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(A/N: All the images or gifs or videos used do not belong to me, they belong to the respective owners)
In Dracon's World
Arcadia, 9:30 PM
A man was lying on the ground as someone was pushing him to wake him up, as he groaned and woke up, this was Issei as Juniper was waking him up, as she spoke with concern, "Ise, wake up...!"
Issei's eyes started to open up, at first his vision was blurry, as he looked to see Juniper waking him up, she soon sighed in relief and spoke, "Thank Oum, you are alright..."
"Y-yeah." Issei spoke weakly as he got up and spoke while looking around, "You know where are we?"
"Truth be told, I am just as clueless as you are, this world, this place seems familiar yet I am unable to deduce where I am..." Issei nodded, there was nothing but trees and greenery where they were, he soon spoke, "There is nothing we can do, we got to get a move on.."
"Hmm, you are right.." Juniper spoke, as the couple started to head out of the forestry only to be met with a shocking discovery, there was a statue of Issei's Balance Breaker and Vlad Arc, right next to each other. Issei and Juniper became horrified as she looked at Issei's expression, he had a look of terror and horror, as she asked, "Ise, isn't that your balance breaker?"
"Y-Yeah...it is..." Issei spoke as he continued, "What is even going on here?"
"Maybe it could be someone else that is taking charge....something horrible must have happened here..." Juniper also seemed to nod, as she spoke, "I think so too, and this is Arcadia, that is for sure...."
"Let's go to the Arc Mansion, and see what is going on, maybe we can find our answers there.." Juniper spoke in an assured tone, she also was horrified at what is going on, this was a statue of Issei's Balance Breaker. She knew that Issei is not evil, otherwise, he could have easily joined Nicholas when he was given the chance.
After Nicholas's betrayal, it was hard to manipulate and toy with Juniper, due to sensing deception much quicker, and dealing with them accordingly. Even if she was with Issei, she would still have the scars of betrayal in her heart, and with Issei also being betrayed his whole life, and literally seeing his whole life several times, there was an even lower chance he would turn on her.
"Ise, it's okay, we will get our answers there..." Juniper spoke, seeing his horrified look, she knew that he was even more shocked and horrified than she was, she knew that he was completely stunned at what he was witnessing, she put his hand on Issei making him flinch, "Y-yeah?"
"Let's head to the Arc Mansion and get our answers..." Issei looked at her and nodded, "Right..."
Issei and Juniper left and headed to where the Arc Mansion was supposed to be, hoping that everything was going to be alright.
Opening Start
[I'm hanging onto the other side! I won't give up 'til the end of me!]
Issei looks at his opponent Lord Dracon as he looks at him in his new armor!
Lord Dracon grins as they soon clash creating a tremor!
[Go!]
The scene changes to the Vale massacre where Issei and the Arcadians are slaughtering them.
Several battalions and legions of armies are wiping out every single Vale Citizen who try to defend but fail
[Yeah!! Welcome to the mind of a different kind!]
Jaune faces off against his former friends as he clashes against all of them!
Meanwhile Juniper slaughters every Vale Council member with a sadistic smile on her face.
[Where we've been growing slowly! Think I'm on 11, but I'm on a 9!]
Issei and the others soon confront the professors, clashing against them.
The scene changes to their fates, as they all end up begging for mercy
[Guess you don't really know me! Running from the past is a losing game!]
The scene changes to Issei's past, as everyone laughs at him! He grits his teeth in anger, not afraid
[It never brings you glory! Been down this road before! Already know this story!]
Issei soon clashes against his former family, as Gorou and Miki stop him only for them to be defeated completely!
[Face your fear!!]
He soon sees his siblings as he smirks, they grit their teeth in fury
[Face your fear!!]
Issei looks across the rest of the Devils and other races that look down upon him! He takes them down and torments Rias and her friends, Dai is tormented the most.
The 501st assist them as they face their DXD counterparts, much to their anger. The Excelsus roars into the stadium instilling fear
[It's time to face your fear!]
Issei soon faces against the Faction Leaders, who were ready to kill him for being a threat!
He is joined by his mentors, wife and step-children who fight against the leaders
[Cause when your time has come and gone I'll be the one to carry on (carry on)! And you can throw me to the wolves (throw me to the wolves)!]
Issei reveals the truth as he watches everything that Dai built fall apart, as he mocks his former allies and watches them grief
['Cause I am undefeatable! I'm hanging on to the other side!]
The scene changes to Carmilla, Freesia and Rizevim smiling as someone soon joins with a Dark Grin!
Lord Dracon joins in, sitting on his throne as everyone bow before him
[I won't give up 'til the end of me! I'm what you get when the stars collide!]
The scene shows Lord Dracon's armies as they conquer another kingdom! Him being a tyrant and feared across his universe
[Now face it, you're just an enemy!]
Issei and Juniper look in Lord Dracon with horror as he grins at the reveal of who he truly is.
[Whoa! whoa! You're crossing the line!]
Lord Dracon shows them the truth, as he looks down upon those that get in his way.
Issei resolves with some people to stop Lord Dracon at all costs and saves his world/
[Whoa! whoa! Now we've run out of time!]
Issei looks coldly at Lord Dracon, as he releases his aura, soon ready to attack another world.
[Whoa! Whoa! I'll take what is mine!]
They both soon look coldly as Lord Dracon is surrounded with his armies, while Issei is surrounded by his friends and family as they stop Lord Dracon.
Opening End
Dracon's Mansion, 10:00 PM
Inside the Technologically advanced mansion of Lord Dracon, that was specifically created by the man himself, using his powers and army, an argument was going on inside the mansion.
Dracon was looking down on a soldier, as he spoke, "You spared some rebel spies that belonged to Arcadia, you disobeyed a direct order from me and General Taurus!"
The Soldier Captain responded, "I can't murder several unarmed soldiers that are fighting for a just cause, I won't do it!" Dracon clenched the armrest, as he angrily demanded, "I won't stand for this level of insubordination and disrespect!"
Dracon snapped his fingers, as the soldier screamed in pain, it was a White Sentinel Soldier that was losing his powers, as Dracon spoke, "Consider your powers revoked!"
The soldier was depowered, as he spoke, "Take him away, he is officially discharged from the army!" Several soldiers removed him, Carmilla who was beside him commented, "You have an interesting way of dealing with insubordination, I just immediately would have shot the man!"
"He can be reformed and 'convinced' to see reason, so you needn't worry, besides, I have to deal with some visitors that have headed to my world, I would love to meet my lesser version!" Dracon declared as he motioned a Black Arms Royal Guard, "Prepare my ship, right away!"
"Yes, Lord Dracon!" The soldier did as he was asked, as he gave glance to Carmilla before transforming to his armor which was completely different, it was black with red gems and had a cape. This was Dracon's very own Welsh Dragon Balance Breaker.
"I will find a way to send you back to your dimension, but first I need to deal with those fools!" Carmilla nodded as she spoke, "Right..."
Dracon walked towards the landing bay of his mansion and went inside his ship and entered into the cockpit, which was Dracon's Personal Starship, the Black Dragon Starfighter. The Ship soon took off and headed off to where Juniper and Issei would be present.
After all, confrontation between two Isseis was going to happen, eventually, no matter what was going to happen.
*Scene Change*
Arcadian Streets, 10:15 PM
Issei and Juniper were walking on the streets, they had worn casual clothing so that they wouldn't blend in all that much, however much to their surprise, they saw the streets being completely empty.
"Is this supposed to be a thing in this universe?" Issei asked to which Juniper spoke, "I guess, you are the multiverse traveller, not me.."
"One that was a mistake that brought me to that universe, and two, I was brought to the Four Kingdoms.." Juniper nodded as she spoke, "Your adventure in that universe was really something, wasn't it?"
"Yeah, that was the day I and many others found out about the multiverse..." Issei spoke as Juniper gave a smile, however their attention was turned to a voice, so far they had not encountered any soldiers belonging to that world, or anyone as a matter of fact.
"Greetings, Citizens of Arcadia!" The television feed plays a video of the history of Arcadia, Juniper was seething seeing this man here, as Issei also was angry, but he was calming Juniper down, now everything is explained to what happened here, as he speaks gaining their attention, "Let me remind the History of Arcadia, the Arcs were nothing but False rulers but the Black Arms brought order and structure to the World of Arcadia, the leader, through the destruction of the Arcs!" The scene shows the fall of the Arcadian forces one by one, by the Black Arms as the two look in horror and grit their teeth in anger, while the two were worried on what happened to the Arcs of this world, and what Nicholas was even saying, Juniper and Issei had to find out more on what is going on..
"But I am afraid that the time is past 9:00 PM, and all museums and other facilities are closed! The Curfew is now in effect!" All the citizens returned to their homes immediately.
"And by order of Lord Dracon, they are to have a pleasant evening!" They looked at each other, as Issei spoke
"Well that explains everything.." Juniper nodded as she spoke angrily, "You are right, this is a reality where Nicholas won, and we lost. A universe that shouldn't have happened.."
Her anger was suddenly replaced by worry as she spoke, "Ise, I am worried, my family, I am worried for them!"
Issei realised this, he also became worried as he responded, "You are right, we need to go!"
Issei and Juniper were about to book it, when a soldier had spoken, "Hold it!"
The two froze to see two see, two Black Arms Karma Soldiers, that were blue suited individuals. They were powered by the Chaos Talon, which was a conduit for the Chaos Karma Dragon.
"What is it? Officer?" Issei asked while masking his emotions, as the officer spoke, "You are way past the curfew time, may I see your identification?"
"Umm, we have left ours at home, and we weren't expecting to be way past the curfew, we will head back home as soon as possible.." The Officers were not buying it, as they checked for any magic signatures and got Issei in a headlock, as the Officer spoke, "The individual has the Boosted Gear, Sir, I would suggest you to-"
The person couldn't continue as Juniper landed a brutal punch sending the soldier flying, the second one tried to defend and attack Juniper as she responded with a beam blast before the Soldier could react knocking him out cold.
"We need to go!" Juniper shouted as Issei nodded, and the two booked it out of there, the soldier that was sent flying spoke on the Scroll.
"Inform Lord Dracon that his guests were found here! We have found them heading towards the Arc Mansion!" The soldier spoke on the Scroll, as a confirmation was heard on the other side.
*Scene Change*
Issei and Juniper were able to get away from the soldiers for now, they caught their breath, as Issei spoke, "That was really something..."
"How did they sense the Boosted Gear then?" Issei didn't have an answer to what Juniper had asked as he spoke, "I don't know, but those soldiers, they had a familiar power, power that belonged to the Chaos Karma Dragon...no..."
Issei had a shocking realisation, this meant that the Black Arms of this universe were able to gain access to the Sacred Gears. Juniper also realised this and became horrified, as she spoke, "Ise, we need to find a way out of here, this really is bad!" Ddraig also was having a bad feeling about what was going to happen, he knew that something horrible is going to happen.
"Yeah, but how do we get back? We need to find a location where we can find a way back home." Juniper nodded in agreement as she spoke, "You remember how you were brought into that world in the first place?"
"I do, this gives us all the more reason to locate the Arc Mansion, since that is where we will find our way back.." Juniper nodded in agreement, as they headed to the Arc Clan Mansion.
However, when they reached there all they found was the Arc Clan Mansion in complete tatters, it was completely destroyed, as Juniper fell to her knees, tears were falling from her eyes. She knew what this meant, this meant that none of the Arcs made it out alive. They were all killed by the Black Arms of this world, even Issei was crying when he saw this happen.
"No...this can't be true! THIS CANNOT BE TRUE!!!" Juniper screamed from the top of her lungs, as she knew her whole family is dead in this timeline, and as a sign, the Arc Mansion was destroyed, Issei could only hug and comfort her. She realised what happened to this universe's version of her family. They were all killed by the Black Arms, slaughtered by their relentless assaults and defeated, they could only curse their current situation right now.
Their hope for returning back home was gone, and now they didn't know what to do.
However, suddenly another noise caught Issei's attention, as he looked up to see a ship descending upon them, as Issei spoke
"Juniper, look.." Juniper looked up with teary eyes and wondered who it was, "Is that the Black Arms?"
"Judging by the look, it seems like that..." Issei spoke to Juniper who was seething seeing them here, she looked at them with anger and hatred knowing they wiped out her whole family, she looked towards Issei and asked, "Ise, you have had experience being summoned to alternate dimensions before, right? The whole thing with your other alternates and stuff? Did you head towards an evil dimension or dark dimension like this?"
"I did experience other worlds, but none like this, and I fear this is one of those realities, but whose could it be?" Issei spoke with horror, they had to brace themselves on what comes next.
The ship landed a few feet away from them, as several Black Arms soldiers had arrived who surrounded them, upon closure inspection these were Black Arms Sentinel Soldiers, which could divide their strength.
Ddraig and Issei scowled knowing what must have happened to the Albion of this universe, if Tiamat was gone, Albion must have suffered a tragic fate. A figure soon descends upon them, as Juniper shouted with all of her grief presuming it to be Nicholas. Unknown to her that it was Dracon.
"It was not enough for you to betray and stab me in the back!! You murdered my children, my family!! Do you not have a shred of empathy for what you have done to them, Nicholas Kane!?! You rotten bastard!!!" The figure only looked at them and spoke, "Who said I was Nicholas to begin with? That power hungry moron is long dead, I killed him personally!"
"Although Juniper, you are right about one thing, I did wipe your family personally, tortured and killed your children and your family, and the best part is! I enjoyed their suffering!" The figure spoke coldly, as they gritted their teeth, tears forming in their eyes, as Issei asked
"Who even are you then!? From what I can tell you must be their Leader, right? You don't even know who you are dealing with!" The figure laughed as he spoke, "You presume incorrectly Issei, cause after all.." Dracon continues while while removing his helmet making Juniper and Issei stunned completely.
"You are nothing more than my lesser self..."
(A/N: Replace Drakkon with Dracon, the images that use the character are just a reference!)
Issei and Juniper was taken aback, the one leading the Black Arms was none other than Issei himself, or an alternate version of him. "I can't believe this...I am in charge..."
Issei spoke, as the one responded in kind, "Yes my Lesser self, I am the one in charge, my name is Lord Dracon, the Tyrannical Dictator of Arcadia, welcome to my kingdom..."
The two looked in horror and terror, Issei saw Dracon as a reflection of himself, a very terrible reflection while Juniper was in complete terror, seeing the man she loved become this evil, he was a mirror of the Issei she fell for, something she would never thought would see.
"No this can't be true, this has to be a damned nightmare!!" Issei shouted in complete disbelief, as Juniper looked towards Issei and then Dracon himself, they looked almost identical except for the hair-color and eyes, which was black for hair and red for eyes. She knew of her Issei being good, which meant this one joined the Black Arms and she had an idea on why, and gritted her teeth in anger knowing that her family was a victim in all of this, unaware of the truth.
Dracon only laughed at his face and spoke, "I am you, or an alternate version of you! We may not look alike but you and I, are one and the same! I am like you in every way, but I am far superior!" Juniper retorted angrily in response, "Superior?! You have got quite an ego, haven't you Dracon!?!"
"Mine is earned Arc!" Dracon spat with disdain, as he looked at the same woman that ruined his life, as he continued, "As you can see, this is the Arcadia I envisioned, or Nicholas envisioned.."
The two gritted their teeth in anger, as he continued, "Still don't believe me.."
Dracon revealed the Boosted Gear of his world, as he continued, "Yes, I was once known by the weak and disgraceful name Issei Hyoudou, but that man was killed by this bitch and then, I destroyed everything she cared for and cherished. Welcome to my Arcadia! Where dissent and opposition are ruthlessly suppressed, dissenters face severe consequences, and any form of resistance is met with uncompromising force. Any and all resistance will be crushed, destroyed and those that are involved will be made an example of."
The two were in shock, he really was Issei Hyoudou, or once was, but they never thought he would be as bad as Nicholas, if not worse than him, seeing him become a monster, was terrifying, "You...you are as bad as Nicholas..."Dracon laughed at her face and spoke, "You are wrong Juniper, I am not bad.."
The two looked in disbelief as if he was making a joke, as he continued, "I am far far worse than him..." Juniper fell back with Issei supporting her, he really accepted himself as a tyrant, a monster, Ddraig was stunned seeing his best friend turn into this monster, which made them wonder what happened to his counterpart and where is he, he feared for the worst.
Dracon snapped his fingers and ambushed them with some chains that sealed their strength and magic away.
"This is?" Juniper spoke remembering the magic as Dracon spoke, "Vlad's magic, so your powers are sealed.."
"Take them away to my chambers, I will speak to them personally..' The soldiers nodded, as they were forcefully placed on the ship, they didn't have much choice, as the ship rose in the air and headed straight for his castle.
*Scene Change*
Dracon's Ship, Arcadia, 11:00 PM
Issei was still in devastation due to what happened, as Juniper could only watch the scene helplessly, they encountered an evil, twisted version of the Issei they knew known as Lord Dracon, as Juniper asked, "So what is going to happen to us?"
"That is yet to be decided, but for now, you will be imprisoned, your deaths may lure out the Resistance so that I can deal with them personally, after all it did work once before.." Dracon spoke, as Juniper responded with a hopeful tone, "That's good to hear, at least someone is opposing you.."
"There will always be people that oppose a regime no matter how good or bad you do, case in point, the Black Arms opposed the Arcs for more power. Here the resistance is only there to oppose my regime. The only thing common is the senseless loss of life that happens on both sides, it really is disappointing to say the least.." Juniper glared at Dracon's own callousness, as she retorted, "You...How can you fall this low?"
"It takes some really, really messed up stuff to cause a man like me to become a monster! An animal if you may, and besides, you will see my story soon enough.."
Dracon spoke, as Issei asked looking at him, "I have met alternates before, but none like you, someone that caused until death and destruction even wiping out many innocents knowing you worked for the Black Arms, what caused you to follow this route?" Dracon only shook his head and spoke, "You will see soon enough..my lesser self.."
"Stop calling me that!" Issei angrily spoke to which Dracon didn't respond, the ship soon reached Dracon's palace, as the couple was shocked by how technologically advanced the castle was, as Dracon asked, "You like it? I built this place myself, or more or less guided the ones building it on how exactly to build it.."
Issei and Juniper remained speechless, as the soldiers started to drag off the couple to their holding cells, which seemed to be an Arcadian Prison, as Juniper demanded, "What do you want to show us?"
"Oh how Arcadia is the one that made me the monster that is today, and on why you shouldn't help anyone, my lesser self.." Issei scowled on hearing that while Ddraig was speechless to see his partner of this world to change to such an extent for vengeance. He wanted to speak but couldn't due to the cursed chains preventing his powers, he wondered where his counterparts or his family were, since it was Hades and Family that prevented him from going down this route.
"Partner, what happened to you to cause you to become like my previous hosts? " Ddraig thought with sadness as he watched Dracon show them about his past.
"Now before we begin, tell me. When you came back to Arcadia 6 years ago from today? Who did you came along with?" Issei looked at Dracon and countered, "Why do you want to know? You did came with Hades and Family, and Ddraig.."
Dracon chuckled and responded, "No, you are very wrong, I only came with Ddraig, here take a look.."
Dracon showed them a part of his memories, as he started to explain.
The two could see that Issei running with his life, he seemed to be completely in fear, as Hades and his family were keeping guard. He was being chased down by the the Faction Leaders and the DXD Team.
"As you can see, my past was very different as opposed to your past, in the reality where I come from, my Sacred Gear was detected by the Factions before I left for Arcadia, in a twist of events I was made to flee from my own home world. Hunted down like a dog, a criminal, if you may.."
The scene changed to the Factions overwhelming and killing Hades and his family, including Nyx and Moka who tried to defend Issei, they all were able to use their magic to send Issei to the Dimensional Gap.
"NOOO!!!" Issei screamed with tears in his eyes, seeing on how the Faction Leaders killed his entire family and his loved ones, while Juniper was also crying seeing on how his family was wiped out, this Issei's life coupled with the misery he had, lost the only ones that truly loved and cared for him.
"They killed the only ones that showed me kindness and love without any mercy or empathy, they wanted my Boosted Gear, and Ddraig, or more accurately, they wanted to give that gear to my so-called brother Dai Hyoudou, so that he could become more powerful. The Factions deemed me unworthy of the Boosted Gear. Hades and Family tried to stop me, but none of that stopped them, who were assisted by Gods from all three pantheons like Greek, Shinto and Norse. I was powerless to stop them from killing my family, and I could only watch.." Dracon's voice had sadness inside of it, the only people that cared for him were gone. But it didn't matter to him, Issei cared for them, not Dracon. He shook his head, not wanting to be weak like his other self, never again will that happen.
"How can this be...?" Issei spoke with a devastated tone, as Juniper pushed herself towards him and tried her best to calm him down.
"That's just how it is, thankfully, I was saved by Great Red and Ophis, who sent me here, they were able to stop the Faction Leaders from advancing and threatened to wipe out the Devils if that happened."
The scene changed to Great Red and Ophis stopping the Faction Leaders from moving any further with the threat of utter annihilation of their Factions. They backed away with anger in their eyes.
"Fortunately, I was sent to Arcadia with Ddraig, but if you think that Arcadia changed me then you are dead wrong, they are the ones that started my downfall.." Dracon spoke with utter disdain, sure Arcadia gave him 2 years of peace, but then it was nothing but misery for him.
The scene changed to the Gas Attacks that had happened, this was watched by the two with anger, however their anger changed to shock, they saw Juniper sentencing Issei, who was beside Nicholas, even An and the Arc Siblings that were present looked at him with shock, disdain and anger.
Juniper herself was horrified at seeing her counterpart act like this, act so blindly and under the spell of Nicholas. She gritted her teeth in anger, hating her old gullible self.
"You, Juniper, it turned out are not so different from those bastard Faction Leaders, you, under the manipulations of Nicholas Kane, were convinced that I was the one responsible for the Gas Attacks, and in the end, you exiled me!" Dracon spoke with anger in his voice, as Juniper could only turn her gaze to Issei, who was horrified at what had happened. He knew Juniper was gullible but this, this was taken to the extreme.
"Issei...I..." Juniper muttered in horror, as Dracon glared at her making her flinch, he then continued, "Even An Ren was no better, she also fell for Nicholas's manipulation, and the worst part is, she discredited me and turned her back. That was the day I realised, that no matter where I go, there will always be someone that will make my life miserable, whether it be Dai or Nicholas.."
Issei then asked in response, "What about Willow-sensei? Where was she in all of this?"
"She was with Gele, trying to put up a facade of a Good wife, I believe you remember the day when you were given to An Ren, so that she could mentor you?" Issei nodded as he spoke, "Yeah, I do.."
"Anyways, that is what happened, I was exiled to the Outlands, but this, this was all part of Nicholas's schemes, he wanted me to join the Black Arms. The worst part is, he succeeded, he ambushed and captured me, in a hidden base, they tortured me for days. Days changed to weeks, weeks changed to months, but I never broke..."
The scene changed to Issei's capture and torture, who screamed in pain begging them to stop this torture and pain, however no one cared, no one listened, and they all enjoyed making him suffer.
This broke Juniper seeing the man she loved being tortured mentally and physically, even Ddraig was horrified by what he was witnessing, all because of Nicholas framing Issei for the bombings, something he never even would have done at all. Juniper was crying seeing this, while Issei silently watched, as Dracon spoke, "Until.."
"Carmilla, or my Carmilla decided to break me, using a device that destroys souls, he killed my universes Ddraig right in front of my eyes, destroying any sanity that I have left.."
The scene changed to Carmilla aiming her gun towards Ddraig and firing upon his destroying any soul that was left inside, in the Gear Ddraig was screaming in pain, till he couldn't take it anymore, he soon passed away giving all of his powers to that Issei, while he could only watch.
"The Day Ddraig died, was the day Issei died too, and Dracon was born!" Dracon declared as the two were horrified beyond belief. Ddraig was pale at seeing himself die in such a manner, and worse his death was the tipping point at what caused Issei to become a monster. Juniper could only tear up devastated, weeping at what had happened, once again blaming herself for listening and being manipulated by Nicholas.
Issei was shaking seeing this, just some small changes in this world made everything go to hell. He detested Nicholas and Dai for taking away everything from him, torturing and breaking them, turning him into the monster that he is today. He could only look at Juniper constantly muttering, 'This is all my fault'
It was a repeat of the events of that had happened during the beginning of the Arc Civil War.
"But I am not done yet, I realised that my whole life was filled with misery. I tried helping people and all I got was hatred and disdain, it was like the whole universe wanted me to suffer, wanted me to be in pain. That was when I decided, if the Universe wants me to suffer, then I shall do just that. I will also return the suffering it gave me, and I will not show any mercy to anyone, and it turns out I was quite good at inflicting misery and destruction upon others.."
The scene changed to Juniper and Dracon clashing, the former trying her best to make him see reason, but he detests her and wants her to suffer, it showed events and scenes of Dracon overpowering and defeating them at every step. Eventually cornering and eliminating anyone that opposed him, those that didn't surrendered to him and the Black Arms.
"Eventually, your counterpart and Liam's counterpart tried to use the Infinity Stones, such that they could finally win against the Black Arms. But I did not let that happen! I interfered in the process and eventually I became a god!"
The scene changed to Juniper and Liam of that universe trying to use the Infinity Stones, to win the war only for Dracon to intervene, a clash ensued between Liam and Juniper against Dracon, as he was able to blindside them and absorb the stones for himself, the scene shows Dracon in his new armor looking down upon Juniper and Liam who had horror and shock in their eyes.
"No...how can this be?" Juniper spoke with horror, even Issei remained in terror knowing how strong Dracon really is, not only does he have the Boosted Gear and his Intelligence but he also has the Infinity Stones now, he had become even more powerful than anyone in Arcadia.
"It is possible, my Carmilla augmented my body to absorb the Infinity Stones, think of me as a better version of a walking Infinity Gauntlet." Dracon spoke with a cackle, as Juniper asked with fear, "What did you do then?"
"Well, I ended your family first...just watch on how I managed to wipe out anyone that stood in my way! I made sure to hunt down every last Arc in my reality, not even the Dark Arcs, or those that betrayed the Family were spared!" Dracon declared making Juniper remember on how this iteration of Issei killed her children, she saw the scene of what happened and tears were falling from her eyes.
The scene showed Dracon now unmasked holding the decapitated head of Liam Arc, who had a look of terror, Dracon can be seen crushing his eyes. The Arc Siblings watching in horror and terror. Some having immediate anger like Saphron.
(A/N: Imagine the Dracon holding his helmet and Liam's head, replace with Jason's helmet, and Dracon in his current armor standing looking at his enemies, replace the rangers for the Arc Siblings)
"Liam Arc was my first kill, and soon everyone had followed, they all fell by my hands one by one, I slaughtered them, their friends and relatives and tormented all those that were responsible for my state!" Dracon declared with madness, seeing the devastation in the eyes of his two prisoners.
The scene showed Dracon slaughtering the Arc Siblings relentlessly and absorbing their Eikons, eventually hunting down the Arc Elders, and the One-Five all of whom were slaughtered by Dracon's hands, he also killed anyone else that were close friends with the Arcs like Terra Cotta-Arc, or the Winchester Family for example. None survived the wrath of Lord Dracon.
The tears only increased and Juniper wailed in agony knowing her children died in this timeline, Issei could only watch helplessly as tears fell from his eyes, glaring at Dracon but soon turning away knowing he could have turned into a monster like him if the conditions were met.
Dracon gleefully watched Juniper suffer, he hated the woman in front of him the most, he detested her to the point of no return, he could care less whether it was her fault or not, he just enjoyed seeing her suffer and grieve.
"You two see it now, don't you? You created this monster, Juniper, by trusting that bastard of a husband, you created Dracon. You killed the only one that cherished and cared for me. I am a product of your sins, your mistrust, and now I will destroy everything you two cherish, just like I did to my Juniper. I will do the same to your Juniper as well!" Juniper could only look in horror and fear seeing that her mistake caused Issei to become Dracon, she hated her past self even more. She hated that she was the one that turned the man she loves into a monster.
"But if you think I am done, then you are dead wrong...when I mentioned I hunted down the Dark Arcs, I did so, I did not spare anyone, not even Carmilla and Freesia survived against me.."
The scene changed to Dracon looking down on the Black Arms cheering for him, he soon stabs in the backs of Nicholas and Vlad killing them, and eventually hunts down Carmilla and Freesia by tricking them and torturing them for days, until he kills them as well. Eventually he subdues and deals with any allies of the Arcs and eliminates any possible threat to his rule becoming the Tyrannical Dictator of Arcadia.
The two could only look at Dracon with sadness and tears in their eyes, they were devastated at what he had done, Juniper even more so cause she caused Dracon's Fall.
"Then what about Great Red and Ophis?" Issei asked to which Dracon flinched as he spoke, "They weren't killed by the Leaders, so what about them?"
Dracon could only remain silent for a moment, as he spoke, "They were killed by the beings from the EXE world, Evies to be precise. It turns out that they were called courtesy of Rizevim who had sent plans to the world before being killed by Sirzechs. This happened, after I had left for Arcadia, since your Rizevim is alive, he must have also tried to sent it by now, right?"
Juniper was surprised by this, she knew of the Evie Etoulde, and has heard of them, their race has been conquering other planets. But they avoid Arcadian territories for now, since Arcadia was able to repel the invasion multiple times.
She knows Issei knew this when he had informed her about Rizevim and Euclid, which he came to know courtesy of Hades. But she never thought they would reach Earth of all places since Hades stopped and destroyed the transmission and plans, but here since Hades was long dead, this happening was plausible.
"After that, all hope I had was gone, everyone I knew was dead. I decided to do the only logical thing left, the reason I had even returned to my home world was nothing but vengeance. I located them first wondering what happened after my disappearance, but I found their corpses floating in the Dimensional Gap.."
The scene changed to their dead bodies that were floating in the gap. Dracon could only watch in horror as tears fall from his eyes, he lost everyone that he had cared for, he had lost any and all Semblance that he had of his old self. He vowed Vengeance against the Evies, eventually slaughtering every last one of them, including their leader Melvazoa.
The terror and despair in the two increased even more, he had dealt with an entire Faction that slaughtered Great Red and Ophis, like nothing, he wiped every last person out. Dracon then spoke with a cold tone.
"All that remained was, my Old Planet, I crashed their wedding and destroyed their hope, hunted and tortured all those that made my life miserable for years. I showed no mercy to anyone, I destroyed their hope, crushed any and all resistance and strength they had to oppose me! I enjoyed seeing the hope go away, and when they were at the edge, they had lost any and all fight against me, I revealed the truth!"
The scene changes to Dracon clashing against the Faction Leaders and their armies against his own army, he hunted down the Sacred Gear wielders and took away their gears while making sure they were alive. He empowers his army with them, as he sees them losing their hope. He destroys any and all armies that stand in his way while mocking and humiliating the Leaders in any way. Soon enough, he corners them and reveals the truth, he forced Dai to reveal the truth in front of everyone using the Infinity Stones, which made them horrified.
"Once all their hope was gone, I destroyed their will to live.."
Dracon tortures the Leaders for days, he breaks them physically and mentally. He enjoyed seeing them suffer, as they plead for mercy. But Dracon was not going to show them mercy, he wanted them to be tormented, he did not care anymore. He even manipulated two people to be brought to his side. He made them kill their loved ones and have fun with them, once he was bored he killed them. He soon sat on a throne, that had the heads of the Faction Leaders lying on the floor, with Sirzechs's head next to the armrest.
(A/N: Imagine the heads of the Leaders on the floor, and Dracon in his current armor on the throne, replace Jason's helmet with Sirzechs's head)
"After that, I enjoyed what had happened to them, and sat on my new throne, made from years of blood, sweat and hatred! Now as the new Tyrannical Dictator of this Universe!"
Dracon spoke, as they became horrified at what happened, Juniper realised Dracon was what Issei could have been, all because of one mistake and a terrible past, a monster was born. She hated the Leaders even more for making him a monster, having no empathy for their deaths.
"So tell me, how can you trust this woman Issei? She is no better than the Faction Leaders, tell me, she would have made you into me, just like how it is supposed to be. You were meant to be a monster, Issei! Think about it..." Dracon spoke to which Issei looked at his wife.
She was shaking and shivering, tears were falling from her eyes on how Dracon could have been Issei once, had she not believed Nicholas. She was blaming herself, and is on the verge of a mental breakdown, she hated herself even more. Issei had to do something.
He didn't have anything to say to Dracon for now, this was something that could have happened to him, but he soon remembered on how she trusted him even before they fell in love, she told him things that she would normally not tell many people. She made sure to train him properly, something that Dracon had forgotten, but he did not blame him, she never did this to him and would have believed him regardless of what happens, at least now she would. She had become more sensitive to betrayal and can sense it before. His face was covered with his hair, and he started to chuckle, much to everyone's surprise. Juniper stopped shaking and looked at him speak.
"Is it not obvious, my friends and parents were given a new home, they were hated by many people. I believe in my wife and trust she would never do what your Juniper did to you!" Issei spoke with defiance, with Juniper looking at him, as Issei continued, "Even then, I would never turn out like you did, your Ddraig and your friends and family, they would fear and hate you for what you have become!"
"You are right about one thing, I may end up becoming like you, but I would remember, that this is not what Ddraig would have wanted. This is not what Moka, Nyx, Persephone, Hades, Melinoë and Macaria would have wanted me to become. What would they think of you, Dracon!?" Issei responded defiantly as Juniper could only watch helplessly, he still was Issei even now, even if Dracon showed him the truth, he did not break, he was devastated but he was still defiant.
Dracon got angry at his response, and punched him hard such that his chin almost broke, Juniper shouted "Issei!!"
She crawled to him, as she could see the bruise, Dracon looked at Issei with utter disgust and spoke, "You don't get it do you? How can you trust her so much? You would have been in the same situation as me, that is why, I am telling you, don't trust her, don't believe her, cause she is no better than the Faction Leaders, she is a gullible idiot that can be manipulated, just like how the Faction Leaders were manipulated by our so-called younger brother Dai Hyoudou!"
"But worry not, you will soon realise, that you were destined to become just like me, a monster.." Dracon spoke with a dark grin, as he intended to break his counterpart physically and mentally, just like he did.
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(A/N: Bang that's it for this chapter, the next one will be the aftermath of what happened)
(A/N(2): Dracon's past is more darker than Arcadia's, the world made him into the monster he is today, now many fear him for a very long time)
(A/N(3): Massive thanks to Darkdecade97 for reviewing the chapter and helping me with the mistakes, along with providing me pictures of the characters and their descriptions.)
Question: Do you want me to do an OVA based on Lord Dracon's origin similar to Ova 1?
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