章節 7: Until Life Do Us Apart
('Ddraig speaking telepathically')
("Ddraig talking out loud")
['Albion speaking telepathically']
["Albion talking out loud"]
'A character's thoughts'
Chapter 5: Until Life Do Us Apart
Issei is currently sitting in gym class surrounded by Irina, Vali, Ravel, and Murayama. For some reason, the teacher hadn't shown up. He was an older man, a nice one that everyone liked. Despite the fact that he was quite tough regardless of his age, Issei couldn't help but worry since the teacher was now in his late 50's.
After 10 minutes, the gym doors opened, and in walked a man they have never seen before. He has black hair with golden bangs and a goatee.
"Yo! So, my name is Azazel, and I am your new P.E. teacher. Your old instructor retired abruptly due to health issues. Nice to meet ya!"
"EEEEEEEH?!"
Issei sighed. "Typical dramatic teens," He muttered.
Azazel smirked. "Let's begin class! Oh, and Issei, I will need to see you after class."
. . . . . . .
Class was over an hour later, and Issei found himself in a small office with the soundproof door closed behind him.
"So what did you want to see me for, Azazel?"
Azazel smirked. "Straight to the point, I see. Alright, there are two reasons I wanted to talk to you. Firstly, Sirzechs asked me to spy on Rias, and the easiest way to do that would be to become a teacher at Kuoh Academy; this is because he is suspicious that Rias might be directly responsible for the disappearance of dozens of Fallen Angels here on Devil territory. If she is, she doesn't give any warnings and attacks like a mad dog who thinks she is above the supernatural law. Such behavior is absolutely unacceptable... You wouldn't happen to know anything about this... would you?" He narrowed his eyes at the Sekiryuutei, making the boy sweat drop nervously.
'What do I do, Ddraig?!'
('It's been nice knowing you, Issei Hyoudou. You and I may not have been partners for long, but at least you were a good host.')
'WHAT THE FUCK?! DON'T JUST WRITE ME OFF AS DEAD!'
Ddraig chuckled. ('I'm kidding. Answer him honestly.')
Issei cleared his throat, the anxiety of the sudden situation he found himself in made his throat dry. "I actually do know why. Ddraig told me that Rias murders Fallen Angels on her territory indiscriminately, regardless of whether or not they work for you and the other Fallen Seraphs or if they work for Kokabiel. I'm sorry."
Azazel sighed, closing his eyes before opening them with a grin. "It's alright. I guess now that I got the information I needed, I can't just quit this job; I will need to have a stern talk with Rias and keep her in check. Anyway, the second reason I came here was to tell you how to find your dearly beloved girlfriend, Raynare."
Issei's eyes widened and he smiled. "You know how?!" He shouted.
Azazel winced. "Patience, kid. Alright, I'll tell you, but you absolutely cannot tell ANYONE, not even that small group of friends of yours; I cannot risk a squealer squealing."
Issei nodded. "I understand."
"The location is the Tokyo Tower's top floor. Go to the café there and, using magic, find the portal that leads to another dimension that contains the Grigori 2.0. The portal is in the kitchen." Azazel handed him a phone. "Keep that phone with you. It's a device I created that no Human government can trace. To access the Grigori 2.0 dimension, you need a password. I change the password every week on 12:00 AM of Monday, so that's why you will need this phone so I can text you the password. The password for this week is..."
. . . . . . .
Issei did as Azazel instructed. He went to Tokyo under the guise of an illusion magical charm that would make it impossible for Humans to see him. Of course, he wasn't magically powerful enough to use invisibility, but this would suffice. In order to avoid the suspicion of any supernatural creatures, Issei had to stick to less populated routes by any means necessary, even parkour.
Reaching into a pocket dimension, Issei put on his disguise. It was a long black cape and boots with gold linings, black gloves, and a black mask with a blue visor. Issei felt kind of ridiculous wearing it, but he would do what must be done.
(11)
Issei is seen strolling through the streets of Tokyo as quickly as possible. Although he seemed to be walking casually, he had his guard up since he could tell that he ended up on a bad side of town due to the route he chose, somehow managing to place himself in an alley. Currently, Issei is lost in thought.
'I must prove to myself, and to others that I am strong so that I can protect the innocent since they would be too weak to protect themselves, and no faction would want to get too involved with one another. However, I am now a pure-blooded Dragon, someone who doesn't fall under that rule, so I hope these Fallen don't attack me for their own safety. I am a Dragon, bitches.' Issei told Ddraig in his thoughts, causing Ddraig to chuckle a bit from Issei's claim, knowing that he is right. No one would want to fight him now, they would have to be mad, and by mad, Ddraig means insane. They would also have a very bad time (12) doing so.
Issei stopped when they saw a bunch of guys attacking a girl. Some held held her down while others ripped off her dark coat, but she was still mostly clothed. With Issei's advanced smell, he knew that they did not rape her yet, though he can tell that they were getting close to doing so due to him smelling the men's arousal, which angered Issei greatly. It is time to save a damsel in distress.
"Come on, girl! You said that you are not afraid to die, and yet you are shaking in fear." The guy closest to the girl spoke, but what he did not know was that the girl was not scared, but instead was happy that she was going to die.
As the group of guys were going to indulge themselves with their prey, one of them got punched in the chin, making that guy fly into a wall and get knocked out. Issei grabbed a thug by his hair, who turned to look at him, only to take a knee to the neck, knocking him out. He then kicked another guy in the face who collided with the rest of the gang and knocked them down, scaring them, and in a few seconds, they were all running off.
He turned to look at the girl, whose back was turned to him as she sat on her knees. He got concerned when he saw her shaking. For some reason, he felt as if he knew her.
"Are you alright?" Issei asked the girl, who was still trembling a bit. She was mad, which Issei realized the second he looked at her hands, confusing Issei when the realization hit him: the girl was not scared.
"Why...WHY!? I have been waiting to die! I don't deserve to live! I can't live knowing I hurt someone who gave me love but I destroyed it! I fucked up and he probably hates me, I have been planning all these past three months, I say! Three months, and not one time have I even got close to ending my life!" The girl yelled turning around and lifting her head, causing Issei to stop breathing when he sees her face, realizing who it was. Strangely enough, he had almost mistaken her for Akeno, but he soon realized that was not the case. Even though they have very similar-looking features, he knew who this was.
Curly bangs that hovered just over her amethyst-colored eyes, albeit more disheveled, this is the one person that started the whole shit show of a Devil life he had, and it was also his first girlfriend, Raynare...
Though there was doubt at first, he had to admit that it was Raynare.
Issei calmed himself the second he started to feel a little angry at her for what she did. He looked at her with a melancholic but stoic look that, without his mask, would end up confusing her due to how well-hidden his negative emotions are. She would expect him to hate her, which he has every right to, and yet Issei feels something else entirely. In that moment, he felt disbelief at seeing her so soon.
"If I may ask, who is this person you are talking about?" Issei asked with a bit of confusion and somehow... Hope. It was small, but he had a small amount of anticipation that she did not hate him at all, that she actually was in love with him like Gabriel said. He wanted the truth from Raynare herself. His question seemed to make Raynare look at him with a few tears and a look of bitter-sweet reminiscence glazing over eyes before she lowered her gaze.
"A boy from Japan...He was so sweet, even if he was a little bit of a pervert on our first date..." Raynare started with a fond look appearing in her eyes, a sad but nostalgic smile on her face.
Issei berated himself a bit in the back of his mind, knowing that he could have been slightly less flirtatious and had more control over himself; his choice to use those embarrassing one-liners he said to her made him cringe a bit.
'Did my death really have this big of an effect on her like Gabriel said? Raye...'
"It was a great first date, and I have huge regrets about how it ended... with me killing him... But it was later found out that he is not dead." Raynare continued, her smile gone, tears rolling down her supple cheeks. Issei grabbed his stomach, feeling an old ghost-like sensation of being stabbed in the gut as Raynare continued. "My God, I wish that I could go back in time and stop myself from killing him. Maybe things would be better, but what's done is done, and yet... Oh! I fucked up! I ruined my chance with a real gentleman, who was husband-material, just to survive under the orders of a callous bastard! Why was I so caught up in my group that I couldn't get outside help?! Why did no one help me until something actually happened?!" Raynare's voice cracked as she cried into her knees.
He was heartbroken to hear her cry as she sobbed. He only felt pain seeing her like this, so he gently hugged her, making her feel surprised that this person she thinks that she just met would do such a thing. It amazed her how open she was with him, but her heart told her to relax. She didn't know that it was Issei, nor the fact that he was intentionally channeling a calming, loving aura.
Issei sighed. In the end, now that he knew the truth that Gabriel was right, he would never let go of his love for this troublesome girl. "Don't worry, Raynare. I forgive you..." Issei softly voiced as he took off his mask with a reassuring and loving smile, shocking Raynare as she gasped and cried into his shoulder. Issei hugged her and let her cry.
"I-ISSEI! I'M SO SORRY! PLEASE FORGIVE ME!" She hugged him tight.
"I could never stay mad at you for too long, although it still broke my heart when you killed me. It would hurt even more if, God forbid, someone like Rias were to kill you right in front of me had Gabriel not shown up and asked for me to save you. I love you too much."
Raynare blushed but smiled happily as tears streamed down her supple cheeks, except this time, they were tears of joy. "I-I love you too."
After several minutes of hugging, he pulled away from the hug but rested his forehead against hers, staring into her amethyst eyes, holding her by her waist. "Azazel told me I would find you in Grigori 2.0, so what are you doing out here? You nearly got sexually assaulted too, you careless idiot! Don't worry me like that!"
"I... I don't know. I'm so sorry. These past three months have been hard, and I thought I needed time alone away from the other Fallen, away from most people, so I found myself here. I have been lost without you, Issei." She sadly stated, almost like a child getting scolded, pouting cutely but sadly.
Issei grinned as he ruffled her bangs. "I'm here now, aren't I? Cheer up, you crybaby." He spoke softly, lovingly.
She smiled brightly. Cupping his cheeks, she leaned forward and took his first kiss as well as her own. They both made out for a dozen seconds when they were interrupted.
*ahem*
At the sound of someone clearing their throat, they turned to see Gabriel smiling deviously. "I hate to interrupt you lovebirds, but we should really get somewhere more private and have a chat. I would like to talk with my daughter."
Raynare was surprised. "Mother?!" She couldn't hide the surprise and desire in her voice, desire to see her mother again.
Gabriel smiled at her and spoke a million things without saying them such as, 'I love you.'
Issei spoke, "In that case, I know a place: the Grigori 2.0. Azazel told me how to access it. Once we're inside, Raye will lead us to where her friends live. Would the Fallen Angels here mind seeing you, Gabriel?"
Gabriel shook her head. "No... At least I hope not. If they have any issues with me, I will make them not mind me by using a little show of force." She giggled creepily, earning sweat drops from the two lovers.
. . . . . . .
Now at the top floor, 820 feet above ground, and standing facing a wall in the café's kitchen, Issei spoke the ridiculous password Azazel came up with: "Moe moe, baby. Kiss kiss, bang bang (13)." Raynare burst out laughing, and Issei silently chuckled too, confusing the Seraphim.
"I would expect nothing less of Azazel," Raynare said.
A tall, rectangular section of the wall jutted out towards them a few inches, and a round, metallic object formed on one side of the shape. It was a door. Issei grabbed it and opened it, causing all three beings to immediately be teleported, the door disappearing behind them.
Appearing in the Grigori, many Fallen Angels were startled to see a Dragon and an Angel, especially the security guards at the entrance/exit, which was a pure white void from the inside, but Raynare calmed them down. "These two are with me. This Seraphim is my mother, and this Dragon is my boyfriend."
All those staring went back to whatever they were doing, except for a small group of Fallen who ran towards Raynare.
"Raynare, are you okay?!" Kalawarner yelled, concerned for her best friend.
"Are you hurt? Do you need to be healed?" Asia asked, Twilight Healing lighting up.
Dohnaseek and Mittelt merely smiled sheepishly at the scene.
Raynare waved her hands at them. "I'm fine, you two. No need to worry so much."
Issei, meanwhile, was taking in his surroundings, studying the layout of the environment. The place looked like the huge garden that King Louise XVI and Marie Antoinette had on the grounds of their massive mansion, the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France. There were also tens of thousands of Fallen Angels going about their day.
Raynare led the group into the mansion. Her four friends stayed behind as she took Issei and Gabriel to an unoccupied bedroom.
Raynare turned to her Gabriel and got out the word, "Mother," before she was suddenly enveloped in a tight hug by the Angel.
Gabriel was sobbing. "I missed you so much, my baby. You will always be a baby to me, no matter how old you are. I love you, my little Raye."
Raynare felt her own tears well up in her eyes, a few escaping as she comforted her clingy, adorable, crybaby of a mother. "Mom, don't cry. Shhh." She turned her face to Issei, who gave her a comforting smile and gently wiped away her tears.
"Like mother, like daughter, huh. A couple of crybabies." Issei said, smirking, earning an adorable pout from Raynare, to which he chuckled and kissed her cheek.
They pulled away from the hug. "Mom, after I became a Fallen Angel and was cast out of Heaven by the other Seraphims, why didn't you ever visit me?! I missed you so much!" She was upset, and rightfully so. No child should ever be abandoned without at least finding out why, even if the parents have good intentions.
"I... I'm so sorry, Raye! They... Michael wouldn't let me visit you. He said our attachment was against the Angel Code (14). I'm so sorry, baby. If there is anything I can do to earn your forgiveness and to make up for the time we lost, please tell me..." Gabriel pleaded.
Unbeknownst to the two, Issei clenched his fists in anger. 'I'm going to fucking kill Michael! He sounds like an uptight, strict dickhead. How dare he not let Raynare see her mother?!'
Raynare wanted to be upset, wanted to hold a grudge for a little while, but her mother raised her to not be so childish. "It's okay, mom. If there's anything you can do to make it up to me, it's for you to spend more time with me as a mother and daughter should."
Gabriel's eyes sparkled. "T-Thank God, or rather, thank you, my little Raye! You truly are the purest Fallen Angel ever!"
Issei chuckled at the woman's antics, which made her blush since she forgot that they weren't alone. She cleared her throat and said, "Right, I will leave you two lovebirds alone. Don't get too comfortable now; I don't want to be a grandmother already. Bye bye~" She teleported away, but not before she winked at them.
Raynare blushed and pouted, earning a snicker from Issei. "You're not you when you're hungry (15)!" He joked, handing her a candy bar.
She sighed. "Why did I fall in love with you again?"
Issei smirked. "Uh oh, I sense something. By any chance, are we about to start arguing like an old married couple, my dear? Or shall I call you my little Raye?" He teased playfully, earning a laugh from her as she hugged him.
"This is why I love you. You make me smile more than I ever have in my entire life. Issei, I am so sorry for killing you and for lying about my identity."
"I know," He said softly. "Before I came here, Gabriel told me that not only were you crying, you were praying for forgiveness from me and for me to be accepted in Heaven. Thank you, and I love you too."
"I don't think I will ever be able to forgive myself for what I did to you, my sweet Issei." She said, looking down.
Issei cupped her chin and made her look up at him. "Oh no, you don't. Don't start crying again after how hard I worked to make you smile," He said, winking at her, expecting her to laugh but earning a blush instead. He turned serious. "Raye, if you want forgiveness, which I already gave you, you have to start by forgiving yourself and learn to live with what you have done. You feel guilty, I get it, but you have to accept it. Accept who you are and move on so that we can start living the rest of our lives together."
('Very wise words, partner. You have earned my praise.') Ddraig said, sniffling like a proud father, making Issei sweat drop in his mind.
Raynare sighed again. "You're too good for me. I don't feel like I deserve you."
Issei pulled back and rested his forehead against hers, smirking. "You're right, you don't deserve me, but I, your friendly neighborhood Sekiryuutei, am rather generous to take you as my lover, aren't I?" He joked, earning a cute small pout from her. He chuckled and stole a brief kiss from her soft lips and proceeded to pick her up and carry her like a bride, earning a giggle from her. "Let's go home, Raye." He began taking her back the way they came, a 30 minute walk.
"Yes, let's," She replied, feeling blissful at being treated to such a romantic gesture by the one she loves. "By the way, Issei, have you been working out? You're way more muscular than I remember, and you have gotten a lot taller in such a short time, too."
Issei chuckled. "I wouldn't call it a workout. Ddraig calls it training, but I call it a sadistic punishment, Draconic bootcamp style. I went to Fuji and trained for three months straight, learning how to survive in the wilderness. Regardless, I am a lot stronger now, and I don't even have that Gremory bitch 'training' me, if you can even call what she did to me before her arranged marriage a 'training' session. What a weakling."
Raynare looked at him with worry and softly said, "Did you... have a fight with her?"
Issei nodded. "Yeah, kinda. It's more like I permanently left her peerage by purging my Evil Pieces after Rias and her entire peerage insulted me. I am no longer a Devil nor am I a Human. I am now a pure-blooded Dragon, and pretty soon, I will figure out a way to create my own Draconic peerage."
Raynare was surprised, but she felt so elated. She rested her cheek on her future King's chest. "I'm glad you're free of the Devils... Wait, I do get to be a part of this future peerage you speak of, right? And who else is joining?"
Issei chuckled. "Of course you do, my future Queen. As for who else is joining, the younger sister of Riser Phenex, Ravel Phenex, will be my Bishop and has already agreed to join; she moved in with me after I offered her a place in my home."
The black-haired beauty pouted, to which Issei chuckled and kissed her forehead.
"Do you want to move in too?" She nodded shyly. "In that case, I could use magic to create another room in the house for you, if you want."
She shook her head. "No. I want to live with you in your room, if you don't mind."
He smiled and nodded. "More closet space, then. Anyway, the next girl that wants to join is a Human classmate of mine by the name of Natsuki Murayama. She will be my Pawn, and she has already expressed interest in joining, to which I agreed. She even asked me out. By the way, is it okay with you if I have a harem and add both of those aforementioned girls?"
Raynare smiled. "Sure thing. Just don't have too much fun without me."
Issei nodded. "Yes ma'am; you are my number one priority, and no matter what happens, I will love you more than any girl, even if I end up in multiple relationships. Honestly speaking, I don't want too many girls in my harem, otherwise it would be too exhausting to keep everyone happy. I'm thinking of having around a dozen girls at most. As for the others I want to add, I will need to persuade an Angel and friend of mine by the name of Irina Shidou to be my Rook since her speed is high but strength is low."
He continued. "Then there is Akeno Himejima, the Queen of Rias Gremory; she is the only one who apologized for what happened when they humiliated me. She can be selfish, and at that time, she was blinded by her loyalty to her master, but now, that is no longer the case. By the way, do not go around telling supernatural beings that I plan to add Akeno to my peerage, nor Humans that I want her in a harem; that will cause me a headache since Rias wouldn't stop bitching."
Raynare sighed. "Of course I won't. Who do you think you're talking to?"
Issei laughed as he stepped into the exit, and they were teleported back to Tokyo Tower. "Who indeed, my mysterious little Raye."
To Be Continued
References:
(11) Zero's outfit from Code Geass
(12) Undertale
(13) Steins;Gate 0 English Dub
(14) Star Wars Jedi Code. There are three major factions in Star Wars when it comes to the Force, and they are the Jedi, the Sith, and the Grey Jedi. The Jedi believe that any use of the Dark Side is evil, and that any relationships/attachments can lead to the Dark Side. If I were a Star Wars Force user, I'd be a grey Jedi since the Jedi are corrupt. In this story, I am making the Angels a lot like the Jedi in this sense.
(15) Snickers slogan
Issei's Harem (same as peerage members, most to least powerful, will not change):
Issei Hyoudou (Mutated King)
Arisu Yamauchi (OC, Six Mutated Pawn Pieces)
Raynare (Main Girl, Queen)
Akeno Himejima (Knight)
Kuroka Toujou (Bishop)
Irina Shidou (Rook)
Tsubasa Yura (Knight)
Rossweisse (Rook)
Ravel Phenex (Bishop)
Natsuki Murayama (Pawn)
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