This chapter was completely rewritten. I am going to get back to this story for the time being, as God of War: Ragnarok has been an amazing game. So much fun! What a game. Game of the year for sure. Baldurs Gate 3 was up there too ofc. Anyways, its rewritten as a new path to the story was taken. This authors note supercedes all other previous ones because the direction of the story has shifted dramatically.

Issei was released from the hospital room, which was located in the palace, rather quickly. It was about an hour after he and Freya admitted some sort of feelings for each other, though neither actually said that they loved each other. It wasn't unsaid either, but neither of them knew what they felt, other than that they wanted to spend more time together and figure their feelings out. Issei was just too new to this feeling to know what he was feeling and Freya wanted to explore it herself before getting back into another relationship. While in human years, it may seem like a very long time, being several centuries, but to an immortal being such as herself, it didn't feel all that long ago. She could still feel her ex-husband on her lips, on her body. She could still remember him. So, she didn't want to rush into things as she also felt like it was betraying her dead husband.

After being released, Freya escorted Issei back to his room, for the lad, despite having slept for a very long time, felt rather drained. When he got back to his room, he gave Freya a smile and climbed into bed, nodding off rather quickly. Freya left his room and made her way to the banquet hall. Upon entering, she took her seat. In the meeting hall, there was Odin, Frigg, Thor, Göndul, and Ölrùn. All were seated on the far side of the table, clustering around as close as possible so neither person had to yell. Odin and Frigg sat together on the narrow end, while Thor and Göndul sat to Frigg's left. Frigg was on the left side, while Odin was on the right. Ölrùn was sitting by herself closest to Odin, leaving the seat next to her open. Freya took her seat and both of Issei's parents looked at her. Unknown to the gathering of Norse Deitys, a green and golden fly was on the wall, overlooking the meeting.

"Is he alright?" Frigg asked, smiling at Freya.

"Yea, he passed out as soon as he hit the mattress. So, why did you gather us here? I'm going to guess it's Issei."

"Yes." Odin began. "That power of his that swept through the room. It… It was something that shouldn't be possible. He wielded the power of Helheim itself as an aura… let alone what else he could do. I am at a loss at what to do about this development. I thought I'd bring you all here in order to work out what should be done about this."

"Are you considering killing him?" Asked Ölrùn who was the most intelligent and well studied of the Valkyries.

"Of course not!" Frigg said, looking at her like she grew another head. "How could you suggest that?"

"I'm merely putting all the options on the table. His power is not exactly friendly." She said without any remorse for her suggestion.

Odin sighed. "The option to kill him is off the table. It is not my sons choice to have this power."

"No, but he has it now and poses a threat to us." She replied to the Allfather. "No, I do not think he would purposely harm us, but that power to do so is there and should he lose control..." She said, trailing off.

"Yes, which is why we're here to discuss the best way to go about this."

Ölrùn hummed. "I don't think he should remain in Asgard. While his power isn't radiating out from him, the people can -feel- it. It will cause commotion should we let him stay in Asgard especially in public."

"So you suggest we cast him out of Asgard?!" Frigg demanded.

"Yes. He needs to be sent away. Think about it like this… whoever set him up to go to Helheim, probably knows he got out. It's possible he would remain safe here… but its possible he won't. It is more likely that if we sent him out to Midgard, considering it is the largest of the realms, he would be a lot more safe. Not to mention, we still need to find out who had sent him there in the first place… What if there is more to this than just trying to kill him and make you and Odin suffer?" What the smartest of the Valkyrie's had to say made Odin stroke his long luscious beard, before nodding.

"Yes, I think you may have a point… but what do we tell him?"

"In order to keep him from trying to return… I think we need to betray him in such a way. Just to keep him safe. If he tries to return to us, then it will only put him in jeopardy, not to mention our investigation. We will bring him back to Asgard once we conclude that he is safe to be here, but until then, he needs to be cast out. Plus, it may do him some good to get out in the world and see the other Pantheons and religions." Frigg and Freya frowned, not liking the idea of her son/Future lover being cast out, but they didn't have anything they could say to refute that. Thor was being very quiet. Odin on the other hand nodded.

"I think this is the best plan giving the circumstances. I am adverse to casting out my son, but it is the best course of action. For all we know, this could be the start of Ragnarök and while I love all of you, including Issei, my first priority is to prevent Ragnarök. Any thoughts on this course of action?"

"I think this is the best course of action, even if he is my prized student." Göndul spoke up for the first time.

"I'm not a fan… but I understand… I just wish…" Freya started, only to frown and look down at the table. She didn't want Issei to leave, especially just when she had gotten him back and started to access her feelings for the young man.

"I do not support this." Frigg crossed her arms. "I do not want my baby to be cast out of his home for something that is not his fault… but I also agree… as much as I wish I didn't."

"I'll be the one to do it." Thor stated. "I've already caused him pain by taking away his blood family… so I might as well continue to be the villain in his story, sending him away."

"No. We'll all play a part. We will chase him to Heimdallr and into a Midgard portal. We do not want him to access Yggdrasil so Heimdallr will create a portal and we will close it once he gets through." Odin stated, closing his fists as he laid them on the table. "No kill shots but if you have to strike him, do so. I know exactly where to put him… as I hear of a cease fire being discussed…"

"When do you want to do this…?" Freya asked quietly.

"In an hour. I need to talk with Heimdallr and get it prepared. Thor… Thor will be the one to start. Smash into his room and scare him…" Odin said morosely. The table nodded and stood up, parting ways. The fly on the wall recorded everything and Loki, who was watching from far away grinned.

'Hmmmm. So he survived and now they are looking to cast him out and betray him… I could use this. Maybe… Maybe… I think I have a new champion…' Loki grinned before having the fly disappear into the ether.

Issei was woken when a lightning bolt crashed through the roof of Freya's home and a crack of thunder shattered the windows. Issei screamed and sat up straight, only to stare straight at Thor who towered above him next to the bed, Mjölnir brandished in his face with a glare of hate from the God of Thunder.

"You are a disgusting blight upon Asgard and you will leave." Thor said. Issei looked terrified.

"I didn't do anything! Why are you doing this?!"

"You will not bring Ragnarök to the realms nor will I allow you to poison Asgard!" Thor stated, raising his hammer and swinging it down towards Issei. Issei immediately rolled out of the bed to the side, just as Thor's hammer struck, blowing the bed into pieces. The mattress and the wooden bed disappeared into ashes from the heat from the lightning. Thor turned and threw his hammer right at Issei, only for Issei to dive through the nearby window, having to jump out of the way to avoid the hammer.

"I wouldn't! This is my home and you are my family! My brother!"

"You are no brother of mine and this is your home no longer!" Thor roared. Issei turned to run, only to stop. Right outside of the house was the Valkyries. All ten of them, including Freya. All of them were dressed in their armor, weapons drawn. Freya stood at the front while the rest were in an arrow formation. Sigrún, the second in command, stood at the tip of the arrow. "Freya! You have to help…" Issei started, only to be cut off by Freya.

"Silence. I cannot allow you to destroy Asgard."

"I… I thought we were…"

"You thought what? As if I would allow myself to sleep with a human… You are no god and do not deserve to be with someone like me. Your death will serve as a warning to all, that Ragnarök will never come. GET HIM!" Freya said, her sword aimed at Issei. The Valkyrie's charged. Issei was devastated. His heart was completely destroyed. The love that he held, began to get replaced with something darker. Issei immediately ran, rolling, jumping and dodging away from the many deitys after him. Arrows, swords, spears, scythes, Mjölnir, and many other weapons were flung at Issei, all missing him as he would dodge and get out of the way from the powerful god killing weapons. Issei found the bridge of Bifrost that would lead him to the room that had the gateway to Yggdrasil and immediately ran towards it. It was his only option to escape Asgard, but as soon as he got within thirty feet, Odin and Frigg appeared.

'No. Not mother too… No!'

Frigg and Odin stared down their son and without a word, Odin drew Gungnir from its dimension and threw it right at Issei. Issei went to duck under the fast moving weapon only for the spear to curve and strike him in the face. The spear carved a wound from his brow to the bottom of his left eye, forcing his eye to close shut as blood began to pour from his weapons, blocking any attempt to see.

"Why are you doing this?! You are my mother!"

"I was never your mother. I merely found you and took you. Your mother is dead." Frigg said with bitterness and hate, though deep down she was trying not to vomit. She loved her son and hated doing this, but it had to be done. She only hoped that he could return to Asgard where she would beg for his forgiveness. Issei's heart began to darken to the heartbreak and rage began to take the place of love.

Issei roared out in fury and charged in towards his ex-parents, immediately shoulder checking Odin who was surprised at the pure power that Issei wielded, sending Odin flying off the bridge, though he immediately caught himself with his magic. Odin responded and sent out a powerful blast of magic, summoning ravens from a different dimension in an attack. The ravens would fly faster than humans could react, striking right where Issei was running to. Issei charged through the cloud of ravens, heading right towards the room where Heimdallr was stationed. Issei saw the portal and ran right for it, but right before he would reach it, a sword cleaved into his midsection. The left side of his waist was torn apart, the blade barely missing his spine as Heimdallr attempted to bisect the boy. Due to the attack, Issei stumbled and fell into a separate portal that was to the right, disappearing from Asgard. The portal immediately closed upon Issei's exit.

Heimdallr, Odin, Frigg, Thor and Freya appeared in the portal room, grim expressions on their face.

"Will he live?" Frigg asked, looking at Heimdallr.

"The wound would be fatal to a human, but he is no longer fully human. His powers should keep him alive… plus you were sending him to a place to get help." Heimdallr said, looking at Odin. Odin nodded.

"Our son will be alright… and we will see him again where we will make it right."

"I hope this doesn't bite us in the ass." Thor stated. Thor would never know just how much his words would mean. Freya stayed quiet before leaving a moment later, her heart breaking for what had happened. She had finally accepted her feelings for Issei and the next day she had to shatter their hearts and whatever bond they would share. She needed time. Frigg and Odin would take their leave back to the palace where they would take some time to grieve. Thor went off to drink and Heimdallr returned to his post, to keep watch over Asgard.

Issei hit the ground with a loud thud and immediately looked around. He wasn't on top of the Yggdrasil tree like he should have been, but instead he was in a different realm. It didn't look like earth either. The ground was made of pure ice and mist, but it wasn't cold and filled with dread of death like Helheim either. He looked around and came to the conclusion that this must be Niflheim. Niflheim was very much like Helheim in the fact that it was cold, full of ice and it was also a land of dead. The difference was Niflheim was a place for the unworthy, while Helheim was a place where cruel and evil would go. If you got sick or died of old age, you may go to Niflheim unless you led a good heroic life, which meant you could be brought to Fólkvangr though this was up to Freya. If you were a criminal and an evil person who lived without morals, Helheim was your destination. As such, while Niflheim was cold it was nowhere near as miserable as Helheim.

Issei groaned and held his side, watching as his side was bleeding heavily. He groaned pitifully and slowly moved to lay down. "So this is where I die…" He muttered, looking up at the beautiful sky above. The peace and tranquility of Niflheim, or at least where he was in the realm was shattered by a voice. A man.

"I would use that dreadful power of yours and heal your wound. Focus on your wound and focus your powers on it." Issei's head immediately snapped towards the sound, his eyes landing on a handsome man with long black hair. He was wearing black robes with emerald and golden accents. He had a spear next to him on the rock that he was sprawled out on.

"Are you here to kill me too?"

"Kill you? I don't even know you enough to -want- to kill you. Why would you assume that?"

"My family… or what I thought was my family… tried to kill me… chased me out of my home… delivering this… wound." Issei said through gritted teeth.

"Ah… I see. My apologies, but you aren't dying… You can heal yourself." He pointed out. Issei grit his teeth and did what the man said earlier. He focused his mind on his wound(s) and focused the power of death and ice that he wielded within. It took a few moments before he saw the wound start to close itself as a dark blue ice began to form over it. After a few seconds, his wound was gone, though there was a deep scar. "Ah… that is a very ugly power of yours…" The man commented.

Issei looked over at the man before sitting up, groaning softly. He then began to stand, turning to face the man. Issei looked apprehensive at speaking to him, especially after being told that what he wielded was ugly.

"Ah, I can see what I said hit a nerve. It's a fine power and very strong, but its death… death is ugly."

"Death is beautiful."

"I suppose some may see it as that."

"What's your name?"

"Ah, I suppose that is rude of me not to give you my name… You may call me Loki."

"Loki?! Thor's brother! Mischievous and Evil!"

"Well that's just crude. Mischievous sure but evil? I guess to my brother and father I am." Loki spat. He obviously hated his family. "Wouldn't I try and kill you and not actually help save you if I was evil? It is Thor and them who are evil."

"They are not! They are the Deitys of Asgard! The protectors against Ragnarök!" Issei said, defending his family despite having been attacked and nearly killed, as well as disowned. Loki frowned.

"Ragnarök is the cleansing of evil. It's the final act of life itself to correct its mistakes… You were attacked, disowned and nearly killed by these so called good people… Why wouldn't they try and keep Ragnarök from starting? Why wouldn't evil prevent the cleansing of itself?" Loki replied.

"No! That can't be… no. That's not true."

"It isn't huh… Well, I am afraid I've been lying to you this entire time… Issei Hyoudou." Loki stated, which got Issei to immediately stand on guard.

"How do you know my name?!"

"I've been watching over you for a very long time." Loki said, turning to look off into the distance. "I have been keeping you safe and trying to keep -them- from turning you into one of them."

"What?"

Loki hummed and formed a magic circle in his hand, which expanded to about five feet in diameter before holograms began to appear. It was a 'video' of the day that Loki had inserted the crystal into Issei's eye. "I'm sorry for not stepping in… but I couldn't reveal my hand." Loki said. The video in question was doctored and changed, to which it was Odin himself who put the crystal in. Issei watched as Odin snuck into his bedroom after Frigg had left, before shoving the crystal into Issei's eye. With a mad grin, Odin looked down at his child. "You my son shall be my greatest warrior against Ragnarök. When you say "I wish I was dead", you will find yourself in a desolate land… where you shall gain power… or you will die." He stated. The video ended and Loki looked over at Issei.

"As you can see, Odin was the one responsible for your trip to Helheim. His plan, as you can see, was to make you into a warrior to -stop- Ragnarök. I'm sure you know, but the prophecies of Ragnarök state that he is to die… so why wouldn't he want to create someone strong to fight for him and die for him?" Loki hummed before another video played.

This video showed Odin, Freya, Thor, Frigg, Heimdallr, Göndul, Ölrùn, and Eir all stood at the portal to Helheim. Heimdallr was the first to speak up.

"Are you sure that he's ready to pulled out?" The all seeing guardian asked. Odin would nod.

"Yes, I have felt the latent power from my raven spies. He's ready to be brought back where we can harness his power. We will no longer have to fear Ragnarök once he's back." Freya nodded.

"And you still wish for me to seduce him?" Freya asked. Frigg would nod and speak up.

"It's the best way to keep a human like him in line. Lead him by his dick." His mother spoke. Freya nodded before jumping into the portal with the rest of the warriors. The video ended there.

"That's… No…. Freya…"

"I am very sorry… truly I am… and… It is my fault that you were attacked."

"What…?"

Another video played and this time it was of Loki confronting Odin. The video paused so Loki could speak to Issei. "I am sorry that I had to do this to you, but I had to stop what Odin was doing… please understand." He stated, before the video continued. Issei watched intensely.

"What are you doing here…?" Odin asked, his voice booming as he sat on his throne.

"I merely come to bring news. I have spoken to the Nords and they gave me a message for you… about Ragnarök."

"What…? The last time they gave me news was centuries ago… what could they poss… No it can't be."

"I'm afraid so." Loki stated. "The end of the world… will be caused by a human possessing the power of Helheim." Loki stated in the video before playing a recording to Odin. Issei couldn't hear the video within the video, but he could tell by Odin's despair and rage that Loki was telling the truth. Loki ended the entire thing, looking at Issei who was full of despair and rage.

"I'm sorry…" Loki said quietly. "I had to act as if I didn't want Ragnarök… because I -want- to cleanse their evil. Odin and Thor have done so many things… it disgusts me. All the giants… my family… my brethren… dead from the God of Thunder… under Odin's orders." Loki spat with hatred. Frost and Fire Giants alike…. Jotunheim turned to rubble! All because he was paranoid! I despise him!" Loki said, getting worked up. He immediately would stop and take a deep breath, looking back at Issei. "Sorry… I shouldn't have gotten worked up."

"No it's… It's understandable… I'm having a hard time keeping it bottled up right now…" Issei said quietly. Loki frowned and played another video. This time, it was of Issei being chased out and attacked. It would pan and Issei watched as Loki would wield his illusion magic, making copies of Issei and forcing all of the misses. He assisted in Issei's escape! Issei looked to the deity before him with gratitude.

"I hope you forgive me… I had to do what I must to end his reign of evil."

"No. No. I am not angry with you and I forgive you… I understand now… I want to start Ragnarök."

Read. Review. Moo.

The new harem will be as follows and it can change.

Katerea((Cattalya)) Leviathan

Raynare

Kalawarner.

Maybe:

Mittelt.

Go ahead and give me some more harem suggestions, but it may just be 3-4 girls.

Oh! And this story is currently planned to be a trilogy. The second story would be a Isekai with Issei going to the DC universe after this one, and the third one would be a return to DXD, with two people from the DC universe joining. Spoilers! HAH!

So as you can tell, the story is drastically different than what it was originally. I wanted to go this route as it just feels better. Plus I don't see alot of pairings and 'evil' Issei's, so I wanted to explore this. Plus it fits really well with teh God of War aesthetic.

All of the previous chapters really built up this particular chapter because Issei is obviously being tricked by Loki so all of the love that he had for Freya and his family is gone now... and thats how tragic it really is. Everything he went through has been shredded. That's tragic AF and fits the God of War.