(I would like to thank DragongodAstaroth for inspiring me to make this story with his/her "The Betrayed Heavenly Dragon of Remnant" story)

Third Person POV

The Abyss.

There Issei was, falling down what felt like a never-ending tunnel, all around him was nothing but pure darkness for miles and miles.

He was confused since he has been having strange dreams for the last couple of days now, normally he would be dreaming about boobs or being the harem king. But this was different since it didn't feel like a dream, but more like a vision or memory of some sort.

This was only more confusing to the brown-haired boy since can't recall having any memory of him falling into a never-ending abyss, looking up now he had absolutely no idea how far he has fallen.

Everything around him looked and felt the same, all he could see, hear, smell, taste, and touch were the same...nothing.

Water.

Dark.

Silence.

Cold.

Emptiness.

Issei: "this feeling...I hate it"

Issei wanted to scream, he wanted to call out to the eternal darkness and see if he could at least try and get some kind of response. Though he can already just tell that he would be wasting his own time, well he was already doing that by just falling down this black hole or whatever he was in.

With nothing better to do, Issei slowly closed his eyes as he hoped he would land eventually.

Suddenly, a massive shadow flew over the brown-haired boy which caused his eyes to shoot open. He darted around the darkness, trying to locate whoever or whatever just flew over him.

A feeling of dread washed over him as he could feel his heart starting to beat quickly, this went from calm and boring to horror movie levels of intensity real quickly.

Issei: "W-what the hell was that?! D-Draig is that you!?"

Ddraig.

The name of one of the most powerful beings in the world sealed inside him, the Welsh Dragon of Domination. Ddraig was one of the two heavenly dragons who are Dragons with powers said to be able to kill both Gods and Satans, and are considered to be one of the highest class of Dragons.

How is a powerful creature like that sealed inside a teenage boy like Issei?, well that is quite simple, that is because Ddraig is Issei's Sacred Gear.

Also known as God's Artifacts, Sacred Gears are powerful items that are bestowed upon humans by the God of the Bible. A friend of Issei's has stated that certain individuals with Sacred Gears have grown to become very powerful and influential and that a large number of the people who've had their names etched into history, were most likely Sacred Gear possessors.

Sacred Gears vary from the common to the rare, and the unique are known as "Longinus". However, they all share one similar feature and that is if they are removed from the owner....they will die in an instant.

Issei only knows a very small amount of information about Sacred Gears, since he can't be bothered to learn anything too detailed. But he gets the feeling that only "certain" Sacred Gears have something sealed within them since one of his friends has a Sacred Gear and he hasn't heard any voice coming from it.

The brown-haired boy's eyes continued to dart around the endless void that surrounded him, he might not be able to see anything but the chill running down his spine was telling him that whatever he was looking for....was close.

Very close.

Suddenly, Issei heard a low yet very loud growl from above. The boy's pupils became small as he slowly looked up, fear fully taking over his face as he saw what flew over him before.

It was hideous, monstrous, and most of all fucking terrifying. It looked like something out of a horror movie, only this one made the ones with Freddy Krueger, Ghost Face, Jason, Michael Myers, and hell even Pennywise looking like harmless people.

What Issei saw coming at him was easily terror incarnate, a full-blooded monster that enjoyed the suffering of others around it.

This was no longer a dream, memory, or vision anymore. No, it was something worse than that...

It was...

A fucking...

Nightmare.

Issei watched as the creature flew toward him, its jaws and claws widening open on full reveal. The brown-haired boy wondered if this was gonna be his end if this was gonna be his second death.

He can't die, he has to save President from that stuck-up prick, Riser Phenex. Issei hasn't even become the Harem King yet, he needs to complete his goal no matter what.

The monster drew closer to Issei whose body refused to move, even if it could where could he even go? The last time he checked, he was still falling into an Abyss of eternal darkness.

It raised one of its claws to swipe at Issei, the tip was just about to make contact with one of the boy's eye-

RING RING RING RING

Issei's eyes widen as he sprung out of his bed, sweat began to run down his face as he started to pant heavily. His ears were filled with the noise of his alarm clock which he quickly turned off because he didn't want to wake anyone up, why he wants that was because he set his alarm clock to go off at 5 in the morning.

Though at the moment, Issei had much bigger problems to worry about such as whatever he just fucking experience.

That scenario felt like something out of a horror movie, an anime, or rather both at the same time but more on the horror side.

And that monster, it was so horrifying that he doesn't want to remember its face.

Issei: "Fucking hell..."

???: ["Everyone alright, Partner?"]

Issei jumped at the sudden and quickly looked around his room for the source of it, it sounded close...very close.

???: ["wow, whatever you were dreaming about must have scared you deeply"]

Issei: "Who said that!?"

???: ["How can you forget me, the one trapped within your hand"]

The brown-haired boys gaze move to his right hand and saw a familiar green gem on it, the same gem that was in his Sacred Gear, The Boosted Gear.

The voice was also very familiar to him, it was the same voice that he heard while having a strange dream about President and himself getting married. But the Dragon interrupted the dream and woke him up after basically crashing his dream, Issei was a little mad but was also kinda glad that the dragon did that.

Issei: "Ddraig?"

Ddraig: ["Indeed, it's me. I see that you finally learned my name, did the Gremory girl tell you or did you finally learn something"]

Issei shook his head, he wasn't gonna fall for this obvious trap that his partner was setting for him. The welsh dragon obviously wants to get the brown-haired boy riled up, but he has something else to worry about at the moment.

Issei: "I...Didn't think you would be up, I thought you were sleeping"

Ddraig: ["I was, but I was soon awoken when something started happening to you"]

This gained Issei's attention, though he had a feeling he knew what the welsh dragon was gonna talk about.

Issei: "What happened?"

Ddraig: ["Your heart started beating quickly, at first I ignored it and believed you were having another one of those worthless dreams"]

Issei's eye started twitching from Ddraigs words, did the dragon have to be that harsh with him?

Issei: "Gonna pretend I didn't hear that..."

Ddraig: ["But I was proven wrong when I felt your body trembling in fear, what happened inside that dream of yours, partner?]

The brown-haired boy scratched the back of his head, he wasn't really sure if he should tell the dragon about what happened. Even Issei himself wasn't a hundred percent sure what the hell he just experienced, it felt off to him.

Was it a dream?

A memory?

A Nightmare?

Or a vision?

Issei just didn't know the answer to his own question, he doubts that Ddraig would be much help either since this didn't seem like a problem for a supernatural being such as him.

For now, he'll just pretend that everything was alright.

Issei: "Nothing happened, rough night was a-"

Ddraig: ["I know your lying"]

Issei blinked.

Issei: "Wait what?"

Ddraig: ["Partner, my soul is connected to yours. I can see your memories and know when you are lying or not, and you just told the biggest lie in your entire life. So tell me what happened during your dream?"]

Issei let out a sigh, looks like that plan failed before he could even start using it. Looks like he can't sneak anything past Ddraig, also the brown-haired boy doesn't like the fact that the dragon could see all his memories.

Doesn't anyone from the supernatural know ANYTHING about privacy or personal space? Seriously, the number of times that someone from the supernatural got all up in his grill was very annoying.

Issei: "I...I wouldn't call it a dream, Ddraig"

Ddraig: ["Oh? then what was it then?"]

Issei: "That's the thing, I don't know"

Ddraig: ["you...don't know?"]

The Welsh Dragon was confused about what his partner was talking about, normally he would simply take a look at the memory and see what was going on for himself.

However, something was off about this new one. Ddraig couldn't access it at all and all he could see of the memory was nothing but eternal darkness. That is what concerned him since this had never occurred during the dragon's time with multiple hosts, this was caused by someone or rather something.....

But who or what could have caused this to his partner?

Issei: "I thought it was a dream but...it didn't feel like one"

Ddraig: ["Was it a memory or a vision?"]

Issei shook his head.

Issei: "No, it didn't feel like those either....somewhat"

Ddraig: ["I see, but what was making you so afraid?"]

Silence fell upon Issei as a shiver went down his spine, he didn't want to recall that monster he saw. In fact, not even mentioning it makes Issei wanna run to his bathroom and throw up in his toilet. But he already can tell that Ddraig won't stop pestering him unless the brown-haired boy coughs up what he saw.

Maybe the Dragon has some knowledge about what he saw, after all he was ten times older than Issei and has more experience with the supernatural.

Issei: "I-it was some sort of monster..."

Ddraig: ["A monster? Like one little kid's would have?"]

Issei: "No...this was no kiddy nightmare, the fear I felt when I saw it was something that could only be described as...real"

Ddraig fell silent as he listened to his partner's words, he could tell that he was being serious with each word spoken and that is what surprised Ddraig the most.

From seeing all his previous memories, the dragon could already tell that he would love and hate this human since all he thought about was Boobs, and becoming the Harem King.

But this mattered little to Ddraig since Issei was only meant to be his wielder and face his arch-Rival for another round of their never-ending battle against each other.  However, for some reason, Ddraig is actually feeling worried for one of his hosts which is a surprise since he never really bothered remembering most of his other wielders' names or what their gender was.

But Issei was different, the welsh dragon could feel it within his burning soul.

Ddraig: ["Could you...give me a description of this monster you saw? Maybe I can shed some light on what it could be"]

Issei sighed.

Issei: "I couldn't see much since it was clouded in darkness, but I did catch a glimpse of maybe two pairs of wings, a long tail, and a horn on its head"

After getting this small description, Ddraig began to ponder his own thoughts. Two pairs of wings, a long tail, and a Horn on the head. The Welsh Dragons first thought that it was simply another dragon, but thinking more clearly about it...that description doesn't fit any known dragon that Ddraig has knowledge about.

Also, he doubts that it was a new species of dragon since it hasn't been long since he and his Arch-Rival were sealed into the Sacred Gears.

This was puzzling for Ddraig, he has experienced numerous things and has seen loads of supernatural beings during his time alive....yet, this was the one thing he couldn't figure out.

Ddraig: ["Hmm, I'm sorry, Partner. But I can not seem to figure this out"]

This surprised Issei, he thought the Welsh Dragon would have been able to assist him in this predicament.

Issei: "Can't you just look at my memory?"

Ddraig: ["I've tried, but I can't see anything but darkness. Even at the end, all I see is darkness and nothing more or less"]

This brought Issei down as he sighed in disappointment, he truly believed that Ddraig could have shined some light on this...yet, it seems that he was also in the dark like the brown-haired boy.

What the hell was happening to him, and why was this occurring just before he, president, and the others head off to train for the Rating Games?

Could it be all Risers doing?

Issei doesn't doubt it, the blonde prick was really arrogant in his abilities. But if what Issei understands is true, Riser is a member of a noble family of demons that had abilities like that of a Phoenix.

There was zero chance of what Issei just experienced his doing, maybe it was all in his head. Maybe Issei was just overreacting and there shouldn't be anything to be worried about, yeah that must be the case.

Ddraig: ["Actually, now that I think about it. Why are you up so early in the morning anyways?"]

Issei: "I...I wanted to get some early morning training in before we head off to President's training area"

Yes, The Welsh Dragon can recall the Gremory girl mentioning some sort of house that she and her peerage could go to and train at for the next 10 days. He was honestly surprised that the brown-haired boy wishes to get some early training done, not something he would expect him to do.

Ddraig: ["Are you sure, Partner? This isn't like you"]

Issei deadpanned.

Issei: "I'm sure, Ddraig"

He looked at his left hand and clenched it into a fist, when he had that short battle against one of Risers peerage pieces...he saw how weak he was compared to her. Issei got taken down in mere seconds, he didn't even stand a chance against her or better yet any of Risers pieces.

He had to get stronger, he needed to defeat Riser and free president from this forced marriage no matter what.

Issei: "I was Weak, Ddraig. It's time that changes"

The Heavenly dragon was speechless at his partner's words, but he soon let out a chuckle in excitement.

Ddraig: ["Well then, shall we get going?"]

Issei nodded his head as he stood up from his bed, he quickly changed into some better clothes and silently made his way out of his room. He walked downstairs, trying not to make so much noise since his parents and Asia were definitely still sleeping.

When the brown-haired boy arrived outside, he took a deep breath and let out a small sigh, seeing that his breath was visible as cold mist.

Issei: "Looks like the sun isn't fully up yet..."

Shaking his head playfully, Issei gazed one last time at his home before he turned and started to jog down the streets, feeling the cool breeze wash over his face.

He didn't have to go far since he lived in a pretty small town, Kuoh was the name of the town. The place was set in a peaceful valley, close to the city of Tokyo. Kuoh was one of those small towns that wasn't much of a tourist spot, but it was well-known enough to gain some visitors from different places.

There were many spots within Kuoh, such as a plaza. The town square is surrounded by numerous restaurants, and shopping malls, and even has a giant clock tower at the center. A typical Park with trees, grassy fields, and ponds full of creatures such as ducks, fish, and who knows what else.

A different park with a small playground consisting of slides, chin-up bars, swings, benches, and other things that a child would play on. A gaming center where people could go visit and hang out with their friends, and there was even a karaoke place right next to it.

There was even an aquarium where it housed much undersea life, noted it is small but has a good atmosphere. And finally, there was a street in the small town that lead to many adult-orientated hotels.

Because Kuoh was a small yet simple town, he didn't have to worry about getting lost, plus there are never any kidnappings within Kuoh because if there was one someone would have easily seen it happening.

As he kept jogging, he soon heard something close by which gained his attention. He wondered if it was a stray cat digging into a trash can, Issei wouldn't say that it was not...but he never knew.

It could have been anything, but maybe he should check it out and see for himself. Besides, he still has plenty of time before the sun fully rises into the sky.

The brown-haired boy followed the noise to an alleyway, immediately he was getting both Horror and Anime vibes from this place. However, he shook the feeling off and looked down the alleyway.

When he did his eyes widen as he saw a very familiar girl getting pinned up against the wall by a fat bastard, Issei knew who that girl was.

It was Koneko.

Koneko was a petite girl with white hair and gold eyes. The front of her hair had two long bangs going past her shoulders and several loose bangs hanging over her forehead, while the back had a short bob cut. She also wore a black cat-shaped hair clip on both sides of her hair.

Issei narrowed his eyes, why the hell was she with a fat bastard? Koneko would never do something like this, for starters, the dude looked like a pervert, and last time Issei checked...Koneko hated perverts.

Well, hate was a strong word. He has seen that she was somewhat warning up to him despite Issei's own perverted personality, she does still punch him from time to time but that was simply her way of telling Issei she liked him.

Also, Issei didn't need to get close to know that the fat bastard smelt absolutely awful, and the scent of the trash that was in the alleyway didn't come close to what Issei could smell from the fat bastard.

The brown-haired boy also didn't like the look he was giving her, sure Koenko and he wasn't that close but Issei still cared about her.

She was his friend, no matter how much she punches him for acting perverted.

Issei: 'Ddraig...'

Ddraig: ['As you kids say it "go kick his ass", Partner!']

Issei couldn't help but smirk at the welsh dragon's words, he was definitely gonna do that.

Man: "I gotta say~ you got a cute body~"

The man licked his lips.

Man: "I'm gonna enjoy using you~"

The man started to rip Koneko's clothes off, the white-haired girl struggled to free herself from the man's grip. However, nothing seemed to work and she knows that she could easily just break free using her devil strength. But that has its downfall since if the man wakes up then he will probably start spreading rumors about Koneko's "Unnatural Strength".

Normally she could just as Rias to wipe the man's memory, but if he escaped then they might not be able to find him. Kuoh may be a small town, but there were a lot of houses so he could be anywhere.

There is also the chance he leaves the town and moves to somewhere else, she can't let that happen. She would have to wait for the right moment to knock the man out, Koneko just needs to be patient.

The man chuckled at Koneko's attempt to break free from his hold.

Man: "Don't worry, I'll be gentle~"

The man was about to rip off Koneko's bra, but soon a hand grab the man's wrist.

Man: "what?"

Both Koneko and the man looked to see who it was, much to the white-haired girl's surprise the one who was holding the man's wrist was a very familiar boy with brown hair and brown eyes.

Issei Hyoudou.

This was something that Koneko did not expect to happen, she didn't think that anyone other than her would be up at this time. She originally came to this place because it was the location of her favorite candy store, since she and her comrades were gonna go to a place o train for 10 days...she wanted to make sure she had everything she needed.

That was when she met the fat bastard, he said that he worked at the Candy Store and the boss was thinking about throwing out some old but still fresh and really good candy.

He told her to follow him and well, she ended up pinned against the wall about to be raped by the fat bastard.

She did not expect to see one of the most perverted boys in her entire school show up and save her from being raped, the white-haired girl honestly didn't know how to feel.

Issei glared at the fat bastard, his brown eyes gazing into the man which allowed him to see some kind of raging inferno within them.

Issei: "What the hell, do you think you're doing?"

Man: "I was about to have some fun with this little cut-"

However, before the man could finish his sentence Issei decided to put pressure on the man's wrist, causing the man to let go of Koneko and scream in pain.

Man: "Argh!"

He glared at Issei who wasn't phased by the fat bastard's gaze, in fact, it was the most pathetic thing the brown-haired boy had ever seen and that was saying something since Issei was pretty much the weakest out of anyone in President's peerage.

Man: "You Bastard! Let me go!"

Doing the opposite of what the man said, Issei put more pressure on the man's wrist, which inflicted more pain upon him.

Issei: "If I find out that you're trying to rape girls again. I will make you wish the police come and arrest you, do you understand..."

The man quickly nodded, Issei soon grew a small smirk as he grabbed the man's head and slammed him against the wall, knocking him out cold. This surprised Koneko since she didn't expect Issei to have that strength, sure he was no longer a human because he was reincarnated as a devil.

But this...this was unexpected.

Issei: "Fucking Bastard..."

The brown-haired boy dusted himself off as he looked at Koneko, holding out his hand to the white-haired girl.

Issei: "Are you okay?"

Koneko nodded her head, she took his hand and brought herself back to her feet. Issei soon blushed slightly at the fact that Koneko body was exposed, he looked away as he cleared his throat.

Issei: "Here, take this"

He took off his jacket and placed it on Koneko's exposed, making the white-haired girl blush slightly.

Koneko: "Thanks..."

Issei couldn't help but smile.

Issei: "No problem, Koneko"

He turned and walked over to the bag that the Fat man gave Koneko. He picked it up and checked inside it, seeing that it was nothing but rocks.

He let out an annoyed sigh.

Issei: "I should have guessed..."

Closing the top of the bag, Issei tossed it away before turning his attention back to Koneko who was staring at him.

Issei: "Looks like you were tricked"

Koneko: "I see...why are you up?"

The Boosted Gear wielder scratched the back of his head, he wasn't sure how Koneko will react but he might as well tell her since they were on the same side.

Issei: "I was getting some early morning training since we're doing to be training for the next 10 days"

Koneko eyes widen a little, surprised by his words.

Koneko: "Really?"

Issei nodded his head.

Issei: "Yeah"

Koneko: "is it because you are weak, or you wanna touch Rias's boobs"

The brown-haired boy's face went slightly red as he looked away, crossing his arms in the process. Koneko shook her head, she didn't understand why he cared for girls with big boobs because to her they were nothing but saggy bags of meat that get gross when one gets older.

Issei: "I-I wanted to get stronger, that's all!"

Koneko: "Really?"

Issei nodded.

Koneko: "Well, thanks again. I guess I owe you one"

Koneko wasn't sure how she was gonna repay Issei for saving her life from being raped. Maybe she'll not punch him for a whole day, even if he does do something perverted.

Yeah, maybe that will be what she does for him. It's the least she can do since he saved her, but nothing more or less.

Issei smiled at her.

Issei: "You don't need to do anything for me"

Koneko: "huh?"

Issei: "You don't need to do me any favors, I saved you because I care bout you Koneko and I will always be there to protect you. Even if that means I would have to go against the world itself"

Koneko stared at the brown-haired boy in shock, her face bright red from his words. Was this really the Issei she knew, the perverted teenage boy that peeped at all the girls in school?

Koneko: "Really?"

Issei: "Yes, I meant every word"

Koneko couldn't help but smile at the brown-haired boy, for the first time in a long time she had a genuine smile.

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END OF CHAPTER