True Dragon

The Gremory group arrived back at the ORC clubroom to find the student council president sat waiting for them. Issei noticed her grim atmosphere and assumed that why she was here wasn't going to be good for anyone.

"Sona, I didn't expect to see you here, what's up?" Rias asked in a casual tone, a tone which shattered once Sona explained why she was there.

"Rias, during lunch today I was approached by a pair of exorcists, they weren't after my life or yours, but seemed determined to meet with you. I don't think they'll try anything but if they do just remember, both of them had Excalibur fragments and by the looks of them, they know what they're doing with them as well." Sona explained while handing Rias a note, on it was an address, a time and a date.

'Could be a trap, think I might tag along and watch from a distance.' Issei thought to himself as Sona explained that the exorcists wanted to meet with Rias and Sona alone.

Later that night Rias left with Sona from Issei's apartment, about 5 minutes later Issei left from the balcony after supressing his aura, as he flew over the town Issei noticed movement along the rooftops near Rias and Sona, looking closer he noticed Kiba jumping from roof to roof keeping the two within his sight. Once Rias and Sona entered the building they'd been asked to Issei landed behind Kiba who was watching from an adjacent building.

"You're out late." Issei spoke startling Kiba who turned and slashed with his sword on instinct. Issei just knocked it aside with his boosted gear gauntlet, Kiba immediately dismissed the sword after seeing who it was he nearly cut in two. Kiba turned around and continued watching the meeting.

"Hey Issei, you know what Excalibur was, don't you?" Kiba asked seemingly out of nowhere, Issei nodded and took up a spot beside him.

"I know enough to stay the fuck away from the business end of it, normally a holy sword would hurt me but wouldn't kill me, that thing, and Durandal on the other hand could put me down hard, and if the wielder is experienced enough, it can put me down permanently." Issei was now watching the meeting taking place, the two exorcists had their hoods up but Issei could see their weapons, the first was Excalibur destruction on the back of the taller exorcist, and less obvious was Excalibur mimic, which currently had taken the form of a ribbon wrapped around the arm of the shorter exorcist. Both swords posed a threat but nothing Issei couldn't take care of.

"Well, before I became Rias's Knight, I was part of a project that aimed to mass produce Excalibur wielders…" Kiba began as Issei turned to see what he had to say. "…the project however failed, and as a result all subjects, me included, were to be destroyed. It was a bloodbath Issei, I was the only one to make it out alive, and even then I was barely alive…" Issei continued listening to Kiba's story as he went on to explain that a combination of both the cold winter's night as well as the injuries he'd suffered while trying to escape finally brought him down, only for Rias to turn up and take him in as her knight.

Issei would have continued listening if it wasn't for the raised voices coming from the building where the meeting was being held. Someone must have said something to upset Rias since she was the once getting agitated, the two exorcists took a step back before drawing their swords.

"Well pretty boy, show time." Issei said as he summoned his sword and spread his wings.

Rias was offended at the thought of her working with fallen angels, and the exorcists in front of her just indirectly accused her of working with them to hide stolen Excalibur fragments in the town. Just as the two exorcists drew their swords, a window to her left shattered and before she could even blink Issei and Kiba were both stood in between the two high class devils and the exorcists.

Issei had his dragon wings extended and was no longer hiding his power, as he tried to scare the exorcists into submission.

"I suggest you back the fuck down before I personally destroy you both and your Excalibur fragments." Issei although sounding calm laced his words with enough hatred to get his point across. In defeat the two exorcists put their weapons away and backed down as did Issei and Kiba, Rias looked at Issei with a look that said both 'You're in deep shit when we get home' but also said 'I'm glad you're here'.

Issei stood silent for the rest of the meeting listening to how the fallen angel known as Kokabiel had pulled off a plan to steal Excalibur fragments for an unknown purpose and had been reported in the Kuoh area. After the two had finished their explanation on the situation Rias and Sona both agreed to stay out of the matter, and with that the meeting was over.

On returning home Rias turned to Issei and brought her hand laced with demonic energy across his face.

"Do you have any Idea what could have happened if that had went south?" Rias asked Issei who just stood there shocked.

"If those two had decided to take you on, and they might have given their equipment, we could have been plunged straight back into full scale war!" Rias was clearly pissed so Issei just lowered his head trying to think of a way to make it up to her. Rias then became gentile again and lifted Issei's head up, once Issei was looking at her she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him.

"If you hadn't been there and they had panicked and attacked us, I don't think either Sona or myself would still be alive right now, so thank you." Rias stood there with Issei for a minute before they both left for Issei's room.

Ok that was a short one and since I haven't really had time this week due to going away with the family for the Easter week. When I get back I'm going to do two fights in one chapter, both the Gremory vs Exorcists and the Kiba vs Freed fight. Chapter after will be the Kokabiel fight. Anyway hope this is enough to see you guys over for a week or so. Anyways I hope I've kept up to a decent standard so the next update should be around the 14th/15th. Harby out.