Chapter 19 Now you done it...

"You intend to climb that?" Asked Issei as he pointed at the mountains.

"That's the only way for us to get into Asgard as I don't have direct access" Replied Rossweisse

"Nah, I'm good I don't have much time anyways" Said issei.

"What do you mean?" Asked Rossweisse.

"Balance breaker" Said Issei.

[Welsh Dragon Balance breaker!" Roared Ddraig and a red draconic armour appeared on issei.

He didn't let Rossweisse say a thing as he just grabbed her bridal style and took off from the ground.

"AAAAAAH ISE!" Shouted Rossweisse as she was clinging to him from the fear.

"Just relax Rose" Said issei.

Five minutes later they had already reached the other side of the mountain.

"So Rose, where is Asgard?" Asked Issei as they landed.

Issei saw nothing just snow all over the place.

Rossweisse walked away a little and whispered something that Issei couldn't understand.

suddenly an entrance like a gate appeared out of nowhere.

Issei watched in awe as Rossweisse opened golden gates that seemingly appeared out of nowhere.

"Well, let's go in" Said Rossweisse.

They were walking some kind of corridor as soon as they entered the gate.

The gates behind them disappeared.

They walked for two minutes and two valkyries stopped them.

"Halt! who are you and how did you get here?" Asked one of the two who was holding a spear.

She was wearing more revealing armour than Rossweisse and her partner.

"We came to meet Lord Odin" Answered Issei.

"And you are?" Asked the other.

"He is the Red Dragon Emperor and the leader of the Dragon faction and I'm the strongest Valkyrie's sister and the previous Lord Odin's personal guard" Answered Rossweisse.

The two of them looked at issei and Rossweisse for a moment and noticed Rossweisse's armour that was proof.

They could tell that it was a real Asgardian armour and not a fake.

"Alright come with us we shall escort you" Said one of the girls before they started to lead issei and Rossweisse straight to Odin.

Fifteen minutes later they reached the throne room's large golden double doors that had Norse ruins and two Valkyries who were guarding the doors.

The guards saw the newcomers being escorted by the two Valkyries so they let them in as they slowly opened the doors.

As they entered they didn't see as many guards as issei thought there would be as only a few were lined up in front of the throne, one Valkyrie was standing between the queen's and Odin's throne and she had golden armour instead of silver like other ones.

'I guess she is the most powerful Valkyrie and a new personal guard for Odin' Thought issei as he analysed the room.

"Lord Odin newcomers arrived to have a word with you" Said one of the two Valkyrie that escorted them after they kneeled.

"Welcome Red Dragon to Asgard, tho I must ask, what do we owe the pleasure of you visiting us without a warning this humble day?" Greeted Odin as he stroked his silver white beard.

"Sorry for that but I asked Rossweisse to bring me here as I have some business to discuss with you" Replied Issei politely while Rossweisse got on her knee respectfully.

"Hm? and what might that be?" Asked Odin out of curiosity.

"I invite you to the four faction meeting to discuss how to deal with the brigade and Trihexa" Answered Issei.

"Four factions? I see... well, I will come that fated day of our meeting" Answered Odin.

"But is that all? I mean you came all the way here?" Asked a woman who was sitting on the next throne with a kind and motherly voice.

"I came here for a favour too" Replied issei.

"And that might be?" Asked Odin.

"I need Midgardsormr's soul fragment, I'll explain it with a short version, I need all the dragon king's soul fragments and the two heavenly dragon powers to defeat Trihexa" Explained Issei hastily.

"I see, you will get it at our meeting as that lazy dragon is not in Asgard at the moment" Replied Odin.

"I see, I thank you very much" Said issei as he bowed slightly.

"No need to bow, I'd rather shake hands with the likes of you" Said Odin with a smile.

"But are you sure dear that you can defeat the beast? I wouldn't like you sacrificing yourself, I rather us find another way of defeating the beast" Said the lady on the throne.

"Don't worry Annette, I think he has a plan" Reassured Odin.

"Alright if you say so" Said Annette.

"Hello dear sister" Spoke the Valkyrie in golden armour

"Hello big sister Diana I see you finally got promoted" Replied Rossweisse who wasn't on her knee already.

"Yes I trained hard and I see you found yourself a boyfriend hm?" Teased Diana.

"We-well I-I" Stuttered Rossweisse.

Issei put his hand on her shoulder and suddenly brought her closer to him.

"Yes Rose is my girlfriend and I believe we discussed everything we needed here so I will take her on a date here in Asgard if you don't mind lord Odin" Said Issei proudly.

"Sure boy! go ahead and have fun! everything is on me" Replied Odin cheerful while Diana was left speeches.

"Young couple how nice, Diana when are you getting a boyfriend?" Asked Annette.

"I- I -I" Diana couldn't even utter a single word as she didn't expect her little sister to find a soulmate before her.

Issei and Rossweisse left the throne room.

"Why did you say that!?" Shouted Rossweisse.

"What? I meant it when I said I'm taking you on a date so let's go we won't be here for too long" Said Issei as he brought her closer again and dragged her out not letting her speak again.

Half a month had passed already. The other girls haven't returned yet. Issei offered Momo to live with him because he felt lonely and alone. Momo of course agreed. She felt really happy being with Issei almost all the time.

It's Saturday.

Right now Issei is training in the basement. He asked Azazel to make a training ground for him.

He's drenched in sweat. He's been training nonstop for eight hours and still going. Ddraig was worried about his partner.

He's having these nightmares every night. Now that Momo is his mate too she ends up in his nightmares.

When Issei slept alone he always woke up alone. He would start panicking because he couldn't see his mates with him.

He starts to think that all that wasn't a dream. If not for Ddraig being there for him he might have done something stupid...or even went insane.

Now that Momo is living there with him too, she can calm him down.

At first, she wasn't ready to sleep in the same bed as Issei, but after seeing him in a terrified state after those nightmares she started to sleep with him to be there for him.

These nightmares never end. That's why Issei is working and training trying to get stronger so he can protect his loved ones.

Ddraig tried to reason with Issei to slow down the training, but Issei is too scared. He thinks if he stops getting stronger his mates, daughters, and friends will suffer.

Those nightmares are pushing him too far. He surpasses his limits in every training.

He even stopped taking short breaks. He just trains nonstop.

...FLASHBACK...

Everyone woke up except for Issei. They looked at Issei and saw him again in tears and sweating.

He was even leaking some of his aura. They were about to wake him up but he started to talk loudly.

"Please.... just leave them alone... I can't, just take me and kill me....just leave them at peace.....I don't want them to suffer.....I will instead.....NOOO leave my daughters out of this!" Started to shout Issei.

The girls were confused about the daughters part but decided to ask about that later because they had to wake Issei up.

"Darling wake up.... we're okay...Your daughters are too" Said Valerica not sure about the last part.

Issei immediately calmed down somehow as he heard that his mates and daughters were safe.

Slowly Issei opened his eyes and saw his girls looking at him worried and confused.

"Guess I'll have these nightmares for now at least" Said Issei.

"You have daughters?" Asked Murayama.

"What?" Asked Issei.

"When you were dreaming you said to leave your daughters out of this" Said Irina.

"Well....yes, I do have six daughters" Replied Issei.

"What? when? who?" Asked shocked Katase.

"One of them is Kunou" Said Issei.

"Your daughter?" Asked Irina.

"Yes" Replied Issei.

"Who's the mother?" Asked Valerica.

"Yasaka" Replied Issei still not realising what he is doing because he was half asleep.

"W-what?" Asked Ingvild in disbelief.

"Is she another one of your mates now?" Asked Katase.

Issei immediately fully woke up hearing her question.

"W-what?! no! it's just when I was in Kyoto I was always spending time with Kunou and I always felt like her father and it made me really happy...I started to spoil her and make her as happy as possible...on the last day before leaving she said to come back soon dad....her words meant the world to me" Explained Issei with a big smile.

"Wow" Said Murayama in awe.

"So you like children?" Asked Valerica.

"Maybe....maybe I just want to have a child..."Said Issei.

All the girls blushed.

"Of course, if we even wanted that, we can't have a child.....not yet, because of the chaos brigade, I don't want our children born with them still here" Explained Issei.

... FLASHBACK END...

He got thirty times stronger compared to half a month ago.

Ddraig is really impressed by his improvements.

He would've liked it if he would've been training not out of fear of losing someone, not of some stupid nightmares.

"Partner, that's enough for today, go take a shower" Said Ddraig.

"It's not enough Ddraig. My progress is slowing down.....I need something more" Said Issei as he did some push-ups with magic west that added a lot of weight.

"No, right now you need to rest. You are overdoing it...Your mate is worried. The white-haired one to be more specific" Said Ddraig.

"I know Ddraig....but I can't just stop...I want them to be safe...those nightmares burned into my mind ...I can't forget those horrible images" Said Issei as he sat down on the ground.

"I know partner, I saw all of them... But please slow down a bit, it's not healthy.....just go out on a date with the girl and relax.....plus you haven't visited Kunou in a while too...I think your mate and daughter would be happy if you'd spend some time with them" Said Ddraig.

"Yea.....you are right partner...." Replied Issei.

Issei took a shower and dressed in his usual clothes with a black jacket with two dragons.

He went to his room and saw Momo reading a book.

"Hey Sweetheart" Said Issei.

"Oh, Issei. Done training finally?" Asked Momo with a smile.

She acted like nothing was wrong but she was really worried for him. She doesn't like when he trains nonstop. Not because he spends more time training than with her, It's because it's not healthy for him.

"Yea ....so umm....wanna go on a date?" Asked Issei.

Her eyes lit up with happiness.

She jumped up from her seat and hugged Issei.

"Of course!" Replied Momo happily.

"Alright, get ready we will leave in an hour" Said Issei as he chuckled.

Momo released him from the hug and went to the girl's room to get ready for their date.

After one hour they went out for their date.

They went to an amusement park, watched a movie, played in an arcade, and did basic stuff.

But this time Issei had planned something else.

"Alright, come here, I'll teleport us" Said Issei.

"Alright, but where are we going?" Asked Momo.

"You'll see" Replied Issei with a smile.

Momo came up to Issei and hugged him. They teleported in flames.

They appeared on some kind of hill.

"Where are we Issei?" Asked Momo.

"Right now we are in Kyoto" Said Issei.

"Look up" Said Issei.

They looked up and saw a bunch of beautiful stars.

Suddenly Momo saw a bunch of falling stars that looked beautiful.

As she looked into the sky Issei looked into her eyes.

He couldn't look away. Momo noticed that he was looking at her.

"Is something wrong?" Asked Momo.

"No no, it's just that your eyes are really beautiful I can't stop looking at them" Said Issei.

Momo blushed but smiled out of happiness.

She then leaned forward and kissed Issei.

Issei replied to the kiss.

"Thank you for today, I had a lot of fun ise" Said Momo as she kissed him again.

After a couple of minutes, they hear a kid's voice behind.

"Dad!" Shouted the kid as she hugged Issei.

Issei saw Kunou hugging him.

"Hello, pumpkin how are ya?" Said Issei as he hugged her back.

'Dad?' Thought Momo.

"I'm better now that you are here! But why didn't you visit me for this long?" Asked Kunou with a pout.

"I had some business to take care of" Said Issei as he kissed her forehead.

Kunou giggled as his kiss tickled her forehead.

"Why are you here alone?" Asked Issei.

"I sensed your presence here so I came here as quickly as possible" Said Kunou.

"Does Yasaka know about it?" Asked Issei.

"Well.....no" Replied Kunou.

"Ugghhh... Don't do that again ok? It's too dangerous to be alone. Plus when I'm in Kyoto I'll always visit you alright?" Said Issei.

"Okay" Replied Kunou.

Issei then looked at Momo.

"Sorry for that" Said Issei.

"No, it's alright. But who's this?" Asked Momo.

"This is Kunou Yasaka's and my daughter, the princess of Kyoto" Said Issei.

"Kunou this is one of my princesses, Momo" Introduced Issei.

"Yours and Yasaka's?" Asked shocked Momo.

"Well, I'm not her real father of course. I'm like a father figure to her. I started thinking like she's my daughter and she started calling me dad" Explained Issei.

"Oh, that makes sense. Where is her real father?" Asked Momo?

"He left when Yasaka got pregnant" Replied Issei a bit angry.

"Oh..." Said Momo.

"Alright Kunou, let's go home, it's too late for you to stay awake" Said Issei as he picked her up and carried her.

As they were walking Kunou fell asleep in his arms.

"Wow, never have I thought that you are this great of a father" Said Momo with a giggle.

"I didn't know myself until I came back to Kyoto.

Kunou just gives me so much joy.....I hold her dear in my heart...I'll always be there for her and do anything to make sure she's happy and safe" Said Issei.

Momo was happy. She thought if he's like this with someone's kid just how good of a father will he be when he will have his own kids.

As they came to the temple they were stopped by the guards but immediately let them in as they saw that it was Issei and Kunou.

Momo knocked on the door.

The door opened and revealed Yasaka.

"Hello, how can I hel-" Started Yasaka but then she saw Issei holding Kunou with a smile.

"Hey Yasaka, I got something for ya here" Said Issei as he showed a sleeping Kunou.

"Hello, Issei and thank you for bringing her back" Said Yasaka with a sigh.

"It's no problem at all" Said Issei.

"Who is this?" Asked Yasaka looking at Momo.

"My name is Momo and I'm one of issei's mates it's nice to meet you" Introduced herself Momo as she bowed slightly.

"My name is Yasaka nice to meet you too" Introduced Yasaka back as she bowed slightly too.

"Maybe you want to stay here for the night?" Asked Yasaka with a kind smile.

"Sure, I wanted to spend some time together with Kunou tomorrow" Said Issei.

Issei and Momo walked into issei's old room and went to sleep.

The next morning Issei, Momo, and Kunou spend some time shopping and having fun.

After that, they returned home and just watched some movies and cuddled on the couch under the blanket.

...ANOTHER HALF OF THE MONTH PASSED...

The girls still haven't returned. Momo was called to the student council. Issei promised Momo and Ddraig that he will take a couple of days of rest from training.

He thought that he would visit Tannin but he's busy dealing with the last problems of the future faction.

So Issei finally decided to visit Gasper. He hasn't seen him in a while. Honestly, he missed him, he was like a little brother to him. He also was curious about Valerie.

In his eyes, she was a beautiful girl. Her smile and eyes made Issei blush when when he saved her with his old team.

Issei dressed up with his usual jacket white shirt black cargo pants and combat boots.

He always felt comfortable in this clothing.

Issei took some flowers for Valerie and created a magic circle.

He teleported with a small inferno of flames.

As he appeared out of the flames he saw that it was dark.

The room lights were off. Something was wet on the ground. He was confused. He went to the switch and turned on the lights. His eyes widened from shock. He was shaking from rage and sadness...

What he saw...

Was...

Gasper on the ground....in a puddle of his own blood...

The bed was empty...

"Gasper" Whispered Issei in disbelief as he got closer to his little brother.

Did he pick him up to check if maybe he's fine?

But it was too late... It happened about two days ago...a lot of his blood already dried on the ground.

But then he saw something fall from Gasper's pocket.

It looked like a letter.

He put Gasper on the bed gently.

He picked up the letter which had his blood on it and started to read it.

"Whoever is reading this, means I'm dead.....Chaos Brigade infiltrated the hospital and they got Valarie. Please save her, tell big brother Issei to save her. She loves you Issei.

From the day you saved her, we mostly talked about you and she was in love with stories about you, she wanted to meet you again every day. She needs you now more than ever...I'm sorry for not being able to protect her or myself.

And it's not your fault. I just hope you'll save her and come back home.

Please, big brother. That's my last wish. My sacred gear won't leave to find another host because I took it out before it could leave.

It was really painful. But I leave my Forbidden Balor's view to you big brother. Goodbye.

As Issei finished reading the letter he fell to his knees.

He felt so much rage but mostly sadness.....he just lost his little brother...

Suddenly something flew out of Gasper's hand. It looked like a red eye. It flew towards Issei and merged into issei's left eye.

Now Issei can stop time. But right now he didn't care about that at all, he didn't even feel the pain of merging.

His aura flared as hard as it could as Issei roared like a true dragon, he spread his wings and his eyes glowed emerald green and frost blue and turned to slits.

The whole underworld heard his roar the whole heaven even the dimensional gap echoed with issei's pained roar full of rage and sorrow.

The whole building started shaking from his mighty roar and powerful aura. His dragons inside him roared together with him. Dragons in dragon territory that heard him roared together with him. Even Crom Cruach.

Suddenly in the room, many magic circles appeared.

There arrived Sirzechs and Grayfia, Michael and Gabriel, Azazel and Penemune, Tannin and Bova in their human forms, ORC, and most importantly Tiamat, Ingvild, Irina, Valerica, Murayama, Katase, and Momo. Even Ophis came.

What they saw hurt the girls deeply.

They saw Issei holding a lifeless body of Gasper with his wings wrapped around his body.

No one could do anything. They just watched in silence until issei's harem, Rossweisse, Gabriel, Kiba and Azazel came up to him. The girls hugged him while Kiba and Azazel put their hands on his shoulders.

Issei calmed down and his aura disappeared.

The building stopped shaking and everyone could breathe normally again. Even Sirzechs had a lot of trouble breathing that even he thought he was going to pass out.

As Issei opened his eyes he looked toward Sirzechs, Michael and Azazel.

"I-I-I...I call for a faction meeting immediately" Issei somehow managed to stutter out.

They just nodded their heads and teleported away before giving him the location of the meeting.

Issei stood up and gave Gasper to Rias.

"He's your bishop.....It's you who has the right to bury him properly" Said Issei as he gave Gasper to her. Rias only nodded and teleported away with the whole ORC.

He looked at the remaining people.

"Can I hug?" Asked Ophis.

Issei nodded as he spread his arms and wings.

As she hugged him he hugged her back and wrapped her in his wings.

He then looked at his harem and Tannin.

"I-I guess it's time to reveal the mighty dragon faction heh old man?" Said Issei.

He just nodded as he had his arms crossed.

Tannin wanted to reveal the dragon faction in better circumstances than this but.....he couldn't do anything about it now.

Issei walked towards them and a small inferno of red and white flames consumed and teleported them away.

He and the rest teleported into the meeting room in the underworld capital Lilith.

They opened the doors and saw Sirzechs Michael and Azazel sitting while Grayfia, Penemune, and Gabriel stood behind them. On the tables were placed small signs on which were written 'Devil faction leader' 'Angel faction leader' And 'Fallen angel faction leader' Issei came up to them and sat down in the empty seat as Tannin stood behind him and the girls lined up behind Tannin except for Irina as she belonged to the angel faction. He took the empty sign and with magic, he wrote 'Dragon faction leader'.

As he placed the sign back the leaders looked at him confused.

"Let the meeting start between the Four factions. As the leader of the Dragon faction, I am ready to participate in eliminating the threat of the chaos brigade and work with three factions until it ends. Until then we will think about the alliance" Said Issei with a serious Voice.

...…....To be continued.....