Hello, this is ArtLotus! I'll be keeping this short. I'm sorry for updating late.
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Chapter 25: The Final Battle of Hamelin Begins!
~Hamelin~
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of explosions could be seen and heard throughout the town of Hamelin. Then, Izayoi came out from the smoke as he runs along the boundary wall. He slid to the left as he turns his body to face behind him.
Suddenly, Weser come flying by as he swung his flute down onto Izayoi's crossed arms that were above his head. The force in Weser's attack made large cracks appear beneath them and large rocks burst out from the cracked wall.
"Hehe…" Izayoi look at Weser with a wide smirk.
"Hehe!" Weser looked down at Izayoi with a grin.
Then, Weser push down his flute a little more, which caused the cracked wall under them to collapse, breaking apart a wide area of the boundary wall, surprising Izayoi.
"Ah…" Izayoi said as he fell backwards towards the bottom.
Suddenly, Weser came down and kicked Izayoi in the stomach, which caused him to fly by the river of Hamelin. A crashing sound resounded and a huge cloud of smoke burst out from where Izayoi crashed landed.
Weser flew down and landed on the ground in front of the rising smoke. After a while, the smoke dissipated, revealing Izayoi in a crouching position with his feet and his right hand on the ground. Also, he appeared to be uninjured and unscathed by the assault.
"That's right. This is the power of a Demon Lord that has obtained divinity." Weser commented with a satisfied smile while he looked at himself. "It doesn't even compare to the power provided by 130 kids who died. Come forth, human. The fun starts now." He stated with a smirk as Izayoi stood up from the crater.
"You've really powered up, just the way I like it." Izayoi stated with a smile as he put his right hand on his hip. "I'm happy, avatar of the Weser River. No…" He exclaimed which made Weser look at him in curiosity. "You're the real Pied Piper of Hamelin." He said with a smirk, surprising Weser.
~Hamelin~
"Did you find the stained glass?" A man asked to his group.
"No, it's not here." Another man answered.
"Hurry to the next location!" The man said as the group of townsfolk rushes to the next location of the stained glasses.
"Right!"
With Izayoi
"Hmph! So you're the one who solved the riddle, after all." Weser exclaimed to Izayoi, who was standing across from him.
"Yeah, other than you, the rest are all fakes to begin with. They were added later, modeled after Black Plague. In the inscription, the joker who controls the rats, Rattenfanger, doesn't make an appearance. By the time that the joker who controls rats appeared in the 'Pied Piper of Hamelin,' it was already in the 1500s, at the height of the plague. This means Ratten, who represents rats, and Pest, who represents the plague, can be written off." Izayoi explained as Weser observed intently and closely at Izayoi's explanation.
"Strom, which means storm, is really just another fake pretending to be the one. The hill mentioned in the inscription represents the hill that feeds to the Weser River, and symbolizes the children's death in a natural disaster. In other words, strom also points to the Weser River. So you can basically get from all of the above that you're the real one." Izayoi explained with a smile as Weser sighed. "What? If you've got any corrections to make, go ahead." He added with a gesture of his hand towards Weser.
"No, not at all. Actually, how about coming to our side? You'll have a much larger field to play on if you're on the Demon Lord's side." Weser offered to Izayoi, after witnessing his explanation and observed his strength which showed how powerful and smart he is. Even if he accepted the task of killing him, he couldn't waste the opportunity to ask him. He could imagine how powerful his Community would be if Izayoi was in it.
"Sorry, but I have to decline." Izayoi answered, surprising Weser. "Being with a Demon Lord sounds fun. But I have a different goal right now." Izayoi stated as Weser look down with a look of understanding.
"I see. Guess I have no choice, then." Weser said rubbing the bottom of his palm at the right side of his forehead. Then, Weser spreads his legs as an enormous amount of power flow out from Weser's feet and body in the form of dark blue energy. "You'll have to die, boy!" He shouted as he flew straight towards Izayoi with a grin.
"That's my line, you worthless demon!" Izayoi said as he pulled back his fist and punches Weser, which caused a ball of light to appear between them. Then it exploded, sending debris flying everywhere including a burst of smoke.
~Hamelin~
"Where have you been hiding this whole time, my cute red mouse?" Ratten asked with a sweet smile putting her right hand in her hip.
"Rattenfanger was protecting me so that I could defeat you." Asuka said to Ratten.
"I see, so you've finally shown yourself, fake." Ratten said to Rattenfanger, who covered her mouth in fear.
"Time for me to get even." Asuka stated.
"Try it, if you think you can." Ratten replied back.
"Shatter them, Deen!" Asuka commanded as Deen's eye lit up.
"DEEEN!"
"Destroy them, Strom!" Ratten ordered with a motion of her hand forward as the middle Strom charges towards Deen.
"DEEEN!" Deen punches through Strom's stomach with his left fist, destroying it and surprising Ratten.
Another Strom appear out of nowhere and landed in front of Deen, before it started to suck everything in its holes that were on its body.
"Ugh!" Asuka was hanging onto Deen as she tried not to fly towards Strom. Suddenly, another Strom appear behind Deen, "Huh? To the right!" Asuka commanded as Deen punched the Strom that was behind him, destroying it to pieces.
Ratten gritted her teeth in frustration, "Strom!" She shouted to the last Strom, who spewed a big ball of air from its air vent towards Deen.
"Deen!" Asuka shouted as the symbol on Deen's armor begin to glow. Then, Deen punches the ball, destroying it, before his fist started to stretch towards the last Strom and destroyed it into pieces with its fist puncturing through its body.
"Wonderful!" Asuka thought with a smile, seeing Deen destroyed the last Strom.
"I've got you now!" Ratten said with a smile as she flew towards Asuka from behind Deen. But then, Deen turns around and caught her in its hand, squeezing her in its iron grip which caused Ratten to cough up blood.
"That's enough, Deen." Asuka commanded as Deen released his iron grip and he opens his fist, revealing Ratten, who was kneeling on its palm.
"I've paid you back for what you did to me. But it just doesn't feel like I've done enough. How about we play a game?" Asuka asked as Ratten look up at her in surprise. A thin trail of blood ran down from the corner of her lips when Deen gripped her in its iron hand. "I will allow you to play one song. Enchant Deen, who is currently under my control." She stated with a smile as Ratten look down with a small smile.
"I see… Very well. I will play one song." Ratten said as she stood up from her position and raised her flute to her mouth. "The song of illusions, 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin.'" She said as she winked at Asuka. "Listen carefully now." She added.
With Sala
Sala swung down her sword at Pest, who easily lift up her hand and deflect it, but there was black wind wrapping around her said hand, knowing that the flames could burn her sleeves away. Then, Sala flew back from Pest, who looked at her and Sandora standing next to each other in front of her.
"You know, this is getting quite boring." Pest commented blankly as Sala and Sandora look at her. "Do you think you can keep up? Because sooner or later, you're bound to be exhausted." She explained as Sala look back at Sandora, who was panting.
Then, Sala look back at Pest, "Pest, you are actually a deity, correct?" Sala asked surprising Sandora while Pest looked at her. "I've been speculating for a moment now. But your divinity doesn't come from the death of the 130 children recorded in the 'Pied Piper of Hamelin,' but rather from those who died in the ravaging Black Plague from the 14th to 17th centuries. You are responsible for the deaths of 80 million people, so I do believe that you are a demon." Sala explained after reading quite a bit about the Black Plague in the library in the Underwood. Meanwhile Pest looked down, clearly amused.
"Hm... Well, I suppose I shall tell you, just to buy some time." Pest said with closed eyes. Then, she look up and opens her eyes, "I represent 80 million evil spirits. I am the embodiment of their malice and resentment." She said with narrowed eyes. "The sun entered a cooling period, and because there wasn't as much heat, the Black Plague spread, and many died. I have the right. I have the right to take revenge upon the lazy sun that was the source of the evil that allowed the Black Plague to spread and call forth poverty and starvation across the land!" Pest shouted as red, black energy flow out of her.
Sala smiled as she stood upright from her fighting stance, "Only a Demon Lord could declare revenge upon the sun." Sala said as Pest smiled under the red black energy that engulfed her.
After a while, the red, black energy disappear and Pest gestured her right hand towards them. "Now let us resume our game. I shall have lots of fun with you until the time limit comes." Pest said with a wide smile.
With Izayoi
"Hyah!" Weser swung down his flute as water started to burst out of the ground while Izayoi dodged them all by running all around them.
"Hehe." Izayoi snicker as he dodged the several spots in the ground that burst out the water.
Weser swung his flute in diagonal slash as the ground beneath Izayoi started to crack. When the rock beneath tilted its way towards Weser, he took the chance to jump off the ground towards the avatar of the Weser River.
Izayoi aimed a punch at Weser, who blocked his punch with his flute.
"Heh..." Weser said with a smirk as his flute lit up in blue light, getting Izayoi's attention.
"Haaa!" Weser shouted as he raised his flute and swung it at Izayoi, who raised his arms to form a cross before he was sent crashing into the ground below him, causing a burst of smoke to be released where he landed.
Weser landed in front of the smoke, as he look at Izayoi, who stood up amongst the smoke. But strangely, he didn't take the chance to attack Weser rather he stood alone quietly.
"Oh, what's wrong?" Weser asked seeing how quiet Izayoi had become. "You've gotten pretty quiet over there." He commented.
"I don't like this." Izayoi said to which disturbed Weser.
"What?" He asked.
"Stop holding back, Weser. You have something. You have an ace up your sleeve you keep trying to use every time I jump at you." Izayoi said which surprise Weser. "I don't like the fact that your eyes keep saying you'll win if hit me with that one shot!" Izayoi shouted looking up at Weser with a wide smile.
Weser grabbed the upper part of his uniform and pulled it aside, revealing a part of his broad chest. "Okay. Die, you stupid kid!" Weser said with a grin as he releases all of his spirit power. Weser then raised his magic flute, and started moving it in a circular arc, as if drawing a circle track.
In response to his actions, streams of furious winds started to gather in front of Weser's flute.
"All right! All right! Nice! Now this looks like it'll be good!" Izayoi commented excitedly not moving an inch in his spot while his hair and vest flows with the wind.
After a while, Weser let his flute down from his spinning and held it with both of his hands. "Here I go!" He said to Izayoi as he charges towards him, leaving rocks flying away from his dash.
"Ha!" Izayoi said as he shot himself towards Weser, pushing away rocks from where he stood. Weser raised his flute as Izayoi raised his right fist.
Then, the two meet at the middle as they collided with each other, causing a huge explosion to detonate from their collision as a burst of huge smoke swept the river of Hamelin and the area.
~Hamelin~
Meanwhile, Asuka was listening to Ratten, who had accepted her game offer to which if she could enchant Dean who was under her control.
"Ha... This is a little bit unfair. I want to indulge in this sweet melody, even if it means abandoning everything." Asuka thought with a smile while she closed her eyes. Meanwhile, Dean's light in his one eye begins to slightly dimmer under the melody of Ratten. "But..." Asuka thought as she recalled her time with Izayoi. Then, she recalled his smile that was directed at her, which made her open her eyes.
"Yes, that's right. It won't be fun without him if I lose here." Asuka thought as Ratten finishes her melody.
Ratten pulled her mouth away from her flute as she look up at Asuka, noting that she was clapping her hands at her performance. "It was a wonderful song." Asuka comment while clapping. Ratten then look at Deen, who was still in Asuka's control, judging by his eye was glowing bright red.
"Oh well, I guess I lost. But that last hit to me was nearly fatal anyway." Ratten as her feet vanish into blue lights while Asuka look at her. "See you around, cutie. Tell Master I said bye. And say hi to your boyfriend for me, ne?" Ratten asked with a smile before she vanishes into tiny particles of blue lights, leaving her flute to fall onto Dean's hand.
Asuka then blushes as she recalled what Ratten said last. "B-Boyfriend?" Asuka asked in embarrassment. "The n-nerve of her..." Asuka thought as she breathed a calm breath before she exhaled. She then look up forward and open her eyes, "Let us go forth to defeat the Demon Lord, Deen." Asuka commanded as Deen walked towards Pest.
"DEEEEN!"
With Izayoi
Smoke could still be seen covering the area where Izayoi and Weser had fought but they weren't fighting anymore. Instead a quiet silence filled the area until Weser broke it.
"Hey, kid." Weser asked.
"What is it?" Izayoi asked as Weser sat up from the ground.
"Are you really human?" He asked.
"Taxonomy says so, yes." Izayoi answered as he stood up from the ground, with his right arm bleeding from the attack they both sent each other. "Now, let's keep going. You can still fight, right?" He asked to Weser.
"No, it doesn't seem like I can." Weser said as he look down at his broken flute that was beside him. It was broken at the middle of the object, splitting apart the top and bottom of the flute. "Damn, I guess this had to happen, if what was used to summon me broke." He said looking down at his flute as his body lit up.
"You're going to fade away?" Izayoi asked.
"Yes... Damn it, I shouldn't have given in to your provocation." Weser said with a smile.
"Don't talk like that." Izayoi said as Weser look up at him. "I had a lot of fun. There hasn't been anyone who could fight me head-on until now. Some previous enemies that I fought were weaker than me. So, consider yourself lucky that you fought me." He said to Weser with a smile.
"Right. Well, I couldn't stand it if there were humans like you everywhere. But I guess your Title really does fit you after all that I can think about. It doesn't seem to help that you have a pair. I'm afraid that if I fought you two, this place wouldn't just be the way it is now. It would be blown to bits." Weser said as Izayoi raised an eyebrow.
"Title?" Izayoi asked.
"The Prince of Destruction along with your pair, the Princess of Destruction." Weser answered as Izayoi smiled, knowing that was his title along with Rias's. "I shouldn't have known not to underestimate the Prince of Destruction. Huh... At least, I had fun. Anyway, stay well out there." Weser said with a smile before he faded away in particles of light, leaving Izayoi to smile at where he faded.
With Sala
When Pest was about to release her attack, her eyes widen, as Sala and Sandora look at her in surprise. Then Pest let down her hand and looked down with closed eyes.
"It seems the two of them were defeated. I'm done. I'm done buying time. I will kill everyone in this town." Pest said as she raised her hands in front of her, releasing dark red, black fog from her sleeves.
"What is that?" One of the guards asked looking up at the fog that was spreading all over town.
"I-I don't know." His colleague said.
"Anyway, let's get indoors!" The guard said with a motion of his hand behind him, as the townsfolk runs towards the wooden houses of Hamelin.
"Hurry up and get in!" The guard said as his friend pushed the door and closed it. They then look at the fog and one of them closed off his nose, to prevent from falling to the fog. But it was useless as every single guard stationed along the street at the time had fallen unconscious to the fog.
Sala and Sandora look behind them, seeing the fog took the guards lives.
"This isn't like the little sideshows we've seen up to now. The moment this wind touches someone, they die." Pest explained with a smirk.
"How dare you kill my friends in Salamandra?!" Sandora said in anger as she looked at Pest with an angry look.
"Sandora, calmed down. We shouldn't release our anger blindly." Sala said to her as Sandora look at her before she slowly nodded while she held a frown.
"Someone is a bit angry. But you shouldn't waste all that energy on that anger or you'll collapse." Pest explained as Sala look back at Sandora, who was still panting.
"Sandora, can you still fight?" Sala asked as Sandora breathed deeply before she answered.
"Yes, I still can." She answered ignoring the fatigue that was starting to dawn on her.
"Don't lie to me. Can you really fight, Sandora?" Sala asked again as Sandora look at her for a while. She then glances down before she shakes her head.
"No…" Sandora answered before she look at Sala with a determine look. "But I want to fight!" She boldly declared as Sala look at her. She noticed the beads of sweat that ran down her forehead, and the constant panting. Even though she wanted to let her fight, she knows that she couldn't risk Sandora's wellbeing.
"Sandora, can you stay back? You will only exhaust yourself if you continue to fight any further." Sala explained with a small frown as Sandora look at her sadly. "This is for your own good." She said to her. "Let me ask you this. If you fall sick during battle, who will lead the people here in Salamandra?" She asked as Sandora kept quiet and thought deeply about her statement before she glances upwards to meet Sala's face.
"No one." She answered as Sala smiled down at her.
"So, don't overexert yourself. I'll settle this fight on my own." Sala said as Sandora slowly nodded.
"Okay." Sandora replied. "But be careful, alright Onee-sama?" Sandora asked with a concern look as Sala reassured her with a smile.
"I'll be careful. Thank you. Anyway, you should go and help your people in the meantime. Help them and your friends to get themselves indoors away from the fog, alright?" Sala said as Sandora nodded.
"Alright, Onee-sama!" She said with a smile as she turns around and flew off towards her people.
But when Sandora was flying midway, her eyes widen as Pest suddenly appeared in front of her. "Where are you flying off to in such a hurry?" She asked with a smile as Sandora was instantly sent into one of the street, crashing into the pavement which caused a crater to form from her crash.
"Sandora!" Sala shouted as she immediately flew towards Pest, who looked at her approaching form.
"Why don't you sleep for a while?" Pest asked as Sala swung down her sword at her but she was so caught up in her attack, she didn't realized that Pest had already raised her other arm at her.
Suddenly, Sala was blown away by the blast of black wind and crashed into one of the roof of the wooden houses. She lifted up her head to look at Pest, but her vision was flashing in and out, and she notices that she was feeling weak. "Sandora..." Sala mutters before her eyelids closed and she fell unconscious.
With Izayoi
Izayoi runs along the roofs of the wooden houses as he was heading towards where Sala and Sandora were fighting Pest. But he stops in his track by dragging his feet along the roof, pushing brick after brick away from the force of his feet. He looked up at his right as he heard the sound of a little girl.
"H-Help me! Mommy, where are you?" A little girl called out as she runs from the dark red, black fog that was closely heading towards her. "Mommy? Please help me!" The little girl called out as she kept running from the dangerous fog but after a while, she hit a rock along the way which caused her to fall to the ground. She sits up from the ground as she stared at the fog with a scared look.
Suddenly, Leticia came in by flying as she landed in front of the kid and took her in her arms. But at the point, the fog was directly right in front of them.
"Hey! Quit standing around!" Izayoi said as he jump down from the sky and kicked the fog, which caused the fog to easily be blown back by the force of his kick. Leticia and the little girl stared at him in surprise.
Izayoi flipped back on the ground as he look back at Leticia and the little girl. He walked towards them and stopped to stand in front of them.
He looked at the little girl and smiled, "It's a good thing I came, right?" Izayoi asked as he stroke the little girl's head, which caused her to smile under his touch.
Izayoi pulled his hand away from the girl's head as he look at Leticia, who held a surprise look.
"You look like her..." Leticia said as Izayoi raised an eyebrow.
"Like her? Who are you talking about?" Izayoi asked as Leticia realized that she had said a lot.
"Nothing. You look like someone I know." She said casually as Izayoi look back at the fog that was still spreading and it was heading towards them.
"Can we cut this short? Take the girl away and find someplace safe to hide in until the fog clears up." Izayoi said to Leticia, who nodded.
"Thank you, Mister." The little girl said with a smile as Izayoi look back at her and smile in return.
"No problem." Izayoi said as Leticia flew off towards the sky and headed towards one of the houses to hide in temporarily.
Izayoi look at them before he look forward and jump off the street onto the roof beside him. He then started to run towards Sala and Sandora, while dodging the fog from touching him as he runs.
With Sala
"Why stop now? Now the fun begins! Starting with her!" Pest said with a smirk flying over Sandora, who was starting to wake up.
"Ugh… What?" Sala asked as she open her eyes slowly, and looked up to see what the commotion was all about, from the crater she was in. Her eyes widen in surprise as she saw Pest aiming her right hand at Sandora, who was beginning to wake up in the crater. Wanting to save her sister, she stood up from the crater in the roof. "Sandora!" She said as she flew off towards her sister.
Meanwhile, Sandora shakes her head again, getting rid of the headache, unaware of the danger that she was in. "Sandora!" Sala yelled as Sandora look up towards where she heard her voice.
"Onee-sama?" Sandora asked before she looked forward and her eyes widen in shock, seeing Pest smirking down at her with her raised right hand in front of her.
Sandora didn't have time to counter against the blast of black wind, because the attack was so close to her and it was getting closer and closer to her with each passing second. But her eyes caught a glimpse of Sala standing in front of her and enveloped her in her arms.
Sala closed her eyes and waited for the disease fog to start eating on her energy and making her fall sick. She didn't think to slash the wave of black wind because she can only think about her sister's safety. Moreover, she couldn't do anything to prevent the attack from happening because if she sent a wave of flames from her sword towards the attack, she knows that Sandora would be caught in the attack. It was either let her sister get hurt or she'll save her even if she had to suffer together with her sister.
But after a while of waiting, Sala noticed that she didn't feel weak or extremely tired. She slowly opened her eyes and look behind her. Her eyes widen when someone was standing in front of her and he was defending against the black fog.
"Need some help?" Izayoi asked as he stood in front of Sala and Sandora while he held his arms in a cross above his head, defending against Pest's black fog, which causes the wind to engulf his hands and himself.
"Izayoi!" Sala shouted.
"Izayoi-san!" Sandora yelled as Izayoi smirk and he instantly un-cross his arms, which caused the big wave of black fog to instantly disappear.
"It's gonna take more than that to bring me down, unfortunately." Izayoi stated as he jump off the ground and punch Pest, who blocked it by crossing her arms. But the force of the punch sent her crashing into a roof. Meanwhile, Sala look up at Izayoi, who was standing on top of a roof opposite of Pest. She noticed that he didn't look weak or tired at all, by the way that the black wind had enveloped him in its deadly wind earlier. But she was internally grateful to him that he came to her and Sandora's rescue. She was surprise at his sudden appearance, but she can't be more grateful than she was now after he had saved her.
"How can this be? Impossible." Pest thought in slight surprise as she witness that her attack had failed to weaken Izayoi. And it didn't help her that he can destroy the attack just by un-crossing his arms.
"Since I'm done with Weser, it's your turn, Loli-sama." Izayoi said with a smirk as Pest stood up from the crater.
"So, everyone's here." She said with a smile, putting her previous thought at the back of her head as she focuses onto the fight.
"Looks like it didn't faze her at all. Why am I not surprise?" Izayoi asked, now knowing that Pest would be more fun to battle with than Weser after he knows that Pest was the strongest individual other than Ratten and Weser.
After a while, Sala and Sandora landed on the roof beside Izayoi, who was standing in between them.
"Izayoi, your arm..." Sala said as she looked at his bloodied right arm with several thin lines of blood running down his arm.
"Don't worry, I still can move this." Izayoi assured as he tighten his right fist while Sala wore a small frown on her face before she started to focus onto Pest. Izayoi look at the black fog that was moving inside the town of Hamelin and it was spreading throughout the town. "Sandora." He called out as Sandora look at him in question. "Can you make sure that everyone is indoors by now? Also, tell the girl in the red dress to stay where she is. I don't want her to fight the Demon Lord." He finishes as Sandora look at Pest before she look back at Izayoi.
"Okay." Sandora said as she flew off again while hoping inside that her people was safe from the spreading fog. But this time, Pest didn't stop her and merely focuses onto Izayoi and Sala. But before she could save her people, she flew to another direction to confront the girl in the red dress as per what Izayoi ordered her to do.
~Hamelin~
Meanwhile, the people that were already indoors watches in fear through the window of the wooden house of Hamelin. They were watching in fear at the black fog that was spreading through the street outside of the house they were staying temporarily.
"Are you okay?" Leticia asked looking down at the little girl, who was in her arms.
"Yeah. Thank you, Miss." The little girl said as Leticia smiled down at her.
"You're welcome." Leticia replied as she look through the window in front of her in worry. "He looks like Canaria..." Leticia thought as she recalled the meeting between the blonde haired boy and her. She look through the window and hope that the boy she met was alright.
With Izayoi
"You're not going to come?" Pest asked as she raised her right hand. "In that case, I'll go to-" She was cut off by Izayoi.
"Don't get your panties in a bunch, spotted Loli-sama!" Izayoi said as he jump down from the sky and kicked Pest's crossed arms before she deflect it and he flipped back a few meters away from her, nearing the edge of the roof they were on.
"You serious? You think you can defeat me with your right arm like that?" Pest asked with a smile looking at Izayoi's bloodied right arm.
"Your friend was pretty strong. But this is the perfect handicap for this fight!" Izayoi said as he jump towards her and proceeded to kick her, but Pest step away from him before he could kick her. Following through his assault, Izayoi charges towards Pest and launches several kicks and punches at her.
"It won't work. Even if you can destroy gifts, if you cannot destroy the stars themselves," Pest explained as she deflected every single kicks and punches from Izayoi. But while she was busy deflecting, she notices that she was slowly being push backwards every time Izayoi kick and punch at her, which surprises her inside. "You can't defeat a Demon Lord." She finishes as she hit Izayoi with the back of her right hand that was covered by her polka-dotted sleeve. Before she hit, Izayoi managed to raise his right arm to take the hit to which the attack sent him crashing into a tall brick tower near the roof.
"Pest!" Sala said making herself known as she swung down her sword at Pest, who look back in time to see the sharp object that was directly at her. Then, Pest sidestep out of the way as Sala glance at her right before she stop midway on her swing and proceed to swing at Pest's new spot. But Sala was soon blasted away by a blast of black wind which caused her to crash into a roof.
"I'm still not finish with you, Loli-sama!" Izayoi said as he raised his fist and Pest look at him before she easily sidestep out of the way. But Izayoi turns his body around in the air and swung his right feet down at Pest. But she blocked it easily with her left hand, causing Izayoi to look at her in the eye.
Pest raised her right hand which alerted Izayoi and he immediately pull his feet back and flip back onto a nearby roof which was facing in Pest's direction. He looked up at Pest and then he look at his right, seeing Sandora flying towards Pest.
"Black Percher." Sandora shouted, readying her attack to be launch towards her.
~Kuoh Academy~
"Sona, how are we going to make a portal out of the screen?" Rias asked as devil wings appear from Sona's back and she flew towards the top of the school. She arrived at the side of the screen and she observed the screen closely. She stretched her hand towards it and she watches as her hand went through the screen but it didn't disrupt the entire screen by flashing in and out. Instead, the screen stayed like it was before and showed the battle between Pest and Sandora.
"If this was from the other world, and it is apparently powered from the same world. We could probably make a portal with the necessary power to do it." Sona thought deeply before she look at Rias and the others. She flew towards them and landed on the ground with her devil wings still on her back.
"We can make a portal out of the screen itself." Sona informed everyone, which put a smile on their faces. "But we need to have the necessary power to power up the portal. Unfortunately, it will not require a small amount of power to do it." She explained.
"If we can power up this portal, will it lead us to the same world as Izayoi is in?" Akeno asked as Sona nodded.
"Yes. The screen itself is power up from the other world. If we can transmit our power to the screen enough, we can make our own portal from our world to theirs." Sona explained as Rias nodded in understanding.
"Akeno, will you-" Rias was cut off by Akeno.
"I know what you're thinking. I'll help with making the portal." Akeno answered as Rias smile at her before she looked at Sona.
"Sona, do you think we can teleport ourselves to the other world?" Rias asked which caused Sona to frown.
"If we did that, I don't know what will happen to our bodies while we're teleporting. So, I suggest we make our own attack and sent it through the portal." Sona suggested as Rias smile at her idea.
"I want to join!" Serafall exclaimed with a smile as she raised her right hand in the sky. Sona and Rias look at her.
"With the attack?" Sona asked as Serafall nodded.
"Then, we'll have to do our best to conjure up the attack, Serafall-sama." Rias stated as Serafall nodded in agreement.
Sona look at Akeno, "We should prepare the portal." She said to her as Akeno nodded before devil wings appear from her back. Then, the two of them flew up towards the portal. They stood on each side of the portal as they held their hands out at screen's sides. Sona look at Akeno, who nodded at her.
"Ready!" Akeno said as Sona started to count.
"1, 2... 3!"
~Hamelin~
"Step back, Sandora!" Sala said flying past Sandora, who look at her charging towards Pest with her sword in hand.
Sala collided her sword with Pest's left hand,that was slightly covered with black wind.
"I may not be a Demon Lord such as you, but you shouldn't underestimate the leader of (One Horn)!" Sala said as Pest raised her right hand, shooting out a blast of black wind. Sala jumped away before she could be hit by the blast and she landed on the roof beside Pest. She then continued with her attack by jumping towards Pest with her sword at her side.
Sala was about to swung her sword sideways at Pest, but she was taken aback as Pest sidestep once again. But Sala recovered from her stupor and she immediately turns around to face Pest's right hand, which surprise her.
"I thought the leader of (One Horn) would be stronger than this. I guess wrong." Pest mocked as Sala glare at her insult of her. Suddenly, Pest was kicked to the side by a grinning Izayoi. Pest crash into a roof again before she stood up from the crater and look at Sala, Izayoi and Sandora, who landed next to them.
"You don't know when to give up." Pest stated as she shoot a blast of black wind towards the three.
When the attack was close to them, Izayoi kick the black wind and destroyed it. But the force inside the attack sent both Sala and Sandora flying past Izayoi and crash into a roof behind him.
"That's enough. I'll finish you all of at once." Pest said as she glowed purple and raised both of her arms to the sky, shooting off black fog towards the sky above her. The streams of fog that flew to the sky form a large black, red swirling fog circle. The huge whirlwind fog could be seen throughout the town.
Izayoi look up at the swirling fog circle, "Man, if she uses that, the people in town aren't gonna fare well." He said as Sala and Sandora stood up from the crater and both look at the swirling fog circle.
"What is that?" Asuka thought in surprise as she looedk up at the huge whirlwind of darkish red fog. A frown was etched on her face as she recalled the meeting between her and Sandora earlier. "Why did Izayoi-kun said that?" She asked herself. When Sandora said to stay where she was now and promptly asked to not participate in the fight with Pest, she was surprised and sad at the same time. But she complied with Sandora because she trusted Izayoi on his judgement. But at the same time, she can't help by being useless while her friend was fighting with a Demon Lord that he never fought before. What is the use of receiving Deen against the Demon Lord if she can't use it?
Asuka sighed, "I'll ask him later. But for now…" She said as she looked up at the huge whirlwind of darkish red fog. "Please be alright, Izayoi-kun." She thought with worry.
Above the boundary wall, 2000 meters off the ground was a figure clad in a blue kimono. She was staring at the huge whirlwind of fog that was above the town of Hamelin. Then, she focuses onto Izayoi, who was with Sala and Sandora.
A smile appeared on her face, "Can you defeat a real Demon Lord, Izayoi?" She asked as she covered her smile with a blue fan in her right hand. "Anyway, I should be elsewhere before she finds me and this Gift Game would become more complicated than it is now." She stated before she disappeared without a trace.
With Izayoi
"What should we do?" Sandora asked with a frown.
"I don't know, Sandora. She's too powerful." Sala said, even if she hated to admit it.
"I know what you two are going to do." Izayoi said to them as Sala look at his back.
"What is it, Izayoi-san?" Sandora asked.
"Sala, take Sandora and get away as far away as you can." Izayoi said to Sala, who look at him in surprise.
"What are you talking about, Izayoi? Do you want to fight her alone? That is unacceptable. We can fight together to beat her." Sala said as Izayoi laughs, which slightly angers Sala.
"Why are you laughing? This is a serious matter which could mean you're very death!" Sala said to him as Izayoi stopped laughing and turn his head to look at her.
"Hate to break it to you, but this is my fight. They started this fight from the moment they took me to this world. I will finish what they started and I won't let anyone get in my way, especially you, Sala. Don't expect that we're going to fight together against her. So, you better get away as far as you can." Izayoi said to her with a smirk as Sala stared at him while Sandora look between the two.
"Onee-sama." Sandora called out as Sala look down at her sister. "We should listen to Izayoi-san. If he said that this is his fight, we shouldn't interfere." She said to Sala, who look at her before she look at Izayoi, who has turn his head to look forward.
"Okay. But I won't be so forgiving if you lose." Sala said to Izayoi. She then look at Sandora and nodded at her, to which she nodded in return.
Izayoi chuckles at her statement, "Do you think so lowly of me that I could lose?" Izayoi asked as Sala just stared at him. "Because for the record, I won't lose." He said which caused Sala to look surprise at his answer. "As I said, I will finish what they started. Oh, and enjoy today's light show that will be showcasing shortly. I advise that you don't stay close to the light unless you want to experience pain." Izayoi explained to Sala, who briefly nodded at him.
"I will. And we will enjoy today's show." Sala replied with a smile as she took off to the sky, accompanied by Sandora that was flying next to her. Sala look at Sandora, "We should go before the show starts." She said as she flew off towards the boundary walls, followed by Sandora.
"So, it's just the two of us now, Loli-sama." Izayoi said looking up at Pest.
"It would seem so. But do you think you can win just like you said?" She asked. "Because you won't be able to live if you lose. Other than that, I would complete my assignment of killing you." She added.
"Do you think I'm clueless?" Izayoi replied as he smirked. "And to answer your question, I can win." He said to Pest.
"Oh, really?" Pest asked.
"Because there are a lot of stronger opponents out there other than you, and I wouldn't miss to fight them. Other than that, there are a bunch of girls that are waiting for me. And I'm certain they wouldn't let go of me after I get out of this place." Izayoi explained. "Anyway, I tend to come out from different worlds in a week or so. So, I hope this wouldn't be the same." He stated as Pest smirk.
"Regardless, I'm not going to let you live after this, freak." Pest said.
"Oh, what happen to Loli-sama? Why is she so cruel all of a suddenly?" Izayoi teased with a smile, but then he smirked and got into a fighting stance. "Oh well, it's a death match, after all. What can I expect?" He questioned himself. "What are we waiting for? Let's get into the final page of this storybook!" Izayoi said with a smirk as he and Pest exchanged looks.
To Be Continued...
That's the end of this chapter. How do you like the chapter so far? It contains Izayoi's epic fight with Weser! It was awesome when I first saw it!
1. How is the cliffhanger? Good? Or Bad?
1.5. How was the fighting scenes? Were they good? :) or Bad? :(
2. How is my description of the fighting scenes? Were they good enough for you all?
3. How is Izayoi's meeting with Leticia?
3.5. In the previous chapter, Sala was fighting with Sandora. How good was their fight scene as the Doltrake sisters?
4. How is the new plot of the chapter? In the anime, Izayoi fought with Pest but he didn't fought with her alone. And now, Izayoi is going to fight Pest alone. So, how are your thoughts about it?
5. What's your favorite scene in this chapter?
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