[3rd POV]
In the Underworld, Morgan was walking towards the place in which the victory celebration was taking place, a large party that a lot of the higher ups of the Underworld were attending. One that even the likes of the Four Great Satans were at, and some of the most powerful Lords in the Underworld.
The fact that the Gremory's had a party like this ready simply for a victory celebration, was amusing to say the least. And what made Morgan even more amused, was the reaction that she got from Rias, as she walked through the front doors of the large venue.
A bright blush dusted Rias's cheeks the second she saw Morgan walk in, as Morgan just winked at her in response, as she walked closer.
"So, you won, and quite easily at that" Morgan said, as she walked to Rias, ignoring the inquisitive looks she was getting from some of the other Lords and Ladies in the room.
"Y-yep" Rias sputtered, noticing the way Morgan was glancing down at her lips with a small teasing smirk on her face, the teen trying to ignore this as her parents looked between the two in confusion.
"Rias, honey, who is this?" Venelana, Rias's mother, asked.
"Oh, um, this is Lord Morgan Zagan of the Zagan family. She's the one that tutored me and trained me for this fight" Rias replied, a proud smile on her face as she introduced the woman that she had a massive crush on, and one of the most powerful devils in the world.
"Zagan? Ah, you're the one that my son told us about. It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Zagan" Venelana said with a small amused smile on her face, especially upon noticing the way that Rias was looking at Morgan.
"It's nice to meet you as well, Gremory-San" Morgan said, giving her a nod, as Zeoticus looked at her with narrowed eyes.
"You're the one that ruined the marriage contract with the Phenex's?" Zeoticus said, as Morgan glanced at the man. Rias looked at her father with a frown beginning to form, while Venelana sighed, already seeing an argument coming.
"I am the one that trained Rias in order for her to free herself from a forced marriage. But I suppose what you said is also accurate" Morgan replied to Zeoticus with a smile, not caring for the man's glare. She could sense his power, with it being around Ultimate class, below her, with Rias being quite close to his level of power.
"Do you understand what you have done by stopping that deal?" Zeoticus asked with a scowl on his face.
"Father-" "No it's alright Rias. And yes, I understand, Zeoticus. I stopped a loveless marriage in which your daughter would have been used as a toy by the cruel little brat, used as some sort of breeding stock. I stopped a marriage that would have ended with her despising you and your wife, and likely stopping her peerage from being treated just as she would have, if not worse" Morgan cut Rias off, being very blunt with Zeoticus about how this would have gone had she not stopped it.
"And the Underworld would have ended up better for it. She would have given birth to-" "So you'd allow your own daughter to be used like that? What sort of father are you?" Morgan cut the man off, disgusted with Zeoticus. She knew that there were differences between this universe and the anime, but this was gross.
Even Venelana seemed to recoil slightly at the thunderous glare that was sent Zeoticus's way, as Morgan fought back the urge to unleash her killing intent against the man.
Rias on the other hand, was trying not to let her fathers words get to her, but it was growing difficult as she fought back tears that were threatening to spill. The fact that her own father didn't care about what Riser would have done to her, was really beginning to show her what he truly cared about.
"The sort that cares about the betterment of his family" Zeoticus said with a scathing glare, while Morgan just snorted at the man, as he was really not making himself look good, not to his wife, and certainly not to his daughter.
Before the arguing could really begin, Serafall had walked over, a bright grin on her face as she noticed Morgan.
"Mo-Chan! You're here! It feels like it's been forever since I last saw you!~" Serafall cheered, as she gave Morgan a huge hug, the taller woman just chuckling in response as she patted the shorter woman on the head.
"We saw each other not even a week ago, Sera" Morgan replied in amusement, as the woman just pouted, but didn't pull away from her as she openly nuzzled into her neck, like an angry cat that didn't want to leave its owner.
"Yeah well, that's too long!" Serafall whined out, as Morgan finally managed to pry the woman off of her, as Serafall just huffed, before glancing at Zeoticus with little care in the world, and then Rias.
"Rias-Chan! You did great out there! Totally beat the chicken's butt!" Serafall said as Rias blushed at the praise, not to mention the teasing smirk on Morgan's face as she was now being hugged tightly by Serafall's powerful embrace.
"Thanks Lev-Serafall-Chan" Rias replied, knowing that Serafall wouldn't like her being so formal with her, just like she was with pretty much anyone that she liked.
"No thanks needed, it was impressive Rias, really" Serafall said genuinely, showing a moment of her true personality, not the childish one that she always showed everyone.
"No props to me? I'm a little insulted, Sera" Morgan said with a pout, as Serafall turned to her with a small glare.
"And what about So-Chan! She was supposed to be trained too, no?" Serafall asked, glaring at her, it was a fake one of course, but she was still a little irritated with Morgan, as she thought that Sona would be trained at an equal level to Rias.
"She is. But Rias was a bit more...well, vital. Rias had this to deal with, while Sona is completely free of a forced marriage that would have ended in her suffering for years. Don't worry about your sister, she'll be there soon. And as much as I love you Sera, I'd appreciate it if you stop using me to train your sister, I am a Lord first, not your sisters personal training instructor that should drop everything I am doing to help her" Morgan replied, noticing that Serafall had been getting a bit...much when it came to the training of her sister.
The only reason she had even gone to Kuoh in the first place, was to gather potential peerage members, and to deal with certain canon events, stopping them before they happen and saving a lot of headache for everyone.
Hearing the response, Serafall flinched slightly, as a look of surprise appeared on her face. She focused mostly on the "I love you" part, as she, Satan Leviathan, blushed at the words, before shaking it off.
"I-I'm sorry Mo-Chan. I didn't realize I was being like that. It's just...it's-" "Your sister, I know. You're doing this because you love her, and obviously didn't mean to use me or anything. Just try to be a bit more considerate next time, alright?" Morgan asked softly, noticing the way Serafall looked like she was about to cry at her words.
"Okay, I promise!" Serafall said with a nod, while Morgan just chuckled and patted her head again, the shorter woman leaning into the touch slightly, as the Gremory's all watched in slight confusion. While Rias watched with jealousy, a small pout formed on her face.
"Um, Morgan, when can I get the reward you promised?" Rias asked, drawing the woman's attention, as she raised an eyebrow, a teasing smirk settling back onto her face once again.
"Oh?~ So you really want that reward of yours, huh?~" Morgan teased with a grin, the girl blushing before nodding slowly.
"You'll get it later, I promise" Morgan said with a smirk, before she noticed the way Zeoticus slowly formed a smirk on his face, as an arrogant, pompous voice echoed behind her, one that caused her to still, as memories began to flow, memories of the body she inhabited, memories of the past.
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[Years ago, before the "Beginning"]
A young, sick Morgan stood huddled behind the front door of their aged and falling apart manor. Her father and mother were both outside, waiting for someone, some sort of meeting beginning to take place, as a magical circle formed in front of them, and they lowered their heads slightly.
"Lord Phenex" Her father uttered, looking down. The blonde man looking at him with an arrogant smirk, so very similar to his sons.
"Ah Lord Zagan, and Lady Zagan as well! A pleasure. I hear from my...friends, that you wish to buy a vial of tears for your weak daughter?" The man asked, looking at them with a smirk on his face, openly letting his ultimate class power leak out into the area.
"Y-Yes Lord, we need it to hea-" "What do I get from it?" The man stopped him, as her father gazed at him.
"W-What?"
"What do I get from this? Your family is...weak, hilariously so. Your daughter is a worthless cripple, and you don't even have your clan trait. Nor can you give me that delectable library of yours. So, what do I get?" The man asked, looking at her father in disgust.
"P-Please milord I'll give you anything! We just want to help our daughter!" Her father said, dropping to his knees.
"Anything?" The man asked, as he began to slowly turn his gaze to...her mother.
"Wai-" "No, no, you said anything right? Your wife is quite beautiful, so I think I'll have some fun with her in return~" The man grinned out, as the young Morgan watched in terror.
"Lord please! Anything else! But not that!" Her father begged, as the Phenex ignored him in favor of her mother, walking closer with a lecherous grin on his face, as he reached his hand out, gripping her mothers dress and began to tear at it.
"Ple-please no!" Her mother screamed, as Morgan clenched her fists, watching as her father was held to the ground through the Phenex's superior demonic power.
...What followed was a sight that her parents burned from her memories, locked away deep using ancient and powerful seals...until now.
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[Flashback End]
As the memories returned to her, Morgan went dead silent, Serafall and Rias watching in concern, as Serafall began to notice the way Morgan was clenching her fists.
"Ah! You must be Lord Zagan, the one who taught Rias, right? You're just as beautiful as your moth-" "I remember" Morgan uttered, as the man stopped, glancing at her with a raised eyebrow.
"Remember?"
"I remember what you did to my mother, Phenex" Morgan said, turning to the man as she walked forward, ignoring the looks she was getting from others as she stood in front of the man.
"Oh? Oh! You mean that! Yes well, it was quite fun you know, I'm sure your father enjoyed it about as much as your mother did" The man said with a smirk on his face, believing that Morgan couldn't do anything to him, only for her to coldly look him down.
"Article 3, page 4, law 48. Should the reputation, sanctity, or innocence of the lady of a House be reaped in a forceful manner by the Lord of another house, the Lord or a member of the house in which the lady belongs to, has the right to challenge the accused to an honor challenge. A game that will end when one is dead, and any and all rules go, with the rewards being decided by the Accuser and not the accused, but they must be deemed equal" Morgan listed, as she stared the man down.
The room broke out to gasps and whispers as they all heard what she had said, as the Four Satans listened with wide eyes.
"As the 4th Lord of the Zagan family, and witness of the Rape of my mother Lady Zagan, I, Morgan Zagan, hereby challenge you, Lord Rainel Phenex, to an honor game"
The room all listened in horror as she openly spoke of what Rainel had done, as she had accused Rainel. And the thing that made them all gasp in horror wasn't the duel itself, but the fact that it was an ancient and powerful form of the rating game. But not only that, but to challenge someone through this, was to make a form of contract, one that could not be lied to, meaning...Morgan was undoubtedly telling the truth.
And Rainel had no option but to accept it, for if he didn't, he would be deemed a coward, and worse than that, he would lose his demonic energy.
"You-you fucking...fine, I accept!" Rainel growled, fury on his face as his veins bulged on his forehead.
"Morgan..." Serafall whispered, as she watched Morgan's back, Zeoticus's face going ashen.
"Should you win, you will receive everything the Zagan family owns. All of my property, all of my business's, my peerage, even me. And most of all, the Zagan Library" Morgan said, as Rainel couldn't help but feel a smirk forming, only to stop at what she said next.
"Should I win, the Phenex family will be no more! All lands will be the Zagan's, all businesses, every single thing the Phenex family owns will belong to ME! Your wife and children will be in MY hands! Your fucking phoenix tears will be MINE!" Morgan growled, her eyes glowing as she fought back the urge to flare her incredible killing intent.
"I don't care how many fucking debts you are owed, how many ultimate class beings you bring into your peerage for this game, hells, you could even bring in a damn Satan! I will crush you, Rainel, that I promise on the Zagan name" Morgan said, glaring down at the shorter man, as he scowled.
"Fine you cunt! But when this damned farce is over I'll turn you into my personal bitch, just like your mother was! you understand that!" Rainel snarled, as Morgan just stared at him before cruelly smiling.
"And when this is over, I will watch in glee as you die in pain. And then I will end that worm son of yours, and any other member of your family that is at all similar to you and him" Morgan said, as the man scowled at her, before glaring at her.
"I decide the time right? 5 Days, the largest damn arena in the underworld! Be there!" Rainel growled, as he teleported off, leaving Morgan staring at the empty space, before glancing around, noticing the looks she was getting.
Looks of anger from Lords who cared little for what Rainel had done.
Looks of horror for what Rainel had done, and for what she had just done.
Looks of Sadness for what had been done to her mother.
And so many more, but it was a small nod from each of the Four Satans that caught her eye most of all.
Seeing the acceptance, she gave them a meaningful look, before rotating and walking off, not uttering a word as she teleported off.
For she had new members to recruit...and she no longer cared for something called "Canon" or "Hiding".
...
It was time for the world to once again see the might of the Zagan family.
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That's the end of the chapter!
So...yeah, that took a while to write. Add in being sick, and this was a pain in the ass, but I finally got it in the end.
So yeah, she and the Phenex's have quite a lot of history, but history that was...traumatic to say the least.
I kept the flashback short as I really did not want to go into detail of what happened to her mother, and what she had witnessed, but you can kinda just assume.
Morgan no longer gives a single shit about canon and keeping things the same, nor does she give a damn about hiding. She'll be getting several new peerage members, but whether or not they'll all be shown until the game...well, you'll just have to see~
This is the beginning of the end of this arc, with there being only 2-3 more chapters in it.
There will be more politics, OC stuff, and a whole lot more.
Anyways, have a good day!