One Of A Kind
Arc 2 – Return Of Ancient Evil
New look for Kuro, hope you guys like it! Since I'm terrible at drawing without a reference image, this is the best I could do. Literally went online and made this Kuro to the best of my ability with what I had. Also, in future chapters to come, you'll see what I based Shiro Kuroda off of with the true picture. Anyway, read the damn chapter ya nerds.
Floating high above the Underworld, Shiro's eyes narrowed as he used magic to see down. Watching a riot from where he floated, the nekomata could confirm one thing from just his eyes alone.
Possession
It wasn't that hard to notice. Every devil in the riot had pink irises and their faces were slack. There was also a distinct smell of a dragon on their bodies, though that could be because of his nekomata senses. Sighing, Kuro started using his senjutsu as everything lit up around him. Seeing everything light up around him, he devoted a small portion of his powers to force the ill malice around him away, making sure he wouldn't become corrupted. Examining the affected devils' chakra, he frowned. It was already clear that a third party was interfering, but the hold that this person had was unbelievable. Taking a deep breath, Kuro slowly pointed his palm towards the devils before his hand began shaking ever so slightly as his nekomata powers faded away.
"Damnit," Shiro muttered, remembering Gabriel's words. "I need to accept who I was." Concentrating on the building mana, it slowly formed into an orb that was physically impossible. It fluctuated and glowed, and despite being visible, it was invisible and not in the same dimension at the same time. Gritting his teeth as the spell used over 50% of his current mana reserves, Kuro shot it forwards as it blasted towards the devils. Watching the grey orb hit the ground, it exploded outwards and created a dull barrier, trapping the possessed devils. Soon, they began to collapse, slumping to the ground as their energy was devoured before the barrier flickered and disappeared.'
'I'm surprised you would use that,' Ezod said. 'Using a spell that uses the Dimensional Gaps properties to sap everything's energy inside the barrier, not to mention how draining it is and your current state.'
"It was better than letting the devils keep rampaging," the teen gasped, the drawbacks immediately kicking in. Clutching his stomach, the nekomata felt as if he was sucker punched but recovered quickly.
'Hmm, using the spell means that you're one step closer to reclaiming your past.' Met with silence, Ezod frowned, unknown to his current host. He was one step closer to becoming his former self, an unstoppable being in its prime, but the dragon hoped he remembered exactly everything about it, otherwise things could get messy quick.
"I'm tired," Shiro muttered as he slowly floated down towards the street. "Ezod, tell me if anything starts approaching, friendly or hostile."
'Right.' Reaching the ground, Kuro staggered as he landed before fixing himself. Glancing around at the small, residential area, he walked over towards the nearest body and kneeled. Grabbing the unconscious devil's hair, he lifted him up and looked into his pupils. The pink irises were gone, but his eyes were dull.
"Shit. Ezod?"
'Already contacted Zechs, he's on his way with some healers.'
"What'd you tell him?"
'The devils are no longer possessed, but require urgent attention.'
"It'll do." With a sigh, Shiro teleported away as Sirzechs reached the scene, a group of ten devils with him as they immediately went to work.
Sitting in the school's library, Sona let out a small sigh that remained hidden to the world as she slowly moved a chess piece out of boredom, her head resting delicately on her hand. Pressing the pawn down onto the board, it stayed in its position obediently, even as Saji took the bait, creating an opening for her to take advantage of.
"And that's checkmate," the Student Council President muttered as she stood up before tucking her chair in. "Saji, clean this up before you leave, I'm heading home." Without sparing another word, Sona left the room, leaving a devastated Saji behind as his crush left him alone. Despite her strict ways, the heiress to the Sitri clan felt bored. She wanted a challenge, an opponent as smart, even smarter than her to face her in mind games. Everybody was a pushover, not even worthy to make a rival, though she did have fun from time to time.
SMACK
Thud
"A fellow genius meets another genius," a male voice groaned. "Unfortunately, this genius is lazy and has no idea what he's saying." Rubbing her eyes, Sona felt around for her glasses before calmly putting them on as she looked up.
"Kuro," the Sitri heiress said. "I'd advise you to watch where you walk for future reference. Can't have you giving girls heart attacks every time they run into you."
"I'd say the same, Sona, but there aren't enough boys at this school to say that." Reaching down, Sona took Shiro's hand as he helped her up. "So, what time is it?"
"School is currently progressing as normal, but where have you been Kuro?" The teen raised an eyebrow as the nekomata yawned before rubbing at one eyes lazily. "Not to mention, you aren't even in school uniform."
"Ahh shit." Looking down at his dark attire, Shiro gave Sona a lazy smile as he scratched the back of his neck. "Mind if you let this one pass?"
"No, I shall not." Turning around, the girl walked off. "Follow me Kuro."
"Yes m'am..." Kuro sighed.
Walking around the Student Council Room aimlessly, Shiro's fingers grazed against a bookshelf aimlessly as Sona watched him from the corner of her eye, sitting at her seat with her hands interlocked.
"So," Kuro said as he stopped walking, hand stopping on a book before he pulled it out slowly. "What's going to happen now?"
"I'm still deciding on your punishment," Sona said as she leaned back in her chair. "After all, physical punishment wouldn't work with you."
"How about a game of chess then?" Sitting down at the opposite side of the desk, the nekomata opened the book before flipping to a random page, a small smile forming from the smirk on the President's face.
"You're challenging me to a game of chess?" Sona's smile grew even larger before she waved her hand, summoning a chess board onto the desk. "Very well. It'll be your loss though."
"I've never played before," Shiro replied, setting down the book which read 'How to play Chess: For Dummies'. "Any rules before we begin?"
"Despite knowing that you won't win," Sona said confidently. "I have to say this. Do you accept all responsibility that comes with this match if you win? Will you still play this match of chess, knowing that if you win, you will have to accept the-!"
"Yes, I get it," Kuro muttered lazily, waving his hand before bringing his finger to a stop on the king piece. "You alright if I play as black?"
"I'm fine with that," Sona said as she moved one of her pawns. "Your turn, Kuro."
"Heh."
"Unbelievable..."
"And that's check." With a visible smirk, Shiro watched Sona's face as it went through a varying range of emotions. Despite losing most of his pieces early, the reaction from the President's face was extremely satisfying as Kuro easily took out all of her pieces, leaving only the king and a bishop. As Sona moved her piece shakily, the nekomata let out a sigh as he held up his rook.
"I could end this right now," the teen said, idly playing with his piece. "But since I know what's at stake," Shiro moved his rook, allowing Sona to take the piece if she wished. "I'll let you have this." As the devil was conflicted, she moved her bishop without thinking, shock controlling her movements instead of logical thinking. With a small smile, Shiro took her bishop. Within the next few moves, Sona was frozen.
"I could call checkmate," Shiro said as he dangled his king in front of her face. "But I don't feel like accepting your conditions, so I call the match." Standing up, Kuro placed the piece down on the board, right in front of her king before walking out of the room, the door swinging shut filling the silent room.
"...I lost," Sona slumped forwards as her head hit the desk, her hair framing her face as her queen entered the room.
"What's wrong?" Tsubaki asked as she rushed forwards, instantly by her king's side.
"I-I lost in a game of chess..."
"But then, that means-"
"No, he called the match before declaring checkmate, so, I technically won... Well, that's what Kuro would say."
"Kuro?"
"Yes... Kuro..."
One Week Later...
Wandering around, Shiro let out a yawn before slouching forwards, barely awake as he earned some glares from passing adults and some squeals from students. Black jeans, black hi-top converse and a dark-grey hoodie with black material on the inside, Kuro's hands were in his pockets as he drifted aimlessly in the mall. Adjusting the black beanie, the nekomata felt his newly cut hair before fingering his old black necklace, three silver teeth attached. Feeling something tug on his sleeve, the teen stopped walking before glancing beside him.
Blue short jeans that reach mid-thigh with a simple white shirt tucked in and a large green coat that reached down to her knees, the nekomata sighed as Koneko Toujo looked up at him.
"Something wrong?"
"You've been walking around aimlessly for the past ten minutes," Koneko said. "Let's go get something to eat."
"Sure," Shiro replied. "Where do you want to go?"
"Your choice." Shrugging, Kuro went to walk off, only to stop as he caught sight of somebody.
"Crap." Grabbing Koneko's hand, the teen dragged her off as he quickly walked away from the food court, ignoring the heavy blush on the girl's face. Passing by countless people, Shiro eventually made his way to the theatre before quickly buying two tickets alongside popcorn and soft drink and hurrying Koneko in. "Sorry about that," Kuro muttered as they settled into their seats, the movie going through various ads. "I just saw Serafall, and I didn't want to have to talk to her"
"I-It's fine," Koneko stuttered before quickly sipping on her drink, red still present on her face.
"Sorry if today isn't like you hoped," Shiro said, just loud enough for her to hear. "I'll make it up to you." Merely nodding in response, the girl ate her popcorn slowly as Kuro faced the screen, unconsciously eating his popcorn as well. As the film continuously flashed by, the nekomata spaced out as time flew by, his thoughts consuming him.
"Shiro..." Koneko muttered as she looked at him. Blinking, Kuro looked at Koneko, only for the girl to look away, a red tint on her face. "Thanks for being here with me today."
"No problem," the teen replied. Glancing at the girl, he sighed before slowly grabbing her hand. Surprised, Koneko looked at Shiro, only for Kuro to take a sip from his drink before watching the movie. Giving him a small smile, the girl interlocked her fingers with his hand as they watched the movie in peace.
Leaving the cinema, the two walked in a comfortable silence as the chattering on the people faded into the background. Walking back to where Shiro saw Serafall, he heard approaching footsteps at an insane rate.
"KUUURRROOOO!"
"Fuck."
Without warning, Kuro's hand slipped out of Koneko's as something slammed into his back. Sighing as his arms automatically supported her weight, Serafall snuggled into his back as passersbys' gazed at the two in shock whilst the teen recovered from stumbling forwards.
"Kuro," Serafall pouted. "Why didn't you tell me you were here?"
"Because I knew this would happen." Sighing again, Kuro dropped the Satan without warning as she fell to the ground with a delicate, lady-like gasp. "Koneko, let's go find somewhere to sit down."
"R-Right."
Setting down two trays stacked with all types of food, Shiro glanced at the growing tension between Koneko and Serafall. As Koneko quickly snatched away the sweet foods Kuro had gotten for her, Serafall grew a large smile as she grabbed some sushi.
"So, why are you here?" Sitting down, the teen took a second to glance at the Magical Girl's clothes. A simple green button-up shirt which seemed to contain her large rack, a simple black skirt, heels and her black hair tied up in ponytails; Serafall seemed at home as she devoured a skewer with honey chicken meatballs, Koneko glaring at the Satan as she quickly snatched up the rest of the sweets.
"Why?" Swallowing the food in her mouth, the girl practically beamed at Kuro. "I was supposed to meet up with Sona, but she hasn't shown up yet."
"Sona, huh?" Shiro sighed as he slowly ate his fries. "Well, that makes it somewhat awkward..."
"Why?" Koneko asked as Kuro glanced at her.
"Something happened at school," he replied, waving his hand nonchalantly. "Nothing to worry about."
"Sister." Glancing at Sona, the President of the Student Council seemed shocked to see Shiro, only for Serafall to fly at her, quickly strangling her in a hug.
"Sorry again, Koneko," Kuro sighed as he ruffled her hair gently. "Another day?"
Koneko nodded.
Walking through Kuoh's mall, Issei smile as his cheeks went rosy, Asia walking beside him as well as Rias and Akeno, Kiba on his left.
Issei was currently wearing a simple black shirt and maroon jacket, black pants and shoes. His hair was still messy as always, but retained its normal look as he glanced at Asia, the former nun smiling at him before pointing towards a clothes store.
Asia was in a simple dress, boots and her blonde hair was left untied as it flowed behind her, making countless males lose themselves in her beauty.
Only for Rias and Akeno to enter their vision. The heir to the Gremory clan was in a red-and-white striped, sleeveless blouse and white jeans, while her queen was in a simple purple shirt and black jeans.
As the males tripped over as they gazed at the girls, the females in the store fangirled as they spotted Kiba who smiled in their direction. The blond 'Prince of Kuoh' was in blue jeans and a white hoodie which was zipped up, his hands resting in the pockets.
"This is annoying." Upon hearing Kuro's voice, the group looked around as a pulse of dull grey filled the area before everybody blinked once, only to return to their original activities as they ignored Rias and her peerage, acting as if they were just ordinary people.
"Kuro?" Spotting the teen, they watched as the nekomata seemingly glared at the girl on his back as Koneko walked beside him, sucking on a lollipop as Sona walked beside her sister, blushing slightly.
"I don't want to talk about it," Shiro muttered as he stopped in front of Issei, only to glare at the brunette. "Snap out of it."
"Y-Yes sir!" Instantly, the pawn stopped leering before shaking his head. "Anyway, who's the hottie on your back."
"This," Sona blushed as she glanced at Serafall who was chatting happily into Shiro's ear, the nekomata practically growling back at her, "is my sister, Serafall, one of the Four Great Satans."
"Hey there!" Serafall said happily as she looked at Issei. "So, you're the devil I've been hearing about!"
"How?" Seeing the Satan's confused face, Issei waved his hands frantically in front of him. "I-I mean, I haven't done anything exactly heroic at all that warrants attention."
"Nonsense!" Hopping off Kuro's back, Serafall stepped forwards, a smile on her face. "The Red Dragon of Domination being reincarnated into Rias's peerage is huge news! I mean, it's not every day you find a human with a mid-tier Longinus!"
"Uhh, thanks?" Issei scratched the back of his neck nervously.
"It's nice to meet you again, Lady Serafall," Rias said as she stepped forwards. "If I may ask, what are you doing out here today?"
"Today? Hmm..." As the Satan lost herself in thought, Rias saw Shiro whisper something to Koneko who nodded. "Well, I decided to take a break when I then saw Kuro around here! So, I thought to myself, let's go and see what he's doing!"
"She then proceeded to run forwards and tackle me with a hug, making everybody in the vicinity turn and look at us," Shiro said blankly.
"I did not!" Serafall shouted, arms by her sides.
"Yes, you did," Kuro deadpanned.
"Grrrrr...!" As Serafall pouted, she began flailing her arms around wildly as Shiro stared at her blankly, Rias's peerage chuckled as they remembered this scene from when Kuro returned from the void.
"Shoo," the teen said, waving away the Satan. "Go back and do your work."
"I don't wanna!" Ignoring the pout which was super effective, knocking Issei out in the process, Shiro sighed.
"I'll visit you in the underworld after this," Kuro said. "How about that?"
"Fineee." Walking away, Serafall turned around and smiled, flashing her signature Magical Girl move.
It was super duper effective. Issei has fallen into a coma of happiness. Which pokemon would you like to use next?
"Geeze," Kuro sighed. "Somebody wake up the Welsh Dragon of Domination and get him to take over Issei's body." The teen chuckled lightly, only for his palm to quickly meet his face. "Aaandd Serafall forgot to bring an umbrella. Great."
"Don't worry," Draig said, coming out of nowhere as Issei jerked upright before standing, his eyes glowing a fiery crimson. "I'll keep his basic rotor functions working, just find somewhere for us to sit down while he recovers."
"I feel somewhat sorry for you, Draig," Shiro muttered, just loud enough for the dragon to hear.
"You don't even what to know what goes through his head at times," the dragon sighed.
Wandering aimlessly in the mall, Azazel sighed as he wiped off the imaginary dust on his shoulder. First, he was yelled at by Tamiel for slacking off on his work, then Penemue told him to go do something productive! Wasn't collecting everything about Sacred Gears and experimenting on creating artificial Sacred Gears being productive?
Sighing, Azazel entered the food court area of the mall before he spotted a familiar group of devils. Walking towards them, the Fallen Angel snatched a skewer from Shiro's hand with a smirk on his face before eating its contents.
"Bastard," Kuro muttered before grabbing a burger amongst the mass of food on the table.
"Couldn't help myself," Azazel grinned. "So, what are all you youngsters doing out here?"
"We decided to go out and take a break," Rias answered.
"We were with Rias," Kiba said, motioning at Akeno and Asia.
"I needed some time to relax," Sona admitted.
"Hmm? So, what about Kuro then?"
"Date," the teen said blandly.
"Date? How did your lazy ass manage t-, wait, don't tell me..." Looking around at everybody, the Fallen Angel's eyes fell onto one person. "It was Issei, wasn't it?"
"PFFFF!" As everybody spat out their drinks, Shiro chuckled as the brunette began shouting at the man. Quickly settling down, Azazel managed to squeeze in beside Issei and Kiba before sighing.
"So," Kuro said. "Why are you out and about? I mean, you're usually locked in that room of yours."
"Well," Azazel sighed. "I may or may not have gotten yelled at then told to go do something productive."
"Finally, somebody told you to be productive. It's about time as well."
"Says you!" The Governer chuckled before settling into a smile. "Say, Kuro. Have you told the others the longest it took you to sign a document and send it back?"
"Why would I tell them that?" Shiro asked.
"They'd be surprised, that's all."
"Why would they be surprised? It was only two years."
"…"
"WWHAATT!"
"…"
As the conversation resumed its normal flow, Azazel fitting right in with ease, everything became background noise as Shiro felt something strange in the air. A mythical aura that seemed older than most filled the air, clouding the mall without anybody noticing.
'Ezod?'
'I feel it to. He's here.'
"Rias, Sona," Kuro said softly, slowly gaining their attention. "Prepare yourselves..."
"Hmm?"
"EZOD!"
A thunderous boom echoed throughout the mall as countless people fainted, the majority paralyzed or screaming as time froze.
"Everybody, get out, now!" Time flowed back to its normal flow as everybody ran, screaming and hiding from the countless thunderous booms that rocked Kuoh mall.
"EZOD! WHERE ARE YOU!"
"What is that?" Asia whimpered as she moved close to Rias.
"It's a dragon," Azazel muttered, eyes wide before smiling. "It's a bona fide dragon!"
"Isn't that bad?" Issei asked, slightly whimpering.
"Dragons are rare nowadays," the Fallen Angel said as the roof began to creak. "Though, this one seems to be evil." Seeing Issei's scared face, Azazel laughed. "I thought you had the Welsh Dragon of Domination inside you! Pansy."
"Hey!"
"EZZZOOODDD!"
With a massive groan, the roof grew crevice's before being ripped off, a massive claw ripping through the metal. As a gigantic chunk of the roof was ripped away, thunder boomed and lightning flashed as rain hurtled towards the unprotected goods in the mall. As everyone stood up and got into fighting positions, looking around carefully, Shiro just yawned with his hands in his pockets, Azazel standing unfazed beside him.
"Oh my god," Sona whispered.
Ezod sighed as a tremendous reptilian body peered inside the mall, its violet eyes leering at the frozen humans and devils. With scales which looked like midnight black at first, they were actually shades of purple magenta that shone brilliantly from the non-stop lightning strikes. Powerful muscles rippled underneath its skin as spittle began to dribble from its jagged teeth, purple miasma leaking out from its mouth. Roaring once, Sona, Rias and her peerage covered their ears as the dragon spread out its terrible wings which seemed like bat wings with a multidue of holes making them ragged.
"EZOD! WHERE ARE YOU, YOU LITTLE REPTILIAN BITCH!"
"I see he still has his tongue," Ezod grumbled.
"What was his name again?" Shiro asked, watching on calmly as the dragon slowly ripped apart the mall.
"Zaquel," Ezod said softly, making sure he wasn't heard. "We really didn't have the best names."
"I know."
"What's this power?" Rias murmured softly, her hands surrounded by a soft aura of crimson mana.
"This is by far the strongest aura I've ever encountered," Kiba said, summoning two swords made of ice and fire.
"Ufufu, I wonder what it sounds like when it screams," Akeno said dreamily, her face tinted a hot red as she squirmed.
"W-Wow, this pressure is incredible!" Issei said. "Boosted Gear!"
"Hmm," Draig said softly, just loud enough for the others to hear. "This dragon seems to be in a weakened state. If he was at full strength, he might have enough strength to rival a Dragon God."
"A d-dragon god," Issei stuttered.
"Don't take my words to heart," Draig said. "He might have enough strength to rival a Dragon God, but he's mostly likely as strong as one of the Five Dragon Kings. Though, he seems to be emanating a similar aura as that one."
Glancing at Shiro, Issei felt Draig shudder.
"That dragon that resides within your friend, Ezod... It's been a while since I've felt his presence, but I definitely know that he's older than me, and I know I've met with that nekomata before sometime in the past."
"Kuro's that old?"
"If he hasn't said anything, then I won't either."
"WHERE IS EZOD!" Zaquel roared as he fell into the mall, sending debris flying everywhere as his tremendous body forced everything out of the way. As the roof's structure began to fail, people screamed as they ran, some narrowly avoiding debris while others hid.
"Oi, old man." Walking forwards with his hands in still in his pockets, Kuro stopped in front of Zaquel, staring up emotionlessly at the dragon. "Ezod isn't here."
"Who are you?"
"The person who's going to kill you." Darting forwards, Shiro caught Zaquel off guard as he placed his palm on his leg. Creating a large-scale portal, the shimmering dark matter rip in reality hovered behind the nekomata's outstretched arm before he threw it forwards. Instantly, Zaquel was absorbed by the portal before it disappeared.
"Where'd you send him?" Azazel asked, a frown on his face.
"Here." Opening a 7ft tall portal with the same shimmering dark matter, Shiro gestured for him to walk in. "Everybody, in here." Watching everybody eventually agree and slowly walk through, Kuro saw Azazel seem a bit uneasy before sighing. Pushing the Fallen Angel in, he heard him curse before walking in.
"Where are we?" Azazel asked, paralyzed in the open, dark-matter void.
"The void," the nekomata said. Looking at Rias and her peerage, he waved at them before they floated over. "You guys know what to do. Zaquel won't be able to move in the void for a bit, so take advantage of this and take him out."
"Alright, I want Issei and Kiba at front. Akeno, Asia and I will stay back and provide magic support. Let's go!"
"Yeah!"
Watching them quickly fly off towards the paralyzed dragon, Kuro glanced at Sona and Azazel struggling to move.
"Azazel, Sona," Shiro said as he floated over. "To move in the void, you need to make all your muscles relaxed at all times. It'll allow you to move."
"Got it," Azazel said, raising his arms before curiously looking at them.
"Yeah," the teen shook his head. "I expected you to get it easily. You're so lax, but Sona on the other hand..." Shiro trailed off. Said person was thrashing about, only for Kuro to grab her shoulders and stop her from moving. "Azazel, can you go over and watch Rias? Just make sure that they don't do anything completely risky."
"Sounds good. I'll be able to get more info on their sacred gears as well." As Azazel floated over towards the sounds of fighting, the nekomata moved behind Sona and planted his hands on her shoulders.
"Alright," the teen said. "I'm going to help you relax your muscles." Slowly, Shiro began to massage the muscles on Sona's shoulders before slowly moving down to her shoulder-blades, the Sitri heir blushing as she tried not to moan. Soon, the massage was over and Kuro backed off as the girl found herself able to move freely.
"T-Thanks," Sona said, her heavy blush still present.
"No problem," the teen replied. "Come on, let's go help Rias and the others."
"Right." As Sona flew forwards through the void, Shiro came to a stop by Azazel.
"Why aren't you helping?" The Fallen Angel asked.
"Because I don't need to."
Issei flew forwards as fast as he could, letting out a massive battle-cry as he slammed his fist into the side of Zaquel's face. As the dragon's head whipped to the right, Kiba charged in and ran his blade across his bulky neck, leaving behind a trail of ice before turning around and slashing through the same cut with a sword of fire. Ice hissed and a miniature explosion went off from Issei's surprise Dragon Shot, Akeno took advantage and floated forwards and began charging a new spell. As a small sphere of water formed, she hurled it towards Zaquel before following it up with a bolt of lightning. As the sphere collided with the dragon's head, it instantly exploded before clinging to his head, spreading out far over his massive body as the electricity hit the water. As Zaquel let out a scream of pain, Rias slowly created a massive sphere of destruction magic before compressing it as Issei smashed the dragon in the face again, Kiba following up with a devastating X shaped laceration that finally drew blood, the blades cutting through the thick scales. As Zaquel let out a roar, the dragon slowly opened its mouth before roaring. As a steady, vicious stream of purple miasma came flying out, Asia held out both her arms before shutting her eyes as a steady green barrior flickered to life, diverting the breath attack around Issei. Continuing with their attacks, Rias finally managed to compress the first orb of destruction before placing her hand a few centimeters away. Charging up her power, she slowly fed little droplets of destruction which made the orb slightly swell before it shrunk in size.
"Alright," Rias yelled out. "It's ready! Akeno, keep it stunned. Issei, Kiba, distract it until I tell you to move!"
"YES M'AM!"
As Issei and Kiba began pummeling Zaquel, they were suddenly knocked away as the dragon swiped at them with his massive claw. As the two close-range fighters flew away, Sona burst out of nowhere before throwing her arms down, the sphere of ice in her hand smashing into Zaquel's head. As the shards buried themselves deep into his scales drawing blood, Akeno created a massive magic circle above the dragon.
"THUNDER!" A huge bolt of electricity hurtled downwards, enveloping Zaquel's whole body, temporarily stunning the gigantic dragon.
"Rias, do it now!" Sona shouted as she created massive stalagmites of ice. Sending them flying towards the back-end of the dragon, the devil was surprised as Zaquel destroyed the ice with his tail before smacking the girl away.
"Everyone, watch out!" Shooting the orb, it fluctuated mid-flight before colliding into Zaquel's eye. As the dragon screamed in pain, the sphere continued barreling into his eye, only to pulverize the flesh and bury itself deep in his skull. Clenching her fist, the orb suddenly expanded, enveloped over half of the dragon's head as the destructive magic ate away at his flesh from the inside. After a few seconds, the massive sphere suddenly spasmed before exploding outwards, leaving behind half a brain of the now unmoving dragon.
"Hmm," Azazel murmured. "I didn't expect them to take it down that easily."
"Me neither," Kuro admitted before opening a portal to take them back to the real world. As they all walked out into the debris at Kuoh mall, Shiro closed the portal as he yawned.
"Well then," Issei said. "What now?"
"Let's get outside before we do anything else," Shiro said before walking towards an exit. As the eventually made their way forwards, they turned the corner and watched as Kuro moved a huge hunk of debris aside like nothing before pulling out a small child. After exchanging words, the others reached the nekomata as he pulled the kid up onto his shoulders with ease before a pair of cat ears suddenly appeared alongside a midnight black tail.
"So he wasn't lying about being a nekomata," Rias murmured as Shiro caught them staring at him, the boy on his shoulders looking at his ears curiously before pulling the beanie off. Gasping in surprise, he pulled on the beanie before beginning an intricate examination of the cat ears.
"What are you looking at?" Shiro asked, ignoring the child playing with his cat ears. "Let's get moving."
"Well, I've gotta go," Azazel said as he waved at the devils. "I'll contact Sirzechs about this, so you youngsters have nothing to worry about. Seeya." Teleporting away, Sona finished talking to Rias before teleporting away as well.
"Who would've known," Issei muttered. "We actually fought a dragon… And we won!" Pumping his first into the air, the others smiled before joining in with his cheer.
"Hell yeah!"
"Can you see your parents anywhere kid?" Kuro asked gently.
"I can't," the boy said sadly.
"I promise I'll find them for you, okay?"
BOOM
"Motherfucking piece of shit-," Shiro muttered under his breath before setting the child down. "Listen kid," the teen said as he patted his head. "I want you to go over to the red headed lady over there and stay close, alright?"
"I-I… Okay, big bro!"
"That's the spirit." Watching the kid quickly make his way to Rias, Kuro slowly walked forwards, making his way towards the mall as Rias and her peerage huddled up, confused on what was going on. Leaving the massive magic circle that blocked the rain, the teen ignored the rain which instantly soaked his clothes, the wind howling as his eyes remain unwavering as they glared at the mall roof.
"EZOD!"
As waves of wind ripped away at the group of devils, Zaquel came bursting out of the mall's roof, his face slowly healing itself as raw flesh began to be covered over by rough scales.
"Tsk! Should've stayed down. Ezod?"
"No need to ask."
...
"Sacred Gear – Abyssal Abuse!"
With a flash of midnight black, Shiro let out a shout before his body was enveloped by a furious aura of sapphire blue which licked its surroundings like a starving fire. As the blue mana exploded outwards, Kuroda continued walking forwards as his Neko ears became inverted black and white, his tail's tip completely white with stripes following down the tail until halfway as his hair and eyes changed as well.
"I'm coming, Zaquel," Ezod spoke out loud, shocking the dragon. "You always were an attention seeking whore."
"Wow!" The kid said, his eyes sparkling. "So cool!"
"Is that what I think it is?" Rias said, slightly surprised.
"It seems so," Akeno replied. "Ufufu, he's been holding out on us."
"I-Incredible," Kiba muttered.
"That power is ridiculous," Issei gasped. "Seriously, what the hell?"
"You can do this, Kuro!" Asia cheered.
"EZZOOOOOOODDD! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU, YOU PATHETIC EXCUSE OF A DRAGON!"
With a thunderous boom, the dragon swooped downwards and began his dangerous descent to earth. Smashing his two fists together, two draconic gauntlets appeared, spanning all the way up just past his elbows. As the jet-black material formed, creating smooth armor, numerous spikes created the draconic affect, Kuroda's walk became faster until it was jog, then turning into a run, then a full-on sprint. Leaping into the air, Kiba gasped as the nekomata weaved his way through the dragons claws before bringing both of his hands together above his head.
"VOID SMASHER!"
Bringing his clenched hands down in a devastating arc, dull gray mana leaked from Kuroda's hands as he smashed his fists down like a hammer on Zaquel's head, sending the dragon hurtling downwards with a terrible crash.
"Even if I can't beat you," Zaquel growled. "I'll take them down with me!" Opening his mouth, a blast of purple miasma hurtled forwards before the heat intensified. As cascading purple, pink and black flames blades forwards, the teen landed directly in harms way and held out his right palm, the gauntlet leering at the fire.
"This is the end!"
"Fear is one of the strongest tools to be used by man," Kuroda murmured, eyes shut. "By manipulating the power of fear, one can obliterate an opponent's will to move, and in the process, their will to live. Instill with fear, then obliterate their instincts."
"What's he doing?" The boy asked, curious as sapphire blue mana began to form around the nekomata, making his clothes and hair float upwards as the pressure around the teen intensified.
"A custom spell," Rias murmured. "So, this is what a complete custom is..."
"Erase their mind from existence, and erase their soul in the process!" Opening his eyes, a jet-black sphere formed in front of his palm and hovered there as the nekomata pulled back his arm. "Primal Fear – Complete Obliteration!" Smashing his fist into the floating orb which seemed to absorb all the light and soak in darkness, the shadows instantly became a massive beam attack which enveloped all of Zaquel's body. As the jet-black mana obliterated the dragon, everybody watched in awe as it quickly hurtled past, pushing into the sky before disappearing, leaving behind the unmoving body of the dragon.
"Death comes for all."
"You're just lucky that it was painless."
"What type of attack was that?" Rias asked.
"I felt an incredibly pressure," Kiba said as Kuroda remained unmoving.
"There wasn't enough power in that to hurt anybody," Koneko stated.
"But I feel like there was more to that that meets the eye," Akeno said, hiding her smile behind her hand.
"You may not have felt it," Draig said. "But that was the power of fear. It seems that your friend wiped his mind then fried his brain."
"Woah... That's..."
"So cool!" As the child cheered on for Kuro, the teen made his way towards him. Crouching down in front of the child, he patted his head whilst smiling.
"Come on, let's go find your mama." Holding the child's hand, they walked forwards, Shiro using wind magic to divert most of the rain away from the child.
A Few Hours Later...
Shutting the door to his bathroom, Kuro sighed as he slowly pulled off his soaked clothes, placing them in a basket. Turning on the shower, the teen quickly washed himself before turning it off and filling the bathtub up. Laying down in the water, he felt his muscles relax before closing his eyes.
"Rias and the others should be fine," Shiro murmured before he fell asleep.
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…
"Nya..."
"God... Damnit." Opening his eyes, Shiro sighed as Kuroka lay on top of him in the bathtub, the water hiding her nudity. "How the hell did you get in here?"
"Through the door, nya."
"And nobody saw you enter?"
"No one, nya."
Shiro sighed.
"Just... Get off of me." As Kuroka slowly moved off, Kuro got out before grabbing a towel and wrapping it around his waist. Grabbing another towel, he began drying his hair before grabbing a third towel and throwing it behind him, Kuroka catching it before sighing.
"Nnnn... I nearly had you this time as well, nya..."
"Try harder next time," Shiro said. "Maybe you'll actually get me."
'Shadow.'
Darkness enveloped Kuro's body before violently dispersing, leaving in place the same black clothes he donned a while ago.
"I'm going out for a bit," the nekomata said, only for the girl to grab his wrist. Turning around, Shiro went to speak, only for Kuroka to pull the mask down.
Her lips collided with his as Kuro's eyes widened. Immediately, his arms snaked around her waist, keeping her in place so she wouldn't fall as Kuroka slowly backed away.
"I didn't know you felt that strongly for me, Kuroka."
"You wouldn't stay and listen, nya." As they stood there, Kuroka leaning against Shiro's body, he sighed.
"You do know that I have a girlfriend?"
"A dragon is known to take multiple mates, nya."
"I'm not a full dragon though."
"And?"
The teen sighed.
"I don't know how Gabriel will react."
"Go tell her then, nya."
"You haven't won yet." Smirking, Kuro teleported away, purple flames cloaking his body before vanishing as Kuroka smiled.
"We'll see, nya."
And that's the chapter. Sorry about some of the waiting time, and hopefully the next chapter won't take as long. Anyway, short arc but it's over! Zaquel, Ezod's brother is now dead, permanently. Yes, a very quick arc but I wanted to get this over and done with. Now, next arc is just the Kokabiel arc with nothing too crazy but hey, let's see if I can power through!
Now, yes, Kuroka finally made a move on our good ole pal Shiro Kuroda. He already has Gabriel, Koneko is showing some feelings and Kuroka plans on getting him no matter what. Sona is slowly building a relationship with Kuro and Serafall is... being Serafall. Seriously, just...
*Sigh*
So childish... Anyway, next chapter will (hopefully) be up soon, but I'm not sure. Anyway, hope you enjoyed!
Current Harem List:
Gabriel
Koneko
Kuroka
Sona
Serafall (Unsure, maybe)
Anyway, with the current harem list, I'll be taking one more member so it's up to you guys or girls to decide. Leave a review saying which member you want in the harem, and yes, it'll be the final member. If you want, you can even say OC and I'll either take suggestions for one that you make or make my own and fit her in. Good luck! Also, no Asia, Rias, Xenovia, Rossweisse, Irina and Akeno (still thinking on her).
Yeah, if you all really want Serafall, I'll just cut the harem there cause I don't want a ridiculous number of women fawning on Shiro.
-Striderm8
