All I can remember from that day is the way my mother looked at me as her life left her eyes and the words she mouthed to me.

"I love you my sweet boy", is all I could make out.

Then the black winged man started to walk towards me.

"May your death benefit all beings" is all he said, without a hint of mercy in his voice.

All I felt in that moment was fear, pure fear because I was about to die.

When my alarm went off, I just slowly opened my eyes and sighed because I hate the mornings.

I slowly get up and out of bed and head to my bathroom, I walk into the bathroom and look at myself in the mirror. I was covered in bruises from the night before.

"I really need to keep my head on a swivel when I go out," I say to myself.

When most people look at me, I just look like your average teenager, but the truth is that I'm a vigilante known as the Ghost, I didn't name myself that, but the public started to. I guess it's because I usually disappear before anyone else has time to see me. I stepped into the shower and let the hot water wash over me, it stung on my back.

"I guess I got cut a little bit," I sigh to myself

When I got out of the shower, I put my hair in a bun to keep it out of my eyes and start to get ready for school. The uniform at Kuoh Academy consists of a black blazer, black pants, white dress shirt, and some weird looking bow tie. I usually ditch the shirt and tie and just put the black blazer over a hoodie, and I should be wearing dress shoes, but I just wear a pair of high-top converse. My get up usually pisses of the student council president but it's fun to mess with her.

Usually when I walk to school, I just put on my Bluetooth headphones and just listen to music. When I walk through the gates at school, I can just feel so many eyes on me from the guys and girls and it's been like that ever since my first year.

3rd person pov

As Issei was walking through the school grounds most of the girls were whispering to each other.

"Look it's Issei, gosh he's hot," one girl said to another.

"I know right, I wish I had enough courage to ask him out," the other girl said.

"He's just so cool," another girl said

While Issei was walking all the girls were fawning over him while he was completely clueless that the girls liked him, while all the guys hated him, well except for one.

"Damn that pretty boy," one of the boys said to another

"Yeah, they take all the girls for themselves," said the other.

Issei pov

I enjoy walking the school grounds, I find it almost relaxing plus no one bothers me, until one person taps me on my shoulder. I take off my headphones and turn around, and right on time it's the student council President, Sona Shitori, she seems to be the only other person that talks to me. I rather enjoy our little conversations. Sona is a rather pretty girl; she is considered one of the big three here at school.

"Mr. Hyoudou, how many times have I told you that what you wear is not school appropriate?" Sona asked Issei

"I stopped counting once it got around fifty," I said nonchalantly

This is where she starts to get a little irritated with me, but I feel like we have this conversation at least twice a week when she's not busy with student council stuff.

"I don't know why I even bother with you sometimes," she says while she puts the index finger and thumb on the bridge of her nose.

"Me neither, the way I dress only seems to piss you off, hell maybe I do it just to piss you off," I said as I started to walk away.

"Hey! You can't Just walk away from me," she yelled

"Then why am I doing it?" I say as I walk even further and put my headphones back on.

Sona pov

As I start to walk back to the student council room, I can't help but feel like there was a rise in power inside of Issei, maybe it's a sacred gear, or maybe it's just the way he gets under my skin.

"President?" Tsubaki questioned

"Sorry, what were you saying?" Sona asked her best friend and Vice-President

"I was asking you if Issei was giving you a hard time again today?" She asked her friend

"It was the same old spat that we have, but something was different about him today," Sona said

"How so?" Tsubaki asked

"I think I sensed a sacred gear in him," Sona said

"Really, do you know which one?" Tsubaki asked

"No but whatever it is, it's powerful," Sona said with a hint of fear in her voice

"Are you going to recruit him?" Tsubaki asked

"No, but I am going to give Rias a crack at him," Sona said with a smile

Issei pov

As I walk to my classroom, I spot a certain duo out of the corner of my eye. They are none other than Matsuda and Motohama.

"Oh yeah! Great catch dude," Motohama said

"I found it the other day when I was trying to peak on them," Matsuda said

By the sound of things, they found a peak hole to peep on the kendo club which isn't surprising so I did what any good samaritan would do, I walked over to the changing room door and knocked.

"One second," I heard from the other side as I leaned on the door frame

As a girl opened the door, she took one look at me and had red cheeks for some reason.

"O-oh it's Issei, w-what are you doing here?" she stuttered out

"I just thought I should warn you ladies that you have a perv situation on your hands. I think they found a hole in the wall to look through," I told the girl

"T-thank you so much Issei," she thanked me as I start to walk away

"No problem, if I were you guys, I would get that hole patched," I say as I waved at her.

I was on the way to my classroom, but I'd rather watch the perverted duo get the shit beat out of them by the kendo club, and boy was I happy that I stuck around. I just watched the duo run for their lives, get caught and have the shit beat out of them. I was about to leave when someone walked up behind me.

"Hey Ise," said the only other guy that would talk to me, Kiba Yuuto.

"Sup Kiba?" I asked him as he stood next to me as I continued to watch the kendo club beat up the duo.

"Nothing much, I see the duo are at it again, I assume you told the Kendo club about them again?" Kiba asked

"I have no idea what you're talking about," I told him with a smirk

As we were talking two kendo girls walked up to us. Murayama and Katase the captain and vice-captain of the kendo club.

"Hi Kiba, Hi Issie," they both greeted

"Hi Murayama and Katase," Kiba responded with a smile.

"Sup," is all I gave them

"Thanks for telling us about them Issei, it's a huge help," Katase said with a blush on her cheeks

"So, it was you who told them," Kiba stated

"I never really denied it, did I," I said while giving him a devilish grin

"Well thank you," Murayama thanked again.

"I would have taken care of it myself, but they would have had broken bones, plus it's much more fun to watch you guys beat them up," I told them

They both had a surprised look on their face, but the blush was still there, it was probably because Kiba was still here.

"Well as a thank you do you two want to come to karaoke with us later?" Murayama asked

"Sorry, I have club activities that I need to attend, maybe next time," Kiba said

"I have some things to take care of after school," was all I was willing to tell them, it's not like I can tell them I'm going to go beat up criminals after this.

"Well, that's too bad. But next time you both are coming with us," Murayama said with a pouty face which gained a chuckle out of Kiba and a half smile out of me which made them both go tomato red in the face.

"Right well I must get to my club before class starts. Wanna walk with me Issei?" Kiba asked

"Sure, got nothing better to do right now anyway," I responded

As we both walked to the old school building, we didn't talk about much just how classes were going and by the time I knew it we were standing outside of the old school building.

"I still can't believe that they gave a whole building to the Occult Research Club," I told him

"I don't either, but it works," Kiba said.

"It still gives me the creeps," I told him as I looked at the old decrepit building that definitely was haunted.

"Well, I'll see you later," Kiba said as he walked away

"Yeah, later," I said as I stood there. While I stood there, I felt a pair of eyes on me. Then I looked up. There I saw what the most beautiful girl was probably I've seen in my Entire life. Rias Gremory, one of the three most beautiful girls in the school. The thing that drew me in the most was the color of her eyes; I just was stuck there in a trance until I felt the wind on my back which made her red hair blow in the wind. It was almost time for class, so I waved and started walking away.

Rias Pov

As the boy outside waved at me all I could do was remember those hazelnut eyes that felt so soft and warm, but I didn't ignore the power that was rising within him, there was also something else that felt like pain in his eyes.

"Miss President, it's your turn," another girl with purple hair and an amazing figure said.

"Akeno, do you know the boy that Kiba was just talking to just now?" Rias asked her vice-president.

"I believe his name is Issei Hyoudou and is in class 2-B, he's very popular with the girls and is often referred to as the Dark Knight, but that's all I really know about him, you might want to ask Kiba more about him," Akeno said.

"You're right, by the way checkmate," Rias said while she got up to take a shower

"Have Koneko keep an eye on him," she ordered

"You think he has a sacred gear?" Akeno asked

"I don't know yet but whatever it is it's powerful," Rias stated while getting undressed

'I hope he's willing to help us,' Rias thought to herself

Issei pov

School was boring as ever, just the same old same old except when Matsuda and Motohama tried to yell at me but all I needed to do to shut that down was send them a glare that said, 'Don't fuck with me' and they backed off. Other than that, I dozed off a couple of times, the teachers always lightly tapped me on the shoulder to wake me up. As I left the school grounds, I stopped on a bridge just to lean on and relax for a moment before I go home and get ready for a long night, but before I could even be left with my thoughts, someone walked up behind me.

"Excuse me? Are you Issei Hyoudou?" a girl asked.

My eyes drifted to the girl that was in front of me. She was cute, had long raven colored hair that reached her hips, she also had a pretty amazing figure, but I really don't care about that, she did have some nice thighs though. Her school uniform wasn't one I recognized.

"Depends on who's asking?" I asked with a bored tone.

"My name is Yuuma Amano, and I was wondering if you would go on a date with me?" She asked.

That was my first red flag, why would a girl that I just met ask me out on a date, something wasn't right, and I could feel it in every bone in my body.

"Why me?" I asked her

"Well, I've been watching you for the past couple of days and thought you were cute," she stated.

So, I have a stalker which is impossible because I would know if somebody was watching me. Every instinct in my body was telling me to say no but if this girl is dangerous, I need to end whatever scheme she is planning or is in the process of.

"Sure, why not," I told her

"Great! I'll meet you this Sunday at 1:00 pm, sound good?" She asked

"Sounds great," I told her

"Okay see you tomorrow, boyfriend," she said as she walked away.

'Great, now I have a date with a girl that I just met, I'll just see what she's up to, hell it might even pan out to be nothing, but something is telling me it's not nothing'

As I walked home, someone was following me, but I paid it no mind because I had bigger fish to fry.

As I walk into my house all I can feel is sorrow every time I walk through the door.

"I'm home," I say to an empty house.

"Ah, that's right I'm alone" I tell myself

As I walk upstairs, I start to take off my uniform and put on workout clothes to warm up for a very long night. As the sun fell and night came around, I started to put on my gear (A.N. Think about The Ghost armor from Ghost of Tsushima but with a hood) I strap my katana to my hip next to my tanto and put my wakizashi on my back. I look at myself in the mirror as I put my hood up.

"I better get going," I tell myself as I look at my mask and put it on and leap out my window.