Raynare glared at the Devil known as Rias Gremory, who stared back with a confident smile. A rush of possessive feelings bubbled within the Fallen Angel as she shielded the child from Rias' sight.
"What is a Devil like you staying in an area like this?" Raynare demanded.
"You still haven't answered my question," Rias pointed out, "But I'm patient enough to repeat myself, Fallen Angel."
The Fallen Angel scowled at Rias' arrogance, but she kept her mouth shut. Rias brushed a strand of her crimson hair behind her ear and placed a hand on her hip.
"What are you doing with that young boy?"
"It's none of your concern. I haven't done anything to you, so just leave us alone."
"Hmm. I'm afraid I can't do that." Rias said as she squinted her eyes, "You see I've been keeping watch over this boy for a long time."
Raynare scoffed and rolled her eyes.
"Sure, that's not creepy at all. Never considered you to be a stalker. Although I shouldn't be surprised, you being a Devil and all."
Rias' blue-green eyes narrowed into slits as her smile widened.
"This coming from the Fallen Angel who tried to kill him."
"What?! How on Earth could you possibly have known that?!"
"Obviously, you weren't listening to what I just said earlier. Remember, I said I've been keeping tracks on this child. You know as well as I do that he harbors a great power. That's the reason you decided to spare his life right?"
The Fallen Angel got ready to retort before she stopped and listened to Rias' last sentence. She adopted an annoyed glare as she tried to hide the blush that formed on her cheeks. No way in hell was she going to tell Rias the true reason she had spared the child's life.
Regaining her composure, Raynare scoffed and crossed her arms.
"And so what if I did? The child is safe and sound with me. Besides, there's no way I would let someone like you even go near him."
"You make it sound like I intend to harm him."
"Why else would you be keeping tracks on him?"
"It's like I said. Because he wields immense power for such a young boy. I can feel it flowing from within him."
"And just what are you planning?"
"Oh, you don't have to worry about what I'm doing, Fallen Angel Raynare."
"Don't toy with me, Devil!"
"You know," Rias smiled deviously, "I could always take the child away from you. But...the act of doing so is beneath me, I'm not even going to bother."
The child, who had been quiet during the conversation between Raynare and Rias, blocked out their words, his stomach reminding him that he was still hungry. Bothered, he reached up to gently pull on Raynare's wing.
"Beneath you?!" Raynare shouted out, "Don't talk as thou-GUH?!"
Her violet eyes widening and her cheeks reddening with a blush, Raynare looked down to see the young boy pulling on her wing.
'Oh no! Not now!' Raynare pleaded in her thoughts as she moved the child's hand away from her.
"What's the matter?" Rias teased in a mocking voice.
"Mind your own business!"
"Ara, ara. So Buchou, is this the cutie you were talking about?"
Rias and Raynare turned to see a young woman with very long black hair and violet eyes. Her hair was in a long ponytail with two strands sticking out from the top and sloping backwards, with an orange ribbon keeping it in place.
"Yes, Akeno," Rias answered, "This is him."
Raynare narrowed her eyes as she sensed Akeno's energy signature.
'That's weird. I sense Devil and Fallen Angel blood within her.'
Akeno Himejima smiled elegantly as she walked over to Raynare, who watched her suspiciously. The friend of Rias kneeled down as she looked over at the child.
"Hey there sweetie."
The young boy blinked several times at Akeno's voice. It seemed to be more soothing than the crimson-haired woman's tone, and yet...it still uneased the child. Tilting her head, Akeno adopted a sadistic smile as she stood up and looked at Raynare.
"So. What's his name?"
"Shouldn't you be asking your master that?"
"Do you know what his name is?"
"Of course I do. Do you?"
"His name is Issei."
Akeno and Raynare looked over at Rias, who was giving the child a smile that didn't meet her eyes.
"Issei Hyoudou," Rias spoke again, "That's your name, right, little guy?"
The child stood still for a moment, before hesitantly nodding his head in response. The mysterious smile on Rias' face widened as she closed her eyes. Seconds later, a crimson magic circle manifested below her, and her hair flowed from the wind.
"Akeno, I think it's best that we go for the time being."
"Fufu. Whatever you say, Buchou." Akeno giggled as she walked away from the fuming Raynare.
'Good riddance.' The Fallen Angel muttered in her thoughts.
Standing next to Rias, Akeno winked at the quiet Issei, and blew him a kiss, causing Raynare to growl just slightly. Smirking in satisfaction, Rias crossed her arms and said one last thing before she and Akeno disappeared.
"We'll meet again, Fallen Angel Raynare."
Glaring at the spot the two Devils originally were, Raynare forced herself to calm down.
"R-Rayna-"
The Fallen Angel looked down at Issei, who was trying to pronounce her name. She could tell that the child was having trouble with her name, indicated by his stuttering.
"Issei."
Issei looked up at the call of his name and stopped his words. Raynare rolled her eyes as she placed a hand on her hip.
"You can call me..."
Raynare paused in her words as she tried to think of a name. As she looked up at the sky, she spotted the Sun about to descend. Staying silent for a few moments, Raynare allowed a smile to pass on her lips. She then looked down at the confused Issei.
"Yuuma. You can call me Yuuma."
Dimensional Gap
Silence. Nothingness. It was always like looking through a kaleidoscope. Only two beings existed within this realm, and yet they were complete opposites.
A woman in her mid-twenties floated as she looked up at the endless void of her home. She possessed a well-endowed and voluptuous body, and long black hair with gray eyes. The woman was dressed in a Gothic Lolita style, along with a headband that was adorned with black roses.
Moments later, a massive red Western Dragon with a horn on its snout appeared, and roared as he soared around the silent Gap. The noise caused by the Dragon annoyed the woman, indicated by the light scowl that formed on her face.
Ignoring the Dragon, the woman closed her eyes as she tried to pinpoint the energy signature she was trying to follow. Due to her experience for tracking the source for a long time, she deduced that the power she was sensing came from a young child.
However, it was nowhere near her power, the power of Infinity. The power was dormant, and yet it was noticeable to her. Perhaps the power could be of some use to her.
"I, shall take the child." She said in a creepy monotone voice.
With Rias
"So one of the Fallen Angels have found him? That's a little unfortunate for us, Rias."
"As much as I hate to admit it, I'm feeling a little wary of Issei being involved with our enemy, Sona."
A young bespectacled woman with black hair styled in a short bob cut and violet eyes, rose an eyebrow as she looked at her friend.
"I think you're over worrying things. After all, he's just a child. It's not like he's strong enough to cause any collateral damage to any of us."
"His power may be dormant, but there's a chance it could be awakened soon. The leader of the Fallen Angels is a research fanatic, especially on Sacred Gears. It's the only possible reason Raynare spared the child at all. Given Azazel's obsession of Sacred Gears, he must have ordered Raynare to keep an eye on him."
"If that's the case, then this Issei must harbor immense power." Sona said as she closed her eyes.
"...The child has no idea what world he was just put in," Rias began as she frowned, "I just hope he maintains that innocent nature of his."
"...Tell me, Rias. Why are you interested in this boy so much? Like I said before, he's just a child."
"..."
Base of the Fallen Angels
"Raynare! He's so cute!"
Raynare and Kalawarner groaned in annoyance as they watched their Fallen Angel comrade gush over Issei, who was silently eating a funnel cake.
"Geez, Mittelt. Calm down. It's not like he's going anywhere." Raynare tried to assure the girl.
"Oh I can't help it! He's just so adorable."
Mittelt, a girl with blonde hair styled in twin short side ponytails and blue eyes, smiled cheerfully as she looked over at the child. She wore a Gothic Lolita attire, which consisted of a black Lolita dress with white frills, a large black bow on the front, and a green jewel embedded on the collar, white thigh-high socks, and black shoes. She also wore a large black bow on top of her hair.
Raynare sighed, grateful that Mittelt's wings were not out at the moment. She and Kalawarner were still a little disoriented from their wings being touched by Issei.
God forbid if the child were to touch Mittelt's wings. The tiny Fallen Angel probably wouldn't be able to handle the effects.
"So when is Azazel-sama coming back?" Raynare asked Kalawarner.
"He didn't say. He's busy training the host of the Vanishing Dragon. He has a feeling the kid's close to awakening the Dragon."
"That close huh? I wonder if he's going to train Issei."
"Yo, I'm back."
The three Fallen Angels turned to see a tall man in his twenties with black hair and golden bangs and a black goatee.
"Azazel-sama!" Mittelt cheerfully rang out.
Azazel, the leader of the Fallen Angels widened his eyes as he looked down to see a small child with dark-brown hair and chocolate-brown eyes. Blinking several times, he looked over to Raynare, who already looked guilty.
"Raynare? What is he doing here? I thought I said to watch over him."
"Well, you see..."
"Hey, Azazel. What time are we going to tr-"
From behind Azazel, a boy who appeared to be around Issei's age with dark silver hair and light blue eyes, paused as he caught sight of Issei.
"...Who's this kid?" He asked.
"Well Vali," Azazel began, "This is Issei Hyoudou. Your new...roommate."
Vali looked over at Issei, who stared back with a confused look on his face. Narrowing his blue eyes, Vali pointed to him while looking back at Azazel.
"Does he know how to fight?"
"Now, now, Vali, He just got here." Azazel stated to him, "You can't just challenge the very next person you me-"
Ignoring Azazel's reply, Vali gritted his teeth and charged towards Issei, who widened his eyes and covered his face.
Suddenly, a pool of shadows appeared from under his feet. The Fallen Angels and Vali widened their eyes as the shadows grew to a tall size, and allowed themselves to break off.
Moments later, the parts of the shadows that broke off morphed into a towering Dragon-like creature with golden scales. Its red eyes glowed with anger as it glared at its wielder's attacker.
Azazel stared wide-eyed at the creature that had formed under Issei's shadow.
'Amazing! I would have never expected this child to possess this type of Longinus!'
"Azazel-sama?!" Kalawarner shouted out.
"Where did that thing come from?!" Raynare asked frantically.
"This child," Azazel began with a shocked tone, "Wields one of the high-tier Longinus. It's ranked even amongst the top four Longinus."
"Well, what's it called?!" Mittelt urged the Fallen Angel on.
"The Demonic Beast Creation. The Annihilation Maker."
Yeah, I gave Issei The Annihilation Maker. My reason for doing that...is simply because Issei in this story is a child. And as everyone knows, children have an exceptional and vivid sense of Imagination.
Imagination is powerful in the mind of a child, and somewhat plays a role in the specific Longinus known as The Annihilation Maker.
So...yeah. Read and Review.