The whole room felt suffocated.

The others could barely breathe, only Issei, Kai, the Shinto Gods and Shiva himself were unaffected. It wasn't soon after before Issei cut in.

"Alright turn it down a bit."

Shiva looked to Issei and chuckled.

"Oh come on Issei! I was having fun!"

Issei shook his head, and soon after the pressure died down everyone stared in fear at the Destroyer. He had a smile on when Issei spoke up.

"Don't be afraid of Shiva, he's a very mature and sensible being. Only when the situation calls for it, will he become what his title demands."

That helped them calm down a bit, but they were still a little weary.

Suddenly Shiva looked to Issei, and everyone knew what was going to be said would be very serious.

"Are you sure about this Issei? After what happened, I would of thought you wouldn't want anything to do with them. Especially him."

Issei looked at the god and sighed.

"No matter the case, what happened that night, and what we learned can never be forgotten. His plans will fail and I will ensure that, nothing will stop me until I have his head on a pike."

The group was definitely out of the loop on what they were talking about.

"So are we going back to training hmm? As of now, your power isn't what it was, even more so, with what they did to you. Did you forget about your own goal to break it?"

The group was starting to get annoyed, and it was Akeno who spoke up first.

"I'm sorry, but I know this secret isn't for us, but what happened to Issei?"

Issei sighed and looked at her.

"A long time ago, I was in quite the predicament, and it was only thanks to Yasaka and her allies that I made it through. Along with numerous other things that happened, my enemies put a seal on me to limit my power."

"What kind of seal?"

Issei looked to Kalawarner and explained.

"It's designed to compress my power limits and make it near impossible to use my true powers, currently I am only at 25% of what I used to be. The only way to break it, is through extreme force by training. Also, a strong emotional trauma, that enables something like a switch forcefully, allowing the current of power to run at full capacity, in the process the influx of power theoretically would shatter the seal in a single instant due to the overwhelming energy passing through it."

"So who are you going to call to guard this town?"

Everyone heard Shiva ask the question and wondered what the answer was.

Issei sighed and looked at his brother.

"I will call a few friends. One is definitely who you're thinking off, he wouldn't be more happy to guard this town if it meant getting stronger to defeat him. You and I both know, that his fury for that man is unparalleled."

Shiva nodded.

"Who is this that you guys are talking about?"

Issei looked to Rias as she asked that.

"A very close friend of mine. He's a little bit of a battle maniac, but don't let that scare you. He can be very genuine and kind when hostility is non-existent."

"Don't keep them waiting Issei, call him here so we can get a move on. We have quite a bit to do if we are going through this."

Susanoo's patience was running thin, and Issei knew it.

That's when Issei nodded.

Once they saw Issei raise a circle to his ears, a few words that couldn't be heard were exchanged and suddenly it disappeared.

"He's on his way."

About 5 minutes later, everyone heard a knock on the door.

Once Issei told them to come in, once again they were shocked, all of them except the gods and the two fallen.

Both Kalawarner and Raynare widened their eyes and jumped up, surprising the devils.

"You know him?"

It was Rias who asked that.

Issei, on the other hand, seemed to expect it, he already knew that those two would recognize him.

"Of course we know him."

"Who is he then?"

Their patience was running thin.

"His name is Vali."

Issei was the one who said that. He then turned to the fallen angels in the room.

"The reason they know him is that he is affiliated with the Grigori. Specifically, Azazel himself took him in."

"Way to shorten my life story Issei."

"Who is he then?"

Vali smirked and rose his hand.

"Allow me Issei."

Suddenly behind him they witnessed his Sacred Gear form, to say the were surprised was an understatement.

"The White Dragon Emperor..."

Suddenly the room got a whole lot darker, or it just seemed that way. Issei and Vali were having a silent stareoff that seemed to make the distance between the two uneasy. The group wasn't sure if a fight was to go down or not.

It seemed there was some unfinished business between the two.

"Issei."

Issei looked to Vali and with a stern voice he replied.

"Not now, we'll discuss it later."

Suddenly the wings on Vali's back started to glow and a voice emanated from them.

[Issei Hyoudou, one of the most unknown players in this game of chess that is life. Surely you have not decided to take action once more, and what of the consequences if you do so?]

Everyone was surprised to hear a regal and prideful voice speak. They could only assume it was dragon himself who resided within Vali.

What happened next would make them all remember this night. They thought Issei would snidely make a comeback or lash out at the dragon for intruding. However, Issei just sighed and said the words that opened everyone's eyes.

"Albion, you are right. The consequences of this whole plan are enough to weigh the odds against us. However, we are at crucial point in time now, we cannot run anymore. No more hiding, no more games. No more time wasted, thinking of what would of happened if we finished it on that dreadful day. If we don't do something, they will find us. So we strike when the time is right. If it comes down to it, I will break the seal and unleash the very abomination they sealed away inside of me, from fear. If it should be that way, they will only get to see it once more before I completely staple their fear once and for all into their bones, so that they always remember it."

No one was interrupting the conversation that the dragon was having, they knew to have respect for the being that was the Vanishing Dragon.

[It seems you are right. We can no longer hide, we cannot wait around. Very well, what is your plan?]

The dragon's question was heard loud and clear, and everyone looked at Issei for his response.

"I cannot speak too much of it, due to the others in the room. This is way above their paygrade, I'm going to pay a visit to the factions leaders and brief them on the matter. Everyone ounce of help we can get will only increase our chances. It's time the world knew. Vali the reason why I called you here, is you're going to be watching the city for Kokabiel."

Vali narrowed his eyes, then he chuckled.

"So you've decided on to take out the old bat?"

Now that caused an uproar.

"Why did Vali make it seem like you actually know Kokabiel personally?"

Issei sighed and took a deep breath. This was something he wanted to stay out of their ears.

"Don't ask anymore about it, just know yes. Me, Vali and the warmonger does have a bit of history."

His tone was enough to quiet them down, and they knew better to press on.

He suddenly turned to the group.

"You guy's heard enough, for now, I want you guys to get ready, we'll leave tomorrow. Be prepared and make sure you get enough sleep, this will be a very long and tough trip. Don't take what I say for granted, or you'll be sorry."

It seemed he wanted them to leave, so without any fuss they did, and before he knew it, Issei was alone with Vali, Shiva, Kai, and the Shinto Trinity.

"Now that they are gone, let's get down to the down to the real stuff."

It was Vali.

Issei looked around and started to speak.

"What do you guys want to know?"

"How are you exactly planning on taking them on? With your skill, he would still be a match, and don't get me started on her. That seal needs to break before you take her on. Not to mention the rest of them, and the others they have."

It was Shiva who asked that.

Issei looked at him.

"We're all going to train, we have to be at our peak when the moment hits us in the face. After I'm done with them, me and you are going to have a few of our old training spars Shiva."

Vali smirked as he heard that.

"So once again you're going to attempt to control the power deep inside of you. A lot of change is in the air tonight, you were right. Time is up, and with so much to lose how can we not do everything in our power to get stronger. I'm done here, let me know if you need anything else."

Issei looked at Vali and spoke.

"Where are you going?"

Vali looked back and smirked.

"Where do you think? The night's still young."

Issei shook his head and laughed as Vali walked out.

With him gone, Shiva said his piece.

"It seems we have a lot of work to do. Be ready Issei, when you get back, we will begin in our training and you should already know holding back isn't an option. Let's see if you have what it takes."

Shiva smiled and waved as he disappeared out of thin air.

Issei turned to Kai and the Shinto's.

"So is there anything else we should know or anything we can do before we head out?"

Issei thought about it for a moment, then widened his eyes. They could help him a bit.

"Two things, one now and one after we learn what I want to know."

The gods were a little puzzled.

"Take a look at my seal again, I want to experiment with it."

They all blinked, but only Amaterasu spoke.

"Very well, summon it."

Issei sighed and his shirt came off.

Suddenly with very little effort, a large seal that encompassed his torso and rolled around to his back formed, it intersected at very unique areas, to create what looked like a makeshift maze.

Amaterasu started to speak.

"It's still pretty strong, no signs of major damage or anything close. Just barely fading."

Issei shook his head and began to work.

His hair turned darker as his demonic energy use was increased. Though the seal was resisting.

Amaterasu examined the seal again, and it had no problem resisting the energy.

"Try using your holy energy."

Issei nodded and soon everyone felt the holy presence in the room.

The seal seemed to fade just a bit, he felt like he could use just a bit more of the energy versus the demonic. Maybe he could do something with that, who knows.

"It seems the seal can't resist it that much, it weakens just a bit."

Issei turned to her and responded instantly.

"I need you to take me somewhere."

The gods looked confused.

"Why us? Why not just teleport yourself there?"

Issei chuckled.

"It's far away, and the person I'm going to talk to will want to spar no doubt, so I need to conserve my energy."

Susanoo looked skeptical.

"What do you mean far away? How far?"

Issei looked at the gods.

"It's the home of a different pantheon, one pretty much on the other side of the world. A lot of energy would be required to teleport. 3 gods could do it easily."

The gods were now completely focused, even Kai had his complete attention. They all knew, he was hiding more, and they're was only more to come.

"What pantheon?"

Issei chuckled.

"Greek."

Issei was serious, and they knew it.

"So who is it then?"

"We're going to go straight to the throne room and interrupt whatever it is they are doing. It can wait, this will definitely announce my presence yet again and once the little birdie gets wind, they will know we are moving. So it's time for the brute force method."

They all shook there heads, but he was serious. So they complied and a large circle appeared around the Shinto.

"Be careful Issei."

Issei looked at Kai and nodded. Then he stepped into the circle.

{Scene Break} {Mount Olympus}

In a large ornate room, that had ivory pillars running along the walls of the structure, sat 12 beings in their respective thrones. In the center, sat a little girl who was watching a fire.

This was just a normal day for them, they had already started their meeting and wasn't expecting anything out of the blue to happen.

They were wrong.

Before they knew it, their meeting was interrupted by a large magic circle, and they were instantly all on guard.

A single voice spoke out the newcomers.

"Who dares to interrupt us?"

Issei knew that voice all to well.

Zeus. A man that had an ego the size of his godly form, he would be generally respectful to a person of his stature. However, he has bitten off more than he can chew a few times.

So he ultimately knew his place.

As soon as he saw the other gods, his tone instantly changed.

"Amaterasu, Susanoo, and Tsukuyomi. A rare visit, one that no doubt has reason. What or who have you come for?"

As soon as he said that, the Trinity split apart to show Issei.

The look on every god's face was enough to tell Issei, that they never really expected to see him again.

Zeus had no words to say, if he even had some. He wouldn't speak until Issei made his reason known.

"So the brat returns?"

That voice Issei knew as well, whether he liked it or not, he knew what it meant.

"Ares... It seems time hadn't made you any wiser than before. Maybe it's good you have a pea for a brain."

Issei said that with a smirk.

It definitely got the god riled up and ready to go.

Ares was about to jump off his throne, but Zeus put his hand up. However, Issei spoke up.

"Zeus it's fine. I won't kill him, I can use him as a training dummy. After we'll talk about why we're here."

Zeus relented and nodded.

Ares instantly jumped down and made his size equal to Issei. He held a gigantic baseball bat with a cocky grin.

"Let see how much stronger you've become runt, I hope you're going to enjoy this beatdown."

"No, you're going to enjoy your ass being handed to you, on a silver platter."

Ares didn't like that and took a swing. Issei easily rolled out of the way.

Ares saw Issei pull out his sword and backed up to avoid a thrust at him. The second thrust Issei made was sidestepped, as Issei came down in a vertical slash. His sword met Ares's bat.

Ares used his leg to kick Issei backwards, and decided to try something else.

Suddenly Issei was staring at a gigantic broadsword, that definitely looked mean. He didn't want to get hit by that weapon, but it made it a bit easier on him. Ares needed more time to swing it.

Issei quickly leapt backwards as the large sword sailed past where he was. That's when Issei sped forwards and slashed the abdomen of the god, and backed up yet again to avoid another strike.

Issei was honestly not wanting to waste time, so he decided it was time to end it.

He charged in yet again, but this time he jumped over the blade as it passed under him. Landing on the ground he instantly slammed his sword through the god's stomach.

Using his momentum, he kicked off of the god and landed in front of him.

Ares wasn't focused on Issei anymore, he was focused on pulling out the sword, and didn't see Issei leaping right above him, with another sword in his hand. Aimed, for his eye.

Golden liquid sprayed out as Issei's sword went through easily.

It seemed the spar was over, but one thing remained in the gods minds.

Why was he there.