Pyre: Alright, you know the drill. This is a new story. That doesn't mean that I won't continue my other story, Til Midnight. I'm just using this as a test chapter to see if this story gains traction... so to speak. Anyway, Magic the Gathering is owned by Wizards of the Coast and Highschool DxD is owned by Ichiei Ishibumi. Please support this official release.

Oreskos, Theros

A young man with spiky brown hair and hazel eyes stood in front of a mosaic depicting a woman wearing a majestic white hooded cloak, silver armor with gold accents, and held a sword-spear triumphantly in the air as she stood above the body of a satyr. He laid down some flowers and began to pray. His white hooded cloak billowed in the cool morning breeze. Behind him stood a tall lion man with white fur and a jagged scar going down his left eye. The lion man was looking at Issei with his one blue eye in immense sadness. The boy wasn't the only one who had experienced loss in these troubling times. The woman on the mosaic was his sister in arms. A friend he could always trust to have his back.

"You can rest now Big Sister," the boy said clutching the cloak. He held his hands out his hands and in a flash of brilliant white light, summoned the very same weapon held by the woman in the mosaic. The weapon was beautiful in design. Its hilt was made of the brightest gold that shone like the sun itself. Embedded into the hilt was two large bluish-white pearls that glowed brightly whenever the light hit it. Its handle was long, at least as tall as Issei. It was wrapped in a black cloth with two gold rings encircling the cloth dividing it into three segments. The blade was sharp, impossibly so to the point where it could slay the Gods themselves.

"Issei, where will you go now?" the leonin asked the boy in front of him. Issei spoke without looking at the man.

"I don't know now, Master Ajani. I trained to be like Big Sister but now…," Issei trailed off as he kept staring at the sword-spear.

Ajani walked up and put a hand on the boy's shoulder. "You know, she wanted you to have her cloak and blade in case anything happened to her. I feel that you are ready to carry on her legacy," Ajani said, causing Issei's lips to slightly curl into a smile. It made him feel better, considering everything that just happened. "However, you must do one thing for her and for me. A Planeswalker always goes home no matter how far they go," the old lion said, causing Issei to look up at him in confusion.

"Tarkir?"

"No, your homeplane. Go and visit it," Ajani said as he took his hand off Issei's shoulder and began to walk to the doors. Sensing that the man was leaving, Issei turned around and ran to catch up to him.

"Wait, what do you mean go back? I haven't been back since my parents…" Issei was interrupted by the man.

"I know, but this is your chance to make peace with your past. She would have wanted that," Ajani said, stopping in his tracks and turned his gaze back to Issei.

Issei glanced back at the mosaic and stared for a few seconds before coming to a decision. "Alright," he sighed, "But I need to get some things from Tarkir and Innistrad first."

"You go do that young cub," Ajani said. The leonin suddenly glowed a brilliant white before vanishing from the Hall without a trace.

Issei chuckled as he engulfed himself in a swirl of yellow-white mist before disappearing from the Hall, leaving absolutely no trace of his presence.

Tarkir

Issei flashed into existence in front of a massive winding ravine. Above him, storms of power and energy crackled across the sky. The energy raged and surged as dragons were seemingly birthed from the raging power. Harsh winds buffeted the terrain forcing Issei to raise his cloak in order to shield himself from the brutality of the tempest. Issei walked using the sword-spear as support until he came to the very edge of the ravine. Issei formed a ball of white energy and fired it into the sky rupturing into a thunderous explosion once it reached the storm clouds.

The ground shook as if responding to the white flare. The storm began to converge upon Issei's location as a torrent of turquoise energy swirled from the ravine and into the sky. The energy coalesced and formed a massive blue-green dragon with feathery wings. Its horns were curved like that of a bull's and it sported a slight beard on its chin. Its neck had a hood like that of a cobra. The dragon turned its blue eyes towards a grinning and waving Issei.

The dragon landed in front of him, causing the ground to shake. "It has been a while, Issei," the dragon rumbled out in a deep voice that held immense power inside it.

"Ugin, I've come here to retrieve someone," Issei said to the Elder Dragon. Ugin looked at Issei and nodded before letting out an earth-shattering roar. A large red western dragon with green eyes flew down from the sky and landed next to Ugin.

"What is it old man?" the red dragon growled out.

"Ddraig, Issei is here for you," Ugin said as he summoned a familiar red gauntlet with a green gem in the middle. Ddraig looked down at Issei, who waved at him much like he did Ugin. The Red Dragon of Domination flashed him a fanged grin.

"Ise! You haven't summoned me at all for a while now! How was Theros?" Ddraig said. Upon hearing his words, Issei's joyful expression dropped along with his head. He stared at the ground in silence. Seeing his partner go quiet, it was only then that he noticed that Issei had arrived alone. Ddraig finally saw what his partner was wearing and what he held in his hands. Her blade and her cloak were now in Issei's possession. Ddraig lowered his head in silence as if knowing fully what had transpired upon the world of Theros.

"I see. I'm sorry," he said lowering his head.

"It's alright. She would've wanted me to stay happy even in the wake of her death," Issei said.

"I see she gave you Godsend," Ugin said, eyeing the blade in Issei's hands. Issei nodded, gripping the handle of the blade tightly.

"I'm going home. To the plane, I came from," Issei blurted out suddenly. Ddraig looked surprised. He thought Issei would never want to go back after what happened to his parents.

"Are you sure about this, Issei?" Ddraig asked him. Issei nodded with resolve burning in his eyes.

"Well then Partner, I'm with you on this. Let's let that world know that the Red Dragon Emperor is back!" Ddraig said, silently plotting the downfall of his rival and his host. Issei chuckled at his partner's antics before a realization struck his mind. They would have to bring her with them. Issei groaned at the thought. She was not the best at social interactions.

"Hey, Ddraig, we might have to go to Innistrad to get… her," Issei told him. Ddraig froze and Ugin shook his head in amusement.

"You might want to ask Sorin first on that. Innistrad wouldn't do well without one of its guardians," Ugin said. "Ddraig, from what you told me of that world, I believe it would be better if you entered the Sacred Gear once more. Don't worry, your soul won't be bound to it. You can leave anytime you wish."

Ddraig nodded and allowed Ugin to put him inside the Boosted Gear. Ugin then grabbed the Gear and merged it back with Issei's being.

"What an interesting artifact," Ugin mused.

"I'd rather fight Griselbrand and his horde of demons than do something like this again," Issei said groaning as he gripped his chest.

"You might as well get going to Innistrad. Wouldn't want to keep her waiting," Ugin said before taking off into the skies of Tarkir. With every beat of his wings, another mighty storm weaved itself into the atmosphere

[Let's go, Partner] Ddraig said to him. Issei nodded and disappeared in a swirl of yellow and white smoke.

Thraben, Innistrad

Issei arrived outside in a forest a walk away from the gates of a massive walled city. In the distance, he saw a church with a massive silver spire that had an upside-down omega symbol. As he arrived at the gates, he was met by a pair of spears being held by armor-clad city guards with the intent of barring his entrance into the city. Issei looked at them and then looked upward seeing several archers with their arrows aimed at his very face.

"Halt! Papers, please," the guard said.

"I don't have any pape-"

"Then turn around and leave. Our city gets enough vagabonds as it is," the other guard said.

"Let him in," a female voice called out from behind them.

"Lady Thalia!" both guards saluted upon hearing the words of their Lady Thalia. Thalia was a beautiful woman with a slim figure. She wore a captain's uniform with a white vest over it that had an insignia on it identical to the symbol found on the town's church signifying that she was a woman of faith despite her militaristic clothing She had long, white-blonde hair and sapphire-blue eyes with light skin.

"Issei," Thalia said cheerfully.

"I'm here to see her," he said. Thalia sighed and led him in.

"Thank Avacyn you're here," she said. "She's been a nuisance since you left. Sure, helping free Our Lady Avacyn was a plus, but now, she just roosts at the top of the church," Thalia said as she led him down the busy streets of Thraben. Children ran around playing and taking joy in their youth. Such a sight of innocence brought a smile to their faces. These children would never have to experience what she and Issei had experienced. No more living in fear of the night. No more monsters.

"This place has really changed since she was released, huh?" Issei said.

"Yeah, it has," Thalia said wistfully fully remembering that day when the golden helix ruptured the sky and an angelic figure soared into the air bringing light into Innistrad once more.

After a while of walking, they arrived at a massive cathedral. It was made of stone with ornate statues of angels that decorated its walls. There were three spires with two at the front and one at the back all surrounding a massive tower at the center. Issei and Thalia walked through the double doors and Issei looked up to see a stained glass window depicting a white-haired angelic goddess.

"Thalia," an old man called out from the sanctuary of the church. "What brings you here?" Mikaeus said to Thalia. The old man noticed Issei standing next to her and greeted him.

"Issei. I think I know why you two are here. It is an honor to have you in our church again, Champion of Gisela," the old man said.

"Yeah, Mikeaus, Lady Gisela needs a break. Issei here has offered to take her on vacation," Thalia jutted her thumb to him.

"Wonderful. She has been… rather lazy as of late. She just roosts on top of the Church. Ladies Bruna and Sigarda are worried about her," Mikaeus said.

"Umm, yeah, could you perhaps take me to her?" Issei asked the priest.

"Of course!" he said. Mikaeus led the two to a set of spiral stairs that led to the top of the central tower. After nearly an hour of climbing the stairs, they arrived at the top of the spire. Issei immediately spotted who he was looking for. There, sitting on the railing was a woman with crimson hair wearing a high-collar white battle dress with silver pauldrons on her shoulders and a silver armor around her chest and torso. Behind her lay two swords whose blades were embedded into the ground. Her most noticeable features were a pair of massive white wings that came out her back. Sensing three mana signatures behind her, the woman slowly turned her gaze towards the three. Her eyes were the purest shade of sapphire blue. These same eyes lit up upon seeing Issei.

"Issei. You came back," she said getting up and giving him a hug. "Why are you-" her eyes widened slightly when she saw her cloak wrapped around Issei. She looked to Issei who simply noticed her gaze and looked down.

"Issei, I'm so sorry," she said.

"It's alright. I'm coping… That's not why I came anyway, Gisela, you wanna come with me back to my home-plane. Ddraig is coming too," Issei said.

The now named Gisela looked at Issei before pondering on her answer. On one hand, her sisters would finally stop pestering her to take a break and she would be able to see another world; on the other, Innistrad would be left with one less Archangel to defend it. After a few minutes of deliberation, she finally made her decision.

"I accept," Gisela said with her wings fluttering at the excitement of adventure. She had never seen another world before. Her only indication of knowing about the other worlds were stories she would hear from the planeswalker that visited their world every now and then.

"You ready?" Issei asked. Gisela nodded.

"I shall await your summons," she said as she picked up her swords.

Issei nodded.

I haven't been back for a while so getting a clear picture in my head will be hard, Issei said as he began to picture his hometown. An image of a small town in Japan popped into his head. He envisioned the park where he and Rin used to play. He envisioned his old house. The images became more clear and Issei finally disappeared in a flash of yellow-white mist.

Kuoh Town, Japan, 7:45 PM

Issei arrived in the middle of the park. Seeing that the sun was setting, he began to walk off.

[I think you need new clothes] Ddraig said as he watched through Issei's eyes. Everyone was looking at him thinking he was cosplaying.

"Y-yeah. Let me find an alleyway and summon Gisela," he said. Issei began to explore the town of his youth. It had slightly changed in the nine years he had been gone. New stores had come into business and apparently, the formerly all-girls school was now co-ed.

After walking for a few hours, Issei happened upon an unsuspecting warehouse in an empty part of the town. He found it a little odd. There were caution tapes surrounding some of the buildings but since he didn't live here for a long while, Issei had no idea what they meant.

"Caution?" he asked himself. What the hell was so dangerous in an empty part of town that needed to be blocked off?, he thought as he walked inside the warehouse.

"Okay, let-" his instincts went on overdrive as he ducked out of the way. He turned and saw something that nearly made him wretch.

"I smell human," the female abomination said as she walked out. Her upper body was that of a human but her lower body was like that of a horse-monster thing.

"What the hell are you?" Issei said as white and red energy gathered in his palms.

"I don't like playing with my food but I shall tell you my name. You are my hundreth meal in this town after all. I am Viser," she said. Viser sniffed the air taking in Issei's scent "Hmm, you smell divine~ I wonder how you'll taste if I cook you medium rare!" Viser licked her lips in delight at the sight of Issei.

Issei looked at her blankly. Why did every monster he ever met try to eat him?

Viser threw one of her clawed hands at Issei, forcing him to duck out of the way. Issei raised his palms and fired a helical bolt of lightning that pierced straight through Viser's chest killing her instantly. Energy flowed from the bolt and into Issei. He sighed. Even in this world, he always had to fight monsters.

[Just summon Gisela and find a place to stay. I want to get out of this gear] Ddraig huffed from inside.

"Yeah, yeah," he said as he began to gather white mana into his hands. He needed to get to a plains soon. His stockpiled white mana was going to run out if he didn't make it to a leyline and establish a connection. Luckily, there were mountains here in Japan. He could just go to one of those, establish a connection, and draw upon all the red mana he needed. Though, he cursed himself for not having a blue alignment. If he was blue aligned, Issei would have instantly made a connection to the leyline of Japan considering that it was all islands. The white and red mana swirled and formed a sphere that soon exploded outward creating a small crater. Gisela stood at the center with her massive wings spread and her swords in her hands. Gisela turned and saw Viser's corpse and had a look of disgust on her face.

"I guess even other worlds suffer from monsters," she said.

"Yeah, c'mon. We need to get somewhere and get some rest," Issei said as they walked out of the warehouse never noticing the small bat-like creature that quickly flew out.

Old School Building, Kuoh Academy

A beautiful red-haired woman sat at her desk looking over some papers. She had a figure that made men drool and women jealous with massive breasts, a plump, round rear, and long legs. Her hair was long reaching down to her back and her eyes were the purest shade of blue. She noticed a bat fly in and land in front of her.

"What?" she said.

The bat began to chirp frantically making gestures that the woman seemed to understand.

"An angel? Here? In Kuoh?" the woman asked.

The bat nodded.

"I see. Akeno!" she said.

A woman with black hair tied in a ponytail with violet eyes walked into the room. Like the woman, she had a buxom figure though her chest was larger than the redhead's by a margin.

"Yes, Rias-sama," Akeno said.

"Contact Sona and tell her to keep an eye out for an angel," Rias said. Akeno nodded and bowed before disappearing in a magic circle. Rias looked out the window and began to think.

What is an angel doing here in Kuoh?

Alright, so that's the first chapter. Issei is Red and White. Red because of Ddraig and the White will be explained later but to say one thing, I'm Red Black Blue and Green White master races with Red and White coming in as a second for me. Remember, this chapter will see whether or not I should continue this story so review, fav, follow, etc. Also, who do you think would win in a fight: Nicol Bolas or Great Red? Remember to have a great day or not, the choice is yours!~