Shadow Of The Crimson King

Chapter 5: Shadow Monarch

Issei sat on the couch watching some Drag-So Ball with Kuzuryu. It's been two months since school started and a lot has changed since then. It took some getting used to living with another person, well dragon. Kuzuryu was surprisingly a good roommate to have as she was very independent. It took a while for Issei to convince her to eat with her arguing that dragons don't need to eat human food, but after some convincing he finally got her to eat. When he told Entropy to make her another room she had a panic attack that lasted for a couple of hours. While trying to calm her down he learned that the status effect will bring fear into the victim and it last as long as Entropy wanted. After some convincing Entropy lifted the effect off her and life went on. They went cloths shopping at a mall because her attire was far from ideal and that day will forever be one of the most sexually frustrating moments Issei will ever have.

While he enjoyed going out, especially to the park he always had a feeling he was being watched, but he didn't know who, he swore that he'd seen red eyes beam at him from the shadows just too disappear in an instant. Entropy did warn him that he did sense multiple supernaturals in the area, but he couldn't pinpoint who or what was watching him. Now he only made short trips and ordered Kuzuryu to not leave the barrier Entropy set up around his block, he was met with no resistance as Kuzuryu sat around and watched TV all day while eating snacks.

"Today is the day." Issei said out loud. Standing up he stretched and got all the aches out of his body. "Where are you going?" Kuzuryu asked, eyes still glued to the screen.
"Out." He responded. Opening the door and feeling the cool evening breeze hit him, he turned back and looked at the freeloading dragon god, "You know the rules right?"

The dragon responded with a nod, "No leaving the premises unless told."

"And no eating all the food!" Issei yelled and a whimper was all he got back. Letting out a breath he closed the door. "Alright Entropy send me." And in a flash of light he was gone.

Opening his eyes he found himself in front of an abandoned castle. Knowing he was somewhere in Europe he walked up to the entrance. A giant door with two handles and lock faced him. Figuring the obvious he summoned the key and unlocked it. Opening the door a huge gush of wind almost blew him off his feet. Steadying himself he used his arms to protect his face. After the gust subsided he bought his arms down and opened his eyes. Looking into the castle he saw a long dark hallway, the shadows dancing in the background. Focusing back to directly in front of him he saw the gate, but this one was noticeably different. All the other gates he had opened had white light and sparks but this one had green light with blue and purple sparks shooting out of it.

"This is different... is it because this gate required a key?" Setting aside his thoughts he called both his sacred gears and ripped it open. Stepping in he found himself in what looked like the hallway he seen before entering the dungeon. Torches were lit and the walls looked like they were in excellent condition, "It's like its been restored." He walked to the end of the hallway and found himself at another door. Opening that door and walking in the door closed behind him.

"Looks like this is a one way trip." He felt a presence and from the dark a knight appeared.

"Observe"

Knight

HP: 8,000/8,000

MP: 0

STR: 900

STA: 200

DEF: 2,000

AGL: 45

INT: 30

SEN: 10

Side Note: The armor do be thicc tho

"Damn this knight is tuff and I can't use an explosion because I'm in an enclosed space. Looks like I have test out my new blade." Summoning his blood blade he used its special move and did a triple strike. He did have to put a lot of strength behind his attack as the armor almost deflected it. With his special ability he was able to one-shot it, but he did feel his fatigue go up significantly. He turned around and saw a large group of knights. "This isn't going to be a cakewalk."