Chapter 7: The Mentee


"Senpai! Senpai!" I blinked and looked up from my book as Issei, one of my hatchlings, ran over to me with energy and with gusto. I was relaxing on the stairs reading my book between classes. A book about dragons and their connection with the plan of reality in which we live in. Not sure who made this book but I found it interesting to a point. With me was Ravel of course like she usually is and watched the boy running in confusion. She looked up to me and I nodded. She sighed and took a turn and walked away.

"You owe me ice cream later," she announce before waving back at me. No surprise there because I spoil that girl way too much. It's to the point that she demands things and I just give them to her now. It shuts her up and give me a smile and a reprieve from the struggle.

"Senpai!" I narrowed my eyes at the boy and found something different about him. His aura took on a yellow hue. I know it wasn't like that before but right now it seems that a… dragon? Yes, a dragon touched him and influenced his body. I focused on the boy for a moment and the energy in his body. It was compatible to that of a certain monster in the school. That monster being me. I was sure that none of my blood entered his blood steam so how did that end up happening? Maybe it's when I healed him that one of my eggs attached themselves to him like they have for a couple others. I have a lot of eggs to spare but the dragonling within must choose the host. Maybe one caught his attention but why?

As I glared further into the recesses of his soul I saw an egg at his core slowly assimilating with is being. A dragon is trapped not in his body fighting against this but to no avail. It must have manifested itself in hope not to be consumed but it can't stop the inevitable. Slowly but surely, much like with Shigur, Everk, and the dragon Rin, this one the dragon is weakening from the years. I can feel how strong it was, like a dragon of great fire in contrast to what I have become. I have become the embodiment of crystal and ice with bones melded in fire. I suppose it is the same reason a couple angels would infiltrate this school just to find me and him if his power couples with one of mine. Especially enough for him to gain an egg. I was sure there was more to Issei than meets the eye but to this regard is quite interesting.

"What," I asked the boy as he skid to a stop in front of me.

The boy panted holding his knees in both hands. The kid needs to build so cardio and run more if a short run like this could wind him like this. I shook my head and waved for him to talk. "Y-Yuuma…" I rose an eyebrow. I am surprised he remembers that angel at all. "N-no one remembers her."

That's how it is supposed to work anyway. A fallen angel infiltrates a man's life and then leaves him and any that saw him or her without memory. Hard for a dying me to remember much or so that broken halo thinks. I need to play the role of one that is forgetful and see no problem doing it. It might be fun to troll someone than be trolled myself.

"Who?"

Issei looked up to me and desperately took my shoulders in hand. "Please senpai! You fought her and save me from her yesterday!" Issei took a stance akin to how I held Sundering Soul yesterday. "You had a badass scythe and went all Soul Eater on her senpai!"

"What are you talking about?" I feigned ignorance.

"No." The boy fell down to his knees at my feet. "Y-you forgot about her too."

I sighed and closed my book. "Issei you shouldn't worry about small things like girls that don't even exist." Issei cried anime tears pounding on the ground in his depression. "But she stabbed me and you fought her," he cried. "You cut off her wing and kicked her a thousand times and everything!" He's really too loud for his own good.

"Where did she stab you?"

"Here!" Issei lifted his shirt to a smooth and unmarked stomach. "But there isn't anything there is there?" He sighed and let his hand fall. "But, Senpai you healed me! You're a magician remember!?" I rose an eyebrow at him further playing the fool. I grabbed him by the shoulder and dragged him away. This fool talks too much and too loud. "Senpai you have to believe me, you saved me and took me home after you saved my life, then you said I could learn how to get a harem from you, then I woke up with a thing on my arm, I freaked out and my mom came, then it went away and I and You and and…." I chopped the kick on top of head and stopped him from is crazy prattle.

I pulled open the door to the storage room for sports gear. Lucky for me he ambushed me near the track and field. "Issei breathe in then out now." The idiot stopped coughing and breathed in through his mouth and out through his nose. I waited for the purple to leave his face and to calm down. "I do believe you but you must think this through. If you remember some girl but no one else does what are the possible scenarios of this situation?"

"I was dreaming." Issei slouched down to the stairs next to me. "Or maybe," he perked up, "everyone's memories where erased!"

I rose an eyebrow. "If either of those are true why does it matter?"

"Huh?"

"If this Yuuma isn't here then why does it matter if she exists in our minds or not?"

The boy looked down lost in thought with a blank stare. "I-I guess it doesn't but what if she comes back to finish the job."

"Evade for one," I said dryly.

Issei smiled at my faint humor. "I guess if I did I wouldn't have got stabbed in the stomach." The boy sighed and stood to his feet. "I have to get back to class. Thank you senpai."

I nodded and reopened my book. "By the way, what did you mean about a thing being on your arm?"

"Uhh," he grunted stammering so I closed my book and waited for the guy to answer. "Well, there was this thing," he said again.

"What did it look like?"

"Like a medieval gauntlet of badassery. It was red and had like an orb in the center sort of like that game Onimusha. Maybe it's my shaky pier thing we talked about yesterday! It was so freaky looking that it weirded me out before but it was sort of cool as well. With it do you think I can…."

"Enough," I grumbled making the boy jump. I walked up to him. "Which arm?"

"What?"

"Which arm," I repeated a little more firmly.

"L-left." I grabbed his left wrist and channeled of into it. Almost on queue his arm transformed. "Holy shit." Issei said this crudely but I think that's understandable phrase for this. He has a dragon claw on his arm in the form of a sacred gear. This means he had a dragon sealed in his body then. A fire dragon if the red coloration means anything. I looked into the eye and found a small eye within. The egg. "Oh man how did you do that?"

"I channeled… mana into your arm to force out a manifestation of your sacred gear."

"What?"

I sighed. "I made your thing show."

"Oh, cool." Issei awed his weapon while I myself examined it. I held it up and frowned. I'm unsure of the sacred gear or the dragon but I could kill it and rip the dragon of if I had to. Releasing a dragon after centuries in human prisons will make it quite weak and it's pride spoiled. The egg once it hatches will take precedence over his gear though eventually. In the state that boy is in now the egg will not hatch and it might die once he does leaving his dragon alive. I feel that Issei would need a hatchling if he goes to become dragonkin. I wondered how this might affect him but shook my head. It doesn't matter now.

"You will need to be careful for now on Issei."

"Eh, what do you mean?"

"Issei you were attacked by your date right?"

"Yeah." "

"It was probably because of this right?"

"Yes," he nodded.

"Do you honestly think that they're the only ones out there that want what you have?" His eyes widened in realization. Finally he gets it.

"I'm in danger," he put simply. Then he looked up to me a little hopeful. "Senpai you remember?" "

"Issei, we can't talk here. The walls have ears." Even an idiot like him knows what this saying implies. He tensed and looked around the storage room. "Follow me and I can explain." He nodded without saying a word. We walked out the room and made our way to the parking lot for faculty. I'm not walking to school and need to put some miles on my car anyway.

I unlocked my car and tapped the top. "You have a car Senpai?" Issei teleported around my luxury car and stopped at the front. He looked into his reflection and made faces.

"Get in." I fell into my seat and started her up. Issei teleported into the passenger seat of my car and looked around with stars in his eyes.

"Leather seats and tinted windows," He awed as his eyes traveled to each and every feature my car has.

"Put your seat belt on," I said before I started up my car ignoring Issei's apologizing and sorry's. I pulled out the parking lot and flipped the switch once I turned out the gate to turn in dark mode. "Now in this world humans are not alone. There are angels, monsters, demons, Devils, and unfortunate hybrids in between. You saw a fallen angel last night."

"So you do remember?"

"Focus," I growled at the kid. I felt my eye bleed and the red cover over the outer portion of my eyes turning them red. The dragon in my own body growled at this hatchlings lack of respect and wouldn't take such disrespect laying down. It's rare for my eyes to turn draconian red with slit pupils but this kid cause me to turn my power on him. Issei choked on his breath that got caught in his throat. He's a boy and not used to the sensation of a monster desiring his death before. It's not something many normal men can take without fainting on the spot but I have some control. I can't have him passing out just yet. "Now calm down and listen to me boy." Issei nodded furiously in response. I looked away from him and focused on the road instead, I had him hit the dash and pant like he's just outran the hunters.

"As I was saying all the little stories of monsters and what not you heard about either are real or exist in a different form outside of human lore. You were attacked by a fallen angel. An angel that turned their back on their God given calling and fell from grace for committing sin willingly. Most fallen angel exist in a way of following their mission while in grace but in a darker and more corrupt way. That girl used her looks, false compassion, and patience on you. Maybe she was an angel of love and became a fallen of desire in the end. You see a fallen become the adverse of their graceful calling as you witnessed, heard, and felt." I stopped at a red light and took a left turn then took the alley to the left. We were being tailed by something but I lost it in a little over two minutes.

"Now Devils and demons exist like you've seen in telefilms or whatever media you look at. They take on a human form to entice humans and get them to make contracts with them. If that human happens to be special like you Issei or myself they try to recruit them by making them slaves. More than likely I'm sure certain big breasted Devils would target you and like a fool you'd fall for it and lose your humanity." I gave Issei a glance and saw him contemplating the pros and cons. "If you became a devil you'd be the enemy of angels and monsters as well as weak against light based powers, iron, and silver. You'd have an extended life span as well."

"Cool."

"Meaning you'd out live your parents, your children, and their children."

"Not cool."

I glared at him. "Never surrender your humanity for anyone or anything Issei. God himself gave you this for a reason and turning your back to humans would make you an enemy to not only the church but me as well." The kid looked at me in shock and I glanced at him. "I need you to understand Issei that Devils will do anything for power and lie and cheat to get it. Angels, even fallen angels, are more truthful than Devils. If one walks up to you listen to everything they say. Don't let your emotions come into play because they use that against you. Once you turn against humanity you sign yourself to a life of darkness. If you turn that way Issei I want you to know that I won't hesitate to kill you myself to stop you from become a scourge to humanity."

"I would never!"

"Once you become a devil or demon it might take a day or a century but eventual the darkness takes you, and you will turn into a shadow of yourself. You'll use people to further your own gains and probably get a harem of slaves because you wouldn't know any better. You could become a monster and a Jaeger like me might have to take care of you. I wouldn't let that happen."

"But Senpai I would never do any of that!" He strongly announced.

"You play games and watch movies right?" He nodded his head. "Most of the evil guys started out like you." I turned back to the road and took a right at the light then a left. Issei has seen more than his fair share of anime and television shows and knows what I say is true. He may deny this and thinks he'll stay good, but how many bad guys sad the same? Some of the baddest probably did what they did with 'good' intentions in mind.

"Monsters," I continued, "are like animal beasts or humanoid creatures of immense strength or power. Most are in tune with nature, sustained by Od taken from their gods, or gain power from the abyss. An example would be a werewolf or a vampire. They can appear human but once they see you as prey that changes and fast. Best way to kill a monster is silver to the neck. All the way through the neck then burning the remains. Not all monsters are bad but not all are good. They will attempt to take you as well and probably turn you into a lycanthrope if you're not careful. Next are demons."

"They're not the same as Devils? What do you mean by Devils? Are their more than one devil?"

"The most of demons in the Christian bible are basically no more. They died in a Great War of light and darkness over a couple millennium ago along with many archangels. Nowadays the beings of hell call themselves Devils in honor of the Devil himself."

"So what are demons now?"

"They're the creatures of old hell also known as the Netherworld. They and devils do not get along for good reason. An example of a demon would be a succubus. They use old magic to manipulate the minds of mortals, take their souls, and grow stronger and younger on the lives of humans, monsters, and Devils alike. Demons, with the power of old Hell, have abilities thought long forgotten. In my opinion demons are more pure than devils and fallen angel because few will lie to get there way."

"You've seen a demon before?"

"I've killed demons my hatchling." I turned into where my house is and stopped when I saw something land in front of my car. "Damn," I whispered as my eyes fell upon the figure in front of me.

"You know that lady sen …?"

"Yeah." I sighed and drove around her into my garage's elevator. She followed behind my car and I waited for her to enter the garage right behind me.

"Is she you're girlfriend," Issei grinned.

"No." I hit the garage door button and rested in my seat as we went up. I cut off my car and climbed out. Issei followed and looked around as we went up. I faced the woman and she crossed her arms.

"Took you long enough to get here. Your bitch won't let me in without you here. You know that," the white haired demon growled at me. "You know as well that today you're supposed to take this out as well." The woman lifted up her leather tank top up to her chest.

"Whoa," Issei's jaw dropped when the woman's breasts lifted up and shown from her actions. The woman didn't care for such and shown me the sigil for the holy bullet within her that has been a constant reminder of her subjection to me. It has been three months now since then and I did promise if she followed her directions to the latter I'd take it out.

Suddenly a pair of arms wrapped around my neck and her nose was touching my own with those grey eyes looking into my brown ones. "You promised you would remember… Please." Her chest pressed against mine and her tone made a chill go up my spine.

"Fine."

"Yes! Viser five, your ass two."

I rolled my eyes and pulled her shirt down. "Come on," I said to the demon who is no longer a devil and to Issei. I walked up to him and pulled his jaw up before pushing him forwards.

"Who's the scrawny little puke by the way?" Riser eyeballed the boy. "Can I eat him?"

"Ehhh!" the boy woke up and hid in front of me with me as the shield between us. I can't blame him because I taught him the signs of when a woman sees him as prey more than a human being and Viser loves little boys like Issei to eat for breakfast. Sometimes literally.

"No."

"Too bad," Viser sighed with her narrowed eyes still on Issei. "I'd eat him in one bite." She opened her toothy maul and chomped down making a resounding clack. She grinned when the boy cowered in front of me again and Viser chuckled before letting her teeth turn human once more.

"Is she a monster senpai!?"

"How about you ask me to my face you piece of shit! I'm right here!"

"Enough," I said to the both of them before pushing Issei through the door and waving for the snickering Viser to follow.

"Whoa, you live here?" Issei looked around with his eyes flowing everywhere.

"Yeah." I walked to the door to my living space but at the right moment the door opens revealing my friendly neighborhood Kikimora.

Elide gave me an inviting smile and bowed. "Welcome back Otieno-sama," she greeted respectfully.

"Thank you Elide." She came back up and moved out the way of the door inviting me in. She noticed Issei right off the bat but didn't acknowledge him like she did me. Reasons being is because I didn't introduce him and I'm sure he's eyeing her lecherously. I could tell by the sound of pencil meeting his note book. It's a good tool to help him control his urges but it afraid I've turned him into a young Jiraiya from Naruto with my advice. She scoffed when she saw Viser next and Viser snort at the Kikimora.

"Come on."

"Whatever, just make sure you keep with your word," Viser reminded me once more.

"Don't demand anything from him," Elide narrowed her eyes at the demon.

"I can and will you little bitch," Viser growled at the Kikimora and stood before her. Elide is taller than Viser but the way the both of them are shooting lightning at each other they might as well be equal height.

"Oh snap, cat fight," Issei giggled with his little pad ready.

"Listen you bitch I don't care if you suck off Hunter over there everyday but don't think you can tell me what the fuck to do."

"You foolish little thing you," Elide shook her head with a sigh. "You think cursing and being a pathetic of waste of space and master's time give you leeway to do whatever. You call me a "Bitch" and that I "suck off Hunter" but where does that leave you."

"Above a cunt like you for one. At least I can leave."

"I'm not the one with bullet in her womb and collar around her neck," Elide deathpanned and Viser frowned.

"Senpai, shouldn't you step in?" I rose my finger up to my lips to shut the boy up.

The demon pulled on the collar and smiled. "Maybe not but this is proof of my use outside of cleaning scum and cooking like a servant compared to you bitch."

Elide glared down at the demon and Viser glared back.

"Drinks later," Viser suggested.

"Sure," Elide sighed.

Viser winked at the Kikimora with a satisfied smile on her lips. She walked into the living room and propped down in one of the chairs.

"Got to love the relationship between you two," I muttered. "Put that away Issei."

"Huh? Yeah o-okay." He put his notebook away under his shirt in his leather holster meant for a time but works for that thing as well.

"I have tea on the stove ready master as well as a cake in the oven as well," my honorable house spirit announced with her head bowed.

"Please fix myself and him a cup and join us once you're finished. Get Viser a cup with bourbon in it as well." The maid outfit wearing woman bowed once more before leaving us to the kitchen as her destination.

"Senpai you have a maid," the boy awed.

"Follow me." I walked in and kicked off my boots before entering fully. Issei followed quickly into my home with his eyes flowing everywhere at once. I walked or my living room and sat down in a chair.

"Wow Senpai, you must be rich."

"He is brat!" Viser yelled from her chair.

I looked around and looked at the furniture and what not. Not any of it is cheap I can say that but it's not ornate or anything. The car is acquired not bought and this place didn't cost much. Most of the furniture was bought by Elide because it's her home and this is how she wanted it. I didn't care even though she nearly begged me for my personal preferences on chairs and couches for hours. I believe she got a steal for these things mainly because most of these creature comforts were haunted and forced to be purified by me once I realized what that scratching noise was. I shrugged and turned my attention back to the kid once I saw him sit down in front of me.

"So who the fuck are you brat?" Viser questioned from her chair to my right and Issei's left.

"N-no one… uh ma'am." Issei made himself appear so small and vulnerable. Someone like Viser wouldn't be able to resist messing with him.

"He's human Viser so go easy on him

"Human huh? I'm shocked you didn't bring that red head here."

"So you can excite a fight out of her? No thank you. Misumi has enough to deal with and doesn't need a demon to make it harder on her."

"My, oh my you sound like a love struck little baby."

"Call me what you wish but you will not get your way. You know that."

"Tssk," she clickered her tongue and looked away from me.

"Ah, she's a demon?" Issei asked nervously.

"You damn right I am," Viser announced proudly. "I ain't no devil no more."

"Ah, okay? S-so Senpai how did you get that hot maid?" Issei changed the subject.

"She's a demon and spirit that attached herself to this place."

Issei smiled and laughed. That laugh faded away when he saw how serious I am. "You're serious?" He said nervously. "But she looks so nice and sounds so smart."

"And I don't you puke?" Viser growled.

"I didn't mean it that way!" He said quickly. "It's just that the maid lady seems… nicer," he admitted and Viser just shrugged.

"She might have hurt you if I wasn't around," I told the boy.

"Master." Elide walked in with a platter with three cups on top and two visible slices of strawberry cake as well as a piece of potato beard on top. Issei jumped as Elide pass by us and all but glared deathly daggers at that kid. He cowered this time and not like in the way he did towards the pervert hunters. It was akin to what he did with Viser. He literally feared for his life and soul. Viser would eat his body while Elide would take his soul. It take him s dragon away and place it within Hate or add it as a brand. "Your tea and cake master. Viser. Boy," she growled with sharp teeth showing.

"Eh!" Issei yelped like a baby but Viser grinned and took her cup and sipped it with better table manners than most nobles.

"Elide here is called a Kikimora. She's a house spirit but also known as a demon depending on circumstances. She doesn't take well to people polluting her territory with thoughts of violence or worse, perverse intent." Issei paled and looked down making himself smaller. Elide's glare softened a bit before she leaned back up with her hands together in front of her. "As you can see she looks normal. Almost like an elf with her pointed ears but I can tell you for a fact that if provoked she'll rip you apart before you can even think. This is quite fast I assure you." Issei nodded furious. "Demons and Devils can appear as normal beautiful women in maid outfits or spunky women that dress as bikers but it's not until you give them cause that they literally show their fangs."

Viser was sporting hers to show along with a grin at the mention of his and Elide sustained a glower on the kid as well.

"I get it, can you tell them to stop looking at me like that?"

"You speak when told to Boy!" Elide whispered at Issei adding to the tenses of the atmosphere. One of which I let stay to see this through. Viser simply sipped her drink and ate the bread she was given silently. I have suspicions Elide might have spiked that drink but I might be overthinking things.

"Yes, ma'am!"

I sighed. "Anyway do you have any questions for me Issei?" The kid looked around but stopped once Elide fumed at him. He looked straight at me but barely held it.

"I… Well how do you know about this stuff senpai?"

"I'm the Jaeger. At certain moments of my live I was a Blutjäger which is German for Blood Hunter. Now I'm a hunter of all things monster." His eyes drew to Elide then Viser. Both of which have killed humans before and wouldn't bat an eye if they had to do it once more to protect their interests. "Just because they're supernatural entities doesn't mean they're monsters. Humans can be more of a monster than a demon." Issei knew this was true after all history is full of monsters of the sort that were human. "Jäger have a code where we hack off the head of any threat to mankind. In the old days it meant killing all things nonhuman but times change and I learned that sometimes a monster can be more humane than a human."

"Is a Jaeger like a witcher?" I rose my hand up to stop Elide from ripping the boy's throat out for speaking out of turn again.

"Heheh," Viser chuckled. "I can almost imagine you with white hair and golden eyes Hunter. That would be sort of arousing," Viser licked her lips and loud out a deep breath. Issei gulped but I ignored the demon.

"A witcher is based off of us but we don't use potions and our magics depend on the individual. Our eyes set us apart as well. Mine can turn blue, red, and jet black."

"Cool."

"Can you both give us a moment?" The Kikimora and hybrid spared me a glance. Viser sighed and stood up to her feet and Elide bowed her head then walked out the room. "With your sacred gear, like I said, you will be hunted by the supernatural. I'm going to warn you about the sides you can take."

"What side are you on Senpai? Like the humanity special forces of awesomeness?"

"No," I said flat out. "I'm on my side. I work, hunt, and killed accordingly because that's my role. When it comes to men and women with sacred gear I myself try to get to them before the supernatural can, mainly to offer you a choice."

I waved my hand over the table while focusing od from the air into the surface of my glass table. Three dimensional figures appeared on top of the table all with the color associated with them.

"Heaven," I pointed to the figure of an angel with pure white wings.

"Devils," I pointed to a humanoid creature with black bat wings and a red aura surrounding it.

"Demons," I pointed to a humanoid figure with more animalistic appendages and tribal markings. A succubus.

"Monster," I pointed to the figure of a cat like humanoid with with feral claws and fangs showing. A warbeast, lion man.

"The church," I pointed to a cross and a Templar knight in front of it.

"Then there're the ones that stand in the center like myself who don't care for the factions. I don't care if you are human, demon, monster, or even family but if you are a danger to the balance I will take care of you. I've killed angels before because one thought it was a good idea to try and smite a town of good people while I was in it. He didn't get to regret his choice."

"Y-you killed an angel?"

"I've hunted a lot of things. You have to understand Issei that the world isn't sunshine and roses. It's a dark and deep pit where things of nightmare rip each other apart until one is on top." I waved my hand over the table and the figures faded away. "These are your choices and no matter what you do someone is going to take you as long as you stay put. If I were you I'd join a faction, make your own, or go on the run. That's just my advice to you though."

"But why do I have to…" I stared at him blankly. Issei clenched his fist and slammed his left hand on the table. "Damn it! Why does this have to happen like I'm some dude from an anime!?" I shrugged. "Senpai!" Issei stood up with near panic flooding out his eyes. "Please I don't know what to do. You said that if I don't nothing one of these… factions will come for me." I nodded. "I don't want to leave my family but… They will be in danger won't they?" He cried and yet again I nodded. "What can I do? Senpai. You always had the answers."

"Issei," I stood up with my hands at my sides. "What I can tell you is not to give up your humanity for anyone. Even if pressured you can't."

"But senpai you said you'd teach me to become a magician!"

"It's not that easy Issei. You have to have it in your blood and magic isn't in yours. You have a sacred gear by the feel of it, it will give you powers but not magic. You don't even have the will or desire to unlock your powers."

"But if it can be unlocked I can use it though and you're human right?"

"Yes," I questioned. What is he getting at now?

"You're a jaeger so you can make me one as well." I shook my head.

"Issei to become what I am you sacrifice many things. I don't think…"

"Please," Issei bowed down to me. "Please help me senpai." I rubbed my head. In all honesty I didn't want to make Issei a Jaeger or force him into my faction. I just wanted to warn him but it seems I've placed him in a corner. Much like I was in the old days but I survived on my own then again I didn't have a family or anything to protect and risk everything for. I'm a little curious about what sort of Jaeger he'd be though with the blood forces his mind to become more rational and calms his thought processes.

What role would his spirit implement? Mine is death but what might his be? If I still held on to my Jäger calendar I could predict his possible role. Then there's the egg within him. If he becomes like me it will for sure hatch and god knows what will happen next. Might as well see.

"Elide."

"Yes master," she said in the spot in which she stood before when she brought the trey as if she never left. Issei jumped back and shielded himself from her but she paid him no mind.

"Bring me the chalice please." She looked at me with confusion then turned her gaze to Issei.

"Y-yes master." She bowed and left to grab the chalice.

"To become a Jaeger you need to do one simple thing Issei."

"What's that…?"

"Sit down." He blinked and complied. "You need to drink my blood mixed with pale and then I'll..."

Issei winced. "Like in Dragon Age?" I don't recall playing that game but nodded regardless. "Will I have nightmares?"

"Maybe. The blood effects everyone differently."

"Master," Elide greeted as she placed the chalice in front of me. I picked up the silver chalice and walked out the room with it in hands.

"Viser," I called and the demon as I walked up to her. She scoffed but bit into her wrist and held it over the open end and allowed blood to pour into it. "Elide." The spirit did the same and let it drop into the chalice. I walked to my room and grabbed the blood of an angel and that of a werewolf and placed it inside as well. Lastly I placed my hand over it and it filled it the rest of the way to the brim with my blood. Blood that is red with strands of black within them. I returned to the living room and placed the chalice on the table after adding a bit of pure crystalized od and lightning to it and sat back down.

"Issei, if you drink this I want you to know that there is not turning back. You will be human but in a primal and instinctive in a way." The blood of every inhuman thing will clash within him but it's better than just my blood. My blood could have worked alone but with it diluted with the blood of the other worlds it should bolster his chance of survival.

Issei reached for the chalice and slip it towards himself. "What will happen to me if I drink this?"

"You will gain strength, power, and much more but everything has a price. You will become like me. You will hunt monsters and even feel them where your brand will be."

"Brand?"

I pulled off my coat and showed him the brand upon my right arm given to me by my first monster kill when I was an adolescent and supplemented by my prior master. I focused od into them and they glowed respectfully. "When a creature is near either my right arm or my chest will shiver. The same will come to you." I pulled my jacket back on. "If you wish to take this leap and become my junior in every way then drink. I sat back down and crossed my arms. "If you don't wish to you can leave. I've told you everything I wanted you to know so… actually there's one last act I have to make in order to finalize the Change. You see I have to…"

"Yuck!" Issei slide the chalice away. I looked into it and saw it empty. Completely empty without even a drop left. He drank it all? Damn. He just needed a sip. Maybe that was my mistake of filling it to the brim. Issei licked his lips then wiped them with his sleeve. "Sort of sweet though." Sip of my blood can killed a pool of fish and he just took an entire chalice.

"Issei, you may want to relax."

He looked with a quizzed expression. "What do you mean?!" He shot to his feet full of energy. "I feel… feel good…" He said in a near dreamy state of euphoria. But with pleasure something also follows. "So why would I…?"

Issei's eyes widened and then he hunched forward as I stabbed my fingers into his core. Od from my right arm burst into his wound slowly fermenting it. I brought my left hand up and grasped his heart and I mean that quite literally. We are born from pain and agony so great so any other before it will mean nothing to us. I yanked my hand out of his body and felt blood from him spray over. I wasn't finished though. I rose my hands as they glowed their respected colors. By this point the blood was reacting and reaching his brain. An orb of chaos spawned in my palms and I moved my hands to run parallel along this head before gripping it tightly before he could fall. I closed hands into fists and like a puppet he fell to the floor.

The Change is supposed to be a slow process that takes months to complete without fierce training to help the body accommodate without serious complications, but this method will rush the process with a highly arisen rate of death or possible Fall Out. His chance to survive after my touching of his soul and spiritual core will be close to zero but I did warn him. After drinking my blood he would have died for sure without my continuing the steps to becoming a Hunter. This is the introduction before the first.

"That's why." I licked my fingers of the blood that stained them and felt my body shiver. This boy has powerful blood but not a virgin... strange unless he's been training without my permission. Then again I was watching him but didn't think he'd go that far with that one cute wolf girl. I looked down to the body currently in a spasm. I sat down in my chair and watched as the boy screamed with a body racked with pain unimaginable. I'm sure the dragon within him is slowly but surely regressing as well. Maybe he'll become at powerful as myself one day. I'll have to call Reave later to get his input.

"Damn you fucked him but that was ballsy," Viser said from the frame of the opening to the hallway.

"Elide." I called.

"Yes master." I took a sip of the tea her prepared. "This is excellent as always." The elven woman smiled and flushed.

"AHH!" Issei roared as his jugular veins turned black followed by his eyes.

This is going to take a moment.


I turned a page of my book when I heard a loud groan. I checked my watch. Only been two days, seven hours, 13 minutes, and 47 seconds since he took in my blood and began the process. Not bad I suppose. For a moment I thought he was dead for a moment there. He stopped breathing for about nine minutes but it seems he's come back. I've had to kick a reaper out of my house by the time the seventh minute came up. Lucky brat.

I closed my book and tossed it towards the bookcase. It landed perfectly into its spot. "Ahh," Issei groaned again. I picked up a dagger of silver and one of iron and checked them over for how fine the edge is. These will do that much is sure. I stood up from my chair and walked over to the kid still on my floor. He rolled over to his back and opened his eyes. They turned red for a second and the brand on his abdomen glowed as well through his clothing. A claw? He's the sort to attack then instead of defend like myself. Interesting.

"S-senpai?"

"Are you going to grovel on my floor all day?" I reached for him and he weakly took my hand.

"AHH!" He roared in pain and grabbed his stomach.

"Bite through the pain. It won't get easier from here." I pulled him up from the floor to his feet. "So stand."

"Senpai," Issei coughed as he struggled to keep his footing. "This feeling…"

"Your body being on fire or the cold shiver up your spine." I took his arm and placed it over my shoulder. I dragged him to the bathroom and sat him down on the bench inside. "Its going to take you about a month or so for the blood to fully integrate with your body as you can see." I pointed to his neck in the mirror. Issei weakly reached for him neck and then his face.

"I…" He coughed a couple times.

"Don't talk yet. You're dehydrated and can barely function. Remove your top please."

I pulled some bandages out from my cabinet. When Issei took his top off I wrapped his neck with bandages to hide his markings. "At all times I need you to stay near me. If something that makes you shiver comes near you don't upset the monster and wait for me." I finished his bandages at his neck and hands. "Don't touch anyone for at least another two days." Issei said nothing. Actually he felt a little emptier than before. "Let's go get you some food."


The trip to the local dinner was quiet until Issei ordered his food. Issei drank a strawberry ice cream shake with at least nine plates of what were hamburger steak dinners in front of him. Issei wore such a blissful smile on his lips as he drank with his eyes closed even. During our walk here he kept shivering and looked around fanatically from one place to the next. I had to chop him on top of head to get him to calm down.

When he finished his treat and leaned back in his chair and tapped his stomach. "Man that filled a hole." I smiled at the kid and shook my head.

"Your appetite will be much larger at times and you'll feel things you never thought possible… how do you feel Issei?" He opened his eyes and regarded me with a little anxiety. "What's wrong?"

"I just feel sick." Understandable. Of out all the monsters and devils in this town I'm probably the most dangerous after all I have more than one soul in this body.

"Its okay. Once you gain your first Depth its easy to be seen as more than just another monster or demon if you're not careful." I rose my hand up before the kid could speak. "I'll explain everything in time but for now relax. You've been suffering from the Alteration for two days now and its best you take it easy."

"O-okay senpai." Issei shuffled in his spot a little.

I sighed and reached over to this jacket. "Your knives are showing. Keep your life hidden." I closed it at that center button.

"Ah-sorry."

"It's fine but remember now that you're a Tyro you're basically living between the borders. You can see and feel them but they can feel you unless you control your Od. Od is like mana if you want a way to understand it with your limited knowledge."

"So I can use magic?"

"Maybe. It depends on you. My magic grew from my desires. It depends on what you'd want it for."

"Sir," the waiter from before came with a grossed out look on his face.

I rose a bill up. "Keep the change." I stood up to my feet. "Let's get to school. Its almost time." I checked my watch. Its six in the morning right now so its about time we left.

"Coming." Issei stood up and walked right up to me.

"I said keep close but now that close." Issei stepped back a bit.

When we reached school we had maybe an hour for it to start.

"Come with me." With that I stood up to my feet and walked up the stairs to begin my nice walk around the hallways.

"W-wait senpai!" The loud pervert caught up to me as I paced down the hallway. We took the stairs up to the roof and walked through the door.

"Close the door." Issei did as told and closed the door to the roof. "There are more than angels in this school." I sat down and leaned against the door.

"What do you mean?" Issei's questioned but I pointed to the spot next to me. Quietly he sat down as well.

"Devils are in this school as well."

"The devil is here!"

"No, not the devil. The new age of hell spawn creature are called Devils. I mentioned this but I suppose you forgot." Issei rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"So whose a devil here?"

"I'll leave you to figure that out." I pulled a charm necklace out of my pocket as well as a Christian cross."

"Those will protect you from possession as well as a devil trying to change you. If a monster gets too close and tries to attack you act like yourself and aim for the heart."

Issei paled a bit but that quickly faded away with his eyes drooping a bit. His mind is beginning to take to the change it seems. Quite quickly as well "If it comes to that I'm not sure if I can senpai."

"You might not have a choice Issei. You're a Hunter now so your body will react to protect yourself. If your instincts take control you might do something you might regret." I rose a finger. "A human is the universal middle ground. Humans can become anything they wish to with the right nerve and relentless determination to get to their goals. You know about vampires correct?" Issei nodded. "They started out as humans before they became monsters that devour human blood. Some Devils were humans forced to rise as Devils after death or near it. Some can become witches and some can become gods."

"Are you a god?"

I shook my head. "I'm not a god nor do I wish to be one."

"Why not?"

"Because I've killed a god before."

"Really? That's awesome?"

I chuckled a bit at this. "As a Jaeger we are the middle ground. I have holy and demented powers within me coupled with a few others; all have prolonged my life. I'm human but not normal."

"So you like a nephilum or something?"

"No, the last one I saw I killed him before he could turn to the dark side."

"They exist?"

"They existed. I killed the last one like I said before they could turn to the dark side fully. The powers of heaven and hell in one body is too much for this world to handle."

"So you've killed a lot of things huh?"

"Any monster that threatened me or humanity I took care of. That's our role. To keep an eye on the Angels, Devils, and monsters in this school will be yours"

"Ah, I see."

I waited.

I waited some more.

I waited for another minute.

"What!" And there it is. "All three are here!?"

"I'm keeping things in check so far but now that the fallen have made a move the wheels will start turning." I leaned forward. "You should know study more in mythology and lore class if you can. Most of it isn't hearsay."

"And this can help me protect myself."

"And your family." I added in. "Your family might become targets to get to you as well."

"Then I have to get strong quick and…"

"Issei." The kid settled down and slumped down to his rear again. "I am still your senior. I'll provide you with training, knowledge, and weaponry but I ask that you trust me to take care of everything. I'll keep you and your family safe and once you're registered the organization will ensure their safety."

Issei sighed and fell down to ground. "Thank you senpai... This is too much."

"It always is right off the bat but unlike me in the past you have help and a senior." I'm one of the first after all. "Place those charms around your neck and get to class. We can meet at the usual place at lunch time."

"Okay senpai." Issei walked out the door downstairs leaving me alone on the roof. Well, not totally alone. I turned my eyes to the side and walked towards it.

"You really thought I wouldn't notice you… Kiba." The blonde boy walked out of the shadow and gulped as I glared down at him. "I warned you what happens when eavesdrop."

"S-sorry." The kid rose his hands up. I'm much faster than him and he knows it so if he tries anything… I need a distraction anyway.

"So what do want Kiba? I know you heard nothing because of the charms I wear so what are you still here for?"

Kiba pulled his eyes towards the door. "That guy… bucho wanted him."

"And his sacred gear?" Kiba nodded. "And then I came and threw a brick in the plan then?"

"Not essentially. He can still be changed…"

"But its much more difficult now that he knows that your kind are in this school. I've warned him about your kind and the rest anyway." Kiba smiled and faced to the right. "I suppose it will be much more difficult but Bucho might find a way."

"We will see." I walked to the door and opened it. "You haven't talked about me to your leader like we agreed correct."

"I've kept what you are a secret from her. I'm a man of my word after all… and don't wish to lose my head."

"Good. Keep it that way and we won't have problems." With that I walked down the stairs with my aim to be the field next to the track today. With my favorite teacher replaced with someone else I don't see the reason to come into the homeroom anymore. Ms. Kujikawa made the class amusing with her attempts to charm me and the new teacher is dense and not that interesting. I would see to my little sister but she's not here it seems. Strange but I guess with a family like hers she's going to be busy some days with business. For now I just need to keep the monsters away from my hatchling. Both of them.


"Senpai." I looked up from my book and saw my newest Tyro in front of me. He looked down though for some reason.

"Issei I didn't see you at lunch time so I got worried," I said while turning the page to my book. This book wasn't bad but it certainly isn't the best. He stood at me with his fists clenched shivering like crazy. "Are you okay?"

He shook his head. "I'm afraid senpai."

"Of…" The thought of a Jaeger fearing anything is almost laughable. Jaeger do not feel fear. Anger, rage, and mind numbing pleasure yes, but never fear. "What are you afraid of?"

"Boobs." Now I'm really curious. What was this kid talking about now? "Boobs so huge and yet I couldn't… I didn't." Aw, I see now. The blood of a dragon like myself has a habit of killing certain parts of your personality. Parts that can compromise your life and his love for breasts can cause his own destruction if not dampened.

"Okay?"

"Red hair, big boobs."

"Gremory," I sighed. My previous notion was crushed into a thousand pieces. Its an hour past school ending so I was a little worried that he might have gotten kidnapped. Maybe this thought isn't as farfetched as I might have thought right off the bat. "So what about red hair and big boobs?"

"She's not human." His first exposure to monsters and devil was the sister of a satan himself along with her crew of devils pieces as well. Being in their presence for a senior Hunter like myself is as bothering as a fly buzzing around my head. For a kid that just became a Hunter a couple days ago it must have been like someone took a buzzsaw to his stomach and the back of his spine. They are powerful and it shows from the pure fear I feel off of him. His human sense of fear in the presence of such beasts must have forced his fight or flight to hit way beyond the 9000 marker.

I reached into my knapsack and pulled out a couple shot glasses and a bottle. I let the liquid fall into the glasses to the brim and placed the bottle down. "Take a drink."

Tap! Tap!

I looked down to the table and saw two empty glasses. Heck in about a minute my entire bottle was gone. "Hicup!" Issei fell down to my seat. Good thing this drink is only 0.01 alcohol else he'd be a little on the tipsy side. "Senpai… she said… I could have long life and… It felt so right. I wanted to do it. Give up my humanity for her."

I sighed. "Typical Devil trick. The use of magic and illusion to take control of your mind. Most demons use this tactic." Issei gripped the sides of his head and smashed his head to the table.

"It was like… being trapped in a room full of naked old dudes... I couldn't think right and my body… The chill go worst."

"That's your instinct warning you against them as well as it fighting against their control. It doesn't feel good; close to torturous really. You choose the ultimate form of humanity as you can get and your body will fight to keep you that way."

"It hurts senpai. I wanted to do it for her and the boobs but if felt so wrong to. I heard a voice telling me they'd use me and I'd be a slave."

"That is right?"

"But she said I could so strong if I… If I."

"Allowed yourself to be subjugated to peerage," I answered for him.

"She said she'd take care or me. I would have a harem. I could touch her…" Issei pulled his face from the table with tears pouring from his eyes. "Senpai the voice said they are all lies. I wanted to believe and I couldn't and they…."

"Its okay to be afraid Issei." I reached over and placed my hand on his shoulder. "It's okay."

Issei blinked and snorted. "They couldn't touch me. I could tell. They asked me to remove my necklace and tell them where I got it." That Gremory still doesn't know about me like Kiba promised else I'd pull his balls off and feed them to my demonic hell hound Sally. This isn't a joke and I do have a hell hound. She's a damn good dog as well. I wonder what she's doing right now.

"Come on lets get your mind off of it." I climbed up to my feet and pulled up my knapsack.

"Senpai?"

"You need to train. Exerting your mind and body helps calm the soul." Issei rubbed his eyes and tried to calm his sobbing. We walked towards the field which had the sprinters hitting it up right now.

"Hai senpai!" A couple girls waved at me and I waved back. I noticed a disgruntled frown on Issei's lips. "I can feel arrows on my back and some bad feeling in my stomach."

"Visual intent. Basically you can feel when someone is watching you and a bit of what they feel while doing it. I'd say by their aura its disgust."

"What? Why?" I didn't answer or bother trying to come up with an answer to give him. I dropped my knapsack to the ground.

"Remove your top and your shoes."

"Yes," he said in an empty tone but followed my order. It seems the world finally crashed upon his shoulders. Good. I removed my boots and my jacket then faced the boy.

"Martial training will help you find a balance. Right now your unstable so come at me with your best shot."

"We're gonna fight?"

"No," I pointed to him. "You're gonna try and hit me. I'm gonna beat you silly until you shape up."

Issei cringed. "But… but…"

I walked up to him and chopped him on top of the head.

"Ow."

"Attack me or I'll do it." I slapped his hands up to his chin. "Put up your guard. Don't you Japanese kids learn self-defense in middle school or something?" I walked back to my spot and waited with my arms crossed.

"Well… here I come! AHHHH!" He roared this with his fist up like an idiot. I took a step to the right and left my foot out. Issei hit my foot and fell straight into the dirt.

"Don't run at your enemy halfcocked Issei. When in anime has that ever worked?"

"Ah, never." Issei climbed up to his feet and rubbed his mouth. "Senpai shouldn't you teach me moves or something?"

"Moves?"

"Why you know like the skullcrusher or the diamond slam."

I rose my foot up and stomp kicked him in the stomach. He keeled over in a bow so I grabbed his head and kneed him in the chin back up until his flew to the tip of his toes. I reached around and grabbed his belt then threw him over my hip into the dirt. "That was a thrust kick to the abdomen, a vertical knee to the chin, and hip toss to the ground. You want to learn more moves Issei?" The kid made a couple squeaks and groans with his face in the dirt. I took a breath and felt my high dragon in me contort my throat.

"Get Up."

The kid was on his feet at attention trembling as if I threw him into an ice bath after a trip through the desert. "Now," I spoke normally. "Any moves I know I learned from experience. You learn how to fight as you go so you will as well."

"But can't you teach me… I mean give me pointers?" I thought on it for a moment. I didn't see a reason not to so I shrugged.

"Don't run up to your mark unless you gauge his level."

"Level? Like in an RPG."

I shrugged again. "Sure. I'm level 85 and your level 5." Issei pouted at me but said nothing in response. "Because of this difference I could kill you with a wave of the hand if I wanted to." Issei didn't laugh but he did smile. I waved my hand and pushed od out towards him. Issei shifted to the left a bit but to late to escape my attack fully. His cheek turned red with blood falling down from a shallow cut. Issei reached up and touched the cut and winced. "Wave of the hand Issei. Understand?" He nodded solemnly. "Now look at me and gauge me with all you know about me." Issei smiled and looked at me. That smile turned into a frown. Then his eyes turned red for a bit as looked upon me. His spirit sight is coming to fruition this early. That dragon in his body must be assisting him.

"You could kill me with a glance." Well I could make his body go into shock that could possible kill him with a killer intent packed glance but I doubt it.

"Do you plan to attack me like before again?" Issei shook his head. "Well," I opened my arms. "I'm waiting."


A/N: Another chapter done with. Please Review and thanks for reading.