniform and a thick vest with a pair of gold framed sunglasses resting in the pocket of the vest. "I don't care how easy your Gear makes it, you ain't done until you actually forge these Devil toys."

"Yes master!" Shirou called out as he kept hammering away.

"Understanding the structure of a blade is different than understanding the soul of a blade." The master smith instructed. "Every one you've conjured up has just been a perfect but empty copy. Zombie swords if that analogy makes better sense to ya. I ain't letting you even try with Spirit Steel until you actually fully understand the heart of a single blade."

"Thank you for your guidance!" The red head called out again as Ichigo walked toward Oetsu. "Yo yo yo, Go-ichi, been a while since you came here." The smith said with a chill smile as he donned his shades. "How's it been hanging?"

"Let's just cut to the chase, I've got too much to cover to make small talk. So what do you have to say?" The hybrid stated, making that chill smile lose some of the warmth.

"This magic crap makes me feel like I'm working with kids that were raised in the dang woods." Oetsu explained, genuinely feeling bad for the steel. "But I guess it's the best they could do with most of these things. Other than that, fine craftsmanship but nothing I can't make myself."

"And Shirou?" Ichigo prodded.

"Kid's got himself a ton of potential," the smith said with a hint of pride, "and that Sacred Gear can make him a walking armory for himself and his allies. Just looking at any type of weapon and he can perfectly recreate them, but it would lack a soul and whatever sentience some of the other magic blades has. He can replicate the form of certain Zanpakuto, but not their powers. He knows the form of the weapon, but not the soul. So, I'm having him craft those by hand until he can fully understand the soul of the material. Unfortunately, I've got a long ways to go in that." He said seriously, adjusting his shades. "That poor boy, he don't see the joys of spending time in the Galaxy Ho'oden!" Oetsu loudly and tearfully cried, with a microphone that appeared out of nowhere and an image of dozens of scantily clad and buxom women. Ichigo's response to that was a swift boot to the head.

"So... no one found out you two infiltrated the Devils' largest armory?" The Head Captain asked, returning to the core matter of the conversation.

"Nope, they were too distracted by the massacre you unleashed." The smith answered. Ichigo remained silent, choosing not to comment any further. This discussion was over and he had to see to the next personally report. He took a step and flashed in front of the gates of Squad 12, searching for a certain inventor. He marched through the gate and proceeded to the central research lab, the doors opening to reveal Nemuri Hachigyo who immediately rushed to him.

"Welcome Captain Commander!" She yelled in greeting, Ichigo lightly covering his ears as she did so. "Captain Urahara and master Mayuri are expecting you! Who do you plan to see first!?"

"Thank you for greeting me Nemuri, and I'll see Urahara first." He answered, keeping his ears plugged just enough to still understand the yelling child. Nemuri nodded and led him inside, the labs filled with Shinigami in lab coats working on different monitors and processing various data from the experiments and surveillance throughout Japan and the bacteria still in some Khaos Brigade members. There was one bit of important information he thought he heard but all he got was someone demanding another review of the data. After a couple of minutes he came to a lab labeled 'Mineral Research', the doors sliding open to reveal Urahara studying a magnified image and scans of a powder while a few others scientists were carefully cutting away at a baseball sized chunk of white rock in a sealed glass case.

"That makes sense." The Captain muttered as Ichigo walked up to him. "This ore goes through metamorphosis, except it is instead changed due to the amount of raw magic that gets infused into it. From that blank slate they essentially gain the ability to latch onto a person's heart and soul, allowing whatever spell Ajuka made to alter the person into the host's species down to the genetic and spiritual level, regulating that energy like an additional organ. The different chess pieces likely adds to that concept by providing a sort of direction to the transformation. It's essentially like "

"Could that work with any material?" Ichigo asked as he looked over the scans.

"That would explain the cards for the Brave Saints if Heaven had trees that followed the same principle." Kisuke agreed, holding his chin in thought. "Basically this whole thing is like a stronger version of what a certain Quincy did with regular people, but instead of just getting powers it outright changes the species. Coming up with an effective way to reverse it normally will be difficult."

"And the other matters?" The Head Captain inquired, prompting Kisuke to pull out a tablet filled with numbers regarding different factors.

"Ajuka sent me everything he managed to get regarding the 'Sleeping Sickness' of the Devils, despite the Great King Faction insisting that 'You shouldn't put yourself in any risk of the illness'. Considering we've already heard them admit they purposefully infect Devils with the Sleeping Sickness, they're probably just concerned that he'd figure it out eventually. You can expect a cure ready around the next Rating Game."

"And the samples?" Ichigo asked, knowing that the results were going to be grim.

"Mayuri's already at work trying to figure out the full details of the Devil transformation caused by the Evil Pieces." Kisuke admitted, his tone already conveying the horrors of his amoral second in command being allowed to experiment however he wished. "Psychologically, those girls were already dead from whatever Diodora did to them, but I still insisted that Mayuri not torture them excessively. Last I heard from him, three of the subjects died but he successfully extracted one of the pieces. The remaining bodies from the OSF went to Nozomi Kujo for further study into Devil based Gigai and potential Gikon."

"Very well. Keep me posted if anything else comes up regarding that." The Shogun said, groaning as this likely demanded a trip down to Hell. "And what about that guy Toshiro fought?"

"The surveillance bacteria he hid in the ice managed to seep into his wound and is spreading. It's a new breed Mayuri was itching to test out that could mimic the host's blood and Reiryoku so it should be able to hide from those Ophis snakes in him. Either he's a dead end or he'll be able to spill even more information regarding the Khaos Brigade. Either way, valuable data."

"Anything else?" Ichigo asked, only for one of the researchers to come in.

"Sirs, we've detected several Valleys of Screams drifting toward the World of the Living." She said, prompting Kisuke to access that particular station and bring up vast void between worlds and the dozens of white dots drifting towards the World of the Living. Ichigo could only release an irritated sigh.

Devil's Aftermath

(Rias's Desires)

"So, that happened." Ajuka said as the last of the Gotei left with Ophis, leaving everyone still there rather stunned. "Well, now that everything should be settled, how about we check around to see if there was any mess left to clean up?" The Satan suggested, giving a veiled but expectant look to Sirzechs who returned a subtle nod.

"Even without that, there's much we'll need to look into and discuss." The leader of the Devils announced loudly before turning toward his sister's peerage. "All things considered, I think it's fair to say that the default winners of this match will be the Gremory Peerage and we'll be holding off on the next possible Rating Game until everything is officially settled." He said, causing a slight applause and some congratulations to be made. "With that, I think you should return home to the Gremory manor while we higher ups figure out the next course of action." The Lucifer suggested, prompting the crowds to start dispersing, Rias making the portal to teleport them back to the manor.

"Well, I guess all's well that ends well. I think." Issei said, thinking back on the whole incident. "I... don't really feel like we really won though." He crossed his arms as he reflected on them nearly losing Asia and how he almost lost himself in his rage at her death, no matter how temporary it was. He needed to step up his training so that this would never happen again. 'I must get stronger Ddraig.' He thought, calling out to his partner. Before the Dragon could've said anything, Rias forcefully spun him around to face her.

"Time for my prize." She said before pulling him in and planting her lips on his, the sudden action made it all too easy for her to stick her tongue in his mouth and dominate the exchange. Issei felt like his brain fried and all he could feel was the warm tingling of the Devil claiming his lips.

"Oh Rias, how bold!" Akeno said with a blush and smile, happily surprised by her friend's action and wondering how she'll tease her later if this was a spur of the moment thing. The rest of the peerage were blushing by the sudden make out session, with Gasper and Asia trying to cover their faces but peeked through their fingers while Kiba tried to shoo the group away to give them some privacy.

"Asia, come here." Rias suddenly called out after pulling away, Issei still dazed while her face seemed like it was glowing. The healer of the group timidly went over, her eyes wide and face flushed with embarrassment as she stood before the Red Dragon. "Your turn." Rias simply ordered, surprising the group again. "You heard me. I know how you feel, now show him." The Crimson Princess gently said, pushing her closer to Issei, who finally seemed to be back with them again. The two peerage members stared at each other, Asia feeling her lips trembling while Issei was wondering what brought everything on before Asia jumped. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down for a kiss of her own.

"Mmph!" She hummed, pushing all of the feeling she could into that exchange. Her gratitude for him saving her time and again, her love for the man who showed her happiness in her darkest hours, and her resolve to fight to gain his affection. She pulled back, both looking calmer as she steeled her own resolve. "Prez, I'm going to MMPH!?" She planned on challenging Rias for Issei's heart, but the Gremory heiress shocked everyone once again by stealing a kiss from Asia.

"HUUUUAAAH?!" They all yelled in shock before Rias pulled away, smacking her lips as she contemplated Asia's taste.

"Yeah, I'll get used to this." She decided, pulling her Bishop close to her before pointing at her favorite Pawn. "Issei, we're making love tonight!" She announced in front of everyone. "You, me, and Asia! I almost lost both of you today so I'm not waiting for romantic atmospheres or fairy tale settings anymore! I know what I want, and I'm going for it!" She declared, her face still red before she turned and pulled Asia along with her. "We're going to find some sexy lingerie so be sure to shower! Akeno? We'll talk in the morning." She aid before walking away, leaving everyone dumbfounded. Issei eventually woke up.

"WHAA?! YEEAAAAAAH!"

(Later that night)

'Oh shit, this is happening!' Issei thought to himself in his boxers while sitting on the edge of Rias's king sized bed, the excitement of finally losing his virginity being overtaken by the nervousness of it being his first time. 'This is actually happening! Will I be able to last?! Have I studied enough porn?! Can I make them cum at all!?' He kept thinking before Ddraig's voice rang out.

"Partner! Calm down!" He roared out so loudly that Issei got a sudden headache. "You've faced far more terrible things than this. I understand getting performance anxiety but this isn't going to be a deal breaker for her if you mess up."

"How can you say that to me Ddraig!?" Issei cried out in return.

"Is your faith in your own master so shallow? Do you truly doubt the women you love or you own desires to please them?" The Dragon answered, leaving Issei speechless. "Seriously. I've been through this many times but you're the first to ever be this nervous about it. Try to match her resolve because it's their first time too. Just take it slow and test things out." Issei was brought out of that conversation by the door to Rias's private bathing room opening and he felt his eyes try to blow out of his skull.

"Well Issei~? What do you think?" The Crimson heiress asked as she posed and put her figure on display, her body clad in a dark red baby doll with a see through dress with her breasts being held tight by a half cup top that left her rosy pink nipples exposed and erect with excitement. Asia was wearing a pink teddy that clung to her form, revealing her every curve, with her face still flushed and oddly dazed as well.

"Oh my oppai." He said, his mouth going dry as his eyes greedily devoured the two girls. Rias smirked again before continuing toward Issei with Asia in tow, Issei remaining where he sat because he's completely stunned.

"Issei, I've got something I'll need you to study later, but first." Rias said in a sultry tone as they closed in on Issei like snakes aiming for a mouse. "I'm going to show you what I've learned." She purred before claiming his lips again, easily slipping her tongue inside his mouth and tasting every inch while the pawn could only respond to her ministrations. He jumped and suddenly became alert of everything when he felt a gentle hand softly massage his throbbing erection through his boxers, looking down to find Asia rubbing him, a mix of fascination and arousal decorating her features while he became aware of an odd smell in the air. Soon Asia grabbed onto his waistband and pulled his shorts down, freeing the Oppai Dragon's other mighty sword.

"Wow... I can see it throbbing." The bishop said in awe, wrapping her hand around it and stroking gently. "It feels so hot, like it'll burn my hand." She whispered, her mouth drooling slightly as she leaned in with her mouth opening up. The sensations running throughout Issei's body threatened to make him explode all over the former nun as she nearly reached him with her tongue ready to taste him before a sudden poke stopped her cold.

"Ah ah ah Asia~." Rias purred, pulling away from Issei's lips as she stopped her bishop. "That's MINE first." She declared before gently grabbing Issei's swollen balls and giving them a sudden squeeze.

"EEEE! RIAS WHY!?" He screeched out as every sensation seemed to reset, no longer being on the brink.

"First load, first titfuck, first time, all of your firsts belong to me Issei." She said, mounting his face as he got a full unobstructed view of her dripping pussy.

"Cr-crotchless panties!" Issei said in breathless shock as Rias dropped her hips to his face.

"I-Issei." Rias stuttered, now getting a sense of embarrassment as she gave him a faceful of her most private spot. "G-go ahead. T-taste me." The Red Dragon felt his head turn fuzzy from the musky scent of her oozing sex and obeyed his King. His arms wrapped around her hips and he took firm hold of her asscheeks, pulling her down and giving her light licks along her slit. He listened as she gasped in delight, moaning in pleasure as he licked, kissed, and prodded her pussy as he tested her reactions. Rias didn't hold back a single sound as she helped him. "Yes! There's aAH! A spot near the top! Pay close atTENTION! To that little nub you finNNND!" She moaned out before letting her body fall forward, her face landing next to his throbbing cock.

"Rias~ please!" Asia whined, looking at his dick longingly. "I'm so itchy from what you did! Please!" Rias smiled to her servant, feeling her eyes roll up in pleasure before she stuck her tongue out and started licking his cock. Asia took that as her permission and leaned in, her own dainty tongue trying to taste as much of him as she could, occasionally kissing Rias around the throbbing meat rod.

"I'M GONNA BLOW!" Issei yelled out just before he sprayed his thick white spunk all over the two girls' faces while they kissed. "Hah, hah, hah." He panted out, recovering from the most intense orgasm of his life.

"Well... that's something we'll need to work on." Rias said, dismounting Issei's face and getting off the bed. "Kind of stings my eye." She wiped the cum off her face. "Asia?"

"Yes Rias." The bishop answered her king and healed their eyes. "Better?"

"Yes. Thank you." The Ruin Princess said before looking at her future sister wife. "Oh, Asia. You're still cover in cum." She took hold of the girl's face and proceeded to lick off the seed still on Asia's face. The former nun returned the favor until their faces were cleared of the Dragon's spunk, turning to find him watching them intently with his cock at full hardness once again. "I think we can save fucking our tits for another day Issei." She said, rubbing her thighs together as her core burned.

"Please Issei! Please plunge that throbbing hard cock into our wet pussies!" Asia begged, pulling the crotch of her teddy aside as her womanhood dripped with need. Issei shot to his feet and manifested his boosted gear.

"GET ON THE BED!" He ordered, knowing what he had to do. "STAMINA AND ENDURANCE BOOST!" He roared as Rias and Asia embraced each other laid on the bed, Rias on her back with Asia on top and their glistening wetness pressing against each other.

"Gently at first Issei! This is still our first time!" Rias reminded.

"Yes Rias!" He called out in excitement, immediately finding her wet fuckhole and pressed his cockhead against it. "Here it comes!" He warned, pushing in slowly and pausing as Rias winced a few times.

"Just! Get it! In!" She ordered as he fully sheathed himself. "AH! Asia, pleasure me to numb the pain!" Asia immediately started kissing Rias while playing with her nipples, aiming to help her mistress as Issei started thrusting into he girl slowly.

"This! Is how! I've dreamed this would happen!" He cried in joy, slowly picking up speed before pulling out of Rias to put his cock into Asia.

"MMM!" The bishop moaned in shock as Issei repeated the process, biting his lips hard enough to draw blood in an effort to keep himself from cumming too quickly. In that moment, he had another idea. One he'd consider cheating later on, but he swore he'd get both of these girls off. A harem king must ALWAYS leave his ladies satisfied in bed.

"Transfer!" He called out, touching the gauntlet's fingers to the girls' pussies with the aim of boosting their sensitivity. The effect was instantaneous as their moans rang out as Issei continued to thrust until he reached his own breaking point, shoving himself as deep into Rias as he could as before filling her up with cum. After that he choked off his own white hot stream before sticking it inside of Asia and letting himself finish inside of her. Issei let himself go limp as he fell over and rolled to the side of Rias, Asia tried to get up but only succeeded by getting on the other side.

"That... was... wow." Rias said, panting as she came down from her orgasmic high. "I feel so full."

"It's so warm." Asia adding, placing a hand over her core. "So this is what creates new life."

"May-maybe one day." Issei said, feeling the exhaustion wash over him. "Hey... Rias... what did you study?" He asked, thinking back to what Rias said earlier.

"Remember our date where I took dance lessons?" She asked, Issei giving a nod of affirmation. "From that teacher. She gave me a lot of material to work with."

"Gave me a massage that left me really itchy inside." Asia said with a pout, getting a small laugh from Rias.

"She looked so nervous and ready to try so hard." Issei joined in the laughter as Asia gave her own giggles. He stopped to look up at the ceiling.

"Next time Rias, I swear." He said with conviction. "I won't need my Sacred Gear next time. I'll make sure it's just us, that we're both happy, and we'll have a fam-" The Devil princess grabbed his hand and cut him off.

"Sorry Issei. But no." She declared. "Not until the Khaos Brigade is defeated. Then, we'll try to start a family. And we're definitely having more sex in the future." She finished with a knowing smile. Issei chuckled as they continued to bask in the afterglow, looking forward to their future.

(Meeting of Devil Leadership)

The gathered elders and Satans gave rapt attention to the screen before them, the feed switching between different Gotei operatives and the carnage they unleashed on the OSF. Streets filled with bodies slain by fists and blades and arrows, Devils that were frozen solid, building that were burning well before Ichigo bathed the island in fire, and the living calamity that was a man with unruly black hair and an eye patch. The scenes reminded them all too much of their Civil War, a nightmare they dearly wished to avoid and hoped that this would be the last of the Old Satan Faction. However, there was another matter that was truly troubling them.

"Looks like Crom really did surpass the Heavenly Dragons." Ajuka said as the scenes switched to Ichigo's fight with the Dragon. "That is deeply concerning." He added, a few murmurs sounding around the room as the elders had to revise their thoughts about the current situations. As that happened, Ajuka kept analyzing the fight on the screen and tried to quantify the numbers of the battle between Ichigo and Crom. Normally it wouldn't take more than a few glances but something just didn't make sense to him, Ichigo's numbers kept increasing.

"If that Shinigami did managed to force a stalemate with one on the level of a Heavenly Dragon, then it's imperative that we keep him as an ally." One of the more stalwart purists had begrudgingly admitted while Ajuka wrote his observations on a small bit of paper, alerting Sirzechs to the oddity of Ichigo's numbers. The Lucifer's expression didn't change as he wrote a reply. "Serafall, can you ensure he remains as such?"

"My beloved berry would do anything for his comrades." Serafall assured, knowing they wouldn't catch the double meaning. "But now he'll focus on getting stronger." Ajuka furrowed his brows as Sirzechs gave him back the note that read 'Sworn to secrecy'. The Beelzebub just accepted it before freezing and writing a new message, hearing something horrifying from his connection to the surveillance bacteria.

'Shalba is talking with Diehauser.'