“I am Natela, Guardian of the Sakartvelo Border,” she said. “You carry a dragon’s soul. That makes you a guest... or a threat.”
Kokabiel mocked the local faith. “Your saints, your samepo (kingdom)—none of it matters. Christianity mixed with paganism? Pathetic.” Highschool Dxd Qartulad
He activated his Balance Breaker—but instead of the usual crimson armor, scales of gold and red formed around him, patterned after the ancient Georgian Bolnisi crosses. From his back, wings of flame and grapevine unfurled. The battle was brutal. Kokabiel summoned ice spears; Natela countered with Svanetian dancing , her steps creating seismic cracks. But Issei—fueled by both the Boosted Gear and the lingering faith of the land—shouted: “I am Natela, Guardian of the Sakartvelo Border,”
A wooden ladle hit his head. Natela smirked. “Focus on the toast, boy. To friendship. To fire. To the flame that never dies—even in the Caucasus snow.” or a threat
“In Georgia,” she declared, “we do not duel with swords first. We duel with toasts .”
Using a final, unexpected move—the Khasia Embrace (a traditional Georgian wrestling hold)—Issei pinned the fallen angel and sealed him inside an empty qvevri (clay wine vessel) with sacred runes. That night, the mountain villagers celebrated. Natela carved Issei a small wooden horn. “You are now an honorary Khevsur —a warrior of the cliffs.”
A towering man in a chokha —a traditional wool coat adorned with powder flasks—helped him up. “Welcome, boy, to the land of the Golden Fleece. I am Kote, a descendant of the Amirani —our Prometheus, chained for giving fire to mortals.”