Hello everyone!

It is finally time for a new story.

I've been playing around with the idea for a while now and I've finally had the motivation to begin writing it.

I don't know how it is with authors and aspiring authors, but I think the first chapter is the most difficult one to write. I've started like 3 months ago so I still see myself as a newbie.

Anyways. This story is for the Issei and Grayfia lovers and it will be something new, something I personally have yet to see in a story.

The first chapter is pretty much canon with some minor but important changes. Chapter 2 and further will be a combination of OC and Canon till we reach a chapter between 15 and 20 or so. From there on it's almost completely OC.

Just to let you guys know; I SUCK AT WRITING CANON. Be glad that most will be OC like I usually write. In my mind I expect to write between 50-100 chapters.

Personally speaking, I like this story so much that I don't care how you guys feel about it. However, I do hope you will enjoy this story as much as I do myself.

I do want to thank junejuly305, SSJ3 Kyuubi Gohan, LordxSesshomaru and DdraigTrueEmperor9 for their much-appreciated input. If any of you would like to be included in pre-reading and giving inputs, send me a PM.

For everyone reading this, I have two fair warnings:

- Issei won't be a big fan of Rias nor Sirzechs. However, their relationship won't be hostile.

- I expect a review from every single one of you for the idea of this story. Like it, hate it, flame it I don't care. I need to know how you guys feel about this idea.

With this I believe I've said enough I suppose.

Let's start the show!

''….'' – Talking and thoughts.

''….'' – Flashback, memories and writing.

''.…'' – Ddraig talking.

''….'' Ddraig's thoughts.

[...] – Boosted Gear mentions and actions.

The beat of the rain could be heard pelting on the windows whilst violent winds swept through the streets on a depressive night in Kuoh when Issei slowly awoke from his forced slumber.

Issei was in this predicament because he, together with Rias and the rest of her peerage, was utterly demolished by Raiser Phenex.

Together they managed to defeat every piece with the exception of Raiser, which was already far more than was expected from the inexperienced king's peerage.

When Issei was defeated and Raiser wanted to close his eyes permanently, Rias gave up with tears in her eyes as she knew it was now all over.

As he was reliving the last memories he could recount, small pearly tears found their way along his cheek dripping on his balled fists.

He could only imagine how Rias' cries and sobs were drowned by the chime of the bells in the underworld, how completely devastated she was that she had to spend her life with someone that didn't see her as a girl but as his property.

Issei cursed his weakness in the starlit silence as he kept whispering ''I'm sorry, Buchou'' like a mantra.

Slowly he moved himself to sit straight. His torn muscles throbbed painfully when he shakingly stood up on his two feet and walked towards the window.

''If only we won..'' Issei whispered into the night when he opened the window and looked up.

The moon shone upon the billions of droplets that cried with him for the pain and suffering she would have to go through now.

''Pain...the catalyst of all evil'' Issei softly said out loud. He still remembered the night before how she carved open the bleeding wounds that were left there by Raynare.

Even so, Issei was happy that he was saved by her and could live on with new friends. Though deep inside of his heart, so very, very deep that the existence of the feeling would almost be non-existent he was glad. Glad that the person that hurt him was in misery herself.

How he remembered the moment where Rias tried to take advantage of him, the moment she left a permanent scar on his heart.

However, before it could get any worse, she appeared.

Issei's breath left his body when he saw her. Those steely silver eyes that haunted his mind ever since exploring the depths of them. The vast emptiness that hid behind them reached out to him, felt out to him. Whether conscious or unconscious he did not know.

She might have tried to hide it, but the look in her liquid silver eyes showed him that she knew of heart-wrenching betrayal as well.

Even though his heart was literally punctured not too long ago, it ached for her as her depths of misery were far deeper than his own, like a bottomless pit where not even light could escape.

How strange the days suddenly were after meeting this woman who was so much like himself, but only used a different mask. His perverseness dried up and spent the days training in solitude on the mountain, away from the rest of Rias' peerage. Which was the only positive thing that happened to him the past weeks.

''Don't beat yourself up Partner'' a deep voice from within his left arm suddenly said into the lonesome night.

''Ddraig.'' Issei sadly replied. ''I'm sorry that I'm no good''

''It's alright Partner, I suppose I'm at fault as well'' Ddraig answered the downtrodden boy. His current partner was an emotional mess who acted like he only worked towards looking at as many breasts as possible. If he had been firmer with the boy and if he had spoken to him about his fears, he might have already reached balance breaker. Dragon pride is very inconvenient at times.

''Ever since that devil princess pushed you away, you have trained relentlessly and grown far stronger than you were before.'' Ddraig encouragingly said as best as he could. ''..Not to mention that you're very close to it already'' Ddraig thought as he looked at the boy whose spirit was slightly lifted.

''Still, we were defeated by that stupid Yakitori'' Issei sighed out loud. ''Even if I don't show it, I still feel bad for buchou that she has to marry him''

Ddraig growled angrily. He hadn't forgotten the petty devil questioning his power so he didn't relish in the fact that his partner would have to be subservient to him.

He was about to tell Issei to escape and run to the forgotten dragon lands when he felt magic gathering in the room.

''Someone's coming'' Ddraig said and quieted down, ready to act at any sign of danger.

Just like Ddraig said it would, a small red magic circle with the Gremory symbol lit up the room a moment later.

Issei turned around and saw a familiar figure appear when the magic circle died out.

Slowly everything around him had stopped again like the first time. The beat of his heart, the pink colour on his cheeks, the focus of his eyes, and the pump of his lungs.

Thankfully it all resumed a second later, but much more violently than previously.

There she was..the one that occupied his thoughts ever since meeting her.

She stood regally and silent before him in all her grace. Like the first time, she was dressed like a common maid, though her beautiful appearance made her look like a princess in the night.

Which was when she tipped her face up into the light, Issei thought ''Ahh.. yes. Just as beautiful as the first time I saw her..''

Through the moonlit silence, Issei could see her silver eyes showing emptiness and a sliver of loneliness. Yet there was something that sparked with a warmth which kept her eyes from being cold.

Issei looked at the silent maid who was staring at him intriguingly like she was solving a puzzle about him and his uncommon behaviour.

Her neutral expression never changed as her deep red lips slowly separated and the sound of her melodious voice could be heard calmly resonating in the room.

''Hyoudou Issei-sama''

Only two words breathed out from his lips as he was completely mesmerised by the sound of her voice.

''Grayfia-san''

''H-Hold on! What is this!? What's happening!? My mind can't catch up to Buchou's actions!'' Issei shouted in his mind as Rias suddenly appeared in the middle of the night in his bedroom.

"Hurry, go to the bed. I will get ready for it now, Issei" Rias hassled him while taking her uniform off.

"B-Buchou! This is!?" He shouted as she was calmly taking off all of her clothes.

Issei began to panic. Even a horny student like him would get confused when a beautiful girl like Rias would suddenly appear and say something like "Let's have sex"

But most of all, Issei's heart began to throb painfully as she reminded him of Raynare right now.

Rias, who only has her panties on, took a huge breath and walked towards him.

She saw the distressed look on his face and asked "Ise, aren't I good enough?"

"N-No! Absolutely not!" He quickly replied. ''It's jus-''

"I thought about all sorts of things, but this is the only method left." Rias interrupted before he could even finish his sentence.

''Method for what!? I can't see where this is leading to!?'' Issei erratically continued as he tried to get her attention.

"If there is evidence, then they can't complain about it. The only person close to me who is able to do it with me is you." Rias continued like she didn't even hear him. "…There are things you still lack in, but you seem to have the potential."

Rias's fingertip touched Issei's cheek. With her touch, he felt something mysterious running through his body.

"You are the only one who would do it as soon as I ask and will go till the end." Rias said as she kept her finger on his cheek.

"B-Buchou…" Issei cried out as he felt his reason disappear and he finally understood why.

She was sending signals into his unconsciousness.

''S-Stop, what are you doing?'' Issei said as he tried to move away from her, but she was too quick.

Rias approached him and pushed him down onto the bed before she began to horse ride him. She planted herself down on top of his manhood, which was cozingly nuzzled between her bottom and thighs.

Her crimson hair fell down on his body and his face. The smell of her crimson hair began to unwillingly excite him.

''Katsjik'' The sound of her bra being unhooked. Her pink nipples were already erect.

"This is your first time, right Ise? Or do you already have experience?" Rias impatiently asked.

"I-It's my first time!" He forcefully answered as he fought against the control.

"I see. It's my first time as well, so let's do it till the end even if both of us have no experience. It's all right, it's very simple. You just have to put it inside here." Rias answered as her hand guided his eyes.

She touched her important part with her finger. It was so stimulating that Issei's brain was about to burst from the conflicting signals.

On one hand he was a pervert, but on the other he silently suffered.

Then Rias took his right hand and pressed it on her left breast before asking ''…Do you realise it?" with a charming voice.

"I'm also nervous. You can tell by my heart beat right?" She spurted on when Issei didn't reply.

''…B-Buchou is also nervous.'' Issei thought. ''But why-''

''Now it's time for you to lose your clothes as well'' Rias interrupted him again as she began to fumble with his belt.

"B-But! Raynare..I'm not ready for this'' Issei softly said as his heart was still unsure whether he wanted to go through with what was happening.

''Is that what you were mumbling about Ise. Raynare is dead, let go of it.'' Rias angrily said as she ripped his pants off.

It was the first time since meeting Rias that he was afraid of her. Even when he was in the ORC for the first time he wasn't afraid. She wasn't the usual buchou he knew.

''Did you forget how I was murdered by Raynare.. before you rudely stitched my heart back together, even though it never stopped the bleeding.'' Issei thought with a pained and fearful look on his face. ''Is this the real buchou I'm seeing now?''

There he saw her now, right in front of him, inching closer with a dark smile and whispered in his ears. "It was fun. The short time I spent with you...''

Instead of Raynare, it was Rias who got her face close to Issei's and whispered. "Are you trying to embarrass me?"

She channelled a small amount of her demonic energy in her eyes to strengthen her question and to intimidate him.

That's when Issei realised that Rias wasn't about to care for his feelings on the matter and use him like Raynare did. He could even imagine Raynare's evil grin on her face.

''..It was like playing house with a little child."

''What are you waiting for Ise, do it quickly.'' Rias commanded her pawn

When he still wouldn't move and was shaking, not from excitement but from fear, Rias decided to take matters into her own hands and grabbed Issei by the shoulders before she put him down against his bed.

''On my bed. There is a fully naked girl on top of me. She's saying that I can do her..'' Issei thought with an unfocused and far away look, but there was nothing but liquid ice in his veins, stopping him from making any movement.

''Grr...Fine! I will do it myself'' Rias angrily said to the petrified Issei.

She was about to make her body engulf Issei's manhood inch by inch but stopped when a sudden flash appeared in the room.

Seeing that, Buchou sighed.

"…Looks like I was a bit late…" Rias said as she stared at the magic circle with disgust even though the symbol on the magic circle was from the Gremory group.

''Who is it? Kiba? Akeno-san? Koneko-chan?'' Issei thought. ''Wait, no matter who it is, getting caught in this situation is bad''

But Issei's prediction was wrong, and the person who appeared from the magic-circle was someone he had never seen before.

She was a beautiful woman appearing to be in her early twenties, with silver hair and matching eyes. Her hair, which flowed all the way down to her back, featured a long braid on each side with small blue bows at the ends while the rest is let down, ending in twin braids.

She wore a blue and white French maid outfit with sleeves and a white maid headband over her head.

The beautiful silver-haired maid spoke silently after understanding the situation that was happening in front of her.

"Are you trying to break the agreement by doing something like this?" The maid said plainly as if she was astonished. Buchou twitched her eyebrows hearing that.

"If I don't go this far, both Otou-sama and Onii-sama won't listen to me right?" She enquired.

"Both Sirzechs-sama and the master will become sad after they find out that you tried to give your purity to some lowly person like this." The maid calmly replied as she began to collect Rias' clothing.

''Master? S-Sirzechs-sama? Who is it? From what Buchou said, is it her father and her brother? So Buchou has a brother.'' Issei thought as he began to calm down from her forceful actions. ''But lowly… She's talking about me right?''

"My purity is mine only. What's wrong with giving it to someone whom I acknowledged? Also don't call my cute servant lowly. Even if it's you, I won't forgive you, Grayfia." Rias angrily said to the stoic maid.

The woman called Grayfia picked up Rias's bra.

"Anyway, you are the next heiress of the House of Gremory, so please don't show your skin to a man recklessly. Even more so if you are in the middle of this situation." Grayfia said.

She then puts the bra on Buchou's body.

The woman looked at me. She then bowed her head down.

"How do you do. I'm a maid that serves the House of Gremory. My name is Grayfia. Pleased to make your acquaintance."

The elixir of life within Issei began to flow slower and slower when his body acknowledged his unspoken command to focus each and every resource on the unparalleled beauty in front of him.

He looked at her walking towards him and realised that somehow the rest of the world seemed to vanish before his eyes.

The woman stopped in front of the staring Issei and looked at him, patiently waiting for an answer.

Issei, however, said nothing. His eyes were completely captivated, enthralled and bewitched by her appearance as her silver eyes captured his soul with her gaze.

Beautiful snow white skin like it was frozen in time as her silver pearls slowly grew confused at his silence.

But what hit Issei the most, was the loneliness that hid behind them.

Rias, who had enough of her pawn's constant disobedience, made it known that his intimate gaze was unwelcomed.

''Pinch'' and the magic was broken.

After having stopped her lecherous pawn, Rias asked "Grayfia, did you come here of your own accord? Or because the household sent you? …Or is it Onii-sama?"

"All of them." Grayfia replied.

"Is that so? You, who is brother's Queen, came to the human world personally. So it can only be one thing. I understand." Buchou said and picked her clothes up. She puts her arm through her clothes. Her naked body was getting covered.

"I'm sorry, Ise. Let's make it so that the thing from earlier never happened. I wasn't thinking straight either. Let's forget about today's incident." Rias said.

''…Ah, so it's over then. W-Well, I don't know what's going on either… But I know that I'm happy it is.'' Issei thought as the stress and fear left his body.

"Ise? Wait, is this person?" Grayfia said.

''Hmm? Grayfia-san looked at me with a shocked expression. I never expected a woman like her to be this shocked.'' Issei thought

"Yes, Hyoudou Issei. My Pawn. The user of the [Boosted Gear]." Rias proudly said.

"…[Boosted Gear], the one possessed by the Emperor of Dragons…" The maid muttered out loud.

''What is it?'' Issei said suddenly as Grayfia started to look at him as if she's looking at something extraordinary.

"Grayfia, let's go back to my room. I will listen to what you have to say over there. Akeno can also attend, right?" Rias said in between.

"The "Priestess of Thunder"? I don't mind. It's a must for High-class Devils to have their Queen by their side all the time."

"Very well. Ise." Rias said to get his undivided attention

She walked towards him and pressed her lips on his cheeks for a few seconds.

"Please forgive me for today with this. I troubled you a lot. Let's meet again in the clubroom tomorrow." Rias continued and stepped back.

She gave a final farewell and disappeared in the magic-circle together with Grayfia-.

…Issei was the only one left in the room now, standing there while touching the cheek where he was kissed.

The small smile and fake attitude he wore like a mask came crumbling down with their departure.

Issei slowly collapsed on the ground as he gripped his throbbing heart. ''Why couldn't you just ask me..'' He thought,

The adoration and trust Issei had for Rias were broken beyond recognition as she managed to slowly shred his throbbing heart once more.

''Even as a no good pervert I let myself get hurt..'' Issei said as his shaking form lied on the ground.

''Uhh..'' He groaned when he lifted himself up. ''I can't believe I couldn't do anything to stop her.'' Issei thought as he remembered her manipulating his mind. ''Why would you step on a scarred heart, buchou''

In that moment, Issei promised himself to never feel so helpless again.

The breath Issei didn't need to take was caught in his dry throat after softly uttering her name.

Grayfia-san, who had no time to spare, took out a single paper. There was a magic-circle written on it.

"This magic circle allows you to teleport to the hall of the engagement party of the House of Gremory and House of Phenex." She said and handed Issei the paper.

''W-Why is she giving me this?'' Issei thought as he recognised the Gremory seal.

"I have a message from Sirzechs-sama for you." Grayfia continued, taking Issei out of his thoughts.

She paused for a second and then spoke with a serious expression.

"If you want to save my sister, barge into the hall. That's what he said. There is also another magic circle on the back of the paper. Please use it when you take back Ojou-sama. I am definitely sure that it will be useful to you.'' Grayfia said before she finished her explanation.

Issei didn't know how to respond. Grayfia then stood up and tried to leave his room.

''No..'' He suddenly whispered, halting Grayfia in her step. ''I won't fight for buchou anymore''

''What do you mean, Issei-sama?'' The baffled Grayfia asked as she turned around.

Issei's mind was continuously assaulted the past days with images from the night where he lost his trust in his king.

A voice no one had ever heard Issei use, a voice filled with hate said ''You saw it yourself, what happened that night. She does not care about how I felt then, so why should I care now?''

Grayfia could see the signs of conflict behind his doubtful eyes and decided to tell him a story she had kept to herself for a long, long time.

''Issei-sama, please listen closely'' Grayfia calmly said and began to speak.

''Hundreds of years ago, during the war there were two devil factions. The faction of the current government and the old-maou faction. I fought and bled for my faction, the old maou faction, and continued to do so till I fought a certain man. We battled countless of times and slowly I fell in love with him. His sweet words convinced me to defect from my faction and follow him into battle. Through my image of him, I didn't see the lies behind those same sweet words. So the second I stepped into their camp I was imprisoned and killed before being reincarnated by the same man. I've lived in solitude for a century, closing my heart for all affairs of love and attachment out of fear. Even though he begged for my forgiveness I can't and I will never forgive him.''

''I've encased my heart in ice to forget the pain I went through those days'' Grayfia continued softly, before shaking her head. ''What I mean to say is; don't make the same mistake as I made. You are still young, you will find love again. Don't stare blindly on Rias-Ojou.''

Issei was quietly working over the story in his mind, till he spoke a few minutes later.

''Why didn't you rebel after he did this?'' Issei asked

''Because I would be hunted and killed like any other stray devil.'' Grayfia solemnly answered.

''You would still have had your revenge'' Issei insisted quite firmly.

''I'm afraid that it isn't as simple in my case.'' Grayfia calmly explained. ''You see, my family has always served those carrying the Lucifer name. My ancestors would disgrace me if I would harm my master'' ''..Not like they haven't already disgraced me after abandoning the original maou Lucifer'' she continued in her thoughts.

Grayfia was about to walk away, confident that her story convinced him to fight, but stopped when she heard his voice again.

''I was killed by my first girlfriend'' Issei suddenly said ''I truly believed she loved me, but instead she punctured my heart till Rias rudely put it back together.''

Issei's voice was filled with unshed emotions as he continued. ''I'm afraid of growing closer to another girl and see the same thing happen over and over again. So I act like a pervert without equal, knowing that no girl will wish to come near me.''

Grayfia was calmly listening to Issei opening up to her and she could feel the same emotions in his voice as she held in her heart.

After careful deliberation, she walked towards Issei and stretched out her arms like a mother would do. Issei however saw her movement not like that.

''No...'' He silently whispered as he tried to step back, but Grayfia wouldn't have any of it and pulled him close into her warm embrace. Underneath her ice cold appearance, there was a certain caring warmth she provided him with.

Issei, who wasn't used to this, began to shake in her arms, expecting a vicious strike or remark at any moment.

As he closed his eyes in preparation, he could feel dark emotions well up in his heart and mind, before a whisper he once heard was whispered like a tease in his ears..

''Will you die for me..''

He was ready to push Grayfia away at that moment, but when he opened his eyes he didn't find himself in his room.

There was only darkness around him and a figure he never wanted to see again.

Feathered wings as black as the abyss spread on the back of the girl that started everything.

Her evil grin and dark glare were still fresh in his mind, her sweet but dark voice still lingered in his ears. Words that he once longed to hear from her were now nothing but poison to his mind.

''Issei, Issei-kun. Did you really think that death would stop me from killing you'' Raynare said with an evil glint in her eyes as she flew up high and materialized a spear of light in her hand.

Issei's body was frozen to the ground. Petrified as his eyes could only focus on the familiar spear of light that ended his life once before.

With a dark glare, she hurled the javelin of light towards his heart, but when it was about to penetrate his shivering form it disintegrated into particles of light.

The shivering Issei who expected his life to end in fear suddenly heard a loud thud not far in front of him.

''What do you think you're doing, you brat!'' He heard Raynare shout angrily. When Issei tentatively opened his eyes, he too was surprised to see Raynare flat on the ground with frozen wings.

Issei was about to deny his involvement till a massive demonic aura behind him made its presence known.

''I did that..'' a silent but distinctive female voice said.

''Let me go you bas-'' Raynare began to shout, till her eyes grew fearful from the appearance of the new figure.

A woman with glowing silver eyes, silver hair and an angered expression on her face. How appropriate for her nickname to be the ''Silver Queen of Annihilation''

''I will not allow you to torment him any longer, fallen angel. Perish!'' Grayfia said as her eyes flashed Silver once more.

Forever trapped in a fearful expression, Raynare was instantly frozen with the light still lingering in her eyes to remain there till the end of time, as a reminder of her own mistakes.

''It's time to wake up now, Issei-sama'' Grayfia said as she powered down, but Issei didn't do anything.

He was completely captivated by her, how she saved him from his own darkness.

''Wake up Issei-sama'' Grayfia whispered once more when she embraced him in the darkness.

''Thank you..'' He silently whispered and found himself back in his room, still in the arms of the beautiful maid.

''I'm still alive..'' Issei thought and looked in her Silver eyes before he broke down.

He gripped her shoulders tight and pressed his face into her chest.

Though she was slightly surprised at his forwardness, Grayfia said nothing and allowed him to release his grief.

''It's alright, Issei-sama.'' She continued calmly as she pet the sobbing Issei. ''If you release your emotions now you will feel much better.''

Internally Issei was struggling with what was happening as the woman he had buried his face him was breaking through all his mental barriers he held up for so long.

''W-What are you doing, what do you want from me?'' Issei asked as he lifted his face up to look into her eyes.

Her eyes showed a small flash of surprise before they showed pain and loneliness and closed them. ''I always told myself that if I met someone that went through the same pain and suffering I went through, I would do my best to support him or her'' Grayfia said honestly.

In Issei's delirious mind, something greater than fear overwhelmed him and much to his own surprise he pulled her in closer. ''T-Thank you Grayfia-san'' He said full with emotion.

Grayfia, though touched by his heartfelt thanks, kept her emotionless look on her face.

''Neh..Grayfia-san?'' Issei asked.

''What is it, Issei-sama?'' She calmly replied before she was utterly surprised by his question.

''Was there no one you could confide in with your problems?'' He asked.

Grayfia's breath began to grow erratically and her eyes widened in fear as she was reminded of her own past.

''Lucifuge dog, the traitor to both factions. The crowd yelled as they threw rotten fruit at her''

''Stop it'' She quietly muttered.

''Aarrgh! Grayfia shouted when the whip broke the skin on her back again, which was loudly cheered on by the crowd and the one she once loved.''

Issei looked up and saw Grayfia's eyes dilute in fear. He began to shake her whilst yelling her name.

''You must die to be reborn again. To pay for what you have done, the man she loved said as he created a large ball of black and red. Be prepared, My ''Queen'' ''

''Grayfia-san!'' Issei shouted and was able to wake her up.

''Uurgh..'' She said as she lost all feeling in her body.

''I wonder how long it has been..'' Grayfia thought a few moments later when she was able to stand on her two feet again.

''No, there was no one'' She replied to Issei's question a minute after.

''Are you alright now, Grayfia-san?'' Issei worriedly replied.

''Yes.. I just reminded myself that some beings are inherently evil.'' She tiredly replied.

Issei could only silently agree with her comment and held her.

''You are lucky Issei-sama. Your friends all care for you, even Rias. Though right now, she cares more about not marrying Raiser-sama than your feelings'' Grayfia said with a small amount of jealousy in her voice.

''Aren't there any people that have genuine feelings for you'' Issei asked curiously.

''I'm afraid it's a bit more complicated'' Grayfia replied with a soft voice. ''Many tried to gain my affection after the war, even my traitorous master. All of them were powerful and influential pure-blooded devils. But when I wouldn't willingly give them my heart they stopped approaching me.''

''I wouldn't stop. I would never stop.'' Issei suddenly said with a surprising amount of confidence.

''Issei-sama..?'' Grayfia asked with confusion in her voice.

''How do I reach you. How can I take you away from where you are?'' Issei asked completely serious.

Even though Grayfia was impressed and surprised at his resolve. Her heart did not swoon or beat louder at the possible empty promise.

''You intend to fight Maou Sirzechs for my hand?'' Grayfia asked to be certain and saw him nod fearlessly.

After carefully deliberating certain facts about the boy, she came to an answer.

''Alright, Issei-san. Is it alright for me to call you that?'' Grayfia asked and received a nod. ''In the summer vacation, Ojou-sama is expected to return to the Gremory castle. You will have to visit the old library in Lucifaad, there you will find your answer.''

Issei's eyes burned with motivation when he let go of her.

''Are you alright now, Issei-san?'' Grayfia asked as she prepared a magic circle to return back to castle Gremory, far later than expected.

''I feel much better'' Issei said with a true smile. His heart felt much lighter.

Grayfia gave him a curt smile and flared her power to teleport away.

''One more thing, Issei-san'' She said. ''If you don't win the match, you won't ever be able to reach me.'' and flashed away

Issei was left alone in my room. …There was no need to think about anything because his heart felt so light.

''Now, the only thing left is… '' Issei said and closed his eyes, ready to talk to his heart.

(Come out if you can hear me Ddraig! I need to talk to you. Come out!) He shouted.

Shortly after Issei called out to him, a creepy laugh echoed within him.

''You finally found your resolve haven't you, Partner?'' The dragon said as he had followed their conversation.

''I have..'' Issei said with conviction. ''But I need more power''

''Hahaha..Then I've got something for you..'' The dragon replied and gave Issei a solution.

Issei teleported to an unfamiliar place with the magic-circle Grayfia-san gave him. ''I thought that I couldn't transport because I lack in demonic-power, however it seems like it worked, possibly because this magic circle may be special.'' He thought as the symbol disappeared.

He looked around the place where he appeared in. It was a very spacious corridor and on the wall were rows of candles that lined up till the end of the building.

'' I don't have any time to waste here.'' Issei said as he walked towards the direction where he could hear noises.

He was quickly met by a gigantic door that was opened. There were huge engravings on the door with some kind of mystical beasts.

When he looked inside from the door, there were lots of Devils who were dressed up and were having a good time. ''These kinds of things are similar to the high society parties of humans. Well, I had never been in one though.'' Issei imagined.

Issei looked at the devils slowly to try and find some familiar faces, suddenly a crimson colour appeared in his vision.

A woman who had her crimson hair tied up. She was wearing a red dress and matching shoes.

Issei knew who it was with a single glance. Of course, that's because she was the person he was there for.

"Buchooooooooou!" Issei loudly shouted through the large room,

He had called out to Rias so loud that it echoed throughout the hall, gathering the attention of the devils around him. Rias also looked towards him.

That moment, Issei didn't miss the glimpse of his buchou who opened her eyes wide and shed a single drop of tear.

She slowly moved her lips saying "Ise".

"To all the High-class Devils here! And Buchou's brother, Maou-sama! My name is Hyoudou Issei from Kuou Academy! I have arrived to take back Buchou, Rias Gremory-sama!" Issei shouted to everyone in the hall.

The hall becomes even noisier.

Without caring about the two families, Issei walked towards Rias and Raiser.

"Hey, you! Do you know where this"

A person who seemed to be a guard came to stop him. However, there are those who came in to stop the guards as well.

"Ise-kun! Leave this to us!" A male voice shouted. It's Kiba who was wearing a white tuxedo.

"…You are late." A small build girl who is wearing a dress said.

"Ara ara, so you finally showed up." Akeno-san who was wearing an expensive looking kimono said as well. All of them were stopping those who are trying to get in my way.

"Thank you." Issei said quietly and went towards Raiser confidently.

"Buchou, no. Rias Gremory-sama belongs to us!"

"…!'' Raiser made a face that I can't explain with words.

"What's the meaning of this, Raiser?"

"Hey, Lady Rias. What's the meaning of this?"

Relatives and authorised people were making unsettled faces and they were panicking.

"It's an event that I organised."

That moment, a man with crimson hair who was sitting at the far back walks towards us. It's the person who was drawn in the portrait at the corridor. ''He seemed to resemble Buchou…'' Issei thought.

"Onii-sama." Buchou called this man

''Then this person is… Maou Sirzechs Lucifer!?'' Issei realised as anger spread through his body.

"I wanted to see the power of the Dragon, so I asked Grayfia to bring him." Sirzechs explained to the two families.

"S-Sirzechs-sama!? You can't do something irresponsible like this!" a panicking middle-aged man said.

However, he quieted down when Issei gave him a dirty look.

"It should be fine. The Rating Game from last time was very entertaining. But it was a bit disadvantage for my little sister who had no game experience to face off against Raiser-kun who is a prodigy from the House of Phenex."

"…So Sirzechs-sama, you are saying that the last game wasn't fair?"

"No, no, not at all. If a Maou such as myself says such thing, then I would be making the old nobles look bad. The connection between the High-class Devils is important after all." Maou-sama answered with a smile. From the way he spoke, he was aiding his sister.

"Then, Sirzechs. What do you want to do about it?" A middle-aged man with crimson hair asked him.

"Father. I want to make my cute little sister's engagement party into a flashy one. Dragon versus Phenex. Don't you think it's the ultimate event? To stir up the party by having a battle between legendary creatures. There aren't any entertainment which can surpass this."

Everyone in the hall becomes silent with Maou-sama's words. Sirzechs-sama then looked at Issei

"Dragon user-kun. You have our permission. Raiser, can you show your power once more right in front of Rias and I?"

Hearing Maou-sama's wish, Raiser made a fearless smile.

"Very well. There is no way I can decline if Sirzechs-sama asks me. This Raiser will show his last performance before getting married!"

Issei snorted at Raiser's proclamation in front of both families.

''Don't delude yourself useless Yakitori'' Issei said, causing people to gasp in the crowd. ''I will win here and send you home. I will win to prove myself and my cause''

Issei smiled so brightly that even the apathetic Raiser was curious about his cause.

''…Looks like he is eager to do this.'' a certain Silver-haired maid thought in the back of the crowd.

''The only thing left for me is to win!'' Issei shouted internally and pumped his fist in the air to raise his fighting spirit.

Maou-sama then approached Issei and asked "Dragon user-kun, what prize do you want when you win the match?"

"Sirzechs-sama!?"

"What are you saying!?"

The relatives started criticising at Sirzechs-sama's offer.

"He's a Devil, so we need to give him something fitting for it since we are asking him to do something for us. Now then. I can give you anything. A peerage? Or the most beautiful woman?" Maou-sama asked him while ignoring the voices of others around him.

''Thank you Maou-sama. I have already decided on what I will wish for and what I will fight for.'' Issei replied with a short bow. "I wish for you to give me Rias Gremory-sama back."

Maou-sama made a very happy face when Issei answered him without any pause.

"Very well. If you win, you may take Rias with you."

"Thank you very much." Issei said and bowed his head to Maou-sama who went back to the end of the hall.

The centre of the hall was cleared in a hurry.

The Devils in the hall were standing around the space, watching with keen eyes.

The ORC members were sitting in the same place as Rias, and sitting next to her was Maou-sama.

On the other hand at the House of Phenex side, their relatives, their servants, and Raiser's sister were sitting there.

Raiser and Issei were confronting each other at the centre of the created space.

"Please start!" Maou-sama shouted.

"Buchou. I will finish it in 10 seconds." Issei shouted confidently.

"…Ise?"

Rias made a doubtful face. ''It's all right. I will show it to you now.'' He returned.

"You sure talk big for saying that you will finish it in 10 seconds. Then I will finish you off in 5 seconds. It won't be like last time, Rias' Pawn!" Raiser shouted cockily

"Buchou! Please allow me to use "Promotion" here!"

Buchou nods at my request.

"Promotion! Queen!" Issei shouted.

Issei promoted to the ultimate piece and felt his power rise. ''I can feel the power that is coming from within me! The start of the battle will be the climax! Here's the next one! Let's go, Red Dragon Emperor! Let's go, my Sacred Gear!''

"I don't have a talent for swords like Kiba! I'm not a genius like Akeno-san at using demonic power! I don't have a crazy strength like Koneko-chan, nor do I have a healing power like Asia! Even still, I will become the strongest for my future wife.'' Issei declared.

''I promise. I promise you Grayfia-san!'' Issei shouted in his mind

"For you, I will even beat God! With this Boosted Gear! My only weapon! I will make sure that I will protect you!"

[Welsh Dragon over booster!]

The jewel in the gauntlet released a red light, which shined throughout the entire hall.

A deep crimson colour aura covered him.

''This power. Your power is flowing into me.'' Issei said out loud.

''Yeah, use it. However, only for 10 seconds. Your body can't endure more than that.'' Ddraig lied convincingly.

''I know that, Ddraig. I will settle it in 10 seconds!''

"We can take him down!" Roared Ddraig filled with bloodlust.

Issei leapt forward while emitting a red aura.

His body was equipped with a red armour. A plate-armour that had the motif of a Dragon.

"An armour!? You made the power of Sekiryuutei shape into a physical form!?" Raiser commented in fear.

"This is the power of the Emperor of Dragons! The Balance Breaker, [Boosted Gear Scale-mail]! If you want to stop me, go and ask Maou-sama and give up."

The scale mail's ability is to release a destructive power for 10 seconds.

Once released, Issei would be invincible for 10 seconds.

However, there is a big risk. 10 seconds after unleashing this ability, Issei won't be able to use his Sacred Gear for three days.

So it's a sink or swim invincible mode.

''I will defeat you, Raiser Phenex!'' Issei declared and fought for all he was worth.

FLASH!

The clash between two incredible powers. A flash created from the collision blinded everyone's eyes.

Issei could feel the sensation of the armour he was wearing disappear. The same feeling you have when you take your rain coat off when you get home on a rainy day. It's similar to that.

At the same time, he could feel intense heat surrounding his body and flashed back several feet when it got unbearable

When Issei got out of the flames he realised that the 10 seconds were over and the armour was gone.

''Hey Dragon Emperor! What's the meaning of this!?'' Issei shouted. ''It hasn't been 10 seconds yet! Why has the armour disappeared!? Wait, are you telling me the price I paid only let me use it this much!?''

''No. The price you paid to attain my power was enough. But your basic stats are too low to control my powers. You lack training.'' Ddraig swiftly lied.

''Ah, dammit! I don't need things like that now!?'' He shouted back to the dragon ''Give me the armour one more time! What do I have to pay this time!? My eyes!? My legs!? I will give you anything!''

''Using the second armour in this short time is impossible for you now.'' Ddraig replied calmly.

''Just a little more..'' Ddraig anticipated.

''…Is that because I am weak…? Fuck, why don't things go my way at crucial times'' Issei cursed out loud and thought that all was lost.

GRIP!

Issei was grabbed strongly by his collar by Raiser who began to choke the life out of him.

He put a disgusting smirk on his face when and applied more pressure to Issei's throat, which caused his face to turn blue. ''It's painful…'' Issei thought.

"I praise you for doing this well for a Pawn. You really did well. To be honest, I didn't expect you to do this well. The power of the Dragon user, I was able to taste that with my own body. If you had a year, no six months for you to get used to your Dragon's power I would have lost." Raiser said with a small flash of respect in his voice.

As Issei looked at Raiser he could see that his clothes and body were worn. Even for Raiser who had a very high regeneration ability, the rate to heal the damage from draconic attacks was taking long.

"There's nothing you should feel ashamed about. I will train you after I become Rias' groom. You will become a strong Devil." Raiser declared.

''Shut up! I won't lo-'' Issei began to shout but Raiser kept adding more pressure on his throat.

''Just a bit more'' Ddraig thought as he wished to be alive to rip this pity bird apart.

"Now, it's about time I put you to sleep. You will lose consciousness for a short while. By the time you wake up, the ceremony would have finished safely. You don't want to suffer any more than this, right? I'm not a sadist, so I will end this right away." Raiser put on a face that he had confirmed his victory.

''I'm going to lose? No, that will be unforgivable.'' Issei shouted internally as he grabbed on to Raiser's hands on his throat.

Issei's consciousness slowly began to fade away as he looked around the crowd. The majority of the devils were cheering Raiser on while a few other tried to look away. Slowly but surely the lack of air began to way down on him and began to feel lightheaded.

''Is this how it ends...is my word worth this little..'' He thought to himself, feeling just as powerless as when he was killed by Raynare.

Ddraig roared to reach Issei's mind but he was unheard as well.

Darkness slowly closed in on him and the crowd left his peripheral vision, only two liquid Silver eyes remained focussed on him.

''Didn't you say that you would never stop?'' Issei saw her mouth to him.

''I did..'' He said to a confused Raiser.

''Show me..''

In that moment, everything became clear to him. Like it was the first time that he could see, taste and smell. Foreign power filled his veins as he felt the pressure from Raiser's hand lessen by the second. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, relishing in the fact that this power would be enough to keep his promise.

''Awaken. Issei!'' Ddraig shouted in Issei's heart

''I will!'' Issei roared and his eyes flashed open in a dazzling green.

''You did it!'' Ddraig roared happily. ''The Red Dragon Emperor has returned!''

His new feelings opened a door to the vast energy of Ddraig.

Reddish black energy suddenly surrounded Issei's body, which caused Raiser's hand to burn severely before it disappeared just as fast.

''Aargh! You low-class peas-'' Raiser shouted but was harshly punched in the face, skidding him back several feet.

Sirzechs-sama was very surprised at what he felt and saw though he said nothing.

''Ajuka, you better have an explanation for this..'' he thought before he focussed on the fight again.

''Calm down Partner. I don't know how but you reached it'' Ddraig proudly said as he tried to calm Issei down.

''Reached what..'' Issei said as he tried to calm down and catch his breath again.

''Balance Breaker''

''Didn't you just say that I couldn't use it anymore?'' Issei replied tensely as Raiser looked extremely mad.

''I had to force the Scale Mail. From now on, you are able to use it always.'' Ddraig said.

Issei processed the information and took a deep breath before he summoned his boosted gear. ''Let's do this everyone''

An aura that far surpassed his previous one washed over the crowd, some could even see the faint shimmers of a large western dragon looming over Issei.

''Watch my resolve!'' Issei roared to the sky as the face of Grayfia came to mind.

[Welsh Dragon Balance Breaker]

The plated armour returned on Issei's broken body.

''It hurts, it hurts'' Issei thought as he was solely moving on adrenaline.

''Partner! We used the scale mail too much already. If you don't win quickly your body will sustain permanent damage'' Ddraig answered my thoughts.

''If I can't handle a little pain then I don't deserve her'' Issei answered.

''Ready yourself, you damn Yakitori bastard!'' Issei roared angrily to Raiser.

He took a small object out of his pocket

When Issei aimed it at Raiser, he started to panic and shouted "H-Hold on! Do you even know what you are doing!? This engagement is important and necessary for the future of Devils! It's not something a Devil brat like you can butt into!"

"I don't know anything complicated. But there's something I want to see more of, and you're standing in the way of that.'' Issei shouted and emptied the liquid from the small object into the boosted gear.

The boosted gear started to shimmer and shine fluorescently.

''I win!'' Issei shouted and punched Raiser in his stomach.

BANG!

Issei's fist that had the effects of the holy water nailed deeply and accurately into his stomach

"Gahaa!" Raiser took a few steps backwards while coughing blood.

"For me to lose like this…" He said and fell on the ground.

He didn't stand up after that.

Issei glanced at Raiser who doesn't seem to show any movements and walked towards Rias.

Then someone got in his way. Its Raiser's sister.

She glared at Issei silently and seemed like she wanted to complain.

Issei pointed his boosted gear towards her and said "If you have a complaint, then come to me. I will take you on any time!" and went past Raiser's sister till he stood in front of Rias

"Buchou, let's go home."

"…Ise."

He then looked at the person next to Rias, a man resembling Rias quite a lot.

"I'm very sorry for my actions. But I will be taking Buchou with me."

Buchou's father didn't say anything and closed his eyes.

Maou-sama who was supposed to be sitting next to him, wasn't there anymore.

''I wanted to thank him and I wanted to hurt him… I will, the next time I see him.'' Issei promised himself as he looked around the hall to find Grayfia

''I guess Grayfia-san left as well..'' Issei dejectedly thought. ''At least I won''

Though, when he turned around, Issei saw that Grayfia was still there waiting.

She appeared to have a very small smile on her face before she quickly disappeared in a small red flash.

''Let's go home, Buchou'' Issei said and took her hand

He walked outside on to the balcony and took out the magic-circle that Grayfia gave him.

''I think she told me to use the magic circle on the other side of the teleporting one after I retrieve Buchou…'' Issei mumbled and turned the paper around.

When he turned the paper around, there was a glow.

SHIIIIINE!

What appeared from the magic-circle was a four-legged beast with wings that I can't even tell whether it's a lion or an eagle

"Griffon…" Someone in the hall said. ''..so this guy is called a Griffon.'' Issei thought, though he was slightly intimidated by the large creature.

''Is Grayfia-san telling me to escape from here by riding this?'' He mumbled quietly and sat on top of it together with Rias.

When they were up in the sky, Issei took out the paper again as he felt it slightly chilling his pocket.

He looked at it and saw that something else became visible on the paper. It was a simple but powerful sentence.

''Aim for the top if you wish to reach me'' Issei read before the paper dematerialized in thousands of snow flakes.

From down on the ground, Grayfia could spot Issei's bright smile and internally was glad that he won.

''Anything on your mind, Grayfia. It's been a long time since you've looked this happy'' Sirzechs said from beside her, glad as well as his beloved sister was saved from the Phenex.

''Nothing, Maou-sama'' She replied and returned back to her stoic look and behaviour before excusing herself to return to her duties.

On top of the flying Griffon, Rias was trying to thank her only pawn for saving her.

''Ise, is there anything you want for saving me'' She asked with lidded eyes.

''Hmm..'' Issei thought as he closed his eyes. ''Aim for the top if you wish to reach me''

''There is something I want..'' He said quietly. ''I want more training''

Rias, who expected something more along the lines of her virginity, didn't expect her favourite pawn to say that.

''D-Don't you want something else, like my virginity or my first kiss?'' she hopefully asked.

''No, Buchou'' Issei answered with a shake of his head. ''I need to get stronger to reach someone, to be worthy of that person.''

''I-I guess so..'' Rias dejectedly answered. ''Let's go home..'' and remained silent till they returned to the ORC.

Pff the chapter is finally finished.

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