"I am Ddraig, one of the Two Heavenly Dragons, the Red Dragon Emperor. And you are my newest host, Issei Hyoudou."
Issei continued to look in shock. Then Ddraig's grin grew wider.
"Or rather, should I call you-?
"Reincarnation of the Olympian God, Hephaestus..."
Issei stared up at the Welsh Dragon in absolute shock.
"Reincarnation...of Hephaestus?"
Ddraig's grin widened.
"Surprised, young host?"
The Occult Research Club, the Fallen Angels, and Issei's eyes were widened in absolute astonishment. Rias spoke up first.
"Reincarnation? This explains so much. On why you could not be reincarnated into a Devil. I had no idea."
Akeno smiled, and giggled to herself.
"Ara, ara. This is certainly unexpected."
Ddraig chuckled in amusment, and looked down at Issei.
"Perhaps I should explain it to my young host. Might as well sit down kids, because it's going to be a long story."
The Devils looked at each other and shrugged, sitting on the couch. The only ones left standing were Issei, Rias, Akeno, Sona, and Tsubaki. The fourth most popular beauty at Kuoh Academy was clutching Issei's shoulder, gripping it in shock.
'Hyoudou-kun? A reincarnation of an Olympian God?! How can this be?!'
Issei's body shook with anticipation as he awaited Ddraig's words. The Red Dragon Emperor cleared his throat.
"Hephaestus was the Olympian god of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes. He was known as a master of technology, and the son of Zeus and Hera. Although, when you were recovering your memories, Issei, you saw that Zeus was nowhere near Hera when Hephaestus was born."
Issei narrowed his eyes, and then he nodded.
"Parthenogenesis. Asexual Reproduction."
"That's correct. As a result of Hera birthing Hephaestus alone, the baby was deemed lame and completely void of beauty. Hera, upset by the fact that she had bore an ugly offspring, threw the infant Hephaestus off the top of Mount Olympus."
Issei's eyes widened, and then he looked down, his body shaking.
Rias, Akeno, Sona, and Tsubaki gave him worried looks.
"Ise-kun?"
"Ise-kun?"
"Ise-kun?"
"Hyoudou-kun?"
Issei shot his head back up, and he nodded to Ddraig.
"Yeah I remember clearly. Please continue, Ddraig."
The crimson Welsh Dragon nodded.
"Hephaestus was thrown onto the ocean where the creatures known as the Oceanides Thetis and the Evrinomi resided. They found the infant and raised him in their underwater cave. During his time in the bottom of the sea, Hephaestus forged countless amounts of jewelry made of corals and pearls."
"As he grew, Hephaestus became famous for crafting the most beautiful artifacts in his time. Many years later, Hephaestus was still embittered from Hera for throwing him from Mount Olympus. And so, due to his technology being 'the rage' and so famous, Hera contacted her son to bring her a gift. So, the Olympian god did. He sent her a beautiful throne composed entirely of gold. Excited immensely, as soon as Hera sat in it, she was trapped by invisible restraints."
Issei nodded as he recalled through searching Hephaestus's memories.
"I remember."
"Hephaestus refused to free Hera from her throne's grasp. And so, the King of the Gods, Zeus, promised to accept Hephaestus as one of the Twelve Olympian Gods, along with the marriage of the Goddess of Love and Sexuality."
Issei narrowed his eyes, but he let Ddraig continue.
"However, true to what she embodied, Aphrodite had many lovers, among these lovers was the Greek God of War."
Issei's eyes narrowed darkly.
"So that's who Helios was talking about. I saw Aphrodite having sex with Ares, and Helios in a chariot of sorts, watching them from above."
Ddraig nodded.
"Correct, Helios witnessed the act of adultery, and he flew over to inform Hephaestus of the act. The Olympian God was absolutely devastated, and for revenge, he created a invisible net composed of silver threads over his workshop. As he hid somewhere so that he would not be noticed, and while Aphrodite waited, her lover Ares arrived. As soon as the couple started to engage in sexual intercourse, Hephaestus revealed himself and dropped the net over the two lovers."
Issei crossed his arms.
"They deserved that."
Tsubaki turned to him, and her light brown eyes softened.
"Hyoudou-kun..."
Ddraig continued.
"Confident that this would be in good use, Hephaestus summoned the Olympian Gods and Goddesses to arrive at his workshop and see what he had caught. While they were amused at the humiliated Aphrodite and Ares, The Olympians shunned Hephaestus as soon as he tried to call the adulterated couple into court. And soon, the god of craftsmanship was ridiculed."
Issei tightened his fists, a burst of energy beginning to emit from his body. The Devils of the Occult Research Club, The Devils of the Student Council, and the Fallen Angels all shook with surprise. The manifestation of Ddraig continued to float above, staring at Issei with a sage look on his face, waiting for Issei to calm himself. And the reincarnated Olympian eventually did so.
"It's not fair. It's not fair at all. Even after all he had done for them, he still gets treated harshly."
Ddraig looked at his host worriedly, and then he sighed.
"Do you remember your last memory, Issei?"
Issei narrowed his eyes, trying to recover the last of Hephaestus's memories.
"A box. Some woman named Pandora. Hephaestus was told by Zeus to create a woman, out of the aspects of Earth and Water."
"That's correct. Zeus had ordered Hephaestus to create Pandora as a means of the emerging of the first human woman. As the first human woman on Earth, Pandora was endowed with many gifts from the Olympian Gods. Clothed from Athena, Beauty from Aphrodite, and Speech from Hermes. Zeus had given Pandora a box that possessed and contained that released all of the evils and malevolent aspects upon mankind."
Issei nodded sagely.
"The last memory of Hephaestus was when Zeus was beating him into a bloody pulp, because of Pandora's actions."
"Indeed. Pandora was a innocent and curious child, and because she possessed these endearing characteristics of hers, she unwittingly opened Pandora's Box, releasing all of the evils upon mankind. Pandora, shocked by what she had done, rapidly closed the container, but the only thing that still existed into Pandora's Box, was the Spirit of Hope. After realizing what Pandora had done, Zeus sought after Hephaestus, and punished him, blaming Hephaestus for Pandora's actions."
"And then he took something of Hephaestus that every God and Goddess possessed and truly cherished."
Issei finished it for him.
"Immortality."
Ddraig nodded, and he let a smile cross his face.
"With his immortality taken away, Hephaestus knew that he would soon die off like any regular mortal, and so he lay into his workshop, going on about his life until his end. When he died, his body disintegrated, and his soul reincarnated into a new being."
He looked right at Issei.
"You, my young host, Issei Hyoudou."
His eyes widening in shock and sorrow for his past self, Issei walked over to the couch, and sat down quietly. Tsubaki's eyes softened, and she followed the young man, sitting down next to him.
"Hyoudou-kun?"
He looked up at her, and Tsubaki looked into his eyes. Issei gave her a soft saddened smile.
"I'm fine, Tsubaki-chan. It's just a lot to take in."
He heard a scoff from Sona.
"That's a bit of a understatement, Hyoudou-san."
Issei chuckled and he crossed his arms.
"Issei."
Hearing his name, Issei looked at his Sacred Gear, seeing the manifestation of his Gear's powers. Ddraig fixed him a serious look.
"Your eyes."
Issei rose an eyebrow.
"My eyes?"
"Or rather, your right eye."
Issei widened his eyes, and he placed his hand over his emerald-green colored eye.
"My parents had always thought I had heterochromia, but the doctor always said otherwise. I never really thought about going into the subject of my other eye."
He looked up at the crimson Welsh Dragon.
"What about it?"
"The reason for you having different colored eyes was for a very special reason. Your right eye contains a powerful special ability."
Issei blinked in confusion.
"What do you mean, Ddraig?"
"The eyes are one of the most powerful tools a human are blessed to have. However, you are a special case, my young host."
Issei removed his hand from his emerald-green colored eye, and blinked once in wonderment.
"I don't understand."
"What's so special about my eye?"
Author's Note:
I apologize immensely for not updating this fanfic in such a long time. This fanfic has never left my mind, as I had often tried many variations of trying to continue it.
I hope you readers have a great weekend, and I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I apologize if it seems short.
P.S: Feel free to tell me what your predictions are on what Issei's powers are, concerning his alternate colored eye.
