Chapter 3 - 3 - Rias Gremory Appears (1/2)
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A crimson light, which flew out from the injured male, pierced through the air and insinuated into Sasuke's right arm.
”Kuh!”
The moment the light entered Sasuke, he felt a sudden change with him; as though something was binding together with him and a sharp like pain penetrated his skin.
He clutched his arm as the searing pain increasingly grew; and he felt as though his soul was merging with a foreign presence.
Just what is this...
Finally, the pain started subsiding slowly and what appeared next shocked Sasuke to his core.
What appeared on his right arm was a red claw-sharped gauntlet with a green jewel; manifested with golden spikes.
What the hell?!
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As Sasuke examined the gauntlet, his right eye started taking the appearance of three intercepting ellipses.
Using his Mangekyo, he could sense a distinct entity within the gauntlet.
However, just as he was about to look further into the mysterious and foreign object that had overtaken his right arm, a crimson circle; with a rose encased within it, expanded from the ground.
Sasuke instantly readied his stance of drawing his Katana but retracted his action upon seeing the figure and released the Mangekyo.
It was a gorgeous appearance that could never be thought as something for a fight.
The girl landed gracefully on the ground as she turned to face Sasuke.
”So, it seems you are the one who drove away that fallen-angel.” She started speaking in an alluring voice.
”My name is Rias Gremory. Pleasure to meet you.”
Sasuke calmly ascertained the woman.
Her alluring voice sent a tickle to the strings of a man's heart and would make one fluctuate--
However, he appeared indifferent and simply replied coolly, ”Sasuke. Uchiha Sasuke.”
Sasuke continued, ”You seem to know that woman you termed as Fallen-Angel. Just who are you? Are you the same kind as her?”
The girl named Rias, shook her head.
”Hmm...we are not the same. This area is under my jurisdiction and I sensed someone had invaded my territory so I came to take a look. I am impressed. For a human to defeat a Fallen-Angel. And...to think that I would find the Sekiryuutei,” as Rias sent a glancing gaze to the gauntlet on Sasuke's right arm, her mouth curved cynically and she continued; ”This is certainly fate. Judging from your reaction just now, you have no clue what is that red gauntlet on your arm. Am I right?”
Rias took Sasuke's silence as an affirmation.
”Tomorrow, come to the Occult Research Club at the old school building of Kuoh Academy. You will find your answers there.”
As Rias prepared to leave, Sasuke asked her one final question.
”Where is this Kuoh Academy?”
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This should be the place.
Sasuke was standing outside the gates of the supposed Kuoh Academy.
He glanced at his right arm.
The gauntlet had disappeared during the night when he had slept in the park.
”Hey look! Isn't that guy like...super handsome! He is as cool as Kiba-Kun!”
”Oh my gosh he is super cute!”
”What is he wearing? Is that cosplay?”
”Who cares! But I have never seen him before! Is he even a student here?”
However, Sasuke remained completely insouciant as he approached one of the girls.
Kya!!!
”Sorry to disturb you. May I ask where is the Occult Research Club?”
The girl appeared shocked for a moment and her face instantly blushed as she pointed towards the direction.
”Thanks.”
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Finally.
Sasuke had arrived outside an old building, with a large clock located at the top; obscured away from the school and without hesitation, he entered.
Sasuke could sense the presence of people inside the building and he pushed open the door to one of the rooms.
Inside the room, four individuals were seated.
One, was the girl named Rias and the other three were--
Sasuke simply swept his gaze over them and focused his attention on Rias.
”I came just like you asked. Now, you will answer my questions. Just who are you and that woman in that park? You clearly know what kind of creature she is so I am ȧssuming your identity is closely related to her. And, just what is this thing inside my right arm.”
”Ara, ara. Handsome-Kun has a lot of questions, doesn't he?” A girl with long black hair and violet eyes gently laughed.
”Let's start off with some introductions. The girl who just spoke is Himejima Akeno. That girl over there is Toujou Koneko and the other male is Yuuto Kiba.”
Sasuke nodded his head.
”Sasuke. Uchiha Sasuke.”
”Now, Sasuke. Where do I start. Firstly, we are Devils.”
That was a rather shocking confession but Sasuke continued listening.
”The black-winged woman you saw yesterday was a Fallen-Angel. They were once angels serving under God but were cast down to the underworld due to their wicked nature.”
Devils? Fallen-Angels? Gods? Just where did I end up in.
”Since primeval times, there's been a constant struggle for dominance in the Underworld, or Hell, as you humans call it. There are also normal Angels, who come here on God's orders to hunt demons and Fallen-Angels. Simply put, we have a three-way standoff.”
Hah...seriously...what kind of place did I end up in.
Sasuke then raised his right arm. ”I roughly get the situation. Then, what is this thing in my arm?”
Rias stared at Sasuke's arm for a moment.
”Sacred Gear.”
The girl named Akeno continued.
”An unusual power that resides in humans. Sometimes, they have power formidable enough to threaten Devils and Fallen-Angels. Once unleashed, you can activate and deactivate it as you please.”
Sasuke then recalled back to that injured man from the day before.
This Sacred Gear thing must have transferred over from him.
”However,”
Rias then sent a sharp gaze at Sasuke.
”What you possess is something very special. Known to double its holder's power every ten seconds; allowing any who possess it to surpass even a Maou or God temporarily...”
”It is one of the thirteen Longinus:”
”the Gauntlet of the Emperor of Red Dragon, Boosted Gear.”
Red Dragon? Sasuke looked down at his arm.
So that was the presence I felt residing inside this gauntlet. To think that there is such a creature within it...its exactly like...
A Bijuu.
Is this the same as being a Jinchuriki?
I wonder if this is what Naruto feels with Kurama inside him.
”You seem surprisingly calm about this.”
They had no idea that Sasuke had encountered legendary beings back in his world such as the Tailed Beast and the Ten-Tails; so a dragon was not exactly a surprise for him.