After the Trip, Afternoon:
Hyoudou Residence, Kuoh Town:
3rd Person POV:
[Partner, what the hell were you thinking?!] A deep, gravelly voice exclaimed, booming loudly like thunder and the other person in the room winced as he sat down on his bed.
"I wasn't thinking, okay?! I just saw a guy staring me in the eyes and you know how much I hate being looked in the eye." The young man said as he laid back on his bed, his bright emerald eyes staring up at the ceiling.
[Yes, but we do not blast our aura at full force towards a god, Issei!] That made the boy, now identified as Issei, jump up from his bed in shock as he sat upright before diving into his subconsciousness with ease.
"What the hell do you mean that was a god, Ddraig?! He didn't feel like the ones we've fought!" Issei asked as soon as he woke up in a black abyss, bright orange flames burning around him.
[That's because the ones we've fought were nothing more than descendants of gods or demi-god children of minor gods.] The same deep voice spoke before there was the loud stomping of feet and the origin of the voice finally appeared out of the flames.
Crimson scales the colour of blood shone in the light of the flames. Teeth and claws the size of great swords gleamed as he walked closer towards Issei before laying down on his forearms in front of him. His tail swayed slowly behind and his crimson and emerald wings were pulled close to his body as he stared down at Issei with his bright emerald eyes.
He was none other than Y Ddraig Goch, the Welsh Dragon, the Heavenly Dragon Emperor of Domination and the dragon spirit sealed in the Boosted Gear, one of the 13 Longinus.
"So, is he like a god-god or just a demi-god?" Issei asked as he sat down and Ddraig sighed.
[I would have said demi-god since his aura didn't feel like any of the other gods that I've challenged or that have challenged me in the past, but then there's the amount of divinity he possessed. It's enough to put him on the same level as the strongest gods in the world. He might be a newer one that's appeared in the past century and grew this powerful or he's the son of one of the strongest gods in the world. I'm hoping it's the latter since he didn't seem that old to me.] Ddraig explained and Issei nodded before a thought came to mind.
"How do you think I stack up to him?" He asked, to which Ddraig shrugged.
[Both of you in your base forms, he'd win 10/10 times. With a few boosts, I could see you drawing with him a few times, but if he takes you seriously, he'd win 10/10 again.] That made Issei just groan.
[However, if you use your Balance Breaker, I can see you winning 1 out of 10 times if he underestimates you.] That just made Issei groan even more as he laid down in the flames, feeling their comfortable heat wrap around him.
"So, unless I use my Balance Breaker, I'm getting my ass beat no matter what?" Issei asked with a sigh and Ddraig chuckled.
[That's just the law of the world, partner. The strong will always devour the weak, no matter what. That's the reason why you beat all of those descendants and demi-gods and that's why you're no match for our unknown foe. There's always going to be someone stronger than you, partner, but you just have to surpass them as the bearer to the Heavenly Dragon of Domination.] That made Issei grin as he jumped to his feet, stretching his body before a gauntlet appeared on his left arm, stretching all the way up to just below his elbow and covering his fingers in claws. A bright emerald gem was on the back of the gauntlet and a slight orange flame burned inside of it.
{BOOST} The gauntlet exclaimed and Issei grinned as he felt the rush of energy before he turned to Ddraig, who just looked exasperated as he lifted a paw.
[Come on, then. Let's see if you can beat me this time.] Issei just cackled as he tensed before rocketing towards Ddraig, the flames nearly being snuffed out as they clashed.
With Theodore:
Later that day, Evening:
Home/ HQ:
Theo's POV: '
Issei Hyoudou. Age: 16. Son of Gorou and Miki Hyoudou. Perfect scores in his academic career, earning him the no.1 spot in his previous Junior High as well as his 1st year in Kuoh High, the public school of Kuoh Town. Signed up to transfer to Kuoh Academy because Kuoh High was not challenging enough. Recommended and praised by his headmaster, the teachers and even his fellow students. Entry chance: All but guaranteed.' I read the page in front of me that was provided by the headmistress to me, along with those of the other applicants, to help her out.
"Now, let's look at the Organization's info on him." I muttered as I put the page down and picked up the page that I asked the Organization to deliver to me.
'Issei Hyoudou. Age: 16. Son of Gorou and Miki Hyoudouu. Grandson of Gorou and Shizune Hyoudou. Did not have any presence or aura until two years ago, when he unlocked the Boosted Gear. After that, his power sky-rocketed to the point where he can fight and win against a Battalion Commander, who are placed at the lower echelon of Ultimate-Class. Has unlocked his Touki a year ago through rigorous training that was most likely made by Ddraig in order to help him grow faster in power. Was a massive pervert o the point that he would speak about breasts even in the company of strangers, but after awakening his powers, he has toned it down immensely and quickly grew to become the best student in his Junior High as well as his first year in Kuoh High.' I frowned as I read this.
Ultimate Class in just two years?
That's impossible, even for the perfect human. Unless…
"Unless he sacrificed parts of his body to Ddraig and became a Dragon/ Human hyrbid. That makes the most since dragons have the fastest growth of any supernatural being and the highest limitations." I muttered as I placed the paper down, folding my hands in front of my face as I stared down at the papers.
"Apart from his friends, he has changed over the past two years. People are still a bit wary of him, but is accepting of his change an even ask him for help when they can." As I stared at the papers, I heard the door to my study open and looked up to see Kunou peeking through the open door, looking around before smiling brightly as she caught sight of me.
"Theo!" She exclaimed as she opened the door widely, revealing Yasaka shaking her head with a sigh and a smile as she carried a platter, on which sat two empty tea cups and a steaming pot of tea as well as a glass of apple juice.
"You're stuck in your office too much." Yasaka said as she walked into the room, with me making room for her to place the tea down as I sighed.
"Kunou, leave Anaklusmos alone." She gave a sheepish grin as she slowly moved her hands away from the gold and emerald fountain pen on my desk, Anaklusmos sending feelings of gratitude to me and making me chuckle as I took the cup of tea from Yasaka with a thankful smile.
"Wait, where's Rose?" I asked as I didn't see the silver-haired beauty and Yasaka sighed.
"She's currently busy with marking her final exam papers and then she'll join us." I just stared at her with a stoic expression.
"You know what? Perhaps being the PE teacher isn't so bad, after all." I said after a while and Yasaka just giggled as she nodded, Kunou looking between us while sipping on her juice before I went back to staring at the papers in front of me.
"If I had known I'd lose my relationship to two pieces of paper, I would have burned down every tree on the planet."
"I'll help!" Kunou added happily, to which Yasaka just nodded with a smile as I rolled my eyes while smiling and shifting the papers towards Yasaka. She looked slightly confused, but read them before her eyes widened and she looked up at me.
"What you read is the truth." Was all I said as Kunou looked curious and tried to sneak a peek, only for me to softly turn her head back. She pouted and glared cutely at me and I just chuckled as I ruffled her hair, making her growl as she tried to move my hand off of her head.
"…The wielder of the Boosted Gear is going to be a student at Kuoh Academy. Since when is Ddraig's wielder in Kuoh?" Yasaka asked slowly and Kunou's eyes widened in shock as I shrugged.
"Since his birth, I guess, but according to the papers, he awakened two years ago. The only problem I now have is what to do. I could wait until the Grigori come pick him up and send him to one of their training camps to gain control over it or the Devils could reincarnate him into one of their peerages and gain themselves a powerful piece on the board."
"But you have a problem with that, don't you?" She said as she stared at the frown on my face and I nodded as I took another sip.
"Yeah, the Grigori already have the White Dragon Emperor and throughout history, it's shown that those two dragons would rather destroy all of existence than work together in the same organization. The Grigori recruiting Hyoudou could result in both activating their Juggernaut Drives and destroying towns before we're able to interfere. The second option is not better since we've both seen how Gremory is and we both know she'd take the piece instead of working out with Sitri who should reincarnate him."
"So, why not let Sitri take him?" Yasaka asked, to which I sighed.
"That seems to be the best choice, if I didn't feel like Sitri has some sort of elaborate scheme going on to try and put herself and her peerage in our good books. Not to mention the fact that Sitri's older sister is the Satan Leviathan and, if our intel is correct, a major siscon. She might see Hyoudou as a threat to Sona and try to take him out and from what I've seen today, Hyoudou would not respond well to that."
"Then why don't you take him in?" Kunou asked curiously, to which Yasaka giggled and I smiled.
"I would like nothing more, Kunou, but I'm afraid me clashing my auras with his has…warped his perspective of me. If I try and get him to join me, he might constantly feel wary of me and not join me."
"Then why don't you just fight me? Kaa-san always says that Dragons are beings that are the most in tune with their instincts, so if you fight him and beat him, he might see you as his leader and would want to follow you."
"She's not wrong." Yasaka said with a shrug, to which I just sighed as I smiled.
"Fine. Tomorrow, I'll go give him his letter of acceptance and I'll try and get him to join me. How does that sound?"
"Great! Now, come and play chess with me. Kaa-san keeps beating me." Kunou said as she pulled a chess board and pieces out of nowhere, making Yasaka giggle as I smiled and helped her set it up before we began playing.
I guess it wouldn't hurt to try at least.
Six Days Later, Afternoon:
Hyoudou Residence:
*DING* *DING* *DONG*
"I'll be there in a minute!" I heard a female voice exclaim and there was the rushing of feet that sounded as if it was swiftly coming closer before the door opened, revealing the visage of Miki Hyoudou smiling before being shocked at seeing me standing there.
"Ah, Richards-san! What a pleasure to see you here!"
"Good morning, Hyoudou-san. May I please come in? I have something for Issei-kun." I said with a smile as I pulled out an envelope, Miki's eyes lighting up as soon as she caught sight of it before quickly moving out of the way.
"Please, come in! Sit in the living room and wait there! Issei, there's someone here to see you!" She exclaimed up towards the stairs and I gave a thankful smile and a nod as I walked in, taking off my shoes and the black dress jacket I decided to wore along with black pants, shoes, tie and the white dress shirt.
"Coming!" Issei's voice shouted back as I walked towards the living room before sitting down on the sofa.
"Richards-san! What brings you here?!" Gorou Hyoudou, the father of Issei, asked with a smile and I chuckled as I just waved the envelope around, to which his eyes shone with a happy gleam and he sat down next to his wife on the sofa opposite me as Issei finally walked into the room. He looked a bit nervous, but I just gave him a soft smile as he sat down on the loveseat to my right.
3rd Person's POV:
A few minutes earlier:
"Shit! Shit! Shit! Why is he coming here?!" Issei whispered frantically as soon as Ddraig felt the demi-god/ god's aura slowly coming closer, as he was walking towards his home.
[I don't know, partner, but remember, we have Plan Dragon Balls!] Ddraig said and Issei took a deep breath as he nodded.
'Get my parents out of here and then blow the entire neighbourhood with the equivalent of 20 nukes.' That was the plan he and Ddraig came up with whenever they had to fight someone that came too close to him.
Throw his parents sky-high while punching his opponent as deep into the ground as he can, then create 20 fireballs the size of a double story mansion and bombard the area where his opponent was while flying to where his parents were and flying away as fast as he can. He has only used the plan once against a descendant of Ares…and now there's a gaping crater about 10 meters big in the side of Mt. Kilimanjaro while his parents happily enjoyed their vacation after they lost their memories of that specific event.
"So, why is he coming here?" Issei asked as he sat down on his bed, making himself ready to execute Plan Dragon Balls in the blink of an eye.
[Since I'm hoping it isn't battle-related, I assume it's to let you know if you made it into the school or not.]
"Oh, right. I forgot about that." To be truthful, the entrance exams were so easy, Issei could have done them when he was 10 years old. Not to mention the fact that the Boosted Gear helps boost his mental capabilities along with his physical capabilities, so he was far smarter and stronger than the average 16 year old teenage boy.
"Issei! There's someone here to see you!" He heard his mother shout from downstairs, making him release another deep breath before he nodded.
[Remember, partner, Plan Dragon Balls! 100% foolproof] Ddraig encouraged, to which he just chuckled as he nodded.
"Coming!" Issei exclaimed as he closed his room's door behind him before walking towards the stairs. Time to face the music.
Theo's POV:
"Good morning, Richards-saensei. What are you doing here?" Issei asked, looking slightly wary and I smiled as I picked up the envelope, from where I placed it down, before handing it over to Issei.
"Issei Hyoudou, we at Kuoh Academy would like to say congratulations on your successful entry into our establishment." I said with a smile and Miki squealed as Goro made a not-so-subtle fist bump into the air, Issei just smiling as he took the envelope and opened it, his smile growing as he read the page with his mother and father reading over his shoulders with happy smile.
"We usually wait until the end of the academic year to send these out, but since your entry was all but assured and the headmistress wanted to make sure that you got your acceptance letter, she decided to sent me to deliver it to you by hand." I explained my reason for being here and his parents nodded before I spoke again.
"Now, if I may, may I please speak alone with Issei-kun? There are some secrets about Kuoh Academy that only students should know about." I said with a smile and both parents were either far too caught in their excitement or didn't hear what I said as they nodded and walked out of the room, with me waiting until they walked out before creating a muffling barrier around us as I turned to Issei.
"So…when were you going to reveal your status?" I asked him and he shrugged.
"Next year at the earliest. I'm not strong enough to take on most people on my own." He said and I nodded.
"Since I already detected you, you do realize that the Devils and Fallen Angels in Kuoh Town will detect your aura at well. That means that they'll try to either recruit you into their organizations or kill you to make sure no one gets your power at all, right?" I said and he just sighed as he nodded.
"Yes, I do, but what can I do? Ddraig told me that the aura can only be suppressed, but some day, it would be far too much for even both him and I to keep down. I also don't want to become a slave to the Devils or a weapon for the Grigori, but what can I do? I'm just a teenager with a Longinus against the world." I frowned at his slightly fallen expression and I sighed before I spoke.
"What if I made you an offer?" I asked and he looked up and stared me in the eye.
"In exchange for granting you the protection of the Huntsmen Organization, why don't you train under me?" I asked and he looked confused before a new deep voice entered the conversation.
[Since when do the Organization ask anyone and anything to join them?] A deep voice asked and I looked down at the green glow on the back of his left hand before I smiled.
"Ah, Y Ddraig Goch. It's a pleasure to meet the Heavenly Dragon of Domination."
[Are you a god or a demi-god?] He asked bluntly and I chuckled at his words as Issei just looked exasperated.
"I'm the demi-god son of the Greek God of the Sea and Earthquakes, Poseidon, and the descendant of the Greek Ice Goddess, Khione." I answered his question and he hummed.
[That explains the huge amount of divinity I sense inside of you. With that lineage, your power would be incredible and that's not speaking of the potential you have.]
"I thank you for your praise. Now to answer your first question, Gilgamesh defeated the previous leader of the Organization and is now recruiting everyone who wants to join."
[Ah, I see. That blond idiot was always the nicest of us Top 10.] Ddraig spoke with an amused tone before Issei spoke up.
"Excuse me, but what the hell is the Organization and why did you not tell me about them, Ddraig?" I smirked as Ddraig sighed before he spoke.
[I'll tell you about them later, partner. For now, you should accept his offer, partner. No one would be able to touch you if you're under the protection of the Organization. They'd risk waging a war against tens of thousands of beings with High-Class power or higher.] He looked shocked at Ddraig's words before looking up at me and I smiled.
"Not to mention that I'm currently working on a treaty between the Organization and the newfound Shinto-Norse-Greek alliance, so you'd have the protection of hundreds of gods along with the Organization's." I said with a smile and he just stared at me before he grinned.
"Then where do I sign up?" Was all he asked and I chuckled as I stretched out my hand.
"Let's settle it on a handshake. I'll give you the paperwork later" I joked with a smile and he grinned as he grasped mine, our hands clad in our respective auras as we shook hands before I grinned.
And that's the Boosted Gear's wielder…recruited.
A/N: So, how do you guys like the constant perspective switches in this story? I kind of like to do it since it lets me do something completely new and I might keep it throughout the rest of the story, so that we can watch from both Theo's and Issei's perspective.
Anyway, read, enjoy, review and I'll see you all in the next one.
Until then… Ba-Bye~!