Lone Wolf

Chapter 1: Reborn

Everything was the same. From the rising early morning sun, to the birds chirping in perfect unison. There were only a few people awake in Kouh, but only one had any proper energy about him as he ran down the streets. He was young, about sixteen years old with pale blonde hair, almost white in colour. It went all the way down to the back of his neck and was wild and untamed, with the front bangs covering his sapphire blue eyes that seemed to change colour to amephyts in certain lights. His body was lean and fit, with broad shoulders and well-toned arms. He was currently wearing a black hoodie, with loose fitting jogging pants.

Everything around him seemed obsolete, as if he was just going through the motions. His eyes stared firmly ahead of him, unwavering as if imaging his path was highlighted ahead of him. Nothing distracted him. Slowly he came to a stop in front of an apartment building.

Pulling out his key, he unlocked door and pushed it open allowing light to filter into the dark corridor. Kicking his shoes off he allowed his bare feet to touch the ground before he moved down the corridor, two doors were passed completely. It was the third he stopped at. Opening it up he entered after clicking on the light switch revealing multiple training weights. He didn't speak a word. Just entered and closed the door behind him.

-X- Line Break -X-

It was night in the parks of Kouh. They were beautiful and tranquil. The grass swayed in the light breeze, trees stood firm and tall with the flowers and small fountains added to the beauty of the area. It was quite a popular place for couples to come out for a midnight stroll.

Issei Hyoudou, second year student of Kouh Academy was a boy of average height with brown hair and green eyes. There was nothing special about him, no amazing physical or mental aspects. He was just an average looking guy. However, he had an infamous reputation among women for been one of the Pervert Trio.

So it came as a surprise to him when a beautiful girl came up to him begging to be his girlfriend. A gorgeous and cute girl with a nice body. Of course he accepted and everything had gone perfect.

But like all good things, they must come to an end. Or in his case his girlfriend ended up having to become a gorgeous girl with a leather fetish with wings that could wield spears of pure light. He hated his life sometimes. He had of course wondered why everything had gone to shit, but his train of thought stopped when his girlfriend launched a spear of light straight at him.

It was like everything slowed down as he saw the spear move closer and closer to him. He screamed and raged mentally for his body to move, but it refused to do so. Then he felt something, like a body colliding with his. He watched in morbid fascination as he was moved out the spears trajectory.

Then everything returned to normal as he and his mysterious saver collided on the ground.

"Ara, ara Issei what did you do to piss off this one?" Issei looked at the owner of the voice and gulped as his skin grew paler. Why did it have to be him? Why did it have to be the only person who was friendly with him but would also prank him relentlessly?

"Ryo-san!"

Ryo Zoldyck was known as many things. Handsome, funny, kind, a prankster, delinquent, lazy, easily-bored. He was well-known to only turn up for three days of the five days of school. But even then he was one of the top students in Kouh academy so the teachers allowed him his time off. It may also be due to the fact they were intimidated by him. To be honest it wasn't surprising. Ryo stood at a height of 6'2 with what girls described as the most delectable body. Not only that but he had a reputation for getting into fights constantly.

"Yo, Issei." The person in question couldn't help but sweat drop at the laid back and bored tone in which Ryo spoke. Honestly, it was like he hadn't been nearly killed by a bird woman wielding light and had a leather fetish. "So mind telling me what the hells going on because there's no way that," he indicated at the bird woman with a wave of his hand, "is normal?"

"I-" whatever he was going to say was stopped as a spear of light imbedded itself deeply in the teens stomach. With a gurgle of blood Issei laid back clutching his stomach.

"Now normally I'd allow you to go human, but you interrupted my playtime with the boy. His growing horror was so fun to watch." The woman rose her left hand and another spear of light took form. "But you ruined that when you saved his life."

"Oh is that so." Ryo looked from Issei's body up to the woman before giving a yawn. "What you gonna do about it?" Quickly he performed a backhand spring narrowly avoiding the spear of light that imbedded the ground on which he once stood.

Landing he quickly leaped to his left and rolled across the ground and began back pedalling. Each step and jump he took, he would narrowly avoid a spear of light, but each time they came closer and closer to striking their target. Coming to a stop, Ryo grimaced as he felt the cut he received from the most recent spear, pulling his hand away he saw his fingers covered by his own blood. It wasn't enough to hinder his movements, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.

Standing up to his full height he stared at the woman who had also come to a stop with a spear in his hand. Reaching behind his back with his right hand he gripped the handle of a knife he always kept on him ever since he was little. He did not draw it, instead kept it hidden after all there was no need to draw it when. It was obvious his opponent was content to float in the air.

"Mind telling me your name?" Ryo asked calmly while allowing his stance to relax showing how bored he was despite the situation he was in. Contrary to this he was in fact constantly alert, hoping that his opponent would take the bait and attack.

"Why should I tell a human my name, you won't live long enough for it to matter." The woman sneered in distain as she spat the world human.

"Well I doubt you want me to continue calling you bird lady or leather woman. Besides if I'm going to die I'd like to know the name of my killer. Common courtesy and all." He gave a yawn and saw the woman began twitching in outrage at his bored and indifferent tone. He had to suppress his desire to smirk at seeing the results he wanted.

"Very well human." A second spear formed in her free hand. "My name is Raynare, now die." She threw the one in her left hand before following after it.

Leaning his body to the left hand side while not moving from his position he saw the light spear pass the place in which his head once was. The light almost blinding him. Almost. Pulling the knife from its hiding place he swung his right hand upwards with the knife held in a reverse grip and allowed the blade to slip from his fingers. It careened through the air and made a cut upon Raynare's right arm which temporarily halted her attack.

It was perfectly timed with the spears tip been inches from impaling his head. Using her temporary shock at been cut Ryo spun around the spear and entered the inside of her guard. Going with the momentum built up he slammed a spinning left back-fist into the side of her face snapping it to one side. Following this were two quick jabs to her sternum before he slapped both hands into the side of her head simultaneously. The results were more than satisfactory as it showed that despite her inhumane appendages, she had weaknesses similar to that of a human.

Raynare didn't know where anything was. All she felt was pain from her right arm where the human blade cut her, the pain where the human hit her, then she couldn't hear anything, she could only hear her ears ringing loudly.

She tumbled backwards leaving her completely open to Ryo's spinning back kick which collided with her ribcage. The crack that followed allowed anyone nearby to know that at least one or more of her ribs had been broken. Not allowing his rhythm to leave him, Ryo jumped in the air, locking both his legs around her neck and spun releasing her after a 180 degree spin sending her rolling across the ground and slamming into the fountain.

Growing Raynare pushed herself onto her hands and knees, shaking the water out of her air and trying to regain her senses. Growling she snapped her head into the direction she believed the human to be only to see him not there.

Slowly she got to her feet and her eyes began roaming the area to see any sight of it. The sound of a splash made her spin around. It was not quick enough as the same knife that cut her was embedded deeply into her back. With a scream of pain she spun round and stared into the indifferent sapphire eyes of Ryo. Those indifferent eyes grew further and further away as he retreated to get some distance.

He wasn't quick enough and they widened in shock.

Ryo spluttered and spat out a glob of blood before he collapsed to his knees. Water splashed around him due to the impact. Raynare watched in fascination as the human heaved in and out trying to desperately get air into his lungs. But no matter how much air he got in it did nothing as there wasn't enough blood to carry it around the body. Instead the blood poured out around the spear and stained the water red.

She smirked with grim satisfaction at teaching the boy his place before pulling out the blade in her back with a grimace of pain. Raynare looked at it for a few moments before looking at the human on his knees who was slowly beginning to sway backwards and forwards, his eyes becoming more and more dull with each passing second.

"I have to say you did more damage than I expected human." The word human lacked the venom it once had. "You would have made an amusing play toy had you not interrupted my fun with the other human." She dropped the knife into water and took flight leaving only a single feather in her wake.

Ryo stared at the floating feather, his vision slowly becoming blurred and black around the edges. Slowly he fell forwards and the last thing he saw before darkness claimed him was a flash of red hair passing by him.

-X- Line Break -X-

Rias's day had been a mix of both boring and amusing. She had been sat at the Occult club waiting for the familiar pull of a summoner calling for her. Of course this wouldn't be one of her regular summoners; no, this would be the call of a human she would then turn into her Pawn. She had at first glance dismissed Issei as not high but a simple perverted human upon their first meeting. It wasn't until Koneko, her Rook told her that Issei smelled distinctively like a dragon. The only time a human could smell like a mythical creature was if they came in contact with said mythical creature or if they had a sacred fear that utilised the mythical creatures power and nature.

Instantly her attention switched to the boy as her kind worked up possible solutions into turning him into a devil. It so happened that the Fallen Angel had provided her with the perfect excuse.

So when she had arrived at the park expecting to see the Fallen Angle gloating over Issei as he died at the hands of his 'girlfriend.' Instead she found herself watching as Ryo Zoldyck, a student in her class - that's when he decided to turn up - fighting the Fallen Angel. Well, not exactly fighting, more like a very dangerous game of dodgeball.

For a human he did surprisingly well. Weaving in and out of the spears, moving at great speed to avoid the spears thrown at him, something which should have been impossible even for fully trained athletes. It took her by surprise when she realised that Ryo was subconsciously channeling Magic into his legs making move quicker. Another impossibility which Ryo was doing. Only wizards and witches born into a magical family could utilise Magic, and even then there's only a fifty percent chance of the children surviving past their first birthday due to the potency of Magic.

So to see a boy the same age as her, with no known mythical heritage known to them, fight a Fallen Angel and use Magic subconsciously was surprising to say the least. Even more so was the fact he was even out here with no guardian to make sure his magic is kept in check.

He was a fighter, something which she required to be free of her burden. Issei had proven himself time and time again to be easily distracted at the first sign of skin showed by a woman. However, his Sacred Gear made him a useful asset. Ryo on the other hand was so much more. Looking down at him now she could see that. Even as life was leaving him he fought to live and his wounds were slowly closing. Alas, it was for nothing as too much blood had been lost.

Pulling him out of the fountain she laid him on his back before pulling out her to remaining pawn pieces. These were no ordinary chess pieces. These were mutation pieces. Two of them, and they called out the closer she brought them to Ryo.

Placing them on his bloodied chest, she clasped her hands together and closed her eyes. Instantly her form was covered in a dark red aura.

"I command thee, Ryo Zoldyck to be reborn as a devil of the house Gremory and servant of Rias Gremory." The Pawn pieces glowed brightly and slowly disappeared into Ryo's body. The reaction was not one she suspected. Unlike Issei who had a brief outburst of demonic power. Ryo's demonic energy exploded outwards. Black and blue energy coated his form and flung her backwards. Groaning she sat up and watched as the black and blue energy whipped around him much like her Power of Destruction did for her.

She waited and waited as the amount of energy decreased gradually, until it was non-existent. Even then the feeling of demonic energy still buzzed in the air.

Standing up she walked towards Ryo and placed one hand on his neck feeling for a pulse. When she found one she released a breath she hadn't realised she'd been holding.

-X- Line Break -X-

Ryo groaned in pain and discomfort as the sunlight streamed into the room and assaulted his still vulnerable eyes. Sitting up he placed his right hand on the bed to steady himself and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. Slowly the room became clearer and clearer. Turning to his left he looked at the cloak on his beside table to see it displaying a time of '10:10.'

It was strange for him really. Sleeping in was a rare thing, he had always been an early riser, it was one of the reasons he trained constantly. Helped to pass the time. The only time he had ever slept in was when he trained to the point of exhaustion. Yet last night he hadn't trained himself to exhaustion, all he did was save Issei…

It all made sense now as the rush of memories from yesterday evening came to him all at once.

Groaning once more he collapsed onto the bed, in doing so it elected a moan of discomfort. His head snapped to the right and took in the image of one arias Gremory. How she slept peacefully beside him. Funny, he didn't remember Rias been in his memory at all last night, then again her hair matched the same colour as the one last night. Did that mean she saved him?

Shaking his head Ryo got up out of bed and made his way downstairs, yesterday's events still plaguing his mind. He did know one thing, and that was how he would get the answers he needed from the girl in his bed upstairs. Whether she liked it or not.

-X- Line Break -X-

Elsewhere, many miles away in a dark expanse of nothingness. A single figure looked up in a random directions. The figure was distinctly female in appearance with pale white hair and amephyts eyes that glowed with power.

"Finally." Her voice was angelic much like a musical symphony. "He has awoken." Her eyes closed and with it a feral smirk took place of her features. "Let the games begin."