Ophis, the Infinite Dragon God, also known as the Ouroboros Dragon, tilted her head at the little boy in front of her.
Before leaving the Dimensional Gap, Ophis had sensed a godly source of energy.
The power seemed radiant yet enormously vast. The power from this boy seemed to exude a presence not unlike solar energy.
Solar Energy was a source that was often stated to be potentially limitless, due to its substance deriving from the Sun.
There was no known limits of the amount of light and heat the Sun could produce. With the colossal amount of solar energy within this young boy, the energy could be converted into pure raw power and strength. So long as the Sun remained, of course.
Eerily quiet, Ophis leaned her face closer to the young Issei. Staring at Issei with her dark-gray eyes, Ophis suddenly gave Issei a spine-chilling smile.
No sharp teeth. No fangs. The confused Issei could only stay still, not knowing what to do.
The young boy suddenly felt two cold hands placing themselves on his cheeks.
Shivering again from the temperature of the woman's hands, Issei looked into Ophis's gray eyes, and felt a little unnerved by the eerie smile on her face.
Moments later, Issei flinched when Ophis puckered her lips out and gently pressed them to his forehead.
The Ouroboros Dragon's body shivered from the contact, and her eyes glazed over. She could already feel the dormant power within the boy, and at this rate, he would ultimately become stronger in due time.
"You, belong to me," Ophis stated, her voice monotone, yet deep and sultry as she hugged Issei close to her chest, "My little mate."
"Issei!"
At the call of his name, Issei found enough strength within him to push himself away from the woman's tight grasp.
He turned around and looked up to see his mother holding two ice cream cups.
Issei looked back in front of him, and gasped when he saw that the woman had disappeared, as though she was never there to begin with.
Trembling a little from the unexpected encounter, Issei almost missed Mrs. Hyoudou handing him his treat.
Issei's Room
From his bed, Issei looked out the window as he watched the sunset. He never liked it when the Sun descended into the night. But he wasn't afraid of the dark. He just preferred the Sun to be out most of the time.
As he situated himself and snuggle into his bed, Issei closed his eyes and allowed himself to fall into a peaceful sleep.
A pure-white magic circle suddenly appeared next to the little Issei's bed, and a silhouette emerged from the circle. The silhouette brightened, revealing the Angel Gabriel.
Gabriel quietly walked over to the bed which contained the source of the potentially limitless power she and Michael had been sensing. She tilted her head as she gazed at the sleeping Issei.
'What a pleasant energy.'
Both she and Michael had deduced that the power the young Issei was akin to that of the powerful radiation of the Sun.
The longer the Sun rose up in the sky, the more powerful Issei became as he grew. The little boy was going to grow into a force to be reckoned with soon enough.
Gabriel tilted her head as she placed her hand on Issei's cheek, rubbing it gently.
"He's so pure. It's strange. Despite this fragility, I can feel an enormous amount of godly solar energy within him."
The Angel sighed and lowered her head, puckering his lips out to kiss Issei on his forehead.
The pure-white magic circle appeared from under her, and she disappeared once more.
Eleven Years Later
"Hey! I heard we're getting a new student today!"
"Really?!"
"Yeah. I hear it's supposed to be a boy!"
"A boy? What do you think he's going to be like?"
"Maybe he'll be as cute as Yuuto-san!"
"No way, impossible!"
A group of girls gossiped about the sudden news of a never before seen student arriving to the school known as Kuoh Academy.
The institution was originally an all-girls school, but was formed into a co-ed school, along with a new school building that was made. Students conversed in the hallways, waiting to go into their classes.
Outside of the school, a young man with brown hair walked up to the gates of Kuoh Academy.
Dressed in a black blazer with white accents, a white, long-sleeved dress shirt with a black ribbon on the collar, matching black pants, and brown dress shoes, Issei Hyoudou quietly walked up to his new school.
Walking inside, he noticed that the hallways were very quiet. Being none the wiser, he proceeded to find his first classroom.
From above him, a girl stood at the top of the steps. Her wavy long crimson hair fell down to her thighs as she looked down.
Her blue-green eyes narrowed and kept watch on the new student, a mysterious smile forming on her face as she twirled a piece of her hair.
'Very interesting. So he's our new kouhai. Sona will definitely be intrigued with him. Yes, you are absolutely unique, little kouhai.'
Rias' smile slowly changed to a contemplative frown.
"It's almost strange." She said to herself, "His aura is so overwhelming, but there's a certain quality about it that's not unpleasant.'
Issei's Classroom
KNOCK KNOCK
Pausing in her demonstration, the teacher walked over to the door and opened it. A warm smile passed across her lips, and she turned back to look at her class.
"Ok, class. I'm sure you've all heard that we have a new student coming here today. Well you heard right. Here he is, so please welcome him."
Issei Hyoudou nervously walked inside his classroom, trying to avoid the eyes of the many students. Immediately, he received a series of unreadable glances from the class.
"Hey. What's with his eyes?" A girl whispered to her friend.
"Are they contacts or something?"
"His eyes look kind of weird."