MAE'R DDRAIG GOCH YN MYNNU GWEITHREDU (High School DxD - Y Ddraig Goch SI Chapter 2)
"...There's something I don't understand." Issei said in a muted tone with a raised hand like he was in a classroom. From his monotone calm voice, it was obvious he was in shock.
"You don't have to raise your hand Issei, you're not in class." Rias said gently.
The redhead Gremory Devil was ignoring her other co-owner and supervisor of Kuoh Town, the Devil Sona Sitri (who was using the Japanese name Shitori Sona in her day to day life as the Student Council President) sitting next to her and frowning at the remark. Since they were sitting in class. One of the empty ones, not usually used, and placed a barrier around it to keep normal magically unaware people out.
Sona let it go though, since this wasn't a class, and the boy-The current era's Boosted Gear Wielder, who was a human in her town, a student in her school kyaaaaaaaa! No, no! Keep it cool. He still needs to be trained so he would rip your clothes off, hold you down and rape you while ignoring your cries out for not wanting it. Keep calm and project coolness and surety... Nee-san is gonna freak!-was still taking in everything that happened to him, and that he was learning about the world.
"Right, right, of course." Issei said his eyes lowered to the ground, he gaze showed he was zoned out. Not really focusing on what he was looking at, just lost in thought.
"What do you not understand, Issei-sa...an." Sona spoke. The other Devils glanced at her, or giving her a sideeye, but Issei didn't notice.
At the moment, Issei was back in Kuoh Academy, his school, after school hours, in a classroom surrounded by two Devil Peerages, belonging to Rias Gremory and Sona Sitri. He didn't feel cornered or worried though. In fact he felt safe.
What really worried-nay, scared the shit outta him was what they said causally in their explanation of the supernatural world.
"Is it something about the Three Factions?" Rias asked to get things going again.
"No, no," Issei stumbled but kept continued his tone still calm and casual. "That was easy. Heaven is real, so are Angels, and thus Fallen Angels, and one of them was Lucifer who with Lilith made Devils to wage war on Heaven. Every side fought to kill the other and control the world. Standard world domination stuff."
"Then is it about the gods of other pantheons, Issei-kun?" Akeno asked, an every present inviting gentle smile on her face. Yet even in front of that sinfully beautiful face, Issei's normal perversion couldn't rise to overcome his shock.
"Such as the Shinto Pantheon being real?" Tsubaki Shinra, Sona's Queen asked.
"N-No, not that either. I got that, Lady Amaterasu has a personal miko who is also the leader of one of the duo Youkai Faction, and said leader is a nine tailed kitsune. Hot. Cool." Issei said, blinking and now looking up at the group of Devils around him, who looked clueless at what has him disturbed. Do they seriously not realize? He thought to himself.
"Is it about the Hindu, Greek or Celtic Pantheon?" Yuuto Kiba, Rias' Knight asked, throwing names of different pantheon out there to get a reaction.
"They're all real and," Issei frowned, not sure whether to feel impressed or scared. Well, more scared "Almost all of their feats are apparently real too. That's... something."
"Then what seems to be the problem, Issei-san?" Sona asked.
Why is she on first name bases with me? No, not important. Issei shook his head.
"No, it about the last thing you mentioned, about why does every faction want me dead? Because I'm apparently the most wanted person in the world now? I didn't do anything yet!" Issei cried out.
"Because you're a pervert and all perverts must die." Koneko Toujou, Rias' Rook said in a dry tone.
Issei flinched like he was struck by a heavy blow.
"Ouch, that hurts, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't deserve death, Koneko-chan." Issei said back apologetically.
"Really? Really? You're gonna let a freaking Catgirl Devil sass you like that?"
Upon hearing the dragon's voice, every single devil in the room flinched in worry and dread. And one did in arousal.
Then fire came out of Issei's back, without burning his clothes, as the upper half of a transparent Ddraig formed. He crossed his arms and looked at the room in amusement.
Is he doing a Jojo reference? Issei blinked at Ddraig's appearance.
"What's wrong with Koneko being a Reincarnated Nekomata?" Rias said pointedly with a cold tone. Ddraig let out a hum in approval at the girl's balls for standing up to him to protect her Rook, even while being afraid of him.
"Nothing is wrong with Catgirls. I quite like fucking them." Ddraig said casually, to which Koneko hissed in futile anger. "However, I don't think someone formerly from a race that has fucking heat cycles really has any grounds to stand on about 'chastising' perverts."
"Wait, that hentai trope is real!?" That piece of information was enough to break through Issei's shock. As he looked between Koneko to Ddraig a few times.
"Don't even think about it." Koneko hissed at Issei.
"Of course not! I'm a pervert not a creep!" Issei protested.
"Nekomata heat cycles are usually in June and July." Ddraig said with a smirk.
"Thank you for this bountiful knowledge, Lord Ddriag-sama Sir!" Issei stood up and bowed to his dragonic stand.
Rias had to physically restrain Koneko from trying to stupidly attack them.
"I believe we're getting off topic." Sona said, drawing Issei and Ddraig's attention to her.
"Sitri, huh." Ddraig muttered to himself. Sona did her best not to shiver. Issei didn't notice how hard her nipples were, but smelled something sweet. Ddraig just smirked and said nothing for now.
"Yeah, right, that. Why the hell does everyone want to kill me!?" Shouted this time toward Ddraig.
"It's not... technically everyone." Tomoe Meguri, one of Sona's Knights tried to help and cheer up Issei, but she knew she couldn't the odds really were stacked against him.
"True." Sona took over. "If you go to Kyoto, Lady Yasaka, the Goddess Amaterasu's Miko will openly welcome you and offer you sanctuary."
"Also, the Devils of Hell and Fallen of the Grigori would welcome you with open arms too." Rias added. "In fact you would be welcome in any part of the Underworld." She then paused. "Except the Greek parts. Or Yomi. ...Or Naraka. ...Or Helheim-Look, just stay in the boundaries of Lucifer City or Grigori HQ and you'd be fine."
"I feel the more you describe how many my options are, the more I learn how limited I am." Issei said back.
"It's not... technically that bad." Rias tried to offer. "I mean, if you went to a Temple of Hestia you'd be safe there. Same for any temple of Kama and Rati too." Rias' eyes widened as she something good. "Actually if you go to any of the Celtic Realms you'd be accepted their right away!" Issei brightened that at. "After you survived the Welcoming Red Dragon Hunt!"
"Like hell that's good news!" Issei stood up throwing a chair pillow onto the ground.
"Meh boke-tsukkomi routine. Four outta ten, no real oomph to it." Ddraig said.
""We weren't doing a routine for your amusement!"" Issei and Rias shouted and pointed at Ddragi at the same time.
"Better. Eight outta ten." Ddraig nodded approvingly. The two sighed and sat down.
"Ddraig-sama that still doesn't answer my main question. Just... why?" Issei asked. "I get that my life would be in danger from having the Boosted Gear but why?"
Ddraig actually paused for a moment.
"...Did you know the Greek Pantheon used to have Virgin Goddesses? They tended to brag a lot about that. Something they held up proudly as an accomplishment given their normal depraved antics." Ddraig mentioned sudden out of nowhere.
"There were? I've literally never heard about that before." Sona said with furrowed brows, yet was interested in this new piece of history.
"Well, there aren't any now." Ddraig smirked.
"...Wait." Issei's eyes began to widened in comprehension.
"The Hindu Pantheon are great people I used to hang out and train with." Ddraig continued without pausing. "Then Indra had to open his fucking mouth, and I heard him talking shit, and by the end he dragged everyone into it."
"Wait!" Issei said again.
"Amaterasu is a good girl that deserves headpats... while sucking dick. Unfortunately, her brothers caught us at a bad time, and anywhere in Japan not under her protection or at night is dangerous for my wielders."
"I'm not safe at night in general now!?" Issei shouted.
"The Chinese Celestial Bureaucracy..."
"What? You burn down the Jade Emperor's palace?" Issei snarled.
"No, I decided to be a dick in the official way, by filing a complaint on them misplacing a horse. In the most meticulous and overly detailed way possible that it would take them a literal thousand year to get through all the paperwork. Technically it wasn't even me, but one of my wielders, Li Shimin." Ddragi's floating avatar shrugged.
"...The second Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong?" Tsubaki asked with some incredulity.
"Yeah, that brat. Didn't do too bad for himself." Ddraig nodded.
"Emperor Taizong, one of China's most infamous and greatest emperors,'didn't do too bad for himself'?" Tsubaki repeated the words to herself in disbelief. Momo Hanakai, one of Sona's Bishops, patted the Sitri Queen in sympathy.
"If you wanna get even more technical about it, the one who filed that complaint under Li Shimin's advice was Sun Wukong, buuut they know it was me behind it." The dragon said with a mischievous grin.
"So you basically went out of your way to piss every supernatural faction in the world off?" Issei said in dry tone as he understood how he got into the situation he was now in.
"Oh no, the Celts love me. The Tuatha Dé Danann consider me one of their own." Ddraig said proudly.
"They literally have a sport specifically for hunting your wielders!" Issei cried out.
"It's all ribbing in good fun." Ddraig smirked. "You just need to get strong and none of this will be a big deal. You'll see the death threats for the fun it really is."
"I wouldn't be able to if I'm not alive long enough to get that strong!" Issei said back.
"Ugh, fine," Ddraig threw his hands in the air at Issei's whining. Usually he would have forced him into a grow strong or die situation, but the kid did just literally come out of a death experience, and is still overwhelmed by everything. "If you're gonna be this much of a bitch, you can always ask those helpers of mine, to look after you till you get in shape."
"Helpers?" Issei tilted his head in confusion.
"Um, 'helpers', Lord Ddraig?" Rias asked.
"Yeah, you know, those guys and gals that hover around my wielders when they are around long enough. Buzzing around like flies, sometimes they're fun, sometimes they're annoying. You know, my fan club." Ddraig waved his hand around in a 'figure out their name for me' gesture.
"Do you mean the Red Dragon Cult, Lord Ddraig?" Sona asked.
"...You have a cult!?" Issei screamed wide-eyed, not sure to be happy or terrified.
"Yeah, those guys. I remember them being around no matter where I traveled, but they keep being different depending on where I go." Ddraig said with a shrug.
"That's because the cult is divided into five chapters, Lord Ddraig." Tsubaki continued for her King.
"Really, five? I thought it was four?"
"The Red Dragon Wing Chapter was divided into two, Lord Ddraig. The Red Dragon's Left Wing Chapter, which covers North America, Europe and Russia, and the Red Dragon's Right Wing Chapter which covers parts of Africa, and large parts of the South Asia."
"If the Wings each have a chapter, then who are the rest?" Issei asked.
Sona nodded at the question and answered.
"First are the Red Dragon's Fang Chapter stationed in England. Then there are the Red Dragon's Claw Chapter which are scattered about between without a definitive HQ, although some say it's in Europe too. But they have been sighted a lot in South America and Australia. There are the two Wing Chapters we discussed, and finally the Red Dragon's Tail Chapter. We are not sure where they are, as they are sighted more often in the Underworld, but that doesn't seem to be their HQ location either." The Sitri Devil explained.
"...Holy shit, you have an international cult." Issei looked at Ddraig stunned.
"Bah, do enough badass stuff and you'll get the same treatment. More importantly, the Head of the fan club collective, is it still Meinwen, or did she finally die?" Ddraig asked with some excitement.
"Mei... who?" Issei looked at the Peerage Kings for answers.
"Meinwen Pendragon." Rias answered this time. "She is the daughter of Mordred Pendragon, the Second and still current Wielder of Divine Dividing. A Longinus Sacred Gear, eq-" Rias glanced at Ddraig specter for a second. "In the same range as the Boosted Gear in potential power. More importantly Divine Dividing houses the soul of the legendary White Dragon Albion and Consort to the Red Dragon."
"'Consort'? That's officially one of her titles?" Issei asked, before something else came to mind. "Wait, 'the Second Wielder of Divine Dividing'? As in second from when Albion was sealed into a Longinus, right? How long ago was that?"
"We were sealed in the 6th Century." Ddraig said nonchalantly.
"Huh? Then how is she the Second... Are you saying she's been alive this whole time?" Issei's eyes widened. "Don't only humans get Sacred Gears?"
"Meinwen is a special existence. Due to Albion's love for her mate, Meinwen grew up with a personality so close to that of Albion that they might as well be twins." Rias said. "At some point in time Meinwen and Albion were so in-sync with each other, that rather than die and enter the reincarnation cycle to be given to a new wielder, the White Dragon fused her soul with her host, becoming one being. In essence Meinwen is Albion reborn with all her powers intact. She is human only as a technicality really."
"I see..." Issei nodded as he thought about this. "Wait, if she's the head of Ddraig's cult then...?" He looked at Ddraig in shock.
"My waifu is my number one fan." Ddraig smirked, then created a hologram of Meinwen Pendragon. "Isn't she adorable?"
Issei looked at Ddraig's Official Consort for a long while.
"Cute clingy loli. Nice~." He nodded in respect. "Big boobed Dommy Mommy would have been better though." Issei shrugged.
"...Uh huh." Ddraig said in an annoyed tone. All the devils in the room took a step back, or hide behind the furniture. "Hey Issei?"
"What?" Issei looked away from the image to the hovering Ddraig. Suddenly he found on her Ddraig's red scaled hands on his shoulder.
"I changed my mind on you reaching out to the cult here to acclimate. Time for the tutorial level."
"Wait, what-!?"
"YEET!"
Issei Hyoudou blasted out of the roof of Kuoh Academy, screaming and not all that harmed through the wood, concrete and iron he was thrown through, and was currently on an arc flying and falling toward the abandoned church at the edge of town.
Where all the Fallen Angels and the minion Stray Exorcists had been panicking about their inevitable doom.
That was falling toward them screaming in fear.
