...well...

First things first.

Typo warning :D ,most of the times chapters are made through the course of weeks(this one took months and adding insult to injury the result isn't really showing that)
So some stupid mistakes might have been left,like...really stupid,just...please bear with it.

And now...after a long long gap...chapter 19...now get READING!

Chapter 19
Eve of battle

Tepes territory,capital palace.

In a room within the heart of the palace,Emil was seated with some of his advisors in a oval table.
Both him and two of his fellow vampires awaiting the arrival of a very elusive devil.

To his left was Luca Carnstein.
If the Nobility of the Tepes had a representative,that would be him.
Though contrary to the main belief of most of the Nobles,Luca isn't against Emil.
However having a positive stance towards Emil after the denouncement of Adrei's and Elizabeth's betrothal is...difficult.
He could swallow his pride and accept had he been informed.
If he was,it could have taken a smoother route,the route this denouncement took was insulting to the respect and authority he had.
Now he is pushed against a corner,if he wants to maintain the respect he commands with his fellow vampire nobles he must stand against Emil.
However Emil is the Lord of Tepes,cartainly he has abandonned the title of King in the wake of a previous coup and other factors
But to the common Tepes vampire he is the sovereign.
Not to mention he knows about Valerion's past,so hearing what the Devil has to say before reaching a conclusion is the wise decision.
Rash unplanned actions are doomed to fail.
But at the same time Valerion can't be trusted,an exiled Devil making ties with a leader of another faction can be shady.
What could he possibly be after?
However he has to agree to the fact that there are far more people that have been acting shady lately,and it would seem the exile Devil is their enemy in a way.
As such he is on the fence,so to say...

And to Emil's right was his sister,Nemesis.
Though not many female vampires in the Tepes faction hold power,she is second only to her brother.
A fact that is actually aiding him with the unification with the Carmilla,but much like most of his policies and decisions,she lessens his authority.
So much so that he is no longer referred to as King,both by his own choice and by his decreased authority,but he still is without a doubt the Sovereign of the Tepes.
As he and Lady Carmilla have agreed that the unified vampire faction will be led by others,preferably the next generation.
He doesn't pay heed to his power waning near the end,what for would it serve?
The vampires from both factions will choose a leader from a list of candidates.
The one chosen will act as a figure head as for the first few years of the new vampire faction there will be 2 regents.
A Tepes and a Carmilla to further ease the unification.
At least this is what has been planned with Lady Carmilla so far.
The Nobility of both Factions will have to agree with the wishes of their rulers.
The Carmilla Nobility will most likely prove no problem,they are fanatically loyal thankfully.
The Tepes on the other hand are...discontent to say the least,with the betrothal of Elizabeth.
Emil had plans to unite the factions without Valerions interference,but when there's a coup that was incited by people with ties with a rising group of rogues,there is just so much you can do without bringing or in his case accepting the help of an exiled Devil before things escalated our of control.
And speaking of that Devil.

"Emil...for how will we wait for that bat." Nemesis said

"Omega?" Emil asked his former servant
Omega was wearing heavy clothing as he came straight from the Carpathian mountains.
It was a direct order,the others to deal with the rest of the investigation...with hope Rian won't do anything stupid while he is gone.

"If Lord Valerion is late he must have a good reason."
"Or simply something has happened,as the human saying goes,Lord Valerion seems to have the Devil's luck."
Also shared by his son to an extend...

"Isn't the meaning of that idiom a positive thing?" Nemesis asked

"For Lord Valerion it has,for those around him on the other hand...depends on many factors."
"He always finds something he must do and keep others waiting or in some cases he finds a way to please them."
"However,he did not contact me in any way,so it has to be important."

"Well i hope hell has frozen over." Luca Carnstein responded to Omegas remark.

"Lord Carnstein."
"In the few weeks i have spent with Lord Valerion i have seen his way of work."
"Whenever something was postponed there was a valid reason for it."

"And what would be a valid reason,Omega?" Lord Luca replied

"Duty is second only to family for him."
"And given the fact of the...recent events...i wouldn't find it weird."
"But then again he could have been-"

Omega was sentence was cut short when the hall's doors opened and Dragomir stepped in followed by Corina.

"Son...?"
"I thought you were in Japan."

"And i thought Omega was with Valerion." He said spotting him as Corina went to Omega

"I was in an assignment."
"Then he came and told me in person there was a meeting to attend to."
"He said to go before him."

"Never the less,we have developments."

"Developments?"
"What sort of developments are you speaking of my prince?" Luca asked intrigued

"It has to do with Valerion."

"Well...so something did happen,eh."

Maybe it-nono...i already knew and talked about what happenned in the realm of the dead...
Something else happenned...but what?
Maybe something to do with Helen...no that discussion already happened...

"What has happened your highness?" Omega asked not knowing what could have occured

"Too many things to list,Omega,you should get going to Japan,more specfically to Valerion's son,Nick."

"Is he in danger?"

"No,just a security measure,considering certain events."
"I believe you know to what i am refering."

"It doesn't harm to be cautious..."
"I'll see to young Nick."

"Is this Nick,the Nick that fought with my son."

"The very same Lord Luca,i stopped their fight myself."

"How come?"
"Why not let them finish their fight?"

"First of all,my house,my rules."
"Second,i wished to avoid any possible fatalities."
"That being your son and the vampires that stood with him,we are immortal to time only."
"And before you object saying there was no danger,i will inform you Nick had quite a few special Devils in his company."
"Such as the Red Dragon Emperor,a devil with a sacred gear that heals all wounds,and the Priestess of Thunder."
Not to mention the Princess of Destruction...
"And third,i was given last say on the matter."
"Satisfied?"

"On my terms the fights end is simply postponed."
"Not to mention i know naught of the devils you mentioned save for the Red Dragon."

"I will agree with Lord Carnstein,nephew."

"I'm certain young Nick will agree to a rematch should you wish,Sir." Omega said as he was certain about Nick's stubbornness and nerve

"We can do this some other time."
"Corina,Omega,Japan,chop chop."

"Come on dear,we have orders."

Omega sighed.
"Can i go on my own?"

"Negative agent."
"It's been too long,little spy." She said slowly pulling him back by the collar
The sight of the ex-covert agent being dragged was certainly a first for the vampire lords

"How did a woman such as you been able to convince me into this i will never know." Omega said as he had given in to his sire's decision

"To be fair you were a tiny tad dying when i offered."
Ohh yeah...That botched op...

"I say we...forget those words were uttered." Luca said as Corina and Omega left the room

"Will agree to that Lord Luca." Dragomir said

"So son..."
"What happened?"

Dragomir let out a big sigh as he took a seat.
"First things first,Nick has a twin sister."
"And i believe i have found a thorn at Valerion's side."
"But like i said,first things first."
"Her name is Helen-"

"What was that about my daughter?" Valerion said as he was behind him

"Valerion?"
"How did you..." Dragomir cut his words short as he saw Valerion raise his hand

"A trick i will show you at a later date,now i believe i am to give an explanation,but before that." Valerion turned towards Lord Luca and bowed his head
"Lord Carnstein,i don't believe we've ever met in person."

"Indeed,forgive my ignorance but what is the proper term of which i will refer to you?

"Young Tepes seems to be fine with my first name,besides i don't think i can be legitimately be called a lord of the Underwolrd right now."
"Back on subject...you've done some digging,have you Prince Dragomir?" He said occupying an empty seat in the oval table

"Yes i did,but before i say anymore,did you know about Helen?"

Silence gripped Valerion.

"What you hiding something devil?" Nemesis spoke to Valerion as if she was interrogating him,she was in a sense

Valerion ignored her and answered to Dragomir.
"Your father knew before me,infact he was the one to tell me."
"And yes i know where you are getting at."
"That fiasco in the Realm Of Dead was in response to me playing with a few strings..."
"Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong as the human saying goes."
"Especially when the plan relies on a bit of blind luck."
"But can you blame someone who is desparate?"

"Why go through all that effort?"
"You've brought humans into this,unaffiliated humans."Dragomir asked with a hint of growing anger in his voice

"I believe i have the answer to that son."

"Why would you-"

"Because like him i am a father..."
"Should you be captured and taken to some testing facility for experimentation i wouldn't have used the same amount of tact as Valerion did."
"This is why lended him my resources to fool the human super powers into a joint op."
"The Brits think the Americans planned it,the Russians think the Brits planned,the Americans think the Brits planned it."
"It took some nerve cracking,white lies,warning about another nuclear power and done,of course there were more things involved."
"But i can't recall every single thing our correspondents said."
"Not to mention his opponent had unaffiliated humans of his own."
"Sometimes fighting fire with fire is the safe way to keep this masquerade."
"Valerion doesn't wish for the human public to know about magic and everything else."

"But why hand over Omega then,milord?"
"Wasn't he your prized mole in the Russian government?"
"Your fire against fire."

"Lord Carnstein i don't blame you for not knowing,but the so called Cold War that had gripped the human world has ended."
"We were just looking for a reason to get Omega on the MIA list either way."

"But still brother,help him only out of sympathy?"
"Certainly someone like Valerion could do this on his own and leave no witnesses behind."

"AHHAH,of course not my dear Lady Tepes."
"Lord Emil understands why i needed to act fast,not only because my flesh and blood are in danger."
"And about your argument about being able to do it on my own,i can't possibly cover every piece of evidence of the supernatural."
"This needed to be clean,to make sure no evidence of magic got left behind and even better not to draw attention."
"They had no idea i or your brother were behind this,the only lead that goes back to us is Omega."
"But Omega has been and agent for 14 years...there are also a bunch of other reasons but enough of that."
"Now,what i am about to tell you happenned in the Realm Of The Dead two days."

Nick once again openned his eyes after another fight.
He was home once again waking from another black out.
This would be the fourth time he wakes like this.
Though he knew the ceiling that was above him belong to his home it didn't belong to his room.
His ceiling had a flag with the Union Jack of the United Kingdom,those 4 years living in England were pretty memorable.
He recongnised this as his fathers room,an empty and dull ceiling in the color of red.
As he started to look around he got a small idea of why he was in his fathers bedroom.

To his surprise he saw Akeno coiled around his left arm.
And to his right in a similar position he saw and felt Elizabeth.
Right off the bat he could notice the difference between their...volumes,so to say.
Needless to say this was pure enjoyment.
Howeve there also was another person involved.
Ator,the little dragon was nesting in the space between Nicks legs above the covers.
Seems Ator had actually missed him or at least wanted some sort of attention from Nick.
He was suppose to act as his familiar for the time being...a dull excuse to be sent here in reality.
Lady Drakos ought to be grinning in this situation,at least this what Nick believed she did.

He would be trying to sleep however even though his company in bed was welcomed and beautiful by any doubt.
His constricted arms yelled for release.
Not to mention,sunlight started to illuminate the room at an agle that spoke of a dawn.
Testing the hold of the girls,Akeno proved to be the lighter grab.
Slowly pulled his arm kept within her cleavage.
He saw marks on his arm,not the kind of marks you would get for sleeping on your hand or something of the like though.
They looked like wounds that would be caused by extreme scratching.
Worrying...they look like this now...but how would they looked when they were inflicted...
Not to mention that the clothing he was wearing might have been his last set of clean clothes,at least the kind of clothing he prefers to wear...he spotted a scar on his chest,along with similar scratch wounds.
It couldn't have been the death-scythe.
They harm the souls of their victims not bodies.
The big scar would be the sword Helen had,the morphed Alaric.

However the effect from Helen's Alaric had already left him.
His body may be just trying to wake up from his sleep but his spirit isn't really healthy.
Perhaps that Shite of a world needed help to recover.
But you make the bed you lay in.

Speaking of which that.
He wasn't much of the magic type but he could feel it.
Every bit of magic he currently had was from Akeno and Elizabeth.
But that didn't stop the arrival of the pounding drums inside his head.

Being awake with a headache that didn't seem to let up.
it's time for the 'Get your mind off it' game.
Going along,he realised something he should have realised sooner.
Akeno was here,optimism told him he didn't miss the game.
Why else would she be tranfering magic to him.
That certainly gave him a boost in his morale.
He was then reminded of him healing his sister's arm.
It was a half botched attempt as he succeed and both completely exhausted himself in seconds.
But what dominated his mind was the explanation Rias gave to him that one time.
"In order to heal little Issei i had to have physical contact with him so the magic can transfered easier."
"So to put it bluntly,we had to be naked."
Naked...naked...

Well there aren't wearing anything on their upper bodies that i see and feel...nor are my legs feeling anything other than soft skin...
Well at least i won't whine over having been given nothing for stopping Helen.
Ahhh...

The bed covers obstructed much his view.
But not his sense of touch,however he decided not to fiddle around too much,so that he wouldn't get too excited.
It would be problematic for him if either Akeno or Elizabeth were to see his morning wood.
Problematic to the end of not knowing how to handle it.

What am i gonna do with you...?
Nick thought as he was watching Elizabeth sleep next to him.
Though Nick has been somewhat aggressive with her,he still thought to himself.
Does he actually love her?
Is it because she is beautiful and kind to him,just a teenage infatuation or maybe he just accepted this marriage,as going it against seems to be in vain.
However that thought was short lived and was replaced by sevaral moments in his memories.
Where he certainly felt those butterflies in his stomach and that special warmth.
The very special warmth he felt now with her next to him.

He let out a small laugh.
"At least thinking about it means i'm serious,right?
"Huh,of course it's right,the few things i'm right about." He thought aloud waking Akeno

"...Nick-kun you are making noise..."

"Ohh,Akeno-san,sorry i was...i was thinking out loud..."
"I have this...small headache i'm trying to get my mind off."

Akeno raised her body,the bed sheets falling from her exquisite bosom.
Her hair usually tied in a pony tail were now untied and left free to cover her shoulders and back.
And as if the naked view of her breasts were enough the small bounce they did sended waves of lust through Nick's head.

Wowooh fuji mamas.
"Ohh dear..." Nicks words left his mouth without noticing as he was entranced in what was before him.

"Nick-kun...?"

"Ohh-ahm i'm sorry i didn't mean stare." He said turning away from her
What the fuck was that?!

Nick questioned himself as this was not the first time he saw a girl naked and yet a sense of shyness took over.

Suddenly he started feeling a soft sensation at his back.
He didn't have to guess what it was as Akeno's hands already had embraced him.

"It's ok,it's normal right,besides don't you think you need a reward for a job well done."
For now i hope i can distract you from your headache.

"Well i...didn't do it alone."

Akeno poked his nose.
"You should give yourself more credit."
"Yes,Elizabeth-san and i could have have won the fight."
"But at what cost?"
"Your sister would be dead,think about it,wouldn't your mother be angry,maybe you and are you forgetting your father."
"And not to mention,i or Elizabeth-san could have been injured more severely."
"So i'll say it now."
"Good job my dear Rook."

"Huh...thanks Akeno-san."
"But really if it weren't for-"

"What did i just say?"

Nick couldn't help but laugh as gave in to her demand.
"All right all right."
"I'll stop being humble at times."

Akeno responded in tightening her embrace.
"Be careful in the future please."
"I'm certain we will probably never have to fight any of your siblings,at least in a serious manner."
"But don't gamble like that,no matter the risk."

"Hah...there was no way that Hel-"

"No matter the risk." She repeated
Akeno placed her hand on the left side of his chest right on top of his scar.
"You know what i am touching?
"A little bit to the right and would have been your heart Nick,she missed it by a hair."
Nick noticed the missing honourific.

"Ahh...Alright,no unnecessary risks,i got that."
"It's not like i have death wish either..."

"Rias-san was worried about you."
"I know your first impression of Rias-san wasn't the healthiest."
"But you've met her now,and she was worried."
"Not because of your worth as a servant in the rating game but as a friend."

"Must be hard being the heiress to a powerful family."
"Hell,the fact we will be fighting real soon is proof of that..."
"Now that the subject went that way."
"How is Issei do-"

Nick stopped talking as he could swear he heard someone sob.
Looking to Elizabeth he saw a tear leaving her eyes.

"Elizabeth..."

"She's like that for the last two days."
"She is worried about you aswell,means that her affection towards you honest."

Nick caressed her cheeks and cleared her of tears.
"There's a bit of blood on her cheeks..."

"Ohh...yeah that,remember the blood Augus took?"

"She took it to heal me?"
"I was like a zombie for the next 12 hours cause of that."

"She drank it to keep giving you magic to heal you."
"Quite infact..."
Nick felt one of Akenos fingers trace his spine.
"I would say she's the main reason you are awake."
"She left your side only to take more of the blood Augus took."
Akeno giggled.
"In a sense that blood your brother took returned to you."

"Well...i reap what i sow." Nick said with a grin forming
And then Nick catched the scent of something he hasn't smelled in a while.
"Akeno this smell...is that..."

"Your mother's cooking?"
"Yes." Akeno said as she let go of Nick and stood up.

"Huh...i can't really think,i smell pasta..."
Hoohoh...

Nick couldn't really get his eyes to wonder to Akeno's naked body as she was going to pick her uniform which she had left in the corner on a table.
He didn't really get any chance to eat anything for a while...for quite a while...

"Hmm,i think she told me what she was going to cook today."

"I'm all ears." Nick said with a smile forming

"How did she call it...patisio,it's a hard word."

"Pastitsio...oh dear..."
"Hohohohoho,ohhhhh yes."
"A bottom layer made of bucatini or other tubular pasta,with cheese and egg to act as a binder,a middle layer of ground beef,veal or lamb with tomato and cinnamon,nutmeg or allspice,then another layer of pasta and with the top layer being of sauce,varying from a custard that is egg-based to a flour-based Bechamel or Bechamel with cheese."
"Doesn't how it is made,a mother's homecooking is heaven."

Akeno couldn't help but laugh at the description Nick had given.
It certainly meant he was fine.
"Sounds delightful."

"Oh it is delightful."
"Now one question-no two questions."

"Ask away."

"Do i have a spare uniform?"

"Yes of course you do."

"Something other than the black blazer."
"Actually don't respond to that."
"I can just were the white shirt that goes underneath the blazer...but then again those shirts look like shit on their own."
"Ahhh...screw it,it'll get shredded anyways."
Nick was a wasn't fan of the black blazer that Kuoh Academy had,thankfully the white t-shirt used for gym activities was fine and there was no rule about not wearing it everywhere,it still pastad as a uniform,Issei seems to be of the same mind on that matter aswell,Nick doesn't recall a time which Issei wore the blazer.

With this Akeno was certain Nick was fine,first that heavy deschription of food and now he was having a small fashion crisis
"The game will begin 2 after midday,seeing as the sun is just starting to rise,it's enough time to eat,have a bath to relax and decide on you attire."

Nick let out a sigh of relief...a very long one...
Slowly,Nick removed his hand from Elizabeth's hold,carefully not to disturb her.
"Well,i'll get dressed and then eat,my-"
Nick stopped talking as he saw Akeno tying her shoes on...and it left with a view of her panties.
He must have spaced out thinking of eating because Akeno was wearing a suprising amount of clothing for her to just have gotten out of bed.

However he spaced out again...still looking.
He also started to drool,the image of Akenos undies was most likely burned in his brain.

"Nick?"

"Nickkkk?"

"Nick?" Akeno he shook him trying to get him back on Earth

Shaking in response Nick quickly answered.
"Sorry...i spaced out..."

Akeno sighed.
"Come on you need to eat,mine and Elizabeth's magic are the only thing keeping you running."

"Of which i am thankfull."
"Now...i believe there is a-no there are certain dishes i ought to devour,it's dawn and mom has already made food,won't go to waste."
"And then an hour in the bath yesss..."

Akeno watched as Nick started to drool,he spaced out again.

Akeno giggled,the boy before her is undoubtedly fine.
She shook him again and spoke to him.
"I'll come get you with Issei,wait for us,ok?"

"Yep."
"I got it."

"Corrupted the souls of the dead you say." Emil said trying to picture the events that happenned 2 days ago

"Yes Lord Carnstein."
"She was able to to do so as they were just souls at their pure form,simple magic energy,in theory anyone can do what she did."
"But Helen...she has a power that would allow her to do this in such a scale,i wished to keep it within capable hands."

"Those hands being yours i take it." Nemesis said

"You are absolutely correct Lady Tepes."
"And no,it's what you are thinking,i can't steal something i already own."

"And that is why after you exile you wondered through every realm...to find a good mate." Dragomir continued after Valerion

"Hmmm,i wonder how much have you figured out,and a more important matter...from whom?"

"Ohh you know him very well,i believe he is your bishop."

"Hmmm,haven't seen him in a while,continue."

"You wandered and socialized as much as you could with women who held power in their blood."
"In hopes of having a love child,a child you were to teach to control it,so what happenned?"

Valerion sighed.
"Maternal feelings happenned,and me not suspecting anything that small chance of having twins."
"The only way of transferring the power non-violenly is through conception."

"That is an odd way..." Lord Luca remarked to that

"I know,Lord Carnstein...i know."
"Personal creed also held me a bit back."

"Creed?" Nemesis questioned

"I will not have a child a woman i feel no true affection,the child would power to control others at will."

Nemesis started laughing,something that irritating Valerion as he knew what she will say after she is done.
"I don't know what is funnier,you being bothered by something like a creed in such a scenario or the fact that you-"

"ENOUGH!" Emil shouted
"Dear sister,as much as i share your opinion on the subject,have respect."
"Yes,Echidna is The Mother of all Monsters as she is mother many monstrosities,but a pureblooded devil fell for her,try to take that into account."
"And also not forget,she will be our sister-in-law."

"Why are still so persistant,Elizabeth should a vampire of pure lineage,not some monstrous devil half-breed."

"What makes my son monstrous Nemesis?"
"Because my Nick for the last 16 and a half years was living normally."
"If anything i cannot be more proud for the man he is slowly becoming."
"Monsters are made my dear Lady,not born."
"So...please do tell."

"It is not a matter of etiquette,it's a matter of blood." She said slamming her hand on the table

"Nownow milady,that is the kind of behavior that started the civil war." Luca tried to calm his liege's sister seeing as she was getting ready to fight

"Lord Luca...if you want to have a fight you've picked the wrong moment."
Lord Carnstein's expression change into a violent one but before he could respond Emil spoke.

"For goodness sake this is getting nowhere,Valerion save your explanation on that power of yours for later,i have heard enough for one day."

"Are you sure Em-"

"Valerion please,i have heard enough,Lord Luca,Nemesis,you may leave."

"Brother the subj-"

"Did i mispronounced something?"
"No i did not,i said i have had enough."
"And Nemesis..." Shadows started to dance around Emil
"As much as i value your advise as family and as an Lady of the Tepes,i don't require advice on handling my children."
"If it's possible,they will marry with love's graces."
"Now...from i am told my little Elizabeth is happy Valerion's lad,so the father in me is happy."
"And she is happy with someone that ties me with another someone that can assist me in this time of need,the lord in me is satisfied."
"No offense to you Lord Luca but i hope you see the benefit of allying the Drakos Clan."
"A power to control others...an absolute deterrent,don't you think?"

Lord Luca gave deep sigh,he was right,someone with such power as an ally meant victory in every scenario.

Valerion watched the exchange,it didn't look like an exchange of liege to vassal,it looked like a friendly squabble that will be resolved in a flash.
At least it looked like that,he wasn't so naive to believe it though,naivete tends to disappear when you live centuries unending.
He also noticed that Emil voiced the power in question as a deterrent,Emil most certainly knows Luca's stance on other races,to use the deterrent card would mean they share the same stance,may that be isolation or just neutrality wasn't certain,what was certain is that peace was at the core.
Valerion knew he himself shouldn't prove Nick is a good choice and he didn't want to.
Nick will have to prove himself with his own actions.

After that Valerion was at a balcony of the palace ready to leave and then.

"I still want to confirm the story i dug up Valerion."

Valerion sighed at the vampire prince's request.
"Tell me what you found and i will confirm and fix any mistakes or holes there maybe." he said as he started to form a teleportation circle

"As i said you were looking a for good mate to pass the power."

"Part of the power,if an infant was to given all of it,it would have killed it's own mother by mistake the moment it would be born."

"How..."

"This power is unstable,it requires a body with great magic potential in order to be controlled properly."
"This is why i had planned on giving Nick a small portion,10% you can say."
"Enough to be used and not enough to be troublesome."
"However Nick was part of set of twins,by the looks of things that 10% got shared unevenly."
"Nick showed signs of the power,he grabbed a spear of light,it turned to an unholy spear of darkness."
"And Helen well...she sure showed us."

"Well now i got nothing more to say."
"Besides the question i'm certain everyone will make,how did you obtain it?"

"I'd rather not converse this now,that banter of how i obtained it should be done a bottle in hand."

"Ohh,i see,power comes at a price then?"

"This one came with very expensive price."

"Last question."

"Ahhhhh,go ahead."

"Was my aunt a possible mate?"

Valerion grinned in response.
"Of course she was,for reasons that should be obvious it didn't quite work out."
"Echidna herself took some time to open to me,but it her case i was guided by the following fact."
"I actually fell for her."

"Do you actually love all your women?"

"Last questionnn." Valerion said sarcastically
"Now would you please stand a bit back,teleporting across realms is no simple matter."

Dragomir steppedd back and gave some distance from the circle Valerion had made.
After that the marked floor started glowing blue.

"By the way,yes i do."
"And sorry for the floor."
As he finished his sentence he was gone in pillar of blue flames.
After the fire died the floor was mark witht he magic circle Valerion had made...
"Great,I wonder who is gonna get blamed..."

"Godlike..."
Back in Nick's house,Nick finished his meal and now sunk himself in a bathtub full of water.

"Nick,can i come in?" Said Nick's mother as she stood at the door which was half openned

"Yes..."
"Ohh...i feel alive right now."

Alice entered and sat on the toilet stand.
While was he was eating a moments ago she didn't get the chance to talk to him as he was entranced by the sight of food.
Not to mention she was thinking about a lot of things and she wanted to talk about all of them.
But a few are for another time,as for one specific however.

"Say Nick."

"Yes Mom?"

"How are you doing with Elizabeth?"

"Oh...ahm...This question even though it is simple...it has a complicated answer."
"Well a start is a start...at first...we started at the wrong foot."

"I figured."
"But something change didn't it?"

"Yeah it did."
"When we went after that stray,before we go after it something was preparing to snap..."
"And well it snapped when i ate a bolt of...whatever kind of magic that was to the face."
"Everything is a bit blurry afterwards but i'm certain i was trying to kill my friends..."
"Next thing i clearly remember is waking up with her sleeping next to me."
"She was sitting in a chair and her head was resting in my chest."

"Sounds like a lot."

"Yeah...especially since this was forced upon me...i guess it builded up with everything else..."
"Half-devil,half-god...am i even half a god?"
"Half a monster more like."
"Not that i dislike it."

"Your father told this white lie to keep you calm for a while."

"Well that backfired kinda backfired,didn't it?"

"You said you don't dislike it."
"Why,have you come with terms with that?"

"Well at first i sort of did,then came Elizabeth with her remarks,my little monster."
"Couldn't and still can't help it but feel happy when she calls me that."

Alice chuckled at her son's words.
"The apple didn't fall far from the tree after all."

"Huh?" Nick raised an eyebrow at that remark

"Your father has the same sort of weakness to nicknames."

"Really now."
"Huh,never thought,then again,when did the opportunity for that banter to happen appeared."

"Indeed."

"Say mom."
"Where did i get these scratches from?"

The question caused Alice to stiffen.
She couldn't lie and at the same she didn't want to tell him.

Nick continued on.
"I was going to ask Akeno but i was...distracted by...well a few factors..."
Sights to be exact...

"Beautiful body this one has,she is also smart."
"She is also the biggest i hear." She said with a sly smile

"Yeah she is...
"She is-" Nick stopped talking and suck his head into the water

Alice started to laugh out loud.
She managed to dodge the question at least.
"The game is in 3 hours Nick,i believe you can soak for a few more minutes." She said not knowing whether he heard her or not
Not like she would deny him from doing so either way.

When Nick emerged his head from the water his mother was gone and the bathrooms door was closed.
He started to wonder the answer of a silly question.
Whether he will recall Akeno's body each time,he smelled his mother's cooking or cooking in general.

"Shit...she dodged my question...but why?"
"Ahhh,i can that another time,they are gone either way." Nick said examining his hands and torso
The scar Helen left being the only part out of place.
"Well time to get dressed...now where did i put the winter uniforms?"

Sometime later outside.

Nick had decided on wearing the black blazer however he refused to tie the ribbon that came with it,both because he doesn't want to and since that all the black ribbons are most likely in some dark corner of his drawers,attic and basement...

Soon enough Akeno,Issei and Asia were seen leaving the Hyoudou household.

Nick waved at them.
He saw Asia waving with both her hands and jumping.
Someone's happy.

Issei didn't wave back at him but he smiled instead.

"So ready to fight for our presidents hand Issei?" Nick raised the question

"That would be our question Nick." Issei responded

"Don't be downer."
"I'm pumped up and ready to go."
"But now that you mentioned it..."
"Hmm,you've been training Issei."
"You have magical aura now..."
God i need to catch up...

"Wait really?"
"Is it imposing?"

"It can't be imposing to me cause i know we are friends."
"Also reckless as hell."
"And speaking of that...Asia is just radiant."

"Thank you Nick-san,i've been training hard with Issei to help Rias-san."
"Also...are you sure you are alright?"
"The wound on your chest,i couldn't heal it completely for whatever reason."
"Everyone was worried."

"Yeah...sorry,seems all i do lately is worrying people."

"But don't let that go through your head,besides we are more worried about you as person." Issei said

"Define change as a person? Nick said not quite catching what Issei meant to say

"We were worried whether you were gonna change,almost getting killed is a serious deal,i should know,i died!"

Nick smiled at Issei's concern.
"Well no need to fret,i'm the same guy that will help you get research material,both live,paper and digital form." He said grinning

Issei couldn't help but grin back at him.
"Oh my,boys if you are done with your reunion we've a place to be." Akeno said

"Can i ask for favor?"
"It can be done as we go." Nick said

"What is it Nick-san?"

"A crash course in using magic please."

"Hmm,you might not get immediate results Nick-kun."

"Still worth trying,no?"
"Besides i feel a bit overloaded with magic right now."
"You sure shared lots with me."

"Akeno-san i doubt Nick won't understand,unlike me his own motivation might be magic itself."

"What was that Issei?" Nick asked once again not quite catching Issei's meaning

"Magic needs purpose to be used and to be manifested it-" Issei stopped his explanation as he saw Elizabeth exiting Nick's house
"Nick arhm...Elizabeth-san is up and out..."

Nick turned around to see Elizabeth approaching dressed in one her black dresses.

"I see you are up and going Nick." Elizabeth said to him smiling as she approached

"Well i believe i have two people to thank for that."
"So how did it feel drinking my blood but not touching my flesh in the process?"

"Dull,empty,irritating,that blood had become cold,it lacked your scent your touch,were it not for the taste i would have doubted it was even yours."

"Well...that is something."
"We are about to go meet the others."
"Care to come?

"Sorry,i have to go have a chat with my father about what happenned...i hope you understand."
"I would like to talk to him before he sents an errand boy requesting my presence."

"Nah don't worry,i get it."

"Thank you,Issei,Akeno,Asia i wish you luck."
"And Nick,by the time the time i come the sun will most likely begin to set."

"Yes...so you want to go on a date?"

"No,i have something else in mind,an activity that fits the night."

"So what kind of activity would the Lady Of The Night like to indulge with me."

"The Lady was reminded of an unfinished business she had with a devil at a nearby hotel..." She with a sultry demeanor
"So do well to win my dear,to the victor belong the spoils." she as turn into a cloud of bats and left

"Oh boy..."
"What did we leave unfi...nished..."
"That was one hell of a pep talk."

And with that the chapters ends...ironic in a way that this chapter ends with a promise,meanwhile i have showed on many occasions...
When i promise it means jack shit if it involves time...

Anyways,gonna need amm...explain?Clarify?
I'm just gonna tell it to you.

The turning humans into Vampires,i don't DxD ever made mention to that or have vampires who were former humans...
At any rate i am burrowing the way humans turn into vampires from the Wolrd of Darkness.
more accurately speaking from "Vampire the masquerade".

God the time i have burned to that.
Back on subject,here the crash course on how that works,if you are familiar with Vampire the masquerade it should easy to understand/recall.

So we got a Vampire and Human,the human needs to have his or her blood drank by the sire,the vampire that will make them one of their own.
The human needs to die in that process,then the sire gives/offers the human his or her blood.
And this is the part were Vampire the masquerade ends.

Back on subject the vampire that will be the result will have inferior power when compared to their sire but through processes.
For example training and since drnking someones blood counts for burrowing his or her powers in a way.
Being given the blood of a higher vampire will cause a permanent increase in abilities,the higher vampire who gave blood becomes the new sire.

Now this obviously not common in this world cause vampires are in low numbers and are more fanatic about the purebloods than the devils.
As stated in a previous chapter.

See you around when chapter 20 is out...in other words see you in 2017...
PS:I hoped you understood that the next chapter will without a doubt be a battle i mean Eve of battle,it just screams it.
It also screams broken english...at least i think,anyways i better get going and- oh shit...is that the sun?