Times flies, doesn't it? Well, hi guys! It's been at least one month I think :P This chapter is probably going to be much longer than the others because I'm actually going to take a short break after this since shit happened in my life and I really need a break, but before that I want to make another chapter so atleast, you have something to read. I won't discontinue the story but updates may take a little long but don't worry, i will find time. A Lot of you guys have been asking why I added Akeno to the harem and let me list down the reasons why. She was the most voted in the latest chapter and I feel like she may understand issei's pain seeing that she always that her father "betrayed" her and well, I feel like issei and her always have a connection. So, I hope that answered your question. I would like to thank Warrior Of The Forbidden Flame for giving me an idea for this chapter with who you suggested to be in Issei's harem.

Disclaimer: I do not own Highschool DxD

Voting list: Unfortunately, no one made it this round but Rossweisse and Raynare are in the lead :o Remember to vote if you haven't! Oh and Tiamat has been added into the voting list by a request from a reader.

[heroman626] Yep, shit will happen this chapter just without cao Cao...yet

[DraigTrueEmperor9] Sorry about that, just really wanted to make sure people got the anything part clear, don't worry about that though, Issei won't do it.

[rakudaikenshi] Not going to lie, Asia has 4 votes in total, including you and she's one of the girls with the least votes :( and well as much as she didn't see Issei experience pain from raynare, she seemed to know about the incident in volume 10 and for tiamat, well I'll add her

[DragonMaster128] Well, thank you so much!

[1337Pwny] Noted

[FOYX} He isn't going to be pure evil but he sort of will go...kaboom. And don't worry he is on mutual relationship with Ophis for now and in any case, she would probably be on his side.

[Ninjafang1331] thank you

[Karlos1234ify] *Nods Head*

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[Fxtype 456] Well Akeno got as many votes as Gabriel so.. she was added and I feel like she could understand Issei. Sorry if you didn't like it.

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Important Question: Do you want lemons?

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

[Ddraig]

{Albion}

Chapter 7: The Betrayed's Betrayal

"Vali, not so hard.." The muttered voice of Issei was heard as Kuroka eyebrows raised in slight curiosity.

"Shut up! You asked me to help you and now you're complaining." Vali lectured as they remained oblivious to the spying cat-woman outside the locked door.

"I didn't know it would be so tight!" issei suddenly grunted as Kuroka heard shuffling of someone trying to adjust himself.

"Tch..why are you so big-sized?" Vali's annoyed voice cut in as more of issei's panting was heard.

"Vali, I can't anymore...I'm going to..." Issei suddenly groaned.

"WHAT ARE YOU GUYS EVEN DOING?" Kuroka busted the door as she stared at them wide-eyes, expecting to have caught them red-handed.

"Eh? Kuroka?"Issei looked shocked as he stared at he, mouth agaped as his face burned red.

Issei was sitting on the table while Vali was helping him put on his cloak which had somehow got stuck in between his back and his jeans.

"Oh..Kuroka, could you help Hyodou with this, he insists the jeans is his size but its too tight." Vali glared at issei as he made his way out before slamming the door shut.

Unable to contain it anymore, Kuroka burst out laughing as she shook her head before strolling out of the door, leaving a helpless issei behind.

xx

It's unusual to see you here, Ouroboros dragon." The gleaming yellow eyes seemed to be intimidating as it stared down at Ophis, who seemed to take back her human form yet again.

"Great Red, it has been long." Ophis mouthed out in a silent whisper as she stood before him, a powerful tension between them as silence filled the air of their world, like great enemies crossing each other paths.

"It seems you are troubled." Great Red said as he surveyed her solemn face before grunting as she twirled her hair.

"I have been planning to visit the human world." She said as she kicked her legs while siting on Great red.

"I guess you have not heard that the crimson dragon emperor is no longer the servant of Rias Gremory." He said as he flew through another dimension.

"I will still go there...After all, I have to find out why i am not contented with silence.." She mumbled as her seemingly dead eyes stared at Great Red and a sigh escaped her lips.

xx

Rias was undeniably obsessed with her search for Issei, like a plant vying for sunlight, she continued typing furiously into her research yet to no avail, his location was unknown.

To think she had allowed the man she always loved slip away from her grasp two times, her head throbbed uncontrollably as she came to a stop, her breath hitched as she unconsciously placed her hands on her thighs.

Issei...

Her fingers traced the hem of her skirt as she looked away in embarrassment, the blush on her face intensified as her red hair seemed to sway a little as she fumbled around on the chair.

*THONK*

RiaS sat up immediately as she tried to hide her blushing face before turning to the direction the sound came from.

A crescent-white bird stood on the sill of the window as its gleaming black eyes blinked before its beak knocked onto the glass pane again, starting to grip tighter to not lose its balance from the high building,

"A messenger bird?" She asked as she opened the window and the bird hopped in, plopping the small note from his mouth to the desk before flapping its wings and gliding towards where it came from.

Rias grabbed the note, scanning through it before she gasped, her mouth agape as she made her way around the room and she rushed out, nearly tripping on her way out as she ran towards the oh so familiar door before knocking on it rapidly," Onii-sama! Please open up!"

When her tired-looking brother actually came out while rubbing his eyes, he was concerned for his worried sister who looked like she had seen a ghost, worst yet, a dead Issei.

"Rias, its late, why are you so worked up?" He asked, concern written on his face as he ruffled her hair, not noticing the note in her clenched fist.

"Onii-sama, please read this!" She shoved the note into his hands as she stared intently at it,"It seems like he's trying to..."

Diverting his attention from her, he now focused it on the note and his eyes widened at the sight of it.

"Rias, ready your peerage, we will leave once everyone is suited up." Sirzechs said as he gave her a sideways glance, checking if his wife was waking up.

"Hai." This time Rias had a stern expression on her face as she replied before she took a deep breath, stalking off as she straightened her skirt before getting herself ready to wake Akeno and the others up.

xx

Issei combed his hair while pouting as the rest of the Vali team were laughing.

"Okay! I didn't know my waist size became bigger!" He turned around, scowling as he refused to look at them in the eye, "And just because of that, I can't live anymore!" Issei grunted as he slammed the closet door.

Suddenly, Bikou tensed up as he looked around, " Someone's here."

Vali immediately stood as he readied his sacred gear,Albion while the others stood in a battle stance with Issei staring at the entrance.

"Kuroka, the approximate number of the troops." Vali commanded as he casted a few traps around the mansion.

"Its Sirzechs and just Rias Gremory and her peerage."Kuroka spat viciously as she hissed at the nearing presences.

Though, when they had actually stepped in, nobody made a move as Sirzechs walked towards them.

"My, you guys sure are fast." All heads swerved towards issei who chuckled, "one message was all it took, huh?"

"Issei.." Kuroka couldn't believe her eyes as they clouded with misery, had she been a fool all along?

But as he walked forward, Vali managed to notice the small tear in issei's eye as he turned back,"Goodbye."

A sudden magic circle enveloped them as they were sent off to somewhere as Kuoka struggled to keep up and a confused raynare who Vali had grabbed only screamed.

Turning back to his former comrades, Issei smiled,"It will be a shame if there was no fight, won't it?"

And as fast as lightning, he was out of their sight and Rias had never felt more helpless as he commanded Kiba to keep up.

What Issei didn't know was a Gabriel in denial standing there as she pulled him to a corner, hiding them from the others.

"W-what?" Issei's mouth was immediately clamped shut as her breasts pushed up to him, "Hyodou issei, why do i feel embarrassed whenever I see you?" She asked as she stared at him with a desperate gaze.

"How the fuck would I know?" He muttered between breaths as he looked away,"And why would an angel like you be here for?" He countered as he turned the tables, pushing Gabriel till her back touched the cold wall.

Just as Gabriel was about to reply, Issei tensed up as he hurriedly looked back and pushed her away,"Leave, they will misunderstand and the three factions may be brought into yet another war, quick."

He shoved her back and made sure that he was no longer visible before coming face to face with a distraught Kiba, "Ise-kun, please... come back to us."

Issei smiled, his eyes seemed to already hold no sympathy as he only held his hands up,"Well, I'm all yours now, aren't I?"

Sirzechs bit his bottom lip as he stared at issei who only glared back, refusing to say anymore.

"Then, I hereby announce that you are arrested, Hyodou issei, Crimson dragon Emperor."

With a blast so strong, issei accepted his fate like an animal getting caught to be put into the zoo, a single world was enough to describe it: trapped.

xx

Kuroka stared at the cup of tea before her as she stared blankly at it, her eyes swollen and her back slumped more like usual.

Had she been fooled? along with the rest of the Vali Team?

She begged to differ and the note given to her was enough for proof.

After getting teleported away, Kuroka was as ready to receive death only to be found standing with at least a whole troop of youkai in front of them along with the leader's daughter, Kunou welcoming them with open arms.

"Ise and I met when he was on his school trip and we became good friends." Kuou explained as she twirled her hair while bowing her head,"He contacted me recently because of this incident,"

"So you're saying that he already planned this out?" Vali spoke up, a little annoyed he didn't pick up any of Issei's communications and had totally got fooled, it was like issei's april fools prank which he did NOT enjoy.

"Hai, he sent a messenger bird with this." Kunou pushed the letter forward and Vali scanned it immediately.

Dear Kunou,

I am contacting you for several reasons. Firstly, I would like to negotiate with you due to circumstances, I would like to ask you for a favour to pass this to your mother. Since I am now a wanted criminal, I will give only two conditions before I turn myself in. The Vali team has no relationship with any of the attacks and I will take full responsibility, thus, when you reach the given coordinates at the time and date, you will not apprehend them and allow them to be let go. i would also like for you to care for them till I manage to make contact with them.

"Tch!" Vali slammed the desk as everyone jumped up out of fear from the sudden outburst.

"Are we going to get him out?" Bikou asked as he stared at Vali who was biting his lip.

"No."Kuroka spoke, face emotionless as she looked away before smirking,"After all, he did say he would contact us, right?"

As she finished her sentence, Cali seemed to know what she was thinking and groaned but seemed to agree with it as he turned towards Kunou who immediately sat up seeing that the conversation seemed serious.

"We would to request a favour from you."

xx

A well-built handsome young man with black hair and violet eyes sat beside the metals bars as he looked past Issei who sat in a corner, the chains locking him in place dangling as issei shifted uncomfortably.

"it has been long." Sairaorg spoke as he Issei stared blankly at him, refusing to say a word.

Then, issei chuckled,"looks like you're still one loyal dog, aren't you?" His eyes reflected hate and Sairaorg was surprised someone like Issei held so many conflicting emotions in his heart.

He, after all had gone through it himself, the greedy stares of the elders as he continuously pushed himself to work harder for his ill mother's sake even while he cried on the inside, he smiled for the recognition of those who would support him.

"You have gotten weaker." Sairaorg remarked as he looked at Issei,"The man I knew would not be taken down so easily."

"Maybe it's because I'm not the man you knew." Issei said softly and the hint of hurt was heard this time as Sairaorg's gaze softened.

However, the cold mask slipped on once more as Issei eye's stared up coldly,"Please Leave."

And that was how it went, no matter who visited, Issei had ignored them and they left with a low sigh and it was only when night came and Issei drifted off to sleep when he felt the shuffling of footsteps.

A woman who appeared to look like she was in her twenties with silver hair and matching eyes was seen. However, she wore a dark blue nightgown and her hair was let down and issei knew that this woman was unmistakably Grayfia Lucifge.

"Can't you guys even let someone sleep." Issei muttered between yawn he failed to cover as he looked up with sleepy eyes.

*Cling*

The chains were shattered and broken, falling onto the ground in a messy heap as Issei's eyes widened at the sight of it.

"Grayfia-san?" Issei stared at the silent woman as she gave Issei a unreadable look.

"It's because you are so alike to him that I myself have also..."She started as her eyes seemed to well up with tears, a first for the normally emotionless woman.

"Grayfia-san." She was enveloped in warmth as Issei wrapped his arms around her," I have caused too much trouble, the last thing I want to do is make the devils havensecond thoughts about you."

Grayfia could only gulp as his arms tightened,'I admire you a lot, Grayfia-san, I really don't want to...let go of those times yet."

Issei's eyes seemed to look more friendly now as a single tear rolled down,"You are the only one who didn't interfere.."

For a moment, Grayfia stood there,dumb-struck as Issei cried,"I-I really can't do this anymore."

Then, she slumped down as she returned the hug, repeating apologies over and over again.

When she had made a move to leave, issei had regained his composure and a new set of chains hung around his wrists,"Grayfia-san?"

"Yes?"

"I don't hate anyone, you know?"

Grayfia stopped as she turned back, a smile on her lips as she looked back,"I know."

With her back turned towards issei, she stalked off, her mind somewhere else as she made her way towards her room,'How long more before these unnecessary emotions affect my relationship?'

(One day later)

"Issei." Rias squatted as she slowly removed the chains,"I'm sorry."

Issei looked away as a blush formed on his cheeks when Rias used her free hand to turn him around for him to face her.

Then, she gave a quick peck on his lips and said no more as he clamped his mouth shut and closed his eyes.

"Its time to go back to Kuoh academy." She informed him as he nodded slowly and before he knew it, they were on a silent trip to the human world with the Occult research club and the student council.

"Heh...it really is different." Issei stared out the window as he received curious stares from his classmates.

He had been informed that they had been replaced by clones so that his parents or others would not find their disappearance suspicious.

However, with his sudden increase in muscles, he had suddenly became the center of attention as everyone stared at him for the whole lesson, wondering about his sudden change.

'Oii, Issei! Want to peek at the girls again?" Motohama and Mastuda asked while pervertedly groping the air as they stared at him expectantly.

Issei stared at them with bored eyes before dismissing them with a wave and stalking out of the classroom.

"My, someone sure has a temper today." Kiryuu commented as Issei stormed out, earning whispers and gossip from the classmates.

"He's just tired," Asia calmed the two perverts down as she tried to resolve the situation.

The infirmary was somewhere Issei thought to go immediately to as he opened the door.

'Welcome!" A feminine voice called out as Issei stopped.

"Kuroka?"

Note: Happy valentines's day!