Sixth Chapter: Friends and Brothers

Part 1

Grei and Nias were twin brothers, so they looked pretty similar. Sure, they have developed some differences over time, but they still looked alike. Despite the fact only the oldest brother would be able to bear the title of heir of the Abbadon clan, both of them bore it thanks to their parents' decision. It was weird, but it worked, so no one complained.

And just as expected from members of their clan, they were able to use the [Hole] ability. Some people may say it wasn't really special, but they were good at using their ability, to the point they were considered experts on the usage of the absorption and redirection of the enemies' techniques.

The duo of twins was walking around the bushes on their own. Lucifuge told them that they could take a different a path from him and Satanachia if they also headed towards the building. In the end, neither Lucifuge nor Satanachia knew what was inside that building, but it was logical to think there was going to be something in there.

"Brother, I think that is the building Lucifuge-san was talking about!"

"Yeah, we're just a few minutes ahead!"

Of course, Lucifuge wanted to inspire them to get to the same place as him and Satanachia, so he told the brothers that if they arrived at the building first, he would give them some candies.

"Let's show that old man that the new generation rules!"

"Yeah, their time has passed, now it's ours!"

As the duo of kids ran in-between the bushes, cleaning their way by using their demonic power, they shouted at the top of their lunges.

" "Future is now! Did you hear that, old man?!" "

And like that, with full spirits, the duo of twins ran at full speed towards the promised building.

Part 2

Will and Hayato were cutting down their way across the bushes, until Hayato's sword came to a sudden end. Upon inspecting, what happened is that the bushes ran out.

"So this is the end of the way, huh…"

Will said that as he looked at the desert in front of him. It appeared to be absolutely endless, but there was a building on their direction. Looking at Will, Hayato spoke his decision.

"I think we should go over there."

"But, that building is clearly a trap."

"I agree with that."

Will was confused upon hearing Hayato's sudden words. If it was clear to him the building was a trap, then why did he want to go there? As he questioned that, Hayato continued.

"Even then, we'll be able to take our opponents by surprise if we enter it."

Hayato didn't need to explain further for Will to understand. Even if the building was a trap, if the opponent didn't notice it, they would get in. So as long as they remained close to the entrance, they would be to block their opponent's escape and defeat them easily.

"Well then, should we get going?"

"Yes, let's go."

Will and Hayato headed towards the building, trying to use the apparent trap to trap their opponents on a trap inside the trap; even if it sounded redundant, that was the way things were.

Part 3

Dist walked around the place, but he was scared. Given he that was alone, he didn't have someone to back him during battle, something the [Brave Saint] system supported.

Even during these times, he still remembered his best friend. María Hernández, an Exorcist who was trained close to him, and was apprentice of Virgilio's best friend, Spadaccino Nero. However, María and Nero were involved with the Seven Sins and ended up becoming Devils. Last time he saw her was during the final battle against the Seven Sins, and she appeared to be happy.

Yet, this didn't make him happy. María was now a being who opposed his Lord, and she appeared to be happy with that. To worsen things, Dist believed he was in love with María, but she had replaced him with a Devil named Haruka Sorami.

The girl who was his friend for many years had become his enemy; no peace treaty would ever change that betrayal. Dist needed to prove he was better than her by remaining on God's path.

"María, I'm sorry you aren't here… I wanted to defeat you by myself with the power of my Holy Sword."

This was the true and selfish reason he wanted María and Nero to be on the [Battle Royale]: he wanted to defeat them with his own sword.

Suddenly, an intense heat overwhelmed Dist's senses, yet, it didn't feel necessarily uncomfortable. In fact, it was filled with the aura that the Church worshipped, the holy aura of an Angel.

"So we meet like this again, truly an act of God."

The one who appeared from between the bushes was Virgilio Baggio, the Joker of Heaven and Dist's master. Dist felt relieved, but Virgilio pointed at something on the sky.

"Do you see that? Those are Devils, our sworn enemy. We need to defeat those two in the name of God."

The duo of Devils descended on the top of a building, going to a point where they couldn't be seen from Dist's perspective. Nevertheless, Virgilio knew perfectly where they had gone.

"It's clear they're heading inside the building, so we need to get in. Will you follow me?"

"Of course, Virgilio-san!"

With the instructions from his master, Dist headed towards the building, with the Joker of Heaven heading slightly behind him. They wouldn't stop until Devils were totally defeated.

Part 4

Will and Hayato moved along the line of the bushes to not get lost on the desert. From the point they were at, there was around 500 metres to get into the building.

"I don't see anyone close to us, so we need to get in there as fast as we can."

Will said that as he charged ahead of Hayato, wanting to get inside the building as soon as possible. Hayato didn't care Will was going ahead of him, after all, he has been trained his whole life to be patient.

As they were running on that direction, a blast of red energy suddenly passed before Will, almost hitting his face. The leader of Team Human stopped, looking towards where the blast came from.

"I can see the end of the bushes!"

"Yeah, we beat those old guys!"

The ones who appeared from the bushes, the ones who launched the demonic energy ball from just a moment ago, were no other than the twin brothers who shared the title of heir of the Abbadon clan: Grei and Nias.

"You're that couple of Devil kids; what are you doing here?"

"What are WE doing here?! What are YOU doing here?! Did Lucifuge-san send you to interfere with us?"

Will was utterly confused by the kid's words. Why would a member from the same time try to interfere with them? It made no sense, but he didn't want to question his logic.

"What…? Hayato, come and help me."

Hayato got close to Will, so now it was 2 against 2. Despite the kids kept joyful looks on their faces, everybody on the place knew things would come down to a battle.

Will moved first. Before anyone could even notice it, Will arrived in front of the twins, slashing using the strongest legendary Holy Sword. Of course, since they were Devils, the damage dealt to them was massive.

"What?! How did you move that fast?!"

"That was [Accelerator], a special technique of mine, which allows me to move at top speed without accelerating. This is one of the specials trainings I did to become faster than any other human, which is my goal."

Grei and Nias were shocked by the speed of their opponent, but Will wasn't the only one who moved at high speeds. Hayato soon moved behind them and slashed using his double katana technique.

The brothers took some distance from their opponents, both of them wielding legendary Holy Swords. Will owned Caliburn (the sword in the stone pulled out by King Arthur), while Hayato owned Kashu Kiyomitsu and Yamato-no-Kami Yasusada (Souji Okita's swords).

Against these opponents who wielded the power of their weakness, the duo of brothers had only one option left: take advantage of the fact their opponents were mere humans. The Abbadon twins flew towards the sky, taking distance from the swordsmen.

Even when the brothers took distance from their opponents, Hayato didn't worry, as he had long ranged attacks. By swinging his swords, waves of holy energy came towards the twins.

"Do it now!"

"Yeah!"

The Abbadon couple used the trait that characterized their clan, [Hole], to absorb the holy energy. Two [Holes] appeared right after that, each on the side of a swordsman. From them, waves of holy energy came out.

Will was easily able to evade them with his high speed, but that meant Hayato was attacked from both sides. While he wasn't a Devil, he was just a human, so it still dealt substantial damage.

"Don't dare to think you're safe over there."

Will said that while looking at the twins. The Abbadon duo was confident, not having a reason to believe they were in danger. Actually, they were wrong, very wrong.

"What?!"

Will suddenly jumped, reaching high up the sky, high enough to be face to face with Nias. By taking this chance, he impaled his sword into the Devil's abdomen.

"I didn't tell you, right? The other training I did was to increase my top speed. I'm able to move at over 100 kilometres per hour despite I'm just a human."

Being stabbed by the strongest Holy Sword, Nias' body was covered by white light. It was clear to everyone present what it meant. And just as predicted, he vanished.

[Nias Abbadon from Team Devil retires.]

With his brother gone, Grei panicked. On his part, Will changed the direction of his sword, placing it horizontally. Hayato didn't need works from his team leader; it was obvious to him what he needed to do.

Hayato jumped onto the air and landed on Will's Caliburn, and used that footing to jump once again, heading towards Grei. By using his ancestor's swords, Hayato slashed crosswise on the kid's chest.

The slashes dealt on a vital spot lead to an obvious result, as light appeared around Grei's body. Showing himself without a smile for the first time over the course of the battle, he disappeared.

[Grei Abbadon from Team Devil retires.]

With this, it was over. Will looked at the building once again, noticing another pair of Devils lading on the top.

"So the kids indeed were a distraction. Come on, Hayato, we need to take over that place."

The duo of swordsmen ran towards the building. While they defeated the Abbadon heirs easily, that was because they were only kids. These new opponents were legendary Ultimate-class Devils, so they had no choice but to not hold back.

The superhuman swordsmen, the legendary Devils and the punisher Angels; only one would take over the building. Their meeting could only end up in a massacre.