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-DRAGON AND FAMILIAR-

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I couldn't help but stumble upon my steps as I walked onto school. Those who knew me stared at me curiously.

"Hey Hyoudou!" A classmate called out to me. "What happened to you? Did you get beat up again or something?" Was they worried? Nah. They're probably curious since I look like the dead.

"No... It's just I helped a few friends on their experiments." I answered. It was a half truth. I was true that I helped in the experiments by the whole truth was it was to help me as well.

Well sort of.

Yesterday Patchouli with the help of Marisa and eventually half... okay the whole of the Scarlet Devil Mansion crew helped me out on finding out what my 'Sacred Gear' was. It consisted of getting a magical 'checkup', making me do all sorts of attacks and eventually getting attacked.

I had to fight with my gachas for a while and that ended attracting Flan who was glad to 'help'. That scared several years of my life. But still nothing.

So a few more brainstorming sessions now with Remilia in tow and later on it was decided that my gachas was getting in the way. What followed was Meiling nearly kicking my head off several times until it happened.

It was a red gauntlet with a green gem. It was a surprising thing honestly.

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"A gauntlet?" The witch asked as she stared at the new thing worn on my right arm as Koakuma returned my gachas to me. "So what does it do?"

"I dunno." I told her. "In fact I don't even feel strong or anything."

"Perhaps you have not activated it's abilities?" Patchouli helpfully noted. I shrugged and shook my arm, then sat and thought how could I... turn it on I guess.

"Ummm... so how?" I asked as I shrugged once more.

"Perhaps I can help." The voice of the lord the mansion said, as Remilia headed her way towards me and gave me a light flick. "That would help."

I was confused at first until I remembered what Remilia's prime ability is. The power to manipulate fate, a frightening thing.

"Go ahead." She ordered. Considering what she did, I thought that a simple nudge from my mind would do. It worked... too well in fact that it surprised Remilia herself.

At first it glowed, then it began to change shape. From being angular it became rather spiky and not to mention it became somewhat bigger as well. The green gem was much larger and clearer and...

[BOOST]

Eh? What was that.

"So...? Is there anything? Apart from it changing shape." Remilia asked. The others there nodded as well.

"Eh? Well there's..." Before I could answer however it rang again.

[BOOST]

"Eh? What?" I asked, dumbfounded.

"What do you mean what?" Marisa asked, she herself confused.

"Didn't you hear it?" I asked them.

"Hear what?" Meiling asked before shaking her head. "Whatever you heard we didn't hear." Wait... what does that mean.

"Perhaps the gaunlet is saying something in Issei's head." Patchouli said helpfully. Now that I think of it, it's probably the case. So what does this means? "What does it say Issei?"

"Boost." I answered.

"Boost?" I nodded. "Eh? What does that mean? What does it boost?" Was the black-and-white's question.

"Hmmm... Try again Issei." Patchouli told me. That confused me until I realized she meant that I should try nudging again... Well That's what I think she said. So I did.

[EXPLOSION]

The voice said something else this time and... whoa!

"Wow! Now I do feel stronger!" I exclaimed.

"Really?" Remilia asked, and I nodded. She then nudged a hand and I found my self blocking another of Meiling's kicks... wait I blocked it?

"Wha? I blocked it... Wow I blocked and didn't get hurt!" I shout in excitement. But... "That's wierd... I feel kinda drained now."

"Is that it!" Flan complained. "Awwww... I thought I play next!" She said dejectedly. Come on Flan! Even if I get super strong I'm kinda scared if you do that! I mean I saw the toys in your room! I saw how you and Meiling train at some days! I won't survive that!

"Too bad Flan. Still it's something isn't it." Remilia exclaimed and apparently a lot of them agreed.

"Yeah. I put enough force in that kick to severe a normal human's head." What... did Meiling did just say that. Wait... WAS SHE REALLY TRYING TO KILL ME! "Oh don't worry Issei. I know how to control the force of my blows so I know if it's dangerous to you. Though from the way you look I don't think I should do it again."

"Indeed." The head maid agreed. What a rare thing. "With just that, you look dead tired." Huh. Really? To prove a point Sakuya faded and reappeared with a mirror in hand.

I was surprised as I looked into my reflection... I really did look tired! Heck I looked like I didn't sleep at all.

"Hmmm... Odd. Still Issei try it again." Patchouli said... Well sureI guess. So I did so. This time she instructed me further when I told her it said Boost again, and told me to wait a few minutes before... well powering up I guess.

"Okay... I'm ready." I said out loud when I heard it boost a few times.

"Alright. Sakuya." Patchouli said much to my surprise. But Sakuya did nothing... Ummm... I guess she's waiting for me. So... I commanded the gauntlet again and...

[EXPLOSION]

Pain! PAIN! Agonizing pain coursed through my body as I ordered the gauntlet to empower myself. I did not know what was going on or why it was happening but it did and the only thing I could do was to collapse and trash in pain.

"SAKUYA!" Was the last thing I heard before I blacked out.

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The next thing I knew I was in Eientei and Patchouli was apologizing to me. Still despite that we learned a few things.

First my gauntlet can double my strength and furthered if I enable it so. Second is that my body could not handle all that strength. Meiling told me that the gauntlet gave me strength that surpassed my bodies limits causing it to collapse. This was further evidenced by Eirin who scolded Patchouli, Remilia and Marisa who oversaw the whole thing.

Still I'm grateful to them since I now knew why that person tried to kill me also...

"It's a fallen angel." Koakuma said to me when I described my attacker to them. Thanks to that I now knew what my opponent was and considering she was angry when I beat her. She's no doubt come for me again. Still I was advised to use my figures and not rely on the gauntlet. I was not ready and was not suited for it, I was told.

It was true. And it doesn't help i don't do exercise much either. Still Eirin-san's medicine helped though it still left me tired. Ugh. I guess I should stock up on things I can trade for medicines then.

"Experiments? You've become weird Hyoudou." My classmate told me. I could only shake my head at that.

"Excuse me." Eh? That voice wasn't familiar. Turning I saw a petite silver haired girl to my side. She was incredibly cute... and in fact from the way she looked she wouldn't look strange to see in Gensokyo. "Are you Hyoudou, Issei sempai?" She asked.

Eh? Why is this... first year asking.

"Ummm... yeah? What is it?" I asked her who only nodded.

"Please come to the Occult Research Club after school." She said and then left. The whole thing confused the hell out of me.

"What the! Lucky Hyoudou! The Occult Research Club is the club where two of Kuoh's top beauties are!" My... now that I thought of it... I can't remember the name of this classmate. Ummm... Sorry dude whoever you are.

"Uh... I guess." I said uncertain. After all, it was random. And since I got attacked, I now have this distinct level of paranoia brewing within me... Or it's Gensokyo's influence? Oh well, whatever happens I have my gachas so everything will go fine...

I hope.

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