Kuoh Academy, Old Building Exterior.
Dulio lands in front of the building. Towering over him is the mysterious apparition that fired the beam at the Devils. Upon closer inspection, Dulio notes that the apparition's skeleton has an uncanny resemblance to a certain being that he had fought in the past. The mutual enemy of both Shiva and Indra. The demonic entities known as Asuras.
"Huh...I thought all remnants of were destroyed." Dulio mutters to himself, summoning a sword of ice. Admittedly, the apparition in front of him did not have the 8 arms and 3 heads of a fully-grown Asura...however the basic skeleton is definitely visible. "If they're alive, then this doesn't bode well..." The words barely leave his mouth before the apparition begins to fade away. At the same time, a lazy voice calls from the ruined building.
"Hellooooo? Are you Dulio~? The [Joker] of the Angels?" The voice asks. "If you are~ I'm Shi, of [Testament]."
"[Testament]?" Dulio remembers a chance meeting a few years ago, where a certain grey eyed boy had said the same thing. "So you know Adam then?" The voice is silent. As Dulio watches, a figure darts out from the ruins and drops to the ground in front of him.
"Adam...You've met Adam?" Dulio nods. The figure, a boy no older than sixteen, laughs.
"What's so funny?" Dulio asks.
"You met the [Grey-eyed] Adam?"
"Yes." Dulio replies, recalling the piercing grey eyes that the boy had possessed.
"But that's impossible." The figure, who Dulio had realized was Shi, exclaims. "Adam never shows himself to anyone unless he wants to! And, no offense intended, I doubt he would show himself to you."
"He was quite surprised when I spoke to him." Dulio muses, remembering the meeting. "Adam was quite an awkward kid."
"Yeah, he is..." Shi also muses, staring at the sky.
Above them, watching from the ruins of the building, Alexander watches as the two men converse, having forgotten their original intention of fighting to the death. The idea that idiocy is directly proportional to power briefly crosses Alexander's mind as he continues to watch the two men chat.
Lilith, City Centre.
The Gremory, the Bael, the Sitri and the Agares, along with many other [High] to [Ultimate]-class Devils and Angels, are seated in a massive stadium somewhere in Lilith. According to Grayfia-san, this was a meeting to discuss the threats that had been sent to us.
"We've finally found out who we're up against." Sensei addresses the crowd. Next to him, the 4 Maou, as well as Michael, are seated. "Thanks to information from Cross-Rail, as well as the various Magical Institutions located in Pantheons worldwide, we've been able to draw a fairly accurate picture of the organization that has threatened all of us." Sensei's face is extremely serious. "And, needless to say, it isn't a nice one."
"Indeed. I don't think I've ever seen such a dangerous organization since Khaos Brigade's Hero Faction." Michael adds. His face, which normally has a smile, is also serious. In fact, every face around the table, even that of Levia-tan, is completely serious. "Even the Grigori pale in comparison." I notice Sensei twitch slightly at that last comment.
"Moving on." Sirzechs-sama interrupts, obviously noticing the increase in tension at the table. "We have, thanks to information from Cross-Rail, the Magician's Guild and Royal Arsenal, found out the name of the organization who obtained Incinerate Anthem. The name of this organization is [Revelation]. While I'm sure this name means absolutely nothing to you, I'm sure the next one will."
The next one? I could tell that the others in the room had no idea what Sirzechs-sama is talking about. "[Testament]." Immediately, cries of alarm echo throughout the room. I could hear many Devils and Angels begin to argue furiously.
"Calm down!" Michael shouts. The room immediately falls silent. "We all know what [Testament] did! But now they've returned with reinforcements. So we have to deal with it."
"Is it true that the [Demon's Bane] is involved with [Revelation]?" A devil woman asks.
"Yes," Sirzechs-sama admits. "Blake is confirmed to be working with [Revelation]. In fact, we believe that he is the link between the members of [Revelation] and the members of [Testament]." I hear Devils curse upon hearing this. I knew that Blake was infamous, but this was ridiculous. I could see some Devils were actually quaking in fear from hearing Blake's name.
"I thought [Testament] was destroyed during the Great Purge?" An Angel women asks.
"So did we. But unfortunately, it seems as if the 7 core members escaped before we could kill them." Sensei answers.
"So [The Seven] are still alive? And we have to fight them again?" Sensei falls silent. I can tell from the atmosphere in the room that [The Seven] must consist of incredibly dangerous individuals.
"Yes." This time Sirzechs-sama answers. "[The Seven] of [Testament], consisting of the undisputed strongest humans in existence, still live. And they're out for vengeance. But not just against us. Their goal is the complete annihilation of anything even vaguely magical. A world without Gods. This is [Testament]'s vengeance against us."
The room falls silent, only for Michael-sama to suddenly call out.
"Has anyone seen Dulio?"
Kuoh Academy, Sports Field.
"Heh." Shi smiles, suddenly remembering his original goal. "Dulio. The Joker of the Angels. It's a real honor to fight you."
"...Swordsman of the Left." Dulio replies, also having remembered that it was an enemy, not a friend, that stood before him. "I've heard of you as well."
"I'm happy to hear that." Shi moves his left foot backwards and enters a combat stance. "Unfortunately, I happened to forget my sword at home. So I'll be ending this quickly if you don't mind."
"How can a swordsman fight without his sword?" Shi's answer was to increase his Touki to such an extent that Alexander could see the ground quiver with anticipation.
"A true Swordsman-" Suddenly, Shi is thrusting at Dulio's throat, his right hand a spear. "-is a sword."
"...Interesting." Dulio's hand grabs Shi's hand-spear, stopping the fingers an inch from his face. "A good try. But ultimately, a swordsman without a sword is simply a man. Ice Age." A arctic wind blew around Shi, immediately freezing him. Alexander watches, his jaw slack. A member of [Testament], the strongest in all of [Revelation], had just been beaten. The power of the Joker of the Angels, the wielder of [Zenith Tempest], is no laughing matter.
"Wow. That was cold~" The voice of Shi says from behind Alexander. "[Zenith Tempest] is a scary Sacred Gear~." Alexander spins around. Other than a slight blue tint to his skin, Shi looks completely unharmed.
"Hmmm." Dulio scratches his head. "You're pretty strong aren't you?"
"As are you." Shi replies. "To block my [Love Tap, Spear Version] is incredibly impressive."
"Fufufufufufu." Dulio smiles. "Indeed, it is an attack to be feared." Behind him, an incredible build-up of lightning is noticeable. "[Grand Lightning]!"
A lightning bolt falls from the sky, crashing into the space that Shi was just standing in. Alexander feels the intense heat scorch his back. Judging from the heat, he guessed the lightning bolt had fallen mere inches from his body. To be able to control the accuracy of lightning to this degree...What kind of monster is Dulio?
"Nyah~ That was intense yo!" Shi replies happily. "Without a sword, I'm definitely going to lose~"
"Shall I give you one then?" Dulio asks, a holy sword appearing in his hand. "If the fight isn't fair, it isn't interesting."
"Nah~It's alright~" Shi begins to draw seals in the air. "You're really nice and all, but I need to win~ So...sorry~" Suddenly, space begins to distort. "Come out and play, Mor-Mor!" A heavily armored knight steps out from the distortion. Dressed in obsidian armor, the knight wields a spear in one hand and a tower shield in the other. Alexander could feel the knight's aura. It was disgusting. Twisted and black, there is no doubt of the knight's identity. Only one Knight in history could have such a hate-filled aura.
"Mordred." Dulio murmurs. "The Black Knight, the Betrayer. To command him would mean-" Shi laughs, cutting Dulio off.
"Wow~You're actually quite perceptive~" Shi smiles. "You're right of course~I am the possessor and master of that. By extension, I am also the master of Mordred. But I wouldn't worry too much about that~You should be more worried about the weapon that Mor-Mor is wielding~The legendary spear of his father, stolen from his deathbed, Rhongomyniad~"
Alexander looks at the spear that Mordred is holding. Resembling a lance more than an actual spear, Rhongomyniad is releasing an intense holy aura, which contradicts the hate that is being released by Mordred.
"So that's where the legendary weapons went. Both of them are in the possession of [Testament]." Dulio's relaxed personality is gone. It appears that the appearance of Mordred and Rhongomyniad has forced him to take the situation seriously. "I can't let you leave then. I need to reclaim these weapons for the Alliance."
Dulio raises his hand, causing the sky above us to darken. At the same time, Shi makes a motion with his immediately takes a battle stance, his spear pointed at Dulio.
The tension between the two parties is so strong that Alexander swears he could cut it with a knife.
And, without any warning whatsoever, the battle begins.
"[God's Great Lightning]!" Dulio cries, bringing his hand down. A lightning bolt, many times larger than the [Great Lightning] that Dulio originally used, comes crashing down from the heavens.
"Mordred! Anti-Lightning formation!" Shi roars. Mordred immediately stabs his lance into the ground. The lightning, attracted the metal, runs through the lance and into the ground.
"Now! Transfer power to me!" Mordred grabs the lance and points it at Shi, who grabs the tip. The lightning from [God's Great Lightning] flows through the lance and into Shi's body, super-charging him.
"[Gale of Heaven!]" Dulio waves his hand. A powerful winds hits Mordred and Shi, blowing them off the building. Even Alexander, who wasn't the original target, gets swept into the air. "[Tears of the Saint]!" A torrential rainstorm immediately assaults Shi and Mordred. Alexander, on the other hand, crashes onto the ground outside the Old School Building.
"Guh!" Shi is on his knees, the weight of the millions of raindrops forcing him to his knees. "Discharge!" The electricity that Shi had absorbed is released into the atmosphere, vaporizing the rain immediately. "Mordred!" Shi gasps. "Take him out now!"
Mordred immediately jumps in the air, his lance posed to strike Dulio through the chest.
"Useless." Dulio flaps his wings, flying 10 feet higher, Mordred's strike passes below him. "[Winds of the North]." Mordred's is immediately encased in ice. Alexander watches as the knight plummets to the ground.
"Urgh..." Shi stands up slowly. He had landed about five meters away from Alexander after the rain attack. Alexander could see that he hadn't escaped from the rain unscathed. "You're power is no lie."
"Is that all? I'm disappointed." Dulio doesn't have a scratch on him. "I expected, from all the hype, that you'd be far stronger than this." Shi laughs.
"It's not that I'm weak. It's just that you're too strong." Shi is lying on the ground. "Alexander-" Shi calls out, his hand stretching towards the sky. "-finish-finish the job." With that, Shi's hand goes limp and falls to the ground.
"You've got to be kidding." Alexander looks at Dulio, completely unharmed from his fight with Shi. "You've got to be fucking kidding."
Well...looks like Shi's out for now...I wonder how Alexander is going to hold out against Dulio? And it seems like [Testament] is rather infamous among the Alliance. Another members been revealed as well! [Gray eyed] Adam. Yes, this is the same [Gray eyed] one mentioned by Takamichi a few chapters back.
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Daemon.
