part 8. state of emergency

Everyone was astonished that Kuroka is alive this whole time but she's completely different, she was strong and stealthy but never enough to go unnoticed by all of them in such close proximity.

Bikou: I can't believe it.....she's.....alive...

Cao Cao: but is she the same Kuroka we saw 1.5 decades ago?

Rossweisse: clearly not. She didn't look like herself, her very presence changed.

Issei: I noticed but deep down she's still the same woman I'm still in love with.

Azazel: before she disappeared a moment ago, I saw her shed a tear so I believe you're right Issei. We won't fail her again.

Vali: let's get to the stadium. I just felt a strong power signature.

Grayfia: one that I know all too well. It's my brother.

Serafall: wait who will stay to protect Evelyn?

Issei: any volunteers?

Cao Cao, Azazel, Serafall, Ajuka raised their hands.

Issei: alright, 2 devil kings, the true longinus holder and governor general of the fallen angels. Now I know she'll be safe. Please take her to the Gremory household and ask the Phoenix and Bael household to back you guys up just in case. I know I'm asking a lot but please do it. I'll do anything to compensate for it.

Serafall: don't worry about it. This is the least we can do. She would have met the aforementioned members of each household eventually so this is a good opportunity. Plus Milicus can show her around.

Issei smiled but was kind of worried, Milicus who is Grayfia's and Sirzechs's son is now in his 20's and quite mature with the added benefit of being a Gremory, he became quite handsome. But he brushed his worries aside since he knew Milicus is a good man with morals, there's so way that he would make a move on Evelyn since she's only 15 but in case they did start dating in a few years then....he's okay with that. He was raised by the best family after all.

Issei: sounds good. Thank you. Alright everyone, let's move out.

About to face Euclid again after so long, Grayfia was beyond pissed off at the circumstances of the reunion.Her energy like her anger was rising.Sirzechs manages to calm her down.They teleported to the stadium and they noticed something didn't feel right, the atmosphere was frightening and everyone was on alert more than usual. Right in front of them was Euclid, a man with shoulder length silver hair and eyes just like Grayfia's but the look in his eyes, his smile and his very existence was oozing his desire for destruction. Grayfia was now emotional more than before and she stepped forward.

Grayfia: EUCLID. WHAT DID YOU DO?!

Her voice was filled with as many emotions equal to her facial expressions.

Euclid: is that any way to say hello to your brother after so many years dear sister.

Grayfia was now releasing bloodlust that was never felt before.

Sirzechs: Euclid surrender now, The war is over, the chaos brigade is finished and Rizvim is dead. Trihexa is no longer a threat. Just give up. You're all alone.

Euclid: HAHAHAHAHAHA you think I'm alone. You have no idea what's about to happen false king.

Issei: Euclid.....where is she?

He asked in a demanding tone, if he wasn't given a direct answer then hell will break loose.

Euclid: ah yes, the red dragon emperor. Finally a real warrior enters the fight.

Issei: ANSWER MY FUCKING QUESTION!!!

His power was rising and the gauntlet appears.

Boost.

Euclid: tsk tsk. So quick to anger, you really are a dragon.....or so I thought. Tell me "red dragon emperor", if I tell you where she is, will you be able to save her this time?

Issei's hands started to shake from the flashbacks of seeing that one frame from the video of Kuroka being scared.

Issei: what..are..you...

Euclid: she's on my side now..well more like my pet. My little kitten resisted longer than anyone in history. Nearly 14 years of resisting torture without breaking a sweat up until recently.

Issei: shut up.

Boost.

Euclid: I did some digging and found out about the experiments she went through, I perfected her former master's methods and made her stronger and myself as well.

Everyone was horrified that she was experimented on again.

Boost.

Euclid: I also know of her union with you which resulted in your impure brat being born. That's right I know about her little visits in your child's dreams. Azazel and Ajuka aren't the only inventors around. I know a few tricks too.

Issei: shut up!!

Boost.

Euclid: sorry, I'm loving this too much. Back to the topic, you red dragon were the one who somehow got every faction of every mythology to an alliance and ruined everything so now I wanted to ruin your life and everyone else's.

Boost.

Sirzechs: you fool! You know you can't take us all on no matter how strong you get. The alliance still exists and are willing to stop you, we defeated trihexa and Rizvim Lucifer and the entire chaos brigade. Why continue this?

Euclid: don't you dare speak to me false king.

Grayfia: Euclid just stop this. Stop acting like a child throwing a tantrum. It's been over for over 15 years. You're alone.

Euclid: true I may be one man but a man with a means to an end.

Boost.

Issei: ENOUGH BULLSHIT. WHERE IS KUROKA??!!!??

Euclid: tell me dragon emperor, are you willing to do anything to stop me?

Issei: stop you? No I want to kill you.

Euclid: even if it means killing her?

Just then Kuroka appears from his shadow.

Issei's eyes go wide.

They look at her in horror. She's even more terrifying now than mere moments ago. Her skin is as white as pure snow, her sclera was red but her iris's a faded yellow, her arms had whips of what looked like shadows in liquid form but moving like it's part of her, the thin red sythe like red blades looked like they would rip any normal person apart but Vali and Issei were especially terrified and alert.

Ddraig: ISSEI YOU NEED TO AVOID FIGHTING HER AT ALL COSTS!!!

Albion: YOU TOO VALI, STAY AWAY!!

Euclid: I see the dragons in your gears know how dangerous it is for you two.My black cat, care to show them how strong you are?

Kuroka simply waves the whip to the side and anything in its path was sent to oblivion. Half the stadium was gone and so was everything else for miles, luckily there was nothing forest and mountains in the direction. The display of power was out much. Kuroka never had this kind of power. Issei looked as his wife, his lover, his soul mate became......this.

Issei: WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?!!

BOOST

Euclid: I broke her. She's under my control. You see I found blood and even pieces of your armour in all the places where you fought oh so passionately for the people. I made clones out of them and killing them in front of her, she knew that they were fake but it was getting to her but no fast enough. So I took it a step further, I took her DNA and merged it with yours, I basically created the same abomination that your union with her created naturally, oh the shock on her face was priceless. I started to torture that clone and finally broke her. I brain washed her and now she's nothing but my puppet.

Everyone was disgusted and pissed off about the inhumane experiments, torture and do much more.

Issei: I'M GONNA MAKE YOU SUFFER FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID TO HER.!!

BOOST BOOST BOOST BOOST BOOST BOOST.

WELSH DRAGON. BALANCE BREAKER.!!

Now in his balance breaker, he promoted to knight and charged straight at him, Kuroka used her whip to hit him, just before it made contact Issei was pulled back by Vali and Sirzechs.

Vali: Issei it's a trap.

Albion: you nearly died you fool.

Sirzechs: what do you mean? Issei has taken on far more deviating attacks and survived.

Ddraig: the red blades on her whips are coated with the blood of Samael. Even touching it can kill great red and Ophis.

Ddraig said is a voice full of fear, if the heavenly dragons were afraid then so should everyone else.

Grayfia: Euclid......I can not forgive you for what you have done.....you have truly crossed the line from which there is no return, to resumption.....just death awaits....and as your sister I must rectify the issue.

They looked at her, she was crying, having no choice but to kill her brother after what he has done.

Issei: NO. He's mine to kill. He's after me, he hurt my soul mate for years while I could do nothing. He brought more of our children she and I wanted into the world and used them against her, no mother should have to experience that. I'LL KILL HIM. HE HURT THE MOTHER OF MY FAMILY. I̛͎̲ͥͣͫ͠'̷̵̛͖̺̩̜̭̺̠̰̬̌̓̾̇ͮ̕̕͢͠L̶͎̲ͨ͡͞L͈̹̓̅͒ͪ̽̿͂̊̕͢ ̵̨̢̡́̈́ͣ̐̂ͭ͏M̶̡̰̞̪̥̦̬̰͐͐̌͢͝͞͠҉À͖̹̦̯͖̿́K̸̷̂͘͏̢̛͠E̮̝̹͕̦̲̿͋͐͗͛͞ ̵̵̴̛͇̜̮̮̟̠̤̯̳ͩ̔H̵̨̛̥͔̟̜̰̏̄̃̏ͫ̆̉̏̚I̵̷̧̛̛ͤ̍͡͝͞͠M̥̟̄͂ͩͪ҉̧͘ ̰͋̊̐͂ͯͨS͏̧͜Ư̧̥̟̩̬̳̻̬̥̣ͫ͑͌ͥ͑̌͜͠͏̨̛̕͘F̷̸̙͉̽̎ͧ́̚͘͟͞͡F̷̢͔̖̭̥̭̾͛ͯ̃́͜É̤͎̭͎̟̗͓ͧͦ́̾̔̽̕͘͜͠ͅR̝̘̻̳͉̞͠.͛̎̈́̉ͦ͟͏͘͟

Irina: you won't be alone in his fight Issei.

Euclid: oh thank you for reminding me.

He snapped his fingers and hundreds of portals appeared from everywhere. They were massive in size but what emerged from them was the worst case scenario no one could expect. Thousands upon thousands of clones of Issei came through them.

(A/n: Rizvim only unleashed 666 in this fanfic, no Issei clones and Shalba was killed during juggernaut drive event, if anyone has read the LN then you'll know what that means.).

Akeno: thousands of clones.....

Euclid: now tell me everyone, can you fight them? They are him after all, the one you all care oh so much about.

Issei: you think we can't take out a bunch of copies?

Euclid: then I better kick it into high gear.

He snapped his fingers and all of them released a bright red and green light. They were now in class in red armour just like Issei's.

Rossweisse: balance breaker?

Vali: I may have given up my desire to kill you Issei but is it alright if I...

Issei: destroy the clones? By all means.

La Fey: once a war maniac always a war maniac. But seriously this might be too much even for us.

Arthur: Irina, please go to heaven and tell them about the situation.

Baraqiel: I'll inform all the fallen.

Rossweisse: the Asgardian Armada will help.

Rias: underworld already knows, they probably saw the lights from the city of....Lilith. guys the city is near by, we need to take the fight somewhere isolated.

Euclid: did you think that this is that easy, this isn't even my trump card. Not even close my dear.

In mere seconds the display screens in the stadium turned on.

Announcement: state of emergency. Hundreds of red dragon emperors appeared all over cities in the underworld, heaven, the human world, Asgard and every other known mythology and faction. Take shelter immediately. All faction leaders and fighters have engaged them. All civilians take shelter immediately.

The screen started showing videos of each mythology being attacked, the clones in their balance breaker weren't that strong but together they were putting up a good fight and causing a lot of damage. A lot of good innocent people were getting hurt. Odin and Thor fighting Asgard, Yasaka and other yokai protecting Kyoto, angels defending heaven, devils protecting the underworld, fallen angels fighting the clones and aiding anyone who needs their help.

Euclid: it's beautiful is it not? Welp I'm going to go get some popcorn and watch every world burn. Ciao.

He teleported away before anyone could stop him.

Rias: everyone, protect the cities.

Kiba contacts his forces.

Kiba: this is general Kiba, engage targets, they are just clones if the red dragon emperor. Shoot to kill, I repeat, shoot to kill. Do not hesitate.

Everyone looked at Issei who deactivated his balance breaker and just looked at Kuroka silently.She wasn't attacking and nor was he. They just stared at each other. One of her whips removed her mask revealing a very long horrific smile.

She spoke.

Kuroka: H̷̨̳̜ē̃ͫ͝l̴͇̱͕͌ͮļ̧̹͔͉̓̑͌҉ö̟́̆͜ ̡͇̰̭̊́ͧ̀͡ḹ̶̴̵ͮǫ͛̚v̶̜̅͞e̴̝̥͍͏.͉͠҉̨ ̢͍̙͂ḭ̩ͩ͢t͔͔'̟͙̏ŝ͎͋̀҉̨ ̴͈̻̪̅̔̀b͙͍ͧeͬͧ͠ͅe̡̹̞͆̏ͦ͘͝n͛͒̐ͅ ͈͛̽̎͢͟ä́ ̝̥͎̀̚̕̕w̨͉̥͒͊ͪh̶͈̒̅͟͠ỉ̃̀͡l̵̾ͨe̷̺̮͔͢.̝͍͗͞

Her voice was mix a mix of her own and something ....demonic. Issei walked over to her but didn't utter a word.

Kuroka: w͙̌͗h̛̬̊̏a̘͋̿҉t̸͓ͤ̑̀'̞ͣs̈́͘͘ ̥̯͒͏̀w̸̨͊ṟ̨͢ͅo͕͔̊̚̕͏n͍̳͑͊g̈́̆͘?̢̻̭̑ ́̀i̩͓͒͝͡s̼̫̅ ̹̲̏̉͠i̩͢t̜ͫͅ ̫͆̿m̴̡̼ỵ̯̕͞ ̭̮̆̈́f͔͇̐ͥa̙̪ͨ̀҉̕c̜͒̀̕ē̆?̴̶̲̺ ̀m̧̭aͭ̄͏y͎ḃ̢͎̬̎e̹̔̆ ̷͚͆̄͘t͈h̫i͕͓s͚̩ ̘̯ͫi̧̍͝s̨̮̀ ̡̤͕̃͏b̡̮̼̽e͒̍͡t̷̺̟ͪt͚͓͝ȇ͖̿r.̷̠̇҉

She changes her manic grin to something ..... Normal.

Kuroka: is this better?

Her voice now back to normal, Issei held her hands while his were shaking. He looked in her now red eyes and said.

Issei: it's really you.

Kuroka: I'm glad you remembered.

Issei: how could I ever forget my soulmate?

Kuroka: still a sweet talker my love.

Issei: only for you my love.

He then held her face with one hand, she closed her eyes and held his hand on her face.

Kuroka: oh how I missed your touch.

Issei slowly moved forward for a kiss but before he could connect his lips with hers he was pulled away by the others. Issei looked at Kuroka appearing further and further away but something else was closing in, one of her whips going for his throat, the others pulled him away fast enough to avoid Issei getting hit by it, it missed by one millimeter. They kept their distance and for good reason. That poison blood was death to any dragon but no less dangerous to non dragons. Issei just looked at her after her attempt to kill him.

Issei: hell cat.....why?

Kuroka scoffs at him.

Kuroka: as if I'll ever let you touch me after letting me suffer for 15+ years. Y̬O̾Ũ̢ ̳̎W̢̻̽E͕̿R̯͠E͢N̲͛'̱͡T ̙͝T̙ͦHE̍RE̙͜. ̵ͤẄ́H͑E͈͑R͠E̋͝ ̢W͆E̱͌͠R̳͒͟E̜̽ ̛̠̒Ý̼OU̲͊͞ ̯̈W̴H͔EŇ I̲̿́ ̢Ñ̸E̼̾ED̴̽E͎ͯD̰̑ ͏Ŷ͞O̸Ū̵?ͣ̕ ͛͠I̛̠ ͢C̴̬A̕LL̸̘E̛̻̓D́ ̡͋O͒UT̢ͧ ͎̂͏F̿O̢R͠ ̜͠Y̪̽̀Oͫ̕U͡.̕ ͑͠I͕̔ ͨW̨ͧA̴S̈͜ͅ ͢Ǎ̪L̆ͅON͎͌È.̛̪͐ ̷̝͗Ī S̵ͫA͎W̵ ̸̏OU̴͈R̥͞ ̪C̗ͤ͝H̛̩̚I̡̜̍ĹD̚͞R͘EN̰͏ ̿G̈EŢ ̹TO̷R͛͏T̛̥̎U̇͘R̆E͉͟D̯ ̱̏A̽̀N̠͗͞D̯̕ ̪̓DI͚E ͙B͝EF̘͘O̅R̤̓E͞ ̢́M̪͢Y̧͎ ̧̳E̋ŶÉ͍S̴͕̆.̈́ ͢Wͯ͏H͞E̡R̛̮E̫ͬ ͬ͟W̲ͪE̠̅R̬Ẽ ͖́͡Y͠ÕU̡̪͊ ̭W̋̀H̀E̮͘N ̫ͣ͟T̻͆́HȨ̳Y͔͠ ̶ͧN̼E̙E̽D̸͎͂E̎͜D̮ͭ ̬̉Y̧OͯU͟?̺

Hearing about her suffering from Euclid was rage inducing but hearing it from her was....truly soul shattering. He felt that her anger is justified, he blamed himself for everything. Finding out that they had more kids that were tortured and killed in many painful ways just cut deeper, she saw them go through that and mourned all alone. She was scared, alone, in unbearable agony that no one should suffer through.

Kuroka: s̺͋èei̋n͓g̤̑ ͧÿ̞́o͓u̟ŕ ͔cͣl̊o͌n̑es̩ ͉d̄îe ͣa̭͆gȧị̃n̦ͤ ̌and̥́ ̙ͩả͓ga͔̎i͚ń̬ ̎w͚as͓̆ my̟ ỏ̙nl̤y͑ ̺sͣo̞ͨḻac͎̿e̘.̩ͬ ̠ͣI ẇīs̽h ̳i̩ͫt͉ͭ ̬w̼a̓ś͙ ̠ỹ̲ouͮ ̾w̺ͥh̚o̘ d͇i̪ͥe͎d̮ͪ ͕ͬi͉ns̹̋te̦ͦḁd̗ ̰o̲f͕ o̜ṳr̉ ̂kid͉s͙̔. ̇t̔h̳̋e̺ý d̝ẽs͇̔e̙r̮̂ṽeͤd̂ to ͨl͇͒i͑v̺e̝ͧ.

Issei fell to his knees, he couldn't hear the others telling him to block out her hateful words, that this Kuroka isn't the one he loves. He couldn't even focus on the army of red dragon emperor clones wreaking havoc. He just looked at her, the woman he loves hates him but he notices something, he sees her hands trembling, the look in her eyes is not if anger but a plead for help. Issei steels his resolve. He gets back up.

Issei: you're right, I haven't been there for you when you needed me, for when our kids needed me. BUT I WAS THERE FOR EVELYN!!

Kuroka lost the dark aura she was releasing after her outburst.

Issei: I AND EVERYONE ELSE PROTECTED HER. YOU KNOW THAT SHES HAPPY AND SAFE......you held her in your arms earlier, she and Koneko bonded instantly and so did the others like a family just as we knew she would.

Kuroka was now the one listening with tears welling up.

Issei: the way you held her earlier in your arms, it was just like when you held her when she was an infant, she's still small even though she's 15 now..haha... She missed you and so did I. We even saw her dreams.

Kuroka: h..how?

Issei: Azazel and the others built a machine that records memories. I saw all of them. You were there for Evelyn even when you weren't physically present. ...I even saw the one meant for me..... I...I....I WANT TO HOLD THE MOTHER OF MY CHILD IN MY ARMS AGAIN, TO FEEL HER SOFT SKIN ON MINE, TO HEAR HER VOICE, TO SEE THE PERFECT WOMAN BEING THE PERFECT LOVER AND THE PERFECT MOTHER TO OUR CHILD. EVELYN KNEW IT WAS YOU BACK AT THE HOUSE, SHE WAS SMILING EVEN IN HER SLEEP. PLEASE COME BACK TO US, COME BACK TO HER, COME BACK.....to...me. please.

The whips disappeared once again and she was somehow turning back to normal.

Issei: your sister Shirone misses you to no end, she wants her sister back. Come home to us. You can hate me all you want, you can beat me, belittle me, scream at me but for Evelyn's and Shirone's (Koneko) sake.....don't let them suffer.

Koneko then stepped forward while everyone else kept guard and killed the clones.

Koneko: Kuroka...I met someone and we want to get married one day and have a family just like you and Issei. Evelyn is my niece and I got to know her, when I have kids with my significant other I want you to be there for them. Please come home. We all miss you.

Kuroka: Evelyn....my..daughter....that's right I had her in my arms again..

She looks at her arms.

Kuroka: I still feel like I'm holding her, she's grown up but....still so small.... Where is she?

Issei: In the Gremory household, protected by Rias's parents, Serafall, Ajuka, Azazel, Cao Cao, team Bael and team Phoenix. Everyone is bonding with her, she's got a big family looking after her.

Kuroka finally smiled. Her skin no longer pale but suddenly she started having muscle spasms. She collapsed on the ground. Issei and Koneko ran to her only to be blocked by a barrier created by la Fey.

Issei: la Fey take down the barrier.

La Fey: stay back, something isn't right.

Kuroka was now enveloped by what looked like blue flames, she was growing in size.

She was easily 30 meters tall and 60 meters long. She let out a roar. Right below her a portal appears and from it Euclid emerged.

Euclid: how pathetic, all those years of effort and already I'm forced to use my trump card. Oh well it matters not.

He snaps his fingers and immediately all the clones stopped attacking everywhere. Only seconds later did they all begin or morph into what even one of them could cause untold destruction. They all said in sync.

Clones:

I WHO SHALL AWAKEN.

I AM THE HEAVENLY DRAGON WHO STOLE THE PRINCIPAL OF DOMINATION FROM GOD.I LAUGH AT THE INFINITE AND GRIEVE OVER THE DREAM.I SHALL BECOME THE RED DRAGON OF DOMINATION.I SHALL DROWN YOU INTO THE DEPTHS OF CRIMSON PURGATORY.

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