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Ddraig: "Well, partner, we better enter quickly."
Issei: Why the rush?
Ddraig: "Did you forget about the Sitri heiress?"
Issei: Oh, that's true, she was there, wasn't she. - remembering that Sona was in the classroom when he exploded.
Ddraig: "She is likely to have told her sister, who will tell the Maou Lucifer."
Issei: Yeah, that's true but Ddraig, which side do you think they'll believe if I tell them?
Ddraig: "I don't know, Issei, I don't know, that remains to be seen."
Issei just sighed and entered the cave, while thinking what would happen if he told them and which side they would be on, but he stopped thinking about it and kept walking.
IN THE UNDERWORLD, SIRZECHS OFFICE.
The redhead is sitting at his desk writing on a piece of paper, quietly, until his door is opened abruptly.
Sirzechs: What's... - unable to finish as he sees Serafall with an angry expression, but also confused, sad, along with other emotions.
Before Sirzechs spoke he saw how Grayfia entered the room and closed the door behind her.
Grayfia: What's going on, Serafall-sama? - curious about the behavior of the Maou Leviathan, who is usually cheerful.
Sirzechs: Yes, what's the problem? - a little worried about Serafall.
Serafall: You have to see this - showing the cell phone with a video on the screen.
Grayfia: What is this video? - confused as to how this affected the Maou.
Serafall: Just look at it - giving the cell phone to Sirzechs, and then went to sit on a small sofa, trying to calm down and her face was still an array of emotions.
Sirzechs was confused about what happened to Serafall, that she had this video but his thoughts were interrupted when he heard Grayfia speak.
Grayfia: Serafall-sama, this better be... - but stopped seeing as Serafall was rather stressed.
Serafall: Just watch the video - her voice taking on a cold manner, which neither the Maou Lucifer nor his wife have heard in a long while.
Sirzechs saw that whatever troubled Serafall had to do with this video, so he played it while Grayfia looked over his shoulder.
Of everything they were expecting, they did not expect to see Issei in the video, this confused them, but the tension was only increasing every second that the video played, they could see how Issei was blamed for something, how they began to insult him, and they started to hit him, kick him, at that moment he only felt helpless, but also confused. Confusion and anger is what the Maou and his wife felt because who did this, this the question went through their minds. They saw Saji appear and they thought that he would help Issei, but their confusion increased more, seeing what happened, they did not understand, weren't Issei and Saji supposed to be friends? They were still confused but that confusion turned into anger, when they heard what Saji said, they saw Sona appear, as everyone began to laugh at Issei, but then they stopped as another laugh was heard. This one was a bit psychotic, but rather arrogant. They saw Issei stand with his hand on his face, but even with that they could see a smile of ruler and a burning amber eye, that filled them with doubts, and those doubts increased when they saw how Issei hit and beat Saji and the perverted duo. However, what left them with a lot of fear were the words "HOW DOES IT FEEL TO KNOW THAT THEY ALL DECEIVED YOU", they finished watching the video.
The room was covered in an uncomfortable silence, but that silence was broken by Serafall.
Serafall: Ahhh..... that video was given to me by So-tan - her eyes closed.
Sirzechs:..... Then it's real - his voice in a muted tone, putting the phone on his desk.
Grayfia: This is real? But aren't Issei-sama and Saji-sama supposed to be friends and those words - her tone confused, but also afraid.
Sirzechs: But... that reaction - looking at Serafall.
Serafall: So you realized it.
Sirzechs: Yes - whatever worry he had, changed to a serious demeanor.
Grayfia:.... That reaction is that of someone who explodes from a lot of stress, or an unstable state of mind.
Serafall: Yes, this reaction only means bad news.
Sirzechs: No, no, no, it can't be - holding his head - no, those words can't be true, right?
Serafall:.... It is most likely - with great fear that they were true.
Sirzechs sighs to calm down.
Sirzechs: I want you two to go and look for him - worried about Issei.
Grayfia: It's true, we have to go find him, in that state it is very likely that he can commit something foolish - worried about her "little brother".
Serafall: Right, let's go
The two women got together and left in a magical circle, leaving Sirzechs alone in his office.
Sirchst-.......... Ahhhh, I hope you're okay, Issei-kun - with many concerns about what the young Sekiryuutei could do, so the Maou could only rub his head to cease the oncoming headache that he was receiving.
IN KUOH, HOUSE OF THE HYOUDOU.
In the living room of the house, a magical circle appeared, which Serafall and Grayfia emerged from, seeing that they arrived in the right area, they knew they knew that they had an uncertain amount of time because they knew the girls weren't at school if the video was any indication.
Serafall: Let me call So-tan - making a communication circle.
Sona: Yes Onee-sama? - confused by the call.
Serafall: So-tan, do you know where Ise-kun is?
Sona:No, after what happened in his classroom, he left the academy.
Serafall: Ok, thank you - cutting off communication.
Serafall: You heard that, right? - looking towards Grayfia.
Grayfia: Yes, we better see his room and then look for him around the city - in her usual serious demeanor.
Serafall: Ok - just as serious as Grayfia
The two went upstairs and went to Issei's room, when they reached the door, they slowly opened it.
Upon entering, they saw that the room was strangely clean and tidy, but there was a faint foul odor, which was something to worry about.
Serafall: I don't feel the energy of Ise-kun, but others have been here - a little worried about the situation.
Grayfia: Yes, it seems that he has not been there for a day or two.
The two looked at each other and nodded and went into the city to start looking for Issei.
3 HOURS LATER.
The two were looking for Issei all over the city, and every minute they spent looking for him, their fears and worries increased, wondering what he was doing or where he was hiding because they did not find him were the questions that passed over and over again in their heads. It only got worse as time went on, but they tried to stay calm, although it was very difficult. Their worries and fears continued to take over little by little. It was time for school to end when they passed by the academy. They could feel a small, but almost imperceptible trace of Issei's power, as they saw the students leaving, which was normal, but then they felt a trace of teleportation magic in the alley where he teleported. They were already so nervous that they were about to go to talk to Rias, but they did not do it on the possibility that what Saji said may be true. They could not find Issei and kept looking for about 20 more minutes until they felt a known aura. They were glad as they went to the place where that aura was felt.
WITH ISSEI, 3 HOURS PRIOR.
Issei had been walking inside the cave for about 20 minutes, Ddraig told him not to worry and that he was close, seeing a golden ornament on the floor was what surprised Issei.
Ddraig: "We're here."
Issei looked up from the ornament and saw that the cave was much bigger than he imagined, it was greater than a cathedral filled with gold, gems, and even ancient weapons, everything was of great value, probably more then how much he had from the Oppai Dragon show. The whole place was adorned by things of gold, gems as big as his head, it was a beautiful sight to see.
Note: Imagine Smaug's treasure room, if you have seen The Hobbit movies
Ddraig: "Hahaha, what memories in this place."
Issei: Ddraig, this is yours? - in shock of the treasures that were displayed all around.
Ddraig: "Yes, but rather it is ours, well,what we can enjoy the view later."
Issei: Alright. Wait... - about to walk off but then something caught his eye - Ddraig, what is that? - pointing to what appears to be a black blade, but in the light of the gold, it illuminated as midnight blue or purple and there were chains wrapped around the guard of the blade.
Ddraig: "Hmm, ah, yes, that is the sword of Lancelot, the holy sword now turned demonic, that is Arondight."
Issei: Arondight? - wanting to learn more about the blade.
Ddraig: "Yes, it is the sister sword to Excalibur and Galatine, it possesses similar characteristics as the two. It became a demonic sword due to Lancelot's fall into madness because of the downfall of Camelot."
Issei: Huh, how do you know so much and how did you obtain a holy sword anyway, shouldn't it be in the hands of the church?
Ddraig: "Well, you know how Excalibur was broken into fragments. Arondight lost a fragment of itself, don't know what happened to it, it may have been duplicated, but we haven't felt its power, since the one who brought it here made sure to keep Arondight's power to a minimum, otherwise someone like Kokabiel would have gone for it."
Issei: Well, that explains why it hasn't been brought to the church, though, I think it would be needed by them, since you said that it is now a demonic, but that doesn't answer how you obtained it. - noticing that his partner failed to answer the question.
Ddraig: "Well, isn't it obvious, my cave that can only be found by my bearers, so of course, it was one of my former bearers."
Issei: Yeah, I figured that much, I meant which bearer was it?
Ddraig: "Haha, it was Lancelot's son, Galahad, he was one of my strongest bearers."
Issei: Wait, one of the knights of the Round Table's son was your bearer!? - shocked that Ddraig had such a bearer.
Ddraig: "Yes, Galahad was strong, indeed, he was devoid of his father's flaws and strived to become the perfect knight, he succeeded in where his father failed by achieving the Holy Grail."
Issei: Wow, I wish I could have met him. - remembering how the former bearers sacrificed themselves to save him from Samael's poison.
Ddraig: "Haha, you did."
Issei: I did, but I only met Elsha and... - finally connecting the dots.
Ddraig: "Yes, Galahad was Belzard, the one considered as the strongest Red Dragon Emperor."
Issei: Amazing - learning more about Belzard (Galahad) than he knew, since the man only sang to him the Oppai Dragon song and did a little bit of the dance choreography - 'I'm definitely changing that show, when I get the chance.'
Ddraig: "Now, get a move on, there's more to see."
Issei: Right.
Issei walked down a path that was full of valuable things on either side, until he reached some entrance, which looked like a glass door with sharp edges. Issei entered and saw something beautiful, it was a small green landscape, a small lake and a little further down from that was a waterfall. It was one of most beautiful sights Issei has ever seen. Within this hidden oasis, there were flowers, but they were not normal ones, these flowers seemed to be made of crystals. They looked beautiful, and Issei was amazed by the scenery.
Ddraig: "It looks beautiful, doesn't it?"
Issei: Yes, it does - still fascinated by the view.
Ddraig: "Now go and take three flowers." - his tone has gone back to being serious.
Issei did what Ddraig asked him, but when he was trying to pluck the flowers, he noticed that it was not as easy as it looked. He had to use a lot of force to be able to take them out.
Issei: Done.
Ddraig: "Good, now go back to the treasure room and look for something to grind them in."
Issei went back into the treasure room and searched among the luxuries for something to grind the flowers with and something to grind them in. He returned back to the oasis valley with a bowl of gold, and an ancient iron hammer.
Ddraig: "Now let's begin, start grinding the petals."
Issei began to remove the crystal petals from the flowers and grind them in the bowl. This took a long time because the petals were very hard but in 15 minutes, Issei finally had grounded crystal petals.
Ddraig: "Now, you'll need to cut yourself and let the blood fall on the petals{he said with a little fear."
Issei: Ehh, ok - He brought forth his blade, Ascalon, made a small cut along the palm of his right hand and let the blood flow from the cut and onto the grounded crystal petals.
The blood was absorbed by the petal and when they did, Issei felt an immense pain, it was as if he was being crushed, grounded, and cut up, but everything ended in 3 seconds, though it felt longer to Issei. The blood stopped flowing and the pain subsided too. While recovering, Issei saw a shine from the mixture. This shine went from light red to dark red, then dark blue, and finally black. All these changes perplexed Issei as all those colors represented his power, the light red was the power of Ddraig, the dark red was the power of Great Red, the dark blue was the power of Ophis, but he was not sure what the black represented.
Ddraig: "Good, the process has ended" - a little glad that the first step was over.
Issei: What was that, Ddraig?
Ddraig: "It is a process that happens when one of these flowers absorbs blood of a dragon, this flower creates some form of an anchor through the blood with the dragon, that's why you feel pain but the good thing is that the pain goes by fast."
Issei: Alright, but what are these colors, and more importantly, what does the black mean?
Ddraig: "Each color represents a part of your power, but the one that matters the most is the black, as I told you before, you are becoming an evil dragon, at this time you are already 18% evil dragon."
Issei: What, but you said I was at 15%, how did it go up so fast?
Ddraig: "Because the corruption is increasing, this is due to the evil pieces and the power of infinity, but do not worry, it's not all that bad."
Issei: What do you mean it's not all that bad?
Ddraig: "After meeting with the others, I will tell you."
Issei: Hmm... alright, now what?
Ddraig: "You just need to wait for the mixture to be stable, this will take a few hours, you get some rest, I will wake you up."
Issei: Alright, I could use a little sleep and the scenery is nice, might as well, enjoy it - lying on the plush grass of the valley and closing his eyes and within a few minutes, he fell asleep.
THE END.