Meeting The Peerage
"Issei Hyoudou" - Talking
'Issei Hyoudou'- Thought
"Issei Hyoudou" - Communication circle/phone
[ Issei Hyoudou ] - Inanis
The two days wait to go to Rias's school went by pretty fast. I spent the two free days I had working out to maintain my strength, watching tv, and walking around town to get use to everything that has changed.
It was more or less the same with a few changes, the church Irina used to go to all the time is now abandoned, but that's about it. I must say though that it's weird having to conceal my draconic features all the time again.
It was currently Monday, 7:15 AM. I just got done with my morning training and returned home to make breakfast before heading off to school. My breakfast which consisted of bacon, eggs, and toast, a much more significant portion of each to fulfill my dragon metabolism which required much more than humans or most supernatural creatures.
It took a little bit to eat everything I cooked up, but once I did, I proceeded to head off to school after changing from my training clothes to my regular clothes. I was wearing black jeans, my black combat boots, a purple T-shirt covered by my usual hood embedded leather jacket.
I set off walking down the street with a backpack strap hanging over my shoulder. Once I reached it, I was met by a large building surrounded by a wall showing the school grounds area.
The school looked quite wealthy, they probably offer an excellent education at least I would assume so. It wouldn't hurt for me to learn of the human's history even if I don't have any real interest in it.
Once I entered the school grounds my improved hearing picked up on the whispers of gossip on every student around me as the gathered to look at their new peer.
'This is one way to great a newbie' I thought as I sweatdropped, they were all giving me glances of curiosity but didn't act to quench their thirst for knowledge on me, opting to just gaze occasionally.
[It is a bit odd how they just glance at you they don't seem scared though perhaps they are just nervous about a newcomer to their school, a matter of fact the girls seem quite attracted to you which isn't a surprise due to your dragon aura] Inanis mentally spoke to me.
I looked at the girls individually, and he was right to some degree a lot of them were blushing, it kind of annoyed me that women liked me subconsciously due to my aura. It made it hard to find someone who wasn't wanting me for my power, but I've grown used to shrugging it off until I could find someone who liked me for me. I continued walking towards the doors as the students whispered about me, my dragon senses allowed me to hear them.
The girls were whispering things like
"Who is that guy? Is he new?"
"He's pretty attractive."
"I wonder if he's single."
While the boy's comments were more aggressive
"Damnit another guy stealing all the girls."
"I wish they'd all just disappear."
"Die, pretty boy."
I sweatdropped at their comments picking up my speed hoping to avoid a confrontation, I don't know if I could hold back enough to not kill the poor bastards.
I quickly rushed inside the school to pick up my schedule for my classes, showing I was in classroom 2-A. I was wondering around for a little bit thinking about the feeling I got outside. It was apparent I was being watched by the devils although I didn't know there would be this many here in the school.
(Rias's POV)
Sitting in a dark room lit by candles and the sunlight shining through the open windows. The room was furnished with a dark fancy wooden coffee table and two red couches.
In the room sat two girls playing a game of chess. The read haired buxom figure known as Rias Gremory was looking out her window something catching her eyes. "Akeno, who is that boy? Is he new?" She asked the black haired girl with a gifted buxom figure. Her hair pulled up into a long ponytail held together by an orange ribbon while moving a chess piece.
The girl now identified as Akeno looked to where her friend was gazing too, she seen a black haired teen in a leather jacket walking into the school building with students watch and whispering to each other about the new student.
"Issei Hyoudou I believe, class 2-A" She started turning back to the chessboard to move a piece. "Why do you ask, does my friend have a crush?" Akeno asked me with a teasing tone laced on her voice.
I sighed a nodded in response "While he is quite appealing to the eyes I wouldn't like someone I don't know anything about" I said slightly annoyed at her teasing causing her to giggle as she noticed that her teasing didn't go unnoticed.
"He has a strange, powerful aura it feels like it demands respect, its overwhelming," I said moving another piece on the chess board. Akeno adopted a curious expression as she has never seen Rias praise someone's power so highly to say it was overwhelming.
"Are you looking to add him to your peerage?" Akeno asked me with a curious tone as she raised an eyebrow. I sat in thought for a little while before I give a response. A power like that boys could be a huge help with my situation, but with his power obviously knowns of the supernatural so I don't know if I'd be able to persuade him into joining.
"I will admit I'd like to have him in my family. However, I'm not even sure I could add him to it even if I wanted" I said leaning back rubbing my temples. Akeno's curiosity was only raised at my response to her. "What do you mean?" Akeno asked me.
I looked out the window before speaking gazing upon the boy once again before he disappeared into the building. "He's strong, very strong" I stated "I don't know if I could even reincarnate him with the pieces I have, it might've been possible if my brother didn't interfere in my life to use my pawn pieces" I continued in an exasperated tone.
I knew my brother wanted best for me which is why he did it, but it's still annoying him just butting into my life without my consent. "That is true his aura is overwhelming, it's as if it is demanding me to bow to him" Akeno agreed as she moved another piece.
As I was thinking about what to do next the duel wooden door leading into the room opened revealing two figures walking in. One was a young man with short blond hair and bluish grey eyes, he was relatively fit and handsome. The other character was a short petite girl with white hair and hazel eyes, her hair had a kitten hair clip.
She was really short and younger than the rest of them. I looked over to them getting an idea. "Koneko have you felt it?" I asked turning my head towards the short white haired girl. She nodded in response her face expression was emotionless as she proceeded to sit on the couch with a chocolate bar in hand.
"Good I want you to follow the new student to find out more about him, and Akeno later would you mind going to the student council room to gather as much info on him as you can," I asked, both girls nodded in response to my request. As much as I would like to add him to my peerage, I need to know if he's a threat to the inhabitants of my territory or me if he went on a rampage none of us here could stop him.
(Issei's POV)
I made it to class with the help of a student in the same class as me she was of average height and weight, although that made her look pretty small to me. She had short pink hair and brown eyes.
She was telling me about the school on the way there while asking me several questions about where I cam from and if I was a pervert. I forged a backstory that I moved here from Kyoto due to family business. I don't know how long I'll be able to keep that lie up considering I live alone since my parents died.
Once we reached the classroom, she quickly ran in to sit down by a brown haired girl with pigtails. The students were gazing at me with curiosity as the teacher caught sight of me standing on the side of the classroom not knowing where to sit.
"Ah you must be the new transfer student, please come up to the board and introduce yourself," the old male teacher said wearing a warm smile on his face.
I nodded and walked up to the chalkboard writing my name up there "My name is Issei Hyoudou, I'm new here so please take care of me" I said with a slight bow to the entire class.
"Alright you can sit at the window desk over there, but before you sit down does anyone have any questions for Mr. Hyoudou?" the teacher asked.
A few students raised their hands mostly girls the guys seemed rather uninterested and more annoyed at my arrival. The teacher nodded at me signaling to pick some people to answer their questions.
I pointed to one of the girls in the middle of the class. "Do you have a girlfriend?" she asked with stars practically shining in her eyes. "No I'm very much single, I'm not opposed to dating, but I'm not currently looking for anyone either," I said to give most of the girls in the class a downcast look.
I pointed to another in the class, it was the girl with brown pigtails sitting my Katase. "You aren't a pervert are you," she asked as almost every girl in the class shot glares at two boys in the class. I sighed and rubbed the bridge of my nose at her question "While I do like sexual things like every teenage boy, I don't peek on people or watch pornography if that's what your asking" I said with an exasperated tone.
For whatever reason the girls all had a sigh of relief at my statement, most of the guys look upset at how the girls were reacting to me. 'Did they not hear me say I wasn't looking for a mate' I thought to myself in annoyance as it was apparent I wasn't going to steal them.
I decided that was enough questions as I didn't need the guys hating me any more than they already do. I went to sit down at the window seat I was positioned at. As class started, I was an hour in before I was already bored out of my fucking mind.
We were talking about science things, or that's what the class was talking about me, however, was staring at the sky through the window. I felt a gaze on the back of my head.
I saw a girl staring at me. As she noticed the I saw her she quickly turned her head back to look forward at the teacher. I usually wouldn't pay attention to someone staring at me, but unlike most of the other students in this class, she had the scent of a devil.
'Hey Inanis, that girl she is a devil right' I mentally asked Inanis as I glared at the short girl. She had brown twin ponytails and green eyes. [Yes she is a devil, a Pawn like you to be precise partner] Inanis answered me.
I'm not sure how he knew she was a pawn but I wasn't about to question a heavenly dragon who lived far longer then I have. 'She can't be part of Rias's peerage then since I took all her pawn pieces along with some mutated pieces that Sirzechs collected which means there are two high-class devils here' I thought to deduce that this could be more complicated than I initially thought.
I suppose that's why two of the powers I sense are decently higher than the others by a decent amount. Those two powers must be Rias Gremory and whoever the other high-class devil. That is pretty expected thought what I didn't expect is one of the lower class devils have a slight draconic aura albeit weak it's still there.
'Inanis do you think that draconic aura is a sacred gear or a very slim hybrid' I asked pondering over all the other powers. [Its either a very slim hybrid or a sacred gear most likely being a sacred gear, also it seems to give off an aura similar to yours although it is much weaker] Inanis spoke to me raising my curiosity at his last comment. Now that I focus on his power he's right, the aura has a power that demands respect even if it is much less noticeable.
'Perhaps its one of Vritra's sacred gears, may be a long shot but I don't know of any other draconic sacred gears that could have the same kind of effect' I thought. My assumption caught Inanis's attention. [As weird as it sounds it is possible and a reasonable assumption for what type of presence it gives off, the only question left is which gear is it] Inanis spoke to me. I nodded in agreement with his words.
'Something on the weaker side that's for sure due to its low amount of aura' I mentally responded to Inanis. I would like to meet him even if he isn't a dragon himself, I am most interested in nurturing fellow dragons and users of a dragon type sacred gear to become strong.
'I think I'll pay them a visit during lunch' I thought to myself. It was another 3 hours of painful boringness before the lunch bell rang. Our class was dismissed as everyone got up to go do their own thing during lunch. I decided to follow this faint dragon aura which led to the student council room from what I've been told.
'Hey Inanis there are devils in there aren't there' I thought to myself as I sweatdropped at the number of devils in this one room. [Yes there are a total of 8 devils in that room, one being a high class and another having the draconic aura you've been tracking. This is a devil lair and while they do have a decent number they couldn't beat you, even if the other peerage joined against you] Inanis spoke.
I nodded at his words, I knew that even if they all joined forces, they still couldn't beat me. Although it was still nervous about having so many potential enemies at one time, as I've only done one on one fights up until now.
I knocked on the door shortly after I hard a response prompting me to enter. I opened the door and enter the room shutting the door behind me, the room having a strong scent of devil although it usually isn't a bad smell however this time it was so overwhelming that it gave me a headache until I adjusted to the foreign smell.
I looked around the room to see every one of the devils and a strategical advantage point if I tried anything. 'Talk about untrusting, I guessed they know of my power' I thought to myself. I looked around to study each member in the room quickly analyzing weaknesses and strengths if this meeting went south. I don't intend for it to go bad however you can't ever be too prepared.
Sitting behind a desk was what I assumed to be this peerages king she was a short girl with violet, almost pink eyes covered by glasses. She had a black bob cut hairstyle and was around 5,5 in height. Her desk covered with files on other students and problems with the school as she was president of the school council. She seemed to have very little physical strength, but she seemed to have a fine attunement with magic, water magic specifically. She was known at school as Shona Shitori however her real name was Sona Sitri, heir to the Sitri house and sister to one of the Four Great Satans.
To Sona Sitri's right side was a woman standing at a higher height than most. She had long straight black hair that reached all the way down to her knees. She had light brown eyes covered with glasses. She must be the Queen of the peerage due to her positioning right next to her King. She was very similar to her King being gifted more so with magic and less so in physical strength. However, her physical strength was higher than her Kings due to her Queen piece.
To Sona Sitri's left side was a young man with short blond hair and had grey eyes. He caught my attention more than anyone else as he was my fellow pawn the wielded a draconic sacred gear. I could sense it much better now that I was near him. His aura was slightly similar to mine indeed. Although I don't know if he even awakens his sacred gear as he may have been too weak to do so currently. He was the lowest of the entire devil population here, including Rias's peerage. It is disappointing for me to see such an inadequate dragon host.
Next to the young man by Sona was the girl that was staring at me in my class. She had her brown hair in two long ponytails. She had green eyes and had a slim figure not fully filled out but not lacking either. She must've been another pawn due to her position. I was disappointed even more to feel that her aura was stronger than the dragon sacred gear wielder.
In the back of the room in a corner was a white-haired girl with a nice figure. She had bluish green eyes that were gazing upon me with a worried expression. She was most likely a Bishop with some sort of healing ability, seeing as she had no physical power and no offensive magical prowess. Next to the white-haired girl was another girl that appeared to be another Bishop. She had brown hair ending in two short brown braids. She had two brown eyes to match her hair, and she dawned a blue hair band on her head.
Closest to me was a tomboy like a girl. She had blue shoulder length hair and dark blue-greyish eyes. She appeared to be much stronger physically than most other people in the group while being weaker with magical abilities. She must be a rook due to her close presence to be ready to strike at me with a punch or kick.
The last person was leaning against the right side wall close to Sona's queen. She was quite the looker with slightly longer than shoulder length reddish brown hair. She had eyes with a brown color. Her position was the weirdest one, but I assumed she was a knight or pawn ready to rush at me with her breakneck speeds.
I looked back towards their king "Hello, I take it you're the president of the student council" I asked her. "Yes I am how can I help you, your the new student here correct?" She asked me with a sharp tone, not aggressive but somber and professional.
I can tell that she knows I'm not a stranger to the supernatural. Her face was laced with a hidden nervous look. He servants were matching it with an added aggression, it was only natural to be defensive of their king.
"We don't need to keep up this act Sona Sitri, these are all in your peerage correct," I asked shocking her and her complete peerage that I knew who she was. Her nervous look increased several times over due to my already knowing about them.
"Yes you are correct, now who are you," She asked narrowing her eyes. Her peerage is tensing up as I flared my aura to assert my dominance in the current time. They felt my overwhelming power hit them like a wave demanding respect and promising suffering for who didn't comply.
"Who I am isn't of importance now, all you need to know is I'm not your enemy" I answered. Her pawn walked ahead getting closer to me. "How dare you talk to Sona like that you should be groveling before my master" He spoke with aggressive confidence.
'Good at least the hatchling knows how to set territory' I though impressed by his assertiveness. Sona and her peerage were confused by my display of content with the boy's actions.
"I actually came here to see you, what's your name," I asked him looking down at him slightly as I was taller and more built then he was. "My name is Saji Genshirou, now answer Sona's question" he demanded. I chuckled at his determination and courage.
"Alright I'll humor you hatchling," I said confusing him and everyone in the room. "I am Issei Hyoudou, Rias Gremory's Pawn, although Rias doesn't know about me because Sirzechs revived me with her pieces when I was nine years old, and I ask you not to tell Rias of me as I will meet her soon" I said facing Sona as her, and her peerage tried to digest all I just revealed.
Sona coughed to regain everyone's attention. "So you're a pawn then if you don't mind me asking what you are, and how many pieces did you take," She asked me.
"I'm a hybrid of a dragon and a devil dragon hybrid, making me 75% dragon and 25% devil," I said as everyone's eyes widened at the reveal. Saji backed up a little in shock as I released all my draconic features, my wings stretching and my tail hitting the ground.
My pupils in my violet eyes sharpening, along with my claws and teeth. "As for your other question Sirzechs used 8 Pawn pieces and 6 of them being mutation pieces" I stated and everyone there was even more shocked to hear this knowledge and my power that I flared stunning everyone there. I decided it would be best if they didn't know I was also the black dragon emperor, as well as his relative.
Sona didn't know what to say. She was shocked to feel my immense power. "I'm here to see your hatchling," I said referring to her Pawn Saji, calling him hatchling due to his inexperience with his dragon sacred gear.
Saji looked at me his confidence now shattered at my power which could destroy this town and everyone in it if I so chose. "What business do you have with my Pawn, and why do you call him hatchling," Sona asked me watching me walk up to her Pawn. I looked at her and then back to Saji.
"I seem to have been right as he hasn't awakened it yet," I said confusing everyone in the room again. "Your Pawn here hosts one of the sacred gears of Vritra the Prison Dragon, and I wanted to see my fellow dragon's progress," I said Sona's eyes widening as she gazed to Saji who looked amazed at what I just told him.
"I like your attitude protecting those close to you like a true dragon, although I think you should learn how to size up the strength of your targets better" I spoke to him with a smile. I turned to the door walking away from the young dragon.
"Well Sona I'll take my leave sorry for bothering you, and please don't inform Rias about my status as her Pawn I'll meet her soon" I spoke as I walked out the door leaving the student council to ponder what all just happened.
I walked down to the cafeteria to grab some food. I quickly ate it and walked outside to lay in the shade of a tree to rest, that was until I heard to guys screaming a quickly hiding behind me from an army of girls with kendo outfits and wooden swords.
I looked to the two guys behind me one was bald with big ears like a monkey even though he had a reasonably fit body build as if he used to play sports. The other was the perfect description of a nerd, small build, glasses, and camera wrapped around his neck.
I looked over to the girls recognizing the pink haired girl Katase who showed me where my class was. "What's going on here," I asked her confused as to why they were so angry with the girls.
"Those two were peaking on us in the changing room and deserve to be punished" She spoke with a wave of anger and a fueled fire in her eyes. I turned to look at the two boys, their face was covered entirely with fear as they looked up to me. I smiled an evil sadistic grin and grabbed both the perverted peepers by the collar and pulled them in front of me.
"I couldn't agree more," I said with my sadistic grin as I threw the two perverts in the circle of the girls, I proceeded to walk away as I hear their screams and whacks of the wooden swords beating them.
After walking a little, I felt the same feeling from this morning. 'Someone's watching me' I thought as I looked around spotting the short petite white-haired girl from the warehouse watching me through a window.
When I looked at her, she turned to walk out of my sight pretending that she wasn't looking at me. 'Looks like they have taken notice of me, not surprising' I thought as I ignored it. The bell went off, and I walked back to class. Unannounced to me Rias Gremory was also watching from her room.
(Rias's POV)
'There he is again that boy, Issei Hyoudou who are you' I thought to myself looking at his display of honor as he let the two perverts get their beating from the kendo club.
While lost in thought the door opened catching my attention revealing Akeno walking to my desk shutting the door behind her. She was holding some files from the student council room laying them on my desk for me to see as she opened them to reveal the containments, It was Issei Hyoudou's files.
"Thank you Akeno you are a big help, did you find anything out about him," I asked looking through Issei's files. "Well he is an average child with a good physical build and decently intelligent, but nothing outside the normal" Akeno said while nodding her head.
"I'll go make you some tea while you look at these" Akeno said as she turned to go make tea in another room connected to the one we are currently in. I only nodded as a response to her, switching my attention back to the files
While the info about his parents was a bit weird, his files were completely normal showing he had a healthy life as an average person. 'This is well crafted, I know full well that he is anything but human due to that overpowering aura' I thought to myself 'Issei Hyoudou, what are you' I thought to myself after closing the files and turning to look out the window.
(Issei's POV)
The rest of my class went by as expected, boring. Nothing changed including that girl that kept staring at me. It was a little weird, but I understand that they don't trust me, I would be wary of me too if I were them. My attention was caught by the bell ringing signaling us to go home.
'Finally' I thought as I grabbed my stuff and walked out the door along with the other students. Once outside I was walking until I reached the park me and Irina use to play on, and after she left Akeno and I played on. I had a little flashback of the black haired girl that was in the abandoned warehouse.
'She looked exactly like her, well if she grew up' I thought to myself looking up in the sky. Suddenly my calm silence was interrupted by a scent that pissed me off, shortly after a barrier formed around me turning the sky purple mixed with green.
'Fallen angle' I thought as I turned to see a fallen angle wearing a trench coat and fedora like hat. He had short black hair and deep blue eyes. The fallen angel had his two black wings out floating in the air with a blue light spear in his hands.
"So what's a devil like you doing out in a place like this," He asked I didn't answer him only glaring from beneath my black hair which covered my eyes. "Not a talkative one eh, I must commend you for keeping calm for a stray," He said gripping his spear ready to strike.
"Stray?" I questioned as to what made him think I was a stray devil. "Yes a stray, I don't see a mark on you and haven't seen you with any other devils, leaving the only possible case is you being a stray, NOW DIE!" He shouted as he raised his arm throwing the light spear at me.
His eyes widened as my draconic features emerged from me at rapid speeds, ripping my clothes, excluding my leather jacket which was just blown off. My tail quickly stuck the spear close to hitting me, shattering the light spear into tiny pieces.
My tail was completely unaffected even if I was a devil a puny light spear that wouldn't even be able to scratch my black dragon scales. The man now looked at my body. I was standing at a 6,2 in height my finely toned body being revealed by my tattered white T-shirt.
My black wings expanding to my maximum 4-meter wingspan, my tail hitting the ground cracking the concrete displaying a very threating image.
"Who are you," The fallen angel asked in shock and anger to my form. "Have you heard of The Reaper?" I asked glaring at him with my glowing violet eyes. His expression of anger was replaced with pure fear as he slowly started to fly backward away from me.
He turned quickly trying to flee but being apprehended by me vanishing and then reappearing in front of him with a burst of speed. He stopped immediately trying to turn around again, but I flip forward slamming my hard scaled tail into his back with a deafening crack coming from his back as he slammed into the ground forming a crater beneath his impact area.
The dust cleared to reveal the fallen angel was laying in the crater covered in rock. I landed at the edge of the cavity forming black chains made of smoke around my left arm. Raising my arm to point my hand to the fallen angel the chains shot from my arm and wrapped around his body.
Once the chains were secure around him, I jerked on the flinging his body out of the crater to land in front of me. I looked down to the fallen he was bloodied and battered his clothes were ripped upon his landing, he was groaning in pain barely holding onto consciousness.
My chains dispersed back into smoke leaving him, the fallen couldn't run anyways as his back was most likely broken. I kicked the fallen angel's side receiving a grunt in pain as he flipped over onto his back.
The fallen angel was glaring daggers at me filled with anger and fear. "Now, you are going to tell me exactly what I want to know or you will be killed slowly and painfully," I said with a cold, sharp tone holding my arm out as smoke gathered in my hand manipulating into a sharp, deadly scythe. The fallen didn't say anything, perhaps I should scare him.
I swung my scythe at blinding speeds useable by most supernatural beings the scythe cutting into the ground mere centimeters away from his head cutting off a small piece of his hair. The fallen looked to the scythe at the side of his head then back to my dragon silted violet eyes.
"The first question, who are you," I asked the fallen waiting for his answer. However, the fallen was in shock unable to speak at my display of power. I walked over to his right wing lifting my foot and then putting pressure onto his wings joint. "Talk" was all I said as my dragon eyes glared a hole into him as he gritted his teeth in pain as I twisted my combat boot onto his wing joint.
"M- My name is Dohnaseek" The now identified fallen angel stuttered out in between grunts on pain. My eyes widened as I realized this was one of the fallen angels in Kokabiel's group. I gritted my teeth before releasing a little pressure off his wing joint for him talking.
"Where is Kokabiel and why are you here," I ask with pure fury as my eyes were literally glowing violet and my hands were balling into fists, and my claws dug into my own hand causing them to bleed.
"I- I don't know where Kokabiel is, but my group is stationed in a abandoned church, and were waiting for a nun with Twilight Healing to show up so we can steal her gear" He spoke in pure fear as he saw my display of anger at the mentioning of Kokabiel's name, and as I ignored the pain of clawing into my own hands.
Staring deep into his eyes with my violet slitted eyes. Sensing no lies within him, I decided I'm done with this piece of shit. I lifted my spear from the pierced concrete raising it over my head ready to kill the fallen.
"Y-You said you'd spare me" Dohnaseek shouted in fear unable to run due to his broken back and injured wing. "I lied, I would never spare one of your disgusting kind," I said with a cold, harsh tune my eyes narrowing. I swung the scythe down stabbing right into his solar plexus.
Dohnaseek screamed in pain as I proceeded to pull my scythe down his body obliteration and shattering any organs and bones in the way. My scythe eventually left his body as he was split in half from the chest down his screaming stopped turning into silence as he passed out from the pain and tremendous blood loss.
My scythe dissipated into shadows once again. I looked over to the bushes after picking up a scent of a cat mixed with candy under the bloody mess in front of me.
It smelled exactly like the one short girl in the abandoned warehouse with Rias. 'Looks like I might meet Rias sooner then I thought' I thought to myself turning to where the scent was coming from, which was a bush in a tree line by the park.
"Come on out I know your there, and I don't mean you any harm" I shouted towards the bushes in the tree line. The girl was probably scared of me now by my display of violence and my extensive draconic features.
In her mind, she might've just signed a death wish by following me, even if I don't mean her to harm it's not like she can just read my mind. I stood there for a while staring at her hiding spot waiting for her to come out. The bushes started moving as the short girl from the warehouse emerged from the bushes.
'Knew it' I thought to myself looking at her slightly trembling body her face was laced with fear, she was obviously scared of me. I can't blame her though I just split someone in half from the waist down with a black scythe, not to mention my dragon features and the fact I'm soaked in blood. She just stood there a good ten meters away from me shaking.
I'd lie if I said I didn't feel a little bad for scaring the girl so much. I needed to let her know I wasn't her enemy. Instead, I would be a close ally. I turned to her and started walked closer to her causing her to inhale sharply and take a small step backward.
"I'm not going to hurt you, I just wanted to talk to you," I said as I raised my hands up to show her I won't do anything. She was hesitant at my words she obviously wanted to run back to her master but didn't. Instead, she stood there with tears boarding her eyes as she thought she was going to die.
Once I reached her, I kneeled down to her trying to make myself smaller and less threating. "I'm sorry that you had to see that, what's your name?" I asked her, but she didn't respond to my question just gazing down to me.
"That's alright you don't have to tell me," I said forming a warm smile as my eyes returned to their more human form hoping to calm her nerves, which seemed to work a little as see body lose a bit of its tension but still obviously scared.
I was going to speak again but was interrupted as a bright crimson glow emitted from beside us. The light was coming from a crimson transportation circle similar to Sirzechs. The glowing died down as it revealed the rest of the peerage I ran into at the abandoned warehouse. Rias Gremory was at the front and looked at the scene before her.
What she saw was me with my draconic features exposed and covered in blood with a gruesome killing of a fallen angel behind me. The short white haired girl ran behind her master trembling in fear. The blond headed knight wields a sword ready to strike at me.
"YOU, what did you do to Koneko" Rias yelled as she pointed at me as her crimson aura of Destruction flared around her body. My eyes sharpened as I readied myself for a fight, I would easily be able to win, but I would have to hold back quite a bit to not kill them.
"I didn't do anything to her," I said in response as I pointed to the now identified Koneko. "However I won't lie, that fallen angel behind me is my doing," I said trying to gain a slight trust between us.
"So who are you and why should I trust you," She said back obviously still pissed even if she calmed down a little. "Well, its really complicated," I said scratching the back of my head.
Rias's eyes furrowed at my response. "Akeno, take Koneko back to the club room and find out what happened," Rias said as she turned to the girl next to her. My eyes widened at hearing that name.
'Impossible, she's dead...right' I thought to myself as I turned my head to see a girl with a very gifted figure. She had long black hair and violet eyes. Her hair was up into a ponytail with her pearly white skin. I didn't notice her as my attention was focused on Rias.
"Akeno..." I mutter barely audible staring at the girl I once thought to be dead. However, Akeno heard my mutter and turned her head to me as her eyes widened upon getting a good look at my face. She was busy with calming Koneko down to get a good look at me.
"Issei... is that really you," Akeno said as tears quickly threatened to leave her eyes. I felt so many emotions at once rush over me relief, fear, happiness, sorrow. Rias looked at her Queen and the back to me with slight confusion.
"Do you two know each other" Her scowl switching to confusion as she looked on at us. "A-Akeno I thought you were dead," I said softly as I took a step forward. The blond knight threated me to stay back. However, I didn't hear it as I was too focused on Akeno.
"Issei, where have you been," Akeno asked me with her hair covering her eyes. "I was alone running for two years, did you leave me behind because of my wings too," She asked her voice growing shaky as tears fell from her eyes. My eyes widened at what she said I never even thought about what happened if Akeno survived.
" I WOULDN'T DO THAT!" I shouted my voice shaking as well as all the emotions hit me. "I thought you died Akeno... If I knew you were alive I would've come for you immediately" I said looking at her. Our interaction was confusing the rest of the peerage.
I turned my attention to the Red-haired beauty. "Rias can you take me and everyone back to your club room, I was going to talk to you tomorrow, but I think I should do it now to clear some things up" I spoke wiping my eyes to remove the tears boarding them.
Rias looked hesitantly at me thinking about what to do. She turned her gaze to her Akeno to get a second opinion. Akeno only nodded her head as she wiped her eyes and cheeks as well. "Very well then come with us, but don't expect much hospitality" Rias spoke as she turned back to me, her words causing her knight to dissipate his sword but still keeping his guard up.
I walked to the group of devils entering the bright crimson transportation circle beneath the devils. The glow brightened blinding my vision, my scent picked up a pleasant smell of candles which surprised me due to me entering a devils lair.
The light died down to reveal their club room, which happened to be well furnished with two red cushioned couches facing each other with a dark wooden coffee table between the two. A fancy wooden desk was position facing the sofas and coffee table with windows behind the desk.
Once in the room, everyone took their positions Rias sitting on a couch with her servants lined up behind her. I was positioned on the opposite couch leaving my draconic features exposed.
"Now who are you and how do you know my Queen," Rias asked with a serious tone, her eyes sharpening glaring daggers into me. "My name is Issei Hyoudou, I am a dragon devil hybrid being 75% dragon and 25% devil. Akeno and I were friends at a really young age until some fallen angels attacked, I was under the impression she died in the attack until now" I answered looking away trying to avoid Akeno's gaze as I felt guilty for leaving her alone for so long.
Rias nodded at my answer as she could tell I was being honest. "Very well then, you said you were going to meet me tomorrow, why were you planning on that," She asked me her expression unchanged.
"Well that's a pretty long story" I responded as I scratched the back of my head. "Do tell?" Rias said her eyes sharpening even more than before. I only sighed and nodded in response to her demands, not like I have a choice.
"The night that Akeno and I were attacked was when it all started. After the attack, I looked for Akeno for a while hoping to find her, or at the very least her body so I would know what happened to her and would be able to give her a proper burial.
However, I wasn't able to look long as during my search for her I felt another intense burst of aura coming from my home. I hoped that Akeno was ok and told myself that I would go look for her later before leaving her burning home. When I arrived at my house, I came across a fallen angel floating above my burnt and destroyed home. In the yard was the bloody body of my parents, they were pierced with a volley of light spears. Filled with anger, I attacked the fallen only to be severally injured as if I was nothing but a nuisance. Before I died, I seen a man named Sirzechs revive me as your Pawn." I concluded as I looked at Rias and her peerage with their eyes wide at my story. Akeno was mainly affected by my story.
"Wait so your the Pawn Sirzechs got for me, where have you been for those years?" Rias asked, her anger now gone. "I've been training intensely with Sirzechs, Grayfia, Azazel, and Tannin until I could become strong enough to be useful to you and until I could exact my revenge," I said shocking that I was trained by one of the strongest begins in existence.
"That fallen angel I killed earlier went by the name Dohnaseek, he was associated with the group that murdered my parents, and Akeno's mom" I concluded Akeno adopting a scowl to my words.
"Ok then, well how much do you know about devil work and the evil piece system," Rias asked not noticing Akeno's scowl as she was behind her. "I don't know much about devil work, and I know a decent amount about the evil piece system although I'm no expert on it" I spoke answering Rias.
"Well then since your apart of my peerage I suppose we should all introduce ourselves" Rias spoke as she waved her hand to her servants signaling them to introduce themselves.
"Hello my name is Kiba Yuuto, Rias's Knight," The handsome blond haired boy said giving me a warm smile. It seems his trust has increased upon learning about who I am, although I expect it to be partly a façade.
"Koneko Toujou, Rias's rook" spoke the short white haired girl that watched me kill the fallen angel. She was emotionless now after calming down.
'She's definitely a Nekomata' I thought as she smelled like a cat and part of her aura was like a Nekomata's. However, I decided not to ask as it was forcefully suppressed.
"Akeno Himejima Rias's Queen, although you should know who I am Issei," Akeno said as she had a warm smile on her face. It made me very happy to see that she lost all her hate for me upon hearing my side of what happened.
Rias turned to me with on arm on her hip and the other on her chest in a dignified manner. "And I am Rias Gremory, the king" She spoke with a dignified manner at her title.
She walked forwards to me raising her hand up to shake mine. "It's nice to meet you Issei," She said with a smile. I nodded as we shook hands she turned to the door walking to it before turning back to her peerage which included me officially now. "Kiba would you mind sparring with Issei as I need to see his abilities to know how he will properly fight with our group," Rias asked as Kiba just nodded.
A smile formed on my face as I would be able to officially find out the power and skills of my fellow peerage members.
We walked outside their club room which was revealed to be the old school building. We walked behind the building in a green clearing. Kiba walked to one side as I walked to the other preparing to fight. Akeno raised her hand and formed a barrier to keep us from damaging the surrounding area.
Kiba raised his hand creating a sword in his hand, confirming the idea that he has sword birth which explains why he smells like freshly forged metal. My wings spread and my tail smacked against the ground in a threatening display. I released a bit of my aura as I stared Kiba down with my slitted eyes inserting a primal fear into Kiba causing him to shake in anxiousness and despair.
Dragons have always been the top predators of animals facing one causes the person to shake just by being under the gaze of a dragon, sum it up to instincts telling the prey to run.
"Begin" Rias shouted. Kiba shook his head as he regained his composure from the primal fear. As Kiba regained his composure, he looked to where I was only to see me right appear right in front of him with a burst of speed that no one in the area could comprehend.
My hand was raised back ready to strike at him with my claws. Kiba couldn't do anything but raise his sword in defense as he didn't have time to counter strike or parry my claws. I slashed at Kiba connecting with the sword in his hands and the promptly cleanly slicing through his blade.
Everyone was shocked to see me slice through Kiba's metal sword. Kiba dropped the hilt of his broken sword forming a dagger in both of his hands, however before Kiba could use them I spun around slamming my tail into his side cracking his ribs and sending him skidding against the ground kicking up dust.
Kiba was laying on the ground grunting in pain as he got back up holding on to one of the daggers with his right hand, his left gripping his right side. The peerage was shocked to see how the knight was injured seconds after the fight began, as well as the burst of speed I demonstrated. Kiba dashed forward to strike at me ignoring the pain in his right side ribs. Once he reached me, he swung his blade at my neck.
However, I caught the sword in my hand before it could contact my neck. I squeezed on the dagger shattering it from the pressure of my dragon scale tough skin. Kiba's eyes widened at the display of strength and durability. Before Kiba could react, I threw a sharp punch into his solar plexus causing him to cough out spit, knocking him out.
I caught him and threw his body over my shoulder carrying him to the other peerage members, laying him in the ground to be healed by Akeno.
"So if you don't mind how many pieces did you take, I forgot to ask inside," Rias asked me after watching my display knowing I was barely trying. "Sirzechs took up 8 Pawn pieces, 6 of them being mutation pieces, whatever that means," I said shrugging at my mention of mutation pieces.
Rias and the rest of the peerage, excluding Kiba due to his unconscious state had their eyes widen as they heard what I said. "What's so weird about my pieces," I asked looking around at the other peerage members shocked expressions.
"Do you know what Mutation Pieces are?" Akeno asked me while healing Kiba's side. I only nodded in response with a confused expression. "Having a mutation piece means you are too strong to handle the normal piece, its rare to have even one none the less 6 pieces?" Rias said with amazement.
"Akeno would you like to spar with Issei, it has been a long time since you two seen each other, and this might be a good way to see how strong the other is" Rias suggested.
I only turned to Akeno with a slightly concerned expression waiting to hear her response. "I'd love to see how manly he's become," Akeno said with a smile liking her lips. My face changed to surprise at hearing her response it wasn't an unwelcome answer, but her licking her lips scared me a little at her true intents.
Akeno and I walked to opposite ends of the barrier readying for the match to start. I was still slightly nervous at her response as I don't know what changed with her since I last saw her.
"Begin" Rias shouted signaling to start the fight. I repeated the same process of spreading my wings and hitting the ground with my tail to give an intimidating display. My slitted eyes are staring a hole into Akeno, inserting a primal fear in her as I did to Kiba.
Akeno shook off the fear quicker since she was stronger, and I didn't want to use enough aura to scar her permanently. Lightning sparked around her hands. She raised her hand preparing to launch a lightning bolt at me. A black ball with a violet core condensed within my hand, the sphere of Extinction only being the size of a baseball.
The complete peerage recognized this power as Rias's power of Destruction except it felt a little different. Their eyes went wide at my usage of this power, even Kiba who was now awake watching our fight.
Akeno fired a massive blast of lighting at me, the area lighting up yellow at its power and light. I threw the sphere of Extinction at her blast to meet in between us. Our blasts met in the middle but to everyone's surprised excluding me the blasts didn't struggle against each other or explode upon contact.
Instead, my sphere disintegrated her entire attack quickly losing no speed as if it didn't come into content with anything at all. Akeno was forced to dodge the sphere heading at her with high speeds. The sphere was dissipated before it reached the barrier.
Akeno looked to the attack to examine it hoping to learn how to counter it. When she turned back to where I was, she saw me vanish in a burst of speed far superior to their knights. She flipped over to look above her to see me plant a foot in her solar plexus flying down at her with high speeds. Her body slammed into the ground from my dive kick, forming a crater beneath her and kicking up a lot of dust.
Rias and the peerage was shell shocked to see how their most robust piece was beaten like she was a mere annoyance, which isn't that inaccurate. I flew down to the small crater beneath Akeno as the dust dissipated in the air. Lifting her up bridal style I carried her to the rest of the peerage to be adequately healed, I don't think I broke any ribs this time, but I'm sure I left a bruise.
"Your so much stronger now" Akeno muttered as she was barely conscious. "You too, Akeno" I replied with a smile nodding my head. Laying her down on the grown I proceeded to sit as my tail curled around on the floor, my wings folded up.
"That's better treatment then what I got, so unfair" Kiba sarcastically mentioned how I carried him far differently. I only chuckled at his remark as I thought he was unconscious during that.
Rias proceeded to heal Akeno and promptly walking over to me with an impressed face. She looked down at me before sitting across from me, gazing at my black scaled tail which was curled up beside me and my folded black scaled wings.
She was examining them in awe blushing slightly as the rest of the peerage sat down around us forming a circle. Koneko and Kiba also had a display of wonder looking at my draconic features albeit without the blush.
"You guys like what you see," I asked turning to look at each and every one of them chuckling at their awe. Rias's blush grew as I asked her that. "Sorry I've never actually seen a dragon before," Rias said turning away in embarrassment at my notice of her stares.
"Can I touch them?" Koneko asked with a monotone voice, surprising her peerage members with her request. I only nodded as my tail uncoiled and snaked its way into Koneko's lap. "Your scales are so smooth and hard" Koneko stated as she stroked it going from the base to the end. The other members wanted to feel my scales as well but were to shy to ask.
Rias head shot up to look at me as if she had just remembered something. "I just thought of this but, seeing as you handled up pretty well I wanted to know if you had any abilities you haven't shown yet and to explain some of the ones we have seen," Rias asked me.
I only nodded thinking of where I should start my explanation. "Ok so as you know being a dragon gives me super sharp senses as well as extreme physical and magical defenses. My dragon side also gives me superior strength and speed, along with natural armor in my scales as well as weapons with my fangs and claws.
As you have noticed my skin is just as tough as my scales" I said summing up my physical upgrades. My fellow peerage members are listening carefully.
"Now onto the more complicated abilities that come with being a dragon," I said turning to Kiba and Akeno. "As you too probably felt some kind of primal instinct telling you to be scared and run, correct," I asked as Kiba and Akeno nodded, Rias becoming interested at my description.
"That's because dragons are known as the top predator through any religion or area, animals evolved to fear our presence and aura instinctually. I only released a little bit of my aura to inflict slight intimidation, as some of the strays and fallen angels would've been scared for life from feeling its full effect" I said making Rias awe at the tactical advantage it could have.
"The power you saw me use against Akeno is very similar to Rias's Power of Destruction. Mine is called the Power of Extinction, while it is slightly stronger then Rias's Destruction it makes it harder to control" I spoke talking about the power I used to disintegrate Akeno's lightning bolt completely.
"Wait I thought dragons have a terrible affinity with magic so how are you able to use it, none the less something stronger than the Power of Destruction," Akeno asked, referring to the little bit of knowledge I taught her about dragons when we were little. Rias and the others weren't too surprised by her knowledge but rather was surprised at how I could use it if dragons had deficient magical reserves.
"Remember I'm 25% devil my mother being a powerful high-class devil, so my magic reserves may not be high for a devil, but they are quite high from a mostly hybrid dragon," I said, twitching slightly in surprises as Akeno's hands joined Koneko's running down my tail.
"Well do you remember which family your mother came from," Rias asked me with her hand up to her chin. "Sadly not she never actually told me her maiden name, I only knew her with me and my father's last name," I said.
Rias looked a little downcast at my response knowing I was the last person in my family pillar. "Don't worry I don't care about titles or pillars or whatever you devils go by, I prefer the dragon's system" I said lighting Rias's mood a little.
"And what exactly is the dragon's system" Kiba asked me with curiosity as not many are let in dragons territory without being a dragon. "I'll explain that at a later date, right now I'm going to continue with my powers," I said as I looked up to the sky thinking about my other abilities.
"I have something I'm going to say, and I need you to keep it a secret," I said laying on my back. Everyone looked at me with confusion as they nodded to keep their fellow peerage members secret safe. "I'm the great-grandson of the black dragon of voids, my father was his grandson which is why I'm stronger than most.
"I am the descendant of the strongest heavenly dragons," I said causing everyone's eyes to widen and mouths to gape at hearing the fact that I'm a direct blood relative of a heavenly dragon. "I also wield a sacred gear," I said causing them to become shocked and curious at the same time upon hearing this.
"But...that's impossible, only humans can wield a sacred gear," Rias said still in shock at her Pawns possible strength. "Its true but its believed I only have it due to being a blood relative of Inanis, the Black Dragon of Voids," I said confusing everyone as what that had to do with anything about being able to wield a sacred gear.
"Wait you don't mean to say that you..." Kiba spoke stopping halfway as he didn't want to say his crazy theory. "That's right," I said as I raised both of my arms up, my eyes glowing a violet color and two spikey black gauntlets formed on my hands with a violet gem in both.
"I wield the lost 14th Longinus that has the soul of my great grandfather sealed within, the void caster" I spoke as everyone looked at the gauntlets on my arms.
"This Longinus allows me to manipulate void and shadows. The voids will enable me to cast black holes which can absorb anything that contacts in and re-directs it to wherever I wish.
The shadows are very versatile allowing me to form shadow based weapons as strong if not stronger then my claws, it also allows me to for illusions as well as shadow movement" I continued with my explanation as they all listened even more intently then before.
"Shadow movement is a form of teleportation that allows me to appear in any shadow and it doesn't use magic so it can't be blocked by barriers, but it also isn't instantaneous like a transportation circle," I said
"I'm also a fire drake to be specific however my flames are extraordinary," I said as I ignited a small black fire in the palm of my gauntlet covered hand. "Why is it black, I've never seen a black flame before," Rias asked as she carefully scrutinized the flames.
"My fire affinity mixed with my shadow and void abilities causing the two to merge making these 'void flames' as I call them. The flames are a representation of the void." I said confusing everyone as to what I meant by that.
"The void is infinite, my flames represent that by being able to burn anything for eternity without extinguishing until I will it" I spoke shocking the others at my powers. Rias looked at me with an expression laced with confusion and awe at what she just thought.
"I remember reading that dragons grow in power naturally until adolescence right," Rias asked me stars in her eyes. I nodded in response as my fellow peerage members realized where she was going with her questions.
"So if your still naturally growing in power how strong do you think you'll become," Kiba asked with anticipation of my answer. Akeno was the most anticipated of the 4 to see how strong her old friend could become. I was about to answer Kiba's question but was interrupted as the violet gems on my gauntlets began to glow.
[I will answer that for you] Inanis spoke shocking the others to hear the voice of a heavenly dragon. [My host is a natural prodigy even among dragons his power and aura already surpass most of the dragon kings. If my host was to master his skills, upon full maturity, I believe it to be possible for him to equal my power in my prime, if not he might even surpass my prime. Currently, he can win against Tannin the old dragon king] Inanis spoke. The other peerage members were stunned at hearing that I could eventually become stronger than the three heavenly dragons. Possibly gaining the title of heavenly dragon for myself with time.
"That's amazing" Rias spoke in pure amazement. The complete peerage was in sheer awe except for Kiba, which was slightly angered to realize I was holding back against him so much and still beating him easily.
"Looks like we all have to train even harder to keep up with you," Kiba said with a smile. Everyone nodded at his words. "Alright well for today the club is dismissed I will see you all tomorrow at school," Rias said with a smile as everyone nodded standing up to leave.
"Right," everyone said before leaving.
I walked to a shadow only to vanish in it just to reappear in my house. It's nice to be able to use it, I usually can't since everyone is around and I often don't have to go that far anyway. Besides, I like flying. After arriving home I took a shower and promptly went to bed.
'My life is definitely going to get more exciting now' I though as I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
Well that's it for this chapter, as normal leave any ideas you may have for the future, and I'll look at them
I've finally reached my goal of 10k words, which I'm happy about.
Well, all you reader have a beautiful day or night, and I thank you for reading my story.