DXD : Ray Gremory

My Mother said to us

[That is correct, we are both well aware of the news here in the Underworld. The Sitri's revised conditions to allow all suitors a final phase with an absolute winner is now well known.

]

My Father with a happy smile said to me,

[It seems after meeting you last summer break, Lord Sitri realized the futility of trying to find a non-existent chess player that may never be born, thus ending their Sitri main family line. He said when you turned down his offer for a game when you visited, he realized if even the most powerful youth Devil no longer wanted to play, they had to change the game.

]

"What?! Lord Sitri is changing the content of the game because of me? I just don't want to waste time with a losing game. "

My Mother smiled and said.

[Precisely Dear. The reason no one wants to challenge Sona, is the fact they do not want to hurt their Pride, or they only do it for fun and don't care about actually winning, making it more of a joke than a serious event.

Sona and her parents have quietly endured a few unsavory rumors about the lack of a fiance for their daughter. Well, even Serafall has no known male lover or husband, so.

. .

]

Kuisha asked my Father.

"Father, so should Ray enter the competition with the other youth Devils, and what about the restrictions placed on Ray?"

[Venelana and I believe if Ray did not at least participate, the Gremory might be seen as weak or afraid of those Rating Game members' rules. And honestly, Ray is by no means really at any disadvantage here.

The Rating Game Committee had to implement this, or what youth Devil in their right mind would risk death for a marriage. If only Ray showed up, then the Sitri would be even more shamed for fixing the game in their favor.

]

My Mother then asked Kuisha.

[Kuisha dear, how do you feel about this match as Ray's wife? Would you want Ray to enter and throw the match, or win it? Not showing is not the right choice however. ]

"As Lady Gremory, I want my husband to win. As far as the prize.

. .

Sona is also my childhood friend, and the two of us get along well. As far as the Gremory house is concerned, joining a marriage alliance with one of our most avid ally's is very beneficial to us.

"

[Good daughter, you are thinking of the big picture. And you Son, will you play to win, or will you put on a good show and then find an honorable way out?]

I smile thinking about how Sona had kissed me that night, and can clearly remember her words of using her intellect and my strength, and know this is all her. But.

. .

I do not want another man to win the lips that she gave me.

"Entering is certain, and I shall talk to Sona about me winning. I will put up a good showing no matter the outcome.

"

My Father grins and tells me.

[Good, because your Mother and I already signed you up. Lord Sitri asked me to get you to enter no matter what, ha-ha.

]

I only got the confirmation from his words, that this was Sona and her Father's plan all along. Well, I will still ask her tomorrow.

After a few last minute family babble, we closed the costly Transmission Magic.

-

Later that day. .

.

Tsubaki and I are now approaching the Old Church in the north west of Kuoh Town. (the same one as in season 1 & 2)

"Ray, I am feeling chills from here. "

"That is normal Tsubaki, even with the light tempering we have slowly been doing, this feeling never vanishes from our body. It is our natural early warning of danger.

This feeling just alerts us to the chance of being affected by the Light or being Purged. "

"Ray, if we step foot here, will it start a conflict?"

I look at the worried Queen and say softly.

"Hmm? No, as long as I do not kill anyone, they cannot make it a big deal, plus the Church is not in control of this land, but the Fallen Angels. "

As I made it to the front doors of the church, Tsubaki asked.

"How can you tell?"

Click Creak! I opened the doors and saw the old church with a bit of dust in a few places. I then point to the Holy Iconography and explain.

"If it was the Human Church, the holy symbols would be well taken care of, but as you can see, even the large cross on the wall has been cracked, and the head of the Son of God has been bashed in. Fallen Angels deface the pure church teachings to show their rage of being cast out of Heaven.

"

Now Tsubaki and I have entered, and she said,

"My Magic Glasses show that there have been others in here recently. "

I walk to the main altar knowing there is a secret passage down, and I say to her.

"Yes, there are around 10 presences that fled the area when we came, they are watching us from a safe distance. Probably trying to find out why the Devils dare walk in here.

My crimson hair is a dead giveaway to my identity, and the Fallen here are not stupid enough to start a fight with me at least not now. "

Rumble Rumble! I with no effort moved the heavy stone altar to the side, revealing a set of stone steps down into the basement level. Then Tsubaki followed me down.

. .

-

As I made it to the bottom, I saw that the large shallow pool of water to the center is still here, this is the one I remember from the anime in season two, the one the two Exorcist Irina Shidou and Xenovia Quarta used to bathe in. Why is this here you ask? Well it is here for holy water and baptisms.

But my eyes move to the far back wall.

"Asia Argento. .

. "

"Ray, what did you whisper?"

"Nothing, Tsubaki. I was surprised to see that creepy cross on the wall there.