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Chapter 34: Sorry

Flashback...

"In time, you will face an obstacle, Izayoi-chan." Canaria smiled at the sky over the hill with her duffle bag over her shoulder. Behind her, a 15 year old Izayoi raised his eyebrow in curiosity at her sudden statement. He and his mother were hiking on a mountain for the second time, continuing from when he was 10 years old which he hiked a mountain for the first time. The two of them were wearing nothing but normal clothes instead of hiking gear that protects their bodies. And they had just arrived at the top of the mountain when his mother suddenly said her statement out of the blue.

"What do you mean, Canaria?"

"Can't you call me Okaa-san?" Canaria raised her eyebrow as she looked back at him with a smirk.

"This isn't the time to be emotional, you know?" Izayoi smirked as Canaria stifle a laugh, agreeing with him.

"Yeah, this isn't the time…" She mutters as she looked down, a small frown could be seen from her face as she thought over something deeply.

Raising his eyebrow at her unusual reaction, he walked over to stand next to her. But before he could, he heard her next words.

"Because I won't be there for you…" She mutters as Izayoi looked over her, assessing the words she had just said to him. Sensing his eyes were on her, Canaria looked behind her and let out a smile to cross her face. "So, until then that happens. Be ready for anything alright, Izayoi-chan?" She stated before she walked past him and attempt to climb down the hill they were on.

Izayoi looked over her back before he looked at the orange sky behind him. Knowing that they had to climb down before night, he was unaware the words that came out of her mother's mouth as she climb down.

"Always be ready. No matter the pain you will suffer, no matter how much time you will endure and no matter how much you will hate me for it… I know you're the one who will be victorious, Izayoi-chan… The…My Last Embryo."

Present

~Underworld~

A wide area of the luscious Gremory Forest could be seen destroyed and decimated from the battle between the Demon Lord Azi Dahaka and the Hero, Izayoi. Fires were still burning in some parts of the towns that were almost destroyed. The outer walls that protects the towns had collapsed due to the three-headed dragon's tyranny. A few distance from the town, a large part of the forest had multiple scars that were reminders of their legendary battle for the Underworld. Also, several mountains had been destroyed into nothingness which adds to one of the reminders of the battle. But the biggest damage that stood above all of the destruction was a massive crater that stretches across for miles in radius from the explosion. Before stood the luscious forest that was full with plants, was now replaced by a decimated area that only exposes the earth and soil to the world. And standing near the center of the crater was a lone figure that was on his knees while heavily panting.

"I really can't call this a win anytime soon… This sucks…" Izayoi exclaimed with a sigh before a smirk spread across his cheek. "But the looks on that dragon's faces were priceless!" He stated as he laughs. But then, his face twisted into pain as he clutched his abdomen that had a hole pierced through his body. "…Hah… Serves him right for underestimating humans…" He said before he attempted to stand up. But halfway through it, he staggered a bit causing him to huff a few breaths. Shuffling his feet to get his footing, he tried to stand up again which was slightly difficult for him since his wounds were affecting his body in many ways than one.

Staggering his way to stand up, Izayoi pushed himself to stand upright which made him sway a little to the back before he managed to stand properly. Panting, he let out a smile at a certain fact he had discovered. "Hah…Impossible huh, Demon Lord?" Izayoi stifle a laugh as he looked in front of him, seeing the decimated area which had been destroyed by the explosion but there wasn't a single sign of the three-headed dragon anywhere. He could also see that the destruction had stretches till the borders of the Gremory Territory, much to his amusement. "If only she could see this…" He mutters reminiscing about his mother. "She'll be mad…" He smiled before a pair of arms made of light wrapped around his neck, much to his surprise.

"No. I'll be happy rather than mad, Izayoi-chan." A voice said which was similar to a songstress he knew. Izayoi's eyes widen as he looked at the person who he knew was dead, was hugging him right now.

Somewhere in the Underworld...

"I didn't think this was possible…" The white haired boy exclaimed watching over the Gremory Territory from one of the destroyed town's walls. After he had disappeared from fighting his self-proclaimed rival, he searched for a place to watch the battle between the Three-Headed Dragon and his rival. And he could admit that he was strong. Strong to battle tow to tow with the Three Headed Dragon minus the wounds that he had been inflicted from the dragon. But seeing the damages that had been caused by the two combatants across the Gremory Territory, he was impressed nonetheless. Above all, he was impressed by the scene that he had watched which was seeing Izayoi's power. His (Another Cosmology). He was also surprised to watch that he uses it three times in just a short amount of time, making him questioned about his stamina, much to his amusement.

Looking over at the scars decorated the whole Gremory Territory, he smile widely. Slowly, he stood up before a figure positioned herself behind him.

"What will you be doing now, Your Highness?"

A pair of curious eyes looked at his back, to which the white haired boy just smiled as he surveyed the damages in front of him, particularly at the massive crater that was the result of his rival last fight against the Three-Headed Dragon.

"Your Highness?"

Suddenly, a frown appeared on Highness's face as he recounted the condition of his rival. He held up his hand to his head, feeling the red liquid dripping down his head from his fight against his rival.

"It looks like this is the end for you…" His Highness thought with a frown before he glanced at the small black haired girl next to him. "Rin, how about we explore the world for a while?" He asked with a small smile as Rin beamed brightly at him and nodded.

"I'll ask Maxwell."

Nodding at her, His Highness looked at the massive crater that stretched over miles. Looking at the crater, he knew that his rival was slowly dying because of the mortal wound he had been inflicted. Swiftly, he turns around and he was greeted by a slightly concern Rin, who quickly wipe the blood on his head with a white cloth she kept around.

After she had cleaned the blood, His Highness let out a smile directed at Rin.

"Let's go, Rin. We have much to learn." He stated before he walked away followed by a smiling Rin.

~Human World~

"Huh?" Pest asked herself as she slowly moved her hands towards her chest. "What's this?" She gritted her teeth as she clutched her chest painfully before she faded in and out, surprising everyone around her. They were surprised by the turn of events that took place in the Underworld but they had never encountered something like this before. But they know that it was somehow related to the tragedy that was happening in the Underworld right now.

"Pest-san!" Asia went to move in to ease her pain but Pest held up her hand at her, indicating that she didn't need help, much to her surprise.

"I doubt that this is a pain that you can heal." Pest said to her before Akeno reach out her hands towards Asia and pulled her away from Pest.

"What's happening to her?" Michael asked with a slight frown as everyone kept their gaze at Pest, who still clutches her chest.

"I can't believe this, he wouldn't be on the verge of death... He's the one I know who defeated me! And I just get out of here for goodness sake!" Pest said in frustration as she held a frown on her face, knowing the cause of her pain. Meanwhile, everyone focuses on the words that she spoke in the beginning. "I know you're blonde but do you really take care of yourself? Our contract isn't done yet you know! Reckless blonde…" Pest yelled out before she faded in and out again.

"Verge of death? Reckless blonde? Who…" Irina said before her eyes widen in realization and she covered her mouth from shock. Suddenly, she shook her head back and forth as she held a look of disbelief. "No, no! That can't be true! That has to be a lie! Izayoi-kun is not going to die! Not ever!" Irina yelled as everyone stared at her in surprise and shock, especially Xenovia, Akeno, Koneko and lastly, Sona.

"Izayoi-senpai..." Asia covered her mouth as tears started to escape her eyes.

"That's total bullshit! Izayoi-senpai isn't going to die! I don't believe that one bit!" Issei stated with gritted teeth at Pest.

"That has to be a mistake, right?" Akeno asked with a frown while she clenched her hand on her chest.

"I agree. You can't simply think that we can trust you on that piece of information, correct?" Sona asked with a small frown, feeling slightly worried about the blonde she had come to knew.

Looking at the two with little annoyance, Pest replies.

"Do you think I'd be lying?" Pest replied in annoyance. "We were connected as Master and Servant by the ring he had summoned me. But what you didn't know is that the servant can sense his or her Master only if he or she are on the verge of death. " She explained before she continue. "And do you think that fighting that Three-Headed Dragon would support your claim?" She asked to Issei and the girls who suddenly didn't have the strength to reply to her question. "You saw what it did to him. What makes you think he wouldn't have any injury? For the record, he's a human unlike all of you." Pest said with a frown before she shuffle her feet and glanced the other way. "Reckless blonde…"

Gritting her teeth, Xenovia gripped her Durandal and felt like destroying things to release her frustration of being useless. But she can't help the fact by what Pest said was true. All of it was true. Unlike her, and the other girls, Izayoi was only a human while they were devils. She had to expect that he wasn't granted a long life unlike them. So, she should have expected something like this to happen but she didn't expect that it would be so soon. She felt that life was unfair to her even though she knew the world was unfair ever since God had died.

"O'God, please watch over Izayoi-kun...Please let him be safe..." Xenovia prayed in thought, ignoring the pain that came to her in return of being a Devil.

Meanwhile, Akeno stood near her but she didn't looked at her. Instead, she looked down at the ground with her hair shadowing her face. Then, a tear slid down her cheek before it fell to the ground.

"I wish you were here, Okaa-sama..."

Akeno bit her lips as she recalled all the times that her mother would comfort her in her arms. She knew if she brought up her past, she would recalled about the tragedy that took away her mother. But now, she wanted to be in mother's embrace, assuring with her comforting words with the care of a mother would have.

"Because I feel useless now if he were to...Please tell me that I'm not wrong like you always did..." She thought before she clenched her fist on her chest while Sona looked at her from afar. A frown appeared on her face as she watched her friend in anguish. She wanted to comfort her, but she wasn't the kind of person to do something like that. It was always her sister that would always comfort if she was in a sad state. Apart from that, she too couldn't help but worry about Izayoi. Even if they met several times, she admit that it was comfortable being with his presence. But she didn't know how to feel about the blonde except to hoped for the best and have faith in him.

Suddenly, light formed near the group, breaking everyone from their own thoughts as they blocked their eyes with their hands. After the light dissipated, they looked at the woman that had been standing where the light originated.

Everyone saw her and their eyes widen at the beauty that she held. Issei who looked at her, nearly choked on his saliva at the fact that she was the most beautiful woman he ever saw than the women he had known over the past months.

Looking over his sister, Michael noticed the sad expression on her face which indicates that it would involved Izayoi. Standing across from her, Michael said her name to which everyone could hear.

"Gabriel."

~Underworld~

"You did a good job even if you didn't defeat him completely." Canaria smiled as she felt the presence of his son again after so long of her apparent death.

"Can you spare the sarcasm...Canaria?" Izayoi asked with a small smirk tugging at his lips.

At this, Canaria could only laugh on his shoulder.

"Sorry, it comes with my other personalities. How can I get rid of it?" A smile graced her features as she hugged her son tightly.

"You should be dead."

"Yes, but am I not allow to see my son once in a while?"

"How can you?"

"It's a Gift, or a miracle if you would call it. Have you seen the clips yet? I made them out of my own sweat and blood, you know?"

"Yeah, I know…But the last clip…It was for the girls right?"

"You've noticed. That's good. Well anyway, how have you been?"

"Really? Are you asking that question right now? What do you think I've been? I've been beat several pegs down." Izayoi answered as Canaria stifle a laugh before she replies to him.

"You did what was right. To you. You learn all the rights and wrongs while you were just a kid. So I doubt that you'd forget all about that."

"How could I not? You drilled those facts into my head." Izayoi let out a laugh as Canaria smiled at hearing his laugh.

"But you finally put it into good use, right? Add to your time with a certain blonde haired girl, you're dying to do good than bad. What was her name again? Ah… It's Gabriel, right? I knew something was good about her from the first time you met her. It's a shame that it cost your shirt in the process."

"It doesn't cost anything except it got wet. About Gabriel...She's always good to have fun with."

"You mean to tease with?"

"Isn't that the same thing?" Izayoi smiled as Canaria let go of the hug as she looked at her son, knowing that her time was over.

"You know, I like to meet the other girls that loves my sharp tongued son. Especially your red headed girl." Canaria exclaimed as Izayoi smiled. "But unfortunately, I can't. My time is up." Canaria stated with a sad smile as Izayoi watches as her feet slowly disappears, which brought a small frown on his face.

"I thought you would stay here a bit longer." Izayoi said as Canaria smiled at his statement.

"Sorry." She said in return as Izayoi shook his head before he looked at her with a smile.

"Then, if you're going. Might as well send a message to Michael, would you?" He asked as Canaria looked at him in slight surprise. "Tell him to make Xenovia and Asia pray to God. I think that'll make them both happy." He smiled as Canaria smile at his statement.

"Xenovia, huh? I'll give it a go." Canaria answered before she leaned her head closer at him and placed a kiss on his forehead just as her body disappears.

Smiling over her son's forehead, she mouthed out her last words.

"You... Really gave it your all, eh? Izayoi-chan? Even if you loss, you still kept the Demon Lord from the world. And for that, I'm proud of you. Always, no matter what. My sharp tongued son...Izayoi-chan."

Just as Canaria pulled back from his forehead, she smiled at him for the last time before she disappears completely with Izayoi remembering her smile lastly.

"I love you…"

Izayoi smiled at the apparent last words as he felt the tiny lights moved through his face and hair before they flew upwards towards the sky and disappeared. Looking up, he could feel the tiredness that was the result of his battle. The tiredness of withstanding the attacks from the three-headed dragon for hours, enduring the mortal wounds he had received and using his power three times a day had tired him out. Also, he could see that he was slipping in and out of unconscious.

"Izayoi-kun…" A voice muttered his name as Izayoi slowly look down, facing—a frowning Kuroka in front of him.

"Kuroka…" He muttered her name before a shout broke the silence around them.

"There she is! The SS-Class Stray Devil!"

After the shout, countless fireballs were simultaneously shot towards Kuroka, who had barely started to register things and she prepared herself to counter against the assault, but her eyes widen as she realizes that the fireballs were already closing in on her from all sides, much to her surprise.

Shaking her thought away, Kuroka lifted her hands as she prepared to counter the assault. But then, time slowly stops as she felt a pair of hands on top of hers to which Kuroka looked up to the smirking Izayoi. Her back was against his chest, to which made old memories resurface from her mind. But then she pushed the memories away as she stare at Izayoi.

"Don't worry, I'm here. Let's show them what we're made of, ne, Kuroka?" Izayoi exclaimed with a smirk as Kuroka smirk in unison before she looked in front of her while concentrating her energy inside her.

"Hai, Izayoi-kun nya!" She replied strongly before she read and took in Izayoi's spirit energy, having decided to use her Senjutsu. She closed her eyes as she felt herself becoming stronger by the second. "It's warm…" Kuroka thought with a smile, feeling the overwhelming warmth and power of Izayoi's spirit energy. Because of this, the malice and ill wills that were floating around the world in that moment were ignored as Kuroka couldn't help but be overwhelmed by the warmth feeling she felt from Izayoi. In that moment, she felt her energy connecting with his and she couldn't fathom why but it fits perfectly in tune with hers, much to her happiness.

Opening her eyes, Kuroka felt the overly vigorous energy that was inside her about to be unleashed. She looked up at Izayoi and they both of them smiled at each other before they focused in front of them as a bright light glowed from Kuroka's hands. Suddenly, a burst of energy was unleashed in a single energy wave just as the fireballs were about to hit at them. Instead, all of the fireballs had been destroyed by the energy wave, signifying the new power that had been unleashed from Kuroka and Izayoi's combined energy. In the midst of the wave, the guards were forcefully pushed back, much to their surprise. Some hit against trees from their backs, some flew back and some were pushed back to the ground. After being pushed back, the guards couldn't help but be eyed wide at the sudden power radiating off of the two.

Growing frustrated by the new power gained by the Stray Devil, the Captain of the guards raised his hand to the sky while shouting his order.

"Attack from above! In a single assault! We're going to finish this now! We can't let the Stray Devil escape!"

After recovering, all of the guards had flew above the sky and were lined in four rows. The second, third and fourth rows had held out their hands in front of them, transferring their magic through each other before they passed it onto the first row where a massive magic circle appeared in front of them, courtesy of the massive magic power that had gathered in their bodies.

Looking up at the magic circle, Izayoi looked down at Kuroka, who smiled up at him return. The two of them then positioned their hands at the guards as a bright light glowed from both their hands. It was so bright that the guards had to block their eyes because of the brightness.

Then, the light dissipates as the guards looked down at the couple and they were surprised to see a bright ball of light hovering over their palms.

"Fire! Pump all of your energy into this one attack!" The Captain of the Guards shouted as the guards let out a battle cry and a massive fireball shot through the magic circle towards Izayoi and Kuroka.

The both of them look at the massive ball of fire before they both smirked in unison. Suddenly, the ball of light over their hands began to glow brighter before it suddenly shot through the air, cutting it like a knife while heading towards the massive fireball that was ten times bigger than the ball itself. Meanwhile, the guards couldn't help the anxiety that had been growing in them as they watch the ball of light instantly collides with their fireball, causing light to engulf them, much to their surprise.

After a while, the light dissipates to which both Izayoi and Kuroka looked at the rows of guards that were falling from the sky after being engulfed in the light. A smile appeared on Kuroka's face, feeling good about winning with Izayoi by her side. But then, she felt Izayoi's hands left her hands, much to her confusion and disappointment.

"Izayoi-kun?" She called out as she looked behind and her eyes widen, seeing Izayoi slowly fall backwards.

"Huh... Looks like I'll be joining you real soon…—" Izayoi thought before he fell backwards with a thud.

~Kyoto~

"Ugh!"

"Okaa-sama!"

A sharp pain emitted from her body as Yasaka fell to her knees, alarming her daughter standing across from her.

"Okaa-sama!" Kunou shouted as she rushes to her mother and knelt down in front of her. She then focused on her mother's shocked look that was visible on her face.

Staring at the floor with wide eyes, Yasaka begin to think about the strange pain that overcame her.

"Wh-What could this be...?" She asked herself before a new wave of pain swept through her entire body, surprising her. Gritting her teeth in pain while her face twisted into agony, she tried to bear the pain as she waited and waited.

"Okaa-sama, are you alright?" Kunou asked worriedly as Yasaka looked up at her and sent her a reassuring smile.

"I'm alright, musume. But I'm a little thirsty. Can you go and get me a glass of water?" Yasaka asked as Kunou stared at her mother, knowing that something was going on. Sensing her worry, Yasaka stroke her head down a couple in reassurance. "Please, don't worry about me, Kunou. I'm alright. I just need a glass of water, that is all." She said stopping her stroking as Kunou slowly stood up from the floor and gave a slight nod.

"...Okay, Okaa-sama. I'll be right back." She said before she slowly slides the sliding door to the left to get the glass of water. Just as she was about to walk out, she glanced back at her mother, who smiled at her.

After a while, Kunou turns her head around and walked out with a small frown on her face, sensing that something was going on with her mother earlier. Recalling that she had to get a glass of water for her mother, she heads towards the kitchen with the intent of making her mother feel better.

Watching as her daughter headed to get a glass of water, Yasaka released the breath she's been holding in. After a while, she looked up as she felt the pain instantly went away, much to her shock and disbelief.

Recalling where the pain was, she moved her hand near her heart.

"What's...going on?" Yasaka asked in disbelief, seeing as the pain disappeared when it just came. She also felt as if the pain was telling her something but she couldn't understand anything from the event that occurred to her.

Then, her eyes widen as she stopped her hand just above her heart and she looked down at the favorite hairpin in front of her-broken. Recalling who gave her the special object, her breath hitched as she looked up at the ceiling with a shock look.

"I-Izayoi-kun?"

Meanwhile in the Underworld…

"...Huh...Huh...Seriously, this would be the last thing I was expecting to do...dying..." Izayoi breathed out as he stares at the sky for a while longer than he would expect. "The girls will really kill me now...Hahaha..." Izayoi let out a laugh with a bright smile, ignoring the pain that came with it from his action. He closed his eyes as a voice came into his head.

"You... Really gave it your all, eh? Izayoi-chan? Even if you loss, you still kept it from the world. And for that, I'm proud of you. My sharp tongued son...Izayoi-chan."

Opening his eyes, Izayoi let out a smile to spread across his face. "...Did you really predict this...Canaria?" Izayoi asked as he stares at the night sky. "...You were always like that... Predicting stuff like you know everything..." Izayoi panted with each breath he had left in his lungs.

"Izayoi-kun, nya..." A voice called out as Izayoi turned to his right and saw Kuroka sit politely beside him with a worried expression on her face.

"...Kuroka..." Izayoi breathed out as tears started to leak from her eyes. She shook her head, not wanting to believe what she thought he would.

"No, you're not going to die!" Kuroka said as she grip her left sleeve tightly and rip it off from its socket. She then pressed the piece of fabric against Izayoi's bleeding abdomen, causing him to wince. "You're not!" She finishes as she kept on pressing the fabric to stop the bleeding but the blood had already coated the sleeve in red and it was still leaking down from his abdomen onto the ground forming a small pool of blood at Izayoi's left side. Seeing the pool of blood, Kuroka quickly move to rip her other sleeve but she was stop by Izayoi, who lift his right hand and caress her right cheek which caused her to look at him.

"...Do you think... I'm gonna die here? Hah... You're wrong..." Izayoi smiled as tears started to shed from Kuroka's eyes and drop onto Izayoi's cheek. "Hey... Don't cry..." He said as his eyes started to become fuzzy.

"Izayoi-kun!" A voice shouted as Kuroka looked over at the red headed Gremory Heir flying down towards her and Izayoi.

Landing on the ground, Rias immediately rushes towards Izayoi. When she was near him, she fell to her knees, avoiding the small pool of blood as she positioned herself next to Izayoi's left shoulder. She then casted a glance at Kuroka for a second before her eyes landed on Izayoi's prone form.

Izayoi looked at Rias, "Hey, Princess." He said as he tried to sit up but he grit his teeth and fell back instead. He knew pain was overwhelming his entire body but he didn't know that it was to this extent till he couldn't sit up.

"You shouldn't move. We have to get you treated!" Rias said with tears in her eyes that were threaten to come out.

"I doubt that I can move at this state…" Izayoi panted before Rias looked behind her, seeing Sirzechs landing on the ground near them with Ajuka following behind him. Sirzechs looked at his right, seeing a few of his guards were unconscious, much to his confusion. Deciding to question the case later, he was interrupted by her sister's cry for help.

"Onii-sama, help him please!"

Immediately, Sirzechs looked at Izayoi's body and wound he had sustained at his abdomen. A frown appeared on his face as he assessed his bleeding abdomen, to which Izayoi noticed. Noticing his distraught expression, Rias called her brother. "Onii-sama?"

With a heavy heart, Sirzechs respond, while hoping inside that her sister wouldn't take it to heart from what he would explained. "I...can't, Rias. It's impossible. We can heal his other wounds but we can't regenerate his organs, Rias. We don't have a ability compatible enough to that of regenerating organs." He explained as Rias's eyes widen at his explanation. Looking at his sister, he noticed the tears that were visible at the corner of her eyes.

"…T-There's more than that…right?" Rias asked in a whisper as Sirzechs exhale a deep breath before he continued to finish his explanation.

"We also can't revive him with an Evil piece even if we used the mutated pieces. His entire body is too strong in a way we still can't understand, to be revived. From the start, we already noticed that his body is different from that of normal humans. And I know you want to revive him with your last Evil Piece but it won't work, Rias." Sirzechs explained. "There's…nothing we can do." He exclaimed as Rias's eyes widen in disbelief before she look at Izayoi. She shook her head before her tears started to drop onto his hoodie and then at his right cheek.

"No, no! This can't be happening! Don't go, Izayoi-kun! Don't die…" Rias pleaded tearfully as Izayoi smiled at her reassuringly. Then, Izayoi lifted his hand and caress her right cheek, brushing away the tears as Rias looked at her with her blue green eyes.

"You look beautiful... you know that...right?" Izayoi smiled as a small smile spread across Rias's face before she leaned into his palm that was on her cheek. She restrained the tears that were to come out but she couldn't help but be touched from his words that made her warm inside.

"Well, you said it, Izayoi-kun. From the time we've met…" Rias mutters as she smiled down at him with her teary eyes.

Near them, Sirzechs look at the scene in front of him with a sad frown before he looked behind him, seeing the others arriving, including his parents.

"No..." Venelana gasped before her husband envelope her in a hug and stroke her back reassuringly.

"Izayoi-kun!" Serafall shouted before she rushed towards Izayoi and prompted herself next to Rias. Tears were already visible from the corner of her eyes as she stared at the wounded Izayoi."This-This is all my fault… I-If you hadn't rescue me, none of this…None of this would ever happen! And you wouldn't battle that stupid dragon in the first place!" She cried out as she wiped her right eye while she sniffled through her crying.

Seeing her cry, Izayoi looked at Rias, who nodded at him in respond. Then, Izayoi let down his left hand from her cheek before he grasped Serafall's right hand, stopping her from wiping her teary eye.

"Don't blame yourself too much, Serafall. It's not your fault to begin with. No one blames you, you know?"

Serafall looked at him as Izayoi rub his thumb over her hand, "If I hadn't stopped the dragon, who would?" He asked as fresh tears fell down Serafall's cheeks.

"But it's not worth it seeing you li-like this!" She stuttered as Izayoi smiled at her.

"I admit this is the first time I felt pain. But to me, it was worth it." He exclaimed as Serafall, Rias and Kuroka looked at him. "Because I got to see you three, safe and sound..." He finishes as Kuroka gritted her teeth while she closed her eyes at his statement.

"What about you, Izayoi-kun…" Rias thought with a frown, almost tempting to ask the question but she couldn't as she knew that it wouldn't do her any good. "What's the point if you're making feel like this? Without you, I don't feel safe anymore…" She thought sadly before she looked at Serafall and she sent a sympathetic look at her, knowing that she would be affected the same way as hers. Meanwhile, Serafall's lips quiver and she instantly lay her head on Izayoi's chest.

"…Please, don't die, Izayoi-kun. Please…" Serafall pleaded as she bit her lips as Izayoi put his left hand on the back of her head.

"...I don't think I don't have a choice…" He mutters as Serafall clenched her eyes shut and gripped onto his hoodie like a lifeline.

"No…" Serafall mutters as Izayoi looked down at her with a sad smile. After a while, Izayoi looked at Rias, who heard the peaceful sound of breathing from Serafall. She then peered over to look at Serafall and a frown appeared on her face, seeing that Serafall had lulled herself to sleep while tears cascading down her cheeks.

Rias looked over at her brother, who nodded and went to carry Serafall from Izayoi. When he gently lifted her off from Izayoi, Serafall had latched her hand onto his hoodie which wouldn't let go, indicating that she didn't want to let go of Izayoi. But there was a frown appearing on her face as Rias tried to loosen her hold on Izayoi. After a while, Sirzechs stood next to Ajuka while carrying the sleeping Serafall in his arms.

Looking at the sleeping Serafall, Asuka looked over at Izayoi and she couldn't help but whisper his name. "Izayoi-kun..." Asuka whispered with a frown as she reached her hand out towards him as tears appeared in her eyes.

"Asuka..." Sala said as she put a calming hand on her shoulder.

"...Izayoi-sama..." Shirayuki-Hime muttered as Leticia put her down on the ground from her arms. At the corner of her eyes, Leticia could see that Shirayuki-Hime's mark was slowly fading away on her shoulder.

Then, Leticia watches over at Rias, who lift Izayoi's head on her lap as she could sense the sad atmosphere around the two.

Looking down at her husband, she bit her lips as she tried not to let the fresh tears out.

"Hey, Princess…Don't cry, you'll ruin your dress." Izayoi smiled upwards at Rias, who shut her eyes as she held onto Izayoi.

"Please Izayoi-kun, don't go... Don't leave me..." Rias pleaded as new tears started to leak from her teary eyes.

"You know, I don't have any regret…...except one..."

Looking up at him, Rias watches as Izayoi lifted her right hand from his cheek. He then looked at her ring that she adorned on her right index finger. Slowly, he fingered the wedding ring gently, to which she recalls their wedding day together.

"That regret is leaving you all alone, all those days... What a husband I am..." Izayoi smiled as Rias stifle a laugh before replying.

"It's in the past. But you always come back after you're gone." A frown replaced her smile. "But now..."

"I don't think I can come back...right?" Izayoi asked as he breathed in and out. Rias let her head down as tears drop down onto Izayoi's hoodie.

"Onii-sama, c-can't we do a-anything? Anything at all? Please..." Rias asked without turning to face her brother as Sirzechs look at Ajuka, who only shook his head.

"...I'm sorry." Sirzechs apologized as Rias grit her teeth at his answer. She then looked into Izayoi's pair of eyes that she got entranced into when they first met.

"Hey... You tried your best..." Izayoi smiled as Rias frowned. "Even calling for that nun, it'll be quite a while before she could heal me. And I don't think she can heal...this kind of wound..." Izayoi explained as Rias looked at him and she knew on who he was referring to. It was true, Asia's power is healing the likes of Devils and Fallen Angel. But there is a limit to what her healing could really do. And she knew that her healing can't regenerate loss organs or limbs at the stage she was in. And she doubted that she would have enough energy to heal him completely. But for once, she wanted to call Asia and ordered her to heal Izayoi as best as she could. But she knew it wouldn't do her any good.

"Hey...come here." Izayoi ushered as Rias looked at him and bend her head over to close the distance between their heads. Then, Rias's eyes widen as Izayoi pecked her forehead before pulling back. Slowly, he lifted his head slightly and touches her forehead with his.

"I love you."

Rias's eyes watered before she closed her eyes to relish the moment she had with now. For the last time.

"...I love you too, Izayoi-kun."

Izayoi smiled before he hears a familiar voice of a japanese clad loli.

"It looks like you gotten yourself in a bunch from the fight, gaki. I wouldn't think you would even survive the fight alone. Oh well, you're her son after all..." A voice said but she whispered the last part.

Rias and Kuroka looked up at the loli clad stranger, who walk towards them specifically Izayoi in question. Sirzechs and Ajuka made to move but they were stopped by Venelana.

"Wait." Venelana ordered as Sirzechs and Ajuka looked at each other before settling themselves to watch the scene in front of them.

"Shiroyasha?" Shirayuki-Hime called out stopping her crawling and prompted to sit on her knees instead as Shiroyasha looked at her.

"Shirayuki? Huh, ain't this a surprise? What happen to you?" She asked as Shirayuki-Hime looked at Izayoi, to which in turn Shiroyasha looked at him and instantly she had solved the reason why.

"...Hah... Didn't think you...come here... japanese clad loli..." Izayoi said with a playful smile as Shiroyasha smiled.

"I had to. If that darn three-headed dragon came to another world. It would eventually destroyed the world." Shiroyasha said as everyone stared at her in shock and disbelief. Not believing the words the came out of her mouth. "Luckily, you were here just in time or not this world as you know it would be vaporized by him. You have felt his power, right? And what he could do with it?" Shiroyasha asked seriously as Izayoi gave a slight nod.

"Yeah... I hate to admit it but he was one tough opponent. His powers aren't to be underestimated which sucks..." Izayoi sighed as Shiroyasha smiled a small smile.

"But you fought him and I might say I am impressed. The others that fought him aren't so lucky..." Shiroyasha clenched her fist before she look at Izayoi. "But you survived alone." She added with a smile then a frown made its way on her face as she examine the fatal wound that Izayoi had after his supposed fight with the three-headed dragon. "Boy... You don't look too good." She commented as Izayoi chuckle.

"You think?"

Rias looked between Izayoi and Shiroyasha before she asked the question that she wanted to asked ever since Izayoi was well-acquintant with the Japanese clad loli.

"Can you help him, please?" Rias asked directed at Shiroyasha, who looked at her before she look at Izayoi.

Seeing his condition was worsening by the minute, she walked to stand in front of Izayoi.

"We can't do it here. But can you imagine a place that you can think of that can act as a resting spot for you?" Shiroyasha asked with a serious face.

"Can't we just relocate him to his house?" Sirzechs asked as Shiroyasha look at him.

"No, his house isn't a rest spot per say. We need a place that he can fully focus on healing his body. Also, we need a place bigger than his house." Shiroyasha explained with a playful smile.

"Are you toying with us?" Ajuka raised his eyebrow as Shiroyasha look at him in annoyance.

"Don't annoy me. I might just kick your butt here and now." Shiroyasha said as a blue aura started to appear around her which causes Ajuka's eyes to widen in surprise.

Seeing his reaction, Shiroyasha smiled before she pulled out her fan and covered her mouth in amusement. She then focuses her attention on Izayoi.

"So, do you have any place in mind? Aside from here and your home, I mean. Surely, you went across the world without renting a house, right?" She asked as Izayoi looked at her in question, wondering on how she knew about that sort of information on him. Deciding to ask her later, Izayoi look upwards with a thoughtful look.

Then, a smile spread across his face as a familiar place came into his mind with two people he met along the way in his two year trip.

"Kyoto." He answered as Shiroyasha look at him in slight surprise. But then a playful glint appeared in her pair of orbs as she knew a certain Youkai living in Kyoto.

"It seems you know her, huh? What a man you are..." Shiroyasha smiled amusingly as everyone held a confused look at her statement. "I'm surprised that you can meet her with the tight security around her. Well, maybe at the time you met her, it was her mating season." She added with a mischievous smile as Izayoi laughed.

"Mating season?" Kuroka thought as a small frown made its way on her face, which did not came unnoticed by Rias and Serafall, who thought the same thing. Then, Kuroka realized the term of Mating Season was used for Youkai such as herself and her little sister. Hearing that there was someone trying to mate with someone that she cared didn't sit well with her seeing as she hasn't met her before. Deciding to think about the thought later, she focuses her attention on Izayoi.

"...Hah... Maybe..." Izayoi looked at her with a smirk before he suddenly coughed up blood which alerted both Rias and Kuroka.

"Izayoi-kun!" Rias shouted as she look at Izayoi, who stop coughing before he moved his head to face upwards.

"...Huh...huh..." Izayoi breath out a couple of breath before he look at Rias. "I'm fine..." He mutters as Rias shook her head at his lie.

"Izayoi-kun, don't lie to me... It hurts to see you like this but it even hurts that you lie even though you're not okay!" Rias said as Izayoi's eyes widen at her outburst. Then, Rias realized the words that came out of her mouth before she looked down with tears. "I'm sorry, Izayoi-kun..." Rias apologized as Izayoi brushed away her tears which caused her to look at him.

"Don't worry...you did what you had to... And you're right." Izayoi said to her as Rias stare at him worriedly. "Don't feel so guilty..." He added brushing away a lock of hair from her eyes. "Sorry about the blood again..." He stated looking over at her bloodied state.

"It'll wash away." Rias let out a small smile which Izayoi return with his smile. Then, Izayoi looked over at Shiroyasha. He gripped the ground with his fingers clenched into the soils beneath him as he attempted to stand up. Rias and Kuroka stood up to help but they were held off by Izayoi.

"I'll do it myself... Don't worry..." Izayoi assured them as he tried to attempt to stand. Gritting his teeth, he sits up and slowly stood in a kneeling position. "I'm not gonna let that oversized dragon get the best of me..." He mutters as he slowly lifted up his body and he released a breath just as he stood upright.

Looking up, Izayoi smirked at Shiroyasha, who smiled in amusement at the unyielding orbs that were staring at hers.

"You really are your mother's son..." She thought. "Really... You are one tough problem child." Shiroyasha commented as Izayoi let out a smirk.

"Is that supposed to be a compliment?" Izayoi asked as Kuroka hid her amused smile while Rias smiled at him.

"Maybe…" Closing her fan, Shiroyasha smiled at the three in front of her. She then looked at her right as she bows her head a little. "I'll be borrowing these three. It'll be better if you don't visit them in Kyoto. It'll be trouble if you fought with 'her'." She said referring to a certain blonde Youkai.

"You say like it's a bad thing..." Izayoi stated with an amused smirk.

Shiroyasha looked at Izayoi, "Looks like you are more than an acquaintance to her... I hope I get to see it when we get there." She said as Izayoi held his smirk before he looked at everyone that was gathered in front of him.

Smiling at them, he spoke.

"...Sorry. I said I would be able to defeat that three-headed dragon but it looks like I was over in my head... Hah... What a pathetic reason this turn out to be." Izayoi stated with a sigh before a voice spoke up.

"No. You did what was right at that time." Venelana walked towards her son in-law and stood in front of him with a smile. "You protected the whole Gremory Clan without knowing what would happen to you. That's a selfless act that would be done by few people. Although, I don't know any of them but I'm grateful you are one of them, Izayoi." She explained as she embraced Izayoi by wrapping her arms around him. "And most importantly, thank you so much for saving Rias!" She finishes as tears of joy could be seen at the corner of her eyes as she hug Izayoi, who only smile at her statement.

Feeling the embrace, Izayoi was brought into his past and recalled every hug he shared with his own mother. Including the last one he had earlier. Some were out of force and some were out of his mother's request. But he remembered the feeling she held every time and he could honestly say that Rias's mother held the same feeling.

"...You're welcome... Okaa-san."

Venelana's eyes widen at the name, but she smiled wider nonetheless as she embrace her son in-law. Then, Venelana pulled back from the hug and step back from Izayoi.

"Get well soon, Izayoi."

Smiling at his mother in-law, he nodded to which Venelana smiled back.

But Izayoi was unaware of the black haired nekomata that was watching him. He then looked at the people offering smiles at the blonde and she knew that out of the people that were gathered here; she was the one that felt out of place.

"I should leave." She declared suddenly in her thought but then she slowly looked at Izayoi. Seeing his wounded condition, it made her stop to think twice on the thought. But then she realized the situation she was in and she bit her lips. She was a Stray Devil. An SS-Class Stray Devil that was to be hunted down by the whole Underworld, and she was standing in front of powerful Devils that could certainly kill her. With a last look at Izayoi, she slowly turns on her heels and quietly walked away. When she was walking away, she held back a tear as she knew that she was leaving for the same reason just like the last time she had left Izayoi at that night.

"It's better if you didn't involve yourself with the likes of me, Izayoi-kun…" Kuroka thought walking away but she was stopped by a hand grabbing her right hand. She looked behind her and she stood face to face with the only one she did not want to consult.

"Kuroka?" Izayoi asked looking at Kuroka, who avoided his gaze. She then looked at Rias briefly before she looked at everyone else. They were all looking at her in question, confused by her behaviour.

"I...don't belong here." Kuroka muttered looking down at the ground as Izayoi stare at her. "I never did. It was a coincidence meeting you here, Izayoi-kun. I better leave." She said as she slowly turns around and prepared to leave. But she stopped on her tracks as she clenched her right hand into a fist on her chest, questioning in her mind on why she stopped from leaving him. But the more she thought about it, the more she knew the cause of it all. And it all started when she met Izayoi.

Suddenly, an arm wrapped around her chest as Kuroka's eyes widen.

"Did you really think you can run away just like before?" He asked beside her face.

"It's better if you didn't involve yourself with me. I'm a Stray Devil..." Kuroka reasoned but a tear unconsciously slipped through her eyes and dropped onto Izayoi's right hand. "The whole Underworld will hunt me down if they found out about me, like earlier…" She muttered as she shakes her head. "It's better if I should leave because…" She trailed off. "I don't want you to protect me anymore..." She thought silently as she held Izayoi's hand and squeezed it gently.

"Is that the only reason you've got? You have to do better than that, Kuroka." Izayoi explained with a small smile as Kuroka frowned. "And if that's the only reason you got, then why didn't you teleport away when you had the chance to?" He suddenly asked as Kuroka's eyes widen slightly. "...You really miss me, huh?" He asked as Kuroka's eyes soften and tears begin to cascade at the corner of her eyes.

"No." She answered in her thought but her mouth answers differently.

"Yes..." Kuroka answered in a whisper, ignoring the previous answer in her head. She didn't want to lie to herself to make everything alright. She had lie to herself when she left Izayoi, assuring that she would be alright without him. Because she knew she would be a burden to him and she didn't want to take it upon him. But lately, she had been feeling guilty about her leave and she can't help but recalling the sweet memories she spent with Izayoi which in turns made her feel awful to herself. But now, she didn't want to run away and she didn't want to lie to herself anymore for his sake. Because for once, she wanted to stay with him but she wasn't sure if her 'group' would allow her to. Then, Kuroka tighten her hold on his hand as a few tears dropped onto his hand.

"Izayoi-kun..." Kuroka whispers as Izayoi looked at her from behind. Letting down his hand from her chest, Kuroka turns around to face Izayoi while holding his hand in hers. "I want...to...stay with you." Kuroka whispered with a smile as Izayoi smile in return.

Seeing them as a chance to begin their leave, Shiroyasha looked to the others.

"Can you all step back?" Shiroyasha asked as the others nodded and step back as ordered. But before Shiroyasha could teleport the group of three in her care, she was interrupted by a voice.

"W-Where are you going, Izayoi-kun?" Serafall asked with a frown as she stood in front of Sirzechs and Ajuka after having been wake up from the constant voices that were interrupting her sleep. "Are you leaving?" She asked as everyone could sense the sad tone evident in her voice.

Looking at her, Izayoi smiled before he looked at Shiroyasha and then at Serafall.

"Shiroyasha, it couldn't hurt to have one more, right?" He asked her as Shiroyasha looked at Serafall before shrugging her shoulders.

"Why not?" She stated as Serafall smiled joyfully before she took her place next to Rias, who stood next to Izayoi's left while Kuroka occupied his right.

Smiling at Serafall, Rias looked at her parents.

Seeing this, Venelana waved her hand at her. "We'll be fine. Just make sure he's alright and call us later, okay?" Venelana asked with a smile as Rias nodded.

"I will." She answered before Shiroyasha walked towards the four of them and turns around, her back facing the four.

"Well, to Kyoto then, shall we?" Shiroyasha asked with a smile as she lifted up her hands and clap two times, causing blue light to engulf them. After a while, the light disappeared leaving the empty spot where they stood.

Venalana smiled at where the four stood before she looked at the others, to which they looked at her.

"Since we haven't known each other, how about a cup of tea?" Venelana asked with a smile, seeing as she had started feeling thirsty lately.

Smiling at Venelana, Asuka cast a glance at where Izayoi left and she let a smile spread across her face, hoping that he will recover. Looking over at Sala, Leticia and Shirayuki-Hime, she decided to vouch for their opinions of the tea offer.

"We would be delighted, Mrs..."

"Call me Venelana. And you are?"

"My name is Kudou Asuka. Call me Asuka, Venelana." Asuka smiled as Venelana smile in return.

"Well, shall we?"

"We shall." Asuka replied before she looked at the sky above her. Smiling at the sky, she hoped that Izayoi would recover for everyone's sake including hers.

~Kyoto~

"Okaa-sama, what about this?" Kunou asked sitting across from her mother as she concentrated on the ball of fire in her hands. She was starting her training to master her fire to which she was starting to manipulate the fire that can caused massive damage, no matter what the size may differs.

Yasaka looked at the look of concentration on her daughter's face before she looked at the concentrated ball of fire. She knew the ball was slowly gaining power as her daughter pump her energy in the ball. But she knew that she would have to pump her energy faster than what she was doing now. No matter what the attack, she knew speed was one of the things that will guarantee victory in a battle.

Lifting up her hand, she formed her own ball of fire in her right hand without even batting an eye. "Kunou, you shouldn't think about how much energy you should pump in the fire. You should feel it." Yasaka explained as Kunou looked at her mother's ball of fire before she made her own ball of fire disappear from her hand, intend to do it again.

"Don't think. Just feel it." Kunou said with a nod before she inhaled a deep breath, closing her eyes. Without looking, she started to feel the presence of a newly ball of fire forming in her hands. Slowly, she opens her eyes and her eyes widen at the ball of fire that had formed in her hands. She could feel the strong power it held in a matter of time she had to conjure compare to the previous tries she could to lessen the time to form the ball of fire like her mother did.

"Okaa-sama, look! I-I did it!" Kunou said with a smile as Yasaka smiled at her daughter for her achievement.

"Well done. Now, you should practice more before you could do it with your eyes open, okay?" She asked as Kunou look at her and nodded. Yasaka then made her ball of fire disappeared before she let her hand down. "Since we borrow two hours of practicing, do you want some drink, Kunou?" She asked as Kunou looked at her with wide eyes, ignoring the ball of fire that disappeared after she had lost her concentration.

Chuckling at her daughter, she made to stand up but suddenly she felt a familiar energy near her and then there was a commotion that could be heard inside her castle, to which she could hear from her fox ears.

"Okaa-sama, what is that?" Kunou asked with a scared look as she moved to sit next to her mother.

Looking down at her daughter, she looked at where the commotion was. She then stood up and grabbed a hold of her daughter's hand for safety. Kunou followed her mother's footsteps as the two of them walked out of the room and head towards the meeting room where her mother would talk to her advisers.

"Stay close, Kunou." Yasaka cautioned as Kunou look at the sound that was getting closer and she could hear shouting sounds coming from the meeting room.

Walking slowly to the meeting room, Yasaka went to slide the door open but then she heard the shouting sound was coming from her guards that was stationed near the meeting room. She expected that the guards had already walked inside to solve the mysterious problem which she knew was the familiar energy she felt from Kunou's practice room.

"Kunou, stay here, okay?" Yasaka asked looking down at her daughter, who nodded at her in return. Letting go of her hold on her daughter, she then looked upon the door in front of her.

She took a deep breath and she open her eyes before she suddenly slide the door open, alarming everyone that was inside the room. She then released an amount of her energy as her body was covered with her energy. Walking further inside the room, she stood in the center of the room as she stared at the guards facing her.

"What is the meaning of this?" She asked as the guards gulped nervously at the aura surrounding her whole body. Narrowing her eyes, one of the advisers instantly knelt in front of her.

"We are sorry for disturbing you, Yasaka-sama. B-But we are here to made these trespassers go away. They appeared in the room when we were patrolling the nearby halls."

"Can you stop with your false accusing? We're not trespassers. I have the right to walk in this castle!" An annoyed voice sounded as Yasaka tried to looked at owner of the voice but the guards were blocking her view.

Seemingly annoyed by her voice, the adviser stood up and shouted back.

"Well, if you didn't bring that injured man. We wouldn't have questioned your purpose here! Mind telling me that he was injured wasn't because of your doing? Anyway, what fool would be injured that fatally?" The adviser mocked as silence took over the room before it was interrupted.

"How dare you talk to him like that! He didn't deserve any of that in the first place!" Kuroka countered as she appeared right in front of the surprised adviser and she raised her hand under his neck. The adviser looked on in surprise and slight fear, looking down at the ball of energy that had been formed in Kuroka's hand under his neck. Then, the adviser looked at Kuroka closely and he glared at her back, to which Kuroka couldn't help but narrow her eyes dangerously.

"You! I thought you were familiar to me." The adviser shouted as he looked upon the familiar face of Kuroka. "You're the SS-Class Stray Devil. I heard of you. The Underworld had already put a bounty on your head to hunt you down."

"I'll gladly kill you if you don't take back on what you said. You don't know him. So why should you judge him by his appearance? He didn't even do anything wrong!" Kuroka said glaring daggers at the adviser, who flinched at her menacing gaze.

"Kuroka, don't..." A voice said as Kuroka glanced behind her as a frown was visible on her face. "His not worth enough to kill... Leave him be..." He said as Kuroka glared at the adviser before she reluctantly let down her hand that was pointing to his throat.

"He's right. You're not worth to kill anyways." Kuroka said with narrowed eyes.

The adviser then step to the side as he looked at Yasaka and pointed his hand at Kuroka and the four others.

"Yasaka-sama, disposed of these trespassers. You don't deserve to see this kind of scene in your country, much less your home." He said as Kuroka looked upon Yasaka, who looked at her in return.

No words were exchanged between the two Youkai, instead they exchange gazes at each other.

"Guards, took up your arms!" The adviser shouted all of a sudden as all the guards step back and pointed their weapons at the other three trespassers.

But before the adviser could order to attack, he was interrupted by a voice.

"You...really think you can solve this with these weapons...? I don't mean to offend, but I guess it is an offense now. "

"Izayoi-kun, you shouldn't walk!" Rias shouted as Izayoi took a step which caused blood to leak out from his wound.

"Izayoi-kun?" Yasaka thought with surprise edge on her face. She tried to see peak behind Kuroka but since her guards had covered everything behind her, she couldn't see anything. She then thought that if it was the same Izayoi she once met in the festival over a year ago and not a different person with the same name as him.

"It'll be alright." Izayoi assured her with gritted teeth as he walked straight towards Yasaka.

"What do you think you're doing?" The adviser asked as he pointed his hand at Izayoi. "Guards, stop him from moving! Don't let him get close to Yasaka-sama!" He ordered as the guards initiate to surround Izayoi, leaving the other three to their selves while they pointed their weapons dangerously close to Izayoi.

Seeing this, Kuroka immediately appeared next to Izayoi as she looked at the guards with a glare. Smiling at her, Izayoi put a calming hand on her shoulder as Kuroka looked at him.

"As much as you and I want to fight them right now, which I wanted to. Don't do things I wouldn't do, Kuroka." Izayoi said as Kuroka looked at the guards before she relaxed herself but she still kept her glare at them.

"Izayoi-kun?" Yasaka gasped as she covered her mouth in shock, looking at the condition of Izayoi. She could see that he was stained in blood. His head was bleeding which ran down his forehead, his hands were bleeding and her eyes trailed down at the wound that was dripping out blood on the floor. She then recalled the recent event that occurred to her. The pain that she felt at that time had hurt her but she couldn't understand what it meant for the first time. And then she came to the conclusion that Izayoi was in danger.

To her horror, she didn't expect that he was greatly injured to the point that seeing him like he is now had hurt her inside. Tears sprung from her eyes as she slowly walked towards Izayoi in slow strides of her foot. But then, her adviser had taken to stand in front of her, stopping her from going to Izayoi.

"Yasaka-sama, be conscious of what you are doing right now. I suggest that you think over before—" He was cut off as his back hit the wall beside him by Yasaka, who flung him sideways with the back of her left hand. The guards who were watching instantly flinched in fear of their Lord, much to Izayoi's amusement.

"I order you all to lower your weapons before you get the same treatment as him." Yasaka stated to all of the guards that instantly lowered their weapons and took a step backwards, allowing her to pass through them and reaching Izayoi in the process.

Taking a step forward, Yasaka had to restrain the urge to hug him since she knew it would confused everyone in the room about their relationship. Instead, a smile graced her features as she looked at the man that had captured her intention a year ago.

"Nice to meet you, Izayoi-kun." She greeted with her tears still visible at the corner of her eyes.

"Nice to meet you again, Yasaka… It's been a year, huh?" Izayoi asked with a smile to which Yasaka return with a smile of her own. Everyone that was present in the room looked at the two with shocked looks, not expecting that they knew each other, including Rias, Serafall and Kuroka. The three of them held surprised looks as they stared at Izayoi and Yasaka.

"Yeah… It's been a year already. You fulfilled your promise of visiting." Yasaka exclaimed as Izayoi held his still smile before he took a step forward towards Yasaka, who look at him in slight confusion. "Izayoi-kun?" She asked in confusion before her eyes widen slowly, seeing Izayoi slowly fall forward in front of her eyes. Time had stopped around the two as Yasaka reach out her arms to catch the falling Izayoi.

"…Sorry…" Izayoi mutters enough to be heard by Yasaka, who caught him in her arms before she sit down on the floor with his head on her chest.

Meanwhile, everyone watches with wide eyes as Kuroka rushes towards Izayoi followed by Rias and Serafall. The three took a sit in front of Yasaka as they looked down at the blood that leaked out of Izayoi's wound and stained Yasaka's shrine maiden outfit.

"Izayoi-kun?" Yasaka called out as she looked down at him, seeing as he didn't respond to answer her. She then tried to shake him lightly to wake him up, but it was useless as Izayoi stood still in his position. Fearing for the worst, Yasaka called his name again but slightly louder than before.

"Izayoi-kun?" She called out for him to wake up but he didn't move. Biting her lips, she called out his name. "Izayoi-kun!" She shouted as she shook his shoulders slightly but he still didn't respond.

"…You still look…" Izayoi lift his head slowly and looked straight at Yasaka. Smiling to her, he went to brush her hair with his right hand. "…like I remember you to, you know…?" He finishes before his hand went limp and Izayoi fell forward into her chest.

"I-Izayoi-kun?" Yasaka called out as her eyes widen, feeling his heartbeat getting weaker and weaker by the minute.

"It looks like we don't have much time. We have to get him to a room." Shiroyasha said standing in front of Yasaka, who looked up at her. Nodding at her without hesitation, she looked at her guards.

"Get me clean towels! Now!" Yasaka ordered as the guards flinched from her tone but they quickly run out of the room as they quickly went to get clean towels.

Looking down at the unmoving Izayoi, a frown appeared in Yasaka's face as she studied the blood staining his face, his hair and his hands. Gripping Izayoi's hoodie in a clenching grip, she tried not to let the tears come out as she stares at his unmoving form.

"Oh, Izayoi-kun..." She mutters biting her lips as she let her head down onto his.

Everyone who was watching this was completely surprised by her action, especially Rias, Serafall and Kuroka. They didn't know what kind of relationship she had with Izayoi in the past but they would guessed that it was serious, judging from how Yasaka act. They know that she was restraining herself from crying in front of them as she saw how bad Izayoi's condition was when he came here. The three of them were now curious on what kind of relationship the two of them shared, even today. But they couldn't help but took pity from how she felt. Knowing Izayoi in the past and suddenly he came to her home and collapsed by having mortal wounds that would kill any other normal human beings. They know that she wasn't expecting to meet him that way in any possible way but it just happened earlier to which they know that she was hurting inside just like how they felt right now.

Looking at Rias, Serafall and Kuroka who were sitting in front of Yasaka, she could sense their sadness. Then, Shiroyasha focused her attention to Yasaka. She was surprised that her friend would act like that. She didn't know that she and Izayoi had shared a deep relationship from what she could tell by Yasaka's action which isn't usual to the human eyes as friendly actions one would do to the other.

Then, her eyes trailed off to the blonde haired child that stood at the doorway at the far right of the room. She could tell she was in shock judging by her wide eyes and disbelieved eyes. A frown appeared on her face as she knew the child to be Kunou.

Seeing Shiroyasha looking back, Yasaka followed her eyes to her daughter that stood a few distance from them.

"Kunou..." Yasaka said with a frown as Kunou responded by looking at her before she looked at the person her mother was holding onto.

"...Otou…sama...?"

To Be Continued…

That's the end. The End that marks the end of Season 2, which turns out to be quite a cliffhanger if I do say so myself. Anyway, I apologize that I didn't update for quite a while. I've been busy. Anyway, Izayoi has arrived in Kyoto! How great is that?

Anyway, here's today's questions:

1. How were the appearances of Canaria and Gabriel? Did they come out too soon?

2. How's the Drama? To me, it's sad if you play it with a sad song.

3. How was the chapter overall? Was it satisfying to you all?

3.5. Especially Rias, Serafall, Kuroka and Yasaka's scenes? Each with Izayoi? Was it good? Amazing? I don't know so I hope you can help me by reviewing it the best you can do! I mean, the best! I didn't spend a week to just lie around my room all day with just assignments everywhere, okay?

4. If there are any errors scenes or something that you found rushed, PM me so that I can fix it.

5. What will happen in the next chapter? What's His Highness's plan? Will Azi Dahaka return? Will Gabriel meet Izayoi? And will Izayoi pull through?! You know, the suspense is killing me! And I hope it does the same thing to you!

Answer these questions when you finished reading it, okay? If you have any other comments to make aside from answering these questions, you can comment on it.

Now to my Daily's Answer~ Anyway, if you still have any questions that you want to ask so badly. I mean BADLY. Feel free without hesitation or restraint, leave a question in the review box below.

Ahsoei: Thanks for the review!

JMK2: Thanks for the review!

slog13: Thanks! I hope you will continue to read it more!

2015 Lewamus Prime: Thanks for the review! I'm glad my fighting scenes were the best! I do hope you love what happened to Izayoi.

Zechs-DXD: I hope you like the visit of Yasaka and Kunou! Especially that they will be the start up for HDXD Born.

Congratulations,

For All the Readers That Had Supported In This Fanfic, A Problem Devil, New. I Will Say Thank You So Much!

After I wrote this sequel, I'm touched that new readers have been reading it. And I can't thank you enough for the Favorites, Follows and Reviews that you all gave me. Thank You So Much!

So, I really hope you stay tuned for the Highschool DxD Born in this Version of the Fanfic,

And so, I bid you farewell, Jane! ArtLotus out!