Life 7. Unorthodox Movement

Author's Note:

Balance Break = Ultimate form of the Sacred Gear (Or what it was supposed to be until Ishibumi-Sensei decided to go full gundam on us)

DxD should have ended long ago. Now it's just becoming another BS story for more gundam modes. It's not fun anymore to the point that I can say that Slashdog is better than DxD! While I know that the reproduction of Slashdog won't be made possible without the success of Highschool DxD but still it is at least ten times more entertaining with ten times the depth of the story. Slashdog is the genuine article when it comes to depicting a world where the supernatural rules and not the BS lifestyle that is shown through Issei's point of view.

Low Base Power and Stamina being used as a limiter is just a running BS for me at this point. Issei keeps on complaining that he can't use a certain mode or technique because it uses a lot of stamina but proceeds to used it multiple times without succumbing to exhaustion and faints only when the plot is convenient. I know that people don't usually like dark stories but come on! If you bring low class devils devils to a fight with gods even with superiors fighting alongside you it won't be weird for one or two if not all of them to die.

Also, Issei is full of contradiction that I find it cringy and sometimes outright repulsed by his thoughts and actions. A prime example of this is his stance about techniques and it goes like this:

Issei: Techniques are scary and I should time to learn them. For Xenovia whose a power idiot learning a technique or two should be a must.

but also Issei: Fisfight are how men should fight! A straightforward attack with no techniques is the best after all!

Geez. I've reread the DxD novels just to realize this. What have become of my beloved DxD. I want to slap Sensei and force him to rewrite DxD to Slashdog standards.

Life 7. Unorthodox Movement

Part 1.

Hyoudou Issei should have seen it coming but alas having a smart mind is not that always great. With tens of thousands thought patterns coursing through your brains predicting the next flow of events is a guaranteed hassle no matter what species you belong.

But the day was a big arrow to the next plot after all so that was stupid of him.

No one was calling him a pervert for some reason. Check

No surprised test that he was unprepared for. Check

No outrage for being dragged by their so called Onee-sama a few days ago.

Now that the thought came to mind there are other things to check about like:

No devil familiar stalking him from a safe distance. Check

No devil was around the vicinity of Kuoh Town as of this entire day.

"I wonder if is it just today or were they gone since a few days ago?" Ise could only speculate on these thing, After all he has no idea as he purposely shut off all types of distractions. It was a perfect presence concealment that was evoked to ensure that the activities between him and Katerea where uninterrupted. As far as the rest of the world was concerned he was gone again.

He really should recover all of his powers soon or he might get silently killed or even worse, get sent to another dimension again. After all, he did an oath to stay in his own DxD verse.

Going back to the present situation it was as if an Angel descended upon Kuoh Town and granted salvation from their pitiable lives.

Going back home he was greeted by the feeling of warmth that could only be described as holy presence.

Inside the house was his parents who was in a tour around the west and should have been stranded at the airport. The weather was so severe that the concerned authorities issued a command to postpone the all commercial flights back to japan.

Beside them were seven people, One was an elderly man that was so ripped you could assume that he was taking some kind of drugs. A nun whose on her mid to late twenties with a face that could only be described as that of a western supermodel. Three person standing behind garbed with a white long coat. A bespectacled man with a modest build sporting the face and aura befitting that of an aristocrat. And lastly a cute bishoujou wearing the garb of a witch.

"Mom!, Dad! It's good to see you home. How did you get home?"

"We were saved by this kind people. They let us take a flight alongside them in their private jet". was the only reply he got

Turning to the visitors his father said while bowing "I thank you once again for the help that you gave us, Now that Issei is here we'll let you talk to him"

The elderly man could only smile as he says "It was no problem at all in fact it was an honor for us to be able to help you"

"I see, Well we shall now take our leave, Ise make sure to show them proper etiquette" bowing again as a sign of sincere gratitude, The Hyoudou couple then proceeded to retire in their room as it was a long flight and the much needed urge to rest was kicking.

Turning to the seven people inside his room. He was first greeted by the eldest person.

"It has been a long while Your Holiness"

"It was not that long ago though, Your Eminence Vasco Strada"

"Hohoho, For this old man to be call that by you is one of the highest honor I have received!"

Yeah it's been a long time. This man was Vasco Strada The Cardinal Priest and one of the people who stood at the helm of the church. For him to be here is either a sign of good faith or the declaration of another impending great war. Why is he calling him your holiness you ask?