AN: Well here is the third Chapter of Humanity's Strongest! Some of you may notices that this Issei in my story is kinda OOC compare to the Canon! Issei, this is intentional I assure you, because he got some influence from Arth, and definitely not because of I forgetting how he act in the LN that I haven't read in a long time. Nope definitely not. I just notices that I never put a disclaimer in this fic. So here it is!
DISCLAIMER: Highschool dxd certainly don't owned by me. All I own is my OCs and this shitty plot I'm writing
Arth stood alone in the middle of graveyard, no other person seems to be in sight as he put a flower in front of an old tombstone that has seen a better day. The word graved in the tombstone has become blurry over the ages, but in Arth's mind, the word in the tombstone might as well as be the sun itself. Because the word in there, no matter how many times has passed, will forever remain in his memories
HERE LIES HYOUDOU AKARI
A FRIEND, A FATHER, AND THE GREATEST MAN THAT EVER LIVED IN THIS EARTH
Arth stare at the tombstone as he let his mind wander to the event that happen today and the trouble that appear one after another
FLASHBACK
Lyer eyes glare at the man that just enter the room, even though she know that the man could probably kill her in an instant, right now she simply don't give a damn as she remember what he has done to his master and friend. Seeing Lyer glare at him, Arth raised an eyebrow in surprise 'Don't tell me she-'
"What the hell you want, murderer?!" Seeing his guess has hit the mark, Arth mutter the word idiot as he hear Lyer's outburst at him. He couldn't help but snort, his ears not believing what he hear as he ponder the irony in Lyer's sentences. " That rich coming from a woman who wanted to kill me" Lyer flinched for a second before she decide to ignore Arth's jab even though she knew that he was right, her anger couldn't possibly make her admit it. "At least your master has the tendency not to blame me for killing him; I suggest you do the same before you dishonor him even more"
That was the last straw for Lyer, not only has this man killed her master, now he dares to accuse her of dishonoring him?! Such….such INSLOLENCES "YOUU! DIEEE!" With a strength born of anger and grief, Lyer manage to break free of the seal that is holding her, her eyes filled with bloodlust as she aim her claws at Arth faster than any human could perceive. Of course, to Arth who has faced the speed of lightning and won, she might as well as be a snail who is trying to outrun a cheetah. When she was a meter away from Arth, Lyer suddenly see a blur below her head and followed by a pain in her throat. Before she knew what just happen, Arth has already grabbed a hold at her throat, putting her in the same position her master was before Arth killed him.
Despite the danger that she currently face, Lyer mind is beginning to calm down. 'Ahh…he was going to kill me' with such thought running in her head, Lyer was in a state of calmness, happiness in fact. Why wouldn't she? Her master and friend has dead, and she was about to come after them. To her, this was the best outcome. Sensing the girl has calmed down, Arth face turned into a scowl "Hoping for quick dead aren't you girl? Well too bad cause you aren't getting it" Lyer eyes suddenly opened as she hear Arth's declaration, and next thing she knew, he was already throwing her to the ground and releasing her from his grasp. "Wha-? WHY?!" The girl question and scream mixed into one as she demand an answer from Arth, one who has taken everything from her and even her last hope was denied by him. "Ashlad's last wish" That answer send a jolt to Lyer's entire body, her ears can't believe at what just she heard "Master's?" Rolling his eyes at Lyer's answer and not caring about the state she was in, Arth simply nod "Yes, yes, yes. You master last wish is for me to let you live in exchange for giving me the name of his contractor" At this, Arth give a scowl once again "Really, If I know that you'll be this much trouble I would better off killing you"
Still skeptical about whether to believe Arth's word or not, and yet couldn't find a reason to why he would lie to her about such thing, Lyer remained silent "My part of promise is done. Now get out of here" Arth dismissal of her come so sudden that it takes a few second to process the thought and when she does even though she wouldn't admit, her jaw drop a little "You…you just going to let me go like that?" Arth looked at Lyer with expressions that seem to say 'Well-what-would-you-expect' as he open his mouth "Well, what would you expect?" I knew it! "You could go away, plotting revenge or die for all I care but at least do that outside of this town "With the that dismissal hand wave, Arth had basically told her to fuck off from here, even she knew that much 'Ashlad-sama…is the your last request for this servant of yours?" As she ponders that, she notices that Arth is eying her, waiting for her answer. Giving a sigh, Lyer finally opens her mouth and makes her decision
"Fine…..I would leave for now. However, remember this [Millions Soul] I will have my vengeance." With that cliché declaration of her (at least in Arth's opinion) a magic signs appear below the black haired woman, and with a glare that could make any lesser men tremble, she disappear from the room.
Currently in Issei's room, the member of Issei's harem (Not that Issei knew this fact) and Issei has gather together, thankfully the renovated room is more than enough for all of them to sit. The topic of the talk would no doubt be his enigmatic ojii-sama who without some sort of warning or anything suddenly comes to his house.
"Neee…Ise, just who exactly is the man earlier who you call ojii-sama?" the question that is in everyone mind one is finally come out while Issei sigh, wondering just how will he explain his ojii-sama to all of the girls "Well…..Ojii-sama is some sort of second ancestor to us, Hyoudou family" Issei tried his best to explain it, but his answer only make the girls even more confused "Ancestor? What do you mean by that?" The question comes from Akeno, who even in this situation is still trying to seduce Issei by coming closer and closer to him. Rias who noticed Akeno advance; quickly put herself in Akeno's way, effectively blocking her all the while showing a victorious smirk to her
"Well, it means exactly that. Ojii-sama is some sort of ancestor for us who sometime acts as a guardian to us. He was already there even before my parent is born, and they also told me that Ojii-sama is already there when our ancestor, Hyoudou Akari the patriarch of Hyoudou built this family. We never really told how he still alive without getting old but then again, we never question it either. It's like a rule in this family" As The girls listen to Issei's explanation; they begin to make several emotions, ranging to deep thought, to simple amazement
"Heee….I never thought that your family have this unique circumstances" Xenovia's amazement only brought a sheepish laugh from Issei, while Asia also nodded in excitement "Hahahaha….that's not really the case, Ojii-sama is the one who is amazing" Hearing Issei's voice that is filled with admiration, a smile appear in Rias face, as she herself begin to smile as well "You seems really respect your Ojii-sama aren't you Ise?" Issei face now beaming with smile as he heard her Buchou's word as Issei nodded "Of course! After all, Ojii-sama is the best man in this world after all! Which remind me of something, Buchou, is it possible that Ojii-sama isn't a human?" Issei's question brought the attention to Rias, who shook her head as a sign of no "As far as I detect Ise, your ojii-sama is 100% normal human, and I don't think that he's some sort of magician either but I need further research to confirm this" Relief spread though Issei while the other girls also breathe a sigh of relief as they hear Buchou answer, but unknown to Xenovia, Asia, and Issei, Akeno and Rias share a look as if they sending a message that is known only to them. Just then, Kiba, Koneko-chan, and Gasper arrived and so begin the talk of the underworld training
-At the same time, Arth's Side-
Watching the she-devil finally leave, Arth let out a sigh of relief. 'One problem done, and next one come' While he was thinking about this, Arth suddenly launch a kick at the corner of the room and was satisfied as he feel a hand has blocked the kick he launch. From the corner of the room, a figure of a man who looks like in his twenties appear from the darkness, his single hand blocking Arth attempt at kicking him
"Really now, is it your way of greeting a guest? You must have a lot of friend if this is your usual greeting" Not in the mood to hear The Fallen Angel's leader sarcastic comment, Arth simply scowled as he let down his leg. "What the hell do you want Azrael?" Ignoring Art's rude greeting and threatening voice, Azrael simply smile as he waves his hand "That is also what I would like to ask actually, imagine my surprise when I wake up this morning only to find the room that was previously empty was filled with a devil and a seal preventing other for noticing this" Although Azrael voice sounds like his usual, laid back one, Arth know that the fallen angel wouldn't remain silent if he didn't answer his question. "And if that is not enough, The [Millions Soul] himself also presents his face in here! Therefore, I ask you again once again [Millions Soul]. What are you doing here?"
Deciding he had enough, Arth let out a sigh as he address the Fallen Angel in front of him."Sit down, I think we need to exchange information for us to truly now what the hell is happening" Azrael seems to satisfied with Arth's proposal as he nod his head and then the two man begin to exchange information.
-After some time
Hearing Azrael's explanation about the situation right now, Arth feel really needs a freaking drink. Not only his grandson Issei is no longer a human, he's now a reincarnated devil who serves the Gremory heir as her pawn and has the freaking Ddraig as his sacred gear. Arth begin to wonder if he has done some wrong to gods that they decide to play this joke to him…..oh wait, he DID piss of some gods back in the days."Well, now this is certainly a pleasant surprise!" Hearing Azrael said that sentences with a joy only make Arth already bad mood to become worse as he wonder just what the hell is so pleasant about all of this.
Seeing Arth glare at him, Azrael annoying smile (Again, in Arth's opinion) begin to widen. "Ah never mind, never mind, forget what I'm saying! It's just a rambling of a fallen angel" 'Yeah, like he would believe that' is what running through Arth's mind, but right now he was too tired to reply the fallen angel so he let it slide. After the exchange of information, Arth immediately head for the door, intending to find someplace where he can sort all of this mess in his head. Noticing that Arth is about to leave, Azrael couldn't help but ask, "Going somewhere?" Not even glancing backward or acknowledging Azrael's question, Arth simply leave the room and the Hyoudou's residence to find a place to think
One place immediately comes to his mind
Flashback End
Sighing once again as he finish recalling just what the hell happen in a single day, Arth looked at the tombstone and begin to speak, as if the person in there really is here "My friend Akari, it seems that the Gods really like to play a joke on us" Arth voice took a soft tone as if he's speaking to an old friend that he hasn't seen since a long, long time
"Forgive me for not keeping a better watch on your descendant like what I should have" Sorrow filled Arth's voice as he speak to the tombstone in front of him, but of course the tombstone didn't provide a reply, nor does Arth expect it to. Instead he close his eyes again, and after a moment he open his eyes the familiar million color return to his once again "And forgive me once again my dear old friend, for disturbing your final place to rest. [Final Seal Release: Millions upon Millions]".
Then, the area exploded with a millions upon millions colors.
-?-
"Hooo….it seems that Alice has managed to find him" Melchizedek said this with a smile, his eyes still closed as he felt a very familiar power that suddenly appear out of nowhere. Castiel who stand beside him could only give a scowl "Phe! Only this much? I have met an ultimate class devil who have twice this much power!" Hearing Castiel insult, Melchizedek could only laugh as if he just hears something truly amusing. Seeing this, Castiel snap at him "You damn angel! What could be so damn funny?!" The Angel in question doesn't even bother to response him as he just continues his walking with his laughter echoes through the place "Oi! Wait for me you shitty angel!" With that, the two beings continue their journey, their destination is the places where the main event is happening.
-Human World's: Arth Side-
After Arth release the seal on his body, he knows that his identity that he has long keep secret from the eyes is done for. Not that he particularly care about it, he was starting to get tired of all the hiding anyway. "Come out already Alice! I don't have time for your game" The shout echoes through the empty graveyard, silence filled the place for a second before a laugh of a woman filled the air.
"Kuhuhuhu…..releasing your last seal as a way of greeting me? Oh Arth, you always know how to impress a woman" The voice finally show herself, revealing a girl, no, a woman with a short blond hair, her purple dress and pale skin only adding the beauty of her. She show a faces filled with a beaming smile in a very different contrast to Arth's ever deepening scowl .
As soon as he saw Alice fully materialize, Arth vanish from the view. Alice didn't even have a chance to be surprised as her head suddenly disappear from her body, blood sprouting from her body as Arth stand calmly behind her, his outstretched hand drenched in blood.
The woman's body drop into the ground like a puppet losing its string. Arth didn't even bother to look at it as he notices the sounds of foot steep some meter ahead of him. As the sound of foot steep grow louder, Arth could see the figure of Alice, her body not having a single scratch as her 'body' that Arth just killed turn into darkness and disappearing.
"My, my….aren't you a rude one? But that's okay I guess, that is what I love about you after all" With a smile that still etched into her face, Alice raises her left hand as her previous red eyes turn into gold "Let me repay the favor [Die For Me!]" With that declaration, Alice snaps her finger. Arth's eyes widen as he realizes what Alice intending to do, He once again vanish from the view as he try to attack Alice only to found that a barrier some sort has been erected between them.
'SHI-' Not even able to finish his curse, Arth is forces to dodge as thousands sword appear above him like some sort of a rain, only this time with a sword. Alice watches this with idle curiosity, knowing that Arth would be able to survive something like this without even a scratch. As the rain finally finishes though, the scenes that happen surprise Alice.
Arth is standing in there with numerous sword wounds in his body, although the wound is shallow and small, the fact that Arth is hit by such attack is what surprise Alice the most. As the wound that appear in Arth body disappear as fast as it appears, Alice let out a laugh "Kuhuhuhu…you have gotten weaker haven't you Arth? To think such attack is able to wound YOU is simply unthinkable back in the days" Though he knew better than to fall to Alice's taunt, Arth really couldn't let that one pass, even if that mean falling into Alice's taunt "Oh really? Why don't you get out of that barrier and see how much I have become 'weaker' then witch?" Arth's taunt only make Alice laugh harder, her laugh not stopping for a few seconds before it suddenly stop and she glare at Arth, her gold eyes shining brightly as a wicked smile turn her once carefree smile "Do you really want me to get serious Arth?" As Alice voice takes a dangerous turn a smile also broke out in Arth's face, matching the one in Alice's face "By all means you damn witch, let me show you how 'weak' I have become"
With that, the two aura clash. One is that of a devil of magic, one with enough power to boils the entire sea in the world with but a flick of finger and the other is that of a human, a millions upon millions of human fusing into one in order to battle the monster in front of them.
However, before they can clash, a clap broke the silence between them. As both Arth and Alice look at the source of the sound, Melchizedek and Castiel can be seen walking into the area with carefree way, not even bothering to acknowledge the heavy tension in there. "Hai, Hai, that's enough both of you. Honestly now, after thousands of year not meeting each other the first thing you do is trying to beat each other to dead?" Melchizedek said this with a carefree tone, his ever-present smile still present in spite of the potentially deadly situation that he currently face while he Castiel eyeing the man in front of Arth, as if judging him to determine something that only he know.
"If you got something to say you worm then say it to my faces instead of eyeing me like some damn stalker" Arth glares at the man standing beside Melchizedek, a fallen angel if his black wings is any indication. Hearing Arth's insult at Castiel, Alice's hostile aura started to disappear as she laughs "Kuhuhuhu…see that Castiel? Even Arth know that you're nothing but a worm and this is the first time he sees you!" Castiel bristle at the insult as he gives a scowl and match his glare to Arth's "Aaahhh? You say something you shitty human? And would you stop already with the annoying laugh you damn bitch?!" The tension suddenly appears again as soon as both Arth and Alice hear Castiel 's reply, killing intent filling the area as they starting to unleash their aura once again.
Among all of this, poor Melchizedek could only give a tired sigh. Really now, why everyone around him is so short temper and willing to beat each other to death at the drop of hat is a mystery for him. "Alright, alright, that enough all of you. We don't want this graveyard to turn into pile of rubble now don't we? Especially knowing how important this place is to you Arth" Arth flinched when he hear Melchizedek's reasoning. Damn that bastard for always being right, "Final Seal:[ Sealed]" With that, the power around Arth started to rapidly decreasing as he put the seal back it places. Knowing that the fun is over, Alice gives a reluctant sigh before lowering her power, while Castiel grumbles for a second before doing the same thing.
"Now that wasn't so hard was it? Now that the fight is over, let's have a normal, peaceful talk shall we?" As Melchizedek said this, he finally notices some other presence in the graveyard. The barrier that Alice previously put making him unable to detect the presences. As he looks at who could possibly see all the mess that they created, he notices the familiar faces of the Fallen's angel leader, along with four devil that he didn't know "….or not". As Arth sees Issei's face among the group of people , he gives a sigh once again " I really need my freaking drink"
AN: Well that's it folks! Some new OCs appears that seems to know Arth and some question answered in this chap! Don't forget to R&R if you enjoy this ! Until Next Time!