Training for her Freedom!

I do apologize for being gone for the last week or two. Took some time off, but hopefully I'll be back on top of things. This chapter will also act as a way to bring Rias and Oka even closer and closer to being together. With that said, let's get started!

Enjoy!

Lack of sleep. Out of breath. Power drained. All things able to describe Oka at this very moment. On his back, was a large magic infused backpack that was almost as tall as him. His feet trudged through the dirt walkway they were all on. He looked back, seeing everyone else in the same situation. Rias and Akeno were the two closest to him, also with magic infused backpacks just like the rest. Down at the very bottom was a dead looking Issei who was most defiitely doing the worst.

He watched as both Kiba and Koneko pass the Pawn, with Koneko's bag being bigger than everyone else's entirely. What else would you expect from the rook. The second largest bag was the one Oka had, who felt his legs about to give in. They were near buckling, before he finally fell over, only able to keep himself from hitting face first using his hands. Training all through the previous night with Albion definitely caused Oka major fatigue throughout his body. Now showing or speaking of it was a mistake, seeing as Rias quickly got to his side.

Her eye's gave a faint glow, as they widened in shock.

"Oka, your magic power is very low. Why didn't you tell me?" Rias asked, as she took the magic off of the bag over his back, before she took it off.

-I...I need to be...stronger...so we can win...having you worry about me...wasn't needed-

"Nonsense. Now I'm gonna have to let you sit out on the first day of training." Rias said, turning to Akeno who just reached the two. "I'll be going ahead with Oka, make sure everyone else reaches the manor." Akeno nodded, as Rias helped Oka up the rest of the way up the mountain, her magic infused bag off as well now. Once they reached the manor, Rias quickly got Oka to the men's room, where she laid Oka down on the closest bed.

-Rias, seriously...I'm fine-

"No you're not. Do not force me to order you to rest. Just listen to me, okay?" Rias said, as she softly laid his head on the pillow, giving him a soft smile. "I'll check on you later, yes?" Oka looked down, before nodding. Rias gave him another smile, before placing a delicate kiss on his forehead. Oka visibly blushed as she walked out the door and he took off his top, before he felt sleep overtake him.

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Power is what you seek, brat...channel your anger...and let me out!

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Oka quickly sat up from his bed, sweat pouring down his face, as he looked around, before noticing his surroundings. It was just the mens bedroom. He looked down to see red, near orange fur, slowly disappearing from his arms. He visibly shook in fright, before they finally disappeared. He slowly got out of bed, feeling re-engergized. He got to the window, noticing it was only about noon. Quickly placing his top back on, Oka walked out of the manor and to the backyard, where everyone else was.

Rias took notice of Oka, as he walked over.

"Oka? Are you already feeling better?" She asked in concern, before Oka gave her a small smile.

-No, I'm fine now. Just a little rest was all I needed, thank you-

Rias smiled his way, as they both turned and watched as Kiba and Issei tried trained with swords. Keyword, tried. Issei was failing miserably, showing swords wasn't his strong suit. The two quickly ended the sparing match, with Issei on the floor, his training sword broken.

"Oka, you know how to wield a sword correct? Why not have a sparing match with Kiba?" Rias suggested, as Oka slowly stepped forward.

-Very well. Just know that I don't hold back- He stated, as his sword appeared from a magic circle. -Besides, I don't use training swords- He stated, making Kiba chuckle as he summoned a sword of his own.

"That's fine, just no strikes that could cause severe damage, understood?" Both young men nodded towards their King, as she gave the go ahead. Kiba lunged first, going for an overhead strike. Oka followed Kiba's blade as he moved his own to block the strike. The two blades clashed, causing sparks to fly. Oka moved the blade in an overhead manner, moving Kiba's sword with it, before kicking the blade to the side. Kiba looked in shock, as Oka precisely swung his blade upward, forcing Kiba to back away.

Oka didn't give Kiba any time to comprehend, as he rushed forward. Kiba rolled to the left, picking up his sword in the process, to dodge the strike from Oka. The blonde queen turned quickly to block a Evestrike from Kiba. Before Kiba's very eye's, he watched as Oka summoned a second sword. Kiba had to jump back once again, as Oka swiped low with the second sword. Oka didn't let up however, as he rushed forward, going on an onslaught of strikes with his blades, Kiba dodging each with perfection.

Kiba was caught off guard when Oka stabbed one of his blades into the ground, causing the earth the shake. It forced Kiba to use his blade to keep himself upright, before he noticed Oka throw his second sword as if it were a dagger. Kiba rolled off to the side, turning to see the blade sticking out of a tree, the pointed end coming out of the other side.

Kiba could see it now. It was training, yes, but it was being done as if it were an actual battle. An opponent wouldn't give you an opportunity to gather your bearings. If they saw the chance to take you out, they'd take it.

"Oka definitely isn't letting up, it seems." Akeno stated, as they all watched the sparring match.

"It's obvious he's been trained for battle. Where and how, I have no idea unfortunately." Rias muttered to herself, watching her Queen's movements with interest. He was moving as if the blades were apart of his own body. To dual-wield as well was a feature in it's own. The technique seen would be called water dancing. A technique not many sword wielders have been able to use. Only a handful throughout history have been recorded to use such a technique. To see her Queen able to use such a technique brought a small smile to her face. Even then, she still had to wonder, just what did he go through to learn it.

Everyone's attention was brought back to the match, to see Oka on his back, sword in hand. Kiba was above, continuing to hit Oka with his own blade as the Queen blocked with his blade. Finally, Kiba got through when his sword broke through Oka's. The Queen tossed away the broken blade, as Kiba held his own at Oka's throat.

"Yield?" He asked, as Oka held his hands up. He grew a small smirk. Before Kiba could comprehend it, Oka went up into what could be considered a handstand, wrapping his legs around Kiba's arm. He twisted his own body, taking Kiba down with him, disarming Kiba and taking the blade in his own hand. Oka easily got back to his feet, now pointing the sword at Kiba's throat. With him though, he had the sword poking Kiba's neck. Any sudden movements from the knight would cause a cut.

Seeing he had no other choice, Kiba sighed as he put his hands up.

"I yield."

Oka slowly pulled the sword back, before giving out a hand. Kiba accepted it, as Oka helped him to his feet. The two turned to see the rest of the group walking over. Both were handed a bottle of water, Kiba by Koneko and Oka by Rias.

"Well done, both of you. Oka, if you were to grade Kiba on his performance, what would you give? Being my second in command, I trust your judgement." Rias asked, as Oka took a few big gulps of water.

-Overall, I'd say a C going by a grading scale. Like every knight he has speed, but that speed is useless if his opponent is faster or can follow his movements. Not only that, but his defense isn't the best. If he were able to face someone like me, who has both speed and power, and the strength were used against him, he wouldn't be able to continue for much longer. Or against a magic user, with low reflexes and defenses, that spells disaster for him-

Rias took in every word her Queen spoke, as did Kiba.

"I see, I'll keep it in mind when it comes to training." Rias stated.

-If I could make a suggestion, President- Rias raised an eyebrow, her interest now peeked. -I could hold a sparring match with everyone, that way I can help give you an insight on what they need to work on-

"Are you sure? I don't want you overworking yourself, and I already had to have you rest from low magic levels." Rias voiced her concerns, which made Oka smile slightly.

-It won't a problem. Besides, if it comes down to magic, it would really just be against you and Akeno. Besides, I'm apart of this family just as much as everyone else, so I need to do everything I can to help- Rias grew a smile at the words spoken by Oka. It was clear to see he was definitely warming up to everyone now, and not just her.

"Alright then. It would help me finish up everyone's training regime's. Let's get started!"

~~~ The Next Day ~~~

The previous day, Oka had did as he suggested. He held a sparring match with everyone in Rias' peerage, all except Asia of course. Asia was no fighter, but Oka still suggested what could be done for her power to increase.

When it came to Koneko, she was basically the opposite of Kiba. She held the power and defenses, but her speed was incredibly lacking. If her opponents wanted to, they could simply tire her out. Her training would focus on upping her speed to as fast as possible. There was more, but that was talked about in private with Rias.

Due to certain circumstances, Oka could sense the entirety of people's souls and just what they are. He asked in private of Koneko's other powers, the one's she has sealed away from herself. Rias simply told him if he wanted to know, he'd have to ask Koneko herself.

With Akeno, she was definitely powerful with magic, as Bishop's are known to good with. But with the right training, her magic could become even more powerful. He had to ask once again about Akeno's heritage as he could sense the Fallen Angel within her, but as the same with Koneko, he recieved the same response. He had seen her use it very rarely, telling him that she knew she could use it, but something was holding her back from using all of her power.

With Issei, there was a lot to think about. His speed, defenses, and strength all needed work, as well as the power of his sacred gear. Oka had stated that he would need the most training out of everyone. It would be best for Akeno and Koneko to handle his training, seeing as he is mainly a magic and hand-to-hand combat type.

For Rias, she knew her wrongs and just what she needed to work on. Her level of power when it came to the Power of Destruction was no where near her brothers, and it would possibly take decades of hard work. But, she would have to do as much training as possible to increase her level of power. Even then, she'd also need to work on stamina and power control in order to last longer in battle.

For Oka himself, he needed to continue his training with Albion, in order to increase his contol of the Divine Dividing's power. There was much more for him to work on, but he decided it would be best to keep that to himself.

Right now, it was around midnight, when Oka suddenly awoke from his slumber. He had begun to hear strange noises coming from out in the forest near the manor. Slowly, he put on some simple clothing as he walked out of the manor and out to the forest. The farther in he got, the louder the sounds got. It began to sound like yelling and something being destroyed. Soon enough, Oka came upon the source of the noise.

There, in a clearing within the forest, stood Rias, still working on her stamina and power control. She was sending out small blasts of the Power of Destruction as tree's. Oka could see she was struggling, as she was covered in dirt, her breathing heavy as her cloths were ragged. Just as she was about to send another blast, she heard his voice, or what could be considered his voice.

-Don't you think you're overdoing it?-

She turned to see him leaning against a tree, what could be considered a playful smirk on his face. Rias turned to fully face him.

"Oka, what are you doing out here? Shouldn't you be in bed?" Rias asked, still breathing heavily.

-I could say the same about you?- He stated as he walked closer. -You were getting at me for overworking myself, and now look at you, doing the exact same thing. I can see it in your eye's, Rias. What's got you so bothered?-

Rias looked down at the ground, a saddened look appeared on her face. When she looked up, she saw concern within the eye's of Oka.

"I-I'm sorry, it's just...the amount of stress that's gotten to me when it comes to this entire engagement has gotten too high. Just the thought of being forced to lay within his bed is enough to make me wanna puke. This entire engagement was started for one reason, a reason kept away from the rest of the Devil society." Oka's eye's were basically telling her to continue. "Years ago, around 7 I think, an incident occured. I've never been able to fully control my powers, and if I get too angry, then it all just bursts out and I can't control what it does. During this incident, I lost control, and accidentily, I ended someone's life because of it."

-Who?"

"Ruval Phenex, the previous hier to the Phenex Clan. I can't even remember what it was that angered me so badly. To try and keep the news of his death on the low, my family and the Phenex family created the engagement, as a way to bring attention away from Ruval's death. ever since, I've regretted it, even if I didn't mean to kill someone. It still happened, and now I'm paying the price for it." Rias said, as tears began to fall down her face.

-So you're telling me there was nothing else they could have done? Come up with some sob story about how he was killed, something. Nothing?-

"That's what I told my parents, but they insisted, said it was there way of making up for my mistake."

-To hell with that!- The raising of his voice startled Rias, as she looked up at his face. His face was growing red with anger, and if her eye's weren't decieving her, his eye's were changing. -So because of something that you couldn't control and didn't want to happen, they force you into some stupid fucking marriage!? I won't stand for it!-

Seeing just how angry he was becoming, Rias took his hands into her own. The warmth he felt from her, slowly brought down his rising anger. His eye's kept to their normal appearance, as he looked down at the ground. Rias gave off a soft giggle, before lifting his head, her blue-green eye's looking into his red.

"It's okay, Oka. We'll defeat Riser in the Rating Game. I don't say that out of arrogance, but confidence. Confidence in my family, and in myself. We'll do as much as we can during our training to make sure we can defeat Riser. Have faith, okay?" Rias said with a soothing voice. The sound of her voice made Oka want to do certain things, things that he hadn't thought about in years, not since...his previous life.

Oka could only nod before Rias placed a soft and delicate kiss on Oka's forehead. Oka lightly blushed, before he suddenly picked Rias up bridal style, causing Rias' face to turn as red as her head.

"O-Oka!? What are you doing!?"

-You need need. You're tired and out of magic power-

Oka walked back to the manor, Rias holding onto him closely. She couldn't put her finger on it, but the feeling in her chest from being held so close by Oka made her feel warm. His warmth made her feel warm inside, and she didn't want to lose that warmth. As Oka reached the girls room, he laid her down as gently as possible onto her bed, before walking out of the room. Rias watched him leave with a small smile, before she felt herself fall into slumber.

Very short, yes, but I really wanna get to the Rating Game, where the rage of Oka is going to be unleashed. Some parts of the Rating Game will be different from the show, some will be the same. Until then...

Have a good one!