(Chapter 7: Ready to Rumble)
A few days have gone by for Issei and so far things were good what with him continuing to do sparring matches with the excitable and giant Tiefling woman that was Korra who made his period of time after school quite enjoyable. Considering that besides him hunting down stray Devils and monsters him sparring and fighting against Korra gave him great amounts of happiness and the same could be said for her considering that if there was one thing she loved to do was fight and punch stuff and Issei gave her that joy immensely.
However, if there was one thing for certain it was the fact that Issei was continuing to keep up his guard; especially since he knew that Rias and Sona were more than likely watching him something of which had the young berserker constantly on guard. Since he wasn't going to let them take away his freedom, because he was going to live his life the way he wanted and not under someone bossy cunt that both weaker than him and had let his town become nearly overran by stray Devils and monsters.
(October 29th 2015, 1:45 Pm, Kuoh Academy)
It was during the last period of the day as Issei was in gym classes doing weightlifting and quite surprising everyone considering that he was bench pressing at the current moment 495 pounds and going like it was no big deal,as he gather a crowd around him. Considering he was lifting more than any student in the history of Kuoh Academy ever had however, his thoughts were currently elsewhere; especially since he was surrounded by possible servants of Rias and Sona and he didn't know who.
"Hey Issei." A voice called out that he recognized all to well
"Oh hey there Saji what can I do for you?" Issei spoke as he set the heavy amount of weight down that clattered to the gym floor
"I was sent here by Sona, you know our student body president to come and get you." Saji spoke as Issei cracked his neck
"Give me a moment will ya." Issei said before going up to his coach and conversing with him for a few moments
"Alright since I've been busting records left and right for gym class Coach said that he'll excuse me for the rest of the period to talk with you so let's go." Issei spoke as they continued to walk until they were out of earshot and eyesight considering he didn't want any prying eyes around
"Ok Saji tell me what the hell is it that Sona wants with me, because last time I checked I'm still public enemy number 1?" Issei questioned wondering what the student body council leader and 3rd most popular girl in school wanted with him
"Look Issei it's hard to explain all I know is that she wanted me to come and get you." Saji responded as even to him he didn't know the specifics of why Sona wanted Issei
"Saji you and I have been best friends since we were 11 and you were there for me when my mother died, so as friends I think you owe it to me to tell me why someone like Sona wants someone like me." Issei spoke to Saji
As Saji and he had been good friends since they were kids and had been for each other and paled around quite often since then with Saji being the main one of the people he knew before he got killed by Yuuma that was there when his mother died nearly 2 years ago; while Matsuda and Motohama were off peeping and perving on female students and some teachers. Therefore Issei by that token had considered Saji to be and still was one of his best and closer friends.
"Issei you wouldn't understand me if I told you what's going on." Saji sighed as Issei was in thought for a moment
"Ddraig can you sense something off of Saji because why does he feel like a lesser version of you." Issei wondered to Ddraig getting small fragments of draconic energy from his friend
"That would be because your friend is a Devil however, as to why you'd feel that its also because he has one of my brethren Vitra within him or at least a fragment of him." Ddraig answered back
"Good to know." Issei said through their link before severing it
"Alright Saji I'm gonna take a stab at it and say that you're a Devil aren't you." Issei said as Saji looked panicked
"Saji don't bullshit as we've been friends for about half a decade and no matter what we've always been straight with each other about everything. So just answer me yes or no are you a Devil?" Issei questioned his eyes staring straight at Saji who gave a nervous sigh
"Fine I guess that I can't lie to you after all considering that we're best friends till the end I suppose. Although I have to ask how did you find out?" Saji spoke as Issei looked around for a few moments before he revealed his Sacred Gear
"Because of this; my handy dandy Boosted Gear and ultimate cheat code to a fight." Issei said revealing the clawed gauntlet
"Well at least I now know why Sona wanted me to come get you." Saji spoke knowing that a Longinus Sacred Gear was a powerful tool to have
"Alright at least I know that despite you being one of them that I can at least trust you. Considering that besides you I don't trust anyone here at all considering they could be working for either Sona or Rias who I'm pretty sure is a Devil." Issei responded considering that despite all else even if Saji was a Devil there friendship came above all us
"Oh she is for certain. By the way if you want I can tell you all of who is on Rias's side if that helps." Saji offered as Issei looked a bit surprised that he was willing to do that
"Huh you're really willing to do that for me? As wouldn't that be considered as treason just to ask?" Issei questioned Saji who shrugged his shoulders
"I don't really care since my friendship with you comes first above all else man. That being said who Rias has on her side is Kiba Yuuto, Koneko Toujou and Akeno Himejima as watch out for those 3 since they'll be either watching you or trying to recruit you." Saji informed him of all of whom was on Rias's side
"Thanks man I appreciate the information and as such and as a late birthday present I think that you should have these." Issei spoke as out of his Boosted Gear shot out the sabre and dagger that he took from Krydor that Saji caught in hand
"Holy shit these are cool."Saji said as he gave both weapons a few test swings
"But please be careful with those as they're very dangerous which is why I suggest using those where there aren't people within swinging distance." Issei spoke as Saji stopped
"Sorry about that it's just that I'm given cool new weapons and all, so cut me some slack." Saji told Issei who could agree after all he was the same way when he got his great-axe
"By the way are you still hung up on trying to get with Sona?" Issei questioned his best friend who held both weapons in a reverse grip
"What do you think man as it's hard when this is the girl of my dreams we're talking about." Saji answered back considering that Sona was for all intents and purposes his dream girl
"Yeah the exact girl who doesn't give you the time of day and who from what I can gather doesn't look at you in the same capacity." Issei spoke knowing the Sitri girl never looked at Saji in that capacity
"I know man I just...I just don't know what to do as on one hand I want to be with and have her as my girl who I would do right by and everything else for under the sun. But on the one hand I'm tired of always being thought as just her expendable pawn since I know that the reason why she got me onto her peerage is because of my Absorption Line. Still I just feel so conflicted over this even after our talk last time." Saji replied to Issei in his conflicting feeling over Sona
"Look like I said the last time we talked about this she isn't worth your time. Because if she isn't returning your affections or feelings then why bother going after her in the first place? Since girls like that and Rias they don't care about us unless we have something they want and your Absorption Line and my Boosted Gear are living proof of that fact." Issei spoke knowing that from his point of view that their Sacred Gears were the only reasons why the two Devils in question even affiliated with them
"I suppose your right considering that besides that the two of us aren't that special in the scope of things." Saji said having to agree with his friend on that subject
"Which is why for the sake of your personal life stop chasing after and caring about Sona. Because all that's ever going to do is just constantly and continually fuck you up inside. So instead of doing that focus on what you want and what matters to you and not her since you're your own man and you have to decide on what matters more. What's going to make you happy and the goals that you want to pursue in life or what some girl that only wants you for your Sacred Gear wants?" Issei advised to him since the less he stopped concerning himself with caring about Sona the more he'd succeed as a person
"You know what Issei I guess that your right and I guess now I can put all of this training that I've been doing to impress Sona towards better use." Saji spoke as he pocketed his dagger in a belt loop
"You've been training?" Issei questioned Saji who nodded
"Of course I have considering that I don't want to toot my own horn but, ever since I got recruited I've been trying to impress Sona with how strong I've been becoming and your looking at someone who by mid December tops is gonna become a Ultimate Class Devil in power." Saji said puffing his chest out with pride
With Saji having been apart of Sona's peerage for the past 11 months and in those 11 months he devoted himself to training and bettering himself as a fighter and wanting to impress Sona with his skill and strength so that hopefully she'd be impressed enough to consider returning his affections. Therefore he had tirelessly worked himself to the bone to accomplish that making himself become faster than any Knight and studying stealth and assassination techniques, as well as ways to not only counter an enemy's tactics and moves but also making himself as detail oriented as possible so that he could be as useful and skillful to Sona as needed and impress her all the same with it.
"Wow I gotta say that's quite the feat you've managed you've managed to get for yourself." Issei said impressed that his friend had made it that far since from what Odin and Thor told him he was only recently at the low end of being on his way to a solid Ultimate Class threat
"What can I say if there's one thing I am it's a hell of a workhorse." Saji said with a smirk
"Alright well it was nice talking to you for a bit. Also if Sona is so dead set on wanting to meet with me then have her do it herself since I'm sure that it wouldn't hurt her to meet me face to face. Since my respect for her right now went down quite a bit considering that she didn't have the lady balls to come and see me herself." Issei said considering that he would've respected her a lot more had she done this face to face with him
"I'll relay that to her; when I see her." Saji spoke as he summoned his Absorption Line
"Anyways I better go and tell her of what's happened since she's probably expecting me." Saji spoke as he looked around to see if there was no one there before extending a bright blue tendril that shot out like a bullet and stuck to a nearby wall
"Alright I'll see you later and remember what we talked about and actually take it to heart and apply it alright!" Issei exclaimed as Saji nodded before swing away to the Student Council Room like he was Spiderman
"Well it looks like you at least have an ally within the Devils." Ddraig spoke as Issei jumped high into the air since he was technically excused from the rest of the period
"Yeah as it helps to have friends in high places." Issei said as he pretty much bounded through the air
"So then what do you intend to do now?" Ddraig questioned as to what he would do now at the current moment
"Probably have some drinks with Fright Knight and see how that goes." Issei said as he continued to leap across the town
"Good luck with that and have fun getting wasted." Ddraig spoke before cutting off the connection as Issei continued to bound off into the distance
(The next evening, 7:35 Pm, Kuoh Town, October 30th 2015)
It was soon the day before Halloween as Korra and Issei had just finished their sparring match with each other evident by the craters and the small buildings, lampposts and other such things being destroyed in the process considering that the two when doing these match now the meaning of hold anything back from each other. As now they were wandering through town looking for something to do as for them their sparring match didn't do it quite well and at the current moment they still wanted more to satisfy their innate need fight and battle, as could you blame them after all since the pair did follow the path of the berserker.
"That was a great sparring match Korra." Issei said as he had his fair share of bruises with varied cracks in his scales and a dislocated shoulder, bloody nose and cracked front teeth to booth
"Yeah that was so much fun!" Korra cheered with her hair disheveled a few dents in her armor, busted lip, a black eye a good smattering of scrapes across her body and a missing tooth but otherwise fine
"So then how are you liking things here in Kuoh so far?" Issei asked her wondering how she was liking being here in his town
"It's so much fun here actually. As there's all this cool stuff for me to fight as last night I got to fight a Minotaur it was so much fun!" Korra told him remembering how she got to uppercut its head off
"Good for you. As you see I told you things were gonna be great here and I delivered on my promise." Issei spoke as he casually spat out a small bit of blood from his mouth
"You sure were and I wanted to ask you something?" Korra asked as they continued to walk through the night
"Sure what is it." Issei responded
"When can you and I beat up a dragon? Because I really want to punch one since it sounds like so much fun to fight one!" Korra spoke her voice growing in volume
"Tell you what Korra next month we'll take a trip to go and kill ourselves a blue dragon, but until then I think I can give you a good substitute and have you help me beat the hell out of a cloud giant next week." Issei told her since he was gonna wait a while to go dragonslaying again
"Cool I can't wait where's the giant at as I want punch his face in?" Korra asked pretty much jumping up and down with excitement
"He's about a little ways outside the town and terrorizing a place not far from here. As I promise you Korra next week that you'll be killing yourself a giant I promise you that much." Issei promised to the giant Tiefling woman who picked him up and began hugged him
"Thank you Issei you're the best!" Korra spoke happily as she continued to squeeze Issei in her muscular arms
"Korra….remember what we...talked about...when you hug people….." Issei breathed out as Korra remembering that dropped him promptly on his ass
"Sorry I just get so excited that I can't help myself ya know." Korra apologized rubbing her hand behind her back
"It's no problem just remember that while I'm durable you still are considerably stronger than me." Issei responded as he got back up
"But hey on the plus side you relocated my shoulder, so that's a bonus." Issei added as his shoulder had been popped back into place
"Hooray!" Korra exclaimed
"So what do you want to do now?" Issei asked her
"Well we can go fight those guys who have someone." Korra pointed as she saw what was up ahead
That being a dozen stray exorcists holding in chains youkai children with one of them being a blonde 9 tailed kitsune no more than 10 years old to a small shipyard where they followed and saw youkai children numbering in 2 and a half dozen. All of which were being lined up with many other stray exorcists and magicians lining them up for what could be only assumed was for execution as they all stood their petrified as light rifles were trained on them.
"So then Korra you want to punch people and be a hero at the same time?" Issei asked as Korra nodded happily
"Of course Issei as never before have I wanted to do something so badly until this moment." Korra said as she was ready to save the children
"Alright well its time for us to do that Hellfire Drop we've practiced." Issei spoke as he proceeded to lift up Korra
"Ok Issei launch me." Korra told him as he obliged and launched her high into the air
"Alright Ddraig let's do this shit." Issei spoke as he ran into the fray with Khorok Kladdin
"Let's do this partner." Ddraig spoke as Issei hefted his great-axe
Before the children could be executed they saw a bright green comet of flame and soon enough it crashed down blasting apart things and knocking over everyone in a shockwave of lime green hellfire as several magicians and stray exorcists were caught aflame and screaming in pain. As the children were soon even more afraid as out of the flames and looking like Satan's daughter was Korra with smile on her face walking towards them.
"Hi I'm Korra and my friend and I are gonna keep you guys safe." Korra spoke as the light bullets bounced off her skin as she barely felt a thing as she used her monstrous strength to rip up a large piece of boardwalk and stone before using it as a shield
"Now then everyone get behind me and I'll get you somewhere safe ok." Korra told them as one of them nodded ok and they began following the massive Tiefling to being out of harm's way
"Get the children!" A magician yelled out before being bisected
"Over my dead boy any of you are." Issei growled having gone into a rage
"How dare you get in our way those abominations deserved to die or better yet be sold to the highest bidder." A stray exorcist spoke with greed and murder in their voice
"Exactly as filth like that deserves nothing but, death and we were about to deliver that before you and your monster interrupted." Another stray exorcist spoke as Issei tightened the grip on his great-axe
"But you'll do for now after all I think we can all agree that you'll sell just fine to the highest bidder." Another magician spoke preparing a spell
"You can try however, you will fail." Issei spoke and as if to prove his point he swung Khorok Kladdin in a wide arm taking 3 heads off
With that the stray exorcists that number a good 132 soon swarmed Issei and rained down on him however, his scales had during his training hardened enough to where he was now bulletproof as he continued to cut a swath through the opposition as bodies and limbs fell to the ground as a multitude of fireballs soon rained down on him like burning hail. However, it only served to further fuel him in his rage as he swung his axe with great fury for nothing stopped his rampage considering that soon enough he was covered in blood from the bodies he hacked to pieces.
For moments passed until Issei was soon heard the clattering of hooves as he saw a magician who was preparing a lightning bolt spell and one preparing a spell of blight having their head's punched so hard they imploded from the sheer force, as Korra joined the fray her tail happening to whip a magician so hard in the neck that it snapped.
"So then are those kids all safe?" Issei asked as he impaled the hooked end of his axe into a stray exorcist that tried to stab him with a light sword
"Yeah I took them to a warehouse and locked them up real good until we get there." Korra answered as she punched a hole through another magician
"Well Korra you want to make this into a competition of who can take the most people out?" Issei questioned as he gripped a magician that had hit him with a beam of radiant energy
"Sure and just know that I'll win since I've got so many people to punch, so let's do this!" Korra shouted as she proceeded to smash her hands into a female magician's ribcage and the result was it collapsing like a crushed can
With that in mind the duo continued their assault as the magicians and stray exorcists were no match as the two proceeded to decimate their opposition who stood no chance what with Korra punching the heads off of or punching holes through or completely folding over anything that got in arms distance of her as she felt right at home decimating them. While Issei was hacking and chopping his way through magicians as he was in the center of the inferno that was his rage as any spell thrown at him by a magician only served to further empower him in his rage as he responded by chopping their arms at the shoulder and beheading them; while the stray exorcists were split down the middle.
For the two were truly a fierce display and glad that the youkai children were not around to see this considering that what they were attacking and killing in such brutal manner that it would scar them for life.
"What the hell are these two?" A stray magician questioned as they and a compatriot were trying to restrain her with black and thick tentacles however, they did nothing but serve as an annoyance
"I don't know but, whatever they are they must…" The 2nd magician spoke as the with the 5 that were trying to restrain her a axe blade soon had cut one in half"I'm sorry but your friend is no longer alive, you can reach them again when you see them in fucking hell." Issei snarled as he breathed fire burning 3 out of the five who didn't put up defensive spells in time
"No fair you stole mine." Korra complained as her she punched through the remaining two like wet tissue paper
"Well I didn't see you getting to them, so I assumed that they were up for grabs." Issei retorted as he blocked light bullets with Khorok Kladdin
"Fine but the ones on the left are mine." Korra spoke jumping off elsewhere as she began to tear a group of stray exorcists a whole litany of new ones
"You sure have a talent for making an odd set of powerful allies." Ddraig spoke as the punch happy Tiefling got to work obliterating the opposition against them
"What do you expect this is me we're talking about, for when have I done anything normal since we've started working together?" Issei questioned in response as he had to dig his clawed hands into the ground to avoid being blown back by shockwaves of thunderous force
"Fair enough point however, I think you might want to ramp things up considering that your Tiefling friend beating you." Ddraig spoke considering that she was proceeding to obliterate magicians and stray magicians with each punch sending out a shockwave
"Oh that tears it; I'm not letting her beat me by a longshot!" Issei spoke as he slammed his great-axe into the ground with great force not only cracking but sending out a fierce pulse of pale black lightning
That in mind Issei continued his rage fueled onslaught as through his rage the spells that were thrown after him only caused him minor to near moderate pain and the light swords that were thrown at him only glanced off his armor like scales as he continued to eviscerate and dismember those who got in his way. Motivated not only to protect the youkai children but, to a more selfish end beat Korra as he continued to hack and chop away at limbs and bodies like it was going out of fashion since the berserker in him refused to lose to the large Tiefling woman therefore he was keeping the pressure going.
Meanwhile Korra was having the time of her life; considering that it was as though everyone was just lining up so that she could punch them into oblivion considering that anyone who got in arm's reach of her was soon enough punched to death; with heads flying, torsos and stomach being caved in and bodies flying across the place. For no matter what they did to try and get out of range of the near 10 foot tall Tiefling woman it was to no avail and what made it worse was that any spells used to damage her or knock her back she just got back up and took in stride before proceeding to uppercut your head clean off.
With the two continuing to obliterate the group of magicians and exorcists with the ground beneath them running a deep crimson with blood as small craters pockmarked the area before soon enough the last man fell and they stood among a veritable corpse pile. As flames from fireballs and lightning spells and parts of the area covered in frost as well as bullet holes in the ground and small buildings and boardwalks littered the place.
"Well that was pretty fun." Korra spoke as their were dents in her armor from the spells and bullet fire she had taken but otherwise was pretty fine
"Yeah it was as I gotta say that was a pretty fun time fighting with you even though you beat me." Issei spoke sour at the the fact that he lost to Korra in their competition
"Hey you did your best even though I beat you completely." Korra responded in a semi back-handed manner
"Yeah says the person who beat me by 13 kills; as I swear the one time I challenge someone and it's the one person whose stronger than me out of all my friends." Issei said as a mini raincloud formed over his head
"Oh come on Issei its not that bad besides there's gonna be tons of other stuff for us to beat up that this doesn't even matter!" Korra told him as excitement entered her voice at all the future stuff she could punch into oblivion
"I guess your right, besides that just means that after all those things it's gonna make our rematch that much more fun." Issei responded his mood lightened as Korra smiled
"That's the spirit Issei; now let's get these kids to where they need to." Korra spoke as Issei stopped her for a moment
"Right after we get all this blood and some of the gore off of us considering that I don't think we should scare them anymore than they have been." Issei suggested as they looked at themselves and saw that their current state would frighten the children
"I guess your right, since I'm already scary enough to normal people and how I look and I'd rather not scare the children anymore than they have been. So good call let's go wash our stuff off somewhere and then take to wherever." Korra spoke as with that they went to clean themselves off before returning the youkai children to where they needed to be
(2 hours later, Kuoh Town, 9:57 Pm)
It was soon enough 3 minutes minutes till 10 since it took the two awhile before they reached their destination considering that for one the blonde Kitsune child name Kunou was the better one with directions out of them all and seemed to be the oldest to lead them to where they needed to go and the fact that it was hard to keep the Youkai children under control. Considering that they were still little kids and some of which were still quite hyperactive however, they eventually managed to reach their destination after two hours of wandering as they reached a decently sized mansion that Issei knew had been conjured from magic after all there were enough conjuration mages he met across the 9 realms to know something like this was able to happen.
"You sure this is where your mother is staying Kunou?" Issei asked as the young kitsune nodded
"Yeah mom doesn't like going to hotels all that much; considering that things are kind of weird when you're a youkai and since my mom is kind of the leader of our faction a lot of people try to kidnap her like what happened to me. So she uses magic to make this stuff for us to live in when she has to do stuff." Kunou spoke as all of the youkai children rushed in
"So do you know why they took you, since you said your mom is important?" Korra asked
"I don't know probably to use me to have my mom or something, as I'm only 11 you know so kind of hard for me to know all of what's going on. So cut me some slack." Kunou said considering that she was just a child so some slack had to be given
"You do make a compelling point." Issei responded knowing that was a good point
"Hey Kunou what's your mom's name again?" Korra asked wondering what the young kitsune's mother's name was
"It's Yasaka and why?" Kunou asked the giant Tiefling woman
"Because this." Korra answered back before clearing her throat
"HEY YASAKA GET YOUR FURRY BUTT DOWNSTAIRS WE GOT YOUR BACK DAUGHTER FOR YOU!" Korra yelled as loud as she could across the mansion halls as her voice reverberated throughout the mansion interior
"Was that really necessary?" Issei asked having to had covered Kunou's ears so she wouldn't go deaf
"I'm sorry but, do you have a better idea since I'm not gonna go searching through this whole place since I still wanna punch stuff in the face." Korra spoke as she wasn't go from door to door seeing which one was Yasaka's
"She does raise a point since what else are you going to do; just go from door to door." Ddraig piped up
"You're not helping." Issei responded to the dragon of domination
"Regardless I think you've gotten the girl's mother's attention." Ddraig spoke as Korra and Issei saw who could only be Yasaka coming from the upstairs
Yasaka was a woman in her early 30's that was a voluptuous woman that had more curves than a race track and was above average in height standing at 5 foot 8 with reddish golden eyes and a thick curtain of wavy goldenrod colored hair that stopped a few inches at her waist. For she wore a crimson nightgown that failed poorly to conceal her curves however, you could she that she had been worried sick over her missing daughter by the bloodshot eyes and bags under her face
"I believe you're missing this." Korra spoke as she picked up Kunou like she was a can of Pringles and handed her to Yasaka
"Thank you for finding my daughter!" Yasaka spoke cheerily with motherly love in her voice as she was damn near smothering Kunou
"It's not that hard considering we found her with the other children that are probably running around here, so your double welcome for that." Korra spoke knowing of the other 2 dozen youkai children running around here
"They'll be fine as the servants in this will see to it they're taken care of." Yasaka told the duo as ethereal servants around the house floated across the halls
"Well I was actually wondering why were all those kids kidnapped and in chains by all of these magicians and stray exorcists that we killed off to save your daughter and those children?" Issei questioned the adult kitsune
"I think its better if we discussed this in private, but not before I put Kunou to bed." Yasaka spoke as during the brief conversation the younger blonde had fallen asleep
"Alright sure after all I bet she's tuckered out after all she's been through." Issei said understanding that young Kunou probably needed a good night's rest after all that's transpired
"Thank you as this won't take long at all." Yasaka spoke as she went back upstairs with Kunou to tuck her in
It wouldn't be long after Korra and Issei helped themselves to some food provided by the servants after all saving children and the daughter of the Youkai Faction's leader and sparring prior had worked up quite the appetite for the two. Which was why after stuffing their faces they met back up to Yasaka's bedroom to where it took the ethereal servants getting an extra large chair for Korra considering the fact that out of all 3 she was the largest of them all.
"Once again I'd like to say thank you for what you've done tonight, for the Youkai Faction will be forever in your debts." Yasaka spoke in vast appreciation
"It's no problem Mrs. Yasaka after all I got to do my favorite thing tonight after all, so its was a pleasure since I really like to fight." Korra spoke with a wide grin
"Well its a good thing that your love of fighting saved them and my daughter. Since this is a problem that has been going on for quite awhile now and I know the cause behind it." Yasaka said with a sigh in her voice
"Really well would you mind telling us?" Issei asked wanting to know all of what was behind this
"I will since you may be able to help us." Yasaka replied
"For about a year now we've been accosted constantly by a terrorist organization that calls itself the Khaos Brigade namely their hero faction." Yasaka told them with bitterness and spite in her otherwise polite voice
"Ok well what is it that they want exactly that has to do with kidnapping children?" Korra asked wondering why they'd be kidnapping kids
"Because that particular faction has is it in for our Faction seeing as how just because of the simple fact that we aren't human that we should be exterminated. And have taken to kidnapping our children to sell into slavery or execute, launching terror attacks on multiple places where we've taken up residence across the globe and killing many of our people and leaving many homeless as a result. For we've been fighting them off as much we could but understand that it is not an easy task; especially since they have those that wield holy and demonic swords, Longinus Sacred Gears and to top it off are descendants of famed heroes giving them added power." Yasaka spoke with a heavy sigh considering the fact that they've been a blight on her people
"So I can assume that they had your daughter kidnapped to get to you then?" Issei assumed as Yasaka nodded
"Yes that's correct as they're nothing if not crafty in their ways and therefore sought to anger me and unbalance me by kidnapping and possibly killing Kunou and therefore sending me into a rage. Which would've spelled disaster for my people since I'm not one who takes loss very well and have had quite a history of acting extraordinarily brash in my younger years." Yasaka responded knowing that in her rage at the loss of Kunou she could've done something quite foolish
"Which is why I on behalf of the Youkai Faction thank you and wish to reward the two of you in any capacity I can." Yasaka thanked them once again
"There is one thing that we could both use actually and one thing that I'd like personally." Korra spoke up
"Really what would that be?" Yasaka questioned as to what it could be
"Well I was wondering if you could make us a place to train and spar in considering that it would be nice to have something that we can do that in without wrecking the entire town. So if you would please make it super cool to because I want to have a lot of fun when I punch Issei's face in." Korra requested as Issei deadpanned at his friends' request
"She really likes to beat things up just so you know and please be sure to make it very,very, very durable." Issei said as Yasaka's expression neutralized somewhat
"Ok the well I'm sure I can have that commissioned by the end of November at the earliest since there are still the matters of my people I must attend to, so it will take some time to happen." Yasaka spoke as that could be easily done although something like that would take considerable time
"Sweet! Also I wanna know if there's anyone super cool you've got that can train me since I know I can punch stuff really good and all but, I want to do it even better. Besides I really want someone to help me stick it to magic using people since all they do is cheat with their stupid magic, so is there anyone you know like that?" Korra asked wondering if they had someone super cool and awesome to teach her how to hit people better
"Actually there's someone that I do know and it has been awhile since he's had a student, so I'm sure I can get him to train you even if he is an impulsive jackass." Yasaka spoke knowing a certain monkey that could do the job perfectly
"Hooray! I get someone to teach me to punch better." Korra cheered in excitement as her tail whipped about furiously
"And is there anything I can do for you?" Yasaka questioned as Issei pondered this for a moment
"Yes as I was wondering if you could have me go around getting rid of monsters for you and some of these jerks from the Khaos Brigade. Since I don't really have a job at the moment and since I'm pretty good at killing stuff I'd like to work for you guys in getting rid of stuff that's a detriment to your people" Issei requested since not only would this allow him to satiate his need to fight but also to a slightly noble degree allow him to help these guys out
"That is a request I can certainly oblige by and you will be notified of when we have a task for you." Yasaka spoke thankful for that
"It's no problem and that's really the only thing I can think of really that I want." Issei said as he couldn't really think of anything else
"Well then I will have all of that taken care of for the 2 of you and if you'd like you can stay here until the morning for your efforts." Yasaka offered the two since it was the least she could do
"Thank you." Issei spoke simply
"Awesome but, do you have a bed big enough for me since I'm pretty huge?" Korra questioned wondering if they had anything large enough to do so
"I'm sure we can make accommodations for you." Yasaka spoke knowing full well that the accommodations could be made for someone of Korra's towering size
"Thank you very much I appreciate it." Korra thanked as she got up
"Well it was a pleasure meeting you Mrs. Yasaka and happy to have helped save your daughter." Issei said as he rose from his seat
"I'm just thankful that you rescued her and those children as I don't know what I'd do without her in my life." Yasaka thanked him
"Trust me its no problem after all no mother should be separated from her child like that, so I was proud to have done what I did." Issei responded considering that from personal experience he was very much happy to reunite a mother and daughter
"You truly are a kind young man." Yasaka spoke as he nodded
"Just doing what I can to be a good man like my mother has raised me to be." Issei spoke as he stretched himself out
"Now if you don't mind I'm going to be turning in for the night." Issei said as he walked out of her bedroom
"Well then have a goodnight then." Yasaka responded as Issei walked towards his quarters for the night to retire
"I'm surprised you didn't stare at or try to grope her assets." Ddraig spoke to Issei
"Come on Ddraig she's a mother that had her child missing after who knows how long I wasn't about to perve on her." Issei spoke considering that his new rule had helped him know when and when not to be a pervert
"Besides she's not like those girls at the academy as I could care less about them. Since she actually has something worthwhile in her life unlike them; that and I don't think it would be good for my health to be a pervert towards the leader of an entire faction." Issei added since unlike the girls at Kuoh Academy this Yasaka was someone he could actually see worth respecting
"Wise words there. As it looks like you've come a very long way from what you once were." Ddraig spoke knowing that Issei has grown very much as a person
"Thanks I appreciate the compliment." Issei spoke as he yawned and with the help of the servants found his room for the night
"Now then if you don't mind Ddraig I'm gonna turn in since I've got an big day ahead of me after all a lot of monsters are gonna come out on Halloween; which means I'll need to be at my A-game." Issei spoke as he soon took off his ragged clothes and hit the bed for Halloween was gonna be a busy night for him
(2 days later, November 1st 2015, 9:45 Pm, St. Petersburg, Russia)
It was a quarter till 10 at night as Saji had after some time from the contacts he's made during his time as a Devil found the location to one of the Vitra Gear's that being of the Black Blaze Flare which was in possession of a rogue vampire from the Tepes faction that had been going around causing havoc in drinking blood from the innocent at night. Therefore Saji found this as an excuse to further put his skills to the test especially since he'd been practicing with his sabre and dagger and found that it came quite easy for him to wield but, then again when you practice to be as good as what he did then it was no surprise that he soon adapted them to his style of fighting.
"Now then if I were a vampire that had a Sacred Gear where would I be?" Saji wondered as he was in a jet black with deep cobalt trim version of Connor from Assassin's Creed outfit with the Sitri sigil on the back
"Come on Saji think use all of that training and that experience you've had from previous jobs to figure this out, as you should know this." Saji said to himself as he stood upon a rooftop
For Saji's contracts unknown to Sona and the rest of the peerage were him being a hitman and assassin for hire against those who dabbled in the supernatural to which put his skill use and training not to mention his love for Assassin's Creed and games like it to use. Therefore he had made it a mission for himself during that time to analyze things such as tactics and environments to his use to his benefit in sneak attacks and ambushes for killing his targets.
"Think…." Saji thought as he surveyed the area before his eyes widened as he saw his target
"Jackpot time to go in and do this." Saji spoke as he jumped off the building and using the skills of parkour he's developed before and during his time as a Devil sprung into action
"If there's one thing I love its when my food is cooked properly." The vampire spoke as it used the jet black and imperial purple flames of Vitra
"No please I don't hurt me!" A young blonde woman begged for her life in a thick Russian accent
"It's too late for that now." The vampire said with malevolence in his voice as he would've roasted her and savoured her seared flesh and nice boiling hot blood
If it weren't for the fact that a dagger ripped its way into his flesh as a caustic acid melted the surrounding skin and soft muscle beneath while the sabre pierced its way into his thigh causing a flame like radiance to burst forth and blow out a sizable chunk from the back of the vampires thigh causing it to scream and his away.
"You have something I want, so either give it to me now or you will suffer the consequences." Saji ordered holding both the dagger and longsword in a reverse grip
"You think that you can order me around; I'm a vampire damn it and I don't have to give anyone anything all I need to do is feed on roasted flesh and boiling hot blood." The vampire spoke as from its back was a greatsword that seemingly was pulled from the shadow itself
"Great I'm dealing with a cannibalistic vampire." Saji sighed as he readied his blades
"Well all I'm telling you right now is that this is your last chance either give me that Sacred Gear you've got or I'm gonna slice you up like a Christmas ham." Saji said as the clouds parted as the rays of the moon parted
"Like I'll surrender something like this to a impotent whelp like you, as you'll make a fine meal when I kill you since I've never had Devil before." The vampire responded as his fangs shined in the moonlight before charging after Saji
Saji soon saw the charge coming and with that backflipped onto an adjacent wall before briefly running up the wall with the vampire using the flames of Vitra to incinerate his new meal/target however, it was much easier said than done considering that before the flames even hit the brick walls he was already a few feet up the building. That in mind said vampire had to also scale up the wall as he tried repeatedly to blast Saji with flame but to no avail before he soon reached the roof and quickly hid himself away before the vampire soon reached the roof with sword at the ready as he scanned the area.
It wasn't long before Saji soon thrust his longsword-like sabre into the side narrowly missing the left lung as the flame like radiance cracked through and nearly broke the ribs as it lit up the inside of his torso like a torchlight in darkness. As he soon dodged a overhand swipe from the large blade before having to bend backwards from a strike meant to slice him in half before he stabbed the vampire thrice in the stomach as caustic acid spread and melted his flesh causing him to stagger back as he glared angrily at Saji before charging up a fireball to launch at him.
"Alright Saji let's take a look see what exactly makes this guy tick." Saji said as he dropped to a crouch
"From the way he's just thrown around the Black Blaze Flare like a child's toy means that he must've recently received it since he's just throwing it around like a monkey throwing its own shit. Which means that it won't be that hard to avoid." Saji thought as he easily dodged the streams of flame that the vampire through at him
"However, the main thing I'll have to worry about is that sword of his since he may not look like it but, damn does he swing that thing around which means if I'm not careful enough. That I'll have to start using my Knight trait since damn him for having vampire strength." Saji spoke as he put his blades up in a X formation to block the huge sword
"Stand still so I can drink your blood already." The vampire snarled as Saji stood his ground with eyes blazing with determination
"No but how about something else that's better." Saji spoke as he began to have tendrils from the Absorption Line snake out
"And what would that be?" The vampire questioned as the flames began to surround them
"Asphalt." Saji simply responded as the tendrils wrapped around his legs and threw him to the ground below
With that in mind Saji jumped down after the vampire as they clashed on the way down as while the vampire had strength on his side Saji from having trained himself so diligently and near obsessively was far greater in speed evident by how he was able to over the course of their trip down land nearly a dozen slash and stab wounds into the vampire's pale flesh. Before they landed with Saji disengaging and hiding within the shadows like a specter while the vampire crashed back down to earth causing the ground beneath it to leave a small crater as the cannibal of a vampire looked through the darkness for his prey.
"Come on out already and maybe I won't make burning you slow and painful." The vampire spoke as the moonlight showed more of his features being that of a quite tall and gaunt looking young man with red hair and freckles
"For you can't hide from me forever so, come out and face me or I'll make my eating your flesh just that much worse." The vampire said on guard as he heard what sounded like footsteps before throwing a fireball
"Damn this Devil's got me so jumpy I'm attacking garbage." The vampire spat in infuriation
"Alright just wait for the right moment and I'll take off one of those arms and get rid of him being able to use that sword of his; which will make going in for the kill all the much easier." Saji thought as he readied his blades as the vampire hearing Saji's faint footsteps kept throwing more black and imperial purple flames
"Stop hiding and show yourself already as this getting annoying!" The red haired vampire yelled out as the area around him was now aflame
"Wait for it." Saji whispered as he got himself into position from his hiding place in the darkness
"And now." Saji said as he quickly sped off
With that he quickly slashed at the vampires eyes with his dagger causing caustic acid to be released as they melted the now bleeding and once bright emerald colored orbs were now ruined leaving him blind as a literal bat as he flailed about in pain, before the pain worsened on his right side as his arm was severed at the elbow causing him to drop the large sword he wielded. As Saji used this advantage to slash across his legs with his longsword causing them to bleed as the radiant energy caused greater pain to the vampire as it flailed about clutching it's bloodied thigh.
"Now then how will you fight me when you can no longer see." Saji spoke as the now one armed vampire blindly looked around for the one that blinded it
"Just you wait till I get my hands on you; do you hear me I'll tear you limb from limb!" The vampire shouted as he blinding clawed and shot streams of fire that Saji evaded and dodged
"But how can since I already destroyed one of them soon to be two." Saji retorted as he calmly as though it was nothing but warm breezes on a spring day sidestepped and evaded the streams of fire
"As it's a shame really as I thought that a vampire would be this majestically intimidating creature of the night. Instead all I get is some cannibalistic ginger that wields a sword like a cudgel and uses what belongs to me like a child's plaything instead of the tool it's meant be; what a waste of space you really are." Saji spoke as he dashed behind the vampire and with a quick flick of his wrist sliced its Achillies tendons from under it causing it to fall to its knees
"Do you not know what I am, for I am a vampire and once I kill you dead there will be nothing to stop me from eating all the flesh and drinking all the blood I want!" The vampire exclaimed trying to defiantly stand however, Saji had enough of the vampire talking therefore using both weapons he stabbed it in the lungs
"There now that you've been properly silence, it's time that I killed you once and for all and luckily I know just the perfect way on how to make sure that you never do." Saji spoke as one of the surefire ways he found for killing vampires was either piercing their heart with a stake or beheading them so he went with the latter
"And to think something as worthless as that had what belongs me. Oh well not like it should matter anyways since I got what I came for." Saji thought as the Black Blaze Flare incinerated the corpse into ashes before proceeding to leap onto Saji's arm where the Absorption Line resided
With that the flames didn't really burn Saji's arm before soon growing smaller and more compact before soon enough the small chameleon had morphed from a small black bracer to a slightly ornate and full sized one with the legs of the chameleon fusing into it as it soon looked like a combination of Vitra's original form and its previous one as a miniaturized chameleon.
"Well that's one down and two more to go and soon enough I'll have a full set." Saji spoke before the Sacred Gear pulsed
"So then it looks like you've..got enough of me...that I can finally contact..you." Vitra's voice came out and unlike the other times when he tried to contact Saji with his voice sounding like it was in heavy static and warped this one was much more clear with the static still there
"Huh so I can finally hear you now." Saji spoke as he used an Absorption Line tendril to swing away from the flaming scene before him
"Yes as you finally got half of my power which is enough for me to sufficiently talk with you." Vitra told him as he continued to swing through St. Petersburg
"So then I assume you know of what I want if I'm correct?" Saji questioned as he continued to travel throughout
"Correct you seek out my other two pieces that comprise my Sacred Gear that are the Delete Field and the Shadow Prison correct." Vitra responded as Saji nodded
"Well then its a good thing that I know how and where you can find them although you will need the help of that Issei your friends with and contains my old fighting buddy Ddraig within." Vitra spoke remembering of when Ddraig and himself still had their bodies they would fight occasionally
"Really and why's that exactly?" Saji questioned as to why
"Because they're guarded in research facilities by the Grigori if you know who they are and I assume you do." Vitra spoke as Saji frowned
"Why am I not surprised after all my getting stronger and finding the Black Blaze Flare wasn't easy, so why should finding the other 2 parts be." Saji spoke uttering a silent curse at the fact that it had to be fallen angels
"However, since I share a connection to them I know where there locations are; which makes it easier to find." Vitra responded as Saji raised a brow
"Tell me then so I know where I'm gonna be going soon." Saji requested wanting to know where they were
"The Shadow Prison resides in Berlin and shouldn't be hard enough however, the Delete Field now that's gonna be quite tricky for you to get." Vitra spoke with a small chuckle at the end
"Why would that be as I can handle some punk-ass Fallen Angel." Saji responded knowing he was competent and deadly enough to kill fallen angels
"Because the one that guards it differs between either one of 2 Longinus users one that has the Divine Dividing and the other being the one that wields the Canis Lykaon. As either way you slice it you'll be dealing with their heavy hitters which is why I not only recommend you continuing that training regiment you've started and upping it. But also to bring along Issei for each one since I'd rather not have a host with so much potential die so fast." Vitra spoke since Saji had such potential to be strong and therefore he'd rather not see him snuffed out so fast
"Don't worry since after my talk with Issei a few days ago I now plan on doing whatever I can and must do become stronger than anyone else around me. Since Sona at the moment now means less and less to me and soon will mean nothing which feels weird since getting her to fall for me has been my objective all along. However, I now see that its a worthless endeavor because she like Rias only wants me and Issei for the dragons we've got and without you she wouldn't care about me at all." Saji said knowing that the only reason why Sona had even wanted him in the first place was because he had a dragon Sacred Gear
"Which is why I'm going to return the favor after all its like Issei told me why should I bother to care about her when I'm so expendable. Since I'm just a tool waiting to be discarded at any moment since if it weren't for you Vitra she wouldn't give a shred of a damn about me at all." Saji spoke knowing that was pretty much the main and virtually only reason why she wanted him
"Then its a good thing that you've got me and once I'm fully reassembled then I shall aid you in whatever you need to show that among the Devils you are by far the strongest there is. And show that Sitri girl that to overlook your growing talents as a assassin and covert operative was gone to waste and rightfully so under her." Vitra said knowing that Saji was extremely talented and dedicated to his bettering himself
As to the former Dragon King Saji's talents were being very much wasted under Sona as granted she was a much competent leader than that Gremory girl however, she lacked the drive that Saji had in making himself stronger and bettering himself since all Vitra saw when looking at her was nothing more than a spoiled girl who lacked the drive to become stronger and crush her enemies underfoot. It was that same drive however, he saw in Saji a drive that was thanks to Issei having been accelerated considering that he knew his host worked tirelessly in bettering himself to be stronger not just for Sona but so that when he became a Devil of high enough ranking he wouldn't get killed or easily manipulated as well.
"You really think so Vitra?" Saji asked as the dragon from within nodded
"I do completely as if there's one thing I see in you its a man with great amounts of potential that's letting some Devil who's stagnating in power hold you back. Which is why I want to know that if to get stronger and prove that you are more than just a wielder of my Sacred Gear to her that you will be willing to go down dangerous paths to power?" Vitra asked since there would be things that Saji would have to do that aren't for the faint of heart
"Well lucky for you I don't have that much of a problem if it involves murder considering that I'm already a Devil and it was my own humanity that had me even have such an attachment to Sona. But I think that up to this point its been dying off so if I need to completely kill it to show that I'm worth more to her than just an expendable pawn. Then whoever is in my way better bring there A-game for nothing will stop me." Saji swore as nothing would get in the way of his pursuit of a power not even his own fleeting humanity
"Good to see that you have that unshakable resolve in you, since for what comes ahead you will definitely need it. I certainly look forwards to our time together as partners." Vitra replied since if the dragon could smile it would be a wide one for sure
"Same to you Vitra as we've got a long road ahead of us and I know its gonna be awesome." Saji said as he swung throughout the night with plans for power in his mind
So then with Korra and Issei having sufficiently stopped the forces of the Khaos Brigade from kidnapping and harming anymore children from the Youkai Faction in their twisted crusade to be heroes; Issei joins to stop this from happening. However, we see that with his reunion with his longtime friend Saji that the wielder to Vitra's power proves himself to be very capable and as such now sets himself on a quest for power, as how will this all go you'll just have to wait on the new chapters of The Norse Dragon Emperor.
And I thought to clear things up for what I'll be basing the characters I've introduced off of so far from Dungeons and Dragons here is what their archetype is based off of and their alignment for now.
Issei Hyoudou: Chaotic Good/ Berserker
Rossweisse: Neutral Good/ Arcana/Protection Cleric: Evocation/Conjuration Wizard
Korra: Chaotic Good/ Storm Herald
Fright Knight: Neutral Evil/ Oathbreaker/Death Knight
Well cut that off and hope you enjoyed this chapter as a lot of things that have happened in this chapter are gonna be poppin' off in future chapters that I can't wait to get to so with that being said let's get down to it now shall we.
First off we've got the scene between Issei and Saji that shows that in this that their going to be longtime friends and I'm having their relationship endure and prove itself here considering that they both trust each other completely with Saji revealing who on Rias's side is watching him and Issei trusting Saji of his Boosted Gear. Since I also did this too show that the two will also be there to support each other and the fact that I have a good cop bad cop idea with them with Issei being good cop and Saji being the bad cop, something I can't wait to write about.
Next up we've got Issei and our excitable Tiefling Korra saving the Youkai children from being killed off an sold into slavery by the Khaos Brigade something that I hoped you like since once again en masse battles aren't my forte so bare with me considering that I'm still trying to get better at that, but overall hope you liked it.
Following that we've got the whole scene with Yasaka, Issei and Korra which is a small rundown of how the Khaos Brigade or more importantly the Hero Faction that's part of it ties into to each other since I thought that doing that would be pretty neat and also have Issei have a legitimate reason have encounters with the Khaos Brigade. And no to mention the fact that I will be having Korra receive training and be trained to be a Monk mainly from the Dungeons and Dragons archetype The Way of the Open Hand and anyone who's played as that knows how fucking cool are also if anyone can guess who will be training her then you'll get a cookie.
Lastly we've got Saji fighting and killing a vampire that possessed the Black Blaze Flare and showing off his combat skills something of which I think went pretty well all things considered since I'm using this opportunity to make a darker and somewhat sinister Saji that I hope you guys will enjoy since I've never seen a story where that approach has been taken something that I will be doing as of now. And which will feed into the Dungeons and Dragons archetype that I've decided to have him become that will play its part in combat and story which is the Inquisitive subclass of the Rogue so just be ready for Saji to do things such as torture in the future.
That being said please continue to favorite, follow, review and share this story as much as possible since it helps to know that you guys continue to support the story and I hope you continue to do so over the course of it since it means a lot and helps for it to become the popular story I know it can become as stories are nothing without you guys so thank you. That being said continue to leave reviews since they let me know you like the story and who knows I may get some ideas for future chapters from you guys so please leave them and remember flames will be ignored and criticisms so long as their well thought out and reasonable are welcome.
That being said this is Nomadic Chaos using the power of Chaos to give you bigger and better content as next chapter will be of Issei with Korra's assistance doing one of the favors he owes Rossweisse in getting her a component for a Belt of Giant Strength with them fighting a Cloud Giant, so stay tuned for that.
Part 1 Theme Song: Coming For You by Twelve Foot Ninja
Random End Song: Riot by Three Days Grace
