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"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Screaming in great pain, Kokabiel looked up to see Issei staring down at him with a fierce glare.
"Y-YOU-!"
"Checkmate, Fallen Angel Kokabiel." Issei snarled as he lifted the Fallen Angel up.
Narrowing his eyes, Kokabiel summoned a light spear the size of Kuoh Academy itself, and impaled Issei with it. Or he would have, had not Issei summon a Solar Shield to absorb the colossal light spear. Kokabiel widened his eyes in horror, and in his shock, he dropped the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.
"Like I said. That's checkmate, Kokabiel."
Rearing his fist back, Issei charged a great amount of Solar Energy as a result from Kokabiel's light spear, and pierced the Fallen Angel in his stomach.
"GUAHHHHHHH!"
"I don't like being manipulated, Kokabiel. I thought you would have learned that already when you saw my battle with Riser Phenex. He did the same thing, and look what happened to him."
Holding the Fallen Angel with only one hand, Issei glared darkly at Kokabiel.
"Issei Hyoudou."
At the call of his name, Issei turned around and looked up to see a young man with dark silver hair and light blue eyes. Sensing his energy, Issei narrowed his eyes.
'Another Devil? What's he doing here?'
Vali Lucifer flew down towards Issei and Kokabiel, his eyes widening a little at the bloodied Fallen Angel, and the golden aura surrounding Issei. Covering his interest with a confident smirk, Vali pointed to Issei.
"I believe I need that Fallen Angel you have trapped in your hand."
Narrowing his eyes further, Issei looked over at Kokabiel, who shuddered at the young man's dark gaze. Suddenly Issei lifted his hand to the side, and sent it towards Kokabiel's midsection.
"GUAGHHHHH!"
Vali widened his eyes once more as he witnessed Kokabiel's bisection.
'And they say I'm a battle maniac…'
As his body fell apart, Kokabiel started to lose his voice as a result of his screaming. Looking over to Vali, Issei held up the Fallen Angel's upper body.
"Which half did you want?" Issei asked quietly.
For once feeling a little hesitant, Vali walked over to Issei, and picked Kokabiel up by the hair. As he looked into Issei's clear eyes, Vali felt a chill go up his spine. Backing away from Issei, Vali revealed his demonic wings, and flew up into the air, flying away from the Ise Shrine.
After standing for a few moments, Issei powered down to his normal state, and sighed. As he looked around the shrine, Issei looked down to see the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.
Narrowing his eyes, Issei bent down and looked at the sword more closely. Hesitating, he went to touch it, and then his eyes widened as he felt darkness claim him.
Issei's Inner World/Subconscious
Issei opened his eyes and shook his head. His sight clearing, Issei widened his eyes in amazement.
"Where the hell am I?"
In front of him was a multitude of buildings and skyscrapers. The setting in front of him seemed to have the appearance of a virtual world.
"What…is this place?"
{It's about time you found the damn sword. Partner.}
His eyes widening in shock at the sudden voice, Issei turned around and immediately after doing so, he took a step back.
It was a lean-built, and stoic middle-aged man with pale skin, green eyes, and long ragged crimson hair. He was also clad in a crimson-black overcoat that flared out from behind him.
Issei took another step back. In the man's hand was the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi sword itself. Staring down at Issei, the man pointed the sword at him.
{Are you ready, partner? Cause if you're not, there's a chance you might die here.}
Issei blinked repeatedly in confusion, and then he looked down to see that he suddenly had another version of the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi as well. Widening his eyes, Issei pointed to the young man.
"Hey! Where did you get the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi?!"
The man narrowed his eyes.
{You'll have to be more specific. When you talk about the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, do you mean the one you're holding...in your hand? Or is it this one...in mine?}
Issei got into a defensive stance, not knowing what was about to happen to him.
"Who the hell are you?!"
Taking advantage of Issei's shock, the man soared towards Issei in a burst of speed. Frowning darkly at Issei's surprised look, the man reared his sword back and he spoke with a fierce tone.
{You want to know who I am, partner?! Well here's your answer! I AM….!}
Outside Issei's House
Leiko sighed as she walked to her cousin's house door. On a whim, she wanted to see how her cousin was doing. Even though it had only been a couple of days since the cousins had last seen each other, Leiko couldn't help but worry for her cousin.
"I wonder how Ise-itoko is doing."
Sighing, Leiko brushed her dark-silver hair back, and lifted her hand up to knock on the door.
KNOCK KNOCK
Leiko waited for a response.
"…."
Raising an eyebrow, Leiko knocked on the door again.
KNOCK KNOCK
Once again no response. Her interest piqued, Leiko went to open the door, and looked into her cousin's house. Looking inside, her crimson eyes widened at the first thing she saw.
It was a beautiful young woman who appeared to be in her early to mid-twenties. She had long dark-black hair, pointed ears, and emotionless dark-gray eyes. The woman was dressed in a black sweater with dark jeans, and black shoes. Leiko also noticed that the woman had a Gothic Lolita headpiece on her black hair.
Blinking repeatedly at the sight of the woman in her cousin's house, Leiko cautiously walked over to her.
"Um. Who are you?"
Ophis tilted her head as the silver-haired girl walked over to her.
"Who are you?" She asked in an emotionless cold tone.
Leiko looked taken aback from Ophis's cold tone, but she assented and answered.
"I'm Leiko. Issei's cousin."
At the mention of Issei, Ophis's flat eyes softened considerably and she slowly lifted her hand up to point at Leiko.
"My Issei? You are his cousin?"
Leiko rose an eyebrow at Ophis.
'The way she speaks. It's so weird.'
"Yeah. Now can you tell me your name?"
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