I still don't know how the hell things escalate this far, seriously.
Chapter 7: Wrath of Eterna
When Xenovia arrived at Haruka's destination, she tried following him into the forest but was stopped by a barrier. Not wanting to be halted, she drew Durandal and try to hack at the barrier which ended in a failure.
"This barrier is powerful."
She clicked her tongue and try to think of a few ways to bypass this powerful barrier. Sadly, infiltration is never something she's good at and the only way she knows how to break a barrier is by overpowering it but this barrier is connected to the leyline and it was made with old and powerful magic, something she doubt she could break with her level of power.
Shortly after, she felt the ground shook and to her surprise the barrier significantly weaken and became unstable. Using Durandal, she cut open the barrier and immediately head to the source of the explosion. Thundercloud began to gather which is strange since the sky was clear not long ago. She has no doubt that it is created by magic and it must be extremely powerful.
Xenovia gasps when she got to the edge of the forest where all she sees is a massive crater like someone had just dropped an atomic bomb on the area. Whoever did it is extremely powerful.
Xenovia look up.
"No… it can't be… the Crimson Satan!"
Xenovia prayed to God when she saw the Crimson Satan, Sirzechs Lucifer with all his twelve devil wings out in all their devil glory. His power had risen to a height so great that Xenovia is trembling on her feet. She is witnessing the power of the Crimson Satan.
Her eyes then turn to the opponent of the infamous Maou Lucifer and she almost faint.
"Haruka!"
Floating in the air on the opposite side of the Crimson Satan is who Xenovia always believed to be the strongest exorcist. With a grin that Xenovia always sees when he is excited or about to do something normally suicidal, Shidou Haruka drew his famed katana.
The crimson blade shines brightly even now, showing the world its peerless edge. A magnificent weapon that Xenovia knew is equal to or maybe above her own Durandal.
"Is he really going to fight the Crimson Satan?"
Xenovia ask nobody in particular. Unlike herself who is barely standing from the presence of Lucifer, Haruka look just like how he used to, just like in a normal battle. Truly Haruka is beyond her even now. Clasping her hands together, Xenovia prayed.
"Haruka… don't die."
And the two titanic force clashes in a flash of crimson and gold.
[Haru, I have only one order for you…]
Haruka brought his true sacred gear to the front, holding it with one hand with the tip of the blade on the same level as his eye.
[…destroy the Lucifer.]
'Acknowledge. Let's hunt, partner!'
The former exorcist and maou charged at each other.
It is a brutal and massive battle despite being fought by only two people. Sirzechs' Ruin The Extinct clashes with Haruka's Sword of Eternal Twilight. The two powers flying around their respective master, not letting the opposing force touch their conjuror. As the swords and orbs dances at high speed in a battle for supremacy, the human and maou fought.
Sirzechs Lucifer is truly worthy of the title maou, no, perhaps it is more correct that the position of maou exists just for him and that the death of Lucifer is inevitable just to give him the position. Eterna could tell, Sirzechs Lucifer is at least ten times stronger than the original Lucifer. Both him and Ajuka Beelzebub could give God of the Bible at full strength a very hard fight. Of course, God of the Bible is still much stronger as his power is above even Shiva, the current strongest God in existence. But for a devil to reach such level of power is already impressive.
While Ruin The Extinct clashes with Sword of Eternal Twilight, Haruka tries to dominate Sirzechs in a contest of magic. Everytime Sirzechs created a larger orb of destruction, Haruka would counter using dozens of blade carried by a wind vortex laced with a large amount of holy power.
"It seems I underestimate you. Your swords and mastery of magic is far above any normal magician or sacred gear wielder. Let's take this up a notch shall we?"
Ruin The Extinct became even more condensed. Now instead of cancelling each other, Sirzechs' power of destruction began destroying Haruka's sword one by one at incredible speed. Only multiple swords can cancel his more condensed orbs. Before Haruka knew it, dozens of orbs are heading towards him.
"Tch, as expected of the strongest devil."
Sirzechs smirked as his orbs were about to hit the former exorcist. One hit is enough to destroy a human, no matter how powerful they are. But his victory was short-lived when all his orbs were cleanly cut by a flash of crimson and gold.
Haruka had used his true sacred gear to slice all of Sirzechs' orbs. Those orbs are the result of his continuous training and dedication into mastering the Power of Destruction combined with the talent of the Gremory family. Seeing his prized power sliced by an unknown weapon of course surprised Sirzechs.
"How…"
"As expected of the Crimson Satan. I really need to go all out. Projectile blades version switch to version 2."
Haruka began creating more blades. This time, they are smaller and shaped like a kunai without a handle, something very far from a sword. But as they are still classified as 'blades' even in a very remote sense, his sacred gear to still create them. These small projectiles are made even more durable and Haruka infused a larger amount of holy power combined with lightning element from his Zenith Tempest copy to further empower them.
The battlefield was reset once again with Ruin The Extinct trying to gain superiority over Swords of Eternal Twilight ver2.
Sirzechs shot bullets of destructive power from a magic circle he created as Haruka began shooting lightning and fire infused with holy power as well as controlling the atmosphere by creating a large storm to hinder Sirzechs' flight.
Sirzechs fend of the storm's interference by creating a personal field around him laced with destructive power. It is ingenious in Haruka's mind and serves to proof Sirzechs' power once again. It takes everything from Haruka to make blades to match Ruin The Extinct while also controlling storm and personally battling Sirzechs in a magical dogfight. He almost died when Sirzechs suddenly make fifty magic circles that shot bullets of destructive power like a machinegun. Although the power of destruction fired by Sirzechs is several levels weaker than his signature attack, it is still a maou's magic. Only Haruka's timely activation of his wings provided him with enough mobility to avoid the attacks and cut down some.
Now Haruka had activated Eterna's Wings of Light. A pair of large wings made of light appears on his back. It is nothing like an angel's wings as they are still physical feather wings but this is truly wings made of pure light with no solid form. Haruka did not use it at the beginning since it costs him some stamina but it seems that he cannot hold back anything.
In response to Sirzechs' barrage, Haruka began shooting thunders from himself and the stormcloud to shoot Sirzechs' projectile down before they can strike him. Golden lightning cracks and strike the crimson orbs and both cancel each other out. But Haruka know that if this goes on, he will lose simply because Sirzechs has more magical energy in him than he does.
Well, technically, Haruka's magical energy is limitless as he draws his power from Eterna who possess infinite power but the more number of attacks and power he use, the faster he is drained, both in body and mind. It is a testament of his mental fortitude that he's not having a headache as he controls thousands of flying blades while also shooting elemental magic in a dogfight with the strongest devil.
But now it is time to make it decisive. Despite his great prowess in using his copied gear, Haruka's number one weapon will always be his sword and his forte will always be close combat.
[Beware, Haru. He became Lucifer for a reason. Do not underestimate him even if he is not specialized in close combat!]
Eterna warned. As much bad blood as she has with devils, especially a Gremory, it will be a mistake to underestimate an enemy of Sirzechs' caliber even if they will be fighting in Haruka's specialization.
Keeping Eterna's warning in mind, Haruka rush through the storm with his sword ready to strike down Lucifer.
Dulio Gesualdo arrived soon after the fight had started. He wanted to scold Xenovia for leaving him behind without saying anything. But his priority soon changes to protecting the younger exorcist when he witnessed the epic battle that is taking place.
Using his sacred gear's power over air, Dulio evacuate himself and Xenovia as far away as possible from the battlefield.
It was horrible. The destruction caused had reached the size of a large town. Earth are scorched, pieces of trees are carried by the storm and chunks of rocks are hurled everywhere and the damage only grown bigger as the battle escalates. Deep craters are made, explosions happen everywhere, a mountain was even obliterated as blades, orbs, and elements rampage on the Scottish highland. If this were to happen in New York like in many movies, the city would've already been leveled and still the damage will continue to rise. Even now, the entire Mcadder land had been reduced to piles of rubles and ashes.
It is truly a battle between monsters.
What is more perplexing is that one of them is Shidou Haruka and he is the one who is controlling the weather. Dulio can feel it. The storm reaches far to almost half the Scotland but the center will always be here in this region. Haruka is commanding the atmosphere itself to fight Sirzechs Lucifer. His command over the element is so great that he is fighting equally with the Crimson Satan. Even Dulio doubts he could do that with Zenith Tempest.
The storm he creates is massive and the lightning he shots are equal to Zeus. There are also jets of water whipping the power of destruction and flames burning the devils' magic. But Dulio noticed the similarity between all things that Haruka uses.
They all contain some divine property and a very large amount of holy energy comparable to the Seraphs.
That should be impossible.
Then again, Haruka fighting Sirzechs Lucifer on equal ground and controlling the weather should've been impossible. His power is only Blade Blacksmith. The power he shows are god-level, something to be expected from a Longinus used by powerful beings, not a normal sacred gear used by a human.
"Haruka."
Dulio look at Xenovia who is staring into the distance at the epicenter of the titanic clash, her expression filled with worry for Shidou Haruka. Dulio knew they are VERY close with capital V. There must be a whole lot of emotions that she is currently feeling.
"Please… don't die."
Xenovia Quarta prayed.
Sirzechs cannot believe that the human is matching him blow for blow. His Ruin The Extinct are engaging the boy's signature flying blades that has apparently reached balance breaker to a level never before seen. Then again, he wouldn't have done so well if it were not for the staggering amount of holy power he is commanding. If it were Sword Birth, Sirzechs knew his Ruin The Extinct would reign supreme. But as powerful as his attack is, it is still weak to holy power. That is what the boy is exploiting. All his attacks are laced with holy power that is equal to an attack made by a Seraph. This made his magic able to stand up to Sirzechs'. Not only that, Sirzechs also noticed some traces of divinity, making them even more potent.
Sirzechs Lucifer now fights Shidou Haruka not for his sister but because he is extremely dangerous. Of course he had heard of the former exorcist's name. The infamous exorcist who could kill ultimate class devils easily. It was rumored that he had killed a god during the Fairy Tale incident. Nobody believes that. He is just a human wielding a sacred gear that's not even a Longinus. As skilled as he was, killing a god is not possible.
Now Sirzechs think that the rumor is actually real.
Even now, he is fighting him with power beyond even the best Longinus wielder he had ever seen and he is pure human. But Sirzechs has his suspicion and it is confirmed in this battle. Shidou Haruka has multiple sacred gears and his mastery of them goes beyond even abnormal.
Shidou Haruka is possibly the single most dangerous human alive.
He will fight him and kill him not for his sister but for the Devils. The former exorcist is just too dangerous to be let running around. His stance on devils was clear. He dislike them greatly. The worst part about him is that it is hard to track him down and he is not bound by any organization.
Even alone, there is no doubt he can stand against the Underworld with the power he wields. Even if he will lose, a fight against him will be devastating. Anyone short of a Maou will just be going to their death.
'How can a human be so powerful?'
Sirzechs ask himself. He then see Haruka coming towards him. Knowing his intention, Sirzechs, for the first since the Civil War, drew his sword. It is an elegant crimson and black longsword with thick blade and crossguard shaped like a pair of devil wings. His personal weapon Veneficus coated in his power of destruction. Any run-of-the-mill sword will be cleaved in two when meeting his.
Haruka's crimson blade meets his and golden aura clashes with his crimson. Sirzechs is of course surprised when a sword he doesn't know could match his Veneficus.
"That's not an ordinary sword."
"You only figured that out now?"
As fast as lightning, Haruka had pulled back his sword and made a slash at the maou's legs. Sirzechs flew higher to evade while also countering him by slashing him from above. Haruka managed to position his sword over his head to block the maou's sword from cleaving his head.
The two fighters began to clash with their swords as they fly at near super-sonic speed while trying to get past each other's defense. While Sirzechs proves to be the superior in strength and skill, Haruka made up for it with speed and responsiveness. The movement of their blades looks like a mere blur even in the eye of a knight-enhanced devil.
But Haruka's talent in swordsmanship exceeds Sirzechs' expectation even as they dodge each other's magical barrage that are still trying to gain supremacy around them. Sirzechs made a quick thrust at Haruka's throat at his highest speed.
"Mumyou Sandanzuki!"
A quick triple thrust that happens at the same time, a demonic sword technique that cannot be blocked due to the breakdown in causality by creating the impossible situation of 'three thrusts made at the same time'. A technique Sirzechs learned from Okita Souji, his knight, when he had free time.
But it is not enough to defeat Haruka.
The former exorcist's senses had been trained to 'feel' an attack of that kind being executed. Shidou Haruka did not become a master swordsman by following a human's training method. No, even if he cannot block it or actually see it, he had 'experienced' such impossible strikes in his training with Eterna deep in his mind. So far, he never once managed to survive the attack delivered at light speed by the Infinity.
But Sirzechs' technique is not as perfect as Okita Souji who in turn is still nowhere as fast Eterna who could literally attack at light speed. So in a burst of speed faster than even the sword technique itself, Haruka turned and spun in the air as he let Sirzechs flew through his previous position. As he turn a full 180', Haruka's sword moves.
It was only Sirzechs' excellent reflex that saved him from losing his neck, but he still cannot fully evade Haruka's sudden counterattack due to surprise and Sirzechs Lucifer for the first time was cut right on his left eye.
"Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Sirzechs Lucifer's scream was heard. After being in a stalemate for too long, Haruka drew first blood. Sirzechs attempts to heal his eye using magic but he can feel the burning sensation of a very powerful holy element in his wound. As he doesn't have enough knowledge of healing magic to heal a damage dealt by such level of holy element, he decided to just isolate the damage to his eye, preventing the holy element from spreading further and burning him from the inside.
[No matter how powerful you are, you are still a devil. Holy element will always be devastating to you.]
Eterna smirked.
But Haruka also did not emerge unscatched. The maneuver he just did went beyond the limit of his body even if it was reinforced using Eterna's magic to be far above even supernatural creatures. Haruka could feel all his muscles being strained to the limit and even suffer internal damages from torn nerves. Eterna is healing him but it will take time. His right hand also feels a little numb.
Sirzechs who lost his eye and still feeling the incredible pain from the holy element began to fight defensively. Haruka push his advantage even with his overstrained body. Sirzechs knew he is losing ground as Haruka's relentless attacks are getting harder to block or evade. He had lost his shoulder armor and his cape and the maou is sporting lots of cuts on his body. Haruka is indeed the superior swordsman and Sirzechs knew it.
"*huff huff* To think that the first time I'm being pushed back in a battle is by a human."
"What's wrong maou-sama? Out of breath already?"
"…you're much too dangerous to be left alive. This is not just about Rias anymore. You're a danger to devils with your power and your view. It seems that it was a mistake to wait this long to go all out."
"Ehh…"
Suddenly Haruka could not feel his right arm where he held his sacred gear. Instinctively, the former exorcist flew backward with the greatest speed he could muster, his sacred gear now materializing in his left hand. He look to his right side to find where his arm once was to be empty and blood flowing out. Not even caring for more than a split second that he had lost his right arm, Haruka put on a spell to stop the bleeding and turn to what caused his injury in the first place.
It is no longer the maou he fought moments ago. The being in front of him looks humanoid but it is not a living being. It is crimson and exuding a colossal amount of energy. The very earth itself shook and the air twisted around it. What was once Sirzechs Lucifer is not just a thing that becomes the embodiment of the power of destruction.
[Tch, his true form huh.]
Eterna clicked her tongue in annoyance while Haruka have trails of sweat running down his face. Even he is overwhelmed by the being's presence.
Sirzechs Lucifer has truly seen Shidou Haruka as a powerful threat.
'Ohh shit!'
Haruka screamed in his mind as the air became corrosive and his aura began to wane, devoured by the destructive being in front of him. Even his Balance Breakers had been destroyed completely.
When Sirzechs Lucifer unleashed his true form, everything was devoured. The mountains, the lake, the earth itself, everything. That includes the Atmosphere and Haruka's blades.
Now Haruka understands why the Lucifer is counted as one of the most powerful being in existence. His current form is just too much. His previous form looks like nothing in comparison to the thing he is staring.
'Why the hell did we pick a fight with this thing?'
[…honestly, it's just our luck. Blame it all on a certain whiny devil with red hair. Then again, some devil families are more messed up than the others. There's this devil clan once that practices incest for generations but they've been destroyed. That was during Satan's reign before Lucifer fell.]
'Somehow I think the Crimson Satan would've married his sister if he knew it was possible.'
[Meh, he certainly has the face of someone who would commit incest if it wasn't such a high taboo. The original Lucifer made it so. That clan I mentioned was destroyed by Lucifer himself.]
Then suddenly the thing created a huge orb of destruction. The orb continues to grow larger and larger until it is the size of a town, covering the sky until the light of the sun no longer touches the whole region. Seeing this, even Eterna pales. Not much for her safety as it is for Haruka's and the world
[The hell is he thinking?! Does he want to destroy the whole Europe?!]
Eterna angrily yelled in her gear.
"You're very powerful, exorcist. As a sign of respect, I will hold nothing back and destroy you thoroughly, Shidou Haruka!"
The being speaking in Sirzechs' voice throws the massive orb of destruction down to earth.
It seems hopeless. It looks as if there is no more hope. Anyone seeing this will say that and agree. That orb will not just obliterate the British isle but also half of Europe and part of America if it is allowed to explode.
"…guess I have no choice."
[Haru… no, you can't mean! You will die!]
"If I don't then we will all die."
[…Kh, if only we're not who we are.]
"If we're not who we are, we would've run away right now and leave the whole continent to be destroyed. We can't let that. Besides, Xenovia is right here along with Dulio and Irina and my parents. Failure is not an option even if it costs me my life!"
[Very well… LET US DESTROY THE STRONGEST MAOU!]
The two as one chanted as the being drops the orb of mass destruction.
"[I announce
I who bears the golden radiance
Am the one who embodies the hope of mankind
Holding the virtues of all heaven
And banishing all evils of all hell
I am the golden shield who protects the balance
In the name of this sword
I shall fulfill my vow
And cut through all the world's evil with its heavenly radiance
Eternal Twilight, release!]"
And Shidou Haruka was hit by the orb of destruction, disappearing into the vast collection of crimson demonic energy that embodies destruction itself.
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But nothing else occurred.
The orb never landed.
It failed to reach the ground even when the being itself can no longer control it.
It shouldn't have happened.
Even the being, the source of that cataclysmic attack cannot comprehend why.
Until the orb burst from inside out, destroyed and then engulfed by the radiant golden light that slowly suppress the demonic power of the super devil.
"What?! Impossible! This light is… it's even brighter than Michael's light! Is it God?! It can't be, God is dead!"
"True, God is dead, Sirzechs Lucifer."
A voice, a young woman's voice that Sirzechs Lucifer didn't recognize echoes throughout the region but surprisingly, if he were to ask, nobody will say they hear a woman's voice even if they are directly below them.
Emerging from the light is a young woman of peerless beauty, even more beautiful than Gabriel or Aphrodite or Amaterasu. Sirzechs had never seen her before. The aura she let out scares him as it 'devours' his out-of-control power of destruction. She carries herself elegantly as she step out of the light, walking in the air as if it were solid ground. She wore velvet blue and white combat robe like a magician but her robe, Sirzechs can tell, was made with the same material as a goddess' garment. Her black cape fluttering in the wind bearing her crest, five cherry blossom petals forming a star right in the center. She has long silky golden hair that reach down to her back and her eyes also glows with the same color. She looks imposing despite not being very tall. With soft and regal voice, she spoke to the Maou.
"My name is Eterna, one of the three Infinities. And this, Sirzechs Lucifer, is your execution. You've been found guilty of attempting to destroy Europe and pissing me off. The verdict is… death."
Eterna draws a sword, the very same sword that Haruka uses. Her vessel, he sacred gear, Eternal Twilight. Pointing the blade at Lucifer, she suddenly disappear.
"!"
Before Lucifer could even react, a large chunk of its body made out of destructive energy was obliterated.
This is the power of an Infinity.
Sirzechs sends his power of destruction towards Eterna.
But with just a wave of her hand she release a huge wave of divine energy that destroy the very embodiment of destruction.
She did not disperse it nor block it nor seal it nor counter it.
She completely obliterated the power of destruction, destroying what was supposed to be destruction itself permanently. Lucifer's power did not regenerate.
It is something that should've been impossible.
But she is the embodiment of infinite possibility itself.
What can't she do?
"You… what are you?!"
"Me? I told you, I am Eterna, one of the three Infinities. Although I am weaker than Great Red, I am stronger than Ophis. You, Sirzechs Lucifer, had pushed my host to the point that he released me. Congratulation, you are the first devil I personally kill with my own hands after thousands of years."
Eternal Twilight began to glow as Sirzechs' fear increased. The divine energy gathered is far beyond what gods could possibly muster in such a short time. Even Shiva is not this powerful.
'Wait, one of the three Infinities? Eterna… The embodiment of Infinite Possibility! Just like Ophis who embodies the infinity of void and Great Red who represents the infinity of dreams, Eterna represents the infinite possibilities. She's on the same level as the strongest beings!'
Now Sirzechs knew he is doomed. He finally remember, an old tale from his great-grandfather, a sacred gear of incredible power whose wielder had been the reason for a dozen pillar's destruction and the death of the original Belial, Leviathan, and Beelzebub.
A sacred gear that housed one of the Infinities.
A sacred gear lost in time, forgotten due to the nightmare it inflicted on the devils.
This woman is the very being sealed inside that dreaded gear.
"You are not the first Maou I have killed, Sirzechs Lucifer. Just pray that you are the last."
With one wide swing Eterna shot a powerful beam of golden divine energy. It was the last thing Sirzechs Lucifer saw before his whole being was destroyed.
"…not like a devil could pray anyway."
The infinity let out a sigh of relief when she is sure that the super devil had been obliterated. But then she thought.
"Won't killing him means more trouble for us in the future? It's just like declaring war with the Underworld, right? And why did we kill him anyway? Crippling him should do. No, in the first place, do we really have to fight him to the death?"
Only now did Eterna realize that they've just made an epic screw up.
So passes Sirzechs Gremory, strongest devil the Underworld has ever seen. How the hell did it come to this? Well, I imagine both Haruka and Sirzechs are so hyped that they forgot to think about anything other than their fight, what with Haruka being able to match him with his double Balance Breaker. Actually, they don't really have to fight to the death. It just ended up like day due to being carried away by the situation. It started with Rias being offended and Zechsy being the siscon he is personally deal with the problem. It turns out he is actually biting more than he can chew and it escalates to an all-out battle that almost sunk Britain and cause devastating damage to the whole Europe.
So the fight goes in 4 stages. Stage 1 is the magic battle which is the longest. They throw their respective magic at each other en mass. The second stage is shorter, the sword battle stage. Sirzechs loses here. The third stage is Sirzechs using his true form and then Haruka releasing Eterna. The fourth stage is Eterna finishing Sirzechs. It looks so easy, right? Well Eterna is rank 2 of the 3 Infinities. Can Sirzechs ever hope to match her? Never. But of course, releasing Eterna is basically a Juggernaut Drive for Haruka. We will see the aftermath in the next chapter where Haruka will fight Xenovia (if he still can).
I have to say though that Eterna and Haruka really didn't think things through. Well, that's just them. It's exactly the reason why trouble always seems to follow them.
Now for the revs.
dragonrider66: Yup, Shirone is Koneko. I'm going to refer to her with her real name. As for Vali, yeah, I'm not making him a female. I'll leave that to the other writers. As for Sairaorg's role in Another DxD, I have to think of some things. It might take a while. As for the takeover thing. I'm going for something similar with Eterna's release here for some sacred gears.
redclaw39: Well, it will be hard to add Sona and Ravel to Issei's harem if Issei sides with Haruka. He just killed the strongest maou after all, although it is technically Eterna who did it. Maybe I'll have Issei in a separate faction or something if I want that to work. Come to think of it, it all started with Issei being killed by Raynare, right? Truly a strange chain of events.
Vulkhanos: This is a stand-alone story so you don't need to read my other stories. Sacred Gear 0 is a prequel though. Ohh and I hate dogs so kill those puppies! mwahahahahaha!
Sceonn: Nah, nothing like that. Though the fight became even.
Deathwatch45: Sorry but I have everything planned... maybe... well I already have enough important OC for this story. Thanks for the offer though.
raketsou: Gear Copy is one of its many features as the administrator gear but the Sacred Gear's main power lies in the sword and Eterna. For now the powers I have revealed are its indestructibility and extremely sharp cutting edge along with the ability to manifest aura to cover the blade. This is also the strongest sacred gear due to the fact that it supplies infinite magical energy. In the hand of a powerful magician, it is like a nuclear reactor. But the output is determined by the sync rate. 70% already allows Haruka to match Sirzechs' normal form. It is truly a powerful Longinus. As for the remaining 2 gear slots, I already have an idea for them.
Always Guest: There you have it. Sirzechs is dead and that is because Rias let Issei die which leads to this very moment.
DdraigTrueEmperor9: Haruka and Khaos Brigade would get along like oil with water. I already have a fixed team for Haruka anyway. As for how Sirzechs tracked Haruka. Yes, the evil pieces. He knew the possibility about it being tracked so he brought it with him. Though tracking him is hard, the Fairy Tale remnants is a big clue to Sirzechs. The faint signature heading to Scotland, Shidou Haruka, Fairy Tale remnants, it is not hard for him to deduce where he could find him even with minimal clue if you know him a little. As for Haruka vs Xenovia next chapter... I don't know if they will have to fight or just talk. Seriously, I'm having second thoughts. I'll probably wing it and hope for the best. The aftermath and consequences will be in next chapter or chapter 9.
Ohh and sorry if the battle is still lacking. I'm not very good at it. Still learning and all and I'll keep improving. See ya all! One more chapter until I'm switching to Another DxD.
