Chapter 14
I don't own DxD; I just use its characters and techniques. All credit goes to its creator. Same applies for anything that I used from other animes.
Welcome to Chapter 14 and the beginning of the battle between Raiser and Rias. Get ready because this is gonna be fun.
(Observatory)
"Ravel, you and I need to talk." Vali said annoyed as everyone sat waiting for the battle to begin. The peerage had noticed a massive hostility between the two during the end of training and assumed it had to do with Issei, but had no idea exactly what had happened.
"Alright, Vali-sama." Ravel consented. Ravel had a good idea of what her master wanted to discuss and she was not looking forward to it. As the two left, Vali turned to Le Fay and essentially mouthed off to cast a privacy barrier for the two of them.
"I can't believe Issei forgave you so easily." Vali commented furiously. She was resisting every urge she had to kill the blonde for trying to kill Issei, but knew that if Issei was able to forgive her, then she should as well.
"It surprised me as well. Though once it was gone I convinced my brother to put the red dragon in the match. He'll crush that perverted bastard and take Rias as a bonus." Ravel said amused.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Man you're clueless, Ravel. I can't believe it was you who did something so stupid." Vali almost fell over laughing. She couldn't believe it. When she learned Issei was in the game, she was shocked, but to hear that Ravel of all people had been the catalyst for it; well that was icing on the cake.
"What's so funny, Vali-sama?" Ravel frowned. She sensed the young man's power and although it was great her brother still had the advantage.
"Let me tell you a little secret. The plan to have Rias be seen having sex with Issei in front of Raiser? Well it was actually his plan. I didn't have you participate actively in training was because I didn't want you telling your brother how much we had improved during this time period. You don't realize it, but you basically just lost your brother his bride." Vali said laughing heavily.
"Wait, so he came up with that whole mess? The day with Rias and my brother walking in was his idea?" Ravel exclaimed. She always found the timing odd but guessed that was more Rias's idea.
"Yep, he was convinced that Raiser would get angry enough to challenge him. Though amazingly, Raiser didn't take the bait. I must admit, I never imagined you'd be the one to act as the catalyst for him being added to the game. The best part is Issei is even stronger then I am. He's been sealing his power the entire time" Vali says smirking even further.
"WHATTTTT That's not possible. The last time you and my brother spared, you beat him. If he's stronger, plus he has the boosted gear..." Ravel started to say stunned. Ravel realized that she screwed up big time.
"That's right, Ravel. He'll easily beat your brother. Knowing him, he's coming up with a plan right now." Vali said smirking. "By the way, I won't tell anybody you tried to kill him. That's our little secret. Though I must admit if I had my way, it would all be revealed by now and this idiotic fight wouldn't have happened. However, this will be a fitting punishment for your foolish brother." Vali stated smiling as Ravel started to panic. A smirking Vali returned to watch the beginning of the battle with her peerage.
(Rias's base)
"So that's your strategy, huh. Not bad, but it has a few flaws." Issei considered. "IF this was before the training camp, it would be fine, but now you can do way more. Thanks to that, you can essentially send Kiryuu in alone to take the gym. Let me tell you what we should do. Don't worry, I'll deal with Raiser myself, but let's make him suffer first." Issei smiled coldly as he explained his own plan. Once it was all set Rias couldn't believe it. The young queen proved himself once again.
"Alright everybody, get in positions. Issei, you sit back with me." Rias directed, smiling a bit. As everyone took their positions, Rias knew that her fiancée issue would be solved and in grand style.
(Arena)
"Hello to everybody watching. I, Grayfia, a maid of the house of Gremory, will be looking over this battle. As agreed by the other parties, the Red Dragon Emperor will be acting as a member of Rias Gremory's team for this battle. Now, I look forward to a clean battle, so everybody sit back and enjoy." Grayfia announced.
"Well, here I go." Kiryuu said making her way towards the gym. According to Issei's strategy, Kiryuu alone would be needed at the gym. She was surprised in his confidence in her considering how long she had her power, so she was determined to fight as well as she could. As she walked into the gym she was surprised at the fact nobody was there, at least it seemed that way. "You can come out now girls, I'm not stupid." Kiryuu shouted. As she suspected, three pawns and a rook appeared in front of her. Two of the pawns were twins with green hair and another small girl was a pawn.
"Hmph, you must be joking. So she sends only one person to take the gym?" The rook, who was wearing a china dress, said annoyed.
"You underestimate me just like you overestimate your master. I got a good look at the guy, and he's nothing to sneeze at. He's what? Five inches max?" Kiryuu mocked chuckling. Taking a look at the girls flustered expressions, it seemed her usual instincts.
"HOW DARE YOU! Raiser-sama is proud of his five inches!" The smaller pawn said angrily. Kiryuu sweatdropped never imagining the girl would actually answer.
"Well how about I show you guys what I can do. COME! Tiamat Gear!" Kiryuu shouted as the blue gear appeared on her wrist.
(Observatory)
"No way! So Kiryuu Aika was the holder of Tiamat's gear. Why didn't you say anything, Vali?" Sona said frustrated.
"It was well hidden, my bad, Sona. Though from the looks of the battle, Kiryuu isn't the only one who's doing well." Vali replied with a pleased expression on her face. As Sona watched the battle, Vali was right. Kiba had already taken care of his opponents. Koneko was nearby the gym waiting for somebody or something to appear. Although when a blast hit her directly, it appeared as though Koneko was in big trouble.
"There we go. Now where is the thunder priestess?" Yubelluna, a mage for Raiser, said smugly.
"Hmph, that wasn't too bad. Although next time you might wanna make sure your opponent is actually finished." Koneko emerged from the smoke. To Yubelluna's shock Koneko had appeared unharmed.
"But how? That was a direct hit. I was sure I finished you off!" The mage cried out shocked.
"Uffufu, that's because she was a clone. Koneko put herself on the line to lure you out." Akeno happily revealed. " Koneko, stay out of this one. She's mine." Akeno said with a happy expression on his face.
(Gymnasium)
"Yeah, sorry girl's. Lets wrap this up. I don't want to keep Kiba waiting." Kiryuu insisted, smirking as she prepared to fight the girls.
"TAKE THIS!" The two green-haired twins shout sending chainsaws against Kiryuu.
"Woah! Woah! This is a bit extreme wouldn't you say. I thought kids weren't supposed to get weapons like this" Kiryuu said in shock, quickly dodging the attacks. The other two start to attack as well and Kiryuu was overwhelmed for a moment.
"SURGE!" Her sacred gear shouted.
"Man, you girls are tough, and I can't keep dodging you forever." Kiryuu said getting tired. This was her first major battle and her stamina was beginning to drain.
"This is unbelievable, she's only a pawn." The rook shouted as the gear powers up more.
"Don't worry, if we keep going she'll wear out." One of the twins insisted.
"SURGE!"
"Kiryuu, it's time. Let's end this. Show them the true power of the Dragon Kings!" Tiamat shouted as she begins to power up once more.
"SURGE"
"Got it, Tiamat." Kiryuu acknowledged as her gear responded in kind.
"EXPLOSION!"
With the massive burst of power she quickly moved to the edge of the gym. "Sorry girls, I gotta go. This battle has been fun though. ORIGIN PULSE!" Kiryuu called as a massive amount of water appeared from out of nowhere.
"NO WAY!" The girls shout as water filled the gymnasium completely, drowning the girls.
(Raiser Phenex: 3 pawns and rook retired.)
"No way! All of them were taken out?" Yubelluna gaped shocked as the announcement was made.
"Uffufu. Kiryuu won, huh. Alright I guess it's my turn now." Akeno said with a chuckle.
(Other area)
"That attack still stings." Koneko said smirking with Kiba next to her. Koneko cast a spell to create a clone that she would send alongside Kiryuu. When the attack landed Koneko felt a bit of the pain. Boy was she glad her sister taught her that trick. Once Kiryuu took care of the girls in the gym she went to find the rook and knight pair.
"The bomb queen lived up to her name, huh?" Kiryuu said with a smile. She never imagined the battle would be going this well. It seemed as though Issei was always as interesting as he expected
"Yep" Koneko and Kiba both said happily.
Raiser was furious. He couldn't believe that the group was as powerful as it was, and the worst part was the person he wanted to destroy more than any had yet to appear. "RED DRAGON EMPEROR! WHERE ARE YOU? STOP HIDING AND FACE ME LIKE A MAN!" Raiser shouted out in pure anger.
(Koneko Kiba Kiryuu)
"Oh? Issei isn't fighting him yet?" Kiba said surprised to hear the rage from his voice.
"Nope, he stayed back with Rias. He said if things got bad he'd step in." Kiryuu said smiling.
"I bet he did it to fuck her again." Tiamat teased to the whole group.
'Nope, it would be pretty stupid for Rias to do that. If she did she might retire from that.' Kiryuu teased back. Koneko and Kiba sweatdropped at the idea and the group moved on.
(Raiser Phenex queen retired)
"I guess Akeno won too." Kiba said happily. The battle was going exactly as Issei had expected, and so far things were going well.
(Observatory)
'This can't be, Onii-sama has already lost so many pieces! How in the world did Rias and her team get this strong? The worst part is that Issei hasn't fought yet.' Ravel thought terrified. Vali's plan had worked perfectly and Ravel knew it.
"Where's Issei? He hasn't fought yet." Murayama queried surprised.
"I don't know. He's clearly waiting for something, but the question is what." Vali answered surprised as well. The fact her mark wasn't shining meant he wasn't banging Rias brains out, so why was he waiting.
(Rias's base)
"I think it's about time I go out." Issei observed amused. Once he heard the queen had retired, it was clear that the battle was over.
"Aww...but I was enjoying spending this time with you. Vali is so selfish you know." Rias said teasing. The two had spent the time talking for once. Rias would admit she would rather have sex again but the fact that all the cameras were around made it rather hard.
"Rias, once we beat Raiser, you'll have plenty of time to talk. Just accept that I'm a busy guy. Plus the last two times we've talked it hasn't been with clothes on" Issei said smirking as he made his way towards the battlefield. He knew that he wasn't needed in this battle, but his appearance was icing on the cake.
(By the sports club)
Things couldn't have gone better for Rias and gang. After Yubelluna's defeat, all that was left was a few pieces, and they were all waiting together. "So I guess this is the Phenex family's last stand." Kiryuu says shocked.
"Hmph, it's not over yet. Raiser-sama is powerful. Even if you beat us he'll crush you" A rook said. This rook had bandages all over.
"Knight of the Gremory! I am Karlamine and I wish to duel with you." Another said happily.
"Glad to, although it won't be much of a duel." Kiba said smiling. As the two knights drew their swords, the rest of the gang fought their respective foes. Koneko faced the rook with the mummy bandages. Kiryuu dealt with two more girls who had beast marks all over.
'Man, this battle is going well. I can't believe that we've managed to beat Raiser so easily.' Akeno thought as she stayed away from the battle. She sensed the trump card of the whole battle was finally making his appearance and now the fun could really begin.
(Rook of Raiser Phenex retired. Two Pawns of Raiser Phenex retired)
"Hmph, so now what do we do?" Koneko says annoyed as she was exhausted from finishing off the rook. Although she had to quickly dodge a massive flame attack.
"Raiser Phenex, at last he appears" Kiryuu says to the man who had appeared.
Raiser stared at Kiryuu and was amused. "I must admit I never guessed that you had Tiamat's gear in you. You girls have become rather strong. So where is that cowardly Red Dragon? I thought he would've been around sooner or later." Raiser said arrogantly.
"Yo. Fried chicken! Looking for me?" Issei said arriving, wings in hand. Issei had decided to let the others have their fun and didn't want to interfere with their battle.
"At last, Red Dragon Emperor, it's time for me to get my revenge for how you humiliated me." Raiser decreed looking on furiously.
"Really? How did I humiliate you? Was it me insulting you and not treating you like royalty? Or was it that other thing you saw me doing?" Issei said laughing. "Then again, I have to admit you're the one who should be embarrassed. Your sister hated you so much she joined up with Vali just to avoid you. I mean I would too. Some of those girls that fought earlier are younger than Ravel, and you're probably forcing them to do all sorts of things." Issei said smirking even more.
"He's got a point. I mean, that pawn I fought in the gym would've been an elementary schooler by human standards. Why does such a young girl know the size of your penis? By the way, that's miserably small." Kiryuu mocked.
"Yep, I mean seriously, I bet you'd even do your own sister if you got drunk enough. Ravel is pretty hot, but she is your sister." Issei continued smirking.
(Observatory)
Ravel was blushing heavily, watching the talk between Issei and Raiser. As he had said, she was aware of the way his brother treated his servants was appalling. The whole family couldn't stand it but didn't do a thing. When Issei mentioned Raiser going after her she blushed even harder. Though how much of that was her memory or his admission that she's attractive.
Her brother actually did go after her when he was drunk. It was at a party two years ago. Raiser got drunk and accosted her by accident. Luckily their older brother stopped him, but it was still a traumatic experience. She left his peerage and joined Vali's a day later. It was a story that only Vali knew about.
"Woah, is this guy really that bad?" Katase says shocked.
"Yeah, my brother is that bad." Ravel admitted embarrassed.
"Wait, would he actually go after you? I mean you're his sister." Murayama asked incredulously.
"Umm...well..." Ravel blushed heavily wondering if she could explain the truth.
"ENOUGH!" Vali screamed making sure that the topic was changed.
"Sorry, Vali." Murayama and Katase answered. Vali groaned since despite her anger at Ravel, she knew that some family secrets were better off left secret.
(Battlefield)
As he and Raiser spoke the Gremory peerage was absolutely disgusted. The idea that he would go after his sister was especially revolting.
"HOW DARE YOU. I would never touch my little sister!" Raiser said furiously.
"Although you do admit to the other stuff." Issei said smirking. Raiser's lack of a reaction was all the answer he needed.
This news shocked the crowd. They may have been devils but there were some things that went too far. Turning to the rest of the group Issei smiled and said. "I can deal with Raiser myself, go back to Rias." The group calmly left and Issei and Raiser finally faced off.
"Show me what you can do, Red Dragon." Raiser said smugly.
"Oh you poor diluted fool. I'm gonna enjoy annihilating you." Issei said calmly. 'Seal release!' Issei thought as he finally unlocked the power he had hidden for so long.
At first Raiser was calm as the energy around the young man started to build, although the calm expression quickly changed. "No way! How can you be that strong?" Raiser said panicking as the energy began to make the entire area shake. Raiser couldn't believe what was going on.
"Oh this is nothing. I'm just getting started." Issei said amused. Soon his aura was so great that Raiser completely panicked.
"You're a monster!" Raiser says terrified.
"Thanks, fried chicken, but this isn't even the best part" Issei said smirking as his power grew even higher.
"What else could you possibly have in store for me?" Raiser said as the fear in his eyes was obvious. He realized that he messed up and he knew he was in trouble.
"This. BALANCE BREAKER!" Issei yelled as the crimson energy around him surged. With those words Raiser knew that he was in deep trouble.
That's it for Chapter 14. Yea sorry I blew through the first part of the battle but I wanted to get the Raiser arc over with. Anywho next chapter Issei unleashes his full power and it comes as a shock to everybody watching.
This is a double release so Chapter 15 is on the way next. Things are going to get very fun my friends so get ready for the next showdown.
Vali's peerage
Queen- Issei
Bishop 1- Asia
Bishop 2- Ravel
Knight 1- Katase
Knight 2- Murayama
Rook 1- Kuroka
Rook 2- Bikou
Pawns 1 Raynare 2 Arthur 1 Le Fay
Pawn 5-8 Open
Harem for Issei: Vali, Katase, Murayama, Tiamat, Kuroka, Ravel, Irina, Kiryuu, Asia, Le Fay (possibly)