Issei Hyoudou: The Fallen
[AN] :Hey guys, this is my first story on fanfiction, so do bear with me.
Disclaimer – I don't own anything from the High School DxD anime/manga/light novel all I own are my original characters and plot twists.
"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Ddraig talking and Sacred Gear sounds"
'Ddraig thinking'
Two children, both eight years old, were playing tag in a park. It was rather empty with just the two of them around with a few other people jogging or walking their dogs. There were lots of trees and four wooden benches scattered around the park. The sun was beginning to set, dyeing the sky a light orange.
"Haha Issei you will never catch me slowpoke." Teased one of the children. The child had a cute, high pitched voice with violet eyes and light brown hair with a few bangs coming forward, with a little tied back into a scruffy ponytail, while the rest was in a spiky mess. The child was also wearing slightly worn white sneakers, mid-calf length socks along with a pair of dark brown shorts reaching mid thigh and a sleeveless dark blue shirt with yellow coloured bands around the neck and shoulder area.
"Oh yeah, just you wait Irina, I'll get you!" Shouted the other child. This child's voice was also high pitched, but not as high pitched as the other child and was slightly more masculine. He had light brown eyes and messy brown hair. He also wore sneakers but his were red. Like the other child he also wore mid-calf length socks along with blue shorts reaching mid thigh and a white shirt with a red collar.
"Wow look the sun is really low we better go home soon." Said Issei as he shielded his eyes with his hand as he looked out at the sun."Okay let's go." Said Irina as she started walking off with Issei following.
After walking for a while the sun had set lower casting a dark red and eerie glow. Issei was looking around as they walked noticing less and less people around."Hey Irina, don't you think it is weird that the streets are so empty?" Asked Issei raising his concerns.
"Hmm not really, but we are almost home now anyway so what does it matter?" Replied Irina."I don't know but I'm getting a bad feeling." Said Issei.
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"Is that the child?" Asked a figure atop a building looking down at the two eight year olds. "I believe so; he matches the description and even seems to exude a small dragonic aura." Replied another figure disdainfully ."So can we move now?" Asked the first figure in a gruff and irritated tone. "Yes." Said the second figure with a malicious grin.
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"See Irina we are just two streets away now, nothing to worry about." Said Issei cheerfully."Ah yes that must mean you are the boy we have been looking for without a doubt." Said a man who literally dropped down from the sky."Oh who are you? An angel?" Asked Issei with childlike curiosity.
The figure who was covered in a black cloak laughed before pulling the headpiece off revealing black hair, dark red eyes and a rather angular face. 'No little girl, I am in fact the furthest thing from an angel.' Said the being before two black, bat-like wings burst from his back.
"I am a devil." Said the figure.
Irina gasped while Issei's jaw dropped for entirely different reasons.'Irina is a girl?' Thought Issei in surprise looking at his childhood friend.
"You're bad." Said Irina, breaking Issei from thinking on this new revelation, while pointing at the devil which caused him to laugh.
"Yes you're right I am, bad, as you say and I am here for you." Said the devil as he pointed at Issei. "What do you want with me?" Asked Issei.
"Haha you are quite brave, aren't you little boy?" Said the devil mockingly. "Well since you are just kids I don't mind telling you. I am here to kill you as I sense a powerful sacred gear inside you." Said the devil.
"I guess a sacred gear thingy is something powerful isn't it?" said Issei.
"So I guess you are the brains in this group, interesting. Although you are correct, we want to destroy it, something our king is too cowardly to try." Said the low-class devil scornfully.
"You have a king?" Asked Issei in confusion but still keeping his guard up.
"Oh it seems I've said too much, although then again both of you are expendable." Said the devil maliciously before sticking his right arm out and releasing a compressed ball of energy which shot at Irina.
Issei pushed Irina out of the way and dived to the other side, the ball passing between them before exploding into flames as it hit a nearby street light.
"Lucky, you actually dodged that but now, you're finished." Said the devil before launching two balls which struck Issei burning him and sending him into the building the devil had previously been standing on.
"Augh!" Cried out Issei in pain at the searing burns."Issei! What's going on why is no one coming to help us?" Said Irina in fear, eyes starting to tear up.
"Oh no one is coming to help you as we killed the pitiful boy's parents and destroyed his house,which means you're all alone and no one can help you." Said the devil.
Irina started to cry before the second devil grabbed her from behind in a one-armed chokehold and used his other hand to cover her mouth.
"You...you killed my parents. HOW DARE YOU!" Issei shouted as his eyes darkened.
"Yeah, those humans were too weak to stop me, such filthy creatures."
'Run Irina and get help.I will stop him.'
"Foolish little boy, you can't stop me, in fact the only reason you are still alive is because I find your attempts to fight us amusing." Said the devil tauntingly.
"No! I will kill you, I will avenge my parents." Said Issei firmly.
"Run Irina, get away."
"How far would you be willing to go to avenge your parents and save your friend?" Asked a deep voice which Issei didn't recognise.
'What, who is that?' Thought Issei in confusion."I can give you the power to survive this; it will come at a cost though." Said the voice."You can, how?" Asked Issei.
"What's the matter boy? scared?, ah such a shame and I had such high expectations." Taunted the devil as Issei dropped to his knees, unaware of the conversion he was currently having in his mind.
"I guess I will just have to finish this then." Said the devil as he started gathering power in his hand once again.
"Yes let me take over your body for sometime and I will be able to give you enough power to survive this next attack and flee with your life." Said the voice.
"No, I won't let these devils who killed my parents escape." Thought Issei as tried to get to his feet.
'Hmm this one is different. He is only a child but already has a strong sense of self-sacrifice. This might just be interesting.' Thought the voice in Issei's head.
"Very well, say these words then." Said the voice.
Issei stood back up causing the devil to momentarily pause powering up his attack."Oh you stood up, 's that you're mumbling?" Said the devil in surprise which turned to confusion.
"I am Issei Hyoudou, carrier of the Red Dragon Emperor Awaken Boosted Gear! Shine forth Over-boost!" Chanted Issei.
"Welsh Dragon Over-Booster." Echoed a gauntlet which suddenly appeared on Issei's left arm before spreading over his whole body leaving him entirely clad in red, a plate-armour with the motif of a dragon, with: two green jewels covering his left arm, one over the hand and just before the elbow, two more green jewels on his right arm in the same places as his left, jewels on both of his knees and shoulders and one large green jewel over where his heart would be in the centre of his torso just under his chest and above his abdominals. The whole armour had a sharp shape as well and what appeared to be yellow fangs jutting out from the elbow, neck and front of his shoulders with two more just under his eyes. Lastly over Issei's head was and angular dragon-like visor with the eyes appearing to be green crystals.
'What is this?' Thought the first devil as he unconsciously backed second devil moved to stand next to his partner.
Issei copied what the devil had been doing previously and created a tiny ball of red energy in his left hand."Dragon Shot!" Shouted Issei as the small ball of red energy exploded outwards in a massive cylinder of energy reaching half a meter in diameter and blasting through a chunk of both devils the energy ploughed through them the armour around Issei vanished and he dropped to his knees..
"Ugh *cough* beaten by some lousy kid." Said the devil before coughing out a large amount of blood before dying along with his comrade.
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[Inside Issei's mind] :
'Where am I?' Thought Issei in confusion finding himself surrounded by black in every direction.'Well I suppose technically this is your mind, although it would be slightly more accurate to say you left hand with your mind and consciousness projected into it. Said the same voice from before.
'Not that I'm not happy that you helped me but who are you?' Questioned Issei. 'Didn't you pay attention to what you chanted? I am a Heavenly Dragon, the Red Dragon Emperor, although I guess since we are going to be together for at least a bit longer I can tell you that my name is Ddraig.' Said the voice.
'uh Ddraig… can you show yourself or something, it feels weird talking to you but not seeing you?' Asked Issei. 'Hmm why not?' Said Ddraig before the black area turned dark red before flames burst up from an area in front of Issei as a figure rose from the flames until a large red Western Dragon with green eyes was revealed.
'Wow you are huge!' Said Issei with a gobsmacked expression. 'Well I am a dragon; in fact before I was sealed I was one of the strongest beings in existence.' Stated Ddraig with a while of Issei staring at Ddraig and taking in his size Ddraig spoke,
'There is something we need to discuss.' Said Ddraig seriously.'What is it Ddraig?' Asked Issei tilting his head to the side.'Well you are now no longer fully human.' Said Ddraig seeing no reason to sugar-coat things.
'Huh what? How? Why?!' Questioned Issei rapidly before Ddraig grunted grabbing his attention.'Well in order to defeat those devils, I needed to change some of your body parts. Said Ddraig getting a nod from Issei.
'Therein lays the reason as to why you are not truly, fully human.' Said Ddraig slowly.
'You're a humanoid dragon of sorts.' Said Ddraig thoughtfully.'Uh what do you mean?' Asked Issei.
'Well for instance from now on your skin will be slightly thicker than a normal human's skin would be, your muscles and bones will develop slightly differently being much harder allowing you to be stronger and faster. Aside from that nothing too major like your vision, hearing and sense of smell being a little stronger than they would have can breathe fire out of your lungs as well. ' Explained the Welsh Dragon.
'Ddraig can I ask you you a favour?'asked Issei
'What is it kid?'
'I would like the boosted gear to manifest in the form of an armour vest with two boxing gloves along with the gauntlet.'
'Whatever suits you.'
'There is one downside to this though.' Said Ddraig gaining Issei's attention once again. 'Dragons are powerful creatures which are greatly admired, respect and also feared and thus generally draw people towards them. With you technically being a human-dragon hybrid of sorts, in addition with you possessing me, one of the strongest dragons to ever exist, this means that you will too, just like all dragons, attract many people who will be drawn to your power. However while strong allies will be drawn to you, so will strong enemies.' stated Ddraig.
'Don't worry. I will become the strongest Sekiryuutei. That is my ambition.' Said Issei with conviction.
"Hahaha, this host of mine will be interesting to watch for."
Issei noticed the destroyed park around him. He got teary as he remembered that his parents were no more. His eyes darkened and hair covered his face. He stood there for some time reminiscing his memories.
"Damn devils. I will not trust any of them.
Wait, if devils are real then all beings of the bible must be real as well." Issei thought.
"I can't stay in this town anymore. It will attract more trouble and my friends will get hurt."
'Ddraig can you teleport us out of here and take us somewhere else?'
'Are you sure kid? I can only do this once.'
'It's for the best. Do it.' Said Issei as the Boosted Gear materialised and teleported him out of sight.
And so ends the first chapter. Be sure to read and review. You can PM me if you want. Please follow and favourite. I am planning to post some more stories so watch out.
PS: Don't worry. Harem is decided for Issei. Take a guess from the title.
Adios amigos!