Looking down at the spear "Are you going to attack me?" Issei watched as he pulled back on the spear only to grab a hold of the tip of it, yanking the shaft out of his hands. Issei swung the shaft portion at his opponent's leg hitting him on the right thigh knocking him down breaking the wooden shaft. "And you failed. You hesitated yet you said you wanted data. You have given your allies nothing." Issei looked over to the leaders "Uriel get your medics ready, who's next."
As time passed on there was a slog of unimpressive opponents so much that he began singing random songs none church approved as he was fighting them. Soon a group of familiar faces the same three from earlier. "Mirana, Diethelm, and Nero will be part of the few to impress me?"
Nero led them in a column with Mirana and Diethelm in the rear.
They moved towards him as they had swords at the ready. When they got close enough Nero took the first swing as the other two moved to flank behind.
Issei deflected the swing as he saw a flash of gold when he touched Nero.
Soon it now raining spears of Ice impacting on both Issei and Nero. Nero was now glowing gold for the impact of all the spears.
Issei was watching what was going on between the three of them as he started laughing. "You three understand." He grabbed ahold of Nero and slammed him into the ground and moved to Mirna. She fired another set of spears at him as Issei created and threw it at her melting the spears. "Your ice magic is impressive." He got within striking range as he hit her in the ribs. The impact didn't break her ribs but she was now on the ground grasping her side.
As he turned around he saw Diethelm holding Nero up as there was a green light coming off him. Issei walked towards them "Twilight healing?" watched as Nero was healed up. "Oh well." He ran at the two of them slamming his right foot into the ground creating a tremor. As they fell to the ground Issei moved to them "Your strategy was correct but you're still humans, and you're where near Strada."
Issei walked away from them returning to what was left of the battered group. He looked at Michael "Those three that Chinese dude and that other guy from the start."
"Very well." Michael said looking at him "I'm sorry for calling you here so early, however."
Issei pulled out his phone and pointed at the clock showing it to him "I'm going to get dinner soon." He waved to Gabriel as a Crimson magic circle appeared with a logo nobody was familiar with as he stepped through it disappearing from Heaven.
"Lord Michael if it's not too much to ask but who exactly was that?" One of the exorcists asked. "I've never seen him before in the church."
"That is a long story. But he is a child of circumstance who came into my sister's care." Michael said, remembering Issei's first day in Heaven just as it was yesterday. "Change is coming to the world. And I get the feeling that circumstance may bring him to the forefront of that change."
Issei had made it back to Japan as the sun was setting as he was in the mountain area north of Kuoh deep in the forest overlooking the city. He pulled out his phone and dialed one of the numbers on it. After it rang two times a female voice came out "Well hello Issei."
"Evening Ami."
"Are you calling to take me out on that date? I wouldn't mind if you did ask you know."
Issei chuckled hearing that "Sorry to get your hopes up but not today. There are more pressing matters that need to be talked about."
"Awww." She said in a childish voice.
"I just got back from the Vatican and there has been a string of thefts of their holy swords."
"I see that's not good to hear. Do they know who did it?"
"Surprisingly yes, scary I know. They said Kokabiel has stolen the blades."
"So the star of God is making moves again. Why tell me this? The Abrahamic religion problem has little to do with the Shinto."
"Normally you would be correct. But they also know where he is and he's in Japan."
"I see, even if he would start something it would be with the devils you live within Kuoh." She understood quickly that it was not her faction that we are the brunt of the damage.
"While I agree with you, I figured it would be best if I told you about the possibilities."
"Do you plan on telling the devils?" She asked
"No the Vatican and their infinite wisdom have sent a group to deal with it, I'm going to keep my mouth shut for now and see where it goes. But I will assist when the time comes."
"I guess that date will have to wait then?" She tried to lighten the mood.
Issei got a small laugh out of that "Maybe Devils are needy and greedy so I have to deal with what's in my house."
"Oh? Has Issei found somebody in his life?" She teased him
"It's different, for once having somebody my age want me. Aside from those other two."
"The joy of being young." She mused "I have other duties to attend to so I must leave."
"Very well then. I'll make it up to you some time." Issei said as he heard a click as the call was hung up. Putting his phone in his pocket he teleported back home into one of the downstairs rooms.
He smelled something when he arrived home, the sweet smell of food.
Following the smells, he headed to the kitchen as his stomach was leading the way.
When he rounded the corner he saw Rias and Asia in the kitchen making dinner.
What he wasn't expecting was that both of the girls had a small bow held some fabric on the front side with their hair ran down their backs.