Chapter 7

The next day

"So mom, when Ray wanted me as her wish, why couldn't you accept that as her wish?" Issei asked. He wanted an answer out of his mother since he was irritated that his mom was keeping something from him.

"Honey. I can't tell you. I knew this day was gonna come. All I can say is to ask Aunty Shuri." Issei's mom said cryptically.

"Anyways, mom, I've gotta go to Grigori. Uncle Baraqiel, will teach me his holy lightning."

"Well, be careful honey. You have the paper, right?"

"Yeah! I love you! Tell dad too!"

"Okay honey, bye!"

Creating a magic circle under his feet, Issei smiled toward his mother as he disappeared from the Hyoudou household.

Grigori

Teleporting to Grigori, Issei heads towards the leader of the fallen angels office. He headed there first instead of Baraqiel's office as he has questions for the governor.

"Uncle Azazel!"

"W-What? I-Ise? What are you doing here?" Azazel asked.

"I came to train with Uncle Baraqiel. But I wanted to talk to you first."

Azazel didn't know what to think or do in this matter. He just recently made a stable sacred gear that would help him learn more about dragon type sacred gears. His adopted son, Vali, is in possession of one and he wanted to help him grow stronger. He just didn't know what to call it.

'Gigantis golden spear? Fallen golden dragon? Down fall dragon spear? Bah. That is too much.' Getting rid of his older thoughts, he wondered why Ise would come to him.

'Why did Ise come to me to talk? Shall I teach him the wonders of breasts?' While Azazel thought of this, he felt a cold chill that went up his spine. He hoped Ren Hyoudou, young Ise's mother couldn't hear his thoughts. Since, he knew if she could, Shemhazai would be the next Governor.

'Nah. I'm scared haha. But I'll ask him.'

"Ise, why did you come and what did you want to ask me?"

"I wanted to get even stronger and smarter. Would you be willing to teach about artificial sacred gears and how to better use my light powers?" Issei begged. "Please! Uncle Azazel! I want to make my parents proud but I don't think I can do it!"

"Ise, you know I am a busy man. I could set something up for you but it would take me awhile to do. Currently, I made my own dragon type sacred gear, but I do not have the necessary power source. So it might take a couple days, is that okay?"

"Yeah! That's okay! Thank you for helping me Uncle Azazel!"

"Slow down! Haha! Now head off to Baraqiel, he came in not too long ago, so he should be in his office."

Exiting out of Azazel's office, he notices his future rival and good friend, Vali Lucifer. Even though they made a deal with each other and with both dragons, he is still scared.

"Hey Vali!" Issei grinned.

"H-H-H-Hi I-I-Issei!" Vali stuttered. Not knowing what to do, Issei asks what he is doing.

"Vali! What are you doing? Are you helping Uncle Azazel with his experiments?"

"I-Issei, dad asked me to divide anything that may go wrong with his work." Vali said quickly.

"Vali, what's wrong?"

"I-I-Issei. I'm s-sorry. Waaahhh" Vali apologised and screamed as he ran into his father's office.

"Ah. I feel bad now. I'm sorry Vali. I'll help you later. I gotta see Uncle." Issei said but before he could fully apologise to his friend he ran into Azazel's office.

Before knocking and opening the door to Baraqiel's office, he heard crying and he wonders what is going on. He eliminates his presence then puts his ear to the door and listened.

"Ahh. Shuri, I am so thankful for you! I am sorry I can't be there right now. Ahh. Also I train Ise today."

'What the heck is Uncle Baraqiel doing?'

"Shuri! Ahh. I love you so much! Ahh. "I'll be there later today! Ahh. Almost there? Ahhhh."

'Anyways. I should knock now.'

*Knock* *Knock*

Issei knocks on the door and he is welcomed in by Baraqiel.

"Hello Ise." Baraqiel panted.

Issei noticed his uncle holding a picture frame in his left hand and the phone in the other.

"Hi! Uncle! Are you okay? There are tears coming out of your eyes."

"I'm fine Ise! I was just on the phone with Shuri."

"Okay! Let's train!"

"Correct Ise. Let's train."

The duo began to stretch to prevent any injuries that may happen. Baraqiel instructs Issei to feel the 'Light'. He needs to grab onto it and stretch it. He also says to have faith.

It has been an hour and Issei made significant progress. He is able to call upon his holy power and create a spear but he still cannot create holy lightning. Since Issei Hyoudou is a demigod, more specifically a demigod of the storm and sea, he tries to summon his lightning that way.

His first attempt was successful. He created lighting and a light spear at the same time.

"Alright Ise! Now try and fuse those two together." Baraqiel encouraged.

"Okay!"

'Ddraig. A little help here.'

[Partner. I will help you grasp the concept of fusing powers but the rest has to be on your own. Even if I wanted to, you will not get stronger with someone helping you every single time that you can't do something.]

'B-But Ddraig! You pr-'

[I told your parents that I would let you do things on your own and this is one of them. I expect you to be able to create Holy/Divine Lightning by the end of today. Right! The so called strongest Red Dragon Emperor!]

'You are right Ddraig, yet again. Let's do this!'

"HAAAAAA"

Issei first created his lightning then a light spear, he imagined them coming together and coexisting as one. He closed his eyes and prayed to a higher power and that higher power unknown to him heard him. He needed to be able to do this so his parents could be proud of their son or rather more proud.

"Ise! You did it! Argh. Congratulations, Ise." Baraqiel said as he changed his tone.

"It was only thanks to you Uncle! Now I can protect the people I care about now, better."

Issei began to slowly retract his power as he walked back to Baraqiel. He could feel the sweat fall from his brow and he stumbled as he realized that he used more power than before. Issei hid it well and his instructor for the day didn't notice.

"Ise. Will you promise me this?" Baraqiel asked.

"Yeah. What is it Uncle?" Issei wondered.

"Even though we have the papers, will you protect Shuri, Akeno and Raynare for me in the event that I am too late? I have a habit on being late to things." Baraqiel asked his nephew. Baraqiel knew that one of these days, something may happen and he will not make it in time.

"Yeah! You don't really have to ask me Uncle. I planned on taking care of them for the rest of my life. Also, I wanted to ask you something."

"What is it Ise?" Baraqiel nervously said. He had an idea on what Issei wanted to ask but his wife told him not to say anything that could jeopardize this.

"I have asked mom and even my dad about this but what is up with us three?" Issei said hoping to have his uncle spill the beans.

"What do you mean?"

"I remember you were there when I saved Akeno and Ray from the stray. I saw my parents and you and Aunty agree to something. What was it Uncle?"

"W-What Azazel are you calling me?" Baraqiel huffed as a magic circle appeared next to his ear.

"I'm sorry Ise. I have to go. Azazel needs me for something!"

"WAIT! Uncle, what about my question? What is going on with the three of us? It's not like my parents agreed for us to marry or anything like that. We are just kids and then." Issei urgently said.

Baraqiel paled as Issei got it. He didn't know what to do. He just gently shook his head to deny Issei's claim.

"I thought so. Thank you Uncle. My parents wouldn't do that without asking me. Even though I like Akeno and Ray. I couldn't marry them. They are my best friends."

"Okay Ise. I have to go now. I'll see you later."

Baraqiel quickly headed to Azazel's office. The only thing Azazel said was that it was urgent.

"Azazel! What is so urgent that I had to sto-" Baraqiel asked but was interrupted by Shemhazai.

"Baraqiel. As I am about to tell you, this must stay between us three." Shemhazai stoically asked.

"Alright."

"Okay."

Both Azazel and Baraqiel agreed.

"Baraqiel, you have met Vali Lucifer right?" Shemhazai asked.

"You mean the boy that Azazel took in?" Baraqiel asked. A nod as his answer he continued. "What do I need to know about him?"

"I have received intel that his mother is still alive. Azazel told us that his parents were killed by Rizevim but from what I have received, at least his mother is alive."

"W-What?!"

"I know. I was surprised too but my wife reached out for me and she learned of this."

"Do you know how?" Azazel pleaded.

"How what, Azazel? Vali told me that he heard his mother got killed! How is it possible! We do not tell Vali of this right now. If we do, he will leave Grigori and possibly get himself killed."

"Woah woah Azazel slow down." Baraqiel tried to calm his friend down.

Meanwhile

"A-Akeno, do you need help?" Raynare requested as she looked as her sister began to work at their shrine.

"I'm good Ray! But if you wanted both of us could clean the shrine together?"

"O-Okay! I'll be right back. I need to change my clothes. Where is m-mother? And father?" Raynare asked.

"Mother is making all of us a meal while father needed to go to Grigori, he didn't say why though."

Scene Change

"M-Mother! Can you help me with this?" Raynare called out.

Unlike Akeno and Shuri, Raynare always has a hard time putting on her red hakama, a white haori and her white ribbon that goes in her hair. She normally would ask her older sister but since she is already cleaning the shrine, she had her mother to rely on while changing clothes.

"Okay, honey, I'll be right there."

Shuri in her usual attire looked in her girls' room. There is a young Raynare struggling to put her clothes on and a few stray tears falling down her cheeks.

"I can do this! Akeno can so I can too! W-Why won't it work? Someone help me!" Raynare struggled.

Shuri seeing this, giggled and went over and properly put the clothes on her daughter. When she walked in, her hakama was in an unusual location. Somehow, she put it on backwards and she put it too loose and it was about to fall down.

That wasn't the worse part.

Her haori tied up her arms and she couldn't fix it. Even though it is a type of jacket, how she put it on was very wrong.

Her attire were finally fixed and Shuri and Raynare began to head toward Akeno.

"M-Mother! Why is Father at Grigori? Can't he stay home?" Raynare pouted.

"Well you see. Your Father trains Ise today. He had free time at work for Ise and requested him to arrive at Grigori. I was just on the phone with him. And would you believe that he was crying when I teased him… again." Shuri smiled.

"I-Ise! I wanted to see Ise today! Also Mother, I asked Aunty Reniel if I could have Ise and she said she couldn't grant that. D-D-Do you know why?" Raynare wondered. She had a major crush on her friend and wanted to see him. Even though she knows he works hard to protect her and her family, she sometimes wants to be a little selfish.

"Honey, I do know why. It started when you and Akeno began having those dreams. We visited Reniel and Gorou and we told about those dreams you girls had. They didn't know why you had them. They could sense a sacred gear in Ise but they didn't know which one… " Shuri paused then continued.

"Both of his parents came up with a decision. For you and Akeno to get married to Ise." Shuri just kept talking and didn't realize what she said until she noticed her daughters reaction.

A face red as a tomato, tears falling down her cheeks and a hand covering her mouth. Shuri had to cover up what she said otherwise her daughter might think the wrong thing.

"Honey. That being said we didn't agree to their decision. I, wanted for the both of you to find your own love rather than being put into a marriage agreement while all three of you were very young. I felt that it wasn't right to do by you and your sister."

"W-W-Why! I love Ise!"

"Yes. I realized that when Ise protected you two during that stray devil attack. Then I told his parents that we agree, since I could see that all three of you cared for each other."

"T-Thank you Mother! I don't know a way I could thank you!" Raynare cried.

"Promise me this honey. Do not tell your big sister or Ise at all! We were not going to tell you till you turned ten. I now remember that your birthday is in a few days so then we will reveal the news. Okay?"

"O-Okay!"

Raynare felt so thankful for her parents. She was saved by Ise and all this time she was engaged to him. She couldn't help herself as she began to cry and laugh at the same time.

"Akeno!" Raynare yelled out.

"Ray! Why are you crying? Are you okay? Who made you cry?" Akeno demanded. Only a few could see it but there was a fire in her eyes that would promise pain to any who would cause her baby sister to feel sad or even cry.

"N-N-No! I am crying because I am happy not because I am sad." Raynare stuttered trying to get rid of the misunderstanding while she put her arms in a 'x' formation.

"Okay then."

"Are you girls ready to help around the shrine after we eat?" Shuri asked.

"Yeah! Let's eat Mother!"

"Y-Yeah!"

Akeno and Raynare yelled. They knew that their Mother is the best cook in the world and every meal is amazing.

Scene Change

"Ise! How has your training been with Ddraig?" Baraqiel asked while putting weights on Ise as he did pushups.

"It's been good Uncle. Do you know about the [Juggernaut Drive]?" Issei said while doing his pushups.

"I do Ise! I hope that you haven't gone into that state? Otherwise your relationship with my daughters will have to stop." Baraqiel warned.

"No no no. I am almost done creating an alternate to that humongous power. I just need one more push and I can achieve it." Issei shook his head as he denied what his Uncle asked.

"Oh?~ Please do tell, what this new power you are trying to create."

"As you know the [Juggernaut Drive] houses all the previous wielders negative feelings that they had while they activated this mode. I have made contact with some of the previous wielders already and I have changed their mind on it but it is the medium or something that can trigger the power into its form." Issei explained. "I have the concept and how I want it to look but I just need that push. Would you be willing to help me, Uncle?"

'If Ise doesn't go into that mode and he can use that power into a different mode and still retain his sanity, he can protect my daughters better if I am not there.' Baraqiel thought.

"I will. On one condition Ise. Will you protect my daughters in the event I am not able to?" Baraqiel asked again.

"I will Uncle! I care for Akeno and Ray alot! I want to protect them!" Issei agreed.

"Alright then let's go. What do you need help with first?"

Issei was extremely confused. Not because of what his uncle asked but because how to create this new power. Ddraig has told him before that his sacred gear bends to his will and his will can change a function or create a function. This is why he is having such a hard time.

He proceeded to close his eyes and have a conversation with his partner.

'Ddraig can you help me?'

[What's up Partner?]

'We have been through this before but I still can't think of a medium to create my power. Do you have any ideas, Ddraig?'

[How about this? You could use your divine/holy lightning as a medium. Use it to create a solid object then insert it into yourself.]

'Will that work? Lightning is not a solid thing. Do you think if I use a little magic then it would work?'

[Partner. Sigh. You do know that something like lightning can become solid if you change the properties of it right? Say for instance. Water is not a solid substance. It is a fluid. If you decrease the temperature, it becomes ice. If you increase the temperature, it become steam. All you gotta do is believe you can change it.]

'Okay. Then how should I make it? I know that the devils have these things called the evil pieces thanks to Uncle Sirzechs and Big Sister Grayfia. But I do not want to directly copy them. Any thoughts?'

[How about asking Azazel or Baraqiel for a start?]

'Okay! Thanks Ddraig!'

Opening his eyes, he sees his uncle waving a hand across his face.

"Ise. You okay?"

"Yeah. I'm good. I just had a conversation with Ddraig on the new power."

"Oh? What were you two talking about?"

"Um. Ddraig said to use my divine/holy lightning to create a solid object from it and create a medium from that. I'm not so sure it will work though." Issei pouted.

"Ise. How about this? Try ask someone you know for advice." Baraqiel said.

'Not that I really want him to spend more time with my daughters. I think they are the best bet he has.'

"I thought of something, Ise. Ask my daughters. Those two might be the key to help you unlock this new power."

"Ok! Shall I go to them now? Or later when we finish training?"

"Well. We barely started today. So later would be better, okay Ise!"

"Okay!"

Baraqiel resumed Issei's training and they worked on his body. He stretched again as after Issei finished his pushups. They began to do sit ups, chin ups, and weight lifting.

Since both of them are supernatural beings the total weight would be heavier than what people normally use.

Issei continued to train with Baraqiel for three more hours. He then thanked his uncle like always and teleported back home.

What would happen next would shock everybody. They weren't expecting this and their defenses that they set up were close to useless.

Sorry for that. I didn't have a good drive to write last week. So yeah sorry. I hope you like this. Follow and Review! It would be nice to see what you thought!

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