Chapter 5

Two hours later

Two magical circles simultaneously appeared in the room, from which a silver-haired girl and an albino girl emerged.

Both looked at each other doubtfully, before noticing the figure in front of them, while his back was turned to them.

They approached at the same time, noticing the trail of blood on the floor, alarmed they moved quickly and stood in front of the brown haired boy.

- Issei! - Rosseweise exclaimed in horror.

- Issei-san! - was the Maid's exclamation.

Rosseweise put her hands to her mouth in an attempt to stifle her scream of terror, while Grayfia felt a huge shock.

The sight of the boy in front of them was beyond... deplorable.

The boy was trembling slightly while blood dripped down all over his body, they didn't know how but he was standing upright while he was looking straight ahead, however he was still unconscious.

Between the two of them they moved him to his bed, while Rosseweise began to undress him to cure him and Grayfia was about to inform Rias or someone about the finding.

[You'd better stay here and not inform anyone about this, [Queen] Gremory.]

The magic circle the silver-haired woman was summoning was cancelled at the sound of the Dragon's voice.

- Draig-san Can you tell us what happened to Issei? - Asked the worried albino without wasting time.

Both women heard how he sighed.

[It is due to a Dragon type ritual].

Grayfia and Rosseweise blinked in slight confusion, before noticing the magic circle drawn on the ground.

- What was the purpose of such a ritual? - Grayfia asked now.

The albino had stripped the boy of all his clothes, leaving him in his underwear, so she summoned a first aid kit and began to clean his body.

[You should know that when a Dragon is betrayed by his partner or is not reciprocated, that love becomes a poison that slowly kills him].

Both women opened their eyes at that information, remembering that the boy was now a Dragon Demon hybrid.

They also took into account his current relationship situation.

[This becomes more serious when there is more than one partner, if I hadn't done this he would have died in half a year, or less].

Grayfia closed her eyes processing what the Dragon had said.

It all fit together.

She could even get an idea of what function the ritual had.

Rosseweise turned her gaze to the boy's face, who was sleeping peacefully and let a tear fall, how much suffering he harbored in his heart, that even left him in this state.

- So... the ritual strips him of his feelings, or am I wrong? - Grayfia asked with a somber look.

[You're wrong, the ritual frees him from it.]

From the jewel of the [Boosted Gear] a magic circle emerged, which they instantly recognized as the one drawn on the floor.

Then a red flame appeared in one of the small circles around its circumference.

Rias Gremory... Himejima Akeno... Asia Argento... Xenovia Quarta... Shidou Irina... Toujo Koneko... Ravel Phoenix... and finally Rosseweise.

Each name was accompanied by a different colored flame, being first Red, then Violet, Green, King Blue, Orange, Pale Green, Dull Gold and Turquoise Blue.]

[This is a representation of the love he felt for each of those named, even if he had not realized it].

It should be said that Grayfia looked interested, while Rosseweise acquired an atomic blush as she took Draig's hint.

It also caught her attention that the flame that belonged to her was brighter than the previous ones.

[With the ritual, this happened.]

With that said, all the flames lost color, turning totally gray and dead, except for one.

The Turquoise Blue flame that represented Rosseweise, they could even see how it became even brighter and more alive than before.

- I see... that takes a load off my mind - As she let out a sigh that she didn't know what it contained.

- That means that you don't feel anything for them anymore... Right? - It was Rosseweise's turn, who was carefully bandaging Issei, who was in slight spasms of pain.

[That's right]

- So you mean you don't care about them anymore? - asked the silver-haired girl with concern.

[He just stopped feeling love for them, he won't hurt them or seek revenge, he'll just move on with his life].

Both women relaxed with the answer.

[Thanks to the Valkyrie he did not close his heart, otherwise he would have become cold and distant].

The aforementioned one looked at issei again, before caressing his cheek with concern.

- Then I will return to the castle Gremory - Said the Maid approaching the boy on the bed.

- His body is exhausted, the ritual must have put an extreme strain on him - The albino reported his condition.

The Maid placed her hand on the boy's chest as she looked at him warmly, before turning around and summoning a circle of transport disappearing.

Then the albino looked at him sadly, before settling down next to him and hugging him warmly.

- I won't leave you alone again - she murmured closing her eyes.

Quickly the physical and emotional exhaustion did its thing, Morpheus claimed her instantly after what she had lived that day.

The next day

A certain brown-haired man was beginning to open his eyes, meeting the white ceiling of his new room.

- Mmm? Are? - He blinked doubtfully.

He remembered that when he entered the bubble, he felt the worst pain he could have ever experienced in life.

It was a full two hours that he went through that hell, the sound of footsteps approaching him being the last thing he heard before he lost consciousness.

- Mmm... Issei... - A murmur caught his attention.

He turned his head and next to him he could see the face of the Valkyrie sleeping peacefully.

She had one arm on his chest and her legs entangled with his, letting him feel certain curves that made him blush slightly.

Looking more closely at his body he could notice the bandages on it, so he deduced that the girl had taken care of him.

Smiling warmly, he moved his free hand to caress the cheek of the sleeping Rosseweise, who feeling the warmth of the contact clung tighter to him.

- I will never... leave you... Issei... don't... leave me - She murmured in a low tone, but it was perfectly heard by the boy.

The latter, as best he could, moved to lean in and kiss her forehead, wrapping his arms around her waist afterwards.

- I won't, Rosse-chan, I will always protect you as well as you did this time - It was his short answer, closing his eyes to go back to sleep since his body still felt numb.

However her rest was interrupted by a magic circle of the Gremory Clan.

- It's good to see you better Issei-kun - Said a new voice in the room.

The aforementioned opened his eyes as he recognized the voice.

He directed his gaze to where a pair of silhouettes appeared from a transport circle.

- Sirzechs-sama - The brown-haired boy articulated when he saw one of the Yondai Maous of the underworld.

- I Issei-kun! - He greeted jovially, being rebuked by his lady-in-waiting.

- Behave yourself Sirzechs-sama - Scolded the Maid as she slapped him on the back of the head.

The red-haired man whined childishly, before turning serious as he spotted certain items on the floor within a magic circle, proceeding to bend down and pick them up calmly.