Chapter 99: Return Of The Evil Black Dragon King, Saji?
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[Saji's Sacred Gears and abilities he currently possess due to his Demonic Potential being used...]
Absorption Line: Allows Saji to create lines that can absorb the power of the person or thing it is connected to. (Blood, Demonic Power, Stamina, or any other resource used to power abilities can be drained, and even transferred.)
Blaze Black Flare: Allows Saji to create and control cursed black flames. These flames cannot even be put-out easily by God-class beings.
Delete Field: Allows Saji to suppress an opponent's powers, rendering them weakened or useless. Affects even God-class beings.
Shadow Prison: Allows Saji to control black flames, which are used to restrain, curse, and kill opponents. Affects even God-class beings.
Malebolge Vritra Promotion: is a Balance Breaker that creates a Jet-Black Dragon Armor that strengthens Saji's powers and abilities, allowing the wielder to use all 4 Vritra-type Sacred Gear abilities at once, as well as strengthening their power by several magnitudes. The armor can unleash numerous tentacles that can absorb an opponent's aura until they turn to ashes. Saji can now inflict multiple curses onto other beings, it's noted that it will curse anyone to death if approached carelessly. The jet-black cursed flames are also strengthened to the point where they are able to counter the Holy Fire of Incinerate Anthem. Saji can attach lines to his comrades to strengthen their various abilities and absorb enemies' Demonic Power to restore his allies' depleted Demonic Power. In this armor, Saji possesses power on par with a Dragon King. (Saji can also use Vritra's body in this form. In this form, Saji may lose control without outside assistance in his current state of training.)
Chapter 99: Return Of The Evil Black Dragon King, Saji? by Harem-Fan
Friday night, after school in the Occult Research Club-room...
I was working on paperwork for tomorrow's Peace Summit, while Akeno was rubbing my shoulders with a silly smile on her face. She said to me, while watching Tsubaki on the side.
"How is your personal secretary's shoulder rub, my husband~?"
Tsubaki with her eyebrow twitching asks her.
"Akeno, could you please stop trying to distract Ray with your secretary play, sigh?"
Akeno, stops her rubbing, and covers her mouth.
"Ara Ara, Don't be so upset... You are still the Queen, so let me help you out too, or you might get wrinkles from frowning all the time, fufu."
Akeno, with her new black secretary office-lady outfit on, went to brew black tea for us. Tsubaki asks me off to the side.
"Ray, am I getting wrinkles?"
I smile at Akeno's cosplay, and then look at Tsubaki and comfort her.
"Akeno is teasing.... You are absolutely beautiful. As a Devil woman, your beauty is assured, and you will look like how you feel. For example, my mother feels motherly, and her appearance reflects that. Same thing for sister Grayfia and Serafall."
Tsubaki, getting the confirmation she hoped for, smiled sweetly at me. Then we felt it...
On our Summoning Circle, it lit up with the white magic crest of Baraqiel. Soon two figures emerged from the white light...
Baraqiel wearing a black business suit, and Saji wearing his Kuoh Academy summer uniform.
The Fallen Angel Leader spoke, while seeing Akeno pouring tea for me.
"Ray Gremory, your Pawn Genshirou Saji has completed the fusion of the 4 Vritra soul-fragments, and it went well. He now can use all 4 Sacred Gears."
Saji gave me a thumbs up and said.
"I became stronger than we both predicted. Although, I can only use the power of one Sacred Gear at a time with my line. Also, I can talk with Vritra now, and we are cool with one another."
Saji, while talking, took his seat on the middle couch he, Asia, and Mil-tan always use.
Akeno, without saying anything, prepares some snacks and more tea.
I smiled and said while pointing to the guest couch.
"Baraqiel, thank you for taking good care of Saji for me. Please have a seat, and have tea."
Normally, Baraqiel would decline and leave, but seeing his daughter coming to the table with tea and snacks for himself and Saji, his ass sat down.
Saji, who looks like he missed real food, took the offered drink and treats, and dug into it. When Akeno handed the tea to her father, she said with her trademark smile.
"You seem to be well. It has been a long time, father. But do not demand anything from me, because I am already a woman, and not that naive child that ran away. I now understand everything, but... I still need time."
Baraqiel took the tea, closed his eyes while sipping, and then said.
"Akeno, I am sorry for everything..."
Akeno came over to sit on the other opposing couch, next to where I just sat, and sat to my left, holding my arm she said bluntly.
"Baraqiel my father, I suggest you make peace with the other factions, if you want to be invited to my wedding with Ray this summer in the Underworld. Before you say a word, just know I am already with Ray's child. My life is good, and if you want to be a part of it in the future, make peace and do not interfere with my choices. I love Ray, and that is final."
Akeno is putting on a tough act, but only I can feel her trembling hands. It is taking everything in her to confront her father, who she resented for a long time, after Shuri's death. My intervention has helped, but Akeno is still troubled by her mothers death.
Akeno's father wants to complain, like any caring father would, but I had warned him at our last meeting, and Akeno's firm words reinforced them.
Baraqiel however heard what she said about being invited to the wedding he does not agree with. He knows this means she is trying to open up, so he concedes a bit.
"I understand... We at the Grigori want this very much, to make peace. I would... Huh? Wait, Akeno, did you say you are pregnant?!"
Akeno, hearing his shock, smiled genuinely and nodded to him.
"That is right. I fell in love, and am starting my family, like how you and mother did. I will love and protect my child, to not repeat the past."
When Baraqiel's eyes landed on me, I held my hand up to defend myself.
"Akeno only told me after I met you, so I was also in the dark, but I am happy about it. Akeno is my joy. Sigh, Just give her time, okay?"
Saji, who got to know Baraqiel over the last 4 days, said to him,
"Mr. Baraqiel, Akeno has always been a clear thinker, and has been kind to me and everyone else. I think it will be better later."
Baraqiel, feeling the time was right, put the empty teacup down, and stood. He said calmly.
"The tea and hospitality was good. I hope peace is confirmed, and I am glad you are happy Akeno. That is enough for me. Ray Gremory, see you tomorrow, farewell."
Tsubaki doing her Queen duties said to our guest.
"Mr. Baraqiel, I will walk you outside, follow me please."
Then the two walked out of the room, to go down and leave the building.
Akeno said nothing, and only put her face into my chest, while holding me tight. She is not crying, and that is a good sign.
While I held Akeno, I asked Saji as he was standing to go home.
"So, how did it go? How did they transplant the 3 extra Vritra Sacred Gears into you?"
Suddenly, Saji went deathly pale, and I saw his body tremble in fear and horror.
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Saji remembered the bloody table with restraints for his body.
He remembered the medieval surgical tools, looking more like lawn equipment, that belonged in a Frankenstein Monster laboratory.
He recalled the doctors wearing white aprons with dried blood on them, and their creepy smiles.
The screams coming from other rooms, of testing, surgery, or tortures! How could a high tech facility perform surgery and transplants using methods from the days of old?
They did not even use pain reducers or anesthesia?! Those damn doctors said medicine would interfere with the implantation, shiver!
(A/N this event is actually canon, lol. Saji actually went through all of this, but never revealed it.)
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As Saji took a deep breath, pushing down his PTSD, smiled and told me a lie.
"It was no problem, but their 'methods' are so 'advanced', I could not fully understand them. It really was nothing."
While I was unaware of the psychological scarring of the Black Dragon, I waved him off and said.
"Alright, go home and see Asia. She has missed you dearly. Rest up because tomorrow will be a real fight, worse than Kokabiel was."
Saji with more resolve nodded to me, and held up his left hand, where his Absorption Line lay, and he said seriously.
"Count on me Ray, I will show our opponents who the real Evil Dragon is. See you tomorrow, and bye Akeno... Wait! Are you really pregnant?!"
Akeno, hearing Saji just now register that, grins at him and recovers her style.
"Fufu, Yup, you will be an Uncle to my child. Want to be the Godfather?"
Saji only left with a thumbs up, knowing Akeno is teasing him...
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As Tsubaki guided Baraqiel out front of the old schoolhouse, she said to the stern man.
"Unofficially, Akeno does not hate you. She just does not know how to go back to the early days of your happy life. Please just keep waiting for Akeno. Ray trusts you will be patient with her. But you never heard me say anything, goodbye Grigori Leader."
Baraqiel looks at this girl who is so much like his daughter, also from one of the Five Principal Shinto Families, and Akeno's fellow Devil Gremory. He said to Tsubaki....
"Thank you."
Tsubaki bows in traditional fashion, reminding him of his days with Shuri.
And with his lips almost showing a smile, he left to find Azazel with reports...
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