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The Broken Boosted Gear
By Try Another Time
"So, this is the underworld?" Asia asks.
"Yes and no. This is just the surface. There are several levels below us." Issei said.
Their small group was walking through the streets of Lilith once more. The meeting had ended just a few hours ago and now they were trying to relax their minds after all the talks.
The other factions asked for several things from him. It was like Christmas but in this case, the other factions were the ones getting presents.
The four great satans asked for his collaboration against the old satan faction. Although the war was over, the enemies were still hiding and waiting for the chance to strike back. Serafall also asked for one day of his time. She wasn't clear about it but she said it had something to do with the human world.
The fallen angels wanted nothing at least for the moment. They were happy with getting an alliance and the great Ddraig on their side but he knew that at some point Azazel was going to ask for a favor.
The ones that wanted the most at the moment were the angels. They had many skeletons in the closet. Far too many for the so-called purest faction. The one event that they needed intervention for at the moment was a so-called project that was taking place in Italy.
"I shouldn't ask for such things but if we truly want to make this work, we need that project to be shot down before the worst comes to happen. They are trying to create users for the holy sword Excalibur but their methods are inhumane. I ask that you destroy the place, collect as many swords as possible and save the kids from their fates. Pass judgment upon those who use the name of God for evil." Those were the words of Michael and he was willing to take care of it.
Even more, after hearing the location of the site. Coincidence or just plain luck but it seemed that luck was smiling at him for once.
"Why are you smiling so much?" A beautiful woman asked. Her eyes were grey. Her long hair was black as the deepest night. She was wearing a blue dress that hides most of her voluptuous body. She was right in front of him and just a few centimeters were between them.
"Why is your smell so appealing? Did God plan this? This shouldn't be possible."Issei asked himself. She was truly a beautiful lady but Issei was not touching any of her. She was the golden apple that could bring chaos into his life and he was not going there any time soon. That golden apple should be left untouched.
"Rael please don't get that close. Be mindful of Welsh-sama personal's space." Raynare said.
This woman who was now a member of their group was actually Gabriel using a disguise. They needed to protect her identity at all costs so they had made some changes around to make her less obvious. Although she was hiding her powers and her wings had to be hidden during most of the time her appearance was still drawing the attention of many devils around them.
"I think our leader is thinking about Tiamat. It has been some time since we saw her." Kuroka says.
"Yes but no. I want to see her but I was also thinking about tomorrow. The holy sword project is located right within the area where I hid my next treasure. This second one is very special since it was one of two items that Hephaestus made for me. I can even say that is my most important one." Issei admits.
"So, what is it?" Kuroka asks.
"You got to wait and see." Issei continues to move on without giving them any hints.
"Could it be- "Rael tries to say something but Issei covers her mouth.
"No. Don't you dare say another word. I know that you were able to see almost everything from your home but I forbid you from mentioning what my treasure is. You keep what you know to yourself, Rael." Issei says.
Rael looks at her leader and slowly nods.
"Good." Issei removes his hands.
"I didn't think you would get that protective over your treasure." Rael seemed surprised by his reaction.
"I told none of my previous hosts about them. I put them in places where no human or supernatural being would ever get to them that easily. A dragon protects its treasure like it protects his home." Issei explains.
"So why did you break Tiamat's treasures?" Rael asks.
"That was an accident. I was young and really dumb. I needed them for a fight with Albion and I still regret it so I'm planning to give her my last treasure as a gift." Issei admits.
"Oh, and why not this newest treasure?" Kuroka asks.
"My second treasure can be helpful in case of emergencies. My third one has more use for her than what it does for me and she might like it." Issei then feels a presence approaching them. He turns around and he sees her shape in the sky. "And here she comes."
From the sky, a blue-haired lady falls at full speed while tracking her target.
The rest of the group look up and see the approaching projectile.
"Girls we might want to remove ourselves from the immediate area." Raynare grabs the hand of Asia and moves away from Issei.
Kuroka pushes Rael away and Issei is left all alone as the projectile continues to approach closer and closer to him.
Then it happens, a shockwave occurs as soon as Tiamat's body makes contact with Issei. People try to get cover and some are even blown away by the shockwave.
"Dear! Did you miss me? I miss you so much." She hugs him with all of her strength while she spins around.
The other girls watch as Issei is treated like some kind of toy. Is almost comical how Issei the big Welsh Dragon is unable to escape the hug of Tiamat. His face even turns blue after a certain time.
"Should we help him?" Asia asks.
"It's better if we let her release him on her own," Raynare said. "She is not someone we want to make angry."
Thus, the group was forced to wait for at least 10 minutes until Tiamat released their leader.
"Are you feeling better?" Issei asks. He likes the hugs but Tiamat was going to break his neck one of these days.
"I am. I have at least three free days so I want to know everything that took place during the trip. Is there any other rival?" Tiamat focuses her eyes on his.
Issei sweats a little bit before he answers. "There is one but we should get someplace where everyone can sit down." The boy points his finger at the girls that are watching from the sidelines.
"Oh…." Tiamat looks at the new faces. "This is going to be a long night."
Sometime after.
After finding a place that was big enough for all of them and with the privacy they needed, the stories began. Tiamat wanted all the details so Issei, Kuroka, and Raynare had no place to escape. After learning the names of the new members and the secret of Rael it was time for them to talk.
"Let's begin with the cursed island," Tiamat says.
"It happened after we visited the underwater cave where Ddraig was born. Were you born in such an isolated place as well?" Kuroka asks.
"For me, it was a volcano. It was a comfy place until people started to get too close and disturbed my slumber." Tiamat said. Then she grabbed her drink and took a sip. "Tell me about the island and what took place there."
"We went to the island looking for the first treasure that Welsh-sama had hidden before the rivalry with Albion," Raynare said. "We were following the scent of the dead gods until we found the Pendragon siblings."
"They were in trouble so we saved them because Issei wanted to be a good guy," Kuroka says. A smirk forms on her face. "Then the whole affair with Le Fay Pendragon began."
"So that's her name. How old is she?" Tiamat wasn't going to let any detail escape her ears.
"She is six and is about to turn seven." Issei answers. "I told her to leave the island, she said no. We discussed for some time before she offered me money for my collaboration. She really wanted to get to the source of the curse so when I rejected the money, she offered her body, soul, and mind in exchange for my help."
"Wait, what? She is six and she did something like that?" Tiamat almost spits her whole drink out.
"We know." Raynare puts her own drink away. "Welsh-sama was as shocked as us."
"If I said no, she was going to enter the cursed forest and she was going to die. The rule was no interaction with the apparitions and she had fought them alongside her brother for three days. I couldn't accept that a child like her was doing this for the sake of a nation so I did what you expected. To prevent Le Fay from doing something like that ever again I made her my bride and promised myself to make her change her way of thinking." Issei looked around and the newest members of his group were completely surprised.
"The ideals of the Pendragons are very extreme but they can't really back away that easily from their past. The will of King Arthur is engraved into the family and going against it is not easy." Rael says.
"Those types of ideals shouldn't be part of a child's development. Adults can do whatever they want but children shouldn't be influenced into becoming martyrs for a cause. Even if they are the descendants of a previous ruler no child should be automatically destined to be the next one to pick the torch of sacrifice." Tiamat had seen many things but she couldn't support the concept of destiny for no child.
"Destiny. So, Le Fay and I aren't that different then. Both were destined to follow a path that others had set for us." Asia couldn't believe that just a few hours ago she was about to be forced into slavery by Diodora but Issei had saved her and now she was able to choose the path that she wanted to follow.
"She was but after taking care of the curse I had a talk with her dad. We dislike each other but came to an agreement over Le Fay. In two years, she is going to leave his house alongside her maid Elaine and then she is going to live with me. I'm going to visit her once in a while just to make sure she is ok but if something happens to her, I will make England into the second Atlantis." Issei says, which leads to more than one pair of eyes being raised.
"Would you kill that many people for your bride? Please think twice before taking such actions and don't be so rash." Rael couldn't allow such things to take place. "Great Red killed all of those people and I'm still having nightmares about it."
"Wait! Atlantis was real?" Asia asks.
"It was but Great Red, the strongest dragon, took care of them after they didn't pay their debt to him." Tiamat knew the whole event because she was there when all of that took place. She was closer to him even more than the rest of the dragon since she saw him as a parental figure. He was the one that gave them most of their titles and he even saved her life from Ophis when they had a rough meeting a long time ago. "Great Red doesn't forget any debts owed to him and our dear Welsh Dragon owes him one as well."
All of the girls turned to look at him expecting details.
Issei sighs. He then switches with Ddraig for this part of the conversation since Ddraig was the one awake at the time. "When the fire started two years ago and I took over our body which was barely alive. The skin was burned to a crisp and many of our organs were failing so I flew into the sky for survival. I needed a place where I could shed this skin and remake the whole body into something that could hold all of my power. Great Red was my only option since I knew he could protect me from anything until the process was over. A dragon egg is weak to attacks and we can't defend ourselves. I knew that I couldn't hide without some help. Not even my old cave was safe enough for me to hide at that moment."
"Shed your skin? What's that?" Asia asks.
"Is a process that us dragons have to change our bodies after gaining a certain amount of power or to recover after gaining too much damage. It's not the safest option since you have to do it somewhere where nobody can find the egg, we created it by using our powers. The egg also produces energy which can be tracked down if we don't find a place that can hide us well. Choosing to ask Great Red was the best option he had." Tiamat explains. "I myself have done it only once since it takes time and is not easy to hide anywhere these days."
"Do you want to do it? You know I can look after you while the process is taking place." Ddraig says. "My second treasure can also prove helpful for that as well."
"I would need to see that famous treasure of yours first. You never told me what they were." Tiamat looks at him with a little disappointment.
"Sorry. I hid the three of them because of obvious reasons. The first one was the Valkyries' legion core. I stole it from Odin a long time ago and after absorbing it before the fight against the curse I gained its ability to create an army with the use of my power." Ddraig says. He opens the palm of his hand and a small flaming copy of his dragon form appears.
The girls look at the small flaming beast with curiosity.
"Asia, Rael don't touch those flames. Those flames can kill you." Kuroka says after seeing how close the girls got to the copy.
"But it looks so cute," Rael admits.
"And it is so small." Asia joins in.
"That cuteness has killed gods before so don't trust what you see," Raynare says.
Ddraig closes his hand and extinguishes the copy. "Don't let your eyes get the best of you. No matter how cute or beautiful it looks, things like this can kill you so please be mindful of that. Understood?"
The voice change really drove the point that Issei wasn't just a child with the powers of a dragon, he was also an experienced warrior that had the memories of many teachings gained from rough events.
Asia and Rael nod in agreement.
"Well, since we talked about Le Fay, let's move onto Asia. How was the course of events?" Tiamat looks at her mate expecting a full story.
"We arrived at Palermo and we were expecting to find Mikhail's descendants in their mansion. Mikhail had an eye for business and since he awoke the booster gear he began to travel around the realms. He used every opportunity to learn and gain a profit. Slowly but surely by his 24th birthday, he was wealthy enough to live a life without any problems. When we found the mansion, it was far from being the glorious home he had once built. That was just the start of our search for his family." Ddraig admits.
Asia chooses this time to ask questions regarding her ancestors. "Can you tell me about Mikhail and Christa?"
Ddraig smiles. "It would be my pleasure. Mikhail wasn't a saint but he was a decent human being. He lived by following his gut and making reasonable choices regarding his life. He chose not to get involved that much with the supernatural world outside of business and a few fights here and there. He just liked having the boosted gear as a way of being able to protect himself and those who he cared about. War wasn't part of his mentality at least until he met the host of the divine dividing. They were complete opposites and their ideals clashed many times during the course of the years."
"So, it wasn't only the boosted gear but an actual dislike that led to Mikhail's demise?" Raynare asks.
"Yes, but my rivalry with Albion further increased their clashes. Not too long after meeting his rival, Mikhail met Christa in a tavern on the coast of Naples. We had gone there for business but Mikhail never expected to find love that night. She was working as a waitress in that tavern and Mikhail was smitten by her. We stayed in Naples for 3 months. 3 months that he used to approach her and asked her on dates. She wasn't easy to approach at the beginning but after trial and error he got her to accept the first date." Ddraig said with a calm voice.
"So, your hosts weren't affected by the male dragon syndrome?" Kuroka asks. She was curious about what other hosts' love lives were like.
"I don't even think that the syndrome is real but there were a few of my previous hosts who did have many lovers and some did get harems but Mikhail wasn't one of those. He had a few nights of passion before meeting Christa but he felt no connection to any. I asked him many times why Christa was different from all the others. He just said 'I can't really explain it with words. I just know that she is the right one for me.' After 6 months of dating, she moved into the mansion after getting pregnant with his child, and a few days after that he proposed to her. The rest is history." Ddraig finished his story and every single girl was silent.
Asia was the one taking it the hardest. Mikhail sounded like a great ancestor and she wished that she had been born while hearing stories about him. "Can you tell me more about them some other time?"
"Just ask me at the right time and I will be pleased to tell you more about them." Ddraig smiles before switching back with Issei. "We are here for you."
"Thanks," Asia says with a smile on her face. This moment solidifies her confidence in the choice she had made. She didn't know what the future had in store for her but she felt confident of facing it with the support of the Welsh Dragon.
The night continues with everyone having a good time. A few jokes and stories from the past made the night into an enjoyable one after the stressful situations they had to endure during the day.
By the time it was time to go home, Asia, Raynare Kuroka, and Rael separated from the couple. They were going to return to the Gremory's house since Sirzechs had offered them rooms once again. Now they were walking through the streets of the city all alone.
"We can practically say that they are adopting you into their family," Tiamat said as a joke.
"Maybe they are. Would you be mad about me living with the Gremorys in the long run?" Issei asks.
"That is not going to happen. We have a house waiting for us in the human world. I have the keys." Tiamat takes them out and shows them to him. "Sirzechs works fast and he took my expectations into consideration when making the plans for the house. It's a lot different from a normal house but I know what I wanted and a small house wasn't going to be enough."
"So, have you seen it?"
"I did and I wanted us two to go there tonight."
Issei laughs. He should have seen it coming. "So, you didn't say anything in front of the girls because you wanted a private night for us two?"
"I'm the first one in your heart so I will use every chance I get to reaffirm my position as such." She holds his hand. "Let's go." And then she takes them back into the human world.
Back in the Gremory's house.
"So, you're saying that they are not coming back tonight?" Kuroka asks.
"That's correct. Tiamat was hiding something from us and we can expect that Welsh-sama is not going to be back until tomorrow." Raynare said.
"How do you know that?" Asia asks.
"A maid should keep her eyes open to all signals and Tiamat is very possessive over him. We have been traveling with him for several days and during all of that time she hasn't seen him so she is going to take this chance to be with him without any of us in the way." Raynare explains.
Rael, who was floating on top of the bed, thinks about this. "Do you think she feels challenged by us?"
"That is correct especially by Kuroka who had the guts to kiss him." Raynare looks at the nekomata who is blushing furiously.
"It was a mistake but I would do it again. She challenged me and I won't back down." Kuroka admits.
"Kuroka, you're ten and Tiamat is centuries old. She has won the fight before it even began but you can try to develop a relationship with him over the next few years if you do feel something for Welsh-sama." Raynare says. She was the maid but she also felt like the one that should guide the youngest members of the group.
Asia looks at Kuroka. "Do you feel something for him?"
Kuroka sighs. "I do have a small crush on our leader. He saved me and my sister. He treats me not like a servant but as an equal. Although I have only known him for a short time, I do feel happy and safe when I'm with him. Even if I become capable of living without his protection there is a high chance that I won't do it. I want to see if it can work between us."
Rael interferes after hearing Kuroka. "You know you won't be the only one that falls for him."
"I know. Even my little sister has mentioned that she has a small crush on him. I told her that she was too young for that."
"So that makes at least five girls that had begun to show interest or are already part of his harem," Raynare says.
"Five? Who is the number five?" Asia asks.
"Tiamat is the first, Le Fay is second, Kuroka is the third one, Shirone is the fourth and Rias is the fifth," Raynare explains.
"Rias? The same as in Sirzechs sister?" Kuroka feels that this is not going to end well. "She is going to become the heir of the Gremorys and I know that an arranged marriage is going to happen. Pure-blood devils don't do mix marriages."
"Well, my teacher told me that there is a high chance that Rias is already smitten by Welsh-sama. Nothing escapes my teachers' eyes and ears within this place. Rias is young and I doubt she will be happy with an arranged marriage. Let's see what my teacher has to say about it." Raynare creates a tiny spear of light and throws it at the ceiling.
Within seconds Grayfia moves away from the attacks thus revealing her hiding spot. She then falls to the floor and looks at the group with a smile on her face.
"Thank you for joining us, teacher." Raynare bows to her as a sign of respect.
"Well done my student. You're right about Rias but you should keep that to yourself." Grayfia says.
The rest of the group is in shock after seeing the wife of Sirzechs coming out of her hiding spot.
"When?" Kuroka asks.
"Since you set foot in the house. That's why I didn't welcome all of you when you arrived." Grayfia answers.
"How?" Rael couldn't understand how Grayfia was able to hide from her.
"Maid's secrets." Grayfia continues. Then she approaches Asia. "Miss Argento I'm really sorry about what you had to go through. My name is Grayfia Lucifuge and I have been asked by my husband and the Welsh Dragon to take care of the girls that were affected by Diodora's actions. I'm going to do my best to help them recover and regain their minds. Nonetheless, they are devils and lack a master now so they will be in the same boat as Kuroka. So, they will be released into the custody of the Welsh Dragon when they recover from this. The process may take years but I assure you that they are going to be fine."
"Why is he the one that will get custody over them?" Asia was curious about the fact that Issei was being the one chosen for the task.
"Stray devils can get out of control and the Welsh Dragon is the one that asked for them to get treatment so he is the one that is going to take the responsibility for them. Kuroka is doing well with him and so the Four Great Satans believe that he can take care of them as well. There is also the fact that he is now considered as his own faction so allowing him to increase his ranks is a benefit. All of you are technically part of his faction as well." Grayfia said.
Then it began to settle in. The Welsh Dragon was not only one of the strongest dragons, but he also had allies now and all of those that were under his leadership were practically his responsibility. He was being acknowledged as someone that should be respected and feared like Azazel, Michael, and Sirzechs were. Things had really changed in the last hours.
"So, what happens now? He is the leader of his own faction but he doesn't have a territory or base." Kuroka wasn't sure that this was going to be fair if he lacked at least his own land.
"He does have one. The house in Kuoh Town is his primary base and Kuoh town is his place of birth. The city is mainly the territory of devils at the moment but sharing it with him is not impossible. Dragons don't do contracts with humans and as long as we don't disturb his residence it can work for both sides. In the long run, we might also plan to take over the land left by the old satan faction which means even more territory for him." Grayfia says as she goes over the extent of how important this alliance was.
"The other gods are going to have a heart attack after the news begins to reach them. Having a dragon like Welsh-sama without restrictions is one problem but having three factions forming an alliance with him as an equal is going to make many pantheons scared of the future. Alliances mean power and rivalries mean opportunities for shady actions. More than one group is going to feel challenged by the alliance." Raynare was already reflecting on the future. The alliance means a bright future for the angels but it also meant that they were going to gain more enemies thanks to it.
"They will but some of them may choose the peaceful option. Everyone lost something during the heavenly war. Some pantheons were destroyed, many gods died, families were lost and even to this day, some factions are still recovering from the effects of the war. We just have to be ready for the movements each group is going to make." Grayfia then tries to change the subject into something more enjoyable. "So, five girls are the current number of the harem. Miss Argento, are you interested in the Welsh Dragon as well?"
Asia shakes her head. "I'm too young for that. Right now, I just want to start living a different lifestyle than the one at my previous home."
Grayfia understands and moves to the next girl. "My dear student, are you interested in him?"
"My dear teacher, I'm not one for small crushes like Kuroka. Ask me again in at least 9 years and I might tell you if I find Welsh-sama appealing." Raynare wasn't a small girl like the rest of the group.
"Well try again later on then. Rael, you're the last one. What's your opinion regarding a love relationship with the Welsh Dragon?" Grayfia wanted to test the so-called purity of the most beautiful woman of all of heaven.
Rael continues to float and think until she decides to talk. "I don't know. My brothers said no and our father prohibited us from falling from grace. I don't have any experience with romance. When Michael and the others told me that I was going to be following him around I asked if this meant that they were arranging a marriage between me and him. They didn't take it well and explained to me for many hours how I shouldn't fall in love with him. They said no and I'm going to follow their expectations."
Grayfia kept her smile hidden. "We can talk about this once more in the future. Then maybe your answer might change."
"Teacher, you know what that would mean," Raynare said after noticing that her teacher was playing with fire.
"Trust me, my dear student. I'm not going to do anything. The seraphs are creating their own tomb without any help or intervention." Grayfia couldn't believe that they had sent this pure angel into the claws of the Welsh Dragon.
Tannin was the biggest example of why females shouldn't be left unattended around a male dragon.
Meanwhile, Tannin's territory.
The Blaze Meteor Dragon sneezes once more. This has been happening too often now.
"Are you sick?" One fallen angel asked.
"No. Is just that I have been getting the weird feeling that someone is either talking about me or mentioning me in their conversations." Tannin says.
"It may be Ddraig. You two are close acquaintances." Said a kitsune.
"Maybe. I should meet him sometime. I didn't expect him to escape from the boosted gear." Tannin was really surprised at the fact that his old friend Ddraig had escaped from the prison that the Bible God had created for him.
"You have things to take care of. There is no free time in your calendar for at least two weeks." Another girl said.
Tannin sighs. "I really need a break."
The other 19 girls that were alongside him within the massive room look at him and shake their heads in disappointment.
As his wives, they knew that he had created this whole mess with his own hands. There was no escape for him. No, when he had so many children and wives to take care of. He wanted a clan and now he had to take care of it.
Back with the girls.
"Grayfia-san I have a question." Kuroka was forgetting about an important person to her.
"Ask ahead."
"Where are Rias and Shirone? Based on what Sirzechs said, they are not in the underworld at the moment."
"Rias has begun to look for peerage members while being supervised by some of the members of my own peerage. They left two days ago and we haven't had contact with them. You can rest assured that they are fine and nothing will happen to them. Souji Okita, Beowulf and Enku are with them." Grayfia explains.
"Even Beowulf? You sure are protecting her from any possible attacks." Kuroka was happy with the answer but it also seemed a little too extreme to send three of the strongest reincarnated devils as bodyguards.
"Rias is still young and we don't want her to get in trouble so sending her alongside them is our way of preventing any accidents or misuse of the evil pieces. She should look not only for strength but potential as well for the members of her peerage but above else those members should be ones that she can put her trust in." Grayfia had confidence in Rias but a little guidance wasn't bad.
In the human world, Tiamat.
The house was massive. At least twelve floors and a massive garden. It took buying all the houses around but she had the money. After working for Ajuka for so long she was practically rich for the rest of her life without including the mountains of gold that she had accumulated throughout the centuries.
"Do you like it?" Tiamat asks.
The boy couldn't believe that just days ago all of this area had been a neighborhood full of houses. "You really went all out. Did you buy all of the neighborhood?"
"Sort of. I wanted a place that was big enough for our family and since a certain Welsh Dragon went ahead and formed an alliance this should be our main base. We can expand or find another area in the underworld later on for more space but at least for now, this is ours. This is the place where we can start our family." Tiamat felt proud of herself.
"This really makes me feel even worse since I haven't retrieved the gift that I was going to give you."
"So, you are planning to get something for me? What is it?"
"That's a secret and you're going to have to wait. I still need to take care of the Holy Sword Project tomorrow."
"Did they ask for you to show mercy to the church members in the building?"
Issei shakes his head. "I told them that they needed to deal with their problems and if they keep elements such as those people within the church the alliance is not going to work. Grigori has given me full freedom to do what I want with Kokabiel. The devils want me to eradicate any old satan member that continues to be a problem for them. The angels have no other way except for allowing me to do the dirty part. If they clean their skeletons we can move on and work to help each other. Right now, they must be preparing a series of orders for the catholic church. If any member of the church becomes an obstacle, I will be the reaper that they need to clean the mess."
Tiamat listens to his words and feels amazed at the resolve that he has found. He was planning and moving his pieces to make sure that things went his way. "Having two heads has really changed you, my dear. Look at you now forming an alliance and making sure everything goes your way."
"It is the only way I can make sure that the alliance lasts. I need allies and facing a few enemies will allow me to continue to improve. Great Red is still in my mind and I won't fail to reach his expectations."
Tiamat sees that he is thinking too much about all of this so she decides to take charge. "That's good but right now I want you to focus on me. Stop thinking about the alliance and just focus on me. I want us to see the inside and you are going to share a bed with me tonight." She starts to drag him into the building.
"I need an adult." He backs away.
"I am an adult." She steps forward.
"Tia, aren't we taking this too fast. We talked about giving us time to get to know each other."
"Sharing a bath and a bed is a way for us to connect. Don't worry, I got this." Tiamat's eyes were shining like two jewels and she was determined to have a night with just the two of them.
Issei gulps at the realization that he couldn't escape from her grasp. His fate was sealed. It was going to be a long night for him.
Next morning.
Issei started to slowly open his eyes and he only saw the ceiling of his new room. The bed felt comfortable and the temperature felt nice but he really needed to go to the bathroom. The morning needs of a dragon weren't that different from those of a human. He tried to move but his body was being embraced by the arms and legs of his mate. He was dressed in nightclothes and she was wearing a silky nightgown that matches her hair color.
Her quiet breathing told him that she was completely trapped within the realm of dreams. A goofy smile was planted on her face as well. She looked happy and satisfied with the events that transpired during the previous night.
They had shared a small night snack. Then they talk. After that was a hot bath in which she forced him to rest his head between her boobs. During the whole bath, she kept massaging his head and talked about normal things. She asked questions about everything that didn't involve the alliance or her job.
"I just want for us to feel comfortable with knowing everything about each other. You can ask anything as well." Those were her words so he did.
The bath continued for almost an hour and they just enjoyed the moment they were having. He had to admit that her body was really appealing but they didn't do anything outside of kissing.
After the bath, they changed into some clothes and went to bed. She did kiss him a few more times and even left a few bite marks on his neck but nothing else took place.
"Why was I scared again?" The boy thought.
She was the big and dangerous Chaos Karma Dragon, one of the Five Great Dragon Kings but she also was his mate. She cared about him and had waited for him for many centuries. She just wanted him to reciprocate her feelings and not to run away from her.
Her methods were a bit unusual but they weren't humans. That was the major thing he needed to remember at all times. He was no longer a human; he was a dragon and he had done worse things that no human child should have ever done.
Tia was putting all of her effort into making the relationship work so he shouldn't fear her.
But right now, he really needed that bathroom.
"Tia." He calls her.
She twitches a little bit.
"Tia." His voice grows louder.
"…" She twitches once more but didn't wake up.
He needed to do something that was going to make her react. Then he remembers a certain fact that she told him the night before.
He was very close to her neck and he just needed to turn his head just a little bit until he had a clear opening. He stretches his neck and then bites her without using too much strength.
Within seconds, Tiamat began to moan and left the land of dreams behind her. "Are you trying to turn me on dear?"
Issei releases her neck. "Bathroom now!"
Tiamat took a few seconds to connect the dots. She released him from her embrace and he ran towards the door. She touches her neck and smiles at the fact that he had remembered her words from the night before. "I'm going to love our mornings together and I won't let you go unless you bite me like that."
"I heard that!" Issei screamed from the bathroom.
"I know!" Her smile wasn't going to disappear any time soon.
A few hours afterward.
"So how was your night Issei?" Kuroka asks after meeting their leader and his mate. "Did something happen?"
Tiamat continues to smile and puts her arms around him. "We did everything and a little bit more as well. I can still feel his bite marks on my neck."
Kuroka grinds her teeth after hearing her words. "I will erase that smile of yours. Just you wait, stupid horny lizard."
"Try to do your best little pussy cat. We both know you can never catch up to me." Tiamat replied.
The challenge was still on between the cat and the dragoness. The other members of the group watch the exchange between the rivals with amazement. They could see how their auras clash against each other.
Issei sighs. "It was a peaceful night and we did not cross the line so you can relax. We have a house now so we don't need to stay in the Gremory's house anymore. We appreciate your cordiality with us Grayfia."
"It was our pleasure. Be sure to come and visit us. Also don't feel afraid from asking for our help." Grayfia then changes the subject. "I will do the best I can to help those girls and if you allow me, I will transform all of them into great maids just like Raynare."
"Don't force them to do that. Just do what you can to help them get better. I can't even begin to imagine what must be going through their heads. As long as they are fine and they don't try to stab me in my sleep I will take them under my protection." Issei knew that it was going to take time for the girls to recover but he was willing to wait and hope for the best.
There was no way in hell for him to allow the Astaroth family to get them back and Ajuka was supporting him as well.
"Leave the rest to me then. I wish you luck with your next mission." Grayfia bows.
The group reunited and gets ready to depart. They needed to save the children, recover the swords, and eliminate the targets within the building.
But like any other event in his life, it was easier said than done. A minute early or a minute late can be the difference between life and death.
*Notes of the author: Here we go. Two more chapters and then I'm taking a break from this story. Now we are in the event everyone was waiting for. I'm not giving any spoilers so everything is on the table. Also, let us respect the chadness that is Tannin, a true mc amongst mc. See you in a few hours. *