The black haired teen stared at the man below his feet, a smirk on his face. His foot rested on top of a defeated man, collapsed on the ground after a long battle. The teen's eyes glowed a dark red in the moonlight.
"Please… have mercy on me, dragon..." The man shook, not wishing to be stomped on once more.
"I think you need to realize that I don't care," the teen responded, his expression remaining constant. "You should never have challenged a dragon in the first place."
"...Fine. Just kill me then." The man let go, stopping his struggle and laying flat."
"Alright." The teen kicked the man square in the head, knocking it clean off the neck. "Another one bites the dust."
"What the hell do you mean that another devil got killed last night?!" Issei shouted. He couldn't believe what Rias was telling him.
"Sona confirmed it with me just this morning. He was dead, only a few miles out from school."
"So that means..." Issei's expression darkened."
"Yes, it must be someone local, possibly someone who goes to our school." Rias sighed, uncomfortable at the thought of someone from her own House being killed as well.
"Whoever it is, if- no, when we find them," Issei declared, "they had better hope that I don't kill them on the spot."
"That's the thing though," Rias calmly replied, "being able to take out high rank devils like they have been means that they aren't weak. They may possibly even be a rogue devil or fallen angel. We don't know for sure yet."
'Whoever they are, they couldn't possibly stand up to my sacred gear, could they?' Issei wondered to himself, as Rias got up from her chair and walked to the door.
"I wish we could do something about this, but unfortunately I don't think we really have much of a choice but to sit and wait. We can go out and search, but I think our best shot would be to try and lure them in and launch an assault from all sides. But even then, winning isn't guaranteed…" Rias turns to the door, but Issei runs up next to her. "How could it not be? Our combined strength should be able to-"
"Issei, I didn't tell you yet, but.." Rias' expression darkens. "We think the one killing devils may be a Dragon Emperor."
"Man, where's good food when you really want it.." the teen sighed, his black boots making metallic clanks against the ground below him.
"Abunai, this is no time to wish for food. We must find one of the other two Dragon Emperors as quickly as possible. You and I know full well what will happen if we don't reach them in time." His boots glowed red as the voice spoke from them.
Abunai shrugged. "We have time. Plus, neither the red nor white Dragon Emperors would believe us, so why should we ask anyways?"
"Because," the dragon retorted, "you can't beat him by yourself."
"Tsk.. fine. But only because I want to meet them. Plus, that Red Dragon Emperor… he's made quite a name for himself I guess. I should really go give him the respect he deserves." Abunai looks around. "You know where he is?"
"I believe his name is Issei. He attends Kuoh Academy, and is a Pawn under Rias Gremory." The dragon huffed, although you couldn't see him visibly.
"Rias, eh? Last time I heard that name, it was when the Red Dragon activated Juggernaut Drive, back in a Rating Game meant to save… oh, I forget." Abunai thought for a moment. "Whatever. It's 4:00 AM, so in a few hours he should be going to school, unless he skips for some odd reason." Abunai turns towards his west, sighing. "Looks like I'll be getting to meet the famous Red Dragon Emperor."
Issei woke up to his normal sights. Rias to his right. Asia to his left. Koneko laid curled up by his legs. Akeno sleeping under Asia. Normal morning.
After everyone awoke and made their morning preparations, and left for Kuoh once again, Issei felt strange as they proceeded towards school. Ddraig didn't seem any more enthusiastic. Issei crept behind the rest of the group to speak with Ddraig.
"So you can feel it too," Ddraig noted.
"Yeah, I have the same chills as when I see Vali.. but, why would he be here?" Issei couldn't figure out as to why, but his only hope was that Vali wasn't yet looking to fight him.
"I do not believe that it is Vali. I think it may be someone else."
Ddraig only made Issei worry more. "Who else could possibly have the same presence as a dragon besides a-" Issei made a sudden realization. "Are there more Sacred Gears like mine and Vali's? With dragons like you?"
Ddraig sighed. "There shouldn't be. However… more Sacred Gears constantly get created, yet a far lower percentage should have dragons… I can assure you, though, that it cannot be a relative to me."
Issei wondered. "So, if it's damn near impossible for a Sacred Gear to be born with a dragon, and definitely not one with a relative to you, then how is it possible for it to feel like you?"
"I do not know," Ddraig replied calmly.
Issei and the others walked quietly the rest of the way to school, although Asia picked up on Issei's worry. "Hey, Issei, are you alright? You seem nervous about something."
Issei suddenly blinks a couple times and turns to Asia. "What? Me? Nervous? No, I'm just, uhh.. tired, still. I woke up a couple times last night, threw off my internal schedule… yeah."
Asia seemed to buy it. "Oh, okay then. If you say so."
As they finally made their last turn to school, Issei started to pick up the presence once more, but it felt.. calmer, than before. Like it was patiently waiting for something. As they walked through the gate, something within Issei told him to jump forward; so he did. He landed on the ground, away from the group, has a black boot stuck out in the air, a sharp crack heard within a second after the blow was fired. The group looked at Issei, and then back at the source of the attack.
Issei stood, eyeing up the unusual teenager. He wore a simple red fleece jacket, black sweatpants, and a red tee shirt, with the neck hanging down near his chest. On his feet were two black, metal boots that had a dark red glow, like Issei's boosted gear. The boy's hair was a rather dark brown, with a small nose and piercing red eyes to boot.
"Who the heck is.." Rias stammered, before Abunai interrupted her.
"Abunai Akamine, bearer of Gazfre, otherwise known as the Black Dragon Emperor. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
After having binged the entire first three seasons of the anime, and researching on the Wikia, I decided to write this story. I learned a lot from the Wikia, and now I think I'll try and read the manga. If you enjoyed this story, or the ideas, let me know so I can improve in the future. This is my first attempt at writing a potentially longer story, so mistakes are inevitable.