I stare at him for a moment before letting out a hearty Laugh. "Oh I just put him in gear"
The rest of the day was great! Kiba and me had a contest for who swims faster. He won the first time and I won the second time with help from [Rapidly] which was funny when I got called out for it. Kiba just laughed while I lamented his knight speed he intrinsically has. I finished teaching Koneko to swim and got her some more sweets. I got a happy purr out of the deal...Sounded suspiciously cat like and Merlin agreed but unlike Akeno we weren't sure of her race beyond demon yet so we left that alone. With me and Xenovia...Well we taught her how to have fun in general. Swimming, lounging, sunbathing, and overall faffing about. She was still giving me the lust filled eye from time to time but I stood firm. I refuse to allow that right now. Issei is a and with Demons. Demons with enough lust for him to out due most multi-person...encounters. We are damn human however and I have some damn standards. Actually what did happen to those four?
Apparently is was better than I thought. Me and Xenovia actually went to the ORC the next Monday to talk to the group again since they don't seem to be horrible people. Rias was just being a bit opportunist that one time with Xenovia but got the message and now she knows her boundaries with me. What I saw was the most glorious thing I have ever seen.
Issei the idiot was sitting down with the biggest dumbest smile I have ever seen on anyone, Rias was on one side of him with her own massive smile and basically straddling the guy, and Aisa was on the other side just happy to be near him. The best in my opinion was Akeno. she was getting tea for me and Xenovia while humming to herself, swaying her head and hips from side to side with a bit of a limp, and again a massive smile on her face. According to Kiba he nor Koneko could actually get in contact with any of them from Saturday until today as they didn't even come to school until later...Damn. I'll give it to the kid he has got some commitment, focus, and some sheer will to pull that off. You act like you couldn't. What was that Merlin? You are a king. You are both starting to act and become a king in all respects. Yea? Lets just say you both have a kingly libido. You just have enough self control to not let it get to you. Oh...hehehe. You just made my day Merlin. hehehe. What? You should probably check your "Equipment" when we return home. You got a great update last night courtesy of your ever developing transformation that I am sure it will make your year. What...
After that bombshell that Merlin decided to drop on me we got to the main deal at hand, we also had to get the girls and Issei's attention but wasn't that bad, tomorrow some of the top brass of the Devils would be coming to Kuoh to make sure it was safe enough to have the meeting and they want to meet me. Oh this is gonna be good I can already tell. "Alright me and Xenovia will come tomorrow and I will use [Nightmare] so me and her don't have to deal with anything major" She nods and I and Xenovia get up to leave when a thought hits me "Hey Issei?" He turns and looks at me "Yes Zander?" Wow he is more formal with me now. Neat."Your welcome" I say as me and Xenovia travel through my Magic circle back to the church.
[Issei Pov]
"Hey Issei?" I turn to look at Zander.
"Yes Zander?" I say putting as much respect as I can into it, I would listen if he told me to jump off a cliff at this point. [I can not believe your basis for respect for him comes from you losing your virginity. He holds a weapon that could kill you on accident, has a companion with another such weapon, and knows and unknown amount of Magic that could kill you. Not to mention I feel that he is transforming into something distinctly not human and that their is the presence of another within him like I am within you.] Ddraig says to me. Hey! Because I listened to him I had the best weekend EVER! And will probably continue to do so because of him! Also I am not human either so it is not like I care and I am not one to pry like that. If he doesn't want to tell me that's fine.
He then says "Your welcome" Before vanishing. Huh?
"What does he mean by "your welcome" Ise?" I hear both Asia and Rias ask me.
"He uh" [Gave you some motivation] "Gave me some motivation the other day" Thanks Ddraig!
"Oh really for what?" Akeno asks.
Uhh Ddraig? [Sorry your on your own there] TRAITOR! I BET HE DOESN'T DEAL WITH THIS WITH HIS "PRESENCE" YOU DAMNABLE OVERGROWN FIRE LIZARD! [WHY YOU LITTLE...
[Zanders Pov]
HEheheh. Oh sorry Issei but I am still a prick who loves messing with others and you are too easy. HEHEH. "What did you tell him your welcome for?" Xenovia asks
"I just gave him the motivation to stop acting like an idiot and give his girls what they wanted. No biggie"
She brings her first down on a open palm "Was it s-" Oh for the love of
"Yes Xenovia it was. AND AGAIN I SAY please wait for now the meeting is at the end of next week so can you please wait?" I say a bit tired of this. She has not stopped talking about the act since Saturday. I am starting to think it might have been a better idea to reinforce what the church put in her head because she is coming off as a bit of a nympho.. Like you don't like the idea of her not being able to keep her hands off of you. HEY! That is not! Look down. wha- oh dear lord that is bigger than the last time I saw it. Wait. You are just trying to make this difficult for me now aren't you? Who knows? I did get sealed when I tried to chase the skirt of my female apprentice sooo So this shit is all natural for you huh? No trying to mess with me you are just perverse yourself? Thanks man now I won't be able to stop thinking about now. Heheh...looks like Xenovia won't be the only one waiting for the meeting with no small amount of anxiety! hehehahah. Also, it will be good practice on training you resolve. Resolve? Yea the resolve to keep to your word and not break down and fuck Xenovia like a maniac. Holy that is the first time he has cussed like that. But still, you are a dick. I know.
What am I even witnessing? Is this a dream? Have I gone insane? Have I- No, No, what you just saw was reality and insanity made manifest into reality today in the beings called Serafall Leviathan and Sirzechs Gremory. or Lucifer if you use title. Which you should. Sis-cons. Both of them are sis-cons. What on earth is wrong with this world. Rias and Sona's parents were starring a hole through me and if it wasn't for the girls timely intervention I might of had the fight of my life on my hands. Although once they did have a talk Sirzechs came back, gave me a handshake, winked at me, and said AND I QUOTE
"Thank you for helping my sister with Issei. She would have probably lost her mind after a while without your help"
I MEAN WHAT?! SHOULDN'T YOU BE ANGRY YOU SIS-CON?! Your sister just had her purity taken and your-! Demon oh...oh yeah...hehe...Guess they would thank me for that then. And SERAFALL LEVIATHAN. Oh dear lord I about had a heart attack seeing what should have been either a scary or sexy devil women but turned out to be a short stack with twin tails, a magical girl costume, and a personality to match. I am SOOO going to put "Risks of insanity" as a complaint to the factions when we meet. AND I am definitely strong arming them for a few bucks for this nonsense as well. A bit miserly don't you think? After all of this? NO!
The last few days pass fairly quickly. We continue training (Which became a bit awkward at times since me and Xenovia are now VERY aware of each other), I got some more spells, learned some new things in alchemy and brewed my first potions (health of course because...Duh), I am now at least respectable in swordsmanship and scary with my powers (Again [Ruler] For the win!), can use my shield three times instead of once, for some reason blessing is starting to grow in strength rapidly to keep pace with every other power now for some reason (Probably something to do with you being calmer now and the weapon adapting to you and your Beliefs? As you said it "Scales to you" It just so happens Blessing is finally starting to scale as well), and best of all? I learned something very good the last night before the meeting of the factions.
[Within the Mind-scape]
I appear before the same lake a usual and head towards the little tower I set up for Merlin. Every Wizard needs a tower and I learned that I could make things within the minds-cape so tower for Merlin. I walk in and... "It is almost there he just needs that little extra push to get close to the fifty percent transformation." HUh?!
"What did you say?" I ask with no slight amount of interest in what he just said "AH Alexander Pendragon just the man I wanted to see. Come, sit, sit, we have much to discuss today" Well this is new "What do we need to speak about that you would use my complete name Merlin?" I ask
"Do you remember when we talked about sacred gears and we went over the Boosted Gear and Divine Dividing?" He asks
"Yes I do, we even spoke about there balance breakers which are absolutely broken nonsense" I respond a bit bitterly. What? One can boost his power to end of time and the other can take all of yours and add it to his own leaving you a weak mess no more powerful than a human child. Of course I would be a bit envious of such power.
"Well what if I told you they have a little secret I am pretty sure Issei doesn't know about?" Hmm?
"What is it" I say as I lean forward and take a sip of coffee- (Oh yea since this is the Mind-scape I can replicate anything I have felt or Merlin has in exact so coffee is a common drink in here) "You told me of the balance breaker and you said that is usually the end of it" He smiles awkwardly
"Yes well there is something after for at least the Boosted gear and Divine Dividing. Something that is less another stage of the gears but more of a power locked behind a magical ward the lord himself made. The original powers of the Welsh and Vanishing dragon. The third and four strongest beings to have ever walked the earth. The Juggernaut Drive"
Huh? "You mean either Issei or that white armored guy could retake their positions as the third and fourth strongest beings in the world! right now if they wanted too!?" WHAT THE HELL?! WHAT BS IS THIS?!
"Yes and no. Yes in that the can but no as it is not permanent. The Drive devours there power and life force to make it work and it can easily kill them. In fact it is how most hosts die anyhow. Either one enters the drive killing the one without it and the other in the drive loses their mind and dies shortly after. The drive doesn't let you keep such power. A shame really"
I straighten up and look him in the eye "OK so what has this got to do with us? Do I have a "Juggernaut Drive?"
"Again Yes and no. One you have two in all reality. Yes in that you have them and no in that it won't act like there's. It is a increase in power, doubly so for the second one, but it isn't going to kill you and the worst outcome you will face is massive exhaustion after your first transformation into both and it will complete your changes in that stage of your development" My change?
"What do you mean my change?"
"Currently you are stuck at lets say forty nine percent changed. Once you Transform into your first form it it will go over fifty and your physical and magical limits will be broken as you become less human and something more. A lot will happen in that time so I wanted to make sure you were ready" Okay..
"How long until I first am able transform and how will I be able to?"
"It won't be until after the conference as you still aren't ready so you best ask to be allowed to receive some training from more skilled and powerful beings out there to get your process going again for you. Xenovia as well. As for how? You will suddenly have an idea to speak a chant like the carriers of the Welsh and Vanishing dragons. When that happens simply speak it and you will be fine" Alright
"Thank you Merlin"
"You are welcome. Unlike those dragons I don't intend to blindside you with this. Now for today's training we are going to start with honing your personal spell you made. What was it called again by the way?"
Oh yea my first spell I made personally it is called "Wrath of The King"