Hello there, Skylinemaster here with another chapter of The Rise of the First Beasts.
"Speech."
'Thought.'
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Supernatural or High School DxD.
'What is going on here?'
Issei wondered as he stood across the street from his home. There is a police car in front of his house and Issei could clearly see his mother sobbing in the living room through the window.
He saw a grim faced police officer sitting across from his parents, who were holding onto each other.
Issei crossed the street, with keys already in his hand. He approached the door, unlocked it and stepped into his home.
Footsteps were heard as Issei took off his shoes.
"Issei? Issei! You're alive!"
His mother said to him, rushing to grab him in a crushing hug.
"See, I told you my son wouldn't die so young!"
Issei's father proudly proclaimed as he and the detective stood in shock at the sight of Issei. Issei meanwhile had a blank expression on his face as his mother continued the hug.
"What is this about?"
Issei asked, thinking about eating everyone in the room for a moment before shaking off the thought.
"Young man, we received a call about a body found in the park earlier today. It matched your description, but when we arrived, that body was nowhere to be seen. We needed to inform your parents of this."
The detective said stoically.
Issei mentally processed what was just said.
'Who else was there?' Issei wondered about whoever made the call.
"Regardless, I am alive. I was not at the park today."
Issei lied to the detective.
"Uh-huh."
The detective said as he stared Issei up and down for any bruises or noticeable marks.
"Well your son is here. I'll be leaving now."
The detective excused himself and left the house. Issei's mother still held onto the hug long after the detective left.
"Mother, please release me."
Issei said, getting slightly irritated at the prolonged contact with his mother, who he wanted to eat.
"Issei, sorry. It's just that we thought we lost you forever."
His mother said, after she stopped hysterically crying.
Issei tilted his head at this as he thought of what to say next.
"Ok, I understand..."
Issei didn't understand Human emotions and thought of what to say that would get him out of this situation as fast as possible.
"I'll be heading to my room now to sleep."
With that, Issei ascended up the stairs and stayed in his room until the morning.
Issei slammed the alarm clock, causing the alarm to stop ringing.
Issei remained awake the entire night, simply lying on his bed with his eyes awake. Leviathan have no need for sleep and if they did, that would be a death sentence in a place like Purgatory where your life could be taken at any moment.
Issei smelled of breakfast coming from the kitchen.
'Mhmm, smells good.'
He thought, rushing out of bed to the dining room.
"Good morning, son."
Issei's father said as Issei took his seat at the table. Issei looked at his father at the other side of the table, drinking coffee as he read the newspaper.
"...Good morning."
He responded with a slight scowl. Leviathan don't really have good mornings in Purgatory.
Issei's mother came out of the kitchen with food and set the plates down for everyone to eat.
...
Issei stared at it for a moment before deciding to eat it.
Bleh!
'This Human food tastes like dead Ghoul...'
Issei thought in disgust as pushed away the sandwich with a frown on his face. Issei got up and pushed in the chair. As he turned to leave for his room, his mother questioned him as to what he will eat for lunch as she made him a bento.
"I'll just grab a snack sometime during the day."
Issei heard the whispers of the students as he made his way to his home room.
"Isn't he dead?"
"Yeah, that's what I heard from her as well."
"Is he back from the dead?!"
Issei rolled his eyes at these comments. If they annoy him enough, he'll just eat them, discreetly of course as per the Second's orders of laying low.
The day went by without an interesting event for the most part. The whispers of Issei's "resurrection" continued among the students, and even some of the staff, throughout the day.
The lectures and information given by his teachers bored the Leviathan, who simply thought about this world and Humans as food.
He did however feel that he was being watched. He could feel the gaze of far away non-Humans that inhabited the schools. He smelled them, their scene a rather pleasant one.
With the last bell signalling the end of the day, Issei snapped out of his thoughts, and got up out of his seat to go home.
His path to the door was blocked by a horde of girls, each squealing incessantly and saying things about Kiba Yuuto.
'Love, I'll never understand it..'
The Leviathan thought about love and his lack of understanding of it. Emotions are useless in Leviathan and only hinder your survival in that land.
Kiba Yuuto entered the room, much to the delight of his fan girls. Issei's eyes met with Kiba's, alarming the Leviathan.
'He's not Human.'
Issei thought, narrowing his eyes at the so called Prince of Kuoh. He could smell the aura of Kiba and deduced that it wasn't Human.
'It is dark...'
Issei thought as Kiba approached him.
"Issei Hyoudou?"
Kiba asked with a smile, offering out his hand.
"...Yes."
Issei said slowly, after reluctantly shaking Kiba's hand.
"President Rias Gremory would like to see you."
...
Gremory?
One of the heiresses of Kuoh?
'Hmm, should I go? The Second said to lay low, but also to understand the mythologies of this world. Still, I might get into a fight with these so called Devils, and I don't think Second would be happy about that.'
Issei pondered his options about going to see this Rias Gremory, before coming to a decision.
"I'm sorry, but I must decline."
Issei said with a smile.
Whispers came from the girls at this rejection. A shocked expression came on Kiba's face before returning to normal.
"I'm sorry, but I must insist that you come with me to meet with her."
Kiba said, the smile still on his face, but the tone of his voice clearly more aggressive.
"Well, I must insist that I don't."
Issei said as the whispers continued.
"You would disappoint President Rias like this?"
Issei could tell that this Kiba was getting upset at conversation's course.
"What is she to me?..."
Issei tilted his head as everyone in the room gasped.
"...I do not know her. Why should I meet with her?..."
Issei smiled, thinking of how to get this person more agitated.
"...And so what if I don't meet her? What are you going to do? Beat me up for not meeting your President?"
Everyone was stunned by the callousness of Issei's words.
Issei pushed past the stunned Kiba and the horde of angry students to exit the classroom.
The next few days were uneventful for Issei. Go to school, avoid the angry mob of students, sit in class, avoid the angry mob, leave for the day.
Issei got up at the ringing of the bell on Friday afternoon, and made his way past the angry mob to reach the gates of Kuoh.
When he just about reached the gates, he felt four non-Human presences approach him, two from the front and two from the back.
Kiba and a short, white haired girl approached him from the front, blocking his path out of the school.
Issei turned to see two rather attractive girls approach him from behind.
With a forced smile, Issei greeted everyone.
"You must be Rias Gremory."
He said as the redhead nodded.
"...I see that you really want to meet with me?"
Issei sarcastically asked, glancing at the four people around him.
"So, what is it that you want?"
Issei finished.
"How did you survive?"
Rias asked.
Issei knew exactly what she was talking about, but decided to play dumb.
"What on earth do you mean?"
"Do you remember Yuma?"
"You mean Raynare, the Fallen Angel?"
Issei asked, stunning the Devils at hand.
"How did you survive your encounter with her?"
She asked, stunned that he would know the Fallen Angel's name.
Issei smiled, and decided to twist the truth.
"Let's just say I was given another chance at life. What is all of this to you, and how do you know all of this...?"
It dawned on Issei that she must have known of the foreign presence within him.
"...You are interested in the thing inside of me?"
Issei questioned.
"We believe that you were killed because of your Sacred Gear."
Issei nodded at Rias's words. The Leviathan learned what Sacred Gears from Raynare's memories. Issei has the Twice Critical as Raynare's memories told him.
"Yes, my so called Twice Critical..."
Issei stares at Rias's surprised face as a new thought came into his head.
"I see, it's just so obvious. Me dying and you selflessly reviving me as your servant for my power. Using something called an Evil Piece for something you Devils call a Peerage correct? Well sorry, I am no one's slave, especially someone like you."
Issei said with disgust.
Rias became befuddled at the explanation of her plan.
"That's not it at all!"
She spat out. Issei just threw out a disbelieving look.
"Really? What do you think I am? I'm just a Human, with no way to fight against something like a Fallen Angel...Yes, let me die and then revive me as your slave."
Issei smiled at Rias, who was struggling to come back with a retort.
"You obviously aren't if you managed to survive, so what are you?"
She asked, salvaging her calm facade. Issei threw a disapproving frown before grinning while shaking his head. He stopped, putting one finger on his chin as he stared at the sky.
"Isn't that the question? Who got to Issei Hyoudou? The Angels? The Devils? Another third faction? Sorry, Rias, is it alright if I call you that? I don't talk with those who let me get murdered, though I supposed I should thank you as it made the process of getting into him easier."
"….I-Issei Hyoudou! I am Rias Gremory and I will not be spoken to in such a disrespectful manner."
Rias spat this out as Issei simply gave her a patronizing look. Rias was simply astounded at the callousness of his words, but his words did make Rias question her choices about reviving him, especially when it was thrown back in your face with such coldness.
Issei smiled shrugged his shoulders and turned back towards the gate.
"I see that you are quite gotten to. Well, if you have nothing left to say, I'll be on my way."
Issei stated before Kiba and Koneko blocked his path.
"You can't just leave."
Rias stated from behind him, her confidence a bit shaky after everything that Issei just stated.
Issei simply snorted at Rias's words.
"Oh, you'd think so right? Two of your goons blocking my path is such a challenge that only Heracles could overcome."
Issei said, rolling his eyes before staring at Kiba and Koneko.
"...Yes, these two can stop me? I know more about you than you think, you Devils. You can thank Kiba for that."
Issei said, staring straight at Kiba. The Leviathan morphed into Kiba after school a few days, digesting the information of Kiba's mind into his mind.
"A Nekomata with a traitorous sister, a filthy half breed, a discarded condom test subject, and an arrogant airhead Princess who gets her power from her family name. Sister of Lucifer, give me a break. We knew of Lucifer and he wouldn't present us a challenge, so your name and association is just pathetic to us. We laughed at Lucifer and the Angels, and we spit at you. Really, I'd like to see you try and stop me."
Issei could tell that everyone was getting angry at his words, so his grin turned ever so larger.
"...I'll even give you the first strike."
He said, all signs of levity evaporated out of his voice.
'Do it, strike at me. Give me a reason to kill all of you. Second will understand that I had to defend myself.'
Issei waited for the strike to come, staring at the strained expression of Koneko, the furious expression of Kiba, and the stunned expressions of Akeno and Rias. Issei became rather amused at their clinched fists and gritted teeth, but they ultimately did nothing towards him.
"What's the matter?..."
Issei asked rhetorically.
"...Too scared of attacking me? Don't want to start a war? Commendable of you..."
Issei's face contorted into a mocking one as he continued.
"...Or is it something else? Is it the fact that I am right? Having the world at the palm of your hand and then telling you it is a joke. The Underworld can't save you from the fact that you are just a naive, scared, little girl, ruling a territory given to you by your brother that you don't deserve. You're over your head, Rias Gremory. You are a few years too young to be thinking of attacking me, let alone the rest of us. I'd gladly welcome it though."
Issei said, mockingly putting his arms out and closing his eyes. After a few seconds, Issei opened his eyes and spun around to walk out of the gate.
Issei made and kept eye contact with Kiba the whole time. Issei was amused at Kiba's absolute rage and murder in his eyes, blowing him a kiss as he passed the Devil.
"See you all on Monday, perhaps with a bigger party. Maybe I'll be scared then."
Hope you enjoyed that. The dialogue in this chapter, mostly the insults about Rias and her nobility were inspired by The Old Ones by Rage Addiction and The Red Rider by Agurra of the Darkness. These Leviathan won't take nonsense from anyone.
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