Winds of Change (DxD)

Volume 1 - Chapter 13 - Promises and Expectations

Word count: 11k

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Flashback

Japan, Kuoh

Skyward household

Third Person Point of View

Akeno had just gotten back from her short and quick training session with her peerage, to her surprise she sees Kuroka also teleporting back in.

"Kuroka! Did your meeting with your team end quickly?"

Nekoshou nodded as she asked her friend.

"Hey there Akeno, and yeah, it didn't last too long, the whole place is in chaos right now."

She gave her a tired smile as they both walked into the living room.

As Jin teleported me earlier, I was taken outside the base, and when I stepped inside, many of the group members were looking extremely panicked. I didn't bother asking why but just made my way to my team."

"I thought I would have an easier time getting a straight answer from them than, well, the headless chickens running around."

The Nekoshou sighed remembering her day.

"Why?"

Akeno had grabbed the TV remote and turned it on, lowering the noise, she just wanted some background noise.

"Ophis. Our leader has been missing, so, you know... They're in a panic. I know where she is, but they don't, so now they're in chaos trying to locate her. It was common for her to leave from time to time, looking for some silence as she hated the noise around the base."

"So, when I got back to my team, they had been waiting for me. I got there and asked them what was wrong. Vali— Our team leader explained that Ophis was missing, and the whole organization is in a panic. He, however, wasn't really worried."

"Ophis is powerful and can take care of herself. I also wasn't worried because... You know, she's with Jin. So anyway, some beings get a little bit of power through Ophis's snakes and now that she's not around, some newer recruits are starting to think of backing out."

"Jin was right, they were only using her to get more power and achieve their own goals, well, that's what the organization was for, however, Ophis expected to get that help back... But it looks like they never planned on doing that."

Kuroka sighed as she had slowly gotten to know Ophis through her interactions with Jin. Kuroka initially believed that Ophis was emotionless because the Dragon God did not know how to use her emotions.

But over time that changed, albeit a very small and subtle change. A smile here and there, annoyance, sadness. You name it, and the Dragon God has shown that kind of face around Jin's home.

But never in Khaos Brigade, she sat away in a room or her little throne waiting for beings to report to her, or ask for more of her snakes. Add to the fact that she was alone for who knows how long, no one was there to teach or show her emotions.

The ones she saw in Khaos Brigade were mostly negative emotions. Greed, lust, pride, envy, revenge, hatred and more! It was more of a miracle that Ophis didn't turn into any of those. The situation changed when Jin appeared. A small act of kindness from the youth showed the all-powerful being the regard she deserved.

"I'm glad that she's here and not there."

She scrunches her face.

"I also overheard some talk about making something to kill her or something... I'm not sure what it was since they noticed my presence so I had to flee. If Ophis stayed there, who knows what would have happened."