Issei once again dived to the side as the light spear was sent over his head and stripped the nearby plants of their leaves. '
Why? Why do always get the worst luck? Damn it! Damn it!' he thought angrily as Yuuma began laughing at his pathetic attempts to survive. Who needs luck when you have skill?
For the briefest moment, Issei froze as he heard his own ten year old's voice echo across his head.
"That's right I forgot didn't I?" he murmured before stopping and turning to face Yuuma with a determined expression.
"My own terrible luck huh? Well a true hero doesn't need luck, a true hero is strong enough to overcome it or they wouldn't be heroes to begin with!"
grinned Issei as he reached into his belt cardholder and pulled out the Lancer card, which for the first time in years began glowing.
Looking back up at Yuuma, Issei's grin widened as he held the glowing card out before him while his opponent frowned and sent another light spear at him.
Just as the light spear was about to hit, Yuuma heard Issei's voice, "INCLUDE LANCER!"
Immediately afterwards there was a flash of light that obscured everything from view as Yuuma shielded her eyes from the blast.
As she opened them the Fallen Angel was shocked and slightly worried as she saw Issei standing there with a predatory grin on his face and a red spear in one hand that was radiating bloodlust.
"You know I should thank you Yuuma, if you hadn't attacked me then I might not have figured out how to use these cards," he said with his grin still present.
"Don't get cocky you lowly human!" snarled Yuuma as she summoned another spear in her hand and threw it at the teen.
Issei merely sighed before deflecting the light spear with his red lance, causing it to explode behind him and as he began calmly walking towards her. "
Tell me Yuuma, how many people have you conned with this little scheme of yours hmm? How many people have you killed?" growled the teen as he approached.
"Shut up! They're just worthless humans. Nothing but cockroaches beneath my feet," she growled as she continued raining spears down on him.
Issei just dodged and deflected each one, his eyes never leaving hers as he advanced, "I see then it's safe to assume that you'll continue doing this to others?"
"Of course, you humans are all insects anyway. What does it matter if I kill a few?" she scoffed, causing Issei's eyes to narrow.
"You…you're rotten to the core aren't you? Looks like I have no choice," he sighed before rushing towards her with a speed that rivalled most Devil Knights.
Yuuma was only able to see a blur of movement before he appeared beside her and sent a roundhouse kick to her head, sending her slamming against a wall.
The Fallen Angel quickly recovered from her surprise and summoned her light spear just in time to block Issei's red lance, only to see her spear get shattered by the lance that then created a long bloody cut along her arm.
Issei then followed up his attack with the blunt end of his lance, hitting Yuuma in the stomach and sending her crashing into the ground a few feet from him.
"Sorry to tell you Yuuma-chan but my lance is much too fierce to be stopped but those pitiful excuses you call spears," informed Issei with a grin.
"You…bastard!" panted Yuuma as she pushed herself up from the ground and glared at her supposedly weak opponent. "Don't…think that…just because…you've unlocked your…Sacred Gear…means…you've won."
Issei looked unimpressed by her boasting, "I'm done holding back Yuuma, and you better start fighting seriously or…"
He suddenly appeared in front her with his lance aimed at her head, "I'll kill you."
Yuuma only just dodged the blow as cut strands of her hair floated to the ground and she was again thrown backwards by a kick to the gut.
Finally having enough of this beat down Yuuma snarled before she leapt into the air and begin flying high above him, summoning another spear.
"You see this is the difference between us human! That spear of yours can't do anything to me now can it! Now be a dear and stand still so I can kill you already!" gloated Yuuma.
Issei just laughed, "I suppose now is as good a time as any to use it."
He then grasped the red lance with both hands before getting into an odd stance, Yuuma watched on unimpressed until the bloodlust from the lance skyrocketed as its head began to glow with a red light.
The Fallen Angel just prepared to throw her spear but it was too late as Issei looked up at her with a satisfied expression that rapidly turned to surprise as he dodged another barrage of light spears.
"Raynare what the hell is going on?! How hard is it to kill a simple human!" shouted a male voice.
"Shut it Dohnaseek! There's something weird with this kid!" she replied, angrily.
"Well hurry up! We need to kill him before the Devils realize what's going on!" replied a fedora wearing man with black wings and summoning a spear in each hand.
"Fine then get down there and help me you battle maniac!" snarled Raynare as she began pelting Issei with spears.
Dohnaseek just watched appraisingly as Issei deflected and dodged Raynare's spears before an excited smile crossed his face as he leapt towards the human.
Sensing him coming the teen brought the lance up to block the downward strokes from Dohnaseek's spears before pushing the male Fallen Angel back with a kick to the stomach.
Not giving the Fallen Angel time to recover Issei sent a rapid number of jabs at his opponent's chest only to see Dohnaseek dodge the strikes before using his feet to sweep kick Issei and knock the human off balance.
The teen's enhanced reaction times were the only things that saved him from the Fallen Angel nearly braining him with his two light spears.