AN: figure I'd let you right now, the timeline of DXD (at least this one) is very much different than in canon. Certain plot points obviously don't happen, happen differently, happen earlier. Girls join the harem earlier, later, etc. Butterfly Effect is fun as it allows for AU's like this.
I mean, look at it this way. Raynare is alive and nice, Vali is a girl and in the harem and hasn't fought Issei once. (The Tsundere she is) Issei is the son of Artemis. I can go on about what's changed and the consequences that brings. Don't go and be nitpicky about Canon. Canon is out the window for the most part. Just enjoy the ride.
Issei and his harem were in his bedroom, performing a last minute check on their supplies for the two weeks they'd be in America. Granted they were rich and money wouldn't be an issue but why bother if they already have the stuff? Issei took a breath to steady his nerves. His parents gave all the girls their blessings and prayed to any deity that wouldn't hurt them that they would be okay.
"Okay, today's the day." He said confidently as he looked at his harem.
"Anyone wants to back out now, now's the chance." He said, giving them one last opportunity and as expected, they all refused. Rias stepped forward.
"Never Issei. You went through hell for us, we'll do the same for you." She said earnestly, the other girls nodding in affirmation, making him blush.
"Okay, last minute checks." Issei said, bringing up a checklist. Kuroka brought out a stack of fliers.
"I got the spare flyers for contracts." She said happily, holding what was easily hundreds of fliers.
"New York City is free game. Might as well make bank." Koneko muttered in monotone, although her smile said otherwise.
"I got my beer!" Rossweisse cheered happily as she hauled up a few kegs of beer.
"I got my sweets!" Koneko chimed in, hauling up a person sized bag of various candies.
"I got all the sex stuff and porn." Vali said confidently, a small nosebleed leaking as held up a duffle bag containing the aforementioned items.
"You sure we need all that? We're only going to be there for a few weeks." Yumi asked. While she wasn't opposed, it was a bit overkill
"Yes, we do." Vali said confidently. Issei turned to the dhampir turned devil.
"You got your bag Gali-chan?" He asked gently and the androgynous girl held up the brown bag with holes.
"Yes. I'll be fine after a day or two. Hopefully." She said bashfully. Issei leaned down slightly and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead, making her blush while the other girls cooed at the sight.
"That's my girl." He said proudly before ruffling her hair. He stood up and turned to Rias.
"We put in the paperwork?" He confirmed, making the head girl of the harem groan.
"Ugh, don't remind me." She said, shuddering at all the paperwork she had to do beforehand so they could go officially. All the other girls didn't bring much. Just some clothes and personal items. This left Issei to carry some of the other girls' clothes as well as his own, considering they had the fliers, porn and candy to carry. Issei was just about to call their transport when he was stopped.
"Oops, one last thing." Rias said with a perverse smile. Before he could ask, Rias gave him a searing kiss, practically shoving her tongue down his throat from intensity. After thirty seconds, she reluctantly broke away, a small nosebleed coming from her nose.
"Last round of kisses." Said the pawns girlfriend and master. Like a wave, every other girl captured the lone boy's lips with their own, perverse grins on all their faces.
"Okay, I think we're ready." Issei said before making contact with Yatagarasu. Said god popped in a few seconds later, who looked over the group. Internally, the Japanese god was looking forward to the shit show that would eventually happen.
"This everyone?" He asked, in which everyone nodded. As he prepared the magic circle, Issei took one last look at his room before the group was teleported.
"Here we go." He thought as his room was replaced with a quaint looking forest, the sun barely cresting over the horizon. A few meters away from him and the girls was a woman who looked to be in her mid 20's with auburn hair, silver eyes and wearing a lot of silver. So much silver! Sitting with her was an overweight looking guy around the same age as her. He was wearing a leopard print jacket, dark hair that looked almost purple and bloodshot eyes. Finally was a kinder looking, middle aged gentleman in a wheelchair, his lap covered in a blanket with a neatly trimmed beard. All three of them were talking to each other, his devil senses allowing him to hear their conversation.
Camp Half Blood, a few seconds earlier
"I still can't believe you have a kid." Dionysus muttered, not at all looking forward to dealing with more brats. Yeah he was happy to officially interact with his own kids but by Hades he hated his family's kids. Artemis snorted.
"Well get used to it. He'll be here any second." She snapped, eager to finally meet her son. Especially after the interrogation everyone else gave her.
Damn that slut Aphrodite! Chiron cleared his throat
"I'll tell you this now, he may not be a demigod technically, but he'll be subject to the rules all the same." he said. The fact Issei and his other guests weren't technically campers not crossing his mind. Artemis was about to open her mouth when she saw a large magic circle appear on the ground.
"Shh, he's here." She said a bit rudely before standing up when people showed up from said circle.
She of course recognized Yatagarasu from last time and to her annoyance, Rias and Vali were here again. So many other, admittedly beautiful girls, were also with them. Of course there were only two boys there and considering their features, only one of them could be her son.
The first thing she noticed was that he was just average. Average build with a 5'7 height, albeit slightly muscular. So he took care of his physical health, that was good. Average yet still fairly handsome, for half a second she swore he was related to one of the sluts children or a descendent. The chocolate brown hair was somewhat wild, while his eyes were a golden brown. He wore a simple black outer shirt that was unbuttoned, showing off a pure red undershirt, along with black jeans and some sneakers.
All in all, nothing really impressive about him. Just normal.
"Issei Hyoudou?" she asked the taller boy, who was carrying MANY bags, no doubt those of some of the girls with him. Hearing his name, the brunette looked up at the goddess.
"You're Artemis?" He asked, confirming that the woman in front was the goddess. She nodded before making her way over to him. The instant Issei put all the bags down, Artemis engulfed him in a hug, with Issei noting she was also 5'7 in this form.
"Oh my baby boy." She muttered, unintentionally and unknowingly pouring some of her godly strength into it. Normally this would break the ribs of a normal human or even snap their spine with ease, but for someone like Issei, he barely felt it. Awkwardly, Issei wrapped his arms around Artemis carefully.
"It's well, it's nice to meet you I guess. I'm gonna be honest, this is hella awkward." He said, chuckling at the sheer absurdity of all this. Eventually, Artemis broke away from her son. She was about to open her mouth when Issei held up his hand.
"Just, before anything else, Mom and Dad give you their utmost thanks for helping them." Issei said, bowing deeply on behalf of his parents. Artemis waved him off.
"It was no trouble." She said, and truly, it was pretty easy.
"They also said if anything happens to me, god or not they'll try and find a way to kill you." He said casually, throwing the goddess off guard slightly.
"Noted." She got out slowly, before turning to the group her son came with and putting on a smile.
"So, who are your friends?" she asked sweetly. She already knew two of them, but the rest she had no clue on. Issei scratched the back of his head awkwardLy
"Well, they're more like family." He said before gently bringing the redhead from a few days ago front and center.
"This here is Rias, my best friend. You met her already." Issei said with a big smile. Clearly this Rias was very important to her son, much to her displeasure. Her appearance was unchanged for the most part since last time.
Her hair was of the brightest shade of crimson, reaching to her thighs and having a cowlick sticking from the top of her hair with her bangs loose and covering her forehead, with two strands framing her face. Her eyes were a contrasting color to her hair, being blue, and her overall figure was...buxom to say the least. A body that would put a daughter of Aphrodite to shame. Her assets were nothing if not mesmerizing, with her prominent chest sticking out, each round orb a little smaller than her head and stretching out her white T-shirt and if her wide hips that stretched her black leggings were any indication, her rear was similar in size. Her skin was pale, yet not sickly so, and one could tell she was quite the tall lady, slightly taller than Issei at 5'8.
Artemis already didn't like her, friend of her son or not.
"Nice to see you again." Rias said, bowing respectfully, making her chest jiggle at the motion. Oh yeah, Artemis didn't like her at all. Issei moved onto the next girl.
"This is Akeno." Issei said, inducing the next friend of his.
Akeno was a girl slightly shorter than Issei at a height of 5'6, with a curvaceous figure all too similar to Rias, arguably larger than the redheads but if she did, it was negligible. She had long black hair tied in a ponytail that reached to her legs, with two strands sloping backwards and having an orange ribbon keeping it in place. Her eyes were of a deep violet, and she was currently dressed in a simple attire consisting of a tight purple T-shirt that showed off some cleavage and blue jeans.
Akeno merely smiled and gave a wave, yet despite the simple action, Artemis couldn't help but feel a small shiver go up her spine. Akeno stepped aside for the next girl.
"This is Yumi." Issei said, introducing the next girl.
Yumi, while not drop dead gorgeous like Rias and Akeno, was still quite the looker. A generic pretty girl if Artemis had to call it, who stood equal to Issei at 5'7. She had long blonde hair that went a little past her shoulders with blue eyes and mole underneath her left eye. Her figure, while not as voluptuous as the prior two girls, had some curves, with her modest chest just visible enough against her light blue shirt that was more modest than the others. Her lower half was more pronounced, with a good sized bum that pressed against her thigh length purple skirt and showed off a good pair of legs and some of her thighs.
"A pleasure to make your acquaintance." Yumi greeted politely as she bowed. Artemis liked her a lot more than the other Rias and Vali. She moved back for the next blonde
"This is Asia." Issei said sweetly with a beaming smile as he introduced the second blonde.
Asia was a beautiful young girl of 5'1 with long blonde hair that reached her butt and green eyes, with split bangs over her forehead and a single strand sticking out from the top and sloping backward. Like Yumi, she was dressed more conservatively, opting for a lime green, flowy dress that covered most of her body, save her arms and ankles. Like Yumi, she wasn't as well endowed up top as Rias and Akeno, but like her fellow blonde, she was predominantly bottom heavy if the curves of her hips were anything to go by.
Instead of giving Artemis a verbal greeting, Asia merely clung onto Issei's torso possessively, giving the goddess a dirty look. Must be a sister and brother relationship Artemis mused. Reluctantly, Asia pulled away from Issei, and made way for the next girl.
Was that her natural hair color?
"This is Koneko." Issei said, introducing the next girl.
Koneko had a very petite and short figure of 4'6, with even less curves than Asia, although like the blonde, she had a good butt. She had gold eyes, and sported short white hair with the front donning two long bangs that went past her shoulders. Unlike Asia and Yumi, she was dressed similar to Rias. With a yellow T-shirt and white shorts.
She was also carrying a massive bag of candy that was way bigger than her like it was nothing.
"If you hurt Issei I will break you." She said in deadpan with a blank stare. She shuffled off to the side, giving Issei and an older girl who looked a lot like Koneko a sweet smile.
"This is her sister Kuroka." Issei said, confirming Artemis' suspicions.
Kuroka was a beautiful young woman with a voluptuous figure of 5'3, long black hair with split bangs that reached past her shoulders, and hazel-gold eyes with cat-like pupils. Her attire consisted of a standard black T-shirt that was modified (to the goddess's displeasure) to be open at her shoulders, giving view to her large breasts which rivaled Rias and Akeno in terms of size as well as black shorts.
"Charmed." She said sweetly, bowing in respect, showing off her cleavage before stepping aside for the next girl.
"This is Xenovia." Issei said, the girl in question simply nodding silently.
Xenovia was a beautiful young woman of 5'5 with chin-length, blue hair with a dyed green fringe on the right side and brown eyes. She had a similar build to Yumi, in which she wasn't the curviest girl, although she was a bit more top heavy than Yumi. Her outfit was a green tank top with red shorts.
"This is my childhood friend Irina."
Irina was a beautiful young woman of 5'4 with violet eyes. She had long chestnut colored hair that reached her butt that was tied into twintails, each held with a blue scrunchy. Her outfit was that of a white shirt that covered plenty and black shorts, along with a body similar to Xenovia's.
"Oh thank the Lord for bringing Issei into this world." Irina said gratefully, giving the goddess a big hug that caught her off guard. This thankfully prevented her from seeing the flinch of pain from the devils present.
"This is Ravel."
Ravel was a beautiful young girl of an even 5 feet tall with dark blue eyes. She had long blonde hair tied into twintails with large, drill-like curls and blue ribbons keeping them in place. The front of her hair had several bangs hanging over her forehead, with a V-shaped fringe hanging over the bridge of her nose. Her body was similar to Konekos, albeit more busty while her outfit was a simple light pink dress that reached her ankles.
The blonde simply snorted as acknowledgement. Seriously, why so many blondes?
"This is Raynare."
Raynare was an attractive young woman of 5'4 with violet eyes, and a curvaceous, slender body. She had long, silky black hair that reached down to her hips. Her attire consisted of a short black dress with a small, light purple jacket on top that admittedly didn't do much to hide her curvaceous body that was on par, if not slightly more curvy than Rias and Akeno's.
"This is Rossweisse."
Rossweisse was a beautiful young woman of 5'8 with long, straight silver hair that reached her knees and aqua-colored eyes who appeared to be in her late teens or a young adult. Her build was that of an hourglass, although her hips were fairly wide. Her attire consisted of a cheap jersey and shorts.
"You already met Valerie."
Valerie was a girl who, like every single other girl described, was incredibly beautiful. She stood equal to Issei's height at 5'7, with a body exactly the same size and proportions as Rias. Although like with Akeno who had a bust slightly larger than the redheads, Valerie had a slightly bigger rear. She had silver hair (seriously, were these natural?) that reached halfway down her back. Her outfit stood out amongst the group, as she wore clothes reminiscent of Ares. A leather jacket that she had open, showing off her silver shirt that showed off her well toned midriff as well a dangerous amount of cleavage. Leather pants coupled with chains clung to her hips.
All in all, a huge delinquent. Artemis put on a strained smile as she looked at the embarrassment among females.
"Oh yes, the pervert. You caused quite a stir amongst my hunters with your behavior." She ground out, hoping to bug the girl but alas, it was not meant to be.
"Thank you." Valerie said confidently, shooting the goddess a shit eating grin. Huffing, Artemis turned her attention to the only individual who wasn't introduced.
"Who's this little guy? Strange as it sounds, I'm glad you've got at least one male friend." Artemis said sweetly, kneeling down but to her surprise, the last member to be introduced darted behind Issei, peeking out past him while shaking slightly. Issei furrowed his brows slightly at the unintentional slight before remembering he was in this exact situation himself.
"Galilea is a girl. She's shy around new people." Issei revealed to the goddess, reaching a hand behind him to pat the scared girls head soothingly.
Galilea was the second shortest girl at 4'10 with a very androgynous looking face. Upon closer inspection, Artemis could see the more feminine features. She had her platinum blonde hair in a short bob cut that barely reached her neck with pink eyes. Her outfit was the biggest outlier, as unlike all the other girls, Galilea wore boys clothes. large baggy jeans that left much to the imagination. Up top was a similar situation, only it was a very baggy jacket that covered much of her body.
All in all, it was no wonder Artemis thought she was a boy.
"Huh? She's a girl?" she asked in confirmation, receiving many nods in return.
"Trust me, I and many others were the exact same way when I first met her." Issei confirmed with a deadpan expression. Artemis took a breath before staring down all the girls. Not one of them backed down, although Galilea did cower a little, neither did she.
"So what's your relationship with my son?" she asked sternly. She didn't like these girls for the most part. Valerie was almost, if not worse than Aphrodite in her mannerisms. Rias, Akeno and the other girls had an appearance and an attitude she didn't trust. Galilea, Koneko, Asia and Irina were the only ones she could say got a pass. She didn't need them corrupting her son. Valerie opened her mouth.
"We're- she was cut off by Rias, Akeno, Koneko and Rossweisse diving onto her and covering her mouth, knowing all too well what the rebel would say. Rias looked up from the ground and gave a strained smile.
"We're just very close with him. He's been there for us at our lowest points and vice versa." She explained, shivering imperceptibly as Valerie licked her hand in an attempt to free herself. Oh she'd have to punish her later. To everyone's relief, she turned her attention to Issei.
"Oh I'm so proud of you." She said, bringing him into another tight hug. Issei merely patted her back awkwardly.
"Ummm, thanks." He said, unsure of why it was such a big deal. As Issei hugged the goddess, every girl save Valerie let loose a sigh of relief.
"Oh that was close. Gotta keep Vali on a tight leash." they thought simultaneously while shooting the White Empress a glare. Issei broke away.
"So where will we be staying?" He asked as he effortlessly grabbed all of his bags from earlier. Artemis motioned to a semi decent looking cabin that was a few meters away from what was obviously her own cabin and around ¾ its size. Not too close to it and the other cabins that were in a U formation, no doubt to represent the other Olympians, but not too far either.
"We made a small cabin for you, although I'm not sure if it'll be big enough for all of you." She said in an unsure manner as she shot the girls a look. She didn't like the idea of her son and all these girls sharing a cabin. Not for the girls but rather him. He waved her off.
"It'll be fine. Let us put our stuff in there and if you're willing, you can give us a tour and introduce us to your hunters." He offered, in which Artemis gave a nod before letting him and the girls go, with Vali being carried over Rossweisse's shoulders with duct tape over her mouth.
"Cozy." Koneko said as they entered the cabin and indeed it was cozy. Reminiscent of your standard log cabin, it was a large single room with a restroom connected to it. A few pieces of furniture such as a dresser, couch and a small kitchen.
To everyone's utmost delight yet worry, six beds, which would've been an issue for fourteen people. Delight due to the fact they'd have to double up, which meant everyone had a chance to sleep with Issei. Worry due to the miniscule chance of being caught. In any case, magic could solve both issues. Issei winced.
"The stuffed animal heads are unnerving." He said as everyone looked at the mounted heads of deer, bear and other normal animals. Almost as if they were watching them. Issei and the girls threw the bags onto various beds as an uncomfortable silence reigned over them.
"So how are we holding up?" Issei asked as he ran a hand through his hair. Kuroka plopped onto a bed with Koneko.
"We're managing." the older nekomata said and everyone was in agreement. Issei plopped onto his bed and laid back.
"If she asks how I'm involved with the supernatural despite being a 'normal human', you think telling her about Sacred Gears would be a good idea?" He asked. The girls would know more than him on this. Rossweisse hummed.
"Just keep it a secret for now. Knowing how the Big Z is, we don't need him going on a rampage when he finds out there's two god killers right next to him." She said, and everyone knew she was right. The paranoia of Zeus was legendary and while everyone could hold their own, not to mention Sirzechs, Azazel and everyone else ready to kill the Greek pantheon, the innocents that would be caught in the crossfire were a different manner.
Albion and Ddraig popped into existence.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, we'll keep quiet." Ddraig grumbled, not all happy with the circumstances.
"But if our hosts call us or they're in danger, we're coming out." Albion added, something the former rival's could agree on before vanishing. Everyone's musings were interrupted by a knocking on the door.
"Everything okay in there?" Artemis asked in worry. They were all in there an awfully long time and she couldn't hear a thing. Issei hastily popped out of the door and quickly shut it behind him. Considering it was only him, she surmised that they wanted to give them some alone time. Good.
"Just had to discuss something. Uh, no offense, but we're going to ditch the animal heads. They're really scaring Galilea and I honestly find them very creepy." He said, making the goddess frown.
"Oh. I see. I'm sorry about that." She said slowly. That threw her for a loop. She was fairly certain that he'd at least be neutral about all that. She'll have to reevaluate on how she approached him. Issei waved her off.
"It's fine, you had no way of knowing. C'mon, why don't you show me around." He said, throwing on a small smile as he let the goddess show him around.
For a few hours, the duo simply walked around and talked to each other, with Artemis giving him a tour of the camp. Issei merely raised an eyebrow when he saw the lava wall. He knew the Greek gods were a bit neglectful for the most part but c'mon. He also pretended to be surprised when she talked about the last few years regarding the Titans rising up. He heard of such a thing happening (In no small part due to the fact that if the Titans won, a lot of other pantheons would be forced to step in) but hearing about it from a closer source was different.
He of course was very vague regarding his personal life and growing up. All he'd tell was that he was an average student, didn't get in too much trouble, all that. He didn't need her knowing he was a pervert and a devil dragon hybrid. Of course, Artemis was happy about that. Perfectly normal as he could be, supernatural involvement aside.
All the while, numerous teens, satyrs And dryads were staring, gawking and whispering to each other as they walked around. Didn't take a genius to figure out why. By lunchtime they covered the basics and moved onto more personal topics.
"So what is it you do for a living?" Artemis asked. Issei shrugged.
"Well, we're all freelance in a sense. Doing odd jobs no matter what. The pay is good so don't worry about that." He revealed, and Artemis could see it. She and the Hunters functioned in a similar manner.
"Irina does a lot of charity work with the church. Rossweisse is a teacher. Valerie and Kuroka are bounty hunters of sorts. Raynare is an assistant to someone pretty big and important." Issei continued, further impressing the goddess with the group's range and occupations.
"I see. A bit unorthodox but so long as you're all happy." Artemis said with a small smile.
"I'd ask what you do, but it's a safe bet to say it's the usual. Recruiting girls for your hunt, killing animals and monsters, all that." Issei joked, only for Artemis to stare at him.
"You're well informed." She said calmly.
"Dealing with a bunch of other pantheons and other supernatural beings tends to make you learn." Issei retorted, which brought up something Artemis was meaning to ask.
"So how exactly did you get involved with all of us? When I helped create you, you were supposed to be completely human in a sense, although still technically a demigod." She asked in a serious tone. Internally she was beyond worried. As loathe as she was to admit it, the Greek Pantheon wasn't exactly a powerhouse amongst the others.
She genuinely prayed to anything that his involvement with the supernatural was relatively low threat. Issei shrugged.
"Luck of the draw I guess. Got involved with something small and things just kept escalating. Some of the girls were by my side right by the beginning but others like Kuroka and Rossweisse came by later." Issei explained casually, making Artemis hum. She couldn't exactly fault him for that. Back at the cabin, Raynare felt a wave of guilt wash over her for a brief second before it vanished.
"So did you do anything with the supernatural side of things?" she asked, worried about what he got involved with.
She really hope it was something simple like a kappa.
"I fought a Fallen Angel named Kokabiel and helped prevent him from reigniting a threeway war between Angels, Fallen Angels and Devils and also helped them iron out a truce between those three factions. And that was within a month or so of getting involved with all this!" Issei explained nonchalantly, making Artemis stop in her tracks.
"What?" she squeaked out in disbelief. Did she hear that right? Within a month of discovering the supernatural he helped prevent a global war. Issei's response confirmed her fears.
"I fought one of Azazel-sensei's former top fallen angels and prevented a big war that would've caused a lot of damage around the world." Issei said, making the goddess feel lightheaded. Azazel on his own was more than enough for Olympus. She could only shudder at the thought of how powerful this Kokabiel was if he was capable of starting a global war. She rushed at her son.
"How?" she asked desperately, grabbing onto his shirt roughly. Issei put on a slightly sterner face as he gently grabbed her wrists.
"That's a secret. Forgive me for not wanting to reveal everything about myself just yet." He said apologetically. While he could understand why she needed to know this, he only knew her for a few hours and wasn't ready for that yet. Artemis took a few deep breaths to calm herself.
"Okay. I can live with that. What else?" she asked as she backed away.
"Me and the girls fought and beat Loki and I'm pretty sure we prevented Ragnarok." Issei said and Artemis swore she felt something snap within herself.
"What the Hades are you and the girls!?" she shouted at the top of her lungs, drawing some stares from everyone in the vicinity. Issei smiled cheekily.
"That's a secret." He teased, which only made the goddess growl animalistically. This wasn't supposed to be happening!
"Any other bombshells you want to drop on me?" she ground out, crossing her arms over her chest in judgement. Issei chuckled nervously.
"Nope, not really. That was biggest issue we've faced." Issei said, lying through his teeth.
He was not keen on revealing he was killed by Shalba and was given a new body by Ophis and Great Red.
"Are you sure?" she pressed, raising an eyebrow. Issei scratched the back of his head.
"I mean, ever since the Loki incident we got way stronger so kinda hard to say." Issei revealed, which was a half truth. They did get a lot stronger yet so did their enemies.
"That's, nice." She got out, clearly struggling with this bombshell. Issei put a hand on her shoulder.
"You need a minute?" He asked in which she nodded wordlessly. As the goddess processed the information, Issei felt a familiar presence make its way towards him.
"Hades." Issei said flatly, putting himself between the god and his mother. The Greek God of the Underworld was practically unchanged since Issei last encountered him. Pale skin, black hair, a fancy black suit and an annoyed look on his face.
"Niece. Hyoudou." Hades said calmly, looking down slightly at the duo.
"You know of my son?" Artemis asked sharply as she stood up to her uncle. Hades looked to the side in embarrassment.
"Had a run in with him once a while back. Not one I'd like to repeat. Hyoudou, I wish to speak with you for a second." He revealed, making the goddess stop to think. Was it a fight? Simply bumping into each other? Now that she thought about it, how strong was her son and his friends? Were they fighting Kokabiel and Loki one on one or was it a case of everyone ganging up on them? Were they tricking them for the win?
While Artemis had her mental crisis, Hades pulled Issei off to the side where nobody could see them. For good measure, the two of them put up a temporary barrier. Hades cleared his throat.
"So the Oppai Dragon is the Son of Artemis herself." He said in an uncharacteristically humorous tone. Despite knowing what would happen, which was Issei sucker punching him in the face and sending him to the ground with a small shockwave, it was worth it.
"You keep your mouth shut! If you say a damn word to her I'll end you." Issei hissed venomously, making the Greek God of the Underworld visibly flinch and cower under the potential god killer. Hades sighed.
"Very well then, so be it." he said in defeat. His jab at the mortal who defeated him so easily was done, he didn't want much else. Issei raised an eyebrow.
"Just like that? Not going to hold it over me?" He asked in suspicion. Hades stared at him in deadpan.
"I have two of my kids here. Considering how much more powerful you've become since our last encounter, I'm not keen on depriving them of their father." Hades said in a serious tone, a wave of understanding washing over the pervert.
"Leave me alone and keep quiet, I'll leave you alone." Issei offered, hauling the god out of his crater.
"Indeed." Hades confirmed, dusting himself off and wiping the ichor off his mouth.
"We have a deal. Enjoy your time with your kids, Hades." Issei said, waving the god off. Hades made it a few feet before turning around.
"Although I will offer you this. If you need help with anything while you're here, I'll do my best to do so." He offered generously, but Issei knew better. To accept an offer from a god, especially a Greek one, usually came at a price.
"And if you need my help, I'll do the same. Within reason." He offered, and thus keeping each other even. The two of them went their separate ways, where Issei saw Artemis waiting for him in worry.
"Do I need to be worried about anything involving Hades?" she asked in concern. Considering the two of them had a run in once that wasn't the best, and she didn't know how strong he was, she was concerned about his involvement with one of the strongest Olympians. Issei eased her worries.
"Nope, just coming to an understanding. So long as I'm here with you and he's with his kids, we'll be staying out of each other's way. No worries." He said, lifting a weight off the goddess's shoulders. Hades was good like that. He kept his word. The mother and sons musings were suddenly interrupted.
"WHAT THE HADES!?" Chiron screamed at the top of his lungs. Immediately Artemis darted off to the old centaur. Issei merely sighed in resignation, his devilish senses informing him one of his girls already got caught up in something.
"Oh boy, this is gonna be a long two weeks." He muttered before making his way over.
As the teen made his way to the main part of camp, a certain goddess was watching him. Ever since it was revealed, Artemis had a son, Aphrodite couldn't stop thinking about the possibilities. The hunters, she knew better. They'd never find happiness and fall in love.
Seriously, they were extremely childish in their beliefs. Yes men were terrible at times but so were women! Not to mention that things were different these days, in terms of the treatment of women and how the good vastly outnumbered the bad.
You keep looking for bad, you'll never see the good.
When Issei and his group popped into camp, she nearly collapsed. So much love, lust and care from all of them it was practically suffocating to a love goddess like herself. Especially Issei, who shone like a blinding light in the abyss. It was perfect. The first son of one of the biggest man haters amongst the pantheons of the world, had a harem. Well, technically a polyamory but still. It was beyond ironic.
"What an interesting predicament this is." Aphrodite thought giddily. Her mind was scheming harder than ever before. Trying to figure out a way to get one over her rival with this new information.
AN: and here's Chapter 3. I'm on a freaking roll with this story.
Anyway, as you can tell, got the genderbends. I tried to keep the vibes of their male counterparts and translate them to being a girl. So Yumi is the generic pretty girl, Valerie is more or less a daughter of Ares in her overall attitude and appearance. Gotta keep the gag of Galilea having her gender being mistaken and the cross dressing.
I hope I got the personalities fairly accurate all things considered.
Artemis doesn't like the girls for varying reasons, primarily their looks. She doesn't suspect anything from Issei because in her mind and history goes to show her, is that a demigod takes after their parent in some capacity.
As far as she's concerned, they're all just good friends. Also, nobody knows they're devils. Yet. As of now, they're just humans that got roped into things.
Aphrodite will be one of the antagonists of this story. She isn't evil but considering circumstances, she's going to try and screw over Artemis. I do have another antagonist OC planned.
Anyway, whatever changes that have happened in this story, be it certain events, the girls, etc, will be addressed later when the topic comes up.
Finally, considering this is a comedic slice of life story, I am open to suggestions as to what everyone gets up to. For example, I've got plans for Koneko dominating the Ares cabin in wrestling