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"Issei, have you ever seen yourself while using the cards?" questioned the witch.
"Well…no, not in a while at least. When I use them, I usually have more important things on my mind than checking my reflection. Why?" asked Issei, whom just had Scáthach lead him over to a nearby pond of water.
"WHAT THE HELL!?" exclaimed Issei as he stared at his reflection.
His brown hair had turned a shade of blue and his pupils were now narrowed slits, even his distinctive Asian features seemed less prominent. "So the cards never used to do that?" questioned Lugh, seeing the human's reaction.
"No, they usually just give me the weapons and that's it," explained the teen.
"Well at least this solves the problem of not looking like a Celt, you could easily pass as half Celtic with those features," grinned Scáthach, while Lugh just looked away.
"Issei, how long can you stay in that state?" questioned Morrigan.
"I never really timed it before, but I guess if I didn't have to fight anyone, then maybe a couple of hours? The Noble Phantasm is what exhausts me more than using the actual card," informed Issei.
"Noble Phantasm?" repeated Lugh in confusion.
"Gae Bolg," explained the teen, getting a nod of understanding for the Sun God.
"This is good, if anyone asks about it then we'll just say you usually disguise your Celtic features with magic. What do you think Morrigan?" asked the witch as she turned to the Goddess.
"Indeed, that's a good idea," agreed Morrigan, meanwhile Issei noticed a sad and pained look on Lugh's face.
"Um…Lugh are you okay?" he asked, in concern.
The Celtic God shook his head, "I'm fine boy…that form is just bringing back memories that I would rather stay buried."
"Lugh…I'm sorry," realizing how hard it must be for the father.
"Wipe that sad look off your face boy, there's no need of it," growled the Sun God.
"Hey Issei, what about the other cards? Do they do something similar?" wondered the witch.
"Dunno, let's find out," agreed the teen.
So he tried using the other cards however the Archer card didn't seem to do anything as the only thing that manifested was Tauropolos. They were beginning to think the Lancer card was an exception when he tried using the Caster card and immediately that theory was blown out of the water.
"I feel really weird," informed the teen as he felt his tail and ears moving with the wind.
'Wait a minute…ears and tail?' realized Issei as he turned back to the pond and saw his reflection back to normal except for the two fox ears on his head as well as a tail wagging behind him.
"So…Issei, how does it feel to no longer be human?" asked Scáthach in shock as they all stared at him, Lugh's eyes narrowing as he recognized the faint power coming off the teen.
"So that's what you meant by complications," he muttered.
"What about the card you used at the church? Aren't you going to try that?" asked Morrigan, ignoring her companion as Issei quickly unincluded the Caster card.
Issei quickly shook his head, "I'd rather not, the Berserker class isn't exactly known for their self-control. Besides it doesn't seem to be working right now anyway."
"Maybe there's a requirement to use it?" mused the witch.
"So Lugh, now that you've met Issei. What will you do?" asked Morrigan as they all turned to the Sun God.
"Alright, Morrigan. I'll play along for now. Boy, you better not disgrace my son's name," growled Lugh as he glared at Issei.
"I'd sooner impale myself on Gae Bolg then insult Cu Chulainn," promised Issei as he met the Sun God's gaze, getting a surprised look from the Celt.
"Well, it appears you might not be so bad after all boy," grinned Lugh.
"My name's not boy, it's Issei," replied the teen.
"Ooh? You've got some spine for a human, Issei. I'm interested in seeing how you'll deal with the others," laughed Issei.
"Others?" repeated Issei.
"Don't worry Issei, it's not important, come on let's head back," answered Scáthach as she dragged him back through the portal.
"So what do you think?" asked Morrigan as the portal disappeared.
Lugh was silent as he stared at the unmoving sun before sighing, "I think we're in over our heads here Morrigan but…he's a good kid, I'll give him that."
Issei sighed in relief as he rested his head on his bed, the stress of the last couple of days flooding out of his body as he let sleep claim him. However, the pleasant feeling of his head resting against a pillow was quickly replaced by the feeling of hard stone beneath him.
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