"Deep breaths, dear! Deep breaths!" Metatron whispered to Risa as he held her hand, not even wincing at how pale his hand was getting from the death grip she had on it as his wife simply nodded.

"How much more?!" Metatron asked the doctor, who frowned as he looked under the gown before sighing as he shook his head.

"Truthfully, I would want her to do a natural birth, but her cervix hasn't dilated at all and it's been nearly 28 hours since labour started. While I would like to think that this is simply a slow labour, the chance of it risking the baby's health is too much and so I would like to propose a C-section."

"Do it! Just get my son safely out of me!" Risa exclaimed before her husband could answer, Metatron smiling as he turned to the doctor and nodded.

"Okay! Prep the surgery hall and get a team ready! Tell them it's an emergency C-section for a possible slow labour!" Metatron tuned out what else the doctor wanted to say as he looked at Risa, giving her a comforting kiss on the forehead as she laid while taking deep breaths.

"How are you?"

"You really asking that question?" Risa muttered as she gave her husband a deadpan stare despite the sweat clinging to her, to which Metatron just gave a soft chuckle as he nodded.

"My mistake, dear."

"Where…are the others?"

"Miki & Gorou just arrived and your parents were already waiting in the lobby when they got here."

"It's a miracle…Tou-san didn't destroy the door…wanting to see me."

"Oh, he tried. Your mother knocked him out and dragged him back before he could make it through the doors." Risa gave a soft giggle at that before they turned as the doors opened, Metatron giving his wife a soft kiss before standing back as the nurses began to roll her to the surgery hall.

'Michael, please watch over her.'

"…What?" Metatron whispered as the world around dimmed away, staring at his pale newborn son lying in a cot with numerous tubes strapped to his body as he heard Otori and Miki breaking down in the background.

"I'm sorry, sir. We tried our best, but as soon as we finished the delivery, her heart stopped beating and she was gone before we could start the emergency service. I apologize for your loss."

'No…no…No! Nononononono! No! Michael, please no! Father, I know you're not here, but please! Please, let this be a dream!' Metatron wanted to scream and shout and wail, but kept it restrained as he knew with his emotions in turmoil, everything & everyone in Kuoh Town would be reduced to atoms within mere seconds.

"I…I see. And our son?"

"An abnormal heartbeat that switches between being too fast and then too slow, brain haemorrhaging, a kidney failure and liver problems. Truthfully, it's a miracle that he's still alive, but as of this moment, it's touch & go."

"I see. T-Thank you." Metatron muttered as he touched his forehead to the glass window that separated from his son, staring at how the young newborn was barely breathing before the first tear fell.

"You know, when this baby is out of me, what say we all just disappear? You know, a vacation or so?"

"You sure? Last time we went on a vacation, we came back with a baby."

"Eh, what's one more? Besides, a younger sibling for him doesn't sound too bad, does it?"

"You just want us to have sex again, don't you?"

"Hehe~"

"K-Kojiro, I made a promise to you…and I couldn't keep it. I-I'm…I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry!" Metatron whispered as he gritted his teeth, Kojiro hugging Otori as he frowned before letting out a sigh as he nodded.

"It's okay. She…she wouldn't want me to be angry at you."

"What kind of fucking man am I that I couldn't be trusted with the one treasure I loved the most? And now, I might lose the one gift that she left." They were all surprised to hear the soft-hearted man curse, but Gorou pushed it back as he walked towards the man.

"Don't talk like that, Matteo. We'll help, all of us. Anything you need." Gorou said with a smile as he placed a hand on his fellow brother-in-law, who gave him a thankful smile before shaking his head as he stood upright before taking a deep breath.

"No, I know of a way to fix this, but there's one problem. I'm going to have to say goodbye."

"Whatever you're thinking about, don't. Who else is going to raise the boy?" Kojiro asked before his eyes widened as Metatron smiled while looking at a wide-eyed Miki & Gorou.

"Miki, will you promise me that you'll look after my son as if he is your own?"

"W-What is going on?" She asked and Metatron smiled as he hugged both of them.

"I thank you for the past year. It has been the best year of my life and…I'm sorry you won't remember it." Before the two humans could speak, their eyes widened before the couple passed out, Metatron quickly catching the two of them as he softly placed them on a bench nearby.

"W-What did you do?" Otori asked with wide eyes before she passed out as well, Metatron giving Kojiro a thankful nod as the man placed his wife next to their daughter.

"What is your plan?"

"I'm going to Michael. I have a way of saving him, but it's going to cost me a lot." Kojiro didn't say anything as he stared at his son-in-law, the atmosphere tense as the two men held each other's gaze before the old man was the first to break as he sighed and nodded.

"Fine, but how do I explain this?" He asked while gesturing at his grandson and the knocked out people on the bench, Metatron smiling as he raised a hand while his pristine white wings appeared & flared widely.

"You won't because they won't remember me or Risa."

"…Hah, you're a good kid, Metatron."

"I'm older than you." Metatron said with a soft smile and Kojiro chuckled as he sat down next to his wife while shaking his head.

"Still a kid. Could…could you let me keep mine?" Metatron stared at his father-in-law before smiling as he nodded, Kojiro smiling in thanks before he knocked himself out with a sleeping spell.

Quickly disappearing in a golden flash and reappearing above Kuoh Town, the sounds of trumpets echoed through the sky as Metatron spread his arms & wings widely.

"By the Will of the Heavenly Father, I hereby activate the Law of Anonymity. Remove the memories of myself and the human named Risa De Santis from the minds of the humans below!" Metatron chanted and the air shook as a golden pulse of holy energy washed over the entire town, making sure to keep his aura from touching the devil overseers of the tow & Kojiro.

"And now…back home."

"What?" Michael asked as he stared at his brother in shock, Metatron not looking phased as he simply smiled & nodded

"I hereby invoke the Final Judgement on myself. Grant my essence & being to my first born and heal him with it."

"M-Meta, this is not a game, okay? You know that a Final Judgement erases you from existence, right? The only thing we would have to remember you from would be your name on the registry of Final Judgement and nothing more."

"I know, Michael. Please." Metatron said with a pleading smile, to which the Great Seraph just stared at his brother before palming his face with a groan.

"Argh, fine. I'll…I'll do it."

"I thank you. Not just for this, but for the numerous millennia I've been able to spend by your side. Father would be proud to see his most precious son becoming the leader he was always meant to be."

"Hah, of course brother." Michael muttered with a soft smile as he held out a hand, Metatron chuckling as he swiped the hand away and hugged his brother tightly.

"Father would be proud of your sacrifice."

"I know." Metatron whispered as he pulled back, taking a deep breath and nodding as his brother held a hand to his chest.

"In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, may your child & his descendants live fruitful lives. May any illness and strife that ails them be repelled and may they be restored to their full glory. Metatron, the Voice of God, we thank you for your service. May you reach eternal peace as you pass on from this world to the End." As Michael finished his chant, Metatron could only smile as he felt his energy being siphoned from his body and sent to his son, giving his brother a final nod as his body began to vanish.

'No matter what, my dear son, know that I always loved you.'

Ever since he was young, Issei Hyoudou knew that there was something abnormal about him.

If it wasn't for the fact that he could do much more physical exercise than even the most athletic kid his age, it was for the fact that he could actually see everyone being surrounded by light.

Most of the kids his age & a bit older had a golden light surrounding them, but as he looked at the older kids & the adults, the light kept growing dimmer & dimmer until it was a dull shade of yellow that barely shone.

However, he wasn't blind to the few people he saw in the city that had golden light despite how old they looked and his neighbour Mr. Shidou had a pure gold light around him that was nearly triple as bright as the other adults around him.

'Not nearly as bright as mine though.' Issei thought with a happy grin as he stared at his clenched fists and the golden light that surrounded them would have been blinding to everyone around him if they were able to see it.

However, he didn't miss the fact that Old Man Shidou & a few other people all kept a close eye on him whenever he saw them, which made him wonder if they were able to see the light just like he could.

It wasn't a bad thought since Issei wasn't dumb enough to think that he was the only one who could see the light, especially since the only people that looked at him were all the people with the brighter lights.

They haven't attacked him or his parents though, but if Issei knew anything from the numerous manga & comics that he's read, the good guys with cool powers are always attacked by bad guys who want them.

'Isn't that right, Satoru?' Issei thought with a smile as he continued reading his Drag-So-Ball manga, thankful for the fact that the other kids left him alone during recess to read his manga in peace without anyone bothering him.

Yeah, he didn't have any friends, but he didn't really care. Any friend he has made always leave him because they're jealous of his cool strength so he loves his peaceful times.

"Uh, hello?"

'Oh, come on! He was about to beat Pikkel.' Issei groaned as someone interrupted him before the epic beam clash between Satoru & Pikkel, looking up before blinking at the boy with short light brown hair giving him a happy smile while dressed in a black shirt, blue shorts and black sneakers.

"Hi, I'm Irina! Do you wanna play?"

"…No." Issei answered bluntly, shocking the boy as he just turned back to his manga and smiled in anticipation as he read the two characters charging up their attacks, a Goki Dama against a Demi-Demon Cannon and with shouts of fury & determination, the two monstrous attacks were-

"Come on! It won't be that bad!" Issei just stared at his manga as the two attacks clashed, the hype now gone as he let out a disappointed sigh and glared at the boy.

"Okay, what do you wanna play?"

"Eh, I dunno. I thought you would have something to play."

'…He's a dummy.' That was the only answer that made sense to Issei because he couldn't understand how he could walk to him without something to do.

"Hah, just sit here and…read, I guess." He muttered as he reached into his backpack and took out his Yokai Hunter manga, Irina just smiling as he nodded before sitting down and taking the manga with a soft thanks.

Smiling in satisfaction as his 'friend' was now quiet and reading manga, Issei smiled as he opened Drag-So-Ball back to the chapter that he was at and-

"What is that about?"

'…I just want to read.'

"Mom!" Issei watched as Irina ran over to a woman that looked like an older female version of him before smiling happily as he saw his mother Miki already waiting for him with a soft smile.

"Did you have a nice day?" She asked and Issei gave a happy smile as he nodded before groaning as he heard Irina's voice coming closer.

"Come on, Mom! You have to meet him! He's a bit quiet, but he's pretty awesome."

"Okay, sweetie. Where is he?"

"Well, I saw him over he-There he is! Issei!"

"Oh, you made a new friend?" Issei could only groan at his mother's question as Irina and his mother stopped in front of them before he blinked as the two mothers looked surprised to see each other.

"Miki? I assume this young boy must be the Issei my Irina is raving about?"

"Reina, good to see you. Yes, he is most likely the Issei you two were talking about. Issei, you remember Mrs. Shidou from next door, right?"

"No, I only remember seeing old man Shidou. I didn't know he was married to a pretty lady."

"Ah, such a charmer, this one."

"He inherits it from his father. Can't stay still for a few seconds before trying to chase another skirt." Miki said with a shake of her head, to which Reina giggled before looking down at her child as they tugged at her dress.

"Why is Issei's dad chasing skirts?"

"Oh, that usually means he's trying to find me another mommy."

"Why?"

"No idea why. Stupid adult stuff." Issei said with a shrug, Irina giving a nod of agreement as the two mothers just shared an amused look before Reina giggled as Irina held out a hand to Issei.

The young boy could only look at the hand before looking back up at the boy, who was waiting patiently for something from him.

"What?"

"The book. I wanted to finish it."

"Yokai Hunter?" Issei asked, surprised as Irina pouted & nodded.

"Yeah, it was pretty awesome."

"…Sure, but I want it back."

"Okay."

"…Would it be okay if Issei comes over a few times to hang out with Irina?"

"I don't want to/ Could he?" Reina could only giggle at the two different responses from the children, one looking a bit pale while the other looked excited as she smiled & nodded.

"Only if Irina could come over and hang out as well. She doesn't have any friends her age."

"Wait, you're a girl?!"

"Why wouldn't I be a girl? Are you saying I'm ugly?!"

And that is how Issei met his first friend.

"Issei, are you excited to meet Grandpa & Grandma?" Miki asked while looking in the rear-view mirror of the car at her son, amused to see him nose deep into one of his manga before giggling as Gorou spoke up.

"Issei, look! A dragon!"

"Wait, what?! Where?!" Issei looked up in excitement as he looked out the window, his eyes wide as he scanned the area for the dragon before blinking as he heard his parents laughing.

"I hate you guys."

"Love you too, sweetie. So, are you excited to meet my parents, dear?"

"Kinda. I don't really remember them that much."

"Yeah, the last time you saw them was when you were barely a year old."

"And after that, you've only met that 'perverted idiot grandpa Juzo' as your mother likes to call him." Gorou answered with a smirk as he turned and drove towards a modest two-story house, Miki huffing at her husband's words while Issei giggled as he had to agree with his mom's words.

Despite how much their family loved him, Juzo Hyoudou was far from what you would call a saint. In fact, Issei couldn't any other person that told him of boobies other than his grandpa Juzo.

Why he needed to know how soft & warm they were, he couldn't understand, but he loved his grandpa Juzu and his weird antics so he just let the old man speak as he wanted.

"And here we are." Gorou spoke with a smile as he pulled into the driveway, turning the car off as Issei looked out before his eyes widened at the sight of an old man sitting on the porch while looking at their car.

However, what made his eyes widen was not the old man, but the awesome katana sheathed in a gold & purple scabbard leaning against his chair.

"Otori! She finally remembered we're still alive!" The man shouted into the house as Issei and his parents climbed out of the car, the young boy deciding to simply hide behind his mom as they walked up to the porch.

"It's nice to see you too, Dad." Miki said with a smile, Issei watching as his grandpa stood up from his chair with a groan before hugging his daughter.

"Miki! Oh, there's my baby girl! How have you been?!"

"We've been good, Mom. Also, a little too tight." Miki gasped out the last words and her mother simply rolled her eyes as she let go of her hug before blinking as Issei looked at her.

"Hello."

"Oh, aren't you precious? It's nice to finally see you after all these years, sweetie. I am Ichikawa Otori, your grandmother, and this grumpy old idiot here is Ichikawa Kojiro, your grandpa." Otori introduced herself with a smile, to which Issei just smiled before blinking as his mother patted him on the shoulder.

"Issei, it's considered bad manners to not introduce yourself back."

"R-Right! Hello, I'm Hyoudou Issei, manga lover and smartest kid in Kuoh!"

"Really? How smart are we talking here?"

"Nothing but perfect A's." Issei answered Kojiro's question with a smug grin, to which the old man looked at his daughter before grinning proudly as she smiled & nodded.

"Hahaha! That's an Ichikawa for you! I would expect nothing less from my daughter's child."

"You know I'm still here, right Kojiro?"

"Eh, no one cares about you, dipshit. Now then, my dear grandson, how would you like to see my sword collection?!"

"You have a collection?!" Issei exclaimed in glee and Kojiro simply grinned as he & Issei walked into the house, Gorou simply watching his father-in-law leave before turning as Miki gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Don't worry, dear. I care about you."

"I do as well, but let's go inside before Koji decides to give Issei a sword for every birthday he missed."

"Right, we better stop that." Gorou said with a slow nod before whistling as Miki raised an eyebrow at him.

"You were planning on confiscating the swords because they're 'too dangerous' and taking them for yourself, weren't you?"

"…The thought did cross my mind." Otori giggled at Gorou's words as she walked in, the husband of Miki simply giving his wife a sheepish grin and she answered by shaking her head while muttering under her breath.

"Dear divines, grant me strength. This family is far too much for me to deal with."

A/N: Issei finally meets his Hunter Grandpa and we're finally getting into the actual juice of the story

Also, yes, I know the trope of Issei losing his parents at a young age is overdone, but I decided that since they weren't going to have any relevance to the story & didn't fit with what I had in mind for the story itself, they weren't needed any longer.

Sorry to those that feel disappointed that they're gone.

As for those wondering what Issei's build is going to be like, since Vali is the Demonic Dragon Emperor, Issei is the Heavenly Dragon Emperor…pun intended.

To put it more simple…Fus… Ro-Dah. That's all I'm going to say.

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