Disclaimer – Do not own of the works of Ichiei Ishibumi or Miyama-Zero or anything of Highschool DxD and the characters therein that allows any form of monetary profit to be made. I do this solely on my own dime and time.

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Author's Note: Doing some backstory research on the series and got this idea from reading SPAWN comic books. We know that during the Great War, there were three factions: Angels, Fallen Angels and the Devils. Of course throughout the series there are other powers, or rather other pantheons such as Greek, Norse, and Egyptian that have made their presence known and have had faction within their own ranks.

Overall, the idea that came to me from the SPAWN comics was a faction of angels that existed but wasn't widely known because they were called The Forgotten. These angels were cast out of Heaven by God for they had chosen NOT to fight against their fell brethren that took part in the Great Rebellion.

With that in mind, I wondered if that couldn't that happen as well in this series. The Fallen Angels still believed that they were doing God's will despite the fact they committed whatever sin that caused them to no longer be Holy Angels. It wouldn't be much of a stretch that there would be some among the Holy Angels that wouldn't fight those that were once their friends and comrades.

For this story, there were four that openly chose not to fight against their brethren regardless of the fact they became Fallen Angels and God even ordered these four to do so. Among all of the angels, these four were legendary and were feared by all Devils so when it was learned that they were no longer among the ranks of Heaven's forces did the Devils become more embolden in their actions that inevitable led to the Great War.

Though they would still fight the Devils, these four wouldn't raise arms against any of the Fallen Angels' ranks since they wholly believed they would still be fighting their own and that would be a sin in of itself. Ultimately, God cast them out of Heaven under a decree only these four would know while the rest of existence would never know anything about these four except as enemies to be destroyed and traitors by the Holy Angels that are far worse than any Fallen Angel could ever be.

Being a DxD fic, of course it will be a harem story but Issei Hyoudou himself won't be so much of a pervert as he is in the series. Such reasons will be made clear as the story unfolds.

And so, let's begin…..

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Chapter 1: The Forgotten

- In The Distant Past -

"But Father, we cannot fight them! They are still our brothers and sisters!" A woman yelled out with all of her heart to show how much she believed in her own words.

A response was given but out the four beings before the supreme one heard it. Such was to show that what was said was for only them to hear alone and no one else.

"But they still can be redeemed! You taught us, all of us, that we are all equal in your eyes! Having us fight amongst ourselves is like trying to make us decide who is worthy of just existing!" Another voice called out. This from a man who was known to be of few words and never argued without reason.

Another response was given. Though silent to all, the four heard it and felt their entire being just tremble at the very words themselves.

"The Devils are the only true enemy! If they had truly fallen, then why can they still use Holy Light? They still believe in you and seek to eradicate all Devils! Isn't that enough to convince you to allow them to come back home?! At the very least, maybe even a chance?!" A second woman yelled out, her eyes showed that she was close to tears at this point.

In fact, the eyes of all four showed how much they were trying to keep themselves in check at what they felt their own hearts breaking at what was happening.

They had taken a stand when the order was given by their creator. An order they couldn't believe was actually issued any more than they could believe numerous individuals left their ranks while still believing in the same cause they themselves believed in right now.

Another response was given. It took a moment for the four to actually realize what they had been told was true. They had never been lied to before and knew their Father would never lie to them even now.

Their final hopes in changing His mind, to give what they truly believed was a chance for a shattered family to become whole again….was gone.

"We will not harm our own. It is a decision we have all made on our own." The final of the four, another man, said but didn't yell out as the others had. They all knew even the faintest of whispers from their lips could be as easily heard as the crack of a thunderbolt across the skies to their Father.

All four held their heads down after giving their father a look that showed to Him that they were all in agreement and no more words were needed to be said. Their heads weren't bowed down in shame for what they felt as a result of their choices that led them to this moment.

They all felt in their hearts how much they have failed to convince their Father, their Creator, the Supreme Being that what He had told them to do was wrong and that there had to be a better way.

Before this moment, like among all the heavenly hosts, these four never hesitated to do what their father asked of them. Never failed to achieve what He wanted for they believed with all of their being that what was asked of them was true and had no reason to question anything from their Father.

Until now.

To them, the silence that followed after taking their final stance before God about what they felt in their hearts about being ordered to fight and destroy those who literally their brothers and sister was the most deafening moment that had ever happened in all of Heaven. The only other time such a moment happened was when one of their kind became the first of the Fallen Angels.

The four of them did worry what the consequences of their shared choice would be for this was the moment they would face it. None of them knew what it would be but at the very least they had showed their Father they had no regrets in their actions.

As the four waited for their judgment to be announced, all of Heaven had been watching the entire time and wondered what would be decided for what was generally believed as an act of rebellion on their part. The circumstances for how a Holy Angel became a Fallen Angel was the result of an act of sin but none of them ever openly defied God as these four were doing so now.

Again, nothing was heard but the judgment was made and the four snapped their heads up after hearing what was decided by their Father and specifically said only to them. The four looked at each other so as to confirm what they had heard was indeed the truth before their Father spoke again. But this time when He spoke, all of existence heard His words.

"Let it be worldly known that these four will find a home in neither Heaven nor Hell. Banish from your hearts the names of Areille. Safael, Zisrel, and Calual for their place among the Heavenly Hosts shall be forgotten."

The words echoed across all the plains, Heaven, Hell and Earth itself so all would know what God had decreed for these four angels. Angels that were without question or doubt His greatest warriors and defenders of Paradise and were even feared by the Four Great Devil Kings.

They were known as the prefect warriors by all that heard their names before this moment of judgment.

Now, the only thing that was ever known about them was what God had decreed.

- Present Time -

In the country of Japan was building that to anyone passing by seemed on the surface like an expensive looking apartment complex. The kind that few could afford without a well-paying job but none would suspect that it was actually meant for students that went to a particular academy that was nearby.

Like most prestigious academies that were scattered across the country, this establishment had made arrangements to have living areas for those that applied for enrollment but lived too far away to commute. Kuoh Academy had also made arrangements so while the students attended class and maintained their level of academic studies that allowed them to enroll in the first place would allow them to be exempt from rent and utility payments.

Until recently, Kuoh Academy had primarily been an all-girls school and had been rated as excellence in terms of education standards throughout the country. But those in charge of the academy had made a decision several years ago to change it from an all-girls academy to a co-ed academy. Though the decision was met with resistance at first, it was eventually accepted in general since the level of the academy's education accomplishments actually went up several points.

But again, all of that was what seem official on the surface.

After being on Earth and living through so many ages, it was easy to see what Kuoh Academy really was even when ignoring the fact that there were several heiress to Devil clans currently enrolled in the academy. As how all the religions have spread out to all corners of the world by those that followed either Heaven, Hell, or their own country's distinct religious pantheons, there were always going to be temples or places where followers of specific groups can gather.

The concept of temples of worship had slowly eroded to the point where only a few were accepted anywhere in the world and those that had been built centuries ago only existed now because of those in power either above or below deemed them to be maintained. The new 'temples' that were built were done so with the idea that they would be as much of part of society as possible so as to allow those that had faith in whatever and whomever to approach them without being targeted by the other until their faith was rewarded.

However, it was easier to spot a temple in this age than in ages past. What truly remained consistent in how the new 'temples' were built was that they both appealed to those that were essentially a virgin to any faith or already believed in something and their faith resided in such a place.

Those thoughts were among others that were floating around in the mind of someone that was currently lying in bed and staring at the ceiling in the middle of the night.

Normally she would be sound asleep after what she had just done with the other occupant in her bed. But there were things she had to consider that she knew she shouldn't have waited so long to think about until now. She could have used the excuse that things hadn't gone the way she had planned when she first met him but that would also mean she didn't enjoy how things had unfolded.

All of it was completely unexpected despite what she had initially planned upon their first meeting so it always took a moment for her to think about the fact what she had done and who she had chosen to be with.

Even now in the middle of the night with the low lighting coming from her sliding glass doors that led from the bedroom to the balcony, she could still make out the gentle face of person sleeping next to her.

Shifting her body and propping her head up by her left arm, the woman slowly moved her right hand over the naked form of one Issei Hyoudou. Well, not completely naked since some of the bed sheet was covering a portion of his mid-section. She felt a smile start to tug at her lips when she noticed that her light touch was having an effect on her partner.

Whether it was the result of her drilling into his head about always being aware of your surroundings even when your asleep or because he knew it was her and her hand on his bare skin didn't really matter to her at the moment. She was more amused that a certain part of him was easily standing at attention even after all the shared moments of intimacy they've had over time. Their first time together easily showed her how she could affect him by a simple touch.

And after all this time, she knew her touch hasn't changed much but it could still affect him as if it was the very first time.

She could still remember when she first met him, when she decided to set up shop in Japan but hadn't really decided where in the country at the time of their first encounter.

The last place that she lived was in the country that was called Australia and she had actually lived there for some time before those that sought to fulfill God's decree and tried to eliminate her. The Holy Angels that tried to fight her were still young in battle experience so it was easy for her to knock them out without harming them, much less kill them.

Even now, after all this time she refused to kill Holy Angels or Fallen Angels whenever she ran into them. Devils themselves she had no problems or even hesitated when they found her and wanted her head as a trophy. Over the years, regardless of which faction was involved, only those that had a strong sense of ego or pride in their own abilities would go after her. Her three other comrades had told her that it was relatively the same for them when it came to encounters with the Holy Angels, the Fallen Angels and the Devils.

Of course there were times when their battles with the three factions did have much unintended collateral damage. One instance was where the four of them had arranged a meeting between them in a remote location in Russia but the Holy Angels found their location and attack. The end result of that fight was what many humans in the world call The Tunguska Event of 1908. Much of the landscape was devastated but fortunately there was no human causalities.

However, that changed when the Fallen Angels attacked them in 1964. They had chosen a remote location again for their gathering in country called Alaska but the battle with the Fallen Angels, especially the one named Kokabiel who lead the others in the attack, caused an earthquake that spawned tsunamis with the final result of 131 human deaths.

After that event, all four of them agreed that they should disappear for a time while working as much as they could behind the scenes to help those that suffered from their battle with the Fallen Angels.

When all four of them felt that enough time had passed where no one was actively searching for them, those that could call forth an army on a moment's notice, and after they had managed to establish separate organizations that could help with genuine humanitarian efforts, the four of them met one more time in 2004.

All four of them had hope that maybe they had begun helping those that couldn't help themselves. Though banished from Heaven, none of them were about to abandon humanity. They chose to have their meeting in an area that utilized the concept of 'hiding in plain sight' but they realized too late that where they had chosen to meet was also a destination chosen by a gathering of powerful Devils that survived the Great War.

The four of them were aware that when the Great War ended, the Four Great Devil Kings were dead but that didn't mean the Devils that were left were nothing but weaklings. Who they ran into were four powerful Devils going by the names of Katerea Leviathan, Shalba Beelzebub, Creuserey Asmodeus and Rizevim Livan Lucifer.

The battle happened almost immediately as all of them laid eyes on the other. As much as they tried to get the fight out of the area and away from any innocent bystanders, their opponents did nothing to hold back their attacks. The clash of all eight of them caused the Earth itself to shake in a manner not seen since the Great War and took the lives of 227,898 humans.

Again the humans believed the devastation to be caused by natural events but that many innocent lives lost still weighed heavily on her mind even now. As influential and resourceful as the organizations they had created to provide humanitarian efforts were at that time, it was still far too many innocent lives lost to the Devils.

While the others went to their areas of the world that were headquarters to their organizations, she herself decided to start taking a more active approach in dealing with the three factions. Especially when one of them said something during the fight that seemed out of place and something they shouldn't know.

"We will rule this world with the power your Father feared!"

There were only a handful of ideas that came to her whenever she thought of something that God feared. The Great War was over but a Cold War had taken its place and it was foolish to think all sides including the Holy Angels, the Fallen Angels and the Devils weren't actively seeking out wielders of Sacred Gears. She understood why God created such a system in the first place. One reason was a means for humanity to have protectors against those that still sought to continue the cycle of war until nothing was left on the face of the Earth.

Another reason, and probably the original reason behind God creating such a system in the first place, was because of two powerful dragons that actually caused all three sides to unite for a moment to stop their battle. She had met someone in past who was the current wielder of the Scared Gear called Boosted Gear. He was drunk with his power but she quickly showed him after he had challenged her that power is nothing without the will to use it properly. He changed for the better after their fight and used his power to stop the rampage of two individuals that wielded the rival power of his Boosted Gear.

Belzard's name wasn't widely known in normal human history but she knew he was a legend among the three major factions. To display a level of power that most saw could actually rival God and the Four Great Devil Kings would easily leave an impression for ages to come. In a way, it was their battle that made her believe that what she was doing now was possible. Even more so after knowing who it is that is now the current wielder of the Boosted Gear.

Still looking at his sleeping face, she could see that he was in the kind of sleep where none of the worries of the world could reach him.

'Issei Hyoudou', she thought to herself and started to wonder when the meaning of the name truly changed for her. It certainly wasn't before their first time together intimately. Or even when she showed him what she truly was and how he actually didn't show any fear in seeing her true form.

Then again, she realized that when she did show Issei of what she really was, she was only wearing a blue silk robe that she let fall so as to expose her wings to him and prove they are a part of her. Issei had made no effort to hide the fact he was an aspiring 'breast connoisseur' not too long after their first meeting. Something she found rather amusing when she saw how honest he was in his words.

And how even more amusing she found it when she offered her own to him and how hesitant he was in accepting them.

Every time she thought about the moment when she was deciding where next to relocate her home in the world, she couldn't help but wonder if this where her Father wanted her to be. God wanting her to meet him.

Her original reason on her destination was after she caught wind of the heiresses of two prominent Devil clans being located in a single area of Japan. It wasn't hard to realize exactly how different areas in Japan were part of what faction's territory. Learning that did help her decide on where to make a place for herself next.

Also upon her arrival in Japan she felt something familiar. Something like an instinct that came only when one could tell that the times were changing again and it was in her interest to see what changes were happening in order to deal with any new threats to her and her quest, both the one God gave to her and the one she chose for herself.

Feeling a strange urge to look out at the city from the bedroom's balcony made her get up from the bed. She made sure that she didn't disturb Issei when she moved off of the bed but also didn't bother to put on even a robe before walking out and letting the cool night air move against her bare skin.

She didn't really care if anyone saw her in this state. There were times in the past where it was actually something of a norm for a society that both men and women only wore one article of clothing and that was mostly around their waist. Nowadays, there were even giant billboards that showed off women in such fashion where past societies would label them as whores and harlots but such sights were an acceptable level of normalcy.

Leaning on the railing of the balcony, the woman who was once one of God's fiercest angels and named both as Areille and as a protector of Eden against those that would corrupt and destroy it thought again about how her situation unfolded and what brought her to this particular moment.

Even in her mind she can still see that day God passed His judgment on her brothers and sister as clear as it was if it simply happened yesterday. Herself along with Safael, Zisrel and Calual listened to the words only their Father had for them.

Before God cast her and the other three out of Heaven for disobeying Him, He gave them a riddle and told them that once solved, they would be allow to return home. A part of her was rather annoyed that no one else but the four of them heard the riddle that day since it would at the very least tell the rest of Heaven that they weren't the traitors they were labeled as by all of them. Even Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel viewed them as such and that was a hard burden to bear. More so that whenever they had tried in the past, none of them believed their words that their Father did banish them but also gave them a chance to return home.

Areille remembered the time when all four of them spoke in unison the riddle that God gave them to try and prove to their brethren that they weren't Heaven's greatest traitors. Whether Michael heard their words or not was always debatable for it was possible God could have made it so no Angel could hear the riddle as he deemed it was their trial alone to see through until the end.

All these years later and Areille could still hear the riddle spoken to her in her Father's voice

"There will be four siblings in this life that are born together."

"The first one runs and runs but never wearies."

"The second one eats and eats and is never full."

"The third one drinks and drinks and is always thirsty."

"The fourth one sings a song that is timeless and is never good."

"These four will meet the one who holds that which is buried, creates storms on a whim, challenge that which can be reborn of a blaze, whispers forgotten wisdom through the ages."

"All with the unrelenting strikes of thunder that can never harm within."

Their Father had a level of wisdom almost all in creation knew that they would never truly achieve. Areille herself knew without a doubt that no one could think like God no matter how much wisdom they claim to have. That was enough in telling her that the riddle He gave them had more meanings to it than simply creating the chance to return home, return to Heaven.

But after all these years later, as much progress she had made into deciphering the lines of the riddle, Areille found that each line held connections to things she never even considered. It seemed in the beginning that on the face of the riddle held a meaning that it possible connected to the seven deadly sins. She even thought that the very first line spoke about them but only after a long while did Areille realize God meant something else.

And when that revelation happened, all new possible answers came to her on how to answer the riddle. Some of the answers were of the kind that she honestly never would have considered. At the very least these new kinds of answers told her in what direction to look in.

As such, one possible lead to solving the answer led her to Issei. Or more specifically, his Sacred Gear.

Human beliefs and stories have said that dragons are powerful with their only rival being either another dragon or a phoenix. They are also guardians of treasures they have acquired over their life and defend such items with a ferocity that even their Father wasn't capable of showing.

Areilla knew now without a doubt that the riddle had two halves to it and the second half of it was making reference to a dragon. Which powerful dragon that half of the riddle was referring too wasn't entirely clear but after remembering her encounter with Belzard and helping him realize there was more to the world than simply fighting for the sake of fighting did give Areille the idea on how to answer that half of the riddle.

And if half of the riddle is solved, it would create clues on where and how to solve the other half of the riddle.

Well, that was the original plan of course when she met Issei and realized he was the current possessor of the Boosted Gear.

Looking back at the bed and remembering what had happened recently between them, and the many times since he moved into the place, she had no regrets how it happened and there was a part of her that was glad that it could happen.

Angels were capable of mating with humans and having offspring but for Angels not to become Fallen Angels as a result of such copulation required not committing a sin and for a child to be conceived of an Holy Angel and a human required an immense holy barrier and that their love for each other was on the same level as that of soul mates. It was such a rarity that it happened only three times in history where a Holy Angel and a human loved each other so completely that the Angel didn't fall and their child was born pure.

If it wasn't for Safael, none of them would have realized they could enjoy such intimate moments and not become Fallen Angels as a result.

It turns out that their banishment from Heaven wasn't the result of them falling but an actual reincarnation decreed by their Father. In fact, reincarnation wasn't a completely reliable system at the time as such the four of them were the first that were to be reincarnated. It took some time but the four of them learned that while made into something akin to humans they actually retained considerable amount of their angelic powers but they were obviously no longer in their prime.

For a while the four of them traveled together to figure out how to return to Heaven but soon the time came when they all agreed to go their separate ways to find the answer to the riddle. It wasn't too long after that moment did Safael sought all of them out and told them what she had recently experienced.

Areille and the others did voice their anger at Safael in her choices to commit the sin of lust. She countered their points by saying that since they wouldn't fight the Fallen Angels because they themselves still viewed them as their brothers and sisters then maybe their Father wanted them to help broker peace between the two factions. She also said that they couldn't be part of the Fallen Angels unless they had fallen themselves and she had often expressed a sense of curiosity at what humans felt when they were intimate with each other.

Even though Safael told them that she didn't fall after spending a night with a random human, the three of them knew that Safael wanted to be thorough in satisfying her curiosity and to be absolutely sure if such an act would truly turn her into a Fallen Angel.

Whether it was a good thing to find out that having sexual relationships with humans or not was a question that was quickly forgotten upon realizing what was the end result of God reincarnating them onto Earth.

Areille and her three comrades had the power of Holy Angels but were no longer allowed into Heaven. They realized that they could commit acts that would have normally turned them into Fallen Angels but they never fell to begin with. They were still enemies to the Devils and yet from time to time, each of them encountered Devils that were indeed selfish in the pursuit of their own desires but not all of their desires stemmed from the want or need for corruption or destruction.

All of this information was a lot to take in even during a quiet moment at night but Areille knew that when she finally reached the end of her journey in solving the riddle would make all the effort worth it a hundred times over.

Maybe the reason why she was so restless this night was the fact that soon Issei Hyoudou would be attending his first classes as Kuoh Academy and a part of her was worried that he was going to be so close to the heiresses of the Gremory Clan and the Sitri Clan to say nothing for the several reincarnated Devils and supernatural beings that made up the general student populace of the school itself.

Normally Areille wouldn't have let herself get so lost in her thoughts that she would become unaware of surroundings but she chalked it up to the fact she had recently exerted herself rather strenuously. That and the sudden feel of strong arms and a significant warmth enveloping her from behind had her senses recognize it as a non-threat.

"Didn't think you would be awake much less be able to walk so soon after…." a soft voice whispered behind her.

"I could say the same to you." Areille replied before turning around so she could wrap her arms around her lover's neck and pull his face close for a kiss. She wasn't sure the moan she made into the kiss was because of who she was kissing or the fact that Issei had given her behind a rather firm squeeze.

When they broke the kiss, Areille took a moment to look over her lover as she knew he was doing the same as well. It wasn't the first time or the 20th time they had seen the other naked but evey so often it somehow felt that they were seeing each other for the first time.

For Issei Hyoudou, ever since Areille began training him to master both his own body and that of his Sacred Gear, his overall physical abilities were at their peak. He sometimes made some reference that she had turned him into some kind of super soldier but she always reminded him the potential that a human can achieve so long as the will was there behind it all. Whenever they were out together as either part of a training regimen or just being together as a couple, Areille was sure that Issei heard the same things from the women within earshot that took note of his physical features. Such comments were made more loud and clear on the few times they both went to a beach together.

Areille understood what metaphors were but saying he was 'cut like a smooth marble statue' never really made sense to her in how she viewed him. Stones of any kind can break and she had seen the teenager's will was easily the kind that would never break. If it was the result of his desire to worship the female anatomy, or in his specific case a specific area of it, that was the debate in her mind that she knew it would both never be easily answered or it had and the answer itself was beyond even the most simplest of answers.

It also made a certain sense that when male members of the human race took note of her features that Issei showed a sign of jealousy every time. Areille thought it might have been due to the fact that she was a reincarnated Angel but that only made sense if everyone knew she actually was one.

Her body was definitely athletic but not overly muscular like some of the women bodybuilders she saw in some of the videos and magazines that Issei had hidden under his bed at his parent's home. Her skin was dark but not so much that people could mistake her as someone of African descent though just enough to apparently give off an 'exotic vibe' as Issei put it plainly. Her shoulder length black hair had a shine to it that most people interpreted as some expensive shampoo she used but it was actually a subtle hint of the kind of divinity she had within her.

She wasn't too tall when compared to the average person but she was originally taller than Issei by a head. Issei did like the fact he had a growth spurt and grew several inches in height during their training sessions but there were times he wished he hadn't since his face was at the time perfectly leveled to Areille's chest and more than once he used his height to easily bury his whole face in her very ample bust.

Areille did get annoyed at times but never openly stopped him since it was always a strange sensation that she would feel every time Issei 'accidentally' did the deed.

Even now, Issei made the move to nuzzle her breasts just after he gave her neck an affectionate nuzzle. She didn't need to know that Issei was more than able for another round of Bedroom Olympics. Something she knew all to well about Issei was already poking her around the lower part of her stomach.

But strangely enough, Issei actually broke away from what he claimed to worship above all in the world so as to look directly into Areille's eyes.

"I know you're worried about where I'm going to for starting my high school years. I can't change the fact who some of the students are at Kuoh Academy but they don't know that I know who they are because of you. And so far, they don't know who I really am either."

The sincerity in Issei's eyes easily told Areille that he was concerned at what she was feeling at the moment and couldn't help but feel touched by his words.

"Besides, its not like I'm going to that school alone. Matsuda and Motohama will be with me and the three of us always got each other's back."

Arielle let out a small laugh at that remark, especially because Issei had done so with a rather all too familiar smile on his face. "I know for a fact that the moment you three see the kind of bodies that make up the student populace, your priorities will definitely change. Probably several times each day with all things taken into consideration."

"Going to a school that was recently an all-girls school and the ratio for guys to girls for the entire student body is at least 5-to-1 this year, not to mention the fact that it is entirely normal for guys to take more notes about the opposite sex around the high school years or so I'm told, you can't really fault me or my friends, can you?"

Issei was still holding onto his smile but Arielle could already see what he was really smiling about.

"When I first met you, you and your friends were running for your lives in a shopping district because one of you got the idea that maybe it was time to see what a woman's body looks like in real life….at a women's lingerie store."

The sudden shift from a smile face to one red of embarrassment was impressive. Even after all this time, being reminded of his first attempt to peep at a naked woman was also being reminded of how close he came to being beaten to death by a mob of angry women.

"I still cannot figure out how the three of you thought it was a good idea to go into such a store when it is basically a general rule around the world that the few males whoever entered the place without a woman by their side will cause those inside the store that have red flags pop up in their heads. More so if there are three of them at once and could easily be recognized as teenagers who just entered what is essentially an adult store."

Arielle didn't know what exactly happened inside the store. Only that she heard a lot of screaming and Issei's two friends racing out the front door with Issei himself following suit several seconds later.

Areille remembered when she made the decision to save Issei's life after she felt something familiar emanating off of him when he ran right past her. It took her a moment to wonder what the chances were of meeting the wielder of the Boosted Gear but she also took note that Issei had no idea what he truly possessed at the time. Mostly since if he wanted to actually outrun the women then all he had to do was boost the strength in his legs and he could run as fast as a race horse in mere moments.

Saving his life was easy enough by hiding him for only several seconds from the mob's line of sight. Since there was a train service nearby the shopping district, it was easy enough to time it so that they both got onto the train and it left the station before the women could catch up to them. After that, the rest was easily history for the both of them.

"Well, none of that matters anymore. I've taught you well enough that if it comes to it, you can take care of yourself." Areille said while resting her head on Issei's shoulder. "Just remember not to do anything that would get unwanted attention. The Devils at the school may not know who you are or what you can do now but that doesn't mean they won't learn if you give them a reason to look at you more closely."

Areille could feel Issei gently stroking her back as if to reassure her of what he was going to say next.

"They won't learn about you, that's for damn sure. Our relationship maybe be a secret from my parents and my friends for now but I won't let those that want to harm you have their way."

Areille was grateful that she heard the words which she found rather odd in the way that she been a warrior literally since the day of her creation. Her desire to return home hadn't wavered but she had begun to realize as of late that if she did return to Heaven, she would become a Holy Angel again. That would also mean she could never experience such moment like she had with Issei after that day.

If that was what would be the price to return home than Areille was going to make sure she had as many memories with Issei to last her the rest of eternity. She had no doubt that the others, easily Safael herself if anything, would probably be of the same mind before leaving Earth and returning to Heaven.

Not wasting another moment, Areille led Issei back to their shared bed but decided that this time she would be on top. Issei got the idea of which position Areille wanted him to be in just by the fact she managed to toss him onto the bed with only one arm. He wasn't even on the bed alone for more than a few seconds before Areille got on top of him but this time around she had done so with a little more flare.

Issei looked up and saw that Areille had her wings exposed as well as recognizing the expression she had on her face which made him laugh for a bit. He knew Areille wasn't a Fallen Angel but her face was of the kind a predator had when she had cornered her prey. No way a Holy Angel would have such a look or be in such a position at the same time.

It then dawned on Issei that he had seen such a look before and remembered the outcome of Areille's actions upon seeing. In fact, he had seen it several times and each time had the same end result.

"You know, sooner or later I'm going to run out of excuses as to why I have to order a new bed for this apartment more times a month than practically everyone else does in their lifetime." Issei said.

Areille leaned in close to reply in a soft husky tone of voice. "You're the one who ends up breaking the beds. Besides, as the old saying goes: doing the Devil's Dance."

"And here I thought you would go with the saying 'Going heels-to-Jesus' or 'Praying with the knees upwards' or at least what my friends like to call it, 'Jerking it where she's twerking it.'"

Areille smile as much as Issei was at what he said before replying, "How about we find out again how soundproof this apartment really is and how durable this new bed is claimed to be?"

Issei briefly thought of what his next excuse was going to be when he ordered another bed. He did hold onto a tiny hope that maybe this bed would hold out despite reminding himself that he had several times in the past had similar hopes for his bed.

'Oh well.' Issei thought to himself as Areille began placing kisses along his neck and down his chest. 'I seriously doubt any furniture manufacturer in the world ever once considered that a bed they made would be put to the test by an angel.'

Next chapter: Year One

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Author's Note: I know some will already scream that the second any Angel engages in such acts will immediately become a Fallen Angel so I will remind those of a specific plot point as to why these four are different than any of the Fallen Angels.

One, they were reincarnated on Earth with human bodies, which means they are no longer simply Holy Angels anymore. Also, the reincarnation systems for both the Devils, (the Evil Pieces) and the Holy Angels (the Brave Saints) didn't exist before or during the Great War. The former was created some time after the Great War and the latter was after the 3 fractions treaty, which means there were already several different methods of reincarnation established but weren't created either by God or the Four Great Devil Kings which means the reincarnation method for these four was already completely different and I will establish in the following chapters why it was never used again.

Two, I will go into more history about these four in the following chapter so as to better explain how they can return to Heaven and how their only chance lies within the riddle that only these four were told. As the old saying goes, God works in mysterious ways, so there's much both known and unknown about the meaning behind the riddle.

Keep these in mind for they do serve a purpose. The next chapter will establish what changes have happened as a result of Issei being trained to be the best he physically can be and utilizing his Sacred Gear so much sooner.