The God Of Magic

by Breaker12

[Discontinued] In this world, there's an existence whose name strikes fear in all who hears it; his powers know no limits, and his might is second to none. He's unrivaled and unmatched, boundless and unsurpassable. This is his story: the legend of the human who transcended beyond reality itself. The man who became the God Of Magic!

10. Breakdown Phenomenom

Here it is~!

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Chapter 10 - Breakdown Phenomenon

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"The door won't open..."

After being beaten to the ground by the infuriated girls, Issei, along with the others, started to check around the place, searching for a way out. Sadly, their efforts were in vain, as it seemed that no matter where they tried, every single place seemed to be sealed.

"The windows are also a no-no," Levi commented, as she tried to push the windows open a couple of times, but to no avail.

Issei sighed as he looked down, eying his grimoire. He remembered that he mentioned something about a barrier when he awakened, so he figured that it probably knew what was going on.

"Hey, you mentioned something about a barrier?" asked Issei as he brought the grimoire close to his eyes. The grimoire, in turn, kept quiet for a while before answering. This time, however, it didn't talk to Issei mentally, but instead answered in a way so everyone could hear it.

"It's a small separate world. In other words, the place where you are in is no longer the academy, but in a separate dimension, created to resemble it," explained the grimoire after a while, in the most simple way possible.

"I see..." Issei nodded, as if he was already used to such things, surprising most of the girls, with the exception of his sisters, who only looked at the scene normally.

"It's amazing how you can talk about such things with such ease..." commented Selina, the small, blonde, twin-tailed girl in surprise.

"Don't mind it too much; he has always been like that," Celes shrugged her shoulders. After living with Issei for a long time, she knew that it took a lot to surprise him. He happened to have an extremely broad view of the world, along with an open mind.

"It's just like Celes said," Issei nodded as he walked over to Shiro. "It's not like I understand what's going on, so what's the point of getting shaken up by it? Might as well just accept it..." as he said so, he tousled Shiro's hair slightly. He knew that she had something against being stuck in small places, so he tried to comfort her in this situation.

While he did so, Lilith, who was looking around, suddenly stopped, as she assumed a teacher-like role while looking at the others.

"The barrier has probably cut off the airspace we're in... or something similar to that, like the grimoire mentioned," She then shook her head slightly, with a confused expression. "Still, I've been here for many years, and yet this is the first time that this has happened..."

At that time, the grimoire in Issei's hand shook slightly, catching their attention.

"Well, from my guesses, it would be wise to look around and think of a way to get outta here."

Looking at the grimoire in his hands, Issei sighed slightly as he shook it left and right. "Am I wrong to guess that you probably know how to get out of here?"

"Hehehe, something like this can be easily solved with a little investigating..." suddenly, the grimoire stopped and uttered something akin to yawn. "Ahh..."

"Alrighty then," the grimoire then trembled slightly. "Okay, so that's that then. I'm pretty sleepy right now... call me when you've solved me or whatever. Nighty night..."

"You just woke up!" Issei exclaimed, but then shook his head as he sighed. "Alright, but at the very least, keep the lights on."

"Roger that," the grimoire yawned once more, before it completely stopped talking. Issei then looked around for a while, before tying it to his arm again, in the same way it had been when he had first acquired it. At that point, Levi, who had been quiet for a while, walked up to him.

"Is it just me, or you don't seem nervous at all?"

"Ah?" Issei looked at her in surprise, before shrugging his shoulder. "Why should I? It's not like panicking will help.. it will only make the situation worse. It's best to keep a clear mind at all times."

The young man then stopped, seemed to have thought of something, and continued offhandedly with a faint smile "I guess the only problem is that this room doesn't have a toilet..."

Immediately, with a her face blushing, Selina screamed out. "That's not a problem; it's a disaster! Don't you know how terrible it is to us young ladies?!"

"Oh..." Issei turned around to look at her with a lascivious smiled. "I do know... hehehehe..."

Bam!

One punch to the head and a couple seconds later, Issei adopted a serious expression, while his lewd one disappeared. "Anyways, you aren't wrong. This is a difficult predicament"

Issei then walked to a corner of the room, picked up a chair and approached the door while holding it. "The door knob won't turn and the window won't open.. I wonder about this?"

"Ara? Issei-san...?"

Before Lilith could even understand what was happening, Issei lifted up the chair and slammed it against the door, making a loud noise vertebrate around the room.

"Issei! What are you doing?!" Lilith exclaimed in surprise, as she watched as the chair crumbled into pieces, while the door remained intact. By her side, Selina also revealed a shocked expression.

"Lilith-sensei's right! That's something a delinquent would do!"

Seeing the ignorance of the two girls, Shiro sighed. "...Idiots."

Issei smiled lightly as he looked back at then, "I wanted to check the endurance of the door. You see, there may have been a magical barrier that harms whoever damages it, so I had no intentions of using my fists. The chair seemed like the best option, but it seems like it is too resistant..."

Throwing what remained of the chair on the ground, Issei smiled lightly. "Well, that's about it. It seems we will have to find another way out."

"Still, who would do this?" Selina couldn't help bu to wonder. "And why?"

By her side, Levi shot Issei a glance. "The target was mos likely Issei-san."

"Probably," Issei shrugged his shoulder offhandedly. "It must be that someone wants to test my strength or something.. or at least the way I would cope in this situation."

He then shook his head. "Well, let's just continue searching around for something. The exit must be somewhere around here," while he said so, he unconsciously cast his eyes towards the bed, a small smirk forming grin his face. "...Yeah, around here..."

After that, their group searched around for the exit a few more times, but it was to no avail, as they didn't manage to find anything. After a while, Issei sighed as he started stretching his limbs.

"Oh well, there's nothing... I think it's about time to give up and go to sleep or something."

As he said so, he was about to lay down on his bed, but caught sight of Lilith. Apparently, he wasn't the only one, as Levi also looked at the girl. Currently, Lilith was on her knees, her hands between her legs, with a blush in her face, while her whole body trembled.

"Eh...?" Levi looked at her curiously. "Lilith-sensei...? What's wrong?"

"Ah?!" exclaimed Lilith in surprise at having her name called, before she forced a smile. "Eh? Ah... it's nothing, really..."

"Wait..." suddenly, Issei's eyes widened, before he smirked, although only Shiro noticed it. "You need... to use the toilet?"

Immediately, Lilith raised her hands, as she tried to explain herself. "Ah, no... that's not... eh... um..." before she could continue, she started trembling uncontrollably. Noticing that, both Selina and Levi looked around, as they started to search with renewed intensity.

"Hurry!"

"We don't have a moment to lose!"

While those two searched, the three siblings did the same, but it was clear that they weren't that enthusiastic about it. Specially Issei, who was just lazing around, pretending to look for the exit.

Suddenly, amidst their searching, Levi suddenly started to tremble, as she raised her hand, a dark expression on her face, "Actually, I'm in trouble as well..."

As if on cue, Selina also started trembling. "Wait... what's this..." her face then flushed. "Oh no, me too!"

Soon after, all three girls were on the ground, blushes on their faces, as they tried to contain their selves. Looking at the situation, Issei sighed, although there was the hint of a lascivious smile on his face.

"This is kinda bad..." He commented, even though his voice had a playful hint to it.

Celes only looked at the scene with a passive expression, not really bothered by it. Those were her rivals, and to say the truth, she was rather glad that they were in such a situation. At the very least, they were showing their bad side to Issei, something that she was glad for.

Suddenly, Shiro tugged on Issei's clothes, causing him to look down. She had a small blush on her face, as she trembled ever so slightly. "Nii, I also..."

Immediately, without another word, Issei nodded and walked up to the bed, under the watchfull gazes of all the girls, kicking it up, throwing it into the air. Waving his arms, he kept a passive face as a magic circle appeared in front of him.

"Annihilatio."

A small black ball of condensed magic power suddenly flew from the circle, directly hitting the bed. Surprisingly, the sound of something shattering rang out, as a magic circle appeared beneath it, only for it to crack.

Immediately, under the dumbfounded gazes of all the girls, Issei kicked the door open before looking back at the girls, focusing a little on Shiro. "Hurry up!"

Immediately, all of the girls stood up and rushed outside of the door, with Shiro following them. Although the three members of the Trinity Seven still didn't understand what had happened, they decided to leave it for later, as they had other things to do. Only Shiro knew the truth.

Soon after, all of the girls were far away from the girl, leaving Issei along with Celes behind. The blonde shot Issei a playful look. "Ise-kun, you know that you are bad, right?"

Smirking back at her, Issei shrugged his shoulders and looked at her in the same, playful way. "I wonder what you are talking about, Celes..."

Inside, however, he knew exactly what she hinting at. Since the very start, he had always known the location of the weak point of the barrier, also known as the exit.

His eyes, aside from being able to copy magic, were extremely sensible to it, and he could clearly feel the fluctuations of magic in his surroundings. As such, from the very start, he could clearly see that the bed was the weak point of the barrier, but kept quiet about it. After all, how he would be able to see the girls in such an erotic state if it wasn't for that? Still, the moment Shiro began trembling, he knew that he had been postponing it long enough, so he quickly dropped the act.

"Hehehe, you sure are unusual, Issei," the grimoire trembled slightly, but this time, it spoke in a way that only Issei could hear; mentally.

"Oh? You awake?" Issei smiled, as he talked back with it through his thoughts.

"I have been awake the whole time.. I was wondering when you were gonna say the truth. Needless to say, you didn't disappoint me! I like your attitude, kid!"

"Well, thank you," Issei smiled, as he let his body fall on his bed, raising his arms behind his head. "The feeling is mutual.."

"Hahaha, you truly are an interesting one!" the grimoire exclaimed happily. "I'm really looking forward to the Thema that you'll research! Hahaha!"

"Thema, huh?" Issei murmured out loud, as he placed his arm around Celes, who had climbed on the bed along with him. Suddenly, the corner of his lips curled upwards. "I can't wait either..."

The blonde looked up at him curiously, wondering what he was talking about, but chose to remain quiet, as she relinquished on the warmth that the young man provided.

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"Oh god, that kid's a beast!" Biblia roared in laughter, as he clutched his stomach, tears falling down from his eyes. By his side, Zelretch gave a faint smile.

"Hoho, it seems that he truly resembles his step-father, Fenrir..." Zelretch suddenly shook his head, as he seemed to havet thought of something. "Anyhow, I have seen enough. I have got to prepare for the Holy Grail Wars this time... it seems that it will be interesting. Even more, the city it is going to be hosted it... kukuku."

As he said so, he waved his cane, and just like that, he disappeared from sight, leaving Biblia behind. Soon after, the door opened, and the petite, blue-haired girl, Arin, walked inside. Biblia immediately turned around to look at her.

"So, how was it?" Biblia smiled slightly. "Did it seem he would stray from his path?"

Arin looked at him blankly for a while before shaking her head. "It's a tough call," she started. "However, I have a feeling that he knew from the very start..."

"It must have been your imagination, hahaha," Biblia smiled brightly, although he clearly knew the situation. "Fufu... I'm looking forward to his future, Arin-kun..." he then stopped slightly before continuing. "I wonder if he'll really have what it takes to become the first non-devil Magic King... and also, if he'll become your new partner.

Arin: "..."

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A couple of days later...

Sitting in the classroom, Issei was having a rather troublesome day. On his left side were his two sisters, Celes and Shiro, who were glaring at his right side with vehemence. As for who they were glaring at...

"Arin-san... do you have anything you want?" asked Issei, as he eyed the girl who had been stalking him all day long. Ever since he woke up and left the dorm, Arin had started following him. Hell, she was even waiting for him at his door! Even during class, while Lilith exclaimed whatever that was, she didn't so much as glance at the teacher, Lilith, once! She had kept staring at him for start to end, and Issei had to admit that it was getting to his nerves.

"...Nothing," Arin replied apathetically, as her eyes never left the boy, keeping him under her constant watch, much to his chagrin. As for the rest of the class, they were observing the two with interest, wondering about the relationship between the newest Magic King Candidate and the usually monotone member of the Trinity Seven.

"Lilith, can't you do anything about this?" Issei sighed as he eyed Lilith, who was also looking at the with interest. He hoped that, at least, as a teacher, she would be able to have some influence. Alas, he was wrong.

"Not really..." Lilith replied, an awkward smile on her face, as she also didn't know how to handle the situation, equally taken aback by Arin's actions.

"Great..." Issei murmured as he rubbed his temples.

For the rest of the day, no matter what he did, be it eating or walking, Arin would follow him around, her gaze always on him. By this point, both Shiro and Celes were having a hard time holding themselves back from killing this girl. In reality, the only thing that stopped them was because they knew that even if they tried to end her life, they would be unable to. After all, she wasn't a member of the Trinity Seven for nothing.

Issei also wasn't faring any better, as his annoyance grew by the second. At one point, he felt the urge to go to the bathroom, but much to his surprise, he saw that Arin was still following him. Looking back at her, he sighed.

"Arin-san... please, don't follow me there," he begged. He wasn't flustered or embarassed, but this situation was just too strange.

"I don't mind it..." argued Arin, with the same monotone expression.

"I mind..." Issei began, but at that point, he remembered his two sisters. Turning around to look at them, he immediately said, "Don't let her come in."

Right after he said so, he rushed inside the bathroom, and following her brother's orders, both Shiro and Celes stepped in Arin's way, blocking the entrance. Looking at the two of them, Arin kept quiet for a while, before murmuring, "...How troublesome..."

After exiting the bathroom, Issei finally decided to confront the taciturn girl. He couldn't bare it any longer. Everyone in the school was looking at him strangely, and the constant stares were nothing short of enervating.

"Arin-san," Issei begun, as he walked through the corridors. "Why have you been following me since this morning?"

Arin looked at him quietly for a while, before saying, "Following you?"

"Yeah, also known as stalking," nodded Issei. "You've been staring me the whole time!"

Arin: "..."

For a long time, Arin didn't say anything, but when she did, Issei was surprised. "Aren't you getting overly self-conscious?"

At that point in time, Issei didn't know whether he should laugh or cry. This Arin girl was just too strange and shameless... He couldn't keep up with her rhythm.

"You were way to obvious!" exclaimed Issei, gaining nods from both of his sisters. Arin looked at him strangely.

"...Don't you like jokes?"

That was a joke?! Issei rubbed his temples, as he restrained himself from having an outburst. "I don't really hate them, but I'm talking seriously here."

Once more, Arin kept quiet for a good time, before she finally answered, "...How troublesome..." she then stopped for a long time, and just as Issei was about to say something, her gaze turned serious. "I was watching... the Magic King Candidate."

Silence prevailed for a long time, as Issei and his sisters revealed a surprised expression at the girl's sudden seriousness, before Issei shook his head. "Alright... and why are you doing so?"

"...Because it seems like I'll become the Magic King's partner..." replied Arin, as her serious expression disappeared, back to her monotone one.

"Partner...?"

"Wife, New Wife, Young Mistress, Young Bride..." Arin casually looked at him. "Which one do you prefer? I can be whatever."

"Any sounds good," Issei shrugged his shoulders, clearly unfazed by her sentence, which could cause most people to be startled, especially men. He then shook his head as he looked at Arin dead in the eye. "That aside... why do you assume that you'll be my 'partner'"?

"...The Headmaster said so..." explained Arin, the same apathetic look in her dead-like eyes.

Issei looked at her incredulously for a while, before starting, "The Headmaster..."

However, just as he was about to continue, the window beside him exploded, and from within, the Headmaster flew out, with his arms extended and a smile in his face, while exclaiming, "Call, and I shall come flying forth!"

He then majestically fell to the ground, and with boundless grace, rolled in the floor uncontrollably, before clashing against the wall, injuring himself in the process. Issei merely glanced at him, shrugged his shoulders, turned around and walked away, with Arin following after him, with the same expression, clearly unfazed. Celes and Shiro glanced at each other, nodded, and followed after them.

"Let's go somewhere else to talk... some troublesome guests have arrived here," Issei mentioned offhandedly, much to the Biblia's annoyance.

"Ignored?! I just completely disregarded the time and space continuum and arrived with a bang, dammit! Yet, you still ignore me?!" He exclaimed in shock, as blood spurted from the wounds on his face, tainting his face in red.

Issei didn't even bother turning around as he waved his hands, "You're a devil; use your wings the next time."

After saying so, he walked away, leaving Biblia behind with a dumbfounded look in his face, "He's right... I have wings..."

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Now in the infirmary, Issei was nodding pleasantly, "Sex before marriage? I like that..."

Arin had just explained somethings to Issei, and one of them was a proposal to have sex there and then. Sadly, much to Issei's chagrin, Celes, Shiro, and Lilith, who had arrived at some point during the explanation, didn't seem to share the same views as him.

"Now you won't!" Celes exclaimed as she took a step forward, while Shiro stood in front of him in a protective manner. She then glanced at Issei and tugged his shirt.

"Nii, she doesn't deserve your first..."

"What are you talking about?!" Lilith suddenly exclaimed, as she blushed deeply, completely flustered.

"Sex," Issei looked back at her with a smile. "What, you wanna try too?"

Bang!

One slap to the face and a couple of seconds later, Issei was standing calmly at the corner, completely unfazed by the big red spot on his cheek, courtesy of Lilith.

Shiro was by his side, while Celes was glaring at Arin with an uncertain look. "Arin-san, is it? Could you tell me about something?"

"...About how I trapped you?" asked Arin, with the same expression. Immediately, the eyes of everyone widened.

"What?! That was you?!" Lilith exclaimed in shock, while Celes looked at her with a deep and complex look.

This girl, she isn't so simple... she is much more than she seems...Celes thought, but didn't voice it, as she also revealed a surprised expression, akin to Lilith's. As for Issei and Shiro, they looked at the scene normally, clearly not taken aback by that statement, which surprised Lilith.

"You knew?!" asked Lilith in shock as she looked back at the two.

"Can't say I didn't..." Issei shook his head, as he gazed at Arin with a deep look. "Isn't that right, Arin Kannazuki-san? The genius of the Ira Archive, and also someone with a high proficiency in barriers?"

Issei had done his homework, that much was obvious. Right after he had learned of the existence of the Trinity Seven, he had researched on them whenever he could, and aside from two of them, he had a deep understanding of the remaining five. Not only that, the fact that the barrier appeared on the day in which he first met Arin, added to the fact that she was known for her talent in forming barriers, it was easy for him to connect the dots.

Issei then smiled lightly, as he raised his body from the wall. "Still, why did you do it? I haven't figured that out yet... was it to test me?" his eyes then narrowed, surprising Lilith, who had never seen him like this. "Or was it to see how would I cope with that situation?"

At that moment, the atmosphere around Issei was cold and sharp. Like a sword that had been drawn from the scabbard, his eyes were sharp, and he seemed extremely cunning and calculating.

Not only Lilith, even Arin was secretly surprised at his sudden change, as she had taken him for a foolish and lascivious guy, but looking at the current him, she realized that she had misunderstood him. Taking a glance at the unfazed reactions of Shiro and Celes, Arin arrived at the conclusion that this wasn't a strange occurrence.

"...The Headmaster told me that you're my partner. As such, I gave you a test," began Arin slowly, and although it didn't seem like it, she chose her words carefully, now aware of the true nature of the boy.

However, at that moment, Issei's face suddenly went back to his normal and lascivious look, and the sharp and cold aura around him faded away, replaced by the wild and approachable one. He then smiled at her, "I see, I see... seems fitting of him. Anything else?"

Arin thought over for a for a while before answering, "... You are the only one who has ever seen me naked."

"Yeah," Issei nodded. "Quite a feast... thanks."

Shrugging her shoulders, Arin looked at him calmly. "It was nothing special."

Looking at the two of them, Lilith sighed. "And to think that Arin-san was the one responsible for what happened the other day..."

As if suddenly reminded of something, Issei immediately walked over to Arin and nodded at her. "Oh yes, I must thank you for that!"

"Thank her for what?!" cried Lilith, as she saw the lewd expression on his face, already knowing what he was talking about.

Arin then looked down slightly, "It was an accident that there were others there; I meant to take you alone. I got bored of waiting, so I just..." she then stopped, only to continue. "You just... and then... you all ended up in that situation."

She then shook her head as she resumed her monotone look. "The Headmaster told me that if I put you in a difficult situation, then you may activate some power hidden within you, so..."

Being reminded of his kindred, Issei looked over at Lilith. "I see. So that explains everything... Alright Lilith, tell me where he is. I want to give him a piece of my mind," while Issei really did say such words, he was actually planning on thanking the guy. After all, if it weren't for him, he wouldn't have had the chance to fondle Lilith's breasts, or see her with that erotic face.

Lilith, however, shook her head. "Don't worry about him," she then smiled cruelly, "I thought he might cause trouble, so I tied him up and threw him in the incinerator..."

Casting her gaze on Arin, Lilith couldn't help but to ask, "Still, what were you expecting to happen?"

"A breakdown phenomenon..." mentioned Arin casually, as she started walking over to Issei, who stood there with a confused expression, not understanding Arin's words. Then, before he could say anything, Arin took off a ring that was on her hand and placed it on Issei's index finger.

Immediately, a blinding white light shone from the ring, as the whole room was illuminated by a blinding white flash. Issei's eyes widened, as he immediately realized that something was going to happen, but it was already too late.

"Connecting to the 'Ira Archive'," Arin began, as another ring appeared on her hands, which shone with a dark light. "Executing Thema..."

The air around Arin suddenly distorted, and in the place of her uniform, a black cloak appeared, which resembled those of witches. It was a onepiece, that reached her thighs, with a pointy hood attached to it. Then, from the ring in Arin's hand, a book-like grimoire flew out, which began to hover in front of her.

Seeing that scene, Lilith's eyes widened as she took as step back. "'Ira Archive'...?!" she exclaimed in shock. "Magus Mode-"

"My Thema is Ruina," Arin interrupted Lilith. She then motioned towards Issei. "Look."

Turning around, Lilith, along with Shiro and Celes, saw Issei on the floor, a pained expression on his face, as his eyes were constantly flickering, magic circles appearing and disappearing. Around him, the wooden floor shattered, and bolts of power were coming out of him.

"Issei?!" Lilith exclaimed in shock, while Shiro and Celes rushed towards him.

"Nii!" Shiro exclaimed as she tried to approach him, only to be thrown back by the waves of power that erupted from him.

"Ise-kun!" Celes also tried to approach him, and although she could come closer than Shiro, she met the same fate as her adopted sisters in the end, as she was also pushed back.

With her face still monotone, Arin explained. "Ever since he gained the Astil Manuscript, his powers has been increasing at alarmingly fast rates. This power, however, had been contained by the Astil Manuscript. I simply took off the restraint... all the bundled up energy within him is being released."

"Hey, are you trying to make his devilish powers go berserk?!" exclaimed the Astil Manuscript, as it felt the energy within Issei growing chaotic. Lilith's eyes suddenly widened.

"A breakdown..." She then glared at Arin with disbelief. "If that happens, the school will...!"

"That's right," Arin nodded as she walked closer to Issei. "Everything will be engulfed by the breakdown phenomenon."

At this moment, Issei suddenly turned his head around, while trembling, his eyes constantly flickering, with the Alpha Stigma activating and deactivating. "Breakdown... what's that-?"

"Guahhh!"

Issei suddenly exclaimed, as in that moment, the seven-colored flame within him exploded with power, covering his entire body. Issei's body convulsed around, as his back formed a perfect arc, his eyes rolling over.

Around Issei, the ground started to shatter and distort, only to be transformed into small, black, particles, that flew up into the air.

"Everything's turning into particles..." Celes eyes widened, while Shiro kept her eyes glued onto Issei, clearly worried.

Lilith suddenly rushed towards Arin, as the walls were beginning to be consumed. "Arin-san, stop this! It's too dangerous!"

Arin, however, simply nodded. "That's true, it's dangerous, but his existence... is the closest thing to my Thema – Ruina," she then stopped, as a cold look took in her eyes. "To research into something, no matter what you have to do... as long as it serves to improve your 'Thema'. Everything is fine, right, Lilith-sensei? After all, we are Devils.."

"But.." Lilith was about to argue, but before she could, the ground started to shake, as all around the school, buildings crumbled. Up in the sky, a black mist covered the sun, and soon, the sun lost it's blazing yellow color, becoming completely black.

"Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-What's happening?!" Selina, who was walking around the school with Levi, exclaimed in surprise, while the ninja girl glanced up at the sky, completely calm, unfazed by the situation.

"A breakdown phenomenon..." she then pointed to the window. "Look outside."

"...A... Black sun...?" Selina's eyes widened, as if she couldn't believe what was happening.

Meanwhile, near the school's incinerator, a figure untied the ropes around him with ease, as his long, white hair tied in a pony-tail fluttered behind him.

"Breakdown phenomenon, huh?" Biblia glanced up at the sky, a strange expression on his face as he shook his head. "You've gone too far this time, Arin-kun..."

He then focused onto the black sun, that hovered up above. "This may be a fun and unexpected development... but we Devils already have quite a debt... we don't have enough money to build this school again..."

Back in the room, Issei's head suddenly lifted up, as he roared. From his back, two wings, composed entirely of black mass, jutted out. Looking at the situation, Arin revealed, for the first time, a troubled expression.

"To think that his power would be so great... It seems that I miscalculated..."

Lilith's suddenly became resolute, as she closed her eyes. "Connect, Luxuria Archive!"

Her uniform disappeared, replaced by a long blouse, with a black tie. A cap appeared on top her head, and a huge gun formed on her hands, with the muzzled directed at Issei. From her back, four devil wings jutted out, as she started to gather her power.

"There's no helping it!" she exclaimed, while slightly trembling. "As much as it pains me, for the greater good... - What?!"

Lilith's eyes suddenly widened, as Arin suddenly appeared in front of Issei, along with Celes and Shiro. From Arin's back, four devil wings, similar to her, jutted out, blocking Issei from Lilith's sight.

"Move!" Lilith exclaimed, but was only met with the fierce gazes of Shiro, Celes and Arin.

"You won't hurt Nii!" Shiro exclaimed.

"Over my dead body, bitch!" growled Celes as she clenched her teeth, already preparing to break the seal on her true powers, which had been cast by Athena.

Although neither of them had any idea of what was happening, they weren't about to let someone take Issei's life! Who cares if he was the one to cause all this?! Who cares if his death means the saving of everyone else?! To them, not even the whole world summed together could match up to Issei's value!"

At the same time, Arin looked at Lilith coldly. "I won't let you, Lilith. He's my husband, you know?"

"But if we don't stop Issei, the school will...!" Lilith exclaimed as she tried to argue with the three girls. "Everyone will...!"

Arin, however, gave her the cold glare, "I want to see what lies beyond destruction... the light in the end of the path, the future of the apocalypse... the result of mayhem. Isn't that what pursuing magic is all about?"

However, at that moment, before she could continue, another voice filled the room.

"I see~!" A crack suddenly appeared on the walls of the room. "So all we need to do is to kill him, huh?"

The wall opposite of them suddenly burst open, revealing two girls. One of them was tall, with long black hair, while the other one was small and petite, with short blonde hair on the front, and long on the back.

The one with black hair grinned, "Well, well, ain't this a surprise? You prevent a breakdown phenomenon in one place, come back and guess what? Another breakdown phenom..." She then grinned even further as she took a further step. "Could this get more thrilling?"

Lilith's eyes suddenly widened, as she took a step back in shock. Arin's eyes narrowed, as she adopted a battle stance. Celes also revealed a wary expression, as she begun the process of unsealing her powers. As for Shiro, the weakest of them all, she stood her ground firmly, unwilling to leave Issei.

"N-no way..." Lilith trembled. "Aren't you two on a suppression mission?! What are you doing here?!"

"We wiped them out in an instant and came back, real quick," the black haired girl explained with a smile, while her predatory gaze was focused on what was behind Arin's devil wings, the cause of everything – Issei.

"Fudo Akio, Yamana Mira, both of the Trinity Seven..." Arin's eyes turned wary. "This has gotten troublesome.."

Suddenly, the small, blonde girl, Yamana Mira, spoke as the black sun in the sky dissapeared at the same time. "The breakdown phenomenon.. has been stopped..." she then glared deeply at Arin. "I applied an equal amount of chaotic magic with my own magic, canceling it out..."

Mira then took a step forward, a glowing sphere in her hands. "On the name of my Thema, 'Justitia' of the archive 'Superbia'..." she begun, as her voice turned cold, directing her gaze at Issei, who was behind Arin's wings. "I will not permit any form of impurity!"

Mira Yamana, Trinity Seven and Fudou Akio, also Trinity Seven... Issei, who had regained his conscience, thanks to Mira blocking his powers, gazed at the two girls darkly. The current me is no match for them...

"...Akio," Mira turned around to face the tall, black-haired woman, "Kill him. This man is the trigger of the breakdown phenomenon. His existence is impure."

"Alrighty~" Akio nodded, and took a step forward, her long skirt fluttering slightly, revealing her leg. On her shin, there were two magic circles, along with a long string of ancient markings. "Straight to the point as always, Mira~"

Gula Archive, Thema Fides, Mantra Enchant branch... Issei thought quietly, while eying the magic circle, his eyes already in the Alpha Stigma mode. At the same time, around his arms, the same magic circles appeared, although no one noticed it.

"Akio-san! Don't do it!" Lilith, although having tried to kill Issei only a few minutes ago, was already back to protecting him, as she exclaimed.

"Dammit!" Arin cursed, as she found herself unable to move away from her place. "I can't move.. troublesome!"

Akio, ignoring their protests, struck her feet agains the ground, throwing her body up into the air, and while jumping over Celes and Shiro, revealed a sad smile, "Please, don't think badly of me, boy. I don't have anything against you, but..." she then struck her leg forward, towards Issei's head, while mid-air. "Attacking evil is my job!"

Bang!

The sound of metal clashing against metal filled the air, and to the surprise of everyone, instead of perishing under Akio's kick, Issei had his arms raised, with a magic circle on each of them. They were currently near his head, blocking Akio's enhanced kick. His hair shadowed his eyes, that seemed to be shining in an eerie red color.

"Eh?!" The tall woman revealed a surprised expression as she jumped back, giving Issei an incredulous look while eying his arms with disbelief. "What's that?! You also have Mantra Enchantment?!"

Slowly getting up from the ground, Issei revealed a maniacal grin as he waved his hands, his eyes, which were in the Alpha Stigma mode, being revealed. "Surprise, surprise, motherf**ker!"

His face was twisted in a psychotic and crazy look, as magic circle after magic circle appeared around him. The moment that Mira caught sight of them, her eyes widened.

"That's...!"

"Bang, bitch!" Issei smirked, and in the next moment, it was as if boundless pressure had fallen down on Akio, as she found herself unable to move. The same thing happened to Mira, whose eyes widened even further.

"This is... movement restraint magic?!" Akio exclaimed in shock, as she realized that this magic was the same as the one Mira had previously used!

"Looks like someone has done her homework!" Issei grinned manically, before he started laughing. "Now then, what was it? 'Attacking evil is my job'?" Damn, that's hilarious, hahahaha!"

Stopping his laughing, his expression suddenly turned cold. "I'm not evil and neither am I good..." he then cast his maniacal gaze all over the room, "God. Devil. Hero. Monster... I wonder, what will you call me?!"

He then waved his hands, and one large magic circle, of a dark purple color, appeared behind his back. "Ya know.. I couldn't care less. I just wanna kill, and slaughter, devour and cause chaos..." his eyes then turned even crazier, and his mouth formed a deranged smile. "And guess what?! You guys are the perfect prey!"

As he said so, he stuck his hand inside the huge magic circle. He then started to slowly take it out, and as he did so, what looked like the hilt of a weapon started to appear. "You know... I'm kinda thankful! It was so boring staying there! Now that I'm free, it's time to have some fun~!"

More and more of the hilt started to appear, and it could be seen that it was of a pitch black color, with purple markings. By this point, given the size of the hilt, it was clear that it wasn't the hilt of a sword, but instead, of a spear!

At the same time, as more of the hilt appeared, around the area, the pressure of magic power started to turn chaotic, as up in the sky, the sun, that had just retrieved its yellow color, turned black once more. Around Issei, the ground started to shatter, and black smoke started to cover the entire area.

In another place, Biblia's eyes suddenly widened, as he first cast his gaze towards the sky and then in the direction where Issei was. "Another breakdown phenomenon... and a thousand times more powerful than the last..." he then stopped, as a worried look appeared on his face. "This aura... could it be?!"

By this point in time, the hilt of the spear was already half-drawn, and only the other half remained within the magic circle. Around Issei, the ground started to crumbled at much faster rates, and it was as existence itself was starting to dematerialize, with large craks appearing in the air around them.

"That isn't Issei..." Celes exclaimed in shock. She then cast her gaze towards Shiro, only to see her approaching the maddened boy, slowly.

"Nii.." Shiro said slowly, as she moved closer and closer to him, getting his attention.

"Oh? What's this?!" He roared in laughter, as he continued to pull the spear out. "Who's this brat? Does she want to be kille-"

"No, you won't!" Suddenly, his expression changed, and his hand that was grabbing the spear released it, only to grab his own head. "Don't touch her!"

His expression twisted again, "You brat! Be grateful! I'm saving you here!"

"I told you to go away, bastard!" Issei's expression kept switching back and forth, as he grabbed his head, and started rolling in the ground.

"What..?" Everyone looked at the scene, not understanding what was happening. Suddenly, Issei grabbed a rock that was by the side, and fiercely stabbed it in his own chest.

"Get the hell out, bitch! This is my body!" Issei roared, as he battled the other presence is his body, piercing the rock further into his skin. He was using the rock as threat; he was threatening that he would end his own life.

"You can't do this! I'm here to help ya!" His face twisted as he cried out, but it was to no avail, as he pressed the rock further inside his chest, dangerously close to his heart. "Alright, I got it, I got it! Don't kill yourself!"

Immediately, the atmosphere around Issei started to calm down, the ground stopped to shake, the sun turned yellow once more, and the magic circle behind him disappeared, along with the strange and ominous hilt. However, fust as the girls were about to approach him, he was covered in blinding white light, and when it faded, he was no longer there.

Before anyone could do anything about it, a figure suddenly appeared in the place where Issei had been. This new person had long white hair in a pony-tail, dark-red eyes, and glasses. This man,Biblia, cast his gaze around everyone before murmuring, "The rest is up to you, Yui-kun..."

He then waved his hands, and a huge gate appeared behind him. It was huge, and within, there were thousands of hands trying to climb out of the eternal and boundless darkness, which were the doors. It looked terrifying to the extreme, and was absolutely bizarre.

"I suppose I'll deal with things here..." he shook his head, and the gate behind him started to shine brightly, bathin the entire terrain school it it's dark red glow. This lasted for a long while, and when it dispersed, it was as if the rivers of time had flown back. The school's buildings were in a much better state, just like it had been the moment when Mira and Akio arrived. As for Biblia, he was no longer there, but instead in his office, observing the scene from his window.

His appearance was pale, and even though he was panting, with beads of sweat trickling down his forehead, he still had a small smirk on his face. "Been a while since I used that..."

Back in the scene, Akio was standing on the ground, having just finished throwing her kick, causing clouds of dirt to rise up. When it cleared, Issei was no longer there.

"Issei!" Lilith screamed when she noticed the absence of the young boy. As for Shiro and Celes, they rushed up to the place their brother had been at, looking at the debris, but not finding their brother, no matter how much they searched.

"Thank you very much, Akio," Mira smiled as she turned around to walk away.

"Arara, you're so ruthless, Mira," Akio sighed, before also walking away. "I guess that's over... His magic energy is gone, after all."

"No..." Celes fell to her knees as her eyes widened. Her eyes were blank, while her mind reeled as if she couldn't comprehend what was happening. As for Shiro, she didn't give up, as she continued to search through the debris with her small body, unwilling to accept reality.

"Nii! Nii! Nii!" She continuously exclaimed, as tears trickled down her face.

"You..." Lilith also fell to her knees, as she looked devastated. "You killed..."

"My husband..." Arin murmured, with a dark look in her face.

"Well then," Mira looked at the scene calmly, as she stored her crystal ball away. "That's our work done. Let's go home, Akio-"

However, before she could continue, the sun turned black again, and the breakdown phenomenon happened once more, as the objects all around them begun to dissolve into particles.

"!"

Everyone looked around, and upon seeing the sun, they all revealed surprised expressions. The breakdown phenomenon... hadn't stopped! It wasn't over!

"What...?" Lilith gazed at the sky in astonishment, and at the same time, hope started to build up within her.

"The breakdown phenomenon isn't stopping?!" Mira stopped dead in her tracks as she looked around in disbelief. Akio revealed an expression of surprise, as she also couldn't believe what was happening.

"What's happening, Mira?! Wasn't that kid the trigger of the breakdown phenomenon?!"

Mira nodded, but at the same time, her eyes narrowed as she thought of the only possibility, "There was no mistaking it, but..." while she said so, she glanced down at her crystal ball that she quickly called back. "There's only one explanation for this..."

"You don't mean..." Lilith and Arin turned to face her, while the former cried out, "Issei!"

The breakdown phenomenon hadn't stopped, which meant that Issei was alive! Immediately after realizing this, both Celes and Shiro revealed expression of pure bliss.

"Nii!" Shiro exclaimed out, with a jubilant look in her usually monotone face. "Where are you?!"

"Ise-kun!" Celes also cried out, as she began to look around with renewed intensity.

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"Where... am I...?"

In a dark place, Issei's eyes slowly opened. "I was... battling that presence for... consciousness... what?"

Slowly, his memories started to come back to him, and he remembered how some sort of spirit had invaded his body the moment he blocked Akio's attack. He then thought back to how he tried to protect Shiro from the being that tried to take over his body.

"This..." His eyes slowly widened. "What was that back then?" he then stopped as he adopted a thinking expression. "That being that took over my body... isn't he that voice? The one that gave me my eyes?"

Right at that moment, before he could think any further, he heard the soothing and pleasant string of musical sounds.

"A violin..?" murmured Issei, as he clearly managed to detect what sort of instrument it originated from, since Athena had the same one, which she used to play regularly. At that moment, he also noticed that his grimoire had also disappeared, but paid it no mind, as he started to follow the sound, intending to find its source.

After walking around for a while, a large white door appeared in front of him, making a great contrast with the black space all around him. Looking at the door, Issei thought of his options for a while before sighing.

"Might as well, huh?" He grabbed the doorknob. "Staying here won't change anything, anyway."

He then pulled the door opened, and on the other side, he caught sight of a surprising scene. In front of him was a room, and judging from the decorations on it, it belonged to a female, if the endless amount of plush toys, pink decorations, various laces and heart-shaped pillows were anything to go by. The most eye-catching thing, however, was a girl, who sat in the middle of the room, with a violin in her hands.

She was slightly tall, more so than most her age, which seemed to be either sixteen or seventeen, with a large bust, that certainly caught Issei's attention. Her hair was long and white, reaching her back, and the most eye-catching part of it being the short, upward ponytail, that was the result of gathering the hair that covered her forehead and tying it together.

Some seconds after Issei opened the door to the room, the girl stopped playing, looked at him and smiled brightly. "Welcome to 'Yui's Room', Issei-oniisan."

Her voice was sweet and harmonic, and was just as soothing and pleasant as her violin. Issei simply stood there, taken aback, before he revealed his usual, lascivious yet straight and serious, smirk.

"Not bad at all..." commented Issei slightly. "White hair, big bust, golden eyes... yup, you're totally my type!"

Not bothering to understand the situation, just going along with it and displaying his shameless and perverted attitude, that was the kind of man that Issei was!

Read & Review~!

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A/N: I know you have many questions, such as:

1)What did Biblia do?

2)What was that thing that took over Issei?

3)Why did everything go back to the moment when Akio kicked Issei? Does this mean that no one remembers that Issei went berserk?

4) Yui? Who the f**k is Yui?

Well, I can assure you that questions 2, 3 and 4 WILL be answered in the next chapter. Question 1 will probably take a while to be answered, though.