Chapter 23: Taken

Third Person POV

Ddraig: ['Issei....']

Silence.

Ddraig: ['Issei']

Silence again.

Ddraig: ['Issei!']

Silence yet again.

Ddraig: ['Oh, you have got to be kidding me.... ISSEI, WAKE THE FUCK UP!!']

Issei's eyes slowly opened, causing the brown-haired boy to let out a soft groan due to the ringing in his ears that he now had thanks to his partner.

Issei: 'Ddraig, stop being so loud, will ya.... I got a headache.'

Ddraig: ['No, you have a hangover, and plus, haven't you noticed where you are?']

Issei raised an eyebrow in confusion. He's got a hangover? That's strange because Issei was pretty sure that he didn't drink anything last night; in fact, all he did yesterday was go to Aika's party and eat some pizza.

Although now that Issei was awake, he took the chance to observe his surroundings, and he could see that he was in a bedroom-not his bedroom, for that matter.

Issei: 'Um, Ddraig. Why am I in a bedroom?'

Ddraig let out a sigh of annoyance.

Ddraig: ['Partner....']

Issei: 'Yeah?...'

Ddraig: ['Look down...']

Issei did as Ddraig told, and when he did, he was greatly surprised by what was before him. For starters, he was laying in a bed completely naked, which wasn't the surprise. No, that came in the form of Aika, Katase, Murayama, and all the other members of the Kendo club either laying on the bed or on the soft carpet floor.... also naked.

The bedroom was a mess, with clothes scattered all across the place, either on the floor, on the ceiling fan, on a table, on a chair, and he was pretty sure that he saw one of the Kendo girls wearing his jacket, snuggling into it like it was a blanket or something.

Issei blinked.

Issei: 'I see the problem...'

Ddraig: ['OH DO YA!?']

Issei flinched a little, though he got the feeling that he and Ddraig just did some sort of meme. However, he couldn't really focus on that at the moment because of his current situation. This marks the second time that he has apparently taken women to bed and doesn't remember a single thing about it. Speaking of which, Issei still didn't understand how this even happened in the first place.

There wasn't even alcohol at Aika's party; if there were any, then things would have gone down the horror route, and Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers would have shown up out of nowhere. Once again, all Issei did at the party was eat pizza and dance to the music that he played; besides that... nothing else.

Ddraig sighed.

Ddraig: ['How do you get yourself into these situations?']

Issei: 'I don't know!'

Just then, Issei realized something that he had been wondering about for a little bit.

Issei: 'Wait a second, where have you been!?'

Ddraig: ['Playing cards']

Issei blinked.

Issei: 'What?'

Ddraig: ['Yep, it was game night and I decided to play some cards']

Issei blinked again.

Issei: 'With who?'

Ddraig: ['My boys']

Issei: 'How is that even possible? arent you.... stuck in my arm!?'

Ddraig chuckled.

Ddraig: ['I have my ways, Partner. You think I became a God killing Dragon by pulling a Gojo?']

Issei: 'Um...'

Ddraig: ['Fuck no, I worked my ass to be this strong! I can do things that you cant possible even dream of!']

Issei wasnt really sure what to say, everything that Ddraig had just mentioned made absolutely no sense to the brown-haired boy and if he was being honest; he much rather leave things at that because he already has a hangover and he doesn't want to make it worse than it already was.

He let out a small sigh.

Issei: "I need a smoke..."

Meanwhile at the Church.

At the abandoned church, which sat on the outskirts of the town of Kuoh, a hooded figure was slowly making their way towards the building with a small grin on their face.

As they drew closer and closer to the old structure, the figure noticed two exorcists standing guard at the front door. There wasn't anything special about the exorcists' appearance; mainly due to the fact that they wore the exact same outfit and their faces were covered up by masks.

The figure continued their march towards the abandoned church, finally getting noticed by the two exorcists.

One of them looked at their comrade.

Exorcist 1: "Hey, who's that?"

The second exorcist shrugged their shoulders.

Exorcist 2: "Why are you asking me? I've never seen them before!"

Exorcist 1: "Well, what do you think we should do?"

Hearing this caused the second exorcist to let out a small sigh of annoyance, shaking his head as he turned his attention to the approaching figure.

Exorcist 2: "This area is off-limits! Unless you're back up, then I suggest that you leave!"

The figure didn't say anything, just continued their approach.

Exorcist 2: "Did you hear me!? I said if you're not one of us, then beat it!!"

He then took out his light sword.

Exorcist 2: "Though, if you were one of those disgusting devils, then that would be nice too..."

He smirked.

Exorcist 2: "I've been wanting to let out some stress."

The first exorcist couldn't help but deadpan at his comrade.

Exorcist 1: "That last part sounded SO wrong on so many levels..."

The figure remained unbothered by the exorcists' threats as they kept walking towards the building, putting the two guards on edge as they couldn't see the figure's face due to their hood; but they could see their mouth and the sinister toothy grin.

The mere sight sent a shiver down the two's spines as sweat started to roll down their faces, unsure of what to do since normally their threats usually worked. However, the two exorcists soon made the mistake of blinking at the same time, and when they opened their eyes again... the figure was standing right in front of them.

Both: "HOLY SHI-"

The figure cut the unfortunate duo off by grabbing their heads and slamming them both together, knocking the exorcists out before they had a chance to even react to anything. Looking down at the unconscious exorcists, the figure shook his head a little; despite his face being shrouded in darkness, it was clear that he was disappointed at how weak the two were.

The figure soon turned their attention from the unconscious men and towards the front door, his grin growing in size.

Inside the church, Raynare was pacing back and forth a little, trying desperately to come up with at least a decent plan to try and retrieve Asia. Unfortunately, she knew that none of the plans she had come up with so far would work because in every single one there was one looming threat: Issei Hyoudou.

Challenging him was a death sentence, both in range and in close combat. The boy that Raynare thought was weak and pathetic could effortlessly take her down before she even blinked. He may have spared her life, but one wrong move could bring a major shift in his personality.

Sure, she could just go up to him and pretend that she was Asia's friend since she was the one who called for Asia to be transferred to Kuoh. But the Fallen was wary of this idea because she didn't know if Freed had spilled any details of their plan. There was also the possibility that Issei would be able to tell if she was lying or not, especially since she had lied to him about wanting to be his girlfriend.

Either way, Raynare was in a terrible spot, and things would only get worse. If her boss found out that she hadn't done the ritual, not only would his plan not move forward, but she might as well just kill herself, because her boss would make her suffer slowly and painfully.

Raynare: "Damn it, how am I gonna get her back to complete the ritual..."

Suddenly, the front door of the church was kicked open and sent flying off its very old hinges. Raynare managed to dodge the incoming door, which slammed into a wall, shattering into pieces.

She looked over to see who had kicked it and saw the hooded figure, who was grinning like a madman.

Raynare: "Who are you?!"

The figure let out a small chuckle.

???: "Who am I?... Ray Ray, that's hurtful!"

Raynare's eyes widened when she heard the man's voice; there was no way that it could be who she thought it was.

Raynare: "No..."

She took a step back.

Raynare: "Freed, you're alive!"

The hooded figure revealed to be none other than Freed Sellzen, who started to let out an insane cackle that echoed throughout the old church building.

Freed: "Yep! I'm back, baby!"

Raynare: "B-but we thought you died!"

Freed shook his head.

Freed: "My death was... greatly misinterpreted. But that doesn't matter right now because...."

Freed started to walk towards Raynare, his footsteps filling the Fallen's ears. She didn't know why, but she felt that something was off with Freed; he didn't seem like his usual psychotic self that she knew.

There was also this chilling feeling as she watched him draw closer to her; he radiated a terrifying amount of bloodlust that she had never felt before.

Freed soon stood in front of Raynare, looking down at the Fallen Angel, her eyes widening further as she saw Freed's eyes glowing bright red.

Freed: "We have a bitch to catch..."

(Time Skip Brought to you by Dante with Bayonetta)

Issei: "Hey, Ddraig. Do you suddenly have a bad feeling about something..."

Currently, Issei was walking down the streets, making his way back towards his residence. He left Aika's place a few minutes ago after collecting all his things, like his jacket. Aika and the girls seemed to be heavy sleepers because he hadn't received any texts or phone calls asking where he went, although that may change after they read the note he left them.

If he knew Katase and Murayama, both of them were going to be on his case the next time they saw him at the Academy. They could also just turn up at his front door, but as long as they don't interrupt his pizza time, then he doesn't give a single fuck about what they want.

Also, the reason that Issei was chatting with Ddraig out loud was that there seemed to be a lack of people, like it was the middle of the day, and he hadn't seen a single one on the street the brown-haired boy was taking. Maybe there was a reasonable explanation for such a thing; then again, it was probably because the author was being a lazy piece of shit.

Ddraig: ["Partner, I get that feeling all the time, and normally it happens when my host does stupid shit"]

Issei: "You mean like that dumbass who tried to dethrone Shiva only to get his ass kicked?"

Ddraig: ["Yep, thanks to that, I'm now hated by the entire Hindu Pantheon!"]

Issei blinked in surprise; he didn't expect to hear that. But then again, if Issei were in the Hindu God's position and someone just tried to dethrone him too... Yeah, Issei probably would be pretty pissed off about that.

Issei: "Well, that sucks."

Ddraig: ["Yep! And because they all hate my guts now, I just lost one of my best hiding spots if Titamt decides to hunt me down!"]

Issei raised an eyebrow.

Issei: "Hide from who?"

Ddraig: ["No one! Don't worry about it!"]

Issei: "But you ju-"

Ddraig: ["You're only hearing things!"]

Issei couldn't help but shake his head as he let out a small sigh. The brown-haired boy then reached into his pockets and took out a pack of cigarettes. He grabbed one and placed it in his mouth.

Issei: "You know, Ddraig..."

He reached back down into his pocket and brought out a lighter, raising it up to the cigarette and proceeding to light it with the flame.

Issei: "You're one weird dragon..."

Ddraig deadpanned.

Ddraig: ["Pot calling the kettle black, motherfucker"]

Issei: "Hm?"

Ddraig: ["Do I need to remind you of all the stupid shit you've done, partner?"]

Issei couldn't help but scoff after hearing this.

Issei: "Oh please, I haven't done anyth-"

Ddraig: ["Oh really? How about all the times you and your idiot friends got your asses kicked by girls?"]

Issei flinched at the memory, definitely not one of his best moments in life.

Issei: "Yeah, not my best moment..."

Ddraig: ["How about when you and your friends called your teacher a 'bastard,' only to realize he was standing in front of you?"]

Issei glared at his hand.

Issei: "That motherfucker deserved it! What kind of math question starts off with calculating the arrival of a train to measuring the mass of the universe?!"

Silence.

Ddraig: ["..."]

Issei: "..."

Ddraig: ["..."]

Issei: "..."

Ddraig sighed.

Ddraig: ["Okay, I'll give you a pass on that one. Looking through the memory, that dude was definitely on crack"]

Issei: "Thank you!"

Issei took the cigarette out of his mouth and blew a cloud of smoke.

Ddraig: ["I sometimes wonder why you were chosen to be my next host..."]

Issei couldn't help but chuckle.

Issei: "Trust me, Ddraig. I'm wondering that as well, even now..."

He put the cigarette back in his mouth as he continued walking, but it didn't last long as he soon felt his phone vibrate in his pants. Issei reached in and took his phone out, seeing that someone was calling him.

Issei: "Hmm, wonder who's calling me?"

Ddraig: ["Could be the Gremory girl, that Aika girl, heck, even your parents"]

Issei nodded in agreement as he soon answered the phone and placed it to his ear.

Issei: "Yellow?"

Trish (Phone): "Issei! Where are you!?"

Issei's eyes widened; it was Trish, and from the tone of her voice... something was wrong.

Issei: "Trish, what's going on? Why do you sound like you've been fighting something?!"

Trish (Phone): "Cause we have! Some demons and people with black-feathered wings attacked Lady, Asia, and me while we were having some food."

Black-feathered wings? Could she be talking about Fallen Angels? But that didn't make any sense. Why would Fallen be working with demons?

Issei: "Are you all okay?!"

Trish (Phone): "We're fine, but I got ba-"

Trish was soon cut off by the sound of someone taking the phone from her.

Lady (Phone): "Issei, get your ass over here! They took her!"

Took her...

Her...

Her...

Issei's eyes widened.

Issei: "No, no, no, no! You don't mean!...."

Lady (Phone): "Yeah, the demons took Asia!"

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END OF CHAPTER

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