"Sona's Chance"
A Highschool DxD fanfiction written by Christopher'Zazel
Chapter 32 "Is it getting warm in here? Or is it just me?"
Scene (Yasaka Castle, Dining Room)
Walking through the corridor was both Sona and Issei. The Sitri heiress had a mildly irritated look to her as Issei was smiling brightly. Sitting at the table was Yasaka who was next to Kunou. Meanwhile, Serafall, Tsubaki and the rest of the peerage were all seated.
Serafall brightened her large and blue eyes while pointing toward Issei. With a mouth full of food, the Mao then pointed at an empty seat that was next to her. "Good Morning Isshei, Pleashe, over here!"
Before Issei could react, Kunou stood from her seat and waved both of her little arms out. "No! Don't sit next to aunty, sit next to me and mommy!"
Smiling nervously, Issei turned back and forth from Serafall to Kunou, then a blushing Yasaka and then back at Sona. "Oh boy…"
Meanwhile Sona gains a tick mark as she takes hold of Issei's shirt and drags him to a pair of chairs near the end of the large table. Kunou grinds her teeth at this. Serafall rolls her eyes and continues to eat. Yasaka pulls Kunou back into her seat.
Sitting down nervously, Issei looked around the table and looked back at Kunou. "So, breakfast was a hit, ehh kiddo?"
Nodding, the little fox princess takes another bite of her pancake. "Yes. Thank you for getting up so early, just to spend time with me, papa kun." Kunou ends her sentence as her eyes are directed toward Sona. She then covertly sticks her tongue out at the flustered Sitri heiress.
Sona looks at both Issei and then Kunou. Slowly, her eyebrow twitched ever so slightly. Then, Sona faked a plastic smile. "Well, little girl, that's really nice."
Feeling the tension between the two, Issei clears his throat. "Ahem, well, I was wondering, if we had some time today, I kind of wanted to test out my gear. I mean, D'draig told me that I have a magic reserve now, so I wanna see what I can do."
Instantly, Sona became very serious as she began to adjust her glasses. Serafall also seemed to focus a bit more as the two had their direct attention on the teen. Yasaka takes a sip of her coffee while quietly nodding.
Saji, (who was sitting in between Momo and Raruko), raised his arm into the air. "Ya know, I wouldn't mind stretching out a bit. Don't get me wrong, this whole vacation has been really nice and cushy, but a little bit of training couldn't hurt. Besides, after that thing that happened with the ice maiden and the dog chick, well…" Saji then looks directly at Issei. "I didn't know you could do that. I wanna get stronger with my gear, like you did."
Momo and Raruko both nod in agreement. Issei can see the determination in his friend and nodded as well.
Yasaka then giggles into her sleeve. "Fufufufu! Well, if you are wanting some physical activities, might I suggest the grounds private dojo." Yasaka then looks back at Issei and winks.
Blushing, Issei nods. "Yeah, erm, physical activities, hehe." The teen now rubs the back of his head while smiling nervously.
Sona sees the exchanges in looks between Yasaka and Issei, this makes her jealousy puff her cheeks out. From under the table, Sona proceeded to reach over and pinch the teen on his thigh.
Jumping from his seat, the teen yelled in pain. As everyone looked toward a screaming Issei, Sona slowly showed a slight grin.
Scene (Yasaka Dojo)
After breakfast was done and over with, Sona ordered her peerage to clean up and meet toward the mentioned dojo. After a bit of time went by, Sona, Tsubaki, Issei and Serafall were the first to arrive. The building was an old fashioned wooden structure. It was decorated with wooden carvings of different demi-humans, all holding and posing with different martial arts weaponry. Before Issei had a chance to admire this dojo a bit more, Serafall clears her throat.
"Ahem, so, Issei kun? Are you going to try and use your overbooster?" Serafall begins to make a naughty-sign while waving her index finger into the air. Serafall was also showing a strangely worried looking smile.
Issei shakes his head. "No. After all, you told me not to, Milky."
Sona's eyebrow twitched at Issei's pet name for her sister. Tsubaki remained silent however she was paying attention to the situation with great interest. Serafall nodded as her smile lost its worrisome traits.
Issei then raises his arm into the air while looking at his open hand. Smiling brightly, Issei looks at each of the girls. "D'draig says I have a magic pool now. See, the reason why I couldn't use a balance breaker, (naturally I mean), is because I'm weak." Issei shows a slight frown, however that changes back into a smile very quickly. "But, since Yasaka, well, she kind of fixed me, you know?" That last bit was hard for Issei to say out loud as he was trying to hold back a tear.
Serafall was able to notice this hint of regret coming from her boyfriend. As her smile now turned into a very serious frown, the Mao approached the teen while proceeding to grab hold of his collar. Feeling pressure around his neck, Issei found himself face to face with a very pissed off looking Serafall as she gripped ever so tightly. Sona and Tsubaki both had looks of absolute shock.
"You are not weak. Don't ever speak lowly of yourself again! I order you, as your…" Serafall seems to choke on her words as she sounds like she wants to cry. "I order you as your Mao, erm Milky…."
Releasing her grip, Serafall falls onto the ground while landing on her behind. Right afterwards, the Mao began to cry like a child as both of her hands were holding her face.
Sona and Tsubaki have a serious case of discombobulation as Issei shows a very concerned expression. Crouching down, Issei places both of his arms on the Mao's crying shoulders. She then removes her hands from her wet face and looks up at Issei's warm and smiling face with her large and watery blue eyes.
"I'm sorry, Milky. Please don't get too upset with me. But, the reason I wanted all of you here was to prove that I am no longer weak. I wanted to reveal that I think I can do a natural balance breaker. Not to mention, something else, I have a power called "transfer". I know you guys only saw ten seconds, ten seconds that cost me, but still, just ten seconds. I just figured, since we might end up fighting together in the future, it would be smart to know everyone's abilities for strategic purposes."
Serafall tilts her head, (as does Sona and Tsubaki). "Oh, well, why didn't you say so earlier, Issei kun?" Serafall now has her bright smile returned to her.
Now offering both of his hands to Serafall, she accepts them and is helped to her feet. Issei then laughs nervously. "And you're right, I am not weak, well, not anymore and I don't just mean what Yasaka did for me." Looking now at Sona as well, Issei continued while blushing. "If it wasn't for you guys, I really don't know where I'd be."
Sona returns the blush as Serafall shows a very intense and emotional smile. Tsubaki noticed a sudden change in temperature as she began to feel very warm. Blushing slightly, the queen pushed her feelings aside and focussed at the task at hand. Instantly, Tsubaki's attention was now directed toward the oncoming peerage members. Tomoe, Reya, Momo, Tsubasa, Raruko and Saji are all wearing sweats and workout clothes.
As the six arrive, Tsubaki is looking at her wrist watch. Lifting an eyebrow, Tsubaki looks back at each of the members. "You are all late. Perhaps you are all getting too comfortable in this vacation setting?"
Issei laughs. "Oh come on now, Vice President, this was just a last minute thing I suggested, so, it's not a big deal, after all, it's my fault no matter how you look at it."
Tsubaki then slowly turns her head toward Issei while adjusting her glasses. "Hyoudou! I did not ask for your opinion!"
Sona looks back and forth at Tsubaki and Issei, then facepalms. "Enough, both of you. Everyone, get inside and form a large circle on the floor. Saji and Issei will participate in a mock battle. Now, move it!"
Moments later, Issei found himself standing in the center of this large dojo. He was standing on a slightly padded mat while staring back at a smirking Saji. Meanwhile, all of the girls were sitting down on mats while they sat in a circle around Saji and Issei.
Saji then raises his arm into the air. "Come to me, Vitra!"
Saji was now covered in black and purple light. Once the flash had ended, Saji's arm now had a black gauntlet. It looked similar to Issei's first stage gauntlet, except this one was black and had what appeared to be two purple gems in front which looked almost like eyes.
Nodding, Issei took one step back and called for his sacred gear. "Boosted Gear!"
After another flash, (red with green color's this time), Issei now had his signature and clawed gauntlet in all of its crimson glory. Saji took a good look and smirked. Both teens squared up and prepared for their match.
"Boost!" "BOOST!" Issei shouts before rushing toward his rival with all of his might.
Saji aims his wrist toward Issei and shouts. "Absorption Line!"
At those words, a blue and glowing wave of energy shot from the sacred gear. It didn't look to be a blast as it instantly wrapped itself around Issei's leg. Tripping, Issei rolled onto the floor while gritting his teeth. Sona facepalmed at this. "Rushing in like that is no strategy, Issei…"
To Issei, he suddenly began to lose his strength. Now standing up, the teen studied the glowing rope-like appendage wrapped around his leg. "D'draig, what is this Vitra thing and what the hell is that?"
"AWW YES, VITRA, ONE OF THE FIVE DRAGON KINGS. THIS ONE WENT EVIL AND WAS BANISHED INTO MULTIPLE SACRED GEARS. TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST WITH YOU, THE GUY WAS A JERK."
"Yes, yes, fascinating D'draig…totally… But what am I supposed to do about this stupid whip thing?"
"OH, RIGHT, THAT IS AN ABSORB LINE. ONCE ATTACHED, IT DRAINS THE STRENGTH OF IT'S VICTIM."
"Well, it works just like a normal rope, right? Like the physics are practically the same, right?"
"ASIDE FROM THE LINE BEING SEVERED BY NORMAL MEANS, YEAH, PRETTY MUCH, IT WORKS LIKE A ROPE."
"Thanks's partner." Issei now grins. "Boost!" "BOOST!"
Saji now feels a slight tugging to his absorb line. As his smirk turned into a look of worry, the Sitri devil found himself airborne as Issei tugged his side of the line. Instantly, all of the girls watching made cringes as Saji's face met with Issei's extended foot.
Sona immediately retracts her internal thoughts regarding Issei's tactics. Looking now at Saji (who was now on his butt while rubbing his swollen face), the Sitri Heiress stands up.
"Well, that was very interesting. So when you boost, you gain physical strength?" Sona adjusts her glasses while staring at a mildly panting Issei.
Rubbing the back of his head, Issei smiles nervously. "Kind of. Everytime I boost, I gain twice the strength of my previous boost. So, with two boosts, I have four-times the strength. But, that's not all." Issei slowly approaches Sona after helping Saji to his feet.
Sona tilts her head in surprise as Issei places his gauntlet on her shoulder. Issei then winks. "Get ready. From what I've seen, it's a bit of a shock, at least from the reactions of my peerage members."
"Transfer!" Issei yells this as D'draig responds to his order. "TRANSFER!"
As her eyes threaten to roll back from the intense pressure she was feeling, Sona forces herself to endure this overwhelming feeling of intense power absorbing into her. It felt so warm, almost like a heated blanket, covering the heiresses entire body. But it wasn't just that, no, Sona also felt something much deeper. What was this? Why did she feel like she could destroy this entire Dojo in one blast without breaking a sweat?
Issei then falls to one knee as D'draig announced in a loud growl. "RESET!"
Seeing this, Sona crouches down while steading her boyfriend as his eyes begin to close while he maintains his bright smile. Serafall stands as well as Tsubaki. They both rush toward the crouching couple with looks of concern.
"Issei Kun!" Serafall slid on her knees while taking hold of Issei's arm. Her large and blue eyes were jetting out tears.
Issei's bare arm now began to glow with hints of crimson and emerald. "CALM YOURSELF, MAO SERAFALL LEVIATHAN, ALL IS WELL!"
Sona and Tsubaki look toward Issei's arm as the two each lift and eyebrow. Meanwhile Serafall rubs her snotty nose while reaching for a tissue.
"THE BOOSTED GEAR HAS ITS ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES. WHENEVER ISSEI MUST "RESET", THIS IS BECAUSE I AM CUTTING HIS POWER OFF BEFORE IT BEGINS TO DAMAGE HIS BODY. THEREFORE, THE STRONGER HE GETS, THE LONGER HE CAN USE HIS ABILITIES. ALSO, SONA SITRI, I SUGGEST YOU LEAVE THIS ROOM AND RELEASE WHAT MY PARTNER HAS GIVEN YOU BEFORE IT BECOMES A PROBLEM." The glow from Issei's arm started to diminish.
Sona thought about what she had just heard when she noticed a slight headache beginning to worsen moment by moment. Realizing that she should heed the dragon's words, Sona then pushed her side of Issei onto Tsubaki, (making the vice president blush heavily), while standing up and making a b line toward the exit.
The moment Sona was outside, she extended both of her arms as a mixture of water and ice magic began to shoot into the sky. This continued long enough for Serafall, (who had Issei in a both of her arms as if he were a baby), and the peerage to leave the dojo and stand around a flustered looking Sona.
As Sona continued to point her hands toward the sky, she looked around her nervously. "Serafall! This is fucking ridiculous! How much longer is this going to…" Sona's terrified look turned into something much more calm as the explosion of magic had finally ceased.
Finally feeling as though she would put her arms down, Sona turned toward Serafall who was smiling brightly. Serafall then readjusted the sleeping teen in her arms while winking toward her little sister. "Wow, So tan! You know what they say, "better out than in", right?"
Okay, long chapter, but I had to get a lot in for what's coming up. Not gonna tell you, nope. Thanks to Overlord, Wargame for the help in my discord channel. Link: /z4zwbEEA Also, really guys, thank you so much for the reviews. It's what keeps me motivated to wanna write and write. As you can tell, I write a lot. So, deal remains, you guy's keep reviewing, and I'll keep posting as they are written ;) Christopher'Zazel, Out!
