DxD: The Dragon Oppai {Chapter 201: Warning in Advance! ] (Patreon)

"A new world will be reborn from the ashes of the old…a better world. The diseased corpse of Yggdrasil must be purified of its evil so that we can all be saved. You may think of me as a villain, Baldur Odinson, but I do what I must for the greater good," Loki replied more seriously now.

"Whose greater good?! What gives you the right to decide that?!" he shot back.

Loki sighed, "There's a reason I put you here, Baldur…only your light could stave off HIS darkness. You being here has brought many centuries for us to prepare for his arrival."

"What?!" he asked, confused.

"Angra Mainyu…" Hel interjected.

Baldur looked at Loki confused, "Who is that?"

"He is a god of darkness in the Zoroastrian Pantheon. One of the strongest gods in the world in fact. He was imprisoned deep within Cocytus many ages past. Hel warned me that his prison was weakening and that she needed help. I put you here so that the power of your light could weaken his darkness and delay his freedom. You have done the world a great service with your sacrifice," Loki explained.

"You never thought to mention that to my father or to anyone?! You didn't think to ask me?!" he denounced angrily.

Loki shook his head, "Asking them to deliver the most beloved god in Asgard to Hel is certainly not something they would agree to. I can't imagine you would willingly choose to be here either. It saddens me to see that Hel still has to keep you chained up."

"Why did that dragon Ophis come here for Nidhoggr?! Does that have anything to do with this?! You're working for her, aren't you?!" he demanded.

"Only the dragon gods know where the heart is…through them we will have the power to remake this world," Loki said vaguely.

Baldur squinted curiously, "The heart?! What heart?!"

"This is the only way to find it…had I done nothing, it would have already been found and used against us. Trust in me Baldur…" Loki responded without answering the question.

He was silent for a moment before turning to Hel, "So the reason I'm here is to ward off some god of darkness?!"

"Yes…I thank you for protecting me all these years," Hel replied with a smile.

He scoffed at her as he held up his chains, "If this is your idea of thanks, then I say fuck the next world! You guys are insane! Wait till Thor hears about this! He'll kill you both!"

"We'll see about that…" Loki said dismissively.

"So tell me this then…does Ophis know you're plotting against her to find this heart thing? I'd sure like to see your arrogant jotunn ass test her vengeance when she finds out!" Baldur spat.

Loki shook his head, "It's all going exactly as planned. Hel warned Hades about Ophis already, and as we speak an army of gods is mustering for Ophis' return. They will all die, and then once the location of the heart is revealed to me, I will take it and banish both of the Dragon Gods from our universe forever. With the power of the heart I can save Yggdrasil and the new world can be reborn."

"You better hope I don't get free since you told me your entire evil plan," the Norse god said, shaking his head.

"Nothing is going to free you from your fate…but you will walk again in the new world and Hel shall be your bride." Loki said definitively.

"My what?! Bride?!" he said, shocked as he looked over at her.

She took his reaction a bit sadly, "I take it you don't like that idea, Baldur?"

"Why would I marry Hel after you crazy jotnar fucking kill my whole family and the world?!" he shouted.

"The world is doomed regardless, Baldur…at least this way we can be the ones to shape the new one, and not an evil god like Angra Mainyu. Odin wouldn't understand…it has to be this way," Loki countered.

"Father…I have a company arriving in Helhelm," Hel announced.

Loki nodded, "Ah yes…no doubt your allies. Make sure they discover what they're looking for, Hel…and bring Baldur with you. His light will weaken Nyx's powers in Tartarus."

"You're kidding me, right? What makes you think I'm not going to tell them you're both deceiving them?" Baldur laughed.

"A parting gift before I go…" Loki responded as he cast a bewitchment spell on Baldur, "try as you might, you will not be able to tell them anything now."

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Issei:-

Upon returning home, Issei saw Saji and Ingvild there pacing around with worried expressions. They seemed relieved at his return but a bit alarmed by his draconic features.

The dragon receded his features as he walked out of the closing portal. He sighed heavily, "Well, I sort of have good news I guess. The Gods said they would help us fight against Ophis."

"They did?! But they attacked you though…and they hate dragons don't they? That's what Vritra kept telling me," Saji said surprised.

A moment later Ddraig spoke up, "I convinced Issei to accept their offer. It might go against his pride, but I see nothing wrong with a few gods distracting some of the dragons. Even as powerful as Issei and I are, we would not fare very well fighting all of them at once."

"I am not opposed to Ddraig, but I was hoping Great Red might help us," Vritra joined the conversation.

Issei shook his head, "No, Red left me a note saying he had to go do something. We can't count on him to fight our battle for us. I wouldn't even want him to…"

"Ingvild Leviathan mentioned something about you having a training area in the Dimensional Gap?" Vritra asked.

"Yes, we should probably head there soon. Before we go though, I wanted to know more about your opinion on Azi Dahaka's theory, Vritra," Issei asked.

"I think he was right about one thing…Ophis definitely has some ulterior motive. I would not imagine her to be the cunning type, but her actions are bizarre. She must be desperate if she's trying to challenge Great Red. I would certainly be interested in asking the Dragon Gods about this." The dragon spoke from Saji's arm.

"Ophis told me she desired silence above all else and that she hated all the noise Great Red and everything else made. Her logic about wanting the dimensional gap back for silence also seemed dumb since she could just make her own realm or kill everything in this one. Ophis is definitely up to something…that much is true. That also means she'll probably go through with her plan to take it from Great Red. We're going to have to fight...that much is clear to me now. I don't like the idea of these gods helping us, but Ddraig had a point...I'm not invincible," Issei said, shaking his head.

Vritra sighed, "While I don't believe Azi Dahaka's ridiculous story, it does seem oddly coincidental that Ophis would desire silence if she was afraid of being heard or noticed by a greater power."

"But the Great Red isn't afraid of anything. He flies around the Dimensional Gap and is loud according to Ophis. Not to mention, Ophis isn't afraid of the Great Red and he's more powerful than she is." Issei shook his head.

"Yes, that is a huge hole in Azi Dahaka's theory. I can't imagine the God-Emperor of dragons fearing anything," Vritra agreed.

Ingvild frowned as she spoke up, "Why did Great Red take the dimensional gap from Ophis though? He could have made his own realm too if he's a Dragon God, couldn't he?"

"You'll understand when you see it. The Dimensional Gap is fucking awesome," Issei announced as he opened another portal.

"Hey Issei-kun…are you sure we can trust those gods? They did attack you after all. What if they try to kill us too?" Ingvild seemed concerned.

"I gave them the warning in advance that if they tried any shady crap that I'd kill them all," Issei replied.

"Even if they do have such aspirations, they will be afraid when they see that Issei Hyoudou also wields Ddraig's power. It will be amusing to see these gods and the other dragons reacting to Ddraig. He's pretty infamous to most of the Evil Dragons and especially to Albion and Tiamat," Vritra gave a quick chuckle.

Ddraig sighed, "Yeah, and that also means most of them will want to fight Issei and I specifically. You can expect Vali, Tiamat, Nidhoggr, and Grendel to all come gunning for us. Crom Cruach probably will too."

"Well let's not waste any more time. We need to cram in a day and a half of training and then get some sleep before this calamity happens," Issei waved the others to follow him through the portal.