"Sorry about this, it was fun, like playing house with a child." Amano Yuuma, if that was even her real name, said to a chocking young man.
The young man was Issei Hyoudou, a perverted high school student, Amano Yuuma asked him out, Issei being Issei accepted right away, which got him in this situation.
That was the jist of the story.
Amano Yuuma was now long gone and Issei was left to think about what he had managed to achive in his useless, perverted life.
"All I did was disappoint my parents, I am such a failure, I doubt I could get a second chance, that stuff only happened's in stupid TV shows..."
"...Ne, Kami-sama, If you give me a second chance, I swear my whole being to you, I just want to become someone my parents would be proud of, I want girls to feel safe around me, not run away in fear, I will throw away everything that seems even in the least bit lustful...who am I kidding, I never believed in this type of stuff." Issei said, his voice coming in low growls due to the blood.
He just lay there, waiting for whatever was going to come get him, be it the grim reaper or the police.
That was not who will come to him though.
The person that came to him was a beautiful woman with blond hair and a voluptuous figure, Issei was close to death, he only managed to say one thing.
"Save...me...please..." he chocked, the woman had a face of pity.
"I apologize for what my fallen brothers and sisters did to you, but fear not, I have come here to give you a second chance, your prayer was full of faith and hope, a person like you should not be anywhere near Hades. I will make you one of my Brave Saint's." The woman said, she made some glowing playing cards.
"I wonder what card would suit you best." The young woman didn't have any time to react as her Joker card began to glow with a crimson color, the card floated in the air and went towards Issei's body, where it dropped on his chest.
"W-What's g-going on?" the woman said, normally the cards would be picked by the master and they would have a yellow glow, not red crimson, this has never happened before.
The card went inside Issei's body, his left arm started pulsating with power, the woman, also known as Gabriel, looked at Issei's hand, there sat a red gauntlet, it looked like a Twice Critical Sacred Gear, but the power it was giving off didn't sit right with that description, there was only one other option, The Red Dragon Emperor's Gauntlet.
The power died down, Issei's body glowed with a familiar holy warmth, for Gabriel at least, his hair turned a pure blond, his eyes were closed but Gabriel knew what happened, he has become almost a full angel, the changes to his hair and eyes although closed were obvious, if she was correct his eyes should be either emerald green or sapphire blue.
She didn't have time to think about what made the cards act all weird and decided she should return to Heaven with her new Saint.
Issei slowly opened his eyes revealing two crimson red orbs, he looked around to find himself in a pure white room, the room had gold accents here and there and looked like something you would see in a high-class mansion, the bed he was in had silk sheets and was very comfortable, the big, white door with gold accents opened revealing a woman with blond hair.
"Ah! You're awake, thank goodness..." the woman walked closer to his bed, Issei had a confused expression on his face. When did he get here? How did he get here? The woman than looked into his eyes and made a surprised face.
"That's odd, they're red, I expected them to be blue or green, I guess this was also The Red Dragon Emperor's doing."
"What're red? And where am I?" Issei asked the woman, what was strange was the fact that the woman was beautiful, very much so, yet he didn't feel like making his perverted remarks, not even considered it, he was confused by this, normally he would be all over this woman, what was even stranger was the fact that he didn't feel like doing anything perverted at all, for anyone, he just felt like a normal person, not 'the embodiment of lust' as his parents described him.
"Your eyes, I suppose you won't remember what happened last night, I will help you with that." the woman said as she placed her hand on his head, memories flooded his mind, they weren't his, they were the memories of this woman, he saw himself laying there, almost dead if not dead, a card going to his chest, a strange red gauntlet, his hair turning blonde.
"Do you remember now? You were killed by that Fallen, you asked God for another chance, your wish was granted, but you will have to serve me from now on. I am Gabriel The Seraph and you are my Joker card." Gabriel said making Issei rise an eyebrow.
"Wait, Seraph? As in Angel from the Bible?" Issei asked confused.
"Yes. It seems I have a lot to teach you, Come with me, me and my brother will explain everything to you." Gabriel said, Issei stood up and followed her out of the room.
Gabriel and her brother, Michael, taught Issei everything an Angel needed to know about the world, he would spend the next couple of weeks training with Gabriel's Queen, Griselda Quarta, a female exorcist turned Angel.
Michael showed Issei the armory of Heaven, in a glass container sat a sword that seemed to call Issei.
"That's Ascalon, the sword of Saint George, it hasn't chosen a wielder since Saint George, nobody was able to wield it..." Michael kept talking about how Saint George used the sword and whatnot, Issei just stared at the sword, it seemed to call to him.
Ascalon as Michael called it is a sword with a reddish purple grip, and a golden hilt with stylized crosses at the edges of the guard, It released a very powerful holy aura.
Issei carefully took the sword out and waved it around a bit.
"It has a nice feeling to it." Issei said.
Michael nodded and began to talk.
"We Angels like this sort of aura, all holy object have this effect on-HUH?!" Michael's mouth was wide open, Issei was wavign the sword around like it was nothing.
"How are you able to wield it?" Michael asked after he calmed down.
"I just picked it up, it was like it was talking to me, 'Pick me up!', 'Use me!' it said." Michael's eyes widen, Gabriel definitely hit the jack-pot, the kid was The Red Dragon Emperor and could wield Ascalon, this just seemed to get better and better.
"Well now you have even more reasons to train with Gabriel's Queen." Michael said with a smile, Issei just nodded and examined the sword.
Issei was starting to regret all of this, the woman known as Griselda Quarta was a demon, as stupid as that may sound it was true, she put him through hell and back, the training was brutal, he knew he was in a bad physical shape but this was a bit much.
"Come on, do you think you'll improve that way, come at me with full force, Ascalon didn't choose you for nothing now did it?" Griselda, one of the strongest exorcists and angels said to a panting Issei, they were, until a second ago, in a fierce sword battle.
Issei was supposed to be trained by her since she was one of the best swordsmen in Heaven, but because of his utter lack of exercise before becoming an Angel, his body was not so strong, there was also the issue of his Sacred Gear, while he managed to make it appear, he only did so in it's weakest form, he'll have to improve, a lot.
Issei picked himself off the ground and gripped Ascalon's grip, he began charging towards Griselda.
Meanwhile Gabriel and Michael were looking at the exchange, both watching with great interest, besides them sat a young man with blond hair and green eyes, he looked down at Issei with a smile.
"So that's my kouhai? He looks interesting." the young man said watching Issei lock blades with Griselda.
"I was surprised myself, when I heard he had taken your Joker, I thought he had a gigantic affinity for all things holy, or that he had a very powerful exorcist bloodline, but when I searched his family tree there was no one special, by all means he was one of the most normal people on Earth, all of his ancestors were normal, you would have never guessed he could wield Ascalon and be the host of one of The Heavenly Dragons." Michael said looking at Gabriel.
"I was too, the card seemed to just...choose him." Gabriel said closing her eyes.
"So I heard." Michael said looking back at Issei, now panting on the ground.
Issei was sitting with his back on the ground, his breaths were heavy and short.
"Even though you are weak you learn fast." Griselda said looking down at Issei.
"I...I know I'm weak...you don't have to...rub it in." Issei said in between breaths.
"Don't worry about it, you have potential, so much so that it scares me, it's not everyday you see someone who holds a Dragon Sacread Gear also wield a weapon that can kill Dragons, actually I think you're the first, not even the Dragon Slayer faction has such people." She said helpign him up.
"I know that...Gabriel-sama told me." He said sitting down on the ground with his legs crossed, "Could you get me a cup of water, please, I don't think I'm getting up any time soon."
"Such rudeness, fine, but only becuase I went a little overboard with the training." Griselda said with a playfull smirk.
'That's an understatement.' The words didn't escape his lips, otherwise he would have gone through another beating.
"Here." Griselda came back a few moments later, tossing him a bottle of water.
"Thank you." Issei said opening the bottle with inhuman speed... well that was to be expected.
Issei's training was finally over, but for some reason he could not sleep, he decided to get some fresh air.
Getting up from his bed he put on his clothes which were basically priest robes, and head out.
He walked around the hallways of the castle until reaching one of the highest balconies.
He was not alone, another figure was looking nowhere in particular until it sensed him, the figure turned around and Issei could clearly see who it was.
"Gabriel-sama? What happened, could you not sleep as well?" Issei said in a very respectful tone.
"Gabriel." Was the only word the beautiful woman said.
"Huh?" Issei's tone was back to normal, he let his confusion get the better of him.
"Call me Gabriel, you don't have to be so formal, we are all like family here." She said making Issei's widen a little, family, that sounded nice, even though his parents were always disappointed in him for becoming a huge pervert he still loved them, he wanted to see them again.
"I see, I guess I always wanted an older sibling, a thought planted by my last working brain cell, that wasn't focused on the female body probably, maybe so they could guide me into a less disappointing lifestyle." Issei said with a bitter smile while laughing lightly and muttering '...how pathetic I am...'.
Gabriel looked down, her hair covering her eyes, she began walking towards Issei, using only one hand she lifted Issei in the air while using the other to slap him, she did it so hard his cheek got red.
"I..." Issei was surprised by Gabriel's actions, his words left him, he could not say anything.
"Idiot! You're pathetic? How stupid are you, even if I didn't rescue you, you would have probably been saved by a devil, you had piece of paper with the Gremory Household emblem on it, You would have been fine either way, so don't go around saying stuff like that, even if you were a hopeless pervert you are still you, I may not know you for such a long time to say this but, from what I can see, you care very much about people close to you and that is by no means pathetic!" Gabriel was talking at light speed, Issei was left speechless after Gabriel's outburst.
"I'm sorry Gabriel...-nee." Issei said looking down.
Gabriel was surprised by the suffix, but judging from his earlier words, she guessed what he meant when he used it.
She moved closer to him and hugged him tightly, he relaxed in her warm embrace.
"After you get done with the training I'll let you go back to Kuoh Academy and back to your parents, okay?" this made Issei look up at her with a surprised face.
"But-" he was cut off.
"No buts, I will still visit you from time to time so there's no need for you to get upset, we also need a representative there." Issei rose an eyebrow.
"Why would you need a representative?"
"There are two high-class Devils there, they pose not threat but you still need to keep watch so no skirmishes between them and the rogue Fallen there don't start something bad." Issei's features hardned at the mantion of the Fallen Angels.
Gabriel noticed this and slapped him again, with less force this time.
"No need to hold a grudge, revenge is not the way to go about it." She said making him lower his head for what felt like the hundreth time.
"Yes...I apologize for my behavior, I'm going back to my room, Good Night Gabriel-nee." Issei said walking into the hallway.
"Good Night." She responded, a small smile tugging at her lips.
The next day Issei was shaken awake by Griselda, he slowly got up from his bed and looked at the blond woman.
"What's the rush?" He asked, his voice still cranky.
"Come, Gabriel and Michael-sama want to talk to you." She said tossing some robes in his face.
"Right, right..." He began to get dressed.
They walked in the hallways until reaching their destination, the old throne room, the room God used.
"I brought him Gabriel, Michael-sama." Griselda said bowing a little, Issei followed her example.
"Thank you, Griselda." Gabriel said, Griselda looked around and rose an eyebrow.
"Where's Dulio?" She asked looking at Michael.
"He left...again." Griselda clicked her tongue, something Issei found curious, she wasn't the type to do this type of stuff, that meant this Dulio person did this on a regular basis.
"That damn gourmet." Griselda's words were filled with venom, this made Issei really curious, who was this Dulio person to make the calm and respectful Griselda talk like that?
"Anyway, Issei, we need you to try something." Michael said, while Griselda cursed Dulio he looked like a teacher getting scolded by the principal for something their student did.
"Yes, Michael-sama, what would that be." Issei said.
"I need you to unleash your full Angelic powers, as Gabriel may have told you earlier, you are sealed, since your powers were quite hectic the first 24 hours of your transformation, we had to seal them, we would like to try and release them." Michael continued, Issei's face was riddled with confusion.
"Umm...right...so what do I need to do." He asked, Michael walked towards him and put his hand on Issei's chest, he closed his eyes and looked concentrated.
Issei felt a power grow from within him, it was so sudden it made him fall to the ground before he got up and regained his balance.
"That should do it, how do you feel." Michael said with his usual smile.
"Well...I might be stating the obvious here but I guess more powerful." Issei said clenching his fist.
"Try spreading your wings, that's usually how an Angels powers are manifested, when they spread their wings their full powers are fully unleashed." Michael explained, Issei nodded and concentrated on the feeling in his back.
His body glowed in a crimson and golden light, a red halo appeared above his head, red feathery wings spread from his back, his clothes were also dyed a crimson color, he had two pairs of wings, the second pair coming from his training and Sacred Gear.
"This was unexpected." Michael said, with a curious look, he moved closed to Issei studying him.
"A crimson Angel..." he muttered, his head then shot up and he snapped his fingers.
"The Crimson Joker." He said looking at Gabriel and Griselda, he looked like someone who just said a pun.
"Umm...I think Crimson Angel sounds better, anyway, now that he has unlocked his full power let's get back to training." Griselda said making Michael slump down, his suggestion was shot down.
During the next month Issei was trained by Griselda quite brutally, so brutally he actually advanced two levels in the Angel ranks, now having four pairs of wings, everyone was surprised by his growth, in the span of a month he was already as powerfull as a high-class Angel.
Due to this Gabriel decided to let his go back to his old school and continue his studies and of course watch over the Devils and Fallen Angels over there.
He was now sitting in front of his house, he didn't know what to say to his parents, he had been gone for well over a month.
He sighed and knocked at the door, he heard his mother's voice and contemplated how to greet her 'Hey mom, sorry for going away for over a month and not telling you anything.' no that won't work 'Hey mom, I was killed by my girlfriend and now I'm an Angel.' now that he thought about it how will he explain his hair and eyes.
"Ah! You're finally here." his mother said, her tone and choice of words took him by surprise.
"Wha-?" Issei didn't know what to say, he had expected a slap, a scolding, anything but a greeting like he just went to buy something from the store down the road.
"Gabriel-san explained why you were away." She said, this made Issei's face go pale.
"Ah, s-she d-did...That's g-good, I guess." This was getting weirder, weren't they sad or something, he did almost die.
"Come, we've been waiting for you." He nodded and entered the house.
"-But still, we are so thankful, to think are useless son has been steered towards the right path by someone like you Gabriel-san, we are very thankful." he heard his dad sniffle.
So that's what this was all about, she probably made something up for why he was gone, well that was probably better than telling them something like 'Hey, I'm Gabriel, and Angel, your son has died and is now an Angle under my command.' Yeah, that didn't sound like it would go well.
'Issei, you're here." Gabriel said with a smile, he sat down next to her on the couch, she went to whisper something in his ear, telling him she will explain it all later.
"Issei, Gabriel-san told us what happened for the most part, but why would you run away from home?" His mother asked with a worried tone.
He didn't know what Gabriel told him but he was going to say what he told her earlier, he inhaled deeply and started talking.
"I'm sorry...I realised I was a disappointment to you both, I just wanted to get away, so I just ran away and didn't look back." He said with his head bowed down, his voice was soft and trembling.
"Issei..." Both of his parents said in a low voice, looking softly at him.
"I have realised that my behavior was... not the best... I am sorry, for everything." He said not getting up and bowing.
"It's okay, even if you were still your old, perverted self, we still would welcome you back with open arms." His father said.
Issei want over to them and hugged them both, he started to sob quietly, this was just what he wanted, for his parents to not be disappointed in him and welcome him back warmly.
After they all settled down and his parents ceased their teasing about how Gabriel should marry him, Issei was sitting in his bed, staring at the ceiling, he turned to his side and closed his eyes.
"Issei, are you there?" Gabriel whispered from behind his door, Issei got up and opened it.
Gabriel went into his room and started explaining what he told to his parents.
"So you told them that I left home and you found me near a church, took me in, cared for me until I was ready to talk about why I left home." Issei repeated Gabriels explanation from earlier, but in a much smaller format.
"But what about my hair and eyes, I mean it's quite hard to explain without sayign I wear lenses and bleached my hair." Gabriel just waved her hand.
"I made everyone who ever meet you think that's how your hair actually is." Issei's eyes widen.
"So you altered their memories?" He asked shocked she had such a power, she nodded.
"Well, doesn't really matter, I need to get up early in the morning tomorrow for school so I'm going to bed." Issei said with a sigh.
"Good night." Gabriel closed the door to his room and went to her own.
Issei was walking back towards the school, the trip was mostly silent until he got closer to the school and the students started to recognize him.
"Isn't that the Beast Issei?"
"Was his hair always blond?"
"Of course idiot."
"I heard he left his house and came back yesterday, I wonder what happened."
The students whispered to themselves as he walked past them, he didn't really care about what they were saying about him.
He entered his class and went over to his seat, sat down, looked out the window and waited for the teacher to come.
It didn't take long before his silence was broken, by his two 'companions'.
"Hey Issei, now that you're back we have something special for you." Matsuda and Motohama, the two perverts who along with Issei made the Pervert Trio.
Issei looked at them with half-lidded, bored, eyes and went back to whatever he was looking at before.
"Huh? What's with that reaction, aren't you happy to see us, or this!" Matsuda said shoving the porn book in Issei's face.
"I don't care about those things anymore." He said making not only the two perverts shout in shock but also everyone in the class.
Issei Hyoudou, a young man some people called 'The embodiment of lust' said he was not interested in porn.
"What the hell are you saying? What's with the sudden change?" Motohama said, well more like shouted.
"I guess you could say someone opened my eyes for me." He said in a bored tone looking out the window again.
He had expected this to happened, school was boring over all, it almost made him miss Griselda's training, almost.
He felt two powerful aura's nearby and looked towards the door, walking in the hallway were Rias Gremory and Himejima Akeno, they gave off a feeling Gabriel had explained to him, the feeling of a Devil.
"Maybe it won't be so boring after all." He muttered.