In an unknown place.

"My lord, it seems like the current Sekiryuutei has become much stronger than we anticipated." Said a husky voice.

"I see. It seems like I might have to deal with him personally." Said another husky voice.

"How about we give the job to that underling of yours, my lord? She seems to be really good with people." Asked the first voice.

"Hmmmm….you have got some brains, Pluto. Call Bennia to my place." Said the first voice.

"Of course, Lord Hades." Said the second voice, now known as Pluto and the first Voice as Hades.

Hades is the god of the Realm of the Dead. He is currently the 10th strongest being in this universe. Even the great Sirzechs is afraid of his power.

"My lord, you called me?" Said a feminine voice. She seemed to be a girl who would be in the first year of high school. She had blue hair with some purple accents. Her hair seemed to fall on her face similar to Xenovia, but she also had a long braid at the back. She was wearing a weird 'Elf hat'. She wielded a scythe. Her dress was blue and it covered her torso, and barely anything else.

"Bennia, I have called you to ask a…..favour." Said Hades with a nasty grin.

"What is it, my lord?" Asked a curious Bennia.

"Well, I presume you know who the current Sekiryuutei is?" Asked Hades. Bennia's eyes lit up.

"T-t-the Oppai Dragon! Yes I am!" She was exited. She was a big fan of the Oppai Dragon. This made Hades and Pluto laugh.

"Yes, him. Well, let me be straightforward with you, your job is to get close to him….." Started Hades.

Before he could even finish, "I ACCEPT! If it means getting closer to the Oppai Dragon, I accept it!" Bennia was excited to meet the Oppai Dragon in person.

"Hahahah…well then, I guess I don't have to explain further." Hades laughed. "Pluto, please take her to the human world and help her in….finding..the Sekiryuutei."

"Of course, my lord." Bowed Pluto. He escorted Bennia out of Hades's room.

"No one will stand in my way. Not even you, Hyoudou Issei." He started laughing maniacally after that.


{Scene Change}

"WHAAAAATTT!"

Aika Kiryuu just came into the ORC room.

"These two?" Asked Murayama.

"Yep, Yasuaki Matsuda and Takurou Motohama. Both of them are my Bishops." Replied Kiryuu.

Yes, behind her were Matsuda and Motohama.

"I can't believe Issei kept this a secret from us. That is why he had got tired of watching those dvds with us, he already got the real thing." Said Matsuda.

"Yes. And now he has gone radio silent. Not replying to our texts or answering our calls. I don't think he could be our friend anymore." Said Motohama.

The ORC gave death stares at them, but later calmed down when they said that he won't be a part of their 'perverted' group anymore.

"But why them?" Asked Akeno.

"Well, both of them possess Sacred Gears and a High magic reserve. Matsuda, Motohama, please show them." Smirked Kiryuu.

Both Matsuda and Motohama formed a bow. Matsuda's bow was made of dark oak wood with green stripes. Motohama's bow was made of light birch wood and had blue stripes. As both of them pulled back their bow, an arrow appeared on both of their bows. Matsuda's arrow had a green light while Motohama's had a blue one.

"Staring Green and Staring Blue." Said Kiba.

"Indeed. Although a rather weak sacred gear initially, with training they can get much stronger. And they also seem to be naturally talented at magic, although their reserves are slightly low." Said Kiryuu.

"Thank you for your kind words, Kiryuu-Sama." Both Matsuda and Motohama bowed.

"Even right now, both of them are stronger than a certain someone." Akeno eyed Renjiro.

"WHAT? No way, I refuse to believe I am weaker than any of these perverts." Retorted Renjiro, "Fight me!" He screamed.

"Now, Renjiro, you would be wise not to fight them at your current power level." Said Irina coldly.

"If Renjiro wants to fight, then we will." Said both Matsuda and Motohama together. They had such good chemistry that even Murayama and Katase could see that they could be really strong in the future.

"Well then, it's settled. Let's go to the field behind the club." Said Kiryuu.

The ORC and Kiryuu, Matsuda and Motohama went to the field behind the club.

"Matsuda, if you don't mind, I would like you to fight with Renjiro. Motohama had already helped with that Stray devil the other day. So this will be your time to shine." Said Kiryuu.

"Stray Devils!?" Rias was worried.

"Don't worry. We took care of them already." Said Motohama. Rias was still worried.

"Alright then. Renjiro, I will be your opponent." Said Matsuda.

"Hmph, I could take both of you on. But if your king insists…" Renjiro retorted.

Renjiro and Matsuda bowed to each other. Renjiro immediately promoted to bishop and formed a magic circle. Out of the magic circle came a blast spell. Matsuda used a barrier to protect himself. Matsuda pulled formed a bow and pulled back the string, an arrow with a green light appeared. He shot the arrow and it hit Renjiro.

"Renjiro is unable to battle, Matsuda is the winner." Spoke Kiryuu with a slight smirk.

Yes, Renjiro fell down and fainted from one arrow.

"Eh? That's it?" Asked Matsuda.

"….i…wont….lose…ugh" Said Renjiro weakly before fainting.

Asia quickly used Twilight Healing on him.

Xenovia facepalmed. "If you faint from that, what chance do you have against Issei?" She sighed.

After Asia healed Renjiro, he got up instantly and formed his hand into a fist.

"I won't lose….." he said. The wind around him started bending a bit.

"I won't lose to…." The air around him started shaking violently.

"I won't lose to a….." Even the ORC was shocked at what was happening.

"I won't lose to A PERVERT!" Renjiro created a massive sphere made of air.

"WINDBLADE!" He shouted. He let go of the sphere. It turned into some sort of a spear. It started cutting through the air. Matsuda was barely able to get out of it. It nicked a bit of his hand and it started bleeding like crazy. The spear hit the barrier causing it to crack and shatter.

Renjiro immediately fainted again. Asia started healing him again.

The ORC had their jaw hit the ground.

"An affinity for wind magic." Said Kiryuu. Matsuda was healing himself and nodding along with Kiryuu and so was Motohama.

"He has high magic reserves, but he never was able to use it. It seems like his hate for the three perverts fuels his power. If he will be able to control it, wind magic would be a great annoyance for the opponents." Said Rias with a thoughtful expression.

"And I will make sure of it." Said Akeno while cracking her knuckles. Renjiro was just healed again and he felt like he might faint again just after seeing Akeno.

"I…..did that?" Asked Renjiro.

"I am just as surprised as you are." Said Kiba.

"Well, it looks like I succeeded in what I wanted to do. So, I'll be off." Said Kiryuu.

"What do you mean?" Asked Rias. Kiryuu only smirked.

"By the way, Katase. I know I asked you to be in my peerage, but I think you would do better in Sona's peerage." Said Kiryuu. Katase was thinking. "Anyways, I'll be off."

Kiryuu created a magic circle. She, Matsuda and Motohama teleported to somewhere.

"Kiryuu is right you know." Said another voice.

"Shinra-senpai?" Katase was surprised.

"We still need a knight and a rook. And by sensing your potential, you would be a better rook than a knight." Said Tsubaki, which surprised Katase even further.

"A rook? But I was always good at sword wielding…." She thought.

"Of course, this is only if you want to be a part of Sona's peerage." Said Tsubaki.

Katase thought for a while.

"I…accept." She said. She felt a hand on her shoulder.

"You will do well in her peerage, I am sure of it." It was Murayama.

Rias nodded.

"Alright then, please follow me." Said Tsubaki, "You've got yourself pretty powerful pawns, Rias."

"Thank you, Tsubaki." Rias thanked Tsubaki.

With this, Tsubaki and Katase went off.

"Now, for the two of you." Rias looked at Renjiro and Asia.


{Scene Change}

At the building where the registrations where taking place.

"Do I really need a mask?" Issei thought to himself.

"[It is completely up to you, partner. In the registrations, you are going to have to give your real name anyways, unless you plan on making an alias.]" Said Ddraig.

"Hmm…..I guess I don't need a mask. If I can hide my face decently, I wouldn't need it." Said Issei. He put on the cap of his hoodie and went to join the line for Low and Mid class beings.

As he joined the line, some strong people started looking at him. They gave him challenging glares. Issei suppressed his aura so that he would be seen as a Mid-class devil, but it was still not enough for people to not notice him.

He ignored them. He proceeded to join the line. After a few minutes, his turn came.

The person at the Low and Mid class being gate was a Female Angel.

"Name?"

"Hyoudou Issei"

"Cas- excuse me?" The angel looked up to see Issei. She was shocked, as the Sekiryuutei had gone radio silent for a long time.

"Umm….Hyoudou Issei?" Issei shrugged.

The angel shook her head and went back to her duty.

"Caste?"

"Devil, Dragon"

The lady looked at him again. Well, he was the Sekiryuutei so it will make sense if he is a dragon.

"Class?"

"Mid-class devil, not sure about the dragon part."

The lady looked up again. She sensed his power. High class would be too low for him, he should be an ultimate class devil.

"Well then, you have been registered. Please wait till tomorrow for the challenge to start."

"Thank you very much" Issei walked away towards the exit.

The angel was slightly confused with the events that just transpired, but proceeded to ignore it and resume her business.


{Scene Change, Timeskip – A few hours}

"So, Renjiro is a storm-maker, makes sense I guess since he has naturally high magic reserve, Matsuda and Motohama are a part of Kiryuu's peerage, and Katase is now Sona's rook?" Asked Issei.

"Yep" Replied Katase.

"Well, this is interesting" Replied Issei.

Katase and Murayama were seated around Issei. They had brought him some food. After finishing the food,

"How about we train?" Asked Issei.

The girls looked at him with fear. They knew how strong Issei was. Even if he was barely paying any attention to the fight, they would undoubtedly lose, horribly. Issei gave an awkward smile.

"No no no, not against me. I am saying you two train against each other." Said Issei, making the two girls sigh in relief.

"But we do that every day?" Said Katase.

"I know, but this time it will be a full on fight." Said Issei.

Katase and Murayama looked at each other. "A full fight?" Asked Murayama.

"To the finish." Smirked Issei.

Katase and Murayama sighed and nodded. They cleaned up and went towards opposite sides of the field.

"You are allowed to use any magic or skill you possess." Issei announced.

Murayama and Katase nodded. Intense tension was on the field. Both Katase and Murayama were on par with each other in the kendo club. But as it stands right now, Murayama was stronger. Although Katase didn't show it, her best friend being stronger than her didn't sit well with her. She always thought that she and Murayama were always going to be on par with each other. But due to the events that occurred, Murayama had the higher ground. She can't just let that happen, so she trained and trained hard. Even though she trained really hard, Murayama trained equally as hard. This meant that Murayama was still stronger than her, and she felt…weak.

"FIGHT!" Issei screamed.

"HAUTECLERE!" Murayama summoned her sword instantly and dashed at Katase.

Due to Katase's rook powers, she was incredibly tanky. But even though she was tanky, Murayama was fast. She landed a hit on Katase with Hauteclere. This knocked Katase back and it left a scar on her arm. Murayama charged at her again. As she was about to hit Katase, Katase delivered a Freezing Blow on her gut (A punch coated with ice magic to stun the target for a few seconds). She took this opportunity to land a bicycle kick on her gut and jaw. Murayama was knocked back, but not for long. She instantly dashed at Katase again. The same thing happened at first. She dashed at Katase with her sword and Katase was about to deliver a Freezing Blow. But this time, as Katase was about to hit her gut she quickly maneuvered to the left of Katase, making her miss the shot. Katase was shocked for a split second and Murayama used this time window to deliver a chain of blows. Katase's protection spells and natural defense were able to keep up with Murayama's blows, but only barely. Murayama's blows eventually overpowered Katase's defense and protection spells and knocked her back greatly making her trip and fall towards the ground.

"Do you yield?" asked Issei.

"Never" Katase got up and stabilized herself.

Murayama smirked and used some sort of spell on Hauteclere. Issei smirked as he saw this.

Murayama dashed at her again. But this time instead of delivering a blow, she jumped on top of Katase, completely catching her off guard. She used her sword to stabilize herself on the ground and used her leg to push Katase into the air by her neck. Katase was sturdy so she wasn't hurt on her neck, but she did get airborne for a bit and landed on the ground. She was completely bruised.

"Do you yield?" asked Issei.

Katase closed her eyes, thinking that she should yield. She realized that she won't ever be as strong as Murayama, she will always be in the shadows. What did Tsubaki see in her that made her special? Why a rook? Why not a knight? She is a disappointment to the Sitri peerage.

Something snapped inside her. Her eyes shot open with a dangerous frown. Suddenly Murayama felt as if she was stuck to the ground and unable to move. She was able to move, but barely. Katase got up and had a huge amount of aura coming out of her.

"Never" as she said those words, it seemed like Murayama was actually stuck to the ground.

Katase dashed up to her and started delivering blow after blow. Murayama was fast and agile, but had low defenses. And in such a situation, that could be a big problem. Because of the stabilizing spell she put on her sword and because she wasn't able to be knocked back thanks to whatever Katase was going, she kept on receiving the blows. Katase was delivering blows on her face and gut. Every blow stronger than the previous one. Murayama was able to dodge one blow and knock Katase back, but only slightly. Murayama and Katase kept on delivering blows. Murayama's blows were much stronger, but Katase's defense was much higher. This sort of cancelled each other out. This went on for about half an hour until both Murayama and Katase were on their limits.

"Do any of you yield?" Asked Issei once more.

Katase and Murayama looked at each other. They both had badly bruised bodies. After a small stare contest, they smiled at each other.

"We yield" Both of them said in union. Katase seemed to remove whatever spell she placed on Murayama and Murayama let go of her sword. Both of them went towards each other and embraced each other tightly.

After a few minutes of hugging, they left each other's embrace.

"Wow, Katase. That spell you placed on me was insane." Murayama complimented.

"Thanks, but even I don't know what happened." Katase thought for a bit.

"Your Sacred Gear activated." Smiled Issei.

"My…sacred gear?" Katase was confused.

"Yes. Gravity Jail. When I first saw the effects, I was confused as to why you only cost 3 pawn pieces. But then it hit me. Pawn pieces mostly either scale off of your Natural strength, Sacred gear or Magic reserves. Usually the natural defense factor only comes in the pieces outside of pawn. Otherwise you would have cost 4 pawn pieces. But since Murayama had natural strength while you had natural defense, she cost one more piece." Theorized Issei. "Gravity jail is a rather uncommon sacred gear similar to twilight healing but not as rare. And especially if you are a rook piece, it's a great sacred gear to have. As you have seen, it strengthens the effect of gravity on the person you are targeting."

"…wow…" Katase was in shock.

"You are so strong Katase. I felt like I was being pulled down." Said Murayama. She patted Katase on the back which caused her to blush.

Katase then made a thoughtful expression before looking up at Issei. "You planned this didn't you?"

"Well, I knew that I had to make your sacred gear come out somehow, and I have seen how you feel about Murayama being stronger, so I decided that fighting like this help in bringing out your sacred gear. Though I do admit that I didn't think it would take only a day." Said Issei.

Murayama gasped, "Katase, is that true?"

Katase looked down in shame, "I am sorry Murayama. I always thought that we would be equals. But after your revelation, I felt…weak."

Murayama hugged her immediately.

"We will always be equals, Katase." Murayama said giving a smile.

Katase hugged Murayama back.

"Thank you, Murayama."

"Anyways, you two should be off. Usually I would tell you to not tell your king about your sacred gear, but I feel like it would happen sooner or later. You could tell them that you found your gear while training." Said Issei.

Both Katase and Murayama nodded and waved at Issei before going off.

"[Those two are quite something]" Commented Ddraig.

"I agree" Agreed Issei, "Well, I should sleep. I have a big day tomorrow." Issei created a barrier, brought his mattress and blanket out of the pocket dimension, freshened up and went to sleep.


{Scene Change}

"Gravity Jail!? I was expecting some sort of sacred gear but…" Sona was in shock.

Tsubaki was smiling proudly. She patted Katase on the back. "I told you, Kaichou, that she will be a great addition. On top of that, she had already been training so she is already really strong."

Sona sighed but then smiled. "You're right Tsubaki. Thank you for bringing her to me. And Katase, I hope you will continue to become stronger."

"Hai, Kaichou" Replied Katase.

"Looks like my peerage is finally starting to take place. The only thing left is my knight piece, and thanks to the machine, it was a mutated piece which combined with my old knight piece to form a mutated knight piece." Said Sona.

"Yes. You already have a mutated knight, being Tomoe. And Saji received the one mutated pawn piece. Thanks to Azazel, they all have received Artificial Sacred Gears as well." Said Tsubaki


SHORT BREAK HERE.

Hello folks, this is the narrator here. Just a quick lesson on 'Artificial Sacred Gears'

Artificial Sacred Gears are sacred gears made by Azazel (except one, but we won't talk about that here). They are like sacred gears in the way that they can attach themselves to beings and the beings can choose to summon them. They are, however, weaker than most actual sacred gears. They are as follows-

Down Fall Dragon Spear

Wielder: Azazel.

Through countless research into the dragon-based sacred gears, Azazel created his own. It was much weaker than the real ones. In its initial form it takes the form of a lance-like golden dagger with a purple jewel at the end of the handle. It has the ability to create barriers and whosoever is wielding it. The spear can communicate with creatures sealed within a sacred gear and able to help open dragon gates to summon a dragon. This is how Issei was 'saved'.

Forms: Down Fall Dragon Another Armor

Kind of like a balance breaker, the Down Fall Dragon Spear creates an armor around the wielder similar to that of the Scale Male of both the Boosted Gear and Divine Dividing.

Blazer Shining or Darkness Blade

Wielder: Tomoe Meguri (Knight of Sona Sitri)

Initially a discarded project, The Blazer Shining or Darkness Blade resembles Kiba Yuuto's Sword of Betrayer. It is, again, inferior to the real thing, but it's still very powerful. Similar to The Sword of Betrayer, it has the ability to cut down spirits without a physical form.

Forms: i)Kitchen knife

Yes, a kitchen knife. Azazel initially planned to sell this in the market but it was later scrapped as it would do more harm than good.

ii)Samurai Sword

This is the version of the Blade that Tomoe wields. It is much more suited to her fighting style. It is in the form of a katana. It is also slightly like a balance breaker in a way that when the user applies a special type of magic on it, it becomes much lighter but also much sharper. The drawback to this is that it only works for a limited time and cannot be used afterwards for a period of time.

Applause Wall

Wielder: Momo Hakanai(Bishop of Sona Sitri)

This was the first Sacred Gear that Azazel made specifically for the Sitri peerage. It takes on the form of two bracelets which are worn on each side of the user's wrists. Both these bracelets are capable of generating extremely strong defensive barriers capable of withstanding attacks from Ultimate class beings. The left bracelet is for magic defense barriers and the right one is for physical defense barriers.

Forms: Spotlight Barrier

Kind of like a balance breaker, Spotlight Barrier is a form of Applause Wall when both the bracelets are used together. It creates a massive shield resistant to both Magical and Physical attacks. The drawback is that after it is used, if the barrier breaks then this sacred gear will not function for a period of time.

Procellarum Phantom

Wielder: Ruruko Nimura(Pawn of Sona Sitri)

This is also known as the 'Moon and the Rabbit'. It has the form of a set of armor primarily on the user's legs. It strengthens the power and capabilities of the user's legs by at least ten times, granting them an increase in combat performance such as greatly enhanced speed and immensely powerful kicks. It also uses time-magic. From the wielder's perspective, time would be slowed down to analyze their opponents.

Forms: Hyper Procellarum Phantom

Again, kind of like a balance breaker, this form covers up the upper body of the wielder as well. Leg strength and speed are greatly increased in this form. It now also gains the ability to deflect and rebound the trajectory of various moves and techniques with a swing of the user's kick. The drawback to this is that it requires a lot of energy and can make the user so tired that even the regular form is unusable.

Scouting Persona

Wielder: Reya Kusaka(Bishop of Sona Sitri)

It is also known as 'Masquerade of Monsters'. It takes the form of multiple masks, each of them having huge smiles. It allows the user to create a multitude of floating masks, which can be used for surveillance activities like searching for enemies, gathering and relaying information across long distances, and can also be made to act as a shield.

Forms: Complete Vision

Again, like a balance breaker, there are four masks which connect to the user's head. This makes the user have a full 360 vision. This also connects with allies via a mind link and alerts them of enemies. The drawback to this is that the user remains stationary and needs defensive shields around them.

Twinkle Aegis

Wielder: Tsubasa Yura(Rook of Sona Sitri)

Also known as 'Shield of Spirit and Glory', it is said to have a fairy residing in it through a pact. It takes on the form of a shield of light. The shield is durable enough to receive attacks from Ultimate Class beings without a scratch. It can also be released towards the enemy while spinning it in a yo-yo fashion and can have fire and lightning surrounding it. It can also create a large barrier of light while surrounding it. Unlike Applause Wall, this can be used as an offensive tool as well.

Forms: Pixie Patronage

Like a balance breaker, in this form the shield becomes an armor for the user. They are able to take a lot of damage and deal a lot of damage. The drawback is that it slows down the user and makes them less agile, and for a rook like Tsubasa, that means that basically any sort of agility tactics are a no go.

That's it folks! Now, back on to the regular story.


"Yes. I can't thank Azazel enough for developing those sacred gears for us." Sona seemed to have a relieved expression.

"Come on, Kaichou. It's getting late." Said Tsubaki, "We should go to bed"

"I agree, Tsubaki. After all, although I got the game pieces, I still want to see the challenges myself." Said Sona.


{Scene Change, Timeskip – The next day}

The building where the challengers would get their pieces had an enormous crowd around it. Everyone was shouting and screaming and there was energy everywhere.

"Geez, this reminds me of crowds at concerts" Thought a boy with a hoodie. He had the cap pulled down so low that only his mouth was visible.

"[Nah, concert crowds are worse]" Said a voice.

"You know what, I actually agree." Said the boy again.

Issei was witnessing the huge crowd in front of him.

"Only a few more minutes….." Issei thought.

And after a few more minutes, he heard a familiar voice.

"The building is now OPEN" it was Grayfia.

The crowd was going wild. There were at least ten thousand beings there. Issei was at the back to prevent getting run over by the crowd, although, let's be honest, it would be him running over the crowd. The crowd was rushing inside the building and stomping over everything in the process. Issei was at the back so he waited for most of the crowd to go first.

"Waiting huh? I would have done the same." Spoke a voice which Issei just barely recognized.

"S-S-Seekvaria Agares?" Issei asked.

Beside him was a beautiful greenish-blonde woman. She had long slit pink eyes and glasses which suit her face. Although she is decently tall, she doesn't look older than 18.

"I'm surprised people recognize me." She said with a slight smile.

"Seekvaria-sama, what are you doing here? Being a high class devil, I would have expected that you already got your pieces day before yesterday?" Issei questioned.

"I did. But I want to see the obstacle myself. Now, let's not waste time and go inside." She said in a noble voice.

Issei nodded and went inside. He saw the crowd screaming and trying to pass a grayish barrier in the middle of the room. Although from the outside, it seemed like the building won't be able to handle so many people, it actually managed to take in all people and leave a lot of room. Illusion magic is insane.

"This barrier is coated with 'Frostbite'. If you touch it, you will be in pain and you will start losing your limbs. Try to find a way around it. And if you do touch it, I would suggest seeing the doctor outside." These words came from Grayfia Lucifuge. She was sitting on top of a table behind the barrier. She had her legs and arms crossed.

"Hmmm, this is tough." Said Seekvaria. She started analyzing the barrier, but was thrown out of her thoughts as she saw Issei go near it.

"You have a plan already?" She was surprised.

"Not really, but it's something worth a shot." He shrugged.

Seekvaria was confused. He started walking around the huge crowd and reached the end of the crowd. The crowd didn't go beyond this point as they felt the frostbite if they went any nearer.

The crowd was 6 feet away from the barrier, and that is one of Grayfia's weaker spells.

As the crowd saw Issei approaching the barrier,

"Is he insane?"

"If well built guys like us are unable to go through it, what chance does he have?"

"He is going to die"

Issei not only managed to hide his face and identity, but his features as well. He had well built muscles. They were not over bulky like many of the people here, but they were just right.

As Issei grew closer and closer towards the barrier, Grayfia started looking at him curiously.

"What plan does he have?" She thought.

As Issei grew nearer and nearer, his body started pixelating. First his hands, then his feet, then his torso and then his feet. The crowd was throwing comments, all of which mean the same, 'What is that sort of magic?'

Grayfia's eyes grew wide. She had only seen a few beings with that sort of magic, and it was only the Trihexa family. But they had already got their pieces, haven't they? Then who is this person.

Issei just seemed to faze through the wall like it was nothing. After reaching the other side, he de-pixelated and bowed at Grayfia.

Grayfia was stunned for a moment, but then composed herself. "Very well, I will lead you to the next floor. I will have one of my subordinates look after the wall." She said.

Grayfia got off the table and led him to the next floor.

Seekvaria was watching all that happened. "I never did get his name….." She thought.

On the second floor,

Baraqiel seemed to be working on some sort of gadget.

"This is the first challenger that crossed the first floor." Grayfia's sudden words stunned Baraqiel.

"Already?" he looked at the boy, well, looked at his mouth I guess.

"Please start the second floor. I will be going down back to my floor. If the challenger reaches the final floor, I will be there when they get the pieces. I should NOT see you slacking off again." Grayfia eyed Baraqiel before leaving.

"Geez that lady is scary." Baraqiel shuddered. "Anyways, you passed the first floor? That was really quick. I expected no one to pass that floor today." Baraqiel said to Issei.

"It wasn't that difficult after I studied the composition of the barrier." Shrugged Issei. He changed his voice into a much deeper version to avoid detection.

"A guy of science I see. Well, that won't help in my floor. Let's save the chit-chat for later and start the floor." Baraqiel pressed a button. Immediately, a metal door rose up which covered the place where Baraqiel was, leaving an empty hallway. Issei felt like his magic powers were taken away, but they were only blocked.

Issei seemed like he was walking casually through the hallway, but he was actually on high alert.

*Swoosh*

Suddenly an arrow came out of somewhere. It was coated with holy lightning. It would be strong enough to even stun the strongest of devils. But Issei was able to dodge it swiftly. Baraqiel was looking through a small window and he was impressed.

*Swoosh* *Swoosh*

Two arrows shot out of nowhere again. Issei maneuvered himself to be in between the two arrows. The arrows went passed Issei on either side of his body.

*Swoosh* *Schling*

This time a spear was also sent flying out with an arrow. Issei jumped towards the ceiling to avoid the spear and then back flipped from the ceiling to avoid the arrow.

Numerous arrows and spears came to impail Issei but he dodged all of them swiftly.

"What is this man?" Baraqiel thought.

Issei reached the end of the hallway.

"That was tougher than I thought." He said aloud.

Baraqiel opened the door behind which he was looking at Issei.

"Very well, you have passed my floor. I shall guide you to the next floor." Said Baraqiel.

Baraqiel guided Issei towards the second floor. They reached a door.

"I will leave you here. Good luck" Baraqiel said before going back to his floor.

Issei took a deep breath and opened the door.

He was met with a unusually large room and a person sitting in the middle, meditating.

"Uhmm…." Started Issei.

"Hmmm?" The person opened his eyes, "Hello, why are you here?" Asked the person.

"I am….a challenger? I have come here to the 3rd floor for my challenge." Issei replied.

The person stumbled while trying to get up.

"Already? Hasn't the challenge just started?" he asked.

"Yes…" replied Issei.

The man sighed. "Very well. I am Dulio, one of the Seraphims of the heavens. I am sure you know what to do on the 3rd floor?" he asked.

Issei nodded. Dulio closed his eyes and smiled.

Without a warning, Dulio sent out a burst of holy energy towards Issei. Issei swiftly dodged it.

"Impressive." Dulio complimented before sending out more bursts of energy.

Issei decided to do something….out of the box. He used a new type of magic called 'conduction' He created a small piece of string with this magic and attached it to his chest. Dulio kept on sending out bursts of energy, which Issei kept on dodging. He also kept on attaching this string to different parts of the wall. Dulio was confused but kept on sending out bursts. Issei kept on dodging and, without making Dulio notice, kept on coming closer and closer to him. At one point, he started running circles around Dulio. Dulio kept on sending out bursts towards Issei. He was shocked how fast Issei was and how swiftly he was able to dodge his attacks.

At one point, Issei stood still in front of Dulio. Dulio was confused again but decided to conjure a small ball of holy energy into his fist. He was about to release it, until he noticed the string.

"…HAHAHAH…..Well played challenger, well played. Conductive string. You attached it to your body. You also attached it to the walls as well. If I were to attack you with any sort of energy, it will be conducted throughout the string and ultimately hit me, because you ran circles around me and kept the end of the string facing towards me. I am greatly impressed." Dulio laughed. He had never seen someone with such impressive out of the box thinking.

Issei bowed, "I am honored to be recognized as such by a Seraphim of the Heavens."

"At ease, challenger. The final floor awaits you. I really hope you get your pieces today. You would be a great king." Dulio complimented.

Issei bowed and went towards the door present behind Duilo. Before opening the door, he retracted the strings he placed on the wall and cleaned up the mess.

He opened the door, only to be met with a large field. There was a being present at one of the ends, whom he could recognize from a mile away.

"Hmmm? So a challenger has come? My my, I thought no one could even pass Grayfia's wall. Looks like there are indeed some strong beings in the low and middle classes." Roared Tanin. "Well then, enough talk, let's fight. So as to not kill you, I will only use half of my power"

"Tanin-sama, are you sure? You might end up regretting it." Asked Issei.

"…..FWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH…a lower class being asking me if I'm sure? Now I've heard it all. Do you want to be killed?" Asked Tanin.

"Not really." Replied Issei.

"Good….so you have your answer." Replied Tanin.

Tanin rushed at Issei with a fist clenched in his right hand. Just as Tanin was about to hit Issei, Issei put his palm outwards. He blocked Tanin's attack.

"I-i-i-impossibe!" Tanin was shocked.

Issei delivered one punch to the gut.

The match was over.

Tanin fell down, hugging his gut.

"W-w-w-what are you?" Tanin was barely able to form a sentence.

"Someone you should have used your full power against, Tanin-sama." Issei bent down to heal Tanin.

Tanin was shocked at Issei's actions. After being healed,

"There are not many people like you in the world. Many would have walked off, and rightfully so. You have gained my eternal respect." Tanin bowed.

"Tanin-sama, I am honored." Bowed Issei.

After bowing to Tanin, Tanin revealed an elevator which was on the edge of the field.

Issei and Tanin both got on the elevator. Tanin created a communication circle and said that the challenger has defeated him and asked the floor guardians to meet them at the final floor. After a few moments, the elevator stopped and the door opened.

Issei saw many familiar faces. The floor guardians Grayfia, Baraqiel, Dulio and of course Tanin were present. All the 4 Maous, Sirzechs Lucifer, Serafall Leviathan, Ajuka Beelzebub and Falbium Asmodeus were present. Archangel Michael was present as well. And of course, Azazel was also present.

"So you are the challenger huh?" Started Sirzechs, "I never expected that we would have a mid or low class being get their pieces today."

"Truly intriguing" Commented Falbium.

"I know that this is inappropriate, but I am curious to see your face." Said Azazel.

"Azazel! You know that we must respect the privacy of the challengers." Scolded Grayfia.

"I am a bit curious myself." States Sirzechs. Grayfia gave a cold stare to her husband, but he ignored it for now. "If it is alright with you of course."

"*Sigh*…ok…you may have a lot of questions when you see my face, and I will explain everything. Just don't kill me please." Issei said awkwardly.

Everyone looked at him curiously. Issei put his hands on his cap.

As he kept on pulling the cap back, everyone's eyes grew wider and wider. First they saw his mouth clearly, then his nose, then his closed eyes and then his entire face. Many gasps could be heard in the room.

As Issei opened his eyes, he saw that everyone's mouth was open wide.

"Hello…heh….it's been long.." He said awkwardly.

Grayfia's face went dark. She slowly walked towards Issei. Issei was scared for his life.

"H-h-h-hey I said that I would explain everything! No need to get viole-*oof*" Grayfia pulled Issei into a tight hug.

Issei was shocked. He thought he would be dead! But no, instead he was pulled into a hug by someone he considered to be his elder sister. Since Grayfia was now shorter than Issei, her head reached up till Issei's shoulder. Issei could feel drops of water on his shoulder.

"Grayfia?" He could hear Grayfia sniffing.

"….*Sniff*….baka….*Sniff*…..you better explain everything….*Sniff*…you have no clue how much….*Sniff*….pain I was in….." She whispered. She didn't let go of Issei and kept on hugging him tighter.

"But…..how?" Sirzechs was confused. His mouth was still open.

"I will explain everything" Said Issei, "So…."

Issei explained whatever happened this whole time. Grayfia finally let go of Issei as he explained everything, but was immediately met by Serafall's embrace.

"I am…..so proud of you." Azazel was in tears after listening to Issei's story. He wasn't proud because of Issei's intentions, although that might have been a part of it. He was mostly proud as Issei kept on building his harem even thought he was thought to be dead.

"You have no idea how depressed we were!" Serafall was crying as she embraced Issei. Issei felt like his life was getting sucked out from his body when both Grayfia and Serafall were hugging him.

"You defeated not only Tiamat, the strongest Dragon King, but also Fiyuki, the Daiyoukai of Destruction?" Michael was shocked with Issei's power. Both of those beings rival the power of the faction leaders. Issei nodded.

"Rias would be so happy when she hears this, I have got to te-" Azazel started, but was stopped by Issei.

"I would like to tell her and her peerage myself…if you don't mind" Said Issei. Azazel nodded.

"Well then, Issei, you should go and receive your pieces. And Serafall, please don't kill him with your hugs." Said Sirzechs.

"Hmph," Serafall pouted as she released Issei. "I will be coming for you.." She winked at Issei. Issei didn't know whether he should be scared or happy.

Issei nodded at Sirzechs. He went towards the machine. He had never released his full aura before, so this was the first time. Issei closed his eyes.

As Issei shot open his eyes, his full aura was released. It was so insanely powerful that evenryone had to hold on to something for support so as to not be blown away by the immense power of his aura. Grayfia had to strengthen the barrier five times for it to not break. Issei's aura was so strong that it started showing a crimson red colour.

"This is just his aura!?" Falbium was shocked, "It's stronger than the all of our auras combined!"

"He meant everything he said. There is no way he could have been magically gifted this much power. He really has trained like a madman." Spoke Ajuka.

Issei concentrated his energy into a small spear. Grayfia had to further strengthen the barrier around 35 times so that just the presence of all of that power doesn't crumble the barrier and blow it into smithereens.

Issei's sphere was domitaed by a crimson red color, but also had accents of orange, black, green, blue, and gold in it.

After a few seconds, he released the sphere into the machine. The tubes of the machine started glowing a variety of colours. The machine started shaking violently. Issei kept on looking at the machine. The machine was going haywire. Sparks could be seen flying out of the machine. The machine was going to explode.

Issei quickly retracted his aura and created a massive barrier around the machine.

*BOOM*

A violent explosion was heard inside the barrier. Since the machine was inside the barrier, the room was completely unharmed.

The people in the room, however, was shook. Their hair ruffled, clothes creased and eyes shot wide. Just who is this person? Issei was never this strong.

"Y-your power…..it overwhelmed the machine." Said Ajuka in disbelief. He made the machine in such a way that it would be able to handle any kind of power. Seeing his machine break like such…

Ajuka went closer towards the machine to inspect it.

"I'm really sorry, I didn't know that….." Issei apologized.

"Don't be. I am quite impressed that you were able to break my machine." Issei took down the barrier so that Ajuka could inspect the machine. He blew away the smoke with his magic. He saw a box under the machine. "Looks like it gave you your pieces before it broke." Said Ajuka.

Ajuka took the box and gave it to Issei.

Everyone was curious to see the pieces.

Issei opened the box. Let's just say that the group was one more jumpscare away from fainting.

"N-n-no way.." Said Grayfia.

"E-every single piece!?" Serafall exclaimed.

Yes. Every single piece was mutated.

"And not only that, but the pawn pieces seem to be hyper mutated" Said Azazel, "Mutated pieces are usually worth twice of regular pieces. For example, if a being is worth 2 pawn pieces, they will be worth one mutated pawn piece. But hyper mutated pieces are worth four times of that of regular pieces. So if a being is worth 4 pawn pieces, that being would be worth only one hyper mutated pawn piece."

Issei's eyes went wide. "So I have a lot of room huh.." He said.

"With that kind of power, your peerage will be one no one would like to face." Said Tanin.

"Well then, sorry for taking a lot of time and I'm even more sorry for keeping myself hidden from you all." Apologized Issei.

"You had a good reason. I am proud to call you my brother." Sirzechs said proudly. "Just don't ever do that again…" He said bluntly.

"You better not!" Cried Grayfia and Serafall before hugging him. He was in intense pain and pleasure at the same time.

After letting go, Issei said his goodbyes and was about to leave, but was stopped by Azazel.

"Before you go, I'm pretty sure Sirzechs and the Maous have something to say to you." Smirked Azazel.

Issei looked back and was confused. The Maous talked among themselves for a few seconds,

"Issei, would you like to be an Ultimate Class devil?" Asked Serafall.

Issei was dumbfounded. "U-u-ultimate class?" He stuttered.

"Don't be so surprised. With that kind of power, you should be promoted to a Maou on the spot! But due to politics, we are only able to promote you to Ultimate class." Said Falbium. "Us Maous have the power to promote one being to Ultimate Class every 6 months without any sort of test."

"A-a-are you sure you want to use that one promotion on…me?" Issei stuttered again.

"Pfft….there has never been another devil as worthy as you to be an Ultimate Class." Said Serafall.

"….wow….." Issei was lost for words, "If it is the decision of the Maou-samas, I accept." Issei bowed. Sirzechs raised his hand and a bright light came out of it.

"There. You are now officially an Ultimate Class Devil. Although, I do wonder how you still have devil properties after losing your pawn pieces." Sirzechs wondered.

"Believe me, Lucifer-sama, if I knew I would have told you already." Issei gave an awkward smile.

Sirzechs sighed and smiled. "Very well then. I'm glad to have you back, brother. And please call me Onii-chan."

"Uhmm….Onii-chan?" Issei was hesitant.

Sirzechs's smile widened.

"And you better call me Onee-san." Grayfia gave a slight frown.

"Uhmm…..Onee-san?" Grayfia's smile widened as well.

"Well then, I guess I'll be off. I have to go meet a…certain red haired lady." Issei smiled. All the great leaders smiled back at him.

"Take care, Sekiryuutei" Said Michael.

"I will, Michael-sama." With this, Issei went into the elevator and went away.

"Grayfia, I didn't expect you to lose your cool." Teased Sirzechs.

Grayfia normally would have given him a cold stare. But this time, she just smiled. "I am just happy my brother is back." She gave a teary smile.


{Scene Change}

Issei was flying towards his house.

"Oh man, what am I going to say to them….wait….MY PARENTS! WHAT DO I TELL THEM!" Issei was the most nervous he had ever been.

"[It might be weird at first, but they will be extremely happy to know you are alive, partner.]" Ddraig comforted Issei.

"Yeah, I guess you are right"

Issei landed outside his house. It was early in the morning and he knew that everyone must have just got up.

He took a deep breath. He had his cap cover his face.

*Ding Dong*

He rang the bell.

He got no answer. After a few minutes, thinking that everyone was asleep, he sighed and was about to leave. Until-

*Creak*

The door opened. It was opened by a long blonde haired girl with green eyes. It was none other than the girl Issei swore to protect with his life, Asia Argento.

Issei trembled a bit when he saw Asia, but composed himself.

Asia was wiping her sleepy eyes. "…who are you?.." She sleepily asked.

"Good morning..Asia" Issei said with a warm voice. He hadn't changed his voice this time.

Gone were the sleepy eyes from Asia's face, and were instead replaced with wide eyes full of shock. She started breathing heavily. There is no way…but she could recognize that voice from a mile away.

Issei slowly started to remove his cap.

"It has been a long time, Asia." He said with a warm smile.

Asia's eyes were still wide from shock, but now they also had tears coming out from her. She was as still as a statue. It seems like everything was gone from her field of vision, except Issei. She could only see the guy she loved dearly. There were literal rivers coming out from her eyes. She couldn't believe her eyes.

"I-I-I…Ise?" She whispered.

Issei only nodded slightly.

"Asia? Who is it?" It was a voice Issei could recognize to be Irina.

Irina was just as sleepy as Asia. She had her pajamas on seemed to be holding a cup. She came to the entrance and rubbed her eyes sleepily.

"Asia?" She said sleepily. She looked up.

Her eyes shot wide similar to Asia. The cup fell from her hand shattered on the floor. Her eyes started tearing up as well.

Issei only smiled awkwardly. Irina's face changed from a face of worry to a face of anger. She quickly drew a sword and interrogated Issei.

"WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DID YOU DO WITH ISSEI'S BODY!" She screamed. Hey eyes had an expression of sadness and anger in them. She grit her teeth thinking that the person before her was an imposter and took Issei's body. She was utterly disgusted by the thought that someone took over the body of the guy she loved dearly. Such disrespect would be punished. She brought out her wings. Issei was horrified at the sight of her wings. It was her usual white, angel wings, but it had some black feathers mixed with the white.

"Irina…what happened to you." Issei said with a worried voice.

Irina could recognize that voice anywhere. Her face of anger went back to a face of shock. Her sword fell from her and hand she sat down on her knees.

"Ise?" She whispered.

Hearing the commotion, the others seemed to be worried.

"Asia, Irina!? What happened? Did someone attack you?" This voice was Xenovia's

"Is everyone ok!?" This voice was Akeno's.

They reached the entrance. Both of them seemed like they just woke up. They saw Irina on the floor and Asia standing as still as a statue. They were confused, until they looked up.

"N-…..no…." Xenovia's eyes went completely wide.

Akeno's usually soulless eyes had some emotion in them.

Asia couldn't hold it in and jumped into Issei's embrace and grabbed him tightly.

"Issei-san!...Issei-san!" She kept on saying his name as she cried. Oh how much she missed Issei's warm body.

Irina couldn't hold it either and jumped onto Issei. "You baka! You made us go through so much!" She cried.

Xenovia jumped on to Issei as well, "What? How? When? Why?" She kept on asking questions.

Akeno just stood there in disbelief. Issei hugged back the other girls to calm them down. Akeno started walking towards Issei. She suddenly slapped him hard on his cheek.

"That is for leaving us for SO LONG!" She said angrily. The girls stopped crying and saw the sadness in Akeno.

Issei knew he deserved much worse so he kept quiet and closed his eyes. Akeno then suddenly pulled Issei down and kissed him deeply.

"And that is for coming back.." She said in a sad smile, "But you have a lot of explaining to do." She said before hugging Issei and crying.

"I will explain everything to you all and I will accept any punishment." Issei said as he hugged all the girls. After what felt like an hour of hugging, they let go. "I believe the others are asleep?" He asked.

The girls nodded silently.

"Let's go inside. Don't wake up the others. Let them get up at their own time." Said Issei, but then something hit him, "Wait, what about my parents? What did you tell them?" Asked Issei frantically.

"They are currently on a trip around the world thanks to Azazel. They didn't know of your…disappearance." Said Irina, looking down as she said that.

Issei was relieved. "Thank go-er-I mean…..Lucifer?" Issei said awkwardly, which caused the girls to blush.

"You are taller, stronger and much more handsome, but your funny personality still remains." Said Xenovia.

Issei smiled and got inside the house.


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