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'Oh my god!'
{Don't get all distracted on me!}
Issei looked back just in time to see the man send another crimson energy blast with the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi. Issei tensed and proceeded to block the energy wave with his own sword. But he found it hard to withstand the pressure, so he forced himself to maneuver the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and send the blast to another direction.
A bright crimson flash illuminated the space on where Issei and the man stood. As the light faded, Issei struggled to catch his breath and then clenched his fist as he pointed to his opponent.
"W-who the hell are you?"
The man rolled his eyes and then transmitted away. Issei widened his eyes and looked around his surroundings. The man then appeared in front of him, grabbing onto Issei's own version of the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.
Holding a tight grip on the sword, the man huffed and clenched his fist, causing the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi to break.
"?!"
Issei looked on in shock as the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi disintegrated in his hand. The man broke off a piece of the sword, and held it up towards Issei.
{Don't make me repeat myself, partner. Didn't I yell it out to you earlier? My name…is Ddraig, The Red Dragon Emperor!}
Issei had no time to react, when Ddraig suddenly grabbed his face and threw him into a nearby building.
His frown becoming stern, Ddraig narrowed his eyes as he watched Issei struggling to climb out of the building.
{For such a powerful brat, you sure do show a lot of stupidity.}
Issei grunted as he looked Ddraig in the eyes.
{When you are in battle, always keep your guard up. That should be an obvious rule, Issei. While you were standing there without a weapon like a dumbass, I could have easily just stabbed you.}
Issei widened his eyes and looked down to see that the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi was no longer in his hands.
"?!"
{Kukukuku.}
At the sound of Ddraig's laughter, Issei narrowed his eyes and glared the disguised Red Dragon Emperor.
{Battle not going in your favor? Well, the next ones won't if you keep standing around like that.}
Issei gritted his teeth and tried to increase his energy, until Ddraig pointed the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi towards him.
{You can't access that Hell-Fire transformation of yours, partner. At least not in the human world.}
Ceasing in attempting to transform, Issei straightened himself.
"What are you talking about?"
{The reason you can't access it here, is really simple. You're not in the Underworld.}
"I don't understand."
{When you absorbed the flames of the Phenex Devil, not only did you achieve a transformation that allowed you access to the power of Hell-Fire, but you also gained the powers and abilities of an individual of the Phenex Clan.}
Issei widened his eyes at Ddraig's explanation.
"You mean I gained all of Riser's powers?" The young man said in a bit of disgust.
Now he had a portion of Riser's powers.
'Great.'
{Exactly. In fact, possessing the powers of a Phenex is exactly the reason why you can only use your Hell-Fire transformation in Hell. Because that is where you obtained the form.}
"But I achieved my first Solar form in Hell as well."
{That form was attained by your own energy. From your own power. It belongs to you exclusively. When you absorbed the Phenex Devil's flames, you gained all of his powers and the mystical flames of Hell-Fire itself.}
Issei blinked as his confusion overtook his rationality.
"How do you know so much about me?"
{Kukukuku. Well, in simple terms, I've known about you the since the day you were born. You could also say I've been watching you since your birth occured.}
Issei narrowed his eyes as Ddraig positioned the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi into an offensive position.
{Enough talk! Prepare yourself, Issei Hyoudou!}
Issei took a step back and looked down to see the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi in his hand once again. He gained a nervous look in his eyes as he settled into a defensive position.
'I have no idea on how to use a sword. And even if I did, the outcome wouldn't change. I stand no chance against this…Dragon. He's far stronger than Riser and Kokabiel by a large margin. But…he seems to be a lot weaker than Ophis. I hope she's all right.'
Ddraig maintained his frown and charged at Issei.
{Here I come, Issei!}
Issei's House
The delivery man of the Fortune Cooky restaurant gulped nervously as he walked up to the cursed house. So far, nothing had happened to him at the moment. No snakes in his car, no explosive bikes, and more importantly, no snakes.
Checking himself to make sure he had his lucky four-leaf clover, and the snake repellent, he smiled and confidently knocked on the door.
Seconds later, a black-haired young woman with flat dark-gray eyes stared into the delivery man's soul. Nonetheless, the delivery man smiled with a smug air about him.
He held out the bag of food to the young woman and smiled wider.
"Here's your delivery. And just 20 minutes to spare! That'll be $30.47, if you please."
Ophis stared blankly at the delivery man, and then she smiled. The delivery man's smile lessened into an unsure expression, and he paled.
"Look behind you."
Feeling nervous for a moment, the delivery man looked behind him to see nothing. Raising an eyebrow, the delivery man turned back around to see Ophis with her hand on his neck.
"Wha-"
"Doink."
The delivery man suddenly collapsed onto the ground, completely unconscious. Ophis let a sly smirk cross her face as she picked up her food.
"Score Infinity for me. Score zero for Fortune Cooky."
Feeling proud of herself, Ophis walked into Issei's house and closed the door behind her. Sitting at the couch was Leiko, whose crimson-eyes were wide with amazement and/or disbelief.
"Did you just pressure point the delivery guy?"
Ophis smiled as she placed the food on the living room table.
"Yes, I did. It was fun."
Opening the bag, Ophis's smile fell into an expression akin to a frown. Leiko rose an eyebrow.
"What's up?"
"They…put no doughnuts in here. They…forgot doughnuts."
Sitting up from the couch, Ophis walked over to the door and opened it, glaring down at the unconscious delivery man. Narrowing her dark-gray eyes, Ophis pointed to the man, sending one of her snakes to crawl all over him.
"Of course you realize this means war, Fortune Cooky."
And with that legendary declaration, Ophis closed the door.
Issei's Inner World/Subconscious
Issei grunted as he blocked another of Ddraig's strikes.
'Damn it! Even in my Solar form, I don't stand a chance against him! I need an opportunity!'
{Quit dawdling, partner!}
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