Chapter 398: Alexander Morningstar
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After Alex's announcement regarding the fate of Trihexia, literally every one of the different realms connected to the world was buzzing with news.
First the message had been sent out that Alex had returned with the others that had disappeared alongside him in tow, along with several new faces. Then he instantaneously dealed with the rogue faction of Devils that had been causing trouble in the Underworld recently, and were causing unrest in the other realms since they were headed by the insane Katerea. Then after that the leading figures that had been sealed with Trihexia, and were considered akin to being dead because of it, had returned while Alex killed the great beast himself, all within a matter of hours while the others were supposed to be gone for tens of thousands of years.
It was an understatement to say that all the realms were in a veritable uproar over the rapidly occurring chain of events, which was still ongoing even now as the leading figures of each faction, and those who had been sealed with Trihexia, retreated to the Gremory castle for the rest of the evening.
Originally the Gremory's planned to host a party for the friends and acquaintances they had amongst the factions after the meeting had ended, now however they were playing host to the most important political figures in the entire world. They were quite pleased to find out upon their return home that Rias had spent her time before crashing the meeting preparing for exactly this.
First their kitchens were working on numerous dishes that contained ingredients they had never seen before, while under the guidance of those who had come from Asora to make sure all the exotic ingredients were handled properly. Then Kuroka had used her mastery over space to expand their largest ballroom to the point that it went from only being able to house a few hundred people, to thousands in anticipation of the amount of people who would inevitably attend the party after Alex announced their return.
Finally, Rias had brought out all of the spoils that she had claimed throughout their time in other worlds in order to decorate it with works of art never before seen by their guests.. Most of it though came from the headquarters of the church and divine realm of Ehito after they killed him and completely wiped out his supporters.
While the first arrivals and her parents were admiring the never before seen works of art though, Rias herself was with Alex and the rest of his wives who would be attending the party as they got ready. Rather than hurrying though, the man himself was currently soaking in a burning hot tub of water for the first time in a while, while his mind started dozing off slightly.
"This is so nice..." Alex muttered as his eyes started drooping, before the person sitting in the tub across from him splashed some water into his face.
Startling slightly, Alex opened his eyes to see several slightly concerned women looking at him, while Grayfia asked,
"When was the last time you got some sleep?" Since he still hadn't gotten a chance to actually rest since returning from his fight with Trihexia, she and the others knew that Alex had to have been more tired than he was letting on. They were all surprised though when he answered after a minute of contemplation,
"I think it was about a week or two ago.... After using some different methods to stall Trihexia so I could get some rest it began adapting to them far more quickly than I thought it would. Eventually I wasn't able to get any sleep at all while fighting it." While Alex easily dismissed his the sleeping problems that he had while fighting Trihexia, the girls couldn't help but to glance at each other in worry.
"Do we need to postpone the party until tomorrow night?" Rias asked as she seriously prepared to cancel the party, regardless of how the guests would react to such a thing.
Alex however shook his head and stated,
"Nah, I'll be fine on my feet for a bit. It's just that soaking in this hot tub of water is too relaxing....or maybe I just need something to keep me awake!" With a mischievous grin, Alex directed a look to the one who had splashed him awake, Yami.
Instantly knowing what Alex was referring to, a blush crept into Yami's cheeks even before he used his 'Telekinesis' to pick her up and place her in his ŀȧp at just the right angle so that his pėnɨs readily slid into her tight hole.
"Ngh..." She ġrȯȧnėd lightly at the sudden intrusion within her body, before Alex's pėnɨs came to a stop after the entire thing went inside of her. Having long since used her 'Transform' abilities to mold her insides to the shape and size of Alex's pėnɨs, Yami was easily able to take the entire thing while squeezing it tightly for him.
"Hentai..." She then pouted cutely at him, even as the adorable ȧssassin began to slowly grind against Alex's hɨps to stimulate him.
While Alex was enjoying Yami's company, one of the Gremory servants poked her head into the bathroom and announced,
"Um, lady Rias, Lord Dragon Emperor, the Maou Beelzebub would like to see you..." Sighing at the announcement, Rias stood before Alex could and said,
"I'll go take care of it. Just stay and relax Alex." Not needing to be told twice, Alex simply sank even further into the hot water while simultaneously grabbing onto Yami's tight buŧŧ, making her twitch her brows even as she continued her gentle rocking motion.
***
As the guests arrived the Gremory ballroom was filled with the drone of voices as everyone discussed the recent happenings, and what was going to happen in the near future.
For many, such as those who had been sealed with Trihexia, they just wanted to rest after all of the excitement of the day. But, similarly to Alex, they felt the need to persevere and continue going to see what he wanted, and to hopefully finally get some answers to the questions everyone had about his whereabouts the last couple years.
Those who were discussing the Dragon Emperor and his wives though were also in awe of the numerous works of art around them that they didn't recognize, while several of them had even been created with materials that they didn't even know existed. With their questions growing in number, all any of them could do was patiently wait as Alex and his wives busied themselves getting ready.
It was only when everyone began to get impatient that a voice rang out,
"Introducing the guests of honor for tonight's event!"
As one everyone turned to see Rias's knight, Kiba Yuuto, standing at the bottom of the grand staircase with a lengthy roll of paper in his hand. After verifying that he had everyone's attention, Kiba then began,
"Firstly, hailing from Tenrou Island of the continent of Ishgar, founder of the Mages Guild Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermilion!"
The moment her name rang out Mavis slowly began descending the grand staircase, dressed in a brilliant golden gown while appearing only slightly nervous as all eyes curiously turned to her as their heads swam with even more questions.
Tenrou Island?
Ishgar?
Fairy Tail?
No one present had ever heard of such places or organizations, and as such there was bȧrėly any scattered applause as she slowly descended the staircase, and took her place at the side of the bottom step. Of course, one other thing that everyone was wondering was why she was bȧrėfoot.
Before any of them could ask about any of these things though, they were cut off as Kiba announced another beautiful woman whose name and background didn't make sense, and then another.
Slowly the staircase behind him filled up with amazing beauties who each took their place on the next step going up after they were announced. Amongst them of course were women that the guests knew of, Gabriel, Ingvild Leviathan, Serafall and Sona Sitri, Ravel Phenex, Yasaka and her daughter Kunou, Roygun Belphagor, and a few others.
However the rest of the grand staircase was taken up by beauties who no one knew the identity of. There was the human crown princess from a kingdom apparently called 'Fiore', a trio of sisters who were daughters of the ruling vampire lord of Japan(when there was no such thing), a set of twins and their mother who were supposedly the former princesses and Queen of a galactic empire, a dragon princess, an elven princess, a 'demon' princess, and yet another pair of human princesses from what was called the 'Heiligh Kingdom' and the 'Hoelscher Empire'. Then there were women who just didn't make sense, like the two 'Yuuki-Onna' named Mizore and Tsurara, who looked like delicate pale and beautiful women instead of the gorilla-like beasts that Yuuki-Onna actually were.
With the already incredibly long list of questions everyone had only growing longer as the minutes ticked by, and beauty after beauty was introduced, they finally saw the end of the lengthy introductions as Kiba declared after most of the staircase had been filled,
"And now presenting the Dragon Emperor and his peerage!" Though the people felt almost relieved when Alex's own arrival was announced, once again confusion filled them as everyone knew Alex had rejected the Evil Pieces when Ajuka offered them to him, Ingvild, and Vali. With the Maou himself being more confused than anyone else at that moment, Kiba then called out,
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's seventh 'Pawn', the 'Demon', Mirajane Strauss!" With scattered applause echoing within then ballroom, many of the Devils present inadvertently took in breath when Mirajane stepped out, and they realized that she had been the one Alex gifted the Ultimate and High class Devil souls to earlier.
Mirajane herself was wearing a strapless silky purple dress that flowed down to her ankles, but had two slits that ran up to her upper hɨps on both sides of her legs, while her white hair was pulled up into a pony tail that then fanned out to give it a more flowing look. Of course the part everyone was focused on was her eyes, as the normally homely woman scanned the crowds below her with a slightly predatory look, instilling fear into those of a demonic nature since they had never once experienced something considering them mere food.
Ignoring the borderline terror that Mirajane's mere presence had inspired in the demonic beings within the crowd, Kiba then moved onto the next person on the list.
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's sixth 'Pawn', the 'Celestial Tamer', Lucy Heartfilia!" As Kiba announced her, Lucy this time made her appearance to the masses below as they took her in, making the confidence she had in her looks swell.
She was wearing a spaghetti strap dress that flowed down to her calves, but also had a great slit running down her front in between the valley of her brėȧsts only to stop just short of her belly buŧŧon, while the back was similarly missing as the cut went down until it stopped just short of the top of her buŧŧ. Meanwhile her hair was done in several strands of long curls that went halfway down her back, covering the upper portion of skin that was exposed. What everyone's attention was on though, in a strange twist, was the dress itself, due to the fact that it looked like it was made of genuine starlight upon the night sky.
Satisfied with their reactions, and the title Rias and Grayfia had decided to give her, Lucy then took her place opposite Mirajane on the same stair as Kiba continued,
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's fifth 'Pawn', the first princess of the Deviluke Galactic Empire, and one of the smartest people in service of the Dragon Emperor, Lala Satalin Deviluke!" As she was called Lala suddenly appeared at the top of the grand staircase, but, instead of donning the dress that had been prepared for her, she was wearing the default outfit that Peke often turned into, a large round hat coupled with an alien looking dress and accessories.
"HII EVERYBODY! IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU ALL!" Lala then happily called down from her place at the top of the staircase, stunning the guests even further at her lack of awareness and apparent innocence. Leaving them all wondering if they were joking about Lala's supposed intelligence, the pink haired princess happily skipped her way down the stairs until she was standing directly above Mirajane, and Kiba continued unaffected,
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's fourth 'Pawn', the woman capable of bisecting even entire planets in half, the 'Golden Darkness', Yami!" Contrary to everyones expectations with such an introduction, a petite doll-like girl appeared with long flowing golden hair. Similarly to Lala though, Yami had disregarded the formal wear that the fashion masters Crystabel and Ringo had prepared for her, instead simply donning the usual black leather skirt and top she typically wore.
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's third 'Pawn', the 'Siren', Sun Otonashi!" At her introduction, another doll-like girl appeared as Sun showed herself at the top of the staircase, blushing furiously as so many eyes fixated onto her.
Desperately wanting to disappear since she wasn't used to dealing with such crowds of people, Sun made her way to her position above Lala as quickly as her dress allowed, a shorted one that only went down to her knees, and had been layered with discarded white swan feathers.
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's second 'Pawn', the 'Seductive Succubus', Kurumu Kurono!" Again there were several intakes of breath as Kurumu made her appearance this time, adorned in a pink multilayered dress with numerous black lacy frills on the edges.
Instead of focusing on her dress though, everyone was focusing on Kurumu herself as many of the men in the room found themselves suddenly falling in love. With her heritage as a suċċubus, Kurumu's body was automatically proportionally perfect for any man who saw her, excluding those who had other, very specific, preferences. Meanwhile her facial features appeared flawless despite the fact that she had applied absolutely no makeup, having long since decided that doing so at all shamed her suċċubus heritage entirely.
Her lips curled into a smirk, Kurumu fought the urge to 'Charm' every man before her just to show off her skills, as she then seductively sauntered to her place across from Sun. With her performance, even the ever chivalrous Kiba had a bit of trouble focusing his attention on his role before he eventually continued,
"Introducing the first of the Dragon Emperor's 'Pawns', the 'Silver Haired Queen of Annihilation', Grayfia Lucifuge!" Stunned silence was all that greeted Grayfia as she made her appearance, with her long silver hair flowing freely behind her that matched her silvery dress, which glittered as if it contained thousands of diamonds woven within its threads.
As they watched her take her place amongst the members of Alex's peerage, and his wives, the hall quickly filled with whispers with the latest pice of information, which had been long debated after Grayfia's disappearance, but was now confirmed(since only a couple people even saw Grayfia present Lana to Venelana). Before the whispering got too heated though, Kiba's voice then rang out once more.
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's second 'Knight', a woman whose strength and noble heart earned her the title of 'Titania', Erza Scarlet!" Following her introduction, Erza appeared before the masses wearing a dress that was nearly identical to Mirajane's, except hers was the same color as her signature scarlet hair while also glittering similarly to Grayfia's.
Slowly Erza descended down to her place at the step above Grayfia, all while maintaining her dignified and heroic expression as she desperately tried to prevent anyone from noticing just how nervous she was in front of so many high ranking people.
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's first 'Knight', heiress of the Yeagashi clan, Shizuku Yeagashi!" As her name was called Shizuku stepped forward at the top of the grand staircase, with her black hair done up in its signature ponytail, and a matching black dress concealing her figure. What drew everyone's eyes though as the most furious round of whispering yet broke out in the ballroom, was the menacing looking black dog that padded up beside her, it's glowing red eyes carefully scanning the crowd below it.
"What the fuċk?!" Azazel swore once again that day, as he and every one of the more important people present instantly recognized the black dog at Shizuku's side as one if the Longinus sacred gears, Canis Lykaon.
The problem with this though was that Canis Lykaon was currently possessed by a Grigori agent called Tobio Ikuse, code named 'Slashdog'. The fact that someone else possessed it as well, combined with the man who attacked the Underworld previously while possessing several other Longinus sacred gears, was concerning to say the least.
Rather than acknowledge the commotion she and Jin had caused though, Shizuku silently took her place across from Erza as Kiba continued,
"Introducing the Dragon Emperors second 'Bishop', the princess of a vampire kingdom wiped out by the malevolent God Ehito, Yue!" At her introduction another petite doll-like girl appeared with flowing silvery-blond hair, and crimson red eyes.
What really caught everyone's attention about her though(besides her introduction as yet another princess), was that Yue was adorned in a pure white wedding dress, giving everyone the impression that she was there for a wedding instead of a regular ball. She then smirked as if she was victorious for some reason, while taking her place on the step above Erza. Without even a backward glance at her though, Kiba's voice rang as he puffed up slightly in pride,
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's first 'Bishop', the Heiress of the Gremory family known as the 'Crimson Haired Ruin Princess', Rias Gremory!" Again there were scattered applause as mutterings filled the ballroom, as many had suspected that Rias had joined Alex's peerage when she wasn't announced sooner, but now their suspicions were once again confirmed as the crimson haired beauty made her appearance.
Rias herself though appeared with a momentary scowl on her face as she directed a very brief glare at Yue, before ȧssuming her place across from the still smug vampire princess. As if to contrast her even more, Rias's dress was composed of swirling red and black patterns that anyone connected to the house of Bael immediately recognized as the power of Destruction. This caused many of them to be stunned as no one in the history of their house was daring enough to actually garb themselves in pure Destruction, making them wonder just how powerful and skilled she had become in her absence.
As many people also began to wonder if Rias as well had become a Super Devil like Grayfia, Kiba's voice once again rang out to announce the last few members of Alex's peerage,
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's second 'Rook', the first daughter of the vampire lord of Japan, as well as the daughter of one of the Three Dark Lords, Moka Akashiya!" Again a silver haired beauty made her appearance as Moka stepped out wearing an elegant black dress with silver trims, captivating many of those below them as she silently took her place above Yue.
From there she could see many in the crowds staring at her, some with intrigue, others confusion, while several of the men she saw looked at her with dėsɨrė and ŀust. Moka snorted lightly when she saw this, and mentally remarked, 'overzealous fools, they ought to learn their place.'
Without anyone knowing what was going through Moka's mind, Kiba continued announcing the girls.
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's first 'Rook', the heiress and future head of the Haulia Rabbitman tribe, Shia Haulia!" As Shia appeared many people once again began to mutter amongst themselves, as they recalled her from earlier when she tried to fight Katerea and her supporters.
Currently Shia was wearing a sky blue dress with white patterns on it that resembled clouds, matching her sky blue hair and long fluffy ears. The peppy rabbit girl then quickly made her way to her place across from Moka, where she waited as Kiba announced the last member of Alex's peerage.
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's 'Queen', one of the two remaining Nekoshou of their kind, master of Space and Time, Kuroka Toujo!" As she was announced Kuroka strutted out where everyone could see her, instead of her usual black kimono with gold trim, Kuroka had adorned something almost identical, yet several times more regal looking.
Woven with threads made from real gold, and cloth that looked as it was threaded from darkness itself, Kuroka's kimono flowed around her in a nonexistent wind while the golden beads that adorned her further jingled lightly against each other. To further add to the majesty of her appearance, Kuroka radiated an oppressive aura from her body while time itself seemed to slow for her, and space trembled with her every step.
Angels, Maou, even gods couldn't help but to inwardly tremble at the power Kuroka was radiating towards them, a confident smirk on her face as she took her place in the middle of the stairs slightly above Shia and Moka. The rest of the girls in Alex's peerage gave her exasperated looks as she joined them, but none of them said anything since they were technically using this chance to try and show off a little.
However they were all distracted as Kiba finally announced,
"And now we finally introduce the Dragon Emperor himself, and the Dragon Empress, Anne!" Immediately everyone forgot about Kuroka as they straightened up for Alex's arrival, while the man himself appeared at the top of the grand staircase with the dark skinned woman they saw earlier on his arm.
Rightly ȧssuming she was the aforementioned Anne, those who hadn't seen her yet gasped lightly at how beautiful she was, along with how much of her body was exposed due to the outfit she was wearing. Currently she was attired in a very regal looking set of dancer-like garments, that had several flowing golden bands and veils attached to it. Accompanying her outfit was also several golden accessories on her fingers, wrists, ankles, and hair, making her appearance very similar to the day that she and Alex reunited in Tortus.
Alex meanwhile was attired in a sharp looking black suit that had a red trim and tie for his Boosted Gear, and his fur when he used the SSJ4 transformation. Though one would normally think that a person with Alex's build would look awkward in a suit, the fashion masters of Asora had apparently figured out a way to make the formal wear look completely natural on him while also emphasizing his muscular figure.
With his and Anne's appearance though, Kiba continued as he practically shouted,
"Bane of gods, slayer of Trihexia, the Dark Emperor, and Alucard! Ruler of Asora, champion of Tortus and Earthland! Presenting the Dragon Emperor-" At this point Kiba paused slightly when he read the next part on the roll of paper given to him by Rias, prompting him to look up at her briefly for confirmation. Seeing her nod back to him lightly in encouragement, Kiba then concluded,
"-the Dragon Emperor, ALEXANDER MORNINGSTAR!"
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After Alex's announcement regarding the fate of Trihexia, literally every one of the different realms connected to the world was buzzing with news.
First the message had been sent out that Alex had returned with the others that had disappeared alongside him in tow, along with several new faces. Then he instantaneously dealed with the rogue faction of Devils that had been causing trouble in the Underworld recently, and were causing unrest in the other realms since they were headed by the insane Katerea. Then after that the leading figures that had been sealed with Trihexia, and were considered akin to being dead because of it, had returned while Alex killed the great beast himself, all within a matter of hours while the others were supposed to be gone for tens of thousands of years.
It was an understatement to say that all the realms were in a veritable uproar over the rapidly occurring chain of events, which was still ongoing even now as the leading figures of each faction, and those who had been sealed with Trihexia, retreated to the Gremory castle for the rest of the evening.
Originally the Gremory's planned to host a party for the friends and acquaintances they had amongst the factions after the meeting had ended, now however they were playing host to the most important political figures in the entire world. They were quite pleased to find out upon their return home that Rias had spent her time before crashing the meeting preparing for exactly this.
First their kitchens were working on numerous dishes that contained ingredients they had never seen before, while under the guidance of those who had come from Asora to make sure all the exotic ingredients were handled properly. Then Kuroka had used her mastery over space to expand their largest ballroom to the point that it went from only being able to house a few hundred people, to thousands in anticipation of the amount of people who would inevitably attend the party after Alex announced their return.
Finally, Rias had brought out all of the spoils that she had claimed throughout their time in other worlds in order to decorate it with works of art never before seen by their guests.. Most of it though came from the headquarters of the church and divine realm of Ehito after they killed him and completely wiped out his supporters.
While the first arrivals and her parents were admiring the never before seen works of art though, Rias herself was with Alex and the rest of his wives who would be attending the party as they got ready. Rather than hurrying though, the man himself was currently soaking in a burning hot tub of water for the first time in a while, while his mind started dozing off slightly.
"This is so nice..." Alex muttered as his eyes started drooping, before the person sitting in the tub across from him splashed some water into his face.
Startling slightly, Alex opened his eyes to see several slightly concerned women looking at him, while Grayfia asked,
"When was the last time you got some sleep?" Since he still hadn't gotten a chance to actually rest since returning from his fight with Trihexia, she and the others knew that Alex had to have been more tired than he was letting on. They were all surprised though when he answered after a minute of contemplation,
"I think it was about a week or two ago.... After using some different methods to stall Trihexia so I could get some rest it began adapting to them far more quickly than I thought it would. Eventually I wasn't able to get any sleep at all while fighting it." While Alex easily dismissed his the sleeping problems that he had while fighting Trihexia, the girls couldn't help but to glance at each other in worry.
"Do we need to postpone the party until tomorrow night?" Rias asked as she seriously prepared to cancel the party, regardless of how the guests would react to such a thing.
Alex however shook his head and stated,
"Nah, I'll be fine on my feet for a bit. It's just that soaking in this hot tub of water is too relaxing....or maybe I just need something to keep me awake!" With a mischievous grin, Alex directed a look to the one who had splashed him awake, Yami.
Instantly knowing what Alex was referring to, a blush crept into Yami's cheeks even before he used his 'Telekinesis' to pick her up and place her in his ŀȧp at just the right angle so that his pėnɨs readily slid into her tight hole.
"Ngh..." She ġrȯȧnėd lightly at the sudden intrusion within her body, before Alex's pėnɨs came to a stop after the entire thing went inside of her. Having long since used her 'Transform' abilities to mold her insides to the shape and size of Alex's pėnɨs, Yami was easily able to take the entire thing while squeezing it tightly for him.
"Hentai..." She then pouted cutely at him, even as the adorable ȧssassin began to slowly grind against Alex's hɨps to stimulate him.
While Alex was enjoying Yami's company, one of the Gremory servants poked her head into the bathroom and announced,
"Um, lady Rias, Lord Dragon Emperor, the Maou Beelzebub would like to see you..." Sighing at the announcement, Rias stood before Alex could and said,
"I'll go take care of it. Just stay and relax Alex." Not needing to be told twice, Alex simply sank even further into the hot water while simultaneously grabbing onto Yami's tight buŧŧ, making her twitch her brows even as she continued her gentle rocking motion.
***
As the guests arrived the Gremory ballroom was filled with the drone of voices as everyone discussed the recent happenings, and what was going to happen in the near future.
For many, such as those who had been sealed with Trihexia, they just wanted to rest after all of the excitement of the day. But, similarly to Alex, they felt the need to persevere and continue going to see what he wanted, and to hopefully finally get some answers to the questions everyone had about his whereabouts the last couple years.
Those who were discussing the Dragon Emperor and his wives though were also in awe of the numerous works of art around them that they didn't recognize, while several of them had even been created with materials that they didn't even know existed. With their questions growing in number, all any of them could do was patiently wait as Alex and his wives busied themselves getting ready.
It was only when everyone began to get impatient that a voice rang out,
"Introducing the guests of honor for tonight's event!"
As one everyone turned to see Rias's knight, Kiba Yuuto, standing at the bottom of the grand staircase with a lengthy roll of paper in his hand. After verifying that he had everyone's attention, Kiba then began,
"Firstly, hailing from Tenrou Island of the continent of Ishgar, founder of the Mages Guild Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermilion!"
The moment her name rang out Mavis slowly began descending the grand staircase, dressed in a brilliant golden gown while appearing only slightly nervous as all eyes curiously turned to her as their heads swam with even more questions.
Tenrou Island?
Ishgar?
Fairy Tail?
No one present had ever heard of such places or organizations, and as such there was bȧrėly any scattered applause as she slowly descended the staircase, and took her place at the side of the bottom step. Of course, one other thing that everyone was wondering was why she was bȧrėfoot.
Before any of them could ask about any of these things though, they were cut off as Kiba announced another beautiful woman whose name and background didn't make sense, and then another.
Slowly the staircase behind him filled up with amazing beauties who each took their place on the next step going up after they were announced. Amongst them of course were women that the guests knew of, Gabriel, Ingvild Leviathan, Serafall and Sona Sitri, Ravel Phenex, Yasaka and her daughter Kunou, Roygun Belphagor, and a few others.
However the rest of the grand staircase was taken up by beauties who no one knew the identity of. There was the human crown princess from a kingdom apparently called 'Fiore', a trio of sisters who were daughters of the ruling vampire lord of Japan(when there was no such thing), a set of twins and their mother who were supposedly the former princesses and Queen of a galactic empire, a dragon princess, an elven princess, a 'demon' princess, and yet another pair of human princesses from what was called the 'Heiligh Kingdom' and the 'Hoelscher Empire'. Then there were women who just didn't make sense, like the two 'Yuuki-Onna' named Mizore and Tsurara, who looked like delicate pale and beautiful women instead of the gorilla-like beasts that Yuuki-Onna actually were.
With the already incredibly long list of questions everyone had only growing longer as the minutes ticked by, and beauty after beauty was introduced, they finally saw the end of the lengthy introductions as Kiba declared after most of the staircase had been filled,
"And now presenting the Dragon Emperor and his peerage!" Though the people felt almost relieved when Alex's own arrival was announced, once again confusion filled them as everyone knew Alex had rejected the Evil Pieces when Ajuka offered them to him, Ingvild, and Vali. With the Maou himself being more confused than anyone else at that moment, Kiba then called out,
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's seventh 'Pawn', the 'Demon', Mirajane Strauss!" With scattered applause echoing within then ballroom, many of the Devils present inadvertently took in breath when Mirajane stepped out, and they realized that she had been the one Alex gifted the Ultimate and High class Devil souls to earlier.
Mirajane herself was wearing a strapless silky purple dress that flowed down to her ankles, but had two slits that ran up to her upper hɨps on both sides of her legs, while her white hair was pulled up into a pony tail that then fanned out to give it a more flowing look. Of course the part everyone was focused on was her eyes, as the normally homely woman scanned the crowds below her with a slightly predatory look, instilling fear into those of a demonic nature since they had never once experienced something considering them mere food.
Ignoring the borderline terror that Mirajane's mere presence had inspired in the demonic beings within the crowd, Kiba then moved onto the next person on the list.
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's sixth 'Pawn', the 'Celestial Tamer', Lucy Heartfilia!" As Kiba announced her, Lucy this time made her appearance to the masses below as they took her in, making the confidence she had in her looks swell.
She was wearing a spaghetti strap dress that flowed down to her calves, but also had a great slit running down her front in between the valley of her brėȧsts only to stop just short of her belly buŧŧon, while the back was similarly missing as the cut went down until it stopped just short of the top of her buŧŧ. Meanwhile her hair was done in several strands of long curls that went halfway down her back, covering the upper portion of skin that was exposed. What everyone's attention was on though, in a strange twist, was the dress itself, due to the fact that it looked like it was made of genuine starlight upon the night sky.
Satisfied with their reactions, and the title Rias and Grayfia had decided to give her, Lucy then took her place opposite Mirajane on the same stair as Kiba continued,
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's fifth 'Pawn', the first princess of the Deviluke Galactic Empire, and one of the smartest people in service of the Dragon Emperor, Lala Satalin Deviluke!" As she was called Lala suddenly appeared at the top of the grand staircase, but, instead of donning the dress that had been prepared for her, she was wearing the default outfit that Peke often turned into, a large round hat coupled with an alien looking dress and accessories.
"HII EVERYBODY! IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU ALL!" Lala then happily called down from her place at the top of the staircase, stunning the guests even further at her lack of awareness and apparent innocence. Leaving them all wondering if they were joking about Lala's supposed intelligence, the pink haired princess happily skipped her way down the stairs until she was standing directly above Mirajane, and Kiba continued unaffected,
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's fourth 'Pawn', the woman capable of bisecting even entire planets in half, the 'Golden Darkness', Yami!" Contrary to everyones expectations with such an introduction, a petite doll-like girl appeared with long flowing golden hair. Similarly to Lala though, Yami had disregarded the formal wear that the fashion masters Crystabel and Ringo had prepared for her, instead simply donning the usual black leather skirt and top she typically wore.
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's third 'Pawn', the 'Siren', Sun Otonashi!" At her introduction, another doll-like girl appeared as Sun showed herself at the top of the staircase, blushing furiously as so many eyes fixated onto her.
Desperately wanting to disappear since she wasn't used to dealing with such crowds of people, Sun made her way to her position above Lala as quickly as her dress allowed, a shorted one that only went down to her knees, and had been layered with discarded white swan feathers.
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's second 'Pawn', the 'Seductive Succubus', Kurumu Kurono!" Again there were several intakes of breath as Kurumu made her appearance this time, adorned in a pink multilayered dress with numerous black lacy frills on the edges.
Instead of focusing on her dress though, everyone was focusing on Kurumu herself as many of the men in the room found themselves suddenly falling in love. With her heritage as a suċċubus, Kurumu's body was automatically proportionally perfect for any man who saw her, excluding those who had other, very specific, preferences. Meanwhile her facial features appeared flawless despite the fact that she had applied absolutely no makeup, having long since decided that doing so at all shamed her suċċubus heritage entirely.
Her lips curled into a smirk, Kurumu fought the urge to 'Charm' every man before her just to show off her skills, as she then seductively sauntered to her place across from Sun. With her performance, even the ever chivalrous Kiba had a bit of trouble focusing his attention on his role before he eventually continued,
"Introducing the first of the Dragon Emperor's 'Pawns', the 'Silver Haired Queen of Annihilation', Grayfia Lucifuge!" Stunned silence was all that greeted Grayfia as she made her appearance, with her long silver hair flowing freely behind her that matched her silvery dress, which glittered as if it contained thousands of diamonds woven within its threads.
As they watched her take her place amongst the members of Alex's peerage, and his wives, the hall quickly filled with whispers with the latest pice of information, which had been long debated after Grayfia's disappearance, but was now confirmed(since only a couple people even saw Grayfia present Lana to Venelana). Before the whispering got too heated though, Kiba's voice then rang out once more.
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's second 'Knight', a woman whose strength and noble heart earned her the title of 'Titania', Erza Scarlet!" Following her introduction, Erza appeared before the masses wearing a dress that was nearly identical to Mirajane's, except hers was the same color as her signature scarlet hair while also glittering similarly to Grayfia's.
Slowly Erza descended down to her place at the step above Grayfia, all while maintaining her dignified and heroic expression as she desperately tried to prevent anyone from noticing just how nervous she was in front of so many high ranking people.
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's first 'Knight', heiress of the Yeagashi clan, Shizuku Yeagashi!" As her name was called Shizuku stepped forward at the top of the grand staircase, with her black hair done up in its signature ponytail, and a matching black dress concealing her figure. What drew everyone's eyes though as the most furious round of whispering yet broke out in the ballroom, was the menacing looking black dog that padded up beside her, it's glowing red eyes carefully scanning the crowd below it.
"What the fuċk?!" Azazel swore once again that day, as he and every one of the more important people present instantly recognized the black dog at Shizuku's side as one if the Longinus sacred gears, Canis Lykaon.
The problem with this though was that Canis Lykaon was currently possessed by a Grigori agent called Tobio Ikuse, code named 'Slashdog'. The fact that someone else possessed it as well, combined with the man who attacked the Underworld previously while possessing several other Longinus sacred gears, was concerning to say the least.
Rather than acknowledge the commotion she and Jin had caused though, Shizuku silently took her place across from Erza as Kiba continued,
"Introducing the Dragon Emperors second 'Bishop', the princess of a vampire kingdom wiped out by the malevolent God Ehito, Yue!" At her introduction another petite doll-like girl appeared with flowing silvery-blond hair, and crimson red eyes.
What really caught everyone's attention about her though(besides her introduction as yet another princess), was that Yue was adorned in a pure white wedding dress, giving everyone the impression that she was there for a wedding instead of a regular ball. She then smirked as if she was victorious for some reason, while taking her place on the step above Erza. Without even a backward glance at her though, Kiba's voice rang as he puffed up slightly in pride,
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's first 'Bishop', the Heiress of the Gremory family known as the 'Crimson Haired Ruin Princess', Rias Gremory!" Again there were scattered applause as mutterings filled the ballroom, as many had suspected that Rias had joined Alex's peerage when she wasn't announced sooner, but now their suspicions were once again confirmed as the crimson haired beauty made her appearance.
Rias herself though appeared with a momentary scowl on her face as she directed a very brief glare at Yue, before ȧssuming her place across from the still smug vampire princess. As if to contrast her even more, Rias's dress was composed of swirling red and black patterns that anyone connected to the house of Bael immediately recognized as the power of Destruction. This caused many of them to be stunned as no one in the history of their house was daring enough to actually garb themselves in pure Destruction, making them wonder just how powerful and skilled she had become in her absence.
As many people also began to wonder if Rias as well had become a Super Devil like Grayfia, Kiba's voice once again rang out to announce the last few members of Alex's peerage,
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's second 'Rook', the first daughter of the vampire lord of Japan, as well as the daughter of one of the Three Dark Lords, Moka Akashiya!" Again a silver haired beauty made her appearance as Moka stepped out wearing an elegant black dress with silver trims, captivating many of those below them as she silently took her place above Yue.
From there she could see many in the crowds staring at her, some with intrigue, others confusion, while several of the men she saw looked at her with dėsɨrė and ŀust. Moka snorted lightly when she saw this, and mentally remarked, 'overzealous fools, they ought to learn their place.'
Without anyone knowing what was going through Moka's mind, Kiba continued announcing the girls.
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's first 'Rook', the heiress and future head of the Haulia Rabbitman tribe, Shia Haulia!" As Shia appeared many people once again began to mutter amongst themselves, as they recalled her from earlier when she tried to fight Katerea and her supporters.
Currently Shia was wearing a sky blue dress with white patterns on it that resembled clouds, matching her sky blue hair and long fluffy ears. The peppy rabbit girl then quickly made her way to her place across from Moka, where she waited as Kiba announced the last member of Alex's peerage.
"Introducing the Dragon Emperor's 'Queen', one of the two remaining Nekoshou of their kind, master of Space and Time, Kuroka Toujo!" As she was announced Kuroka strutted out where everyone could see her, instead of her usual black kimono with gold trim, Kuroka had adorned something almost identical, yet several times more regal looking.
Woven with threads made from real gold, and cloth that looked as it was threaded from darkness itself, Kuroka's kimono flowed around her in a nonexistent wind while the golden beads that adorned her further jingled lightly against each other. To further add to the majesty of her appearance, Kuroka radiated an oppressive aura from her body while time itself seemed to slow for her, and space trembled with her every step.
Angels, Maou, even gods couldn't help but to inwardly tremble at the power Kuroka was radiating towards them, a confident smirk on her face as she took her place in the middle of the stairs slightly above Shia and Moka. The rest of the girls in Alex's peerage gave her exasperated looks as she joined them, but none of them said anything since they were technically using this chance to try and show off a little.
However they were all distracted as Kiba finally announced,
"And now we finally introduce the Dragon Emperor himself, and the Dragon Empress, Anne!" Immediately everyone forgot about Kuroka as they straightened up for Alex's arrival, while the man himself appeared at the top of the grand staircase with the dark skinned woman they saw earlier on his arm.
Rightly ȧssuming she was the aforementioned Anne, those who hadn't seen her yet gasped lightly at how beautiful she was, along with how much of her body was exposed due to the outfit she was wearing. Currently she was attired in a very regal looking set of dancer-like garments, that had several flowing golden bands and veils attached to it. Accompanying her outfit was also several golden accessories on her fingers, wrists, ankles, and hair, making her appearance very similar to the day that she and Alex reunited in Tortus.
Alex meanwhile was attired in a sharp looking black suit that had a red trim and tie for his Boosted Gear, and his fur when he used the SSJ4 transformation. Though one would normally think that a person with Alex's build would look awkward in a suit, the fashion masters of Asora had apparently figured out a way to make the formal wear look completely natural on him while also emphasizing his muscular figure.
With his and Anne's appearance though, Kiba continued as he practically shouted,
"Bane of gods, slayer of Trihexia, the Dark Emperor, and Alucard! Ruler of Asora, champion of Tortus and Earthland! Presenting the Dragon Emperor-" At this point Kiba paused slightly when he read the next part on the roll of paper given to him by Rias, prompting him to look up at her briefly for confirmation. Seeing her nod back to him lightly in encouragement, Kiba then concluded,
"-the Dragon Emperor, ALEXANDER MORNINGSTAR!"
After Alex's announcement regarding the fate of Trihexia, literally every one of the different realms connected to the world was buzzing with news. First the message had been sent out that Alex had returned with the others that had disappeared alongside him in tow, along with several new faces. Then he instantaneously dealed with the rogue faction of Devils that had been causing trouble in the Underworld recently, and were causing unrest in the other realms since they were headed by the insane Katerea. Then after that the leading figures that had been sealed with Trihexia, and were considered akin to being dead because of it, had returned while Alex killed the great beast himself, all within a matter of hours while the others were supposed to be gone for tens of thousands of years. It was an understatement to say that all the realms were in a veritable uproar over the rapidly occurring chain of events, which was still ongoing even now as the leading figures of each faction, and those who had been sealed with Trihexia, retreated to the Gremory castle for the rest of the evening. Originally the Gremory's planned to host a party for the friends and acquaintances they had amongst the factions after the meeting had ended, now however they were playing host to the most important political figures in the entire world. They were quite pleased to find out upon their return home that Rias had spent her time before crashing the meeting preparing for exactly this. First their kitchens were working on numerous dishes that contained ingredients they had never seen before, while under the guidance of those who had come from Asora to make sure all the exotic ingredients were handled properly. Then Kuroka had used her mastery over space to expand their largest ballroom to the point that it went from only being able to house a few hundred people, to thousands in anticipation of the amount of people who would inevitably attend the party after Alex announced their return. Finally, Rias had brought out all of the spoils that she had claimed throughout their time in other worlds in order to decorate it with works of art never before seen by their guests.. Most of it though came from the headquarters of the church and divine realm of Ehito after they killed him and completely wiped out his supporters. While the first arrivals and her parents were admiring the never before seen works of art though, Rias herself was with Alex and the rest of his wives who would be attending the party as they got ready. Rather than hurrying though, the man himself was currently soaking in a burning hot tub of water for the first time in a while, while his mind started dozing off slightly. "This is so nice..." Alex muttered as his eyes started drooping, before the person sitting in the tub across from him splashed some water into his face. Startling slightly, Alex opened his eyes to see several slightly concerned women looking at him, while Grayfia asked, "When was the last time you got some sleep?" Since he still hadn't gotten a chance to actually rest since returning from his fight with Trihexia, she and the others knew that Alex had to have been more tired than he was letting on. They were all surprised though when he answered after a minute of contemplation, "I think it was about a week or two ago.... After using some different methods to stall Trihexia so I could get some rest it began adapting to them far more quickly than I thought it would. Eventually I wasn't able to get any sleep at all while fighting it." While Alex easily dismissed his the sleeping problems that he had while fighting Trihexia, the girls couldn't help but to glance at each other in worry. "Do we need to postpone the party until tomorrow night?" Rias asked as she seriously prepared to cancel the party, regardless of how the guests would react to such a thing. Alex however shook his head and stated, "Nah, I'll be fine on my feet for a bit. It's just that soaking in this hot tub of water is too relaxing....or maybe I just need something to keep me awake!" With a mischievous grin, Alex directed a look to the one who had splashed him awake, Yami. Instantly knowing what Alex was referring to, a blush crept into Yami's cheeks even before he used his 'Telekinesis' to pick her up and place her in his p at just the right angle so that his pns readily slid into her tight hole. "Ngh..." She rnd lightly at the sudden intrusion within her body, before Alex's pns came to a stop after the entire thing went inside of her. Having long since used her 'Transform' abilities to mold her insides to the shape and size of Alex's pns, Yami was easily able to take the entire thing while squeezing it tightly for him. "Hentai..." She then pouted cutely at him, even as the adorable ssassin began to slowly grind against Alex's hps to stimulate him. While Alex was enjoying Yami's company, one of the Gremory servants poked her head into the bathroom and announced, "Um, lady Rias, Lord Dragon Emperor, the Maou Beelzebub would like to see you..." Sighing at the announcement, Rias stood before Alex could and said, "I'll go take care of it. Just stay and relax Alex." Not needing to be told twice, Alex simply sank even further into the hot water while simultaneously grabbing onto Yami's tight bu, making her twitch her brows even as she continued her gentle rocking motion. *** As the guests arrived the Gremory ballroom was filled with the drone of voices as everyone discussed the recent happenings, and what was going to happen in the near future. For many, such as those who had been sealed with Trihexia, they just wanted to rest after all of the excitement of the day. But, similarly to Alex, they felt the need to persevere and continue going to see what he wanted, and to hopefully finally get some answers to the questions everyone had about his whereabouts the last couple years. Those who were discussing the Dragon Emperor and his wives though were also in awe of the numerous works of art around them that they didn't recognize, while several of them had even been created with materials that they didn't even know existed. With their questions growing in number, all any of them could do was patiently wait as Alex and his wives busied themselves getting ready. It was only when everyone began to get impatient that a voice rang out, "Introducing the guests of honor for tonight's event!" As one everyone turned to see Rias's knight, Kiba Yuuto, standing at the bottom of the grand staircase with a lengthy roll of paper in his hand. After verifying that he had everyone's attention, Kiba then began, "Firstly, hailing from Tenrou Island of the continent of Ishgar, founder of the Mages Guild Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermilion!" The moment her name rang out Mavis slowly began descending the grand staircase, dressed in a brilliant golden gown while appearing only slightly nervous as all eyes curiously turned to her as their heads swam with even more questions. Tenrou Island? Ishgar? Fairy Tail? No one present had ever heard of such places or organizations, and as such there was brly any scattered applause as she slowly descended the staircase, and took her place at the side of the bottom step. Of course, one other thing that everyone was wondering was why she was brfoot. Before any of them could ask about any of these things though, they were cut off as Kiba announced another beautiful woman whose name and background didn't make sense, and then another. Slowly the staircase behind him filled up with amazing beauties who each took their place on the next step going up after they were announced. Amongst them of course were women that the guests knew of, Gabriel, Ingvild Leviathan, Serafall and Sona Sitri, Ravel Phenex, Yasaka and her daughter Kunou, Roygun Belphagor, and a few others. However the rest of the grand staircase was taken up by beauties who no one knew the identity of. There was the human crown princess from a kingdom apparently called 'Fiore', a trio of sisters who were daughters of the ruling vampire lord of Japanwhen there was no such thing, a set of twins and their mother who were supposedly the former princesses and Queen of a galactic empire, a dragon princess, an elven princess, a 'demon' princess, and yet another pair of human princesses from what was called the 'Heiligh Kingdom' and the 'Hoelscher Empire'. Then there were women who just didn't make sense, like the two 'Yuuki-Onna' named Mizore and Tsurara, who looked like delicate pale and beautiful women instead of the gorilla-like beasts that Yuuki-Onna actually were. With the already incredibly long list of questions everyone had only growing longer as the minutes ticked by, and beauty after beauty was introduced, they finally saw the end of the lengthy introductions as Kiba declared after most of the staircase had been filled, "And now presenting the Dragon Emperor and his peerage!" Though the people felt almost relieved when Alex's own arrival was announced, once again confusion filled them as everyone knew Alex had rejected the Evil Pieces when Ajuka offered them to him, Ingvild, and Vali. With the Maou himself being more confused than anyone else at that moment, Kiba then called out, "Introducing the Dragon Emperor's seventh 'Pawn', the 'Demon', Mirajane Strauss!" With scattered applause echoing within then ballroom, many of the Devils present inadvertently took in breath when Mirajane stepped out, and they realized that she had been the one Alex gifted the Ultimate and High class Devil souls to earlier. Mirajane herself was wearing a strapless silky purple dress that flowed down to her ankles, but had two slits that ran up to her upper hps on both sides of her legs, while her white hair was pulled up into a pony tail that then fanned out to give it a more flowing look. Of course the part everyone was focused on was her eyes, as the normally homely woman scanned the crowds below her with a slightly predatory look, instilling fear into those of a demonic nature since they had never once experienced something considering them mere food. Ignoring the borderline terror that Mirajane's mere presence had inspired in the demonic beings within the crowd, Kiba then moved onto the next person on the list. "Introducing the Dragon Emperor's sixth 'Pawn', the 'Celestial Tamer', Lucy Heartfilia!" As Kiba announced her, Lucy this time made her appearance to the masses below as they took her in, making the confidence she had in her looks swell. She was wearing a spaghetti strap dress that flowed down to her calves, but also had a great slit running down her front in between the valley of her brsts only to stop just short of her belly buon, while the back was similarly missing as the cut went down until it stopped just short of the top of her bu. Meanwhile her hair was done in several strands of long curls that went halfway down her back, covering the upper portion of skin that was exposed. What everyone's attention was on though, in a strange twist, was the dress itself, due to the fact that it looked like it was made of genuine starlight upon the night sky. Satisfied with their reactions, and the title Rias and Grayfia had decided to give her, Lucy then took her place opposite Mirajane on the same stair as Kiba continued, "Introducing the Dragon Emperor's fifth 'Pawn', the first princess of the Deviluke Galactic Empire, and one of the smartest people in service of the Dragon Emperor, Lala Satalin Deviluke!" As she was called Lala suddenly appeared at the top of the grand staircase, but, instead of donning the dress that had been prepared for her, she was wearing the default outfit that Peke often turned into, a large round hat coupled with an alien looking dress and accessories. "HII EVERYBODY! IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU ALL!" Lala then happily called down from her place at the top of the staircase, stunning the guests even further at her lack of awareness and apparent innocence. Leaving them all wondering if they were joking about Lala's supposed intelligence, the pink haired princess happily skipped her way down the stairs until she was standing directly above Mirajane, and Kiba continued unaffected, "Introducing the Dragon Emperor's fourth 'Pawn', the woman capable of bisecting even entire planets in half, the 'Golden Darkness', Yami!" Contrary to everyones expectations with such an introduction, a petite doll-like girl appeared with long flowing golden hair. Similarly to Lala though, Yami had disregarded the formal wear that the fashion masters Crystabel and Ringo had prepared for her, instead simply donning the usual black leather skirt and top she typically wore. "Introducing the Dragon Emperor's third 'Pawn', the 'Siren', Sun Otonashi!" At her introduction, another doll-like girl appeared as Sun showed herself at the top of the staircase, blushing furiously as so many eyes fixated onto her. Desperately wanting to disappear since she wasn't used to dealing with such crowds of people, Sun made her way to her position above Lala as quickly as her dress allowed, a shorted one that only went down to her knees, and had been layered with discarded white swan feathers. "Introducing the Dragon Emperor's second 'Pawn', the 'Seductive Succubus', Kurumu Kurono!" Again there were several intakes of breath as Kurumu made her appearance this time, adorned in a pink multilayered dress with numerous black lacy frills on the edges. Instead of focusing on her dress though, everyone was focusing on Kurumu herself as many of the men in the room found themselves suddenly falling in love. With her heritage as a suubus, Kurumu's body was automatically proportionally perfect for any man who saw her, excluding those who had other, very specific, preferences. Meanwhile her facial features appeared flawless despite the fact that she had applied absolutely no makeup, having long since decided that doing so at all shamed her suubus heritage entirely. Her lips curled into a smirk, Kurumu fought the urge to 'Charm' every man before her just to show off her skills, as she then seductively sauntered to her place across from Sun. With her performance, even the ever chivalrous Kiba had a bit of trouble focusing his attention on his role before he eventually continued, "Introducing the first of the Dragon Emperor's 'Pawns', the 'Silver Haired Queen of Annihilation', Grayfia Lucifuge!" Stunned silence was all that greeted Grayfia as she made her appearance, with her long silver hair flowing freely behind her that matched her silvery dress, which glittered as if it contained thousands of diamonds woven within its threads. As they watched her take her place amongst the members of Alex's peerage, and his wives, the hall quickly filled with whispers with the latest pice of information, which had been long debated after Grayfia's disappearance, but was now confirmedsince only a couple people even saw Grayfia present Lana to Venelana. Before the whispering got too heated though, Kiba's voice then rang out once more. "Introducing the Dragon Emperor's second 'Knight', a woman whose strength and noble heart earned her the title of 'Titania', Erza Scarlet!" Following her introduction, Erza appeared before the masses wearing a dress that was nearly identical to Mirajane's, except hers was the same color as her signature scarlet hair while also glittering similarly to Grayfia's. Slowly Erza descended down to her place at the step above Grayfia, all while maintaining her dignified and heroic expression as she desperately tried to prevent anyone from noticing just how nervous she was in front of so many high ranking people. "Introducing the Dragon Emperor's first 'Knight', heiress of the Yeagashi clan, Shizuku Yeagashi!" As her name was called Shizuku stepped forward at the top of the grand staircase, with her black hair done up in its signature ponytail, and a matching black dress concealing her figure. What drew everyone's eyes though as the most furious round of whispering yet broke out in the ballroom, was the menacing looking black dog that padded up beside her, it's glowing red eyes carefully scanning the crowd below it. "What the fuk?!" Azazel swore once again that day, as he and every one of the more important people present instantly recognized the black dog at Shizuku's side as one if the Longinus sacred gears, Canis Lykaon. The problem with this though was that Canis Lykaon was currently possessed by a Grigori agent called Tobio Ikuse, code named 'Slashdog'. The fact that someone else possessed it as well, combined with the man who attacked the Underworld previously while possessing several other Longinus sacred gears, was concerning to say the least. Rather than acknowledge the commotion she and Jin had caused though, Shizuku silently took her place across from Erza as Kiba continued, "Introducing the Dragon Emperors second 'Bishop', the princess of a vampire kingdom wiped out by the malevolent God Ehito, Yue!" At her introduction another petite doll-like girl appeared with flowing silvery-blond hair, and crimson red eyes. What really caught everyone's attention about her thoughbesides her introduction as yet another princess, was that Yue was adorned in a pure white wedding dress, giving everyone the impression that she was there for a wedding instead of a regular ball. She then smirked as if she was victorious for some reason, while taking her place on the step above Erza. Without even a backward glance at her though, Kiba's voice rang as he puffed up slightly in pride, "Introducing the Dragon Emperor's first 'Bishop', the Heiress of the Gremory family known as the 'Crimson Haired Ruin Princess', Rias Gremory!" Again there were scattered applause as mutterings filled the ballroom, as many had suspected that Rias had joined Alex's peerage when she wasn't announced sooner, but now their suspicions were once again confirmed as the crimson haired beauty made her appearance. Rias herself though appeared with a momentary scowl on her face as she directed a very brief glare at Yue, before ssuming her place across from the still smug vampire princess. As if to contrast her even more, Rias's dress was composed of swirling red and black patterns that anyone connected to the house of Bael immediately recognized as the power of Destruction. This caused many of them to be stunned as no one in the history of their house was daring enough to actually garb themselves in pure Destruction, making them wonder just how powerful and skilled she had become in her absence. As many people also began to wonder if Rias as well had become a Super Devil like Grayfia, Kiba's voice once again rang out to announce the last few members of Alex's peerage, "Introducing the Dragon Emperor's second 'Rook', the first daughter of the vampire lord of Japan, as well as the daughter of one of the Three Dark Lords, Moka Akashiya!" Again a silver haired beauty made her appearance as Moka stepped out wearing an elegant black dress with silver trims, captivating many of those below them as she silently took her place above Yue. From there she could see many in the crowds staring at her, some with intrigue, others confusion, while several of the men she saw looked at her with dsr and ust. Moka snorted lightly when she saw this, and mentally remarked, 'overzealous fools, they ought to learn their place.' Without anyone knowing what was going through Moka's mind, Kiba continued announcing the girls. "Introducing the Dragon Emperor's first 'Rook', the heiress and future head of the Haulia Rabbitman tribe, Shia Haulia!" As Shia appeared many people once again began to mutter amongst themselves, as they recalled her from earlier when she tried to fight Katerea and her supporters. Currently Shia was wearing a sky blue dress with white patterns on it that resembled clouds, matching her sky blue hair and long fluffy ears. The peppy rabbit girl then quickly made her way to her place across from Moka, where she waited as Kiba announced the last member of Alex's peerage. "Introducing the Dragon Emperor's 'Queen', one of the two remaining Nekoshou of their kind, master of Space and Time, Kuroka Toujo!" As she was announced Kuroka strutted out where everyone could see her, instead of her usual black kimono with gold trim, Kuroka had adorned something almost identical, yet several times more regal looking. Woven with threads made from real gold, and cloth that looked as it was threaded from darkness itself, Kuroka's kimono flowed around her in a nonexistent wind while the golden beads that adorned her further jingled lightly against each other. To further add to the majesty of her appearance, Kuroka radiated an oppressive aura from her body while time itself seemed to slow for her, and space trembled with her every step. Angels, Maou, even gods couldn't help but to inwardly tremble at the power Kuroka was radiating towards them, a confident smirk on her face as she took her place in the middle of the stairs slightly above Shia and Moka. The rest of the girls in Alex's peerage gave her exasperated looks as she joined them, but none of them said anything since they were technically using this chance to try and show off a little. However they were all distracted as Kiba finally announced, "And now we finally introduce the Dragon Emperor himself, and the Dragon Empress, Anne!" Immediately everyone forgot about Kuroka as they straightened up for Alex's arrival, while the man himself appeared at the top of the grand staircase with the dark skinned woman they saw earlier on his arm. Rightly ssuming she was the aforementioned Anne, those who hadn't seen her yet gasped lightly at how beautiful she was, along with how much of her body was exposed due to the outfit she was wearing. Currently she was attired in a very regal looking set of dancer-like garments, that had several flowing golden bands and veils attached to it. Accompanying her outfit was also several golden accessories on her fingers, wrists, ankles, and hair, making her appearance very similar to the day that she and Alex reunited in Tortus. Alex meanwhile was attired in a sharp looking black suit that had a red trim and tie for his Boosted Gear, and his fur when he used the SSJ4 transformation. Though one would normally think that a person with Alex's build would look awkward in a suit, the fashion masters of Asora had apparently figured out a way to make the formal wear look completely natural on him while also emphasizing his muscular figure. With his and Anne's appearance though, Kiba continued as he practically shouted, "Bane of gods, slayer of Trihexia, the Dark Emperor, and Alucard! Ruler of Asora, champion of Tortus and Earthland! Presenting the Dragon Emperor-" At this point Kiba paused slightly when he read the next part on the roll of paper given to him by Rias, prompting him to look up at her briefly for confirmation. Seeing her nod back to him lightly in encouragement, Kiba then concluded, "-the Dragon Emperor, ALEXANDER MORNINGSTAR!"
