[3rd POV]
Within a large, spacious, grand coliseum, countless individuals sat within the seats looking over the massive fighting grounds, grounds in which countless rating games had been fought, the largest and most important rating games. Games that decided who was the best player of the games, games that decided feuds and conflicts.
And a game that would decide the fate of two ancient families.
The game had been advertised...a lot. Around the underworld, to every soul that could hear, everyone had heard of the game between Rainel Phenex and Morgan Zagan. Everyone had heard of the stakes and the reason as to why the game was called.
And Rainel took advantage of that fact. Making all sorts of propaganda to make himself look good, pictures, photo shoots, basically anything he could to make himself look better, and Morgan look worse.
Every seat within the coliseum was sat on, and every vip seat as well, all used by the Lords, Ladies, and heirs of practically every family in the underworld, with only a stray few not attending this great spectacle.
Sat at the highest point in the coliseum were the four seats of the Satan's, and their families, the Sitri's and Gremory's. All sat, watching the grounds and waiting.
"What is the likelihood that Morgan wins this fight?" Falbium asked, he didn't know much about Morgan besides that she was strong, and that Serafall was most certainly in love with her. Both impressive, but he seriously doubted her chances against a man like Rainel, a proper Ultimate Class with hundreds of years of experience.
Not to mention his peerage made up of all ultimate class beings, his son and the number 3, Bedeze. All of them were strong, skilled, and knew how to win a rating game, while Morgan had a single member in her peerage, a Longinus user, sure, but that wouldn't do anything against such an overwhelming difference. Especially not when all pieces were filled, with no limit on how powerful they could be.
Hell, the man had even asked for one of them to take part, but they had refused for obvious reasons, beyond the fact that the man was a cunt and none of them wanted anything to do with him. It was also against their stations as Satan's, where they had to be neutral in a situation like this.
"Slim" Ajuka replied simply. He had always been a man of few words, usually more focused on his experiments, and proper and true facts than anything else. The opposite of Serafall, that's for sure.
Sirzechs simply glanced over at the two of them as they talked, silently sipping on his tea as Serafall watched in worry as the games finally would begin.
"Hello one and all! I am Zelran, your commentator for this incredible game today!"
"And boy is this a big one! On one side, we have the Lord of the incredible Phenex family! With his peerage of the best of the best, including his son Ruval Phenex, Ultimate class fighter and top 10 in the Underworld in the Rating Games! And of course, number three in the rating games, Bedeze Abaddon!" Zelran roared, as the crowds sitting all chanted "Phenex"!
Within the middle of the large colliseum, which was mostly a flat stone ground, not much else inside, the symbol of the Phenex glowed into form, as Rainel appeared, an arrogant grin on his face akin to Risers, as his peerage all formed behind him.
His son as his Queen, Bedeze as a Pawn, and his others, all standing besides him. Most of them with smirks on their faces, others with silent calculative looks, wondering what the fight would be like against Morgan Zagan. They suspected it to be easy, with Lint taken out it would be laughable...
Boy did they have no idea.
"A fight to decide the fate of two families! One that has the greatest library in the Supernatural world! The other is the richest family in the Underworld, and the ones that give us the greatest medicine in the world, the Phoenix Tears!" Zelran roared once again, the coliseum booming in excitement as they stared down at the Phenex Lord.
"But now it is time to introduce the Lord of the Zagan family, Morgan Zagan!" Zelran spoke out loud, as at the other end, in front of Rainel, Morgan appeared in but a demonic circle. No loud flourish, no arrogant smirk, just a cold look as she stared the smirking man in the eyes.
"A-And it would seem that Lord Zagan is alone?"
"Not alone. Announcer. I just wanted to speak a few words before we begin, that's all" Morgan spoke out loud, everyone hearing it as Zelran stopped and began to listen.
"What you did to my mother was monstrous, Rainel Phenex. And I will be making you pay for it, painfully, and thoroughly" Morgan said, as the man laughed.
"With what? By yourself? Please don't make me laugh! I've got a full peerage, and you're all alone, even your Longinus user has abandoned you! Might as well stop fighting and give up now, perhaps I'll be more merciful then" Rainel said with a lecherous grin, as Morgan looked at the man as she heard his words, before she let out a laugh, a deep, powerful laugh.
Hearing the laugh, the man scowled.
"What is so funny?!" Rainel growled, as she just continued to laugh, tears rolling out of her eyes as she laughed at the foolish man in front of her, laughed at this entire situation, and laughed at the fact that the idiotic lords and ladies all laughed alongside the man in front of her, taunted her the same way he did.
She just found it so very amusing.
"So-Sorry! I just found what you said to be hilarious! Truly! I mean seriously, did you think I'd give up? That I-I would actually lose to someone like you?" Morgan giggled, wiping her tears from her eyes as the man growled.
"You're alone! You stand no chance you arrogant bitch!" Rainel growled, as she just shook off the last tears, as she sighed, before she looked at the man, a shit eating grin beginning to form on her face.
A grin that basically was saying "You're so fucked" as she opened her mouth and replied to him.
"When did I ever say I was alone?" Morgan asked, with a tilt of her head as her smirk widened, his face faulting slightly.
"You-you only have one peerage member!" Rainel replied with a yell, as she tilted her head more.
"Really? When did I ever say that?" Morgan replied with a raised eyebrow, her grin widening as the man faulted once more.
"I suppose it's only right that you're introduced to my peerage, that the entire damn underworld is, right?" Morgan said with a smirk, the man stopping at her words, as she looked up at where Zelran was.
"Go ahead, announcer. Announce to the world what my peerage is, announce it to the arrogant fucking Lords, the Gods, the Angels, every fucking man and woman who is no doubt watching this game in interest, wishing to see my downfall as my families legacy is passed to a monster. Show the world what my family is now, what my peerage looks like" Morgan all but ordered, as Zelran, up in the announcer room, looked down as a note formed in front of him, and he lifted is slowly.
He could feel it in his bones, as he lifted it. That whatever was on the note, whatever he was about to announce, it was going to change not just the Underworld...but the entire world. And it was then, as he gripped the note, that realization hit him, of what this truly was.
'This...this isn't about the downfall of the Zagan family...'
'...But...it's Rise' Zelran thought to himself, as he breathed in, and began to slowly grin.
'And I'll be the one to announce it to the world...thanks for this, Lord Zagan' Zelran had a grin similar in size to Morgan's, as he gazed down at the paper, reading the names to himself, as he just laughed, loudly, proudly, laughing at the names as everyone watching heard his laugh.
"You truly never cease to amaze, Lord Zagan! And I will gladly announce this to the world! It is my great honor to announce this peerage, ladies and gentlemen! For this, this is the peerage that shall change the world as we know it!" Zelran yelled once again, as the entire underworld waited, and began to listen, as soft glows began to form behind Morgan, and Zelran began.
"All of you know of Lint Sellzin, the faithful knight of Lord Zagan!" Zelran began, as Lint formed behind her, her sacred gear flaring around her with power and light, the devils keeling back at it's holy warmth.
"But you know not of her second knight! Once just as incredible, just as powerful, and just as....HOLY as Lint!"
"The incarnation-nay, the reincarnation of one of the greatest followers of the father of angels!" Zelran's voice echoed, as holy light began to invade the surroundings, just as bright, if not brighter than that of Lints own.
"A saint reborn! A warrior who defended her people! A hero amongst heroes! A role model to all those who wish to follow in her path! The reincarnation of the Saint of New Orleans!" Zelran's voice boomed, as eyes widened in realization, and the holy light crackled out of the demonic circle, as the figure formed.
"Morgan Zagan's Second Knight...Jeanne D'Aarc!!" Zelran roared, as Jeanne appeared in all of her beauty, holy light blinding the watchers.
Within the heavens above, the angels reacted with gasps and shock. Within the Vatican, the saints and warriors, the followers of the Holy father all reeled in horror and awe.
"Next, we have a bishop of Lord Zagan!" Zelran spoke, as another began to brighten behind Morgan who watched Rainel's expression change with barely hidden glee on her face.
"A woman originally a part of one of the great Magicians Association, now a member of Lord Zagan's peerage! A master of magic! A bearer of ice and dolls!" His voice echoed, as the surroundings began to grow colder, eyes widening in realization rather rapidly.
"The host of the Longinus known as Absolute Demise!"
"Levinia Renniiiiiii!" Zelran announced once again, as Levinia formed behind Morgan, realization beginning to dawn on more and more people, that this game...it might not go how they had all thought, as they had all believed.
"Now for the next...well, we'll be skipping the other bishop for a moment, for that one...that one is even more incredible than the last! So next, we have a pawn, a new member of her peerage, gathered just for this game!"
"Her family is born of Time! Manipulators of its ways, and great at it too! A natural born pureblooded devil! Chosen specifically for her power, accepting Lord Zagan's call, for reasons we shall never know!" His voice echoed, as the next glow began to form, one different than the others.
"The Heiress to the great and incredible Archduke family, the Agares!" Gasps ripped through the coliseum as Lords and Ladies watched with wide eyes as a beautiful woman formed, eyes glowing a pink color, and a no-nonsense look on her face, as Zelran announced her name.
"A pawn of Lord Zagan, Heiress...Seekvaira Agares!"
"But wait, she is not the only incredible Heir we have a part of this peerage, no, there are two more pawns that belong to great families! That are the future of great families! Nay, the current Lords of two families!"
"Dubbed as the Emperor and Empress of the Rating Games! The best of the best! The undisputed King and Queen in Games! Amongst the greatest warriors the Underworld has ever seen!" Zelran announced, as more gasps were heard, and Rainel paled, with Morgan's grin widening.
"The great and incredible...Diehauser Belial and Roygun Belphegor!!!!"
"But of course, we have more!"
"Next up, is one of her Rooks!"
"A woman long since thought to be evil, to be a criminal, to be...vile!" The man spoke, as the next glow formed beside Roygun who had a smirk on her face upon seeing the face of Bedeze.
"One of the last of her people, experimented on by a vile man, nay a monster in devil skin! Punished and hunted for a misunderstanding! For defending herself and her little sister! But now she is free! Now she is free to reveal herself, and free to walk alongside her new master!"
"The woman that was previously known as an SS-Class Criminal! And one of the last Nekoshou!"
"Kuroka Toujou!!!" Zelran roared, as Kuroka appeared with a crack in space, and a teasing grin on her face.
Up in the Satan's vip room, Sirzechs simply smiled, as he noticed the reaction of his sister's own Rook, gasps ripping through Rias at the sight of the woman.
"Next, is the other Rook of Lord Zagan's peerage! And boy, is this an incredible one! The Heir to yet another family! But not just any family, the best of the best! The greatest family in the Underworld, holding the greatest of ranks amongst us all!" Zelran roared, as another glow formed, golden and crimson in color, as Morgan fought back the urge to cackle at the reactions of everyone, even the Satan's upon the appearance of her actual first rook, with Kuroka simply standing in as one.
"The Heir to the only Clan with the ranking of the Great King!"
"Sairaorg BAEEEL!"
Within his hand was his trusty Longinus, the golden axe Regulus Nemea.
Far off in the Underworld, the sounds of glass cracking could be heard, as an old man stared at the screen, a soft laugh echoing from him.
"Well played...well played indeed" The man said with a shake of his head, as he continued to watch.
"Next, we have another great and incredible member of this peerage!"
"A teen once human! And yet destined with great incredible purpose, great incredible power!"
"Nay...incredible DOMINATION!" Breathes were inhaled upon the word domination, as understanding filtered into the hearts of those in the know.
"The pawn of Lord Zagan, and this generations Red Dragon Empress, Issei Hyouuudou!!!!" Zelran roared with excitement, as Issei appeared, the Boosted Gear on her arm, and a wide grin on her face.
*BOOST!* The voice of Ddraig called out, as Rainel paled more and more with every individual shown, as the underworld reeled more and more in shock with very face. As the world began to realize what Zelran had, that this was no downfall, no...it was but a Rise.
"One of the last of her clan" Zelran softly spoke, no longer roaring in excitement, but quietly speaking of the next.
"Born of water and waves. Royalty and power"
"Locked away, hidden, comatose for so very many years. But now returning to the world, now returning as the Bishop of a new and great Lord" Zelran spoke, as a deep blue glow emanated from next to Morgan, the symbol of her own family upon it, and yet, there was another smaller symbol around it, as the Satan's all gazed at it with wide eyes, none more than Serafall.
"A girl born to one of the greatest families! Born to the lineage of our great original Satans! The newest and perhaps last user of the Sea Serpent of the End!"
"The last true Leviathan!"
"Ingvild Leviaaaathan!!!!" Zelran roared, as the stadium went silent, before it shook once more, cheers echoed as the new Satans all looked shocked, before Serafall could only watch, laughs echoing from her as she realized that Morgan had once again surprised her, for what felt like the 50th time now.
"But of course! That is not the end!" Zelran spoke, stopping the roars, as the Satan's all went silent, their eyebrows furrowing, as a soft glow emanated from Morgan, not as bright as the others...but oh so very powerful.
"The direct descendent of the greatest of us" Zelran grinned.
"Born to the greatest lineage in all of the Underworld, and yet, only but a half devil" Zelran said, as the light began to glow brighter and brighter, akin to...a star.
"The Great Granddaughter of our originator! Our founder! The Greatest and the First! The White Dragon comes again!" Zelran yelled, as more and more faces paled, the Satan's breathing in sharply, as they could only watch in silence, as Zelran uttered the name of the next member of Morgan's peerage, their eyes widening in shock as they heard the title next to the name.
"The White Dragon Empress! The Last Lucifer!"
"Valiana Lucifer!" Zelran roared, as Valiana glowed and appeared, her silver hair shimmering as she stared forward, and the wings of Divine Dividing formed out of her back, as the world, for the first time ever, gazed upon the White and Red Dragon Empresses standing side by side, not as enemies...but as comrades.
And the entire world felt the changes this would bring, as chaos began to spread throughout the factions at this reveal, and it wasn't even over yet.
Sirzechs just laughed in the vip area, as he fell back in his chair.
"She really is incredible like you said, Rias. I knew she'd win, but by Lucifer did I not expect this" Sirzechs said with a shake of his head, as the others looked at him in confusion.
"What do you mean you knew she'd win?" Rias asked in confusion, as her brother simply smiled, and looked down at the grounds, as he began to pull something out from his pocket.
"The last of Morgan Zagan's peerage, her Queen!" Zelran spoke, as the silence overwhelmed once again.
"The Greatest, some call her"
"The Maid Queen, others do"
"The last of her family" A silver glow emanated, the grounds shaking from the power rippling out of it.
"The Satan candidate that had fought with Satan Leviathan for days and nights! Only barely losing in battle against her!" Zelran's voice began to grow louder, as Sirzechs smiled, as he revealed what was in his hand.
A. Single. QUEEN. PIECE.
"The woman who had used to be the Maid of the great Satan Lucifer! The woman who is not, in fact, his wife!"
"The Last Lucifuge! The Strongest Queen in the Underworld!"
"GRAYFIA LUCIFUUUUGE!" Zelran roared louder than before, as the very grounds shook and quivered, Grayfia glaring fiercely at the man who had gone against the woman she had grown to care for, more than any other person she had met in all her years.
"Bear witness my fellow Devils! TO THE MOST POWERFUL PEERAGE IN THE WORLD!" Zelran announced, as the devils all sat in silence, no one even being able to utter a word, not in the Underworld, not in the Great Heaven's above, not in the Halls of Asgard, nowhere.
For none could have seen this coming.
As they all realized now, what this was. A declaration, a statement. That the Zagan family, once one of the greatest families in the Underworld, if not the Greatest. Had not fallen, nay...
IT HAD RISEN
And all the while, its Lord could only do one thing, as she stared upon the fearful Phenex in front of her, she...
GRINNED
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That's the end of the chapter!
So...did I cook? I feel like I did, I really hope I did.
So yeah...her peerage is OP AF. She has 2 men in her peerage now, which I thought would be a good addition as it can't just be her harem lol.
Explanations on how they joined and what she had offered will be revealed in the next chapter, with the battle likely taking place then or the chapter afterwards.
Morgan has now revealed herself to the world, her peerage at it's full might, or at least, the parts that were worth showing at the moment (Valerie is way too important to reveal, more than anyone else).
This volume will end in the next chapter or two. And after that will be the next great volume.
This fic was always destined to be short, likely my shortest. Probably only 100-150 chapters at most. But it would also have a high possibility of having sequels in the future.
This is the beginning of big changes, and a whole lot of OC plot, some stuff I've never attempted before is coming, so...be ready.
Anyways, have a good day!