Disclaimer: I do not own highschool dxd nor do I claim to I just do these things for fun this is very AU, serious and powerful Issei.
The First Dragon
Chapter 1: The Brand.
The three factions had fought their battles, after the second great war of the factions the heavens were torn asunder. The angels and fallen angels all perished at the hands of the devil's, who now ruled over all of humanity. Under there rule many humans prospered, yet many where also enslaved to serve in various households and Magicians ruled over the rest.
Issei Hyoudou was a boy who didn't like how the world was after all he read things in very very old books. The books told him that things used to be in balance and humans shared the world with the monsters who stayed in the shadows. The devils who lived in the underworld and lastly the angels who resided in heaven.
While the ruling of the devils opened the eyes of humanity to things they only had read in myth and legends, humans now intermingle with devils, Yokai, western monsters and other such legendary creatures. Humans no longer received the gifts of the scared gears
Closing the latest book that he was reading in the musty old library Issei stretches and yawns and rises from the rickety creaking wooden cheer. Ascending the stairs Issei reaches the top of them and steps into a hall way closing the door behind him. Two young women in Kimonos give a slight bow and Issei returns it and steps aside to allow them to pass before he continues.
Before long he arrives at his destination and enters the room, before him a man with long red hair and gold eyes looks up from work sitting on his desk he smiles affectionately and the traditionally dressed Japanese man rises from his desk.
"Father."
Issei bows to his father who returns his bow with a smile and holds out his arms and the two embrace. Pulling away Issei's father asks him to take a seat and he does so.
"You do me a great honor by calling me by that title Issei."
"I feel its right you have done everything a father would do for their son Ddraig."
Ddraig smiles at his adopted son and thinks about how much he has grown into the young man before him. Those thoughts also make him sad, if Issei's biological parents were else were on the day of the fateful incident Issei may have had a normal life.
"Still my boy you honor me, I have a task for you my son."
"You found the magicians responsible for the kids going missing?"
"I have I swore to protect people unfortunately our informants have told us the children are no longer with us, the magicians drained there life force you know what you must do."
Issei nods and raises from the chair, his fist clenched in anger. Ddraig takes thoses clenched hands and smiles at his son. Prying one of them open he slips a piece of paper into his hand and nods.
"Show the devils and their magician lackeys that we dragons aren't gone!"
Ddraig turns and Issei leaves nothing but thoughts of vengeance on his mind.
On the other side of town the family of magicians responsible for the murders are destroying the evidence. The lead magician turns as two of her acolytes rush into the room. She turns to face them and nods and they turn and run off to flee. Their master turns to the fire sitting in the centre of the room all their research and bodies of those they drained burned there.
"We are destroying the evidence as we speak my lords they will come for us soon."
The pool of blood shaped like a mirror laughs slightly causing the magician to recoil, the blood swirls taking on the form of a face from a nightmare. It glares with malice and delight.
"One is on their way now I can see his soul as it is as what you humans would call bright as the sun. So prepare he is very formidable."
"I will my lord, when he is dead at my feet I shall offer his soul in tribute."
"A big promise, you will suffer should you fail mortal, death is no escape from us."
The magician nods and feels a surge of power coming from the portal and steps back in fear, as the blood like mirror shimmers taking on a humanoid shape. With a roar something emerges from the portal covered in blood. The blood steams and drops away the creature was big and muscular, with hooves at the end of powerful legs. A powerfully built humanoid torso flexes his massive taloned arms. Turning its head the lion headed creature looks down at the magician with eyes like furnaces. Throwing back its horned head it roars and the room shakes.
"He will fight along side you this shall be very amusing."
With a laugh of pure malice the pool of blood and the face that was there was gone leaving them alone. The demon steps forward sniffing the air and detects something and bellows a roar of challenge. The magician glances around the room look for anything out of the ordinary. The demon focuses on something that the magician can't then a ripple of something moves out of the corner of her eye and steps out from the shadows.
"I have to come to claim your corrupted soul for the lives of those children."
The magician turns to figure clad in black and gold armour a golden dragons head engraved into the chest plate. The shoulders and knees also where golden dragons heads. The helm was a golden dragons skull with deep blood red eye slits. Golden flame flickered out from between the gaps in his armour.
The magician stepped back in fear as the demon steps forward and bellows a challenge at the one in black. A pool of blood forms and reaching into it the demon pulls out a massive axe. The one in black nods and puts his arm straight golden flame shoots from his palm taking on the form of a sword of black metal with gold runes edged into the blade.
The two forces charge each other and their blades clash together in sparks, the magician watched the duel unfold as the blows from their weapons could not be followed by her eyes. Instead of fleeing she continued mesmerised by the dancing weapons. The focus was interrupted with a roar as the demon lost his arm from a vertical slash, before the arm hit the ground the black and gold warrior spun and the blade cut the demon in two.
Turning his blood red gaze on the magician, Issei strides forward purposefully his golden flame causing his steps to leave burnt impressions on the floor. Gazing at the magician Issei felt sick to his stomach. Humans given positions of power only to abuse that power to try to gain more and now they have gotten forces involved they should not have.
"You have bargained with powers you should not have magician. I am the alpha and the omega the beginning and your end."
With a flick of the blade Issei took the magicians head, as it rolled along the floor he looks towards the ceiling knowing he is being watched. Issei lets out a frightening laugh and spreads his arms.
"I am here, I know of you Lords of Ruin and the schemes you have played to bring the world to this point I will stand against you this I swear!"
There is a clap of thunder and the room becomes darker the shadows develop eyes and many voices speak as one shaking the inside of Issei's skull.
"Your challenge has been accepted by the gods of ruin mortal, I speak for them and they have now cursed you."
With a clap of thunder Issei screams as his body is mind and soul feel like they are is being flayed. Dropping to his knees taking deep long ragged breaths, Issei looks towards the ceiling the faces there had vanished. Pushing himself up his body in agony still he leaves the scene and urgently seeks out his father.
Well that is it for this first chapter I hope you will read and review pairing ideas are welcome. This will not be a harem story like my last fic was and i had to take it down due to how badly it sucked sorry for that. So please read this one and review until next chapter see ya and have an awesome easter weekend!