3Two long days have passed since we lost Issei-sama, everyone cried when the only thing that appeared from the dragon gate was the Issei's 8 Pawn Pieces.
Everyone was devastated, perhaps the most devastated were Asia and Akeno. Both of them haven't stopped crying ever since and Akeno just looks like a broken puppet.
We were all in the underworld right now. The Khaos Brigade attacks have been quick, but nothing too dangerous yet, but we're expecting a big attack soon.
I looked at Rias Gremory who had her eyes a little dull, even though she put Issei-sama aside, she still considered him family, an important part of the Gremory group.
I closed my eyes a little annoyed by her actions, if she wanted to be with my brother there was no need to create illusions in Issei-sama, he shouldn't have fought and let her put his life in danger in that Rating Game a long time ago.
It was absurd to me.
But maybe... maybe something good happened because of that. I can get closer to Isse-sama than before. Despite being a pervert, he was a very good person and was always willing to listen to others when needed.
He always worked harder for others than for himself.
He was a fool...I missed him too much.
Suddenly, the door to the room opened with Azazel-sama walking in with a small smile. As if what happened to Issei-sama had never happened.
"I have good news for everyone," said Azazel-sama.
"What?" Rias asked with a frown as she looked at him without encouragement.
There is a possibility that Issei has survived to some extent
"What ... ", I got up a little excited, but I didn't want to have false hope either.
I asked old man Wukong Issei's evil pieces didn't have Samael's curse, there is a possibility that his body perished, but his soul may have survived and be floating in the dimensional gap"
"Especially with Ophis accompanying Issei", Azazel-sama now had a huge smile on his face.
"Ueeeeee! Ise-san!" Asia cried out, but it wasn't sadness. She was happy to hear that.
"Ise-senpai...", Koneko muttered, regaining a little sparkle in her eyes.
Akeno-san got up and walked towards Azazel before holding his hands as she cried.
"Really? ... Ise-kun can be save?", she asked crying and with regret.
I can't blame her, even though she loves Issei-sama, she hid the buchou's relationship from him. She knew it would cause him more pain if she hid it from him than she told him the truth.
Mmm .let's start moving fast, and try to find his soul , Azazel-sama had nodded and spoke seriously.
"That's good...Ise-kun...", Akeno-san fell to the ground crying as she wiped the tears of relief on her face.
All the weight I felt in my body immediately vanished upon hearing Azazel-sama's last words, I was so relieved.
When he comes back, I will definitely... I, Ravel Phenex will definitely tell him my feelings.
"... Eh ...", Issei opened his eyes and felt strange, his body.
For some reason he couldn't feel his body the same way as before.
[You woke up partner ... you were very lucky ... ]
"Draig?...what happened to my body?" Issei asked Worried.
[You have no body partner we thought all was lost, but when the pocket dimension completely collapsed, Great Red passed by]
[At the last moment I was able to anchor your soul to the armor], Issei now that he could see better, he realized that he could move, but it was only the armor. It felt so strange not to feel your body.
"I ... I see ... but how did my soul survive?" Issei asked totally bewildered.
[That that is because of the previous Boosted Gear users, they Sacrifice everything they had to protect your soul]
Issei frowned and immediately went deep into the Boosted Gear. There was no one, the chairs and seats where they were before, now they remained without anyone in them, the place had become so silent and deserted.
"Damn! Just when they had started to change their ways of thinking and not freak out from the curse!" Issei exclaimed in frustration.
"But where are we?" Issei asked as he was standing on a completely red land. The path went forward up some small hills, only to find Ophis hitting the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"I will beat Great Red," she said, but Issei could tell her voice had more emotion in it. She no longer sounded hollow or emotionless like before.
Great red? ... That Means! ...
Issei ran for a bit until he saw a large horn in front of him and a huge snout below it.
"Are we over Great Red?" Issei asked in disbelief.
[Right mate...you really were very lucky...], Draig spoke showing his relief at this whole situation. Issei looked around only to see a space that seemed to have no limit. It was an endless void, where in all directions, with a mixture of iridescent colors.
It was like looking through a kaleidoscope.
"Dimensional Gap...I see. Hm?" Isse muttered as he noticed something next to him. It was a large red bump.
"Can big red get bitten by mosquitoes?" Issei asked into the air.
"No, fool. That's a cocoon, or rather a birth chamber," Ophis appeared behind him and sat on his shoulders.
"Ophis? ...what do you mean birth chamber? ...Will Great Red have a child?" Issei asked in shock and confusion.
[In a sense], Draig spoke first.
[Inside is growing a body for you partner, Great Red decided to help and create a body from his flesh and blood]
"Really? That's great!", Issei exclaimed excited and much more animated.
"I also included my power," Ophis said with a smile as she leaned forward very close to Issei's face.
"Ophis too? Thank you very much."
"But why use your power that is unstable?" Issei asked looking at Ophis.
"That's because of you Oppai-dragon," Great-Red's voice seemed to echo in the void that was the dimensional rift.
"Great red!" Issei was shocked to hear the voice of the dragon of dragons.
"But...what do you mean by that?" Great Red raised his head a bit to look at Issei.
"That's because of you, Ophis wasn't supposed to have a gender and just shapeshift. But now...she's completely transformed into a female dragon, a female."
"What do you mean it's my fault? ... I didn't do anything?" Issei asked completely lost, it's true that he knew that Ophis didn't have a gender, but he still treated her like a girl because of her appearance. Hearing that she was completely one now was a bit surprising to Issei.
Issei , Ophis suddenly spoke up.
"Yes?"
"Issei will give me offspring " Ophis said seriously.
"What? Children? What are you talking about Ophis?", Issei despite not having a body, his armor began to shake. He had a feeling that he didn't know if it was good or bad.
[Partner she wants you as her Mate]
[You're screwed]
Draig told him the last in his mind.
"Uh ... eh ... but I ... I ... ", Issei just didn't He knew how to react to such a thing. Especially since Ophis was a Dragon God, one of the most powerful existences, if not the most powerful not to mention Great Red.
Hey Draig! What the hell is happening! Why does she want that?
Issei mentally spoke to Draig.
[Do you want me to understand Ophis's mind mate? ... that's impossible ... ]
"Issei...", Ophis said drawing attention-
Y-yes Ophis? He was nervous with this whole denouement.
"Issei...is my infinity..."
Issei just looked at her lifting his head, she was still sitting on his shoulders. He just didn't know how he had somehow won Ophis's heart.
"Kuahahaha", Great Red let out an amused laugh before starting to spin scaring the hell out of Issei, thinking he would fall.
"Damn!", Issei screamed scared holding on to Red's scales.
[He's been doing that for a while...he looks like a delinquent from a motorcycle gang]
Draig commented with a sigh.
"Hyoudou Issei...do you want to become stronger?...", Great Red suddenly asked. Issei was surprised by such a question, but the answer was obvious, there was no reason to doubt.
"Of course"
"Mmm...I can help you with that..."
"But... you didn't make my new body with your flesh and blood anymore", Issei mentioned bewildered, he didn't know what else he could help him with. He knew what training he would not give, that was ruled out completely, he did not know how he had come to such a conclusion, but it was what he thought.
"This dimensional gap is very special," said Great Red. "The reason for my staying in this place is only for one purpose..."
Red's voice echoed with extreme seriousness.
"Purpose?" Issei asked, even Draig and Ophis were listening intently and curiously.
"This place not only exists between the three worlds, Earth, Heaven and the Underworld. It is also a border to other worlds. I live in this place so that others do not enter this place and cross over to other worlds"
"In other words , I'm a Guardian"
"There are more worlds?" Issei asked in shock.
"Right, if you want I can send you one of them to train. Anyway the time in each world is different, I could send you one in such a way that it could spend a year in that place and on Earth it would only have been a week or so." even less"
"..."
No one answered, Ophis was even surprised. She didn't know about any of it, even when she had lived in the dimensional gap for a long time.
"Why didn't i know about this?" Ophis frowned slightly.
"The only thing that mattered to you was silence, you didn't take anything else into account," commented Great Red.
"Why? ... Why do you do all this?" Issei didn't understand that point, he didn't understand why Great Red had helped him so much.
"You could say that it is mere entertainment...but in the future you will need more power. But it would be a lie to a certain degree"
"That guy Rizevim,Shitzem or whatever his name is... he wants to awaken something incredibly powerful to destroy me and go to another world. Thus creating a utopia for himself, recreate a world as he wants"
"So What do you say, Hyoudou Issei?"
Issei had a frown upon hearing that guy's goals. They were not good at all, he would do anything and destroy anyone to achieve his ultimate goals.
He didn't care about the world as long as he can remake it.
He couldn't let that happen!
"Fine! I accept Great-Red's offer!" Issei nodded decisively.
"Issei...will he leave me alone...", Ophis spoke with a sad tone that surprised Issei and Draig.
"Uh...but we'll meet again," Issei said trying not to make Ophis sad. She frowned and lowered her head looking into the green eyes of the armor.
"Well ... but you can't forget me ... Issei is my first friend"
"Of course!"
"But ... that world will be different ... How can I live in that place?" Issei asked confused.
"No problem, I'll teach you what's necessary before I send you," said Great Red.