Red Dragon Emperor of Domination

Chapter Nine: Recollections

"WHAT WAS THAT?!" Rias exclaimed as she saw a visage of hell in the distance. Crimson lightning and reddish clouds, a rain of blood, and a massive tornado of flames. She also sensed a wave of bone-rattling energy wash over her for a short moment.

"That was 'Malem Typhoon.' It's the boy's strongest spell, it's an Anti-Phantasmal/Anti-Fortress Spell of the Fairy Class." A voice announced, causing Rias and her Peerage to jump and snap their heads in the direction of the voice. They saw a beautiful woman with silver hair and crimson eyes, clad in an elegant dress, sitting on a tree branch. "It's a spell that targets Supernatural beings like Gods, Demons, and Dragons with the Destructive power to destroy a Fortress- and a magic Formula of equal complexity as a spell made by Fae Magicians for the Fae." She explained.

"How did you get here/Who are you/What do you mean?!" Everyone exclaimed at once.

"Investigating." Was her vague response to all the questions and she looked torwards them, her faintly glowing and piercing eyes stripping their lives and hearts bear before her. "I suggest you take a closer look, that blood came from somewhere, did it not?" She said cryptically.

Everyone seemed in thought after that remark, Asia was the first to understand it.

"Issei?!" She exclaimed in alarm and began running in the direction the tornado once was. As Rias and her other three pieces began chasing after her, the woman disappeared in a hail of flower pedals.

The words, "Look after him, Gremory," echoing on the breeze.

When they arrived at the scene, they saw two creatures. A blue western Dragon and a man, both in horrible condition. The area was burned to the bone, as it were, and the place smelled of blood and smoke.

"Issei?!" Everyone, barring Koneko, exclaimed as they ran to the fallen man. Asia immediately started work on healing him.

"Tiamat-dono?!" The guide shouted as it ran to the dragon.

"Wait.. did you say Tiamat?" Rias questioned.

"Yes..."

"Baka Issei.. no wonder he's in this condition, he tried to fight her! Why did he think he could win against a Dragon King?!" Rias shouted angrily, but an icy glare from Tiamat made her anger vanish in an instant as Rias froze in fear.

"Be quiet.. brat, I barely scratched him... he did it... to himself..." Tiamat responded, debunking Rias's theory. "... he overworked himself... and defeated me." 

"What..?" Everyone questioned.

"It almost felt... like he was.. following a script..." Tiamat said before her body went limp and completely fell over with a thud, snoring.

'Just what are you, Issei?' Rias, Akeno, and Kiba all thought as they looked to the man Asia was healing.

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Once upon a time, there was a boy. He was an optimistic and naive boy who didn't want to hurt anyone, he wanted nothing more than to spend his days smiling and laughing with those close to him. But one day, that dream crumbled around him. People attacked him and his closest friend, that day- for the first time- he saw his friend cry. So he swore that she would never have to cry again because he couldn't defend himself. He promised her, "You won't have to cry because of me anymore.. I'll be strong so I can protect you!"

He kept it, and he became a powerful warrior.

He was never helpless again.

He stood tall, his head held high, and he never faltered.

His name was Hyoudou Issei.

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"... But your very existence is a mistake, Issei."