Issei, the true Dragon of the Apocalypse (translated into English)

by Jyanzein

[Issei x Tiamat/Penemue/Ross/Ophis] How much would a world change where the supernatural existed, and Angels behaved like Angels, Fallen Angels behaved like Fallen Angels, and Demons... behaved like Demons ? Issei has barely entered the world of the Factions, so he can't answer that question. But he will quickly find the answer. WARNING: sexual scenes and explicit violence.

42. Ch 41: Balance Breaker's maximum power!

Here I am with another translated chapter!

It will be a long chapter, so there may be more translation errors than usual. Still, I tried to do my best.

Now it's time for the reviews:

Rain: I'm glad you liked the chapter. That translation error was actually my problem more than anything else. That happened, because that word doesn't have an accurate English translation, I didn't notice it and ended up overlooking it. But just so you understand, "pure" would be like making "mush", that is to say, it would destroy his knees to an unrecognizable point.

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With nothing more to add, it's time to begin.

Enjoy!

END OF ARC-CHAPTER 41: THE ULTIMATE POWER OF THE BALANCE BREAKER!

Issei materialized his katana, slowly removing its sheath. The brown-haired man never took his gaze off the sword, until he finally entered a combat stance while fixing his gaze on Tiamat, who only watched him with her arms crossed.

A small draft of air slipped between the two, framing the great distance from each other.

Issei closed his eyes and gave a small sigh, then opened them abruptly.

They both launched themselves at a great speed, cutting all the distance between them in a small instant.

A smile appeared on Tiamat's face, materializing her ice sword and impacting it with great force against Issei's katana, causing an outrageous metallic noise to be heard all over the place, generating a small shockwave from the impact, making all the snow at their feet fly away.

Issei continued forcing his advance, being completely in vain, since Tiamat stopped the attack without any problem.

When his body began to tremble from using all his available strength, Issei could only deign to remain in position. Tiamat's smile widened even more as she began to hold back Issei's attack with only one hand on her hilt, while using the other to position it on the brown man's helmet.

From one second to the next, Issei's helmet shattered into a thousand pieces, as the dragoness held his cheek with her hand.

"Is that all you got?" she asked, then brought her face closer and gave him a small kiss on the forehead. "I was hoping for more." She culminated, getting her future lover to grit his teeth angrily, at the same time trying to hide the blush that had been generated on his face by the dragoness' previous action.

Penemue and Rossweisse watched in the distance as Tiamat let go of Issei's face and created nails of ice, forcing him to dodge with a small leap backwards.

"Why should this work with his Ultimate Ability?" Rossweisse asked, watching the battle intently.

"Right now, there are three things in Issei's head that could condition his mind." Penemue stated, watching as Tiamat kept advancing with her nails, being miraculously dodged by him every time. "Actually, there are four of them, but the Asgardians know nothing about the Prophecy..." She thought to herself. "In third place, there's Vali. It is clear that Issei gained a great ambition to defeat him after their last battle. In second place is the ambition to protect everyone close to him. And finally, first..." After saying that, Rossweisse looked at her intently. "Before I had all those ideas, there was another thing. One that came along with the idea of protecting his loved ones. It all came about because of a bet." Cadre explained, causing Ross to raise an eyebrow.

"A bet?" she asked with great interest.

"Issei and Tiamat made a bet. He said that, if he managed to become stronger than her, Tiamat should comply with any request he made of her. Otherwise, if Issei gave up before he got to surpass her, he should fulfill one of her requests." Penemue explained, then smiled. "At those moments, poor Issei didn't know that he was in front of a Dragon Queen. And for obvious reasons, that goal looked practically impossible to achieve." Penemue couldn't help but cover her small laugh with her hand, as she imagined what Issei's reaction should have been like when he found out who Tiamat really was. "As unbelievable as it seemed, he didn't give up. Most likely because of his ambition to protect her, and to surpass her." Penemue couldn't help but grow serious again at her last words. "After all, the one who introduced him to the Supernatural World was Tiamat. She mixed her human ambitions with those of a dragon, and let's just say this is what resulted." Cadre stated, crossing her arms. "A Reincarnated Demon who loves messy battles and seeks to maintain his pride, but would never put his pride ahead of his comrades."

"An odd combination..." Ross would reply with a small smile. "Since he doesn't even have a Demonic nature."

"I understand Ddraig has something to do with that, but it's true..." She commented, unable to help but rub her chin. "It's funny how the little dragon blood in his body burns much stronger than all his demonic blood." Their conversation was interrupted when a huge blizzard came upon both of them, causing them to turn their gaze back to the battlefield.

In those moments, Tiamat could be seen as Tiamat had her hand outstretched to the front, while Issei had his back bent backwards, as a small trickle of blood trickled out from his freshly cut cheek.

Issei took a great leap backwards in an attempt to distance himself from her and steady again, only to widen his eyes in disbelief when Tiamat extended her arms out to the sides, causing a dozen magical circles to appear behind her back.

A few small magical attacks were fired, causing Issei to respond quickly and slash at all the attacks with his katana in swift and precise movements, generating small flashes of light blue light that mingled with small explosions. Issei used the inertia of the explosions to keep moving backwards with even more speed, but was surprised when Tiamat appeared through the smoke and dust, one of her hands outstretched.

"Freeze." She declared with a smile, at the same time as her hand took on an icy blue glow.

Before it touched his arm, Issei created a magic circle between them that froze instantly, only to shatter into a thousand pieces.

Tiamat's smile disappeared when she realized that Issei had taken advantage of the ice screen to slip away.

Issei clenched his teeth tightly, making a descending lunge. It didn't take a second for the tip of his katana to impact hard against the side of Tiamat's neck, generating a small shockwave. All in the hope of doing a little damage.

Although he had already expected this resolution, Issei couldn't help but be surprised when Tiamat's neck remained perfectly.

Tiamat raised her face with a smile, indicating that the attack hadn't even tickled her.

She tried to attack him while he still remained in the air, but Issei anticipated the move and moved quickly, falling several meters behind her.

"It's been a long time since our last little spar, and now I have the chance to test you again..." The dragoness commented, turning around as she sketched a smile covered in glee.

"This is fantastic!"

"Tiamat, why didn't you ever tell me the difference between us?" the brown-haired man asked, pointing his katana at her blatantly. "You didn't even tell me you were a Dragon Queen when we made that bet."

"Why?" the dragoness questioned, then laughed at him. "It was simply for fun." She accepted her guilt, though she didn't really feel bad about it. "Now that you know you're only capable of reaching 0.8% of my power, are you going to give up?" she asked, causing a sideways smile to appear on Issei's face.

"I'm curious about what you would ask of me, but I must decline the offer." He commented, then approached her at full speed, giving her a swift swing of his sword that Tiamat happily dodged, ducking her body. "Never mind that I don't even possess 1% of your power!" He exclaimed, throwing another swinging of his sword that was dodged again. "I will never stop believing in myself!" He concluded, sending sparks flying through the air as their swords clashed a couple of times.

Finally, Issei took a great leap backwards, then lashed out with all his might, causing the swords to generate a great sonic impact. The shockwave generated forced Penemue and Rossweisse to lightly cover their faces from the ejected snow.

While Issei continued to struggle as hard as he could to break through Tiamat's defenses, the dragoness simply lay in place undeterred, grinning cheekily at him.

"You're still a million years away from catching up to me!"

"I won't give up!"

"I'm sorry, but I can't understand the philosophy of the weak!"

Tiamat ended the outburst of words, sending Issei flying as she used some of her strength.

No sooner had she committed that action than the dragoness raised her hand, sending a large column of ice hurtling towards her target at full speed. Issei came to see this in time, so he quickly took out his wings and placed his katana to the front, blocking the attack, but he could not avoid being dragged by the force of the pillar.

Thanks to his wings, Issei was able to get out of range of the attack.

"Very predictable!" The dragoness exclaimed, placing her hand on the ground, causing a large amount of ice pillars to grow from the ground, causing Issei to widen his eyes in shock.

Issei blocked the first pillar with his katana, only to slide over it and miraculously dodge the next attack. He quickly propelled himself with a leap thanks to the ice, heading full speed towards the ground as he spun on himself with his katana extended. Another ice pillar crossed his path, but ended up shattered when it came in contact with him.

The ice debris hindered Issei's vision, so he didn't see when Tiamat appeared in front of him, parrying his spinning attack with a single hand, generating a huge roar. Issei's eyes couldn't help but widen when he saw that she had stopped him by grabbing the edge of his katana. Unfortunately, he didn't have time to react and went flying when he received a strong downward kick to his armor that made him spit blood. The blow to his abdomen had been very forceful, causing the armor to take a great deal of damage.

Issei descended to the ground at full speed, causing his two onlookers to take cover as a large cloud of dust and snow flew out in all directions, along with a large tremor that lasted for a second.

A small smile appeared on Tiamat's face as she raised both her hands to the sky, creating a magic circle of disturbing dimensions.

"ICE METEOROID!"

A huge boulder about 20 meters in diameter made of ice began to emerge from the magic circle, causing Penemue and Rossweisse's eyes to widen in shock.

They both took a big leap backwards, watching as the huge boulder hurtled to the ground.

"That's already too much..." Penemue thought, frowning noticeably.

The object hit the ground, causing them both to have to take cover from the huge blizzard and the excessive amount of dust and snow that was shot towards them, even though they were a safe distance away. The ground shook for a few seconds, causing Penemue to grit her teeth slightly.

After the dust disappeared, it left a rather peculiar scene in sight, as around the huge ice boulder there was no more snow, only shattered and cracked ground.

Tiamat parked a few feet away from the attack, looking on with great concern.

"Perhaps I overreacted a bit?" she wondered with great regret. "I should see how he's feeling." She concluded, thinking to run over to Issei.

When she barely took a step, she stopped dead in her tracks and her gaze flashed a slight amount of surprise.

After a few seconds, the ice slowly began to crack, until the center shattered into a thousand pieces, releasing an Issei who had his katana extended to the sky.

Still, he didn't look good at all. His armor was completely cracked, at the same time some blood was running in said gaps. Issei dematerialized his helmet, where a large bloodstain ran down the middle of his face. He quickly fell to his knees, pinning his head to the ground while breathing heavily. All the while he kept his gaze down, making sure they couldn't see his eyes.

"He didn't break it completely. Still, it's impressive that he managed to break it." She thought with a small smile, but that expression didn't last long as she saw the somewhat battered condition of her future lover.

After mulling it over for a short second, Tiamat began to move forward with a great deal of concern on her face.

"I think we should stop it for today..." She commented.

"Even if it took me a million years..." Issei tightened his grip on his katana, causing the dragoness to stop in her tracks, looking at him with slight surprise.

"Even if I need to break my limits a million times..." Reddish ripples began to emanate from Issei's body, generating a small tremor around him, causing Tiamat to look at him with great attention, as well as his two spectators.

"Even if I need a million Evolutions to reach you..." The reddish ripples transformed into a strong crimson aura as red as blood that completely surrounded his body.

"Whatever it takes..." He continued, slowly standing up as he unearthed his katana, making the aura feel even more intense and suffocating.

Issei raised his gaze, seeing that his eyes were covered in a green aura.

"I WILL REACH YOU!" he shouted as he violently waved his katana to the front, causing the crimson aura to expand throughout the battlefield, generating a great explosion of energy.

"EXPLOSION!"

Ddraig's shout was heard even louder than the huge draft produced by the peak power emanating from the Balance breaker.

"At last the interesting part begins..." Tiamat commented with a slightly excited smile, slightly covering her face from the huge blizzard that was accompanied by that crimson aura.

"I'll prove to you that I can close that gap between us a lot faster than you think." Issei commented as he opted for a combat pose, materializing his helmet.

"The only one who decides that, is me." Tiamat replied, as her hair fluttered freely, giving her a beautiful look.

Issei leapt down, generating massive destruction where he was previously standing.

"He's gotten a little faster." Tiamat thought as she waved her sword, preparing for the clash.

The clash between the two beings occurred in just a second, generating a huge shockwave. The tremor was as loud as the sound of the impact. The curtain of dust that had been generated did not manage to cover the enormous crater that had appeared below them.

As the dust cloud was slowly disappearing, it could be seen that both of them were wide-eyed. A strange thing, as Tiamat was not usually surprised like that in a fight.

"That's enough."

Penemue's cutting voice made them both sweat.

The Cadre was in the middle of both attacks. She was blocking Tiamat's sword with her katana, while holding Issei's weapon with her other hand.

"Just with her hand?!" Issei thought, completely paralyzed at what he witnessed.

"I told you it would be simple." Penemue stated, delivering Issei a glare. "Remember this feeling well. It's not just your strength that enables this state, it depends on your emotions." The Cadre explained, causing them both to lower their swords and take a few steps back. "The same goes for your Balance Breaker Evolutions." The brown couldn't help but look at her with great attention at her last words. "But the Evolutions in Sacred Gears aren't that simple. I'll tell you all about it when we focus on breaking your limits." Issei simply nodded, looking down at his hands with complete satisfaction as he felt the immense amount of power coursing through his body.

"Hey, Issei." Tiamat's comment gained her beloved's attention. "Why do you want to protect me?" The dragoness asked, causing Issei to be surprised at the sudden question. "It's what you told me when we made the bet, but I already proved to perfection that I can defend myself on my own. So..." Tiamat couldn't help but tilt her head to the side, showing a great amount of tenderness. "Why?" Issei couldn't help but smile at the question.

"Over time, I realized that I don't just want to protect. I want to be just as strong as you to fight shoulder to shoulder when we need each other the most. I always want to be able to support you when you need it." Issei's words slightly surprised Tiamat. "With my current power, I'm just a nuisance to you and Penemue. I want to become stronger to protect and be protected. It really annoys me that it's such a one-sided thing." Hearing his explanation, both Penemue and Tiamat looked at each other, causing Issei to rub his hair in embarrassment as both women seemed to laugh lightly.

"I know it's a bit absurd, but..."

"We understand." The dragoness commented.

"And we really appreciate you wanting to stand up for us, just as we stand up for you." Penemue finished Tiamat's thought, causing Issei to hand them a toothy grin.

"But, since we're being so honest..." The dragoness commented, unable to help herself from cracking a smile. "You'll need a miracle to become as strong as me." The dragoness stated, causing Issei to smile with great confidence.

"I don't know if you remember, but I'm a walking miracle." Commented the brown-haired man, pointing to himself. "After all, in the vast number of millions of humans, I was chosen as the bearer of Ddraig."

"You're right about that." The dragoness commented, approaching him. "You are even capable of leaving miracles in your wake." Just as he was about to ask what she was referring to, Issei's cheeks flushed as Tiamat bent down slightly to kiss his forehead. "After all, you did make all my pain go away..." She concluded, her eyes shining with great love and affection, making Issei feel even more at ease as their foreheads collided together.

Penemue just watched them, unable to help but smile at the emotional moment.

Rossweisse quickly arrived, looking at Issei's body.

"Hum, this is not good..." She thought aloud with great concern, gaining the attention of the three of them. "They're not serious injuries, but his body is badly injured."

"That's true." Tiamat rolled her eyes as she felt a menacing aura behind her back. "I told you not to overdo it, Dragoness." When she didn't say her name, Tiamat automatically knew she was in trouble.

"But, you told me to go fearlessly..." She commented with a slight bead of sweat as she opted for a carefree expression, looking away.

Tiamat's eyes rolled again as Penemue grabbed her head tightly. The Cadre's glowing, murderous red eyes peered over her right shoulder as a terrifying black aura surrounded her face completely, and let's just say that her usual unflappable expression had gone to very scary.

For the first time in her life, Tiamat felt intimidated, if only a little.

"You're lucky your Ice Healing Factor can cure it..."

Were Penemue's only words, causing Tiamat to look even more towards the other direction with a poker face.

"Still, my Healing Factor isn't very good." The dragoness commented, giving a small inward sigh as Penemue walked away. "I think, factoring in dinner and a nap, I'll be able to finish healing him only in the morning of the next day." He explained, causing Penemue to pat his face before the somewhat complicated circumstances that presented.

"I guess it doesn't matter much." Cadre finally said, uncovering her face. "I think they can control it for a while, just because Loki will be so weak."

"But, today's training?" Issei questioned slightly discouraged, receiving a shake of the head from Penemue.

"We could also use a rest day before the fight, so this isn't really a setback." Cadre stated.

"Then I'd better get started now." Commented the dragoness, sitting down on one of the many debris on the battlefield. "Come here." She commented, patting her legs a couple of times.

"Hey, yeah!" Issei quickly nodded, taking off the Balance Breaker, then sitting on her lap.

He closed his eyes deeply as Tiamat placed both of her hands on his head. The dragoness began to hum as her hands became covered in ice particles.

Issei couldn't help but have a small shiver as the cold ran through his head, but he quickly felt the pain in his head disappear. In fact, said pain transformed into something extremely soothing.

Perhaps it was due to the fact that she was stroking him to heal...

"I didn't think it would feel this good." Issei thought with a small smile.

"We'd better leave them for now." Penemue commented, looking at Rossweisse.

"Uh, you're not staying with them?" Rossweisse asked, receiving a negative from the Cadre.

"I'd like to see your training today. I want to know how the Valkyrie Queens train." Ross simply nodded, preparing a magic circle.

"Actually, this training is not training. It's just for you to learn how to act like a Royal Queen during a Royal Wedding." Ross explained, causing Penemue to be slightly surprised.

"I didn't know Valkyrie Queens had a Royal Wedding, being that the Asgardian Gods are the only ones who have them." Cadre commented, wanting to inquire further on the subject.

"Well, it's not like I'm going to have a Royal Wedding. I don't have a Fiancé in the first place. It's just a practice, because that's what Asgardian Law dictates these days." The Valkyrie explained, causing Penemue to narrow her eyes.

"She's lying, though I don't know where..." She thought although she decided not to probe further, as she should have her reasons for lying.

The next day...

"Brace yourselves." Odin declared, sensing how his final forces were about to collapse.

Behind him, there was a huge army of Demons, Angels, and Fallen Angels.

"I hope this ends quickly..." Baraqiel thought with a small internal sigh.

"It's too bad my cousin gets to keep the main entertainment." Thought a very muscular man, who couldn't help but stare at Rias with his arms crossed.

Sirzechs and Azazel were also in that place, the difference being that the Cadre was next to Odin along with Rias, Sona and their respective servants. With the exception of Issei, of course.

The silence of the Meeting was quickly interrupted when a subject entered the room, opening the doors of the Mansion with a loud bang, drawing everyone's attention.

"Lord Sirzechs, a great army of monsters is fast approaching the city from the other direction!" The man exclaimed, causing Sirzechs to smile.

"Apparently, Loki mobilized all of his experiments at the decisive moment. I must say, he timed it quite well." The Demon King commented, then looked around at the entire large army. "Let us not allow the city to be affected like last time. This time, we will stop them and not allow any lives to be wasted in vain." Sirzechs concluded his speech, receiving a nod from almost all the warriors.

A few seconds later, a huge magic circle appeared at everyone's feet, causing them to disappear from one moment to the next.

"Ross will be with me in a moment." Odin declared, gaining the attention of Azazel and the others that remained. "If things don't go as planned, I'll tell her to take care of Loki." He explained, causing Rias to step forward.

"Don't worry, we'll stop him." Rias stated, receiving a nod from the old man, who was sweating even more than before.

"Get to your positions." God stated, receiving a nod from all the teenagers. "You stay for a moment." He clarified, causing Azazel to look at him with a raised eyebrow.

"What do you want, old man?" he asked as he folded his arms, earning a small laugh from the God due to the nickname.

"As Sirzechs brat said, Loki always plans things well before he acts. Chances are it won't be as easy as it looks." The God stated, causing Azazel to become a bit serious. "Although, we do have a big advantage." These last words caused the Cadre to raise an eyebrow. "No information has escaped about the First Reunion between the Factions. It is known that there was a great battle, but Issei's performance was never specified, so Loki must not be aware of everything that has improved so far." Odin commented, getting Azazel to understand what he meant.

"So, you only agreed to our plan not only because Loki would be too weak, but you also did it so that Issei's true power would begin to be known properly, or am I wrong?" Cadre asked, causing Odin to give him a sidelong glance.

"I don't like Sirzechs trying to hide his accomplishments so much. He should be recognized for what he really is." The God expressed himself, causing Azazel to turn away.

"Yeah, I'm not too fond of the King taking all the accomplishments in the retinue either, but let's just say the Demons have their own Monarchy." He concluded, bowing his shoulders to downplay the matter. "I'll go prepare the magic barrier. I don't think it will be necessary, as your son is too proud to escape. But, one never knows." Azazel raised both hands for emphasis on his last words as he left.

"It never hurts to take certain precautions." Commented the God to himself, watching as all the magic circles were about to shatter.

Azazel arrived at the camp, seeing how Rias, Sona and all the others were already on the battlefield.

"Did Saji get new soul parts from Vitra?" Rias asked with mild surprise.

"We got one more. " Sona whispered in her ear. "But we don't want to use it, as it could be a problem. We suspect that Vitra's consciousness could awaken and cause the Demonic Corruption to stop working properly because of it. You know, we don't want to take unnecessary risks after what happened with Issei." The student council president explained, causing Rias to nod in understanding.

"It can be very complicated dealing with people like that. Gasper and Issei are a big pain in the ass sometimes." Clarified the redhead.

"What are you doing here, Gasper?" Azazel asked, seeing that the half-Vampire was standing at the top of the canyon next to him, instead of with his companions.

"The President said to stay here." Gasper clarified somewhat discouraged. "I still have a long way to go to control my power, and she's afraid I'll hurt my companions again because of it."

"I suppose she's right, but if she thought more, I'm sure she could come up with better solutions." Azazel stated, getting Gasper to look at him with some respect at his words. "For the time being, you'd better stay here. Defying your mistress' rules would mean nothing good for you. And, even if I were to try to keep you from being punished, I do not have sufficient jurisdiction to counteract such deeds." Cadre concluded, receiving a quick nod from Gasper.

"Are they in positions?" Odin asked through a small magic circle.

"Release him at your leisure." Azazel replied with a small nod.

"Very well..." He commented, leaving a couple of seconds in suspense.

...

...

"There he goes!" shouted the God in a very strained voice, causing all the magic circles to shatter into a thousand pieces, alerting Rias and the others.

Azazel clenched his teeth tightly and stretched his hands out to the sides, creating a huge magical barrier along the entire length of the canyon.

The barrier was so immense that it impressed Gasper, as watching it generate until it closed into a huge dome was quite striking.

"I don't know how long I can hold on like this, this takes a lot of energy..." Azazel thought with a rather forced smile on his face. "I could have done with finishing the development of my prized Sacred Gear."

Rias and the others slowly approached the deepest part of the canyon, watching as Loki was on his knees, breathing heavily in agitation.

"I knew it would be hard, but that old man..." Thought the God, slowly rising to his feet as a large amount of sweat ran down his face.

"You'd better give up now, Loki." Sona clarified, adjusting her glasses. "We know how strong you are, but in your current condition you can't do anything." Explained the Sitri, causing a proud smile to appear on the God, who then laughed loudly.

The young people simply looked at each other, not understanding what was so funny.

Finally, the God stopped laughing from one second to the next, fixing a piercing and somewhat macabre gaze on Sona.

"Do you think those words are capable of intimidating me?" Questioned the God in a gloomy voice, causing more than one to start sweating. "And besides, there's not even the Sekiryuutei. I guess you guys want to suffer a lot, don't you?" he asked, looking at everyone.

"He's not here, but my servant will be here soon." Rias clarified, making Loki smile as he tried to keep up appearances.

"Uh? That's good to know." The God clarified, then narrowed his eyes as his vision became very blurry.

"I said all that, but I'm really screwed..." He thought, cupping his face. "I spent a large amount of magic to damage the seals, and now I can barely stay conscious. Not to mention my body is much more vulnerable because of it."

Loki analyzed the situation for a short second, watching as everyone was starting to surround him from above, activating their Sacred Gears.

The God's serious expression turned into a smile from one second to the next.

"I guess I'll have to use that from the beginning..." He concluded, then resting one of his hands on the ground, impressing everyone immensely as numerous very large magic circles began to emerge around them.

"Damn, he prepared those invocations in advance..." Azazel declared as he gritted his teeth, knowing what those monsters probably were.

Suddenly, the tables of combat turned drastically as the huge wolf Fenrir appeared next to his two sons, completely surrounding them. In the center of them, Loki emerged riding atop a huge serpent.

"Let's see if they can fight my sons." Loki declared with a smirk covered with smugness on his face, as he watched everyone quickly fall back, protecting their backs.

"This might be a bit tricky..." Kiba commented, looking at the huge enemies they were about to face.

"Of course." Akeno clarified with a small smile. "These little friends are much stronger compared to the Cancerberos of the Twelve Gates of Hell that Kokabiel sent us."

"Well..." Rias stated with a small smile. "I still can't perfectly control my Power of Destruction, so all that's left for us to do is to hold our own and combine our abilities..." She concluded, watching as the huge wolves slowly approached, while the snake moved away from them, leaving Loki at a safe distance.

"Just in case, my body had better continue in perfect condition." Thought the God with great seriousness. "I don't want to trust myself with the Sekiryuutei. I must bring it with me at all costs." He concluded, implying that his plan went beyond killing him, unlike what everyone believed.

Meanwhile, in Asgard...

Tiamat was doing some sort of leg massage on the brown, who could see how the ice on his legs was closing the last of the wounds.

"Ready!" The dragoness exclaimed with a small smile.

Issei got up from the bed, doing a couple of stretches.

"I don't feel a bit of discomfort." He clarified with a smile. "I think we should get going now." He concluded, watching as Penemue found herself leaning against the door.

"Not yet, we need to change you out of those clothes." Cadre replied, watching as the last of her beloved's Academy garment was in tatters.

"My clothes?" Issei questioned, looking down at himself. "I don't think that's necessary..."

"You should stop wearing your academy clothes for everything." Penemue clarified, approaching him with a box she held in her hands. "Put this on." She concluded, watching as Issei pulled out a black-colored musculose, raising an eyebrow.

"Is it good battle wear?" he asked, getting a quick nod from Tiamat and Penemue. "Very well, I'll put it on in the bathroom." He finished, leaving both women alone.

Tiamat and Penemue looked at each other seriously. After a few seconds, they both began to have a small blush on their faces, which intensified more and more.

"And the those clothes are not only good for battles..." They both thought at the same time, remembering the clothes they had bought him.

After a few seconds, the three left the room and met Rossweisse, who greeted them with a smile and sent them to the castle gates. Issei was wearing his Balance Breaker activated, so the new clothes on him could not be seen.

Issei wondered why they hadn't simply teleported right there, receiving the answer practically instantly. At the door were about three Valkyries who were waiting for Issei with different gifts, as they had been glad to be able to live with a man like him in training.

Tiamat teased him that he had his first fans, something that Issei only received with a small laugh.

Things got even stranger when Ross opened the castle doors, denoting how a huge line seemed to want to see Issei and the two women accompanying him off. He nearly lost his jaw at the sight, while Penemue and Tiamat raised their eyebrows, as they hadn't expected Issei to have managed to gain so much fame in Asgard in just a week.

"Hum, this will take a while..." Issei thought with a roll of his eyes.

"I'll go ahead and find out how things are going." Ross clarified, waving goodbye to the trio.

20 minutes later...

"Watch out!" Rias received Asia's shout, dodging just in time to Fenrir, who was inches away from snapping her in half.

"Damn!" Thought the redhead as she flew. "They barely hurt us, but we didn't manage to do much either." This last thought only made her grit her teeth even harder.

Akeno glanced to her side, seeing that Sona's little entourage had been able to knock both of Fenrir's sons unconscious, but they were having a lot of trouble with the snake. Mainly because Saji and Tsubaki were completely exhausted.

The snake made a quick movement with its tail, managing to hit all those who were nearby, sending them to where Rias and the others were.

Sona and all her peerage rolled on the ground, to then get up with great difficulty, since their bodies had suffered a great amount of wounds before the attack so rough and fast.

"This is bad, they have us cornered again, and we are almost out of energy." The Sitri would declare, watching as Fenrir moved closer to them, as did the snake.

"This is done." Loki thought with a smile, as he lay sitting on a stone. "But, I should stop the attack now." The God couldn't help but get serious at his last thought. "There is no need to kill any of them at the moment. Especially the one belonging to the Gremory Caste..." He would conclude, fixing his gaze on Rias. "At least, she shouldn't die for now."

"H..." Just as Loki was about to give orders to his creatures, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow as all the monsters were imprisoned by magical barriers.

"Don't just stand there!" shouted Azazel, making everyone react. "Go after Loki!"

Rias and the others watched this with complete shock, but quickly seized the opportunity to get out of the creatures' range, quickly approaching towards where the God was.

"Apparently, there's a rat hiding..." Thought the God after what he witnessed, looking from side to side, trying to find something or someone.

The amazing thing about it all was that he still continued to sit with great calmness, indicating that the fact did not bother him in the least.

"Loki!" shouted Rias, arriving a few meters away from him, along with the others.

"Don't even think about it, it's a waste of time." Explained the God, getting everyone to stop their advance in its tracks. "I have managed to recover a little of my strength, while a large amount of you have serious damage and are mentally exhausted by the excessive consumption of magic." He explained in detail, then looked at them with great boredom. "Bottom line, you have nothing to do against me." He concluded, causing some to take a step back, while others gritted their teeth tightly.

"Should I break through this barrier already?" Thought the God, looking at the huge barrier holding him back. "For all I know, by now Azazel must be getting very tired." He would cross his hands under his chin, closing his eyes as he thought carefully. "But that would require more use of my magic. I don't think it would be good, since I still don't want to use that..." He concluded.

"Rias, what do you propose?" Sona asked as she held her severely injured shoulder.

"Damn..." Was all the redhead said, gritting her teeth.

The look on both women's faces quickly changed to one of complete surprise, taking their gaze skyward.

Loki himself left his serious and carefree posture aside, raising his face towards the sky while slightly gritting his teeth.

Azazel also looked up in utter amazement, only to fall backwards as his barrier shattered in the face of a great surge of power.

"Someone's coming!" He exclaimed, as he watched the sky.

"That energy..." Loki commented, standing up.

"It's a Supreme Class Demon." Azazel thought, pulling himself together. "Does that mean Sirzechs already defeated the ones attacking the city?"

"No way. They should be another 5 minutes at least..." Loki thought, dismissing the possibility that it was Sirzechs.

A silhouette slowly began to be seen approaching at a good speed. Quickly, more than one's mouth dropped open when they saw that it was Issei, who was equipped with his Balance Breaker.

Issei quickly descended and landed, generating a small line of destruction in his path, until he finally stopped right in front of Loki.

"It's Issei!" Gasper clenched his fists tightly as the brown-haired man removed his Balance Breaker, looking up at the God with a rather subjective smile.

Many of the women instantly blushed at the sight of Issei's attire, as he wore black pants that were a bit tight fitting on his well-toned legs, while the tight black sleeveless shirt perfectly exposed every inch of his well-toned muscles without a hint of fat.

It is true that he was thin, and perhaps for that very reason is that his notoriously muscular and not exaggerated figure made him look very appetizing in the eyes of the ladies.

"At last you introduce yourself, Hyoudou Issei." Loki declared with great glee, unable to take his eyes off him.

"Get out of here, I'll take it from here." Issei's words were more than forceful. Certain people didn't like being given orders, but still said nothing about it, as there was nothing to discuss at the moment.

They all quickly left, leaving only the brown man and the God.

A small laugh was heard from a hidden place among the rocks.

"Now that the barrier is gone, it's time for me to leave." Feline eyes would visualize in the darkness, hinting that it was Kuroka. "I'd like to see how Hyoudou performs, but I don't want to take the risk of being discovered."

Loki just watched with a click of his tongue as all of his creatures disappeared in a magical circle, leaving him completely alone against the Sekiryuutei.

"Damn..." He said quietly, though he quickly downplayed it.

After all, he had something far more important right in front of him.

Odin arrived next to Ross to watch the outcome of the battle. Azazel couldn't help but laugh at the old man, as he was being carried by the Valkyrie. Those laughs didn't last long, as Penemue and Tiamat quickly joined them, watching the battlefield intently.

"Let's see how your internship in Asgard turned out..." Cadre stated with much intrigue and issue, as he wanted to see the brat's progress.

"He has gained a large number of fans." Penemue clarified, getting Gasper to look at her with great intrigue.

"Let me guess, it was the unmarried Valkyries, wasn't it?" Odin asked with great grace, as he knew his own warriors well, and they were very easily excited.

Loki stared at him for several seconds, causing Issei to raise an eyebrow.

"Do I have something on my face?" The brown-haired man asked, pointing at himself.

"I just think the Demons were very clever." The God replied, causing Issei to raise his other eyebrow. "In an attempt to prevent their extinction, they decided to change fate with the help of the one who advocated the most during the battle against Trihexa." These words made Issei's eyes widen slightly.

"This bastard!" He thought slightly gritting his teeth. "How the hell do they know about the Prophecy?"

"You must wake up now, before you condemn us all." The God declared, then raising his hand to the front, slightly impressing Issei. "Ragnarök must not attempt to change under any circumstances. It will only bring chaos and destruction to all, except for those selfish ones who will manipulate it to their advantage." Loki clarified, narrowing his eyes slightly. "You are the pillar that guides us to the right future. God made a big mistake in prophesying and transmitting his word, but I will see to it that everything goes on as normal." He concluded. "Don't worry. I know what the spread of this Prophecy could mean, and for that very reason, I won't say anything about it."

Odin's eyes fluttered with great disbelief at what they were seeing.

"Is he reaching out to him?" he wondered, unable to believe what he was witnessing. "Are they having a chat?"

"Is that so weird?" Rias, who had just arrived along with everyone else, questioned.

"You don't understand." He remarked, his face growing even wilder than usual. "Loki never reasons with anyone..."

"I ask you politely to come with me." Loki finished, getting Issei to raise an eyebrow.

"Are you asking me to abandon the Demons?" he asked, materializing his katana.

"That's right." Loki nodded.

"And if I don't want to?" he asked as he fiddled with his katana.

Loki's eyes grew exceedingly serious.

"Then, I will drag you down with me and forcefully make you see the truth."

Loki disappeared, generating a great flash and a small blizzard that rose in several directions.

Loki watched in mild surprise as Issei had activated his Balance Breaker, and parried his punch that was aimed at his back with his katana.

Issei turned his face, glancing sideways at the God as he dematerialized his helmet, giving him a small smile.

"If you were in good condition, I'm sure you would have knocked me out with that attack." The brown man clarified, getting Loki to grit his teeth slightly.

Loki took a large leap backwards, taking some distance for mere safety.

Issei simply turned around with great calmness as he looked down at his katana.

"I don't think I'll need this to defeat you in your current condition." He deduced, inserting the katana into a magic circle.

"He barely activated his Balance Breaker and he's already got that power." Thought the God, narrowing his eyes. "There's something that doesn't add up with what we've investigated..."

"Aren't you going to attack?" Issei asked, then smiled. "In that case..." Loki gritted his teeth tightly as a crimson flash landed in front of him, Issei being the one who moved at a rather astonishing speed. "I'll go!" He exclaimed, giving him a large kick to the knee that knocked him off balance, then delivering a heavy blow with his forearm to his cheek that generated a loud boom, causing Loki to spit out a large amount of saliva.

Loki was stunned for a short second by such a blow, taking a step backwards. The God quickly recovered and tried to punch Issei in the face, who simply caught the attack with one of his hands, and then gave him a strong upward kick in the chin that generated another great roar, making Loki spit a little blood.

Taking advantage of the fact that the God had not recovered from the blow, Issei quickly continued with his attack, giving him a strong knee in the abdomen that generated a great tremor, making Loki vomit blood.

Issei took a couple of steps back, watching as Loki writhed in pain from the last attack delivered.

"I didn't think the wear and tear and damage to break the barrier would be so great." Thought the brown-haired man, speaking to his tenant. "This isn't being any fun at all." He concluded, unable to help but put on a slightly bored look.

"|Breaking through a barrier as tough as Odin's must have reduced his magic reserves to near zero. |" the dragon explained. "|As a result, his defenses are ridiculously low and he's suffering from an agonizing headache. It's a miracle he can still stand up after the first blow you gave him," Ddraig concluded, genuinely impressed at the god's tenacity.

Issei could simply watch this with mild surprise, as he didn't know all the consequences that excessive consumption of magic could bring.

Loki took a big breath of air and clenched his fists tightly, trying to compose himself as best he could.

"In that case, he's a great warrior..." Issei thought, having some respect for the god.

Loki quickly lunged at Issei, trying to throw a punch at him that he dodged very easily, moving his body to the side at a surprising speed.

"No doubt, his power is greater than when he fought Kokabiel." The God thought, as he tried to land another blow on her, being stopped when Issei blocked it with his forearms crossed in X. "I don't know how far he can control his Balance Breaker now, but it's not like I didn't have anything prepared for this." He concluded, narrowing his eyes slightly as he tried to kick him, which Issei blocked again without any difficulty when he caught the foot with his hand.

In no time, a great rain of punches and kicks began to be thrown against Issei, who didn't move an inch from his place as he blocked all the attacks just with the movements of his arms, demonstrating the great control and precision he had gained over his body.

"AAAAH!" Loki shouted loudly as his fist was covered with a thin magical layer, which Issei was able to parry without any difficulty.

Being a stronger attack than usual, a large blast shot in several directions, adding to the intense glow that lasted for a second due to the use of magic.

This time, Issei did not let go of his hand and pulled him closer to his position, and then delivered a strong blow to his abdomen. This time, Issei had used all his strength, so the fist sunk a little into Loki's abdomen, causing the God to double over and spit out a large amount of blood as he trembled in pain.

Issei quickly moved behind him, giving him a hard punch in the back that forced him upright again. That didn't end there, as Issei took advantage of the position to deliver a strong kick to his face that deformed him for a short second.

Loki staggered before stabilizing himself, watching as Issei's blurry figure levitated a few meters away from him. The God could only watch as he received a strong kick to the chin that sent him crawling across the ground a couple of meters, and then lay on the ground.

Issei simply stayed in his position, returning to the ground as he watched the God with a raised eyebrow.

Had that been all?

A few seconds passed in which Loki didn't even move from the ground, but he quickly began to feel a somewhat strange energy that alerted Issei, and everyone there.

"That energy..." Issei thought, watching Loki intently.

"*It's the energy of Ophis Ouroboros. *" Ddraig explained with great seriousness. "*Apparently, this fellow was in contact with her, and the Goddess gave him a small part of her power. *" The dragon concluded, watching intently as Loki began to slowly rise from the ground as a rather corrosive violet aura began to emanate from his body.

When he turned around, Issei could make out how the image of a violet snake was in his hand. It was a seal of sorts, where Issei instantly deduced that that was where the power was emanating from.

"I knew things were going to get complicated." Commented the God, slowly approaching Issei as his body regenerated at an astonishing speed. "I only have 5 minutes, but it's more than enough..." He concluded, causing Issei to smile at him.

"Ddraig, his magic?" the chestnut asked, watching his enemy intently.

"*Ophis' magic and power only heals wounds and grants certain power to the user. It will not have magical regeneration. Still, the power granted through seals is always by magic. I don't think he has recovered much, but it will be a problem if we take it lightly. *" The dragon explained, sensing the density and amount of power emanating from Ophis' essence.

"Luckily, Ophis isn't so airheaded to lend an amount of power that would bring real trouble." The dragon thought, remembering the few times he crossed paths with Ophis, being that the dragoness had always been very carefree and never thought things twice.

"That woman..." Thought the dragon with a small smile. "Her lack of fear and empathy always induced her to make decisions without thinking about the consequences."

"12, 13, 14..." Issei kept counting mentally as he watched Loki slowly approach, until the god disappeared out of nowhere, causing Issei to widen his eyes in shock.

The young man managed to cover himself just in time as Loki appeared in front of him, delivering a huge kick to his ribs. When the blow made contact with his forearm, a small crater was created at his feet and a huge amount of small debris flew everywhere, being swept away by the small shockwave that had been generated. Issei's eyes grew even wider as he felt his armor shatter slightly, as did the blockage.

From one second to the next, Issei was thrown at a great speed towards a huge mound accompanied by a sharp sound caused by the blow, generating a small explosion when it hit and crumbled the natural pillar.

Loki watched closely as Issei had been buried under the rubble, so he decided to slowly approach.

"That hit is not enough even as a joke." Thought the God seriously, only to stop dead in his tracks when a huge magic circle appeared in the sky.

"No way!" shouted the God with wide eyes when he saw how Thor's huge hammer fell a few meters away from Issei, generating a huge tremor, sinking slightly into the battlefield.

Loki uncovered his face, staring at the hammer in utter disbelief.

"How did my stupid brother deign to meddle with this?!" Thought the God, for he knew perfectly well what Thor was like, and he was not the kind of man who would intervene in a conflict if it did not bring him personal gain.

Before he could find a possible answer to that fact, he could watch as Issei quickly stepped out of the rubble, leaving a flash of crimson in his wake.

The brown quickly picked up the hammer with both of his hands, lifting it with slight difficulty.

"In the end, if he kept his word." Rossweisse thought with slight surprise, seeing how everything was transpiring.

"I didn't know Thor's hammer could be so heavy." Issei stated, placing it on his back, causing a small tremor to appear all over the place.

"The problem is not hammer, but the powers of this one..." Loki thought with a slight sweat as he kept a safe distance. "Lightning contains an absurd amount of power. If I get hit by a few of those in my current condition, I'm out." He concluded, moving slowly as he prepared for Issei to begin throwing the lightning bolts. "I'll just have to wait until he doesn't know how to use it properly."

Issei waved the hammer slightly, watching as a large amount of lightning began to emanate from it. The brown couldn't help but watch this with slight curiosity, but quickly shrugged it off.

Issei looked over to where the spectators stood, then did something few expected.

Everyone's eyes widened in shock as Issei threw the hammer at their feet, generating a huge clatter as it landed.

"But what is he thinking?" Sona questioned in utter disbelief.

"He wants to defeat him with his own power." Azazel declared, managing to gain everyone's attention. "He thinks he can do it. And to be honest, I think so too." Explained the Cadre with a smile that showed his great interest in the decision shown by one of his students.

"A Dragon's pride can sometimes be somewhat conflicting." Tiamat thought with a serious expression. "You'd better know when to stop that pride..." She concluded, watching Issei intently.

The young man landed a few meters away from Loki while watching him with a small smile. The God just looked at him unfazed by his earlier action as he folded his arms.

"I am surprised at what you have done." He stated.

"I don't need more power than mine to defeat you." Was the brown-haired man's simple reply, watching as Loki delivers a somewhat Machiavellian smile after his words.

"I don't know if it's honorable or stupid." Replied the God, only to watch as Issei lunged towards him with a leap.

Issei extended his fist with the idea of delivering a heavy blow to his face, only to be dodged by Loki as he moved at tremendous speed to the side. The God tried to counterattack instantly, getting a small surprise when the brown managed to retain his blow with a good block of his forearm.

From one second to the next, Issei began to lunge with a great amount of punches at a great speed, being blocked and dodged completely by Loki. The attacks were so fast and forceful that they generated a constant tiny trembling, while both figures began to soar into the air because of the hard fight they were having. On certain occasions, Loki tried to counterattack with a quick punch, being dodged by Issei with great difficulty, and his somewhat clumsy movements when dodging were proof of it.

Loki only increased his smile even more as he placed his shoulder to resist all of Issei's blows, feeling that they barely bothered him a bit. The God threw a sudden slashing kick, being barely dodged by Issei as he flexed his back back backwards, then quickly countered with a somersault kick. Loki moved again at a great speed, dodging the attack with no trouble.

Issei watched as the somewhat blurry figure of the God moved away between the rocky mounds, following his movements quickly. Loki smiled at this, somersaulting towards a mound, standing on the stone, and then using it as an impetus to speed towards the brown man, completely destroying the rocky pillar.

Issei could only widen his eyes in shock, as he did not predict that move, and as he was going after him, he did not have enough time to respond. As a result, he received a huge punch under his chin that generated a momentary tremor. The armor cracked slightly, while Issei spat out a small amount of blood and flew into the air from the inertia of such a blow. Luckily, Issei was able to pull himself together quickly, so he ducked out of pure instinct, dodging an elbow from Loki, who was already at his back to surprise him again.

Issei tried to respond quickly with an upward kick, being dodged again by the God as he tilted his head back, laughing slightly at his rival's "slow" attempts.

The God was quickly pursued by Issei as he rose higher in the air, attempting to land a couple of kicks to his face. Loki meticulously dodged all of his attacks, demonstrating zero difficulty in accomplishing this.

Another barrage of punches came again from Issei as they continued to soar, this time combining the combo with different kicks. Where all attempts were thwarted as Loki blocked them or simply dodged them.

"I admit, you surprised me a bit." Loki commented, as he continued to block the attacks. "You're a bit stronger than I expected, but..." Loki increased his grin even more, countering with a punch that hit the target, where it quickly turned into a myriad of punches landing on Issei. "It's just a little bit!" He concluded, giving him a large downward kick to the abdomen that sent him straight to the ground at an enormous speed, generating a small explosion as he crashed, sending a couple of debris flying, in addition to the small cloud of dust that had been generated.

Loki simply stared down from the sky with his smile still in place, watching as the dust cloud did not show any strange movement. The only thing that could be distinguished, was how certain green glows flashed at a great speed.

After a few seconds, Issei flew out of the dust curtain at a great speed, leaving a reddish trail in his wake.

Loki's smile disappeared completely and his eyes widened in complete surprise as Issei's speed seemed to have doubled. Being unprepared for such an overwhelming change, Loki received a sharp blow to his cheek that made him spit out some blood and forced him to turn his face away due to inertia. Issei didn't stop and continued punching him in the face while Loki still looked dazed, getting the God to slowly back away while small shockwaves appeared on the spot. Issei stopped for a short second, only to give him a strong kick in the chin, making Loki fly away aimlessly.

Issei did not plan to end the sequence of attacks, so he quickly followed him at a tremendous speed. Just when he was about to give him a double kick in his back, it could be seen how Loki opened his eyes and reacted just in time, grabbing him by both legs to then bring him closer to him and give him a big elbow in the forehead, making the helmet break slightly.

The force of the impact was such that it momentarily stunned Issei, which Loki took advantage of, delivering a strong punch to the helmet that finished breaking it, to then give him a strong headbutt, making Issei give a small scream of pain when his nose expelled blood. The headbutt was so strong that it destabilized Issei, which Loki took advantage of, giving him a big punch in the face with all his strength, generating a loud roar and making Issei spit a large amount of blood. The blow was so strong that the brown was directed to the ground again, but he was able to recompose himself before falling, materializing his helmet again.

Before he could see where Loki was, his eyes widened in shock as he received a large blow to his back, sending him flying straight into a rocky pillar, rolling over the structure from the forced fall. Just as he was able to steady himself, he managed to watch as Loki had his hand outstretched as a noticeably glowing and somewhat large magic circle rose up in front of him.

The magical attack was quickly fired, causing Issei to grit his teeth slightly. He spread his wings and took a great leap, dodging the first attack by a miracle, only to blink in disbelief when he saw another one headed in his direction, generating a huge explosion of smoke that shook the entire battlefield, generating a massive wind current that forced cover from all onlookers.

"That hit must have left him pretty bad." Thought the God with a smirk on his face.

As the smoke began to slowly disappear, Loki couldn't help but be impressed at the sight.

"Did he dodge it? He wondered, seeing that Issei had one of his arms raised, while a large amount of his armor near that sector had been completely destroyed, showing his clothes in tatters.

"That was close." Issei thought aloud as he rubbed his exposed cheek, as half of his helmet had ended up shattered.

"Enough playing around." God declared, crossing his arms. "You can almost dodge this attack, that's true." Commented the God, narrowing his eyes. "But, that attack is far from the most powerful, and I wouldn't want to kill you." Concluded the God, getting Issei to smile at him.

Without a word, Issei regenerated his armor and clenched his fists tightly, causing a whirlwind of reddish power to soar through the air, impressing the God.

"BOOST!"

"BOOST!"

"BOOST!"

"BOOST!"

"BOOST!"

"BOOST!"

"BOOST!"

"BOOST!"

"BOOST!"

"BOOST!"

"BOOST!"

"BOOST!"

"BOOST!"

"BOOST!"

"BOOST!"

"BOOSTOOOOOOO!"

The last surge created even greater agitation, which quickly subsided to nothing as the reddish blizzard suddenly stopped, leaving only a thin crimson aura surrounding the chestnut.

Loki slowly uncovered his face, completely shocked at what he had witnessed.

"... What the hell was that?" thought the God, seeing how the huge energy expelled by the chestnut had suddenly disappeared.

What he didn't know, was that that energy had been contained in that thin crimson aura that now surrounded Issei.

Issei dematerialized his helmet, looking at his hands for a short second, generating a rather uncomfortable silence.

Finally, the brown-haired man raised his gaze and gave the God a smile, a smile that brought a great shiver.

The God's eyes widened in disbelief as Issei approached him at a speed approximately four times faster than before, receiving a strong blow on his cheek that sent him flying a great number of meters. Without even being able to react, Issei suddenly appeared on his back thanks to his great speed, delivering a strong double kick to the God that created a loud roar and a shockwave, making Loki spit a large amount of blood while flying even higher without even being able to stabilize himself.

Loki made a great turn in the air and extended his arms with a great scream, stopping the flight abruptly and causing a strong tremor to appear for a short second. Loki quickly created another of his magical attacks as he watched a reddish trail approaching at a great speed towards where he was.

Issei quickly swerved to the side as he saw that the attack was going to hit him squarely, deflecting into the red sky at a great speed. Regardless of this, Loki tried to attack him while moving at that speed, missing the magic attack, and being hit by a strong kick that sent him flying to the ground again.

Before falling, Loki went through two rocky mounds and landed resoundingly against the ground, causing a large cloud of dust to appear, along with a large amount of debris and a crater of interesting sizes. The God didn't even take a second to send all the mounds flying with his power, then clenched his teeth tightly as he headed with his top speed towards where Issei was.

The chestnut dodged the blow with great ease, appearing behind his back and giving him a strong headbutt that sent him flying again, although this time Loki recomposed himself practically instantly, quickly attacking the chestnut.

Loki tried to deliver a big blow with his hand that Issei dodged without any difficulty, ducking his body.

"180, 181..."

Issei countered quickly, punching him hard in the abdomen that sunk slightly into the God's body, managing to make him writhe in pain. Still, he didn't decide to end his attacks, so he quickly tried to attack him again, only succeeding in getting Issei to catch his fist. He tried again with his other hand, receiving the same response.

Seeing this, Loki tried to knee him hard in the face. Surprisingly, Issei brought his face down to collide with Loki's knee, generating a huge roar along with a huge shockwave. The second they impacted, Loki's bones could be seen shattering into a thousand pieces.

"191, 192..."

Issei took advantage of the daze from the pain, delivering a strong headbutt that broke Loki's nose, breaking his posture completely.

Issei quickly took advantage of this and began another onslaught of punches for the third time, though this time it was very different from the previous two.

Numerous shockwaves accompanied perfectly for all those times Loki was hit and bounced off in various directions, as if he were a boxing sack.

Numerous knees and punches landed on the God, until finally Issei delivered a hard knee to his back that sent him at great speed to the ground. Loki's body was completely embedded in the ground, and he couldn't help but scream in pain, as Issei still continued to press his knee against his back.

After that, Issei placed his foot under Loki's body, lifting him into the air with his foot and then kicking him hard in the chest that sent him flying several meters in the air.

Loki continued flying, while it could be seen how all his wounds were regenerated almost instantly. The God quickly opened his eyes, stabilizing himself in the air and remaining several meters away from Issei.

By now, Loki was already bursting with anger at the humiliation he was receiving.

"Damned Reincarnated Demon!" Spat the God with great fury, as he bowed his hands forward. "I don't care if I have to leave you half dead!" he shouted, causing hundreds of magic circles to appear behind his back. "You're coming with me, you fucking scum!" He spat in a great rage, the veins in his eyes scarred beyond belief.

Issei widened his eyes in surprise as he watched a gigantic magic circle appear in front of the God, which was almost as big as the entire battlefield.

The hundreds of magic circles began to throw numerous small magic attacks towards the giant magic circle, causing it to begin to glow brighter and brighter.

Issei gritted his teeth at this, so he quickly extended both of his hands to his sides, causing red spheres to begin to form in his palms.

Each sphere became as big as two soccer balls, and continued to grow at a somewhat slow pace. Meanwhile, the giant magic circle glowed with a great intensity, completely dulling the light in the sky.

"What is that?!" Gasper shouted, covering his eyes at the intense light emerging from the giant magic circle.

"This is bad..." Azazel thought aloud, creating a magical barrier, who was quickly supported by Rossweisse.

Slowly, the small magic circles were disappearing from the God's back, until there were none left.

"Take this!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.

"NORDIC DEVASTATION!"

A white magic attack of impressive proportions shot out from the huge magic circle, which kept on emanating.

Seeing the gigantic magical attack rushing towards him, Issei clasped his two hands together, creating a sphere even larger than his body.

"DOUBLE DRAGON-SHOT!"

A gigantic crater was created at his feet after expelling the attack, spewing out an attack with the same proportions as the other.

The attacks quickly collided with each other, immediately slowing down. A huge shockwave erupted in all directions, shattering everything in its path. It was so large that it shook the onlookers slightly, despite the fact that they were protecting themselves.

The crimson and white light were constantly fighting each other, as neither would yield to the other.

"It can't be!" shouted Loki, not believing what he was witnessing. "Their attack is as strong as mine!"

"242, 243..."

Issei was gritting his teeth tightly as he endured the pressure of both attacks, until he couldn't take it anymore.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, DDRAAAAAAIG!"

"EXPLOSION!"

The crater beneath Issei grew three times as large, at the same time as countless giant debris was blasted into the air by the great force. The crimson glow intensified even more, blinding everyone completely and causing the Dragon Shot to grow to abysmal dimensions.

"AAAAARGGHHHHH!" Loki screamed loudly as he was slowly dragged down by the pressure of the attack. "THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING!" he shouted, watching as the Dragon Shot engulfed his magic attack at enormous speed, until it reached the magic circle, progressively cracking it at a great speed.

"IT CAN'T BE!"

The magic circle shattered completely, letting out a final scream from the God.

"YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE MUCH WEAKER, AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" he shouted, being completely engulfed by the attack, leaving no trace of him.

The Dragon Shot continued to advance into the sky, until it finally exploded in an immense burst, creating a huge crimson sphere in the sky that generated a gigantic wind current, forcing Issei to move slightly away.

Issei dematerialized his helmet to wipe the sweat from his face as he watched the huge crimson sphere seem to be convulsing, until it finally generated a gigantic reddish explosion that forced everyone to close their eyes. The gigantic tremor was so great that more than one fell to the ground, while they felt numerous gigantic debris crashing against the barrier.

After several seconds, the great energy finally dissipated, causing everyone to slowly open their eyes.

Everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes in great disbelief when they saw Loki in the attack sector, his clothes a mess, and his gaze covered in fury as he held his arm in great pain.

"The healing is failing." Issei thought with a small smile as he saw the small wounds the God had all along his body.

"This is amazing..." The God would think as he breathed in slight agitation.

Issei would extend his hand without warning, creating a small Dragon Shot that was quickly shot towards the God, who gritted his teeth at this, dodging it by a few centimeters, only to be hit hard by the chestnut.

Issei followed close behind as Loki descended at full speed with the idea of hitting him again, slightly surprised when he could see that the God found enough strength to react and stop in mid-air, delivering a nifty flying kick that sent him away a couple of meters, though it didn't cause him any damage.

"We already managed to stop the army." Sirzechs commented, appearing along with that extremely muscular man, while carrying a somewhat injured Serafall on his shoulders.

"They're still fighting." Azazel commented, causing the three newcomers to watch in slight surprise as two different colored trails flew through the air, colliding with each other numerous times, making small tremors be felt even from that distance.

"Your pawn is quite interesting." Commented the muscular man as he didn't take his eyes off him.

"When we face each other in the final, you'll see he has more than a few simple surprises, cousin." Rias replied with a certain haughtiness and great pride in his words.

"Before you get to Sairaorg you have to pass over me, Rias." Sona commented with a small smile.

"And don't forget that each of you has another Rating Game to overcome, so don't jump the steps, because the fall will be very hard." Azazel said with a small smirk, causing the three involved to bow their shoulders.

Loki half-turned in mid-air as he fell, creating a magic circle with the idea of hitting him. Issei stopped suddenly in midair, only to wait for the magical attack and dodge it just at the last second, causing Loki to widen his eyes as he lost his trail completely.

"Where the hell did he get himself into? The God wondered internally, looking from side to side.

"293, 294..."

Issei began to create a sphere in his hand, causing the luminosity to catch Loki's attention.

The God fixed his gaze on him, only to chuckle as he saw what he was doing.

"Do you think you'll hit me at this distance?" The God questioned, knowing that the Dragon Shot is very slow when not charged with enough energy.

"296, 297..."

Issei gave him a small smile, and threw the attack without a word.

"DRAGON SHOT!"

"298..."

The God couldn't help but smile mockingly at what he witnessed.

"299..."

"Are you serious?" The God questioned, beginning to swerve to the side.

A large smile appeared on Issei's face, who said the following:

"300."

Ophis' seal vanished from one second to the next, causing all the corrosive power emanating from Loki to disappear completely.

"My strength!" He thought, widening his eyes in shock as he completely lost stability and speed, watching in horror as the attack closed in on him.

"This..." God declared with wide eyes, as his face lit up more and more of a reddish color.

"THIS HAS GOT TO BE A FUCKING JOKE!"

The magical attack impacted and completely covered Loki, causing the God's figure to twist all over and begin to let out agonizing screams that would frighten more than one.

"AAAAAAAAAARRGHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

A second later, a loud explosion arose, creating a huge cloud of smoke. Loki soon shot out of it, falling to the ground at a great speed, where you could see his body gushing blood from how damaged he was.

His crash landing caused him to eat a large amount of dirt.

Loki began to get up, or so he tried to, as he kept shaking.

When he finally managed to get up, his gaze was instantly fixed on Issei, who was flying several meters away.

The God was completely carried away in the face of his fury, going against Issei as he let out a loud scream.

"He can still move..." Issei thought, genuinely impressed.

Loki slammed his fist into Issei's bare face, failing to move him an inch. The chestnut quickly summoned his katana and gave him a hard blow to the head with the sheath on, getting Loki to scream in pain and fall to the ground again.

"I will not allow...!" Whispered the God as he got up with great difficulty.

"I WILL NOT ALLOW THE PERSONAL TOY OF THE DISGUSTING DEMONS TO KEEP HUMILIATING ME!" he shouted with great anger, throwing a great amount of magical attacks that came out of his magic circles, generating a great cloud of smoke in a matter of seconds.

Loki gave a great final shout, creating a magic circle a little bigger than the previous ones, expelling an attack that generated a small tremor in the place, enlarging even more the cloud of smoke.

Loki did not take long to fall to his knees, while breathing with an immense agitation. He could only see the ground, and how his beads of sweat mingled with his drops of blood. His vision quickly began to blur, signifying his imminent defeat.

The God's eyes widened slightly as a katana stabbed inches from his cheek, causing him to chuckle slightly.

"Where is the honor in defeating a God who could barely stand?" he asked, feeling Issei kneel beside him.

"Make no mistake, I am not as proud as Vali." He replied. "I only abandoned the hammer because I was sure I could defeat you. Otherwise, I would never gamble with the lives of my loved ones just to show my pride." He concluded, watching as the God smiled at his words.

Loki felt his body was about to collapse, but he found enough energy to say a few last words.

"You don't know your loved ones well, Sekiryuutei..." He mentioned, only to fall to the ground in a dull sound, falling completely unconscious.

"I don't want to hear that from someone who turned against his own family." The brown man stated, standing up as he looked up at the reddish sky.

END OF CHAPTER!

Well, actually, no. It still continues below.

Before I move on to that last scene, I thank you all for reading and I hope you liked this fight and closing arc.

I'll see you very soon to start a new arc, where there will be a lot of events and mysteries!

And by the way, there are only two more arcs left until the story completely changes course, since the main explanations and changes have been explained in all these chapters.

I hope you can also enjoy what's to come!

"What will they do with him?" Issei asked, watching as Odin took the unconscious Loki away in a magic circle along with Sirzechs.

"Since we are in Hell, Loki becomes their prisoner due to the fact that he attacked this territory." Rossweisse explained, seeing how the battlefield had been completely shattered. "He will now be dealt with and imprisoned in the Eleventh Gate of Hell." Commented the Valkyrie, slightly surprising the chestnut.

"I had heard that name before..." Issei would put a hand to his chin, thinking carefully.

"The Twelve Gates of Hell." Penemue replied, joining the conversation. "It is the chasm that exists between the very abysses of Hell. A land impossible to control. A land with a magical density far greater than that of Elysium, being impossible to fly in that place. A place completely desolate and covered with destruction, where all high-ranking criminals end up locked up, running more and more dangers depending on what number of gate they are in." Cadre explained. "Also, there is a curious legend. Since that land is the oldest in the world and boasts such immense and suffocating magical density, it is said that this is where the first supernatural being was born by the Creator's own hands." Penemue narrated, unable to help but get a little serious.

"Great Red..."

"Wow, that's an amazing legend..." Issei stated truly impressed at what he heard.

"Among the dragons, that place was always talked about." Tiamat commented, joining the conversation. "It is said that the largest mountain in all the Kingdoms is located there. At its 11,500 meters high, the three pillars of the Dragon Gods who were born are hidden there. They were even there since before the birth of Ophis and Trihexa, as if prophesying the three strongest beings that would be upon this magical world. The creation of a soul so powerful that it can contain that much power and magic in itself..."

"Does that mean that all the Dragon Gods were born in that place?" Issei asked with great interest, as he had become completely hooked on the story.

"Only Great Red. Ophis was generated in another gigantic riot of magic originating from the Dimensional Rift, while Trihexa was a mistake." The last statement caught the brown-haired man's attention. "But they're just legends." Tiamat quickly reassured him. "The only one who was born close to the time of Great Red and is still alive is Odin. But, to give you an idea, when he was born, a large number of Realms had already been created and the Twelve Gates of Hell were very marginalized because of their far-flung position, plus, like the heavens, it's impossible to enter from the outside because of the great barrier created by the Magic Density. The only way to enter is for you to be a native there, or to be sent by someone who can enter there." The dragoness concluded, watching Issei out of the corner of her eye. "The Demons are native to that area, since technically that place is still Hell." Tiamat paused for a short second, then glared at him. "By the way, that place isn't known as very dangerous just because of the criminals and the sweltering heat. There are a lot of monsters never seen before or thought to be extinct in that place. Really strong monsters." Tiamat explained, narrowing her eyes slightly. "I think, if the bearer of the White Dragon were to enter the Twelfth Gate of Hell, it would not be so easy for him to come out alive if he is cornered by the two leaders that are in that area." She commented, lightly rubbing her chin. "The Twelfth Gate is a slaughterhouse, and that's why I'll never let you go there." The dragoness concluded, fixing her gaze on Issei as she sentenced any idea of going to fight in that place.

"Oh, I understand..." The young man commented, surprised that the Twelve Gates of Hell was much more than just a prison for high-level criminals.

"Hey, let's head back." Rias ordered Issei, who quickly received her with a nod.

"Since today has been a rather busy day, we'll leave the training for today." Azazel stated, watching as many breathed a sigh of relief, except for Issei who didn't seem to be the least bit tired. "Tomorrow we will all gather tomorrow, as the Rating Games are only a week away." Cadre explained, then disappeared.

Sairaorg looked at Issei for a short second, though he quickly disappeared along with Serafall, leaving Issei, Penemue, Tiamat and Rossweisse alone.

"Actually, there's going to be a meeting tomorrow because of everything that happened with Loki." Ross commented, clarifying the matter. "I'll be there too, so we can say our goodbyes that day." Valkyrie stated with a big smile.

"Very well." Penemue commented, giving a small nod. "Come to think of it, I already know what we'll be training this last week..." She commented, getting Issei to look at her with great excitement. "For today, we've had enough. I'll tell you what I plan tomorrow." She concluded, getting a quick nod from her future lover.

"I hope it's just as interesting as the last one!" Issei exclaimed, clenching his fist tightly as a magic circle was created underneath everyone.

Penemue couldn't help but crack a very, very tiny smile.

Something that didn't indicate being potentially good...

"It'll be interesting to me."

She thought, only to have them all disappear into the magic circle.