Based on the story, "Transformers DXD", "The Lone Dragon Emperor", and "A Fool's Heart" (Maybe) Inspire by the following stories: Eighth-Seventh, the Dragoon, Grisaia, DxD: Sins of the Father and Highschool DxD: It's a Wonderful World (Rewrite). I don't own Highschool Dxd, Godzilla, Pokemon, Yu-gi-oh and the terms: Predators and Titanus or anything might mentioned.

Protectors (Heavenly Mother/Goddess Azusa)

Titanus: They are the Strongest and Oldest of all predators. They are only chosen by drying at first and have to face tests in order to come back marking them as a Titanus. They had the improved 'system' that can read minds, movement sensor, warming system, threat levels, enhanced instinct and search engine that can located anyone that is native to their world. They can handle threats that will kill the whole world. They has shed their human forms to enormous monsters with powers of nature but they can pretend to be human if wanted. They are destined to die only by the hands of the Death song of Three Storms meaning if they die then they woke up in the morning as if it was nothing.

Predators: they are the ones that handle threats that endanger a quarter of a world. They are weaker than Titanus but they strong enough to do crimes of hideous order or miracles of the highest order. They has an system that only have warming system, threat levels, and search engine. They become one by committing mass murders out of desperation or extreme angry. They are missing links of humans and monsters.

Sparklings: they are a step becoming a Predator. They have traces of humanity in them and a system that only tells the search engine and warming system. They are basically humans or halflings with powers.

Chapter 1: Titan meets Devil Valkyrie

Xanatos… home of the humans and their protectors: Predators. For centuries, Xanatos was a thriving world. Until the arrival of the Elysians and their sworn enemy; the Leviathans that bent on releasing the Death Song of Three Storms and the Kaijus to cause the end of this world. We fought as Our Heavenly Mother deemed them as threats to the Humans. Our war had ravage Xanatos, turning those we protected against us. Left with little choice, we were forced to abandon the humans to driven our enemies after us to win back our status as protectors and end them before they bring the end of Xanatos by bringing back the Death Song of Three Storms.

In the basement of an abandoned warehouse, a young man was wobbling up the stairs while placing a hand on the left side ribcage. He recently woke up from a deep impact, and he wondered where he was. He wore a black open jacket with a t-shirt and pants. His eyes are light blue and have two slashes of blue in his black hair. When he was halfway up the stairs, pain erupted through his body causing him to tightly crush the rusty railing and fall to his knees. He growls for a moment before lifting his right hand to see it was painted in his blood. He cursed himself for being reckless and wince in pain.

He snarled in pain as he forces himself to walk up the stairs, "I need to find a healer. I'm not going to die here."

Meanwhile outside, it was a cloudless night with the moon hanging over the city where a young woman was walking through the alleys. She wore a light blue business suit jacket and pants with a purple tie. Her straight long hair was silver white and her eyes were light blue. She was looking at her watch to see the time as a group of thugs slowly surround her.

She looked up to see a thug wearing baggy clothes and a baseball hat, "Can I help you?"

"Why so serious, gorgeous? We're just here to talk to you." This caused the thugs to snicker a little.

"One, don't call me gorgeous. Two, I'm not in a talkative to mood," she retorted. She began to pass the thug but was grabbed by the arm and thrown to a wall.

The leader pressed both her arms against the stone wall and licked his lips, "Feisty, aren't you? I like that."

The thugs started pulling out their knives as they slowly gathered around her.

"We are going to enjoy playing with you to the fullest. Now, where do we start? The pants or the shirt?" the leader questioned evilly.

The young woman was getting quite irritated with these punks. She knows that harming them will only get her in trouble, but she was left with no choice. She only hoped her leader won't scold her too much.

Before she could fight back, a new yet powerful voice entered the alley and caught everyone attention, "Enough"

"Who said that" a punk demanded.

They turned to see a young man walking out of the abandoned warehouse and stood up nice and tall. He stated at the thugs before speaking in a calm yet demanding tone, "It was me. Let her go, now."

One of the thugs tossed his knife back and forth while walking up to him, "Well, look like we got ourselves a hero here guys? You should just run home to your mommy and play hero there punk." He placed the blade under the stranger's chin, "You better run along now."

Not heeding the thug's warning, the man grabbed his wrist and his shirt. Before the thug could ask, he was pulled into the air and was slammed hard to the ground. The stranger slowly turned around to glare at the remaining thugs. He hoped that he would resolve this without violence, but in the end, he had to fight. He must end this quickly before he loses consciousness from his wound.

The rest of the thugs gathered around the stranger as the leader let go of the lady to join them. "You're going to regret that. Get his ass!" he sneered.

Two thugs ran towards him, but as stopped when the stranger grabbed them by the neck. The next thing they knew, they were thrown across the alley only to land in a dumpster. Before they could get out, the dumpster lip came down and hit their heads causing them to be knocked out. One thug came from behind and wrapped his arm around the stranger's neck in order to stab him. As a response, the hero reached for him to pull right off. The thugs watched as their friend was pulled into the air before slamming hard to ground before passing out.

While the thugs were awed by the stranger's strength, the man softly groaned and noticed his wounds were slowly gushing out more blood, "I need to finish this fast."

A thug threw a punch at him, but his fist was caught. The stranger it a quick turn, causing the thug to fall to his knees, and punched the elbow joint. The thug screamed in pain thanks to his broken arm for a second before receiving a knee blow to the face. The remaining six watched their pal fall unconsciously to the ground which causes their anger to erupt.

The leader pulled out his knife and shouted, "I want this asshole dead now! Attack!"

Obeying their leader, the five charged forward as the man stared at them with pity. Blinding obeying their leader despite knowing they had no chance of winning was plain wrong. Serving a leader who only cared about victory is not what these boys need. He hoped after this was over, these boys will find someone new to follow. The man disarmed each of them by breaking their wrist. The leader blindly attacks in rage, but he came to a halt when his wrist was caught.

The man tightened his grip on the leader's wrist while the blade fell to the ground, "Leave Now."

"Like hell, we will! Gang up on him!"

The thugs started to throw punches at him as their leader commanded. The stranger let go of the leader and counterattack.

Meanwhile, the young lady watched the fight as she rubbed her right wrist. She was stun with how skilled her savior was and was glad that he came to help. Thanks to his help, she didn't have to use her strength to hurt the thugs and she avoided a lecture from her leader about using her powers. Another thing that amazed her was how well her hero was holding his ground against six thugs, each he disarmed himself. It wasn't long until she saw a thug being knocked out, one at a time.

She smiled at the hero, "I hope I'll be able to repay nicely for this."

It wasn't long until the leader was left and he was in the air. The stranger tightens his grip on the punk's shirt and spoke in a commando tone, "I told you to leave and look what happens. Now if I ever see you again harming another innocent person, I promise you that there will be more than broken bones."

"Fuck you asshole!" the thug retorted while giving the middle finger causing the stranger to flinch slightly.

"Very well," the stranger said as he let go of the thug and upper-cut him across the face. The leader lost consciousness and landed on top of a metal trash barrel. The stranger walked over to the lady, "Are you alright miss? Did they hurt you?"

She smiled and shook her head, "No, thank you for saving me."

The lady was able to get a good look at her savior. She could tell that they were the same height and around the same age. The clothes he was wearing was casual. Also, he was quite handsome.

"Not at all, miss. I was doing what was right" the stranger answered. He soon began to wobble and placed a hand on his forehead.

This caught the young woman's eyes, "Hey, are you okay?"

The stranger stumbled in his speech while he voice was getting lower and his vision was becoming blurry, "I'm… I'm… I'm… I'm… I'm…" The man lost his balance and fell forward. He landed on top of the woman who caught him, and half of his face was buried in her chest.

The woman was about to yell when she detected a smell in the air. She sniffed the air a few times, "This smell… It's familiar… It kinda smells like…" The revelation widen her eyes as far as they can, "Blood!"

She shifted her head to the young man and noticed that his face was paler than before with a tiny amount of sweats running down his face. She felt something wet near her stomach, she slowly lifted him to check what it was. She slowly leaned him down flat on the ground to pull up his t-shirt. Her eyes widen at the stab wound on the lower right side of his stomach that shows more than blood along with a few cuts, burns, and bite marks. Curiosity took her and she decided to check the rest of his body. She took off his jacket to see more wounds that are currently bleeding. She took off his shirt to see that he had more injuries than she anticipated. Not only they were a few more wounds, but there were also three long claw-like cuts where his left ribs are and a dark bruise at the center of his chest. She lightly touched his chest only for the wounded growled softly and body shooked.

She soon realized something that completely stunned her, "He fought those punks in his current state and won?"

Ignoring her amazement, she put his shirt back on and his jacket was on her shoulders. She slowly picked him up to place one of his arms around her neck and wrapped her right arm around his waist. The man face was still pale, but it appeared that he was still fighting to stay alive. His heavy panting proved that. She pulled out a piece of paper that had a magic circle on it.

"This should only be used for emergencies, thank Valhalla I had it with me," she faced her struggling hero, "Don't worry you will not die today."

She chanted a few words before a magical dark red circle emerged beneath her. The circle went up engulfing the two. Soon the circle disappeared along with the two leaving the beaten punks to their loss.

Meanwhile, in a room full of teenagers and a single adult were waiting patiently. The teenagers consisted of mostly girls and three boys who wore identical clothing. They all wore a white short-sleeved shirt with a black ribbon around the collar.

It wasn't long until a brown-haired boy, who had an open shirt which showed he had a red t-shirt, messed up his hair in frustration, "Argh! What's taking her so long?"

"Calm down, Issei," a female with crimson long hair said.

"Sorry, Rias, waiting around isn't my strong suit."

"Still, It is unusual for her to be late," a white hair short girl said blandly.

A teen with short blond hair nodded in agreement, "You're right Koneko. Should we go look for her?"

"I agree with Kiba," a long blond haired girl nodded.

"Seconds," a chestnut-haired girl agreeing.

"Same here," a young boy answered who was sitting in a cardboard box and was wearing the female school outfit instead of the male version.

"Well Buchou, what should we do?" a long black haired girl asked.

Rias stared at her peerages for a couple of seconds, "We will give her a couple more minutes. If she is not here…"

"Then we go and look for her," a blue hair female teen interrupted.

"Yes, Xenovia."

Issei placed both his hands behind his head, "Still, I wonder what is causing her to be late?"

The adult snickered as he placed an elbow on the desk he was at, "It's good that you guys care for each other, but there are times when you need to trust them."

The teens stared at him and understood what he meant; however, it did not ease their worries. They were all friends, a team, it was only natural for them to worry. A few seconds later, a magical circle appeared and revealed their friend who was carrying an unconscious stranger.

They blinked for a moment before she hurried over to the couch where Issei and the blond girl were sitting, "Guys! Get off the couch now! Asia, I need your help!"

The two got off and watched their friend laid the unconscious man across the couch. Then she placed the black jacket on top of the couch. Then she placed the jacket on top of the couch in order to examine his body. While she was checking, the girls along with Kiba and Gasper blinked in confusion on what was going on Issei was streaming in anger.

Rias asked a question which fuels his anger, "Is this guy your boyfriend, Rossweisse?"

"No, It's not like that! I'll explain later!" She snapped. She kneeled down while trying to cover her red cheeks as she started to remove the stranger's shirt off.

Issei couldn't believe that this random guy was getting strip by a beautiful lady. Witnessing this was not pleasant at all. It was insulting to his pride as a man and the Harem King! "Rossweisse! You can't just bring some stranger into our…", he started saying in a loud tone before toning it down when he saw the man's chest, "club…"

Everyone in the room widens their eyes at the injuries of the man and could hear him panting softly. Despite his condition, he was refusing to accept death which impressed the group. Asia finally understood why while a green magical aura surrounded him. His cuts and burn marks were starting to heal and Rossweisse was able to breathe easier now. As the teens watched the healing process they were amazed that this man was still alive and questioned about who he was.

Issei. being the careless idiot as he is, said the one word that hurt most of the group, "Oh my God…"

Everyone, minus the adult and chestnut hair girl, received a sharp intense headache. They placed a hand on their head and turned to him, "Issei!"

"Sorry, I couldn't help it. I mean, I'm shocked to see that he is still alive here. Don't you guys lie to me, you were thinking the same thing?"

The group did not respond to his question. He was right after all. The injuries that this man had would kill anyone else. Seeing that he was still alive had impressed them greatly.

Rossweisse stared at her savior to see colors coming back to his face. She smiled and sighed with relief before turning to Asia, "He's going to make it?"

"Yes," she nodded, "he won't wake up for a while. Some of these wounds were deeper than they look. It's a good thing you brought him here right away."

"Thanks, Valhalla."

The chestnut coughed a little, "So… Are you going to tell us what happens?"

Rossweisse looked up and nodded, "Yes Irina, it started like this…"

After listening to Rossweisse's story, the group was speechless. Hearing that this man fought a group of armed thugs in his current state and won was incredible. They began wondered if this man was a normal human or something else?

The black hair girl glanced at the man, "Do you know his name?"

"No Akeno, he passed out before I could ask."

Asia let out a sigh and brought her hands down, "I'm finished."

They turned to see the man who was now healed up. Also, the girls found something that caught their attention. He actually had a body that is beyond the limits of the finest human athletes with signs of a different type of scars could be found around the body. Kiba and Xenovia could tell that some of his scars came from melee weapons, like a sword for example. They wondered what could of happen to him before he ran into Rossweisse.

Rossweisse grabbed his shirt while Asia lifted him up a little. This allows her to put the shirt back on for her hero. She gently laid him down and turned to Rias, "Please understand Rias, I brought him here because I couldn't let someone who saved me die."

The redhead smiled, "of course not, no one should be left to die. We may be devils, but that does not mean we don't have a heart."

Issei soon heard a groan and turned to the direction of it. His eyes widen a little as he softly spoke, "Um guys…"

Unfortunately, they did not hear him and continued their conversation.

"What do we do with him now?"

"We could let him stay here Kiba. After all nobody, but us come in here. So it should be safe for him," Rossweisse answered.

"If that is allowed," Xenovia crossed her arms while turning to Rias and the adult.

"Uh, guys?" Issei attempted to gain their attention again.

"If this man helps one of my peers then he can stay here as long as he wants. Besides, it not my style to leave someone without rewarding them for their good deed," Rias answered.

"You have no objection from me," the older man said.

"I wouldn't mind having sleeping here for tonight," said the cross-dressing boy.

Rossweisse stands up and bowed, "Thank you Rias, Gasper, Azazel."

"Guys…" Issei raises his voice a little, but it failed once again.

"So what now?" Irina asked.

"We could continue this meeting tomorrow," Akeno suggested while placing a finger on her left cheek.

Rias nodded, "Yes, we might as well…"

"Seriously… GUYS!" issei shouted.

Everyone turned to him only to stare. The only one who was not caught off guard by Issei's outburst was Koneko who spoke to him, "What Issei?"

He pointed down, "There's something wrong with him. Look."

The group looked at the sleeping man who was fidgeting and sweating. He was moving his head left and right while softly muttering, "No… No… No…"

Rossweisse quickly got down on her knees and placed a hand on his chest, "Hey wake up. Wake up." Unfortunately, it did not work and it raises her concern.

Asia studied his face, "It looks like he's having a nightmare."

"It must be pretty bad if he's moving like this," Xenovia added.

"I wonder what it could be?" Kiba asked.

Inside the dream of the stranger, he was running through the halls of a spaceship. Large windows were on his right showing outside where explosions were exploding everywhere in space. He was wearing a futuristic dragon armor with mix colors of black, blue, and gray. The hall had many dead bodies and small explosions erupted in the background. He made a quick turn to see a man underneath a large pipe.

The trapped man was wearing a black armor with silver outlines. He raises a hand in the air and cried, "Sir help me!"

"Hold on!" the stranger, who appeared to be the trapped man's leader, said. He hurried over to grab the pipe and began lifting it up. This allows the black warrior enough time to crawl out.

The black warrior got back on his feet and saluted, "Thank you, sir!"

The stranger grunted a little as he tossed the pipe to the side before pointing to a hallway, "Hurry to the stasis pods! The ship is about to enter the Oasis soon!"

"Yes sir!" the warrior shouted and followed the orders he was given. Wasting no time he ran as fast as he could while his leader watched him off.

The man was forced to raise an arm because of an explosion to the side. As the flames became calmer, the man lowers his arm to see the new damaged to the ship, "The ship can take any more hits… We must reach that portal before it's too late." The man ran down the hall, stepping to the side or jumping over debris for a few minutes. he came to a halt when a large robotic voice echoed through the entire ship.

"ENTERING PORTAL IN APPROXIMATELY SIX MINUTES!"

"I have to hurry to the bridge," the man muttered and ran even faster while making a few turns until he stopped at a large door, "I should make sure everyone is in the pods first."

He clicked a couple of buttons on a pad and watched the doors slowly began to open. As he watched, an intense pain appeared and blood slowly came down from his mouth. He slowly forces his head down to see a golden spearhead, stains with his own blood, piece right through his stomach on the lower right side. A voice from behind spoke to him, "You let your guard down."

The man coughed a little blood as he slowly, forcibly tilted his head and recognized his attacker, "You!"

"Yes… It's me, my former master," he pulled his sword out which caused the armored warrior to grunt in pain and some blood to come out from his stab wound. Once the sword was out, the wounded warrior was forced to turn around because the new man pulled the warrior's shoulder to face attacker raise his left arm and aimed it at his prey's chest while an energy started to gathered forming a ball. He fired a large light purple transparent electrical blast which exploded on contact. The man went flying through the open doors and landed hard on the ground. The man tried to get up, but he could only lean forward with his chest. The blast he took made his armor hot which cause his body to have a bruise. Placing a hand on his ribs and next to the bruise while grunting in pain, the attacker marched forward to him. He aimed his spear at his prey's chest, "You are a fool to think that you and your fellow Predators and Titanuses could escape from us. It is time to show you how wrong you are."

"Do your worst, Saturn," the warrior said glaring into the violet eyes of his enemy.

Saturn raises his spear in the air ready to deliver the finishing blow, I intend to…" Before he could say his enemy's title, he was blasted by a couple of beams followed by a boy with a half mask covering his left eye and a girl with blondish hair in a knight armor taking him out of the door. Each placed one of his arms around their neck and dragged them away from the fight. The warrior saw the airlock and realized what they were doing, "Stop! I need to stop Saturn!

"Sorry master, but you must escape," the half-masked boy said.

"No… You should be the ones to escape!"

The blonde woman looked down for a moment, "Master… You must live."

The duo shoved him into the airlock and closed the door as he turned around. peering through the little glass window of the pod while pounding on the door, "Let me out! That is an order!"

"Master, you are the only hope for us, Predators, to fight against our enemies. They need you more than a couple of Sparklings like us."

"No! Everyone else is needed just the same!"

The duo smiled at him before one of them pressed a button which activated the pod. Lights began to come on and the lock begins to be unlocked. For the warrior saw and knew what comes next.

The duo saluted and spoke at the same time, "We appreciate your concern and respect for us, master! We will never forget your lessons and those years of serving you and the Predators' cause. It's been an honor!"

The leader watched his own men leave the room to join the fight against Saturn. The warrior saw his students closed the door and gave one last smile before making a war cry. In his last few moments on the ship, the Dominator ripped apart his men and the brutes. Saturn raises ahead he stabbed the body only to smirk. He throws the body to the warrior and laughed evilly. The leader shouted one last thing before he was launched into space, "NNNNOOOO!"

Back with the present, the man opened his eyes and screamed so loud that it startled the group, "NNNNOOOO!" Without thinking, he got off the couch and grabbed Issei's neck while making a war cry. He nailed the teen to the wall as he raises a fist.

He was about to attack when Rossweisse grabbed his raise arm and spoke to him, "Stop! Calm down! He's not your enemy!"

The man panted hard before taking a deep breath to collect his thoughts. He saw the boy and let him go, "Sorry about that. I thought I was still dreaming."

Issei rubbed his throat and gave a thumbs up, "It's okay."

The man looked around to see he was in a different location, "Where am I? How did I get here?"

"I brought you here," Rossweisse answered.

He turned to her and recognized who she was, "You! You're the lady I met in the alley."

"Yep and thank you again."

"It wasn't a big deal. I was doing what was right. Anyway, where am I?"

"You're in a building that belongs to Kuoh Academy which is where I work at."

The man blinked, "Kuoh Academy…"

"Yes, I was on my way here to meet my friends when I ran into you."

The man tilted his head and saw the other people in the room, "Forgive me for wasting your valuable time with your friends."

The room was surprised to see how humble this man was despite his violent performance a couple seconds ago. Rossweisse shook her head, "It's okay. After all, I couldn't leave a wounded hero to die."

The man noticed that the pain was gone, "You patch me up?"

"Actually, it was Asia here who patch you up," she showed the blond haired girl with an open hand.

"Thank you for saving my life, Asia," he said while giving a small bow.

Asia shook her hands in embarrassment, "It's not a big deal! I was doing what was right too!"

He straightened himself up before grabbing his jacket and was about to head to the door, "Anyway, I should be going now. I wasted enough of your time."

"Hold it!" Rais shouted causing the man to face her, "You save my friend here and such a noble deed should not go unrewarded."

The man raised a hand and shook his head, "There's no need miss. I don't need a reward."

"But I insist. It's my code to reward those who help my friends. Tell me what you desire and I'll get it."

Issei was about to say something, but he stopped when he heard the man's answer, "Sorry, there is nothing I want. I understand your intentions, but being able to help someone is good enough for me."

Rias was amazed by this man's noble demeanor. It was rare to see an unselfish and non-greedy person nowadays. "You are sure about this?"

"I am."

"Very well."

Issei remained speechless at the sudden development. He assumed that this guy would want to do something with Rias or one of his friends. To him, this stranger seems like a playboy. Surprisingly, this guy proved him wrong, 'Well I'll be a monkey's uncle.'

Rossweisse stepped in, "So, where are you going now?"

"Don't know," he calmly answered, "before I ran into you, I woke up in the abandoned building next to the alley. I had no idea how I got there." The man grunted a little as he rubbed the back of his head.

"What's wrong?"

"My head is killing me, I must have hit it pretty hard."

The group blinked at his response and wonder if he had amnesia. If he does not remember where his home was then it would be unwise to never let him go. He doesn't seem like the lying type and his injuries from before proved that he encountered a rough situation.

An idea popped into Rias' head, "How about you stay here for tonight?"

"What?"

"Since you have no place to go, you can stay here for the night. My family owns this school so don't worry about getting in trouble. Also, nobody comes into this building, but us. It's a perfect place to rest."

The man took a moment to think and saw it was more beneficial to stay here than out there. He faced Rias, "Are you sure about this?"

"Of course besides our friend, Gasper," she introduced the little boy who waved his hand, "sleep here all the time."

The man waved back to him, "Thank you for generous gift Miss…"

"Gremory, Rias Gremory and you're welcome," she answered with a smile and offered a handshake which the man accepted, "So what is your name?"

Before the man could answer nor think a name, Issei looked at the clock and saw how late it was, "Shit! We need to leave now or else my parents are going to kill me for being late."

"He's right about leaving. You should all head home and get some sleep. After all, tomorrow is a school day," Azazel replied and headed for the door, "Ciao."

"We should be going too," Koneko said and the group headed towards the door. They said they would see the man tomorrow and he responded by saying goodnight.

Outside of the old building, Xenovia came to a halt which caused her friends to look at her. She stared into their eyes, "We shouldn't leave Gasper with him."

"Why Xenovia? He seems like a nice man," Asia asked.

"True, but the way he woke up from his night and attack Issei makes me worry. I don't know why, but my guts are telling me that he saw real combat."

"Are you suggesting that he fought in a war?"

"Yes Kiba," she nodded to her Knight partner, "The way he moves and how he reacted cause me to be suspicious even if he woke up from a nightmare."

Irina patted her best friend on the shoulder, "You worry too much Xenovia. It was an accident and even if he did it again he couldn't hurt Gasper even if he tries."

This caused Issei to rub his throat again, "I wouldn't be so sure."

The confused Akeno blink, "What do you mean?"

"That guy is far stronger than he looks. He actually made it hard for me to breath when he pinned me to the wall." The group started to giggle which caused Issei snapped, "I'm serious here! That guy is strong, strong as us maybe stronger!" The group's eyes widen at Issei's remark and began to wonder who this man was.

Kiba spoke in a serious tone, "Is he like us?"

"No, he's not like us. I smell his scent and he's human; however,..."

Asia turned to Koneko, "However?"

"He is human, but it is different than any human I smell. I can confirm that he is not a devil, monster, angel, nor a fallen angel."

"I can vouch for that. I didn't detect any demonic aura within him, but I did sense a mystical power deep in him. It's not an angel nor fallen angel powers… It's something far greater. I can't determine what it is I'm afraid," Akeno said with Asia nodding because she too had sensed the same power.

More questions erupted in the group. Who was he? What was he? With this new information, the group was hesitating about leaving Gasper alone with this mysterious stranger. The group remained silent for a few moments until one of them spoke.

"How about I stay here tonight?" Rossweisse offered a suggestion.

"Eh?" the group responded.

"I was able to stop him from hurting Issei so I'm the best candidate for the job. Also, since I was the one who brought him here it should be my responsibility to watch him."

Everyone took a moment to think before nodding to their red-headed King. Rias understood and turned to her Rook, "Alright, stay here and keep an eye on him. I'll send your pajamas and clothes for tomorrow when we get home."

"Okay," she answered before heading back inside.

Issei stepped alongside Rias, "You think she'll be okay in there with him?"

"Tough to say, we just have to wait and see."

Back with Gasper and the man, they were having a small conversation. The man, who was sitting on the couch, asked questions about Kuoh Academy and the city outside which Gasper happily answered them. Tiredness hit the young boy and he gave a loud yawn, "Sorry mister, but we have to continue this tomorrow. Goodnight."

"Goodnight," he answered back and blink when he saw the sleeping Gasper, "That was fast. I should get some sleep too." Sadly, it was proven difficult for him because of the nightmares he had. The scene of his murder students was burnt into his mind and their voices continued to ring in his ears. He looked down on the table and cursed himself while he tightens his fists, "I should've saved them. I should've…"

He was broke out of his trance when Rossweisse opened the door. She smiled at him as she closed it, "Hello."

"Hello… Um, shouldn't you be heading home?"

"Well," she walked over and took a seat beside him, "you see…"

"Your friends were worried for Gasper's safety and decided that one more person should be here," he interrupted.

Rossweisse blinked in surprise, "Y-Yes, how did you know?"

"It wasn't hard to figure out. After all, I did display some rude behavior earlier."

"It was an accident, you woke up from a nightmare."

"That may be true, but still…" This caused him to tighten his fist more which caused them to shake a little.

Rossweisse noticed it and place a hand over one of his fists, "You can talk about your nightmare if you want. I know I probably won't understand it much, but it is easier to talk about it than keeping it inside, I won't force you to do it; however, you shouldn't keep it inside too long."

He turned to her, "You miss are wise for your age."

"No… not at all," she replied while trying to keep her cool.

"To me, it's quite impressive. Not many people train the mind much, seeing someone who did is inspiring. You see knowledge as strength whether people realize it or not."

Rossweisse blushed at his compliment. This was the first time that someone praises her vast knowledge because all her life, people made fun of her for it. She turned her head to hide her red cheeks while playing with her hair, "Thanks for the compliment."

"You're welcome." He took a deep breath to relax, "Perhaps it will help by talking about it."

She turned her head to him, "You can just give a short version of it if you want?"

"Alright, basically it was one of the events from my past that continues to haunt me even now. I was forced to watch good people perish right before my eyes. They sacrifice themselves to protect me from harm. They strongly believed I was their hope and died with that belief. I wanted to save them, but they lock me up in order to protect me. How can I be their hope if I couldn't save them from their destruction?" This caused him to shake his arms in frustration.

The Valkyrie gave a sympathy stare and placed a hand on his right shoulder, "THey were probably aware that death was inevitable for them. Perhaps that is why they wanted you to live because you can survive."

"Even knowing that does not ease my pain of failure."

"Did it help to talk about it a little?" she asked curiously.

He smiled, "It did… Thank you, Miss…"

"Rossweisse… My name is Rossweisse."

"That is an interesting name… It's suit you perfectly."

She blushed again and twirl a thread of her hair, "You sure say things bluntly."

"Being honest is one of my strong suits. This is how they I told you about it came to respect to me."

"I can see why. There are not many people who like to be honest." She got off the couch and gave a pillow to the man, "Here. You can sleep here. I'll take the other couch."

"Thank you."

"No problem," then something click, "By the way, what is your name?"

"My name is…" He paused for a moment. "Optimus Ryu."

"That is a unique name. Well, have a good night sleep, Optimus."

"You too, Rossweisse." He grabbed his jacket and spread it over his chest after laying down.

Rossweisse watched him go to sleep before a small magic circle appeared next to a large curtain which was behind Optimus. She went over to see her pajamas and a fresh pair of clothes. On top of it was a folded note, wasting no time she reached for the paper. She unfolded it to see it was from Rias.

Here you go, Rossweisse. See you tomorrow and keep a close eye on our mysterious guest."

Rossweisse picked up her clothes before opening the curtain. The curtain revealed a white shower and she entered it before closing the curtain. She started to take off her clothes for a bit until she stops to check on something. A calm snoozing which meant that Optimus was sleeping peacefully which eased her worries. A couple of minutes later, she was in her pajamas that had long sleeves with different kind of purple stripes with matching pants. Her folded clothes were placed on the desk before heading to the empty couch.

She came to a halt when she saw the sleeping Optimus and walked closer to him, "Thank you again for saving me, Optimus Ryu." She gently kissed his forehead before laying down and went to sleep.

Meanwhile, in space, a dark-colored warship was traveling past Neptune. Inside the menacing ship, were people wearing different kind of mechanical armor and the same insignia on their armor showing a spear piercing some flying animal. In the control room, a bulky man wearing green armor, that looks like it was forged from a jet, was sitting on a chair boredom. He was sent to one part of the known universe by his commanders to hunt down a certain people but has no success. It was like finding a needle in a haystack except the haystack is the whole galaxy.

Lucky for him, good fortune was approaching. Someone shouted from below, "Slayer Skyhammer!"

"What is it?" he demanded calmly.

"We detected a Predator's energy signature on the third planet of this system; however, we cannot confirm the Predator yet, sir!"

"Finally after all these centuries, we found one." Skyhammer pressed a button on his chair and spoke to it. His voice echoed through the ship, "Attention! We found a Predator's energy signature in this system. Prepare your weapons and ready for the hunt." He lifted his finger to rise up and opened his hand forward, "Full speed ahead! On the Double!"

"Yes, sir!"