Chapter 92: Shading

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"Sure thing." Lelouch grunted slightly as he stood, his legs feeling mildly stiff. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. In and out. The cool autumn air washed over him in a soothing breeze.

"This is the first spell I used, its name is the Power of the King." He opened his eyes and they were a searing crimson. "I am not using it right now, but all I need to do is flex my power in my eyes and I will be able to force anyone to follow any order.

" Lelouch allowed his eyes to return to their natural violet with a shrug. "But I've learned that, unless my magical power is greater than my target, they won't have to obey, they'd just shake it off.

" That was what he suspected happened with Raynare. His power had only temporarily overwhelmed her own, forcing her to suffer until her own magical power forced the suggestion from her mind.

"Interesting, so this is what you used on Raynare." Rias gave Lelouch an interested look. "That's some seriously powerful suggestion spell you've got there, even if you have to have a greater magical power than your target.

Magical power level fluctuates in battle so, if you manage to conserve your energy for long enough you might be able to command those who are stronger than you at the outset." Perhaps she had more in her arsenal than just Issei's Boosted Gear.

The crimson coloring was rather interesting, all Devils possessed some kind of suggestion spell that turned their eyes red like blood, but nothing as powerful as what Lelouch was claiming his powers were capable of.

And she had seen it with Raynare, forcing a Fallen's mind to turn against itself, even for a second, was an amazing feat.

Lelouch demonstrated his other spells, from one of his first spells like his Void Shot and the variations he developed and his shield spells.

Negate and some of the variations he developed had interested her, but not as much as the fact that, rather than red with the Gremory Family Crest, the magic circle was dark with a different sigil.

Rias was intrigued by the sigil on his magic circle considering most of the time a Devil in a High-Class Devil's Peerage ended up using that family's sigil for a long period of time.

For his last spell, Lelouch focused on summoning Void energy to his right arm. Lelouch smirked as he beheld the gauntlet that went up to his bicep. It appeared to be growing stronger. "I like to call this one the Arm of the Blackest Knight." Rias snickered at his pun, prompting a wry grin from him.

"I don't quite know how I created it, but it helps me conserve energy whenever I cast my other spells and gives them a bit of a boost." Lelouch chose to leave out the fact that it appeared to steadily be making its way up his arm considering the last time he had used it, the gauntlet had only gone up to his elbow.

Those were all the spells he had developed. Less than he'd like but still a respectable number of spells and variations.

"Magical power, for Devils at least, responds to our wishes." Rias said, which caused an interesting look to appear on Lelouch's face.

"It's common for spells to develop spontaneously in a moment of great emotion and considering the first time I saw it was when you had killed the Fallen responsible for your death I have no doubt what kind of emotion spawned this one.

" Rias was mildly nervous about the next subject, but she needed to know Lelouch's peak strength and so, with mild trepidation, she went to her final topic before the training would begin in earnest.

'Wishes, huh.' Lelouch thought to himself, kind of amused. He had once said Geass was like a wish, apparently his new powers responded to wishes. It was an interesting evolution from having the power to "request" a wish to his own power "responding" to his wishes. A sardonic grin flashed on his face for a moment before he got serious at Rias' next request.

"Akeno has told me that you also use the Sin of Wrath to increase your powers. I would like to see you use it, just to increase your power not to spar or anything." Rias clarified when Lelouch opened his mouth with a hesitant look in his eye. "I just want to see what your power is at its peak."

Lelouch remained silent as he thought over Rias' request. A hesitant sigh escaped his lips. "Very well." He turned his attention to Akeno. "If I get out of control, knock me out as fast as you can." His Wrath was no joke, he didn't want to take chances.

Focusing on his emotions, Lelouch slowly began loosening the tight control he usually maintained over them. He slowly, slowly, undid the mental blocks he had, shunting guilt, sorrow to the back of his mind and focused on his overwhelming hatred.

On how he wanted to kill, kill, destroy, Lelouch shook his head to force himself not to listen to the feelings but allow them to flow. He trembled as he fully unleashed the feelings behind everything he hated and allowed his power to connect with these emotions and desires before he became outlined in his energy.

Rias took a few steps back as she watched tears streak down Lelouch's face before an aura of cold-pain-HATE black energy burst around him, shading his body. It was cold, colder than the autumn air, colder than anything she had ever felt before, but she could feel the Lelouch's power peak.

It was higher than she expected for a Knight who had been a Devil for less than two months, but Lelouch's magical power at his strongest was still less than Akeno when she was fully ready to fight seriously.

Her new Knight still had a way to go if he wanted to have his primary style revolve around magical combat and be effective in a true battle.

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