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Ophis lifted her finger up and pointed to her clone.
"I, shall call you Lilith."
Tilting her head again, the second Ophis, rechristened Lilith, set her sights to Gabriel.
"I, am Lilith."
Lilith then narrowed her eyes and pointed to the Seraph Angel.
"And Issei, belongs to us.'
Issei's Inner World/Subconscious
"Ddraig what did you mean when you said I became a Phoenix? I thought when I absorbed Riser's flames, the Hell-Fire transformation was the only result."
{Humph. So naïve, partner.}
Issei rose an eyebrow as Ddraig shook his head. The Red Dragon Emperor looked up as the sky in his host's inner world began to change. Huffing lightly to himself, Ddraig turned his attention back to Issei.
{Partner. The mythical Phoenix symbolizes immortality and rebirth. The Phenex Clan possesses abilities that are akin to that of the Phoenix itself. Riser Phenex, because he was a member of the Phenex Clan, was not exempt from inheriting these traits. When you absorbed his flames, you gained the physiology of the legendary Phoenix.}
Issei widened his eyes as he listened to Ddraig's words.
"So I'm actually a Phoenix now?"
{Not completely. You're part Phoenix. Since you possess the physiology of one, you have all the powers and attributes of the legendary creature.}
"That's a lot to take in."
{Kukukuku. I'd thought you'd feel that way.}
The two stood in silence, looking around the surroundings of Issei's inner world. Seconds later, Ddraig smirked at Issei and pointed the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi sword in his direction.
{You've got a lot on your plate, partner. Do you realize that?}
Before Issei could answer, he looked up just in time to see the sky of his inner world changing once again.
"Hmm?"
{It appears that someone is trying to wake you up, partner.}
"Really? Hmm, I wonder what Ophis wants."
Outside of Issei's Subconscious
Slowly opening his eyes, Issei blinked several times before coming back to reality. The first thing he saw was Ophis clinging on to him. Raising an eyebrow, Issei turned his head to look around his surroundings, and widened his eyes in shock.
In front of him was a beautiful young woman with curly blonde hair, and another Ophis dressed in a Gothic Lolita outfit.
'...Wait, another Ophis?!'
Issei widened his eyes further at the other Ophis, who got up from her spot on the ground and walked over to him.
"Our, Issei." The Ophis clone stated in an almost robotic like tone.
'Our?!' Issei thought. 'Why is there another Ophis?!'
"Lilith, return within me. You shall play with our Issei later." Ophis ordered.
Gazing at Issei with no ounce of emotion within her eyes, Lilith nodded stoically as her body glowed. Converting herself into energy, Lilith retrieved into Ophis's life force, leaving a surprised Issei and Gabriel.
Blinking several times, Issei rubbed his head in confusion.
"Ophis? Who was that?"
"That, was Lilith. The snake who bit you from 11 years ago."
Issei widened his eyes.
"But I thought that snake disintegrated as soon as it bit me."
"No. It returned to me, as soon as I marked you."
Issei didn't know how to respond. Lilith appeared to be far more emotionless than Ophis had ever been. As a matter of fact, her eyes appeared to be lighter, yet lifeless, than Ophis' own.
'Her eyes are a lot emptier compared to Ophis.'
Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, Issei brought his attention to Gabriel, who was silent the whole time. Issei narrowed his eyes as he sensed Gabriel's energy.
'Her energy's different than the Devils and Fallen Angels. So she must be an Angel.'
After confirming the woman's race, Issei looked over to see an irritated Ophis.
Noticing Issei's movement, Gabriel's surprised expression morphed into a warm smile.
"Issei…"
Issei rose an eyebrow in confusion at the woman.
"How do you know my name?" He asked as he sat up straight in his seat.
Gabriel smiled wider and placed her hand on her chest.
"I've known a lot about you since you were just a young child, Issei."
"You have?"
"Haha. Yes I have. I came to you because I thought we could talk."
"About what?" Issei asked cautiously.
Ophis kept silent as she listened to the Angel's words. Inside she began to feel the tremors of possessiveness once again, but when she remembered Issei's words of reassurance from yesterday, she calmed down.
Gabriel smiled wider.
"I would like to invite you the realm of Heaven. I have a café there, and I would appreciate it if you would join me."
"…Are you asking me out on a date?"
"You seem surprised."
"Well, yeah. I don't think I've ever been asked out by an adult before. It's kind of strange."
Gabriel felt her cheeks flush red by Issei's innocent comment, but she smiled and composed herself, waving her hands in defense.
"D-don't think of it as a date!" Gabriel said in embarrassment as she chuckled nervously.
Issei rose an eyebrow in confusion, and he looked back to Ophis.
'Ophis? Are you…all right about this?' Issei thought as he spoke telepathically to Ophis.
Ophis maintained her emotionless stare towards Gabriel, and seconds later, she set her gaze towards Issei.
'I, am all right. I, am okay with you going with the Seraph.'
Issei widened his eyes in surprise at Ophis' answer. Sitting up from his seat, Issei nodded hesitantly to Gabriel, who smiled and placed her hands to her side.
Suddenly, Ophis' body glowed again, and an aura of black energy manifested, forming into Lilith. Looking up at her progenitor, Lilith tilted her head as she set her sight over to Issei, who looked taken aback by the emptiness within the second Ophis' eyes.
"Lilith," Ophis began as she pointed to her other. "You, shall follow our Issei and the Seraph. Do, you understand?"
"I, understand." Lilith replied as she held Issei's hand.
Chuckling nervously at the surprised Issei, Gabriel teleported herself and the other two to the realm of Heaven, leaving Ophis to sit in the living room.
As Ophis sat still, a thoughtful expression formed on her face. She had no idea on why she was thinking what was she pondering on right now, but the thought wouldn't leave her mind.
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