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Chapter 2

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"What?"

"I want you to join my peerage, Reinhart Vince." Rias answered with a smile.

"Wait a minute. Last night you were very suspicious about me and now you want me to join your peerage?" Vince asked frowning.

"I've done some research about you Vince. After finishing I've determined that you are a human that activated their Sacred Gear at an early age. The lightning and the water you wield is because of it." Rias explained to him.

"I already know that, Rias." He said with a deadpan expression.

Rias turned a little red from embarrassment but continued, "I do apologise for last night. But I wanted to make sure you weren't a threat. I do wish for you to join my peerage."

"Why should I join? As far as I can tell, it's basically becoming a slave. The only difference being that there's a diffrent title from it and even then it still sounds degrading." Vince stated folding his arms.

"That's correct. But it solely depends on the king on how they treat their peerage, they can see them as slaves, as comrades, or even a harem depending on what the genders the members are." Rias answered showing him a rook piece and a knight piece.

"Uhuh, good to know. But what do you see your peerage as?" He asked narrowing his eyes.

"The Gremory family is well known through-out the Underworld for being caring and looking after their peerage." Rias replied putting away the rook and knight pieces. "Our peerage becomes part of our family and we never turn back on our family."

Vince just shook his head, "I'm not asking about your family. I'm asking about you, what do you see in your peerage, Rias?"

Rias looked completely surprised at the question, before she shook her head. "They're my comrades. I will protect them with everything I have."

The other club members smiled as Vince nodded. "I see. So that's how you see them as."

"So, will you join my peerage, Vince?" Rias asked.

"Thanks for the offer. But I'll have to pass on that." Vince said causing everyone to look completely shocked.

"W-Why?!"

Vince ran a hand through his hair as he sighed. "I don't want to become a servant in general. Devil customs or not, it just seems like to much of a hassle."

"Are you sure? The other two factions will eventually find out and they'll try to persuade you to join their side with force if needed." Rias replied after she gained her composure.

"That also includes the devil faction. Either way, when the time comes I'll know what to do with them." Vince replied in a cryptic tone.

"I see... Well, will you at least join the Occult Research Club?" She asked him.

"I'll think about it Rias."

Rias sighed at the answer before she continued, "Can you at least explain how you were able to change your eye color and turn into a Devil, last night?"

"I'll answer the question, if you answer one of mine, Rias." He said looking at her.

"...Very well." She replied, knowing that he wouldn't answer otherwise.

"Are there any students here in school that knows about the three factions and what happens here, or is it just us?" Vince asked curiously.

"Yes, we are not the only ones that know what's going on. Now how exactly did you turn into a devil, Vince? I can't recall any human ever having that ability." Rias stated, wanting to know more about it.

"The reason I can transform into a devil is because of my second Sacred Gear." He said simply.

Everyone looked shocked as Rias spoke up. "You have a second Sacred Gear, that can do that?"

"Yup." Vince then got up and was about to leave before he was stopped.

"Wait! Where are you going and how does your Sacred Gear do that?" She asked frowning.

"Home. Anyway, I only agreed to answer you, on how I was able to transform. I don't recall agreeing to give you a full explanation about the transformation, itself." He answered with a small smirk.

Rias' eyes widened as she realized why he agreed to answer her question. Vince opened the door and turned to her. "Checkmate Rias." He then closed the door and left. Unaware that Rias' eye twitched in irritation.

(Home)

Vince lied down on his futon as he reflected on what happened today. He then took out his cellphone. "Hey Yume, do you think it would be good to begin training regularly?"

[Yes, I believe that will be for the best. While you did good today, Rias-san does have a point. The other factions will try to recuit you into their ranks if they find out about you.] Yume said with a sigh.

"Alright. I'll start with the basics, just like how I used to do when I was a kid." Vince replied as he extended his hands and created a sphere of water and lightning on his hands.

[And after that you'll practice after using Angel/Devil, right?] Yume asked in a curious tone.

"Yes, but I'll only practice with the devil form. It would be stupid to turn into an angel in the middle of a devil's territory." He stated as the two spheres on his hands turned into a ball and into a shield.

[That's understandable, but please don't over do it. Tommorow is a school day, Vince.] Yume warned.

"I know."

(Next Day)

Vince took a deep breath as he walked outside of his house and saw a long slope that went down from his house. (Perfect, this will kill two birds with one stone.)

[Aren't you overdoing it Vince? I know you want to become stronger, but this seems a little bit dangerous for you.] Yume said sighing.

"Well, I have to leave early for school and I don't want to waste time getting down. Besides, I think this will work." He explained.

Yume shook her head, [Going to school by running at highspeeds because of your lightning is a bit excessive.]

"I have to start physically training Yume, either way I'll start off easy so I don't use to much energy." Vince replied as his body started surging with electricity.

[Just promise to be careful, okay? It will be very hard for you to continue training if you get injured.] She replied worriedly.

"I promise." Vince took a small breath before he took off at blinding speed, while leaving a small amount of sparks in his wake.

Vince ran down the slope as fast he could. He looked ahead and noticed a light pole right in front of him. "Whoa!"

Not being able to turn fast enough Vince grabbed the light pole and swung around it as fast he could. Vince then let go and used the momentum to speed up even further. (I can't really turn that fast and I think, I have tunnel vision when I run this fast. Then again this is my first time doing this.)

Vince continued to run as fast he could, looking up ahead he saw a stair rail. He quickly jumped ahead and landed on the stair rails. Vince then crouched down and gained more speed as the entire stair rail was covered in electrical sparks. "How am I doing so far, Yume?"

[You're doing great Vince, keep it up!] Yume cheered as he went faster down the stair rails.

Unbeknownst to Vince he was being watched by a man who was watched as Vince blurred due to the intense speed and lightning. "Interesting, he might be able to help me with my problem." The man then disappeared, leaving no trace behind.

Vince noticed the school campus and jumped off the rail. He then forced himself to skid in order to stop. Which as a result, caused the concrete to break up a little. Vince breathed a sigh of relief as he finally stopped. (Close call, but it felt pretty good running that fast.)

The students saw Vince and looked at him in shock.

"How did he run the fast?"

"Whoa..."

"That looked so cool!"

Vince frowned at the attention he was getting and started walking, ignoring them. (That probably wasn't the best idea, but I'll have to continue to do it. I should probably stop a little earlier next time.) He continued to walk down the halls.

"Ara ara, that was quite the performance." Akeno said with a smile.

Vince leaned against the wall as he saw Akeno in front of him. "I wasn't doing that to put on a show. Wait, does that mean you saw everything?"

"Ufufu, you're so handy with your lightning Vince-kun." She replied.

"Is there any reason why you're talking to me?" He asked with a small frown.

"I just want to know more about my cute kouhai and maybe teach him a thing or two about lightning." Akeno answered with a smile.

"I'll pass on the offer Akeno, besides you already know that I'm good with lightning." Vince said as he ran a hand through his hair.

"I haven't forgotten Vince-kun. You were so brutal and sadistic back then, it was so amazing." She replied with a lustful smile.

Vince rolled his eyes as he noticed her smile. "Either way, try to be careful Akeno."

"Oh my, are you worried about me Vince-kun?" Akeno asked in a teasing tone.

"A little. But I can tell you can take of yourself, Akeno. Later." He said walking away.

(Lunchtime)

"Hey Vince!" A voice called out.

Vince turned around to see Issei walking towards him. "Yes, Issei?"

"Do you want eat lunch together? I found this great place to peek at other girls while were eating." Issei said with a grin.

"No."

"Eh? Why?"

"Because it'll be too troublesome to do that." He replied shaking his head.

"Why?! Don't you want to see what they look like?" Issei asked curiously.

"I have someone that's always been watching over me and I'd rather not hear her lecturing me about that." Vince answered with a sigh.

"Really? What does she look like?" Issei asked looking around.

Vince took out his cellphone and showed Issei, a picture Yume smiling. "This is what she looks like... Issei?"

Issei immediately gained a nosebleed at seeing Yume. "Sugoi! Her oppai are as big as Buchou's!"

Vince's eye twitched as he putted away his cellphone. "That's not the point, Issei. Focus."

"Huh? Oh, sorry." Issei said with a sheepish smile.

"Either way, she always has an eye out for me and she'll know if I do this. Her preaches are boring. I don't want to hear another one." He replied with a sigh.

"Anyway, later." Vince then walked away, he walked up a flight of stairs. He saw a door and opened. (I prefer eating lunch on the roof anyways.)

[I can't believe Vince, sees me as that...] Yume mumbled to herself.

"I'm guessing you heard that, Yume?" He asked sitting down.

[Yes.]

"Oops." Vince said, in a tone that sounded like he really didn't care.

[Geez, you're so mean Vince.] She replied pouting.

"I knew I would find you in a place like this. Who were you talking to?" A familiar voice spoke up.

Vince pocketed his gray cellphone and turned around to see Rias. "Oh, it's you Rias."

Rias frowned in response, "Are you always this rude?"

"So what exactly do you want?" He asked taking a sip from his bottle of water.

"I want to see if you decided to join the Occult Research Club." Rias replied sitting down next to him.

"Still thinking about it."

"Don't be like that, it'll help you if you join." She said to him.

"I'm not even in your peerage to begin with." Vince answered with a sigh.

"I know. But just so you know, you can still join my peerage if you want." Rias stated with a smile.

"Not happening."

Rias' eye twitched in response, "Why do you have to be so rude?"

"It's because you're being too pushy Rias and I have no intention of becoming anyone's servant." He said bluntly.

"I see. Well, can you explain how your Sacred Gears, work?" She asked curiously.

Vince sighed, knowing she wouldn't stop asking. "They let me use water and lightning. The other one gives me devil abilities."

Rias frowned at the simple explanation, already knowing that information. "There has to be more to it than that."

"You might think so, but no not really." He said lieing.

Vince then turned to Rias, "Can you explain more about what devils do exactly? I heard some stuff about them. But it contradicts what you and the others do."

Rias looked surprised at the question but nodded. "Sure thing, what do you want to know about?"

The two then went into a conversation about what devils do until, the bell rang. Vince got up and helped Rias up. "Thanks for letting me know Rias, I didn't think there was more to a devil than that."

"Sure, no problem Vince."

(After School)

Vince yawned as he heard the bell sounded out. He got up from his seat and was about to walk away. (It's about time school ended.)

[What are you going to do now Vince?] Yume asked after seeing him leave the school.

"Hit the arcade. I wanna play all of the games in there." He answered in a nonchalant tone.

Yume sighed in response, [You're going again, Vince? What about what happened the other night?]

"I haven't forgotten, but the last time I checked. It happened to Issei, not me. Besides, I'm not going to stay that long. Just a few hours." Vince replied with a shrug.

(Five Hours Later)

Vince left the arcade with a smirk on his face. "Heh, that was pretty good."

[I'm glad that you got to play all of the games in there Vince.] Yume said with a smile.

"Thanks... Yume?"

[Vince, I sense another Stray Devil.] She spoke in a serious tone.

"Dammit, they're worse than termites. Where is it Yume?" He asked scowling.

[It's just a mile from here. Also, it seems that Rias-san and her peerage are fighting it.] Yume informed him.

"Hm... I'll leave it to them. They have more than enough people to deal with them." Vince said stuffing his hands in his pockets.

Yume looked a little disappointed but nodded. [I understand. They probably have everything under control.]

"Why do you look disappointed?" He asked raising an eyebrow.

[I wanted you to get more experience in battle. Being with close to others it would have been safer for you.] Yume admitted.

"Huh... Say Yume, you said a few days earlier I can visit you practically anytime I'm sleeping right?" Vince asked curiously.

[Yes, why do you ask Vince?] She asked tilting her head to the side.

"Well, since I can visit you in that place were we met. I was thinking that I could train with my powers there." He explained.

[Yeah, that could work. But only your mind will remember. You'll have to physically train your body in order to keep up with what, you will do in your dream.] Yume informed him.

"I don't mind training like that besides, having my mind remember makes it worth it." Vince answered with a small grin.

[Great, let's go home and get started!] She replied cheerfully.

"Alright, alright." He replied chuckling a little.

"You two seem to get along well." A voice spoke up.

Vince turned around to see a tall man appearing to be in his twenties with black hair and golden bangs, and a black goatee. He cautiously took a step back and glared at him. (He noticed me talking to Yume. What's he after?)

The man raised his hands up, "Take it easy kid. I'm not here for a fight."

Vince eyed him for a moment and then folded his arms. "Alright, but who are you?"

"My name is Azazel and you are?" The man asked as he introduced himself.

Yume's eyes widened in response, [Be very careful, Vince. That's the leader of the fallen angels!]

Vince's eyes narrowed, "I'm Vince Reinhart. It's not everyday you see a leader of the fallen-angels, in a devil's territory. Why would reveal yourself to me?"

"Heh, you're pretty sharp Vince." Azazel chuckled before he turned serious. "I've been watching you and I believe you might be able to help me, with a problem I have."

"Watching me?"

"I saw you this morning when you were running. You were able to manipulate lightning quite easily." He stated.

"I see... But why would you come to me? I highly doubt you wanted to just introduce yourself to me." Vince asked with a small frown.

"Yeah, will you help me out with my problem?" Azazel asked curiously.

"It depends I want to know what the problem is before I decide." Vince replied calmly.

"I have four subordinates here that have disobeyed my orders. I want you to stop them from what they are going to do and bring them to me." He explained to him.

Vince raised an eyebrow, "Let's say I do agree to this. Where would I take them? There's hardly any places here that are safe for that to happen."

"Two miles from here is an abandoned church, you'll be able to bring them their without any interference." Azazel answered.

Vince sighed before he nodded, "Alright then. I'll take the case, just show me what they look like and tell me how to contact you."

Azazel grinned showed him four photos. "Their names are Raynare, Kalawarner, Mittlet and Dohnaseek."

"I saw the Dohnaseek the other night." He said looking at the photos.

"Oh?"

Vince then went into a quick explanation on what happened the other night. "...After Rias Gremory appeared, he just left."

"I see. Then that probably means they're about to start their plan." Azazel handed him a blue cellphone. "You can use this cellphone to call me, I'll be right over quickly."

"I'll call you when I get them." Vince took the phone and nodded, he then started walking and then turned around. "You owe me for this, later."

(Home)

Vince lied down on his futon as he stared at the blue cellphone Azazel gave him. (Sheesh, these Sacred Gears sure do attract weird stuff.)

[Vince, why did you accept Azazel's request?] Yume asked confused.

"For two reasons Yume. Considering that things between in the Three Factions are very tense, I think I should take advanatage of this and deal with them, before they make this worse. Another Great War will really mess things up for me. The second reason is quite simple, Azazel will owe me a favor. I'm positive that will come in handy for later." He explained, listing off his reasons.

[I understand, but it'll be difficult for you to take out four fallen-angels Vince.] She said with a sigh.

"I'm not going to take them all on at once. All I have to do is a simple, divide and conquer. It also helps that they'll underestimate me because I'm a human. I just have to play my cards right and this should be easy for the most part." Vince replied dryly.

[For the most part?] Yume asked in a tone of disbelief.

"As long as Rias and her peerage doesn't get involved in this." He answered with a shrug.

[Still, don't underestimate those four fallen-angels, Vince. We don't know what they are going to do.] She warned him.

"I know. But for now, I'll just try to look around for them. I think that abandoned church is a good place to start." Vince stated calmly.

[Good idea, devils will normally avoid a church unless it's necessary. But be careful, because there's a chance that the abandoned church over there might be their base of operations and it'll be very dangerous if you try to face them over there.] Yume answered.

"But that's the same church he wants me to hand them over. But that doesn't really matter because I got to defeat all four of them before turning them over to him. So it's a moot point." He replied dryly.

[But they will have the advantage since they know the church more than you.] Yume pointed out.

"I know, which is why I want to seperate at least half of them. Once that happens, I'll just have to quickly disable them with my lightning and knock them out before they have a chance to do a counterattack." Vince stated with a sigh.

[I think that will work as long as you're careful.] Yume agreed with a nod.

"Don't worry, I will. Anyway, let's go spar." He said closing his eyes.

[Okay, I'll see you in a minute.] Yume replied with a smile.

(Dream)

Vince opened his eyes to see Yume smiling at him, "Good to see you in person again."

[Yes, it's nice to see you in person to.] Yume said with a smile.

"Yeah, by the way. I've been meaning to ask you, how strong are you Yume?" He asked curiously.

Yume said nothing but walked up to a giant boulder, she then gave a light punch to the boulder. Vince's eyes widened when the giant boulder was easily crumbled into multiple pieces. "Damn, that's pretty strong."

[Thank you Vince, now are you to train?] She asked with a cheerful tone.

(Sheesh, Yume really likes to be cheerful.) He thought with a sigh.

Vince extended his right hand and launched a sporadic bolt of blue electricity at a tree. The blue lightning bolt came into contact with the tree and blasted through it. (Hmm... My lightning is working regularly.)

Vince extended his left hand and a torrent of water from his hand. He then created a whip made out of water he sprayed and used the whip to slash through a tree. (My water also works just as fine. Anyway, since this is my first time training like this, I'll try to improve on what I already know.)

He enveloped his fist in water and dashed towards a boulder. Vince punched the boulder and to his surprise, the boulder was sent flying and landed into the ocean, making a loud splash. (I didn't think the water I put in my hand would cause that much power. But if I recall correctly this is from the pressurized water on my hand.)

Vince jumped back and swiped his arm, creating and sending scythe-like blades of water at a rock that was near the ocean. The water blades easily sliced through the rock in half. (So far so good.)

He brought his hands forward and released a more powerful torrent of water from his hands. (That should be enough for a warm up.)

Vince walked into the ocean and slammed his hands into the water, which in result caused a large tidal wave to be created. The tidal wave slammed into a large rock formation and completely enveloped it. Vince created a pillar of water and jumped on it. He sat down on the pillar of water and closed his eyes as he went into a meditative stance. (I have to relax and focus. Just like Ayame-san taught me.)

(Two Hours Later)

Vince clasped his hands together and slammed them into the ground that, created a wall of made out of blue lightning. The wall of electricity stood up for a few seconds before it immediately disappeared. Vince sighed, extending both of his hands to his side, he discharged a large amount of lightning causing it to become visible.

"Hrrraaaagh!" Vince channeled lightning into his fist and dashed towards a tree. He punched the through the tree. He quickly followed by kicking the tree with a lightning enhanced kick to the tree.

The tree snapped into two and one of the parts started to fall on him, before the piece could fall on Vince. He brought up his hand and released a lightning bolt that easily pierced through the tree that was about to fall on him.

He jumped back and shot out a concentrated beam of lightning at the dark sky from his hand. "That's it. I got it now."

[Vince, I think that's enough for today. You look really exhausted.] Yume called out in a worried tone.

"Just one more, Yume." He said as he wiped the sweat from his face.

Vince extended his hand and created a spear made out of lightning from his palm. The spear extended from his palm and impaled through a boulder. Vince placed his hand on his arm and channeled lightning into it. The current went through Vince's arm and the spear, causing the spear to discharge a large of amount of lightning which caused the boulder to crumble apart.

Vince fell to the floor as he breathed heavily, "...I'm finally done."

[Are you okay, Vince?] Yume asked looking at him, worried.

"Yeah, I'm just a little exhausted and sore." He replied in a tired tone.

[It'll be okay Vince. I'm sure you'll get used to it if you keep training, like today.] She said with a smile.

"Pretty much."

Yume looked at Vince sadly before she smiled. She went to him and gently rubbed his back, Vince groaned a little as he spoke. "What are you doing Yume?"

[I'm giving you a massage so you can feel better Vince, so please relax.] Yume answered with a smile.

Vince gained a small blush when he felt Yume's breasts on his back. "Yume, how did you get so strong?"

Yume smiled at the question as she gently rubbed his shoulders. [I believe I was able to get this strong because I protected what was very important to me, Vince.]

"What's most important to you?" He asked as he sighed in relief from the massage.

[Love.]

"What?"

Seeing the look of disbelief on Vince's face, Yume continued. [People are said to become stronger by loving and being loved. It makes me happy to see people fall in love.]

Vince blinked twice before he snickered a little. "That's a little cheesy Yume. But it works for you."

Yume pouted in response, [Geez! I'm not cheesy Vince.]

Vince closed his eyes with a smirk, "Sure you are."

Yume continued to pout until she noticed him falling asleep and smiled. She easily picked him up and lied his head down on her lap. Yume softly patted his head and laughed a little after she noticed him starting to snore a little. [I'm glad you're still a kind person, even if you do hide it. I will protect you, Vince.]

(Next Day)

Vince woke up from his futon groggily as he shook his head. (...I really over did it, yesterday. I can't believe Yume had to massage my back. I have to train and get even stronger, but I can't wear myself out.)

[Good morning Vince, how are you?] Yume asked rubbing her eyes.

"I'm okay, thankfully the pain didn't carry over. It's probably due to the massage, thanks Yume." He said as he stretched his arms and legs.

[Your welcome Vince, I'm glad the massage helped you.] She replied with a smile.

Vince nodded and walked into the bathroom, a few minutes later he came out dressed in his school uniform. "After school, I'll begin hunting for those four."

[That sounds good. Vince, have you really thought about joining Rias-san's club?] Yume asked curiosly.

"Yeah, I actually have to be honest. But I'm not sure what to do at this point. I know that Rias and her peerage aren't bad people per say, but it might cause me some trouble in the long run if I do." Vince stated with a frown.

[Yes, but it would also be helpful if you join her club. You would have allies to help you when you're in trouble.] Yume responded in a lecturing tone.

"Hmm... But if I do, it will be hard to remain neutral between the three factions." He replied shaking his head.

[But you're already helping out Azazel, Vince.] She pointed out.

"I know. But that is only for him to owe me. Besides, when it comes to cases like this, I'm a freelancer, so that doesn't really apply to me." Vince explained folding his arms.

(As long as I don't get dragged in with the three factions, I could careless what they do with each other.) He thought callously.

[Are you ready to go Vince?] Yume asked, snapping him out of his thoughts.

Vince let out a small smirk as a small spark of electricity came out of his hand. "Yeah, I'm good to go Yume."

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Authors Note: It was a little difficult to write this chapter because I wanted everything to line up properly. But I think I got it.

I decided to let Vince not join Rias' peerage for obvious reasons. He may join the club sometime. It'll be like Ravel or Irina becoming members in the sense that he's not apart of the peerage.

The reason why I haven't described the color of Vince's regular lightning until now, is because I was wondering which color to go with. I've decided to go with blue lightning, in order to contrast with the color of Akeno's lightning. I thought it would be a nice touch.

Also incase some people were wondering, the Stray Devil that was sensed was actually Viser. Vince didn't join because I really didn't see a point for him to. He's not with them and he knows that Rias and her peerage can take care of themselves.

Just like in the original fanfiction, I decided to let Azazel ask Vince for help. It would also give him a reason to actually get involved. But just to note, when it comes to requests like this, Vince will be a bit of a freelancer.

Finally, I wanted to add that training scene to show how Vince more or less trains and I wanted to include some interaction between him and his Sacred Gear spirit.

That's all I have to say for now, later.