Here's the next chapter. It's a filler chapter to bridge the gap between arcs. I've decided to go ahead and skip Loki's chapter for now. I might revisit it later. I haven't decided if I'll bring in Ophis before Sairaorg or be like Canon and bring her in after.

Anyways, I own nothing. Enjoy.

Issei stared blankly at Tiamat who had just swallowed his evil pieces. He then looked down at Ddraig.

"You mind explaining what the fuck is going on here Ddraig?"

[Ehehehe. It's a Dragons Pride. We pride ourselves on being the strongest species in the Universe… and if we are defeated we show our submission.] Ddraig said smugly. Tiamat was glaring at the boosted gear hand, as if trying to burn Ddraig with her fury.

"You beat me boy… so now you have me as a peerage member."

"I don't really think that's what it means to show submission..." Issei said blankly. "And isn't it supposed to be MY choice for who to have in my peerage?"

Tiamat growled and moved forward, her large head with her razor sharp fangs snarling at him. "Do you have some sort of problem with me as one of your peerage?" Tiamat asked dangerously.

"Oh no, of course not. Nothing like having a pissed off dragon who hates her King! Oh what could go wrong?" Issei asked with a heavy sarcastic tone.

"I don't like your tone." Tiamat stated plainly.

"My tone? Shove it. You started this with me and you still are going to harass me? Screw you." Issei said, moving closed to Tiamat and glaring right into her eyes. Tiamat glared back at Issei before she withered under his smoldering gaze, backing down. She huffed.

"Whatever." She muttered. Issei sighed and shook his head.

"Well, guess you're stuck with me then." He said with another shake of his head. "Let's get going…" Issei started to leave down the path, hoping to hook back up with the others. After five steps he stopped. "You wouldn't happen to have a human form would you?" Issei asked curiously.

"Why? Going to add me as another notch on your belt?" Tiamat asked with venom in her voice.

Issei blinked. "Another notch? You think I have notches on my belt?" Issei asked, staring at her. "Everyone I've slept with is my family. My loved ones. I would die for them… so if it comes down to me sleeping with you, then you would be part of such." He stated. "You really don't like Ddraig and his users do you?"

"What was your first clue?" She asked coldly.

"Look. The least we can do is try to get along." Issei said with a sigh. "Come on…. Why not bury the hatchet?"

"Why should I?"

"For one, your King has demanded it and you shall obey." Issei said with a goofy grin, before shutting up due to the stare she was giving him. "If you keep holding onto this grudge, you won't be living your life. You seem to just be focusing on me instead of yourself… maybe if you asked kindly and helped out one of the users, they'd help you recover your lost treasure. If you asked me nicely and gave me some advice or anything… I could help you get it… but you attacked me and tried to kill me out of the blue… don't you see the problem here?"

"No. You either get me my treasure or die. That's how its always been." Tiamat stated, but she wasn't threatening him, just stating it was her policy.

"And how well has that worked out for you?" Issei asked. For once, Tiamat gave some semblance of a smile. A smirk.

"I mean, I've killed five… six… maybe seven of you Red Dragon Emperors… I'd say its worked nicely in that regard."

"Uh huh… and yet still no treasure? Is it really the treasure you want back, or is it revenge on Ddraig?"

Tiamat narrowed her eyes. "You're beginning to piss me off."

"I'm just saying… try to work with the Red Dragon Emperor and maybe, you'd get your treasure back and you won't have to worry about fighting Ddraig again."

"Dragon's don't ask for help."

"And that's why most dragons are dead or dying off." Issei said with a shrug. "Pride is the sign of a foolish man… or so they say. I believe C.S Lewis said that, A proud man is always looking down on things and of course… as long as you are looking down, you cannot see anything that is above you." Issei said with a smile. "You can have your pride, but don't be blinded by it."

Tiamat stared at Issei and kept quiet. It was then her scales started to shimmer a bright pale blue. After a long flash, Issei removed his arm from over his eyes and his eyes widened. In the place of the Dragon, there was a human. It was a beautiful woman with straight, long, pale blue hair. She had dark blue eyes and around her, Issei could feel some sort of cold atmosphere, just from her beauty alone. There was also her nearly suffocating draconic aura. She was wearing a navy blue shirt on her form, as well as a navy blue skirt, matching her eyes. Her eyes were also slit like that of a dragon.

"Beautiful." Issei said, his head nodding as if confirming what he said.

"Take a picture, it'll lost longer." She said with a cold tone.

"That's not a bad idea." Issei chuckled before shrugging. He then walked off, Tiamat following the poor devil.

"Pervert."

"Guilty." Issei once again shrugged. It didn't seem to bother him.

"What is with you… I insult you and you just take it?"

"I have no need to insult you. I beat you and that is insult enough to you. No need to pour salt on the wound." Issei stated.

[Actually partner, I'd go ahead and start insulting her and fighting back. She's testing you as a Dragon. Kind of like head butting for goats.] Ddraig stated just to Issei.

'You dragons are weird… but I suppose each species has their own form of dominance.'

[We have many forms. This is just one of many.]

'I see.'

"I don't see how you could have beaten me… you're so weak. Are you even really the Red Dragon Emperor?"

"If I'm so weak… wonder what that makes you?" Issei taunted back, smirking over his shoulder.

"You got lucky boy, next time I-" Tiamat stated only to be interrupted when Issei turned around and slammed her up against a tree. He had his right hand on both of her wrists, somehow taking them and pinning them above her head before she could react. His right knee pressed between her thighs, moving ever upwards towards the pot of gold.

"There won't be a next time." Issei hissed, his eyes glaring at her.

"How da-"

"I dare because I own you." Issei stated, growling out before biting down on her neck hard, his two top incisors penetrating her flesh as his remaining hand started to cup her right butt cheek. He gave it a harsh squeeze, a growl coming from his throat. Tiamat on the other hand was wide eyed and flushed, blushing brightly from Issei's touch. She did not expect this from this Red Dragon Emperor. Sure, Ddraig back in the day had done this… but never a host. Issei pulled away before she could gather her thoughts further on this subject. He growled. "Do not challenge me without accepting the consequences." Issei moved off of her and huffed, brushing off his shoulders before he moved off. He stopped twenty steps away when he noticed Tiamat not following. He decided to just stand there and wait for her.

'He… he… how dare he! How dare he touch me like that! How dare he demand my obedience! How dare he dominate me… I lost...' Tiamat thought, only to wake up from her thoughts and start to follow Issei again, who started to walk again when she approached. The walk was quiet as they turned through several bends, finding their way back to where Issei and the others had split up. Luckily, there was markings and signs to help people find their way through. About half way through the walk back, Issei decided to break the silence.

"Look… sorry about earlier. Ddraig had warned me that the sudden awakening of him and the awakening of his Balance Breaker had taken a toll upon me. I've only known about Ddraig for what… like a week and a half now? Please forgive me Tiamat." Issei asked, looking over his shoulder with sincere eyes. Tiamat flushed at his gaze, only to huff and look away.

"Yeah whatever..." Tiamat stated. "How much longer?" She demanded.

"Maybe another ten minutes. My and I split up to find our own familiars… looks like I failed."

"I think having the strongest Dragon-King as a peerage member is a better more important that finding a familiar. I doubt your friends will care." She said with a roll of her eyes.

"Yea, still wasn't my choice ya know. You could have done something else."

"Perhaps, but I wasn't ready to give myself to you."

Issei immediately blushed and coughed, turning to stare back at her. "Excuse me?"

"You know fuck me?" Tiamat said, a smirk back on her face as she found a way to tease the boy and get away with it. "Mate with me? Make children with me? Make whoopee?"

"I know what you meant!" Issei stated. "Just… what the hell. So there was only sex or a servant? Yea, I'm the pervert here." Issei said, his grin widening.

"I never said I wasn't." Tiamat stated. "We don't have this human morality like you seem to do."

Issei huffed. "I'll have you know I have more than just a human mortality."

"Oh good comeback." Tiamat snapped with a snort.

Issei was about to retort when he spotted his peerage waiting for him in a clearing, surrounding a small fountain.

"Issei!" Rossweisse said, being the first one to spot him. Like a siren's call, his other members all got up and smiled at Issei, only for each of them to stop and stare at the beautiful woman behind him.

"Alright… what is with you?" Rias asked, looking exasperated. "Another woman Issei… What's with you?"

"Hey, It's not like I actively go and look for women. Plus this time, she was the one who forced herself on me!"

"Ufufufufu. Forced herself huh Issei? My my, never knew you to be so weak to a woman… maybe I should use force?" Akeno asked, leaning her right cheek against her right hand with blushing cheeks.

"Not like that!" Issei said with a pout.

"Nya, so who is the next member to join your harem?"

"I've not joined his… harem." Tiamat stated. "I am Tiamat."

"I… I would doubt your claim here… but I tend to believe it now… Issei already is dating a Goddess… why not a Dragon-King!" Rias said in exasperation.

"Nyahahaha."

Koneko walked up to Issei and took him by his right hand, squeezing it while glaring at Tiamat. "… I won't let you steal him." The small cat said possessively. Tiamat stared down at the cat and flashed a smirk.

"Is that so?" She asked with amusement. Issei let out a sigh.

"So, you all get your familiars?" He asked. Rias nodded.

"Yes, I got them all their familiars… you?"

"Oh… uh… sure. It's Tiamat!" He spoke. Tiamat sent Issei a death glare.

"No, he has not gotten a familiar. He decided to fight me instead." Tiamat with a smirk.

"I seem to recall someone wanting to kill the Red Dragon Emperor." Issei deadpanned.

"If you want to say that to feel better about yourself… go ahead." Tiamat said and Issei just let out a loud sigh.

"Alright, so let's go home. I'm tired of today already." Issei said with a sigh.

"Nya… I bet I know why..." Kuroka said with amusement.

"Shut up." Issei said before Rias opened up a magic circle underneath them all, and with that, they went back home.

Issei collapsed face first on his bed as he went upstairs immediately. He let out a yell into his below, starting to thrash around like a child who didn't get his way. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

[Come now… It's not that bad. She's not trying to kill you at least.]

'It's so tiring dealing with them all… so tiring having to be a devil. I just want to eat, sleep, drink and repeat. I'm so tired of all this fighting and everyone trying to kill me.'

[I'd say that it comes with the territory of the Red Dragon Emperor… but you've been through his longer than you've had me.] Ddraig said with amusement. [Can't be all bad though. I'm sure you've had good times.]

Issei sighed and flipped over onto his back. "Yea… I've had good times." He said, speaking out loud. "But… all I've really ever known is violence… War and death. I was kidnapped, forced to be a Gladiator… forced to kill to survive. Got trapped for thousands of years in a tomb… only to have to go back and fight some more. Sometimes in a gladiatorial arena. As much as I enjoy a good fight… this is a bit much."

[I don't envy you. I also enjoy a good fight, but I do enjoy having time to myself and being able to relax.]

Issei shifted on the bed. "I hope I at least get some time to relax before the next inevitable crisis." As soon as Issei said this, there was a knock on his door.

"Hey Issei. Sona came by." Rias spoke.

"Oh come on." Issei muttered. "Of course… as soon as I say something." He then cleared his throat so Rias could hear him speak. "Oh? What about?"

"It's about the school trip for you second years. Looks like You, Kiba, Irina, Xenovia will be off to Kyoto."

"Oh? There's a trip? Cool! What's the issue though?"

"Nothing. Just thought I'd let you know. Things have been hectic for everyone so Sona decided to quickly put together the trip at the last minute as a way of relaxing everyone."

'Thank you Sona Sitri!' "That's good to hear. I could use some relaxation."

Rias nodded. "That's good to hear. Well, enjoy your bath and rest." Rias said before walking away. Issei smiled.

"Yes! Finally, something good is going my way."

[Why do I get the feeling that something bad is going to happen on this trip knowing Issei's luck?]

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I've decided to go with Kyoto next, and the Hero brigade as well!