Recovery

d̴͎͕̱̖̿̾ ̸̭̮͂̒͂͐͌̿̔̂̾̓̊̀̄̾͘͝Ì̶̢͖̟̟͖̩̝͎͚̹̬̩̈́̓̔̿͘͜ ̴̘̮͚̣̻̲̜̼̱̟̜̎̿̿͑̈́͛̾̊̃̃̎̿̚͘͘͝͠ͅk̷̼͛̑̓͊͐̅̕͠ṅ̶̢̨̻̦̱̞̠̳͈͓͖̘͓͖̦̲̏o̷̦͂̅̈́̄́̓͋̀̿̿̔̔͂́͑̽͘̚͝ͅẅ̶̡̨̨̯͍̞̲̟̘͚̬̣̤́̽̔̉̅̽̚͠,̷̜̯̮̻͇͔͓́͗͛̋̊͆́̀͋͜ ̶̢̧̨̗̬͖̲̙̬͇̩̞͓̬̣̊̐͒̔͋̋̀͛̋̈́͊͠͠ͅy̵̢̡͍̭̞̼͐̎̽͂͘o̶͚̽̈́̈́͊̏͗̓̀̀̾̇̕͘͝ư̸̧̛̍̍̆̀͊̅̂͆͆́̐͋̍̕͝ ̵̧̧̛̠͔̰̗̮͍̩̺̮̣͎͗̐̄͊͐͂̔͑̎̇̈̇̈́̊͘͘͝͠c̶̡͙͈̬͔͈̀͊̉̌̂̆̉̔̈́̅́͑̐̆̒͝͝͝å̵̧͍̠̺̟̰̫͖̣̻̻̼̖̼͕̘̰̦͖̈́́́̽̈͑̆̍͝͝n̴͖͔̗̠̲̱̯͉̮̒͊̐̉̍͒̇̆̎̓͂͛͘͜͝͝͝͝ ̸̳̻̩̙͖̟̹̞͔̯̎̈́̓̕c̵̢̜̳͎̼̮̟̮͕̤̱̻̻̞̟͙̳̼̍̚͝ͅô̵̢̧̺͇̺͕̘̝̬̠͔̖̗̿̿̉̔̒̽̕ͅͅv̴̞̆͐̅̈́̒̒ẹ̶̢͇͖͈͉̃̄͂̾r̸̦͖͖͙̟͍̖̈́̆̾̃̉̊̊̀͛ ̵̡̧̧͇͍͖̖̫̗͉̙̭̺͎͕͕̣̀͆̾̑́͗̀́̌̏̽̓͂̐̀͑ị̷̛̗͚̣͍͉̜̖̝͆̇̎̌̑̓͛́̕͜ţ̶̦͉̝͈̗͒̂͊́͐͗̔͌͊̓̐̈́͂̚͘͠͠͝.̵̛͔̫͊̉̊̒́͌̆̾͐̑͛͋̂̆̈̕͘

d̴͎͕̱̖̿̾ ̸̭̮͂̒͂͐͌̿̔̂̾̓̊̀̄̾͘͝Ì̶̢͖̟̟͖̩̝͎͚̹̬̩̈́̓̔̿͘͜ ̴̘̮͚̣̻̲̜̼̱̟̜̎̿̿͑̈́͛̾̊̃̃̎̿̚͘͘͝͠ͅk̷̼͛̑̓͊͐̅̕͠ṅ̶̢̨̻̦̱̞̠̳͈͓͖̘͓͖̦̲̏o̷̦͂̅̈́̄́̓͋̀̿̿̔̔͂́͑̽͘̚͝ͅẅ̶̡̨̨̯͍̞̲̟̘͚̬̣̤́̽̔̉̅̽̚͠,̷̜̯̮̻͇͔͓́͗͛̋̊͆́̀͋͜ ̶̢̧̨̗̬͖̲̙̬͇̩̞͓̬̣̊̐͒̔͋̋̀͛̋̈́͊͠͠ͅy̵̢̡͍̭̞̼͐̎̽͂͘o̶͚̽̈́̈́͊̏͗̓̀̀̾̇̕͘͝ư̸̧̛̍̍̆̀͊̅̂͆͆́̐͋̍̕͝ ̵̧̧̛̠͔̰̗̮͍̩̺̮̣͎͗̐̄͊͐͂̔͑̎̇̈̇̈́̊͘͘͝͠c̶̡͙͈̬͔͈̀͊̉̌̂̆̉̔̈́̅́͑̐̆̒͝͝͝å̵̧͍̠̺̟̰̫͖̣̻̻̼̖̼͕̘̰̦͖̈́́́̽̈͑̆̍͝͝n̴͖͔̗̠̲̱̯͉̮̒͊̐̉̍͒̇̆̎̓͂͛͘͜͝͝͝͝ ̸̳̻̩̙͖̟̹̞͔̯̎̈́̓̕c̵̢̜̳͎̼̮̟̮͕̤̱̻̻̞̟͙̳̼̍̚͝ͅô̵̢̧̺͇̺͕̘̝̬̠͔̖̗̿̿̉̔̒̽̕ͅͅv̴̞̆͐̅̈́̒̒ẹ̶̢͇͖͈͉̃̄͂̾r̸̦͖͖͙̟͍̖̈́̆̾̃̉̊̊̀͛ ̵̡̧̧͇͍͖̖̫̗͉̙̭̺͎͕͕̣̀͆̾̑́͗̀́̌̏̽̓͂̐̀͑ị̷̛̗͚̣͍͉̜̖̝͆̇̎̌̑̓͛́̕͜ţ̶̦͉̝͈̗͒̂͊́͐͗̔͌͊̓̐̈́͂̚͘͠͠͝.̵̛͔̫͊̉̊̒́͌̆̾͐̑͛͋̂̆̈̕͘

d̴͎͕̱̖̿̾ ̸̭̮͂̒͂͐͌̿̔̂̾̓̊̀̄̾͘͝Ì̶̢͖̟̟͖̩̝͎͚̹̬̩̈́̓̔̿͘͜ ̴̘̮͚̣̻̲̜̼̱̟̜̎̿̿͑̈́͛̾̊̃̃̎̿̚͘͘͝͠ͅk̷̼͛̑̓͊͐̅̕͠ṅ̶̢̨̻̦̱̞̠̳͈͓͖̘͓͖̦̲̏o̷̦͂̅̈́̄́̓͋̀̿̿̔̔͂́͑̽͘̚͝ͅẅ̶̡̨̨̯͍̞̲̟̘͚̬̣̤́̽̔̉̅̽̚͠,̷̜̯̮̻͇͔͓́͗͛̋̊͆́̀͋͜ ̶̢̧̨̗̬͖̲̙̬͇̩̞͓̬̣̊̐͒̔͋̋̀͛̋̈́͊͠͠ͅy̵̢̡͍̭̞̼͐̎̽͂͘o̶͚̽̈́̈́͊̏͗̓̀̀̾̇̕͘͝ư̸̧̛̍̍̆̀͊̅̂͆͆́̐͋̍̕͝ ̵̧̧̛̠͔̰̗̮͍̩̺̮̣͎͗̐̄͊͐͂̔͑̎̇̈̇̈́̊͘͘͝͠c̶̡͙͈̬͔͈̀͊̉̌̂̆̉̔̈́̅́͑̐̆̒͝͝͝å̵̧͍̠̺̟̰̫͖̣̻̻̼̖̼͕̘̰̦͖̈́́́̽̈͑̆̍͝͝n̴͖͔̗̠̲̱̯͉̮̒͊̐̉̍͒̇̆̎̓͂͛͘͜͝͝͝͝ ̸̳̻̩̙͖̟̹̞͔̯̎̈́̓̕c̵̢̜̳͎̼̮̟̮͕̤̱̻̻̞̟͙̳̼̍̚͝ͅô̵̢̧̺͇̺͕̘̝̬̠͔̖̗̿̿̉̔̒̽̕ͅͅv̴̞̆͐̅̈́̒̒ẹ̶̢͇͖͈͉̃̄͂̾r̸̦͖͖͙̟͍̖̈́̆̾̃̉̊̊̀͛ ̵̡̧̧͇͍͖̖̫̗͉̙̭̺͎͕͕̣̀͆̾̑́͗̀́̌̏̽̓͂̐̀͑ị̷̛̗͚̣͍͉̜̖̝͆̇̎̌̑̓͛́̕͜ţ̶̦͉̝͈̗͒̂͊́͐͗̔͌͊̓̐̈́͂̚͘͠͠͝.̵̛͔̫͊̉̊̒́͌̆̾͐̑͛͋̂̆̈̕͘

The boy, Issei Hyoudou…his eyes shot open.

Currently he was, somewhere he couldn't comprehend he felt as if he was floating…or drowning?

A familiar experience of drowning in the public pool, when he was just four years old, his first near "death" experience, however, that day…instead of the lifeguard the one who saved his life was his very own father.

That day, or from those moments onward he looked upto his father, his hero.

His father…?

Where is he…?

The sudden realization…

The sudden resurfacing of the memories.

That's correct…

They are not with him anymore…

His mother…His father…no one…his life, is all meaningless now.

Why must he exist?

He wanted to move, but was unable to do so, it's as if he was stuck in a place. Firmly.

With whatever little movement he could do with his free neck and head, he looked around, he…found himself inside a tank? A very large tank, where different tubes where connected through his body.

A life support system.

Finally his eyes wander off to his left arm, The Red Dragon Gauntlet, the spirit that resided within him; the name of the dragon was Ddraig.

Perhaps, he knew what was going on, after all both of them had spoken before.

If he asks once again about his situation maybe…?

His trail of thoughts were halted, for some unknown reason, little Issei went to slumber once again.

…

Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap…

Footsteps, slowly approaching the very place, where Issei Hyoudou was located.

In front of his life support system, stood a man who happens to look around the age of sixty or above, however his body seems to be in perfectly fit condition.

His hair was white, so was his long beard…he taps on the tank three times before calling out to someone,

"Lizard, I know you are listening to me, wake up!"

-his voice was filled with nostalgia and a little bit of anger.

[Who calls…? Ah! Old man, it would seem…my current host's luck is something to behold, isn't it? An [Inferno] which supposedly erases everyone's existence, this lad was saved…and by you that is!]

-Ddraig, the spirit of the Red Dragon inside the gauntlet spoke with a new found amusement.

"Lizard, gimme a run down, what happen?"

[[Poet], I thought you who see everything and has vision everywhere, would know what was going on?]

"That's what people think these days right? Fools, due to certain events…my link from [Treachery] is removed, and the last thing I felt was the disappearance of magic beasts"

[Disappearance? Eh? Does it include the [Manticore] and the [White Whale]?]

"Hm? Certainly, it's almost as if the entire place was emptied out, how did you know that?"

[It would seem those "magical beasts" where intentionally released in the human world…]

-The old man seemed to surprised, his voice contained shock as well, as he spoke,

"In the human world? Where exactly?"

[If, I'm correct, the place is called, Kuho, Japan…my current host's hometown…]

"Say no more, I can feel the sorrow, the anguish, the pain…the angst in this child, and most important of all, I feel tremendous rage, that should not be present"

[What do you expect? He lost his parents…and was pushed in here by two strong devils]

Once again, listening to Ddraig, the old man raised his brow, and continued…

"Devils? Opening a portal to the Inferno?"

[Yes…someone almost as strong as a [Super Devil], like that [Crimson Brat] who landed a hit on me.]

"Did you see who they where?"

[Nope, I was recently activated…my host is a young kid, if anything, me being able to sense them…is a high-feat by my host]

"Hmmm…you praising the child? He must be special then."

[He is.]

Sighing, pressing the subject no further the old man speaks with a voice full of seriousness,

"Lizard, do you know, for how long this kid has been passed out?"

[I'm not sure myself]

"Great, according to the time of human world, it's one month"

[One Month? Now that, I think about it, my consciousness isn't fully reaching him, have stopped the connection]

"Indeed, there something, I need to state, before I reconfigure you to sync with the boy once again"

[Go ahead]

"The boy, Issei Hyoudou, I found him…fallen in the ninth circle [Treachery]"

[-!?]

"Yes, his bones were all broken, his spine damaged…his nerves well, shattered and most of all he lost his right eye and his cerebrum took a deep hit"

[Tell the truth]

"Sigh…so you found out huh? It would seem, a sharp infernal rock penetrated through his right eye, destroying it and in the process damaging the brain as well"

The Red Dragon Emperor, listening to this was quiet.

[He survived?]

"That's the most surprising thing! He, this lad, Issei Hyoudou, somehow survived all this and the reason is something you even wouldn't begin to expect!"

[That is?]

"Subconsciously, this boy with the help of his gear was absorbing [miasma] from the [Circle] [Treachery] which kept him alive"

[-!? That is!]

"Indeed, Lizard, the [Dante's Inferno] was your birth place remember? Dragon's are born from mass of energy and then take the body of a reptile, a large one. You [Y. Ddraig Goch.] Was the dragon that was born from the energy source from the inferno, due to that, the miasma he absorbed, through you became his "temporary" life support, and I reaching there was just his luck? If not, then he would have surely died"

The Red Dragon Emperor was pleasantly surprised, but didn't let it to be shown, his current host…is a survivor, a trait which was rare, however he knew this trait would change his host's destiny.

Brining himself back from his thoughts, he looks at the old man and speaks once again,

[How did you cure him?]

"Well, do you remember [Com Cruach]?"

[The [Crescent Circle Dragon] the strongest of Evil Dragons, however, true dragon spirit from the heart]

"Yes! That one, the one you killed the [Seventh Circle- Violence] destroying the place entirely!"

-The old man released in a more extravagate tone.

[Hahahahahah…that was certainly a time, it was a close call though, for a moment that time, I would have thought even I would perish, but hey! I won, I was ready perfectly…for my fight against my destined rival]

"But, you died and the your rivalry went down the drains of the [Third Great War]"

-The old man deadpanned, and for some reason…Ddraig was ashamed and embarrassed as well, nevertheless he continued,

[Where are you going with [Com Cruach]?]

"His entire body wasn't destroyed you know? I preserved 14% of his remaining flesh and bones"

[Where are-! Don't tell me!]

"Ahahahahahahahahaha....yup, the bones at his back, 'mandible', 'clavicle' and 'scapula' and then his 'sacrum'. Then, some of his or rather all of his cranial nerves. Especially the types such as olfactory and optic, all the sense nerves…however, his entire right eye had to be replaced."

[So does that mean…he's part dragon now?]

"Nope, he isn't, just because, the body parts of the strongest evil dragon are used to fix him, doesn't mean he's now a part dragon. He's very young, barely six, had he been past his teens, then converting him to a dragon would have been the best choice, because during that period of time…he would have enough physiological strength to cope up with his dragon side."

"However, that is not the case currently, he's just a child, if converting him to a dragon, partly even so, will result in demolition of his psyche and the current trauma that he suffered, the death of his parents will end up destroying his mentality and turning him to a mindless monster, whose end result would be…death or endless pain and suffering, there is even a chance he would turn into a living corpse. It's already a miracle that he survived, that fall after taking so much damage."

-The Red Dragon Emperor kept quiet, yet again. He very well knew, the man in front of him, the old man, may not seem like it…but he is probably the most knowledgeable person present on the world.

The old man in front of him, wouldn't make unnecessary mistakes and when he does his task, he does it with upmost diligence.

He is par older than the Red Dragon himself, or perhaps just as old as the first gods.

The old man, the poet who led people through the Inferno once, but now it's nothing but the old man's residence.

The poet mentioned in [Dante's Inferno], the old man was none other than- [Vergil] himself.

[So, what else or rather what do you need me to do?]

"Great, two things actually…that might save his life and keep him human as well, well 90% he would stay human, after all some parts of the brain, the frontal lobe is replaced as well, it was damaged after all, heavily at that."

[Explain what I need to do.]

"It's actually quite easy, and only you can do, even if Com Cruach has perished and his 'soul' or 'spirit' has been destroyed as well, his body remembered chaos. His being was one of destruction and his sole objective was to destroy you and your rival, the two heavenly dragons. His strong will ran through his every fiber of his existence, hence the first thing you need to do…is subdue his cells."

[Subdue his cells? His dragonic cells?]

"Right on the mark, Lizard, it's not at its strongest as I said remembered? It's at 14% of strength; you can overpower it easily and merge with the kids cells so that they can be at harmony, the same with his bones."

[What's the second?]

"The second one is a little more complicated, you need to turn some portion of his body, to [extension of Longinus], in other words making of a biological machine which runs under [Third Perpetual Motion]"

[…?]

-Vergil, verbally sighed…Ddraig is knowledgeable as well; however, his knowledge is not up to date.

"Lizard, listen carefully, when you finally merge his cells and bones to balance out his body, a catalyst must be present so that nothing goes wrong and all the cells remain at harmony. This means a certain organ system of the boy must be turned into a biological machine which would work freely, without the use of much required force."

Understanding, what was said Ddraig replied back,

[You want me to convert a certain organ system to an extension of the [Longinus] the Red Dragon Emperor's gauntlet instead of turning that part to a dragon?]

"No, you fool, those organs must be turned into extension of the [Longinus], then only the system would work properly, or else if you turn it into a dragon's, the result…I said it before."

[Very well, leave that to me…however, the motion you mentioned? What motion is that?]

"The third perpetual motion is actually a hypothetical motion, in which a machine works indefinitely without the use of any energy source. However, in this case, this won't be hypothetical since, [Longinus] is a biological gear connected to the user's soul itself; this means achieving Third Perpetual Motion is possible, being the biological machine, which is sacrificing or rather turning of an organ system in this case."

[Hm. I understand. This begs the question, what organ system is needed to be replaced?]

Without waiting for further explanation, Vergil spoke,

"The respiratory system which would include the lungs, pharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchi, I believe you can d that, right?"

[Well, nothing is impossible and no harm trying…I too would love to see, how far does this kid goes]

"Heh. So, I'm removing the disruption, so once again you can sync with the kid's soul"

Virgil puts his hand forward and multiple complex magic arrays are formed, which starts the life support system and removed the tubes and arrays which were placed on Issei's left hand.

"I pray that luck, favors you, Issei Hyoudou. I want to see, how far you will go."

Walking away, Vergil steps out of the place, a small communication circle is made near his ear.

"Hm. I've got a new recruit for you, however, he would arrive in the land of the humans after four years, till then his recovery and problems are mine to deal with."

"Yes."

Cutting off the connection, Vergil looks at the distorted sky,

'The main problem now…is convincing the kid, my words would either make him civilized or he would become savage, the situation is much grimer that it seemed to be. After all, leaving the supernatural for so long, Dante is dragged back in once again, he needs someone to do his bidding out in the world. It was fate that day, when Issei Hyoudou arrived, I must play my cards right. Or else…'