Chapter 12:

During the trip Dante spoke to Irene multiple times and she eventually opened up to him granting him permission to call on her power should he need it. She also let him know that he can almost already use her [Balance Breaker: Scale Male]. Once he landed in Japan Dante found a man in his mid-thirties with short black hair with blonde tips holding a sign with his name on it. "Hello, you must be the friend of my parents. My name is Dante Grood, who are you?" The man looked at Dante with a curious expression before saying, "You are indeed well mannered. My name is Azazel Gregori. You will be living with me for a while. I can fill you in on the rest in the car lets go." Gesturing for him to follow Azazel turned around and started walking to his car that was a custom purple and gold Lamborghini.

Once in the car Azazel adopted a semi-serious expression, "I am indeed sorry that this is happening kid. Eve told me about this long ago, but we were unable to stop it. For your protection I am your new adoptive parent, your new name is Dante Michels Gregori. As you have probably already figured out from the surname I am a Gregori, one of the leaders of the fallen angels' faction. I know you probably want revenge but as you are right now I doubt you could last 2 minutes against the people after you. If you want me to I can train you how to use your powers and maybe even find the people after you so that you can kick their asses later. So, what do you say kid?" Dante was silent for a long time. "Thank you for taking me in Azazel. As for revenge, I will find out why they are after me before I do anything. As for your last offer for training I think I will take you up on that. Mom already told me that you like to study sacred gears and I have a surprise for you." Dante's words caught his interest. "I know that most people don't have a sacred gear, and those that do are rare, and those with powerful ones even more so. Well my surprise for you is that I have three sacred gears, one of which is a Longinus." Dante's words shocked Azazel so much that he almost swerved into a tree. "Kid! You almost gave me a heart attack! Don't say something like that while I'm driving." Dante was finding Azazel's shock amusing. "I'll show them to you when we get home. By the way how close are we?" Azazel regained his composure but still managed to reply, "We are almost there, about another three minutes out." Dante just gave a nod and leaned against the door as he gazed out at the city.

When they arrived at Azazel's place Dante was somewhat surprised that it was a luxurious condo. Grabbing his things, he went to the room Azazel had prepped for him and started putting things into place. It was a nice room with a full-sized bed, a nice desk with an overhanging lamp, a small tv with a plush chair, and a window overlooking the city. After putting everything away Dane met Azazel in the living room, sitting down he grabbed the coffee that Azazel set out for him and slowly sipped at it. "So, you mentioned three different sacred gears can you clarify them?" Dante gave a nod and said, "I indeed have three sacred gears. The first is one you will recognize, the [Red Dragon Empress: Boosted Gear], I already talked to Irene, so she won't kill you for knowing. Second is, [The 14 kings of Lucis: Armigar], you probably don't know that one as it is a celestial inheritance gear not a normal sacred gear. Unlike most gears a celestial inheritance gear selects it user not on their heart but their soul and potential. As for my last one, that is undetermined as it refuses to talk with me." Azazel was slowly digesting everything the young boy in front of him said. 'Celestial Inheritance Gears?' this was something unheard of, because even though some gears have sentience it is never enough to resist being transferred to a new host. So, a gear that can not only resist that process but also choose its host based on their potential and soul, this is a gear that is heaven defying. "Can you show me your second gear?" Dante gave a simple nod and let his blades rotate around him in their crystalline astral forms. Azazel was mesmerized by the gear, the blades while some unique all had a noble aura that surrounded them. "Why are some of them colored different?" Azazel was quite curious about this phenomenon. "Oh that? It's because I can store weapons other than the 14 included in the gear. The 14 blue weapons represent the Royal Arms, the purplish-black is my Devil-Arms, and the red represents my inheritance weapons, according to what I learned that if I put another weapon in there beside those three types it will have a white glow. Does that answer your question?" Azazel stroked his nonexistent beard and asked, "What are your inheritance weapons and Devil-Arms? Also, I assume these are not simple projections, right?" Dante gave a smirk and pulled out [Nevan]. "My Devil-Arms are the souls of demons that I have harvested and turned into a weapon. My inheritance weapons are those left to me by my father. As you can see they are not just projections, this is just a way to showcase them better." Azazel was again more curious about the limits of his celestial gear but put it off for the moment. "Alright, I assume you probably want some rest after your long flight. We can continue our conversation tomorrow, we can also start your training then." With a smile he grabbed both of their cups and went into the kitchen. Knowing the conversation was over for the moment Dante went to his room to sleep waiting for the morning.