27/8, 11.28pm. Minor Edit: Added in responses to reviews that I missed out

28/8, 10.18am. Minor Edit: Removed an response to a review

Responding to Reviews 101

To those that have been spamming harem/HAREM/haremmmmmmmmm/whatever is related to that in the reviews/those simply have not read my update and PMed me directly(do read the updates in future cos it always concerns my current status of writung and other important stuff): Congrats, the harem option won the poll by a landslide. Nuff said. Got bigger fish to fry. But before that, special shoutout to ARSLOTHES who has been requesting for a harem ever since chapter 8 or somewhere along there. Dont really remember when he started requesting for it. (He's also probably one of the reasons why I set up the poll.) Congrats dude.

Mile De: You're welcome, I guess?

Guest: Ask and you shall receive.

Ryoji Mochizuki: To be honest, I don't really know who or what is ADAD, but I'm glad you like the fanfic. It's been a pretty fun experience writing this so far, with many different ideas running around in my mind constantly.

DreamsofCalamity: Thanks for thinking so :)

Seithr-Kairy: Let me explain the reasoning behind why I chose to do that stuff with Issei. First of all, the part about free will. Sure, he wasn't really given a choice to stay human or become a devil, but he still goes along with being a devil instead of becoming a stray or some other shit. Secondly, it necessarily isn't a true Persona because of the fact that he still chose to stay as a devil rather than be a stray but he still has to bow down to Rias. Another thing to note is that Ddraig is a fragment of his former self because of the fact that his physical body was slain. The Boosted Gear acts as the vessel in this case rather than the soul itself. Thirdly, this does not make him overpowered. I REPEAT, THIS DOESN'T MAKE HIM OP. I do have plans for that shit. I would compare it to a exponential graph, to be honest. The power output is decent at first, but after a while, it starts to stagnate and that is the reason why I decided to add it in. Lastly, it is not necessarily a fusion either. Hopefully this explains my reasoning.

Leafeon12: Please read above review response in response to the first part of your review. As for the Yu and Akira appearance, just sit back and read man. You might be disappointed, cos I was having somewhat of a writer's block when I weote this.

victorsan12345: If you read my author's note from the last actual story chapter, it's one of those ideas that I have shelved for next book(s).

Gamelover41592: I just do this as a hobby, glad you like it man.

Midnight49: DMC was pretty much my childhood, so yeah. To respond to your second part of your review, it will be further explained during this chapter.

Chapter 25:

Time frames and locations

Persona Skills and Speech

[Dragon Speech/Boosted Gear Skills]

POVs

Sunday Night, Kuoh Academy

Ophis' POV

Her eyes shot open for a second, before settling down to their usual half lidded state. "This feeling, I remember it. Ddraig. So, you have returned to the material plane once more?"

Sirzechs' POV

"What the actual fuck?" That was the first time that Sirzechs himself had seen Azazel swear like that. Sure, the fallen angel had used vulgarities on occasion, but never had he put that much expression into a single one. Then again, he couldn't find a fault with that expression. For a second, his heart had skipped as he heard the first line, before realising the fact that it was the spirit of the Boosted Gear who had uttered that line instead of the host hinself.

"Any ideas what's going on, Azazel?"

"That shouldn't even be possible! He made the Boosted Gear such that there was no possible way of freedom! Not even a temporary possession should be possible!" Sirzechs' blood froze, as he heard those words. A temporary possession? If that meant what he was thinking, he might have... less than desirable problem that needed to be dealt with. Despite the wielder being his sister's Pawn, he knew that it was better to deal with the problem here and keep his Ria-tan alive rather than face the consequences later.

"We might have to deal with it personally." He finally announced his thoughts, focusing the attention of Serafall, Michael and Azazel onto him. He waited for the response, but the first response he heard wasn't something that he had expected either.

"Say, Sirzechs. Have you really forgotten our little talk?" He flinched slightly as the words hit him for a second, before turning around as fast as his body would allow him to. Evidently, Serafall, Grayfia, Azazel, Michael and Gabriel all had the same reeaction as him, as the six of them turned to face the lone Phantom Thief sitting calming on one of the chairs surrounding the table, a smirk adorning his face.

"Akira. What are you doing here? You said that you weren't coming." Immediately, Sirzechs managed to get those words out in a almost frighteningly calm manner, at least to himself.

"I figured that Issei needed a bit of help, so here I am. Although it seems that my advice worked out already."

"So you're the reason behind what's happening to the kid?" This time, it was Azazel who shot a question at Akira, and said Phantom Thief merely shook his head in return, although that smirk of his did not go away.

"No. If you can't predict or figure out how a Sacred Gear works, not even I could predict what was going to happen." Akira admitted, although Sirzechs had a feeling that he knew what was going on more than any of them did, even Azazel the Sacred Gear expert himself.

"Really? Then why exactly are you here? It's not just about Issei, is it?"

"My companion's having a little chat with a few people right now, so I thought I'll occupy your time for a bit."

"Why don't you figure it out yourself?" Akira taunted. Damm, he never knew that high school students could be this troublesome. It was almost worse than dealing with the Elders already, and it hadn't been more than a minute or two since he made his appearance known. Now, who exactly was his companion and who was he talking to? Also, where was Amaterasu?

Yu's POV

"Moment of truth, I suppose." Yu muttered, dematerialising the Ame no Nuboko as he slowly walked towards the two Gods in front of him. He and Akira and both split up, Akira going ahead to the conference room first and have a "little talk" with the faction leaders while he settled things with Amaterasu. Surprisingly, Amaterasu was standing next to Susanoo, despite their feud. Sighing, he walked forward, trying his best to keep his poker face.

"Nice of you to finally join us, Father." Susanoo drawled out, not bothering to look behind him as Yu slowly approached. He didn't bother reacting to that, since he had already predicted that the warrior God would detect him first. Meanwhile, Amaterasu flinched as if she had been hit by something.

"It's nice to see you again, Susanoo, Amaterasu." Yu responded, although this would his first time seeing Amaterasu technically speaking. Then again, he was also Izanagi-no-Okami at the same time, so it did make some sense at the same time.

As the Sun Goddess turned around faster than Yu thought possible, he took this opportunity to fully take in the appearance of Amaterasu. To be blunt, she was beautiful. No words could possibly hope to fully describe her divine beauty. Long flowing black hair cascaded down her back, reaching to her hips. Her piercing yellow eyes were full of shock, staring at him as he maintained eye contact with her. Her face went through a myriad of emotions, from shock, to confusion, to anger, and finally settling down on one that he wasn't really expecting; sadness. Yep, he had officially managed to make a Goddess sad just by having her look at him. He supposed that it was another thing that could be checked in his bucket list. (A/N: I'm basing Amaterasu's look off Kaguya Hourisan from Touhou Project. Too lazy to describe her.)

Her eyes watered slightly, as she slowly took a step forth. "Father?" The only other time that he had heard a voice this vulnerable was when Rise confessed to him. The idol had never sounded so vulnerable before, a stark contrast to her confident and flirty attitude. Here he was, hearing something like that for the second time in his life. Was he really that bad of a guy?

"How do I put this... I'm both Izanagi-no-Okami and not him at the same time." He figured that it was still better that he pointed this fact out before shit went down.

"Susanoo told me that already. But what matters now is that you're back, Father." Without warning, she barrelled straight into Yu with her arms instantly capturing him in a bear hug, almost causing him to lose his balance if not for the fact that Rise had done this to him many times already. "I'm not letting you go, ever again." Her voice was muffled through his clothes, but he still clearly heard it.

He looked up to look at Susanoo, only to find him shaking his head with a sly grin on his face. "Erm, Amaterasu? You can get off now." It was slowly getting uncomfortable and he did not wish to have his cause of death labelled as being hugged too tightly to death.

"No! I'm not letting go until you tell me why you disappeared and reappeared again." Her voice was muffled through his clothes, but he still heard her clearly. Ok, so Amaterasu was not only spoilt, but also stubborn. Sighing, he uttered the name of the one person that was behind his Journey in the first place.

"Izanami." The effect was immediate, as Susanoo immediately lost his grin and replaced it with a more serious face and Amaterasu's grip on him slackened considerably.

"You never told me about her, Father." Susanoo sounded betrayed, but he probably had the right to be. Meanwhile, Amaterasu had fully disjointed herself from Yu, allowing him to breathe easy once more.

"Izanami reappeared a few years back in Inaba and was responsible for the mysterious murders." He decided to be straight forward about it now, after all the specifics could always be discussed later. "It was either I stop her or she shroud the world in fog and kill all humans. As you can see, I chose the first option."

"That explains so much, yet so little as the same time. It sounds almost as if it was merely part of a larger and grander scheme." Yu refrained from grimacing. He had known that all along, but he simply didn't want to admit it. Susanoo had managed to hit a weak spot. Using his quick thinking, he quickly diverted their attention away from the subject.

"Perhaps, Susanoo. I doubt that we have enough time to discuss this here. Akira's currently talking with the faction leaders and something else is coming as well."

"So the full attacking force is not here yet?"

"Me and Akira think so. Something is coming."

"How big?" An explosion occurred, loud enough to leave a slight ringing in their ears as part of the school building they were in was blown away, leaving them exposed to the threat.

"How about that?" Yu answered, as he prepared himself for the being that was in front of them that threatened to strike again and summoned the Ame no Nuboko once more. The smoke covered most of the features of the attacker, only revealing a humanoid shape. Another devil? He sighed as he glared at the foe. Life simply didn't want to give him a break, no matter how much he fought. He was also definitely not salty about the fact that the reunion had been cut short, even if he technically wasn't the father of Amaterasu and Susanoo. Nope. Not salty at all, he reassured himself as he prepared to fight.

Akira's POV

"I suppose that's my cue to leave." Akira called out. The effects of the explosion that had rocked the school building was now starting to fade away, giving him the opportunity to look at the being that threatened them.

"Wait! Are you with the Khaos Brigade?" Akira merely scoffed at Sirzechs' stupid question. Honestly, if he were with the Khaos Brigade, he would have already taken the chance to attack them the moment he entered the room.

"Why would I join them?" He could almost hear the mental sigh that Sirzechs had, but he chose to ignore it. Sighing himself, Akira pulled out Paradise Lost from his trench coat and steeled himself for another type of enemy in the Supernatural that he had yet to meet.

"Kid, where did you get that weapon?" His movement towards the source of the disturbance was interrupted by Azazel, who had called out to him in a cautious manner.

"Why would I have to get a weapon that's already mine?" He turned back, looking at Azazel innocently, although he had the feeling that Azazel knew more than he chose to let on. He smirked at the Fallen Angel leader for a second, before turning back to go and find Yu. "Later."

"See ya. It was nice catching up with you." The Fallen Angel had left a deeper meaning behind the message that he had spoken, and Akira knew that he wasn't the one being spoken to, technically speaking.

"See ya."

"It seems that crafty Az has managed to figure it out, or at least part of it." His Ultimate Persona's curiousity turned interest had now been peaked, as he made his way towatds the location where Yu was at. He could only hope that Issei would be able to handle his end on his own. Persona was a great power, but it was also a double edged sword. Rely on it too much and it could be your downfall. That had been what happened to him in Kamoshida's Palace, nearly costing them their lives had they not been near a safe room.

"Yeah, I wouldn't put it past him to figure it out first, Satanael. What are you going to do now?" He heard Satanael chuckle almost darkly in response, almost making him pause in his steps to wherever Yu was.

"What are you talking about? It's you who should be thinking about the next move after all. I am thou, after all." The almost innocent response from Satanael had the desired effect and at that single moment in time, he disliked the fact that his Ultimate Persona was a Fallen Angel who had the wit and tongue to match him and come out top in a battle of words. It was also probably because of the fact that he had to deal with Satanael's unfinished business in his stead, which was something he didn't really want to do. Supernatural politics were harder than human ones.

"Fine, you win. Let's take out whoever's here before we speak more." Yet, his instincts screamed at him to move to his right side rather than continue forward, which he thankfully obeyed without hesitation and saved himself from a painful death of impalement.

"I'm afraid that your opponent is me, Satanael!" Without giving time to Akira to process what his new opponent had just said, another thrust was aimed at his chest this time. Paradise Lost was raised, just in time to parry the light that threatened to pierce his heart.

Creating space by throwing out a few bullets with the Tyrant Pistol, he quickly took in the appearance of his foe. He bit the insides of his mouth, as the first detail that stood out the most were the pitch black wings that signified her status as a former Seraph of Heaven. It alarmed him, he had not fought a twelve winged angel and did not want to fight them, having seen the might of Michael and other Seraph firsthand. "Who are you?" Whoever she was, knowing that Satanael dwelled within him was not knowledge he wanted to be spread around.

"You do not recognise an old nemesis? How long have you stayed in your self-imposed isolation to forget me?"

"Raziel, Keeper of Secrets and Angel of Mysteries." The words slipped from his mouth, having been provided by his Ultimate Persona who now sat back and watched. That explained quite a lot, the title itself providing the answer to his question. Although, he couldn't help but be partially worried about the slience that was almost defeaning in his mind afterwards.

"Good, at least you have some semblance of memory. That accursed knife, you still carry it?" Her voice had now dropped into such a low tone, it was almost a growl that she let out. If Akira had to guess, she had to have some sort of history with Paradise Lost and Satanael.

"I have no idea what history you might have with Paradise Lost." He admitted, with Satanael refusing to give him the answer he seeked.

Her expression morphed into one of full hatred, as she produced a wave of light spears at the ready behind her. "Your accursed knife, is the sole reason why I Fell! My life and purpose was dedicated to Him, yet you used it to sever my connection to Him! Do you know how much embarrassment and anger I felt, when He gazed upon my dark wings and banished me from the only sanctuary I had? Even though it wasn't my fault that I Fell?"

"Why did you join Khaos Brigade then? Someone like you would probably have no association with them."

"Perhaps at first, yes. But how could I resist, when they promised me revenge against you? You have no idea how long I've waited for this moment." She giggled sadistically, as she gestured towards Akira. The barrage of light spears behind her flew towards him, forcing him to take evasive maneuvers to prevent himself from being skewered like takoyaki.

"Ok, so weird fallen angel that has a vendetta against me or in this case Satanael is also a sadist. That's new." Most of the fallen angels that he had fought weren't like that but then again, he had only fought fallen angels that were mostly under the command of Kokabiel.

"Correction, she's a weird fallen angel with the strength of a seraph that has a vendetta." Satanael chose to speak up with a quip this time. Way to rub the situation into his face. "Then again, Raziel has always been a fanatic of sorts, even amongst the angels."

"At least help if you're gonna talk so much." Akira couldn't help but grumble under his breath as he dodged another barrage of light spears. Damm, Raziel didn't even have to use her hands to make that wave aim at him unlike Kokabiel. So this was the might of a Seraph? To maniplulate light like it was nothing?

"The power of a Seraph is no joke, to be honest. Even facing one Seraph alone can mean defeat if you're not careful." Way to point out the obvious. He was just a human after all, and he had tasted defeat already. And it was a feeling he hated, one that he detested so much that he swore to never lose again. But then again, the "loss" was to bait out Shido, so he couldn't complain. Lose the battle, but win the war.

Still, the obstacle that was Raziel laid before him, and she wasn't going to be taken down as easily as Kokabiel. Step 1 would be to buff himself. "Ongyo-Ki! Heat Riser!"

"That weird ability of yours again. To be able to summon a missing Youkai and bend it to your command. No matter, this mystery shall not evade from me any longer!" So... was another reason why she had wanted to fight him?

"Probably. Raziel's one to never let any sort of mysery or secret elude her. And let's just say that she's very good at doing so." Ok, so the stakes were high once more. If he was defeated, not only would he feel that crushing feeling once more, but he wouldn't doubt that the fact Raziel would use any way to find out the way that Persona worked. "The vow binds us as such. I am thou, thou art I. There is nothing neither of us can do about it. I'm geniunely sorry, Akira. But perhaps, I can deal with her myself. It's been a while since I got to stretch my legs after all."

"There's another reason, isn't there?"

"I should have known that you would figure it out. Then again, you always have been rather perceptive, with or without the Third Eye. Let's just say, she's unfinished business." Akira knew better than to poke into that, it wasn't a problem that he needed to deal with anyway. The less he knew, the better it was for his sanity, he mused as he let the foreign feeling of someone controlling his body wash over him again willingly.

"Huh, I didn't expect this. I still retain partial control?" So now, Satanael and himself were contained within the same body. That was weird. Then again, nothing ever made sense when it came to the power of Persona that he wielded.

"You think I'll let you do whatever you want?" Raziel had taken the time to surround him with light spears in every single direction possible, leaving him with no possible escape.

"That's the best you can do? Maeigaon!" As for how did his Persona even use that spell, he didn't really know. However, the effect of that spell was clear cut and for all to see. Pillars of darkness rose from the ground, consuming the light spears that had caged them in. Ok, so that solved the problem of them being caged in. Now, they had to defeat the somewhat insane fallen angel in front of them fast. He didn't want to drag out this fight any longer than he had to.

"This will be fun, Satanael. You have no idea how long I've waited for this!"

"Oh? Do make this an enjoyable dance for me, will ya?"

Yu's POV

Whoever this devil was, she was decent. She didn't waste the smokescreen generated by the explosion, and immediately began her offense forcing him to defend against the blasts of water that had enough speed and pressure to kill him if he wasn't careful. However, she wasn't good enough. Each swing of the Ame no Nuhoko cut through the jets of water like it was butter through a hot knife. After all, what was pressurized water compared to the Spear that had created the isles of Japan from the primordial sea?

"It's kind of rude to not introduce yourself first, you know?" He threw out a quip, hoping that she would take the bait. Meanwhile, Susanoo watched on calmly as Amaterasu was in a stance, ready to help her Father at any given time.

"So, the rumours were true. Izanagi has returned." The smokescreen finally dissipated.

"My name is Katrea Leviathan, and I am the original Heiress of the Leviathan. A pleasure to meet you, Izanagi." Yu smirked uncharacteristically, for she wouldn't be still saying that soon enough.

"A heir of the Leviathan? Don't make me laugh. You've done nothing but shoot water at me. That's more like the Sitri's domain. Leviathan was said to be able to manipulate any liquid at will. When he walked the battlefield, he would leave nothing but a bloody mess behind, and I mean it literally. You are nothing compared to the real deal." The words were not fueled by him, but by his Persona who seemed to be no longer content in watching but had chosen to take a more active role. The words that Yu spoke had the desired effect on the Heir of Leviathan. A wave of "strong" magical presence hit him, which he merely shrugged off. Was she even trying? He had fought Shadows stronger than this, and even Adachi had been a stronger opponent than this devil with Magatsu Izanagi. She couldn't do anything to him, even if she tried. "I'll say this once more. You. Are. Nothing."

His/Izanagi no Okami's taunt finally worked its full magic upon the Heiress as all logic within her had been temporary consumed by rage. "I'll show you!"

"How cliche." Was his deadpan response. He had seen those two words shouted, uttered and thrown around before by his opponents, but they had carried no weight. This time was no exception either. "I'll end this quickly."

A/N: Turns out that I recovered faster than expected, and since my schools has us doing our exams on our laptops, I managed to find time to finish up the chapter after finishing the paper. Still, I'm somewhat dissatisfied by this chapter due to not only its length but other factors as well, but my friend who wishes to stay anonymous says that its ok, so Imma trust him. Anyway, here's your early chapter of A Hidden World.

Ok, so for the harem poll, so far here are the results(Note: Since Kuroka came in second in my previous poll, I'll put her into the harem.)

1st Place: Makoto with 16 votes

2nd Place: Ophis with 15 votes

3rd Place: Futaba Yasaka tied at 12 votes

4th Place: Ann Haru tied at 10 votes

5th Place: Tiamat with 9 votes

6th Place: Vali Gabriel tied at 8 votes

7th Place: Akeno Rossweisse tied at 7 votes(lul)

8th Place: Sona with 5 votes

9th Place: Hifumi with 3 votes

10th Place: Others with 2 votes

11th Place: Tae with 1 vote

Rip Tae. Anyway, I'm surprised at the number of ties that have taken place in the poll. Four different ones lul, although I'll take only top three. Please do keep that in mind. The poll is still up and I doubt I'll be closing it that soon, so feel free to go and vote for those who haven't done so.

I still wanna try and finish up the Conference Arc asap, but unfortunately my schedule is kinda packed including a school overseas trip. I'm really sorry about the somewhat irregular update schedule and hope you guys can wait for next chapter. Next chapter I'll try to make it longer but for now, this is the best I can deliver.

Songs: Nostalgia Week #1: Why Rap aint like this anymore?

Diddy - Dirty Money - Coming Home ft Skylar Grey

Fort Minor - Remember the Name

Eminem - Lose Yourself

Eminem - Stan ft Dido

50 Cent - In Da Club

50 Cent - My Life ft Adam Levine & Eminem

Desciption: If you're wondering why the songs section now has a title, it's because after having this songs section in my chapters for so long, I've thought of letting you guys understand why I listen to the music that I listen to when I write the chapters. In this chapter, the title's Nostalgia Week #1: Why Rap aint like this anymore?. It's because of the fact that what you hear on today's radio is more mumble rap than anything or simply rappers that have generic flow. That being said, there are still good rappers out there, but I feel that the songs listed are what rap should be. Rap shouldn't be about drugs and bitches and hoes and sex alone(yes, I'm talking about mumble rap). Kids out there can find this kind of music easily. It should be conveying what you want to convey to the audience. I hope that you guys do listen to these songs and understand why I listen to this. I'm not saying that you should, but its always nice to listen to rap that isn't always about sex and drugs all the time. Also, rappers with generic flow such as Drake make rap kinda dull because of the fact that he simply doesn't have that unique flow that makes the likes of Royce da 5'9 and 50 Cent stand out. For example, Lose Yourself tells a tale of how Eminem struggled in his early life until he got noticed by Dr Dre, while Remember the Name wants to let people know how and why rappers push themselves to the limit to dish out the music that they do.

Hoped you guys enjoyed this chapter and leave a review if you guys think that there's room for improvement or any requests that you want! Some requests will be considered. Feel free to PM me if you want. Absurd requests are obviously not allowed and dun flame. I am only a amateur at this shit. Also, do tell me if I should continue the songs title description. :)

On that note, peace out mofos!

322n(Ya friendly asian)