Betrayed To Hell And Back

Chapter 18: The Aftermath

Deep in a forest, stood a figure who himself was tired as fuck. The battle had worn him out that much as well. He quickly sat Issei down by a tree and sat down to take a breath.

He truly hadn't expected that kid to do that much damage.

(Damn kid, you sure are something aren't you?) Great Red muttered.

Suddenly two lights appeared on both of Issei's hands.

{The apocalypse dragon, what do you think of our host?} Bahamut asked.

Great Red snorted at the annihilation dragon, he would ask that after the battle wouldn't he? He quickly thought.

(The kid's got some serious balls, I could feel the raw determination rolling off of him. The kid has the power to change the world forever, that is the truth.) He said.

Ddraig chuckled and made himself known.

[It's amazing that after all that happened to him, he is still able to go through everyday like nothing happened.] He added.

Great Red started to listen more intently as Bahamut spoke up.

{That's thanks to all of the people who embraced him as Issei Hyoudou and not a tool to be used. That's the one thing those devils failed to miss.} He added.

Suddenly everyone was interrupted as Issei Hyoudou himself awoke, spitting blood as he sat up. He was clearly in a serious condition, he couldn't see very well as everything was blurry and dizzy.

As his vision cleared, the first thing he saw was a smirking Great Red.

(Well speak of the devil.) He joked.

As Issei finally got his bearings back, he looked around the area to see they were no longer in the underworld. He finally looked up to Great Red in disbelief.

"G-Great... Red?" He mumbled out.

He could barely speak as well.

(That was one hell of a battle kid, you've proven your determination to me. You have my support in this war.) Great Red said.

Issei understood him fairly easy, he was still a little dizzy and out of the place.

[How are you feeling?] Ddraig asked suddenly.

Issei blinked and coughed up a bit more blood.

"Like my insides have been blended and boiled to temperatures hotter than lava." He managed out.

That earned a chuckle from Great Red.

{That was the risk of the Annihilation Drive. It paid off though.} Bahamut said suddenly.

Suddenly Great Red put his hand on Issei's shoulder and he then glowed a golden color, Issei looked to him in confusion as he explained.

(I shared a bit of my energy to help speed along your healing, it's not much, but it will help you for now.) He explained.

Issei felt a little bit better and was able to stand up and lean against the tree he was sitting by.

[So what's next?] Ddraig suddenly asked.

Issei looked in thought as everyone waited for his answer.

"It's time, we will begin the final preparations and strike afterwards. This has been coming for a while and we need to do it as soon as we can. I have the perfect spot to go for first." He said strongly.

They all listened closely as he continued to explain.

"The dragon's territory in the underworld, since the underworld will most likely be the battlefield for the most of it. We should use that as our base of operations now." He said.