Issei was alone in the park as he was sitting on a bench, thinking.

"Why is it always him…"

"A child of god who's astray from his pack"

"You're that monster the church is searching!" Issei summoned his gauntlet.

"Do you honestly believe that it can help you?"

"What do you want?"

"Just to talk with you"

Issei was still ready to defend himself.

"You know, you had a wonderful destiny in front of you, you even had your own harem as the one you dreamed about"

"Really?!"

[Focus]

"Right…"

"You had all what you dreamed of having, even your own Peerage"

"My… my own Peerage?"

Double waved its hand and a fog appeared, showing Issei asleep with all the girls of the current Peerage he's in and the church girl.

"Isn't this the life that you wished for?"

"That's…"

"But he had to come and destroy everything"

The fog then showed Markus.

"He's the one who stole your place, just because of what he have inside him"

"That… that can't be true"

"You don't know the real reason why you went to the Familiar forest that day, do you?"

"That's because… that's because Buchou wanted us to get a familiar"

"That's because he was dying, and he needed to get there to find a cure. And next time, you're going to be the cure"

"What?"

"The blood of a Dragon Emperor is going to be necessary for him to get stronger faster"

"That's-"

"That heiress is just using you. You, and that blond nun"

"Asia…"

"If it wasn't for her Twilight Healing, she would still be dead"

"N-No, that's-"

"And of all the members, you're the only one she waited to die to reincarnate you as a Devil"

"What?"

"She knew everything that was going on. She knew that you would be killed, that you will be targeted for your Sacred Gear"

'That can't be true'

"She would have given you the best treatment because of your powers, but she found better"

[Stop lying to my partner]

"For a proud dragon, you're quite obedient"

[What did you say?!]

"You're supposed to be one of the two Dragons Emperors, and here you are, ready to be served to another dragon lower in status than you"

[I'm not going to be served to anyone! I'm Draig, the Red Dragon Emperor!]

"Tomorrow, go ask the heiress, ask her if you count for her. She would probably say yes and give you three pages of why she cares for everybody, but in the end, she will end up by brainwashing you with her body as she knows your weakness"

With that, Double disappeared within the earth.

XXMarkusXX

After school, everyone was assembled in the clubroom, everyone but Issei.

"Where is he?" wondered Rias.

"Maybe the Church got him"

"That's not funny!"

"It's a little bit"

After some seconds, the door opened and Issei entered.

"There you are" said Rias with relief.

"Welcome back?"

Markus became confused when he was given a hateful glare.

"Buchou… why did you reincarnate me?"

"Heh?"

'Wait, he was reincarnated? Not turned?'

"Did you know that I was going to be killed?"

"Well…"

"Do I have some importance in this Peerage, besides being a sacrificial pawn?"

"Issei! You are all important for me! Even if-"

"Yeah, and the three paragraphs where you say that I'm important for you before using my weakness against me. But you know what? I'm tired of always being the last in here"

"You need to calm down"

[We didn't ask you for your opinion] even Draig wasn't in his normal mood.

[Draig, why are you that… angry?]

[Shut up, you traitor!]

'damn…'

"I should have known… I'm nothing but an extra, someone with little importance compared to him"

"Issei wait-"

Issei left before that Rias could say what she wanted to say.

"What happened to him?" asked Kiba with a worried tone.

"Issei, wait!" called Asia as she ran after him.

"Asia! Where are you going?"

"I'm going to talk with Issei"

[Should we go after him?]

"*sigh* yeah, he's going to get himself killed"

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

In the abandoned church, Double was sitting in one of the benches that wasn't destroyed.

"So, how did it go?"

"I was an idiot believing that I had any importance to them…"

"Don't worry, it's natural to trust Devils when you first meet them. They always hide their true face and truth just to deceive you"

"Even if I'm going to become a Stray, at least it will be my choice"

"***You don't have to become a Stray, as I can remove those evil pieces from you***"

"Really?"

"Look at what I found" said the four armed creature as he held Asia in his arm.

"Asia!"

"She's just sleeping"

Issei sighed with relief before turning to the nun creature.

"She must have come here by compassion for you"

"Asia…"

"Well now, do you want to be free?"

"I…-"

"Hold it right there"

"Look at that, he's here to 'Save' you again"

"She's manipulating you"

"He didn't even tried to deny it"

"I'm tired of this!"

"I'd get out of here if i were you"

"You can't even begin to imagine what it's like to be me, so don't act as you know me!"

'This is getting ridiculous'

"He made his choice, and now, I'll free him"

One of its extensions held him to the floor.

"Why don't you stand still as I free these two from their Devil master?"

"I'm definitely going to kill you when I get out of this"

Double put a hand on the back of both Issei and Asia, and a red light appeared beneath them.

At that moment, Rias arrived with everyone else.

"What's going on here?!"

"We're too late"

Rias looked at Issei's feet and saw eight pawn pieces.

"That's… that's impossible"

"Look at this, she came to get you back"

"You lied and manipulated him"

"I didn't lie to him. Now then heiress, why don't you try to manipulate him again? Without the Devil Pieces, he can't be considered as a Stray, right?"

"Issei! Why did you do this?!"

"I don't have to answer you anymore…"

"You're making a mistake"

"Now then, how about coming with me and gaining more power than this disgusting half blood sucker"

"Don't do that!"

The other exorcist showed up, Irina, if he remembered correctly

"Don't listen to her!"

"What is she doing here? She was supposed to be far away"

"I made sure that you believed that"

The two Church big shots were back as well

"Two Inquisitors…"

"Aye, ye should have planned for us not going away"

"We still have this one" pointed the four armed creatures to Asia before getting kicked away by Xenovia.

"That wasn't like I planned…"

"Should we go away?"

"His work is nearly done, and Freed is still recovering"

"That guy's alive?"

"He's still alive, and he will be back sooner than you may think he can get back"

They both got eaten by a creature that came from the ground.

Markus got back up, seeing Rias approach Issei.

"Now, Issei, let's go home"

"No…"

"What?"

"I said no!"

'Honestly, I wouldn't mind if he left, but I can't say that out loud'

[strange...I thought Vampires had hearts…]

'Shut it'

"I won't be the last of the pack again!"

"You can always join us" stated Kotomine as he walked to Issei "Both you and the young nun are Devils no longer"

"I wouldn't do that"

"You have no right to dictate what I should choose!" yelled Issei.

"Its a mistake"

"Sorry, boy, but you should learn that everyone can choose their own destiny. Alexander, pick the girl"

"Aye"

Once they were gone, Markus heard the unmistakable sound of crying coming from behind him.

It was Rias, so he walked over and hugged her.