Chapter-12

"KYAAA~" a extremely lewd moan can be heard throughout a massive castle

She is a voluptuous woman with long, wavy purple hair that falls all the way down her back and matching eyes.

She squeezes her breasts and furiously masturbating in order to achieve pleasure.

She is Yubelluna, Also Known as Bomb Queen and also Riser phenex's queen.

"Hehe . . . .Rias~" Riser Mumbled in his sleep lost in his dreams.

Who is sleeping on his king size bed peacefully.

While on other hand his Unsatisfied queen Yubelluna was masterbating in order to achieve pleasure what her master was unable to Give her.

Even Though In dreams Riser is like a Typical hentai MC, And Also Is dreaming for The Impossible

. . . . in Reality, He is a Sore loser . . In every way in this Reality . .. . Compared to Clark at least.

Sure he may Succeed in Other Variation of Timelines . . . Which Will be Destroyed sooner or Later By Clark and Issei

In this reality it ain't happening.

Sure His Phenix abilities did gave him stamina like None other Due to His regeneration powers.

But it wasn't The Case for his libido at least.

Unlike Dragons and Kryptonians who Can regenerate Their Hormones in almost Infinite rate

His Sex hormones doesn't regenerates at all.

And this isn't only His Alone issue this is a Issue of Entire Underworld and Devil Kins.

It's already Takes a Devil Woman to get pregnant around 4 years if Mated Regularly and It got even Worse After great war when Actual Asmodeus was Killed by Ddraig who used to held A Portion of Authority over lust.

Ever since every singel Male Devils libido shorten out After that Incident making the Reproduction lowest In entire Demon Kind.

Demon Kind is Divided in Several species such as

Asuras(Anti-God) from Hindu mythology, Devils from Bibel, Succubus and Incubus from Greek Mythology are mostly known as Demon race, there are Also some lesser demons from various Mythologies which aren't much notable.

But As for female Devils Their Libido never Died down at all. This It increased in over time naturally due to need of Reproduction.

There are many cases where A Avarage female devil have multiple boyfriends who AREN'T Devils at all,in order to reproduce and Sometimes get rid of their Boiling heat. Some had fallen angels, some Had Incubuses. Some even Had humans with enhanced libido Potion popular in Devils,which works better on humans than Devils themselves.

Yubelluna wasn't any different from them.

Unlike others she is a Reincarnated and was reincarnated around 80 years ago.

She had a Husband who died because of her excess libido.

Of Course her husband died Without any regrets

But . . . .She was left all alone.

She knows that Riser wants her only for her body and Nothing else. . . .

But

She can Try to Make things Better with him . .

But

It doesn't goes well according to plan.

Now at this point she thinks her past husband was wayy better than Riser in every aspect.

*knock**knock*

A few knocks can be heard on the door interrupting the incoming orgasm and Mood of Yubelluna.

She frowned a bit but quickly realised it's evening. Judging from the Green sun set of underworld.

(A/N: There isn't any description of Illumination in Underworld in DXD Novels so I have to make my Own, The Sun is Blue in Colour by the way since What I understand Sun's yellow light is Harmful to Devils stated in Novels and Sun set is Green due to atmosphere, and Sky is purple like shown in Anime 🤓 )

It has a Lot of time since They were taking a BREAK of usual.

Yubelluna quickly jumped out of bed and used her Demonic power to fix her attire.

She looked back to see Riser sleeping with a Goofy ah grin.

She just sighed and opened the door.

Upon opening the door she saw a Rather familiar face.

The person she saw is a beautiful young girl with dark blue eyes. She has long blonde hair tied into twintails with large, drill-like curls and blue ribbons keeping them in place. The front of her hair has several bangs hanging over her forehead, with a V-shaped fringe hanging over the bridge of her nose

She is Ravel phenex youngest sibling of Phenex family and also Bishop of Riser.

"Is Oni-Chan sleeping again?" She asked.

"Y-Yes Ravel-sama " she answered somewhat awkwardly.

Raven sighed and entered the Room, Yubelluna came out of room and Stands by.

"Damn Bell-Chan you sure are lucky you know" Said a Green hair Loli who popped out from behind, she is Ile one of Pawns of Riser phenex

"For what?" Yubelluna asked.

"For being favourite girl to him" Said Ile younger twin Nel other pawn of Riser's Peerage.

Yubelluna understand the meaning of their words and gave a awkward smile.

She is STILL Faithful to Riser, but that doesn't means he can Fulfill all of her needs. Unlike other members of Peerage who were Virgins while they joined the Peerage.

*BOOM*

A sound of explosion can heard from inside room.

Ravel used a fire ball to wake the ass up.

"WHAT THE FUCK!? RAVEL WHO WAKES SOMEONE LIKE THIS?" Riser screamed in agony as his SO called sweet dreams came to an end

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Forever I guess.

"How long are you gonna Sleep! And Outside Diodora-Sama is waiting! I can't believe you summoned him here, DISGUSTING!" Ravel said in Disbelief

"Okay! Calm down my little sister, even I don't Like him that Much" Riser said as he stands up

"Then Why he is here?" Ravel asked.

"Uhhh, It's about The Arrange marriage, I guess I will make a Deal with him." Riser said.

"Huh!? For what? For queen of Gremory?" Ravel ask

He gains a smirk and Replied.

"Of course yes, Her Peerage is Filled with Beauties after all, you can have his knight tho" Riser said

She blushed and bit and Said.

"Hmph! Whatever, She is definitely attractive, But what is your obsession with her?" Ravel asked.

"You won't understand," Riser said as he proceeds to walk out of room.

Ravel stayed silent and said.

"What if . . . . The rumours are true?"

"Rumours? What rumours?"

"That . . . She is Maiden of Apocalypse "

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The Night had passed by a blink of an Eye as

Rias woke up feeling like shit.

Last night wasn't particularly peaceful as she felt like she is addicted to Clark's smell while sleeping alongside with him.

Last night her brother contacted her, Informing about Riser Phenix who is currently pressuring them to finish the engagement quickly.

She walks inside her shower room naked because she already sleeps naked for some reason.

Nudity and Lust is very common thing in High class Devils despite having such pride and Nobility .

The more pure blooded the demons are the stronger these desires will be.

For example once she witnessed her Mother Venelana and Three sisters in law Grafiya and Serafall and Milcus's mother doing Lesbian play with each other despite having Husbands. Venelana and Grafiya one is understandable but How what about Serafall and Milcus's mother?

(A/N: Yeah Sirzechs have two wives. Milcus's mother will be Introduced later since Serafall is Going to be add in Clark's harem, And In order to Avoid NTR this is Necessary)

Or

Maybe the reason is they aren't satisfied enough?

"Why didn't she answered me?" Rias questions herself while she let her erotic body drench in Water flowing through the Shower.

The shower incident is still fresh in her mind as she can't forget it however she tried.

"Fuck . . . . How should I approach him? He isn't like Issei. " She said as she gropes her breasts.

"Does he like Bigger ones? I swear Akeno has become a Tity monster with such large breasts . . . Mine is smallest out of them" she said can't help but to compare her girls with Akeno and Her Co-Girlfreinds who possess tripple digit Cup sizes while she is still stuck at two.

Good thing she doesn't knows that Grafiya has made more place in Clark's heart in a Single night Compared to the time She knows Clark.

Letting that Fact aside she also Can't help to but wonder how can Akeno be carefree despite the fact Diodora is also Pushing the Engagement.

Maybe it is because He is Super Dragon Emperor.

Come to think of it He doesn't knows anything about Engagement!

She can hardly imagine what he will do once he comes to know this fact!

From what Clark has shown he can Easily defeat her and Sona's Peerage combined.

And she did heard from her big brother that he casually defeated a rouge super devil! And that's around 10 years ago!

Regardless of that she went to school as usual.

After greeting her sister she noticed Issei. He has become definitely stronger.

And For some reason his aura feels . . . Really Sinister.

She also Caught them Red handed while kissing eachother.

Looks like she is getting along with him faster than Rias is doing.

It's now P.E class she wore gym clothes tighter than usual thus she can show off her curves to a certain person.

She did some stretches and squats.

She scanned entire area to find Clark.

She can't.

She can hear the other horny teenagers giving commitments to her figure.

But they aren't the one she wants to impress.

She spotted Elsha and Aria who are giving lessons to Kendo Club.

But she can't spot Clark.

He didn't came? Question crossed her mind.

She spotted Koneko who approached Her. She ditched her Class? She never does that

"Is something matter Koneko? " Rias asked in worried tone.

"Bucchou . . Clark-senpai and Akeno-fukubucchou didn't attend school today " Koneko said

At this point Her Demonic senses tinged.

She can FEEL Something Isn't right.

She knows Akeno since her childhood.

She doesn't wants any luxurious items like she used to bargain.

But when she wants something,

SHE makes sure she gets it.

She knew the fact That Someday I lf She falls in love with her beloved man, Akeno will make sure to have bite.

But Akeno pulled UNO reverse card harder than expected.

Now She wants a Piece of Akeno's man.

But it will be hard for Rias concidering how many simps Akeno had in her past and till date.

Her spoiled persona starts take over her brain.

"Bucchou. Akeno-senpai is a hentai, Clark-senpai is too! She will seduce him with her lewd words . . And he will get addicted to her." Koneko said with her blunt tone . . But you can sense her worry from her words alone.

Without wasting anytime she rushed towards his two girlfriends.

"Elsha! Aria!" Rias came running startling both of them.

"What happened? You looked like you seen a Ghost" Aria states.

"Ghost? It's not that . . Where is Akeno and Clark?" She asked with a. . . . . Rather worried tone.

Elsha and Aria looked at each other understanding where this was going.

They smiled and Said.

"She is with on a Date with Clark" Elsha dropped the Bomb.

"WHAAAAT! WHY? SHE IS ALWAYS LIKE THAT" Rias almost Screamed on top of her lungs.

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Clark is now standing in near convenience store Waiting for his Love of his life to appear.

He is wearing a Black shirt which has a Red lion print on left , with matching shoes and pants.

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Clark shades a Tear of pain remembering what kind of ridiculous training he went through past night.

Heck the Shit gets even wilder because of a Ddraig's new found skill . . .

And Clark has It now.

FLASHBACK SEVERAL HOURS AGO.

"At last! It's done" Clark huffed as he drops on sofa coming out from his training chamber.

"As expected from you, You completed your training earlier than I thought! Congratulations!" Ddraig said with Pride in his voice.

"Congrats my ass! I thought I was going to die!" Clark screamed out in annoying tone.

"Chill, It was necessary. And you wouldn't have died on first place since You are a Living Idea Now.p Now with this you can Take on every kind of woman in this world!" Ddraig said while flaring out smoke from his nostrils.

Clark sweat dropped and asked.

"Yeah . .Yeah. well just curious how many time you used to do it when you were alive?"

"Do what?"

"You know . . Things"

"Uhhhh . . . If I recall correctly when I lost my V-Card to Urvashi we did it around 5 or 6 times in a Day"

"Ummm Okay 👍 I see"

"Not Gonna lie I don't think A-Chan is still on Urvashi's level but enough to Give you run for your money"

"Uhh . . So what should I do?"

"You can use BOOST skill to enhance your stamina if you feel like, heck you can boost her senses with it . . And Yeah Good thing I developed a Skill for this kind of situation "

"Skill? What Kind of?"

"Here let me give this to you"

Ddraig used his Aura and Some short of Draconic magic and sends it towards Clark.

Clark's eyes became feezy thus he starts to rub his eyes.

After a While he opened his eyes to see what is wrong to find out nothing is out of ordinary exception being a thermometer which is floating on Ddraig's head.

"What's the deal with the thermometer? You look funny" Clark said.

"That's the Skill"

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"I call it heat meter" Ddraig said while flaring out fire from his nostrils.

"Umm you do measure temperature with Thermometer, and it's not like I can't measure them With senses!"

"No, NO! Your getting it all wrong it measures how much horny the person in front of You is" Ddraig said

Clark:😳

"What the-!?"

"Yes but it works only on females, As you can see The scale has some alphabetical numbers which measures the heat. Such as Lowest E which means the person isn't horny at all with is as best meet up with you, then D which means she is feeling a little better with you will give you one free head pad, then C goes a little better where she will give you hug, B better than that with cuddling session, the real thing starts with A where she is in enough mood to give you a Long sloppy make out sessions, in S throat fucking, S+ means she is enough horny to have a Heated wall slamming sex, SS means she isn't letting you go without a intense Breeding sessions, and EX is where She is ready for a Sex marathon "

Clark:🤯

"Let me Guess,. . . . You tested this out on Mother's?"

Ddraig :🌝🌚

FLASHBACK ENDS

Regardless of those memories

Clark now has began to think Ddraig is slowly turning into Psychopath.

But then Again He have to understand some wounds are still probably fresh on his mind.

Getting bullied at his Teenage,

Becoming heavenly dragon at young age

Collecting Dragon's data alone and Creation of a Place for his KINs to stay

And while he thought everything was going well War broke out

Causing him to loose his mates and Childrens

And getting killed and Trapped inside sacred gear for thousands of years.

Ddraig past is indeed full of shit.

He does deserves happiness.

"Did I made you wait~" Clark heard a Charming voice which made him to follow the voice to see his love of his life.

Akeno was wearing Creamy white full sleeve Top which exposes some of her cleavage and a pink mini skirt

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Clark can't believe how pretty she was looking, He was busy to feast on her with his eyes this forgetting to reply the beauty. It's really surprising to see mature woman who gives typical onee- Chan vibes was wearing such a cute dress. She was wearing cute clothes worn by girls her age. It's the first time I'm seeing her like this. I thought that she would have dressed more sophistically like a mature woman but today she was wearing cute clothes worn by high school girls. She looked the same age as me possibly even younger than me. She was still absolutely breath taking. She looks even more beautiful than usual. No, Akeno is always beautiful, but today she looks exceptionally beautiful and cute as well.

Akeno's smile disappeared replacing with a worried face forced her to ask.

"I-is something wrong? Do I look werid?"

"No- Not really, You just look really CUTE, I . . . Was lost of words" Clark said with sincerest tone possible.

Akeno blushed from his comment thus she is back on her usual playful and Mischievous Onee-Chan mood

"Ara~ Ara~ just how many years it has been I heard that from you~ it makes my heart race sooo much~" Akeno hugs Clark tightly and peaks on his cheek.

"You~ look really Handsome and sexy Darling ~" Akeno said with a blush.

"You are always cute Aki" Clark replied as he returns the embrace.

"Fufu~ enough with your sweet words now shall we begin our date~" Akeno said rhythmically as she held tightly on Clark's right hand pressing her new found gifted bossoms.

'Shit! They have become even more softer' Clark thought as they starts waking.

Clark didn't forgot to use his new ability,

To find it's a Solid A.

Is she always in mood? Clark can't help but ask himself.

"It's around 9 O clock, should We have breakfast before head out?" Clark asks in which Akeno responded with a Yes.

That being said they headed out for nearby resturant.

A young waitress came to our table to get their order

"Hello, are you ready to order?" she asked with a smile. Both Clark and Akeno nodded.

"I would like to have the standard breakfast meal consisting of eggs and bacon with a coffee for a drink, please" Akeno began. The waitress wrote her order before shifting to Clark.

"I will have the pancakes, standard breakfast, egg sandwich with…" The waitress seemed to be at a loss for words when she heard the amount of food he was ordering. I think she almost dropped her pen in shock which was really funny.

"um sir, I don't mean to be rude but are you sure you will be able to eat all of that?" She didn't seem to be believe he was capable of finishing everything he ordered. Not that he can blame her. She has no idea that He is one of Mightiest fire dragon alive and dragons can eat way more than an average human. So he simply smiled at her

"Yes mam, I have a very big appetite today so I'll definitely be able to eat everything. I don't like to waste food after all."

Being hit with what was to her a 100 Wattz smile from a handsome man caused her to blush

"o-oh I see. P-Please forgive me for my rudeness."

"It's no trouble at all." He responded.

"Your order will be prepared shortly" she said before turning back and making her way to the kitchen. You could even notice a spring in her steps as though she just had an amazing experience.

"ufufu, Clark is quite the charmer" he heard Akeno say

"What?" He wasn't sure what she was referring to.

"Nothing!" she stuck out her tongue playfully. He decided to leave it.

In a Short time their Order was on table

While Akeno's breakfast looked like Avarage large break fast.

Clark's breakfast looked like something like a large buffet

Akeno was having her breakfast in a gentle manner

While Clark was also doing same, but just in faster pace than a Normal human or Any Super natural being does.

"Ara, you have a little leftover food near your mouth."

"Oh really, sorry about that!" He was about to wipe it off but somehow Akeno beat me to it as she leaned over the table and grabbed a loose piece of what seemed to be my pancakes and ate it herself.

"mmm, its delicious" she said with smirk on her face. God dammit, why did she have to do that? Clark is sure she is doing this on purpose She even positioned herself so he can have a clear view of her bountiful cleavage. If we weren't in a public place he would have certainly indul… DAMMIT, these dragon instincts of mine sometimes. There are times when I wish Akeno would sometimes ease up on her teasing otherwise, one day I may not be able to hold back and will start devouring something else very soon.

"Did you notice them?" Clark hear her whispering to me bringing him back to reality. Thankfully, it seems Akeno was unaware of his inner turmoil. It took a moment for him to understand what she said before understanding hit him.

"ahh, you mean our little followers!" He let out a small giggle. Indeed, since the start of their date, he felt several familiar presences tailing them

"ufufu, it seems we have many people who came to check up on us and I see you also noticed them." Akeno realised and made a small giggle.

"I mean they do clearly stand out." Clark said while drinking his coffee.

Clark spot two red heads behind telephone pole, wearing hats and Sunglasses respectively.

Clark can't help to but sigh sisters of Satans can be so Dumb.

At least Hide your hairs, Clark is pretty sure that kind of Pigmentation in their is unique on his own.

It's just saying like if I can hide my face no one can recognise me.

Next to them is Koneko who is wearing a weird cat mast and her eyes are glowing burning yellow.

Out of jealousy if he had to assume.

Iris is inside a Car, possibly her father's glaring daggers for some reason, she is wearing mask just in case.

But she doesn't knows Clark has X-ray vision.

He can't spot Murayama,Katase and Aika possibly busy on school.

But he spotted Kiba right behind them who was wearing just his school uniform.

He knows that Clark noticed them so he waved his hands in apologetic manners.

"The only one who is Good at hiding is Issei by far" Clark said out a little loud.

"Come to think of it I don't see him"

"He is hiding behind that convenience store trying to hind his presence by Wavering his consciousness with his KI, but too bad I can hear his heart beats loud and Clear" Clark said making Akeno giggle.

"Ufufu~ I am pretty sure, Rias and Iris are fuming in jealousy."

"Huh!? Iris? Rias is understandable "

"Ara~ Don't tell me you are that dense~"

Clark just gave a awkward laugh, he did felt pulls towards her, he had a Good feeling that She will have some things for him.

But the thing becomes more awkward knowing that she is literally Clark's friends big sister . . .

And As for Koneko she is still immature, physically at least.

Clark decided to Avoid whatever she was going to say and quickly finished their meal.

Eventually they finished eating and as they exited the restaurant, Akeno grabbed his hand and started running. He was very surprised at the action.

"Let's shake Rias and others!" She said with a mischievous smile.

"That would be interesting" Clark returned her smile as both starts Running at Full speed.

"They are RUNNING AWAY!" A certain red haired screamed. Much to her disguise.

They tried to chase them down, Exception for Rias and Koneko no one understands why they are chasing them on first place.

"Where did they Go?" Issei said after failing to spot them in a Vally.

{Probably They Teleported, It's still Unknown how strong Ddraig's host actually is} Dragoon said making Issei nod.

"Wow is that a New ability?" Akeno asked in a Curious tone.

"What ability?" Clark asked.

"You teleported us Without any usage of Magic Circle!" Clark rubbed his fingers on his head and then said.

"Well it's pretty normal to us, From the place where I used to live Teleportation is most basic need in missions, so yeah I learnt this Ability so I can come in handy"

Akeno let out a surprised sigh concidering here Magic is the only way for Teleportation and it is being used for past thousands of years.

They can't even Imagine teleportation without any magic at all.

"So where are we?"Akeno asked.

"Well see for yourself" Clark said with a smile confusing her. Thus they made their way for a certain destination.

After a while of walking Akeno quickly Realised where they are heading to.

"C-Clark!" she stuttered as they arrived in front of the staircase leading to her old home, the shrine. He looked at her with a smile.

"I thought we could go visit your mother and talk to her for a bit before continuing our date" he told her. Although what he said was only half the truth since I brought her for a second reason.

They both made their way up the stair until they came face to face with Aunty Shuri's grave near the front entrance of the shrine. He could see Akeno, barely holding her tears, probably reminiscing of her mother and how much she misses her to this day so Clark decided to start off.

"Hello Aunty Shuri, it's me again. Unlike the previous times I came to visit, I have brought you the most excellent of news" he placed a hand on Akeno's waist and brought her to his chest.

"As you can see, Akeno and I have begun dating although you probably already knew this would happen considering how many time in the past you used to tease us about it." He laughed a bit before putting on a more serious expression

"I promise you… that I will love and protect Akeno even if it costs me my life. You sacrificed your life to protect Akeno from harm, something that I failed to do." He felt a few tears coming out of his eyes

"I'm really sad and truly regret that you are not here with us. We all miss you so very much and to hear your voice again would truly be a blessing… Look at me crying when I was supposed to be bringing happier news. I'm sure you would be reprimanding me to stop mopping around and to keep on moving forward because that is just the type of person you are aunty. I know you wouldn't want us to keep crying over your death so I'll just say this. Thank you very much for saving Akeno-chan and I vow to keep protecting her to ensure that your death was not in vain and this is a promise I intend to keep" He said wiping the tears off his eyes. Looking at his side he can also see Akeno wiping off her own tears.

Seeing that he was finished Akeno took a step forward and place a hand on her mother's grave.

"Hello Oka-san. It's been so very long since I last saw you. I… I'm sorry I never came by to visit. It's just that… for the longest time, this place only held bitter memories for me ever since the day you died in my arms. Even passing by the shrine caused unwanted memories to resurface that I desperately wanted to forget. Even worst was that I blamed Clark and Bara . . . Tou-san for For everything. I know if you were here, you would probably have reprimanded me, saying that tou-san loves me, that Clark was only a child… that my hatred was misplaced and you would be right. I know it was wrong but I needed someone to blame to accept that cruel reality or my mind wouldn't have survived." Akeno stopped to take a moment to breath before continuing "However, with Clark back in my life I am finally beginning to let go of all my hatred. It will take some time but I hope… no I'm sure my heart will be able to forgive father even if there is nothing to forgive him for. Not a day goes by that I do not miss you and wish so dearly to have you back in my life but even so, I know that it will be alright. I love you so much oka-san and I never got the chance to say this but… thank you very much for saving my life oka-san." Akeno bowed a bit as fresh new tears spilled unto her mother's grave. Seeing her like that, I caressed her gently down her hair and embraced her once more. It's really hard to see her like this but I'm sure she needed this. I'll ask you to forgive me aunty for letting Akeno cry so much. It's a good thing she wasn't wearing make-up otherwise it would have smeared all over her face. Then again, Akeno is beautiful even without make up.

"You know aunty wouldn't want you to cry, Akeno. She would want you to see you smile" I told as I wiped off a few stray tears. Akeno looks up to me, knowing that what I said was the truth. Her mother wouldn't want her to be sad but look towards the future.

With a deep sigh to calm herself, she finally revealed that beautiful smile of hers that I love so much.

"You are right. I'm sure she wouldn't want to see me like this."

"That's the way. You look a lot more beautiful when you smile" he complimented her earning a small blush from her which pleased him since he didn't want to see her so depressed.

"Alright then we should probably say goodbye and return to our date. I'm sure if aunty Shuri were here, she would probably shoo us away to go and have fun together." He said causing Akeno to giggle knowing that he was probably right.

"ufu, you are right. She would probably also force us to tell her everything that went on when we come back." She added. This time, Clark let out a smile.

"Right, so until then" he turned back toward his aunt "Please watch over us aunty. I'm sure everything will turn out alright with you looking over us and once again I promise that I will take care of Akeno and protect her even if it costs me my life." This was a promise he intended to keep.

"Thank you for everything oka-san. I love you so very much and I hope you'll watch over me as you always have." Akeno added her own 2 cents before they both said farewell to Shuri and began to leave the shrine to continue their date.

Before descending, Clark took one final glance at the shrine before smiling.

"Are you coming Clark!" he heard Akeno say.

"Sorry, I'm coming now" he said before joining her.

Unknown to Akeno, the reason Clark was smiling wasn't at the shrine but rather at the person hidden inside. Akeno couldn't sense him since he was hiding his presence but Clark did.

Coming out from the entrance of the shrine was none other than Barakiel who had tears streaming down his face. Yesterday, he had received a call from Clark who asked him to come to the shrine at a certain time though he wouldn't tell him why. He assumed he simply wanted to meet and spend time with him so he promised to be there. He already finished all of his assigned work so he had some time to spare. At the promised time, he teleported inside his old home. He himself didn't visit here much other than to pay respect for his deceased wife. This place only now held bitter memories. What was once a place filled with happiness and warmth now only filled him with sadness and despair. All this shrine did was remind him of his failure to protect his family when they needed him most. In the blink of an eye, he had lost all that mattered to him despite the constant preaching of Clark, his family and his faction that it was not his fault. Hell, Azazel himself told Barakiel that all fault lies with him for pulling him away from his family but Barakiel completely denied that. It was his fault and his alone. He should have dealt with his enemies more quickly but instead he took his time to deal with them. Those few precious minutes were what delayed him from saving his family in time. Shuri and Akeno would still have been with him and he would have had a home to return to but fate was cruel to him. No matter what anyone said, he blamed himself for all these years for his failure.

Eventually, he started feeling the presence of two people heading up the stairs. When they came into view, it felt as if the entire world stopped for him. Next to Clark, was none other than his daughter Akeno all grown up. She was so beautiful but how could she not be when she looked nearly identical to her mother with the exception of her violet eyes and her more endowed chest, curtesy of her fallen angel heritage. But what was she doing here? Wasn't he supposed to meet only Clark? That's when it clicked to Barakiel that Clark must have wanted to set this all up for him to meet Akeno without her knowing. While he had received a letter from his daughter and knowing that she was safe did wonders for his heart. However, another part of him also desperately wanted to see her, even if only to catch a single glimpse would have relieved him of so much burden yet he knew that he could not meet her yet. His daughter wasn't ready to meet him yet as her hatred still lingers in her heart and she asked him to give her some time before they could meet and the fact that he got even that was a miracle in itself. Therefore, he decided to give his daughter the space she wanted less he creates a greater rift between them. It wasn't easy though. It took all of his strength and willpower to resist the urge to run towards his daughter and hug her, telling her that he is sorry, telling her that he never stopped thinking about them and not a single day goes by that he doesn't wish he could turn back time to fix his greatest mistake yet he knew he couldn't just yet so he decided to take solace in this opportunity that Clark had provided him. He really needed to thank him for this later.

He listened In to their entire conversation with Shuri. To hear that his daughter was doing her best to forgive him, did so much more than words could ever describe. More tears drifted down his face as he could fear his shattered heart slowly melding back together. Her words gave him the greatest of hopes that they could be reunited as a family and he couldn't wait for that day to come.

Eventually, they left but not before he saw Clark looking back at the shrine and smiled. However, rather than smiling back at the shrine, Barakiel believed that smile to be for him and he could do nothing but return one even though Clark couldn't see it.

When they both left, Barakiel exited the shrine, making his way next to his wife grave yet his gaze never left the entrance where they left.

"Thank you Clark… Thank you" he thanked Clark from the bottom of his heart for giving him the opportunity to see his daughter. He wiped his tears before redirecting his attention to Shuri.

"Hey there, Shuri. Sorry for that pathetic display earlier. Look at me crying like a simple child. I can already imagine what your reaction would be" Barakiel stated.

"Ara ara, since when has my husband become such a cry baby, ufufu" He could already imagine his wife saying that causing him to giggle at the thought

Baraqiel shakes himself to see Shuri. Maybe he is hallucinating.

"You are right! It would seem I have become a cry baby but I believe these tears are well spent as I got to see how our daughter has grown up to become such a wonderful woman. She looks so much like you and I have no doubt you would be so proud of her." He said before his tone started becoming more somber

The projection of shuri hugs him as Baraqiel breaks down more

"Not a day goes by that I do not wish that you were here with us. Many times, I told myself that it should have been me who died that day, not you. If I could trade my life in exchange for yours, I would do so in a heartbeat. Knowing you, you would probably punish me for even thinking such a thing and I know you wouldn't want me to think like that but a child will always need a mother's love more so than it's father. Those are my honest feelings but I know you wouldn't want me to sink into depression any longer now that Akeno is safe so let me just say this." He placed both his hands and his head on top of Shuri's grave

"I know dear~ And I still love you for what You are. I love you for all eternity even If I am far away" Shuri's projections calm voice was something that felt too real for Baraqiel to be just a Simple hallucination.

He looked at the projection which was smiling.

But suddenly that smile was replaced with a More serious Tone.

"But dear . . .  From today onwards . . . Things will get more dangerous than the way it is now . . .  It is my request  . . . Please look after them" the projection ended delivering the message as she fades away in thin air.

Leaving a very shocked Baraqiel.

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