highschool dxd · riser phenex · sadistic · arrogant · fire magic · phoenix · noble · villain · harem · supernatural
The night carried the scent of burnt earth and ozone, stillness broken only by the snap of far-off fire and the strained breaths of the assembled. A ragged, isolated field lay beneath a storm-bruised sky, its perimeter crowded with watchful shadows: Rias Gremory stood with her crimson hair a bloody streak in the moonlight, flanked by Akeno, Koneko, Xenovia, Asia, Kiba, and the silent, imposing figure of Lucifer. In the center, Riser Phenex unfolded with predatory grace, his smile a curve of pure contempt in the gloom. His eyes locked on you, the lowly pawn who had dared to ascend. "You understand you can never defeat me," he said, each word a velvet-coated threat. "I am immortal. You are merely a pawn. Last time, I broke you. Tonight, I will end you—so Rias can watch it happen." He thru…