Destruction and Void

Issei's expression got darker and darker as he passed through the dead bodies of the students that were caught between the crossfire of this Invasion.

And not just students, the Student Council and Yuuki's group seemed to have suffered loses as well. He saw the dead body of Momo Hanakai, Yura Tsubasa, Aika Kiryuu, Asia Argento, the Two Fallen Angels Kalawarna and Mittlet, while Raynare seemed to be on her last legs with one of her arms lost.

Just as Issei approached the actual battlefield, he saw another one die by the hands of the berserk Hakuryuuko. Yuuto Kiba was the knight of Rias Gremory's Peerage and he laid on the ground with his own sword plunged into his chest.

The rest of them were still fighting with everything they had, but their attacks barely had any impact on Vali's Heavenly Draconic Armour.

He searched for Yuuki and looked straight into his eyes, because he was being watched by him as well. Issei clenched his fists and changed his direction, approaching the main root of the problem instead.

"Are you approaching me?" Yuuki landed on the ground and started walking towards him as well.

Issei chose not to reply the obvious.

Both of them steadily increased their pace until they were running towards one another with their clenched fists. Yuuki grinned at his superiority, because there was nothing Issei could do to break through his armour's defence.

That mindset changed, when Issei opened his fists into palms when they closed the gap and slammed him to the ground with an powerful force. The next thing Yuuki knew, Issei was chipping through his armour with his bare handed fists.

Each blow felt like an sledgehammer dropping on his chest, face, and every single part of his body that Issei targeted.

"Boost!"

Thankfully, the Boosted Gear seemed to be working to some extent as the other cores were still entact. Yuuki easily overpowered his opponent with his increased strength and Endurance and threw him off his body.

"My turn!" Yuuki raored and started jabbing and throwing strikes at Issei with immense speed, but imagine his surprise when Issei dodged through every single one of them without showcasing any effort.

"My Stats are higher than yours!" Yuuki exclaimed irritatedly while continuing his barrage of attacks, "What's going on? How is this possible?!"

"Skills." Issei replied as he grabbed Yuuki's left hand that punched the air next to his face and twisted it with an ugly cracking noise.

Yuuki realised the threat when he sensed Ki radiating from Issei's body and used his wings to propel himself off the ground. That led Issei to release his clutches on his left hand and he made a straight beeline towards the two Exorcists on the battlefield.

If he wanted to defeat Issei, he would need some actual lethal damage.

"Yuuki?" Irina was surprised when Yuuki suddenly snatched her Excalibur from her hand.

"Fuck you." Yuuki cursed with an annoyed groan and used the Excalibur to slice off her head.

"Irina!" Xenovia screamed with her eyes widening at what Yuuki had done. Without thinking twice, she instinctively reacted to avenge her friend.

"And Fuck you too!" Yuuki clashed against the destructive force of Xenovia's sword and easily overpowered her with his strength.

He punched his armoured fist right through her Guts and snatched the Excalibur from her lose grip.

He held an Excalibur each in his hands and took an dual handed Swordsman stance. Although just as he was about to close the gap between him and Issei, Vali crashed down upon him and launched an sonic beam right onto his chest.

The beam dug through the ground along with Yuuki and completely shattered his armour into particle of lights.

Issei looked at the rest of the Battlefield and saw that Vali had completely decimated his opponents. Not a single one of them was alive, excluding Sona, since she had managed to avoid getting enslaved by Yuuki.

'If Sona is not here, then she is contacting her sister right now.' Issei realised, 'The reinforcements would be here anytime soon.'

"Vali." He called out while approaching the gigantic, savage dragon, who was covered in the blood of his opponents.

Vali growled while determining if the person before him was an opponent or not. Unfortunately for Issei, Vali had lost his mind after experiencing the rage of an Heavenly Dragon.

Vali charged towards him and engaged into an fist fight that started with an solid punch on Issei's face.

'Too fast.' Issei thought as he wasn't able to comprehend the speed.

If not for his evasion, he would've been knocked down to the ground by the second blow and experienced the same fate as Yuuki.

Even the jabs he blocked sent chills through his bones at the powerful impact. Not to mention,

"Divide!"

'That annoying ability.' Issei clenched his teeth in rage and glared at Vali, "Knock it off!" He swiped Vali's feet off the ground, but the Dragon simply flew up and landed an solid headbutt on Issei's forehead.

The headbutt was so strong that Issei staggered back and almost fainted for a second.

Issei realised this was a totally different situation compared to when he had fought Vali for the first time. That Time Vali was holding back against him, but this time, he wasn't even conscious enough to know whom he was trying to kill.

Vali swiped his extended clawed arm towards Issei to tear him to shreds. Issei dodged the blow by bending backwards, but the claw had still managed to gash deeply on his chest.

'Killl...!' Issei's inner consciousness shouted in his mind.

Issei shook his head to get his mind in control and yelled out loud while activating Kaioken, a technique that he had only practiced in his image training.

He rushed towards Vali once again and engaged him in an ugly and brutal fist fight. Vali had the advantage due to his bigger Amoured stature, but it also proved as an benefit for Issei.

Issei moved around Vali's body and targeted all his vital spots to bring him down as soon as possible, because the longer the fight extended, the stronger Vali would get.

"Divide!"

Issei's eyes went wide in horror when Vali was able to divide his powers at every single hit. This wasn't possible when Vali was using his Longinus in its base form.

Issei dropped on his knee after the last blow he landed on Vali's ribs and saw an armoured punch coming to his face. In a desperate attempt, he raised up his left hand to block as much damage as possible, even though he knew that his arm would be shattered by the powerful blow.

[The Longinus Boosted Gear has successfully integrated back with the Host's soul.]

[You have regained the part of Soul that was stolen from you by the Gamer. The Gamer's Stats have been reduced by half and transferred back to you.]

"Boosted Gear!"

Issei's eyes dramatically went wide when he saw his Left hand get enveloped by an red armour with a familiar green Orb.

"Finally!" He heard an excited and enraged voice coming from the Orb.

The enormous power unleashed by Issei pushed Vali back and sent him crashing through the bloodied ground of the school campus.

"Ddraig." Albion called out in an joyous and smug tone, "Looks like the Red Dragon Emperor managed to get captured, huh? What was it, the principle of Domination I believe?"

"Shut up!" Ddraig exclaimed loudly, "You don't know the things I have been through, the atrocities and sins I have seen that boy commit!"

"Guys, this isn't the time." Issei called out to the Heavenly Dragons, "Can we have this conversation sometime else? Right now I want to save Vali."

"Save whom?" Vali asked with an vicious grin.

"Y-You." Issei stuttered by accusingly pointing at Vali, "You were pretending to be an Berserk all this time!"

"Not really." Vali answered truthfully by shaking his head, "I only regained my senses after defeating that sick bastard who stole your Longinus."

"Speaking of which." Ddraig grabbed Issei's attention, "I believe we have a job to complete, Issei Hyoudo."

"Huh, you know me?" Issei asked in surprise.

"I have seen you and the hardships you have went through." Ddraig answered calmly, "You're an worthy host of my powers. After all, you did defeat my rival without even requiring the help of Boosted Gear."

"He didn't!" Vali and Albion refuted simultaneously.

"Kill." Issei withdrew Kantusa from his Inventory and approached the hole that Yuuki was buried inside.

Kantusa consumed the two Holy Swords that were laying on the ground as soon as got in range, while Issei grabbed Yuuki's collar and pulled him out of the ground.

"P-Please." Yuuki stuttered as he saw the look in Issei's eyes, "I beg of you, I'll be your slave for the rest of my life. Everything I have will be yours, my women, my power, my wealth, everything!"

"No." Issei declined with an grave look in his eyes, "Take them to hell with you." He remarked and stabbed Kantusa's blade through Yuuki's chest.

"For a safe measure." Ddraig muttered and Issei's body was surrounded by Infernal Flames, that reached out to Yuuki and instantly turned his entire body into gray ash.

"Calls himself a Dragon." Ddraig snorted in mockery.

[Congratulations, you have completed the Major Quest by slaying the Gamer and returning his Soul into the Karmatic Cycle of life and death. As a Reward, you have received an Major Wish from the System.]

"Issei." Vali called out in a grave tone when he saw that Devils had started to appear in the sky.

Amongst those Devils were the Four Great Satans that ruled over the Devil Race and the Underworld.

"What's happening?" Issei scowled when he felt a dangerous energy radiating around them. He looked at the source and saw a man with long Red Hair. He had an grieving expression on his face as he looked towards an particular dead body of Rias Gremory.

"It was the Hakuryuuko." Sona stated while standing next to her sister, who was protectively holding her in her arms.

That's all the Lucifer had to hear before changing his form into true Destruction and launching himself towards Vali.

Issei swore that Vali would've died, if he hadn't reacted on time and pushed themselves away from the incoming trajectory.

"As much as I like your courage, this is not a fight we can win." Ddraig conveyed his thoughts on the matter.

"Surrendering doesn't looks like an option." Albion voiced his opinion.

Issei chose to observe the thing before him before making an impulsive decision. The humanoid form of destruction wasn't something he could defeat yet.

[Name: Sirzechs Lucifer

Level: 106

Age: 635

Race: Pure Devil

Rank: Super Devil

Title: Embodiment of Destruction

Strength: 0

Endurance: 0

Agility: 0

Intelligence: 0

Wisdom: 0

Luck: 0

Relation: -100.]

So he was going to get killed no matter what. Issei comprehended that Sirzechs' Stats had something to do with his current form, because everything that came in his path was faced with destruction.

The Town was already getting destroyed by the sheer pressure of the Satan's power and Issei believed that his Parents and other Human residents were already dead. The only thing protecting Sirzechs' own people was the barrier that was created by an Green haired man.

'There is only one way to solve this.' Issei thought as he saw Vali approaching Sirzechs to fight him. He was still in his Juggernaut Drive, but Issei doubted that even he stood a chance.

'Why do I feel like you have an solution to this chaos?' He heard Ddraig's voice in his head.

'There's a method to this madness.' Issei nodded in agreement, 'Isis, I want to use my wish.'

[What's your wish?]

'Reverse the Timeline to the point when Yuuki started attending Kuoh Academy.' Issei wished.

[The Gamer is already dead with his soul transfered to the void. The Wish could be modified so that the Gamer won't exist in the recalibrated Timeline. The Universe will roll back with you as its centre, which means everything but you would be going back in time 1 years ago.]

'That's solves everything.' Ddraig approved of this method, even if didn't understand half the things, such as who was Isis and what was the Gamer.

'I'll have to attend an extra year of school.' Issei grumbled annoyingly and took a deep breath to calm himself, 'I'll just drop out, fuck it.'

'What about me?' Ddraig's question was directed towards the lady.

Issei was stunned when he saw Vali die by the hands of Sirzechs Lucifer. A sense of rage took over his mind at seeing his friend's horrible death, but Issei swallowed his anger and chose to maintain a calm mind.

'Since you are a part of Host's soul, you won't be affected by the reversal of Timeline.' Isis answered Ddraig's question and the Dragon sighed in relief.

"Do it." Issei voiced as he saw the berserk Lucifer approaching him with bloodshed eyes.

The entire Universe was enveloped in white light as Issei made the wish, and just a second later, Issei was standing on the same spot of the school campus with a beautiful night sky over his head.

'It's done.' Issei fell on his knees and started crying, since all the suffering and horrible things the people of Kuoh and Issei himself had been through was finally over.

'The Red Dragon Emperor isn't supposed to cry, but I'll give you this one.' Ddraig said in support as he felt his Host's sincere feelings, 'You've won.'

"Yes." Issei sobbed with an bright smile and sniffed his nose.

[You have leveled up 9 times throughout the Battle.]

[You have Obtained 20 levels for Slaying the Gamer.]

[You have Obtained the Concept of Void for successfully Manipulating the Universe, Space, and Time.]

[The Gamer's Wealth and Inventory has been transferred to you. You can access the Gamer's Inventory as your secondary Inventory.]

[You have Obtained the Title: The True Sekiryuutei.]

[You have Obtained the Master Title: The Game-Slayer.]

[You have completed the Major Quest by obtaining the Six Excalibur Shards. You have obtained 6 Levels, 10,000 System Points, and Kenjutsu Skill: Blade Dance.]

[Loading Updated Status...]

[Name: Issei Hyoudo

Level: 67

Age: 17

Sacred Gear: Boosted Gear

Race: Human

Title: The True Sekiryuutei

Master Title: The Game-Slayer

Strength: 186

Endurance: 220

Agility: 259

Intelligence: 199

Wisdom: 209

Luck: 130

Attribute Points: 129

System Points: 23400.]

'The Holy Swords?' Issei was confused, 'Shouldn't they go back to their original places due to the reversal of time?'

[Since the Holy Swords now belong to you, they travelled back in time with you. At the present moment, the Holy Swords and Kantusa have disappeared from their original locations.]

Issei got up with an thoughtful scowl, 'Doesn't that mean the Church would send the Exorcists to search the Swords once again?'

'I don't think they'll be able to navigate the swords back to Kuoh this time, though.' Ddraig stated his own opinion, 'I don't think you need to worry about dealing with them anytime soon, partner.'

Issei nodded in agreement with the Dragon's theory and started leaving the School campus to back to his home.

He got a call from his mom regarding his sudden disappearance and he assured her that he only out for a walk. Anyways, she called him back soon as the dinner was ready.

"So quiet and peaceful." Issei inhaled a deep breath, 'I feel like a huge burden has been lifted from my shoulders. I won't have to worry about any Gamer destroying my life anymore.'

[That won't be the case.]

Issei frowned at the interruption, "What do you mean?" He asked seriously, because he really didn't want anymore Gamers entering his life.

[The System has granted you the Master title of the Game Slayer. The Gamer in your world wasn't the only one that the Primordial had reincarnated, there are other Gamers present in alternate dimensions and Universes as we speak.]

'Can't The One then choose another host for the System just like he did for me?' Issei questioned with an confused scowl.

[There can be many Gamers, but there can only be one Host to the System. In order to transfer the System from one host to another, the current host would have to die.]

Issei pursed his lips at the absurd news, but it did make sense to some extent.

'So what am I supposed to do?' Issei asked as he unlocked the door and entered inside his house, "I'm back!" He called out to his mom.

"Dinner's ready, go wash your hands and join us on the table." Mom called back as Issei moved towards the stair for his room.

[The System will assign you new Quests when it locates anymore Gamers in the other Universes.]

'So I can relax for now.' Issei sighed in relief.

'Seriously, you need to tell me what's going on.' Ddraig remarked in confusion, 'I don't understand half the things this lady speaks.'

"Not now, I'm too tired." Issei grumbled and fell face first on his bed.

AN: And there you have it, the end of first arc.

-Do note, the concept of Void is Webnovel Rimuru level bullshit. It can compared to concepts of Infinity and Dream, so don't go crying in the comment section that he wasted his wish.

-Again, none of the canon girls will have a relationship with Issei. There will be AU in future, so forget about the anime plot while reading this book. I am not planning to repeat anything that happened in the series, because that's too boring and monotonous.

-And someone fucking donate me, I'm hungry. https://www.paypal.me/hope123612

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