Those of Purgatory

3rd Person POV

Purgatory

The Azure Dragon laid motionless on the freezing yet burning ground. His eyes flickered, slowly opening his weak and dreary yellow eyes. "What...What in the world?" He questioned, scratching his head as he pushed himself up. "What happened?" He asked, recalling the events of his child's defeat. 'That's right. Now I remember. So it was a curse this whole time. How could I not have noticed?!' He questioned himself, angered at his lack of attentiveness. He looked ahead, seeing the long and seemingly endless tunnel of spiked walls. 'This poisonous air, the potent miasma, this feeling of never ending dread...So, Purgatory once again, I see.' He realized.

As he continued through the tunnel, a faint light appeared on the other side. He approached the light further and was met to the exit of the cave, only to be met with a nightmarish landscape of endless hazards. Mountains crumbled, geysers erupted, lightning crashed from above, sandstorms raged, and ferocious monsters thrashed about and clashed with one another almost everywhere he looked. 'I have a feeling the Old Man is making his move again.' He began walking, his four legs trudging on the ground. 'But why am I here this time around?' He questioned. 'Regardless, this may be my chance to finally put him down for good. But I need to find (Y/N) first, make sure he's safe.'

Starvlador opened his wings, only to a ferocious blast of wind blasting the True Dragon and almost ripped his wings to shreds. He quickly pulled his wings back in, shielding them from the hazards of the land's brutal winds. "Guess flying's out. Probably for the best, rather catch him off guard than have him catch me." He said as he pressed onward.

As the True Dragon trekked the hellish wasteland, a slowly growing presence seeped through the ground below him. The Dragon looked down and noticed the shifting miasma flow up from the cracks in the ground and flowing past his talons. The violet mist merged into a giant mass which easily towered over the Dragon, casting a giant shadow over the azure scaled beast.

The Dragon tilted his head back and looked at the giant body of mist. "I was wondering when you'd show yourself." He said.

"I take it you're the one who's been watching over the boy for all these years ever since the folly of his mother and father?" The giant asked, his deep voice shook the very ground.

"I am. And I assume you're the reason why I haven't been able to connect with him? And why I'm here in Purgatory, with you?" He asked.

"The moment that boy lost himself in his rage provided me the perfect opportunity. He's so held down by his emotions; much like his father." The tall mist-made figured boasted. "If you'd like, we can search for him together, we're sure to find him-"

"Save it." Demanded the Azure Dragon Emperor, his yellow dragonic eyes glaring with murderous intent. "I know why you're looking for him, and I won't let you do it." He declared, slowly rising to his hind legs and standing on two legs. "You failed to make your own children your vessels, and if you think we're just going to sit idly by and watch your try and do it to our son..." Starvlador clenched his claws tightly, shifting his stance for combat. "THEN YOU'RE AN EVEN BIGGER FOOL THAN I THOUGHT YOU WERE!!!"

The misty giant looked at the Dragon, only chuckle at his claim before bursting into a full blown hearty laugh. "You are brave as you are foolish, True Dragon." He claimed. The purple have slowly dissipated, revealing black colored mater from within, slowly revealing the towering, horned giant in black armor, a long partially torn cape and a horned helmet that cast a shadow over his eyes with the same marking that (Y/N) adorned upon his Black Mark transformation. Both his hands were adorned by black clawed gauntlets and a massive sword sheath the size of the many mountains surrounding them to contain his equally large broadsword. "Both you and I know full well that you have no power. You've been losing your strength because the boy relies on the dark power that courses through his veins, without his other half to balance it out, you slowly loose whatever power you've manage to maintain. Even now, within this place, you have no power here. The only one with power here is me, the other two, and the boy. Do you truly believe you can go against me in your current state?"

The Dragon chuckled, growing a small smirk on his snout. "Maybe not." He said, quickly tightening his stance. "But what kind of father would I be if I didn't do everything I could to protect my boy?!"

"Foolish lizard. You still continue your futile resistance?" The armored giant grabbed his giant sword from his sheath, slowly pulling out the giant, mountain cleaving blade. "Very well. Although you have taught and raised the boy to control his ever-growing power...I now longer have use for you."

Elsewhere in Purgatory

A thick wet substance dripped onto the unconscious devil drop by drop, slowly covering his face in whatever it was.

(Y/N) sluggishly noticed the thick wet substance on his face and groaned, slowly awakening from his stupor and weakly opens his eyes, only to receive another drop of the unknown substance. He wipes it with his hands and looks at it with a slightly dazed and unamused look on his face. Slowly looking up, he sees a giant wolf-like creature looming over him drooling and staring at him, panting heavily as he simply growled.

The beast began to snarl louder, opening its giant mouth and baring it's massive fangs, only to be grabbed shut and squeezed tightly by a giant claw of darkness.The beast whimpered in pain and looked at the black marked young devil rising up of the ground with an uncaring glare.

The giant beast was tossed out the cave and stumbled on the ground before running away whimpering.

The young devil stepped out the cave, watching the beast run with its tail between its legs. "What the hell..." He questioned, looking up and noticing his hellish and chaotic environment he found himself in. "Correction; Where in hell. Is this Purgatory?" He rhetorically asked, feeling as though he knows the answer by everything around him.

A sudden breeze of hot and cold blew past the young devil, encasing his entire body with discomfort.

(Y/N)'s eyes widened, slowly looking down to witness he has no clothes on. "...I don't have clothes this time...Why?" He questioned himself. Quickly covering his privates, he concentrated as hard as he could, struggling to shift into his Black Mark state. Once completed, he focused his dark markings towards his lower half, making a makeshift pair of pants out of darkness. "Great, now I'm not a walking embodiment of indecency."

Suddenly, an anguished and pain ridden roar echoed through the sky.

(Y/N) looked towards the direction the roar came from on high alert. "Was that...No. Please no!" He begged, trying to sense the presence of what made the pained cry. His eyes widened with utter fear and his heart nearly sank. "STARVLADOR!!!" He cried, spreading his wings, only for them to be attacked by a vicious blast of freezing yet burning sandstorm-like winds. Yet, through the pain, he took off towards his Dragon, in hopes of helping him in anyway.

The young devil flew high, suddenly spotting the Azure Dragon down below, but his star was horrifying to the boy.

Starvlador was covered in scars, wings torn and ripped, claws broken and shattered, blood pouring out his open wounds as he simply laid on the ground, panting heavily through the pain.

"No...No!! STARVLADOR!!!" (Y/N) cried as he shot down to his Dragon. "Starvlador!! Starvlador speak to me!! Come on say something!! Please!!" He pleaded.

The Dragon weakly opened his eyes, seeing his child with a horrified look of concern on his face. He mustered a soft chuckle. "C-Come on...This-This...is...nothing...We've been through worse...than this...y'know?" He said, coughing heavily as he wheezed for air. "(Y/N)...you've gotta...you need to get out of here...You're-You're not safe here!"

"I'm not leaving you here!!" (Y/N) replied, reaching out his arm and summoning Oath Maker. "Heal!!" The white blade glowed green but the wounds of the scaled beast didn't close. "Come on! Heal!!" He pleaded, only to yield no results once again. "Damn it!! Why isn't it working?!"

"Kid, you need-you need to leave. Quickly!" The Dragon ordered.

"So, you use those blades to amplify your spells. How childish." A deep voice echoed from behind.

(Y/N)'s eyes widened in horror, realizing the towering and dark presence behind him. He slowly turned around, finally noticing the giant behind him, sitting on a mountain like a throne.

"It's nice to finally meet you face to face, child. Have you come to release this old man from the confines of this eternal hell?" He questioned.

"You..." Although the presence of the being before him was nearly suffocating and presence slightly different then before, it was unmistakable to (Y/N). "You're the one who pulled me into Purgatory before! You're the Demon King!!"

The black-armored giant chuckled. "I see my reputation proceeds me." He said. "You are correct, I am the Demon King."

"Did you do this to Starvlador?!" (Y/N) questioned in anger.

"The lizard had outlived his usefulness for nurturing you. It's time for the True Dragon to retire."

"(Y/N)...don't..." Starvlador warned.

(Y/N) rage continued to grow. The Demon King had harmed his mentor, his partner, his father. It was unforgivable. "You...YOU BASTARD!!!" He roared, sprouting his devil wings and flew towards the giant Demon, only to collapse towards the ground as he grew closer. "W-What the hell?! Why can't I-?!" He struggled to move, pinned to the ground by an unknown force as all strength practically vanished from his body.

"Anyone who stands before me with hatred in their heart loses the ability to cause pain in others." Said the Demon King, rising up from his makeshift throne. "Such is the decree set by the Commandment of Benevolence!"

'Commandment?!' Starvlador's eyes widened in fearful shock. 'B-But they were supposed to be destroyed! They WERE destroyed!! How-?!'

"This power is but one of many curses I have created. The first time I made them nearly four millennia ago, they were destroyed by that wretched child of mine. But with enough time, I was able to recreate them." The Demon King held out his hand. "Jikai." He chanted, summoning ten violet colored orbs with different black marks on each one. "I ask of you, will you become my apostle and free me from this world? Do this, and I will bestow the Commandments onto you as a boon."

"Screw you!!" (Y/N) snarled, trying to lift himself off the ground. "I know what you're after!! You tried to take over your own children's bodies to escape from here! Manipulated and tormented them!! I've dealt with enough shitbag parents in my life!! Why the hell would I help one leave his prison?! Clearly, this is where you belong!!"

"I advise you take time to think more clearly." The Demon King advised the young devil. "Have you or have you not been relying on your demonic powers more as of late?"

'Demonic?! Is that what my dark powers are?' (Y/N) questioned this revelation.

"Your constant use of your unbalanced power has left your dear Dragon weak and powerless."

(Y/N)'s eyes widened in shock, looking back to the Azure Dragon. 'Starvlador's been losing strength...because of me?'

"Being a Dragon Emperor suits you ill. It's time for you to embrace what you are. Do what that fool could not!! BECOME THE MOST POWERFUL DEMON OF ALL!!!"

A pool of darkness appeared below (Y/N), grabbing him and binding him around his limbs and pulled him upwards.

"Let us begin!" The Demon King aimed his hand at the young devil, releasing the ten curses shooting towards him.

Each of the Commandments sunk into the young devil's body one by one.

(Y/N) screamed in utter agony at the overflowing demonic powers, feeling his entire body burn and break from within as the each of the curses acclimated to his body. Images and scenes of events and people flashed before his eyes at rapid speed, flooding into his mind. He eventually passed out from the excruciating mental and physical pain.

The darkness completely enveloped (Y/N) in a cocoon, growing larger and larger until it was the size of Starvlador himself.

"No...please...don't..." Starvlador pleaded, struggling to stand back up.

"You needn't worry, Azure Dragon. Once he becomes what he's meant to be, you'll no longer have to worry yourself with the boy." The Demon King said, looking towards the cocoon of darkness, growing a massive black mark on its face. He slowly turned towards the wounded Dragon and simply looked at him. He slowly approached him and knelt down, hovering a hand over him and summoned another pool of darkness to slowly envelop the Dragon. "But perhaps I was wrong. I suppose you could still be of some use."

Elsewhere in Purgatory

Emerald colored eyes shot wide open. The short blonde man's head jerked to the nearby hole in the wall and looked outside. He dashed out of the mountain hut and looked off into the distance. "No way..." He said, fear and worry in his voice. "He's back already?"

"Is he-?" Asked a silver-haired young woman, approaching the smaller man with a worried look in her orange triskeled eyes, holding a sheathed bone-handled blade in her arms.

"Yeah. Even if it's been a long time for us, it's most likely only been a couple days or so for him." The short man said, his tone deeper and full of anger. "He's just never gonna stop. No matter what we do." He said, taking the weapon from woman's arms.

"If he's here, then it's most likely your father brought him here." She said.

"Yeah." The man sprouted pitch black wings from his back, ascending into the air. "We have to hurry!" He said with urgency.

"Right!" The woman nodded, four feathered wings sprouting from her back, taking flight with the blonde man towards the familiar presence.

As the two grew closer, they were continuously met with obstacles, be it the environment or the nightmarish creatures that dwelled within the bowls of Purgatory. The man cut down the ones who got in his way with great prejudice while the silver haired woman evaded and blasted the few who got to close with holy light.

Suddenly, an anguished, pain filled scream of agony filled the air, only to be followed by deafening silence.

"Oh no..." The woman began to cry.

"Come on!" The man urged blasting onwards. Though, as he grew closer, the presence he felt was replaced more, all too familiar presences. One of them quickly enraged him. "No. No! NO!!!" He roared, rocketing towards the Demon King, tightening his fist and slamming armored giant in the face. He landed in the ground and watched the towering Demon stagger down into his giant seat, quickly looking to his left and instant becoming horrified. "You...You bastard!!" He growled, looking at the massive cocoon in front of him, seeing the unconscious (Y/N) floating inside. "YOU SHUT THIS THING DOWN RIGHT NOW!!!" He ordered, pointing his bone-hilted blade at the giant.

"Why would I do that? I have what I've always wanted. A powerful vessel that will allow me to return to the world above. Surely you've noticed how much potential he has. So much he could even surpass you, my son." The Demon King claimed.

"Oh no..." The silver haired woman landed behind the blonde young man, instantly seeing the (H/C) young devil encaged within the cocoon. "Let him out this instant!!" She ordered.

"His body is adjusting to the Commandments I had bestowed upon him, once his body acclimated to the added power, then he will be released." Informed the Demon King.

"Just in time for you to hijack his mind and take over his body, right?" The blonde snarled.

"Of course." The Demon King chuckled.

"If you won't let him out..." The woman propelled herself towards the evil cocoon as fast as she could, her hand carrying a ball of holy light. "Then I'll pull him out myself!!" She reached closer and extended her hand, nearly touching the surface of the dome. "Purge-!!"

"I don't think so." Said the Demon King.

Suddenly, a giant black tail came swinging down towards the woman.

"Watch out!!" The blonde warned.

The tail slammed right in front of the silver haired woman, blasting her back to the short blonde who managed to catch her.

"No way..." She looked in awe and terror.

"Is that-?" The blonde questioned.

From behind (Y/N) entrapment, appeared a tall and darkness covered Dragon, its glowing blood-red eyes piercing the two's very soul with its murderous gaze.

"The lizard had done well enough in nurturing the boy's power and potential. Even though he has outlived his usefulness, I figured I'd be generous enough to let him continue his services as a bodyguard. Until the ritual is complete at the very least. After that, his existence will no longer be required." Said the Demon King.

"Do you even realize what you're doing?! Corrupting the host of his Sacred Gear is killing him!! If you keep going, the Sacred Gear will be destroyed and he'll die!!" The woman said in pleading fear.

"Then it falls into my favor all the same. I'll have no resistance once the ritual is complete. Finally, I'll be freed from the wretched prison and rule over the world in this new era!!"

The man gripped his blades' hilt in rage, nearly cracking it as his anger grew. "If you haven't learned anything after being down here with us for this long, it's that no matter what, we never back down from you or whatever it is you try and pull!!" The man declared, getting himself into a battle ready stance. "We can't do much on his side, but here we can do plenty!! We're going to stop you!! And we're taking Eddate back!!"

Unknown

"Issei..."

The brunette's eyes fluttered upon hearing his name called, yet the strength to open them seemed rather absent.

"Issei!"

Hearing his name again, jerked his body to a twitch, but he continued to slumber.

"Oh for the love of-WAKE UP DUMBASS!!!"

Issei quickly awakened, hearing his name roared by anger. "I'm awake!" He attempted, only for his eyes to widen at the sight before him.

Before the Red Dragon Emperor was a seemingly never ending astral trail, stardust flickering and breezing past in the far reaches of his view, surrounded my a multitude of screens flying past him, each one showing a different event of some kind, some of which seemed familiar to him.

"About time you woke up." Ddraig said.

"Is this...A-Are these-?" Issei began to questioned.

"You caught on quick. Yes, these are (Y/N)'s memories. This is the mental connection I told you about. Because of our familial connection, I was able to sever our spirits from our bodies and enter his psyche.

"So these...all of these are his memories?" Issei said, looking at the many screens. However, something seemed odd about a large majority of the ones he saw. "Why do some of them look like television static?" He asked, only to remember. "Wait, that's right. His amnesia. He's missing memories!" He realized.

"There a lot of them." Claimed Ddraig. "Far too many for someone of his age...How odd."

"Well he has been through a lot growing up. Way more than anyone our age should have growing up, so I'm sure that's why. He probably wanted to forget some of the bad stuff that's happened to him." He said solemnly, looking at the few scene of memories he could see clearly. "And I don't blame him."

"...Issei." Ddraig called. "Can I ask you something?"

"What's up?"

"Why do you care for this guy so much?" He questioned. "Don't get me wrong, I'd prefer it if my brother was alive, and I know that's the relationship you have with (Y/N), but why?"

Issei lightly smiled at his Dragon's question. "Well, mainly it's because I want to pay him back for all the stuff he's done for us. That, and I want him to live a better life from now on."

"I'm not sure I follow." Admitted Ddraig.

"We met when we were still pretty young, back when Irina stilled lived in Kuoh. One day, we were just playing in the playground, then we saw some kid in a tattered cloak just walking through, with a white mask in his hands. His eyes looked so lifeless, almost dead. He was so skinny and pale, I couldn't just leave him alone there. I asked him if he had parents around and he said he didn't remember. Our parents came to pick us up and Irina and I told them what was going on. We couldn't just leave him like that but he just started walking off. My mom offered him a place to stay, food and a clean bath, after going to the police of course. After that, he just kinda just ended up living with us for a while." Issei explained.

"He was just...wandering around?" Ddraig questioned.

"We think so. Even (Y/N) doesn't remember anything before that." He said. "It was probably about two months after he started staying with us, but he never showed any emotion. Never smiled. Never laughed. Never cried. Never rose his voice or spoke unless spoke to. It was starting to worry all of us."

"That still doesn't explain-"

"I'm getting there, hold your horses!" Issei said. "Anyways, my dad works for detective agency. One night, he brought home some stuff for a case, and it was a pretty big one 'cause he was stressed like hell over it for days. Our living room looked like that scene in detective movies, evidence plastered all over the place. He stepped away for a second to freshen up and (Y/N) happened to have come down. Few minutes later, Dad found (Y/N) had rearranged everything. He was upset at first but then he realized that he actually put the pieces together and helped solve the case. Dad couldn't believe it, he was so shocked. When he made his report the next day, they managed to find the guy they were looking for and put him away. Dad got a big promotion after that, and he came home with the news. We were so happy for him. But when he said it was (Y/N) who helped solve it, he didn't want any of the credit, saying he was just glad he helped instead of screwed up more."

"Okay. So he got your father a promotion. I guess that makes sense as to why he's grateful." Said Ddraig.

"Mom on the other hand, she's an accountant for the government. There was an incident which involved someone stealing money from the government. She tried to find out who it was, but wouldn't you know it, (Y/N) just asked her some questions and she figured out who it was. She confronted the one who was suspected of doing it and they caught 'em. She got a promotion too and she was so grateful to (Y/N)."

"So, (Y/N) helped solve your parents problems and got them promotions? Seems a little-" Ddraig.

"Back when he started going to primary school with Irina and me, he was targeted by bullies. It wasn't until they started targeting us he fought back. Nearly put three of the bastards in the hospital. One of the parents confronted my parents about it and (Y/N) took all blame. They tried to rough him up and scare him, but they got their asses beat. After that, one of the dads of the bullies got a group of guys together and kidnapped me, held me for ransom and threatened to kill me if they didn't get money from my parents as an apology...They got tombstones, instead."

"What do you mean-" Ddraig paused for a moment, quickly realized what his host meant. "Oh. Oh! Oh wow..."

"I'll always be grateful for (Y/N) and what he's done for us. I just want him to be happy and live a good life. But it wasn't until afterwards we started to realize (Y/N) had his own problems." Issei added, continuing on. "Eventually, he was adopted by a family my parents knew. Even though he moved in with another family, got a loving mother and sister, the father was a real piece of shit. After a while, his heart stops started to become more frequent. He didn't want his or my parents to pay for his treatments since he thought he wasn't their responsibility. So, he began his work as a mercenary. His "freelance" job he had, its was just a cover for his job as a gun for hire. I'm guessing that's where he met Lady. Our parents never saw a single bill, because (Y/N) was paying for them himself with the life-threatening jobs he took, paying Ms. Hasegawa directly so we wouldn't know. It went a bit unnoticed until the sixth grade. Ms. Sunohara caught him in the kitchen trying to cauterize a bullet wound in his arm in her kitchen. He came clean, and no one was exactly happy about it. Even me. But we were mad that he was risking his life and didn't rely on anyone else while he was so young, even after his adopted mother and sister family died. He only quit being a mercenary last year, and I feel like he's still struggling to adapt to his new life."

"I think I understand a bit more. Now I know why you begged and pleaded Rias Gremory to protect him when you saw him with that fallen angel." Reminded Ddraig.

"The second I saw Raynare with (Y/N), I was scared and angry. I wanted to do something to protect him. But I know how weak I was back then. So, instead I told Rias and the others. Got on my hands and knees and pleaded with her to watch over him and protect him." He said, only to chuckle. "Little did I know she was already keeping an eye on him. We watched and waited for Raynare to make her move, only to get cut off by hordes of fallen angels blocking us and getting in the way. They only left when Raynare killed him. They were just stalling for time, and we failed to protect him." The brunette shuttered, clenching his hands in anger. "I was devastated when I saw him like that. It was only when Rias was being summoned by him I begged her to revive him, I even offered my own pieces to make sure he would be. Call me selfish, but I wasn't ready to lose my brother yet. Not while he still has a whole lifetime of good memories to make!"

"...I see. I didn't expect to hear that from you of all people. Let alone a full on monologue of his childhood." Said Ddraig, teasingly.

Issei chuckled. "That was the best I could do to summarize. Sorry it was kinda long." Issei apologized.

"Don't worry about it. Helped me finally understand how much you care about your friend. Nice to know I have a somewhat selfless host this time around." Assured the Welsh Dragon.

Issei smiled, only to be blinded by a bright light, growing ever larger the closer he approached.

"Issei, deploy your Balance Breaker. We're nearly there." Ddraig advised.

"R-Right! Let's go!!" Issei yelled, summoning his Sacred Gear only to it to glow brightly.

Welsh Dragon! Over Booster!

Issei became encased within his Dragon armor, prepaired o enter Purgatory and retrieve his sworn brother.

"Issei. I should advise you on something." Ddraig said.

"What is it?"

"The time within the real world and Purgatory is  vastly different. A single minute outside is a whole year in there. Meaning your Balance Breaker shouldn't fade anytime soon so long as you do t take a lot of damage. Use this time difference to your advantage, but try and find (Y/N) quickly." The Dragon advised. "Worst comes to worse, you can sacrifice a part of yourself for more power, much like he did."

Issei nodded to his Dragon. "I understand. So long as you don't take any of my important bits, well come to that bridge when we get to it." He said, growing closer to the bright light. "Here we go." He braced himself, only for everything to fade to black.

Purgatory

Issei blinked and image found himself in a giant clearing, multiple mountains nearby and anguished cries all around him. The sky as dark as it could be in a violent storm as it blew violently cold and hot wind his direction, only to be protected by his Scale Mail. "Ddraig...is this-"

"Yep. Welcome to Purgatory, Issei. The Underworld truly has nothing on this place." He claimed.

Issei looked to his Sacred Gear, baffled by his comment. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Doesn't matter right now. You need to go find your friend." Urged the Red Dragon Emperor.

"R-Right." He said as he started walking. "But where should I look?" He said, feel a sudden breeze blast past him followed by a loud crash. It took Issei to realize what just happened and he jerked his head back, watching as the smoke cleared as saw what had been launched towards him. A short blonde man and a silver-haired woman, both covered in wounds.

The man wore a V-neck blue vest, made with the skin of indigenous species, that has three silver diamond-shaped buttons; the vest covers his shoulders and slightly exposed his chest with a small up-turned collar, and was slightly open at the hem. The blue gloves and knee-length pants have a leather-like appearance to it, and both have the same diamond-shaped button on it.

The woman wore a long-sleeved red jacket with a leopard-like pattern design with a high collar that sloped backward, and the jacket is wide open reaching up to her chest, which was zipped up. Her pants were yellowish-green and featured black blotches on the right side.

The thing that stood out to Issei the most was their wings and man's mark on his head. Their wings looked similar to (Y/N)'s wings in his Black Mark state. The shape and appearance matched the woman's pure white wings, while the black wings of the man is what his friends wings were colored.

"H-Hey! You okay?!" Issei asked concerned.

The two slowly regained computer and looked up to see Issei in front of them, instantly going wide-eyed.

"W-Wait...aren't you-?!" The woman questioned as she struggled to rise.

"How the hell did you get here?" The short man asked.

Issei was about to answer them, only for loud stomping to grow closer and closer. The young devil turned his head and was a corrupted Starvlador approaching them along with the Demon King.

"Shit!" The man cursed, lifting himself up by his bone sword.

The armored giant looked down to Issei, curious at first, but simply brushed him off. "So another insect has buzzed its way into our familial matter?"

"N-No way..." Ddraig shuttered at the Dragon before him, feeing a sense of familiarity. He knew who it was. "Starvlador! Brother!! What happened to you?!"

"Wait what?! That's Starvlador?! That's (Y/N)'s Dragon?" Issei questioned.

"No matter how many insects intervene, you will all be squashed all the same!!" The Demon King said, swinging his giant sword down on them. "DO NOT INTERFERE!!!"

Issei crashed on the ground, standing back up as he quickly recovered.

"I'LL KEEP THEM BUSY!!!" The short man said, darkness overflowing from his body as a massive black mark appeared on his head and his eyes went pitch black. "YOU GUYS TRY AND GET HIM OUT OF THAT THING!!!" He said, charging at Starvlador and clotheslining him to the ground, and propelling himself up towards the Demon King.

'That mark, it looks just like-'

"Hurry! This way!" Urged the silver haired woman, running to the giant cocoon like structure.

"Uh r-right!"

They ran to the giant cocoon, evading any flaying debris and stray blast attacks that came their way. Once the two approached the egg-like entrapment, Issei quickly began to analyze it by its appearance. "What the hell? What is this thing?" He questioned, only for a figure's silhouette to form more clearly. His eyes widened in horror as he saw who was inside, unconscious. "N-No way. (Y/N)?!" He started banging and punching the cocoon, but it didn't seem to do anything. "Hey!! Dude!! Come on!! Wake up, man!! Snap out of it!!"

"Watch out!!" The woman pushed the young devil out of the way of a vicious claw swipe, sending them both flying and crashing into nearby walls.

"Th-Thanks." Said Issei through a strained groan, pushing himself to his feet.

"Looks like we'll need to free Starvlador from his corruption before we can get to the cocoon." Said the woman. "I'm trusting in your abilities, Issei!" She said.

"You got it Miss...Uh...sorry what was your name again-?"

"Here he comes!!" The woman warned.

The corrupted True Dragon launched himself at the two, missing as they evaded while he crashed into the wall behind them. He shook off any remaining debris and pain, standing on his hind legs and lowering his arms, summoning two blue and black buzz-saw shaped projectiles in his claws. "Azure Dragon: Buzz-Saw!!" He roared, sending the projectiles at the two.

The woman evaded it oncoming attack, but watched as it came right back and followed her as she continued to evade. 'Tracking projectiles? I don't remember him having this kind of magic!'

Issei blocked the attack, shielding himself as it ripped into his armored hands. The longer he guarded, the deeper the attack grew to his inner body. He broke his guard and pushed the projectile back, only for it to creep closer. 'Damn, got find a way to ditch these things!!' He said, using his back boosters to gain some distance and hover away, only to be followed.

"Azure Dragon..." Starvlord began chanting, raising his claw up and charging another attack. "Sudden Storm!!" A large collection of quickly scattering Dragon Shots at the two.

"These moves...they're like the ones (Y/N) used back in the tomb in his Dragon Scale form!!" Issei realized, evading each homing attack that came his way.

The Demon King swung his massive sword at the blonde man, only to be blocked and pushed back. Taking a step forward, the Demon King unleashed a flurry of sword strikes with ease, each one growing closer to the small man.

The man summoned a claw of darkness and grabbed onto the massive blade, hopped on and ran across and axe-kicked the weilder's hand, kneeing it and push-kicked himself away, only to be smacked down to the ground by his opponent's massive hand.

"We've done this for so long your wretched traitor, yet you believe this encounter will end any differently?" Ridiculed the Demon King.

The man simply chuckled. "Of course I do." He rose back up, stretching his neck side to side. "A parent's supposed to protect their kid from other shitbags. Guess you wouldn't know, huh?" He goaded.

"You impudent little-"

"DEVIL SPEAR!!!" The man roared, chucking a mass of ebony flames towards the giant.

The Demon King blocked the mass of evil flames, swiping them away only to be shot in the gut by a violent punch, nearly knocking the wind out of him. In his sudden daze, he was uppercutted from below his jaw, spitting out a pool of black colored blood. He rose his hand and grabbed the short blonde, only for his hand to start burning.

"DARKNESS FLUTTER!!!" He roared, engulfing the Demon King's hand in dark fire which slowly burning and corroded his armor and hand. "ENCHANTED HELLBLAZE!!!" He swiped his blade smacking the Demon King with a wave of dark flames.

"JONAH'S ORDEAL!!!" The woman summoned a giant whale of light, sending it crashing into Starvlador and pushed him back.

The Dragon grappled the light creature and slammed it to the ground. The True Dragon began taking a deep breath, inhaling as much magic as possible. "Azure Dragon..."

Issei's eyes widened from fear. "Oh shit!" He yelled, rushing to the woman to push her out of the way of what was coming. "WATCH OUT!!!" He warned.

"ROAR!!!" Starvlador unleashed a massive stream of blue and black from his mouth, destroying everything in its path, nearly missing the quickly evading blonde and Demon King, watching as the blast created a massive burning channel.

"Jesus!! That blast annihilated everything!!" Issei awed in shock.

The woman took the corrupted Dragon's tiredness as an opportunity to get on his head, her hands shined with holy light. "Time to wake up, Starvlador!! PURGE!!!" She cired, releasing the cleansing light onto the Dragon.

The corrupted Starvlador roared in agony, feeling the cleansing forces of the woman's Purge spell slowly release him from the darkness that had encased him. However, the Dragon unleashed a mighty roar of power, blasting the angel-winged woman off. He stumbled around to find his footing, clearly feeling the effects of Purge, which seemed to have worked to a degree.

"You okay?!" Issei asked.

"I'll be fine!" She assured. "It seemed to work to a degree! He's weakened by it, at least! If I could get close to him one more time and use Purge again, it should hopefully free him! But I'm running low on magical energy!"

Issei smiled confidently under his helm, chucking with confidence. "I've got an idea!" He said, surprising the woman slightly. "Just get ready to rush him when I give you the signal." He instructed, extending his hand and charging an attack that quickly built up. "DRAGON SHOT!!!" Issei launched a massive Dragon Shot, blasting Starvlador back, only to chance after it, plunging his claw into it and pushing it forward. "Here we go!! Anime, don't fail me now!!" He said with confidence, his dragonic magical energy erupting behind him and he pushed forward. "THIS HAND OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWER!!! IT'S LOUD ROAR TELLS ME TO DEFEAT YOU!!!" The Dragon Shot dissipated, revealing the Red Dragon Emperor's claw glowing bright orange and radiating an intense heat. "TAKE THIS!!! MY LOVE!!! MY ANGER!!! AND ALL OF MY SORROW!!! RED DRAGON..." He grew closer to the corrupted Dragon, slamming his burning claw into his gut and launching him back with a massive burst of fire. "NOVA CRUSH CLAW!!!"

Starvlador crashed into a nearby mountain collapsing onto the ground.

Issei turned to the woman with urgency. "LET'S GO!!! HURRY!!!" He said, launching towards the Dragon.

"RIGHT!!!" She said, launching herself towards Starvlador with incredible speed.

Issei extended his hand to her and she grabbed it.

TRANSFER!

Issei released all stockpiled magical energy into the angel-winged woman, giving her more than enough energy to fully free the Azure Dragon Emperor. His boosters exploded towards the Dragon, tossing the woman and propelling her further. "DO IT NOW!!!"

The silver-haired woman quickly made contact with Starvlador, and immediately began her spell. "PURGE!!!" She yelled, releasing a large amount of holy light, quickly engulfing the corrupted Starvlador.

The Dragon roared from the sudden burst of holy magic, dispelling the corrupting darkness on his body. Once it all disappeared, the Dragon sighed in exhaustion and collapsed to the ground, exhaling heavily before passing out.

"Alright!! We did it!! Thanks anime!! You really do have value in life!!" Issei cheered, beaming with pride.

The woman ran over to the fainted Dragon, falling to her knees and looking at his wounds. "Oh, Starvlador! Just hang on!" She pleaded, summoning a warm radiant emerald light from her hands. "Healing Grace!"

The Azure Dragon Emperor became engulfed in the radiant light, his wounds starting to heal, albeit slowly.

"Is he gonna be okay?" Asked Issei.

"Healing these wounds is going to take time, especially given where we are it's going to take some time." She informed.

"Got it." He acknowledged, looking out to the blonde man and the Demon King. "I'm gonna give him a hand!" He said, blasting towards the battle field.

"W-Wait!" The woman called out, but fell on deaf ears.

The short blonde was knocked to the ground, only to bounce back up and catch an oncoming strike from above with his blade.

"You will not stop me this time, boy! This is the closets I've been to my vessel! I will not lose this chance!!" Declared the Demon King.

"Do you even hear yourself?!" The man questioned in anger. "He's not some suit to wear, you piece of shit! HE'S MY FUCKING-"

"BOOYA BITCH!!!" Issei drop-kicked the Demon King in the gut, causing him to ease up on his sword.

The blonde and Issei took the opportunity to back away.

"We got Starvlador back to normal, Angel Lady's healing him." He informed.

"Really? Huh, more impressive than I thought. Good work. Mind lending me a hand then?" He requested.

Issei looked to the Demon King with uncertainty. "You sure? I don't think my attack even did anything to him."

"We can't waste too much time. The longer we deal with him, the more the Eddate changes." He said, confusing Issei.

'Eddate? Wait, does he mean (Y/N)?'

"We've got to get him out of that cocoon and dispel the Commandments from his body. But he's not gonna let's us have that opportunity while he's still standing. We just gotta knock him down! I'll handle the rest!!" His wings of darkness sprouted from his back. "LET'S GO!!!"

"R-RIGHT!!!" Issei ducked down, getting himself into a running position, his back boosters building up speed as he readied himself.

The Demon King took a step forward. "You..." He grabbed his sword. "Will NOT..." He quickly started running towards the two, his giant sword encased in ebony and violent flames. "STOP ME!!!"

The two looked on with determination in their eyes, launching forwards with massive explosions behind them.

The blonde's hand becomes encased in black flames, releasing a stream behind him as he flew forward.

Issei, began channeling him magic energy into his claw again, causing it to glow with an intense radiating heat.

The Demon King swung at them, releasing the flames on his blade. "HELLBLAZE EXECUTION!!!" He roared.

The dark-winged man and Issei evaded the attack by simple scrapes and hairs, ascended together towards the giant Demon.

"NOW!!!" The blonde roared.

"FALL!!!" Issei yelled.

"YOU BASTARD!!!" The yelled in unison, crashing their fists into the Demon King's face, creating a massive explosion of blazing red and ebony flames, erasing nearly everything behind the towering Demon from the intense heat and force, sending him staggering back onto the ground.

The blonde clapped his hands together, creating a massive cloud of darkness. "DARK PRESSURE!!!" He threw the increasing cloud darkness onto the Demon King, pinning him to the ground. "I'VE GOT HIM!!! NOW'S YOUR CHANCE!!! GET HIM OUT OF THAT THING!!!"

"On it!!" Replied Issei, flying down to the entrapped (Y/N). "Hang on bro! I'm getting out out of this thing!!" He said, trying to dig his claws into the cocoon, but to no avail. He growled in irritation, punching and kicking it as hard as he could. "Damn it!! Damn it!! DAMN IT!!! FUCKING BREAK YOU PIECE OF SHIT!!!" He yelled furiously, delivering a powerful punch, creating a small crack. He smiled with glee, only to have it fade as he watched the crack disappear. "OH WHAT THE FUCK?!" The armored brunette raged.

"Seems like this cocoon has some restoring properties. It'll restore itself from any attack we lay on it." Ddraig analyzed.

Issei growled, tightening his claw. "THEN WE HIT IT HARDER!!!"

"Wait what?! No, hang on-"

Despite Ddraig's attempted protest, Issei hovered back to gain some distance, only to blast towards the cocoon, encasing his left claw with burning heat. "RED DRAGON: NOVA CRUSH CLAW!!!" He crashed into the entrapment, releasing a massive explosion upon impact.

The outer shell cracked, dropping the broken parts to the ground, revealing an opening to grab the unconscious devil within.

Issei beamed happily and reached out. "(Y/N)!!!"

"NO WAIT!!!" Ddraig tried to warn, but was too late.

The moment Issei made the slightest of contact with the broken opening in the cocoon, his entire hand began to burn with an unrelenting force. He screamed in agony, falling to his knees and gripping his claw tightly. "Fuck!! FUCK!!! What the hell was that?!"

"Concentrated Miasma. The Demon Race thrives and can easily breathe it; along with some monsters. It's highly corrosive and can burn away the strongest of metals with ease. Dragon scales are probably the most durable against miasma concentrate, but even they wind be strong enough to withstand an extent amount of exposure." Ddraig explained.

"As if I offered my arm to you, I'd have a chance to save him?" Issei questioned.

Ddraig was surprised by his host's claim. "Wait, are you saying-"

"Ddraig...If I offer my arm to you, will I have the protection and power to save (Y/N)?" He asked, serious determination not his tone.

The Red Dragon gel silent, completely shocked by his partner. "...Yes. But we still need to break through the cocoon. As you can see-" He prompted the young devil.

Issei looked up, seeing the gap he made quickly close.

"It's already recovered."

"Then we don't have any time to waste. Let's do this!" He declared.

"Very well." Ddraig accepted Issei's resolve.

Issei's Sacred Gear glowed brilliantly, shining it's scarlet and emerald light throughout the canyon.

"ISSEI HYOUDOU, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR DESIRE FOR STRENGTH, FROM THE CRIES OF YOUR DETERMINATION AND RESOLVE, WHAT IS IT YOU OFFER FOR THE STRENGTH OF THE DRAGON?!"

"IN ACCORDANCE TO THE PACT OF THE DRAGON, I OFFER YOU THE ARM IN WHICH YOU INHABIT, RED SKY DRAGON; DDRAIG!!!"

A spiritual manifestation of Ddraig appeared in front of young devil, unleashing a mighty roar of domination. "VERY WELL!!! I ACCEPT YOUR TERMS!!! THE POWER OF THE DRAGON IS NOW YOURS, DWELLING WITHIN YOUR LEFT ARM!!!" He roared, turning to red and green stardust, pouring into the armored devil, who immediately felt the changing of his arm.

Issei felt a distinct disconnection from his body, his arm was no longer his.

"With this, you have more power and protection. Now, what's the plan?" Ddraig questioned.

"Simple, break that fuckin' egg!" He said, determined. Red lightning crackled from within his claws, growing more violent with each passing second until his claws were invaded in scarlet lightning. "RED DRAGON: SKY RIPPER!!!" He yelled, sending six red claw-like bolts at the cocoon, drawing his hands back, conjuring red and green spinning disks. "RED DRAGON: SECRET ART-" He thrust his arms forward, firing the massive spiraling disks, releasing giant red and green streaming waves. "GIGANTIC!!! BURST!!!"

The blast engulfed (Y/N) entrapment, swallowing in as it proceeded to destroy everything in its path, leaving nothing but smoldering and sparking cratered remains.

The cocoon was severely damaged, multiple cracked gaps and shattered openings were created through Issei's attacks, yet they were already starting to close.

"NOT THIS TIME!!!" Denied Issei, boosting towards his sworn brother, plunging his offered arm deep inside the Miasma. He instantly felt a burning sting, slowly growing more intense the longer he remained inside. He grabbed (Y/N) hand, pulling him out as hard as he could through the concentrated demonic poison. "COME!!! ON!!! DAMN!!! IT!!!" He groaned, heaving and pulling as hard as he could, slowly but surely freeing his friend from the confines of his prison. He held him close as they rolled on the ground. "Hey! Hey! (Y/N)! Come on man, wake up!!" He shook.

"Let me see him!" The silver haired woman ran to the boys, checking on (Y/N) condition. He was breathing normally, yet showed no signs of waking. "He's not physically injured. But he needs the Commandments dispelled from his body. I'll go switch with him! He can pull them out!" She informed, sprouting her white wings. "Stay with him! Keep him safe!" She instructed Issei.

"Got it!!"

The blonde proceeded to release the heavy amount of darkness on the Demon King, struggling to keep him down. "STAY!!! DOWN!!!" He growled.

"LET!!! ME!!! GO!!!" The Demon King ordered.

"RADIANT EXPLOSION!!!" A giant pillar of divine light erupted upon the grounded giant, erasing the cluster of darkness.

The short blonde looked to the white-winged woman, watching her flew lower to continue her pin of his father. "Eddate's free now. Go release the Commandments from him! Quickly!!" She urged.

"Right!" He nodded, blasting to the young devils on the ground. Landing he slid to his knees and looked at the (H/C) boy. "Okay. Issei, lay him down."

"Sure." Issei complied.

The blonde place his hands on (Y/N)'s body and closed his eyes. "Wozun. Meihenz. Ka Ishuma. No Jimeu!!"

(Y/N)'s body glowed with a bright blue light, as he screamed in pain, the black marked violet orbs quickly flew out of his body one by one.

The Ten Commandments flew into the dark skies of Purgatory, each one flying off in different directions and away from the battlefield.

"Huh, just like the Dragon Shards." Issei referenced.

(Y/N) took a deep breathe, feeling the relief of freedom from the Commandments. "W-What? What happened?" He asked weakly.

"No! No!! NO!!!" The Demon King roared in pure rage, destroying the woman's pillar of light springing up, revealing most of his armor destroyed by the corrosion and the significant amount of damage from the holy light. "I'M SO CLOSE!!! SO CLOSE TO BEING FREED OF THE PLACE!!! YOU WILL NOT TAKE THIS FROM ME!!!" He roared, rushing towards everyone.

(Y/N), with whatever strength could muster, tried to get up and join the fight, but was stopped by the short blonde man. "Uh-uh. Sorry, but you're gonna sit this one out a bit longer, kiddo." He informed, an assuring smile on his face. "You rest up, we'll get rid of this big ol' bastard." He smiled, blasting towards the Demon King and held him back with the clash of his blade.

The silver haired woman gently caressed the tired boy's face, smiling warm and lovingly as her hand glowed. "Brilliant Protection." She chanted, encasing the young devil in a warm golden light. "Rest for now, this light will protect and heal you."

"St-Starvlador..." He called tiredly, reaching for his Dragon. "I-I..." He said.

Issei helped him to his feat, walking him slowly to the True Dragon.

(Y/N) collapsed onto the Azure Dragon, holding onto him at tightly as possible while trying to share his healing light with him. "Star...vlador...I'm so...sorry..."

Starvlador held his child close, using one of his wings as a makeshift blanket. "(Y/N)...Eddate...just rest now...my son..."

Issei and the woman watched as the two embraced each other, looking back to the battlefield and saw the continued clash of the Demon King and the short blonde.

"How're you feeling? Can you last a few more minutes?" The angel-winged woman asked the boy in armor.

Issei slammed his hand into his palm. "Time works differently here, yeah? I'm using that to my advantage. Let's put an end to this overgrown d-bag!" He said, blasting towards the battle, leaving the woman somewhat confused.

"D-bag?" She questioned briefly before taking flight herself.

"WHY DO YOU INSIST ON GETTING IN MY WAY?!" Roared the Demon King swinging upward and throwing the blonde up into the air.

"You wouldn't understand!" He replied, summoning multiple small black orbs of concentrated pure darkness. "A parent is supposed to help their child, teach them, help them grow, protect them from the worst things in the world!! We can't do much!! BUT WERE SURE AS HELL GONNA DO WHAT WE CAN!!! TRILLION DARK!!!" He threw the giant blizzard of dark spheres, crashing them into the winded Demon King, only to block them and press onward.

"Really? This million year old trick? You know I've grown resistant to this, boy!" He seemingly bragged.

"Maybe. Still holds you back though, don't it?" The black marked blonde snickered.

The Demon King growled.

"RED DRAGON: CRIMSON BOMBER!!!" Issei released a ferocious bombardment of large Dragon Shots, raining down onto the Demon King, pushing him down. "HOW DO YA LIKE THAT, YA BIG OL' BASTARD!!!"

"You little brat!!" The Demon King snarled.

"ARC: SHOWERING STARLIGHT!!!" The woman unleashed a stream of divine light from her hands, blasting the Demon King in the chest. "YOU CAN COME AFTER US AS MUCH AS YOU WANT!!! BUT I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO ATTACK OUR CHILD!!!"

"YOU!!! IMPUDENT!!! MISERABLE!!! LITTLE!!! CRETANS!!! I'LL KILL YOU ALL!!!" He roared, unleashing a powerful burst of dark magical energy. "THAT BOY WILL BE MY NEW VESSEL!!! HE WILL TAKE THE COMMANDMENTS AND ALLOW ME TO BE FREED FROM THIS WRETCHED HELL!!! YOU CAN'T STOP ME!!!"

"Azure Dragon..." A shingling blue light began to gather off in the distance, growing brighter and brighter with each passing second.

The Demon King looked over and saw Starvlador gathering energy into his mouth.

"HOW-?!"

"ROAR!!!" The True Dragon unleashed his mighty roaring stream, blasting the Demon King and pushing him back, but only by a few steps.

The Demon King chuckled, pushing through the force of Starvlador's attack. "Pathetic!! Did you really think you had enough power to do anything to me? Even in your state?!"

The Dragon smirked. "Of course not."

Drain!

From within the Azure Dragon Roar, (Y/N) emerged, an enraged look on his face.

"But the kid wanted to get some licks in." He smiled.

As (Y/N) reeled his claw back, he charged it with as much magical energy he could muster, absorbing as much as he could without overloading his magic circuits. "AVON CALLING, MOTHER FUCKER!!!" He roared, slamming his claw into the Demon King's face. "AZURE DRAGON: SECRET ART!!!" He yelled, delivering a mighty left hook to the giant's face once again, sending him tumbling down. "SPLITTING HEAVEN AND EARTH!!!" His Sacred Gear exploded with blue and red aura, growing larger and violent with each passing second until crashing down on the Demon King himself. "GOD!!! GATE!!! SMAAAAAAAAASH!!!" He roared, launching them both to the ground with tremendous force and speed, quickly erupting into a giant twister that easily ripped apart any of the nearby mountain ranges.

"NO!!! NO!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" The Demon King cried in anguishing defeat, his physical body turning into mist and fading into the air. "This isn't over!! I will return!! And your body will be mine!! You WILL become the Demon King!! I WILL RULE THE NEW ERA!!!" He declared, his voice fading as did he.

(Y/N) fell to his knees, panting heavily as he watched the Demon King disappear. "Do everyone a favor...and just shut up!" He snarled, his weakened body falling to the ground before being caught by the short blonde.

"Easy there kiddo. That was one heck of a move you pulled off." He praised, slowly helping the young devil back to his feet.

The silver haired woman flew down to the boys, looking to the (H/C) young man with concern. "Are you okay? Do you feel tired? Injured? How do you feel?"

"Still recovering thanks to your spell, thankfully." He assured, looking back to his weak Dragon. "But I need to use this energy to heal Starvlador." He said, using whatever magical energy he could muster to summon Oath Maker and walked over to him. "Starvlador, just hang on. I'll get you up and about again." He assured, pointing his white blade to the Dragon. "Heal!!"

Starvlador became encased in a faint green light, his wounds slowly healing once again.

"Come on! Gotta pour more into it!!" (Y/N) strained, forcing his magic circuits to release more magical energy.

"You're still using your swords as a conduit for you magic?" The woman asked.

"What? Y-Yeah, it's the only way I can use the spell's full power-"

The woman held the worried boy's hand, lowering his blade. "You just need to focus on what you want to happen. You already know the spell, you just need have it release out of yourself rather than your sword." She explained. "Imagine you're summoning your Oath Maker, infuse the light it manifests from with the healing properties of the spell and release it to where you want it to go."

The young devil felt somewhat hesitant, as using his blades to preform most of his magic was something he had grown accustomed to doing since he was a child. Yet, for some odd reason, he felt as though he could trust this woman. He called back his Oath Maker and held out his hands, placing them both onto the wounded Dragon. He closed his eyes and began to focus. 'Please...Please...Please...Heal!' He pleaded, using everything he could to manifest healing magic from his hands. Suddenly, a warm and radiant green light emanated from his hands, encasing the True Dragon in its light. "I...I did it!" He smiled. "Hang in there Starvlador!! You'll be back up and running your mouth off like always. So please...please wake up soon." He pleaded.

Starvlador's wounds vanished much faster than with his Oath Maker. The Azure Dragon Emperor's eyes flickered before opening fully. He rose back up with ease and unleashed a mighty roar. "Man! Back in top percent! As I should be!!" He boasted, only to feel something grabbing his chest. The scaled beast looked down to his his host and partner hugging him as hard as he could.

"Starvlador. I-I'm so sorry! If I knew my dark powers were weakening you, I wouldn't have used them. I wouldn't have kept using them! I'm so sorry!!" (Y/N) cried.

Starvlador looked to his child, gently holding close with his claw. "(Y/N), you have nothing to apologize for. I may be your partner, but I'm still the one who raised you, while..." He paused, looking to the group of people before him. "You real parents weren't around. I've wanted nothing but the best for you. And using that power, your own power, shows how much you've grown." He assured the young devil. "Honestly, I should be the one to blame. I didn't exactly warn you when you started using those powers." He admitted with slight embarrassment. "We'll just have to be more careful from now on."

"Okay." (Y/N) accepted, releasing his embrace on his partner.

"(Y/N)!!!" Issei called out, blasting to his friend and crashing into him and pulling him to the ground, holding him by his waist.

"Issei?! Dude what the fu-?!"

"I'm so glad your back bro! All this shit's been scaring me like crazy!! Not cool bro!!" He cried, hugging his best friend tightly.

(Y/N) could hear his friend's voice crack as he yelled at him, he seemed to be nearing the verge of tears. His predicament seemed to have scared him relentlessly. The young devil sighed and patted the Red Dragon Emperor on the back. "I caused trouble for you again. Sorry bro. I'll...try to control my anger more."

"Well now, this is new. I had no idea you played for other team." The short man commented with a teasing smirk.

"Huh?!" (Y/N) looked utterly mortified by the short man's comment.

"It's okay if you do! We'll still love you no matter what your preference!" The woman assured with a smile.

"OH LIKE HELL!!! HE'S JUST MY FRIEND SO DON'T GET ANY WEIRD IDEAS, GOT IT?!" He yelled back. He suddenly realized how easy it was to talk to them so casually, like it came natural. "Wait a second, who are you guys?"

The two looked to each other, unsure of how to answer him.

Issei quickly realized the situation back home. "Wait! We don't have time to hang around here! Dude, we need to get back!!" He claimed, helping his friend back to his feet.

"Wait, why? What's going on? Is it Kokabiel?" (Y/an) asked.

"Damn right it's Kokabiel!! He's a lot stronger than we thought now, and he looks like your shadow form thing! He can absorb magic now and-this is pretty important mind you-YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH DYING AS WE SPEAK!!!" Issei panicked.

"Shit!" (Y/N) cursed, quickly trying to come up with a plan. "Kokabiel transformed again? And now he's able to absorb magic attacks. Looks like we'll have to fight close quarters. There might be a way, but I don't think I'll have enough magical energy to pull it off."

"Dude, I'll just transfer whatever energy I got left back in the real world. It may not be much,but it'll be better than nothing!" Declared Issei.

"You've got a point." (Y/N) admitted. "Okay. Sounds good. Now the big question still remains...How do we get out of here?"

Starvlador coughed, faking clearing his throat. "Well, seeing as how you two are here by a manifestation of your mentality, and I'm essentially bound by my user, and adding to the part where I'm FUCKING AWESOME, I can send us back easily."

"Really? And you can do this how?" (Y/N) questioned with slight doubt.

The Dragon merely chuckled. "It's call a good ol' fashioned "Ass Pull" my boy! Observe!!" Starvlador summoned a giant magic circle below himself, quickly turning into stardust just as a giant beam of dark blue light erupted.

"...Well I guess that works! Dope!" Issei shrugged.

"Guess it's the only way out for now. Let's go!" He said walking towards the giant beam with Issei, noticing the other two staying behind. He looked back and saw they showed no sign of moving. "Um...exit's this way." He reminded.

The two simply smiled at him.

"We can't leave." The blonde informed bluntly.

(Y/N) looked confused. "What?"

"We're trapped in this place. It's a curse that's been placed on us many years ago. This place exists between the world of the living and the afterlife, meaning our souls will be trapped here until the curse is broken. And, I don't think it's going to happen anytime soon." The silver haired woman said with reluctance.

"Wha-There has to be some way of breaking it!! It's a curse!! I can talk to my mentors!! I'm sure they'll have a way to set you free!!"

The woman shook her head, though her smile never fading. "Even if we were to find a way to free ourselves, the Demon King would most likely find away to try and take it from himself."

(Y/N) clenched his hands in anger, unsure of what her could do. Yet, he wanted to do something to help them regardless. He was suddenly embraced by the two, catching him by surprise.

"You have people waiting for you back home, you can't stay here in a place like this." She said.

"We've managed here just fine for a long time. We'll be okay." Said the man.

"But-" Before (Y/N) could even reply, he was shoved into the tall light and slowly began ascending. "W-Wait!"

"We'll be watching over you from here!!" The woman assured.

"Best of luck up top, kiddo!!" Saluted the man.

"WAIT!!!" (Y/N) reached out to the two below, only to fade away as the giant blue pillar of light faded away.

Now all that remained was the silver haired woman and the short blonde man, standing alone in the hellish land called Purgatory.

"And...he's gone." He said.

"So it seems." She accepted

"Was nice to see him though. Kinda wish the circumstances were a bit better." He said, leaning his head back against his arms.

"Is it..."

The blonde looked to her curiously.

"Is it wrong to wish he had stayed longer? Even if we're here in this place?" She asked, eventually breaking down by the mere thought and realization of what she just said. "I just-I just want to be with my son again! I want to spend more time with him. Talk to him and teach him all the things I was never able to!! Learn about his life!! I want-I want my baby back!!" She collapsed into the blonde's arms, bawling her tear flooding orange eyes.

"I know. I do too. It wasn't enough we lost one son, but now we have to watch our other boy keep fighting to survive everyday. Maybe he will find away for us all to be together again." He said, holding his lover closely. "We just have to be patient and believe in him."

The woman let out a pained and anguished cry, letting her pained heart release all her emotional heartache.

The blonde looked up to the sky, wishing for one thing. 'I wish you nothing but the best, Eddate. Best of luck.'