DxD: Flames of Eternity

-Aedric-

It has been a year since I got my memories and cheats and since then life has been hard yet rewarding, right now I'm 3 and a half years old, firstly I finished my etiquette lessons with grandma and passed all the tests put forth by my family, and now that time is being used for either my other studies with mum and grandma and my physical training with grandpa and some of that time is also taken for magic studies with mum, till now though she only teaches me elemental and other basic magic, heck for some reason she hasn't even brought up runes and when I bring it up it get shut down instantly.

My birthday was only a small family celebration with only me, mum, dad, grandpa and grandma and albedo. And well Grandpa went all out for my gifts, as I got two weapons one a sword and the other a spear both of which can evolve or get stronger as I feed my DP (Demonic Power) into them, but was taken by mum saying once I'm ready I'll be allowed to use them, she then created a subdimension for my weapons and told me to keep releasing DP into it, while rest of the gifts were books on magic by mum, grandma gave a pocket watch which is enchanted to stop even Satan class attacks three times, dad gave me a Phoenix Tear but not just a regular one this is also a clan secret, this tear can do all that a regular one can do but also restore one's stamina and energy reserves, and finally albedo gave me a hand knitted scarf. 

Well, with all this training my control over DP, has increased, to understand how much well, mum makes me create small ball-shaped flames and increase the number of in and try to rotate in around my body, and well at first I could barely do 2 balls, now I can do 55, which you may think is a lot, but my family can do the same and go further and fix elements and do different shapes simultaneously, well during said training, I recreated the Naruto, training method put to keep a bow of water in front of you and try and dip your hand with a coating of DP, and make sure that the hand doesn't get wet

I was doing this randomly in my room when my mum and grandma came to get me for shopping in the capital. Still, once they saw my training method, that outing got scraped and I explained it to my family and instantaneously my dad employed this to our elite and secret forces under our house, I didn't think it was a big deal until mum explained.

"Drake, you know those born to any Nobel house or those who are born to strong individuals have a high DP, hence why we use the fireball method and such to train control, now think about those who are born to low-class devils or those with low DP, for them, this will be the greatest gift they can receive and the only known method to train control, now since this will come under clan secrets you can think of a name for it and don't go showing it around ok? and if you think of other such methods tell us we'll check it together ok?", my mum told me, once I thought about it, it made so much sense as well, well since then I have been just spamming my anime knowledge at my mum some work others not so much, oh and I named it NDPCM.

Oh, and my family at random times take me sightseeing, and shopping in different places in the underworld, but we do wear a disguise as is custom, only after the first Nobel introduction to show the child's face to society, even the employees have strict contracts to ensure the same. Oh, that party is set at 8 for me by my family, so I have 5 more years for it.

Well, right now I'm sleeping on my back on the ground as my mum heals me, this is due to the fact I just finished my test with grandpa on martial arts, according to him only once I pass this test will he take me to the person who can become my master and albedo passed her test yesterday and mine now, I get up and ask

"So, did I pass gramps?", I ask exhausted

"Yup, you passed with flying colours, little drake and once again you surprised me with your strength. It's reaching peak-low class, at the age of 3 as well", gramps says

I just lie there fully exhausted from our fight, I wonder who gramps is taking me to, well if it helps me grow then I'll take it, then grandma says

"Well, did you expect any less from our boy, with the amount he works any less would be suspicious", grandma says, with mum nodding. 

"Well, Drake go get rest, tomorrow will be a big day for you and you will need all the strength you can get for it as well", my dad says, they all know who this person is why can't they just tell me

"Fine be all secretive and stuff, let's albedo", I say and start walking away, as they giggle at my tantrum

-Solarius-

Seeing my boy, so full of joy and working so hard to achieve his goals, I couldn't be more prouder of him, I always believed that being weak wasn't the actual sin, rather remaining weak was the true sin. And with that control training method, he created, the efficiency and strength of our elite troops and the shadow phoenix, has been raised to an even greater extent. Sometimes I wonder just what goes through his head, to think of such methods. 

We are even thinking of training the household staff with the same as well, just imagining it makes me excited, "So, what is his true strength?", I ask knowing efficiency in controlling DP, and the way he fights, my boy can easily content with those above his class.

"He can easily find a mid-middle class, or a high-mid class if he or she is inexperienced, and with his efficiency and control of his DP, he can survive a peak-mid class till help arrives, well with how he is at the age of 3, I wonder how strong he will become at 15 or even he is at his 100s", my father says, his level of strength at 3, if anyone else were to tell me this, I would have called them a liar.

"And the girl, albedo, is nothing to scoff at either at 5 she is reaching mid-mid class, and with the training I have put her through same as, like drake she can fight those stronger than her", my father continued to say.

Then we all went to go do our work and get ready for tomorrow after all becoming master-disciple relation is one sacred, and only the lowest of lowest scum dishonour such a relation.

 -Aedric-

Tomorrow is the day I meet this elusive person it seems, well elusive is a stretch, but still, I wonder who can it be?

After all, my family trusts this person to be my master if I pass hmm...

Then I hear a knock on the door I say, "Enter", then enter albedo, who is three years older than me but looks like a 9-10-year-old, while I look closer to a 6–7-year-old. We even celebrated her birthday, quite recently and my gift to her was a neckless, of my style quite a simple one at that, when I asked my family for help in making it, they instantons and well, I made some more designs for mum and grandma and a few male versions for dad and grandpa. Well, now she always wears it as well, but my true gift to her was not that rather, the first deal I made with my essence.

While 3 of the 4 essences are those that work in the background, my broker essence requires actual work. That is why after the party for albedo, I called her to my room, which was not sus as I have done that before to play games together, which I created but that is a story for another day.

Well, on that day I made my first deal and gained my first companion, not a subordinate but rather a lifelong companion, who would help me in the world, tell me when I make a mistake, fight together with me etc, and return she received an extremely diluted version of blank and archmage, both of which greatly enhanced and already leader class talent, now who knows where she'll reach. Oh and obviously, a part of the deal is to keep all of my secrets a secret from all, the only exception is if I allow her to tell somebody.

"Aedric, I have brought refreshments, and aunty says that it's best to take a herbal/medicinal bath and rest, grandma also said that there won't be any mindcraft test tonight", another change is that after my grandparents went and met with the Queen of Succubus, who is her grandmother and met with her mother, with albedo herself, she started calling my mum and dad, aunty and uncle and my grandparents as grandma and gramps, and now she calls me by my name when we are alone.

"Hmm, ok and are you ready for tomorrow, we can rest after the bath and our normal routine. So, take a seat and have some of this delicious food", I say to her, it's a good thing I had that excursion to the kitchen. 

After all that, I went to bed for some much-needed rest, the next day I did my normal routine then went to the dining room for breakfast, where my family awaited me, and now even albedo as well sits with us.

"Are you ready drake, albedo?", my gramps asks, with a smile, I and albedo nod then he continues, "Good, good after you both are done we'll leave, alright, now it will only be us as your parents and grandma, can't leave nor can they go to where we are going", just where are we going to

After breakfast, we all go to finish some pending work, in my and albedo's case trying to relax as we already know anyone my gramps introduces will be a legendary figure in their own right.

One Eternity Later

We are now in the lord's office, "Now once we pass the gate, you should stay close to me no running off, as the beasts that roam the grounds are all around ultimate class, understood?", my gramps says, we both nod, after saying our goodbyes and a lot of hugs, the three of us pass through the gate.

On the other side, there is only darkness, as if the light was snuffed off from the place

"Let's go, best not to stay in one place for too long", gramps says, and we follow him, all I can think of is just who lives here?