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[POV - Rias] [Kuou Academy - Occult Research Club Room]
Tick-tock, tick-tock.
The wall clock seed to mock , each second dragging like molasses. Damn, why did ti insist on going slow just when I wanted it to pass quickly? My fingers drumd on the table in a nervous cadence — tap-tap-tap — like rain hitting the window.
— Rias — Akeno's voice cut through my reverie like sharp silk — you're more agitated than a child on Christmas Eve.
— I'm not agitated — I lied shalessly, trying to appear composed. — Just... anxious about the eting.
Lie.
Actually, I was dying of anxiety to see Rito again. Since oni-sama told he would co to the Three Factions eting... damn, I couldn't think about anything else. It had been weeks since I'd seen him, since that painful goodbye when I returned ho.
Ring-ring.
My phone buzzed. ssage from oni-sama:
"Rias, he has arrived. Prepare yourself. Today you will understand why the world has changed."
Thump-thump.
My heart raced like a war drum. He was here. In my city. Breathing the sa air as .
Step-step-step.
Akeno approached, placing a gentle hand on my shoulder.
— Darling — she murmured with that maternal tone she used when she saw vulnerable — do you want to talk about him?
— About who? — I asked, feigning innocence.
— About the boy who made you co back from ho completely different — she replied with a knowing smile. — About the one whose na you murmur in your sleep.
Busted.
Shit. Akeno knew too well.
Knock-knock.
Knocks on the door saved from having to answer. Sona entered, but there was sothing different about her. More tense, more... worried?
— Rias — she said directly, without beating around the bush — I need to talk to you. About the eting.
— What about it? — I asked, gesturing for her to sit.
— My sister... — Sona sighed heavily — Serafall is acting strange. Stranger than normal, I an.
— Strange how?
— Like she's nervous to et soone specific at the eting — she pushed her glasses, a tic she always did when worried. — And from what I heard from conversations between her and your brother... well, it seems this soone is very important.
Hmm.
Interesting. Could Serafall know sothing about Rito that we didn't?
— Sona — I said slowly — do you think it has to do with that boy? Yuuki Rito?
Her eyes widened slightly.
— How did you...? — she began, but stopped. — Of course. You know him, right?
— I knew him — I corrected, feeling that familiar pang in my chest. — Before all this beca this whole ss.
[School courtyard - An hour later]
Click-click-click.
The unmistakable sound of a cara echoed through the courtyard. I followed the noise and almost choked on what I saw.
Serafall. Satan Leviathan herself. Posing for what looked like an impromptu photo shoot with school students.
— One more! — she shouted animatedly, striking an idol pose. — This one will look beautiful in my album!
What the fuck?
— Serafall-sama — Sona approached with that controlled voice she used when mortified by her sister — what exactly are you doing?
— So-tan! — Serafall jumped, running to hug her sister. — I'm creating mories! Because today... — her voice beca strangely serious for a second — today everything will change.
Ominous.
Before I could properly process what she ant, another familiar voice echoed through the courtyard.
— Rias! My dear little sister!
Oh no.
I turned and found oni-sama walking in my direction with that radiant smile he always used, but carrying... a professional cara?
— Oni-sama — I said cautiously — why do you have a cara?
— To docunt this historic day, of course! — he replied as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. — And especially for my special Rias-tan album!
Kill now.
— No — I said firmly. — No way.
— Oh, co on! — he was already positioning the cara. — Just a few photos! For posterity!
— ONI-SAMA! — I shouted, running after him while he tried to photograph in motion.
Click-click-click.
— Perfect! — he laughed, dodging my attacks. — The blush on your cheeks looked beautiful!
— I'M GOING TO KILL YOU! — I threatened, conjuring demonic fire.
— Now, now — Serafall appeared between us, smiling nervously — we can't be late for the eting because of... photographic activities.
Oni-sama stopped running, suddenly becoming serious.
— You're right — he said, putting away the cara. — It's ti.
[Alternate dinsion entrance]
Whoooosh.
The world around us began to ripple like water, colors mixing and reorganizing. I felt that familiar sensation of dinsional translation — like being pulled through cosmic jelly.
Pop.
When reality stabilized, we were no longer at school. The sky had turned a deep purple, almost violet, and the architecture around was... impossible. Crystal spirals rose infinitely, platforms floating without support, light emanating from nowhere.
— Neutral dinsion — Sona murmured beside . — At least if sothing goes wrong, no one from school will get hurt.
Grateful.
At least oni-sama had thought that through properly.
— Rias — he approached, his voice strangely gentle — you know you shouldn't be here, right? This eting is for faction leaders.
— I know — I replied, trying to sound more confident than I felt. — But since it's in my city...
— It's my way of spoiling you — he admitted with a smile. — You and Sona. You deserve to be here.
Aww.
Sotis oni-sama could be really sweet, even being a complete siscon.
Rumble.
A sound like distant thunder echoed through the dinsion, and then... they appeared.
Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh.
Hundreds of angelic beings descended from the purple sky like a shower of falling stars. White, golden, silver wings — a kaleidoscope of celestial light that made my eyes water. On the opposite side, fallen angels erged from the shadows, their black wings creating a dramatic contrast.
Holy shit.
It was an army. Two armies, actually.
And in the center of it all...
Gasp.
My heart stopped.
There he was. Yuuki Rito. But... this wasn't the Rito I knew. This one wore a majestic white mantle that seed made of solidified light, and his presence... damn, his presence was terrifying. Like standing close to a star — too beautiful, but too dangerous to look at directly.
The power emanating from him was like a tsunami of pure energy, making my demonic soul recoil instinctively. It was as if he was no longer hiding what he really was, and what he really was... was too big for my mind to fully comprehend.
Eye contact.
Our eyes t through the crowd of winged beings.
And then... he smiled.
That gentle smile I knew, that made my heart lt like butter in the sun. Suddenly, all that terrifying cosmic presence softened, as if he had turned down the volu of his own existence just so as not to scare .
Rito.
My Rito was still there beneath all that divinity.
Whoosh.
A figure ca flying, hovering in the air with that casual arrogance I knew well. Azazel. But when he looked at Rito, I saw a mixture of emotions passing over his face — surprise, anger, nervousness, and finally... resigned acceptance.
As if he had just solved a puzzle that had tornted him for a long ti.
Clench.
Beside , I felt oni-sama clench his fists. His knuckles turned white, and an aura of demonic power began to leak around him.
— Oni-sama? — I whispered.
— Now I understand — he murmured, his voice loaded with a mixture of terror and reverence. — Now we all understand.
— Understand what?
He looked at , and for the first ti in my life, I saw real fear in my brother's eyes.
— Who he really is — he replied simply. — Yuuki Rito isn't just a powerful human, Rias. He is... He is God himself.
Record scratch.
The world stopped.
Not literally, but my mind simply... stopped working for a second. As if soone had unplugged my brain.
— W... what? — I stamred.
— Look at him — oni-sama whispered. — Really look. With your demon eyes. What do you see?
I looked. Really looked. And then...
Oh. My. God.
Literally.
The light. The presence. The way all the angels looked at him with absolute reverence. The way even Azazel, who defied any authority, was clearly nervous in his presence.
Yuuki Rito, the gentle boy who offered taiyaki. Yuuki Rito, who blushed when he accidentally saw in compromising situations. Yuuki Rito, whom I had fallen in love with...
Was G—
PAIN.
A piercing pain shot through my head like lightning, making stagger. It was as if my demonic brain was violently rejecting the very thought.
— Argh! — I groaned, bringing my hands to my head.
— Rias! — oni-sama caught before I fell. — What...?
Understanding.
And then, as if a fog had lifted, the pain simply... stopped. As if soone had flipped a switch. And along with the pain relief ca a strange understanding.
I could think about him. About what he really was. Without pain.
Kindness.
Through the crowd of winged beings, I saw Rito looking directly at . Those gentle eyes carried a deep understanding, and I knew — knew — that he had done sothing. Allowed my demonic mind to process the truth without self-destructing.
Even now, even revealing his true cosmic nature, he was still taking care of . He was still my Rito, gentle and protective.
Yuuki Rito was God. The God. The Creator of everything.
And out of pure benevolence, he let , a demon, be able to think about this truth without my head exploding.
Overwhelming.
The enormity of it hit like an emotional tsunami. I had fallen in love with the Creator of the universe. And he... he had been kind to . Had taken care of . Had protected even from the truth about himself until I was ready to deal with it.
Faint.
I think I was really going to faint now.
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