ENTER THE GAME OF DEATH
Saturday is ratings game day; we reviewed the game footage between Agares and Astoroth. Diodora crushed many of the Agares peerage with overwhelming demonic power. But I was not worried; Agares was more of a tactics based team and I felt we had more than enough power to offset Diodora's demonic magic. The atmosphere seemed more tense then usual there was of course Diodora's proclamation of love for Asia and his insistence that she would become his; But there was something else that animal sense kept warning me that we were going to head into something other then a normal rating game. We all stood on the magic circle and transported into the game space.
We arrived, but it was strange, there wee no announcements. The area that the match was supposed to take place in was a desolate plain with ancient ruins, surrounded by tall hills with some sort of temple in the distance. All of the sudden many magic circles appear, but they were not Astoroth circles, but rather circle from the Old Maou's. They were appearing in vast numbers, almost 1000 in number, Then, Diodora showed his face. Diodora:"Welcome to my game; if you survive, you can try and rescue your friend, up at the Temple." Diodora opens a circle which shows Irina chained up from the ceiling. Diodora:" Since I could not have Asia, I had to find myself a new playmate, she put up quite a fight and killed several of my guards, but I like them strong. They are much more fun to break, you better not take too much time, or I might get bored and defile her, HA!HA!HA!" After his insane laughter; Diodora teleports out.
Suddenly, an old man with a long beard and an ornate robe, along with a tall woman in armor with long silver hair teleport in the midst of us, I recognize the old man as Odin, the chief god of Asgard and his bodyguard Rosseweiss who was serious but beautiful and had complex about never having a boyfriend. Odin told us that the Kaos Brigade had taken over the game and that Sirzechs, Azazel and the other faction leaders had tied the death of the previous GlasyaLabolas Heir and Diodora's sudden power boost to the activities of the Old Maou factions and that there was a high probability that they would try to use this game to either assassinate one or more faction leaders or their relatives. Odin conjured his staff, the Gungnir, pointed it at some of the devils, it gave out three short bangs and at least a hundred of the devils were dead. Odin told us that he would hold the line here with Rossweiss and we should go rescue Irina and kick the crap out of Diodora. We collectively thanked Odin; He seemed to be enjoying himself blasting away dozens of devils with the Gungnir. Rossweiss unleashed her full-burst magic with over a hundred magic circles hurling every elemental attack you could think, as expected of Odin's body guard.
We made our way up to the temple, when we heard Diodora announced that there was going to be a game; a game to the death if we ever wanted to see Irina again. We would have to divide our force into two, one would be pitted against eight pawns and two rooks, the other team would square off against Diodora's queen and his two bishops. We talked it out, me, Gaspara and Koneko will take on the pawns while the rest would fight against the queen and bishops. Once we were in agreement, we were teleported to our respective combat area.
RIAS POV
I, Rias and Akeno were up front with Xenovia and Kiba in the second rank with Asia in the rear. Akeno and I started are attack with destruction and lightning, but the bishops created a strong shield around the queen while she was counter attacking with fire. Xenovia:"I cannot contain my anger any longer, your sick master has taken my friend and plans to defile her, there can be no quarter or forgiveness until he lies dead at my feet." Xenovia raised the Durandal and the Ascalon and crossed them. They resonated and created huge holy aura; she slashed toward Diodora's queen and the light wave passed between Rias and Akeno and struck the queen and bishops. After the smoke and dust cleared all that was left was three shadows on the ground where stood. So much energy was released by the holy swords and hit their targets so quickly, that queen and bishop's shadow were permanently burnt on the floor. Xenovia announced that this two sword technique will be known as the shadow-maker.
YUGA POV
I, Yuga had Gaspar deploy her Devouring Darkness, which took out five of the eight pawns; who were promoted to queens according to Diodora. Koneko was in a defensive battle with the three other pawns with left me with the rook battle. Staff in hand, I had gone into my black tiger form and charged the rooks. Diodora's rooks were fast, but not as strong as I thought. One took a staff strike to the chin, followed up by a knee in the chest and once she hit the ground, I ripped out her trachea with my claws. That's right, this was a battle to the death started by Diodora and the Kaos Brigade and we were going to finish it. I changed the ends of my staff to blades. The rook however was not afraid, and charged me blocking my blades for time with her bare hands. But that did not last; first she lost a hand, then half a leg and as she kneeling on the ground, off came her head. After Gaspara's darkness had eaten the five pawns, she froze the other three pawns; Koneko finished them off by breaking their necks. Diodora wanted a game of death; we will give him that and more.
NORMAL POV
We were teleported after our battles to a grand hall about 100ft long. There two figures, each with a sword. Understood by all without any conversation, this was to be a battle between the knights of Gremory and Astoroth. Xenovia had her Durandal and Kiba had his holy demonic sword. Kiba struck first, faster then the blink of your eye, his opponent was dismembered and in pieces on the ground. Xenovia, charged her opponent who initially was blocking her attacks. But, Xenovia kept hammering away until; with shear power forced him to the ground, yelling at him to give back Irina. He was still blocking on the ground, but his sword started cracking, and then broke. Once that happened, Xenovia cleaved him in half, with Durandal's aura leaving a 30ft long line in the hard rock floor.
We all heard clapping, a curtain raised showing Diodora on a throne with Irina chained to the ceiling next to him. Diodora:"That was quite a show; I knew you were strong, but you are all quite bloodthirsty." Yuga:"So, Diodora have you decided how you want to die yet?" Diodora:"HA!HA!HA The filthy beast pawn of Gremory is also a comedian, I have consumed a snake from Ophis; I am all but invincible." I have decided something, I won't kill you all immediately, but rather disable you so that you can watch me rape every hole this angel has, and won't that be fun." As he reaches out from his throne to stroke one of Irina's legs, I move with thinking. In my black tiger form I hit Diodora so hard in the gut that his throne is shattered, he is crushed into the wall and he vomits a small black snake from his stomach. I crush the snake with my foot. Yuga:" There goes your snake now what will you do?" Diodora for the first time has fear on his face, he launches blocks of demonic power at me, but they barely leave a scratch. I start pounding fist, elbows, knees and feet into Diodora's body. Meanwhile Xenovia and Asia had released Irina and had taken her over to where the peerage was located.
Diodora puts up a shield in between him and me, and states that this shield cannot be broken. I balance brake into Felis Draconis and start hitting the shield with my fists, with Ddraig boosting me. After Five minutes the shield starts cracking, two minutes after that the shield has failed. Diodora is now truly terrified. There is no need for any words, so I grip his skull from the top and tear his head from his body; I missed the gasps from the rest of the peerage. I put Diodora's head in a cloth sack that found nearby and start walking back over to where Rias room started getting brighter, then I felt the light burning me; I heard Rias screaming. I boosted my black-fire to negate the light, but was it going to be enough. A far off voice said that it was time to show himself.
RIAS POV
I, Rias again am subjected to an incredible sight. My pawn killed Diodora, took his head and put in a sack. Then he was enveloped in a bright and powerful light. Once the light subsided, there is a different being stood where Yuga had once been. At 5 meters tall this being was much larger then Yuga's typical tiger form. This new larger Tiger form was black with blood red strips; he had pauldrons (covers shoulders), breastplate (covers chest), plackart (covers the abdomen), fauld (covers waist), greaves (covers the lower leg: knee to ankle) and sabatons (cover the feet). This armor appeared to be made from Dragon Plate armor. Covering the armor was a black ornate, sleeveless robe and in his right hand he held a large unfamiliar weapon. The shaft is 10ft long and the head of the weapon looks like a double sided meat tenderizer with 21 black feathers.
NORMAL POV
Just then a magic circle appears and a man comes out:" Sister of the fake Maou, I am Shalba Beelzebub the true descendent of the Original Maou. My goal is to eliminate all relatives of the current fake Maou's, then the all the fake leaders. Rias:"So you killed the Glasya-Labolas heir."Shalba:"That's right, your brother and the others call us Old-Maou's and banished us to the edge's of the Underworld. "This is unacceptable, we will reclaim are rightful place to rule the under world and destroy the Angels and Fallen Angels". Then the huge tiger speaks. "I am Dawon, once the sacred tiger that the goddess Durga rode into battle against an ancient evil that preceded the Three Factions by thousands of years." "In one of these battles my body was destroyed and my soul was hurled into the Void." "But, being divine, my soul did not perish, and I found Yuga, who was a were-tiger and had Kali's power running through him, made the perfect host for me." This weapon I hold is called the Volendrung, it is a weapon from another world; these are the feathers of the fallen ones that Yuga defeated." "I can combine all the light power from these 21 slain angels to turn you to dust." "Now, Shalba I will send your black soul to Kali to be tormented till the Universe fades from existence."
I, Yuga (now in Dawon form) attack the defensive shields of Shalba. Two swings of the Volendrung have shattered his defense, the third swing tears his right arm off. Shalba launches thick blocks of demonic power and swarms of creepy bees. In the Dawon form I cannot use the dragon battle language, however my roar is equivalent to an over powered sonic cannon. I let loose my roar at Shalba's incoming attack and render them useless. I charge up the light on the Volendrung; all 21 feathers are glowing. Shalba tries to put up shields, but they are too weak. Dawon:"Here Shalba have a taste of the Divine Light Crusher." I smash through Shalba's shields and as soon as the weapon hits chest the light from the feathers raced thru the weapon into Shalba turning his body into dust, but leaving his remain extremities intact. I put his head next to Diodora's in the sack and revert back to human form. I walk over to where the rest of the peerage. Irina runs up and hugs me thanking me for her rescue, but I tell her it is a team effort and we should find where Sirzechs is. After about an hour, we find a strange grouping. Sirzechs, Azazel, Odin, Rossweiss, Tannin and Tiamat (Both in their full size Dragon form). In their midst is what appears to be a young girl in black gothic dress; but I can sense the immense aura rolling off of her, she is anything but a little girl.
As we arrive, Azazel is speaking. Azazel:" Rias and everyone glad you made it back, we were concerned as we felt strange spike in power." Yuga:"That was me, I attained a new transformation of sorts also we not only ran into Diodora, but also Shalba Beelzebub, both however are dead." Azazel:" Sirzechs took care of Crusery Asmodius and Odin, Rossweiss, along with Angel, Fallen Angel and Devil reinforcements, took care of the attackers; this likely means that the Old-Maou faction of the Kaos Brigade is finished." At this point a tear in space appears and Vali Lucifer appears along with Bikou and someone well dressed but unknown.
Vali:" I am not here to fight, the plans of the Old-Maou faction were not important to us. I came to pick up Ophis (pointing at the little girl in the black dress) and to see this. Just then there was a huge ripple in the sky, then there was a dimensional tear out that tear came forth a truly massive dragon. Vali: "This is the one I wanted to see; there are two red dragons one is there Welsh Dragon the other is the Red Dragon from the book of Revelations, The true God Emperor of the Red Dragon or Great Red." "I want defeat him and become the True God Emperor of the White Dragon, It would not be any good for Red to be ranked above white. I looked in awe at this huge creature, well over 100 meters in length and the wingspan was over 150 meters in length. There is no way the current Vali could defeat this creature, I am more interested in Ophis.
I open the sack and roll the two heads in front of Ophis. Yuga:" Ophis, how many heads is it going to take to show that you cannot take over the Underwold?" Ophis:" I am not overly interested in the Underworld, but rather going back to home in the Dimensional Gap and attain Silence." Yuga:" I get it, that huge dragon forced you out, but Ophis if you come live at my house, I will show that peace is better than silence." Great Red disappears thru a dimensional tear and Ophis leaves with Vali. The nicely dressed young man that came with Vali identified himself as Arthur Pendragon and said he would one day like to dual with knights of Gremory, when I clash with the White Dragon again; with that Vali's group departs. The rest of the rebel devils have either been killed or arrested. All the individuals gathered except Sirzechs and Tannin teleport back home.
Upon my arrival, I get some somewhat shocking news; that my sister Tatiana has joined Sona's peerage as her last pawn. When I asked Sona why she used her remaining pawn pieces, apparently the rook piece was not enough. Sona had to use her three remaining pawns, including a mutation pawn to reincarnate my sister as a devil. I asked my step-mom if this was OK with her. She said she was glad that Tatiana had found somewhere she belonged, as she could not return to Brazil. Odin and Rossweiss were staying up on the sixth floor, because Odin wants to build a relationship with Japanese Gods over the next two weeks. I wearily head off to bed as pitched life and death battles leave me very tired. Meanwhile in her room, Irina is praying very hard, thanking St Michael for her rescue as well as for a way for Yuga to see her as women in a way that does not cause her to become a fallen angel. That night she dreams about large brown hands rubbing her naked body.