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Apollo's Temple, Mount Olympus

"Apollo, I need a favor." Artemis said in a tone that left no room for argument. The fact she practically barged into his temple without warning helped. Seeing the look on her face, he could tell she was serious.

"What's up little sis?" Apollo asked, setting aside his wine and opting for water. She bristled at the nickname she hated oh so much but let it go.

"I know Hermes owes you a favor and I need you to cash in." She said, making him wince. That one was a pain in the ass to obtain, and favors didn't come easy. Considering the fact she needed his favor from Hermes and she couldn't do it herself, was a pretty big deal.

"Okay, what's this about?" He asked, taking a drink of his water.

"I have a kid." She said bluntly, figuring getting it over with would be best. No sooner did she say that did Apollo choke on his drink, coughing and spitting water everywhere. After a minute of violent coughing and Artemis uncaring of his plight, he wiped his mouth and looked at her.

"What? Why? When? How?" He asked in rapid fashion, which was a natural reaction. Artemis sighed and took a seat across from him.

"I have a kid out in Japan. About seventeen years ago the Fates came to me and said I have to have a demigod somehow, being I'm the goddess of childbirth and its been thousands of years. It was either I do it by choice or they'd have to use more drastic measures." She explained, both her and Apollo wincing when she mentioned more drastic measures. Apollo went back to his wine, seeing water wouldn't cut it.

"Makes sense. Are you?" He asked awkwardly, swirling his alcohol in the glass. Artemis blushed gold and shouted at him.

"Yes I'm still a virgin you idiot! Anyway, a couple in Japan had two failed pregnancies and what I did was something similar to what Athena does. Essentially, their third pregnancy which succeeded is a three way combination of them and my essence. I don't know how to explain it." She rambled, not exactly sure how to explain the process. All she knew was that it worked.

"No no, I get it. So why do you need me and my favor from Hermes?"

"I cashed in all my favors to see if they're alive and they are. All I got was a name. Considering the Titan War and the demigods' involvement, Zeus is letting us interact with them personally so long as we don't skip out on our duties." She explained, with Apollo catching on to where she was going. He snorted.

"No kidding and it's about time. We've got enough time to pursue, woo and have sex with all the mortals, you'd think taking half an hour to talk with our kids every so often wouldn't be an issue." He ranted casually, ignoring the deadpan look his sister was giving him. She sighed.

"As I was saying, since Hermes is the liaison between pantheons for us, I need him to get this letter to the Japanese messenger God and keep it quiet." She said, revealing what she wanted him to do and handing him a somewhat thick letter. No doubt a whole explanation of what was going on.

"Yeah, I can see why you want this quiet for the time being and don't worry about owing me. A chance to have a nephew is more than enough. Maybe I'll introduce him to some girls over here." Apollo said, chuckling at

"Apollo, you are not taking my son out to pick up women! Besides, if he's anything like me, and we all know demigods take after their parents in some capacity, then there's a near certain chance he wouldn't be up for it. It would be a miracle if he was looking to date, let alone have a girlfriend or boyfriend." Artemis shouted, grabbing him by the ear and pulling it, ignoring his whining. She will not let her son become a pervert!

Famous last words.

Japan

In a traditional Japanese office, with some modern features, behind a desk with a few papers that were currently being signed was the Japanese messenger god Yatagarasu. Taking the form of a middle aged Japanese man, only with feathers on his head instead of hair as well crow wings on his back, the deity was currently making sure everything was in order. Seeing his office was being called by Hermes, the fellow Pantheon liaison let his peer into the office, said Greek God flashing in at that second, garbed in a traditional Greek toga.

"Hermes, to what do I owe the pleasure?" He asked in a smooth yet raspy voice, befitting of his heritage and getting straight to the point. A god of a different pantheon simply does not drop by unannounced unless it was important, friend or not. Hermes pulled out a letter.

"I owed Apollo a favor and he said he wanted this letter delivered to someone under you guys. I know nothing beyond that." He explained, respectfully putting the letter on his friends desk, careful not to disrupt any of the other papers. Yatagarasu gently took the letter and gave it a once over, ensuring there was nothing harmful involved.

"Mmmm. At least you're bringing it to me personally. Must be important in that case." He mused to himself, with Hermes merely nodding in agreement. Bowing deeply towards his friend gave him a smile.

"It is appreciated my friend, and I know you'll be quiet about who is involved. I'll see you next time or at the next messenger conference." Hermes said before flashing out. Chuckling softly, Yatagarasu looked at the letter with an inquisitive look.

"Now, let's see who this is for and from." He muttered, one of his hands glowing with magic. Knowledge of the letters' contents flowed into his mind. Sender, recipient, what the letter was about, everything. His eyes widened in shock, pieces falling in line. An eerie, unnatural silence filled his office before it was broken by the usually composed god laughing at the top of his lungs nonstop.

"Oh that's too good! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" He cried, falling out of his chair.

The irony was beyond beautiful.

Sirzechs Office

"Is everything alright?" Sirzechs asked, letting the Japanese god into his office, offering a seat while his wife stood by his side,

"One of your sisters peerage members is a demigod." Yatagarasu said bluntly, taking the seat offered to him and fishing out the letter as well as a note he wrote.

"And? Nothing new. Demigods are more common than Sacred Gears." He said nonplussed. Seriously, demigods were prevalent throughout history, even more so than Sacred Gears. For every Sacred Gear user, there were about four or five demigods active on average. Mostly Greek and Roman. Yatagarasu shook his head.

"Not particularly. It's a matter of who their godly parent is." He said ominously before he handed the Satan the note. Skimming over the details, he struggled to keep in his laughter, fist banging on his desk. Curious as to what would get her husband slash King so worked up, Grayfia looked over the note herself. To their surprise, Grayfia was the one who broke down laughing her ass off.

"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" she howled, tears in her eyes as she collapsed onto the flood, kicking her legs like a child and dropping her maid persona. Yatagarasu and Sirzechs looked at each other seriously, with the red headed devil summoning some hard alcohol for the headache he'll be experiencing.

"This is serious. Like possible war levels of serious." He muttered, taking a long swig straight from the bottle. Rubbing his head, he couldn't help but chuckle at the sheer absurdity of the situation. That and his wife being so unlike herself. What was next? The Christian God coming back to life? Ow. Yatagarasu took the bottle from Sirzechs and took a small sip, not intending on getting blackout drunk like Sirzechs and Grayfia, if the gray haired, still giggling maid grabbing the bottle and chugging it was any indication.

"It is. So what are you going to do? Specifically your sister?" He muttered darkly, making the Satan's eyes widen at the mention of his sister.

Things just got worse.

Issei's Room

"What do you mean I'm a demigod? Both my parents are human!" Issei said loudly, confused as all hell. Sirzechs took out a note he made specifically for Issei, based off of Yatagarasu's note, which omitted the details of who specifically the goddess was.

Issei was having a wonderful time a few minutes ago. He and his harem weren't up to much: simply lying in his bed and cuddling each other, naked as the day they were born. The mood was interrupted by a serious looking Sirzechs and giggling Grayfia teleporting and breaking the news to everyone.

"Apparently the goddess did something with the pregnancy that led to you, and it technically makes you a demigod." He explained, handing that note to the boy in question who read it over.

"Okay so what now?" He sighed, running a hand through his hair. Rias snuggled up to his side, her bare breasts rubbing up against his side and immediately soothing his thoughts.

"Well, I think all things considered, we have to tell your parents if they are not aware. Can't just go and say 'mom and dad, the supernatural exists and apparently I'm a demigod and I'm going to visit my godly parent across the ocean'. Besides, you'd have to tell them at some point." She said, subtly rubbing her bountiful chest even more against him and bringing up the hard truth

"Fair point." He muttered, a perverse grin on his face, momentarily taking his mind off a conversation he was NOT looking forward to. At least he'd have his girls with him for that. Grayfia cleared her throat, although she was still giggling.

"After that, if you want to, arrange it to visit her. Although considering who the goddess is, this will be a very delicate situation, as knowing your tendencies, how she reacts could lead towards war." she muttered before she and her husband teleported back to the underworld. Rias took the note from Issei and began reading, her face falling into despair deeper and deeper by the second.

"Yeah, this is bad." she squeaked, making the other seven girls hyper focus on her. Issei himself was completely oblivious

"Why, who is she?" he asked, gently trying to take the note back but Rias kept it out of reach. She gently pushed him away and gave him a head pat.

"Don't worry about it sweetie. If she tries anything, goddess or not, we're kicking her ass." she said in a sweet tone, but they could all tell she was scared shitless if her panting slightly was any sign. The red gauntlet of the Boosted Gear popped into existence on Issei's left arm.

"Why who's his parent? Partner turn around." Ddraig ordered his partner, to which he did so reluctantly. Rias hung the note in front of the gears green gem, the Heavenly Dragon inside reading it. An awkward silence permeated the air before the dragon gave a weak chuckle.

"That's a first." He admitted dully before he popped out of reality and back into Issei's soul. They could've sworn it sounded like him fainting as well.

"You see what I mean when I say this bad!" Rias panicked, seeing how even Ddraig himself reacted to this knowledge. Issei huffed.

"Okay, can someone explain to me why this is such a big deal!" he asked and to nobody's surprise, Rias was unresponsive and continued to ramble madly.

"Parent or not, the instant she finds out you have a harem and your perverted tendencies, she's probably gonna try and kill you. She's killed for less!" she ranted, hyperventilating at the mere idea of Issei being killed like this. Her ramblings were stopped by Issei squeezing one of her bountiful breasts, something she loved very much, as well as him capturing her lips with his own.

"Rias, please. Who is she?" He begged. Rias took a deep breath.

"Artemis. Greek Goddess of Hunting, the Moon, Childbirth and a few other domains. More importantly she's probably one of, if not THE biggest man hater in existence. Killing them for the slightest infraction." Rias said in a scared tone, pure fear and worry heavily lacing her words while a few tears pooled in her eyes. Irina, Ravel, Xenovia and Koneko immediately collapsed in a dead faint onto each other, their heads nuzzled into each other's chests. Rossweisse and Asia began crying their eyes out, hugging each other for comfort. Akeno's eye merely twitched as she stared into space.

"I heard she turns those who stumble upon her camp into jackalopes." Asia got out as she hugged Rossweisse tighter, unbothered and uncaring of the fact she was crying over the older woman's breasts.

"I heard she deliberately bathes in the woods so she has an excuse to kill those who accidentally see her." Rossweisse bawled hysterically, cradling Asia like a child. Meanwhile Akeno was still motionless and twitching. Rias grabbed her boyfriend's shoulders seriously, looking him dead in the eyes. Issei knew this was beyond serious. So much so that his eyes didn't even flicker downward once.

"And this is just males in general. The instant she finds about you and your urges. Hell, the instant she finds out about us! I can't even fathom what she'd do to you!" Rias said tearfully. Issei's mind was blank, still in the process of this world breaking news. Shaking him lightly, Rias booted up his mind, even a little.

"Fuck." He muttered before he too fainted, falling face first into Rias's bountiful chest.

"Issei!" Rias and everyone else cried in worry. Irina, Ravel, Xenovia and Koneko miraculously regained consciousness that very second while Asia, Akeno and Rossweisse stopped their panic attacks. All eight girls swarmed their boyfriend, inspecting and caring for him whilst discussing this world shattering revelation.

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Special Meeting Room

In a special room in Issei's home/manor that was seldom used, Rias and the other girls had to call in the other five girls who loved Issei immediately. Two of them were thankful that they had no more clients for the day, two of them were slightly upset that their date was cut short, although since it was about Issei, they'd let it slide. The other one was happy to get away from Azazel and his antics. Clad in pajamas that showed off their bodies, Rias decided to get things underway as the head of the harem.

"Ladies. We have a critical situation." Rias said gravely, with the other seven of the thirteen total girls nodding solemnly, leaving the other five girls completely clueless. Taking a deep breath, Rias took on an authoritative tone.

"I hereby call this official meeting regarding Issei's Harem to order!" she declared, only to be met with twelve deadpan stares.

"Are we really calling ourselves that?" Yumi Kiba asked politely, although she was slightly embarrassed by the way her King and harem sister/leader was acting. Rias pouted

"Yes. It's true, it sounds nice and I'll gladly take any other names if you have. Anyway, we're getting off track." Rias explained, to which they couldn't refute. Akeno cleared her throat.

"Indeed Rias. A few hours ago, our Issei received a very shocking and frankly frightening letter." She said, motioning towards Rossweisse to pick up.

"Issei is technically a Greek Demigod or chimera of sorts and that's why this is a bad thing." She said, drawing the attention of the five uninformed girls. Valerie 'Vali' Lucifer butted in.

"Two things. One, how bad are we talking and why? Two, who is his parent?" she asked somewhat rudely, the delinquent curious as to what would be so threatening towards her 'rival' and whether or not she could kick their ass.

"Defcon Two, likely Defcon One. As for why this is bad, this is because of who his godly parent is." Rias explained, showing how severe things as Ravel took out a photo of a beautiful woman dressed in silver with auburn hair and silver eyes.

"This is Artemis- Irina got out before the sound of crying filled the room. Looking over, the somewhat androgynous form of Galilea was crying in a truly ugly fashion, heaving as if she was suffocating. She was acting as bad, if not worse than before Issei showed up in her life. Wordlessly, Irina pulled the younger girl onto her lap as she sobbed, unbothered by the snot and tears as she rubbed her hair soothingly.

"And as you can surmise, she is Issei's godly parent." Xenovia stated bluntly,

"As of right now, this can lead to war. Our beloved Issei is practically everything she hates in a male and is her son. We strongly believe that if she had the chance, she'd kill him in a heartbeat." Irina said softly as not to agitate Galilea any further.

"That is why we're preparing a few possible scenarios, all depending on Issei's decision." Asia explained, shuffling through a few index cards and handing Rias one of them.

"Option One. He says he doesn't want to meet her. We will write her a letter and hopefully that's it." Rias explained. It was simple and straightforward and the least problematic. Raynare raised her hand.

"What if she doesn't take no as an answer?" she asked, making everyone wince. Greek gods did not like being refused. Akeno smiled sadistically.

"Then Vali is well within her rights to beat her within an inch of her life." she said, chuckling darkly. Everyone turned to said girl, who was now blushing at the attention.

"Nobody does that to my rival." Vali muttered darkly, cracking her knuckles while everyone else huffed. Raynare turned to the silver haired empress with a deadpan look.

"You haven't fought him at all Vali. Not even once despite how much you say he's your rival. Just accept the facts girl." Raynare teased, tussling the punks hair affectionately. Blushing, but not refuting the accusation, she made the attempt to grab the fallen angels scantily clad rear before Rias cleared her throat loudly.

"MOVING ON. Option Two is we meet her in a neutral setting, bind her to insanity with contracts not to harm him and we go about things normally. We reveal we're his harem, we let her seethe and send her off. Of course look over our shoulders for the rest of our lives but I digress." Rias said with some worry. Koneko picked up a card.

"Option Three, and we hope Issei doesn't choose this one. We're completely honest about our relationship with him and face it head on." She explained, making everyone wince at her option. Yeah they were all honest about their feelings and desires for each other but considering the goddess in question….

"Sleeping with him tomorrow says he'll pick this option." Kuroka whispered towards Yumi, making the Knight crack a smile.

"He is an honest boy, but that's one of the reasons we love him." Yumi said dreamily. The duo turned back to Rias.

"Option Four. We 'test the waters' ourselves with her and taking from Option Two, get some contracts or oaths that make it so she won't harm him. We go over to America and treat it as a sort of vacation. As fucked up as it sounds, I hope it's this one." Rias said, revealing the twisted desire. Everyone sat there, jaws open at such an insane proposal. The silence was broken by a nervous Asia.

"Honestly, same here. Always wanted to go to America." She admitted, blushing a deep scarlet at her selfish desire. Back in reality, Rias took charge again.

"Any questions?" she asked, pointing at Kuroka, who raised her hand.

"What if she just straight up kidnaps him? Do we have the right to go over and save him without consequences?" she asked.

"Irina please pray for all of us that that doesn't happen, and yes, we do." Rias asked the angel respectively, in which she received a determined nod. The now calmed down dhampir turned devil raised her hand and reached out.

"Yes, Galilea?" Rias asked softly, taking her Bishop onto her lap and hugging her, the King's impressive bosom cradling her Bishop's head.

"If we go with Option Four, does that mean we have to hide our relationship in public?" she asked, her voice muffled by boob. Rias giggled at the ticklish sensation.

"Nope. We don't hide it in public here, we won't do it there." She said confidently, a sentiment everyone somewhat agreed with, although they did give her a look. Rias sighed.

"Okay, we will keep it a secret for a few days." She relented, satisfying her fellow harem sisters. In heart she knew it was the right choice but by Satan she didn't want to hide her love.

Issei laid in his bed in silence, contemplating the last few hours. After waking up from being unconscious, it took all his nerves to confess to his parents about what he and the other girls were as well as revealing the supernatural to them. In all honesty he was surprised they took it so well.

Still got a small chuckle out of him when they confessed that they were halfway drunk at the time and thought Artemis was a shared hallucination. The revelation he was a devil was a bit more complicated along with his involvement with the other girls. His dad broke down in happy tears when he realized Issei would be able to fulfill his and his father's dream of having a harem. His mother surprised him by grabbing a huge knife and asking where Raynare was a little too sweetly. The fact it was an accident did not register the first few times with her.

All in all, it was awkward but a weight was lifted off his shoulders. His parents as well when he revealed he and Vali's connection. They'd work through this. As he laid there thinking about what to do about Artemis, he heard a knock on his door. Rias gently opened it with the other girls behind her.

"Issei, honey. Are you okay?" she asked softly, coming in with all the girls. He sighed.

"I'm confused about all this and a little bit scared in all honesty." He muttered, sitting up to make room for his harem. Everyone piled onto the bed with him in the center, surrounding him with his lovers. Rias laid her head his and pulled him into her bosom and stroked his hair.

"I get it. Your world turning upside again, only this time said reason will likely kill you, or at least attempt to." She said, soothing him a little. Following her lead, everyone else began rubbing him wherever they could reach as well, and they could tell it was working as he slowly relaxed.

"You girls are too good for me, you know that?" He muttered, closing his eyes as he let his lovers work Their magic. After around five minutes, he felt calm enough to move onto the topic.

"So what now? What do you girls want?" He asked, wanting their input on what she should do. It went unspoken but whatever they did, they did together.

"Well, the other girls and I discussed this while you were passed out, and we came up with four options on how to proceed. Five if we take into consideration the possibility of her just kidnapping you." Rias muttered darkly, unintentionally Pulling him deeper into her cleavage possessively.

"So what are you thinking we should do?" He asked, muffled by boob fat. The girls proceeded to repeat their ideas on what to do with Issei digesting everything. He soon made up his mind.

"Honestly, options one and four look the most appealing. Too risky with the others." Issei said, at the least narrowing things down. The girls looked at him proudly for his decision while the Boosted Gear popped into existence.

"Well look who decided to grow a brain." Ddraig teased, making everyone chuckle lightly.

"Being surrounded by smart and beautiful girlfriend's tends to rub off on you." Issei said, shooting a smile at everyone that rewarded him with a round of kisses. Galilea and Koneko climbed onto his lap, each taking a thigh and hugged him tightly while Kuroka snuggled up behind him.

"Well, whatever you choose, we'll be right by your side." She said, mirroring the thoughts of her fellow harem sisters. Issei petted her head gently, drawing forth some purrs as she nuzzled his face with hers.

"And Vali will be behind us staring at our asses as usual." Issei joked, making the empress blush at the accusation that was all too true. Ddraig barked in laughter.

"Hehe, still funny as all hell. My host is obsessed with boobs, our former rival's host is obsessed with asses." He cackled. Within Valerie's Sacred Gear, Albion could only roll his eyes. In reality, Issei took a deep breath.

"I think the fourth option is something I'd like to try. I'm her first ever kid and she at least wants to meet me and you girls. Giving her that chance is the least we can do. I'm assuming you'll drum up the contract?" Issei said, wanting to give the goddess who helped create him this opportunity and it was true. God (ouch) knows when or even if she'd have another kid this way, so he'd rather give her something. Rias smiled at him approvingly.

"Of course dear. I'll call my brother and he'll set something up. Now, such a good choice deserves a 'reward'." Rias said, trailing a finger over his chest seductive while she had a perverse grin on her face. All the other girls mirrored her, quickly discarding their clothing and leaving them in their birthday suits. As one, the harem ripped Issei's clothes off and left him in a similar state of dress. A giddy grin on his face along with a small nosebleed, Issei didn't even register Ddraig vanishing. The old dragon didn't want to be a part of this.

America

"He should've gotten the letter by now. Just give him time Artemis." Artemis thought to herself in her tent, petting a deer in an attempt to calm her nerves. It was two weeks since she sent the letter towards her son and she heard absolutely nothing from anyone or anything. On the borders of the camp, one pair of hunters were just about to finish their patrol when a strange looking male with feathers for hair and black wings made his way towards them. Naturally they pulled their bows at him.

"Who are you male." The older of the duo ordered. The Japanese man merely raised an eyebrow.

"A god. I wish to speak with your mistress." He requested politely. Instincts flared and the duo knew he was serious. Leading him to the camp, the mysterious god ignored the looks and bows aimed at him. The younger hunter rushed to her mistress' tent, knocking before entering.

"Milady, there is a Japanese man who says he's a god with black feathers for hair wishing to speak with you." She said rapidly. Artemis shot to her feet an instant, as there was no doubt this was about her son.

"Can I help you?" Artemis asked warily, concerned as to why a god of a different pantheon needed her.

"Yatagarasu. It's in regards to your letter." the god introduced himself, as well as his reason for his arrival. Artemis' demeanor did a complete turn around.

"Was there an issue?" she asked worriedly. Yatagarasu sighed.

"From me, no. Unfortunately, considering the nature of the contents and the recipient, I had to inform others and that's where the complications arise." He explained, making the Greek goddess hum in worry. Before she could dwell on it, Zoe got her attention.

"Milady, what is he talking about?" the demititan asked in confusion. Yatagarasu could only snort.

"Did you not tell them?" Yatagarasu asked with an amused tone. Artemis took a breath when she felt the stares of her hunters.

"I technically have a son in Japan. The Fates said I needed to have a demigod so I blessed a couple in Japan who were having troubles. And yes, I'm still a virgin." She explained, drawing numerous gasps from her hunters. Despite the Fates themselves telling her to do so, their mistress technically having a demigod, let alone a son was mind boggling.

"So what is the trouble?" she continued, curious as to why exactly another god had to get involved.

"I'll let these two explain." Yatagarasu said, activating a teleportation spell on the ground, one unseen before by the hunters, although Artemis was familiar with it. From the circle, two VERY beautiful women appeared in front of everyone. Some of the hunters couldn't help but blush upon gazing at the two curvaceous women with long red hair and short silver hair. Artemis noted that the redhead had a stack of papers held against her impressive chest.

"Greetings Artemis. My name is Rias and my friend here is Vali and we're here to discuss the terms of allowing you to meet your son. Shall we discuss this privately?" the newly introduced Rias said in a sickly sweet tone. Realizing she'd have to go through this girl to see her son, Artemis reluctantly let her into her tent. Vali simply sat on a log she dragged outside of the tent, keeping an eye on the hunters and their 'assets'.

Inside the tent, Rias took the seat offered to her by the goddess and set the papers on the table. Smoothing out her outfit, which was a short skirt that showed off her legs and a shirt that hugged her curves and showed off some of her cleavage. She mentally smirked at Artemis and her two lieutenants giving her dirty looks. Artemis cleared her throat, deciding to get this over with.

"So why are you here exactly? What is so important that I simply cannot meet him?" she asked impatiently. Rias crossed her arms under her chest, propping them up.

"Knowing how you and your hunters are, we and many others are simply concerned for his safety." She explained in a lecturing tone. Grabbing one of the papers, she slid it over to the goddess who began reading it. Rias continued her explanation.

"See, your son is looked upon very favorably. Some of them are very high up in various pantheons. Of course he's close to many of our friends who couldn't make it and ourselves obviously. Point is that you'd have numerous individuals going after your head if you killed him and this of course would lead to war amongst your pantheon against many others. We're simply here to try and prevent that." She said and Artemis couldn't help but be proud of yet worried about what exactly he got involved in. Shinto, Norse, Egyptian, he knew someone big there. He was supposed to be a normal human in all technicality. Away from all of this and be safe. Rias gave her another set of papers. It was a contract of sorts.

"To summarize things, you shall be incapable of killing or maiming him in the event he does something you do not like. Of course we aren't cruel and we'll let you and your hunters attempt to harm him but again, you yourself, your hunters or another god can't kill or permanently maim him." Rias explained seriously, bringing up an incentive of sorts for the goddess. An excuse to hurt a male did sound appealing, the fact it was her son escaping her mind completely.

"Of course you'll spread the word and terms to the rest of your pantheon. Don't want your father or brother trying to kill him and in turn leading to war." Rias continued, bringing up a very important factor. Knowing how her father was, it was a good point. As Artemis read the terms and conditions, the sheer number of them worrying her, she couldn't help but whine uncharacteristically.

"Is all this really necessary? He's my son, what can he do that would make me want to kill him?" She bemoaned in confusion. Seriously, what the Hades could he possibly do to warrant possibly being killed? By herself no less! Rias chuckled humorously, yet the trio across from her couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"We wouldn't be doing this if we didn't think it was needed. As for what he can do. Well, you have a son, so anything is possible at this point." Rias said, driving home the final nail in the coffin. Artemis sighed, looking at the pen Rias had in her hand.

"Fuck it, give me that pen." She demanded. Quickly signing the contract, she couldn't help but let out a yelp when the contract glowed an ominous red color and subsequently burst into flames and vanished. Rias smiled.

"Pleasure doing business with you. Give us a week to pack up and we'll head over here. If you don't provide him and us with our own lodgings-we're not cruel or foolish enough to bunk with your hunters- then we'll stay in a nearby hotel." She explained as she walked out of the tent, Artemis and Co behind her. Rias made her way to Vali.

"Vali we're done." Rias said cheerfully, crossing her arms under her large bust in front of the girl.

"Few more seconds." She replied absent-mindedly, seemingly staring into space. Rias followed her eyes and could only sigh, fully expecting this from her fellow pervert.

"Shameless pervert. You can stare later." She said loud enough for the Hunters to turn and look at Vali in shock. Shaking her head, Rias effortlessly grabbed Vali by the waist and hauled her onto her shoulder before walking out. Of course Vali resisted.

"NO! Release me! How dare you take me away from all these glorious asses!" she shouted, struggling to escape Rias' grasp. The hunters couldn't help but recoil at this woman.

"Oh my gods." Zoe muttered in shock. Not even a child of Aphrodite acted like this. To see someone act so shamelessly perverted in public was both disturbing yet impressive.

"Quiet or I'll tell Issei you said that." Rias said with a straight face and immediately Vali stopped her tantrum.

"I'll behave." She muttered in a soulless tone and went slack. Her one weakness used against her.

"See you girls in a week." Rias said in an almost too sweet tone, giving them a small wave before Yatagarasu teleported them back to Japan. All the hunters could only stand there, still unsure of how to process all that.

"So this Issei is that silver haired girl's boyfriend or something?" Thalia asked. She honestly had no idea how a girl like that could get a boyfriend. Especially one good enough that 'threatening' to tell him was enough for her to stop. Artemis walked up behind her, Zoe in tow.

"That's the name of my son and technically your brother. Anyway, there's no chance in Hades he's her boyfriend. Not with a pervert like her. I told Apollo this: if he's anything like me, sex would be the last thing on his mind, and if he did have a romantic partner, it wouldn't be with someone like her." Artemis explained, easing the worries of her hunters. She had a point. Thalia wasn't having it.

"Mmmm, be careful with what you say Milady. You don't want to jinx it." Thalia remarked, making Artemis huff.

"What's the worst that can happen? Him having a harem? There's a greater chance of me becoming like that slut Aphrodite than that happening." Artemis said, bringing up a very fair point. Thalia wasn't too convinced but kept her mouth shut. Zoe was the opposite.

"Fair point. Well, weird to say it, but I can't wait to meet him." Zoe said, looking forward to meeting her mistress' first ever child and technically her younger brother.

Olympus

"Alright, I'll get right to the point. In one week we'll officially be allowed to interact directly with our children without consequences, so long as our other duties aren't skipped out. Is there anything that should be brought up in relation to that?" Zeus said in a loud booming voice, calling the meeting to order. None of the Olympians had anything of note to share, opting to merely talk about more of the same. That changed when Apollo spoke out loudly.

"Artemis has something to say." He said, throwing his sister under the metaphorical bus and into the spotlight. Of course this pissed her off.

"Apollo you jackass!" she shrieked, launching herself at him and making a half-hearted attempt to strangle him. Despite that, he couldn't keep a smile off his face. The other gods simply rolled their eyes at the siblings. Zeus sighed.

"What do you have to say daughter?" the king of the Greek gods ordered. Before it could escalate, the large doors leading into the throne room jumped loudly, making everyone stop what they were doing. A few seconds later, the doors jumped again, this time even worse. Zeus felt his temper flare.

"WHO GOES THERE!?" He shouted, thunder rumbling as he readied the Masked Bolt. As if in response or by coincidence, the doors were flung wide open by a tall man appearing to be in his twenties with an average build, black hair, golden bangs and black goatee. The mysterious man, in a casual looking outfit one wouldn't wear when visiting gods, strutted in like he owned the place with a lazy, mischievous smirk on his face. Behind were two other men around his height.

The first follower had the appearance of a handsome-looking man with long blond hair and green eyes. He wore a red robe with a gold cross on the front of his white alb, along with golden shoulder plates with a white sash. The second was a handsome man who seemed to be in his early 20's. He had shoulder length crimson hair and blue eyes. Unlike his two companions, this man was actually well dressed for the occasion. Despite their mundane appearance, the gods had a feeling these three were powerful.

"Who are you?" Athena asked, ever the inquisitive goddess

"This Mount Olympus?" the first man asked. Hera simply nodded, making the redhead smile.

"Ah good, we got the right place. Anyway, introductions are in order." He said, getting right down to business.

"I am Sirzechs, this is Michael and this is Azazel and we're here in regards to Artemis' son." He said casually, motioning towards the men in question as well as dropping the bombshell. The council erupted into pandemonium whilst Artemis blushed and shrunk into her seat. As everyone shouted, Azazel couldn't help himself and started cackling to himself.

"You didn't tell them? Oh that's too good, haha!" He laughed, holding his stomach as he pointed at Artemis. Michael shook his head in amusement.

"Calm thyself brother." He said, patting the fallen angels back gently as he fell to his knees laughing. Artemis shrugged her shoulders.

"In my defense, I was literally just about to tell them." She muttered, with Michael and Sirzechs nodding in understanding. Eventually, everyone calmed down and stared down the newcomers.

"Okay, so what do you three have to do with her son?" Zeus inquired. He was honestly pissed, even more than Jackson was claimed all those years ago. His daughter had a kid and told nobody. A kid that shouldn't exist and should be destroyed. The fact he, Poseidon and Athena all had kids that shouldn't exist either didn't cross his mind. Sirzechs took the stage.

"Her kid is someone who is very important to many individuals under our care and by extension ourselves." he explained, giving the Greeks an idea as to who the kid was. Michael continued.

"Considering how murder happy you lot are, we felt it impudent to warn you. Should any of you Greek gods kill him, we'd have no choice but go to war and wipe you off the face of the planet." He stated solemnly. Despite his relaxed look, they knew it wasn't a threat but a promise. Azazel couldn't but snort loudly.

"Is war really the right term? Full blown slaughter would be more appropriate, hehe." He said casually, as if the idea that these were God's was laughable. The arrogance of the laid back man, coupled with the promise of the blonde was the breaking point for Zeus and the other hot-headed gods. Standing from his throne, he readied his Master Bolt.

"You dare threaten us gods, mortals!?" He boomed, ready to smite the interlopers. Before he could throw the bolt, Athena began musing to herself.

"Azazel. Where have I heard that name? Isn't he one of the fallen angels from the Bible?" Athena muttered under her breath. Azazel heard her and smirked.

"Close. More like I am him." He said, and to back up his claim, twelve black feathered wings popped out of his back, making every Olympian rear back in shock and fear. The sheer power of display was frightening. One of a being who could handle the twelve gods himself. Demeter gulped nervously and turned to Michael.

"Considering the Fallen Angel Azazel is among us, safe to assume you are the Archangel Michael?" she asked in confirmation. Michael merely nodded, unfurling his twelve golden wings as well as his halo shimmering into existence above his head. Shaken by the two beings who could destroy Olympus themselves in their presence, Poseidon turned to Sirzechs warily.

"Who are you?" He got out. While he had no idea who the redhead was, considering he was close with Michael and Azazel, he had no doubt he was extremely powerful as well. Sirzechs smiled.

"That's a secret. All I'll tell you is I'm closely tied with these two and her son." he said, confirming Poseidon's suspicions and drawing Artemis' attention even more. What the Hades did her son get up to that he had such powerful beings, on top of those from other pantheons backing him up?

"Anyway, moving on. We know that letting him go around unopposed would be rude, so we figured we'd tell you you can retaliate against him, just can't kill, curse or seriously maim him." Sirzechs explained, an offer that was very appealing to many of the gods there, Ares in particular. Artemis got up from her throne and shrunk down, making her way to the trio.

"So considering Michael of Heaven himself is protective of my son, I can assume he's a really good boy?" she asked hopefully, making the Archangel glance at his allies warily.

"Uh sure, we'll go with that. He is a good boy despite his quirks." Sirzechs said, although he and Azazel were trying to contain their laughter. Unable to handle herself, Artemis launched herself forward and gave them all a brief hug, a giddy smile on her face. Breaking away, the trio looked at the gods for the last time for now,

"Well, we'll be off. Remember what we told you." Sirzechs warned ominously before he and the others teleported out of Olympus. Feeling the stares boring into her, Artemis took a breath and turned around, ready to deal with this. Only to have the form of Aphrodite and her large breasts fill her vision, a smile threatening to rip her face apart.

Oh yeah, she kind of expected this from her.

Chapter Text

Issei and his harem were in his bedroom, performing a last minute check on their supplies for the two weeks they'd be in America. Granted they were rich and money wouldn't be an issue but why bother if they already have the stuff? Issei took a breath to steady his nerves. His parents gave all the girls their blessings and prayed to any deity that wouldn't hurt them that they would be okay.

"Okay, today's the day." He said confidently as he looked at his harem.

"Anyone wants to back out now, now's the chance." He said, giving them one last opportunity and as expected, they all refused. Rias stepped forward.

"Never Issei. You went through hell for us, we'll do the same for you." She said earnestly, the other girls nodding in affirmation, making him blush.

"Okay, last minute checks." Issei said, bringing up a checklist. Kuroka brought out a stack of fliers.

"I got the spare flyers for contracts." She said happily, holding what was easily hundreds of fliers.

"New York City is free game. Might as well make bank." Koneko muttered in monotone, although her smile said otherwise.

"I got my beer!" Rossweisse cheered happily as she hauled up a few kegs of beer.

"I got my sweets!" Koneko chimed in, hauling up a person sized bag of various candies.

"I got all the sex stuff and porn." Vali said confidently, a small nosebleed leaking as held up a duffle bag containing the aforementioned items.

"You sure we need all that? We're only going to be there for a few weeks." Yumi asked. While she wasn't opposed, it was a bit overkill

"Yes, we do." Vali said confidently. Issei turned to the dhampir turned devil.

"You got your bag Gali-chan?" He asked gently and the androgynous girl held up the brown bag with holes.

"Yes. I'll be fine after a day or two. Hopefully." She said bashfully. Issei leaned down slightly and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead, making her blush while the other girls cooed at the sight.

"That's my girl." He said proudly before ruffling her hair. He stood up and turned to Rias.

"We put in the paperwork?" He confirmed, making the head girl of the harem groan.

"Ugh, don't remind me." She said, shuddering at all the paperwork she had to do beforehand so they could go officially. All the other girls didn't bring much. Just some clothes and personal items. This left Issei to carry some of the other girls' clothes as well as his own, considering they had the fliers, porn and candy to carry. Issei was just about to call their transport when he was stopped.

"Oops, one last thing." Rias said with a perverse smile. Before he could ask, Rias gave him a searing kiss, practically shoving her tongue down his throat from intensity. After thirty seconds, she reluctantly broke away, a small nosebleed coming from her nose.

"Last round of kisses." Said the pawns girlfriend and master. Like a wave, every other girl captured the lone boy's lips with their own, perverse grins on all their faces.

"Okay, I think we're ready." Issei said before making contact with Yatagarasu. Said god popped in a few seconds later, who looked over the group. Internally, the Japanese god was looking forward to the shit show that would eventually happen.

"This everyone?" He asked, in which everyone nodded. As he prepared the magic circle, Issei took one last look at his room before the group was teleported.

"Here we go." He thought as his room was replaced with a quaint looking forest, the sun barely cresting over the horizon. A few meters away from him and the girls was a woman who looked to be in her mid 20's with auburn hair, silver eyes and wearing a lot of silver. So much silver! Sitting with her was an overweight looking guy around the same age as her. He was wearing a leopard print jacket, dark hair that looked almost purple and bloodshot eyes. Finally was a kinder looking, middle aged gentleman in a wheelchair, his lap covered in a blanket with a neatly trimmed beard. All three of them were talking to each other, his devil senses allowing him to hear their conversation.

Camp Half Blood, a few seconds earlier

"I still can't believe you have a kid." Dionysus muttered, not at all looking forward to dealing with more brats. Yeah he was happy to officially interact with his own kids but by Hades he hated his family's kids. Artemis snorted.

"Well get used to it. He'll be here any second." She snapped, eager to finally meet her son. Especially after the interrogation everyone else gave her.

Damn that slut Aphrodite! Chiron cleared his throat

"I'll tell you this now, he may not be a demigod technically, but he'll be subject to the rules all the same." he said. The fact Issei and his other guests weren't technically campers not crossing his mind. Artemis was about to open her mouth when she saw a large magic circle appear on the ground.

"Shh, he's here." She said a bit rudely before standing up when people showed up from said circle.

She of course recognized Yatagarasu from last time and to her annoyance, Rias and Vali were here again. So many other, admittedly beautiful girls, were also with them. Of course there were only two boys there and considering their features, only one of them could be her son.

The first thing she noticed was that he was just average. Average build with a 5'7 height, albeit slightly muscular. So he took care of his physical health, that was good. Average yet still fairly handsome, for half a second she swore he was related to one of the sluts children or a descendent. The chocolate brown hair was somewhat wild, while his eyes were a golden brown. He wore a simple black outer shirt that was unbuttoned, showing off a pure red undershirt, along with black jeans and some sneakers.

All in all, nothing really impressive about him. Just normal.

"Issei Hyoudou?" she asked the taller boy, who was carrying MANY bags, no doubt those of some of the girls with him. Hearing his name, the brunette looked up at the goddess.

"You're Artemis?" He asked, confirming that the woman in front was the goddess. She nodded before making her way over to him. The instant Issei put all the bags down, Artemis engulfed him in a hug, with Issei noting she was also 5'7 in this form.

"Oh my baby boy." She muttered, unintentionally and unknowingly pouring some of her godly strength into it. Normally this would break the ribs of a normal human or even snap their spine with ease, but for someone like Issei, he barely felt it. Awkwardly, Issei wrapped his arms around Artemis carefully.

"It's well, it's nice to meet you I guess. I'm gonna be honest, this is hella awkward." He said, chuckling at the sheer absurdity of all this. Eventually, Artemis broke away from her son. She was about to open her mouth when Issei held up his hand.

"Just, before anything else, Mom and Dad give you their utmost thanks for helping them." Issei said, bowing deeply on behalf of his parents. Artemis waved him off.

"It was no trouble." She said, and truly, it was pretty easy.

"They also said if anything happens to me, god or not they'll try and find a way to kill you." He said casually, throwing the goddess off guard slightly.

"Noted." She got out slowly, before turning to the group her son came with and putting on a smile.

"So, who are your friends?" she asked sweetly. She already knew two of them, but the rest she had no clue on. Issei scratched the back of his head awkwardLy

"Well, they're more like family." He said before gently bringing the redhead from a few days ago front and center.

"This here is Rias, my best friend. You met her already." Issei said with a big smile. Clearly this Rias was very important to her son, much to her displeasure. Her appearance was unchanged for the most part since last time.

Her hair was of the brightest shade of crimson, reaching to her thighs and having a cowlick sticking from the top of her hair with her bangs loose and covering her forehead, with two strands framing her face. Her eyes were a contrasting color to her hair, being blue, and her overall figure was...buxom to say the least. A body that would put a daughter of Aphrodite to shame. Her assets were nothing if not mesmerizing, with her prominent chest sticking out, each round orb a little smaller than her head and stretching out her white T-shirt and if her wide hips that stretched her black leggings were any indication, her rear was similar in size. Her skin was pale, yet not sickly so, and one could tell she was quite the tall lady, slightly taller than Issei at 5'8.

Artemis already didn't like her, friend of her son or not.

"Nice to see you again." Rias said, bowing respectfully, making her chest jiggle at the motion. Oh yeah, Artemis didn't like her at all. Issei moved onto the next girl.

"This is Akeno." Issei said, inducing the next friend of his.

Akeno was a girl slightly shorter than Issei at a height of 5'6, with a curvaceous figure all too similar to Rias, arguably larger than the redheads but if she did, it was negligible. She had long black hair tied in a ponytail that reached to her legs, with two strands sloping backwards and having an orange ribbon keeping it in place. Her eyes were of a deep violet, and she was currently dressed in a simple attire consisting of a tight purple T-shirt that showed off some cleavage and blue jeans.

Akeno merely smiled and gave a wave, yet despite the simple action, Artemis couldn't help but feel a small shiver go up her spine. Akeno stepped aside for the next girl.

"This is Yumi." Issei said, introducing the next girl.

Yumi, while not drop dead gorgeous like Rias and Akeno, was still quite the looker. A generic pretty girl if Artemis had to call it, who stood equal to Issei at 5'7. She had long blonde hair that went a little past her shoulders with blue eyes and mole underneath her left eye. Her figure, while not as voluptuous as the prior two girls, had some curves, with her modest chest just visible enough against her light blue shirt that was more modest than the others. Her lower half was more pronounced, with a good sized bum that pressed against her thigh length purple skirt and showed off a good pair of legs and some of her thighs.

"A pleasure to make your acquaintance." Yumi greeted politely as she bowed. Artemis liked her a lot more than the other Rias and Vali. She moved back for the next blonde

"This is Asia." Issei said sweetly with a beaming smile as he introduced the second blonde.

Asia was a beautiful young girl of 5'1 with long blonde hair that reached her butt and green eyes, with split bangs over her forehead and a single strand sticking out from the top and sloping backward. Like Yumi, she was dressed more conservatively, opting for a lime green, flowy dress that covered most of her body, save her arms and ankles. Like Yumi, she wasn't as well endowed up top as Rias and Akeno, but like her fellow blonde, she was predominantly bottom heavy if the curves of her hips were anything to go by.

Instead of giving Artemis a verbal greeting, Asia merely clung onto Issei's torso possessively, giving the goddess a dirty look. Must be a sister and brother relationship Artemis mused. Reluctantly, Asia pulled away from Issei, and made way for the next girl.

Was that her natural hair color?

"This is Koneko." Issei said, introducing the next girl.

Koneko had a very petite and short figure of 4'6, with even less curves than Asia, although like the blonde, she had a good butt. She had gold eyes, and sported short white hair with the front donning two long bangs that went past her shoulders. Unlike Asia and Yumi, she was dressed similar to Rias. With a yellow T-shirt and white shorts.

She was also carrying a massive bag of candy that was way bigger than her like it was nothing.

"If you hurt Issei I will break you." She said in deadpan with a blank stare. She shuffled off to the side, giving Issei and an older girl who looked a lot like Koneko a sweet smile.

"This is her sister Kuroka." Issei said, confirming Artemis' suspicions.

Kuroka was a beautiful young woman with a voluptuous figure of 5'3, long black hair with split bangs that reached past her shoulders, and hazel-gold eyes with cat-like pupils. Her attire consisted of a standard black T-shirt that was modified (to the goddess's displeasure) to be open at her shoulders, giving view to her large breasts which rivaled Rias and Akeno in terms of size as well as black shorts.

"Charmed." She said sweetly, bowing in respect, showing off her cleavage before stepping aside for the next girl.

"This is Xenovia." Issei said, the girl in question simply nodding silently.

Xenovia was a beautiful young woman of 5'5 with chin-length, blue hair with a dyed green fringe on the right side and brown eyes. She had a similar build to Yumi, in which she wasn't the curviest girl, although she was a bit more top heavy than Yumi. Her outfit was a green tank top with red shorts.

"This is my childhood friend Irina."

Irina was a beautiful young woman of 5'4 with violet eyes. She had long chestnut colored hair that reached her butt that was tied into twintails, each held with a blue scrunchy. Her outfit was that of a white shirt that covered plenty and black shorts, along with a body similar to Xenovia's.

"Oh thank the Lord for bringing Issei into this world." Irina said gratefully, giving the goddess a big hug that caught her off guard. This thankfully prevented her from seeing the flinch of pain from the devils present.

"This is Ravel."

Ravel was a beautiful young girl of an even 5 feet tall with dark blue eyes. She had long blonde hair tied into twintails with large, drill-like curls and blue ribbons keeping them in place. The front of her hair had several bangs hanging over her forehead, with a V-shaped fringe hanging over the bridge of her nose. Her body was similar to Konekos, albeit more busty while her outfit was a simple light pink dress that reached her ankles.

The blonde simply snorted as acknowledgement. Seriously, why so many blondes?

"This is Raynare."

Raynare was an attractive young woman of 5'4 with violet eyes, and a curvaceous, slender body. She had long, silky black hair that reached down to her hips. Her attire consisted of a short black dress with a small, light purple jacket on top that admittedly didn't do much to hide her curvaceous body that was on par, if not slightly more curvy than Rias and Akeno's.

"This is Rossweisse."

Rossweisse was a beautiful young woman of 5'8 with long, straight silver hair that reached her knees and aqua-colored eyes who appeared to be in her late teens or a young adult. Her build was that of an hourglass, although her hips were fairly wide. Her attire consisted of a cheap jersey and shorts.

"You already met Valerie."

Valerie was a girl who, like every single other girl described, was incredibly beautiful. She stood equal to Issei's height at 5'7, with a body exactly the same size and proportions as Rias. Although like with Akeno who had a bust slightly larger than the redheads, Valerie had a slightly bigger rear. She had silver hair (seriously, were these natural?) that reached halfway down her back. Her outfit stood out amongst the group, as she wore clothes reminiscent of Ares. A leather jacket that she had open, showing off her silver shirt that showed off her well toned midriff as well a dangerous amount of cleavage. Leather pants coupled with chains clung to her hips.

All in all, a huge delinquent. Artemis put on a strained smile as she looked at the embarrassment among females.

"Oh yes, the pervert. You caused quite a stir amongst my hunters with your behavior." She ground out, hoping to bug the girl but alas, it was not meant to be.

"Thank you." Valerie said confidently, shooting the goddess a shit eating grin. Huffing, Artemis turned her attention to the only individual who wasn't introduced.

"Who's this little guy? Strange as it sounds, I'm glad you've got at least one male friend." Artemis said sweetly, kneeling down but to her surprise, the last member to be introduced darted behind Issei, peeking out past him while shaking slightly. Issei furrowed his brows slightly at the unintentional slight before remembering he was in this exact situation himself.

"Galilea is a girl. She's shy around new people." Issei revealed to the goddess, reaching a hand behind him to pat the scared girls head soothingly.

Galilea was the second shortest girl at 4'10 with a very androgynous looking face. Upon closer inspection, Artemis could see the more feminine features. She had her platinum blonde hair in a short bob cut that barely reached her neck with pink eyes. Her outfit was the biggest outlier, as unlike all the other girls, Galilea wore boys clothes. large baggy jeans that left much to the imagination. Up top was a similar situation, only it was a very baggy jacket that covered much of her body.

All in all, it was no wonder Artemis thought she was a boy.

"Huh? She's a girl?" she asked in confirmation, receiving many nods in return.

"Trust me, I and many others were the exact same way when I first met her." Issei confirmed with a deadpan expression. Artemis took a breath before staring down all the girls. Not one of them backed down, although Galilea did cower a little, neither did she.

"So what's your relationship with my son?" she asked sternly. She didn't like these girls for the most part. Valerie was almost, if not worse than Aphrodite in her mannerisms. Rias, Akeno and the other girls had an appearance and an attitude she didn't trust. Galilea, Koneko, Asia and Irina were the only ones she could say got a pass. She didn't need them corrupting her son. Valerie opened her mouth.

"We're- she was cut off by Rias, Akeno, Koneko and Rossweisse diving onto her and covering her mouth, knowing all too well what the rebel would say. Rias looked up from the ground and gave a strained smile.

"We're just very close with him. He's been there for us at our lowest points and vice versa." She explained, shivering imperceptibly as Valerie licked her hand in an attempt to free herself. Oh she'd have to punish her later. To everyone's relief, she turned her attention to Issei.

"Oh I'm so proud of you." She said, bringing him into another tight hug. Issei merely patted her back awkwardly.

"Ummm, thanks." He said, unsure of why it was such a big deal. As Issei hugged the goddess, every girl save Valerie let loose a sigh of relief.

"Oh that was close. Gotta keep Vali on a tight leash." they thought simultaneously while shooting the White Empress a glare. Issei broke away.

"So where will we be staying?" He asked as he effortlessly grabbed all of his bags from earlier. Artemis motioned to a semi decent looking cabin that was a few meters away from what was obviously her own cabin and around ¾ its size. Not too close to it and the other cabins that were in a U formation, no doubt to represent the other Olympians, but not too far either.

"We made a small cabin for you, although I'm not sure if it'll be big enough for all of you." She said in an unsure manner as she shot the girls a look. She didn't like the idea of her son and all these girls sharing a cabin. Not for the girls but rather him. He waved her off.

"It'll be fine. Let us put our stuff in there and if you're willing, you can give us a tour and introduce us to your hunters." He offered, in which Artemis gave a nod before letting him and the girls go, with Vali being carried over Rossweisse's shoulders with duct tape over her mouth.

"Cozy." Koneko said as they entered the cabin and indeed it was cozy. Reminiscent of your standard log cabin, it was a large single room with a restroom connected to it. A few pieces of furniture such as a dresser, couch and a small kitchen.

To everyone's utmost delight yet worry, six beds, which would've been an issue for fourteen people. Delight due to the fact they'd have to double up, which meant everyone had a chance to sleep with Issei. Worry due to the miniscule chance of being caught. In any case, magic could solve both issues. Issei winced.

"The stuffed animal heads are unnerving." He said as everyone looked at the mounted heads of deer, bear and other normal animals. Almost as if they were watching them. Issei and the girls threw the bags onto various beds as an uncomfortable silence reigned over them.

"So how are we holding up?" Issei asked as he ran a hand through his hair. Kuroka plopped onto a bed with Koneko.

"We're managing." the older nekomata said and everyone was in agreement. Issei plopped onto his bed and laid back.

"If she asks how I'm involved with the supernatural despite being a 'normal human', you think telling her about Sacred Gears would be a good idea?" He asked. The girls would know more than him on this. Rossweisse hummed.

"Just keep it a secret for now. Knowing how the Big Z is, we don't need him going on a rampage when he finds out there's two god killers right next to him." She said, and everyone knew she was right. The paranoia of Zeus was legendary and while everyone could hold their own, not to mention Sirzechs, Azazel and everyone else ready to kill the Greek pantheon, the innocents that would be caught in the crossfire were a different manner.

Albion and Ddraig popped into existence.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, we'll keep quiet." Ddraig grumbled, not all happy with the circumstances.

"But if our hosts call us or they're in danger, we're coming out." Albion added, something the former rival's could agree on before vanishing. Everyone's musings were interrupted by a knocking on the door.

"Everything okay in there?" Artemis asked in worry. They were all in there an awfully long time and she couldn't hear a thing. Issei hastily popped out of the door and quickly shut it behind him. Considering it was only him, she surmised that they wanted to give them some alone time. Good.

"Just had to discuss something. Uh, no offense, but we're going to ditch the animal heads. They're really scaring Galilea and I honestly find them very creepy." He said, making the goddess frown.

"Oh. I see. I'm sorry about that." She said slowly. That threw her for a loop. She was fairly certain that he'd at least be neutral about all that. She'll have to reevaluate on how she approached him. Issei waved her off.

"It's fine, you had no way of knowing. C'mon, why don't you show me around." He said, throwing on a small smile as he let the goddess show him around.

For a few hours, the duo simply walked around and talked to each other, with Artemis giving him a tour of the camp. Issei merely raised an eyebrow when he saw the lava wall. He knew the Greek gods were a bit neglectful for the most part but c'mon. He also pretended to be surprised when she talked about the last few years regarding the Titans rising up. He heard of such a thing happening (In no small part due to the fact that if the Titans won, a lot of other pantheons would be forced to step in) but hearing about it from a closer source was different.

He of course was very vague regarding his personal life and growing up. All he'd tell was that he was an average student, didn't get in too much trouble, all that. He didn't need her knowing he was a pervert and a devil dragon hybrid. Of course, Artemis was happy about that. Perfectly normal as he could be, supernatural involvement aside.

All the while, numerous teens, satyrs And dryads were staring, gawking and whispering to each other as they walked around. Didn't take a genius to figure out why. By lunchtime they covered the basics and moved onto more personal topics.

"So what is it you do for a living?" Artemis asked. Issei shrugged.

"Well, we're all freelance in a sense. Doing odd jobs no matter what. The pay is good so don't worry about that." He revealed, and Artemis could see it. She and the Hunters functioned in a similar manner.

"Irina does a lot of charity work with the church. Rossweisse is a teacher. Valerie and Kuroka are bounty hunters of sorts. Raynare is an assistant to someone pretty big and important." Issei continued, further impressing the goddess with the group's range and occupations.

"I see. A bit unorthodox but so long as you're all happy." Artemis said with a small smile.

"I'd ask what you do, but it's a safe bet to say it's the usual. Recruiting girls for your hunt, killing animals and monsters, all that." Issei joked, only for Artemis to stare at him.

"You're well informed." She said calmly.

"Dealing with a bunch of other pantheons and other supernatural beings tends to make you learn." Issei retorted, which brought up something Artemis was meaning to ask.

"So how exactly did you get involved with all of us? When I helped create you, you were supposed to be completely human in a sense, although still technically a demigod." She asked in a serious tone. Internally she was beyond worried. As loathe as she was to admit it, the Greek Pantheon wasn't exactly a powerhouse amongst the others.

She genuinely prayed to anything that his involvement with the supernatural was relatively low threat. Issei shrugged.

"Luck of the draw I guess. Got involved with something small and things just kept escalating. Some of the girls were by my side right by the beginning but others like Kuroka and Rossweisse came by later." Issei explained casually, making Artemis hum. She couldn't exactly fault him for that. Back at the cabin, Raynare felt a wave of guilt wash over her for a brief second before it vanished.

"So did you do anything with the supernatural side of things?" she asked, worried about what he got involved with.

She really hope it was something simple like a kappa.

"I fought a Fallen Angel named Kokabiel and helped prevent him from reigniting a threeway war between Angels, Fallen Angels and Devils and also helped them iron out a truce between those three factions. And that was within a month or so of getting involved with all this!" Issei explained nonchalantly, making Artemis stop in her tracks.

"What?" she squeaked out in disbelief. Did she hear that right? Within a month of discovering the supernatural he helped prevent a global war. Issei's response confirmed her fears.

"I fought one of Azazel-sensei's former top fallen angels and prevented a big war that would've caused a lot of damage around the world." Issei said, making the goddess feel lightheaded. Azazel on his own was more than enough for Olympus. She could only shudder at the thought of how powerful this Kokabiel was if he was capable of starting a global war. She rushed at her son.

"How?" she asked desperately, grabbing onto his shirt roughly. Issei put on a slightly sterner face as he gently grabbed her wrists.

"That's a secret. Forgive me for not wanting to reveal everything about myself just yet." He said apologetically. While he could understand why she needed to know this, he only knew her for a few hours and wasn't ready for that yet. Artemis took a few deep breaths to calm herself.

"Okay. I can live with that. What else?" she asked as she backed away.

"Me and the girls fought and beat Loki and I'm pretty sure we prevented Ragnarok." Issei said and Artemis swore she felt something snap within herself.

"What the Hades are you and the girls!?" she shouted at the top of her lungs, drawing some stares from everyone in the vicinity. Issei smiled cheekily.

"That's a secret." He teased, which only made the goddess growl animalistically. This wasn't supposed to be happening!

"Any other bombshells you want to drop on me?" she ground out, crossing her arms over her chest in judgement. Issei chuckled nervously.

"Nope, not really. That was biggest issue we've faced." Issei said, lying through his teeth.

He was not keen on revealing he was killed by Shalba and was given a new body by Ophis and Great Red.

"Are you sure?" she pressed, raising an eyebrow. Issei scratched the back of his head.

"I mean, ever since the Loki incident we got way stronger so kinda hard to say." Issei revealed, which was a half truth. They did get a lot stronger yet so did their enemies.

"That's, nice." She got out, clearly struggling with this bombshell. Issei put a hand on her shoulder.

"You need a minute?" He asked in which she nodded wordlessly. As the goddess processed the information, Issei felt a familiar presence make its way towards him.

"Hades." Issei said flatly, putting himself between the god and his mother. The Greek God of the Underworld was practically unchanged since Issei last encountered him. Pale skin, black hair, a fancy black suit and an annoyed look on his face.

"Niece. Hyoudou." Hades said calmly, looking down slightly at the duo.

"You know of my son?" Artemis asked sharply as she stood up to her uncle. Hades looked to the side in embarrassment.

"Had a run in with him once a while back. Not one I'd like to repeat. Hyoudou, I wish to speak with you for a second." He revealed, making the goddess stop to think. Was it a fight? Simply bumping into each other? Now that she thought about it, how strong was her son and his friends? Were they fighting Kokabiel and Loki one on one or was it a case of everyone ganging up on them? Were they tricking them for the win?

While Artemis had her mental crisis, Hades pulled Issei off to the side where nobody could see them. For good measure, the two of them put up a temporary barrier. Hades cleared his throat.

"So the Oppai Dragon is the Son of Artemis herself." He said in an uncharacteristically humorous tone. Despite knowing what would happen, which was Issei sucker punching him in the face and sending him to the ground with a small shockwave, it was worth it.

"You keep your mouth shut! If you say a damn word to her I'll end you." Issei hissed venomously, making the Greek God of the Underworld visibly flinch and cower under the potential god killer. Hades sighed.

"Very well then, so be it." he said in defeat. His jab at the mortal who defeated him so easily was done, he didn't want much else. Issei raised an eyebrow.

"Just like that? Not going to hold it over me?" He asked in suspicion. Hades stared at him in deadpan.

"I have two of my kids here. Considering how much more powerful you've become since our last encounter, I'm not keen on depriving them of their father." Hades said in a serious tone, a wave of understanding washing over the pervert.

"Leave me alone and keep quiet, I'll leave you alone." Issei offered, hauling the god out of his crater.

"Indeed." Hades confirmed, dusting himself off and wiping the ichor off his mouth.

"We have a deal. Enjoy your time with your kids, Hades." Issei said, waving the god off. Hades made it a few feet before turning around.

"Although I will offer you this. If you need help with anything while you're here, I'll do my best to do so." He offered generously, but Issei knew better. To accept an offer from a god, especially a Greek one, usually came at a price.

"And if you need my help, I'll do the same. Within reason." He offered, and thus keeping each other even. The two of them went their separate ways, where Issei saw Artemis waiting for him in worry.

"Do I need to be worried about anything involving Hades?" she asked in concern. Considering the two of them had a run in once that wasn't the best, and she didn't know how strong he was, she was concerned about his involvement with one of the strongest Olympians. Issei eased her worries.

"Nope, just coming to an understanding. So long as I'm here with you and he's with his kids, we'll be staying out of each other's way. No worries." He said, lifting a weight off the goddess's shoulders. Hades was good like that. He kept his word. The mother and sons musings were suddenly interrupted.

"WHAT THE HADES!?" Chiron screamed at the top of his lungs. Immediately Artemis darted off to the old centaur. Issei merely sighed in resignation, his devilish senses informing him one of his girls already got caught up in something.

"Oh boy, this is gonna be a long two weeks." He muttered before making his way over.

As the teen made his way to the main part of camp, a certain goddess was watching him. Ever since it was revealed, Artemis had a son, Aphrodite couldn't stop thinking about the possibilities. The hunters, she knew better. They'd never find happiness and fall in love.

Seriously, they were extremely childish in their beliefs. Yes men were terrible at times but so were women! Not to mention that things were different these days, in terms of the treatment of women and how the good vastly outnumbered the bad.

You keep looking for bad, you'll never see the good.

When Issei and his group popped into camp, she nearly collapsed. So much love, lust and care from all of them it was practically suffocating to a love goddess like herself. Especially Issei, who shone like a blinding light in the abyss. It was perfect. The first son of one of the biggest man haters amongst the pantheons of the world, had a harem. Well, technically a polyamory but still. It was beyond ironic.

"What an interesting predicament this is." Aphrodite thought giddily. Her mind was scheming harder than ever before. Trying to figure out a way to get one over her rival with this new information.

Chapter Text

Over by what Issei learned was dubbed The Big House, he, Artemis were currently sitting in on Chiron ranting and raving like no tomorrow. Sitting near the centaur who ran camp was a big, muscular teenage girl with white skin and brown hair of around 17 or 18 years old who was pretty beat up. Said teen was glaring at a nonchalant Koneko, who was sitting with Issei. Both of them were indifferent to the looks Artemis and a big burly biker looking man that was Ares were giving them. Chiron took a weary sigh.

"Not even a day and we've already got problems." the aged centaur began with, rubbing his temples in an attempt To soothe his headache.

"So what happened this time?" Artemis asked, in which Ares began to recap what led to this intervention between Koneko and his daughter Clarisse.

While Issei and Artemis were talking to each other, that left his harem/the polyamory with not much to do. Only so much could be done in their cabin for the time being, so Koneko decided to walk around the camp. Taking a deep breath, she couldn't help but smile at the sheer abundance of nature energy in this place. Taking a bite of chocolate, she looked around.

Lots of demigods were doing various activities with their godly parents. Aphrodite was giving some self care tips to her children. Athena and her spawn were all reading in silence, simply enjoying each other's presence. Poseidon and his one kid were simply fishing down by the lake. Everyone was doing something. Stopping in her tracks as she sensed something coming her way, she looked down to see what had to be a child of Ares groaning and laughing on the ground.

Looking from where they came from, she rolled her eyes when she saw that all the kids and their dad were in a pseudo mosh pit and rough housing, with the war god himself having fun with kids. Mainly my literally throwing them around. The girl at her feet got up and smirked at Koneko.

"What do you want brat?" The Big burly girl asked as she looked down on an unbothered Koneko.

"I was on a walk." Koneko stated in monotone.

"Oh yeah, you're friends with Artemis's son. Tell him he's got an initiation later." The girl ordered, making Koneko roll her eyes. Simple minded bullies. She didn't acknowledge the girl as she walked around her.

"Hey I'm talking to you brat." The girl said, reaching above hand to grab Koneko's shoulder, making her stop in her tracks."

"Let go of my shoulder please." Koneko requested, a slight hint of anger and annoyance in her voice. The girl couldn't help but laugh.

"Or what?" She taunted. Her answer was being lifted above Koneko's head like she weighed nothing. Before she realized it, she was being spun around, quickly becoming dizzy as the world became a blur. That was thankfully ended when she was unceremoniously thrown back at her siblings and father.

Shaking her head, the demigod mindlessly charged at the white haired devil, intent on giving her a lesson. Ares and his kids couldn't help but wince as Clarisse had her ass handed to her.

"Yesh, Clarisse had it coming." Issei declared earnestly, with Koneko nodding silently in agreement and to their surprise Ares did as well. Chiron shook his head in disapproval.

"Look, young man, you're a camper here- the teacher began, forcing Issei to interject.

"I don't recall enrolling here." Issei shot back heatedly, something the centaur completely ignored to his annoyance

-and your friends are guests here. I can't have you going around chaos like this at your leisure." He continued, acting like he didn't hear Issei's protests. Ares couldn't help but snort in amusement.

"Wouldn't have chaos if you disciplined the campers here, considering how the so-called camp director can't be bothered at all." Issei shot back, narrowing his eyes as he pointed out towards where the cabins were. Sure enough, Dionysius was somewhat drunk, his temporary ban lifted for the time being. Besides him, his teenage kids were in a similar state, a dozen empty beer cans all at their feet as they talked and joked merrily.

"That's not what we're talking about." Chiron said quickly as he sweatdropped, eager to ignore the shortcomings of camp and by extension his capabilities.

As Chiron continued to lecture his audience and was subsequently ignored, the war god made his way over to Issei, the latter looking at him warily, Artemis and Clareise none the wiser.

"Gotta say, kids got spunk. Hits hard too." Ares said in the rare moment of praise, making Issei and Koneko blink. Wasn't expecting that.

"Not mad your daughter got her ass kicked?" he asked, and to his relief Ares waved him off.

"She's her own person and she made her own mistakes." Ares said in a seemingly uncaring tone. While he wouldn't show, he really was worried about his kids. He had a reputation to uphold.

"Not the reaction I was expecting but yeah, Koneko packs a punch." Issei said, making Ares raise an eyebrow.

"Got your ass beat by your little girlfriend?" he teased with a shit eating grin, subtly trying to rile up the Japanese teens. To his surprise, he had no effect on Issei and he was as calm as ever. To nobody's surprise, Koneko was emotionless as well.

"A few times when I got sucked into all this as training. Now I'm the one who beats her." Issei said with a shrug. Ares glanced at the white haired girl, who only nodded along. Ares decided to push a little more.

"Don't let your mother hear that you're beating up little kids." He said in an unconvincing joking tone. To his delight, this got a reaction from the duo.

"She's only a year younger than me,." Issei said with a little heat to his voice, with Koneko giving him a little glare. Ares grinned, glad to know which buttons to push

"Had me fooled, you litto pedo-" Ares began to say, only for his vision to go white as Koneko delivered a savage punch straight into between his legs. How didn't he see that coming?

"Gah you little shit!" Ares squeaked as he collapsed to his knees, cradling his injured jewels. How was she so strong? Hearing the high-pitched whine, Artemis, Clarisse, and Chiron looked over to see Ares on his knees, clutching his manhood with Koneko and Issei acting like nothing happened.

"Everything alright here?" Artemis asked, secretly enjoying the fact Ares got hurt down there. Always causing problems, he always deserved this kind of stuff.

"Just a discussion that got a bit heated,." Issei said, Koneko nodding in agreement. Artemis and Chiron nodded, unaware of what really happened to what really happened. Clarisse and Ares merely glared at the white-haired girl, and neither of them liked her at all for different reasons.

They got a small, innocent smile in return from said girl, which was rewarded by headpats from Issei.

Soon enough, the intervention that would be quickly forgotten was over. Ares and Clarisse stayed behind for now, the war god still hurting, while his daughter stayed out of sympathy and loyalty. Artemis, Issei, and Koneko left and went on their merry way.

"Feeling better?" Issei asked Koneko, giving her head a few subtle scratches, the nekoshou putting all her effort into not purring

"Very." She said warmly before taking a bite out of a chocolate bar, a smile on her face. Artemis looked uncomfortable for a brief second before deciding to ask Koneko a question.

"So, if I may ask, what exactly set off your friend to punch Ares in his balls?" Artemis asked the younger girl. Unsurprisingly, Koneko was showing more emotion than usual.

"That pig of a god insulted my body. I'm sixteen and in high-school, not a child!" the white haired Rook stated in outrage, getting a little worked up. Issei put a soothing hand on her shoulder, making her take a few deep breaths.

"As you can imagine, she's sensitive about the topic, especially considering how her sister is." Issei explained, making the goddess roll her eyes.

"I still find it hard to believe they're siblings." She said in denial, only to receive dual deadpan stares from the two teens.

"Well there's you and all your half siblings so not really." Koneko countered, making the goddess groan at how true it was. Issei drew Koneko in for a comforting side hug.

"Well, you don't need to look like your sister Koneko. Your body is fine the way it is." Issei said. Koneko smiled. It may have been unbelievably cheesy but it was just what she needed.

"Thank you Issei." Koneko said sweetly. Before things could continue, the trio heard footsteps rapidly come their way.

Looking at their source, Koneko smiled even wider, Issei focused all his willpower into not staring, and Artemis felt her eye twitch involuntarily as Kuroka was rapidly approaching their location, her large chest bouncing wildly. Said large chest was also smothering Koneko's head as the older girl wrapped her younger sister in a tight hug.

"You okay Koneko?" Kuroka asked

"I'm fine, just some assholes." Koneko said, her voice muffled by her sister's bosom. Kuroka pulled away, a mischievous smile that would put a child of Hermes to shame.

"Well that won't do at all. Let's teach them a lesson." Kuroka ordered as she all but dragged her younger sister off, the duo beginning their revenge.

"They'll be fine?" Artemis asked as she watched them leave, both of them waving at Issei. Issei shrugged.

"Those two or those kids they're teaching a lesson? Yeah they'll be fine." Issei said, mentally eager to see the shitshow the sisters would have planned.

Senjutsu truly was broken for stealth based missions.

Artemis cleared her throat.

"Speaking of sisters, would you like to meet yours?" she offered somewhat nervously for two reasons. How he'd respond to her hunters, and how they'll respond to him. Issei took a deep breath through his nose.

"I guess, but two things first." He said in a somewhat forced tone before taking on a more serious one. He ran a hand through his hair.

"While you're technically my mother, and you see them as your daughters for the most part, I don't see it that way given the nature of your group. As far as I'm concerned, I'm not considering them my sisters as of now and possibly never will. Just girls that work under you in a sense." He revealed harshly, making Artemis's heart drop in dismay and shock. Every other demigod was immediately accepting of their half siblings. To see one not want anything to do with for all intents and purposes their family was mind boggling. Issei wasn't done.

"However, I still acknowledge and respect their oaths of maidenhood, so I'm not going to flirt with them or the like." Issei said, lifting a small weight from the goddesses shoulders as well as making her shiver a little.

Gods what she'd give to scrub certain memories of the Aphrodite cabin out of her head. The irony of Zeus marrying his sister Hera completely escaping her as well. Artemis sighed.

"Okay, I can live with that. As long as you get along." She relented, letting Issei know of her expectations between him and her Hunters. Issei rubbed the back of his neck.

"That brings me to my second point. Whatever abuse they throw my way, be it a prank, insult or even an attempt at physical harm, I'm not going to sit there and take it and be their punching bag." Issei declared, and she could tell he was much more serious about this than the sibling thing. She opened her mouth but Issei cut Her off.

"I've fought plenty of women from the supernatural, be it monsters, yokai, or even other human or demigod women who tried to kill me ever since I got sucked into this. I don't want to sound like that but I have absolutely no issue with beating up a woman trying to hurt me. Understand?" Issei explained, making it loud and clear just what he was willing to do to her hunters if push came to shove. Artemis took a breath through her nose.

"I understand. I'll at least try to remain as neutral As I can be if something happens between you and them." She offered, and Issei was glad she would at least be neutral on the matter. He gave her a warm smile.

"That's all I ask for. I'm more than willing to play nice. The rest is on them." Issei said as he let Artemis guide him to her hunters.

Making their way through some of the forest, just far enough from the rest of the camp, the duo eventually made it to a small clearing. One with around two dozen teenage girls garbed in silver. It didn't take a genius to realize who they wWere.

"So this is your son?" a taller girl reminiscent of a Persian princess asked, a silver tiara of sorts on her head a sign of her position within the group. An item that was also worn by a girl who was undoubtedly a daughter of Zeus, if her scent of ozone was to go by. Both of them were looking at him curiously yet harshly.

"Yes. Girls, this is Issei Hyoudou." Artemis said with a mixture of joy and nervousness. Issei gave a polite wave.

"It's nice to meet you all. I hope we'll get along." He said cordially as he bowed towards the group of girls. Immediately, all the girls began swarming the lone boy, countless questions bombarding him as Artemis inched away, leaving him to his fate.

"One at a time, please,." Issei shouted, completely caught off guard by this. Scorn or disdain he was expecting, but not curiosity. Everyone backed off, and he pointed at a blonde with gray eyes.

"How long have you known about the godly side of things?" the daughter of Athena asked, vibrating in excitement and practically drooling at the prospect of new knowledge.

"I've been involved with the supernatural for a good number of months, approaching a year." Issei said, surprising Artemis with how short he's been involved yet the feats he already accomplished. Almost like that son of Poseidon.

"How did you get involved anyway?" a girl with a mischievous-looking face, a daughter of Hermes asked. Issei adopted a grimace.

"I'd rather not talk about it. It's a very sensitive subject." Issei said somewhat sadly, averting his eyes to the side, clearly a sore subject for him. Back at camp, Raynare once again felt a strange wave of guilt wash over her. Didn't take her much to realize Issei was at least alluding to their disastrous first meeting.

"So what do you do anyway?" a burly girl with a build similar to Clarisse asked rudely. Issei grinned.

"Mostly punching things in the face." He stated bluntly, subconsciously punching the palm of his hand. The girl's eyes lit up while everyone else scoffed And rolled their eyes.

"Like?" the apparent daughter of Ares pressed on in an excitable Tone.

"Loki for one." Issei said casually, making all the girls blow up for a variety of reasons.

"Bullshit!" a girl shouted above all the others, quieting them down. Thalia quickly made her way front and center, her face clearly showing her agitated state as she stomped up right in front of Issei.

"Loki isn't real. The other pantheons aren't real. It's only been the Greek gods!" She ranted, not willing to put up with that lie. She can deal with a son of Artemis and all that, but other supposed pantheons was where she drew the line. Issei looked unimpressed as he stared at Thalia.

"Your pantheon clearly exists? Why shouldn't others?" he retorted sarcastically, making the daughter of Zeus doubt herself. Was he right? He admittedly was much more worldly than her, but the Greek gods made everything? Right? Realizing a better course of action, she and the other hunters looked at their mistress. Artemis sighed wearily.

"It's true. We keep it quiet for an obvious reason." the goddess confirmed, backing up her son's claim, who gave a small, triumphant grin.

"Mainly war amongst pantheons." Issei supplied, making Thalia throw up her hands in frustration before sitting down. The general attitude of the girls took a nosedive, the reality That other pantheons, with their own dangers , were unprepared for hitting them hard. Save one girl.

"You have a girlfriend?" one exceptionally beautiful girl (although she paled in comparison to his girls) no doubt a daughter of Aphrodite asked Issei, making him choke in surprise. Clearing his throat, he schooled himself.

"I currently do not have a girlfriend at the moment, although admittedly there's a few girls at home I'd date if I had the chance too." Issei declared proudly, making all the girls gasp in shock and horror. The child of a virgin goddess who never even entertained the idea of a romantic partner, male or female, clearly interested in the opposite sex and willing to date them was insane. Seeing their reactions, Issei quickly tried to soothe their worries.

"And before you freak out, I just got done telling Artemis this. I respect your oaths, hell, I don't even know you so why would I take romantic interest in you? No offense." He hastily explained, unaware of the fact this wasn't exactly what shocked them. Despite that, it did soothe their worries a little bit. Issei continued his speech.

"And I'm giving you one warning. I'm not putting up with any crap you send my way." He declared, making sure to look At every single hunter in attendance. He was deadly serious. A girl of around 17 who was likely a former mortal piped in.

"What are you gonna do about it?" she asked snarkily, making Issei barely glare at her. Despite that, she could help but wither under his gaze. Issei gave a slight grin.

"With all due respect, you wouldn't be the first woman I hit and you wouldn't be the last." He declared vaguely, making every shuffle in place and glance at each other. There goes that plan.

After the initial introductions, shocks and clarifications of Issei's relation and intent towards Artemis and the Hunters, things smoothed over considerably. Yes there was a degree of tension and animosity between Issei and all the girls, primarily from the latter. Issei was trying his best, making polite conversation with most of the girls, learning about them and trying to at least make a neutral relationship with them. Personally he found a lot of their reasons for joining the hunters ridiculous and childish but he wouldn't say that out loud. Other than that, they were nice girls for the most part. All save one girl.

"Who's that?" Issei asked quietly, discreetly grabbing Zoe's attention as he pointed at one girl who was by herself for the time being. Said girl had to be around the age she should be in middle school or junior high, a little taller than Koneko. She had a relatively emotionless face, save the occasional small smile, white hair that reached her shoulders and dull red eyes.

"That's Felicia. We picked her up around two months ago. Keeps to herself mostly. Why?" Zoe elaborated, curious as to why Issei was so interested In their newest recruit.

"Just feels familiar to me. Getting some real deja vu right now." He said with a shrug, unsure of why he was feeling this sensation with her around. Zoe could only shrug in understanding. Their idle chit chat was halted by Thalia stomping over.

"What's up, Thalia was it?" Issei asked, making sure he was getting her name right.

"Fight me." Thalia demanded, making everyone stop what they were doing and zero in on the duo. Issei simply stared At her, making her grind her teeth in agitation.

"Fight me. I want to see what you're made of. There is absolutely no way you could've possibly fought Loki within a few months of getting involved with the gods." Thalia declared, still in denial about his exploits. Issei blinked a few times.

"Didn't that Percy Jackson guy fight and beat Ares when he was twelve with a few weeks of bare minimum training?" he asked, making the daughter of Zeus blush in embarrassment.

"SHUT UP YOU PUNK!" Ares shouted from somewhere, no doubt having heard the slight towards him somehow. Thalia's blush became deeper.

"That's different. He's a son of Poseidon, while, no offense, you're human." She said, as if that was the end all be all on the topic. To his expectations and annoyance, none of the other girls made any attempts to correct her. Oh he'd enjoy this. Issei narrowed his brow.

"And you think that because I'm human, I'm defenseless. That I can't take a hit. That I and other humans can't fight for themselves? At your mercy for whatever you want to do?" he listed off a little darkly, making the demigod realize what she was implying. Issei chuckled.

"Oh you're in for a rude surprise, let's do this." He cheered, accepting her challenge, much to everyone's elation, shock, and in Artemis's case, worry.

With the challenge issued and accepted, with neither of them backing down, everyone made enough space for the duo to duke it out. Making a ring of sorts, everyone was watching eagerly. All the hunters wanting to see Thalia put the arrogant male in his place. Artemis and Zoe were the only ones who wanted to see what Issei was capable of.

"You're really committed to the punching thing aren't you?" Thalia remarked as Issei stretched a small distance away from her. He declined the offer for a weapon or shield, incensing the girls a little further. Issei shrugged.

"For the most part. I do know some magic, but nothing extravagant. Punching has been working well enough." Issei clarified, making Thalia, who was standing there lazily, raise an eyebrow at the fact he can perform magic. Granted it was technically a lie, as all his special abilities were tied to the Boosted Gear, but he wasn't in any rush to show that off, if at all. Once it was clear that both combatants were ready, Zoe signaled them to begin.

Instantly, Thalia rushed forward, spear at the ready while Issei remained in the same spot, albeit with an experienced fighting stance. Nearing him, Thalia thrust Her spear at him, Issei still unmoving. Artemis closes her eyes, unwilling to see her suicidal son get impaled while the girl watched, some of them gleefully. At the last second, Issei lazily yet gracefully dodged the spear, making Thalia stumble.

"What?" she asked herself, unsure of what she just witnessed. She was rewarded by a good bop to her forehead, making her head snap back a little. Her instincts to dodge didn't even flare up. Shaking it off, Thalia tried again, upping the ante and to her and the hunter's frustration and surprise, he was easily keeping up. Ducking, dodging and weaving through her spear effortlessly, every thrust and swipe was dodged or deflected.

In return she was casually and lazily shoved, pulled and bopped around, Issei practically picking her and her fighting style apart. Thalia wiped the sweat from her brow, hunched over a little as she caught her breath.

"You're arrogant as all Hades." Thalia taunted, glaring up at Issei who only shrugged, no worse for wear.

"You're the one who thought I was a defenseless human." He shot back, making everyone wince at his accusation. Issei cracked his knuckles and did a few more minor stretches.

"Meanwhile you're relying on that spear and shield." He said before in a burst of speed impossible for a human, he rushed forward and gave a massive punch towards Thalia's shield. A near deafening gong rang out on impact and to their disbelief, Thalia was launched backwards a few meters, rolling on the ground head over heels before stopping in a slump. Gritting her teeth, Thalia forced herself up, ignoring the sting in her arm. On her feet, all the girls gasped loudly when they saw her. Specifically her shield. Looking over it, she started shaking when she saw a good sized dent in the metal.

"What are you?" she asked as bravely as she could, a slight hitch in her voice as her body trembled ever so visibly. Her opponent tilted his head slightly.

"Human." He responded blankly and Thalia couldn't hold back her eye from twitching.

"No human can hit that hard!" She shouted, refusing to believe this. Artemis must've screwed up the process of making him. He or she was lying and he was a demigod. There was just no way he was human. Issei rolled his eyes.

"Clearly they can." He said sarcastically, his mind briefly flashing back to a certain mad exorcist from when he first started out. While said exorcist wasn't as strong as he was now, he would definitely give a lot of these demigods a good ass kicking.

Pushing herself to rush him, Issei rolled his eyes before simply catching the spear in one hand. The other hand held onto the shield as he maneuvered himself into a position where she couldn't attack him, and alongside his iron grip, she was stuck.

"Please surrender Thalia. Don't make me use more drastic and embarrassing methods." Issei pleaded, seeing she was red in the face from over exertion, sweat pouring off her in droves as she barely stood on her own two feet. It didn't take much for Issei to resist looking at her chest as she laughed humorously. Meanwhile Artemis and the other girls watched in curiosity, wondering what he could possibly mean.

"Oh yeah? Like what?" she pushed, far past the point of giving a shit, lightning almost literally flashing in her eyes. Issei shook his head in disappointment. He both hated what was about to happen yet somehow was looking forward to it.

"Nothing personal. Just remember I warned you and sorry in advance everyone!" Issei said emotionlessly as let go of the shield and placed that hand on her clothed shoulder. He took a deep breath, mentally preparing himself for shitshow to come. A magic circle similar to Yatagarasu's appeared on his hand, making everyone lean forward in anticipation.

"Dress Break." He said simply yet it sounded like an omen of the highest degree, making every single girl's hair stand on end and instincts go into overdrive. Issei let go of Thalia's shoulder and raised it up, everyone staring at it in fear. He snapped his fingers.

For a second, nothing happened, every girl looking at each other in confusion. At least until a loud tearing sound filled the area. Countless shreds of silver and black clothing fell off of Thalia, exposing her pale skin, her feminine figure, black bra and panties. For a few seconds, nobody did anything, as if not even comprehending what they were witnessing. At least before Thalia had reality hit her.

"AAAAAHHHHHHHH! YOU FUCKING PERVERT!" She screamed at the top of her lungs, breaking the rest of the hunters out of their stupor. All of them began freaking out. A lot of them began shouting madly, a few of the younger hunters straight up fainted while older ones like Zoe merely had the 1000 yard stare. Reflexively lowering her arms to cover her body, she was wide open for a punch sent to her head, finally knocking her out and ending the fight.

"I warned you." Issei said to her unconscious body, covering his eyes and looking away from her prone form, tuning out the chaos around him. At least until a certain someone just so happened to pass by.

Vali confidently strutted into the little makeshift camp, her instincts alerting her to what Issei just did and she wanted to see the results and boy she wasn't disappointed.

"Nice job Issei." Vali praised as she stood next to her boyfriend. Looking down at the prone form of Thalia, she grinned when she saw she was face down and her big, plump rear was sticking right up in the air. Grinning perversely, Vali tugged out her phone, not wasting the opportunity.

"Vali no." Issei requested in a non convincing tone. The sound of the smartphone taking a few photos was his answer.

"Vali yes, hehehe." Vali snickered as she stashed her phone away. A small nosebleed on her face, she gave Issei's bottom a good quick smack before dashing off. Seeing nobody was making an effort to stop panicking, Issei felt a vein on his head begin to throb as his patience started to wane thin.

"Someone please cover her up and save her some more dignity!" he shouted, pouring the smallest amount of his dragon presence into it, making everyone stop in their tracks. Shaking off her stare, Zoe made a dash for something to cover Thalia while everyone else glared daggers as Issei.

Once Thalia was covered, everyone stood together and glared at Issei, who despite not showing it, was slightly nervous. Especially since Artemis was at the front of the mob, arms crossed over her chest. The silence was oppressive and growing before Artemis couldn't take it anymore.

"WHAT THE HADES IS WRONG WITH YOU!" She shouted at her son. She couldn't believe he'd do something so heinous and disrespectful towards a woman. Issei threw his arms up as he talked back.

"Hey it worked didn't it? I told her it was embarrassing and you can't deny how effective it was." He countered, making the goddess falter slightly as while a horrible technique, he was correct in that assessment. Issei wasn't done.

"You saw her. Her first reaction was to cover herself, completely forgetting the fact we were fighting and leaving herself open for attack." He elaborated further, bringing up the obvious fact. A daughter of Athena, Cindy, couldn't help herself and hummed in agreement while nodding, seeing the logic in it. Artemis wouldn't say it, but it was effective in that regard.

"Besides, hopefully this will make her mellow out a bit." He added on, and this was something Artemis and the other girls could agree with. Thalia was always a bit of a hothead and arrogant, being that Zeus was her father, and hopefully this would knock her down a few pegs. Cindy spoke up.

"Do you know any other magic like that?" she asked, curious as to what else Issei could do. Issei looked to the side in embarrassment and scratched the back of his head.

"Not like that one, no." He said with a minor blush, briefly thinking of his ability to communicate with a certain part of a woman's anatomy. Issei shook that thought out of his head and bowed deeply towards everyone.

"For what it's worth I'm sorry about the spell and its implications towards you. I use it as a last resort depending on the fight in question." He said, not daring to look them in the eye. His response was the sounds of numerous knuckles cracking, making him look up.

"We believe you, but that doesn't mean we'll let it slide." Zoe said, a sadistic grin on her face, one mirrored by everyone. Memories of the kendo club resurfacing, Issei quickly turned tail and ran at an incredible speed, the girls barely registering the fact he left. Running after him, Issei and all the girls couldn't help the childish grins from sprouting on their faces as they ran all around camp.

Maybe this wouldn't be so bad.

As Artemis stayed behind to watch over Thalia while everyone else chased after Issei, Felicia opted to stay behind. Not out of concern for Thalia or to chase after her 'brother'. Bah, fuck that shitty asshole. No, she needed to bide her time for her goal.

Entering her tent, Felicia opened up her own personal magic chest, one she kept from everyone else, especially Artemis. Inside was a large arsenal for a very particular target. Holy water, crosses, numerous items blessed by the church, be it mundane or actual weapons, you name it. Taking a photograph from the chest out, she gazed at it solemnly as a few tears pooled in her eyes before she clenched her free hand.

Those shitty devils killed her brother, and Felicia Sellzen will get her revenge!