Exam today and I published a new story…talk about timing.

Anyway, the Demon Dragon Emperor's Chapter 3 is about 69% complete. I think it's the longest chapter I've written so far.

Spoiler alert I changed Hyoudou Issei to Shuzen Issei. Try getting use to it.

I hope you enjoy this story m(_ _)m

I DO NOT OWN HIGHSCHOOL DXD OR ANY OTHER ELEMENTS/CHARACTERS FROM OTHER ANIMES/MANGAS.

"… …" – Speaking

'… …' – Thoughts

"… …" – Spoke Mentally/Telepathically

{… …} – Ddraig speaking

(In a Bedroom)

*Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! B–*

*Thumm!*

"Ughh…be quiet…"

A sound of a ringing alarm clock being slammed shut by tired moaned of a young man.

*Knock knock knock*

"Ise, are you awake? It's almost time for school."

"… … …"

"Ise? Are you awake or not?"

"… … …"

"Shuzen Issei! WAKE UP! YOU'RE LATE!"

*Bam!*

A woman in her middle-aged with very long brown hair tied in a pony tail with a scrunchy and had light gold eyes, suddenly charged in by kicking down the door and pulled away the blanket that's covering the young man with mixture of brown and black hair. She sure looked and sound furious.

"Alright, alright. I'm awake. Haa…"

Issei replied tiredly as he sat up in his bed and yawned. He turned his head a little and looked at the young woman with his half opened eyes. His eyes are quite special, they're demonic ruby eyes with vertically slitted eyes and he also had pronounced sharp fangs.

"Mornin' mom."

"Good morning, young man. Now hurry up and get dressed. Breakfast is ready."

"Hai, hai."

The teen complied by getting off his bed and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth, took a shower and changed into his school uniform.

(In the kitchen)

A middle-aged looking man with shoulder length black hair and black goatee drinking a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper.

"Mornin' pops."

Issei greeted the man who happened to be his father.

The young man lowered his newspaper and his eyes met Issei's. He too had the same eye color and sharp fangs just like Issei.

"Good morning, Ise. Are you excited about today?"

Issei's old man asked when the boy sat down and took a bite at his bread. He then answered after gulping down the food.

"Not really. I sensed Devils and Fallen Angels wandering around this town."

"Mmm, you're right. But they're not much of a threat to us."

{That's right. Shinso Vampires like you two have almost nothing to fear about.}

A third voice suddenly came out of no where. But Issei and his father looked at the former's left hand.

"Hey, Ddraig. Didn't expect you'll be awake."

{Well guess again. Who wouldn't be awakened after that bellow?}

Father and son chuckled as they understood what the Red Dragon Emperor meant.

Now, what is a Shinso Vampire?

Long long time ago, even before the formation of Tepes and Carmilla Faction, there was a legend about a very powerful vampire. Legend says the vampire was so strong that he could destroy an entire continent with an ease, and his name is Shinso. Not only that, legend also says that the vampire, Shinso is unlike others. He could walk under the sun! He could cross the rivers! He could enter buildings which he's not invited to enter! But sadly, none has ever found or met him, so all assumed that the Shinso Vampire was nothing but a myth. Unbeknown to the whole world, Shinso really did exist. It's been told that those who carries his blood, they will be given the title of "Shinso".

Shuzen Issa, who is the father of Issei, is the direct descendant of Shinso, The Strongest Vampire in the entire world. Which would also mean that both the father and son carry the title "Shinso".

"Don't think that I didn't hear that Ddraig~"

Both Issei and Issa stiffened when they heard the brown-haired lady's voice, even though she wasn't in the kitchen at the moment.

{Oops...I guess she heard that.}

"No kidding. Kyouko's senses are always very sharp."

{Hmph. You don't call her the Strongest Exorcist for nothing.}

"Heh. Former Strongest Exorcist to be more precise."

Issa corrected the dragon.

{Oh right. She quit her job when she married you. But I find it kind of hard to believe that a human being who had been hunting you for six years actually fell in love with her prey.}

"Hey. How come it's me who is the prey?"

{Because it sounds funny?}

Ddraig replied with a playful tone.

"Alright, Ddraig. That's enough of your joke. I should be going now pops."

Just when Issei stood up from his seat, Kyouko came into the kitchen.

"Ise, take this with you before you go."

She handed something to her son. A chain-like bracelet with a lock on it. The lock had a cross-like seal. Issei looked at the bracelet inquisitively.

"What's this, mom?"

"It's something I made for you. I think I'll call it a Holy Lock."

"Eh? I-if it's something holy, shouldn't I be affected by it by now?"

Kyouko smiled a little and cleared Issei's doubt.

"Don't worry, it won't do any damages to you. The Holy lock is used to conceal your vampire side and prevent the Devils and Fallen Angel from detecting you being a Shinso Vampire. Just put it around your right hand, and it'll do its magic."

The young man followed the instructions and wore the bracelet on his right hand. Before he knew it, his slitted ruby eyes had changed into light gold color just like his mother's, his fangs were shortened into normal length.

"Wow. This is amazing."

He said it in an awe expression while tapping his new canine teeth.

"But what about my powers? Can I use them while I had this on."

"Holy lock only suppressed your power until the level where other supernatural beings won't be able tell that you're a vampire. If you wish to return back to your vampire form, just say the word "release" and the Holy lock will break by itself. To revert back to your human form, say the word "re-equip"."

"Oh sweet! Thanks mom! Shit, I'm late! Gotta go now, bye mom, bye pops!"

The coupled couldn't help but chuckled when they saw their son's reaction. Kyouko then walked towards her husband and gently wrapped her hands around his neck from behind. Restiing her chin on his right shoulder and savored the warmth of her beloved Issa.

"…Issa."

"Yes, dear?"

"Ise, you and I. We're going to be alright right?"

After a few second passed, the Shinso Vampire glanced his hand on hers.

"I don't know what will happen in the future, but I will do what ever it takes to protect you and our son. Besides, I'm sure Ise will be fine, he can take care of himself. I've taught him everything I know about fightings and survivals. Plus, he has Ddraig watching his back. He is our son after all."

Issa said the last part proudly, which caused his wife to giggle a little.

(Kuoh Academy – 2nd Year Classroom)

"Alright guys, I am pleased to tell you all that we'll be having a new student in this class this new semester."

" " " "Woooooooooooo!" " " " "

"Do you think it's a girl?"

"I think I heard it's a guy."

"Oh! I think I saw him when I entered the teachers' room!"

"Aw, come one. Why guy? We don't need any bishonen!"

The students started discussing about the matters of this new student until their teacher calmed them all down.

"That's enough, you all. Shuzen-kun, please come in."

Hearing that, that young man simply walked in and stood beside the teacher.

"Good morning everyone, my name is Shuzen Issei. Please to meet you all."

Issei lowered his head a little as he greeted his new classmates.

"Kyaaaa! He's hot!"

"Oh my god! His eyes are so pretty!"

"Please so out with meeeee!"

The girls in the class started going wild. The boys on the other hand…

"Kusoooooo! Another bishonen!"

"Dieeeeeeeee!"

"Go somewhere else!"

…you get the picture.

"Shuzen-kun, why don't you sit at that empty seat just next to the window."

"Sure. Thanks, sensei."

(Under a Tree)

It's lunch break And Issei finally found a place where he could rest until his next class began. During the previous break time, he was surrounded by his new classmates, which all of them were girls.

"Now…let's see what mom got me for lunch."

He reached out for his bento box which was just next to him. He grinned immediately when he opened the bento.

{Wow. That smell. It sure made my mouth watery…even though I don't have one}

"That's right, Ddraig~ All you can do is watch me eat~ Enjoy watching me eat~"

{Why you little–}

The young man said it happily and started digging in while ignoring the Red Dragon Emperor's wrath. He finished the whole thing within three minutes.

"Phewwwww. That was satisfying."

Issei laid on the grass field and relaxed until he saw two male students which he recognized as them being his classmates, 'The Perveted Duo', were being chased across the baseball court by a dozen of female students wielding shinais. The male students eventually tripped themselves and fell hard, allowing the girls to catch up and beat the crap out of them.

"Wow. That looks painful."

{No kidding.}

Issei said it with both his eyebrows lifted a little and having his dragon agreed with him afterwards. The young man then sensed someone who wasn't human was walking towards him, but he chose not to turn around.

"Ara ara. Looks like someone beat me to it for the first time."

It was then, he looked back and saw a beautiful young woman who appeared to be in her late teen with a voluptuous figure and a long black hair and violet eyes. Her hair was tied in a long ponytail, with an orange ribbon.

'A devil? No…I sensed the power of fallen angel in her as well.'

Though Issei hated to admit, her appearance had caught him unprepared a little.

{Could this be love at first sight?}

The young man ignored the dragon's teasing.

"May I?"

The young woman asked if she could sit next to him and Issei replied with a nod.

"I'm sorry, but what did you mean when you said that I beat you to it?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I come here often during the lunch break and rest, but you got here before I did.."

"Oops. I didn't know this place is reserved already. Sorry about that, I'll be taking my leave–"

Issei was just about to leave when the young woman stopped him by grabbing his sleeve.

"It's alright. Please stay. It's not like this place can only be used by one person."

The teen complied and laid down next to her once again. After a moment of short pause, the young woman decided to speak.

"I've never seen you before. Are you the new student that people are talking about?"

"Yes, my name is Shuzen Issei, 2nd Year. And you are?"

"Ara ara. Where are my manners? My name is Himejima Akeno, 3rd Year. Please to meet you, Shuzen-kun."

Issei couldn't help buy blushed a little when he saw her smile.

"Nice to meet you as well, Himejima-senpai."

"Ara ara. No need to be so formal. You can just call me Akeno."

"Eh? U-uhh…a-alright, Akeno-senpai…"

"Akeno."

"A-Akeno-san…"

"A. Ke. No."

Akeno leaned forward closing the distance between the two of them. Little did she know that her action was making Issei having a sweatdropped on his head.

"H-hai…Akeno…You can call me Issei, but my parents and friends call me Ise.."

Akeno's smile widened when Issei finally gave in and allowed her to call him his first name.

"Hai. Nice to meet you, Ise."

She brought her hand out, offering him a handshake which was accepted immediately with a teeny-tiny little hesitation.

"So, Issei."

"Hmm?"

"Did you move in here recently?"

"Yea. My parents and I moved from London to here since last week."

"So did you get the chance to go out and familiarize Kuoh Town?"

"Not really. I have many things to get unpacked and by the time I was done with it, the semester had already begun."

"I see…Then, do you wish to go out and take a stroll around the town? I've been living here for a long time, so I know this town very well."

Again, her question had caught the young man off-guard.

"Ddraig. What should I do?"

{Hmm…I don't think she's scheming anything. If you want to, might as well tag along. Assuming that things do go wrong, nothing you can't handle.}

"Hmm…I am free next Friday. What about you?"

Issei's answer seemed to brightened Akeno's face. She nodded her head a couple of times.

"Yes! I am definitely free!"

*Ringgggggggggggg~!*

The time was up and both of them had to return to their classes.

"Ah. Before you leave, can I have…"

"Hmm?"

Issei waited for her to finish her sentence.

"…can I have your phone number?"

"Oh. Sure, why not."

He pulled out his phone from his pocket and both of them exchanged their numbers.

"Will I be seeing you again?"

"You mean tomorrow? Here?"

Akeno nodded.

"You sure about that? Don't you want some quiet time at this spot?"

"No. I wish to know you more."

"Uhh…sure. Why not?"

Her face lightened up when she heard his answer.

"So I'll see you again, tomorrow?"

"Yea, sure."

"Alright. I'll be taking my leave now. See you tomorrow, Ise."

"See you tomorrow, Akeno."

The young man waved his hand as he watched his newly acquainted friend walking further away from him.

{First day of school and a girl is already hitting on you. I must say, I'm impressed, partner.}

"I wouldn't be so happy if I were you."

{I get what you mean. But it looks like she didn't know your true identity. So her intention in wanting to know more about you and showing you around are pretty pure.}

"Mmm. I guess so."

He looked at Akeno's phone number one last time before placing the phone back into his pocket.

(The Occult Research Club)

A wood-paneled room with Victorian-style tables, couches, chairs and walls and a bath was set up at a corner. At the other corner was a large magic circle on the ground.

Sitting at the table reading documents was a beautiful young woman around Akeno's age. She had white skin and blue-green eyes and buxom figure. She had a long crimson hair that reached down to her thighs and an ahoge sticking out from the top.

Then, there was a petite girl around fifteen years old with white hair and hazel eyes sitting on the couch, eating some snacks. She had a black cat-shaped hair clip on both sides of her hair.

"Akeno-san sure is late isn't she?"

The one who broke the silence in the room was a handsome young man with short blonde hair, grey eyes and a mole under his left eye. He was sitting across the petite girl.

"You're right. She wouldn't be this late. Maybe she got hold up by the teacher or something."

The crimson-haired lady set the paper down when she replied. Coincidentally, Akeno entered the room.

"Ara ara. I'm sorry for being late. I got caught up on something."

"…Speak of the devil."

The petite girl said.

"Hmm? Were you guys talking about me just now?"

Akeno tilted her head a little curiously.

"Did something happen, Akeno?"

The crimson-haired asked.

"Hai, Buchou. I met the new student today."

Akeno replied her club president with a smile. Her smile caused the latter one to raise an eyebrow.

"And you're happy about this?"

"We'll be going out next weekend."

" " "!?" " "

Her words made the other three people in the room to look at her with their eyes opened wide. The club president's right cheek twitched a little.

"I didn't think you'll move that fast. You just met him, and you two are already going out? That's a pretty big step, even for you."

"Hmm…I wouldn't say it's a date. I'm just showing him around the town."

"But what makes him so special? I thought you hated men?"

Akeno pondered for a moment and answered the question as she placed her hand on her chest.

"I dunno…I just feel calm and safe when I'm close to him."

The crimson-haired girl looked towards the petite girl and the handsome young man wondering if they knew anything, but their reply to her was a shrug of their shoulders.

(Kuoh Academy)

"Hmm…this spring sure is cool."

Issei's currently at the entrance of the school, waiting for his partner to arrive while enjoying the cool breeze. He wore a grey fit shirt which showed his well-built body and an ocean blue jeans.

"…A lot of things sure happened on the first day."

{You can say that again.}

On the day he met Akeno, he met another female student from another who called herself Yuuma Amano. She was a fallen angel and for no reason at all, asked him to be her boyfriend. Thinking that only a desperate loner would accept the offer which he wasn't, so Issei turned her down flat.

Once the young man had reached home, he told what had happened to his parents. Kyouko, who was an overprotective mother nearly left the house with herself armed to the teeth, in order to hunt Akeno and Yuuma down if it wasn't her husband who stopped and persuaded her in trusting their son's decision.

"I never thought mom would react like that. I gotta say, it's kinda scary."

Issei said it with a wry smile when he remembered his mother's reaction.

{Hell, even I was surprised by her reaction.}

Ddraig agreed with his host.

"Ise!"

The young man turned his head when he heard Akeno called for him. His mind however went blank when he saw Akeno's clothes. She wore a purple turtleneck and black jeans.

'Beautiful…'

That one word was the only word he could thought of.

"I'm sorry for being late. Did I made you wait…Ise?"

{Ahem. She's talking to you, partner.}

Issei snapped out of his thoughts right away by shaking his head a few times.

"Do I look odd in this clothing?"

"No no no. Not odd at all. It's just…well…you look good in it."

Issei averted his gazes and said it while scratching his cheek sheepishly. His complements caused Akeno to blushed and a gorgeous smile lightened up on her face.

"Thank you, Ise."

"Ah. I almost forgot. Good morning, Akeno. I'll be in your care today."

Issei greeted her with a gentle bow. In a short pause, Akeno did the same thing.

"I'll be in your care as well, Ise."

"So, where are we going?"

"Just follow me."

Akeno brought him to different places. First they visited a shopping mall, and then, they had lunch at a family restaurant. Akeno also brought him to an arcade store where the young man broke all the gaming records with an ease, shocking both Akeno, the staffs and the store owner.

(At a Park)

Evening was approaching when the sun was a minute before sunset. Both of them decided to end their trip by taking their time, walking in the park.

"Today was a blast. Thank you so much, Akeno."

"Fufufu. I too have to thank you, Ise."

"Oh yeah. I bought this when we were at the shopping mall. I hope you like it."

Issei placed a small object on Akeno's hand. It's a turquoise ring.

"I-Ise. This is…"

Akeno was surprised and confused when she saw the ring.

"I heard that when turquoise's worn, it can protective charm wearer from all things evil. So…you know. Maybe this will protect you from the evils at our school."

"Evils? Our school?"

"…I'm talking about the Perveted Duo."

Akeno burst into laughter when she finally understood what Issei meant. She accepted the ring happily and put it on her right index finger.

"Thank you very much, Ise. I'll cherish it forever."

Both of them smiled at each other until someone interrupted their moments. Issei's eyes sharpened when he sensed the air around had changed and an addition of four people sitting on top of a tree's branches.

"Pff. Did you see that Dohnaseek? The devil was actually playing with the lowly human."

"Hmph. This is why I hate devils. They always play with their prey before eating or killing them."

"So if we kill the devil, what should we do with the human? Do we alter his memories?"

"That's enough, Mittelt. And Kalawarner, we're going to kill the human as well. His Sacred Gear may be a threat to us in the future."

Akeno immediately emitted a killing intent at four of them when she heard the last one intended to kill Issei.

"What are you gonna do, devil? Fight the four of us?"

The middle-aged man asked Akeno tauntingly.

'This is bad…I got distracted failed to notice the fallen angels' movement. I don't think I can handle four of them at once. Should I call Buchou? But Ise will…'

Akeno showed a perplexed expression because she didn't know which move she should make. Summoning her master and her comrades would be a right choice, but in front of Issei? She didn't like the idea of altering his memories after the fight. Even though they've just known each other for twelve days, she…she truly liked him.

"Mittelt, Dohnaseek, Kalawarner, you guys take care of the devil. That weakling is mine."

"Yea yea. We get it."

* * *Pa!* * *

Three of the fallen angels brought out their black feathery wings and hovered above the ground. Each of them created a light spear on their hand and threw it at Akeno. The latter one stood before Issei and erected a defensive magic circle in front of them. She managed to block first strike. The second made a crack. The third shattered the barrier, pushing her back a little.

"I will not let you harm Ise!"

She yelled.

"Pff. Like you can beat the four of us. Stop talking crap."

"Hey, boy! Do you see now? This woman isn't human at all! She's a monster!"

"That's right! That's right! She's a monster!"

The fallen angels were trying to make the teen below them realized who he was standing next to.

"I-Ise…I-I can explain."

Akeno panicked while trying to explain it to Issei. The fallen angels saw their chances and summoned light spears on their hands once again. They threw the light spears at both the teens.

'Oh no!'

Akeno wanted to create the barrier once again, but there wasn't enough time. The last thing she knew was that someone stood in front of her when she was about to risk her life for someone she truly cared about.

Her eyes widened when she saw Issei moved forward and whispered a word softly, but loud enough for her to hear it.

"Release."

"I-Iseeeee––"

Akeno stretched her hand out in order to reach the man when a bright light suddenly covered her vision. Turning everything in front of her white.

(In a Bedroom)

"…Mmm."

Akeno turned here and there while holding the blanket tightly.

"Ise!"

She opened her eyes and sat up from a bed immediately when she remembered the fallen angels, and most importantly, Issei. She looked around, at the room that she's not familiar with. Her eyes then set on something…no, someone. Resting his head on the side of Akeno's bed was none other than Issei.

"I-Ise?"

Akeno shook his shoulder gently. Her words carried a fearful tone. She feared that this would all be a dream and Issei's already long gone.

"Hmm? Wha? Akeno? You're awake?"

Issei lifted his head up and looked at Akeno while he's still half-awakened. Akeno slowly raised her hand and touched the former's cheek.

"Ise. You really are Ise, aren't you?"

"What are you talking about? Of course it's me."

He ruffled her hair affectionately as he answered it with a small smile.

"Then, this place is…"

"This is my room. You passed out yesterday, and I didn't know where you live so I carried you back to my house."

"This is…Ise's room…"

Akeno mumbled and looked around the room once again. Trying to memorize everything until she was interrupted when she remembered yesterday's incident.

"Ise…about yesterday–"

"Don't worry. All I did was knocked them unconscious."

The young woman was surprised by his reply.

"Ise…who are you?"

"Oh, me? I'm a dhampir."

*Pa!*

A pair of bat wings spread out from Issei's back. Leaving Akeno looking at him with a dumbfounded expression.

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