"The Free Dragon Emperor"
A Highschool DxD fanfiction
Written by Christopher'Zazel
Chapter 4 "You can stay"
Scene (Hyoudou Home, Issei's Bedroom)
"What the hell do you mean, "no"? Kid, you know that I'm a really hot and older woman, first of all…" Raynare then slowly places each of her hands over Issei's wrists while she climbs on top of him, grinning deeply. "Second, you have no idea of the things that will be coming for you, including your family".
Issei stops struggling after hearing the second part of what this fallen angel had declared. "My family? Mom and dad could be in danger?"
Raynare's grin turns into a serious frown. "Yes. After all, you have sacred gear. I'm sure you remember my ex colleague mentioning the subject? Yes?"
As the beautiful yet terrifying angel was straddling the confused and intrigued teen, she slowly released her grip on Issei's wrists as her hands slowly cupped the teens face.
"So, if I was sent to kill you for having sacred gear, what makes you think others won't try? Hmm?" Raynare begins to show a warm smile as her hands caress Issei's face. "And thirdly, I like you."
Issei attempts to shake his head. "But you tried to kill me!"
"And you still saved my life." Raynare argued.
The two then got quiet for a moment until the angel proceeded to lay on and over the side of Issei while cuddling her face into his neck.
As the two lay quietly, Issei, (while looking toward the ceiling can't help but wonder). "You're right. I remember what your work pal said, before. He said that your boss was pissed about you getting one of those 'sacred gears' for yourself. So, if I have one of those, was it mine that you are, erm, were, going to take? Also, what the hell is sacred gear anyway?"
Smiling warmly while she clearly looked comfortable in this position, Raynare thought for a moment and then spoke quietly. "No, I wasn't after your gear, it was somebody else's. Also, you said that your stupid little friend was a christian right? Okay then, so, "God", (the angel said mockingly), created artifacts for human beings. Well, for insanely jealous fallen angels like myself, these artifacts, these sacred gears are dangerous."
"So, fallen angels kill humans with these gears then?" Issei showed a slight scowl as he continued to stare at the ceiling.
Raynare shakes her head, (which tickles Issei's neck). "No, not really. But the cadre that I was working for, he hates humans, toward the point where he would have this world wiped clean of such filth, erm, I mean, you guys…"
Grinding his teeth, Issei replied. "Cadre? Well, whatever, tell me about these gears then, what do they do?"
"Oh, they do plenty. Some are useless while others can surpass God himself. For instance, I was after one that is known for its matchless healing qualities. But…" Raynare frowns. "That plan didn't go through."
"And you said that you weren't after mine? So, if not mine, then who? Also, if you can simply just take a sacred gear, then couldn't you just take mine out? Wouldn't that solve the problem?" Issei looked as if there might be some hope in all of this.
"The process of taking a sacred gear requires a powerful device that is deep with the Gregori. There is also the issue with it killing the host in a very slow and painful way. So, I wouldn't recommend it, Issei." Raynare begins to close her eyes as she continues to get more comfortable.
"Holy shit!" Issei's yell made the fallen angel flinch suddenly.
"Raynare, who is this person with the healing thing and is he in danger?" Issei stared back into the angel's flustered and pink eyes.
Trying not to blush at the intense and warm eyes of Issei staring into her, Raynare replies embarrassingly. "Um, well, her name is Asia Argento. She's an excommunicated nun and I was supposed to meet her at the train station when she arrived from Rome." The fallen then worried that Issei might think she was still going to go through with her plan and panicked suddenly. "But, that doesn't mean I'm gonna do it, not anymore!"
Issei reached for the both of Raynare's hands and grabbed hold, (this shocked the angel into finally blushing). "You said that you like me, right? Well, if you like me, then you'll do the right thing. If you save this girl, I'll let you stay here."
Slowly, Raynare's shocked and blushing expression showed the beginning of a warm smile developing. "Well…" The angel turns around to look over at Issei's alarm clock. "Let me try and remember the time she arrives at the station."
Meanwhile, Raynare's action (either purposely or non-purposely), caused her wings to move along with her body. This in itself caused Issei's head to be pushed into the angel's ample bosom.
"Well, I think we've got a few hours. But Issei…" Raynare rolls back over.
This action causes our protagonist to feel the full might and weight of a fallen angel's twin powers. (Mppppffffff!)
"Issei? Where'd you go?" Raynare looks down and smiles even brighter. "Well, I didn't know you were gonna be that happy about it. But sure, I can save that Asia Argento girl, for you that is. Also, if you're gonna hug me like that, please put your arms around me. I always say, "if you're gonna do something, then do something right!"
Pulling away, Issei took a large gulp of air. "(Cough cough), Um, thanks I guess."
"Well, I suppose since we are getting so close, so quickly, I should probably tell you that your school is infested with devils." Raynare giggles.
"D, devils?" Issei looks back into the angel's pink eyes.
"Damn right, devils. Also, the ones in your school, well, they just happen to be the little sisters of some seriously powerful devils. Ones that rule hell itself!" Raynare then begins to laugh maniacally.
"Are you fucking serious!?" Are they like the shit from movies? Also, you said 'sisters', so that means these devils could be anybody. Most of my school is girls!" Issei, (in sudden fear), actually wraps his arms around the angel. "Are they going to come after my family and me?"
Really enjoying the fact that this weak human looks frightened of the unknown while at the same time, depending on her, Raynare couldn't help but melt just a bit.
"Oh, sweetheart, didn't you hear me earlier? I said I'd protect you. That includes keeping those filthy and nasty devils away from my little Issei!" Raynare wrapped both of her arms around the teen and hugged tightly.
Instantly, both angel and human were startled when the bedroom door flew open. "You! Get your hands off Issei right this instant!" Sona demanded.
Issei and Raynare looked back at the door. Standing there was not only Souna Shitori, but also Rias Gremory and…Akeno Himejima Senpai!?
"Ara ara, what's going on in here, my little Kohai?" Akeno walked past both Rias and Sona while her arms folded and her expression was stern. "And who is this? Hyoudou, speak for your senpai."
Issei stares terrifyingly at Akeno, then Sona and then back to Akeno. Both girls looked incredibly pissed off to a degree that hell itself seemed like a better place to be right now.
"So, um, this is Yuuma." Issei smiled nervously as Raynare climbed off of his bed.
"Yeah, his older sister. I don't remember my brother having friends who just barge into our, erm, his bedroom like that? Also, who do you think you are? Ordering my boy, brother, like that? He's not your slave, devil. So, don't ever order him to do a damned thing again!" Raynare stood proudly in front of Issei's bed while holding both of her hands behind her back.
Issei couldn't believe that Raynare accused his classmates of being devils. "Devil's?
"Oh, really now?" Akeno places her hands against her hips while standing tall. "Well I don't remember MY kohai ever having a supposed sister. Also, I don't remember my kohai smelling like a fallen angel either, at least not up until this very day."
Possibly unknown to the three pronounced devil girls, both of Raynare's clenched hands began to spark bits of crimson colored electricity as her arms remained behind her back. Issei, (from his position), could easily see that a pair of red light spears were manifesting within the palms of the girl's hands.
"At least I don't stink like bat's as you devils always do, Akeno Himejima." Raynare replied.
The three girls froze in place.
"That's right, I know who each of you are. Sona Sitri, sister of Serafall Leviathan. Rias Gremory, sister of Lord Sirzechs. And back to you again, Akeno, ha you of all people, making a fallen angel joke, now that's rich! Isn't that like the pot calling the kettle black?" Raynare grinned.
Sona and Rias looked at one another and then slowly and quietly shut Issei's bedroom door. Akeno stood in place while she smiled ferociously back toward Raynare.
Sona then adjusted her glasses and made her way toward Issei's bed. As Raynare was blocking her way, Sona simply ignored her and walked around the imposing woman.
"Hey! Stay away from him!" Raynare looked furious.
Smirking, Akeno raises her right index finger into the air as sparks begin to arch. This forced Raynare's attention back onto the senpai.
"Hyoudou, are you okay?" Sona showed her usual stoic expression as she was standing over a frustrated and confused looking Issei.
"Yeah, I'm alright. But devils, angels, I mean, what the the actual fuck?" Issei looks at each of the girls including Rias Gremory, (who was silently staring back at him from the bedroom door).
"It's a lot to take in, but everything is fine." Sona attempts to place her hand on Issei's shoulder.
Flinching back, Issei replies in panic. "You want my sacred gear, don't you?"
Instantly, Akeno, Rias and now Sona, all freeze in place.
Seeing this reaction, Issei goes on. "So, you aren't that much different from fallen angels then?"
Raynare now freezes in place.
Sona replies quietly. "It's true that we know about your sacred gear and it's true that Rias and I agreed on who would ASK you to join. I don't know what this "Yuuma or Raynare" has told you, but I'm sure it was strictly from her point of view."
"But nobody was going to force you!" Akeno added.
Rias nods. "The truth was that we had suspected you were going to be targeted and I was going to invite you earlier."
"But I wanted you to enjoy your highschool life for a little bit longer." Akeno added once more.
"Well, if the two of you had communicated that with me, perhaps we could have coordinated some kind of escort?" Sona was now puffing her cheeks out while scowling at both Rias and Akeno.
Raynare interrupts. "Ahem, Issei does not need any help from the likes of you, after all, I am his designated guardian angel, so kindly fuck off."
Turning back toward the bedridden teen, Sona spoke concerningly. "Hyoudou, lift the sheets and show me your stomach."
"No." Issei replied in a cold tone.
Akeno blushes. "I can check it! My kohai trusts me!"
"Stay back, the both of you! He said no, so don't touch him!" Raynare snarled.
"How did you get that wound, Hyoudou?" Sona ignores Raynare and reaches out for the sheets.
Relenting, Issei makes no attempts at stopping the girl with the bob cut from lifting the covers and then his own white and sweaty t-shirt. Afterwards, Sona looks back at Issei while pointing toward his bandaged wound.
"I need to see underneath. I know that we aren't on the best of terms, especially at school, but is it alright if I look?" Sona was now showing a very subtle smile as she stared back at Issei's worried eyes.
While waiting for Issei's reply, Sona noticed the glowing coming from the back of the fallen angel. Deciding not to react at the pair of crimson colored light spears that Raynare held from behind her, the Sitri devil instead turned her attention back onto Issei.
"It's just to make sure it's not infected. I have a bit of medical experience." Sona assured the exhausted teen.
Continuing to relent, Issei all but nods quietly.
Carefully, Sona undid a few strands of medical tape and then partially removed the dressing. A large and closed hole was directly in the center and about 2 inches above his belly button. The flesh around the wound looked to have been burned and was in the process of healing. Sona knew exactly what type of injury this was as did Rias and Akeno.
Instantly, Akeno's grin turned into a monstrous scowl. "You! You hurt my kohai!? He has light spear damage! How dare you touch my Issei!" Lightning began to arch from both of Akeno's outstretched arms.
Raynare scowled back. "Heh, afraid you are blaming the wrong spear. If you're looking for the asshole who hurt Issei, well, he's dead, after I used one of these on him!" Raynare held both of her jagged and crimson weapons of light over her head.
Rias suddenly outstretched her own arms as red and violent energy began to form around both of her arms.
Sona was about to move away from the bed, that was until Issei reached for her arm.
"Wait." Issei spoke quietly and then he took his attention from Sona and toward the other three girls.
Feeling really pissed off about all of the events leading up until now, the bedridden teen finally let it all out.
"SHUT UP!" Issei shrouded loudly.
Rias, Akeno and even Raynare stopped moving and turned their attention back onto a pissed off looking Issei.
"You guys are acting like a bunch of stupid kids right now! So it turns out that even angels and devils can act like entitled brats? Who would've known?" Issei then looks back at Sona while releasing her arm. "After my date with Yuuma, a douchebag named Donut Sea hurt me. But Yuuma, well, Raynare, stepped in and saved my life."
Raynare's eyes widened. "Why is he only telling them 'that' part?"
"Himejima senpai, I know you've been looking out for me lately and I appreciate it. President Sona, even though you make my life a living hell at school, I know you're also looking out for me. Rias Gremory senpai, I'm sorry, but I don't know you. So, even though you're devil's, how about we get along, human's and angel's alike? I mean, as long as you don't plan on killing me and take my sacred gear, hehe." Issei chuckles nervously.
"Kill you!?" Sona now grabs Issei's arm. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Issei looks back at Raynare. "Well, she said that…"
The fallen angel releases her spears as they break like glass onto the floor and fade away into nothingness. "What I said is between you, me and fallen angel stuff." Raynare then puts her finger to her mouth, implying that Issei shut up.
"What?" Rias looked suspicious.
Akeno lays her arms to her side as the electrical arcs vanish. "What's this about killing somebody for a sacred gear? Ara ara, that's not how it works."
Raynare rolls her eyes. "Devils have a cheat ability where they resurrect humans as devils."
"It's not a cheating ability! How dare you?" Sona argued.
"Oh, well, feel free to explain. I'm sure he's gonna love the part where he becomes a slave to one of you spoiled princesses." The fallen angel then giggled while grinning.
"Wait, slave?" Issei looks back at Sona and then Akeno with a worried expression.
"No, it's a servant and master relationship…" Sona got cut off by the fallen angel.
"See, she said master. Told you. As a slave, you'll be expected to fight for them and do whatever they want. It could even be hard labor or far worse, but you never know, dealing with devils." Raynare turned her back on Akeno and then scowled back at Sona. "Get away from him, he's off limits to the likes of you."
Sona proceeds to sit down on the bed while smirking back at the fallen angel. Issei's jaw goes agape knowing that a biblical war might just begin in his bedroom.
"This is your last chance." Raynare threatened.
Sona sat on the bed and didn't move an inch.
"Fine, you've forced my hand! Prepare yourselves for the ultimate attack!" Raynare declared as she suddenly began to shrink.
After another moment, Raynare was in her "Yuuma" form. She then looked at all three girls and grinned.
"Mommy! Issei's girlfriends are preventing him from resting and are being too obnoxious! Can you tell them to go home and cool their jets?! I think they are at the age where they can't control their own hormones!" Yuuma then folded her arms with a satisfied smile to her face.
Then, the sounds of somebody walking up the wooden staircase made the three devil girls nervous.
(SLAM) Issei's bedroom door slammed open as Misses Hyoudou stood firm with a spatula in one hand and a mixing bowl in the other. "What's this?"
Sona stood from Issei's bed while showing a nervous expression. Meanwhile Rias and Akeno showed extremely fake smiles.
Yuuma then pointed at each of the girls and repeated. "Mom, these girls won't let Issei rest. They are being too rowdy and preventing his rest!"
"Sona, I expected better of you. Alright, that's enough, you ladies get going. Yuuma is right, Issei needs his rest. You can come over tomorrow IF he is feeling better, but for now, you need to go home." Issei's mother was strict in her actions.
Yuuma nods. "Yeah, just leave my 'brother' to me, little girls!"
Sona and Akeno grind their teeth as Rias politely nods.
"Yes, Misses Hyoudou, quite right. Have a good rest and heal well, Hyoudou." The red haired senpai then bowed as Sona and Akeno did the same.
After the devils left the room, Issei's mother looked back at Issei and Yuuma. "Well?"
Issei and Yuuma looked at one another and shrugged in confusion.
Misses Hyoudou takes a deep breath and rolls her eyes. "You kids must still be half asleep. I asked what you wanted for breakfast, you little silly geese!"
Yuuma smirked. "Can you make something with angel food cake?"
Thank you Overlordsturm, Yuki and Wargame for their attention and help with the beta reading and ideas for this series. Also, thank you so very much for being a premium balance breaker on my discord, Moexdestroyer! I really appreciate your support! Alright, that's all I've got for now, please join my discord if you'd like. This is Christopher'Zazel, signing out.
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