Issei suddenly leaps back from the man in the trench coat. He had purple eyes and hair, like he was absorbing all the moonlight around him to put color into his being. He furrowed his brows and stared the young boy down. "I didn't mean to leap back. What's going on? Why are my instincts so…" Issei's thoughts are interrupted. "Well isn't this unfortunate" The man in a trench coat said. "Time to die" Issei runs away in panic not sure how to react as the mystery man suddenly emits a raw and powerful energy. As he runs down the garden pathway he sees feathers falling from the sky. He looks up to see the man flying right over him. "What the?! FEATHERS?!!!!" Issei asks, shocked to see them falling right into his face. The man drops down in front of Issei, blocking him from escaping. Issei falls to the ground and looks up at the man.
"Such a coward. I expect that from such a lower class being." Issei clenches his fist as everything that led up to this moment flashes before his eyes. The man takes a swing as he summons a staff made of energy and destroys the public fountain. Issei slides underneath the man's legs as chunks of rock and water go flying. The man looks at Issei, who stands up and glares back at him. "Lower class?" Issei asks insulted. "Oh I see." Issei says, chuckling. He gets back up and dusts himself off. "We're lower class to you now? Don't think I don't know who you are." Issei then cracks his knuckles and looks at the man right in the eyes. "Who got kicked out of Heaven now? You think you're better than me because you have powers?" The man just glares at Issei with a blank expression. "You're one of those fallen freaks my parents lecture me about. And you got the nerve to call me lower class?" The man begins to speak. "Your friends or master aren't around to save you which means killing you should be easy!"
Dohnaseek creates another spear from the energy around him. He suddenly throws it at Issei, letting the end pierced through his skin and into his organs. Issei falls to his knees as blood pours from his gut and mouth. He coughs several times as his arms and legs shake. "DAMMIT! This hurts like hell! What did I do to deserve this?! All I wanted was to love her. What's so wrong with that?" Issei then looks up to the sky as he feels his body drain of blood. "This isn't fair. I don't wanna die." Looking at the ground he sees his eyes glowing gold in a puddle's reflection. He feels an unbearable rage build up as he looks back at the fallen angel. "Screw off, dirty animal." Issei goes to pull out the spear but it burns his hand. "Hurts doesn't it? Light is quite the poison to your kind so I'd thought I'd try it out." The man says as he tilts his hat. "Damn you to hell. Quit toying with me!" Issei suddenly feels his hand go numb as he grabs the spear once again and breaks the sharp end. His gut lights up on fire as he feels the blade fall from his back. His exit wound pours out more blood as he gets up and looks back at the man. "Man you're quite the tough one. I thought I'd finish you off but you can't be merciful to those who don't want it. My name is Dohnaseek. I will be your executioner."
Then Dohnaseek then creates another spear and flips it around. "Don't worry I'll put you out of your misery!" Suddenly black lighting with a reddish aura strikes the fallen angel of God. He's sent flying into the fountain and crushes it, getting soaking wet as Issei stands up. "What the hell?! What did you do, you little shit?" Dohnaseek asks as Issei grits his teeth. He bleeds out from his mouth. "I'll be completely honest. I don't even know if that was me." Suddenly a red pentagram forms out of the ground. Rias with her long cape-like hair comes out of it and stares at the man with her intensely blue eyes. "Keep your filthy hands off of him."
"Woah, what the? Is that....."
Rias.
"Tch, I'll teach you not to meddle where you don't belong bitch!" Suddenly as his lance soares towards the redhead Kenoko drops from the sky and blocks the lance, breaking it with her superhuman strength. She gets up and stares at the angel as her short white hair blows with an ongoing breeze. The fallen angel creates another spear as he stares his opponents down. He takes his spear and lunges at the duo. "I'M DONE WITH YOU!" As he lunges at them a bolt of lightning strikes him down, sending the man flying back to where he was and creating a crater in the ground. A girl with black hair giggles as her hands sparkle with lighting, revealing to be Akeno. "Wait a second, that hair?" Dohnaseek says out loud. "I'm Rias Gremory. And you?" Dohnaseek dusts himself off and looks at the trio of girls laughing. "Hahaha, oh my so this town is under the control of the great Rias family. My apologies for the misunderstanding. I'll assume he's with you?" Rias rolls her eyes. "Don't suck up to me. You'll get no mercy for hurting him. I'll be nice this one time but the next won't be." Dohnseek nods. "Right."
"Kinda stupid to let your servant run around like this, right? Might wanna keep a leash on him or he might run into someone less cordial like me" Rias laughs. "I appreciate the friendly advice but if you or anyone else touches my dear husband again I'll make sure you regret crossing paths with the Gremory house again" She says glaring her eyes at him. "Haha oh my and the same could be said to you my friend" He spans his wings and flies into the air. Portals begin to open in the sky as Issei looks up from the ground and watches. "My name is Dohnaseek. I pray that you and I never cross paths again." Suddenly as the fallen angel flies through them the three girls attend to Issei who's bleeding on the ground.
"Oof. He's in rough shape" Koneko states. "Can't believe he ran into the fallen ones." Akeno adds on. "If we don't do something he'll die." Koneko adds as she starts to look around for the source of bleeding. "He'll be fine" Rias says calmly as she kneels down and rests Issei's head on her lap. "Rias?" Issei asks in disbelief. "Not today" She says as Issei's eyelids fell over his eyes as he drifted off to sleep. He then woke up and found himself in a void of darkness. "Hello?" Issei asks as he looks around to see a man engulfed in flames. He sat on a throne of flames and held a rod in one hand that was barely visible.
"Hello?! Who are you?" The figure offers his arms for an embrace as he stares into Issei's eyes. "I am who I am." His voice echoed. The void around him turned white as light just appeared all around him. The flaming figure was gentle on his eyes despite the intensity of his glow. He sat in the middle of a circle where all the kings of the universe faced towards him.
Angels stood behind him, anomalies to the eye yet beautiful looking. Multiple eyes and wings with bodies that just shouldn't work. Animals mixed with each other, lions with wings and elephants with multiple heads. All of them singing and praising this entity as they grazed around and ate whatever fruit and grass was in front of them. As Issei walked over to get a closer look at the being he found himself sitting on an empty chair unaware of his actions. All the kings looked at him as the entity touched his right arm. "My sacred gear. Looks like you are ready." Issei looks up into the Lord's eyes with many things to say, many questions to ask, many demands to yell. "What's going on?" He asks. "I picked you to wield one of my many sacred gears. This one bears the dragon's mark.Sorry I couldn't explain all of this. It's too much information right now. You see these are my artifacts. Weapons of great power that I've made myself to combat them. He points to a lake of fire full of sinister creatures similar to the angels, except they're horrid scaly skin and horns speak evil to all who look at them. "I am God, and this is my Kingdom."
"All I wanted to do was take Raynare out. Now I'm dead?!" Issei asks, outraged. I'm sorry that things couldn't go your way. But you'll see that I can restore what you've lost ten fold. My plan is better than yours, trust me. I only have your best interests in mind." Issei looks around to see a vast garden with people and animals of all kinds roaming around. Some he recognized from the real world and others entities he couldn't recognize. "This is the real deal. I'm dead and I can't go back." Issei feels himself on the verge of tears as he falls to the ground. His hand covers his face as he avoids God's eyes. "It doesn't matter if I'm in heaven. I have no legacy to sit back on. I'm dead now. I never even got to say goodbye to my parents." God suddenly shrinks down to human size as he and Issei sit on the bottom of his stairs. "What's wrong my child?" Issei shakes his head. "Shouldn't you know? You can read my head right?"
He sniffles as God gets onto his eye level. "It's better if you say it first. I know but do you?" Issei then looks up at the might figure as his eyes fail to hold back his tears. "I'm dead! I died as the weird pervert!" God looks at Issei as he gently strokes his head and hair. "Who said you died?" Issei's heart spikes. He looks up at the infinitely ancient old man and sees him smiling. "Listen son, you're bringing them home." Issei looks up in confusion. "Who's them?" Issei asks. "The people who I'm about to put in your life. They're second generation demons, basically humans, and I'm about to expose the real devils, and show them they can still be saved, even if their parents, the angels, can't."
"He then points to a man with long white hair. He looked to be in his late 30's and had red eyes. Talk to him. I won't be here for a while, but if you need anything just call me outloud." Issei shakes his head in disbelief. "Why what's happening? What am I gonna do? What am I doing?" Issei asks, rather frustrated. "Defeating the ones who made your life miserable. You know why your friends are just like everyone else in society? You said it yourself. It's 2099 and the world is a cesspool of sex, money, and drugs. And guess who has an influence on that." Issei looks back down on the Earth as rage builds within him. "Yeah. Yeah it's their fault." A smile wipes across his face. "I want you to forget about Raynare. I have someone better for you." Issei looks back at The Lord with glowing golden eyes. "What?!" He asks rather outraged.
"She betrayed you from birth. Used you like some pawn. You're more than a pawn, you're my servant. And my servants rule like Kings. Now I need you to go back and do what I need you to do. It won't be easy. It will hurt at times, but I won't forsake you like she did. I won't let you go unblessed and even when you stray off path I won't let you fall like them." Issei then looks to see a graveyard where thousands of fallen angels gathered around a group of people who radiated red. They had eyes that gleamed red and black and blood on their mouths.
"Damn those things are kinda creepy" Issei comments. "Go to sleep. Rest up. The rest of your life will begin Now."
Snap!
Suddenly Issei finds himself waking up to his alarm threatening him. He slams the snooze bar and stretches his arms out. "I feel so bitter. God, even after seeing you I feel so, Angry."He looks around and sees his scar on his abdomen and heart. The skin folding over itself as all scar tissue does. He finds himself naked and cold as he moves the sheets off of him. "What the? My clothes?" He looks over and sees Rias sleeping next to him. As nude as he is. "Hey take note I didn't do this with her if you're watching from above." Issei was now even more bitter, afraid he's now being framed. Rias wakes up and yawns. "Good morning darling" She says in a cozy sounding voice. "What are you doing in my house?! And why are you naked?!" Issei asks defensively. "Ahh they all ask that. You'd think that a beautiful woman like me could get any other kind of remark out of them." Issei scowls a little. "Come on, what if my parents find us then I'm screwed!" She then covers herself casually as she rests her head on her knees and looks at Issei. His face burns as red as a tomato as his golden brown eyes meet with her blue pearls.
"This isn't real. I'm waking up soon." Issei told himself this in denial. "No, it's real. You have those scars on your chest so I don't see why it wouldn't be. I'm your new master now Issei, and I'm also a devil." Issei rolls his eyes at the thought of being her servant, or anyones for that matter. However his eyes soon change their expression to fear. His arm aches as if it's some kinda fight instinct. However Rias looks back at him with nothing but a sweet kindness in her eyes. "It's nice to finally meet you Issei." Rias sighs. "Relax honey, we didn't do anything. It's just more natural to sleep naked."
"No it's not! And why do you keep calling me darling and honey?! I don't know you!" Rias smiles as sweet as sugar tastes. "Well cause you're my darling honey bear." Issei throws up his arms in frustration. "Since when?!"
ISSEI YOU'RE LATE GET OUT OF BED AND GET GOING THE BUS WILL BE HERE ANY MINUTE!
Issei panics to the sound of his mothers voice. "Uhhhh yeah sure one second!" Rias giggles as Issei stumbles around his room, tripping over everything on the floor as he tries to find his uniform. His mother walks up the stairs as he frantically takes off his blanket and puts it over Rias, pinning her to the bed while unintentionally being seductive. "Here put this on!" The door opens. "Issei what are you-" She freezes as Issei looks right back at her with his butt out. Rias, whose chest is also exposed, just smiles and looks at Issei's mother. "Good morning." She says politely. "Uh, hey. Issei, you're late, and naked." She closes the door slowly, unable to take her eyes off of them.
"Honey, do you know what he's doing up there?!"
"Why are you yelling at me this early? Is he looking at those magazines again?! Just let the boy have his time!"
'No she's real and alive and they're naked."
"What?! Hey now that's crazy we would have seen someone! You're not telling me that he did it before-"
"He did! I swear he did and-"
Issei, tired of hearing nothing but nonsense, butts in. "No I didn't!" He then looks around and assures what he needs to get ready for his first class. "God if you're real take me far away from this place!" Rias looks away. "Awww now you're not saying you'd regret it if we did are you?"
"This feels wrong. I don't even remember what happened last night but this feels fake. And what about Raynare? Why does she feel so bitter towards me now? If I'm gonna be late for school can you at least fill me in on what happened?" Rias sighs a little. "We're naked cause my magic only works if we are. Your wound needed to be healed so that's how I went about it. Don't worry we didn't do anything dirty. You were actually dying last night." Issei laughs as if he went slightly insane. "Yeah, good. I don't want my first time to be a guessing game with a stranger." Rias asks "Stranger?" Issei clarifies. "I've only seen you in the halls of school."
"You're quite different from those two." Rias observes. "What do you expect me to be like them?" Issei asks, outraged. Rias smiles a little. "Friends usually are." Issei shakes his head. "Yeah well. I don't think they're great for me right now." Rias's head tilts a little "Oh?" she asks. "I mean you think I'm like them. Just being around them gives me a bad name." Rias starts to smirk again as she goes closer to Issei. "Aww what's with that face?" She asks as she grabs his chin gently and stares down into his eyes. "I gotta say you're quite strong. That separates you from those other two." She says as she feels his eight pack and toned arms. "Thanks?" Issei asks not sure if he feels comfortable or not. Rias then goes to hug Issei. "You one of those devils?" Issei asks. Rias nods. "A very high ranking one." Issei nods as he watches Rias turn her back to him. "Here, help me with this." She says as she gets dressed, showing him the back of her bra strap. As Issei hooks it he thinks of the millions of questions he has, yet can't decide which one to ask.
"You look quite different from what society expects." Issei says observing. "That's with most things in life honey." To that Issei rolls his eyes. "What's with the honey stuff?" Rias turns her head. "What, don't like it?" Issei finds himself crushed from the past events, slowly leaking out whatever comes to mind.I just. I'm not in the single and ready to mingle season. You see, I just lost someone dear to me.
And everything's been a lie with her. "Oh I get it." Rias turns around and cups his face. "You're heart broken." Issei removes her hands and puts on his uniform. Rias giggles as she hugs him, burying his head in her chest. "Don't worry my love. I'll heal that heart of yours. Now come on let's get going the bus will be here.
Later that morning everyone stared at Rias and Issei as they walked into school. Issei carried her heavy bags as she walked proudly of her new "servant". People murmured among themselves just staring at awe as the two made it past the school gates. "Why the hell do I have to be her servant. I'm not Jesus, I don't care about others." Issei grumbles as he looks around to see others gossiping and murmuring at him, they then suddenly laugh as Issei finds himself behind a man who's dragging a big wooden cross. The crowd's eyes turn a bloody red as their smiles turn to evil grins, then everything goes back to normal as Issei finds himself back in the real world. "I suppose there is worse." Issei mumbles out of pride. "This is what I get for being friends with them. The school pervert is now on showcase for everyone to look at, as if he never was anything more. So it seems that I'm pretending to be some "devil" now for God's army or something. Are they people like me? Whatever, I want answers from Raynare so I'm gonna stick around with this chick. I'll have revenge. He looks at her, as prideful as a lion.
"You shoulda just left me to die, now I'm some slave husband. This can't get any worse. All I wanted was to hold her. Not get stabbed to death. Just goes to show that feelings for others are sometimes an insult." He then looks at the crowd bitterly. "Let the gossiping games begin."
Later that morning Rias looks at Issei before she enters her class. "I'll fetch you after school." She says as she pecks Issei's cheek and walks through the doorway. "Wait, what?" Issei asks, confused as Rias waves at him with a sweet smile. She starts to walk away from her crush. "Wait, I don't understand?" Issei asks as he finds himself drawing more attention to himself. He earns himself some more murmuring before Matsuda checks him into a pillar. "HEY WHAT THE HELL?!" Issei yells defensively as he catches his friend. "Hey that's how it's gonna be?! How can we be bro's when you're pimping out already!" Matsuda asks. "Hey man take it easy! There's no need for that." Motohama says reassuring. "But he's-" Matsuda is cut off,
"Let's give him a chance to explain himself. Where did you go and what did you do yesterday?!" Matsuda says as he points at him aggressively. "I'll be happy to explain to you gentlemen." Issei says as he smiles and dusts himself off. "But first you're gonna stop acting all pervy around me. Or I'll kick the crap out of you two." They both nod. "Whatever, just tell us what you did to our friend?!" Matsuda asks.
"That's right. Issei is gone." Issei says this to himself as he feels his wound with his palm and clenches his teeth. "I'm done living like this. I'm done living like a loser with you two buffoons. You want me around, you'll do what I say." At some point during Issei's thought process he says his words out loud. Matsuda and Motohama both look at him confused. The three all are aware now that things have been said that can't be taken back. "Your little friend was such a shit head that annoyed me. So I took care of him." Issei's eyes glow slightly as he stares his two classmates down. "So do me a favor and back the hell off or you'll be next." The two look at each other uncomfortably before staring Issei down. "Issei we were just kidding? Man what's going on?" Matsuda asks. "I've given up my reputation to be around you two losers and what do I get in return. A check into the ground cause I'm suddenly "popular" when I don't deserve to be. Who gives a shit about that stuff though." Motohama and Matsuda only continue to give Issei odd stares, not sure what to do now.
"I'm tired of being called the white knight when all I've done was just act like a man." Out of sudden rage Issei walks over and slams Matsuda into the ground. "Hey that's enough!" Motohama yells. "Careful now. I don't fight guys with glasses in case the frames break and make you go blind." Motohama looks up from the ground as he wipes off the blood from his nose. "Issei?" He asks rather heartbroken as Matsuda only screams louder. "You wanna fight asshole?!" Issei glares the two down. "No I just wanna make it very clear, from this day forward I don't live for anyone." Everyone in the room stares at the three boys. Even Rias shakes as she hears those words come out of Issei's mouth. "I don't serve you two or any damn master. I'm gonna repair my reputation and make myself happy since no one else in my life has ever cared." Issei walks away as he earns himself some more gossip. He fixes his red tie as he wears the other school uniform. The one with a black blazer and red tie. He wore it to school that day because he no longer wants to blend in. To him this is a statement of his redemption. Whatever act he shall do will be obvious to those around him. "Come to me when your heads are out of your asses and you give a crap about someone else for a change." Issei then smiles as everyone watches him walk down the hallway. "That's right. I'm not gonna be some selfless sheep anymore. I'm a devil now."
"It's begun, Sona." Rias says as she watches the boy walk away from the second floor. She looks over to a girl around her age with glasses on and short black hair. "They all think like this. I swear my pawn was just the same. Make sure you know how to control him alright?" Rias nods. "Of course. I can handle him."
"Jeez what the hell got into me?" Issei asks as he feels tears collect up in his eyes. He puts his stuff down at his desk and zones off as he stares out the window. Everyone can't help but to look at him. People murmured among themselves about what he said this morning.
Yeah now that I think about it he's always been dragged by those two.
Yeah he's kinda different now though.
What's up with him all of a sudden?
A girl drops her pen. It rolls to Issei's foot, tapping the sole of his shoe slightly.
"Um excuse me?" A girl asks. "Here." Issei says without even hesitating. He picks it up and hands the pen to his classmate. She bows before leaving. "Th-thank you." Issei looks over and sees everyone looking at him. "I'm sick of this. Where's that guy who was supposed to pick me up? I was told I was to be fetched." Suddenly everyone gathers by the door as a boy with the cleanest blond hair walks in.
"You ladies are looking lovely." The boy says with a friendly smile and wave. No you're looking better! They say in response. He walks over to Issei's chair while flirting with the ladies leaving class. "Issei?" The boy asks. "Yeah? That's me." Everyone remaining in class goes silent as they look at Issei and Yuuto talk. "I'm here from Rias to pick you up." Issei nods. "Yeah sure." He takes his stuff as he sticks out from the crowd. The two walk out as more murmuring takes place behind their backs. "Jeez I'm sick of hearing them babble on. What are they talking about? Why do I care so much? No one ever liked me." Suddenly Issei's thoughts are interpreted as Yuuto taps his shoulders.
"Are you like Rias?" Issei asks as Yuuto smiles and offers his hand. "Welcome to the club. Don't worry we'll fill you in once we get to the meeting place." Issei nods. "That's not what I was told. They don't seem like they're actual devils, but then again I'll just have to wait and find out what's going on. Either way I shouldn't be surprised if we are."
I did just say I was one earlier.
"So tell me about yourself." Yuuto says as the two walk down the hallway alone. "Well I'm just your average kid who likes to play video games and sports. Nothing special about me." Yuuto giggles a little. "And look at girls?" Issei laughs a little. "I don't know what rumors you've heard but I'm considering just leaving those losers." Yuuto laughs. "Oh you're more evil than me?" Issei looks away as he feels guilt for his harsh treatment of others. "I doubt you're evil. We're all bad to an extent but you don't look like someone who'd hurt a fly." Yuuto gets a grin that stretches from one cheek to another. "Oh really?" He asks. "Just observing." Yuuto takes slight offense but decides to play it off. "And you look like someone who's just killed a whole lot of them." Issei takes even more offense. "What do you mean?" Issei asks. "You look like you're in constant pain over nothing. You don't know what pain is like?" Yuuto then grabs Issei's wrist and pins him to the wall.
Don't get comfortable because this isn't the world where you suddenly find out you're some hero or something! No this hurts! Have you ever seen your family get slaughtered at the hands of people you trusted?! I don't think so! In fact follow me and I'll show you what you should really be crying over instead of some chick who almost tried to kill you!" Yuuto suddenly pauses as he snaps back into character and looks at Issei. "Something about this kid made me snap." Yuuto thought. "Get your hands off me pretty boy before those girls have to look at some scar." Issei says as he emits more negative energy, causing Yuuto to snap back again. "Oh really?" He asks defensively. "I'm not the one who needs to prove he's tough right now." Issei says. "THEN LET ME SHOW YOU!"
Issei suddenly sends Yuuto into the wall, cracking it as his arm glows red. His eyes are golden brown as he stares the playboy down. "Damn. Rias wasn't crazy. He really is strong. If his body wasn't already secretly buffed that woulda killed any normal person. This man has insane energy too, the kind to drive his enemies insane." Yuuto looks up to see Issei's hand reaching down to him. Issei puts on a smile as he looks down at the boy. "Hey, why don't we start over." Yuuto chuckles as he takes his hand and gets up. Suddenly Issei's energy takes a complete one-eighty and gives Yuuto a feeling of beautiful happiness, something he hasn't felt in a while. A kind of love that can spread faster than any virus. He smiles as he accepts his hand. "Yeah, sure." The two clasp their hands together as Issei helps pull Yuuto up. Forming the two's rivalry at that moment. One of many that Issei would find himself in.
To be Continued...