The Serpent King : Highschool DxD [ Male Reader ]

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It would be far too easy to wipe this away. It would be so simple to erase these mistakes. But, crunched between his pale hand, the fall grains of ash staining his palm a dirty soot.

To wipe this all away, would be impossible. His castle once stood proudly under night's cover. His land is now but a render a sham of its glory. His glory, his shame. None would allow him to forget, much less his father. Much less himself.

A breeze costed by. Cold. Behind him, someone approached.

"Lord Shalba," knotted into a tight grip, his voice shrugging the pretenses of welcoming. "Are you here to report?" He turned around. Hazel eyes staring dead-ahead at the descendant of Great King Beelzebub. Yes. What an impudent and flawless face. Free of his scars.

"Now, now. I wouldn't disturb your time here without a reason, Lord Razevan," haughty like a dog that's never been beat. Razevan receded his next words.

"...Speak. Have our plans changed in any way?" He took his steps forward.

"Our Parasite has finally made contact with Crowley." Those words struck his throat with venom. Seared his eyes smoking.

He snapped to attention, "A-And... What of it?" He grinded out past his teeth.

Shalba paced around. How dare he. "As we thought, Katerea wasn't killed by mere luck. Although... No, it would have been perfect hadn't those dogs freed the vampire." Shalba cursed. He understood why. Just. It only poured oil onto him. "That is our mistake. Underestimating the cunning of that bastard Azazel. One of us should have come with her. In fact, you or I would have been perfect." Fool.

He barked. "If I had come along, our enemy would be far stronger now!" He marched forward. "V-Vali, had that... Had those monsters seen me, we wouldn't have been able to separate them, much less turn them unto each other! Do you want to live in that world, Shalba?"

His partner was reserved to speak. "...I believe it was your plan to convince Ophis to bring the White Dragon into her fold. ...You are right. However," Shalba met his eyes. Narrowed. He wouldn't break. Neither would he. "Once our preparations are complete, I expect you to assist Crueserey in his revenge."

"You are not afraid to face Crowlely, Lord Razevan?"

Burning. He remembered the face of that wretched child. The children he failed to kill.

Scoffing, Razevan stepped back.

"Whether it is my son or that wretched Witch's bastard – I will do everything in my power to lay them in the grave." Certain. He was resolute in that vow. "I will rob them of the same pride they stripped me of!"

Shalba smiled. "Then this is settled. Per the directive, Astaroth shall lay out the path for us to reconquer Hell." Till a grin grew to spread across his face. "Whether that traitor Ingvild shows herself or not, we will be ready this time. I promise you Razevan, our war shall be victorious as long as our great houses stand unified."

Deeply, Razevan lingered on those words. Clutching his right hand, above the top of his hand, the violet symbol of infinity briefly – glowed.

His greatest failure. Failing to kill those children fully ostracized him in the sight of Rizevim. But it was Ingvild's fault. It was Eir's fault!

"Kings of the world... Soon, I will crown myself a true Lucifer. My father will have no choice but to accept me again!"

And he would correct it. A decade overdue. He would wipe away his shame using their lives as atonement.

One by one.

Brother by brother. 

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