Palm 2 - Lady Cyalia

Neji sat on his assigned bed. Earlier this morning or afternoon, he can't tell with the different sky. Neji had been filled up basic information about Devils and anything that relates to them.

He didn't like the weakness it provided to certain things but the natural boosts in his physical parameters and senses was a boon. Add the fact that because of his new body, his above-average Chakra Reserves, or it should be Demonic Energy, was increased in accordance to the Evil Piece he was given.

He released some Demonic Energy to his fingers and marvelled at it's purplish look, a mixture of Red from the Demonic Energy and Blue from Chakra, other difference include the slight maliciousness it housed compared to the subtle warmth of Chakra. After finding himself not doing anything he removed the clothing he was given prior to waking up and meditated.

Meditation was his go to hobby whenever he felt confused or just peaceful, it allowed him to regain his bearings and in simpler terms, 'charge up' his nonchalance. After what seemed to be a few hours of staying in the same spot, he heard his doors open as a familiar head of white appeared at the corner of his vision.

This should be his new... Lady, per say. Because, by all technicalities, she was his master, and first peerage member so the responsibility was his.

"How may I be of help to you Lady Cyalia?"

Neji picked up his clothes and wore them as quickly as he stood up and performed a proper bow to Cyalia. Hands on his stomach and his body forming a right angle.

"Eek! D-Don't be so stiff! You're my queen! A queen shouldn't be so stiff to their kings! Or, well that's how my brother's queen is"

Neji did not comprehend what the little girl was talking about, he was told about Evil Pieces but not exactly what it was other than it being the reason he was revived.

"Are queens not females?"

Cyalia opened her mouth and mulled about that.

"No, not really. A queen by peerage meaning is the strongest and closest confidant of the king. They're mostly the first pieces a peerage owner gets and generally aren't just females. Though, most of them are"

Neji nodded and the duo of king and queen stood in front of each other for a long time, awkwardly.

"Rather! That's not the reason I came here! Big Brother told me to bond with my first peerage member so I thought I should ask for your name?"

"Hyuga Neji"

"I see, nice to meet you officially this time Hyuga!"

"My first name is Neji"

"Eek... Well, nice to meet you officially, Neji"

"By all means, it's my utmost pleasure to meet you as well, Lady Cyalia"

Cyalia was a little stunned at Neji's nonchalance to calling him Lady, are all humans this subservient? Do you actually need to kill them and revive them to get them to be this loyal? She took a seat at Neji's bed and swung her feet, meanwhile Neji continued to meditate after he was given a silent nod to do so.

Let it be known that Cyalia was a very socially inept person bordering a neet to a certain amount of the population of the Underworld, mainly, compared to the other noble children, she was basically nonexistent unless it was held at the Belial's estate.

And considering their financial instability, that was a never. She grimaced as she realized that it was a very hard time for her and him to open up to each other.

Neji knows this but he wasn't as quite trusting yet, not particularly his new Lady, but more so to the race in all.

Devils. It doesn't ring a kind of sound you'd want to heavily devote your being to.

"If I may ask, Lady Cyalia?"

Cyalia nodded.

"Do you believe that destiny and fate cannot be changed?"

Neji looked straight into Cyalia's eyes. This was a sort of test he created as he was meditating, not now, but far when he was still in the elemental nations, he would ask most people who'd talk to him this question after his mind opening fight with Naruto and decided it decided if he would make an effort to speak with them or treat them as Neji as he could.

Cyalia blushed at Neji's serious appearance and looked to her side, she stopped swinging her feet and started to think about whether she would need to lie or something.

Eventually, she just came out with it.

"I think, as stupid as it sounds, fate and destiny can be changed. I mean, it's basically the reason the new 4 Satans are the new 4 Satans, they broke their pre-made fate and fought for the lives of Devil-kin. Now, from their original fates of being participants in some war where they would be given admiration as a veteran or die as a hero, they are now the 4 strongest Devils who rule the Underworld, also... I believe that my- our Belial family will rise to prominence again, my Big Brother has been racking up some wins in Rating Games lately and some sponsors are taking interest at him"

Neji nodded, he was satisfied with the answer, it appears his new Lady had a backbone and he was going to have a very, very, amusing time with her. After all, he had no purpose currently.

He asked before if he could be brought back to his previous world but Cyalia said that, him finding that seal was just luck beyond fortune in the first place, it would take a while or maybe never for that seal to be activated once more. He inwardly sighed, he stood up from his position and did a few stretches.

"Say, Lady Cyalia, do you know of anyone that I could spar with? Martially if possible?"

Cyalia hummed. In truth, she didn't know a single person outside of her home, let alone a single person that can spar in hand to hand combat. She looked at Neji and was a little taken aback at how much taller he was than her.

It didn't seem to click into her head that she was in a room with an 17 or 18 year old male who had no clothes and was visibly sweating and handsome until now.

Once she realized, she blushed hard and stood up without saying anything, followed by stiff steps out of the room. She would have to work hard on communicating with her new queen now that random thoughts a school girl would have spurred from her imaginations.

Physically, she was 12 years old, her real age wasn't really. But, as it goes, body over the mind. So if she's physically 12, she's most probably or sometimes mentally 12. Sometimes.

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"Can I ask for a spar?"

Neji managed to get out of his room and find one person from his Lady's older brother's peerage.

It was a slightly big man, he beastly features but overall human. Or human-like. The person looked at him and snorted.

"I'd break ya' like a twig, Mr. Twinky-Pansy, find some bishop to play cat with, I'm not into beatin' my boss's little sister's newest peerage. I don't do like that"

Neji frowned, Twinky-Pansy? He didn't specifically know words like those existed but he somehow translated them to

"Boytoy Coward?"

Neji frowned even deeper. A boytoy? Does he look that pathetic? He checked his body in actual confusion but when he found nothing, he opted to ask again.

"What exactly about me seems like a boytoy?"

The rook, who was named Lio for simplicity's sake, turned his head and looked up Neji up and down.

"Everythin'"

"Then, you wouldn't mind having a spar with me, no?"

Lio sighed. He turned away from his punching bag and faced Neji, he emitted some bloodlust to scare away Neji but to his surprise Neji took it with nonchalance in his face.

"Heh, got some guts after all. Ain't a pansy, but yer' still a boytoy, allow me to teach ya' some manners about yer' elders 'round 'ere"

The nearby onlookers were slightly interested as they both went to the backyard. No. The Belials don't have enough money for rings.

The situation was quickly spread around the estate and eventually, it reached the ears of those who mattered, for example Diehauser who was interested in watching and Cyalia who was adamant at stopping the fight but Diehauser stopper her with a single hand grabbing the collar of her dress.

"Let's just watch Cyalia, Lio isn't going to do anything that severe, he's still my rook after all"

"If he gets hurt! I'll bite you! I'll bite you all for hurting my queen! Ngaaaargh"

She tried biting on Diehauser but he lessened the fingers grabbing her so she couldn't reach anything.

On with Neji and Lio. They were giving each other long stares, as the first one to make a stance was Neji.

"Please, honor me with an example of you prowess"

"Got some slick tongue there"

Lio took on a standard boxing stance and charged in first, as a rook he was tough but his speed was not that high, however, he took advantage of his weight and natural animal-like agility to move in send a violent hook towards Neji.

Neji activated the Byakugan and ducked, he elbowed the arm hitting a Devil point at the arm and then proceeding to use Palm Bottom on Lio's stomach, sending a wave of Demonic Energy and sending him back.

Lio did not expect that much damage and he clutched his stomach.

"That hurts, yer' not likin' my easy mode are ya'?"

Lio held back no more and charged like a mad dog, unleashing random strikes that caused air to ripple, Neji dodged them all as if he was dancing on water, spins and weaves that made it seem like he had eyes everywhere.

Which he technically did.

They both landed a few meters away from each other and Neji made a more serious stance.

"I see, thank you for the spar Mr. Lio, I have somehow assessed my limits and new capabilities with my new state"

Lio did not like the cold feeling he was suddenly getting, but as he was a rook, he activated his inherent toughness and charged with no mind for anything.

"Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

Neji dodged the oncoming strike spread his fingers. Slightly favoring the index and middle finger as he leaned forward.

"2 Palms"

He dealt 2 consecutive pokes that was too fast for even some Devils to see. Lio recoiled and felt parts of his body weaken.

"4 Palms"

Lio tried to dodge but the 4 fingers coming for him seemed to be all at the same time and he felt his right hand go numb.

"8 Palms"

By that moment Lio was completely raised off the ground. And his mind was slightly fuddled.

"16 Palms"

Lio was being pushed back at a rate that made his weight seem too light. In fact, it even seemed as if gravity was beginning to disregard it's job.

"32 Palms"

32 consecutive pokes completely cancelled all of Lio's chance for a comeback as his eyes went behind his head, his mouth started releasing saliva and his body went completely against the rules of physics and bended for Neji.

"64 Palms!"

63 strikes and that last one was a stopped just at the chest of Lio, after a few milliseconds, gravity seemed to exist again and Lio fell down knee first then his entire frontal body to the ground, saliva on the grassy ground.

"Thank you for the spar"

Neji bowed and walked away nonchalantly, Cyalia appeared right in front of him with sparkling eyes.

"Neji that was so cool!"

She gushed over him and grabbed his hands to shake it up and down. Diehauser was behind her giving a slight smile.

"Thank you for sparing him, Lio gets kind of... over his limits sometimes"

Neji nodded and did a few necessary greetings before letting Cyalia take him to wherever.

"You have to show me that without actually fighting someone! Please!"

"If you wish to, Lady Cyalia"