Chapter 3 Show me your resolve! I won't let my friends die!
Just before I start this chapter, I just want it to be made aware of once again, that this stories high school DxD characters, are based off of their background and personality from my fan fiction High school DxD The path of the Sekiryutei. Therefore, Rias is not shy about expressing her feelings for Issei, and Issei isn't perverted in any sense. Please bare this in mind, and if you are interested, check it out. Anyway sorry it took so long to update, but please enjoy :D
The march of the soldiers was suddenly halted when one certain individual, did feel so strongly about co-operating with their newly formed allies.
"Wait a second Captain Levi! I don't think that we should send these guys out to fight until I have tested them against a titan's true power! I'm not saying I oppose Commander Ervin's orders. But I refuse to let these strangers fight the Titan's without testing them against the true power of the Titan's!" Eren said preventing the Gremories from taking flight.
"What's that supposed to mean? I overpowered your captain. Doesn't that prove my strength already?" Issei replied feeling slightly irritated by this hot heads attitude.
"You showed you can fight us well. But you still have yet to prove your worth to us against the Titans!" Eren said as Levi prepared to move out.
"Whatever, just hurry up and get it over with Eren. We can't afford to waste any more time or soldiers on these people." Levi said as he led a small group of the survey corps into the city.
"Of course Captain Levi! Leave this to me!" Eren said as he removed his Omni directional gear.
"Oh something interesting seems to be happening over here." A blonde haired man said as he stood at Rias Gremories side.
"Commander Ervin. What is the meaning of this?! I thought we had made an agreement?" Rias enquired as she nervously watched the remaining soldiers surround them with blades equipped.
"It seems that Eren is on to something here Miss Gremory. If you cannot stand up to a more advanced Titan's power, then how will you be of any assistance to humanity? Don't worry, we will supply your comrade with the equipment to fight against Eren." Ervin said making Rias return her attention to Issei.
Issei stared at the discarded machinery by his feet and then returned to look at Eren.
"What's wrong? Aren't you going to use the Omni directional gear?" Eren said as he stared at Issei.
"There is no need, I will defeat you with my own power. I will fight for my friends, my way." Issei said as he activated his boosted gear.
"Don't underestimate the power of the Titan's!" Eren said as he without hesitation chomped down viciously on the side of his thumb.
"You're bleeding! What are you planning?" Was all Issei could say before the furious lightning bolt crashed down on Eren Yeager.
A colossal roar came from the vision impairing smoke and Issei found himself looking upwards towards the sky at the giant which towered over him.
"Where did that Titan come from?" Kiba asked as he stared at the monsters emerald eyes.
"I see, so that person has the ability to transform into one of those terrifying creatures." Rias said as she struggled to stand up against Eren's Titan's roar.
"That's correct, this is Eren Yeager's ability. Titan shifter. He has the ability to transform into a Titan of 15 metres and he has full consciousness and control of this form. If your servant cannot stand up to Eren, then you will be no use to us." Ervin said making the others stare at the soldiers on standby.
"So this is your true power huh? Well okay bring it on!" Issei yelled as he prepared to face this mighty power.
Eren in his Titan form was a man of few words and spoke louder with actions. With a deafening roar, Eren launched his humungous fist towards Issei who mirrored Eren and attempted to counter with his own fist.
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Issei's punch had no influence on Eren's strike which sent the powerless Red dragon emperor straight into the building behind him.
The monstrous Titan didn't stop there, Eren swung his fists constantly at the brown haired teen as he managed to dodge them by a tiny space.
Issei was once again sent airborne when the ginormous creature attacked him with a thunderous kick instead.
"Issei!" Rias screamed as she witnessed Issei smash through the glass window.
"Don't worry president, I can still fight." Issei said as he emerged from the shattered window space covered in blood.
"Come to think of it, didn't you say before that you and your comrades were helpless against the titan's and you were easily overwhelmed?" Ervin asked Rias making her slightly frustrated.
"If that's the case, then you are all in way over your head if you think you can take them down that easily. In fact, you would all sooner become Titan food rather than do a thing to make a difference. Would you not rather die by the hands of your fellow soldiers?" Ervin said making Rias stand her ground.
"I refuse to believe that Issei will lose. He is my Issei and the strongest man I know! You have no idea how strong Issei is!" Rias said to the point that if her destructive powers were present, Ervin would be seeing a different shade in her irises.
"I see. Young man, do you really think you have what it takes to beat the Titan's?"
"Of course I do! I will protect everyone I care about!" Issei yelled back feeling his anger about to erupt.
"Well you're not showing any proof to your words! Listen up, in this world, it's good to have resolve. But if you do not have the power to back it up, then you are nothing more than wasted equipment!"
"What did you just say?!" Issei shouted feeling angry towards this man who described his friends and himself so badly.
"If you carry on this foolish persona, all of your friends are going to be eaten by the Titan's!" Ervin said as Eren was closing in on Issei again.
"They will be eaten?" Issei said to himself as images of his friends being killed and consumed entered his mind.
Issei's fists shook at his sides and his teeth began to clench. Blood dripped from both his mouth and his fists as he clenched them both too tight.
"Never again…"
"I won't…"
"I WON'T LET THAT HAPPEN!" Issei bellowed as a tower of flames shot towards the sky.
"It's hot! So he really can transform into a Titan?" Armin Arlet said as he gazed into the towering flames of the mysterious stranger.
"Commander Ervin, now you will see first-hand. Why my Issei won't be defeated." Rias said proudly as Issei's began to become visible.
"What is that?!" one of the soldiers said in a panic.
"Is he some kind of armoured Titan after all?!" Mikasa said as she watched in caution.
"But then why is he so small? He's not even a 4 metre Titan?" Armin said as he stared at Issei's new appearance.
"What's going on here?" All of the soldiers said as they saw Issei in his crimson dragon armour.
"Is this your comrades Titan power?" Ervin said making Rias grin.
The power fuelled Eren Yeager, ignored Issei's transformation and pressed on ahead with a dynamic punch.
Issei made no movements to dodge Eren's punch and instead placed out an open palm to receive it.
"Impossible…" The blonde haired and timid Armin said as he watched Eren's punch do no damage.
"He stopped Eren's punch just like that?" Mikasa said.
Issei astounded the crowd once again as he unleashed his mighty dragon wings.
"Now you've shown me your power, I will now show you the power of the Gremory household!" Issei yelled as he charged towards the Titan which chose to test him.
Eren with his colossal fist, tried once again to smash through Issei's armour using brute force. However, this proved quickly to be a huge mistake when the cunning dragon warrior evaded to the side and grabbed hold of the monsters arm. Raising the startled opponent into the air and slamming his giant frame into the ground.
"How? How can he lift Eren in his 15 metre Titan form, like it was nothing?!" Armin said in a panicked state as this new frightening power overpowered humanity's greatest weapon against those monsters.
"You made a mistake in underestimating our Sekiryutei. Issei-kun will not lose to anyone. Not even the titan's." Akeno said to the nearby intellect.
"Sekiryutei? What's with that rank name?" Commander Ervin questioned the now grinning Rias.
"He is the red dragon emperor, our friend. And your worst nightmare if you piss him off." Rias said as Issei drove his armoured fist into Eren's cheek.
Ginormous teeth rained down upon the soldiers who so carelessly perched themselves on the rooftops.
"I will admit, that you are all very brave to take on those frightening creatures with nothing but swords and putting your hearts on the line, and I may have only just encountered them when you have been facing them for hundreds of years. But I have faced against immortals, angels, demons and even dragons. I have always been staring death in the face ever since I was born. My parents were both murdered right before my eyes, and I was powerless to do anything, but watch it happen. But I will be damned, if anyone! Creature! Titan! Or even God! Nobody! Nobody will take away my loved ones, while I am still breathing!" Issei yelled resonating something with Eren who too also faced such a traumatic experience.
"Eren! Damn him!" Mikasa said as she prepared to draw her swords.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Kiba said as he and Xenovia drew their own dual swords.
"We may not be as skilled as you when it comes to that strange device around your waist, but don't go taken our swordsmanship lightly." Xenovia said as she and Kiba pointed their weapons at Mikasa.
"Ara, there is no need to get so riled up little girl. Issei-kun won't kill your friend there. He's just punishing him for threatening our lives. Not even you can stop him once he gets going." Akeno said as she too approached the hot headed soldier.
Mikasa gripped her blades even tighter when she saw Eren's titan figure struck again by the mysterious armoured airborne fighter.
"You said to me before, that I have to obey your orders, to sacrifice my friends and loved ones for the sake of humanity. Well I have some news for you saviours of humanity. I'm not human. I'm a devil!" Issei said boosting his power.
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With a thunderous punch, Issei collided his boosted armoured fist into Eren's titan head.
The gathering soldiers took immediate evasive action as the Titan's giant head detached from its body and came crashing down upon the rooftops. A shower of liquid blood needles dripping from its now headless body.
A cloud of steam arose from Eren's fallen titan corpse, followed by Eren Yeager escaping its nape and staring up at the superior warrior who had just defeated him.
"So…? Did I pass the test Titan shifter?" Issei said leaving all but Mikasa frozen in place, as she leaped from above and raced to the exhausted soldier who had just been defeated in battle.
Hi guys, sorry this took me so long to update, but I only just recently came up with an idea for this chapter. So Issei has now clearly proven his capabilities in facing off against the titans. Does this mean that they will allow him to fight freely against the titan's currently invading Trost? Or will the survey corps be keeping a closer eye on him to try take him out? Find out in the next chapter. Chapter 4: The fall of Trost? The Gremory household proves its worth!