As the blaring of his alarm clock went off for him to wake up, Issei blearily went to roll over to slap it off before he almost fell out of bed which woke him up in time to stop himself, which is also when he realized that he was in his old room before the house renovation. "What the heck? Why am I back as a kid?" He started before coming to a realization. "DDraig, you there? Please don't tell me that was all real and we're back in time." He said before having a massive headache hit him. 'What the hell was that?'
'[Believe it buddy. All of that really happened and we've been sent back in time, and from what I can guess, about 11 years in the past.]'
'So that wasn't all a dream? Damn it! I was hoping it was. But still, Eleven Years?! Why that far back? I would have thought he would send me closer to when I became a devil but I did say to surprise me as to when he sent me back so hopefully I can make the best of it. Anything else you can think of right now that I should know about before we hear from Red? He did say he would travel back himself to help us out.'
'[Honestly, I don't have much to give you right now but a couple things. Don't forget that your body at a young age was not strong at all and all of your training to build up your strength, muscle, and stuff like that didn't transfer with us so we'll have to train you back up which might be one reason Red sent you back so far. Ascalon also came back with us to the past so that could be a bonus in case something happens, though while I would normally laugh at the thought, with you in your current state, I don't want to think about what Heaven will think of their sword is gone from this timeline since we have it.]'
'I forgot about Ascalon and didn't think about it coming back with us. I wonder why it did and also I agree with you and we'll need to be careful if something comes up with the church side.'
'[Since it was a part of the Boosted Gear is why it came back with us, though I honestly don't know if there will be two of the swords or not with the travel.]' DDraig said getting a nod from Issei as they heard another voice join their mental chat.
'Can you hear me Issei?' Great Red said, joining the mental chat. He'd been waiting for a break in the chat between the two to hop in and give Issei some more information on what to expect with the time travel.
'Yeah I can Red. Thanks once again for helping me.'
'No problem. Like I said I've liked watching you grow since you joined the supernatural and knew that you would have been able to do great things if the world hadn't gone so downhill, though we can get back to that later. I mainly got ahold of you now to let you know a couple things that will come up with your time travel.' He said before stopping Issei's next words as he knew what he was gonna say. 'No it isn't bad things but it is possible it could lead to it depending on what happens.'
'Anything you can give me for things to keep an eye out for is a good thing for now. Lay it on me.'
'As DDraig said, all of the training you did as a Devil, strength, magic, all of that has gone out the door for now since you are back as a younger boy but you have a lot more time to build it back up and get stronger. You also do have Ascalon, though I don't think you have anything to worry about there from what I know about Michael. He might send people to try and find the sword but I don't think it will go any farther than that.'
'I can see what you mean and though I don't know Michael well myself I think I can agree with you there. Doesn't mean I can't worry about it though.'
'I won't disagree with you there, but the biggest thing that will be different is that there will be people out there that have a chance of getting their own memories back. The sign that someone has remembered from what I understand is that the both of you will be hit with a massive headache.'
'So if we go off the fact I got a headache right after I awoke earlier… it means someone remembered! Is there any way to know who it was?!'
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'Not that I'm aware of until you come across them and they let you know, but there is one other thing to remember with this.' Red said, getting a confused look from Issei. 'It's possible that enemies also will remember so it's something to keep in mind, especially with where the old world was when we time traveled.'
Issei hadn't thought about it in that way but if someone that had caused issues in the future got their memories back in the past it could end up in disaster. 'I can see what you mean and so we'll need to keep that in mind anytime an unexplained headache might occur like when I woke up.'
'[I agree partner as it is something to keep in mind for the future and who knows, it could help us gain strength sooner than if it was just us.]'
'You're right DDraig so let's just hope that if any bad guys get their memories back, its one we dealt with early on or are ready to face them.' He said getting feelings of agreement from the two dragons. Noticing the time, he had one more question. 'Is there anything else we should deal with now? I believe my mom should be calling me to breakfast soon.'
'I have nothing else to add that can't wait. Feel free to call me up anytime if you have any questions.'
'[None here.]' DDraig said, getting a nod from Issei as his mother called him down for breakfast.
Meanwhile
Sitri Mansion
Sona Sitri had just gotten back to her room from breakfast when she noticed what looked like smoke was coming from one of her dresser drawers. Trying to remember what she had in there, she rushed over once she did and opened the drawer to see it coming from the bag holding her Evil Pieces.
Once she got the bag out of the drawer, she couldn't help but feel how hot it felt and quickly opened the bag onto her bed before all of her pieces started flying around her. Starting with the Queen Piece she was able to bring all of her pieces out of the air but when she got to her Pawns, they were glowing a dark blue color and sparks were coming off of them so she decided not to try and mess with them.
What she saw when she looked at her Pawns was that they were circling each other with what looked like lightning coming off of them and which as she watched the lightning linked each piece to another before four of the pieces turned a darker shade of blue from the original light blue that they were. Once that was done, they threw off sparks that landed nearby causing small fires around her room which caused Sona to come out of her shock and rush to put them out with her water magic as the Pawns fell to her bed after finishing whatever they were doing.
Once she got the fires out, she turned towards her Pawns and couldn't figure out what had happened past the fact four of them were a darker shade than normal and the whole lightning thing so she decided to go find her parents and let them know and also see about requesting Ajuka to check them out.
She couldn't help but notice though that as soon as she picked up the pieces, she could feel a strange warmth coming from them that she couldn't place as it wasn't connected to the lightning before, but felt more personal and protective.
Meanwhile
Sixth Heaven
Michael was working on paperwork in the Zebel of Sixth Heaven trying to get as much done as he could while he had some time when the door opened with a rush of air as one his aide came in out of breath. "Lord Michael, we may have a problem!"
Michael had never seen him act this way and wasn't sure what to think about it. "What's wrong David?"
"We just got word from the Master Armorer that the sword Ascalon has disappeared from the vault. He was getting a weird reading from inside the vault and when he went to check on it, Ascalon was shining bright and shaking before disappearing completely from the room."
Michael was both confused and annoyed at what that could mean. Ascalon was a holy dragon slaying sword that had been handed to the church by its first wielder Saint George after he defeated a dragon with it and ever since they had received the sword, no one was able to wield it including the Seraphs which none of them could understand why it wouldn't let them. That sword had all of a sudden vanished and Michael couldn't help but feel something weird was at play here.
"Is it possible that the sword has found its wielder? It's what the armorer suggested when he told me about what happened."
"Yes yes its possible it found its new owner but we won't be able to find out who it is until it gets used." Michael said agreeing with David as the door opened once more with his sister Gabriel this time, with a serious look on her normally calm and smiling face. "Michael, we need you in Seventh Heaven. Something is going on and maybe you can figure something out." She said shocking both Michael and David as Michael stood up to follow Gabriel out the door.
Michael couldn't help but wonder what was going on right now; first Ascalon disappeared and now something has happened to Seventh Heaven and it seemed like all of the Seraphs were there besides himself and Gabriel who had come to get him. What was going on.